Artificial Intelligence Shaping Sustainable Cities for Climate Change Mitigation: A Review of Literature

Abstract

Among the processes that regulate the stability of the Earth, Climate Change has crossed the boundary levels. Cities are responsible for high energy consumption, significantly causing Climate Change with the CO2 emissions they trigger. Besides the growth of populations living in cities globally, the complexity of modern cities and the pressure they place on resources mean that Climate Change drivers and threats will ever increase in concentration. Through integrating established knowledge, design strategies and innovative technologies based on the rapid advancement in Artificial Intelligence, the Fourth Industrial Revolution offers many opportunities to mitigate Climate Change. The paper highlights the role of Artificial Intelligence in mitigating Climate Change in cities, including applications in transportation, urban energy, water use and waste management. The review proves that these applications can impact city planning through reshaping the urban planning and design of the built environment. The paper also shows that implementing such applications will improve the sustainability of future cities.