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The Dos and Don’ts of Using AI in Community Engagement for Urban Planners
AI can help planners make sense of lots of community input and hear from those who don’t usually show up. But it shouldn’t replace real conversations. Be upfront about how stakeholders’ input is used and ensure the process remains fair. In short, AI can be super helpful, but only if planners use it thoughtfully. Continue reading
Will Urban Planners Lose Their Jobs to AI?
AI can already draft policy briefs, summarize reports, and even sketch out scenarios, work that once performed by interns and junior planners. Continue reading
Summer 2025 Urban Planning Citation Update
The updated citation data have just been posted at ScholarMetrics. Thanks to those of you who provided corrections, updates, and other faculty information. As mentioned before, there is no (easy) way to provide real-time updates due to Google Scholar limitations. I … Continue reading
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CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: July 31, 2025, The Handbook of AI and Urban Planning, edited by Thomas W. Sanchez (Texas A&M) Continue reading
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Winter 2024 Urban Planning Citation Update
Winter 2024 Urban Planning Citation Update Continue reading
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
2021 Google Scholar Citation Profiles
2021 Google Scholar Citation Profiles. A searchable and sortable list of 703 U.S. and Canadian urban planning faculty with Google Scholar Citation Profiles (as of March 9, 2021). Continue reading
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TechniCity 2014 about to get underway….
The TechniCity preview will launch this week (see: https://www.coursera.org/course/techcity). One exciting aspect is the geographic diversity of students enrolled in the class. As we learned last time, this adds richness to our discussions and the examples that students share with … Continue reading