Applicable Smart City Strategies to Ensure Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Integration in Poor Cities: Kabul Case Study

Najib Rahman Sabory, Tomonobu Senjyu, Mir Sayed Shah Danish, Ayaz Hosham, Ajmal Noorzada, Ahmad Shahpoor Amiri and Zabihullah Muhammdi
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Najib Rahman Sabory: Department of Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kabul University, Kabul 1004, Afghanistan
Tomonobu Senjyu: Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
Mir Sayed Shah Danish: Department of Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kabul University, Kabul 1004, Afghanistan
Ayaz Hosham: Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Kabul University, Kabul 1004, Afghanistan
Ajmal Noorzada: Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Kabul University, Kabul 1004, Afghanistan
Ahmad Shahpoor Amiri: Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Kabul University, Kabul 1004, Afghanistan
Zabihullah Muhammdi: Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Kabul University, Kabul 1004, Afghanistan

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 21, 1-12

Abstract: A smart city is fundamentally intended to reduce the consumption of resources and optimize efficiencies. In almost any area, efficiency results in energy saving, reduced energy intensity, sustainable economic development, enhanced productivity, a protected environment, and most importantly, cooperation with the climate change battle. Although budget, technology, and the required infrastructure are major constraints for poor cities to achieve smart and sustainable city goals, the benefits of smart cities are multiple for poor cities compared to developing and developed cities. Poor cities achieve improved living environments, security, safety, economic development, governance, and quality of life in addition to achieving sustainable energy goals, and this study seeks to identify those smart renewable energy and energy efficiency strategies that are economically feasible and technically applicable in poor cities. The findings of this research would help poor and low-income, developing cities take the initial steps towards becoming smart cities by applying smart, innovative, and economically feasible sustainable energy projects and initiatives. As a result, these cities will be able to enhance their environment, economy, and employment by transitioning to smart ones.

Keywords: smart city; ICT; renewable energy; sustainability; energy efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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