A research lab at ICTA-UAB
Johannes obtained a Joint European Master in Environmental Studies before obtaining a doctorate degree in Sustainability Science from the Stockholm University (Stockholm Resilience Centre) and in Environmental Science and Technology from ICTA UAB. He is a transdisciplinary researcher focused on urban social-ecological systems and their complexities, such as the pluralism of values people hold in relation to green spaces.
He addresses urban planning through approaches derived from urban ecology and ecological economics to better understand the relationship between urban green infrastructure and human health and well-being, and is particularly interested in co-designed research questions that address actual societal challenges and support innovative solutions toward more sustainable cities. His current research examines the distribution of social effects related to urban green infrastructure and innovative nature-based solutions for urban challenges, and addresses participatory approaches and bottom-up initiatives for urban green regeneration.
Keywords
- Ecosystem Services
- Healthy Cities
- Human Well-being
- Integrated Assessment
- Social and Ecological Systems
- Urban Planning
- Value Pluralism
Affiliated Projects
Selected Publications
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Luma Vasconcelos, Johannes Langemeyer, Helen V.S. Cole, Francesc Baró, Nature-based climate shelters? Exploring urban green spaces as cooling solutions for older adults in a warming city, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Volume 98, 2024, 128408, ISSN 1618-8667
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Mapping the intangible: Using geolocated social media data to examine landscape aesthetics (Land Use Policy, 2018)
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Stewardship of Urban Ecosystem Services. Understanding the value(s) of urban gardens in Barcelona (Landscape and Urban Planning, 2018)
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When we cannot have it all: Ecosystem services trade-offs in the context of spatial planning (Ecosyst. Serv., 2017)
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Sembrant vida a les ciutats: Beneficis socials I ambientals dels horts urbans de Barcelona. In La ciutat agrària. Agricultura urbana i sobirania alimentària. (Icaria, 2016)
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Bridging the gap between ecosystem service assessments and land-use planning through Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (Environmental Science & Policy, 2016)
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Ecosystem services provided by urban gardens in Barcelona, Spain: insights for policy and planning (Environmental Science & Policy, 2016)
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The Value of Green Spaces in Cities (PhD-Thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona & Stockholm University, 2015)
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Sowing Resilience and Contestation in Times of Crises: The Case of Urban Gardening Movements in Barcelona (Partecipazione e Conflitto, 2015)
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Contrasting values of cultural ecosystem services in urban areas: The case of park Montjuïc in Barcelona (Ecosystem Services, 2015)
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Urban Ecosystem Services (Urban Ecosystem Services. In Elmqvist T. (Ed.): Urbanization, biodiversity and ecosystem services. Springer Netherlands, 2013)