CALL FOR PAPERS
Cities and Climate Change
PLOS CLIMATE
Submit to this PLOS Climate call for papers to help expand the global knowledge on Cities and Climate Change. Deadline extended to September 23rd 2022.
Sep
23
2022
SCOPE
In the wake of the recent IPCC AR6 Working Group reports and ahead of the AR7 Special Report on climate change and cities, PLOS Climate is calling for submissions for a new Collection on Cities and Climate Change. There is a clear and urgent need for a strong and wide-ranging evidence base for decision-makers to take informed actions in policy and practice.
We therefore welcome the submission of research articles that address all aspects of creating physical, social, ecological and systems resilience to climate change in urban environments across the world. We particularly encourage submissions of interdisciplinary papers and studies using innovative methodologies, as well as those which share perspectives from underrepresented regions and communities.
RESEARCH TOPICS
- Urban adaptation and resilience
- Urban climatology
- Urban ecology and ecosystem services
- Policy and governance
- Natural hazards in cities
- Low carbon transition pathways including Net Zero emissions in cities
- Carbon footprints and transboundary issues
- Climate-smart technology and infrastructure
- Resource use and management
- Pollution reduction
- Sustainable and smart energy systems for cities
- Urban mobility and transport
- Climate justice in cities
- Urban planning
- Performance metrics
- Public health
- Economic sustainability
- Climate actions and impacts
Cities are demographic, socio-economic and infrastructure hotpots where key battles have to be fought on the path to deep decarbonization, as well as addressing the risk-exposure and vulnerability to the impacts of climate change to more than 55% of the world’s population. To support climate actions, we need a strong, Open Access knowledge base, which PLOS Climate is committed to providing.
Shobhakar Dhakal
Asian Institute of Technology
Read more about PLOS Climate’s first Call for Papers
GUEST EDITORS
Benjamin Bechtel
Ruhr University Bochum
Martin Patel
University of Geneva
Denia Kolokotsa
Technical University of Crete
Shobhakar Dhakal
Asian Institute of Technology
JOURNAL INFORMATION
PLOS Climate is an open-access journal that furthers understanding of climatic patterns, processes, impacts and solutions by publishing transparent, rigorous and open research from diverse perspectives.
Email questions to climate@plos.org
READY TO SUBMIT?
Submit your paper to PLOS Climate to be considered for this Collection.
Mention the Cities and Climate Change Call for Papers in your cover letter. The Collection will publish later in 2022.
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