SDG 11 Progress Report: Al-Ayen Iraqi University

1. Introduction and Overview

This report provides an overview of Al-Ayen Iraqi University’s Communities and research contributions in 2023, specifically aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11) - Sustainable Cities and Communities. The university has made significant strides in urban sustainability through various research projects and publications. The alignment with SDG 11 is evident in the following topics and subject areas, demonstrating AUIQ's commitment to promoting sustainable urban development and addressing critical challenges in urban environments.

Overview of Research Contributions for SDG 11

  • Urban Climate Resilience: Research examining the impacts of climate change on urban environments, including heat stress management in tropical cities, to enhance urban resilience.
  • Sustainable Energy Infrastructure: Studies on optimal site selection for solar photovoltaic power plants, aiming to promote clean energy integration in urban areas.
  • Air Quality Improvement: Development of advanced predictive models for air quality forecasting, contributing to cleaner and healthier urban environments.
  • Disaster Risk Management: Assessing environmental impacts of dam breaches using remote sensing technology to improve urban safety and disaster preparedness.
  • Flood Risk Mitigation: Innovative data-driven approaches to enhance flood risk management, ensuring the safety and sustainability of urban communities.
  • Smart Energy Optimization: Research on energy-efficient solutions for smart buildings, focusing on demand-side management to reduce energy consumption.
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation: High-resolution studies on the urban heat island effect, aimed at developing strategies to cool cities and improve livability.
  • Efficient Water Resource Management: Advanced techniques for flood mapping and drought forecasting, supporting effective water resource management in urban areas.
  • Soil Moisture and Drought Analysis: Spatiotemporal analysis of soil moisture to understand and mitigate drought impacts in urban and surrounding areas.
  • Hydrological Forecasting: Application of soft computing techniques for improved forecasting of hydrological events, helping cities better manage water resources.

Al-Ayen Iraqi University has demonstrated its commitment to sustainable urban development through extensive research efforts. Over 2023, the university has produced 45 publications that align with Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11). These publications cover a broad range of topics, from climate change impacts on urban areas, renewable energy solutions for cities, to advanced techniques for flood risk mitigation and air quality monitoring. This volume of work highlights the university’s proactive approach in contributing to global efforts for building sustainable, resilient, and inclusive cities. The diversity and depth of the research outputs underscore AUIQ’s role as a leading institution in promoting sustainable urban development practices.

45 publications match with Sustainable Development Goal 11 :

Institutions

Al-Ayen University

Publication years

(2023)

No.

Title

Year

Volume

Issue

DOI

SDGs (2023)

1

Intertwined impacts of urbanization and land cover change on urban climate and agriculture in Aurangabad city (MS), India using google earth engine platform

2023

422

-

10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138541

SDG 2| SDG 9| SDG 11| SDG 13| SDG 15

2

Automated waste-sorting and recycling classification using artificial neural network and features fusion: a digital-enabled circular economy vision for smart cities

2023

82

25

10.1007/s11042-021-11537-0

SDG 11| SDG 12

3

Evaluation of NASA POWER and ERA5-Land for estimating tropical precipitation and temperature extremes

2023

624

-

10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129940

SDG 11

4

Flood Subsidence Susceptibility Mapping using Elastic-net Classifier: New Approach

2023

37

13

10.1007/s11269-023-03591-0

SDG 11

5

Physicochemical Parameters of Water and Its Implications on Avifauna and Habitat Quality

2023

15

12

10.3390/su15129494

SDG 6| SDG 11| SDG 15

6

Multi-step ahead hourly forecasting of air quality indices in Australia: Application of an optimal time-varying decomposition-based ensemble deep learning algorithm

2023

14

6

10.1016/j.apr.2023.101752

SDG 3| SDG 11

7

Ranking Sub-Watersheds for Flood Hazard Mapping: A Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach

2023

15

11

10.3390/w15112128

SDG 11

8

Megacities’ environmental assessment for Iraq region using satellite image and geo-spatial tools

2023

30

11

10.1007/s11356-022-24153-8

SDG 2| SDG 11| SDG 13

9

Multi-objectives reinforcement federated learning blockchain enabled Internet of things and Fog-Cloud infrastructure for transport data

2023

9

11

10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e21639

SDG 9| SDG 11

10

Predicting agricultural drought using meteorological and ENSO parameters in different regions of Iran based on the LSTM model

2023

37

9

10.1007/s00477-023-02465-6

SDG 2| SDG 11

11

Large-Scale Flood Hazard Monitoring and Impact Assessment on Landscape: Representative Case Study in India

2023

15

14

10.3390/su151411413

SDG 11| SDG 13

12

Designing a decomposition-based multi-phase pre-processing strategy coupled with EDBi-LSTM deep learning approach for sediment load forecasting

2023

153

-

10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110478

SDG 6| SDG 11

13

Developing a Smart Economy Using Statistical Framework-Based Business Models in Smart Cities

2023

9

2

10.54216/JISIoT.090214

SDG 8| SDG 11| SDG 15

14

A Lite-SVM Based Semantic Search Model for Bigdata Analytics in Smart Cities

2023

-

-

10.1109/WPMC59531.2023.10338978

SDG 11

15

Integration of Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy Sources, and IoT for Sustainable Transportation and Energy Management: A Comprehensive Review and Future Prospects

2023

-

-

10.1109/ICRERA59003.2023.10269421

SDG 7| SDG 9| SDG 11| SDG 12| SDG 13

16

Evaluation of the impact of large-scale atmospheric indicators and meteorological variables on drought in different regions of Iran

2023

82

12

10.1007/s12665-023-11015-w

SDG 11

17

Using fuzzy and machine learning iterative optimized models to generate the flood susceptibility maps: case study of Prahova River basin, Romania

2023

14

1

10.1080/19475705.2023.2281241

SDG 11

18

Urban Wastewater Treatment for High Yielding in Agriculture Through Smart Irrigation System

2023

726

-

10.1007/978-981-99-3716-5_52

SDG 6| SDG 11

19

Assessment of rainwater harvesting potential for urban area under climate and land use changes using geo-informatics technology

2023

52

-

10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101721

SDG 6| SDG 11

20

Arduino-Based Real-Time Obstacle Detection in Vehicles Using Proximity Sensors

2023

-

-

10.1109/ICAICCIT60255.2023.10465720

SDG 3| SDG 11

21

Water quality parameters assessment of ras el-Ain natural ponds, tyr, lebanon

2023

23

6

10.2166/ws.2023.140

SDG 6| SDG 7| SDG 11| SDG 12

22

Industrial Internet of Water Things architecture for data standarization based on blockchain and digital twin technology

2023

-

-

10.1016/j.jare.2023.10.005

SDG 6| SDG 9| SDG 11

23

Identification of the Contamination Sources by PCBs Using Multivariate Analyses: The Case Study of the Annaba Bay (Algeria) Basin

2023

28

19

10.3390/molecules28196841

SDG 6| SDG 11| SDG 14

24

Assessment of Hydrological Response to Climatic Variables over the Hindu Kush Mountains, South Asia

2023

15

20

10.3390/w15203606

SDG 2| SDG 11| SDG 13

25

IoT-based Green Transportation Technique for Sustainable Growth in Transportation Industry

2023

-

-

10.1109/ICERCS57948.2023.10434039

SDG 8| SDG 9| SDG 11| SDG 13

26

Leveraging microalgae utilization for anthropogenic CO2 emission abatement in Malaysian urban centre: Revisiting the sustainable development goal (SDG-13)

2023

129

-

10.1016/j.pce.2022.103356

SDG 2| SDG 8| SDG 9| SDG 11| SDG 13| SDG 15

27

Machine Learning Based Logistic Decision Support System for Intelligent Vehicles and Transportation Systems

2023

9

2

10.54216/JISIoT.090208

SDG 3| SDG 11

28

Application of Edge Computing-Based Information-Centric Networking in Smart Cities

2023

8

2

10.54216/JISIoT.080208

SDG 11

29

Human-Computer Interaction Assisted Economic Growth and Financial Status of Urban Cities using Artificial Intelligence

2023

-

-

10.1109/ICERCS57948.2023.10434153

SDG 6| SDG 8| SDG 9| SDG 11| SDG 12

30

Earthquake Prediction Using Machine Learning

2023

-

-

10.1109/ICAC3N60023.2023.10541482

SDG 11

31

A Framework for Strategic Planning Adaptation in Smart Cities through Recurrent Neural Networks

2023

9

2

10.54216/JISIoT.090205

SDG 6| SDG 9| SDG 11

32

Prediction of Climatic and Water Quality in Urban Cooum River of Chennai Using Machine Learning Approaches

2023

726

-

10.1007/978-981-99-3716-5_53

SDG 6| SDG 11| SDG 14

33

Identifying the role played by climate change in agricultural productivity: evidence from Iraq

2023

25

2

-

SDG 2| SDG 8| SDG 11| SDG 13

34

Plaka tanıma sistemleri ve hibrit bir sistem önerisi

2023

-

-

10.1109/HORA58378.2023.10156751

SDG 3| SDG 11

35

Smart City Application based on Internet-of-Things and Artificial Intelligence for Energy Management Dynamic Memory Modelling

2023

-

-

10.1109/ICERCS57948.2023.10434196

SDG 9| SDG 11

36

Transportation Regulation in Smart Cities: A Study in Cognition Sensor Network Development

2023

-

-

10.1109/AICERA/ICIS59538.2023.10420127

SDG 9| SDG 11

37

Analysis of earth to air heat exchanger system for the heating applications with different channel shapes

2023

2591

-

10.1063/5.0122337

SDG 11

38

Study on Host-based Security System Advancement in ICT-Enabled Smart Cities

2023

-

-

10.1109/ICERCS57948.2023.10434031

SDG 11

39

Fostering Air Pollution using Cloud Computing and IoT-based Methods

2023

-

-

10.1109/ICERCS57948.2023.10434129

SDG 3| SDG 9| SDG 11

40

Big Data Framework for the Development of Public Management Application Talents using Innovative Elements in Smart Cities

2023

-

-

10.1109/AICERA/ICIS59538.2023.10419983

SDG 11

41

Governance, Financial Development, and Green Growth in Iraq: An Empirical Study

2023

46

131

10.32826/cude.v46i131.1112

SDG 7| SDG 8| SDG 11| SDG 13

42

Prevention and Management of Natural Disasters with Integrated Multidisciplinary Climatic Sensitivity and Big Data Model

2023

-

-

10.1109/ICERCS57948.2023.10434041

SDG 11| SDG 13

43

NUMERICAL STUDY ON A NATURAL GAS-FUELED ENGINE UNDER LOW TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION MODE

2023

27

4

10.2298/TSCI2304457K

SDG 11

44

The role of service-oriented human-computer interaction of Low-resource, high-efficiency public transit systems

2023

-

-

10.1109/AICERA/ICIS59538.2023.10420081

SDG 11

45

Efficiency and Precision: Control Systems Empowered by Smart Image Processing

2023

-

-

10.1109/SMARTGENCON60755.2023.10442573

SDG 11

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2. Detailed SDG Contributions

Initiatives and Activities

Al-Ayen University's scouting team organized an outdoor trip for members of the Scouts and Guides team, along with faculty from the College of Physical Education and Sports Science to the ancient city of Ur. Such activities enrich students' personal development through adventure, practical outdoor skills, and an appreciation of cultural heritage. This initiative aligns with SDG 4 by enhancing experiential learning and SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities by promoting cultural preservation.

Link: https://alayen.edu.iq/news/details/1115

President of Al-Ayen University, Professor Shafiq Shakir Al-Mawla, honored the archaeologist Amer Abdul Razzaq for his significant efforts, particularly his lecture titled Nasiriyah: The World Museum of Antiquities. This event took place during an evening celebrating the winners of the Al-Ayen University Award for Academic Scientific Research 2023, attended by university presidents and researchers from various Iraqi institutions. This recognition aligns with SDG 4 by promoting academic excellence and cultural heritage awareness, as well as SDG 11 through the celebration of heritage and preservation efforts. Link: https://alayen.edu.iq/news/details/1119


3. Supporting Documents and Links

References and links to relevant reports, publications, and university web pages that further elaborate on Al-Ayen’s efforts and achievements related to SDG 11.

Link: https://en.alayen.edu.iq/sdj/sub_details/95



The Sustainable Development Goals: Al-Ayen Iraqi University's Evolving Strategy Towards 2027

https://en.alayen.edu.iq/public/en/save_file/files/88168e6e6c98e106163890bee72924b8_.pdf

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