{"id":6017,"date":"2026-09-21T10:03:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/iadapt\/?page_id=6017"},"modified":"2026-10-21T14:16:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T18:16:06","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/iadapt\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-8b94bf20 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1df59a19357d69b0118c1bc39ce02728\" style=\"font-size:3rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:900\">Research<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-797b1c3cb363b0501ddbc1ba0db0cb29 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Explore our research across Urban Planning AI, Advanced Urban Mobility, Climate Adaptation and Resilience.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-6988bf28 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-282bd0c1e371a54fabf3157f65d078d8\" style=\"color:#002657;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">Our Research Areas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-ea67b932 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a70ee291\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0764ba94c141a1dd9ffe8705afd09f8a\" style=\"color:#001a84;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:1.33rem\"><strong>Urban Planning AI<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;font-size:1.15rem\">We investigate how AI can collaborate with planners, support plan-making and decision-making, and facilitate responsible planning automation. 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