“…Targeted investigations pertain to renewable energies systems [ 10 ], hydrogen-based hybrid renewable energy systems [ 113 ], photovoltaic power generation forecasting [ 114 ], energy management systems [ 115 ], energy demand side [ 116 ], waste management [ 117 , 118 ], sustainable transportation development [ 119 ], ecosystem services [ 98 ], biodiversity protection [ 120 ], urban water resource management [ 99 , 121 ], air pollution [ 122 ], flood resistance [ 123 ], flood risk assessment [ 124 ], and flood prediction [ 16 ]. Important to note is that the energy sector is a primary user of AI in smart cities [ 8 , 125 ], with various technologies supporting the monitoring, analysis, and application of planning processes to combat pollution in urban environment.…”