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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.
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 .
AMA StyleMir 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.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMir 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.
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.
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.
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 .
AMA StyleNajib 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.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNajib 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.
Urbanization and technology have proven to be detrimental to the environment. Buildings contribute a significant portion of this damage. This issue motivated governments, builders, engineers, and architects to seek ways to reduce buildings’ environmental footprints. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is one of the most widely used strategies to ensure energy efficiency and a clean environment in buildings. In Afghanistan, where there are no active regulatory frameworks for energy saving and efficiency for the building sector, it is imperative to promote the transformation of the building industry and practices towards sustainability. In this regard, the role of the residential building sector is of utmost importance due to its major share in the country’s energy consumption and GHG emissions profile. Thus, this study assesses the energy efficiency and environmental impact of existing buildings in Kabul city concerning the LEED rating system. This research suggests practical steps to improve the sustainability of the residential building stock in Kabul city. Robust sets of data on existing residential buildings in Kabul are collected, classified, evaluated, and compared to LEED standards. This research reveals and concludes that most of the existing buildings in Kabul city are in poor conditions and do not meet the minimum requirements to be a candidate for LEED certification. A detailed analysis of the results has led to recommendations on how these buildings could improve to meet the LEED criteria. This is the first study of its kind conducted for Kabul city residential building. Considering the cross-sectoral nature of the building industry, the findings of this study will contribute to many other areas such as water, transportation, ICT, health, energy and the environment.
Najib Sabory; Tomonobo Senjyu; Adina Momand; Hadya Waqfi; Nilofar Saboor; Rabia Mobarez; Farida Razeqi. LEED Scores of Residential Buildings in Poor Cities: Kabul City Case. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6959 .
AMA StyleNajib Sabory, Tomonobo Senjyu, Adina Momand, Hadya Waqfi, Nilofar Saboor, Rabia Mobarez, Farida Razeqi. LEED Scores of Residential Buildings in Poor Cities: Kabul City Case. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (12):6959.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNajib Sabory; Tomonobo Senjyu; Adina Momand; Hadya Waqfi; Nilofar Saboor; Rabia Mobarez; Farida Razeqi. 2021. "LEED Scores of Residential Buildings in Poor Cities: Kabul City Case." Sustainability 13, no. 12: 6959.
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.