Urban societies and economies are widely understood as the main drivers for innovations and creativity in the fields of resource and knowledge management. Cities often serve as testbeds for novel digital tools, techniques and approaches in modelling and simulation. With this background, the track session “AI Tools and Methods in urban planning practice: governance, knowledge management, urban development and design” wants to discuss new scientific- and practice-oriented approaches from the data science, software development and simulations. The focus is laid on the development and application of novel tools in creative, visual and spatial disciplines such as architecture, urban planning, media, or product design. An important factor in facilitating cross-disciplinary collaboration is a shared understanding of terminology and professional language. New (AI-based) communication and planning tools promising to bridge these gaps, visualisation and modelling techniques offer support in handling complex tasks in decision-making. They however also require a critical assessment and a shared understanding of their potentials and limitations to become effective in practice.