Sustainable and Resilient Cities: The 11th World Sustainability Forum (WSF 2025)
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 35
Special Issue Editors
Interests: landscape ecology; biodiversity conservation; multiscale assessment; ecosystem services
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Interests: emerging technologies; smart cities; smart governance
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will comprise a selection of submissions to the 11th World Sustainability Forum, which is to be held in Barcelona the following October. The submissions selected will undergo the standard review process of the journal and will adhere to the journal's guidelines. The aim of the Special Issue is to strengthen different topics related to urban resilience in terms of current environmental pressures (climate change, land degradation, urbanization, landscape fragmentation), socio-ecological sensitivity (demographic trends, economic fragility, etc.), and solutions in terms of circular economy, renewable energies, and the implementation of emerging technologies for sustainable and resilient cities and communities.
This Special Issue welcomes research and review contributions, demonstrative case studies, management solutions, and policy perspectives.
Prof. Dr. Irene Petrosillo
Prof. Dr. Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- emerging technology implementation for sustainable and resilient cities and communities
- sustainable reporting and communication in the private and public sector
- climate change and socio-ecological systems
- sustainable urban landscape
- circular economy
- renewable energy
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