Sustainable Development for Mass Urbanization

Front Matter
Copyright
Dedication
About the author
Preface
Building a better urban system
Introduction of megacities
	Introduction
	Critical infrastructure system
		Water
		Power
		Infrastructure and transportation
	Environmental pollution control
	Sustainable building
	Conclusion
	Acknowledgments
	References
Water delivery systems
	Introduction
	Material, methods, and simulation
		Static electric force generation
		In site water treatment
	Results and discussion
		Electrostatic force analysis
	Conclusions
	Acknowledgment
	References
Sanitation and waste disposal systems
	Introduction
	Simulation and method
		Solar power implemented bioreactor
		The sustainable bioreactor
	Results and discussion
		Solar power implemented bioreactor
		The sustainable bioreactor
	Conclusion
	Acknowledgments
	References
Power systems
	Introduction
	Material and methods
		Electrostatic force generation
		Photo electrolysis/energy formation
	Results and discussion
		Electrostatic force
		Photoelectrolysis/energy formation
		Conversion of energy into electricity
	Conclusions
	Acknowledgments
	References
Sustainable infrastructure systems
	Introduction
	Simulations and methods
	Guideway model
	Magnetic forces of uplift levitation and lateral guidance
	Wind energy modeling for the vehicles
	Wind energy storage in battery system
	Design of traffic control
	Results and discussion
	Construction cost estimate comparison
	Construction cost estimate comparison
	Cost of maglev infrastructure
	Cost of traditional road infrastructure
	Cost savings
	Conclusions
	Acknowledgments
	References
Public transportation systems
	Introduction
	Methods and simulation
	Drive train modeling
	One-mass model
	Wind energy conversion
		Aerodynamic subsystem
		Electrical subsystem
	Control structure
		Wind turbine subsystem control
		DFIG subsystem control
	Controller design
	Generator modeling
	Results and discussion
		Theoretical experiment on a car
	Battery modeling
		Savings in terms of energy costs
	Conclusions
	Acknowledgments
	References
Flying transportation technology
	Introduction
	Thoughts and methods
	Numerical method of solution
	Wind energy modeling for flying vehicles
	Wind energy conversion
	Generator modeling
	Battery modeling
	Optimization and discussion
	Conclusion
	Acknowledgments
	References
Air pollution
	Urban air pollution impact on global environment
		Introduction
		Methods
			CO2 emissions from fossil fuel
			CO2 emissions from the land-use change (ELUC)
			Ocean CO2 sink
			CO2 absorption by terrestrial vegetation and the Earth
			Calculation of the growth rate of the atmospheric CO2 concentration (GATM)
		Results and discussion
			CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change
			Ocean and terrestrial vegetation CO2 sinks
			Cumulative CO2 emissions and atmospheric impact
		Conclusion
	Urban air pollution control technology
		Introduction
		Global warming
		Solution of global warming
		Conclusion
	Acknowledgments
	References
Water pollution
	Application of nanotechnology to control urban water pollution
		Introduction
		Methods
			Adsorption
			Carbon based nanoadsorbents
			Polymeric nanoadsorbents
			Potential application in water treatment
			Membranes and membrane processes
			Nanofiber membranes
			Nanocomposite membranes
			Thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes
			Biologically inspired membranes
			Forward osmosis
			Photocatalysis
			Nanophotocatalyst optimization
		Results and discussion
			Applications in water treatment
			Disinfection and microbial control
			Antimicrobial mechanisms
			Potential applications in water treatment
			Sensing and monitoring
			Pathogen detection
			Trace contaminant detection
			Multifunctional devices
			Retention and reuse of nanomaterials
			Barriers and research needs
	Photocatalytic water treatment technology
		Introduction
		Fundamentals and mechanism of TiO2 photocatalysis
			Heterogeneous TiO2 photocatalysis
		Homogeneous photo-Fenton reaction
		Advancements in photocatalyst immobilization and supports
		Challenges in the development of photocatalytic process of water treatment
		Mesoporous clays
		Nanofibers, nanowires, or nanorods
		Photocatalytic membrane
		Photocatalyst modification and doping
		Configuration of photocatalytic reactor
		Operational parameters of the photocatalytic reactor
		TiO2 loading
		pH
		Temperature
			Dissolved oxygen
		Pollutants and their loading
		Light wavelength
		Light intensity
		Response surface analysis
		Kinetics and modeling
		Photomineralization kinetics
		Kinetics of photodisinfection
		Water quality
		Turbidity
		Inorganic ions
		Heavy and noble metals
		Lifecycle assessment of photocatalytic water treatment processes
		Future challenges and prospects
	Renewable water engineering
		Introduction
		Methods and simulation
			Static electric force generation
			Onsite water treatment
		Results and discussion
		Conclusions
	Acknowledgments
	References
Green building technology
	Introduction
	Simulation and method
		Model of photovoltaic (PV) array
	Design of PV panel
	Design of bioreactor
	Results and discussion
		Conversion of solar energy
		Cost comparison
		Conversion of biogas
		Cost comparison
	Conclusion
	Acknowledgments
	References
Green building complexes
	Introduction
	Methods and simulation
		Cooling mechanism
		Heating mechanism
	Results and discussion
		Cooling mechanism
		Heating mechanism
	Conclusions
	Acknowledgments
	References
Applied energy technology
	Introduction
	Methods and materials
		Higgs boson quantum field
		Pair photon production
		Three-diode photon scattering
	Results and discussion
		Higgs boson quantum field
		Pair photon production
		Three-diode photon scattering
		Electricity transformation
	Conclusions
	Acknowledgments
	References
Sustainable urbanization
	Urban environmental management
	Energy management
	Building management
	Water management
	Infrastructure and transportation management
	General management
	Conclusion
	Acknowledgments
	References
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