21 May 2025
Land | Feature Papers from the First Half of 2024 (III)

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We are delighted to present a list of papers published in Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) in the first half of 2024 that have received considerable attention.
1. “Predicting Land Cover Using a GIS-Based Markov Chain and Sea Level Inundation for a Coastal Area”
by Colleen Healey, Eman Ghoneim, Ai Ning Loh and Yalei You
Land 2024, 13(6), 775; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060775
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/6/775
2. “Mapping Dryland Ecosystems Using Google Earth Engine and Random Forest: A Case Study of an Ecologically Critical Area in Northern China”
by Shuai Li, Pu Guo, Fei Sun, Jinlei Zhu, Xiaoming Cao, Xue Dong and Qi Lu
Land 2024, 13(6), 845; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060845
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/6/845
3. “Land Use Policy Frameworks in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand: Examining the Opportunities and Barriers of Indigenous-Led Conservation and Protected Areas”
by Emalee A. Vandermale, Jordyn Bogetti and Courtney W. Mason
Land 2024, 13(6), 886; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060886
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/6/886
4. “Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Support the Remediation of Polluted Soils: A Review of Case Studies”
by Floris Abrams, Lucas Hendrickx, Catrinel Turcanu, Lieve Sweeck and Jos Van Orshoven
Land 2024, 13(6), 887; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060887
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/6/887
5. “Protected Areas in the Brazilian Amazon Threatened by Cycles of Property Registration, Cattle Ranching, and Deforestation”
by Malena Candino, A. Brandão, J. Munger, L. Rausch and H. K. Gibbs
Land 2024, 13(7), 901; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13070901
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/7/901
6. “Competition for Land: Equity and Renewable Energy in Farmlands”
by Mary Ann Cunningham and Jeffrey Seidman
Land 2024, 13(7), 939; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13070939
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/7/939
7. “Assessment of the Implementation Effects of Main Functional Area Planning in the Yangtze River Economic Belt”
by Ming Wei, Wen Chen and Yi Wang
Land 2024, 13(7), 940; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13070940
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/7/940