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Urban Comfort Assessment in the Era of Digital Planning: A Multidimensional, Data-driven, and AI-assisted Framework
Sijie Yang, Binyu Lei, Filip Biljecki
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.16057

Urban Comfort Assessment in the Era of Digital Planning: A Multidimensional, Data-driven, and AI-assisted Framework
Ensuring liveability and comfort is one of the fundamental objectives of urban planning. Numerous studies have employed computational methods to assess and quantify factors related to urban comfort such as greenery coverage, thermal comfort, and walkability. However, a clear definition of urban comfort and its comprehensive evaluation framework remain elusive. Our research explores the theoretical interpretations and methodologies for assessing urban comfort within digital planning, emphasising…

Urban Comfort Assessment in the Era of Digital Planning: A Multidimensional, Data-driven, and AI-assisted Framework
Sijie Yang, Binyu Lei, Filip Biljecki
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.16057

Urban Comfort Assessment in the Era of Digital Planning: A Multidimensional, Data-driven, and AI-assisted Framework
Ensuring liveability and comfort is one of the fundamental objectives of urban planning. Numerous studies have employed computational methods to assess and quantify factors related to urban comfort such as greenery coverage, thermal comfort, and walkability. However, a clear definition of urban comfort and its comprehensive evaluation framework remain elusive. Our research explores the theoretical interpretations and methodologies for assessing urban comfort within digital planning, emphasising…

Digital Transformation of Urban Planning in Australia: Influencing Factors and Key Challenges
Soheil Sabri, Sherah Kurnia
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.13333 …

Digital Transformation of Urban Planning in Australia: Influencing Factors and Key Challenges
Over the past two decades, several governments in developing and developed countries have started their journey toward digital transformation. However, the pace and maturity of digital technologies and strategies are different between public services. Current literature indicates that research on the digital transformation of urban planning is still developing. Therefore, the aim of this study is to understand the influencing factors and key challenges for the digital transformation of urban pl…

CM2LoD3: Reconstructing LoD3 Building Models Using Semantic Conflict Maps
Franz Hanke, Antonia Bieringer, Olaf Wysocki, Boris Jutzi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15672 https://

CM2LoD3: Reconstructing LoD3 Building Models Using Semantic Conflict Maps
Detailed 3D building models are crucial for urban planning, digital twins, and disaster management applications. While Level of Detail 1 (LoD)1 and LoD2 building models are widely available, they lack detailed facade elements essential for advanced urban analysis. In contrast, LoD3 models address this limitation by incorporating facade elements such as windows, doors, and underpasses. However, their generation has traditionally required manual modeling, making large-scale adoption challenging. …

The Urban Model Platform: A Public Backbone for Modeling and Simulation in Urban Digital Twins
Rico H Herzog, Till Degkwitz, Trivik Verma
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.10964

The Urban Model Platform: A Public Backbone for Modeling and Simulation in Urban Digital Twins
Urban digital twins are increasingly perceived as a way to pool the growing digital resources of cities for the purpose of a more sustainable and integrated urban planning. Models and simulations are central to this undertaking: They enable "what if?" scenarios, create insights and describe relationships between the vast data that is being collected. However, the process of integrating and subsequently using models in urban digital twins is an inherently complex undertaking. It raises questions…

Upcoming special issue in Urban Planning (cogitatio): Citizen-Centric Urban Planning Through Participatory Sensing Data and Digital Tools
https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/issue/futureissues#i530
Abstract submission deadline in December.

Future Issues | Urban Planning
Urban Planning is a new international peer-reviewed open access journal of urban studies