Description

Landscapes Across the Mediterranean (CrossMED) covers topics such as:

Infrastructure and Landscape Integration
- Sustainable Mobility and Intelligent Transport Systems
- Sustainable and landscape connectivity
- Coastal and marine infrastructure planning
- Landscape approaches to water management
- Smart cities and innovative infrastructure design
- Integrating infrastructure with natural ecosystems
- Landscape-based solutions for climate resilience
- Smart cities and advanced infrastructure design
Landscape Conservation, Enhancement and Management
- Ecosystem restoration and management
- Sustainable landscape planning
- Climate change adaptation in Mediterranean landscapes
- Cultural heritage preservation in landscapes
- Landscape and tourism development
- Urban green spaces and parks
- Agricultural-scape and Sustainable Farming Practices
- Monitoring and assessment of landscape changes
Natural Resources Management
- Sustainable agriculture and land use
- Water resource management in the Mediterranean
- Marine and coastal resource management
- Forest management and conservation
- Soil conservation and erosion control
- Integrated watershed management
- Maritime-scape and Sustainable Coastal Management
- Sustainable mining and extractive industries
Architecture and Built Environment
- Traditional and vernacular architecture
- Sustainable architecture in the Mediterranean
- Low-impact and energy-efficient design
- Urban design and placemaking
- Innovative materials and construction techniques
- Architecture and social equity
- Architectural responses to climate change
- Urban regeneration and revitalization
- Sustainable Architecture: reducing waste and embracing recycling
Cultural Landscapes and Heritage Preservation
- Intangible cultural heritage in landscapes
- Conservation and management of archaeological sites
- Cultural tourism and sustainable development
- Traditional land use practices and landscape preservation
- Conflict resolution in managing cultural landscapes
- Cultural landscape interpretation and storytelling
- Adaptive reuse and heritage buildings
- Preservation of vernacular architecture and settlements
Climate Change and Resilient Landscapes
- Adaptation strategies for changing climates
- Climate change impact on Mediterranean landscapes
- Coastal and marine resilience measures
- Resilient design and planning for landscapes
- Water management in the face of climate change
- Urban heat island mitigation and green infrastructure
- Climate-scape and the Mediterranean`s Response to Climate Change
- Ecosystem-based approaches to climate resilience
- Energy Transition strategies for climate change adapting settlements
Social Equity and Community Engagement in Landscape Planning
- Participatory approaches in landscape decision-making
- Inclusive landscape planning and design
- Community-based natural resource management
- Socioeconomic disparities and landscape interventions
- Social impact assessment in landscape planning
- Environmental justice and landscapes
- Access to green spaces and equitable distribution of landscape benefits
Sustainable Tourism and Recreation in Landscapes
- Sustainable tourism planning and management
- Ecotourism and nature-based tourism
- Sustainable practices in adventure tourism
- Cultural and heritage tourism in landscapes
- Tourism impacts on fragile ecosystems and biodiversity
- Sustainable transportation in tourism
- Sustainable practices in coastal and marine tourism
Mediterranean value-scapes. Exploring the Contents and Forms of Axiological Reform
- Urban-scape and suburbanization
- Natural-scape and the space-time consumption
- Tourism-scape and its Socio-Environmental Impacts
- Real Estate-scape and Addressing Housing Deprivation
- Coastal-scape and public functions deprivation
- Cultural-scape and the local identities dissolution
- Energy-scape and land entropy
Innovative Technologies for Landscape Design and Management
- Remote sensing and satellite imagery in landscape monitoring
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in landscape analysis
- Building Information Modeling (BIM) in landscape architecture
- Digital tools for landscape visualization and simulation
- Drones and aerial surveys for landscape assessment
- Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in landscape design
- Artificial Intelligence for Landscape Management
- Internet of Things (IoT) applications in smart landscapes
- Risks and opportunities of advanced technologies