Structure, Function, and Value of Urban Forest
A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Forestry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 1078
Special Issue Editors
Interests: urban forest; remote sensing application; GIS modelling; green city planning; climate change; landscape ecology; forest environment; forest development; forest conservation; fragmentation analysis
Interests: environmental data mining and modeling; machine learning applications; computational ecohydrology; soil and water conservation; remote sensing and GIS; environmental impact assessment; environmental policy
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Interests: urban trees; carbon budget; photosynthetic sequestration; tree planting structure; tree inventory; LiDAR; satellite; air purification; urban heat island mitigation; sustainable greenspace design; life cycle assessment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As a result of urbanization, in modern times, we have become distant from nature. However, recently, many people have once again started pursuing a life with nature. While uncertainty in natural phenomena is increasing due to climate change impacts, diverse attempts to solve the negative effects of these changes with nature-based solutions are increasing. In this context, urban forests are expected to play various roles in densely populated urban spaces. However, as these are spaces which are generally close to development areas, with more intensive human activities compared to natural forests, various threat factors exist compared to the natural environment. Consequently, it is necessary to develop more systematic management plans based on scientific research. In this Special Issue, we aim to cover a wide range of issues and research, from trying to understand urban forests by identifying their structure and properties to evaluating their functions and value. We hope that all research areas can be covered in this Special Issue, including experimental studies, monitoring approaches, and model development for the creation, management, and adaptation of urban forests and urban natural environments to future surroundings.
Dr. Peter (Sang-Hoon) Lee
Dr. Won Seok Jang
Dr. Hye-mi Park
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- urban forest use
- urban forest measurement
- monitoring and assessment
- spatial analysis
- climate change impacts, adaptations, and mitigations
- sustainable management
- urban forest resilience
- natural disasters
- ecosystem services
- biodiversity
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