Research in Urban Ecology: Application into Landscape Design and Green Infrastructure (Second Edition)
A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 14
Special Issue Editors
Interests: landscape ecology; environmental sociology; human-environmental interaction; urban ecosystem services; nature-based solutions; therapeutic landscape
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Interests: urban ecology; urban biodiversity and design; landscape architecture; garden history; garden restoration
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the success of the Special Issue “Research in Urban Ecology: Application into Landscape Design and Green Infrastructure”, we are happy to announce the opening of a second volume.
Urban ecology covers a wide range of research from urban heat island effect, air and soil pollution, hydrology, soil science to urban vegetation and wildlife. Urban ecological knowledge is one of the keys for designing sustainable urban green areas and creating integrated green infrastructures.
This special issue welcomes the articles on the following research themes:
- Dynamic character of plant communities as a foundation for ecological design;
- Designing for urban wildlife;
- Urban forest for cooling cities. Ecological and design considerations;
- Urban trees for humans and wildlife;
- Nature-based solutions for urban areas: ecological and social considerations.We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.
We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.
Dr. Diana Dushkova
Prof. Dr. Maria Ignatieva
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- urban ecology
- urban vegetation and urban wildlife
- ecological design
- nature based solutions in urban areas
- landscape and green infrastructure
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