Ecological Frontiers将推出Urban Nature and Human Health专刊。
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主题包括但不限于
· Urban ecosystem restoration
· Governance and community engagement in urban nature
· Green, blue and hybrid infrastructure
· Urban gardening and farming
· Assessment of urban ecosystem health
· Environmental and human health effect of urban nature
截止日期
Submissions from Generation Restoration cities:
Submission of a 500-word abstract by October 31st, 2024. It should include the research question, theoretical framework, methodology and findings
Once the abstract passes the pre-check, the city will be invited to submit a 5000-word manuscript by December 31st, 2024.
If the abstract is not selected, the city will be invited to collaborate with the editorial board to incorporate a short communication on their urban nature efforts into the Special Issue's Editorial.
Submissions from other institutions:
The submission deadline is December 31st, 2024.
关于本期专刊
Urban nature is a key tool for cities to become resilient, greener, and healthier. Trees, vegetation, water bodies, community gardens, and green surfaces provide numerous ecosystem services on which cities depend for their functioning and humans for livelihoods and health. These benefits include food security and nutrition through food production, regulation of freshwater supply, waste degradation and nutrient recycling, mitigation of stormwater runoff and flooding reduction, improvement of soil conditions and erosion prevention, and increased ecological connectivity and biodiversity. It also plays a considerable role in enhancing cities’ resilience to climate change by acting as windbreaks and providing cooling effects through shade and evapotranspiration. In addition, nature in cities is proven to reduce air, water, and noise pollution, improve physical and mental health, provide spaces for community interaction that strengthen social connections and cohesion, and foster active living.
Cities around the world have taken the deliberate step of incorporating nature in urban planning, appreciating that it is a ready-to-go and cost-effective solution to the challenges of the health of humans, animals, plants, and the environment. Scientific evidence is crucial to deepening our understanding of urban nature's impact and informing effective actions and policies.
This Special Issue of Ecological Frontiers is an important synthesis of this body of knowledge, following the Urban Nature and Human Health Workshop hosted by the Special Committee on Ecological Health of the Ecological Society in China from 21–23 May 2024 in Yangzhou, China. It aims to fill a gap in the literature on the nexus of cities, nature, and health, and to improve the science-policy interface by encouraging a diverse range of submissions, such as perspective papers, empirical papers, and case studies.
We particularly encourage contributions from Generation Restoration cities to submit papers detailing their experiences and lessons learned, showcasing the collective knowledge and outcomes from the Generation Restoration cities project (2023-2025). Submissions may include pilot project research, exemplary case studies, and review papers.
特刊编辑
Professor Zhaowu Yu
Fudan University
Professor Chuanbin Zhou
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sharon Gil
Programme Management Officer and Cities Lead, Cities Unit/Climate Division/UNEP
投稿信息
登录Ecological Frontiers投稿网站
https://www.editorialmanager.com/ecofro/default.aspx，在“Article Type Selection”下选择“
VSI: Urban Nature and Human Health”。
