Special Issue "Urban Forestry and Ecology"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Social Ecology and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2022.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Paolo Semenzato
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Dipartimento Territorio e Sistemi Agroforestali, Università di Padova, Via 8 Febbraio 1848, 2, 35122 Padova PD, Italy
Interests: urban forest ecology and management; ecosystem services of urban forests; urban forest surveying and inventories; geographic information systems
Dr. Thomas Campagnaro
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Guest Editor
Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry, Università degli Studi di Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy
Interests: habitat management; biological invasions; urban forestry; landscape ecology
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Dear Colleagues,

Worldwide research is providing strong evidence of the influence of forests on urban ecosystems, and their contribution to the sustainability of cities is now widely recognized. Urban forests include tree populations with very different origin, structure, and management, from natural or spontaneous woodlands to intensively managed park, street, and plaza trees. All these components have a role in modifying climate, air quality, rainwater runoff, and biodiversity, in addition to providing services and sometimes causing disservices to the urban population. An understanding of the ecology of urban forests; their composition, structure, and functions; and their ecological interaction with the urban environment is essential for the wise planning and management of this resource.

In this Special Issue “Urban Forestry and Ecology”, the journal Sustainability is welcoming studies reinforcing this topic, proposing innovative theoretical and methodological approaches to study and propose evidence-based applications in the planning, design, management, and preservation of the urban forest. Contributions on the following themes are of particular interest, though other relevant topics will also be considered:

  • Structure and functions of urban forests, including plantation, remnant, and spontaneous forests;
  • Structure and functions of urban tree populations;
  • Novel methods and tools for the study of urban greenspaces and forests ecology;
  • Effects of urban forests on biodiversity;
  • Ecological management of urban forests and trees;
  • Urban forest structure and functions and ecosystem services provision;
  • Management and mitigation of ecosystem disservices (pollen, V.O.C. emissions, etc.).

Prof. Paolo Semenzato
Dr. Thomas Campagnaro
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • urban forestry
  • forest ecology
  • urban trees
  • ecosystem services
  • ecosystem disservices
  • urban biodiversity
  • green infrastructure
  • nature-based solutions
  • management options

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Carbon and PM2.5 Reduction and Design Guidelines for Street Trees in Korea
Sustainability 2020, 12(24), 10414; https://doi.org/10.3390/su122410414 - 12 Dec 2020
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An increasing concentration of air pollutants, which negatively affect human health and living environment, present a serious environmental concern around the world. Street trees can help reduce carbon (C) and PM2.5 in cities that lack sufficient greenspace. This study quantified C uptake [...] Read more.
An increasing concentration of air pollutants, which negatively affect human health and living environment, present a serious environmental concern around the world. Street trees can help reduce carbon (C) and PM2.5 in cities that lack sufficient greenspace. This study quantified C uptake and PM2.5 deposition on street trees in the Republic of Korea and suggested sustainable design guidelines to enhance the effects of C and PM2.5 reduction. The mean C uptake and the PM2.5 deposition on street trees per unit area were 0.6 ± 0.1 t/ha/y and 2.0 ± 0.3 kg/ha/y, respectively. The major determining factors of the levels of C uptake and PM2.5 deposition on street trees were the species, density, size, and layering structure of the planted trees. Street trees in the Republic of Korea annually offset C and PM2.5 emissions from vehicles by 1.4% and 180%, respectively. Based on these results, design guidelines are suggested that can contribute to sharing the value and the importance of planting street trees for the reduction of C and PM2.5 levels in greenspaces. Full article
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