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Climate Adaptation Planning in Urban Areas

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Land–Climate Interactions".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2025 | Viewed by 1114

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Jin-Oh Kim

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Department of Landscape Architecture, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 17104, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
Interests: urban and environmental planning
Dr. Sangjun Kang

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Department of Urban Planning and Real Estate, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
Interests: urban and regional planning; sustainable land use management; urban disaster management
Prof. Dr. Juchul Jung

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Department of Urban Planning and Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea
Interests: environmental planning and environment impact assessment; land use planning; hazard mitigation planning; growth management; smart growth; sustainable development; consensus building; conflict resolution
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Dear Colleagues,

Climate adaptation is crucial for urban areas as it ensures the resilience and sustainability of cities in the face of increasing climate-related challenges, such as extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and shifting temperature patterns. By proactively addressing these risks, urban areas can protect their infrastructure, safeguard public health, and maintain economic stability, securing a livable and thriving environment for current and future generations.

This Special Issue of “Climate Adaptation Planning in Urban Areas” aims to collect papers to give insights about innovative strategies, policies, and practices that cities can adopt to enhance their resilience and adaptability in the face of climate-related impacts.

This Special Issue welcomes original research, case studies, and review articles that offer novel insights, empirical findings, and practical solutions to the pressing issue of climate adaptation in an urban context. Submissions may cover a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:

  • Urban Infrastructure Resilience: Studies on the planning, implementation, and evaluation of resilient infrastructure that can be adapted to climate-related disasters and events;
  • Green and Blue Infrastructure: Studies on the role of natural and semi-natural systems in urban areas for climate adaptation, including urban forests, wetlands, green roofs, and sustainable drainage systems;
  • Integration of Climate Adaptation Strategies to Urban Planning: A variety of approaches for integrating climate adaptation strategies into urban planning and development processes;
  • Community-Based Adaptation: Research and case studies on community participation in planning that enhance social capital and urban resilience;
  • Policy and Governance: Critical analysis of policy frameworks and governance structures that facilitate or hinder climate adaptation planning and implementation in urban areas.

We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.

Dr. Jin-Oh Kim
Dr. Sangjun Kang
Prof. Dr. Juchul Jung
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • climate adaptation planning
  • urban resilience
  • green infrastructure
  • community-based adaptation
  • climate policy and governance

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From Landscape Architecture to Nature-Based Solutions: A Strategic Approach to Fine Dust Mitigation in Urban School Forests
by Youngsun Seok, Kihwan Song, Jinhyung Chon and Yun Eui Choi
Land 2025, 14(2), 281; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020281 - 29 Jan 2025
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Urban areas face increasing environmental challenges, including fine dust pollution and climate change, which significantly impact public health and urban resilience. To address these issues, this study explores the integration of Nature-based Solutions (NbSs) and landscape architecture processes to develop a systematic approach [...] Read more.
Urban areas face increasing environmental challenges, including fine dust pollution and climate change, which significantly impact public health and urban resilience. To address these issues, this study explores the integration of Nature-based Solutions (NbSs) and landscape architecture processes to develop a systematic approach for enhancing urban environmental outcomes. Through a comprehensive review of prior studies, the strengths and weaknesses of NbSs and landscape architecture processes were analyzed, leading to the development of the Nature-based Landscape Process (NLP), which synthesizes the key principles of both approaches. The Dongmyeong Elementary School Fine Dust Mitigation Forest Project was analyzed as a case study to evaluate the applicability of the NLP. This project, implemented using traditional landscape processes, was critically reviewed to identify areas where NbS principles could enhance ecological, social, and functional outcomes. The findings highlight how the integration of NbS principles into landscape architecture processes can address existing gaps and improve project sustainability and precision. This study provides practical insights into the application of the NLP in urban landscape projects, contributing to the development of strategies that align with long-term sustainability and climate adaptation goals. Full article
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Long-Term Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity and Influencing Factors of Remotely Sensed Regional Heat Island Effect in the Central Yunnan Urban Agglomeration
by Yunling He, Ning Pu, Xiaohua Zhang, Chunyan Wu and Wu Tang
Land 2025, 14(2), 232; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020232 - 23 Jan 2025
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The urban heat island effect (UHI) has become a major challenge for sustainable urban development. In recent decades, the significant development of urban agglomerations has intensified the complex interaction and comprehensive impact of the UHI effect, but the spatiotemporal pattern of regional heat [...] Read more.
The urban heat island effect (UHI) has become a major challenge for sustainable urban development. In recent decades, the significant development of urban agglomerations has intensified the complex interaction and comprehensive impact of the UHI effect, but the spatiotemporal pattern of regional heat islands has been poorly understood. Based on the land surface temperature (LST) from 2001 to 2020, this study uses the relative land surface temperature (RLST) method to quantify the regional heat island (RHI) of the Central Yunnan Urban Agglomeration (CYUA) beyond a single city, combines a variety of spatial analysis tools to identify the multi-scale spatiotemporal pattern, and explores the multidimensional driving factors of RHIs. The combined effects of indicators such as urbanization intensity, blue–green space intensity (2D), and building height characteristics (3D) on the mitigation or exacerbation of RHIs are included. The results are as follows: (1) The RHI was significantly enhanced, especially during 2011–2014, when the heat island intensity and influence range expanded rapidly, especially in the core areas such as Kunming and Qujing. (2) The main urban areas of prefecture-level cities have a greater contribution to the RHI, and the intercity heat interaction further intensifies the heat island effect on county-level regions. (3) Different land cover types have different effects on RHI. The human and social factors have a positive effect on the RHI, the blue–green intensity has a strong inhibitory effect, and the cooling effect of blue space is better than that of green space. Topographic and meteorological factors have little influence. To effectively address the challenge of UHI, the CYUA must strengthen the construction of green infrastructure, optimize urban planning, promote energy conservation and emission reduction, and improve climate adaptation planning. This paper discusses the spatiotemporal variation in the heat island effect and the influencing factors from a new regional perspective, which enriches the research content of urban agglomeration thermal environment and improves the research system of the heat island effect. Full article
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