Topic: Quality of life and well-being
Francesca Rizzo pt 3 – Digital Twins, Public Space, and Citizen Engagement
Can digital twins help us plan better cities? Francesca Rizzo shares insights from projects that use technology to create digital models of urban spaces, from historic fountains to entire neighbourhoods. She explains how these tools can improve maintenance, support policy decisions, and help citizens visualise the impact of urban development.
Digital twins and simulations Urban design and development Inclusion Policy-making and evaluation Interdisciplinary approach Quality of life and well-beingSheela Patel pt 1 – Informality, Migration, and the Right to the City
Sheela Patel, founder of SPARC and a leading voice on urban informality, shares how decades of work with migrant communities in Mumbai shaped her understanding of survival, resilience, and the structural barriers facing the urban poor. She discusses the politics of displacement, the failures of city planning, and why informal settlements should be seen as solutions rather than problems.
Urban design and development Community engagement Inclusion Social renewal and societal change Human-centered design Quality of life and well-being