Solar Powered Urbanization for a Sustainable Future

Solar-Powered Urbanization for a Sustainable Future presents a comprehensive and integrated approach to utilizing solar energy as a key solution for reducing grid dependency and pollution while fostering self-sufficient and cleaner urban centres. This book explores the strategic planning and application of solar power across essential urban sectors, including lighting, heating and cooling, water supply, wastewater recycling, transportation, and urban farming. By analysing energy consumption patterns in residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial spaces, this book highlights sector-specific opportunities for sustainable transformation. With a strong emphasis on awareness, policy formulation, and technological advancements, it contributes valuable insights to the growing discourse on renewable energy integration in urban planning. It serves as an essential resource for researchers, policymakers, and urban planners striving for a solar-powered, sustainable future.

• Explores the role of solar power in key urban sectors to reduce grid dependency and environmental impacts
• Analyses energy consumption patterns in residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial spaces, identifying tailored solar-powered strategies for sustainable urbanization
• Highlights the importance of awareness, governance, and policy-making in driving large-scale adoption of solar energy for self-sufficient and environmentally friendly urban centres

Dr. Arun Kumar is currently working in the field of microalgae and their applications in bioremediation and sustainable environment. Dr. Kumar has published various research and review papers in reputed journals like Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Biosciences and Environment and Sustainability Indicators in the area of microalgal bioremediation, biofuels and bioproducts production from microalgae. He also published an international book Microalgae in Wastewater Remediation from CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. He obtained his doctoral degree in environmental microbiology from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. In his doctoral work, Dr. Kumar successfully metabolized a widely used and hazardous insecticide Chlorpyrifos by cyanobacterial strain Oscillatoria sp. CYA8 CPF isolated from paddy fields.

Dr. Sandhya Prajapati is currently working in the field of Solar photovoltaic applications. Dr. Prajapati has published in several leading journals. He obtained his doctoral degree in electrical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India. In his doctoral work, Dr. Prajapati successfully studied utilization of solar energy in various fields, especially in greywater recycling.