Here at Pedestrian Space we are honored to be partnering with the University of Vermont Press (UVM Press)for a contributed volume on ‚Walkability and Planetary Health’. We greatly value the UVM open-access publishing model and appreciate the opportunity for affiliation and working with UVM Press.
Pedestrian Space founder Annika Lundkvist, has been contracted and will serve as editor and ‚curator’ of submissions for this special volume.
“UVM Press looks forward to working with Pedestrian Space to bring greater visibility and legitimacy to walkability, a timely and important topic relevant to the wellbeing of human societies and urban environments around the world.”
Walkability and Planetary Health: Resilience, Engagement, Education and Nature, will be a contributed volume. Three thematic pillars will be prioritized:
● Community Resilience
The thematic pillar of Community Resilience welcomes submissions that focus on how walkable communities promote diverse dimensions of resilience and health to include (but not limited to): neighborhood resilience, social resilience, environmental and ecological resilience, urban resilience and how this connects to planetary health.
● Community Engagement and Education
How do we weave critical issues of walkability into education, from primary school to university curricula to life-long learning opportunities? This thematic pillar welcomes submissions that focus on and explore education on issues of sustainable mobility, with a focus on walkability (to include public transit), from youth to lifelong learning. We encourage content that presents insight on how issues of walkability can be addressed in school and university curricula as well as community education for diverse age groups and populations.
● Urban Nature to Support Pedestrian Mobility
In an era of increasing and critical urban heat issues, urban nature and nature-based solutions are vital to support people moving by foot, cycle and public transit. The thematic pillar of Urban Nature to Support Pedestrian Mobility welcomes submissions that focus on how diverse aspects of nature can serve to promote and facilitate pedestrian mobility. We encourage submissions that focus as well on case studies related to best practices as well as barriers in diverse geographic, cultural and climatic contexts related to these themes as well as the connection to planetary health.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSIONS
October 22, 2024 – December 31, 2024
*Thank you to everyone who submitted!We have had a very thoughtful mix of manuscripts submitted from all around the world which is essential for the diverse geographic, societal, cultural and climatic contexts we want to see represented in this volume. We will also accept Late Submissions until January 13, 2025
Abstract submission: Send a 250- to 300-word abstract summarizing your manuscript to info@pedestrianspace.org
January 15, 2025
Final decisions on abstracts selected sent
April 25, 2025
Manuscripts due (5,000 minimum and 10,000 maximum word count). Peer Review process ensues. All authors for final selected manuscripts will be required to sign a contributor’s agreement.
Annika Lundkvist is the founder of pedestrianspace.org, a media platform and NGO dedicated to urban resilience issues with a focus on walkability. She is a Fellow of The Schumacher Institute and is currently a PhD student at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization and Anthropos Doctoral School in Warsaw. She is also the founder of the Global Walkability Correspondents Network (GWCN), an international collaborative of practitioners, researchers, students and advocates who champion the benefits and need for walkable communities. More on Volume Editor Annika Lundkvist here: https://pedestrianspace.org/founder/
The University of Vermont Press is an open-access university press. Read more about their model at the news links below:
UKSG (June 2023). The University of Vermont launches an open-access academic press. https://www.uksg.org/newsletter/university-vermont-launches-open-access-academic-press/
Diverse Issues in Higher Education (June 2023). University of Vermont Launches Open-Access Academic Press. https://www.diverseeducation.com/campus-climate/article/15540406/university-of-vermont-launches-openaccess-academic-press
Vermont Biz (June 2023). New UVM Press breaks down barriers to scholarly publishing. https://vermontbiz.com/news/2023/june/06/new-uvm-press-breaks-down-barriers-scholarly-publishing
Read more about the University of Vermont’s Planetary Health Initiative here:
Both Pedestrian Space & UVM Press are members of PHA (the Planetary Health Alliance).
Read more about PHA here: https://www.planetaryhealthalliance.org/pha-members
If you have any questions about this book and submissions, please contact us at info@pedestrianspace.org