Sustainability criteria used in designing energy-efficient smart cities A study of Masdar City as a model for one of the smart cities that realize the idea of sustainable development

Document Type : Original Article

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Lecturer at Suez Canal University

Abstract

The research aims to study the sustainability criteria used in the design of architectural and urban projects in order to achieve the idea of sustainable development. The study is also exposed to the mechanisms of applying sustainability when designing new cities with the aim of relying on renewable energy sources and reducing dependence on typical energy sources and thus reducing the negative environmental impact of these cities on the environment.

The research also deals with a study for the design of a smart city, which is Masdar City, as one of the cities that realize the idea of sustainable development, with the aim of identifying the design ideas used in the design of city facilities, as well as planning ideas, which aim to rely on renewable energy sources and thus achieve the concept of clean development that takes into account the right of future generations and preserves The environment.

The research aims to identify environmental design ideas that the designer can benefit from when designing an architectural project or a new urban project, through which he can apply the concept of sustainability and sustainable development.

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