Smart Cities and Artificial Intelligence

Smart Cities and Artificial Intelligence: Convergent Systems for Planning, Design, and Operations, Second Edition delves into the evolution of urban ecosystems through the integration of advanced technologies like machine learning, geospatial intelligence, and smart connected objects. By examining cities as dynamic, real-time systems and providing tools such as generative design and living lab models, this book equips readers with both conceptual and practical knowledge for planning, designing, and operating smart cities. The book adopts a multidisciplinary approach, emphasizing the convergence of digital and physical realms and the transformative impact of human and machine intelligence on urban environments.
It offers a holistic understanding of smart city functions, aiming to make cities more livable and sustainable. New sections include a focus on the Metaverse, comparisons of global smart city models, and updated use cases and applications of AI since the first edition.

Christopher Grant Kirwan is a multidisciplinary professional and educator with more than 30 years' experience spanning the fields of urban planning, architecture, new media, and branding. Living and working in international hubs of innovation-Milan, New York, Dubai, Beijing, Bangkok, Rio de Janeiro, and London-he has been involved in all phases of project implementation including the research, planning, design, and business of technology integration, urban development, and smart cities. In addition to his role as co-director of the Smart Cities Convergence program launching in spring 2023, he is currently a Visiting Professor at both Henley Business School Informatics Research Centre, University of Reading, and Parsons School of Design in New York and has previously taught at Harvard Graduate School of Design and Tsinghua University where he co-founded the Design Beijing Lab with Dr. Zhiyong Fu.