Special Issue "A Diversified Approach to Mitigate Crises in Urbanized Areas"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Elżbieta Ryńska
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Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-659 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: sustainable development in architecture and urban planning; resilient cities; circularity in urban planning and buildings; efficient energy solutions; water in architecture; daylighting; equity and accessibility
Prof. Dr. José Guadalupe Vargas Hernández‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
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University Center for Economic and Managerial Sciences, University of Guadalajara, Jalisco 45100, México
Interests: urban and organizational economics; strategic management
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Dr. Janusz Marchwinski
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Faculty of Architecture, University of Ecology and Management, 00-792 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: sustainability; ecology; energy-effective solutions; architecture
Dr. Jan Winkler
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Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Interests: habitats influenced by human activity; climate mitigation
Dr. Magdalena Grochulska-Salak
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1. Department of Civil Engineering Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
2. Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-659 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: sustainable development; urban resilience; self-sufficient units; urban agriculture; blue and green infrastructure

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The world is urbanizing rapidly. The past two decades have seen a gradual shift in policy thinking on the intersection between urbanization, sustainable development, climate mitigation solutions, and circular approaches. Demographic shifts also correlate with the impacts of climatic changes, conflict and health displacements, and the need to re-measure the approach toward the choices made within urban planning and buildings solutions. The idea of sustainability and urban development should be perceived jointly—the perception should cover design processes, organization, and planning processes used for the buildings’ development as well as facility management and modifications of already existing building structures. It should be noted that there are many types of local and global crises with often diversified mitigation approaches depending on the local policies and designer knowledge. This Special Issue is dedicated to the presentation of solutions aiming to fulfil four of the US Environmental Program aims: G 3—Good health and wellbeing, G 9—Industry, innovation, and infrastructure, G 11—Creating sustainable cities and communities, and G 13—Climate actions. The logic behind this choice of research areas is showing why urban space should be perceived as a holistic multilevel set of approaches, with emphasis on harmonious correlation between the humanmade and the existing natural landscape, as well as rehabilitation and efficient use of resources allowing to move toward sustainable development aims.

Prof. Dr. Elżbieta Ryńska
Prof. Dr. José G. Vargas-Hernández
Dr. Janusz Marchwinski
Dr. Jan Winkler
Dr. Magdalena Grochulska-Salak
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • mitigation of climatic changes
  • health and wellbeing in urban areas
  • sustainable urban areas
  • alternative building materials and technologies
  • housing crisis
  • interdisciplinary approach to crises in urbanized areas

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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