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Sustainable Innovations
Published in Dalia Štreimikienė, Asta Mikalauskiene, Remigijus Ciegis, Sustainable Development, Leadership, and Innovations, 2019
Dalia Štreimikienė, Asta Mikalauskiene, Remigijus Ciegis
The importance of sustainable innovations in creating a circular economy is also emphasized in the priorities of the European Commission’s Horizon 2020. One of the main problems discussed in the program is waste which is the source for recycling, reuse, and raw material restoration. The program indicates the direction towards the circular economy (described as restoration economy) through industrial symbiosis as a priority. Furthermore, a systematic approach to reduction, recycling, and reuse of food waste and to building remaking into raw material must be created. Another priority is identified as a direction towards near-zero waste production on the European and global levels. The promotion of eco-innovative waste disposal and waste prevention is also accentuated as a part of sustainable city development (Horizon 2020). Thus, it can be observed that the movement towards a circular economy in Europe is promoted through eco-innovations or sustainable innovations. Therefore, in Horizon 2020, eco-innovations are considered as the main engine for creating economic growth and new employment in Europe and the world.
Water Scarcity and Sustainable Urban Green Landscape
Published in Saeid Eslamian, Faezeh Eslamian, Handbook of Drought and Water Scarcity, 2017
Soleyman Dayani, Mohammad R. Sabzalian, Mahdi Hadipour, Saeid Eslamian
A sustainable city, or eco-city, accordingly could be literally defined as a city that is ideally designed to facilitate a supportive and everlasting mode of life across the four pivotal domains of ecology, economics, politics, and culture [97]. In addition, considering environmental impacts, such a city is inhabited by people determined to minimize the required inputs of energy, water and food, waste recycling, and various environmental pollutions. It is strongly believed that developing a more sustainable city is not just about improving the abiotic and biotic aspects of urban life; it is also about the social aspects of city life, that is—among other factors—about the people’s satisfaction, experiences, and perceptions of the quality of their everyday urban environments [40].
Challenges of the Smart City
Published in Rocky Dr. Termanini, The Nano Age of Digital Immunity Infrastructure Fundamentals and Applications, 2018
On September 19, 2006, Secretary General Kofi Annan addressed the General Assembly of the UN with a farewell statement. The following is the text of the address at the opening of the general debate of the sixty-first session: When I first spoke to you from this podium, in 1997, it seemed to me that humanity faced three great challenges. One was to ensure that globalization would benefit the human race as a whole, not only its more fortunate members. Another was to heal the disorder of the post-cold war world, replacing it with a genuinely new world order of peace and freedom, as envisaged in our Charter. And the third was to protect the rights and dignity of individuals, particularly women, which were so widely trampled underfoot.Prior to the Smart City Event, we have interviewed several important stakeholders and partners about their vision on Smart Cities. This week, we were curious to find out everything about the biggest challenges for the development of a successful Smart City Project.The number of extreme events associated with climate change is increasing and so cities must learn to develop resilience to them, especially those more vulnerable due to their location e.g. in coastal regions. City planners and developers need to consider how best to site and build infrastructure to limit the risks, and all cities will require rapid action plans that set out how to cope and limit long-term damage in the face of any disruption of major infrastructure.“Increased urbanization will give increased problems for cities in terms of infrastructure, their ability to meet existing environmental targets and also on their ability to attract new residents and companies, which bring wealth and prosperity to a city” (James Huntley, vice president at Energy Schneider Electric).Therefore, a growing number of cities have set their own targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, often with more ambitious figures than their own country. This makes sense as cities account for 70% of all greenhouse gas emissions globally while they currently occupy just 2% of the planet’s surface. While cities function much more efficiently than suburban environments because of their density, for the same reason, they also offer the fastest route to greenhouse gas reduction, for example, through sustainable city regeneration projects and broad energy-efficiency and clean transport initiatives.
Land surface temperature and human thermal comfort responses to land use dynamics in Chittagong city of Bangladesh
Published in Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, 2022
H. M. Imran, Anwar Hossain, Mahaad Issa Shammas, Mohan Kumar Das, Md. Rabiul Islam, Kalimur Rahman, Mansour Almazroui
This study examines changes in LULC and their effect on LSTs in Chittagong, Bangladesh, over the summer and winter between 1993 and 2020. Furthermore, the study explores the driving factors and land use dynamics associated with LULC and LST changes and illustrates how the LST affects human thermal comfort for urban dwellers. The study's findings can be helpful in the building of a sustainable city by mitigating the consequences of urbanization, which can also assist reduce the effects of climate change on a regional scale.