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One of the key challenges of developing countries is to tackle the mitigation of the impacts of rapid and uncontrolled urbanization. Assessing this phenomenon is crucial to lessen the consequences for the environment and society. ‘Literature has been concentrated in planning strategies for the cities’ adaptation and engagements to the principles of green development ensuring a long-term quality of life for their citizens. Hereby, smart technologies and applications consist of two of the most encouraging concepts for solutions for achieving the 2030 and 2050 horizon targets towards clean energy transition and carbon neutrality. In academia, scholars have already raised the importance of ‘smartness’ to define the adaptative patterns for the global pressures of climate change and uncontrolled urban growth. The mitigation of these phenomena is crucial to ensure the cities’ future and lessen their impacts. This study seeks a strategic and smart-driven vision to leverage smartness on the phenomenon of rapid urbanization that occurred in the case of Beijing, China. Defining and evaluating the environmental impacts in line with the RIAM approach as one of its main targets. Future works can be focused on addressing solutions in similar cases in further developing countries to not only overcome environmental, but also economic, social, and digital complications.
Paulina Rodríguez Fiscal; Rallou Taratori; Marie Abigail Pacho; Christos S. Ioakimidis; Sesil Koutra. A Strategic and Smart Environmental Assessment of Rapid Urbanization in Beijing. Energies 2021, 14, 5138 .
AMA StylePaulina Rodríguez Fiscal, Rallou Taratori, Marie Abigail Pacho, Christos S. Ioakimidis, Sesil Koutra. A Strategic and Smart Environmental Assessment of Rapid Urbanization in Beijing. Energies. 2021; 14 (16):5138.
Chicago/Turabian StylePaulina Rodríguez Fiscal; Rallou Taratori; Marie Abigail Pacho; Christos S. Ioakimidis; Sesil Koutra. 2021. "A Strategic and Smart Environmental Assessment of Rapid Urbanization in Beijing." Energies 14, no. 16: 5138.
One of the main drivers behind the urbanization process is attributed to economic fundamentals of urban growth, which boost migration from rural to urban context. This migration can be studied geographically, with increasing rates of population as the main component in developing countries, over Asia and Africa, specifically. Research has been focusing in creating models and adaptative schemes to manage and plan cities to promote sustainable development for housing large quantities of population and preserve a long-term living environment. The approach from a smart city perspective, adjusted to the rapid urbanization condition can be helpful to deal urban issues by convergence and interaction between urban agents and information technology. At academia, few works have addressed the role of Smart Cities to face the challenge of rapid urbanization. The aim of this study is to research and analyze if strategies with smart city vision can lessen environmental impacts at cases with rapid urbanization, and how can we leverage technology to promote environmental sustainability at rapid urbanization phenomena occurring at developing countries using RIAM environmental assessment method in the case of Beijing, China'.
Paulina Rodríguez Fiscal; Rallou Taratori; Marie Abigail Pacho; Christos S. Ioakimidis; Sesil Koutra. Smart Cities’ Strategies to Ameliorate Environmental Impacts of Rapid Urbanization in Beijing, China. 2021, 1 .
AMA StylePaulina Rodríguez Fiscal, Rallou Taratori, Marie Abigail Pacho, Christos S. Ioakimidis, Sesil Koutra. Smart Cities’ Strategies to Ameliorate Environmental Impacts of Rapid Urbanization in Beijing, China. . 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StylePaulina Rodríguez Fiscal; Rallou Taratori; Marie Abigail Pacho; Christos S. Ioakimidis; Sesil Koutra. 2021. "Smart Cities’ Strategies to Ameliorate Environmental Impacts of Rapid Urbanization in Beijing, China." , no. : 1.
Despite the rising interest in smart city initiatives worldwide, governmental theories along with the managerial perspectives of city planning are greatly lacking in the literature. It is definitely understandable that the adoption of configurational pathways toward the ‘smart’ ‘governance’ models is required as a key factor and smartness’ facilitator in modern cities. In this manuscript, we display an exhaustive literature review on the importance of the n-Helix models along with a benchmarking critical approach through selected European case studies. This paper reveals the lack of exhaustive analyses for the methodological investigation, identification, and adoption of the most appropriate governance model per project including collaborative approaches. In addition, the paper deploys modular frameworks to efficiently address the continuous urban challenges, such as the rapid urbanization or the climate change.
Rallou Taratori; Paulina Rodriguez-Fiscal; Marie Pacho; Sesil Koutra; Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway; Dimitrios Thomas. Unveiling the Evolution of Innovation Ecosystems: An Analysis of Triple, Quadruple, and Quintuple Helix Model Innovation Systems in European Case Studies. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7582 .
AMA StyleRallou Taratori, Paulina Rodriguez-Fiscal, Marie Pacho, Sesil Koutra, Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway, Dimitrios Thomas. Unveiling the Evolution of Innovation Ecosystems: An Analysis of Triple, Quadruple, and Quintuple Helix Model Innovation Systems in European Case Studies. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):7582.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRallou Taratori; Paulina Rodriguez-Fiscal; Marie Pacho; Sesil Koutra; Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway; Dimitrios Thomas. 2021. "Unveiling the Evolution of Innovation Ecosystems: An Analysis of Triple, Quadruple, and Quintuple Helix Model Innovation Systems in European Case Studies." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7582.
Industrial heritage reflects the development track of human production activities and witnessed the rise and fall of industrial civilization. As one of the earliest countries in the world to start the Industrial Revolution, Belgium has a rich industrial history. Over the past years, a set of industrial heritage renewal projects have emerged in Belgium in the process of urban regeneration. In this paper, we introduce the basic contents of the related terms of industrial heritage, examine the overall situation of protection and renewal in Belgium. The industrial heritage in Belgium shows its regional characteristics, each region has its representative industrial heritage types. In the Walloon region, it is the heavy industry. In Flanders, it is the textile industry. In Brussels, it is the service industry. The kinds of industrial heritages in Belgium are coordinate with each other. Industrial heritage tourism is developed, especially on eco-tourism, experience tourism. The industrial heritage in transportation and mining are the representative industrial heritages in Belgium. There are a set of numbers industrial heritages are still in running based on a successful reconstruction into industrial tourism projects. Due to the advanced experience in dealing with industrial heritage, the industrial heritage and the city live together harmoniously.
Jiazhen Zhang; Jeremy Cenci; Vincent Becue; Sesil Koutra. The Overview of the Conservation and Renewal of the Industrial Belgian Heritage as a Vector for Cultural Regeneration. Information 2021, 12, 27 .
AMA StyleJiazhen Zhang, Jeremy Cenci, Vincent Becue, Sesil Koutra. The Overview of the Conservation and Renewal of the Industrial Belgian Heritage as a Vector for Cultural Regeneration. Information. 2021; 12 (1):27.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJiazhen Zhang; Jeremy Cenci; Vincent Becue; Sesil Koutra. 2021. "The Overview of the Conservation and Renewal of the Industrial Belgian Heritage as a Vector for Cultural Regeneration." Information 12, no. 1: 27.
Despite the increasing interest in ‘smart city’ initiatives worldwide, current literature still lacks the approaches and models that address challenges in organization and collaboration, which boost sustainability and ‘smartness’ in modern cities. This paper provides an overview of ‘smart city’ ecosystems as a mechanism to promote the expected outcomes of their sustainable development, and highlights the importance of conceptualizing cities from organizational and managerial perspectives. Representative exploratory models of ‘city organization’, which emphasize on the role of ‘governance’ and synergies, are presented to ‘decode’ complex city mechanisms and to determine key components that lead to ‘smart’ initiatives. Interesting case studies and applications are then analysed to examine the practical dimension of these approaches. As a review paper, this article lays out a general framework on the importance of ‘collaboration’, ‘governance’, ‘management’, and ‘ecosystem’. However, 'planning smartly’ and achieving ‘sustainability’ at the level of city ‘organization’ remain as challenges in this pioneering study of smart cities.
Sesil Koutra; Paulina Rodriguez Fiscal; Marie Abigail Pacho; Rallou Taratori; Pascal Simoens. The Importance of Collaborative Ecosystems to Boost ‘Smartness’ in Cities. 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleSesil Koutra, Paulina Rodriguez Fiscal, Marie Abigail Pacho, Rallou Taratori, Pascal Simoens. The Importance of Collaborative Ecosystems to Boost ‘Smartness’ in Cities. . 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSesil Koutra; Paulina Rodriguez Fiscal; Marie Abigail Pacho; Rallou Taratori; Pascal Simoens. 2020. "The Importance of Collaborative Ecosystems to Boost ‘Smartness’ in Cities." , no. : 1.
Using the CiteSpace software and bibliometric methods, with the core collection of the Web of Science (WoS) database as the data source, the development of industrial heritage research in China and Western countries since the 2006 Wuxi Proposal was analyzed. The study found that the latest quantitative changes in China and Western countries’ industrial heritage research have similar fluctuations. However, researchers and institutions in the two places are independent of each other, lacking in-depth cooperative research. Notwithstanding, comprehensive and holistic research needs to be strengthened. The research content in China mainly focuses on the issues of urban renewal, industrial heritage tourism and creative industries, whereas Western countries are dominated by heritage and community building industrial heritage, the exploration of tourism and the protection of industrial sites, post-industrial heritage protection, and new technology use. Finally, by comparing and analyzing the research status of the two regions, future research on industrial heritage in China and Western countries are encouraged.
Jiazhen Zhang; Jeremy Cenci; Vincent Becue; Sesil Koutra; Christos Ioakimidis. Recent Evolution of Research on Industrial Heritage in Western Europe and China Based on Bibliometric Analysis. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5348 .
AMA StyleJiazhen Zhang, Jeremy Cenci, Vincent Becue, Sesil Koutra, Christos Ioakimidis. Recent Evolution of Research on Industrial Heritage in Western Europe and China Based on Bibliometric Analysis. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (13):5348.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJiazhen Zhang; Jeremy Cenci; Vincent Becue; Sesil Koutra; Christos Ioakimidis. 2020. "Recent Evolution of Research on Industrial Heritage in Western Europe and China Based on Bibliometric Analysis." Sustainability 12, no. 13: 5348.
Rapidly increasing global energy demand has raised concerns about the exhaustion of energy resources and the consequent heavy environmental impact. Improving energy efficiency in cities comprises an initial measure for addressing these phenomena. Within the current context of globalization, EU initiatives and policy targets have been proposed in order to revise urban development strategies and motivate its member states (MSes) toward “zero-energy objectives”. Providing a methodological approach with a simulation district analysis, the present article summarizes how this challenge was analyzed in an existing district in Belgium. This study contributes to the scientific discussion by analyzing the applicability of a holistic approach to zero-energy objectives on a larger scale.
Sesil Koutra; Claire Pagnoule; Nikolaos-Fivos Galatoulas; Ali Bagheri; Thomas Waroux; Vincent Becue; Christos S. Ioakimidis. The Zero-Energy Idea in Districts: Application of a Methodological Approach to a Case Study of Epinlieu (Mons). Sustainability 2019, 11, 4814 .
AMA StyleSesil Koutra, Claire Pagnoule, Nikolaos-Fivos Galatoulas, Ali Bagheri, Thomas Waroux, Vincent Becue, Christos S. Ioakimidis. The Zero-Energy Idea in Districts: Application of a Methodological Approach to a Case Study of Epinlieu (Mons). Sustainability. 2019; 11 (17):4814.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSesil Koutra; Claire Pagnoule; Nikolaos-Fivos Galatoulas; Ali Bagheri; Thomas Waroux; Vincent Becue; Christos S. Ioakimidis. 2019. "The Zero-Energy Idea in Districts: Application of a Methodological Approach to a Case Study of Epinlieu (Mons)." Sustainability 11, no. 17: 4814.
The present work examines the supply of heating and electricity to the Spanish village of Uruena, using biomass and other local renewable sources as a result of the growing interest worldwide towards the development of sustainable and energy independent small communities. Specifically, this case study considers the design of a district heating system consisting of a solar heating plant, a biomass plant using straw as a sustainable fuel for the base load and an oil boiler for the peak load, coupled with a hot water tank as a thermal energy storage option. Two alternative scenarios are analyzed for electricity generation purposes, namely a system consisting of three small wind turbines and a system with a single large wind turbine. The results show that the cost of large-scale electricity storage depends on the application and often involves significant capital investments.
Christos S. Ioakimidis; Sesil Koutra; Ali Bagheri; Konstantinos Genikomsakis. Solar thermal and wind energy applications: Case study of a small Spanish village. Thermal Science 2018, 22, 2163 -2176.
AMA StyleChristos S. Ioakimidis, Sesil Koutra, Ali Bagheri, Konstantinos Genikomsakis. Solar thermal and wind energy applications: Case study of a small Spanish village. Thermal Science. 2018; 22 (5):2163-2176.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChristos S. Ioakimidis; Sesil Koutra; Ali Bagheri; Konstantinos Genikomsakis. 2018. "Solar thermal and wind energy applications: Case study of a small Spanish village." Thermal Science 22, no. 5: 2163-2176.
Zero energy conceptual framework is attracting increasing interest in European target policies aiming at more sustainable and liveable urban and built environments. Despite its compelling context in scientific literature and practical applications, the commonly used approach is principally adopted on the aspect of an individual building. Cases with zero energy concept are few in literature. The aim of this paper is the development of a methodological approach to extend the ‘zero energy building’ to the ‘zero energy district’ by taking into account two challenges: (1) the impact of urban structure (typo-morphology) on the actual energy needs and (2) the location. It proposes a simplified methodology within three strategic axes through the systemic approach of the district and thereby opens and addresses future research perspective to be widely investigated to develop ‘smart’ districts with operational and long-term context by introducing the notion of ‘smart ground’.
Sesil Koutra; Vincent Becue; Christos S. Ioakimidis. A Simplified Methodological Approach Towards the Net Zero Energy District. Communications in Computer and Information Science 2017, 207 -224.
AMA StyleSesil Koutra, Vincent Becue, Christos S. Ioakimidis. A Simplified Methodological Approach Towards the Net Zero Energy District. Communications in Computer and Information Science. 2017; ():207-224.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSesil Koutra; Vincent Becue; Christos S. Ioakimidis. 2017. "A Simplified Methodological Approach Towards the Net Zero Energy District." Communications in Computer and Information Science , no. : 207-224.
This work intents to describe a new approach that would be able to combine the positive effects from the use of an E-Bike sharing system in a medium-large population urban city of Belgium demonstrated initially in case of the local University Campuses along with the use of the E-Bikes as environmental mobile sensing units.
Christos S. Ioakimidis; Sesil Koutra; Konstantinos N. Genikomsakis; Pawel Rycerski. A University E-Bike Sharing System used as a Real-Time Monitoring emissions tool under a smart city concept. World Electric Vehicle Journal 2016, 8, 963 -973.
AMA StyleChristos S. Ioakimidis, Sesil Koutra, Konstantinos N. Genikomsakis, Pawel Rycerski. A University E-Bike Sharing System used as a Real-Time Monitoring emissions tool under a smart city concept. World Electric Vehicle Journal. 2016; 8 (4):963-973.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChristos S. Ioakimidis; Sesil Koutra; Konstantinos N. Genikomsakis; Pawel Rycerski. 2016. "A University E-Bike Sharing System used as a Real-Time Monitoring emissions tool under a smart city concept." World Electric Vehicle Journal 8, no. 4: 963-973.