19/09/2025
We're delighted to present to you the next English talk in Düsseldorf at our 12MIN.ME Düsseldorf DISRUPT MOBILITY event on Wednesday, September 24th!
Parisa Kloss, CEO and Founder of SmartSylvan will speak about the innovative and not-groundbreaking urban foresting Mobile Micro-Parks: Adaptive Greening for Unplantable Urban Spaces
Discover how mobile urban micro-parks can bring greenery, shade, and cooling to areas where conventional planting isn’t feasible, such as dense city centers or sites with underground infrastructure. This session introduces SmartSylvan’s autonomous units, which track sunlight and reposition themselves to improve comfort where it’s needed most. By integrating living trees with sensors and robotics, these adaptive systems transform hard urban surfaces into climate-resilient infrastructure, mitigate heat islands, and inspire new approaches to flexible public space design.
Participants will learn how adaptive greening technologies can tackle heat islands and improve urban comfort even where planting seems impossible. We’ll discuss both opportunities and challenges of mobile micro-parks, including energy use, maintenance, and public acceptance. The audience will take away principles of flexible, data-driven urban design that can inspire community projects, personal advocacy, and cross-sector solutions for climate resilience.
Find all event details and the other two speakers at https://www.eventbrite.de/e/12minme-dusseldorf-disrupt-mobility-tickets-1245531270559