The world faces two pressing challenges: on the one hand, limiting global warming to 1.5°
C; on the other hand, enabling socio-economic development that is inclusive and equitable …

In recent years, the terms “Smart Energy” and “Smart Energy Systems” have been used to
express an approach that reaches broader than the term “Smart grid”. Where Smart Grids …

This paper aims to analyse scientific studies focusing on both environmental sustainability
and smart city concepts to understand the relationship between these two. In order to do so …

Imagining tomorrow's life implies, to a large degree, imagining the kind of cities we will
inhabit in the future. In this framework, the smart city is actually a popular vision in …

Sustainability transitions literature is a rapidly growing and influential field of research. It
argues for a radical change of systems providing human needs. Being triggered by the …

Many uncontrollable risks and uncertainties emerge during transitions pathways. Previous
studies have examined the “formula” of successful sustainable initiatives (SIs), while there …

Smart energy has evolved over the years to include multiple domains integrated across
multiple technology themes, such as electricity, smart grid, and logistics, linked through …

In recent decades, our cities are increasingly expected to become more sustainable urban
forms, with many added determinants. A multitude of city concepts has therefore been …

To promote sustainable urban development and green industrial process are critical
solutions for sustainable and low-carbon society transition in China, considering the …

Despite citizen participation in smart city projects being a critical topic, we lack quantitative
studies exploring such topic. In addition, we know very little about how the human and social …