Landscape Planning for Human Wellbeing in Asia

Dear Colleagues,

The complex interactions between humans and the natural environment shape today’s landscape to a large extent. On the other hand, landscapes are one of the factors that play a vital role in human well-being. Human well-being is a broad concept, incorporating a wide range of physical, mental, emotional, and social aspects. The influences of landscapes on human well-being are taking place in various contexts, including cities, parks, green spaces, traditional gardens, rural villages, and natural environments.

We would like to invite you to submit articles to our Special Issue.  This Special Issue aims to present research findings on landscape planning for pursuing human well-being in various countries, particularly in Asia.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• Landscape preferences and mental restoration;
• Restorative potential of urban blue space;
• Residents’ motives for visiting urban green spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic;
• Urban parks’ roles during the COVID-19 pandemic;
• Physiological and psychological effects;
• Traditional ecological knowledge;
• Spatial planning and sustainable development;
• Residents’ perception of informal green space;
• Impacts and residents’ attitudes to urban tourism;
• The sustainable development of urban cultural heritage gardens;
• Smart development in rural areas.

Prof. Dr. Katsunori Furuya
Prof. Dr. Takahide Kagawa
Prof. Dr. Yiping Xia
Guest Editors

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