AI-Powered Urban Digital Twins for Resilient, Sustainable, and Safe Cities: Democratizing Citizen Deliberation on Urban Air Mobility Futures

Yiping Yan; Bangyang Wei; Yang Liu; Xiaobo Qu

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AI-Powered Urban Digital Twins for Resilient, Sustainable, and Safe Cities: Democratizing Citizen Deliberation on Urban Air Mobility Futures

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Yiping Yan, Bangyang Wei, Yang Liu, Xiaobo Qu. AI-Powered Urban Digital Twins for Resilient, Sustainable, and Safe Cities: Democratizing Citizen Deliberation on Urban Air Mobility Futures. Engineering 202605007 DOI:10.1016/j.eng.2026.05.007

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