Yousef Sakieh is an interdisciplinary environmental researcher whose work combines landscape ecology, land-use planning, spatial data science, and environmental sustainability research with emerging interests in environmental ethics, philosophy, and AI-related transformations in environmental knowledge systems.
His background includes:
- domain expertise in landscape ecology, land-use planning, regional and global environmental studies,
- quantitative and technical skills in GIS, remote sensing, spatial analysis, environmental modelling and microsimulation, and AI/machine learning applications,
- interdisciplinary interests in environmental ethics, philosophy of science, spatial ontology, and epistemological questions related to environmental knowledge and decision-making.
His current research focuses on:
- cohabitability and human–nature relations in humanized landscapes,
- the epistemic roots of convergence between AI and land-use planning,
- spatial knowledge systems and environmental decision-making,
- interdisciplinary connections between environmental science, philosophy, and computational methods.
Within the COHAB project, he has contributed to the development of conceptual frameworks for understanding cohabitability and ethical perspectives on humanized landscapes.
He is particularly interested in collaborations that bring together environmental science, spatial technologies, and conceptual or methodological innovation. His interests include:
- landscape and land-use studies,
- GIS and spatial data science,
- environmental planning and sustainability transitions,
- AI and environmental decision-support systems,
- human–nature relations in working landscapes,
- conceptual and methodological development in environmental knowledge systems.
He can contribute both as:
- a researcher with expertise in spatial analysis, GIS workflows, environmental modelling, and AI-related methods,
- and an interdisciplinary collaborator interested in connecting environmental science with broader conceptual and philosophical perspectives.
His long-term research goal is to contribute to the development of integrated approaches that connect environmental science, spatial technologies, environmental values, and ecological practice in ways that are both scientifically rigorous and practically relevant.
