Energy and the City of the Future
A special issue of Smart Cities (ISSN 2624-6511).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2022) | Viewed by 9217
Special Issue Editors
Interests: developing tools and techniques for sustainable development; affordable and clean energy; climate action; sustainable cities and communities
Interests: energy and processes; energetics; mechanics; wood construction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
How could one not have the city of tomorrow in one's mind in this period in particular, which has faced several unprecedented episodes.
IPCC reports are providing increasing evidence regarding the urgency of the climate situation, which is materializing beyond scientific experience and our evolving sensors. Animals, with their sensitive sensors, have already perceived certain changes in advance of mankind. Man is able, today, to perceive abnormal changes in relation to a reduced life cycle, which underlines how close the danger has become.
The recent pandemic, which has affected the whole planet, has forced ordinary citizens to consider the future of Life “VIE” and the City “VILLE”. Reversed migrations from the city to the countryside, for example, have been observed following the progressive and repetitive confinements in different countries. On the other hand, the current crisis in Russia/Ukraine constitutes a major shock for the energy sector. Despite short-term difficulties, this crisis seems to be an opportunity in the fight against climate change due to increased incentives for countries to diversify their energy mix in the medium and long term. Oil and gas exports have not yet been greatly affected, but the crisis could accelerate the global transition to greener energy sources, provided that the potentially adverse short-term effects are properly measured and taken into account in state policies. The time is therefore right to enforce long-term policies with immediate action.
In this context, this issue of energy and the city of the future, already topical, has been legitimized by decision-makers, as well as modern-day thinkers. Previous editions have formed serious scientific foundations around the world. Submissions on the following topics are particularly welcome:
- Cities and buildings of the future: smart cities, green cities, sustainable cities, net buildings, positive energy buildings, Building 4.0, advanced materials and technologies.
- Energy and management: renewable energy, energetic mix, smart grids, innovative materials, energy production and storage, optimization and management, advanced charging technologies.
- Transport and mobility: electric mobility, shared transport, car-pooling, car-sharing, shared parking, transport regulation, smart logistics, reverse logistics, multimodal logistics.
- Factories of the Future: Industry 4.0, robotics and mechatronics in manufacturing, digital technologies and networked factories, data security, liability and integrity, smart manufacturing, SM-IoT, high-performance computing and simulation,
- Waste management: waste valorization, waste to energy, recycling processes, treatment processes, waste sorting, waste collection routing problems, policies and strategies, advanced technologies.
- E-Health: e-care, e-health technologies, mobile health, telehealth, telemedicine, engineering in medicine, healthcare, social robotics.
- Cultural Infrastructure: cultural and historical heritage in the smart city, art in the smart city, touristic development, heritage restoration, restoration technologies.
- Water management: IT solutions to facilitate the management of water networks.
Prof. Dr. Jean-Michel Nunzi
Prof. Dr. Mohammed El Ganaoui
Prof. Dr. Mohamed El Jouad
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy
- the city of the future
- transport
- Industry 4.0
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