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Elmira Jamei
Built Environment Discipline Group, Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities, College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, Footscray, VIC 3155, Australia

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Published: 10 August 2021 in Encyclopedia
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Age-friendly built environments have been promoted by the World Health Organisation (WHO, Geneva, Switzerland) under the Global Age-friendly Cities (AFC) movement in which three domains are related to the built environment. These are: housing, transportation, outdoor spaces and public buildings. The aim is to foster active ageing by optimising opportunities for older adults to maximise their independent living ability and participate in their communities to enhance their quality of life and wellbeing. An age-friendly built environment is inclusive, accessible, respects individual needs and addresses the wide range of capacities across the course of life. Age-friendly housing promotes ageing in familiar surroundings and maintains social connections at the neighbourhood and community levels. Both age-friendly housing and buildings provide barrier-free provisions to minimise the needs for subsequent adaptations. Age-friendly public and outdoor spaces encourage older adults to spend time outside and engage with others against isolation and loneliness. Age-friendly public transport enables older adults to get around and enhances their mobility. For achieving an age-friendly living environment, a holistic approach is required to enable independent living, inclusion and active participation of older adults in society. The eight domains of the AFC movement are not mutually exclusive but overlap and support with one another.

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Hing-Wah Chau; Elmira Jamei. Age-Friendly Built Environment. Encyclopedia 2021, 1, 781 -791.

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Hing-Wah Chau, Elmira Jamei. Age-Friendly Built Environment. Encyclopedia. 2021; 1 (3):781-791.

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Hing-Wah Chau; Elmira Jamei. 2021. "Age-Friendly Built Environment." Encyclopedia 1, no. 3: 781-791.

Review
Published: 10 June 2021 in Science of The Total Environment
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The combined trends of urban heat island (UHI) intensification and global warming led to an increased tendency towards on the greening of cities as a tool for UHI mitigation. Our study examines the range of research approaches and findings regarding the role of green roofs in mitigating urban heat and enhancing human comfort. This review provides an overview of 89 studies conducted in three main climate types (hot–humid, temperate, and dry), from 2000 till 2020. All of the reviewed studies confirm the cooling effect of green roofs and its contribution to reduced heat island intensity regardless of the background climatic condition. However, dry climate has the highest (3 °C) median cooling effect of green roofs among all the climates investigated. Hot–humid climate presents the lowest cooling potential (median = 1 °C) of green roofs among all the climate types. Moreover, green roofs contribute a median surface temperature reduction of 30 °C in hot–humid cities. This value is relatively low for temperate climates (28 °C). Notably, no study has examined the impact of green roofs on surface temperature reduction in dry climates. This review can benefit urban planners and various stakeholders.

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Elmira Jamei; Hing Wah Chau; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Alex Stojcevski. Review on the cooling potential of green roofs in different climates. Science of The Total Environment 2021, 791, 148407 .

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Elmira Jamei, Hing Wah Chau, Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Alex Stojcevski. Review on the cooling potential of green roofs in different climates. Science of The Total Environment. 2021; 791 ():148407.

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Elmira Jamei; Hing Wah Chau; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Alex Stojcevski. 2021. "Review on the cooling potential of green roofs in different climates." Science of The Total Environment 791, no. : 148407.

Review
Published: 20 May 2021 in Sustainability
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Physical activity is connected to public health in many ways, and walking is its most popular form. Modern planning models have been applied to cities to manage rapid urban expansions. However, this practice has led to low level of walkability and strong car-dependency in today’s cities. Hence, this study aims to provide a review of the most promising urban design parameters affecting walkability, using Frank Lawrence’s theory of “Objectively Measured Urban Form” (density, connectivity and accessibility, and mixed-use development) as the basis of discussion. The second part of this paper takes a case study approach, through discussing the main design elements of traditional Iranian cities (mosques, bazaars, residential quarters, and alleyways) and analyses their impacts on promoting walkability. This study concludes that incorporating inherent values of traditional urban design elements will complement modern planning and design practices.

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Elmira Jamei; Khatereh Ahmadi; Hing Chau; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Ben Horan; Alex Stojcevski. Urban Design and Walkability: Lessons Learnt from Iranian Traditional Cities. Sustainability 2021, 13, 5731 .

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Elmira Jamei, Khatereh Ahmadi, Hing Chau, Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Ben Horan, Alex Stojcevski. Urban Design and Walkability: Lessons Learnt from Iranian Traditional Cities. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (10):5731.

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Elmira Jamei; Khatereh Ahmadi; Hing Chau; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Ben Horan; Alex Stojcevski. 2021. "Urban Design and Walkability: Lessons Learnt from Iranian Traditional Cities." Sustainability 13, no. 10: 5731.

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Published: 17 March 2021 in Managing the Asian Century
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Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is one of the megacities in Asia, with an estimated population exceeding 60 million people. This chapter provides an overview of the main challenges that planners encounter to address the sustainable development objectives in Bangkok. These challenges are listed as follows. (1) Climate change has been the main drive for stakeholders and municipalities to propose a strategic framework, which can reduce CO2 emissions and increased urban air temperature. These actions consider the existing city infrastructure and the need for community involvement. (2) The economic development and productivity of Bangkok are adversely affected by traffic congestion and poor connectivity in the urban fabric. (3) Poverty, social inclusion and the growing number of slums in Bangkok, accounting for almost one-quarter of the city’s total population. Adopting a case study approach this study reviews the strategies municipalities tackled the above-mentioned challenges considering environmental (climate change), physical (transportation and street systems) and social (slum access to housing) sustainability. This chapter also provides an insight into the planning actions that can be considered to meet sustainable development goals.

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Elmira Jamei; Hing-Wah Chau; Kitapatr Dhabhalabutr. Case Study Approach in Tackling Environmental, Physical and Social Sustainability in Bangkok. Managing the Asian Century 2021, 45 -62.

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Elmira Jamei, Hing-Wah Chau, Kitapatr Dhabhalabutr. Case Study Approach in Tackling Environmental, Physical and Social Sustainability in Bangkok. Managing the Asian Century. 2021; ():45-62.

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Elmira Jamei; Hing-Wah Chau; Kitapatr Dhabhalabutr. 2021. "Case Study Approach in Tackling Environmental, Physical and Social Sustainability in Bangkok." Managing the Asian Century , no. : 45-62.

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Published: 17 March 2021 in Managing the Asian Century
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According to the United Nations, tropical cities occupy only 36% of the Earth’s surface but account for one-third of the entire global population. Rapid population growth and urbanization in tropics have been associated with increased urban air temperature, thermal discomfort, energy consumption, and deteriorated public health. Increased air temperature is often accompanied by extreme heatwaves or floods. Therefore, the researches in the areas of urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon and thermal stress have received further attention within the last couple of decades and, as a result, the establishment of heat mitigation technologies has become critical. Although studies on urban climate in tropics have shown progress, however, the situation in the tropical belt remains complex and calls for further explorations. Therefore, this paper gives an overview of three main cooling techniques in tropics (shadings, wind modification, green infrastructure) through a case study approach. The case studies are located in three Malaysian cities; Malacca (heritage city), Muar, and Putrajaya (administrative capital of Malaysia). These case studies show (1) how playing with the height of the high-rise towers in CBD (in Muar) can affect the wind behavior and consequently improve or worsen the thermal comfort, (2) how different urban morphologies (geometry and aspect ratio) in heritage and contemporary sites (Malacca) can affect the air temperature and thermal comfort, (3) and finally indicate how the green infrastructure that has been incorporated into the planning of a city (Putrajaya) affect the air and surface temperature. The results of these case studies are beneficial for urban planners in better integration of urban climatic knowledge into planning practices and to establish a framework of heat mitigation methods that can be especially practical for tropics.

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Elmira Jamei; Rana Habibi. Urban Design Solutions to Cool Tropics (Case Study Approach). Managing the Asian Century 2021, 209 -224.

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Elmira Jamei, Rana Habibi. Urban Design Solutions to Cool Tropics (Case Study Approach). Managing the Asian Century. 2021; ():209-224.

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Elmira Jamei; Rana Habibi. 2021. "Urban Design Solutions to Cool Tropics (Case Study Approach)." Managing the Asian Century , no. : 209-224.

Journal article
Published: 01 February 2021 in Applied Sciences
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Modal analysis provides the dynamic behavior of an object or structure, and is often undertaken using the Finite Element Method (FEM) due to its ability to deal with arbitrary geometries. This article investigates the use of Augmented Reality (AR) to provide the in situ visualization of a modal analysis for an aluminum impeller. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software packages regularly use heat maps and shape deformation to visualize the outcomes of a given simulation. AR allows the superimposition of digital information on a view of the real-world environment, and provides the opportunity to overlay such simulation results onto real-world objects and environments. The presented modal analysis undertaken herein provides natural frequencies and the corresponding deformation of an aluminum impeller. The results indicate the ability for the design part and finite element analysis results to be viewed on the physical part. A mobile AR-FEA-based system was developed for Modal Analysis result visualization. This study offers designers and engineers a new way to visualize such simulation results.

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Merve Yavuz Erkek; Selim Erkek; Elmira Jamei; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Alex Stojcevski; Ben Horan. Augmented Reality Visualization of Modal Analysis Using the Finite Element Method. Applied Sciences 2021, 11, 1310 .

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Merve Yavuz Erkek, Selim Erkek, Elmira Jamei, Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Alex Stojcevski, Ben Horan. Augmented Reality Visualization of Modal Analysis Using the Finite Element Method. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11 (3):1310.

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Merve Yavuz Erkek; Selim Erkek; Elmira Jamei; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Alex Stojcevski; Ben Horan. 2021. "Augmented Reality Visualization of Modal Analysis Using the Finite Element Method." Applied Sciences 11, no. 3: 1310.

Review
Published: 01 November 2020 in Energy Reports
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Australia’s waste management is heavily dependent on landfill. The Australian Bureau of Statistics predicts that as Australia’s population and economy grow, there will be a significant increase in the magnitude of waste output. Concentrated solar driven pyrolysis has been identified as a promising means in creating renewable liquid fuel and improving waste management. This technology is based on the upgrading of waste into a valuable commodity. This is of interest to city councils, communities and stakeholders, as both Australia’s annual waste generation and energy demands are growing rapidly. This paper provides a case for the implementation of solar-driven pyrolysis for biofuel production in the Australian state of Victoria as well as a comparative analysis of different Renewable Energy Sources and biomass reactions to justify the combination of Concentrated Solar Power with pyrolysis. This study is the first to assess the solar-driven pyrolysis under a Victorian setting. Victoria was chosen due to the comprehensive and readily available waste data kept by its government. The review concluded that a combination of Fresnel Reflector CSP and pyrolysis are best suited for regional Victorian environment. Fresnel reflector technology was found to complement slow pyrolysis well due to its 250–500◦C operating temperature, while regional Victoria was found to be a good trade-off between feedstock distance and DNI exposure. These requirements were important because feedstock transportation was found to cost $AUD 96 per 500km, and it was observed that there could be up to 1200 kWh/m2 solar exposure difference between Victorian rural and metropolitan locations. This study provides a comprehensive framework of technical requirements pertaining to a Victorian solar-driven pyrolysis system, which will then act as a guidance for future designers.

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James Hamilton; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Elmira Jamei; Ben Horan; Alex Stojcevski. A systematic review of solar driven waste to fuel pyrolysis technology for the Australian state of Victoria. Energy Reports 2020, 6, 3212 -3229.

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James Hamilton, Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Elmira Jamei, Ben Horan, Alex Stojcevski. A systematic review of solar driven waste to fuel pyrolysis technology for the Australian state of Victoria. Energy Reports. 2020; 6 ():3212-3229.

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James Hamilton; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Elmira Jamei; Ben Horan; Alex Stojcevski. 2020. "A systematic review of solar driven waste to fuel pyrolysis technology for the Australian state of Victoria." Energy Reports 6, no. : 3212-3229.

Journal article
Published: 18 August 2020 in Sustainability
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The solar photo-voltaic systems control architecture has a substantial influence over the cost, efficiency, and accuracy of maximum power point tracking under partial shading conditions. In this paper, a novel distributed architecture of a building integrated photo-voltaic system equipped with a single maximum power point tracking controller is presented in order to address the drawbacks associated with respect to cost, complexity and efficiency of the existing photo-voltaic system architectures. In addition, a radial movement optimization based maximum power point tracking control algorithm is designed, developed, and validated using the proposed system architecture under five different partial shading conditions. The inferences obtained from the validation results of the proposed distributed system architecture indicated that cost was reduced by 75% when compared to the commonly used decentralised systems. The proposed distributed building integrated photo-voltaic system architecture is also more efficient, robust, reliable, and accurate.

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Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Gokul Thirunavukkarasu; Elmira Jamei; Tey Soon; Ben Horan; Saad Mekhilef; Alex Stojcevski. A Sustainable Distributed Building Integrated Photo-Voltaic System Architecture with a Single Radial Movement Optimization Based MPPT Controller. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6687 .

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Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Gokul Thirunavukkarasu, Elmira Jamei, Tey Soon, Ben Horan, Saad Mekhilef, Alex Stojcevski. A Sustainable Distributed Building Integrated Photo-Voltaic System Architecture with a Single Radial Movement Optimization Based MPPT Controller. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (16):6687.

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Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Gokul Thirunavukkarasu; Elmira Jamei; Tey Soon; Ben Horan; Saad Mekhilef; Alex Stojcevski. 2020. "A Sustainable Distributed Building Integrated Photo-Voltaic System Architecture with a Single Radial Movement Optimization Based MPPT Controller." Sustainability 12, no. 16: 6687.

Review article
Published: 06 September 2019 in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
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Hybrid renewable energy systems (RESs) are being widely utilized as an alternate source of energy for mitigating the rapidly increasing energy demand. Explicit representation of the results obtained from the impact analysis made on a newly proposed or an existing hybrid RES is complex, and it requires powerful visualization tools. Over the years, various visualization techniques were developed towards addressing this problem. Therefore, the use of visualization techniques are continuously growing and have been the focus of many researchers across the world. This review article presents a comprehensive analysis of the advancements in the use of different immersive visualization (IV) tools in state-of-the-art RES development. A total of 41 software packages and a collection of recently published research articles in the field of RES development incorporated with advanced IV tools was identified and critically reviewed based on its use-case, accessibility, complexity, robustness, immersivity, and adaptability. Finally, a list of fit-for-purpose software packages that could be used at different stages of the RES development is recommended. A summary of the current advancements in the use of the IV tools in RES development is presented to highlight the broader potential of multidisciplinary applications of the advanced IV tools in RES development.

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Mohd Daniel Azraff Bin Rozmi; Gokul Sidarth Thirunavukkarasu; Elmira Jamei; Mohammadmehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Saad Mekhilef; Alex Stojcevski; Ben Horan. Role of immersive visualization tools in renewable energy system development. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2019, 115, 109363 .

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Mohd Daniel Azraff Bin Rozmi, Gokul Sidarth Thirunavukkarasu, Elmira Jamei, Mohammadmehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Saad Mekhilef, Alex Stojcevski, Ben Horan. Role of immersive visualization tools in renewable energy system development. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2019; 115 ():109363.

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Mohd Daniel Azraff Bin Rozmi; Gokul Sidarth Thirunavukkarasu; Elmira Jamei; Mohammadmehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Saad Mekhilef; Alex Stojcevski; Ben Horan. 2019. "Role of immersive visualization tools in renewable energy system development." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 115, no. : 109363.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2019 in Renewable Energy
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William VanDeventer; Elmira Jamei; Gokul Sidarth Thirunavukkarasu; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Tey Kok Soon; Ben Horan; Saad Mekhilef; Alex Stojcevski. Short-term PV power forecasting using hybrid GASVM technique. Renewable Energy 2019, 140, 367 -379.

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William VanDeventer, Elmira Jamei, Gokul Sidarth Thirunavukkarasu, Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Tey Kok Soon, Ben Horan, Saad Mekhilef, Alex Stojcevski. Short-term PV power forecasting using hybrid GASVM technique. Renewable Energy. 2019; 140 ():367-379.

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William VanDeventer; Elmira Jamei; Gokul Sidarth Thirunavukkarasu; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Tey Kok Soon; Ben Horan; Saad Mekhilef; Alex Stojcevski. 2019. "Short-term PV power forecasting using hybrid GASVM technique." Renewable Energy 140, no. : 367-379.

Validation study
Published: 28 June 2019 in Science of The Total Environment
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Urban climate knowledge has been increasingly integrated into urban design and planning practices. Numerical modeling systems, such as climatic and bioclimatic tools, are currently more popular than onsite field measurements. This higher popularity is mainly due to the complicated interactions in 3D urban environments and the spatial distribution of various climatic parameters that cannot be captured thoroughly via on-site measurements alone. Such modeling systems also offer better solutions to overcome the nonlinearity of urban climate in forecasting different "what if scenarios." This paper provides an overview of different types of climatic and bioclimatic modeling systems and presents their main benefits and shortcomings. In the second part of this study, one of the most commonly used tools in urban climate studies, namely, ENVI-met, was selected, and its reliability in different contexts was investigated by reviewing past researches. The applicability of ENVI-met in accurately simulating the influence of future urban growth on one of the fastest growing suburbs in Melbourne, was tested by conducting a sensitivity analysis on inputs and control parameters, backed up with a series of field measurements in selected points. RMSE value was calculated for different runs of the initial ENVI-met model with adjusted control parameters (e.g., factor of short-wave adjustment, initial air temperature, relative humidity, roughness length, wind speed, albedo of walls, and albedo of roofs). The model achieved the optimum performance by altering the short-wave adjustment factor from 0.5 to 1; therefore, ENVI-met was considered a reliable tool for relative comparison of urban dynamics. The findings of this study not only help planners select the most practical modeling systems that address project objectives but also educate them on limitations associated with using ENVI-met.

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Elmira Jamei; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Ben Horan; Alex Stojcevski. Verification of a bioclimatic modeling system in a growing suburb in Melbourne. Science of The Total Environment 2019, 689, 883 -898.

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Elmira Jamei, Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Ben Horan, Alex Stojcevski. Verification of a bioclimatic modeling system in a growing suburb in Melbourne. Science of The Total Environment. 2019; 689 ():883-898.

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Elmira Jamei; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Ben Horan; Alex Stojcevski. 2019. "Verification of a bioclimatic modeling system in a growing suburb in Melbourne." Science of The Total Environment 689, no. : 883-898.

Articles
Published: 15 November 2018 in Architectural Science Review
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The number of people living in urban areas is projected to increase significantly in most of the cities around the world. To address the future population increase, local governments develop new planning scenarios to increase the density in certain areas that can accommodate the growth. However, the potential threat to human health and pedestrian comfort will be exacerbated, if planning professionals exclude climatic conscious urban design in their practices. Increasing numbers of the hot days and frequent occurrence of heatwave events cause a serious threat to human life. This study investigates the effect of the future structural plans on pedestrian thermal comfort through numerical simulation using City North, Melbourne as a case study. The effect of street design towards the development of a comfortable microclimate at street level for pedestrians is investigated. To provide knowledge readily interpretable from the planning perspective, the existing and future scenarios for different street profiles are modelled and the consequences of microclimatic parameters and thermal comfort are assessed. A three-dimensional numerical modelling system, ENVI-met was used for the simulation. A clear reduction of average daytime temperature (T), mean radiant temperature (MRT) and Physiological Equivalent Temperatures (PET) were observed across the study area after implementing the ‘Plan Melbourne’ strategies. The outcomes of this study will assist urban planners in developing policies which can effectively decrease the vulnerability to the heat stress at the pedestrian level.

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Elmira Jamei; Priyadarsini Rajagopalan. Effect of street design on pedestrian thermal comfort. Architectural Science Review 2018, 62, 92 -111.

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Elmira Jamei, Priyadarsini Rajagopalan. Effect of street design on pedestrian thermal comfort. Architectural Science Review. 2018; 62 (2):92-111.

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Elmira Jamei; Priyadarsini Rajagopalan. 2018. "Effect of street design on pedestrian thermal comfort." Architectural Science Review 62, no. 2: 92-111.

Book chapter
Published: 12 October 2018 in Approaches to Water Sensitive Urban Design
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Urbanization exacerbates the urban climate and contributes to the development of the urban heat island (UHI) effect, adversely impacting public health and thermal comfort. This chapter provides evidence for the effectiveness of green infrastructure (GI) and water sensitive urban design (WSUD) strategies as mechanisms to address some of the challenges faced by contemporary urban environments, including extreme heat events, drought, UHI, and thermal discomfort. Through several examples in various countries and climates, the application of GI in different forms (parks, street trees, green roofs, and green walls) and WSUD approaches were investigated and ranked as the most effective strategies in mitigating the increased urban air temperature. This chapter highlights the necessity of integrating climate knowledge into planning practices and raises awareness among urban planners of the importance of critically assessing planning policies before developing a new neighborhood.

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Elmira Jamei; Nigel Tapper. WSUD and Urban Heat Island Effect Mitigation. Approaches to Water Sensitive Urban Design 2018, 381 -407.

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Elmira Jamei, Nigel Tapper. WSUD and Urban Heat Island Effect Mitigation. Approaches to Water Sensitive Urban Design. 2018; ():381-407.

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Elmira Jamei; Nigel Tapper. 2018. "WSUD and Urban Heat Island Effect Mitigation." Approaches to Water Sensitive Urban Design , no. : 381-407.

Journal article
Published: 15 May 2018 in Energies
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The rapidly increasing use of renewable energy resources in power generation systems in recent years has accentuated the need to find an optimum and efficient scheme for forecasting meteorological parameters, such as solar radiation, temperature, wind speed, and sun exposure. Integrating wind power prediction systems into electrical grids has witnessed a powerful economic impact, along with the supply and demand balance of the power generation scheme. Academic interest in formulating accurate forecasting models of the energy yields of solar energy systems has significantly increased around the world. This significant rise has contributed to the increase in the share of solar power, which is evident from the power grids set up in Germany (5 GW) and Bavaria. The Spanish government has also taken initiative measures to develop the use of renewable energy, by providing incentives for the accurate day-ahead forecasting. Forecasting solar power outputs aids the critical components of the energy market, such as the management, scheduling, and decision making related to the distribution of the generated power. In the current study, a mathematical forecasting model, optimized using differential evolution and the particle swarm optimization (DEPSO) technique utilized for the short-term photovoltaic (PV) power output forecasting of the PV system located at Deakin University (Victoria, Australia), is proposed. A hybrid self-energized datalogging system is utilized in this setup to monitor the PV data along with the local environmental parameters used in the proposed forecasting model. A comparison study is carried out evaluating the standard particle swarm optimization (PSO) and differential evolution (DE), with the proposed DEPSO under three different time horizons (1-h, 2-h, and 4-h). Results of the 1-h time horizon shows that the root mean square error (RMSE), mean relative error (MRE), mean absolute error (MAE), mean bias error (MBE), weekly mean error (WME), and variance of the prediction errors (VAR) of the DEPSO based forecasting is 4.4%, 3.1%, 0.03, −1.63, 0.16, and 0.01, respectively. Results demonstrate that the proposed DEPSO approach is more efficient and accurate compared with the PSO and DE.

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Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Elmira Jamei; Gokul Sidarth Thirunavukkarasu; Tey Kok Soon; Michael Mortimer; Ben Horan; Alex Stojcevski; Saad Mekhilef. Short-Term Forecasting of the Output Power of a Building-Integrated Photovoltaic System Using a Metaheuristic Approach. Energies 2018, 11, 1260 .

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Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Elmira Jamei, Gokul Sidarth Thirunavukkarasu, Tey Kok Soon, Michael Mortimer, Ben Horan, Alex Stojcevski, Saad Mekhilef. Short-Term Forecasting of the Output Power of a Building-Integrated Photovoltaic System Using a Metaheuristic Approach. Energies. 2018; 11 (5):1260.

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Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Elmira Jamei; Gokul Sidarth Thirunavukkarasu; Tey Kok Soon; Michael Mortimer; Ben Horan; Alex Stojcevski; Saad Mekhilef. 2018. "Short-Term Forecasting of the Output Power of a Building-Integrated Photovoltaic System Using a Metaheuristic Approach." Energies 11, no. 5: 1260.

Journal article
Published: 26 April 2018 in Sustainability
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The vibrant, noiseless, and low-maintenance characteristics of photovoltaic (PV) systems make them one of the fast-growing technologies in the modern era. This on-demand source of energy suffers from low-output efficiency compared with other alternatives. Given that PV systems must be installed in outdoor spaces, their efficiency is significantly affected by the inevitable complication called partial shading (PS). Partial shading occurs when different sections of the solar array are subjected to different levels of solar irradiance, which then leads to a multiple-peak function in the output characteristics of the system. Conventional tracking techniques, along with some nascent/novel approaches used for the tracking maximum power point (MPP), are unsatisfactory when subjected to PS, eventually leading to the reduced efficiency of the PV system. This study aims at investigating the use of the bat algorithm (BA), a nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithm for MPP tracking (MPPT) subjected to PS conditions. A brief explanation of the behavior of the PV system under the PS condition and the advantages of using BA for estimating the MPPT of the PV system under PS condition is discussed. The deployment of the BA for the MPPT in PV systems is then explained in detail highlighting the simulation results which verifies whether the proposed method is faster, more efficient, sustainable and more reliable than conventional and other soft computing-based methods. Three testing conditions are considered in the simulation, and the results indicate that the proposed technique has high efficiency and reliability even when subjected to an acute shading condition.

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Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Tey Kok Soon; Elmira Jamei; Gokul Sidarth Thirunavukkarasu; Ben Horan; Saad Mekhilef; Alex Stojcevski. Maximum Power Point Tracking for Photovoltaic Systems under Partial Shading Conditions Using Bat Algorithm. Sustainability 2018, 10, 1347 .

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Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Tey Kok Soon, Elmira Jamei, Gokul Sidarth Thirunavukkarasu, Ben Horan, Saad Mekhilef, Alex Stojcevski. Maximum Power Point Tracking for Photovoltaic Systems under Partial Shading Conditions Using Bat Algorithm. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (5):1347.

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Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Tey Kok Soon; Elmira Jamei; Gokul Sidarth Thirunavukkarasu; Ben Horan; Saad Mekhilef; Alex Stojcevski. 2018. "Maximum Power Point Tracking for Photovoltaic Systems under Partial Shading Conditions Using Bat Algorithm." Sustainability 10, no. 5: 1347.

Reference work
Published: 16 April 2018 in Encyclopedia of Big Data
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Elmira Jamei; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Alex Stojcevski. Climate Change, Rising Temperatures. Encyclopedia of Big Data 2018, 1 -3.

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Elmira Jamei, Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Alex Stojcevski. Climate Change, Rising Temperatures. Encyclopedia of Big Data. 2018; ():1-3.

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Elmira Jamei; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Alex Stojcevski. 2018. "Climate Change, Rising Temperatures." Encyclopedia of Big Data , no. : 1-3.

Reference work
Published: 02 March 2018 in Encyclopedia of Big Data
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Elmira Jamei; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian. Climate Change, Rising Temperatures. Encyclopedia of Big Data 2018, 1 -3.

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Elmira Jamei, Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian. Climate Change, Rising Temperatures. Encyclopedia of Big Data. 2018; ():1-3.

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Elmira Jamei; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian. 2018. "Climate Change, Rising Temperatures." Encyclopedia of Big Data , no. : 1-3.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2017 in International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment
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Elmira Jamei; Dilshan Remaz Ossen; Priyadarsini Rajagopalan. Investigating the effect of urban configurations on the variation of air temperature. International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment 2017, 6, 389 -399.

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Elmira Jamei, Dilshan Remaz Ossen, Priyadarsini Rajagopalan. Investigating the effect of urban configurations on the variation of air temperature. International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment. 2017; 6 (2):389-399.

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Elmira Jamei; Dilshan Remaz Ossen; Priyadarsini Rajagopalan. 2017. "Investigating the effect of urban configurations on the variation of air temperature." International Journal of Sustainable Built Environment 6, no. 2: 389-399.

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Published: 01 November 2017 in Sustainability
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With rapid population growth, urban designers face tremendous challenges to accommodate the increasing size of the population in urban areas while simultaneously considering future environmental, social, and economic impacts. A “smart city” is an urban development vision that integrates multiple information and communication technologies to manage the assets of a city, including its information systems, transportation systems, power plants, water supply networks, waste management systems, and other community services provided by a local department. The goal of creating a smart city is to improve the quality of life of citizens by using technology and by addressing the environmental, social, cultural, and physical needs of a society. Data modeling and data visualization are integral parts of planning a smart city, and planning professionals currently seek new methods for real-time simulations. The impact analysis of “what-if scenarios” frequently takes a significant amount of time and resources, and virtual reality (VR) is a potential tool for addressing these challenges. VR is a computer technology that replicates an environment, whether real or imagined, and simulates the physical presence and environment of a user to allow for user interaction. This paper presents a review of the capacity of VR to address current challenges in creating, modeling, and visualizing smart cities through material modeling and light simulation in a VR environment. This study can assist urban planners, stakeholders, and communities to further understand the roles of planning policies in creating a smart city, particularly in the early design stages. The significant roles of technologies, such as VR, in targeting real-time simulations and visualization requirements for smart cities are emphasized.

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Elmira Jamei; Michael Mortimer; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Ben Horan; Alex Stojcevski. Investigating the Role of Virtual Reality in Planning for Sustainable Smart Cities. Sustainability 2017, 9, 2006 .

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Elmira Jamei, Michael Mortimer, Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian, Ben Horan, Alex Stojcevski. Investigating the Role of Virtual Reality in Planning for Sustainable Smart Cities. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (11):2006.

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Elmira Jamei; Michael Mortimer; Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian; Ben Horan; Alex Stojcevski. 2017. "Investigating the Role of Virtual Reality in Planning for Sustainable Smart Cities." Sustainability 9, no. 11: 2006.

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Published: 01 March 2017 in Solar Energy
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In October 2013, “Plan Melbourne” was released by the Victorian government to outline the vision for Melbourne’s growth to the year 2050. The City of Melbourne’s draft municipal strategic statement identified “City North” as a great urban renewal area that can accommodate a significant part of the growth. Structure plans provide guidance to the community, planners, business, government and developers about the appropriate directions and opportunities for future changes in City North. Proposing street hierarchy, increasing the building heights, expanding the urban forest by increasing tree canopy coverage, implementing green roofs and overall transition from a low-rise to medium rise urban area are some of the strategies presented in structural plans. This study investigates the effect of future structural plans presented in “Plan Melbourne” on pedestrian thermal comfort in City North for extreme hot summer days. A three-dimensional microclimatic modelling tool ENVI-met 3.1 was used to evaluate the outdoor human thermal environment for the existing and future scenarios proposed by the Victorian government. Field measurements were carried out to validate ENVI-met and examine its ability in addressing the research objectives. Structural plans were modelled t in three stages; increased building height, adding tree canopy coverage and adding green roofs. The study showed that deeper canyons, higher aspect ratios and lower sky view factors in future scenario contribute to lower level of mean radiant temperatures (42 °C–64 °C), compared to the existing scenario (49 °C–60 °C). Physiological equivalent temperature (PET) was improved by 1 °C–4 °C as a result of “Increased building height” scenario. Increasing the tree canopy coverage caused 1 °C–2 °C reduction on PET level and adding a green roof did not show any improvement on PET at pedestrian level. Although the study showed a slight improvement in PET after implementing future structural plans, it was necessary to further improve PET level, particularly during certain hours of the day. Therefore long term planning strategies (integrating public realms with small urban parks and increasing the tree canopy coverage from 40% to 50%) were proposed and modelled to examine their effectiveness in further improving thermal comfort in an extremely hot summer day. Implementing future structural plans and proposed scenarios together resulted in 5.1 °C improvement in the PET in an extremely hot summer day. The study also indicated that aspect ratio (H/W) is the most efficient strategy in decreasing Tmrt and PET during the day. Integrating climatic knowledge into planning practices in Melbourne metropolitan area would lead to less vulnerability to the extreme heat events and reduce the adverse impacts of increased air temperature on public health.

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Elmira Jamei; Priyadarsini Rajagopalan. Urban development and pedestrian thermal comfort in Melbourne. Solar Energy 2017, 144, 681 -698.

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Elmira Jamei, Priyadarsini Rajagopalan. Urban development and pedestrian thermal comfort in Melbourne. Solar Energy. 2017; 144 ():681-698.

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Elmira Jamei; Priyadarsini Rajagopalan. 2017. "Urban development and pedestrian thermal comfort in Melbourne." Solar Energy 144, no. : 681-698.