Special Issues

Land publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Impact of Pollutants on Soil Health submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use/management; soil contamination; soil health; soil amendments; soil science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Sustainability and Peri-Urban Agriculture II submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open
Keywords: peri-urban agriculture; land sustainability; multifunctionality; farm diversification; new income sources in agriculture; urban food systems; urban– rural linkages; land use policy; social farming; rural-urban services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Ecosystem Services and Coastal Management: Tools to Counteract Sediment Losses
edited by , Marucci Angelo and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem services; coastal morphodynamics; natural capital; river ecosystems; coastal management; nature-based solutions; protected natural areas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Digital Earth and Remote Sensing for Land Management submission deadline 2 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1012 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital earth; satellite imagery; InSAR; digital elevation models (DEM); land monitoring; land use; land cover; urban morphology; GIS tools
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)
Land Use Change from Non-urban to Urban Areas: Problems, Challenges and Opportunities II submission deadline 8 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10483 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
A Livable City: Rational Land Use and Sustainable Urban Space
edited by and
submission deadline 8 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 974 | Submission Open
Keywords: rational land use; sustainable urban space; urban planning and design; spatial optimization; public participation and governance; land-use policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
New Insights into Land-Space Ecological Restoration (LSER) Policy for Sustainable Development Goals
edited by Lingxiao Ying, Ming Luo and
submission deadline 8 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: land-space ecological restoration policy and strategy; ecosystem conservation and restoration approach; climate change mitigation and adaption; ecosystem services and human well-being enhancement; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Geospatial Data for Landscape Change
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17627 | Submission Open
Keywords: space-time landscape analysis; landscape quality assessment and monitoring; LULC change detection; landscape 3D mapping and monitoring; landscapes in a changing climate; people’ s perception of landscape change; changes in landscape analysis approaches; landscape geospatial visualization; geospatial data of moon and mars landscape mapping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Resilience in Historical Landscapes submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15437 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilience; historical ecology; landscape archaeology; vegetation history; paleoecology and archaeobotany; human geography and environmental anthropology; world/global history; long-term human– environment interactions; landscape changes; geospatial (GIS) analyses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Archaeology)
Urban and Peri-Urban Forests—Status, Ecosystem Services, and Future Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3704 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban forests; green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; ecosystem services (ES); assessment and mapping of ES; socio-ecological assessments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Integrating Spatial Analysis and Regional Science to Guide Urban Planning
edited by Apostolos Lagarias, Poulicos Prastacos, and Alexandra Delgado-Jiménez
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3374 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatial analysis; urban planning; regional science; spatial optimization; land use modelling; decision support systems; sustainable development; policy making; environmental management; climate change; local-global connections
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Rural–Urban Gradients: Landscape and Nature Conservation II submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2696 | Submission Open
Keywords: gradient approach; rural– urban divide; effectiveness of protected areas; ecosystem services supply; urban expansion; rural cultural landscapes; social-ecological resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Landscape Planning for Mass Tourism in Historical Cities
edited by , Ana-Neli Ianăş and
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2461 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban planning; mass tourism; historical center; public policies; landscape planning; tourist strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Ecosystem Disturbances and Soil Properties submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2398 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildfires; herbivory; soil structure; soil nutrients; soil carbon; soil biota
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Urban Landscape Ecological Planning and Its Environmental Effects
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1492 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution prevention and control plan; urban wind environment; green space and residents' health; landscape ecosystem stability analysis; urban landscape ecological security; urban renewal; biodiversity conservation planning; ecological planning and design; carbon emission; sustainable landscape management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Land Use Change and Plant Invasion: Plant Invasion Due to Changed Landscape Use, Changed Behavior and Ecological Problems of Native and Non-native Species
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: human impact; land abandonment; rural-urban transformation; invasion; alien species; exotic species; ecosystem services assessment; management; restoration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing)
Where Land Meets Sea: Terrestrial Influences on Coastal Environments submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17919 | Submission Open
Keywords: land– sea interactions; catchment management; terrestrial discharge; estuarine and coastal ecosystems; coastal resilience; coastal water quality; aquatic health; sustainable food production
Agriculture, Forestry, Land Allocation and Environmental Sustainability
edited by Sougata Bardhan and
submission deadline 23 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8642 | Submission Open
Keywords: land allocation; agriculture; forestry; environmental sustainability; land suitability; ecosystem services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Environmental and Policy Impact Assessment)
Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Carbon Sequestration in Croplands submission deadline 23 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7711 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon/nitrogen cycling; plant/soil relationships; soil management; cropping systems; tillage; spatial variability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Interrelations in Urban–Rural Transects: Planning Sustainable Transformations for Human Wellbeing
edited by Luca Barbarossa, and
submission deadline 26 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 852 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban– rural transect; urban fringes; human well-being; active mobility; sustainable urban transformation; environmental and landscape planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
The Dynamics of Biodiversity and Landscape Ecology: Patterns, Processes, and Planning
edited by
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9648 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use changes; biodiversity loss; ecosystem function and services; management measures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Topical Advisory Panel Member Solicited Papers Series: Soil Remediation
edited by , , Ana San José Wery, , and José Joaquín Ramos Miras
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4846 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil contamination; soil remediation; groundwater contamination; environmental risks; ecotoxicology; soil decontamination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Advancing Sustainability through Land-Related Approaches: Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Investigations
edited by , , Yujia Zhang, and Yuzhu Zang
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4297 | Submission Open
Keywords: land system science; sustainability science; landscape ecology; land system architecture; land management; land consolidation; spatial governance; landscape planning; geodesign; transdisciplinarity; actionable knowledge
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Feature Papers for the ‘Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues’ Section: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
edited by
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1027 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable land management; socio-economi implications of land use; political dimensions of land governance; land tenure systems; land rights and access; equitable land distribution; rural development and land policies; land-based livelihoods; land use planning; urbanization and land use; land degradation and restoration; gender and land ownership; climate change adaptation and land resilience; ecosystem services and land management; land conflicts and dispute resolution; land-based investments and governance; monitoring and evaluation of land-related SDGs; land administration; zero hunger (SDG 2); life on land (SDG 15); reduced inequalities (SDG 10); climate action (SDG 13)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Sustainable Agricultural Land Management towards a Net-Zero Pathway
edited by , and Xin Yang
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agricultural land use management; greenhouse gas emissions mitigation; food security; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Energy, Land and Food (WELF) Nexus)
New Insights in Soil Quality and Management in Karst Ecosystem II
edited by , Fen Huang, and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 537 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil quality; karst landforms; soil erosion; land-use; assessment and monitoring method of soil quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Agricultural Land Management to Meet Future Global Food Demand (Second Edition) submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable land management; food security; agricultural intensification; crop diversification; agricultural adaptations to climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
GeoAI for Land Use Observations, Analysis and Forecasting submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; land use and land cover; GeoAI; AI and machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land – Observation and Monitoring)
Landscape Heritage: Geomorphology, Geoheritage and Geoparks submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 21329 | Submission Open
Keywords: geomorphology; geodiversity; geosites; geomorphosites; geoheritage; geoparks; geoconservation; geoeducation; land planning; landscape analysis; environmental education; ecosystems and geoparks; ecosystem services; natural protected areas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Geospatial Data in Landscape Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12322 | Submission Open
Keywords: landscape resistance; connectivity; turnover; movement and modelling; refugia; isolation by distance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Spatial Optimization and Sustainable Development of Land Use submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8840 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use; sustainable development; spatial optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Contribution of Trail Paths to the Protection and Promotion of the Natural Environment submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7824 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use planning; trail path; natural environment protection; urban and rural areas; cultural heritage; wildlife ecosystem
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Sustainable Urban Greenspace Planning, Design and Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5720 | Submission Open
Keywords: greenspace; sustainable city; landscape planning; landscape management; green infrastructures; green roof and green wall; urban landscape; urban design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Effects of Land Use on the Ecohydrology of River Basin in Accordance with Climate Change II submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4987 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity conservation; spatial modeling; climate policy; land management; soil and water conservation; ecosystem services; nature-based solutions (NBS); ecohydrology; urban resilience; sponge city concepts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)
Land Administration Domain Model (LADM) and Sustainable Development
edited by , Eva Maria Unger and Abdullah Kara
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4217 | Submission Open
Keywords: land administration domain model (LADM); sustainable development goals (SDGs); land value; marine space; poverty eradication; food security; gender equality; sustainable urban planning; disaster management; land tenure; land governance; land use planning; spatial data infrastructure; urbanization and rural development; environmental sustainability; social equity; economic growth; inclusive land policies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)
Advances in the Evolution of the Geomorphological Landscape of Urbanized Areas submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2530 | Submission Open
Keywords: landscape ecology; urbanized areas; geodiversity; geoinformation; topography; relief
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Gender and Land submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2443 | Submission Open
Keywords: gender and agriculture; gender and climate change; gender and land tenure; gender and land use; intersectionality and land
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Understanding Disasters in a Changing Landscape: Causes, Impacts and Mitigation Strategies submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2166 | Submission Open
Keywords: floods; soil erosion; landslide; sediment dynamics; wildfire-induced changes in land use patterns; post-disaster rehabilitation and resilience building; modelling advances in flood; soil erosion; sediment; or landslide hazards; impacts; and mitigation; technological innovations for early warning systems; land-related hazards and risk assessment; geomorphology changes after land alternations; wildfires; impact assessment; mitigation strategies; uncertainty
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Agritourism in Inland Areas: An Opportunity for the Development of Rural Areas submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2158 | Submission Open
Keywords: agritourism; agroecoturism; authenticity; agricultural landscapes; cultural landscapes; organic farming and tourism; rural areas
The 2nd Conference on Future Challenges in Sustainable Urban Planning & Territorial Management submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2153 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Planning for Sustainable Urban and Land Development submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1243 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Climate Mitigation Potential of Urban Ecological Restoration
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecological restoration projects; urbanization; urban greening; urban surface temperature; vegetation management; ecological restoration; climate mitigation; driving mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)
Optimizing Land Development: Trends and Best Practices
edited by and Aneta Chmielewska
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open
Keywords: land development; optimization strategies; land use dynamics; human– environment dynamics; contemporary trends; best practices; land/land-use/land-cover change; land management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Historical Data for Natural Hazard Risk Mitigation and Land Use Planning submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 28198 | Submission Open
Keywords: documentary sources; historical documents and materials; historical archives; qualitative and visual materials; hazard database(s); geohazard reconstruction and analysis; historical seismic scenarios; land use planning and/or zoning; disaster and risk reduction; cultural heritage and resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Plant-Soil Interactions in Agricultural Systems
edited by , Qianmin Jia, and
submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11638 | Submission Open
Keywords: drought; water use efficiency; plant‒soil‒animal interaction; fertilizers; organic and inorganic fertilizers; plastic film mulching; remote sensing technology to plant‒soil interaction
Soil Legacies, Land Use Change and Forest and Grassland Restoration submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2277 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest restoration; grassland restoration; soil legacies; land use change; soil carbon
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Territory Spatial Planning and Regional Sustainable Development submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 1210 | Submission Open
Keywords: territorial imbalances; territorial cohesion; spatial planning; sustainable regional development; development policies and programs; urban polycentrism; urban– rural partnerships
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Geoparks, Geotrails, and Geotourism – Linking Geology, Geoheritage, and Geoeducation
edited by Margaret Brocx and
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 20 articles | Viewed by 50081 | Submission Open
Keywords: geoparks; geotrails; geosite; geoheritage; landscape heritage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Archaeology)
Urban Landscape Transformation vs. Heritage submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7456 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban landscape transformation; heritage preservation; active vs. passive land use; cultural heritage; natural heritage; heritage urbanism; forgotten urban layers; sustainability and resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Strategic Spatial Planning in Urban and Regional Sustainability Transitions
edited by and
submission deadline 11 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7656 | Submission Open
Keywords: strategic spatial planning; land use changes; sustainability transitions; urban and regional development; multi-level and multi-actor governance; stakeholder engagement; spatial justice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
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