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Dr. Mir Sayed Shah Danish
University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

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Assistant Professor Mir Sayed Shah Danish (Dr. Eng., MBA, CEng., SMIEEE, MIET) has been an engineering and technology expert and an academician for several years. He demonstrates a simple, in-depth style of narration of concepts, turning concepts into measurable endeavors and exploring interdisciplinary coverage in a systematic manner. Apart from being a scientific scholar, he brings together multidisciplinary skills and expertise (energy, environment, business, and management) providing integrated solutions. He is the author of several academic and technical textbooks, guidebooks, training manuals, and other books in English and Dari (Persian) Languages. These publications have enabled him to link industry with academia, and he has achieved recognition with several awards and expressions of appreciation. Since 2004, Dr. Danish has been involved in multidisciplinary engineering and technology by leading several projects in those fields while continuing as an active scholar and educator. He is an assistant professor at the University of the Ryukyus, Japan; founder and chair of the IEEE-Sustainable Energy and Intelligent Engineering Society (SEIES-PES & FRID joint chapter, Fukuoka Chapter); founder and facilitator of the Ryukyus IET On-Campus Society, and Ryukyus ACM Chapter; and founder and member, board of directors of the Research and Education Promotion Association (REPA). https://mdanish.me

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Published: 19 August 2021 in Sustainability
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Aquaponics systems and technologies are growing primary industries in many countries, with high environmental and socio-economic advantages. Aquaponics is a closed-loop system that produces aquatic animals and plants in a new way using recirculated water and nutrients. With a growing world population expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, food production sustainability is a primary issue in today’s world agenda, and aquaponics and aquaculture systems can be potential contributors to the challenge. Observing the climate changes and global warming’s impact on the ecosystem, decreasing aqua animal stocks, and responding to increasing demand are turning points in the sustainability era. In the past 15 years, fish production has doubled, thus denoting that aquaponics transforms into commercial scales with a revolutionized production, high efficiency, and fewer resources’ utilization, thus requiring proper operation and management standards and practices. Therefore, this study aims to shape a new framework for sustainable aquaponics modeling and utilization as the all-in-one solution platform covering technical, managerial, socio-economic, institutional, and environmental measures within the suitability requirements. The proposed model in this study offers a systematic approach to the design and implementation of sustainability-efficient aquaponics and aquaculture systems. Through an exhaustive coverage of the topic, this research effort can be counted as a practical reference for researchers, scholars, experts, practitioners, and students in the context of aquaponics and aquaculture studies.

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Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu; Najib Rahman Sabory; Mahdi Khosravy; Maria Luisa Grilli; Alexey Mikhaylov; Hemayatullah Majidi. A Forefront Framework for Sustainable Aquaponics Modeling and Design. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9313 .

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Mir Sayed Shah Danish, Tomonobu Senjyu, Najib Rahman Sabory, Mahdi Khosravy, Maria Luisa Grilli, Alexey Mikhaylov, Hemayatullah Majidi. A Forefront Framework for Sustainable Aquaponics Modeling and Design. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):9313.

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Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu; Najib Rahman Sabory; Mahdi Khosravy; Maria Luisa Grilli; Alexey Mikhaylov; Hemayatullah Majidi. 2021. "A Forefront Framework for Sustainable Aquaponics Modeling and Design." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 9313.

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Published: 28 July 2021 in Sustainability
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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.

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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 .

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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 (15):8428.

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Najib 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.

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Published: 13 July 2021 in Sustainability
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Buildings are one of the major consumers of energy and producers of greenhouse gases globally. Reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from buildings helps decrease global warming and enhances the natural environment. This can only happen by transitioning from traditional to sustainable architecture and urban planning. For decades, sustainable architecture and urban planning have been applied in many countries’ building sectors, but others among the poor and least developed countries are left behind. Kabul, the capital of one of the least developed countries, Afghanistan, has experienced a remarkable growth rate in population and building since 2001. This rapid and uncontrolled growth of building construction caused problems from different perspectives, especially from the sustainability perspective. In this paper, the current state of the building industry in Kabul is evaluated from a sustainability perspective, especially those constructed after the year 2000. This assessment helps to rate and see how sustainable each type of building is. Analysis of the collected data clarifies that buildings’ sustainability level in Kabul city is significantly low. Based on the results, recommendations provide a better future for the building industry and ensure that existing and future buildings are sufficiently sustainable to protect the environment of Kabul city and of the globe.

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Najib Sabory; Tomonobu Senjyu; Mir Danish; Sayed Maqbool Sayed; Arash Ahmadi; Edris Saeedi. Post-2000 Building Industry in Kabul City from Sustainability Perspective. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7833 .

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Najib Sabory, Tomonobu Senjyu, Mir Danish, Sayed Maqbool Sayed, Arash Ahmadi, Edris Saeedi. Post-2000 Building Industry in Kabul City from Sustainability Perspective. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):7833.

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Najib Sabory; Tomonobu Senjyu; Mir Danish; Sayed Maqbool Sayed; Arash Ahmadi; Edris Saeedi. 2021. "Post-2000 Building Industry in Kabul City from Sustainability Perspective." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7833.

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Published: 15 April 2021 in Sustainability
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The main goal of this study is to evaluate the impact of restrictive measures introduced in connection with COVID-19 on consumption in renewable energy markets. The study will be based on the hypothesis that similar changes in human behavior can be expected in the future with the further spread of COVID-19 and/or the introduction of additional quarantine measures around the world. The analysis also yielded additional results. The strongest reductions in energy generation occurred in countries with a high percentage (more than 80%) of urban population (Brazil, USA, the United Kingdom and Germany). This study uses two models created with the Keras Long Short-Term Memory (Keras LSTM) Model, and 76 and 10 parameters are involved. This article suggests that various restrictive strategies reduced the sustainable demand for renewable energy and led to a drop in economic growth, slowing the growth of COVID-19 infections in 2020. It is unknown to what extent the observed slowdown in the spread from March 2020 to September 2020 due to the policy’s impact and not the interaction between the virus and the external environment. All renewable energy producers decreased the volume of renewable energy market supply in 2020 (except China).

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Miraj Bhuiyan; Jaehyung An; Alexey Mikhaylov; Nikita Moiseev; Mir Danish. Renewable Energy Deployment and COVID-19 Measures for Sustainable Development. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4418 .

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Miraj Bhuiyan, Jaehyung An, Alexey Mikhaylov, Nikita Moiseev, Mir Danish. Renewable Energy Deployment and COVID-19 Measures for Sustainable Development. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (8):4418.

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Miraj Bhuiyan; Jaehyung An; Alexey Mikhaylov; Nikita Moiseev; Mir Danish. 2021. "Renewable Energy Deployment and COVID-19 Measures for Sustainable Development." Sustainability 13, no. 8: 4418.

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Published: 02 January 2021 in Metals
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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.

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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 .

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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 (1):80.

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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. 2021. "Photocatalytic Applications of Metal Oxides for Sustainable Environmental Remediation." Metals 11, no. 1: 80.

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Published: 01 January 2021 in Research Anthology on Environmental and Societal Well-Being Considerations in Buildings and Architecture
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A rapid change in technology trend and lifestyle around the globe has induced a drastic increase in energy production, delivery, distribution, and consumption. That forced building planners, designers, scholars, researchers, and practitioners to come up with a sustainable solution within constrained economic and environmental dimensions. With a proper definition and usage of efficiency and sustainability dimensions in terms of green building design and construction, global challenges (global warming, climate change, poverty, global health and education, etc.) can be mitigated, leading to long-run sustainability. This chapter presents indicators to define, manage, measure, and enhance efficiency and sustainability phenomena for proposing a green building. A primary objective of this study is to identify influencing factors and set forth viable indicators and framework in terms of energy-efficient green building from different standpoints hiring innovative tangible and non-tangible tools and technique.

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Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Shah Senjyu. Green Building Efficiency and Sustainability Indicators. Research Anthology on Environmental and Societal Well-Being Considerations in Buildings and Architecture 2021, 196 -212.

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Mir Sayed Shah Danish, Tomonobu Shah Senjyu. Green Building Efficiency and Sustainability Indicators. Research Anthology on Environmental and Societal Well-Being Considerations in Buildings and Architecture. 2021; ():196-212.

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Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Shah Senjyu. 2021. "Green Building Efficiency and Sustainability Indicators." Research Anthology on Environmental and Societal Well-Being Considerations in Buildings and Architecture , no. : 196-212.

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Published: 01 January 2021 in Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies
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Water is the sole reason for the existence of life and prime nutrient to sustain it. So, it becomes extremely important to preserve wastewater to utilize it efficiently for various purposes. The methods and techniques that have the least investment capital, qualitative output, and environment-friendly content are desired. Such unaccustomed methods are our hope for a cleaner, safer, and brighter future. This chapter revolves around the methods employed to brawl the threats posed to the viability of water at earth from emerging contaminants and the efforts made by mankind to prevent it. Nanotechnology has potent attributes for water decontamination. Several nanotech-based devices, methods, and treatments have been used in recent times for wastewater treatment such as nanomembranes, nano photocatalysts, nano-cellulose, nano-absorbent, and nanocomposite materials. The chapter discusses these contemporary developments in nano-based technologies and the various advancements, which have been recently made in conventional techniques used for wastewater treatment technologies.

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Mohit Dev Awasthi; Mukesh Kumar Pandey; Trilok Chauhan; Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Dheeraj Kumar; Nadeem Faisal. Contemporary Developments in Waste Water Treatment Technologies. Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies 2021, 196 -219.

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Mohit Dev Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar Pandey, Trilok Chauhan, Mir Sayed Shah Danish, Dheeraj Kumar, Nadeem Faisal. Contemporary Developments in Waste Water Treatment Technologies. Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies. 2021; ():196-219.

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Mohit Dev Awasthi; Mukesh Kumar Pandey; Trilok Chauhan; Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Dheeraj Kumar; Nadeem Faisal. 2021. "Contemporary Developments in Waste Water Treatment Technologies." Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies , no. : 196-219.

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Published: 01 January 2021 in Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies
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This chapter analyzes the system of green resilience eco-urban land uses oriented in urban social-ecological systems. It reviews and analyses the relevant literature in green social-ecosystem resilience concepts and presents a discussion in relation to sustainable development and ecological sustainability. It further discusses and gives an in-depth overview of the urban social ecosystems as a working structural and functional unit, describes decision support tools that could be applied to sustainable green land uses and development, and offers some strategies for engaging in urban ecosystems, ecological sustainability, and adaptive development. It is concluded that urban land use through the innovative pro-environmental solutions can, in a natural way, support the system of green resilience eco-oriented urban land uses in urban eco-systems and serve to improve the quality of life in the city.

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José G. Vargas-Hernández; Mir Sayed Shah Danish. System of Green Resilience Eco-Oriented Land Uses in Urban Socio-Ecosystems. Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies 2021, 1 -23.

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José G. Vargas-Hernández, Mir Sayed Shah Danish. System of Green Resilience Eco-Oriented Land Uses in Urban Socio-Ecosystems. Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies. 2021; ():1-23.

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José G. Vargas-Hernández; Mir Sayed Shah Danish. 2021. "System of Green Resilience Eco-Oriented Land Uses in Urban Socio-Ecosystems." Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies , no. : 1-23.

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Published: 01 January 2021 in Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies
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This chapter aims to summarize the literature comprising several variables crucial for sustainable development and the examination of causal linkages existing among these variables. This chapter explores the existing literature related to the causality-testing techniques used by several researchers and academicians in the field of sustainable development. This study sums up with a wide variety of existing causality-testing techniques in the literature (both conventional and latest/improved ones). Still, researchers are making efforts for further studies and strive to continually look for examining these causal linkages in a better way. Although several variables have been used in previous studies to explore the causality relationships for sustainable development, it seems there is no limit to the number of such explanatory variables. Therefore, causality testing for sustainable development has a broader scope always for further research advancements in this area.

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Ritu Rana; Manoj Sharma; Mir Sayed Shah Danish. Examining Causal Linkages for Sustainable Development. Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies 2021, 127 -142.

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Ritu Rana, Manoj Sharma, Mir Sayed Shah Danish. Examining Causal Linkages for Sustainable Development. Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies. 2021; ():127-142.

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Ritu Rana; Manoj Sharma; Mir Sayed Shah Danish. 2021. "Examining Causal Linkages for Sustainable Development." Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies , no. : 127-142.

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Published: 29 November 2020 in Metals
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Energy is the fundamental requirement of all physical, chemical, and biological processes which are utilized for better living standards. The toll that the process of development takes on the environment and economic activity is evident from the arising concerns about sustaining the industrialization that has happened in the last centuries. The increase in carbon footprint and the large-scale pollution caused by industrialization has led researchers to think of new ways to sustain the developmental activities, whilst simultaneously minimizing the harming effects on the enviroment. Therefore, decarbonization strategies have become an important factor in industrial expansion, along with the invention of new catalytic methods for carrying out non-thermal reactions, energy storage methods and environmental remediation through the removal or breakdown of harmful chemicals released during manufacturing processes. The present article discusses the structural features and photocatalytic applications of a variety of metal oxide-based materials. Moreover, the practical applicability of these materials is also discussed, as well as the transition of production to an industrial scale. Consequently, this study deals with a concise framework to link metal oxide application options within energy, environmental and economic sustainability, exploring the footprint analysis as well.

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Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Arnab Bhattacharya; Diana Stepanova; Alexey Mikhaylov; Maria Luisa Grilli; Mahdi Khosravy; Tomonobu Senjyu. A Systematic Review of Metal Oxide Applications for Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Metals 2020, 10, 1604 .

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Mir Sayed Shah Danish, Arnab Bhattacharya, Diana Stepanova, Alexey Mikhaylov, Maria Luisa Grilli, Mahdi Khosravy, Tomonobu Senjyu. A Systematic Review of Metal Oxide Applications for Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Metals. 2020; 10 (12):1604.

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Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Arnab Bhattacharya; Diana Stepanova; Alexey Mikhaylov; Maria Luisa Grilli; Mahdi Khosravy; Tomonobu Senjyu. 2020. "A Systematic Review of Metal Oxide Applications for Energy and Environmental Sustainability." Metals 10, no. 12: 1604.

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Published: 19 September 2020 in Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries
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Nowadays, sustainable energy have been focused on electrification of the transportation systems, using electric vehicles (EVs) and electric buses, as well as considering the bidirectional perspective of these technologies by intensifying the grid resilience and reliability through vehicles to grid (V2G) options. Electric buses and EVs are introduced to avoid fuel consumption and thus result in zero emission during the lifetime of the vehicles. Electric buses due to efficient and public utilization have been getting dramatic attention in many countries. Some of the countries have not yet considered this technology so far; some of them have put these technologies in the experimenting stages towards practicing a balanced approach based on factors affecting their country's energy and transportation sectors. One of the critical points of this research is to investigate the highlights of this technology and to continue discovering different angles for developing nations using the experiences of leading countries in this field. Also, the related SDGs are explored and investigated to demonstrate the importance of electric public transportation in achieving targets. An IEEE 33-bus test system is put forward as a case study in this paper to exploit the all-inclusive optimization benefit, particularly network performance via optimal sizing and management of electric bus charging stations, solar power, and storage system in governmental sites. The simulations are performed in MATALB®. The expected outcome of this research and analysis significantly contributes to decision-making stages for policy developers in related sectors as well as a knowledge base for future studies and research.

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Mikaeel Ahmadi; Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu; Habibullah Fedayee; Najib Rahman Sabory; Atsushi Yona. Optimal Merging of Transportation System Using Renewable Energy-Based Supply for Sustainable Development. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries 2020, 47 -63.

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Mikaeel Ahmadi, Mir Sayed Shah Danish, Tomonobu Senjyu, Habibullah Fedayee, Najib Rahman Sabory, Atsushi Yona. Optimal Merging of Transportation System Using Renewable Energy-Based Supply for Sustainable Development. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries. 2020; ():47-63.

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Mikaeel Ahmadi; Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu; Habibullah Fedayee; Najib Rahman Sabory; Atsushi Yona. 2020. "Optimal Merging of Transportation System Using Renewable Energy-Based Supply for Sustainable Development." Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries , no. : 47-63.

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Published: 19 September 2020 in Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries
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Solar energy has experienced rapid growth in recent years due to both technological improvements and support policies. Technological advancement reduces deployment cost and makes it feasible for large scales deployment. Despite a rapidly declining cost of solar energy in the recent past, it still remains much higher compare to conventional energy technologies. Also, deployment of solar energy technologies on large scale must overcome several technical, financial, regulatory, and institutional barriers. Governments in many countries have supported solar energy using fiscal and regulatory incentives, including tax credits and exemptions, feed-in-tariffs, preferential interest rates, renewable portfolio standards, and voluntary green power programs. The continuation of these policies might be necessary for several decades to maintain and enhance growth of solar energy in both developed and developing countries. This study provides policy-makers and solar energy project developers with background information and analysis into a successful penetration of solar energy policies. In which, analysis emphasizes on different mechanisms to establish a supportive regulatory framework for solar energies and examines examples of both successful and failed experiences through case studies and analysis of various countries’ energy policies. This study attempts to highlight the factors which led to the successful implementation of renewable energy including solar energy not only on different countries’ experience but also on the various sources and technologies for renewables, especially solar energy.

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Shawkatullah Shams; Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Najib Rahman Sabory. Solar Energy Market and Policy Instrument Analysis to Support Sustainable Development. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries 2020, 113 -132.

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Shawkatullah Shams, Mir Sayed Shah Danish, Najib Rahman Sabory. Solar Energy Market and Policy Instrument Analysis to Support Sustainable Development. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries. 2020; ():113-132.

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Shawkatullah Shams; Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Najib Rahman Sabory. 2020. "Solar Energy Market and Policy Instrument Analysis to Support Sustainable Development." Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries , no. : 113-132.

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Published: 19 September 2020 in Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries
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The concept of sustainability originated from 1980 to present, during about four decades, it turned from inactive efforts to proactive actions such as the Paris Climate Change Agreement (2015), Millenium Development Goals (MDGs, 2000), and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations General Assembly 2015. According to recent literature, there is connection between the second law of thermodynamics and environmental impact: when energy efficiency is increased, environmental effects are reduced. This trade-off relationship occurs because less energy is needed when it is used efficiently. Therefore, an exhaustive impact analysis of its influential factors is needed. This study employs a thematic analysis, focusing on the overview of available data; that provides an understanding of the relationship between exergy, environment, and energy—explicitly relating to optimal efficiency requirements. Furthermore, this study identifies indicators and measures for adapting to both energy and environmental demands, revealing the underlying, fundamental forces involved with improving efficiency. Although, energy and environment interaction within sustainability criteria requires enormous research efforts, this study exposed a series of related topics in terms of a generalized reference. By covering essential themes in this study, it can be counted a concise reference on the subject for students, researchers, scholars, and practitioners concerning energy, environment, exergy, sustainability, and sustainable development topics.

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Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Najib Rahman Sabory; Mikaeel Ahmadi; Tomonobu Senjyu; Himayatullah Majidi; Milad Ahmad Abdullah; Fahim Momand. Energy and Environment Efficiencies Towards Contributing to Global Sustainability. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries 2020, 1 -13.

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Mir Sayed Shah Danish, Najib Rahman Sabory, Mikaeel Ahmadi, Tomonobu Senjyu, Himayatullah Majidi, Milad Ahmad Abdullah, Fahim Momand. Energy and Environment Efficiencies Towards Contributing to Global Sustainability. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries. 2020; ():1-13.

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Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Najib Rahman Sabory; Mikaeel Ahmadi; Tomonobu Senjyu; Himayatullah Majidi; Milad Ahmad Abdullah; Fahim Momand. 2020. "Energy and Environment Efficiencies Towards Contributing to Global Sustainability." Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries , no. : 1-13.

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Published: 19 September 2020 in Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries
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Citizens living in rapidly-growing cities are adversely affected by infrastructure constraints such as urbanization. While digital technology promises to help manage these challenges, new models must be evaluated to meet citizens’ anticipations and problems. One widely-accepted plan is the smart city model that is consistent with the principles of sustainable development and the development of information and communication technology (ICT) for city planning. The purpose of this article is to identify any driver requirements toward smart city and to evaluate smart city indicators in different aspects in Kabul City. Data were collected using library studies and a questionnaire. Excel software is used for data analysis. The results show that while Kabul City is in poor condition in terms of the smart indicators, its requirements are aligned with the global requirements of other smart cities. This research may help the government and international authorities involved in urban planning and development to focus on specific cases and achieve their smart city goals more quickly.

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Abdolhamid Ebrahimi; Mujtaba Alemi; Mohammad Qasem Azad; Sayed Hujjatullah Ahmadi; Najib Rahman Sabory; Mir Sayed Shah Danish. Aligning Smart City Indicators for Sustainability Outreach: A Case Study. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries 2020, 29 -45.

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Abdolhamid Ebrahimi, Mujtaba Alemi, Mohammad Qasem Azad, Sayed Hujjatullah Ahmadi, Najib Rahman Sabory, Mir Sayed Shah Danish. Aligning Smart City Indicators for Sustainability Outreach: A Case Study. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries. 2020; ():29-45.

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Abdolhamid Ebrahimi; Mujtaba Alemi; Mohammad Qasem Azad; Sayed Hujjatullah Ahmadi; Najib Rahman Sabory; Mir Sayed Shah Danish. 2020. "Aligning Smart City Indicators for Sustainability Outreach: A Case Study." Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries , no. : 29-45.

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Published: 19 September 2020 in Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries
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Distribution networks are frequently challenged with voltage instability, energy losses, and capacity and transfer problems. Distributed generation (DG) at optimal locations in a network can boost system reliability and sustainability by reducing energy loss and improving voltage stability. As environmental concerns increase and fossil fuel availability decreases, integrating renewable energy-based generation in a power system network should be considered to meet the increasing demand for electrical energy. However, it remains a challenge to determine the location and sizes for renewable-based generators within the distribution network. In this paper, an effective technique using the Voltage Stability Index (VSI) method and Genetic Algorithm (GA) is proposed for optimal placement and size of DGs in a radial distribution system. The main contributions of the paper are: (1) to propose the use of VSI, (2) to calculate optimal DG placement based on VSI, (3) to apply GA to calculate DG size, and (4) to evaluate the impact of DG placement on loss reduction and voltage profile improvement. This study uses the case of a 9.7 MVA distribution network in Kabul, Afghanistan. Simulations performed in MATLAB show that the low voltage problem has been eliminated at all nodes, significant energy loss reduction can be achieved, and network reserve capacity was increased using the proposed methodology.

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Sayed Mir Shah Danish; Atsushi Yona; Tomonobu Senjyu. Distributed Generation Model for Achieving Environmental Scenario: Loss Reduction and Efficiency Improvement. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries 2020, 101 -112.

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Sayed Mir Shah Danish, Atsushi Yona, Tomonobu Senjyu. Distributed Generation Model for Achieving Environmental Scenario: Loss Reduction and Efficiency Improvement. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries. 2020; ():101-112.

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Sayed Mir Shah Danish; Atsushi Yona; Tomonobu Senjyu. 2020. "Distributed Generation Model for Achieving Environmental Scenario: Loss Reduction and Efficiency Improvement." Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries , no. : 101-112.

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Published: 19 September 2020 in Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries
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Energy is one of the fundamental factors for socio-economic development. At the age of climate change and global warming, energy generation and utilization oblige energy producers and consumers to put forward within sustainability requirements. Global socio-economic development considering interrelated standardized roadmaps of energy looks a complicated process. In which, shareability of natural and renewable energy resources and these resources availability for a reliable supply of clean energy remains a bottleneck for policymakers and environmentalists. Managing an interdisciplinary endeavor is a complicated task that requires an exhaustive overview of various dimensions of energy and environmental sustainability. This study offers a concise overview of the main factors influencing energy and environmental sustainability systematically. That followed by energy indicators and sustainability performances. This study put forward with a series of emerging information, explored energy-efficient strategies, low carbon technologies, and efficiency indicators interactions.

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Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Najib Rahman Sabory; Abdul Matin Ibrahimi; Tomonobu Senjyu; Mohammad Hamid Ahadi; Mohammad Zubair Stanikzai. A Concise Overview of Energy Development Within Sustainability Requirements. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries 2020, 15 -27.

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Mir Sayed Shah Danish, Najib Rahman Sabory, Abdul Matin Ibrahimi, Tomonobu Senjyu, Mohammad Hamid Ahadi, Mohammad Zubair Stanikzai. A Concise Overview of Energy Development Within Sustainability Requirements. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries. 2020; ():15-27.

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Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Najib Rahman Sabory; Abdul Matin Ibrahimi; Tomonobu Senjyu; Mohammad Hamid Ahadi; Mohammad Zubair Stanikzai. 2020. "A Concise Overview of Energy Development Within Sustainability Requirements." Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries , no. : 15-27.

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Published: 19 September 2020 in Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries
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The recent lifestyle and technology changes, sustainability has become a crucial concept in strategic urban planning and management. Sustainability requires us to consider using and managing resources in a manner that does not endanger our lives and the needs of future generations. Sustainable urban development raises awareness on the resource needs for residential, industrial, transportation, commercial or recreational purposes, specifically in the use of natural resources in smart cities. Therefore, a managed-smart city within thoughtful urban planning diminishes energy dependency, enhance efficiency and reliability, indicate environmental impacts, and ensures sustainability. This paper focuses on identifying strategies for smart and sustainable design in two neighboring townships in Kabul, Afghanistan: the Bibi Mahro hillside (informal settlement) and the 3rd Macrorayan area (formal settlement residential buildings). A systematic literature review was designed to define the terms smart city and sustainability and to investigate strategies for integrating formal and informal settlements. A viable strategy offers efficient-energy production and conservation, water management, transportation, wastewater utilization, and cost-effective application of smart features. These features maintain social integration among neighborhoods and minimize the environmental impact of carbon footprint of energy usage.

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Mozhdah Hafizyar; Ahmad Rasa Arsallan; Najib Rahman Sabory; Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu. Smart and Sustainable Township: An Overview. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries 2020, 65 -80.

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Mozhdah Hafizyar, Ahmad Rasa Arsallan, Najib Rahman Sabory, Mir Sayed Shah Danish, Tomonobu Senjyu. Smart and Sustainable Township: An Overview. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries. 2020; ():65-80.

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Mozhdah Hafizyar; Ahmad Rasa Arsallan; Najib Rahman Sabory; Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu. 2020. "Smart and Sustainable Township: An Overview." Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries , no. : 65-80.

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Afghanistan Government Administrative Complex (GAC) is a component of a new district that will relocate 30 governmental offices from the city center to Dar Ul-Aman (located about 16 km southwest of Kabul city). Dar Ul-Aman is a strategic and historical area suitable for both public and governmental facilities. Many urban planning professionals and criticizes are concerned with accessibility problems to reach this complex from north, west, and east parts of Kabul city, as well as it will create environmental and aggregation issues in the future. These problems suggest that such a congested area may generate a lot of air and sound pollutions and affect underground water in the area. This study tries to explore key sustainability factors from urban planning and development perspectives to overcome the problems mentioned above. The pros and cons of this plan are analyzed, followed by some specific recommendations for the government of Afghanistan. This chapter adopts the GAC plan with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) towards or in opposition to their implementation in Afghanistan. Furthermore, this chapter compares the GAC existing plan with the Urban Design Framework for Kabul City. This study is based on the available information and real-world case study from the Ministry of Urban Development and Land (MUDL).

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Hameed Shirzad; Ahmad Zia Amini; Yasser Qudir; Zakia Husssainy; Najib Rahman Sabory; Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu. An Empirical Analysis of Sustainability Indicators in an Administrative Complex Design from Urban Planning Perspective. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries 2020, 81 -99.

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Hameed Shirzad, Ahmad Zia Amini, Yasser Qudir, Zakia Husssainy, Najib Rahman Sabory, Mir Sayed Shah Danish, Tomonobu Senjyu. An Empirical Analysis of Sustainability Indicators in an Administrative Complex Design from Urban Planning Perspective. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries. 2020; ():81-99.

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Hameed Shirzad; Ahmad Zia Amini; Yasser Qudir; Zakia Husssainy; Najib Rahman Sabory; Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Tomonobu Senjyu. 2020. "An Empirical Analysis of Sustainability Indicators in an Administrative Complex Design from Urban Planning Perspective." Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries , no. : 81-99.

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Cities are responsible for two-thirds of global energy consumption. Residential houses play an important role in urban energy consumption. This research focuses on informal settlements as mass consumers of energy in developing countries. Informal urban sprawl around Kabul city has grown in recent decades. Population growth, weak public institutions, outdated planning regulations, irresponsive financial systems, and dysfunctional administrative and legal systems have driven the emergence of informal settlements. Consumption, use, and access to energy are critical issues that impact quality of life in these settlements, and it impacts climate change mitigation efforts. This study analyzes the main patterns of energy use, access, consumption, and distribution in Kabul informal settlements. This research methodology is based on case study. Qala-e-Zaman Khan is selected as a case study and conducted interviews with residents living in informal settlements. Our solutions are summarized in three sections: (1) high energy consumption and pollution from the use of nonrenewable energy sources; (2) infrastructure problems such as drainage, water, electricity, and poor building conditions; and (3) building envelope materials that impact quality of life, energy efficiency, and climate change. These solutions align with the United Nations SDG’s goals for ending poverty. Energy production can be achieved by implementing energy efficiency strategies proposed for energy sources, use of efficient building materials, and providing access to municipal infrastructure. Our strategies focus on environmental, social, and economic aspects of sustainability as well as responsive to the world’s sustainable development goals.

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Zahra Sufizada; Ahmad Ajmal Oryakheill; Mohammad Hafiz Kohnaward; Nabila Fazli; Hasina Zadran; Najib Rahman Sabory; Mir Sayed Shah Danish. From Consumers to Producers: Energy Efficiency as a Tool for Sustainable Development in the Context of Informal Settlements. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries 2020, 169 -187.

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Zahra Sufizada, Ahmad Ajmal Oryakheill, Mohammad Hafiz Kohnaward, Nabila Fazli, Hasina Zadran, Najib Rahman Sabory, Mir Sayed Shah Danish. From Consumers to Producers: Energy Efficiency as a Tool for Sustainable Development in the Context of Informal Settlements. Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries. 2020; ():169-187.

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Zahra Sufizada; Ahmad Ajmal Oryakheill; Mohammad Hafiz Kohnaward; Nabila Fazli; Hasina Zadran; Najib Rahman Sabory; Mir Sayed Shah Danish. 2020. "From Consumers to Producers: Energy Efficiency as a Tool for Sustainable Development in the Context of Informal Settlements." Sustainability Outreach in Developing Countries , no. : 169-187.

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Published: 14 September 2020 in International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems
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The need for energy and environmental sustainability as a result of the significant concern for mitigating the effects of climate changes has notedly encouraged the deployment of more renewable energy resources towards mitigating greenhouse gas emission crisis. However, there is a need for proper planning of variable renewable energy sources penetration to meet the techno-economic criteria for reliable operation of a distribution network which includes loss reduction, voltage stability improvement, voltage profile enhancement and so on. Hence, optimally coordinated planning of dispersed and centralized renewable energy resources-based power generations can provide a better solution approach. In this study, a two-stage optimal coordination of localized and centralized generation is proposed using multi-objective multi-verse optimization (MOMVO) technique for simultaneous minimization of investment cost and voltage profile enhancement. The first optimization stage determines the optimal locations and sizes of the dispersed generation units. The capacity size of pre-located centralized generation units is determined in the second stage with adequate consideration of the results of the first stage. The real 68-bus distribution network with three main distribution feeders in Kabul city, is considered as the test case for simulation on MATLAB® environment.

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Mikaeel Ahmadi; Oludamilare Bode Adewuyi; Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Paras Mandal; Atsushi Yona; Tomonobu Senjyu. Optimum coordination of centralized and distributed renewable power generation incorporating battery storage system into the electric distribution network. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems 2020, 125, 106458 .

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Mikaeel Ahmadi, Oludamilare Bode Adewuyi, Mir Sayed Shah Danish, Paras Mandal, Atsushi Yona, Tomonobu Senjyu. Optimum coordination of centralized and distributed renewable power generation incorporating battery storage system into the electric distribution network. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. 2020; 125 ():106458.

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Mikaeel Ahmadi; Oludamilare Bode Adewuyi; Mir Sayed Shah Danish; Paras Mandal; Atsushi Yona; Tomonobu Senjyu. 2020. "Optimum coordination of centralized and distributed renewable power generation incorporating battery storage system into the electric distribution network." International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems 125, no. : 106458.