AI for Future Cities: Urban Planning and Design
As the first in our AI for Future Cities series, this issue explores how AI might transform our cities and redefine the roles of urban planners and designers.
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence runs on a promise to enhance efficiency, speed and innovation. But what does this mean for cities: for how they are planned, designed, built and managed? How do we ensure these technologies are used intelligently to help us achieve our goal of creating cities that are better for people and the planet?
The first issue of AI for Future Cities focuses on Urban Planning and Design. How are generative AI models changing the work and required competencies of practitioners and decision-makers? What does a city look like that has been shaped by AI? And how do we ensure that AI remains a tool we use intelligently?
Within the publication you will find a range of critical insights from Arup experts and external partners at the University College London, informed speculations about the future, cutting-edge case studies and recommendations on the use of artificial intelligence in the planning and design of our cities.
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About the AI for Future Cities series
Each issue of AI for Future Cities provides futures-thinking perspectives, expert insights, accessible trend analysis and cutting-edge case studies on the use of artificial intelligence and its impact on future cities. The series has been designed to promote dialogue, showcase Arup leadership, maintain responsiveness to the emerging field and show how we turn ideas into positive action.
Watch this space for this year’s forthcoming AI for Future Cities issues on Energy, Water, Nature, Circular Economy and Workplaces.
Explore the next issues
Issue 2: Energy
The second issue of AI for Future Cities explores how AI is transforming how we consume and produce energy in our cities.
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Issue 3: Water
As the third in our AI for Future Cities series, this issue explores how AI might transform how we collect, manage and distribute water in our cities.
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Issue 4: Transport
As the fourth in our AI for Future Cities series, this issue explores the transformative potential of AI in urban transport systems, drawing on cutting-edge practice and emerging trends to imagine the future context of urban mobility.
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Issue 5: Nature
As the fifth in our AI for Future Cities series, this issue explores how AI can reshape how we design for and understand nature in our cities.
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Additional resources
Alongside our publications we have a range of trend cards and associated workshop exercises to guide our teams and clients through what the future of AI may mean for their unique context.
Please get in touch with our Foresight team to learn more.
