“Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Interaction for Sustainable Management and Development: Experimental Insights and Multiscale Modelling Approaches”

Call for Papers – Special Issue: “Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Interaction for Sustainable Management and Development: Experimental Insights and Multiscale Modelling Approaches”

Journal: Environmental Geotechnics
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Submission deadline: 30 November 2026

Overview

This special issue—published by Emerald—focuses on the dynamic interplay between soil, vegetation, and atmosphere (SVA) and its critical role in the performance and sustainability of geotechnical systems. Bridging the gap between small-scale lab investigations and field-scale implementation, this issue seeks to consolidate multidisciplinary research—spanning geotechnical engineering, hydrology, soil/plant science, and environmental modeling—to advance nature-based and bio-engineered solutions. It emphasizes coupled thermo-hydro-bio-chemo-mechanical processes and their application to slope stability, erosion control, and climate change adaptation.

Key Research Themes

• Experimental Insights: Thermo-hydraulic properties of rooted soils, root water uptake (evaporation/transpiration), and site-scale monitoring of hydrological processes.

• Modeling & Upscaling: Multiscale modeling of bio-geotechnical systems and upscaling methodologies that translate lab-scale data into robust, transferable engineering design criteria.

• Sensor Technology: Development of novel sensor networks for characterizing dynamic SVA processes in real-time.

• Geotechnical Applications: Vegetated slope stability under static/seismic loading, the role of root architecture in soil reinforcement, and climate-resilient infrastructure.

• Nature-Based Solutions: Case studies on landslides, soil resilience, and sustainable land-use strategies that integrate SVA interaction insights.

Submission Details

• Submission deadline: 30 November 2026.

• Submission portal: https://ice-review.rivervalley.io/journal/jenge

• Special Instructions: You must select “Special Issue” and the specific special issue title from the drop-down menu during submission.

• Submission Standards: The journal welcomes original research, review articles, and case studies. All submissions must adhere to the Environmental Geotechnics Author Guidelines. Note that studies focusing purely on ecological or climatic themes without a strong geotechnical/applied engineering component will not be considered.

Guest Editor Team

• Federica Cotecchia, Polytechnic University of Bari (federica.cotecchia@poliba.it)

• Manuela Cecconi, University of Perugia (manuela.cecconi@unipg.it)

• Anthony Kwan Leung, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (ceanthony@ust.hk)

• Vito Tagarelli, Polytechnic University of Bari (vito.tagarelli@poliba.it)

Why This Issue Matters

As infrastructure faces increasing pressure from climate change, traditional geotechnical approaches are being augmented by nature-based solutions. This issue provides a high-visibility platform to formalize the multidisciplinary knowledge required to design resilient, vegetated geotechnical systems, fostering essential knowledge transfer between academic researchers and field practitioners.

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