Environmental Sustainability Implications and Economic Prosperity of Integrated Renewable Solutions in Urban Development
The increasing urbanization and growth of cities worldwide have led to a significant increase in energy demand. As a transition to a low carbon environment occurs, the role of renewable and sustainable energy systems in urban areas is benefiting industry and the environment alike. From this perspect...
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| description | The increasing urbanization and growth of cities worldwide have led to a significant increase in energy demand. As a transition to a low carbon environment occurs, the role of renewable and sustainable energy systems in urban areas is benefiting industry and the environment alike. From this perspective, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have a lot to offer to the energy industry, particularly the integration of renewable and sustainable energy systems for environmental protection in cities. This study presents a comprehensive view that integrates technological, economic, political, and social challenges confronted with the effective implementation of renewable and sustainable energy in urban cities and proposes a solution agenda to overcome these hurdles with the aid of the SDGs. The weights for the challenges of adopting renewable and sustainable energy systems were determined using the Fuzzy Best-Worst Method. The SDGs were then ranked using the fuzzy TOPSIS technique to overcome predetermined challenges. The originality of this study lies in finding solutions to the determined challenges by adopting SDGs, emphasizing the need for integrated solutions that address energy-related concerns, and highlighting the role and importance of SDGs in environmental protection. The study highlights the importance of SDGs in promoting renewable energy integration in urban areas, with SDG 11 being the most crucial to mitigate harmful environmental occurrences related to energy-related issues in urban areas, followed by SDG 7 and SDG 13. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4590e274d5684817b1fb18036e64a4972023-12-22T14:06:11ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-12-011624812010.3390/en16248120Environmental Sustainability Implications and Economic Prosperity of Integrated Renewable Solutions in Urban DevelopmentYigit Kazancoglu0Yalcin Berberoglu1Cisem Lafci2Oleksander Generalov3Denys Solohub4Viktor Koval5Department of Logistics Management, Yasar University, Universite Caddesi, No:37-39, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Business Administration, Yasar University, Universite Caddesi, No:37-39, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Logistics Management, Yasar University, Universite Caddesi, No:37-39, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of World Economy, State University of Trade and Economics, 19 Kyoto Str., 02156 Kyiv, UkraineEducational and Scientific Institute of Management, Economics and Business, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, 03039 Kyiv, UkraineDepartment of Business and Tourism Management, Izmail State University of Humanities, 68601 Izmail, UkraineThe increasing urbanization and growth of cities worldwide have led to a significant increase in energy demand. As a transition to a low carbon environment occurs, the role of renewable and sustainable energy systems in urban areas is benefiting industry and the environment alike. From this perspective, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have a lot to offer to the energy industry, particularly the integration of renewable and sustainable energy systems for environmental protection in cities. This study presents a comprehensive view that integrates technological, economic, political, and social challenges confronted with the effective implementation of renewable and sustainable energy in urban cities and proposes a solution agenda to overcome these hurdles with the aid of the SDGs. The weights for the challenges of adopting renewable and sustainable energy systems were determined using the Fuzzy Best-Worst Method. The SDGs were then ranked using the fuzzy TOPSIS technique to overcome predetermined challenges. The originality of this study lies in finding solutions to the determined challenges by adopting SDGs, emphasizing the need for integrated solutions that address energy-related concerns, and highlighting the role and importance of SDGs in environmental protection. The study highlights the importance of SDGs in promoting renewable energy integration in urban areas, with SDG 11 being the most crucial to mitigate harmful environmental occurrences related to energy-related issues in urban areas, followed by SDG 7 and SDG 13.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/24/8120urban energy transitionenvironmental protectionenergy consumptionsustainable urban developmentchallengesurban areas |
| spellingShingle | Yigit Kazancoglu Yalcin Berberoglu Cisem Lafci Oleksander Generalov Denys Solohub Viktor Koval Environmental Sustainability Implications and Economic Prosperity of Integrated Renewable Solutions in Urban Development Energies urban energy transition environmental protection energy consumption sustainable urban development challenges urban areas |
| title | Environmental Sustainability Implications and Economic Prosperity of Integrated Renewable Solutions in Urban Development |
| title_full | Environmental Sustainability Implications and Economic Prosperity of Integrated Renewable Solutions in Urban Development |
| title_fullStr | Environmental Sustainability Implications and Economic Prosperity of Integrated Renewable Solutions in Urban Development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental Sustainability Implications and Economic Prosperity of Integrated Renewable Solutions in Urban Development |
| title_short | Environmental Sustainability Implications and Economic Prosperity of Integrated Renewable Solutions in Urban Development |
| title_sort | environmental sustainability implications and economic prosperity of integrated renewable solutions in urban development |
| topic | urban energy transition environmental protection energy consumption sustainable urban development challenges urban areas |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/24/8120 |
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