Author(s):
1. Tariq Sardar:
Department of Environmental Sciences, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, Pakistan
2. Abdur Raziq:
Department of Geography, Islamia College University,Peshawar,Pakistan
3. Abdur Rashid:
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, PR China
Abstract:
Smart cities are objectively developed for a sustainable and better life quality for their inhabitants. The present study is focused on the determination of downward shortwave radiation potential-based sites to develop smart cities based on the suitability and useable aspect of these radiations as a sustainable energy source. The downward shortwave radiation is estimated through MTCLIM-XL extrapolation with further spatial-based potential through spatial analysis of Geographic Information System (GIS) as a Geoinformatics application an applicable tool of Geoinformatics majorly helps in integration and processing of related geo-data and related critical factors for final visualization towards smart and applicable decision making. Hence, these properties make Geoinformatics a viable approach in the applications of sustainable energy estimation for the development of smart and sustainable cities. Prospectively, Geoinformatics with the integration of related critical parameters can be a reliable approach for application in the determination of suitable locations for harvesting the radiation potential as a sustainable energy source.
Page(s):
489-496
Published:
Journal: Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: B. Life and Environmental Sciences, Volume: 60, Issue: 3, Year: 2023
Keywords:
geoinformatics
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sustainable energy
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Geographic information system
,
smart cities
,
Downward shortwave radiation
,
extrapolation
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