Sustainable communities
- Submission status
- Closed
- Submission deadline
As a consequence of growing populations and more frequent climate change effects, urban and rural communities are increasingly under pressure to reduce their environmental impact and protect their citizens against socio-economic change and natural disasters. In order to overcome these challenges, the United Nations has set up the development of sustainable communities across the world as one of its main targets for 2030. Sustainable communities aim to achieve energy independence, as well as the effective and balanced use of natural resources, while maintaining productivity and preserving their cultural and natural heritage. These are key challenges to make an economy more resilient to change and allow citizens to be active participants in the green transition.
This Collection invites submissions of original research on sustainable communities, their impact, and the tools required to empower citizens, across different socio-economic spectra, to drive social change.
This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 7, SDG 8, SDG 9, SDG 11 and SDG 12.
Editors
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Ronita Bardhan
University of Cambridge, UK
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Idiano D’Adamo
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Caroline Hachem-Vermette
Concordia University, Canada
Ronita Bardhan is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Built 
Environment at the Department of Architecture, and Fellow at Selwyn College, University of Cambridge. She directs the Sustainable Design Group conducts research on data-driven built environment design to lessen the burden on human health and the environment in the face of global warming. Bardhan combines architectural engineering, AI and machine learning with social sciences to develop sustainable built environment design solutions. Dr Bardhan has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2022.
Idiano D’Adamo is an Associate Professor of Management Engineering at Sapienza 
University of Rome. His research focuses on sustainability with a focus on renewable energy development, circular economy models, consumer and business social change, the role of policy makers, and youth involvement. Dr D’Adamo has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2021.
Caroline Hachem-Vermette is an Associate Professor at the Department of Building, 
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Concordia University. Dr Hachem-Vermette research program is highly multidisciplinary, involving such diverse disciplines as architecture, urban planning, and building engineering. Her research area includes the investigations of multifunctional energy-efficient, resilient neighborhood patterns, solar potential and energy implications of building shapes, high performance building envelope design, developing multifunctional facades for multistory buildings, and others. Dr Hachem-Vermette has been an Editorial Board Member for Scientific Reports since 2022.
