This thematic edition welcomes articles that present methodological and empirical contributions on environmental changes in Rio de Janeiro’s landscape, climate impacts and quality of life, monitoring and analysis of extreme events, as well as mapping and characterization of urban greenery and its ecosystem services.
Possible topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Analysis of environmental changes in Rio de Janeiro’s landscape
Urban green systems and their ecosystem services
Impacts of climate change and quality of life
Monitoring of land cover and land use at the municipal scale: reality and strategies
Anthropogenic pressures on natural ecosystems
Extreme climate events in the city
Guest editor: Carla Bernadete Madureira Cruz, DSc, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro