TY - JOUR
T1 - With a Little Help From AI: Pros and Cons of AI in Urban Planning and Participation
AU - Urban, Adam
AU - Hick, David
AU - Noennig, Jörg
AU - Kammer, Dietrich
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Exploring the phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in urban planning and governance, this article reviews most current smart city developments and outlines the future potential of AI, especially in the context of participatory urban design. It concludes that especially the algorithmic analysis and synthesis of large data sets generated by massive user participation projects present a beneficial field of application that enables better design decision making, project validation, and evaluation.
AB - Exploring the phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in urban planning and governance, this article reviews most current smart city developments and outlines the future potential of AI, especially in the context of participatory urban design. It concludes that especially the algorithmic analysis and synthesis of large data sets generated by massive user participation projects present a beneficial field of application that enables better design decision making, project validation, and evaluation.
U2 - 10.4018/IJUPSC.2021070102
DO - 10.4018/IJUPSC.2021070102
M3 - Journal Article
SN - 2644-1659
VL - 2
SP - 19
EP - 33
JO - International Journal of Urban Planning and Smart Cities
JF - International Journal of Urban Planning and Smart Cities
IS - 2
M1 - 2
ER -