Climate Change and Current Challenges for Landscapes and Cultural Heritage

• Other Authors: Kazak, Jan K. (Editor), Hodor, Katarzyna (Editor), Wilkosz-Mamcarczyk, Magdalena (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Ecological science, the Biosphere; nature reserves; landscape fragmentation; north-south transitional zone; spatial differentiation; Qinling-Daba Mountains; habitat quality; water dams; Krakow fortress; climate change; environmental management; cultural heritage conservation; urban densification; prefabricated housing estates; spatial devastation; protection of urban layout; Cracow; climate change mitigation; cultural heritage; urban renewal; urban parks; therapeutic landscapes; climate resilience; vernacular heritage; climate narratives; climate adaptation; climate stories; courtyard; urban green infrastructure; urban pattern; supervised classification; ecosystem services (ES); urban cemeteries; biocultural diversity (BCD); urban green infrastructure (UGI); questionnaire survey; Leipzig; Łódź; sensory gardens; urban green spaces; aromatic herbs; plant smell memory; stress; human wellbeing in urban areas; restorative environments; history of gardens; castle garden; goosefoot avenue; star-shaped garden layout; Austro-Hungarian Empire; Transylvania as part of Romania; green infrastructure; resilience management; biodiversity; scenario analysis; cellular automata model; historic psychiatric hospitals; therapeutic landscape; green therapy; horticulture therapy; historical commons; human cultural heritage; local development; landscape values; rainwater management; n/a
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Landscapes and cultural heritage have faced many challenges over time, including modifications and degradation that appear with time, overlaps with other challenges not previously observed, and the influence of cities and management. One of the most visible and globally discussed challenges is climate change. Therefore, there is an urgent need to launch initiatives to tackle climate change and other current challenges from the perspective of landscape and cultural heritage protection. This Special Issue presents selected papers of studies conducted in relation to the 28th Conference on the Series of Garden Art and Historical Dendrology entitled "Climate Change and Current Challenges for Landscapes and Cultural Heritage" that was held on 28 and 29 October 2021. This collection serves as a platform for the exchange of experiences among researchers from different scientific domains.