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EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ON TOWN AND CITY PLANNING: EXPLORING THE ROLES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS FOR EFFECTIVE TOWN PLANNING IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

The study examined the emerging technology on town and city planning: exploring the roles of artificial intelligence (AI) in data collection and analysis for effective town planning in Nigeria. In carrying out the study, a descriptive survey design was adopted and the study was carried out in two states in Nigeria, (Akwa Ibom State and Anambra State). The targeted population for the study comprised all environmental scientists and computer scientist in Nigeria. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select 25 environmental scientists and 15 computer scientist each from both State and Abia States and that gave a total of 80 respondents used for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled “Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology for Service and Production Questionnaire (AIETSPQ)”. Face and content validation of the instrument was carried out by an expert in test, measurement, and evaluation in order to ensure that the instrument has the accuracy, appropriateness, and completeness for the study under consideration. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.91, and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data generated for this study to appropriate statistical technique such descriptive statistics to answer research questions. The findings exposed that “Improving Infrastructure Planning” was the most prominent roles of artificial intelligence (AI) among other roles in analyzing data on town and city planning. The findings also revealed “Traffic Sensors aided Predictive Analytics for Traffic Flow Optimization” was the highest roles of artificial intelligence (AI) in data collection on town and city planning. Finally, it also revealed that “Data-Driven Insights” was the highest role of artificial intelligence (AI) in generating wise decision making in town and city planning. The study concluded that as cities face challenges, AI is crucial for creating adaptable, resilient, and future-ready environments, meeting population demands effectively. One of the recommendations was that urban planners should integrate AI-based tools into planning processes to enhance data collection, analysis, and predictive modeling for better decision-making and optimized resource allocation.

Keywords: Emerging Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Data Collection, Town and City Planning.

Ezekiel James Bassey

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FINDINGS. VOL. 7 NO.1