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The Dual Impacts of Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning: Blessings and Curses
Subject area: Science,Engineering and Technology · Area of research: Environmental science
Abstract
This article explored the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Urban and Regional Planning to infer whether it is a blessing or a curse. It examines the potentials of AI in enhancing efficiency, sustainability, and innovations in Urban and Regional Planning process. The field of Urban planning is inherently a discipline that shapes the fabric of cities and communities. It looked at the field of urban planning being a multidisciplinary field, and then delves into the potential risk and challenges posed by AI, including concerns about data privacy, algorithm bias, and job displacement. In summary, the paper provides balanced assessment of AI?s role in shaping the future of Urban planning and suggest that it is pertinent to note that AI has come to stay. Its blessings are far better than its constraints, and therefore need to be embraced, integrated, and adopted into not only Urban and Regional Planning but also all disciplines.
Keywords
Artificial Intelligence, Urban planning, AI Tools, Urban design
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How to cite this paper
@article{1707405,
author = {Bello Hayatu, Nelson Nathan Lumbonyi, Yakusak Julius Dauda},
title = {The Dual Impacts of Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning: Blessings and Curses},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2025},
volume = {8},
number = {9},
pages = {180-184},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1707405.pdf},
abstract = {This article explored the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Urban and Regional Planning to infer whether it is a blessing or a curse. It examines the potentials of AI in enhancing efficiency, sustainability, and innovations in Urban and Regional Planning process. The field of Urban planning is inherently a discipline that shapes the fabric of cities and communities. It looked at the field of urban planning being a multidisciplinary field, and then delves into the potential risk and challenges posed by AI, including concerns about data privacy, algorithm bias, and job displacement. In summary, the paper provides balanced assessment of AI?s role in shaping the future of Urban planning and suggest that it is pertinent to note that AI has come to stay. Its blessings are far better than its constraints, and therefore need to be embraced, integrated, and adopted into not only Urban and Regional Planning but also all disciplines.},
keywords = {Artificial Intelligence, Urban planning, AI Tools, Urban design},
month = {March},
}