Sahar SadeghMalakAbadi

Through “systematic thinking analysis” and considering cities as “ecosystems”, I am interested in the overlaps between ethology, urban design elements, and ecological problems. Streets, buildings, artificial lights, green spaces, yards, roads, and fragmented habitat patches are not neutral design elements. Yet, they become selective environments that influence how animals move, forage, communicate, avoid threats, adapt, or disappear from urban landscapes. These changes have their own multi-layered environmental challenges. I like developing a framework or decision-support tool that can help shift urban design from a primarily human-centered approach toward a more eco-driven model.