Pubblicazioni
FULL LIST OF PUBLICATIONS: https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=lhwizP8AAAAJ&hl=it
- Portela Ribeiro A., Rakauskas F., Alberto Bollamann H., Yume Sawamura Theophilo C., Gonçalves Moreira E., Aranha S., Jordão Santos C., Giannico V., Elia M., Lafortezza R.*, 2024. Spatiotemporal monitoring of subtropical urban forests in mitigating air pollution: Policy implications for nature-based solutions. Ecological Indicators, 158, 111386. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.111386
- Yan W., Wu J., Zhang C., Chen X., Ren J., Xiao Z., Liao Z., Lafortezza R., Li X., Su Y., 2024. Developing an annual building volume dataset at 1-km resolution from 2001 to 2019 in China. International Journal of Digital Earth, 17 (1), 2330690. DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2024.2330690
- Elia M., Lafortezza R.*, Cappelluti., Costa-Saura J.M., Bacciu V., Giannico V., Shao C., Sanesi G., 2024. Coupling heat wave and wildfire occurrence across multiple ecoregions within a Eurasia longitudinal gradient. Science of the Total Environment, 912, 169269. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169269
- Ramon M., Lafortezza R., Ribeiro A.P., de Camargo P.B., Domingos M., Gomes E.P.C., dos Reis Tavares A., Dias A.G., Kniess C.T., Ferreira M.L., 2024. Carbon and nitrogen stock in soils of subtropical urban forests: Isotopic δ13C and δ15N indicators for nature-based solutions in a megacit. Ecological Indicators, 160, 111743. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111743
- Wu S., Lin X., Bian Z., Lipson M., Lafortezza R., et. al., 2024. Satellite observations reveal a decreasing albedo trend of global cities over the past 35 years, Remote Sensing of Environment, 303, 114003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2024.114003
- Yan W., Su Y., Zhang J., Zhang C., Liu L., Liu X., Lafortezza R., 2024. Differentiated influences of atmospheric dryness on urban plant cooling effect between temperate and tropical/subtropical zones, Urban Climate, 55, 101915 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2024.101915
- P.Y., Tsoi K.H., Feng X., Zhang H., Lin Y., Huang Z., Lafortezza R., Xu Z., Lin H., 2024. Cities and Urbanization: Balancing the Environmental and Socioeconomic Dimensions of Sustainability Advanced Sustainable Systems, DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202300401
- Su Y., Zhang C., Ciais P., Zeng Z., Cescatti A., Shang J., Chen J.M., Liu J., Wang Y.-P., Yuan W., Peng S., Lee X., Zhu Z., Fan L., Liu X., Liu L., Lafortezza R., Li Y., Ren J., Yang X., Chen X., 2023. Asymmetric influence of forest cover gain and loss on land surface temperature. Nature Climate Change. 13(8) https://doi.org/823-831 10.1038/s41558-023-01757-7
- Zhang C., Su Y., Liu L., Wu J., Huang G., Li X., Bi C., Yan W., and Lafortezza R., 2023. Seasonal and long-term dynamics in forest microclimate effects: global pattern and mechanism. Nature - npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 6(1): 116 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-023-00442-y
- Ren Y., Lafortezza R.*, Giannico V., Sanesi G, Zhang Z., Xu C., 2023. The unrelenting global expansion of the urban heat island over the last century. Science of the Total Environment, 80, 163276 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163276
- Saraf S., John R., Goljani Amirkhiz R., Kolluru V., Jain K., Rigge M., Giannico V., Boyte S., Chen J., Henebry G., Jarchow M., Lafortezza R., 2023. Biophysical drivers for predicting the distribution and abundance of invasive yellow sweetclover in the Northern Great Plains. Landscape Ecology https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-023-01613-1
- Lafortezza R.* and Davies C., 2023. Pandemic urban development is leading us away from nature Environmental Research, 217: 114858
- Xu D., Li X., Lafortezza R., 2022. Employers - stop discrimination against people who’ve had COVID-19. Nature, 608 (7924): 667
- Lin X, Wu S., Chen G., Lin Z., Yan Z., Chen X., Yin G., You D., Wen J., Liu Q., Xiao Q., Liu Q. and Lafortezza R., 2022. Estimating 10-m land surface albedo from Sentinel-2 satellite observations using a direct estimation approach with Google Earth Engine. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 194: 1:20
- Cilli R., Elia M., D’Este M., Giannico V., Amoroso N., Lombardi A., Pantaleo E., Monaco A., Sanesi G., Tangaro S., Bellotti R. and Lafortezza R., 2022. Explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) detects wildfire occurrence in the Mediterranean countries of Southern Europe. Scientific Reports, 12 (1): 16349
- So H.W. and Lafortezza R.*, 2022. Reviewing the impacts of eco-labelling of forest products on different dimensions of sustainability in Europe. Forest Policy and Economics, 145: 102851
- Chen, Y., Chen W.Y., Giannico V., Lafortezza R., 2022. Modelling inter-pixel spatial variation of surface urban heat island intensity. Landscape Ecology, 37(8):2179 - 2194
- Zhang C., Wu X., et al. and Lafortezza R., 2022. Differential impacts of urbanization characteristics on city-level carbon emissions from passenger transport on road: Evidence from 360 cities in China. Building and Environment. 219: 109165
- Su Y., Wu J., Zhang C., Wu X., Li Q., Liu L., Bi C., Zhang H., Lafortezza R., Chen X., 2022. Estimating the effect of urban vegetation on understory temperature in different climate zone using multi-source remote sensing. Urban Climate, 43: 101155
- Li Q., Wu J., Zhang C., Wu X., Wen X., Huang G., Lafortezza R., 2022. Estimating ecological sustainability in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, China: Retrospective analysis and prospective trajectories. Journal of Environmental Management, 303: 114167
- Elia, M., Giannico, V., Ascoli, D., Argañaraz, J.P., D’Este, M., Spano, G., Lafortezza, R., Sanesi, G., 2022. Uncovering current pyroregions in Italy using wildfire metrics. Ecological Processes, 11 (1): 15
- D’Este M., Giannico V., Lafortezza R., Sanesi G., Elia M., 2021. The wildland-urban interface map of Italy: A nationwide dataset for wildfire risk management. Data in Brief, 38: 107427
- Su Y., Chen X, Liu L., Ciais P., Peng J., Wu S., Wu J., Shang J., Wang Y., Yuan W., Zhou G., Lafortezza R., 2021. Aerodynamic resistance and Bowen ratio explain the diverse biophysical effects of forests on local air and soil temperatures. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 3008-309: 108615
- Chen, Y., Sanesi G. Li X., Chen W.Y., Lafortezza R, 2021. Remote Sensing and Urban Green Infrastructure: A Synthesis of Current Applications and New Advances. In Xiaojun Yang (ed.) Urban Remote Sensing Monitoring, Synthesis and Modelling in the Urban Environment. Wiley Blackwell, Ltd., USA, pp. 447-459
- Davies C., Chen. W.Y., Sanesi G., Lafortezza R., 2021. The European Union roadmap for implementing nature-based solutions: A review. Environmental Science and Policy, 121: 49-67
- Spano G., D’Este M., Elia M. Giannico V., Lafortezza R., Sanesi G., 2021. Association between indoor-outdoor green features and psychological health during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: A cross-sectional nationwide study. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 62: 127156
- da Schio, N., Phillips, A., Fransen, K., Wolff, M., Haase, D., Ostoić, S.K., Živojinović, I., Vuletić, D., Derks, J., Davies, C., Lafortezza, R., Roitsch, D., Winkel, G., De Vreese, R., 2021. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of and attitudes towards urban forests and green spaces: Exploring the instigators of change in Belgium. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 65, 127305
- D’Este M., Elia M., Giannico V., Spano G., Lafortezza R., Sanesi G., 2021. Machine learning techniques for fine dead fuel load estimation using multi-source remote sensing data. Remote Sensing, 13(9), 1658
- Lamano Ferreira M., Pereira Cabral Gomes E., Lafortezza R. 2021. Ecological implications of 20th century reforestation programs for the urban forests of São Paulo, Brazil: a study based on nutrient cycling. Ecological Processes, 10:27
- Giannico V., Spano G., Elia M., D’Este M., Sanesi G., Lafortezza R., 2021. Green spaces, quality of life, and citizen perception in European cities, Environmental Research, 196, 110922
- Li, X., Chen, W.Y., Cho, F.H.T., Lafortezza R., 2021. Bringing the vertical dimension into a planar multilevel autoregressive model: A city-level hedonic analysis of homebuyers' utilities and urban river attributes. Science of the Total Environment, 772: 145547
- Spano, G., Elia, M., Cappelluti, O., Colangelo, G., Giannico, V., D’este, M., Lafortezza, R., Sanesi, G., 2021. Is experience the best teacher? Knowledge, perceptions, and awareness of wildfire risk. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (16), 8385
- Chen, J., Park, H., Fan, P., Tian, L., Ouyang, Z., Lafortezza, R., 2021. Cultural landmarks and urban landscapes in three contrasting societies. Sustainability, 13 (8), 4295
- Martins A.P.G., Ribeiro A.P., Ferreira M.L., Martins M.A.G., Negri E.M., Scapin M.A., De Oliveira A., Saiki M., saldiva P.H.N., Lafortezza R., 2021. Infraestrutura verde para monitorar e minimizar os impactos da poluição atmosféri Estudos Avancados, 35 (102): 31 - 57
- D’Este, M., Ganga, A., Elia, M., Lovreglio, R., Giannico, V., Spano, G., Colangelo, G., Lafortezza R., Sanesi, G., 2020. Modeling fire ignition probability and frequency using Hurdle models: a cross-regional study in Southern Europe. Ecological Processes, 9 (1), n. 54
- Elia, M., D'Este, M., Ascoli, D., Giannico, V., Spano, G., Ganga, A., Colangelo, G., Lafortezza R., Sanesi, G., 2020. Estimating the probability of wildfire occurrence in Mediterranean landscapes using Artificial Neural Networks. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 85, n. 106474
- Braçe, O., Garrido-Cumbrera, M., Foley, R., Correa-Fernández, J., Suárez-Cáceres, G., Lafortezza, R., 2020. Is a view of green spaces from home associated with a lower risk of anxiety and depression? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (19), n. 7014, pp. 1-9
- Su, Y., Wang, Y., Zheng, B., Ciais, P., Wu, J., Chen, X., Wang, Y., Wang, C., Ye, Y., Li, Q., Zhang, C., Zhang, H., Huang, G., Huang, N., Lafortezza, R., 2020. Retrospect driving forces and forecasting reduction potentials of energy-related industrial carbon emissions from China's manufacturing at city level. Environmental Research Letters, 15(7): 074020; doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab858b
- Sciusco, P., Chen, J., Abraha, M., Lei, C., Robertson, G.P., Lafortezza, R., Shirkey, G., Ouyang, Z., Zhang, R., John, R., 2020. Spatiotemporal variations of albedo in managed agricultural landscapes: inferences to global warming impacts (GWI). Landscape Ecology, 35(6): 1385-1402.
- Spano, G., D’este, M., Giannico, V., Carrus, G., Elia, M., Lafortezza, R., Panno, A., Sanesi, G., 2020. Are community gardening and horticultural interventions beneficial for psychosocial well-being? A meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (10): 3584; doi: 10.3390/ijerph17103584
- Elia M., Giannico V., Sanesi G. Lafortezza R., 2020. Likelihood and frequency of recurrent fire ignitions in highly urbanized Mediterranean landscapes. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 29(2): 120-131 doi: https://doi.org/10.1071/WF19070
- Spano G., Giannico V., Elia M., Sanesi G. Lafortezza R., 2020. Human–Environment Interaction Science: An emerging research paradigm. Science of the Total Environment, 704, 135358
- Su Y., Liu L., Liao J., Wu J., Ciais P., Liao J., He X., Liu X., Chen X., Yuan W., Zhou G., Lafortezza R., 2020. Phenology acts as a primary control of urban vegetation cooling and warming: A synthetic analysis of global site observation. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 280, 107765
- Lafortezza R.* and Sanesi G., 2019. Nature-based solutions: settling the issue of sustainable urbanization. Environmental Research, 172: 394-398
- Lafortezza R.*, Giannico V., 2019. Combining high-resolution images and LiDAR data to model ecosystem services perception in compact urban systems. Ecological Indicators, 96: 87-98
- Su Y., Liu L., Wu J., Chen X., Shang J., Ciais P., Zhou G., Lafortezza R., et al., 2019 Quantifying the biophysical effects of forests on local air temperature using a novel three-layered land surface energy balance model. Environment International, 132: 105080
- Davies C. and Lafortezza R.*, 2019. Transitional path to the adoption of nature-based solutions Land Use Policy, 80: 406-409
- Sanesi G., Giannico V., Elia M., Lafortezza R.*, 2019. Remote sensing of urban forests. Remote Sensing, 11, 20, 2383
- Li X., Chen W.Y., Sanesi G., Lafortezza R.*, 2019. Remote sensing in urban forestry: recent applications and future directions. Remote Sensing, 11, 1144; doi:10.3390/rs11101144
- Escobedo F., Giannico V., Jim C.Y., Sanesi G., Lafortezza R., 2019. Urban Forests, Ecosystem Services, Green Infrastructure and Nature-Based Solutions: Nexus or Evolving Metaphors? Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 37: 3-12
- Badiu, D.L., Onose D.A., Nita M.R., Lafortezza R., 2019. From “red” to green? A look into the evolution of green spaces in a postsocialist city. Landscape and Urban Planning, 187: 156-164
- van der Jagt A.P.N. Smith. , Ambrose-Oji B., Konijnendijk C., Giannico V., Haase D., Lafortezza R., et al., 2019. Co-creating urban green infrastructure connecting people and nature: A guiding framework and approach. Journal of Environmental Management, 233: 757-767
- Ouyang Z., Fan P., Chen J., Lafortezza R., Messina J.P., Giannico V., John R., 2019. A Bayesian approach to mapping the uncertainties of global urban lands. Landscape and Urban Planning, 187: 210-218
- Elia M., Giannico V., Lafortezza R., Sanesi G., 2019. Modeling fire ignition patterns in Mediterranean urban interfaces. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 33(1): 169-181
- *Lafortezza R., Chen. J., Konijnendijk C., Randrup T., 2018. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for Resilient Landscapes and Cities. Environmental Research, 165: 431-441
- *Lafortezza R., Konijnendijk C., 2018. Green infrastructure – approach and public health benefits. In: Bird W, van den Bosch M (eds.) Nature and Public Health: The Role of Nature in Improving the Health of a Population, Oxford University Press. pp. 252-256
- Chen J., John R., Sun G., Fan P., Ouyang Z., Wu J., Amarjargal A., Dong G., Gutman G., Huettmann F., Lafortezza R. et al., 2018. Prospects for the sustainability of social-ecological systems (SES) on the Mongolian plateau: five critical issues. Environmental Research Letter, 13, 123004: 1-16
- Giannico V., Chen J., Ouyang Z., Shao C., Lafortezza R., 2018. Contributions of landscape heterogeneity within the footprint of eddy-covariance towers to flux measurements. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 260: 144-153
- John R., Chen J., Giannico V., Park H., Xiao J., Shirkey G., Ouyang Z., Shao C., Lafortezza R., Qi J., 2018. Canopy cover and herbaceous aboveground biomass on the Mongolian Plateau: spatio-temporal estimates and controlling factors. Remote Sensing of Environment, 213: 34-48
- Fischer L.K., Honold J., Cvejić R., Delshammar T., Hilbert S., Lafortezza R., et al., 2018. Beyond green: broad support for biodiverse cities in Europe. Global Environmental Change, 49: 35-45
- Fischer, L.K Honold, J., Botzat, A., Brinkmeyer, D., Cvejić, R., Delshammar, T., Elands, B., Haase, D., Karle, S.J., Kabisch, N., Lafortezza R. et al., 2018. Recreational ecosystem services in European cities: sociocultural and geographic context matters for park use. Ecosystem Services, 31: 455-467
- Reilly M.J., Elia M., Spies T.A., Gregory M., Sanesi G., Lafortezza R., 2018. Cumulative effects of wildfires on forest dynamics in the eastern Cascade Mountains, USA. Ecological Applications, 28(2): 291-308
- Niță M.R., Badiu D., Gavrilidis A., Grădinaru S., Năstase I., Lafortezza R., 2018. Using local knowledge and sustainable transport to promote a greener city: the case of Bucharest, Romania. Environmental Research, 160: 331-338
- Mancini L.D., Elia M., Barbati A., Salvati L., Corona P., Lafortezza R., Sanesi G., 2018. Are Wildfires Knocking on the Built-Up Areas Door? Forests, 5, 234
- Davies C. and Lafortezza R.*, 2017. Urban green infrastructure in Europe: Is greenspace planning and policy compliant? Land Use Policy, 69: 93-101
- Kabisch N., van den Bosch M., Lafortezza R., The health benefits of nature-based solutions to urbanization challenges for children and the elderly – A systematic review. Environmental Research, 159: 249-256
- Ferreira A.B., Ribeiro A.P, Ferreira M.L., Kniess C.T., Quaresma C., Lafortezza R. et al., 2017. A streamlined approach to assess air contaminants and their effects on human health in industrialized areas: a case study in Southern Brazil. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8: 1575, org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01575
- Panno A. Carrus G., Lafortezza R., Mariani L., Sanesi G., 2017. Nature based solutions to promote human resilience and wellbeing in cities during increasingly hot summers. Environmental Research, 159: 249-256
- Shao C, Chen J, Chu H., Dong G., Batkhishig O., Lafortezza R., Abraha M., John R., Ouyang Z., 2017. Linkage climate and land cover changes with carbon sequestration on the Mongolian Plateau: The underlying mechanism. Environmental Research, 159: 124-134
- Mattijssen, T.J.M., Van Der Jagt, A.P., Erlwein, S., Lafortezza, R., 2017. From place making to place keeping? The long-term perspective for the management of urban green space by citizens. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 26: 78-84
- Spanò M., Leronni L., Lafortezza R., Gentile F., 2017. Are ecosystem service hotspots located in protected areas? Results from a study in Southern Italy. Environmental Science & Policy, 73: 52-60
- Carrus G., Scopelliti M., Panno A., Lafortezza R., Sanesi G., et al., 2017. A different way to stay in touch with ‘urban nature’: perception of the restorative qualities of botanical gardens predicts self-reported physical and psychological benefits and visitors' subjective wellbeing. Frontiers in Psychology, 8:914
- Lamano Ferreira M.L., Ribeiro A.P., Albuquerque C.R., do Nascimento A.P., Lopes Figueira R.C., Lafortezza R., 2017. Air contaminants and litter fall decomposition in urban forest areas: the case of the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, Brazil. Environmental Research, 155: 314-320
- Tomao A., Quatrini V., Corona P., Ferrara A., Lafortezza R., Salvati L., 2017. Resilient landscapes in Mediterranean urban areas: understanding factor influencing forest trends. Environmental Research, 156: 1-9
- Vizzarri M., Sallustio L., Travaglini D., Bottalico F., Chirici G., Lafortezza R. et al. 2017. The MIMOSE approach to support sustainable forest management planning at regional scale in the Mediterranean region. Sustainability, 9, 316: 1-16
- Qi J., Chen J., Lafortezza R., Li Z., 2017. Remote Sensing for Ecosystem Sustainabilit Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.10428-2
- Lafortezza R., Pauleit S., Hansen R., Davies C., Sanesi G., 2017. Strategic green infrastructure planning and urban forestry. In Ferrini F. et al: Handbook of Urban Forestry. Routledge Environment & Sustainability, USA, 179-193
- Spanò M., Gentile F., Davies C., Lafortezza R., 2017. The DPSIR framework to support the green infrastructure planning: a case study in Southern Italy. Land Use Policy, 261: 242:250
- Pesola L., Cheng X., Sanesi G., Colangelo G., Elia M., Lafortezza R., 2017. Linking aboveground biomass and biodiversity to stand development in urban forest areas: a case study in northern Italy. Landscape and Urban Planning, 157: 90-97
- Sanesi G., Colangelo G., Lafortezza R., Calvo E., Davies C., 2017. Urban Green Infrastructure and Urban Forests: A Case Study of the Metropolitan Area of Milan. Landscape Research, p. 164-175
- *Lafortezza R., Chen J., 2016. The Provision of Ecosystem Services in Response to Global Change: evidences and applications. Environmental Research, 147: 576-579
- Giannico V., Lafortezza R., John R., Sanesi G, Pesola L., Chen J., 2016. Estimating stand volume and above-ground biomass of urban forests using LiDAR. Remote Sensing, 8(4), 339: 1-14
- Mariani L., Parisi S.G., Cola G., Lafortezza R., Colangelo G., Sanesi G., 2016. Climatological analysis of the mitigating effect of vegetation on the urban heat island of Milan, Italy. Science of the Total Environment, 569: 762-773
- Scopelliti M., Carrus G., Adinolfi C., Suarez G., Colangelo G., Lafortezza R., Sanesi G., 2106. Staying in touch with nature and well-being in different socio-economic classes: The experience of Bogotá. Landscape and Urban Planning, 148:139-148
- Chen J., Zhu L., Fan P., Tian L., Lafortezza R., 2016. Do green spaces affect the spatiotemporal changes of PM5 in Nanjing? Ecological Processes, 5/7: 1-13
- Elia M., Lafortezza R., Tarasco E., Sanesi G., 2016. Response of beetle communities five years after wildfire in Mediterranean forest ecosystems. Redia - Journal of Entomology, 99: 107-116
- Bottalico F., Pesola L., Vizzarri M., Antonello L. Barbati B., Chirici G., Corona P., Cullotta S., Garfì V., Giannico V., Lafortezza R. et al. 2016. Modeling the influence of alternative forest management scenarios on wood production and carbon storage: a case study in the Mediterranean region. Environmental Research, 144: 72-87
- Elia M., Ranieri N., Sanesi G., Lafortezza R., 2016. Cost-effectiveness of fuel removals in Mediterranean wildland-urban interfaces threatened by wildfires. Forests, 7(7): 1-11
- Tejadaa G., Dalla Nora E., Cordoba D., Lafortezza R., Assis T., Aguiar A.P., 2016. Deforestation scenarios for the Bolivian Amazon. Environmental Research, 144: 49-63
- Chen J., John R., Shao C, Fan Y., Zhang Y., Brown D.G., Qi J., Batkhishig O., Amarjargalj A., Han J., Lafortezza R., Zhen L., Li L., 2015. Policy Shifted the Functional Changes of the CHN Systems on Mongolia Plateau. Environmental Research Letters, 10(8) - doi:10.1088/1748-9326/10/8/08500
- Elia M., Lovreglio R., Sanesi G., Lafortezza R., 2015. Developing custom fire behavior fuel models for Mediterranean wildland–urban interfaces in Southern Italy Environmental Management, 56(3): 754-764
- Marziliano P.A., Lafortezza R., Medicamento U., Lorusso L., Giannico V., Colangelo G., Sanesi G., 2015. Estimating below-ground biomass and root/shoot ratio of Phillyrea latifolia L. in Mediterranean forest landscapes. Annals of Forest Science, 72(5): 585-593
- Carrus G., Scopelliti M., Lafortezza R., Colangelo G., Ferrini F., Salbitano F., Agrimi M., Portoghesi L., Semenzato P., Sanesi G., 2015. Go greener, feel better? The positive effects of biodiversity on the well-being of individuals visiting urban and periurban green areas. Landscape and Urban Planning, 134: 221-228
- Lafortezza R.*, Tanentzap A.J., Elia M., John R., Sanesi G., Chen J., 2015. Prioritizing fuel management in urban interfaces threatened by wildfires. Ecological Indicators, 48: 342-347
- Fajardo A.M.P., Cañón J., Lafortezza R., 2015. The value of rural landscape in aquitania (Colombia): Application of spatial hedonic models in real estate analysis. International Journal of Rural Development, 12:155-179
- Elia M., Lafortezza R., Colangelo G., Sanesi. , 2014. A streamlined approach for the spatial allocation of fuel removals in wildland-urban interfaces. Landscape Ecology, 10:1771-1784
- Chirici G., Sallustio L., Vizzarri M., Marchetti M., Barbati A, Corona P., Travaglini D., Cullotta S., Lafortezza R., Lombardi F., 2014. Advanced Earth Observation approach for multiscale forest ecosystem services modeling and mapping. Coenology and Plant Ecology, 4: 27-34
- Corona P., Ascoli D., Barbati A., Bovio G., Colangelo C., Elia M., Garfì V., Iovino F., Lafortezza R., et al., 2014. Integrated forest management to prevent wildfires under Mediterranean environments. Annals of Silvicultural Research, 38: 24-45
- Parisi S.G., Cola G., Colangelo G., Lafortezza R., Mariani L., Sanesi G., 2013. Meteorological effects of the urban forest "Parco Nord" (Milano, Italy). Urban Climate News, 48:16-19
- Carrus G., Lafortezza R., Colangelo G., Dentamaro I., Scopelliti M., Sanesi G., 2013. Relations between naturalness and perceived restorativeness of different urban green spaces. Psyecology, 4: 227-244
- Lafortezza R.*, Sanesi G. and Chen J., 2013. Large-scale effects of forest management in Mediterranean landscapes of Europe. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 6: 342-346
- Sanesi G., Lafortezza R., Colangelo G., Marziliano P.A., Davies C., 2013. Root systems investigation in sclerophyllous vegetation: an overview. Italian Journal of Agronomy, 8(17): 121-126
- Lafortezza R.*, Davies C., Sanesi G., Konijnendijk C.C., 2013. Green Infrastructure as a tool to support spatial planning in European urban regions. iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, 6: 102-108
- Marziliano P.A., Lafortezza R., Davies C., Colangelo G., Sanesi G., 2013. Structural diversity and height growth models in urban forest plantations: a case-study in northern Italy. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 12: 246-254
- Lafortezza R. *, Pesola L., Gioscia E., Elia M., Colangelo G., Sanesi G., 2013. A modeling approach to assess ecosystem services. Italian Environmental Journal, 6: 33-42 (in Italian with English abstract)
- Lafortezza R. *, Colangelo G., Gioscia E., Sanesi G., 2013. Green infrastructure and landscape ecology: a case study. Italian Journal of Urban Planning, 252: 9-12 (in Italian with English abstract)
- Lafortezza R., Landscape ecology and ecological restoration. In Toppetti F. Landscape Issue in Italy. Franco Angeli, pp. 123-127 (in Italian with English abstract)
- Elia M., Lafortezza R., Tarasco E., Colangelo G., Sanesi. , 2012. The spatial and temporal effects of fire on insect abundance in Mediterranean forest ecosystems. Forest Ecology and Management, 263: 262-267
- Scopelliti M., Carrus G., Cini F., Mastandrea S., Ferrini F., Lafortezza R., et al., 2012. Biodiversity, perceived restorativeness and benefits of nature: a study on the psychological processes and outcomes of on-site experiences in urban and periurban green areas in Italy. In Kabisch S.K., et al. Vulnerability, Risks and Complexity. Impacts of Global Change on Human Habitats, Gottingen, vol. 3, pp. 255-269
- Corry R. C., Lafortezza R., Brown R.D., 2011. Cultural acceptability of alternative aggregate site rehabilitations.Ecological Restoration, 29: 64-72
- Lafortezza R.*, Coomes D.A., Kapos V. Ewers R.M., 2010. Assessing the impacts of fragmentation on plant communities in New Zealand: scaling from survey plots to landscapes. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 19(5): 741-754
- Tanentzap A.J, Bazely D.R, Lafortezza R., 2010. Diversity-invasibility relationships across multiple scales in disturbed forest understoreys. Biological Invasions, 12: 2105-2116
- Corry R. C., Lafortezza R., Brown R.D., 2010. Ecological functionality of landscapes with alternative rehabilitations of depleted aggregate sites. International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment, 24(3): 216-232
- Li C., Liu J, Lafortezza R., Chen J., 2010. Managing forest landscapes under changing global scenarios. In Li C., Lafortezza R., Chen J. (eds.). Landscape ecology in forest management and conservation: challenges and solutions for global change. Higher Education Press (HEP) & Springer, pp. 3-21
- Bogaert J., Barima Yao S.S., Waya Mongo L.I., Bamba I., Mama A., Toyi M., Lafortezza R., 2010. Forest fragmentation: causes, ecological impacts and implications for landscape managemen In Li C., Lafortezza R., Chen J. (eds.). Landscape ecology in forest management and conservation: challenges and solutions for global change. Higher Education Press (HEP) & Springer, pp. 273-296
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- Corry R.C., Lafortezza R., Brown R. D., Kenny N., Robertson P.J., 2008. Using landscape context to guide ecological restoration: an approach for pits and quarries in Ontario. Ecological Restoration, 26(2): 120-127
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