Article
Construction & Building Technology
Feng Jiang, Ling Ma, Tim Broyd, Ke Chen, Hanbin Luo, Yang Pei
Summary: Sustainable road planning in the built environment is complex due to various constraints and factors, such as engineering, traffic, economic, social, and environmental considerations. Unlike rural areas, road planning in urban areas is greatly influenced by the surrounding environment and should take into account the impact of noise and air pollution on residents. This article presents a method for sustainable road alignment planning based on the MCDM-GIS approach, considering factors such as building demolition, land use, traffic congestion, noise impact, air pollution impact, and construction costs. The proposed method was implemented in Dartford, UK, and demonstrated the influence of road width on road alignments.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Nina Lazar, K. Chithra
Summary: This study highlights the importance of culture in sustainable development and the built environment, showcasing the various benefits that incorporating cultural elements into building design can bring. Culture is considered a vital fourth dimension to achieve sustainable development, and further research is recommended to understand and develop region-specific cultural indicators for the built environment.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
George da Mota Passos Neto, Luciana Hazin Alencar, Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez
Summary: This study conducts a systematic literature review to analyze scholarly articles that use multiple criteria to assess social sustainability in the built environment. The results highlight the diverse range of issues, decision-makers, and methods adopted in these studies. The most considered social sustainability issues are 'Impacts in Community' and 'Employment', while multi-criteria decision-making/aiding (MCDM/A) methods are commonly used. However, issues related to group decision-making are often insufficiently addressed. Future research should prioritize methodological rigor and address the nuances of preference aggregation in group decision-making scenarios.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Kerstin Kopal, Dirk Wittowsky
Summary: This paper focuses on the influence of the city's built environment on individual mobility patterns and overall health, aiming to identify the factors promoting healthy mobility behavior. Through a multidisciplinary empirical survey and statistical analyses, it is found that factors such as accessibility of public transport, sense of safety as a cyclist, satisfaction with walking in the neighborhood, and exposure to exhaust fumes while walking have significant impacts on healthy mobility. The results indicate the need for a more integrated approach in mobility planning and urban planning to promote health and protect the climate simultaneously.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ani Raiden, Andrew King
Summary: Social value in the built environment refers to the social impact on stakeholders' lives by organizations, projects, and programs. It serves as a practical tool for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and involves organizational learning efforts to transform systems towards sustainability. The partnership approach demonstrated in the study shows how collective efforts align to achieve SDGs and improve social outcomes efficiently.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sampriti Roy, Rahul Rautela, Sunil Kumar
Summary: The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were introduced in 2015 to provide a roadmap for various domains of development. Waste management in the Built Environment (BE) has been identified as significantly involved in achieving the SDGs and ensuring a sustainable future. This review discusses the current environmental and social factors related to waste management in the BE, highlights the importance of waste management in each SDG, and presents challenges, opportunities, and innovative approaches in the waste sector. Additionally, cooperative game theory is presented as a tool for better identifying gaps in waste laws compliance and predicting future behavior to form better waste management policies based on the SDGs.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Li Yin, Hao Zhang
Summary: This study examined the impact of built environment characteristics on pedestrian safety by analyzing pedestrian involved injuries data from the New York State Department of Transportation from 2012-2016. The geographically weighted Poisson regression models showed more pronounced effects than global Poisson regression models, confirming the association of pedestrian safety with certain built environment variables such as number of intersections, Walk Score, and population density. The findings enrich current research on the relationship between built environment and pedestrian safety.
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Shweta Singh, Surya Prakash Upadhyay, Satvasheel Powar
Summary: This paper discusses the importance of selecting an appropriate location for large infrastructure projects and the use of Multi-Criteria Decision Making techniques to assess and compare different factors. By combining multiple methods and validation, the paper presents a model for selecting the best location for hydropower plants in India and suggests its applicability in other development fields.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Bin Li, Weihong Guo, Xiao Liu, Yuqing Zhang, Peter John Russell, Marc Aurel Schnabel
Summary: This paper focuses on achieving a healthy built environment regarding building performance by combining sustainable goals based on climate change with passive design principles, using the Yuedao Residential Community in the Lingnan area as a research example. Quantitative research was conducted through building performance simulation and on-site measurement, resulting in improved thermal environment and preservation of Lingnan architectural culture after optimization. The study fills a gap in interactive research on healthy built environments with sustainable passive design in terms of building performance.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mohamed Abdel-Basset, Abduallah Gamal, Ripon K. Chakrabortty, Michael J. Ryan
Summary: The demand for energy in Egypt has risen due to economic and societal development, necessitating the use of renewable energy resources. Selecting the most suitable renewable energy systems is a multi-criteria decision-making problem. Research indicates that concentrated solar power is the most suitable renewable energy source for Egypt.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Haoran Wu, Tong Zhang
Summary: Complex dynamic shading is an innovative technology that can improve comfort and energy saving in urban construction. This study optimized the annual daylighting and energy performance of a complex, dynamic shading system through case studies. The results showed that the dynamic behavior of the shading system significantly improved both daylighting and energy performance compared to conventional static shading, particularly in hot summer and cold winter zones.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Social Issues
Sukran Seker
Summary: Proper waste management is crucial for human health and well-being. The use of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in smart waste collection systems plays an important role in municipal waste management, considering sustainability aspects. This research evaluates IoT-based smart waste collection systems using modified entropy measure and multi-criteria decision making method for the local government in Istanbul. Interval-valued q-rung orthopair fuzzy sets is employed to handle uncertainty and vagueness in the decision-making process. The study concludes that the waste collection system utilizing RFID, GIS, and GPRS is the most appropriate smart waste collection system for the municipality based on IoT.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Matthias J. J. Salomon, Timothy R. R. Cavagnaro
Summary: This article discusses the importance of urban agriculture and presents management principles to improve soil functioning and mitigate potential risk factors. These principles can be used as recommendations for urban farmers to engage in sustainable food production, while educational and governance approaches are proposed to assist in implementing these measures.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Business
Amir Khalilsanjani, Jonas Saparauskas, Abdolreza Yazdani-Chamzini, Zenonas Turskis, Alireza Feyzbakhsh
Summary: In the post-recession period, the business environment in developing countries remains challenging with a decline in the number of entrepreneurs. However, strategic management programs and focus on quality improvement can help address these challenges effectively.
JOURNAL OF COMPETITIVENESS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yuze Ma, Rui Miao, Zhihua Chen, Bo Zhang, Lewen Bao
Summary: This study proposes an interpretable analytic framework for predicting the development patterns of carsharing stations, using time series clustering and interpretable prediction methods. Applied to the study of Nanjing EVCARD carsharing stations, it identifies increasing and decreasing patterns and analyzes the impact of built environment factors on the model output.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Romualdas Bausys, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Rokas Semenas
Summary: This paper proposes a novel route assessment strategy based on a multi-criteria decision-making method for path planning in autonomous robots. A case study is conducted to demonstrate the stability of the method in a typical environment with incomplete input data characteristics.
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Dragisa Stanujkic, Zenonas Turskis, Darjan Karabasevic
Summary: This article presents a new extension of the Integrated Simple Weighted Sum-Product (WISP) method, adapted for intuitionistic numbers, that utilizes intuitionistic fuzzy sets to solve complex decision-making problems.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Raghunathan Krishankumar, Dragan Pamucar, Fausto Cavallaro, Kattur Soundarapandian Ravichandran
Summary: Smart cities development in India focuses on reducing carbon footprint and promoting green and sustainable practices. This paper proposes a new framework for selecting clean energy sources, considering the attitudes and hesitation of experts. The framework incorporates a multi-criteria decision approach and involves a mathematical model for ranking clean energy sources. The case study demonstrates the robustness and innovative features of the proposed framework.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Editorial Material
Engineering, Civil
Arturas Kaklauskas, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Ieva Ubarte
JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Jalil Heidary Dahooie, Ali Husseinzadeh Kashan, Zahra Shoaei Naeini, Amir Salar Vanaki, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Zenonas Turskis
Summary: This study presents a hybrid decision-making framework to determine the best location for SPPs in Iran. By using a set of criteria extracted from literature and expert opinions, the decision alternatives are evaluated using GIS software and prioritized using MCDM methods. The results demonstrate the robustness of the proposed approach and its capability to overcome limitations.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ilija Tanackov, Ibrahim Badi, Zeljko Stevic, Dragan Pamucar, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Romualdas Bausys
Summary: A model of five strategies for cleaner production in Libyan industry has been created and evaluated using two novel evaluation methods. The study finds that launching awareness-raising campaigns is the most realistic and best solution for achieving cleaner production.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Raghunathan Krishankumar, Arunodaya Raj Mishra, Fausto Cavallaro, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Jurgita Antucheviciene, Kattur Soundarapandian Ravichandran
Summary: This paper presents an integrated framework for selecting zero- and low-carbon materials in construction, aiming to promote sustainability. The framework adopts generalized fuzzy information as the preference style and extends the CRITIC method for weight calculation and the COPRAS technique for material ranking.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mehdi Keshavarz-Ghorabaee, Maghsoud Amiri, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Zenonas Turskis, Jurgita Antucheviciene
Summary: This paper introduces a new methodology for evaluating sustainable e-waste management scenarios. The proposed method integrates subjective and objective data, opinions of multiple experts, and uncertainty of information. Through an extended fuzzy SECA integrated with SMART, the evaluation process is efficiently carried out and delivers reliable results.
Article
Mathematics
Mohammad Javad Bidel, Hossein Safari, Hannan Amoozad Mahdiraji, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Jurgita Antucheviciene
Summary: This study presents a new hybrid decision-making framework for evaluating and selecting the most suitable Project Delivery System (PDS) and documenting the decision process. The selection factors of PDSs were obtained from a literature review, and critical factors were screened using the fuzzy Delphi method. The impact of project risks on decision criteria was investigated using a fuzzy cognitive map, and the PDSs were ranked using the fuzzy technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zeljko Stevic, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Ferdous M. O. Tawfiq, Fairouz Tchier, Tatjana Davidov
Summary: This paper investigates the evaluation and selection of information technologies for order picking in a warehouse system and develops a novel integrated fuzzy MCDM model. By evaluating different technologies and methods, pick-to-vision is proposed as the best order-picking technology.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Anastasiia Velykorusova, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Laura Tupenaite, Loreta Kanapeckiene, Darius Migilinskas, Vladislavas Kutut, Ieva Ubarte, Zilvinas Abaravicius, Arturas Kaklauskas
Summary: With the increasing concern about climate change and the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions, sustainable renovation of existing buildings has become a global focus. However, current systems for decision-making in renovation scenarios often neglect social aspects and emotional analysis of inhabitants. To address this gap, this study proposes an innovative decision-making framework based on emotion recognition, which allows for the assessment of renovation alternatives against sustainability criteria and real-time measurements of inhabitants' emotional states. The framework was applied in a case study in Ukraine, showing that the proposed renovation solutions had a positive impact on inhabitants' emotional states. The findings and methodology of this study provide useful insights for researchers in the evaluation and analysis of human emotions when choosing renovation measures or finding alternative solutions.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ibrahim M. Hezam, Arunodaya Raj Mishra, Pratibha Rani, Fausto Cavallaro, Abhijit Saha, Jabir Ali, Wadim Strielkowski, Dalia Streimikiene
Summary: This study presents a multi-attribute decision analysis framework for ranking and selecting alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) for a private home healthcare service provider in Chandigarh, India. The framework incorporates intuitive fuzzy methods, criteria removal effects, ranking sum, and double normalization-based multi-aggregation to assess the AFVs. The results identify social benefits, fueling/charging infrastructure, and financial incentives as the most significant parameters for AFV assessment.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Malith Senevirathne, Dilanthi Amaratunga, Richard Haigh, Dhimman Kumer, Arturas Kaklauskas
Summary: The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction identifies climate change education as a key driver for improving energy efficiency, climate change adaptation, and disaster risk reduction. Delivering climate change education through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) in higher education is considered an effective approach for engaging wider communities, fostering scientific networking, and sharing knowledge.
PROGRESS IN DISASTER SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Abhijit Saha, Arunodaya Raj Mishra, Pratibha Rani, Ibrahim M. Hezam, Fausto Cavallaro
Summary: Healthcare waste management is a complex issue with various factors to consider. This paper introduces a new method to solve multi-criteria decision-making problems and evaluates different healthcare waste treatment methods using this method. The results show that autoclaving is the most efficient treatment method.