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Population growth and city expansion in developing countries require traditional urban planning practices to be transformed in order to tackle climate change and follow Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agendas. Almost every expert in the urban sector believes that future cities should be sustainable, smart, and environmentally friendly, where energy is one of the most critical factors to achieve these goals. They also agree that smart and sustainable energy provision for cities requires a comprehensive and responsive legal and policy framework to be in place at the national level. However, this research’s findings reveal a lack of such frameworks for this group of countries. Considering the challenges and unique nature of Low-Income-Developing (LID) countries, there should be a framework based on the realities in these countries. In this research, key challenges of urban and energy sectors of LID countries, specifically Afghanistan, are identified, and a framework for the integration of sustainable and smart energy in the urban planning processes for LID countries is proposed. To make it easily replicable and adaptable for LID countries, the proposed framework is studied and analyzed around Afghanistan’s urban and energy sectors. This is one of the few frameworks of its kind for LID economies to the best of the authors’ knowledge. This framework lays a solid foundation for sustainable and smart energy integration in the urban planning process of developing countries. This study highlights that sustainable and smart energy systems could ensure climate change mitigation and economic growth enhancement but require close cross-sectoral coordination and policy maker’s commitments and involvement. This research will help many existing and emerging cities in the LID countries’ worldwide use and benefit from the proposed framework in their urban planning processes. It also enables policymakers, urban planners and designers, municipalities leadership, and other stakeholders of the urban, energy, and environment sectors to work together and make smart and rational decisions for the future of their cities and lead them towards smart and sustainable cities.
Najib Sabory; Tomonobu Senjyu; Mir Danish; Mikaeel Ahmadi; Hameedullah Zaheb; Mustafa Halim. A Framework for Integration of Smart and Sustainable Energy Systems in Urban Planning Processes of Low-Income Developing Countries: Afghanistan Case. Sustainability 2021, 13, 8428 .
AMA StyleNajib Sabory, Tomonobu Senjyu, Mir Danish, Mikaeel Ahmadi, Hameedullah Zaheb, Mustafa Halim. A Framework for Integration of Smart and Sustainable Energy Systems in Urban Planning Processes of Low-Income Developing Countries: Afghanistan Case. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (15):8428.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNajib Sabory; Tomonobu Senjyu; Mir Danish; Mikaeel Ahmadi; Hameedullah Zaheb; Mustafa Halim. 2021. "A Framework for Integration of Smart and Sustainable Energy Systems in Urban Planning Processes of Low-Income Developing Countries: Afghanistan Case." Sustainability 13, no. 15: 8428.
Along with industrialization and rapid urbanization, environmental remediation is globally a perpetual concept to deliver a sustainable environment. Various organic and inorganic wastes from industries and domestic homes are released into water systems. These wastes carry contaminants with detrimental effects on the environment. Consequently, there is an urgent need for an appropriate wastewater treatment technology for the effective decontamination of our water systems. One promising approach is employing nanoparticles of metal oxides as photocatalysts for the degradation of these water pollutants. Transition metal oxides and their composites exhibit excellent photocatalytic activities and along show favorable characteristics like non-toxicity and stability that also make them useful in a wide range of applications. This study discusses some characteristics of metal oxides and briefly outlined their various applications. It focuses on the metal oxides TiO2, ZnO, WO3, CuO, and Cu2O, which are the most common and recognized to be cost-effective, stable, efficient, and most of all, environmentally friendly for a sustainable approach for environmental remediation. Meanwhile, this study highlights the photocatalytic activities of these metal oxides, recent developments, challenges, and modifications made on these metal oxides to overcome their limitations and maximize their performance in the photodegradation of pollutants.
Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Liezel L. Estrella; Ivy Michelle A. Alemaida; Anton Lisin; Nikita Moiseev; Mikaeel Ahmadi; Massoma Nazari; Mohebullah Wali; Hameedullah Zaheb; Tomonobu Senjyu. Photocatalytic Applications of Metal Oxides for Sustainable Environmental Remediation. Metals 2021, 11, 80 .
AMA StyleMir Sayed Shah Danish, Liezel L. Estrella, Ivy Michelle A. Alemaida, Anton Lisin, Nikita Moiseev, Mikaeel Ahmadi, Massoma Nazari, Mohebullah Wali, Hameedullah Zaheb, Tomonobu Senjyu. Photocatalytic Applications of Metal Oxides for Sustainable Environmental Remediation. Metals. 2021; 11 (1):80.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMir Sayed Shah Danish; Liezel L. Estrella; Ivy Michelle A. Alemaida; Anton Lisin; Nikita Moiseev; Mikaeel Ahmadi; Massoma Nazari; Mohebullah Wali; Hameedullah Zaheb; Tomonobu Senjyu. 2021. "Photocatalytic Applications of Metal Oxides for Sustainable Environmental Remediation." Metals 11, no. 1: 80.
Sayed Belal Hashimi; Kabul University; Hameedullah Zaheb; Najib Rahman Sabory. An overview of cost-effective energy storage technologies. Repa Proceeding Series 2020, 1, 110 -115.
AMA StyleSayed Belal Hashimi, Kabul University, Hameedullah Zaheb, Najib Rahman Sabory. An overview of cost-effective energy storage technologies. Repa Proceeding Series. 2020; 1 (1):110-115.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSayed Belal Hashimi; Kabul University; Hameedullah Zaheb; Najib Rahman Sabory. 2020. "An overview of cost-effective energy storage technologies." Repa Proceeding Series 1, no. 1: 110-115.
The enormous potential supply of energy in central Asia offers an excellent opportunity to establish international energy-sharing agreements, mitigate political instability, and improve regional socio-economic development. Pakistan and India have increasingly relied on energy imported from Middle and Central Asia to meet frequent energy shortages. Afghanistan has played a central role in recent efforts to balance energy trade among regional countries with an emerging opportunity as an emerging energy hub. This study considers what energy trade policies and strategies are needed to transform Afghanistan from energy consumer to energy provider. This analysis summarizes multi-disciplinary approaches that target geopolitics, economic, trade, management, institutional, environmental, and technical aspects. This study avoided a commentary description of the subject. The overriding objective of this study is addressing key solutions to enable Afghanistan as a leading stakeholder of the energy hub in the region countries. The finding of this study is outlined in 30 recommendations. Beneficiaries and stakeholders also express increasing concern about Afghanistan’s current security and political stability. This brief study can inform students, researchers, scholars, and interested policymakers with the recent trends and future outlook.
Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu; Hameedullah Zaheb; Najib Rahman Sabory; Mikaeel Ahamadi; Abdul Matin Ibrahimi; Zahra Nazari; Mohammad Hamid Ahadi. Afghanistan as an emerging regional energy hub. Journal of Sustainability Outreach 2020, 10 -14.
AMA StyleMir Sayed Shah Danish, Tomonobu Senjyu, Hameedullah Zaheb, Najib Rahman Sabory, Mikaeel Ahamadi, Abdul Matin Ibrahimi, Zahra Nazari, Mohammad Hamid Ahadi. Afghanistan as an emerging regional energy hub. Journal of Sustainability Outreach. 2020; ():10-14.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu; Hameedullah Zaheb; Najib Rahman Sabory; Mikaeel Ahamadi; Abdul Matin Ibrahimi; Zahra Nazari; Mohammad Hamid Ahadi. 2020. "Afghanistan as an emerging regional energy hub." Journal of Sustainability Outreach , no. : 10-14.
Within the framework of this study, the inductive analysis of voltage stability indices’ theoretical formulation, functionality, and overall performances are introduced. The prominence is given to investigate and compare the original indices from three main dimensions (formulation, assessment, and application) standpoints, which have been frequently used and recently attracted. The generalizability of an exhaustive investigation on comparison of voltage stability indices seems problematic due to the multiplicity of the indices, and more importantly, their variety in theoretical foundation and performances. This study purports the first-ever framework for voltage stability indices classification for power system analysis. The test results found that indices in the same category are coherent to their theoretical foundation. The paper highlights the fact that each category of the indices is functional for a particular application irrespective of the drawback ranking, and negated the application of the Jacobian matrix-based indices for online application. Finally, the research efforts put forward a novel classification of voltage stability indices within the main three aspects of formulation, assessment, and behavior analysis in a synergistic manner as an exhaustive reference for students, researchers, scholars, and practitioners related to voltage stability analysis. The simulation tools used were MATLAB® and PowerWorld®.
Hameedullah Zaheb; Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu; Mikaeel Ahmadi; Abdul Malik Nazari; Mohebullah Wali; Mahdi Khosravy; Paras Mandal. A Contemporary Novel Classification of Voltage Stability Indices. Applied Sciences 2020, 10, 1639 .
AMA StyleHameedullah Zaheb, Mir Sayed Shah Danish, Tomonobu Senjyu, Mikaeel Ahmadi, Abdul Malik Nazari, Mohebullah Wali, Mahdi Khosravy, Paras Mandal. A Contemporary Novel Classification of Voltage Stability Indices. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10 (5):1639.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHameedullah Zaheb; Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu; Mikaeel Ahmadi; Abdul Malik Nazari; Mohebullah Wali; Mahdi Khosravy; Paras Mandal. 2020. "A Contemporary Novel Classification of Voltage Stability Indices." Applied Sciences 10, no. 5: 1639.
Recent global trends in societies modernization and lifestyle change alter a dramatic concern about global collaboration in term of climate change mitigation and sustainable development. Overcome these challenges, viable strategies are known exigence. Historically, strategy-making, policy-development, procedures-shaping, and future outlook have been a matter of interest since many decades ago. At the edge of transition in the 21st century within competitive energy production markets, optimum strategy inevitably requires at various levels from single corporate (utility) to national and international levels. However, strategy-making and sustainable energy have been studied from different perspectives, but still, there is little attention paid for a multi-dimensional strategy-development. This study tried to cover managerial, technical, economic, sustainability and efficiency dimensions, to put forward with a viable-competitive framework. The proposed framework can be a concise guideline for policymakers, energy practitioners, and researchers at this domain. In addition to the proposed framework, this study explores a systematic approach that how to initiate and deliver it to a success plan. As well as this study differs strategy from policy in term of development and application.
Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Mohammed Elsayed Lotfy Elsayed; Mikaeel Ahmadi; Tomonobu Senjyu; Hedayatullah Karimy; Hameedullah Zaheb. A strategic-integrated approach for sustainable energy deployment. Energy Reports 2020, 6, 40 -44.
AMA StyleMir Sayed Shah Danish, Mohammed Elsayed Lotfy Elsayed, Mikaeel Ahmadi, Tomonobu Senjyu, Hedayatullah Karimy, Hameedullah Zaheb. A strategic-integrated approach for sustainable energy deployment. Energy Reports. 2020; 6 ():40-44.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMir Sayed Shah Danish; Mohammed Elsayed Lotfy Elsayed; Mikaeel Ahmadi; Tomonobu Senjyu; Hedayatullah Karimy; Hameedullah Zaheb. 2020. "A strategic-integrated approach for sustainable energy deployment." Energy Reports 6, no. : 40-44.
Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu; Hameedullah Zaheb; Najib Rahman Sabory; Abdul Matin Ibrahimi; Hidehito Matayoshi. A novel transdisciplinary paradigm for municipal solid waste to energy. Journal of Cleaner Production 2019, 233, 880 -892.
AMA StyleMir Sayed Shah Danish, Tomonobu Senjyu, Hameedullah Zaheb, Najib Rahman Sabory, Abdul Matin Ibrahimi, Hidehito Matayoshi. A novel transdisciplinary paradigm for municipal solid waste to energy. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2019; 233 ():880-892.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu; Hameedullah Zaheb; Najib Rahman Sabory; Abdul Matin Ibrahimi; Hidehito Matayoshi. 2019. "A novel transdisciplinary paradigm for municipal solid waste to energy." Journal of Cleaner Production 233, no. : 880-892.
The recent global trend in lifestyle change, alter in economic and human civilization growth has a dramatic increase in municipal solid waste (MSW) generation that led to a renewed interest in researches and innovations in this context. A primary objective of the study is to identify influencing factors in term of MSW from different standpoints hiring tangible and non-tangible cause and effect theory to foster sustainability through an exhaustive decision-making model and strategy. Explicitly, this research effort breakdown a business model into manageable chunks to address how to systematically manage MSW; and which tools and techniques should be efficaciously applied to adapt each step of the process. Decidedly, an inclusive strategy and model can be demonstrated with a real-world application with some significant implications for future practice as a multilateral planning and design reference for students, researchers, scholars, and practitioners in the context of MSW management. Therefore, in a general term, the outlook of this study is based on the evolution of the state of the art of a novel model for MSW management based on multi-oriented approach, comprises technical, social, environmental, institutional, business, management, policy, and cultural factors.
Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Hameedullah Zaheb; N R Sabory; H Karimy; A B Faiq; H Fedayi; T Senjyu. The Road Ahead for Municipal Solid Waste Management in the 21st Century: A Novel-standardized Simulated Paradigm. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 2019, 291, 012009 .
AMA StyleMir Sayed Shah Danish, Hameedullah Zaheb, N R Sabory, H Karimy, A B Faiq, H Fedayi, T Senjyu. The Road Ahead for Municipal Solid Waste Management in the 21st Century: A Novel-standardized Simulated Paradigm. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 2019; 291 (1):012009.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMir Sayed Shah Danish; Hameedullah Zaheb; N R Sabory; H Karimy; A B Faiq; H Fedayi; T Senjyu. 2019. "The Road Ahead for Municipal Solid Waste Management in the 21st Century: A Novel-standardized Simulated Paradigm." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 291, no. 1: 012009.
The energy utility sector’s transition to an automated and managed energy endeavor in term of microgrid has hastened around the globe. Referring to the literature, the microgrid had been a matter of focus since decades ago. An exhaustive and customized project management methodology (framework) for microgrid projects can assure successful implementation and reliable operation. Such framework indispensably requires a multi-disciplinary investigation to cover technical, managerial, and sustainability aspects in a real-world application. For the first time, this study deals with these three domains also propounds a novel and customized framework for microgrid projects proper management, that comprising an optimum intersection of these certain measures. In addition to a glance review of the literature, this study tries to merge the project management principles and best practices into the microgrid lifecycle as an innovative practice that is emerging in the profession. The proposed methodology consists of the three main influential factors namely management, technical, and sustainability measures. Besides, this paper identifies the main challenges faced a microgrid project from initiation to sign-off (operation), as well as propound feasible solutions fit the identified problems.
Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu; Toshihisa Funabashia; Mikaeel Ahmadi; Abdul Matin Ibrahimi; Ryoya Ohta; Harun Or Rashid Howlader; Hameedullah Zaheb; Najib Rahman Sabory; Mohammad Masih Sediqi. A sustainable microgrid: A sustainability and management-oriented approach. Energy Procedia 2019, 159, 160 -167.
AMA StyleMir Sayed Shah Danish, Tomonobu Senjyu, Toshihisa Funabashia, Mikaeel Ahmadi, Abdul Matin Ibrahimi, Ryoya Ohta, Harun Or Rashid Howlader, Hameedullah Zaheb, Najib Rahman Sabory, Mohammad Masih Sediqi. A sustainable microgrid: A sustainability and management-oriented approach. Energy Procedia. 2019; 159 ():160-167.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu; Toshihisa Funabashia; Mikaeel Ahmadi; Abdul Matin Ibrahimi; Ryoya Ohta; Harun Or Rashid Howlader; Hameedullah Zaheb; Najib Rahman Sabory; Mohammad Masih Sediqi. 2019. "A sustainable microgrid: A sustainability and management-oriented approach." Energy Procedia 159, no. : 160-167.
Every nations' socio-economic development directly depends on the corruption index. Turn the tide toward sustainable development, corrupted-free society along with socio-economic prosperity would not be possible without relying on the lessons learned from other nations, which overcome this problem. This study unlike the literature, designed an appropriate framework that aligning the sustainability, management, technical, technological aspects of an overall technology (ICT-Information and Communications Technology) within sustainability objectives. As well as, this study set out to develop an anti-corruption schematic platform (a basic concept at this stage using mobile/PC application) for corruption effective reduction considering the real-life acceptance condition of the least developing nations. With an ultimate aim to add value to the prosperity trend and alleviate the corruption rate. The proposed schematic platform for anti-corruption elimination in term of the developing nation, ultimately contributes to achieve the goals of global and national levels' endeavor toward transparency by deploying the proposed solution as a pilot project for a long-run sustainability.
Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu; Mohammad Aman Yaqobi; Zahra Nazari; Hidehito Matayoshi; Hameedullah Zaheb. The Role of ICT in Corruption Elimination: A Holistic Approach. 2018 IEEE 9th Annual Information Technology, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference (IEMCON) 2018, 859 -864.
AMA StyleMir Sayed Shah Danish, Tomonobu Senjyu, Mohammad Aman Yaqobi, Zahra Nazari, Hidehito Matayoshi, Hameedullah Zaheb. The Role of ICT in Corruption Elimination: A Holistic Approach. 2018 IEEE 9th Annual Information Technology, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference (IEMCON). 2018; ():859-864.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu; Mohammad Aman Yaqobi; Zahra Nazari; Hidehito Matayoshi; Hameedullah Zaheb. 2018. "The Role of ICT in Corruption Elimination: A Holistic Approach." 2018 IEEE 9th Annual Information Technology, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference (IEMCON) , no. : 859-864.