Navigating AI Adoption in Cities: Pathways for Adaptive Urban Futures
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Call for Papers
Navigating AI Adoption in Cities: Pathways for Adaptive Urban Futures
Journal: Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Publisher: Elsevier
Submission Opens: 1 August 2026
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 31 May 2027
Introduction
AI adoption in cities transforms urban governance but faces fragmented institutional structures and ethical barriers. This Special Issue examines organizational drivers, institutional readiness, regulatory frameworks, and governance arrangements enabling responsible AI diffusion across diverse urban contexts, developing foresight methods and adaptive governance models for equitable AI-enabled urban futures.
Guest Editors
Sarbeswar Praharaj (spraharaj@miami.edu)
Marijn Janssen (m.f.w.h.a.janssen@tudelft.nl)
Arpan Kumar Kar (arpan_kar@yahoo.co.in)
List of Topic Areas
Submissions invited on (but not limited to):
Theories of AI adoption/diffusion in complex urban governance systems
Institutional readiness, organizational capacity for municipal AI deployment
Foresight, scenario planning for AI-enabled urban futures
Urban AI governance, policy, regulation, ethical stewardship
Impact evaluation frameworks measuring AI's societal outcomes
Cross-city variations in AI maturity and adoption pathways
Guest Editors Contact Details
Name | Institution | |
|---|---|---|
Sarbeswar Praharaj | University of Miami, USA | |
Marijn Janssen | Delft University of Technology | |
Arpan Kumar Kar | IIT Delhi, India |
Submission Process & Deadlines
Submit via Editorial Manager at https://www.editorialmanager.com/tfs/default2.aspx, selecting "VSI: Navigating AI Adoption in Cities".
Paper Development Workshop: 26-27 March 2026 at 10th Smart Cities Miami Conference. Send 500-word abstracts to spraharaj@miami.edu.
Final decisions: July 2027. Target publication: Fall 2027.
Submission Guidelines
Submission Portal: https://www.editorialmanager.com/tfs/default2.aspx
Guide for Authors: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/technological-forecasting-and-social-change/publish/guide-for-authors
About the Journal
Technological Forecasting and Social Change (Impact Factor 13.3, CiteScore 26.3) publishes research on technology diffusion, innovation management, and societal impacts.
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