Urban Green Infrastructure: Enhancing Resilience and Well-Being in the Face of Climate Change and Urbanization (Second Edition)

Dear Colleagues,

Under the context of global climate change and rapid urbanization, cities are facing plenty of serious social and environmental problems, such as urban heat island, air pollution, flooding, and so on.  It is projected that more people will live in urban areas in the future, therefore having to bear these negative effects caused by the transformation of natural land. Fortunately, urban green infrastructure has proven to provide countless ecosystem services that benefit the whole city, including storm reduction, climate regulation, environment depuration, and the enhancement of biodiversity conservation. Furthermore, urban green infrastructures are usually good sites for outdoor activities, thereby producing greater social capital. However, there still exists huge gaps in our current knowledge regarding the supply and demand of ecosystem services provided by urban green space. As a result, a deeper and better understanding of the relationships between urban green infrastructure and human beings continues to be crucial for urban sustainable development.

The goal of this Special Issue is to collect papers (original research articles and review papers) concerning how urban green infrastructure can increase urban resilience and produce positive effects on the well-being and quality of life for people living in urban settings. It is well known that, as land resources in the urban area, urban green infrastructure is always recognized as a key component of urban planning. Therefore, how to make the most of limited open space for future urban green space planning or renewal is of vital importance with respect to their huge potential social, ecological, health, and economic values.

This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that link the following themes:

• Applications of new sensors /technology (e.g., high-resolution remote sensing data, LiDAR, deep learning) for urban green space detection and monitoring;
• Spatio–temporal analysis for urban green infrastructure;
• Characterizing the refined 3D features of urban green space;
• Physical influencing mechanism of urban green space on the urban thermal environment;
• Exploring the relationships between urban green infrastructure and human wellbeing;
• Assessing the ecosystem services provided by urban green space;
• Potential nature-based solutions (NBS) to regulate urban climate based on urban green infrastructure.

We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.

Dr. Chaobin Yang
Dr. Lingxue Yu
Dr. Fengqin Yan
Dr. Dongrui Han
Guest Editors

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