Energy Strategies of Smart Cities, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Smart Cities (ISSN 2624-6511). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart Urban Energies and Integrated Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 178
Special Issue Editors
Interests: smart cities; smart grids
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: smart cities; Internet of Things; smart grids; intelligent transportation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: smart cities; Internet of Things; sensor networks; embedded systems; multimedia sensing
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The upcoming Special Issue on energy strategies for smart cities aims to attract high-quality writings that address the increasingly complex energy challenges that urban environments face as they simultaneously manage rapid population growth, ambitious climate change mitigation goals, and large-scale digitization of critical infrastructure. As cities evolve into interconnected socio-technical systems, new energy strategies are now based on advanced digital technologies, AI-based analytics, and multi-vector coordination frameworks, which together increase efficiency, sustainability, equity, and environmental performance in urban areas.
In particular, we encourage publications that explore innovative configurations of distributed energy resources; active participation of citizens in the energy transition, which should be informed and trained for building an innovative and inclusive model of sustainable city; intelligent control of electric thermal mobility systems; and the integration of electric vehicles as dynamic assets for the energy architectures of future cities. Equally welcome are contributions on cybersecurity and data governance mechanisms, which are still essential to provide reliable digital energy platforms that are able to support real-time action and broad citizen participation. In addition, studies focusing on policy design, social inclusion, economic evaluations, and cross-sectoral governance models are welcome, as these dimensions are essential to transform technological development into functional and socially sustainable urban strategies.
Through interdisciplinary research and global case studies, this Special Issue aims to provide a holistic perspective on how cities can implement innovative, equitable, and efficient energy strategies that accelerate the transition to smarter, more sustainable, and more resilient futures.
Prof. Dr. George Cristian Lazaroiu
Dr. Mariacristina Roscia
Dr. Daniel G. Costa
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Smart Cities is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2000 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- energy strategy
- smart cities
- technical innovation
- engineering development
- artificial-intelligence-driven energy systems
- policy strategies
- urban planning
- sustainable development
- climate change
- Internet of Things
- data management
- business cases
- social behavior
- inclusive innovation
- interdisciplinary development
- governance frameworks
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