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Planning With Artificial Intelligence
PAS REPORT 604 Artificial intelligence is a potentially transformative tool for the planning profession. This PAS Report introduces the knowledge and skills planners need to use appropriate AI methods in the service of creating more livable, resilient, and sustainable communities. … Continue reading
Winter 2023 Urban Planning Faculty Citation Update
The new citation data are now available for Winter 2023. See the ScholarMetrics page to look up individual faculty and planning program data. Continue reading
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New Whitepaper from the APA AI Foresight Group
As stated in the American Planning Association’s 2022 Trend Report for Planners2022 Planners, over centuries, professions have evolved with changing environments, shifting eras, new challenges, societal shifts, and technological innovations. While some professions have become obsolete or or were replaced by technology, others have adapted or readjusted and stayed relevant in an ever-changing world. What is different today is the pace of change, which requires faster, even proactive, adjustments—including new tools, processes, and skills. Continue reading
Fall 2022 Urban Planning Faculty Citation Update
The new citation data are now available for Fall 2022. Citations are tracked for regular (tenure track) faculty in urban planning programs and departments in the U.S. and Canada. Continue reading
The Prospects for AI in Urban Planning
Over the past year, we have been working along with the American Planning Association (APA) on the topic(s) of AI for urban planning. Here are a few items that are related to that work – with more on the way. … Continue reading
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Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning
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2022 Urban Planning Faculty Citation Update
The new citation data are now available for 2022. Citations are tracked for regular (tenure track) faculty in urban planning programs and departments in the U.S. and Canada. I am pleased to report that over 70% of the faculty being … Continue reading
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Total Citations by Rank for Urban Planning Scholars
Using the updated data mentioned in my previous post, I recalculated the citation ranges for assistant, associate, and full professors. There were 268 assistant professors (mean of 364 and median of 174 citations), 353 associate professors (mean of 922 and … Continue reading
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Urban Planning Academics and Twitter: Who and what?
Abstract Twitter has increasingly become a resource used by academics to share scholarship and opinions within professional networks. This paper presents a descriptive analysis of Twitter use by urban planning faculty, reporting characteristics of users, the topics posted, and indicators … Continue reading
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What is Urban Planning? Evidence from Google Scholar Citation Profiles
My primary interest in tracking citations is not to create a leaderboard of scholars based on their productivity. Instead, I use the information that I assemble to examine what is being published, where it is being published, and how it … Continue reading
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