From Nomads to Nomadpolises: Urbanism in Kazakhstan between Heritage and AI

Contemporary urbanism faces the challenge of balancing technological progress and cultural sustainability. For Kazakhstan, with its nomadic heritage and unfinished urbanization, is the concept of neo-nomadism, syn-thesizing mobility, digital technologies and environmental principles, relevant? The potential for adapting nomadic traditions in urban design, global trends and local characteristics, historical trends in urbanism relat-ed to the understanding of mobility as a key element of urban planning were explored. It seems that contem-porary urbanism is moving towards a synthesis of adaptability, inclusiveness and sustainability, but retains the legacy of modernist paradigms, and the cultural and historical context suggests the integration of tradi-tional elements into the modern urban planning model of Kazakhstan