With a Little Help From AI: Pros and Cons of AI in Urban Planning and Participation

Adam Urban, David Hick, Jörg Noennig, Dietrich Kammer

Abstract

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.
Original languageEnglish
Article number2
Pages (from-to)19-33
Number of pages15
JournalInternational Journal of Urban Planning and Smart Cities
Volume2
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

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