dc.description.abstract | This study aims to highlight the contribution made by different international institutions
in the field of urban generation of renewable energy, as a key element to achieve sustainability.
This has been possible through the use of the Scopus Elsevier database, and the application of
bibliometric techniques through which the articles content published from 1977 to 2017 has been
analysed. The results shown by Scopus (e.g., journal articles and conferences proceedings) have
been taken into account for further analysis by using the following search pattern (TITLE-ABS-KEY
({Renewable energy} AND ({urban} OR ({cit*})). In order to carry out this study, key features of
the publications have been taken into consideration, such as type of document, language, thematic
area, type of publication, and keywords. As far as keywords are concerned, renewable energy,
sustainability, sustainable development, urban areas, city, and energy efficiency, have been the most
frequently used. The results found have been broken down both geographically and by institution,
showing that China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and India are the main
research countries and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Education China and Tsinghua
University the major contributing institutes. With regard to the categories, Energy, Environmental
Sciences, and Engineering are positioned as the most active categories. The scientific community
agrees that the study of the renewable energy generation in cities is of vital importance to achieve
more sustainable cities, and for the welfare of a growing urban population. Moreover, this is in
line with the energy policies adopted by most of developed countries in order to mitigate climate
change effects. | es_ES |