Advance in Landscape Management and Urban Planning

Dear Colleagues,

Contemporary cities face a complex range of environmental, spatial, and social challenges driven by climate change and rapid urban transformation. These pressures expose the limitations of conventional planning paradigms and call for a reimagined, integrative approach to landscape management and urban development. This Special Issue will focus on solutions that enhance resilience, ecological performance, and long-term spatial quality in diverse urban contexts.

We welcome contributions that examine the interplay between blue–green infrastructure, regenerative design principles and climate-responsive spatial frameworks. Topics of interest include the evolution of waterfront and coastal areas, urban greenery, flood-adaptive public spaces and buildings, nature-based solutions, and emerging adaptive approaches across building and urban typologies. We also invite submissions addressing methodological innovations such as the use of AI and digital tools and cross-disciplinary approaches and empirical studies that show how cities can adapt to environmental uncertainty while strengthening cultural values and human well-being.

By bringing together research from the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, and environmental sciences, this Special Issue will provide a critical, forward-looking reflection on the future of urban landscapes and the design instruments required to shape them responsibly.

We welcome contributions from across diverse geographic contexts and scales, from individual buildings to neighbourhood interventions and metropolitan strategies.

Prof. Dr. Lucyna Nyka
Dr. Izabela Burda
Guest Editors

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