[Call for Papers] Special Issue on Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation and Thermal Comfort

👉 Can nature-based solutions deliver measurable thermal comfort improvements in real buildings and real cities under real climate stress? Do we have solid evidence, observations, and rich datasets on nature-based solutions in cities? Or is it just a cyclic trend?

Invited by Daniel Sánchez García and together with Alberto Cerezo Narváez and Carmen Guerrero Delgado of the University of Cádiz in Spain, we are launching a collection that expects solid science, not slogans. 🌿 What we want:

• Outdoor and indoor thermal comfort verified with measurements or validated models

• Green roofs and living walls evaluated across seasons

• Urban vegetation quantified through biometeorology

• Climate change scenarios applied to buildings and streets

• Passive cooling that holds during heatwaves

• Results that can be reproduced, compared, and used by others.

📊 Why Special Issues matter for your visibility

Across Scopus, special issue papers receive, on average, 25 to 40 percent more citations during the first two years. Not because they are better, but because:

• They reach a concentrated community

• They are promoted as a thematic package

• Researchers find them faster

• Review timelines are often shorterBetter visibility increases the probability that your work enters the right conversations.

Thank you Daniel Sánchez García for your leadership.

💡 If you have a manuscript that is solid, quantitative, and relevant, this collection is a good place to publish it. 📆 Deadline: 31 October 2026

📨 APC support: If you need an APC waiver or reduction, contact the Assistant Editor: Ms. Joy Yang, joy.yang@mdpi.com, All requests are evaluated case by case.

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