Prof. Dr. Carlos Smaniotto Costa is a full professor of Urban Ecology and Urban Landscape at the Dept of Architecture and Urban Planning at Universidade Lusófona and a researcher associate at the Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design (CIAUD University of Lisbon). He is a graduated Landscape Architect and a PhD holder in Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Hanover/Germany. He has coordinated and contributed to several national and international research projects and networks. His research activities reside in the synergistic potential of environment and nature conservation for urban contexts, urban and landscape design, and the co-creation of public open spaces. Smaniotto has edited several international books and has publications in professional journals in Portuguese, English, German, and Italian.