Sustainable Cities and Communities
About
Goal 11 is about making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
Cities represent the future of global living. The world’s population reached 8 billion on 2022 over half living in urban areas. This figure is only expected to rise, with 70 percent of people expected to live in cities by 2050. Approximately 1.1 billion people currently live in slums or slum-like conditions in cities, with 2 billion more expected in the next 30 years.
However, many of these cities are not ready for this rapid urbanization, and it outpaces the development of housing, infrastructure and services, which led to a rise in slums or slum-like conditions.
Urban sprawl, air pollution and limited open public spaces persist in cities.
Good progress has been made since the implementation of the SDGs in 2015, and now the number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies has doubled. But issues still remain and in 2022, only half of the urban population had convenient access to public transport.
Sustainable development cannot be achieved without significantly transforming the way urban spaces are built and managed.
Publications
Abubakar, A. B., & Tenekeci, G. (2022). Traffic emissions management using capacity formulation and multi-modal road space allocation. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 16(10), 1441-1453. https://doi.org/10.1049/itr2.12258
Adebayo, T. S., Alola, A. A., Ullah, S., & Abbas, S. (2023). The growth impacts of agriculture value-added, energy utilization, and environmental degradation in Pakistan: Causality in continuous wavelet transform approach. Natural Resources Forum. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-8947.12306
Adebayo, T. S., Awosusi, A. A., Kirikkaleli, D., Akinsola, G. D., & Mwamba, M. N. (2021). Can CO2 emissions and energy consumption determine the economic performance of South Korea? A time series analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(29), 38969-38984. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13498-1
Adebayo, T. S., Bekun, F. V., Ozturk, I., & Haseki, M. I. (2023). Another outlook into energy-growth nexus in Mexico for sustainable development: Accounting for the combined impact of urbanization and trade openness. Natural Resources Forum, 47(2), 334-352. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-8947.12283
Akadiri, S. S., Adebayo, T. S., Nakorji, M., Mwakapwa, W., Inusa, E. M., & Izuchukwu, O. O. (2022). Impacts of globalization and energy consumption on environmental degradation: what is the way forward to achieving environmental sustainability targets in Nigeria? Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(40), 60426-60439. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20180-7
Alayish, O., & Çelik, T. (2021). Extending disposal route of dewatered sewage sludge produced from the new wastewater treatment plant in Nicosia toward sustainable building materials. Environmental Earth Sciences, 80(4), Article 146. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-021-09439-3
Amuno, S. A., & Amuno, M. M. (2014). Geochemical Assessment of Two Excavated Mass Graves in Rwanda: A Pilot Study. Soil and Sediment Contamination, 23(2), 144-165. https://doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2013.786021
Atakara, C., & Akyay, G. (2017a). Sustainable Urban Development in the Green City: Kyrenia White Zone. Open House International, 42(2), 89-96. https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-02-2017-B0013
Atakara, C., & Akyay, G. (2017b). Sustainable urban development in the Green City: Kyrenia white zone. Open House International, 42(2), 96-104. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85029050921&partner…
Baiz, Z. H., & Atakara, C. (2023). Reshaping the tourist movement in historical urban areas for enhancing architecture conservation: Historical district of Koya city as a case study. IET Smart Cities, 5(2), 135-149. https://doi.org/10.1049/smc2.12055
Balisany, W., Özgit, H., & Rjoub, H. (2022). The Nexus among Good E-Governance Practice, Decentralization, and Public Administration for Sustainable Local Development. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2022, Article 9886372. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9886372
Benjamin, A. A. (2022). Air transport and rail transport impact on environment: evidence from India, China, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey and Russia. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(22), 32959-32966. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-18575-7
Dramé, S. I., Oba, O. A., & Aydinlik, N. P. (2023). Environmental and ecological risk assessment of municipal sewage sludge management using a sustainable solar drying system. Water Science and Technology, 88(1), 151-168. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2023.199
Eghtedaei, R., Mirhosseini, S. A., Esfahani, M. J., Foroughi, A., & Akbari, H. (2017). Co-gasification of biomass and municipal solid waste for hydrogen-rich gas production. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects, 39(14), 1491-1496. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2017.1315757
Elinwa, U. K., & Moyo, N. (2018). Post-disaster housing: A complex systems approach to social resilience. Open House International, 43(4), 31-40. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85071580825&partner…
Erkul, M., Yitmen, I., & Çelik, T. (2016). Stakeholder Engagement in Mega Transport Infrastructure Projects. Procedia Engineering,
Gyamfi, B. A., Bein, M. A., Udemba, E. N., & Bekun, F. V. (2021). Investigating the pollution haven hypothesis in oil and non-oil sub-Saharan Africa countries: Evidence from quantile regression technique. Resources Policy, 73, Article 102119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102119
Gyamfi, B. A., Bekun, F. V., Balsalobre-Lorente, D., Onifade, S. T., & Ampomah, A. B. (2022). Beyond the environmental Kuznets curve: Do combined impacts of air transport and rail transport matter for environmental sustainability amidst energy use in E7 economies? Environment, Development and Sustainability, 24(10), 11852-11870. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01944-6
Hafizyar, R., Shinwaray, K. M., & Ali Mosaberpanah, M. (2022). Sustainable and Green Transportation for Best Quality of Life: A Case Study in Kabul, Afghanistan. International Conference on Transportation and Development 2022: Application of Emerging Technologies - Selected Papers from the Proceedings of the International Conference on Transportation and Development 2022,
Heperkan, H. A., Önal, B. S., & Uyar, T. S. (2022). Renewable Energy Integration and Zero Energy Buildings. In Lecture Notes in Energy (Vol. 87, pp. 105-148). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05125-8_5
Ibeanu, C., Ghadiri Nejad, M., & Ghasemi, M. (2023). Developing Effective Project Management Strategy for Urban Flood Disaster Prevention Project in EDO State Capital, Nigeria. Urban Science, 7(2), Article 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci7020037
Im, U., Poupkou, A., Incecik, S., Markakis, K., Kindap, T., Unal, A., Melas, D., Yenigun, O., Topcu, S., Odman, M. T., Tayanc, M., & Guler, M. (2011). The impact of anthropogenic and biogenic emissions on surface ozone concentrations in Istanbul. Science of the Total Environment, 409(7), 1255-1265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.12.026
Khan, M. S., Ratlamwala, T., Yan, M., Yousuf, S., & Abid, M. (2023). Thermal modelling and analysis of a novel solar integrated waste-to-energy plant for sustainable society. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.07.188
Kihombo, S., Ahmed, Z., Chen, S., Adebayo, T. S., & Kirikkaleli, D. (2021). Linking financial development, economic growth, and ecological footprint: what is the role of technological innovation? Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(43), 61235-61245. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-14993-1
Musa, A. A., Hamza, S. M., & Kidak, R. (2019). Street dust heavy metal pollution implication on human health in Nicosia, North Cyprus. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(28), 28993-29002. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06028-7
Nazari Chamaki, F., Jenkins, G. P., & Hashemipour, M. (2023). Financial, Economic, and Environmental Analyses of Upgrading Reverse Osmosis Plant Fed with Treated Wastewater. Energies, 16(7), Article 3292. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16073292
Okonkwo, E. C., Okafor, K. I., & Akun, E. (2018). The economic viability of the utilisation of biogas as an alternative source of energy in rural parts of Nigeria. International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 41(5-6), 205-225. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGEI.2018.097136
Ozgece, N., & Edgu, E. (2013). Syntactic comparison of Cyprus port cities: Famagusta and Limassol. 2013 International Space Syntax Symposium,
Özkan, O., Alola, A. A., & Adebayo, T. S. (2023). Environmental benefits of nonrenewable energy efficiency and renewable energy intensity in the USA and EU: Examining the role of clean technologies. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 58, Article 103315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2023.103315
Ozturen, A., & Ozgit, H. (2022). Conclusion: transitioning from unsustainable to sustainable solutions. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 14(4), 403-408. https://doi.org/10.1108/WHATT-03-2022-0040
Rezaei, A., & Tahsili, S. (2018). Urban Vulnerability Assessment Using AHP. Advances in Civil Engineering, 2018, Article 2018601. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2018601
Sani, R. M., Ulucay, B., & Ulucay, P. (2011). The significance of user participation in architectural design: The case of nicosia social housing complex. Archnet-IJAR, 5(3), 25-39. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84859914129&partner…
Sulaiman, H. Y., & Çakir, S. (2017). Monitoring the contribution of desert dust intrusion to PM10 concentration in Northern Cyprus. Clean Air Journal, 27(2), 53-64. https://doi.org/10.17159/2410-972X/2017/v27n2a8
Tayanç, M., İm, U., Doğruel, M., & Karaca, M. (2009). Climate change in Turkey for the last half century. Climatic Change, 94(3-4), 483-502. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-008-9511-0
Zhao, Y., Kong, X., Ahmad, M., & Ahmed, Z. (2023). Digital Economy, Industrial Structure, and Environmental Quality: Assessing the Roles of Educational Investment, Green Innovation, and Economic Globalization. Sustainability (Switzerland), 15(3), Article 2377. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15032377