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Land | Invitation to Read Papers Related to “Nature-Based Solution” and Hot Topic Special Issues

Land | Invitation to Read Papers Related to “Nature-Based Solution” and Hot Topic Special Issues

24 February 2025


We are delighted to share some papers on “nature-based solutions” research that were published in our journal Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) in 2023-2024. In addition, some Special Issues related to this topic are currently open for submission.

The following is a list of articles and Special Issues that we believe will interest you:

1. ”Nature-Based Solutions Modeling and Cost-Benefit Analysis to Face Climate Change Risks in an Urban Area: The Case of Turin (Italy)”
by Anna Biasin, Mauro Masiero, Giulia Amato and Davide Pettenella
Land 2023, 12(2), 280; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020280
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/2/280

2. ”Quantify the Contribution of Nature-Based Solutions in Reducing the Impacts of Hydro-Meteorological Hazards in the Urban Environment: A Case Study in Naples, Italy”
by Maria Fabrizia Clemente, Valeria D’Ambrosio, Ferdinando Di Martino and Vittorio Miraglia
Land 2023, 12(3), 569; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12030569
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/3/569

3. ”Cost-Effectiveness of Nature-Based Solutions under Different Implementation Scenarios: A National Perspective for Italian Urban Areas”
by Elena Di Pirro, Peter Roebeling, Lorenzo Sallustio, Marco Marchetti and Bruno Lasserre
Land 2023, 12(3), 603; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12030603
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/3/603

4. ”How Effective Risk Assessment and Management Is the Key to Turning Volcanic Islands into a Source of Nature-Based Solutions”
by Marta López-Saavedra, Joan Martí and Llorenç Planagumà
Land 2023, 12(3), 686; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12030686
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/3/686

5. ”Mainstreaming Nature-Based Solutions in City Planning: Examining Scale, Focus, and Visibility as Drivers of Intervention Success in Liverpool, UK”
by Ian Mell, Sarah Clement and Fearghus O’Sullivan
Land 2023, 12(7), 1371; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12071371
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/7/1371

6. ”Sensing and Measurement Techniques for Evaluation of Nature-Based Solutions: A State-of-the-Art Review”
by Vidya Anderson, Manavvi Suneja and Jelena Dunjic
Land 2023, 12(8), 1477; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12081477
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/8/1477

7. ”Translating Nature-Based Solutions for Water Resources Management to Higher Educational Programs in Three European Countries”
by Kristina Potočki, Pavel Raška, Carla S. S. Ferreira and Nejc Bezak
Land 2023, 12(11), 2050; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12112050
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/11/2050

8. ”Climate Proofing Cities by Navigating Nature-Based Solutions in a Multi-Scale, Social–Ecological Urban Planning Context: A Case Study of Flood Protection in the City of Gothenburg, Sweden”
by Colin Hultgren Egegård, Maja Lindborg, Åsa Gren, Lars Marcus, Meta Berghauser Pont and Johan Colding
Land 2024, 13(2), 143; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13020143
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/2/143

9. ”A Nature-Based Approach Using Felled Burnt Logs to Enhance Forest Recovery Post-Fire and Reduce Erosion Phenomena in the Mediterranean Area”
by Giuseppe Bombino, Daniela D’Agostino, Pasquale A. Marziliano, Pedro Pérez Cutillas, Salvatore Praticò, Andrea R. Proto, Leonardo M. Manti, Giuseppina Lofaro and Santo M. Zimbone
Land 2024, 13(2), 236; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13020236
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/2/236

10. ”Nature-Based Solution Integration to Enhance Urban Geomorphological Mapping: A Methodological Approach”
by Emiliya Hamidova, Alberto Bosino, Laura Franceschi and Mattia De Amicis
Land 2024, 13(4), 467; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13040467
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/4/467

11. ”Nature-Based Solutions for Landscape Performance Evaluation—Handan Garden Expo Park’s “Clear as a Drain” Artificial Wetland as an Example”
by Jiaju Liu, Yujia Guo, Jingyi Han, Feng Yang, Nan Shen, Fei Sun, Yanjie Wei, Peng Yuan and Jiawei Wang
Land 2024, 13(7), 973; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13070973
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/7/973

12. ”Nature-Based Solutions Scenario Planning for Climate Change Adaptation in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions”
by Rifat Olgun, Chingwen Cheng and Paul Coseo
Land 2024, 13(9), 1464; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091464
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/9/1464

13. ”Leveraging Greenspace to Manage Urban Flooding: An Investigation of Nature-Based Solutions Implementation in U.S. Public Parks”
by Jiayang Li and Ziyi Guo
Land 2024, 13(9), 1531; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091531
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/9/1531

14. ”Research on the Evaluation System for Agricultural Land Consolidation and Ecological Restoration Projects Based on Nature-Based Solutions”
by Chenbo Wei, Yueqi Song, Longhao Liu, Huihui Zheng, Yishan Wang, Meng Mao and Yan Xu
Land 2024, 13(10), 1565; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13101565
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/10/1565

15. ”Learning from Two Early Brownfield Redevelopment Projects in Italy: Soil Desealing, Cooling Effects, and Implementation of Nature-Based Solutions Through Traditional Planning Tools”
by Enzo Falco, Emanuele Garda, Linda Zardo and Chiara Cortinovis
Land 2024, 13(10), 1700; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13101700
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/10/1700

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