List of works - Raffaele Lafortezza

A Different Way to Stay in Touch with 'Urban Nature': The Perceived Restorative Qualities of Botanical Gardens.

scientific article

A Streamlined Approach by a Combination of Bioindication and Geostatistical Methods for Assessing Air Contaminants and Their Effects on Human Health in Industrialized Areas: A Case Study in Southern Brazil.

scientific article published on 20 September 2017

A framework for landscape ecological design of new patches in the rural landscape.

scientific article published in October 2004

A streamlined approach for the spatial allocation of fuel removals in wildland–urban interfaces

scientific article published in 2014

Air contaminants and litter fall decomposition in urban forest areas: The case of São Paulo - SP, Brazil

scientific article

Are Community Gardening and Horticultural Interventions Beneficial for Psychosocial Well-Being? A Meta-Analysis

scientific article published on 20 May 2020

Are Wildfires Knocking on the Built-Up Areas Door?

scholarly article by Leone D. Mancini et al published 28 April 2018 in Forests

Assessing the current status of urban forest resources in the context of Parco Nord, Milan, Italy

article

Assessing the impacts of fragmentation on plant communities in New Zealand: scaling from survey plots to landscapes

article

Asymmetric influence of forest cover gain and loss on land surface temperature

scientific article published in 2023

Avian Ecological Diversity as an Indicator of Urban Forest Functionality. Results from Two Case Studies in Northern and Southern Italy

scientific article published in 2009

Benefits and well-being perceived by people visiting green spaces in periods of heat stress

article

Characterization of a pothos (Scindapsus aureus) virus with unusual properties

Co-creating urban green infrastructure connecting people and nature: A guiding framework and approach

scientific article published on 09 October 2018

Comparison of two different approaches for assessing the psychological and social dimensions of green spaces

Contributions of landscape heterogeneity within the footprint of eddy-covariance towers to flux measurements

scholarly article by Vincenzo Giannico et al published October 2018 in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Corrigendum to “Urban green infrastructure in europe: Is greenspace planning and policy compliant?” [Land Use Policy 69 (December) (2017) 93–101]

scientific article

Cultural Acceptability of Alternative Pit and Quarry Rehabilitations

Cultural Determinants of Spatial Heterogeneity in Forest Landscapes

article

Cumulative effects of wildfires on forest dynamics in the eastern Cascade Mountains, USA.

scientific article published on 23 October 2017

Deforestation scenarios for the Bolivian lowlands.

scientific article published on 22 October 2015

Developing Custom Fire Behavior Fuel Models for Mediterranean Wildland-Urban Interfaces in Southern Italy

scientific article published on 12 May 2015

Diversity–invasibility relationships across multiple scales in disturbed forest understoreys

Do green spaces affect the spatiotemporal changes of PM2.5 in Nanjing?

scientific article published on 25 May 2016

Ecological implications of twentieth century reforestation programs for the urban forests of São Paulo, Brazil: a study based on litterfall and nutrient cycling

scientific article published on 03 May 2021

Ecology and Management of Forest Landscapes

Estimating belowground biomass and root/shoot ratio of Phillyrea latifolia L. in the Mediterranean forest landscapes

article

Estimating the cooling effect magnitude of urban vegetation in different climate zones using multi-source remote sensing

scientific article published in 2022

Forest Fragmentation: Causes, Ecological Impacts and Implications for Landscape Management

Go greener, feel better? The positive effects of biodiversity on the well-being of individuals visiting urban and peri-urban green areas

article published in 2015

Grassland canopy cover and aboveground biomass in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia: Spatiotemporal estimates and controlling factors

article

Grassland productivity and carbon sequestration in Mongolian grasslands: The underlying mechanisms and nomadic implications.

scientific article

Green spaces, quality of life, and citizen perception in European cities

scientific article published in 2021

Human Health-Environment Interaction Science: An emerging research paradigm

scientific article published on 21 November 2019

Il concetto di paperwood ideotype nella produzione della carta: risultati da una ricerca avviata in Finlandia

Is Experience the Best Teacher? Knowledge, Perceptions, and Awareness of Wildfire Risk

scientific article published in 2021

Is a View of Green Spaces from Home Associated with a Lower Risk of Anxiety and Depression?

scientific article published on 25 September 2020

L'avifauna come indicatore di biodiversità in ambito urbano: applicazione in aree verdi della città di Bari

Large-scale effects of forest management in Mediterranean landscapes of Europe

Linking above-ground biomass and biodiversity to stand development in urban forest areas: A case study in Northern Italy

scientific article

Managing Forest Landscapes under Global Change Scenarios

Mapping community change in modified landscapes

article

Modeling the influence of alternative forest management scenarios on wood production and carbon storage: A case study in the Mediterranean region

scientific article published on 29 October 2015

Modelling inter-pixel spatial variation of surface urban heat island intensity

scientific article published in 2022

Nature-based solutions for resilient landscapes and cities

scientific article published on 4 December 2017

Nature-based solutions to promote human resilience and wellbeing in cities during increasingly hot summers.

scientific article published on 16 August 2017

Nature-based solutions: Settling the issue of sustainable urbanization

scientific article published on 28 December 2018

Prioritizing fuel management in urban interfaces threatened by wildfires

scholarly article by Raffaele Lafortezza et al published January 2015 in Ecological Indicators

Prospects for the sustainability of social-ecological systems (SES) on the Mongolian plateau: five critical issues

scientific article published on 7 December 2018

Quantifying the biophysical effects of forests on local air temperature using a novel three-layered land surface energy balance model

scientific article published on 26 August 2019

Relations between naturalness and perceived restorativeness of different urban green spaces

Resilient landscapes in Mediterranean urban areas: Understanding factors influencing forest trends.

scientific article published on 11 March 2017

Root system investigation in sclerophyllous vegetation: an overview

Sensitivity of landscape measurements to changing grain size for fine-scale design and management

article

Structural diversity and height growth models in urban forest plantations: A case-study in northern Italy

article

Synthesis

Patterns and Processes in Forest Landscapes chapter

The MIMOSE Approach to Support Sustainable Forest Management Planning at Regional Scale in Mediterranean Contexts

The health benefits of nature-based solutions to urbanization challenges for children and the elderly - A systematic review

scientific article published on 23 August 2017

The provision of ecosystem services in response to global change: Evidences and applications

scientific article published in March 2016

The spatial and temporal effects of fire on insect abundance in Mediterranean forest ecosystems

article by Mario Elia et al published January 2012 in Forest Ecology and Management

The wildland-urban interface map of Italy: A nationwide dataset for wildfire risk management

publication published on 29 September 2021

Tipologie strutturali e caratteristiche funzionali delle aree verdi periurbane: il caso di studio della città di Bari

Transitional path to the adoption of nature-based solutions

Urban forests, ecosystem services, green infrastructure and nature-based solutions: Nexus or evolving metaphors?

scholarly article by Francisco J. Escobedo et al published March 2018 in Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Urban green infrastructure in Europe: Is greenspace planning and policy compliant?

scientific article

Using Landscape Context to Guide Ecological Restoration: An Approach for Pits and Quarries in Ontario

Using local knowledge and sustainable transport to promote a greener city: The case of Bucharest, Romania

scientific article published on 17 October 2017

Visual preference and ecological assessments for designed alternative brownfield rehabilitations

scientific article published on 4 September 2007

List of works by Raffaele Lafortezza

A Different Way to Stay in Touch with 'Urban Nature': The Perceived Restorative Qualities of Botanical Gardens.

A Streamlined Approach by a Combination of Bioindication and Geostatistical Methods for Assessing Air Contaminants and Their Effects on Human Health in Industrialized Areas: A Case Study in Southern Brazil.

A framework for landscape ecological design of new patches in the rural landscape.

A streamlined approach for the spatial allocation of fuel removals in wildland–urban interfaces

Air contaminants and litter fall decomposition in urban forest areas: The case of São Paulo - SP, Brazil

Are Community Gardening and Horticultural Interventions Beneficial for Psychosocial Well-Being? A Meta-Analysis

Are Wildfires Knocking on the Built-Up Areas Door?

Assessing the current status of urban forest resources in the context of Parco Nord, Milan, Italy

Assessing the impacts of fragmentation on plant communities in New Zealand: scaling from survey plots to landscapes

Asymmetric influence of forest cover gain and loss on land surface temperature

Avian Ecological Diversity as an Indicator of Urban Forest Functionality. Results from Two Case Studies in Northern and Southern Italy

Benefits and well-being perceived by people visiting green spaces in periods of heat stress

Characterization of a pothos (Scindapsus aureus) virus with unusual properties

Co-creating urban green infrastructure connecting people and nature: A guiding framework and approach

Comparison of two different approaches for assessing the psychological and social dimensions of green spaces

Contributions of landscape heterogeneity within the footprint of eddy-covariance towers to flux measurements

Corrigendum to “Urban green infrastructure in europe: Is greenspace planning and policy compliant?” [Land Use Policy 69 (December) (2017) 93–101]

Cultural Acceptability of Alternative Pit and Quarry Rehabilitations

Cultural Determinants of Spatial Heterogeneity in Forest Landscapes

Cumulative effects of wildfires on forest dynamics in the eastern Cascade Mountains, USA.

Deforestation scenarios for the Bolivian lowlands.

Developing Custom Fire Behavior Fuel Models for Mediterranean Wildland-Urban Interfaces in Southern Italy

Diversity–invasibility relationships across multiple scales in disturbed forest understoreys

Do green spaces affect the spatiotemporal changes of PM2.5 in Nanjing?

Ecological implications of twentieth century reforestation programs for the urban forests of São Paulo, Brazil: a study based on litterfall and nutrient cycling

Ecology and Management of Forest Landscapes

Estimating belowground biomass and root/shoot ratio of Phillyrea latifolia L. in the Mediterranean forest landscapes

Estimating the cooling effect magnitude of urban vegetation in different climate zones using multi-source remote sensing

Forest Fragmentation: Causes, Ecological Impacts and Implications for Landscape Management

Go greener, feel better? The positive effects of biodiversity on the well-being of individuals visiting urban and peri-urban green areas

Grassland canopy cover and aboveground biomass in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia: Spatiotemporal estimates and controlling factors

Grassland productivity and carbon sequestration in Mongolian grasslands: The underlying mechanisms and nomadic implications.

Green spaces, quality of life, and citizen perception in European cities

Human Health-Environment Interaction Science: An emerging research paradigm

Il concetto di paperwood ideotype nella produzione della carta: risultati da una ricerca avviata in Finlandia

Is Experience the Best Teacher? Knowledge, Perceptions, and Awareness of Wildfire Risk

Is a View of Green Spaces from Home Associated with a Lower Risk of Anxiety and Depression?

L'avifauna come indicatore di biodiversità in ambito urbano: applicazione in aree verdi della città di Bari

Large-scale effects of forest management in Mediterranean landscapes of Europe

Linking above-ground biomass and biodiversity to stand development in urban forest areas: A case study in Northern Italy

Managing Forest Landscapes under Global Change Scenarios

Mapping community change in modified landscapes

Modeling the influence of alternative forest management scenarios on wood production and carbon storage: A case study in the Mediterranean region

Modelling inter-pixel spatial variation of surface urban heat island intensity

Nature-based solutions for resilient landscapes and cities

Nature-based solutions to promote human resilience and wellbeing in cities during increasingly hot summers.

Nature-based solutions: Settling the issue of sustainable urbanization

Prioritizing fuel management in urban interfaces threatened by wildfires

Prospects for the sustainability of social-ecological systems (SES) on the Mongolian plateau: five critical issues

Quantifying the biophysical effects of forests on local air temperature using a novel three-layered land surface energy balance model

Relations between naturalness and perceived restorativeness of different urban green spaces

Resilient landscapes in Mediterranean urban areas: Understanding factors influencing forest trends.

Root system investigation in sclerophyllous vegetation: an overview

Sensitivity of landscape measurements to changing grain size for fine-scale design and management

Structural diversity and height growth models in urban forest plantations: A case-study in northern Italy

Synthesis

The MIMOSE Approach to Support Sustainable Forest Management Planning at Regional Scale in Mediterranean Contexts

The health benefits of nature-based solutions to urbanization challenges for children and the elderly - A systematic review

The provision of ecosystem services in response to global change: Evidences and applications

The spatial and temporal effects of fire on insect abundance in Mediterranean forest ecosystems

The wildland-urban interface map of Italy: A nationwide dataset for wildfire risk management

Tipologie strutturali e caratteristiche funzionali delle aree verdi periurbane: il caso di studio della città di Bari

Transitional path to the adoption of nature-based solutions

Urban forests, ecosystem services, green infrastructure and nature-based solutions: Nexus or evolving metaphors?

Urban green infrastructure in Europe: Is greenspace planning and policy compliant?

Using Landscape Context to Guide Ecological Restoration: An Approach for Pits and Quarries in Ontario

Using local knowledge and sustainable transport to promote a greener city: The case of Bucharest, Romania

Visual preference and ecological assessments for designed alternative brownfield rehabilitations