We're excited to share this call for abstracts from plaNext, the Scopus-indexed open-access journal for next-generation planning scholarship!
This special issue invites scholars, practitioners, and educators to critically explore how AI is reshaping urban planning – beyond efficiency gains, toward questions of power, ethics, participation, and democracy.
Topics include:
- Algorithmic governance and fairness
- Participatory AI and community engagement
- Teaching planning with AI
- Digital twins and urban modelling
- Climate adaptation and urban resilience
- Political implications of automation in planning
Editors: Asma Mehan, Esra Kut Gorgun, Milan Husar, Subhashree Nath
Abstract deadline: 15 February 2026
Submission guidelines: https://journals.aesop-planning.eu/index.php/planext/announcement/view/17
A great opportunity for young academics working at the intersection of planning, technology, and critical urban scholarship!
