Journal of Biourbanism

Biannual review edited in Rome, Italy

Editor in Chief: Eleni Tracada, University of Derby (UK) - Co-editor: Dr. Alessia Cerqua (Italy), Dr. Angelica Fortuzzi (Italy), Dr. Stefano Serafini (Italy), Dr. Archana Sharma (USA) - Managing editor: Dr. Stefano Serafini – stefano.serafini@biourbanism.org

Editorial Board: Alessandro Busà, Technische Universitaet Berlin (Germany), Maria Bostenaru, Ion Mincu University (Romania), Leonardo Marotta, Istituto Universitario Architettura Venezia – IUAV (Italy), Silvia Rapicetta, Indipendent Researcher (Italy)

Advisory Board: Liliana Albertazzi, University of Trento & Member of the Centre for Mind and Brain (CIMeC), Italy; Michel Bauwens, Chiang Mai University, Thailand; Harald Bodenschatz, Technische Universitaet Berlin, Germany; Mariano Bizzarri, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Michael Batty, University College London, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA); Adrian Bejan, Duke University, USA; Jaap Dawson, Technical University of Delft, The Netherlands; Carlos Gershenson, University of Mexico; Alessandro Giangrande, Roma Tre University, Italy; Svetlana K. Gural, Tomsk State University, Russia; Besim Hakim, American Institute of Certified Planners, USA; Sergey N. Kharlamov, Tomsk Polytechnic, Russia; Robert J. Koester, Center for Energy Research, Ball State University, USA; Sylvie R. Lorente, Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, USA; Achille Paolone, Università degli Studi “La Sapienza”, Roma; Juval Portugali, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel; Michael W. Mehaffy, Centre for Environmental Structure, Europe; Ashraf M. Salama, Qatar University, Qatar; Nikos A. Salingaros, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA; Giuseppe Sermonti, University of Perugia, Italy; Yodan Rofé, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Fabrizio Vescovo, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; Khaldoun Zreik, University of Paris, France

Web & new media: Dr. Alessia Cerqua (Italy)

Editor of “Rassegna di Biourbanistica”: Dr. Angelica Fortuzzi (Italy)

Publisher: Società Internazionale di Biourbanistica / International Society of Biourbanism - Via Giovanni Giardini, 15B 00133 Roma – ITALY - Tel. +393939426561, fax +39069597399 - e-mail: jbu@biourbanism.org

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Journal of Bio Urbanism (JBU) is peer-reviewed international online journal of architecture, planning, and built environment studies. The journal aims at establishing a bridge between theory and practice in the fields of architectural, design research, and urban planning and built environment studies. It reports on the latest research findings innovative approaches for creating responsive environments, with special emphasising human aspects as a central issue of urban study and architecture.

Topics covered:

Sustainable Architecture and planning
Design learning strategies
Morphogenetic Design
Biophilia and Urban Planning
Information Communication Technology (ICT)
Participatory design and planning
Peer to peer urbanism (P2P)
Multicriteria Analisys for urban planning
Landscape Ecology and planning
Urban greenery
Ecological networks
Land Suitability Evaluation
Renewable energy
Strategic Environmental Planning

Submission

Prospective authors should note that only original and previously unpublished articles will be considered. Interested authors must consult the journal’s guidelines for manuscript submissions at Instructions for Authors prior to submission. All article submissions will be forwarded to members of the Editorial Review Board of the journal for double-blind, peer review. Final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers. All submissions must be forwarded electronically.

All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of:

Journal of Biourbanism (JBU) | e-mail: jbu@biourbanism.org

Books Review

JBU regularly receives books for review from leading international publishers. If you are interested in reviewing any of these books please contact the Reviews Editor directly: JBU@biourbanism.org. Please include a copy of your CV.