Smart manufacturing for smart cities—overview, insights, and future directions

M Suvarna, L Büth, J Hejny… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With 'smart'being the order of the day, the shift in the landscape of a typical production‐
oriented manufacturing environment to a more data‐oriented, automated and smart …

Spatio-temporal evolution of resilience: The case of the Chengdu-Chongqing urban agglomeration in China

Z Guo, Z Li, C Lu, J She, Y Zhou - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Cities, as complex systems, are increasingly vulnerable to a range of natural hazards and
public safety risks, exacerbated by the rapid pace of global urbanization. Understanding …

Assessing sustainability behavior and environmental performance of urban systems: A systematic review

A Pera - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this systematic review, I cumulate previous research findings indicating that sustainable
urbanism and networked public governance can be instrumental in carrying out extensive …

[HTML][HTML] District heating with complexity: Anticipating unintended consequences in the transition towards a climate-neutral city in the Netherlands

C Gürsan, V de Gooyert, M de Bruijne… - Energy Research & …, 2024 - Elsevier
District heating systems are considered a feasible heating alternative to replace natural gas
to mitigate emissions in cities. However, urban transitions are very complex because energy …

Agent-based modeling framework for predicting regional electricity consumption considering occupant behavior shift and exogenous policy impact

IC Chen, KL Cheng - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
This study introduces a model to predict regional electricity consumption in urban areas with
mixed land use patterns and high energy intensity. It employs an agent-based approach to …

[HTML][HTML] Built form and function as determinants of urban energy performance: An integrated agent-based modeling approach and case study

O Mussawar, A Mayyas, E Azar - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
The pursuit of urban energy sustainability is driving growing efforts and pledges to achieve
low-energy or net-zero energy performance at urban scales. However, studies covering …

[HTML][HTML] Climate policy integration on energy transition: An analysis on Chinese cases at the local scale

J Wu, C Zuidema, G de Roo - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
International concerns about climate change and environmental and socio-economic
impacts linked to fossil fuels have pushed energy transition up the agenda of the Chinese …

Energy justice in slum rehabilitation housing: an empirical exploration of built environment effects on socio-cultural energy demand

R Debnath, GMF Simoes, R Bardhan, SM Leder… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The interaction of energy and buildings institutes a complex socio-technical system that
influences the eudemonic well-being of the occupants. Understanding these drivers become …

Designing tools for energy system scenario making in municipal energy planning

RM Johannsen, PA Østergaard, D Maya-Drysdale… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Energy planning increasingly revolves around the use of tools for energy system modelling
and analysis with a view to generating scenarios to show implications and possibilities for …

[HTML][HTML] Socio-technical infrastructure interdependencies and their implications for urban sustainability; recent insights from the Netherlands

C Gürsan, V de Gooyert, M de Bruijne, E Rouwette - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
Cities are increasingly recognized as potential motors of sustainability transitions. These
transitions build on existing as well as new infrastructures, and these infrastructures mutually …