The project AReNA (AI-enabled, Resilient Neighbourhood Agency) explores how artificial intelligence (AI) and policy innovations can help actors in urban transformation projects form comprehensive and resilient future visions for transforming neighbourhoods.
It will develop AI-enhanced urban planning simulations that feature real time assessment of user-made transformation scenarios and ai-powered decision support tools. By testing these arenas in real-life situations in China and the Netherlands, the research will identify effective governance structures and policy arrangements that support the creation of sustainable and inclusive neighborhoods based on collaboration. Ultimately, the project aims to produce scalable arena prototypes that respond to local institutional settings and informal planning cultures.
The consortium consists of Radboud University, VU Amsterdam, Nanjing Agricultural University, East China Normal University, and Hangzhou City University as well as a wide range of collaboration partners in China and the Netherlands.