Natural Protected Areas within Cities: An International Legislative Comparison Focused on Romania

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Dear authors,

This manuscript deals with relevant issues, and it presents scientific soundness.

However, I recommend mainly the following improvements:

Images should be sharper.

Discussion needs to be improved and well supported by the literature. Are there comparative studies of this type between the Nordic and Eastern European countries?

The methodology should include the criteria for selecting legal documentation for each country, as well as the sources of information acquisition.

Lines 651 and 725 have an error in the reference source. Please check it.

The quality of English is adequate, however, some redundancies could be avoided and when possible try to make sentences shorter and more concise

Author Response

Thank you very much for your comments and for the time and efforts dedicated to reviewing our manuscript. The changes made to address them are explained in detail in the attached response letter. Please receive our best wishes in all your endeavors.

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 2 Report

1. Research objectives, methodology and policy implications are missing in the abstract.

2. Please avoid irrelevant keywords and restrict your keywords maximum six.

3. Introduction section is very large. Please narrow down this section.

4. Rationale of the study is missing in the introduction section.

5. Theoretical motivation is highly required for better understanding.

6. Methodology should be more specific and structured.

7. Result-based conclusion is highly required.

8. Please avoid old references.  

1. There are a lack of cohesion in the manuscript.

2. Please check the whole manuscript by native and professional proof-readers. 

Author Response

Thank you very much for your comments and for the time and efforts dedicated to reviewing our manuscript. The changes made to address them are explained in detail in the attached response letter. Please receive our best wishes in all your endeavors.

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

The authors are perfectly addressed all of my comments.  

Quality of English language is improved compared  to those the first time review.