Solar Potential in the Urban Environment
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 667
Special Issue Editors
Interests: urban sustainability; quality of life; green planning
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: geosimulation; geocomputation; artificial neural networks; graphs theory; cellular automata; multi-agent systems; urban morphology; remote sensing; epidemiology; health geography; geomarketing; tourism; smart cities; big data
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The adoption of solar energy is a key element for supporting cities, neighbourhoods and streets moving towards low carbon energy. However, solar urban planning depends upon multiple factors and variables, making urban environments challenged sites for solar power generation due to the complexity of urban forms and shadowing effects produced by distinct morphologies. State of the art methodologies traditionally either focus on the city surface in general or in rooftops in particular. Consequently, novel Photovoltaic-based urban solutions to be installed in the public space, that have distinct requirements than rooftop PV systems, are not usually considered. So, new approaches, methods and tools to assess solar capture in public spaces are required for the assessment of local solar potential considering other urban surfaces than rooftops. These can include highway noise barriers, façades, urban furniture, carports, pedestrian paving, digital kiosks, cycle paths or road surfaces, among others. The power generated could then be used for public illumination and/or vehicle and mobile device charging.
This special issue intends to present original and multi-disciplinary approaches for evaluating the solar potential of the urban environment. Authors are challenged to explore how the public spaces could contribute to power generation through solar systems built on outdoor surfaces. Contributions concerning the main challenges, social, economical and environmental barriers, opportunities and strategies for solar implementation in the urban context are also welcomed.
Dr. Teresa Santos
Prof. Dr. Jorge Rocha
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- solar potential
- public space
- photovoltaic-based urban applications
- urban planning
- smart cities
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
