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AI for Future Cities: Water

As the third in our AI for Future Cities series, this issue explores how AI might transform how we collect, manage and distribute water in our cities.

Last updated: July 2025

The deployment of AI is transforming water networks and; through it, new realities will emerge in our cities.

What are the newest, cutting-edge applications and what possible urban futures do they signal? What are the exciting opportunities for urban development, and what are the potential risks and pitfalls? And what new roles and expectations does this generate for practitioners and decision makers now and in the future?

By taking a futures-first approach to thinking about the use of AI in urban water systems, this issue aims to help you make sense of these rapid and complex developments. It combines thought-provoking challenges with informed speculations about the future and cutting-edge case studies of today.

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About the AI for Future Cities series

Artificial Intelligence holds great promise but what does this mean for the way cities are planned, designed, built and managed? Each issue of AI for Future Cities provides futures-thinking perspectives, expert insights, accessible trend analysis and cutting-edge case studies on the use of artificial intelligence and its impact on future cities. Future editions of the AI for Future Cities series will focus on the implications of the technology for mobility, nature and workplaces.

Explore the previous issues

In the first issue of the AI for Future Cities series, we explore how AI might transform our cities and redefine the roles of urban planners and designers.