AESOP ANNUAL CONGRESS 2025

Session

SS_13 ENHANCING URBAN DECISION-MAKING IN THE DIGITAL ERA: TOOLS, METHODS, AND INNOVATIONS

SS13

11 Jul 2025, 09:00

E1-01 (YTU Davutpasa Campus)

Conveners

SS_13 ENHANCING URBAN DECISION-MAKING IN THE DIGITAL ERA: TOOLS, METHODS, AND INNOVATIONS

• Francesca Abastante (Politecnico di Torino)
• Beatrice Mecca (Politecnico di Torino)
• Elena Todella (Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST), Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
• Isabella M. Lami (Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST), Politecnico di Torino, Italy)

1967. How does software support decision-making processes in the group dynamic?

Prof. Isabella M. Lami (Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST), Politecnico di Torino, Italy), Dr Elena Todella (Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST), Politecnico di Torino, Italy)

11/07/2025, 09:00

SS 13 | Enhancing Urban Decision-Making in the Digital Era: Tools, Methods, and Innovations

Oral

In the digital age, it is crucial to reflect on the role and relevance of urban structuring and decision-support methods.
The overall aim of SUITE research (Decision support in an urban context in the digital age: interactions and uncertainties) is to explore this issue, through a main research question: is the concept of Problem Structuring Methods (PSMs)(Rosenhead and Mingers, 2001; Shaw...

1942. Supporting the urban decision-making through a “GLOcal knowledge-System for the Sustainable Assessment of urban projects”

Dr Beatrice Mecca (Politecnico di Torino), Prof. Francesca Abastante (Politecnico di Torino)

11/07/2025, 09:10

SS 13 | Enhancing Urban Decision-Making in the Digital Era: Tools, Methods, and Innovations

Oral

Nowadays effective systems for monitoring, reporting, and evaluation appears to be relevant for governments to enhance urban-level decision-making. Indeed, monitoring the areas, plans and projects implemented in the urban environment and evaluating projects before their implementation turns out to be crucial practices for making informed decisions and supporting sustainable transitions in...

1960. A More Than Human Approach to Landscape Storytelling and Planning: Interactions Between AI and Problem Structuring Methods

Benedetta Grieco (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II), Ms Sabrina Sacco (Department of Design, Polytechnic University of Milan, Via Durando 10, 20158 Milan, Italy)

11/07/2025, 09:20

SS 13 | Enhancing Urban Decision-Making in the Digital Era: Tools, Methods, and Innovations

Oral

The adoption of innovative technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), is redefining Problem Structuring Methods (PSMs), expanding their capacity to address complex and unstructured problems (Sacco & Poli, 2024). AI, understood as a set of computational techniques capable of analyzing vast amounts of data, simulating scenarios, and constructing multidimensional narratives, enhances...

2031. Assessment of Climate Change Adaptability and Risk based on open data: The Case of Italy

Dr Ozge Ogut (Department of Architecture, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna)

11/07/2025, 09:40

SS 13 | Enhancing Urban Decision-Making in the Digital Era: Tools, Methods, and Innovations

Oral

Climate risks are becoming increasingly critical as climate change intensifies globally including Italy, where the effects are visible through increase of extreme events such as heatwaves and floods. Addressing climate change requires localized assessments that integrate environmental, socio-economic, and climatic factors to guide targeted adaptation strategies. This study focuses on...