With climate change mainly originating from the extensive use of fossil fuels and having
impacts on many aspects of life, changing the way energy is utilised constitutes a challenge …

There has recently been a conscious push for cities in Europe to be smarter and more
sustainable, leading to the need to benchmark these cities' efforts using robust assessment …

Climate change and environmental sustainability assessment are essential in city planning,
design, and smart city advancement. Despite Saudi Arabia's high global greenhouse gas …

The success of local climate governance in Europe depends not only on leading cities but
also on the dynamics between leaders, followers, and laggards. Upscaling local …

Climate mitigation and climate adaptation are crucial tasks for urban areas and can involve
synergies as well as trade-offs. However, few studies have examined how mitigation and …

Cities of the 21st century are buffeted with challenges, leaving potentially serious
consequences on the future of urban living. Smartening development in cities has …

Several walkability studies have focused primarily on macro-level environmental factors.
Nevertheless, previous research has shown that street-level design can also support …

Urbanization and the concentration of energy-consuming economic activities make cities
responsible for more than 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, cities …

The smart city is a new concept that has received a lot of attention as a means for enhancing
city performance and quality of life. However, together with the growing interest in the …

Basic requirements of sustainable smart cities in a developing country are the entitlement of
facilities. Here, an index named Smart Sustainable City Development Index (SSCDI) has …