About this Research Topic
In the rapidly urbanizing world, the significance of urban green spaces, encompassing urban forestry, has intensified. Urban green spaces play a pivotal role in promoting human well-being, offering a range of benefits, from recreational areas and improved mental health to enhanced air quality and climate mitigation. However, the interactions between urban forestry, human well-being, and the challenges posed by global climate change present a complex and dynamic landscape that requires comprehensive exploration.
Urban forestry, a crucial component of urban green spaces, involves the strategic cultivation and management of trees in urban areas. As urbanization continues to accelerate and the impacts of global climate change become more pronounced, the role of urban forestry in fostering human well-being and ecological resilience gains even more importance. Sustainable development necessitates an understanding of how urban forestry planning and management can effectively respond to the challenges of global climate change, enhance human well-being, and ensure ecological resilience in urban environments.
This Research Topic aims to comprehensively explore the intricate dynamics between urban forestry planning, management, and their profound influence on human well-being within the context of global climate change to gain a comprehensive understanding of how urban forests can be strategically designed, planned and managed to optimize their benefits for human well-being, especially considering the evolving climatic conditions. Furthermore, this Research Topic aims to shed light on the synergy between urban forestry, low-carbon development strategies, ecosystem services preservation, and the enhancement of ecological resilience. By fostering multidisciplinary discussions and incorporating perspectives from various fields, we seek to pave the way for innovative solutions that promote human well-being in the face of global climate change and urbanization.
This Research Topic welcomes a variety of contributions, including original research articles, reviews, case studies, policy analyses, and perspectives. Specific areas of exploration encompass but are not limited to:
- Climate-Responsive Urban Forestry Planning and Management: Delve into strategies that adapt urban forest management approaches to climate change, aiming to optimize human well-being benefits while ensuring ecological resilience.
- Urban Forest Design and Human Health: Investigate how well-planned urban forests can amplify physical and mental well-being, addressing health challenges while considering the impacts of a changing climate.
- Socioeconomic Dimensions: Analyze the economic and social factors shaping the connection between urban forestry, human well-being, and climate change, with an emphasis on sustainability and equitable development.
- Equity and Access: Examine the equitable distribution of urban forestry benefits across diverse populations while accounting for potential disparities in access amidst changing climatic conditions.
- Policy and Planning Innovations: Explore innovative policies, planning paradigms, and governance models that embed urban forestry within climate-responsive urban planning, fostering sustainable development.
- Biodiversity and Ecological Resilience: Investigate how urban forestry can contribute to enhancing biodiversity and ecological resilience, addressing climate impacts, and promoting overall urban ecosystem health.
- Cultural and Aesthetic Value: Examine the cultural and aesthetic significance of urban forests and how they contribute to the overall quality of life, particularly in the face of climate challenges.
- Community Engagement and Participation: Explore approaches to involve local communities in urban forestry planning and management, ensuring that their voices are heard and well-being is enhanced.
Urban forestry, a crucial component of urban green spaces, involves the strategic cultivation and management of trees in urban areas. As urbanization continues to accelerate and the impacts of global climate change become more pronounced, the role of urban forestry in fostering human well-being and ecological resilience gains even more importance. Sustainable development necessitates an understanding of how urban forestry planning and management can effectively respond to the challenges of global climate change, enhance human well-being, and ensure ecological resilience in urban environments.
This Research Topic aims to comprehensively explore the intricate dynamics between urban forestry planning, management, and their profound influence on human well-being within the context of global climate change to gain a comprehensive understanding of how urban forests can be strategically designed, planned and managed to optimize their benefits for human well-being, especially considering the evolving climatic conditions. Furthermore, this Research Topic aims to shed light on the synergy between urban forestry, low-carbon development strategies, ecosystem services preservation, and the enhancement of ecological resilience. By fostering multidisciplinary discussions and incorporating perspectives from various fields, we seek to pave the way for innovative solutions that promote human well-being in the face of global climate change and urbanization.
This Research Topic welcomes a variety of contributions, including original research articles, reviews, case studies, policy analyses, and perspectives. Specific areas of exploration encompass but are not limited to:
- Climate-Responsive Urban Forestry Planning and Management: Delve into strategies that adapt urban forest management approaches to climate change, aiming to optimize human well-being benefits while ensuring ecological resilience.
- Urban Forest Design and Human Health: Investigate how well-planned urban forests can amplify physical and mental well-being, addressing health challenges while considering the impacts of a changing climate.
- Socioeconomic Dimensions: Analyze the economic and social factors shaping the connection between urban forestry, human well-being, and climate change, with an emphasis on sustainability and equitable development.
- Equity and Access: Examine the equitable distribution of urban forestry benefits across diverse populations while accounting for potential disparities in access amidst changing climatic conditions.
- Policy and Planning Innovations: Explore innovative policies, planning paradigms, and governance models that embed urban forestry within climate-responsive urban planning, fostering sustainable development.
- Biodiversity and Ecological Resilience: Investigate how urban forestry can contribute to enhancing biodiversity and ecological resilience, addressing climate impacts, and promoting overall urban ecosystem health.
- Cultural and Aesthetic Value: Examine the cultural and aesthetic significance of urban forests and how they contribute to the overall quality of life, particularly in the face of climate challenges.
- Community Engagement and Participation: Explore approaches to involve local communities in urban forestry planning and management, ensuring that their voices are heard and well-being is enhanced.
Keywords: Urban forestry, Urban green space, Spatial planning, Sustainable development, Global climate change, Low-carbon development, Human well-being, Ecosystem services, Ecological resilience
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