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Davide Geneletti

Davide Geneletti

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Ecology and Evolution
Italy
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
71
Citations
18596
World Ranking
1313
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Davide Geneletti is affiliated with the University of Trento in Italy. Their research spans primarily the field of Environmental Science, with a strong focus on the subfields of Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Economics and Econometrics, and Ecology.

Their recent scholarly output includes papers published in notable venues such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Land Use Policy, Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies, Landscape and Urban Planning, and Land Use Policy. Selected recent publications include:

  • Will climate mitigation ambitions lead to carbon neutrality? An analysis of the local-level plans of 327 cities in the EU (2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews)
  • Nexus between nature-based solutions, ecosystem services and urban challenges (2020, Land Use Policy)
  • Geographic information system (GIS)-Based multicriteria analysis of flooding hazard and risk in Ambo Town and its watershed, West Shoa zone, Oromia regional State, Ethiopia (2020, Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies)
  • A performance-based planning approach integrating supply and demand of urban ecosystem services (2020, Landscape and Urban Planning)
  • Mapping hotspots and bundles of forest ecosystem services across the European Union (2020, Land Use Policy)

Davide Geneletti's work addresses various main topics, including:

  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Water resources management and optimization

Frequent co-authors with multiple joint publications include Mario V. Balzan, Chiara Cortinovis, Marcus Collier, Miriam Grace, and Judita Tomaškinová.

The scientist has contributed to book publications with titles such as "Planning for Ecosystem Services in Cities" (2020) published by the Directory of Open Access Books (OAPEN Foundation), "Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Planning" (2022) from Springer International Publishing, and "Ecosystem Services for Urban Water Security" (2020) by Springer Nature (Netherlands).

Davide Geneletti publishes regularly in academic venues like Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Landscape and Urban Planning, Ecosystem Services, Land Use Policy, and Environmental Science & Policy.

Best Publications

  • A framework for assessing and implementing the co-benefits of nature-based solutions in urban areas

    Christopher M. Raymond;Niki Frantzeskaki;Nadja Kabisch;Pam Berry

  • Mitigating and adapting to climate change: Multi-functional and multi-scale assessment of green urban infrastructure

    Matthias Demuzere;K Orru;K Orru;O Heidrich;E Olazabal

  • How are cities planning to respond to climate change? : Assessment of local climate plans from 885 cities in the EU-28

    Diana Reckien;Monica Salvia;Oliver Heidrich;Jon Marco Church

  • Ecosystem services classification: A systems ecology perspective of the cascade framework.

    Alessandra La Notte;Dalia D’Amato;Hanna Mäkinen;Maria Luisa Paracchini

  • A new valuation school : Integrating diverse values of nature in resource and land use decisions

    Sander Jacobs;Nicolas Dendoncker;Berta Martín-López;David Nicholas Barton

  • Will climate mitigation ambitions lead to carbon neutrality? An analysis of the local-level plans of 327 cities in the EU

    Monica Salvia;Diana Reckien;Filomena Pietrapertosa;Peter Eckersley;Peter Eckersley

  • Climate change response in Europe: What's the reality? Analysis of adaptation and mitigation plans from 200 urban areas in 11 countries

    D Reckien;J Flacke;RJ Dawson;O Heidrich

  • Nexus between nature-based solutions, ecosystem services and urban challenges

    Javier Babí Almenar;Javier Babí Almenar;Thomas Elliot;Benedetto Rugani;Bodénan Philippe

  • Ecosystem services in urban plans: What is there, and what is still needed for better decisions

    Chiara Cortinovis;Davide Geneletti;Davide Geneletti

  • Environmental impact assessment of mountain tourism in developing regions: A study in Ladakh, Indian Himalaya

    Davide Geneletti;Dorje Dawa

  • Assessing habitat quality in relation to the spatial distribution of protected areas in Italy.

    Lorenzo Sallustio;Andrea De Toni;Andrea Strollo;Mirko Di Febbraro

  • Protected area zoning for conservation and use: A combination of spatial multicriteria and multiobjective evaluation

    Davide Geneletti;Iris van Duren

  • Multi‐criteria decision analysis for nature conservation: A review of 20 years of applications

    Blal Adem Esmail;Davide Geneletti;Davide Geneletti

  • Assessing the impact of alternative land-use zoning policies on future ecosystem services

    Davide Geneletti;Davide Geneletti

  • Ecosystem-based adaptation in cities: An analysis of European urban climate adaptation plans

    Davide Geneletti;Davide Geneletti;Linda Zardo

  • A method for object-oriented land cover classification combining Landsat TM data and aerial photographs

    D. Geneletti;B.G.H. Gorte

  • Routeing of power lines through least-cost path analysis and multicriteria evaluation to minimise environmental impacts

    Stefano Bagli;Davide Geneletti;Davide Geneletti;Francesco Orsi

  • National climate policies across Europe and their impacts on cities strategies.

    O Heidrich;D Reckien;M Olazabal;A Foley

  • Estimating the cooling capacity of green infrastructures to support urban planning

    L. Zardo;D. Geneletti;M. Pérez-Soba;M. Van Eupen

  • Reasons and options for integrating ecosystem services in strategic environmental assessment of spatial planning

    Davide Geneletti

  • Biodiversity Impact Assessment of roads: an approach based on ecosystem rarity

    Davide Geneletti

Frequent Co-Authors

Aoife Foley
Aoife Foley University of Manchester
Angus Morrison-Saunders
Angus Morrison-Saunders Edith Cowan University
Benjamin Burkhard
Benjamin Burkhard University of Hannover
Lynn V. Dicks
Lynn V. Dicks University of Cambridge
Ulrike Tappeiner
Ulrike Tappeiner University of Innsbruck
Bruno Locatelli
Bruno Locatelli Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Richard Dawson
Richard Dawson Newcastle University
Sandra Lavorel
Sandra Lavorel Grenoble Alpes University
Dagmar Haase
Dagmar Haase Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Adrian C. Newton
Adrian C. Newton James Hutton Institute

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