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Call for Papers Green Urban Infrastructure and Climate Adaptation
Landscape and Urban Planning 113 (2013) 150
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Landscape and Urban Planning journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/landurbplan
Call for Papers Green Urban Infrastructure and Climate Adaptation Guest Editors: C. Y. Jim (University of Hong Kong); Alex Lo (Griffith University); Jason Byrne (Griffith University)
Examples of topics of interests include, but are not limited to:
Physical Capacity for Adaptation and Challenges for Urban Planning • • • •
The ‘green city’ with high-quality and generous vegetation is an ideal with universal appeal that transcends temporal, spatial and cultural divides. Vegetated sites, including street trees, green alleys, greenways, green roofs, urban parks and informal green spaces enhance the liveability of cities by improving landscape and environmental quality, quality of life, and citizen health. Green infrastructural development has been driven by changes in local demand and urban form over time. Global climate change poses new challenges to the planning and management of urban green infrastructure. Scientists anticipate warmer average temperatures and intensified storms and extreme weather conditions in the decades ahead. The urban heat island effect will increase the intensity and frequency of global warming impacts. Coupled with increasingly variable precipitation and gradual sea level rises, climate change is expected to bring significant impacts to urban populations, particularly medium-high density coastal cities. Green infrastructure constitutes a local response to the most pressing global challenge in our times. Urban greenery can potentially shield cities against adverse effects of climate change. By harnessing and blending natural processes with infrastructural development, green infrastructure can help moderate natural hazards, regulate water balance, and alleviate heat stress. Recent research has confirmed that green infrastructure should be systematically integrated into urban climate change adaptation responses. But our knowledge of green infrastructure has not been systematically assessed, and our conceptual frameworks for advancing green infrastructure as a climate change response are presently weak. Further consolidation of knowledge could achieve a higher degree of intellectual coherence, which will be conducive to building closer linkages to global discourses and practices, potentially reaching a wider institutional audience. The aim of the Special Issue is to solicit and integrate new research findings in an effort to advance a coherent and conceptually rigorous framework of knowledge about green infrastructure. Papers are sought that critically examine the role of urban green infrastructure in response to climate change impacts. Papers must provide evidence of, and insights into, the prospects for using green infrastructure to enhance urban adaptability. The Special Issue pursues broad geographical representation, but priority is given to case studies of densely populated coastal cities. Empirical reports are encouraged, although high-quality perspective essays are also welcome. Contributions from multiple disciplines are invited. Papers are expected to address institutional concerns, apply scientific findings to formulate policy recommendations, and adopt an international perspective. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.03.004
The role of urban vegetation in flood control Green infrastructure as a natural defense against sea level rise for coastal cities Climate change and the role of urban forest in combating urban heat island effect Management of the water demands of urban green infrastructure during increasing water scarcity
Designing Green Spaces for Urban Population in a Changing Climate • • • •
Social role of urban green space in a warming climate Psychological and public health aspects of heat stress alleviation through urban forest Climate adaptation considerations for urban park design Climate justice issues about green infrastructure planning
Institutionalizing and Mainstreaming Adaptation in Green Infrastructural Planning • • • •
Governance and regulatory implications for green infrastructural development Managerial considerations for installation of natural elements as a climate adaptive strategy Economic valuation, cost-benefit analysis, and policy impacts Urban forestry strategies of major scientific or governmental organizations and their climate change considerations
Towards an Integrated Understanding of Urban Green Infrastructure and Climate Adaptation • •
An integrated framework for understanding the role of urban green infrastructure Planning implications to densely populated coastal cities
Word limit Research Papers: 4000 - 8000 words Perspective Essays: 2000 – 8000 words Details on article type and format are available from the LAND journal website at http://www.journals.elsevier.com/landscapeand-urban-planning.
Abstract submission An abstract of about 300 words, specifying title, author(s), affiliation and e-mail address, should be sent to Dr. Alex Lo (alex.lo@griffith. edu.au) by 10 May 2013. Abstracts will be shortlisted by the editorial panel against the criteria of methodological quality and relevance. Author(s) of abstracts demonstrating clear scholarly merits will be invited to submit a full manuscript.
Manuscript submission Invited manuscripts should be submitted through the LAND website by 18 October 2013. Manuscripts submitted for this Special Issue will undergo the usual LAND peer review process.
Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect
Landscape and Urban Planning journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/landurbplan
Call for Papers Green Urban Infrastructure and Climate Adaptation Guest Editors: C. Y. Jim (University of Hong Kong); Alex Lo (Griffith University); Jason Byrne (Griffith University)
Examples of topics of interests include, but are not limited to:
Physical Capacity for Adaptation and Challenges for Urban Planning • • • •
The ‘green city’ with high-quality and generous vegetation is an ideal with universal appeal that transcends temporal, spatial and cultural divides. Vegetated sites, including street trees, green alleys, greenways, green roofs, urban parks and informal green spaces enhance the liveability of cities by improving landscape and environmental quality, quality of life, and citizen health. Green infrastructural development has been driven by changes in local demand and urban form over time. Global climate change poses new challenges to the planning and management of urban green infrastructure. Scientists anticipate warmer average temperatures and intensified storms and extreme weather conditions in the decades ahead. The urban heat island effect will increase the intensity and frequency of global warming impacts. Coupled with increasingly variable precipitation and gradual sea level rises, climate change is expected to bring significant impacts to urban populations, particularly medium-high density coastal cities. Green infrastructure constitutes a local response to the most pressing global challenge in our times. Urban greenery can potentially shield cities against adverse effects of climate change. By harnessing and blending natural processes with infrastructural development, green infrastructure can help moderate natural hazards, regulate water balance, and alleviate heat stress. Recent research has confirmed that green infrastructure should be systematically integrated into urban climate change adaptation responses. But our knowledge of green infrastructure has not been systematically assessed, and our conceptual frameworks for advancing green infrastructure as a climate change response are presently weak. Further consolidation of knowledge could achieve a higher degree of intellectual coherence, which will be conducive to building closer linkages to global discourses and practices, potentially reaching a wider institutional audience. The aim of the Special Issue is to solicit and integrate new research findings in an effort to advance a coherent and conceptually rigorous framework of knowledge about green infrastructure. Papers are sought that critically examine the role of urban green infrastructure in response to climate change impacts. Papers must provide evidence of, and insights into, the prospects for using green infrastructure to enhance urban adaptability. The Special Issue pursues broad geographical representation, but priority is given to case studies of densely populated coastal cities. Empirical reports are encouraged, although high-quality perspective essays are also welcome. Contributions from multiple disciplines are invited. Papers are expected to address institutional concerns, apply scientific findings to formulate policy recommendations, and adopt an international perspective. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.03.004
The role of urban vegetation in flood control Green infrastructure as a natural defense against sea level rise for coastal cities Climate change and the role of urban forest in combating urban heat island effect Management of the water demands of urban green infrastructure during increasing water scarcity
Designing Green Spaces for Urban Population in a Changing Climate • • • •
Social role of urban green space in a warming climate Psychological and public health aspects of heat stress alleviation through urban forest Climate adaptation considerations for urban park design Climate justice issues about green infrastructure planning
Institutionalizing and Mainstreaming Adaptation in Green Infrastructural Planning • • • •
Governance and regulatory implications for green infrastructural development Managerial considerations for installation of natural elements as a climate adaptive strategy Economic valuation, cost-benefit analysis, and policy impacts Urban forestry strategies of major scientific or governmental organizations and their climate change considerations
Towards an Integrated Understanding of Urban Green Infrastructure and Climate Adaptation • •
An integrated framework for understanding the role of urban green infrastructure Planning implications to densely populated coastal cities
Word limit Research Papers: 4000 - 8000 words Perspective Essays: 2000 – 8000 words Details on article type and format are available from the LAND journal website at http://www.journals.elsevier.com/landscapeand-urban-planning.
Abstract submission An abstract of about 300 words, specifying title, author(s), affiliation and e-mail address, should be sent to Dr. Alex Lo (alex.lo@griffith. edu.au) by 10 May 2013. Abstracts will be shortlisted by the editorial panel against the criteria of methodological quality and relevance. Author(s) of abstracts demonstrating clear scholarly merits will be invited to submit a full manuscript.
Manuscript submission Invited manuscripts should be submitted through the LAND website by 18 October 2013. Manuscripts submitted for this Special Issue will undergo the usual LAND peer review process.