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G. Lavanya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Teegala Krishna Reddy College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Her academic background is in civil engineering. Her contribution addresses AI-enabled approaches to urban management and smart city development.
The swift expansion of city populations has heightened the necessity for effective, sustainable, robust, and inclusive urban infrastructure. Artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, cloud computing, edge computing, and digital twin technologies are progressively incorporated into smart city frameworks to enhance urban development, resource distribution, public service provision, and ecological sustainabilityThis section explores the architectural underpinnings, facilitating technologies, primary applications, deployment methodologies, and nascent research trajectories of AI-enhanced smart urban environments. The section additionally examines assessment criteria, regulatory frameworks, and implementation obstacles necessary for converting intelligent technology into quantifiable public benefit. The section underscores that prosperous smart cities need to integrate technological advancement with open administration, fair accessibility, ecological stewardship, and human-centric urban planning.