The discourse surrounding sustainability, particularly in the urban environment, has gained
considerable momentum in recent years. The concept of a smart city epitomises the …

To develop intelligent and sustainable cities, the government of India launched initiatives
like Smart Cities and the Clean Development Mission. Solid waste management (SWM) has …

The transformation of an urban habitation into a smart zone consists of multiple parameters
for optimal implementation, where primary parameters include technology, data, and people …

The potential of smart cities in remediating environmental problems in general and waste
management, in particular, is an important question that needs to be investigated in …

The exponential growth of urban settings has led to an increase in pollutants and waste
management issues around the world. As the environment continues to falter under the …

The management of solid urban waste is one of the biggest problems currently faced by
society and the economy. It can be considered a negative externality that arises as a …

Today, many developed cities such as Stockholm, and Adelaide are aiming to transform
their current waste management practice into a more efficient and sustainable way, called …

With waste management strategies constrained by strict laws and ecological requirements,
new holistic approaches have attracted great interest. The main focus is now on converting …

Over the past 30 years, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has recorded rapid economic
growth and development rates matched by corresponding levels of consumption. This has …

This paper examines the shift toward centralized waste-to-energy (WTE) as a singular
solution to Delhi's solid waste crisis and describes a transdisciplinary research process that …