Artificial intelligence for urban ecosystem restoration: reshaping social–ecological–technological interactions
- Xuezhu Zhai
- Peter Marcus Bach
- Jaboury Ghazoul
- Joan Casanelles-Abella
- Matthias Buchecker
- Anne Giger Dray
- Jiugeng Sun
- Fritz Kleinschroth
2026-08-10
Ecosystem functioning enabled by urban ecosystem restoration (UER) contributes to sustainable cities. We examine how artificial intelligence (AI) supports integrated UER approaches by linking monitoring, simulation, and participatory processes within a social–ecological–technological systems framework, forming an AI-integrated UER feedback cycle. AI can contribute to social-ecological monitoring, multisource data integration, landscape simulation, citizen understanding, co-design, and adaptive management in UER under expert oversight and with attention to associated risks.