Impact of Urbanization On Energy Consumption: A Case Study

Abstract

The paper aims to explore the impact of urban planning on energy consumption levels. The paper uses an analytical exploratory approach. The results show that a flourishing city must balance social, economic, and environmental needs and respond to pressures from all sides. It must provide investors with security and infrastructure (including water and energy). It must also place the needs of its citizens at the forefront of all its planning activities. As the population grows, the need for more and more energy is exacerbated. Increased demand can put significant pressure on existing energy infrastructure and harm global environmental health through carbon dioxide emissions, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide flux, and global warming. Solving today's ecological problems requires long-term planning actions to achieve sustainability. The world's energy consumption today (22 billion kWh) releases about 6.6 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. As a result, an urgent need has emerged to include energy efficiency issues in urban planning and construction.