Green infrastructure is increasingly acknowledged as a way of tackling the challenges posed by climate change. However, studies analyzing the urban inhabitants’ attitudes toward green infrastructure when having to deal with climate change effects are still scarce. Using as case studies two...

The present paper present some of the adverse ecological parameters studied for the assessment of reclamation of the lignite spoil heaps of Ptolemaida in North Greece. Natural revegetation was the first step before reclamation began and it was studied. Natural vegetation of lignite spoil heaps...

The cities of today present some requirements that are not similar to the past. There are cities that the industrial and service sectors are in decline; others begin their journey into the technological and industrial sector. In general, politically and socially are restructured in terms of its...

The adverse ecological conditions at the lignite mines of Ptolemaida make the landscape reclamation difficult. The naturally established vegetation and soil properties were studied prior to reclamation. Various forest species were planted to assess the afforestation potential. The natural...

Landscape design, construction and management should no longer be the result of superficial approaches based exclusively on designers’ and planners’ ideas. This research starts with the assumption that the aesthetic component constitutes an essential attribute for better understanding and...

Modern cities have to reconcile the needs of the citizens for green areas considering the evolutionary trends of the city, especially in terms of growth and the required transformation in modern times. The present study attempts to analyze and evaluate the amount and distribution of the existing...