Sustainable Approaches on Urban Space in Mediterranean Cities: From XS Design to XL Planning

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue, entitled “Sustainable Approaches on Urban Space in Mediterranean Cities: From XS Design to XL Planning”, focuses on the multifunctional role of public spaces in Mediterranean cities. In hot Mediterranean urban city centers, the presence of well-landscaped outdoor spaces not only provide shelters of thermal comfort but also offer room for socio-cultural interaction. Moreover, the presence of efficiently designed outdoor spaces affects property values and the quality of urban life. Covering a wide range of planning and design scales, this Special Issue offers a venue for publishing interdisciplinary papers presenting empirical findings, case studies, review articles, methodologies and methods. Acknowledging synergies among various planning and design factors, this Special Issue emphasizes on environmental, socio-cultural, economic and cultural aspects of urban space.

Submissions are encouraged but not limited to the following general areas:

• Theories on the interaction of natural and man-made environments in cities: sustainable policies and management of urban space;
• Blue–green infrastructures;
• Art and public space as a mean of reinforcing city sustainability or urban collective memory;
• Urban space design (various scales);
• Urban Planning- Critiques of existing urban interventions in Mediterranean cities;
• City branding for sustainability;
• Emerging technologies for city cultural sustainability (IoT, AR, VR);
• Innovative materials for urban space use;
• Placemaking;
• Collaborative urban design;
• Sensorial perception of urban space;
• Urban space and well-being.

Dr. Maria Sinou
Dr. Afroditi Synnefa
Prof. Dr. Marina Neophytou
Dr. George Hloupis
Dr. Evgenia Tousi
Guest Editors

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