Urban and Peri-Urban Nature: Ecosystem Services, Human Well-Being, and Climate Resilience
A Special Issue of Urban Science (ISSN 2413-8851) belonging to the section "Urban Governance for Health and Well-Being".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2027 | Viewed by 169
Editors
Interests: landscape planning; human-nature interaction; ecosystem services; recreation ecology
Interests: urban blue-green infrastructure; environmental psychology and behavior; environmental health; landscape architecture; urban management
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Interests: urban heritage; environmental behavior
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, "Urban and Peri-Urban Nature: Ecosystem Services, Human Well-Being, and Climate Resilience", brings together interdisciplinary research on the often-overlooked roles of nature in and around cities. While many studies have focused on green and blue spaces within urban areas, less attention has been paid to peri-urban and urban-edge environments, such as peri-urban vegetation, agricultural edges, wetlands, rivers, coastal landscapes, ecological corridors, and other nature-based settings surrounding cities. These landscapes can provide essential ecosystem services, support human well-being, strengthen biodiversity conservation, and contribute to climate resilience.
We welcome original research articles, review papers, methodological papers, and case studies that examine how urban and peri-urban nature is planned, managed, experienced, valued, and governed. Potential topics include ecosystem service assessment and mapping, cultural ecosystem services, nature-based solutions, health and well-being benefits, recreation, heat mitigation, flood regulation, biodiversity, climate adaptation, environmental justice, inclusive planning, community participation, and governance or policy frameworks.
This Special Issue aims to supplement existing literature by moving beyond city-centered and intra-urban perspectives. It encourages integrated and cross-scale studies that connect urban cores, peri-urban zones, and surrounding regional landscapes, and that reveal how these interconnected natural systems contribute to more sustainable, inclusive, and climate-resilient urban futures.
Dr. Huixin Wang
Dr. Shixian Luo
Dr. Jing Xie
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- urban nature
- peri-urban nature
- urban-rural interface
- ecosystem services
- human well-being
- climate resilience
- nature-based solutions
- environmental justice
- urban planning
- sustainable cities
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