Vol. 13 No. 4

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:

1. Analysis of environmental changes in Rio de Janeiro’s landscape

2. Urban green systems and their ecosystem services

3. Impacts of climate change and quality of life

4. Monitoring of land cover and land use at the municipal scale: reality and strategies

5. Anthropogenic pressures on natural ecosystems

6. Extreme climate events in the city

Guest editor: Carla Bernadete Madureira Cruz, DSc, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro