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URBAN simulation for AIr quality and heat Resilience strategies

What is UrbanAIR?

UrbanAIR is a Horizon Europe project that helps cities respond to air pollution, heat stress, and climate challenges. By combining physics-based modelling, digital twins, AI, and behavioural science, UrbanAIR offers decision tools to support resilient, informed planning.

Through close collaboration with city partners and technical experts, UrbanAIR supports practical climate adaptation using real-time data and user-centred tools.

Key Figures

Project Highlights

4

Υears

Project Duration:

Jan 2025 – Dec 2028

Project Duration:

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

18

Partners

Spanning academia, industry, and public sector

Collaborating across the value chain for urban sustainability

11

Countries

A cross-European collaboration

A diverse network spanning

the EU and beyond

2 Action

Cities

Real-world pilots in Antwerp and Barcelona

Focused implementation in Antwerp and Barcelona

3 Learning

Cities

Scaling and replication in Bristol, Rotterdam and Paris

Engaging cities in knowledge

sharing and co-creation

Project Highlights

Digital twin simulations for air quality and heat planning

Project Duration:

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

Real-time, physics-based and AI-supported urban models

Collaborating across the value chain for urban sustainability

Behavioural modelling to reflect citizen responses

A diverse network spanning

the EU and beyond

Co-creation with municipalities for practical, scalable solutions

Focused implementation in Antwerp and Barcelona

Tools integrated with the Destination Earth initiative

Engaging cities in knowledge

sharing and co-creation

4 years

Project Duration:

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

Project Duration:

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

18 Partners

Collaborating across the value chain for urban sustainability

Collaborating across the value chain for urban sustainability

4 years

Digital twin simulations for air quality and heat planning

Project Duration:

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

18 Partners

Real-time, physics-based and AI-supported urban models

Collaborating across the value chain for urban sustainability

4 years

Behavioural modelling to reflect citizen responses

Project Duration:

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

18 Partners

Co-creation with municipalities for practical, scalable solutions

Collaborating across the value chain for urban sustainability

4 years

Tools integrated with the Destination Earth initiative

Project Duration:

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

18 Partners

Co-creation with municipalities for practical, scalable solutions

Collaborating across the value chain for urban sustainability

11 Countries

A diverse network

spanning the EU

and beyond

A diverse network spanning

the EU and beyond

2 Action Cities

Focused implementation

in Antwerp and Barcelona

Focused implementation in Antwerp and Barcelona

3 Learning

Cities

Bristol, Rotterdam & Paris engaging in knowledge-sharing and co-creation

Engaging cities in knowledge

sharing and co-creation

4 years

Project Duration:

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

11 Countries

A cross-European

collaboration

A diverse network spanning

the EU and beyond

2 Action

Cities

Real-world pilots in

Antwerp and Barcelona

Focused implementation in Antwerp and Barcelona

3 Learning

Cities

Scaling and replication in Bristol, Rotterdam

and Paris

Engaging cities in knowledge

sharing and co-creation

18 Partners

Spanning academia, industry, and public sector

Collaborating across the value chain for urban sustainability

4 years

Project Duration:

Jan 2025 – Dec 2028

Project Duration:

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

4 years

Project Duration:

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

11 Countries

Behavioural modelling to reflect citizen responses

A diverse network spanning

the EU and beyond

2 Action

Cities

Co-creation with municipalities for practical, scalable solutions

Focused implementation in Antwerp and Barcelona

3 Learning

Cities

Tools integrated with the Destination Earth initiative

Engaging cities in knowledge

sharing and co-creation

18 Partners

Real-time, physics-based and AI-supported urban models

Real-time, physics-based and AI-supported urban models

Collaborating across the value chain for urban sustainability

4 years

Digital twin simulations for air quality and heat planning

Project Duration:

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

4 years

Project Duration:

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

19 Partners

Collaborating across the value chain for urban sustainability

11 Countries

A diverse network spanning

the EU and beyond

2 Action

Cities

Focused implementation in Antwerp and Barcelona

3 Learning

Cities

Engaging cities in knowledge

sharing and co-creation

4 years

Project Duration:

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

19 Partners

Collaborating across the value chain for urban sustainability

11 Countries

A diverse network spanning

the EU and beyond

2 Action

Cities

Focused implementation in Antwerp and Barcelona

3 Learning

Cities

Engaging cities in knowledge

sharing and co-creation

4 years

Project Duration:

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

19 Partners

Collaborating across the value chain for urban sustainability

2 Action

Cities

Focused implementation in Antwerp and Barcelona

3 Learning

Cities

Engaging cities in knowledge

sharing and co-creation

UrbanAIR Objectives

1

Smarter Air Quality Management

  • Digital twin technology integrating real-time temperature and wind observations to monitor and reduce air pollution

  • High-resolution atmospheric models to predict pollution patterns and identify critical intervention points

  • Actionable insights supporting urban greening strategies and emissions reduction policies

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2

Climate-Resilient Urban Design

  • Tools to assess and mitigate urban heat islands with physics-based and data-driven simulations
     

  • Quantification of uncertainties to ensure effective climate adaptation measures
     

  • Integration of tailored urban cooling strategies into city planning
     

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3

AI-Powered Decision Support

  • AI-driven simulations and uncertainty quantification for robust hazard response
     

  • Real-time modelling for better resource allocation and adaptation planning
     

  • Decision-making tools to balance environmental, social, and economic factors in urban projects
     

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4

Community-Driven Innovation

  • Co-creation with cities to ensure solutions are practical and scalable
     

  • Systematic integration of resident feedback to refine urban planning strategies
     

  • Collaborative development of user-friendly digital tools for planners and policymakers
     

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5

Supporting the European Green Deal

  • Data-driven policies to predict and manage air pollution more effectively
     

  • Alignment with EU climate-neutral and smart city initiatives
     

  • Support for sustainable urban development and resilience-building strategies

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Who’s Involved

UrbanAIR brings together 18 partners with expertise in climate science, urban planning, AI, behavioural research, and strategic communication to develop practical, science-based solutions for European cities.

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Opportunities

Join the UrbanAIR research effort

Current vacancies in climate tech and AI across partner institutions.

PhDs and Postdoc: AI for Earth & Climate
at BFH and TU Delft 

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Digital twin simulations for air quality and heat planning

Project Duration:

01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028

Real-time, physics-based and AI-supported urban models

Collaborating across the value chain for urban sustainability

Behavioural modelling to reflect citizen responses

A diverse network spanning

the EU and beyond

Co-creation with municipalities for practical, scalable solutions

Focused implementation in Antwerp and Barcelona

Tools integrated with the Destination Earth initiative

Engaging cities in knowledge

sharing and co-creation

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