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Special Issue Series: Young Investigators in Earth Science

edited by

Charles Jones

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9360 | Submission Open

Keywords: atmospheric pollution; climate-change impacts; water-resource management; land-use change; soil–environment interactions; biodiversity conservation; natural hazards; food–environment nexus; environmental health risks; urban sustainability

Integrated Coastal Resilience and Risk Management Under Climate Change

edited by Komali Kantamaneni and

Upaka Rathnayake

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2158 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal vulnerability; coastal hazards and risk; GIS mapping; climate change; adaptation and resilience

Smart and Precision Farming for Climate-Resilient Water and Land Management

edited by

Dimitrios E. Tsesmelis

Pantelis E. Barouchas

, Georgios Bourantas and

Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1693 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; smart farming; climate resilience in farming; carbon farming; remote sensing for crops; digital soil; decision support systems in agriculture; smart irrigation management

Sustainable Landscapes: Integrating Physical Geography, Ecotourism, and Nature Conservation

edited by

Sanja Obradović Strålman

Nikola Milentijević

and

Ioannis Charalampopoulos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9131 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical geography; ecotourism planning; geomorphology; gis and remote sensing; carrying capacity; ecosystem services; community engagement; protected‐area management; climate adaptation; agroclimate; bioclimate; nature‐based solutions

Feature Papers for AI and Big Data in Earth Science

edited by

Hossein Bonakdari

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7005 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; big data; remote sensing; radar; optical; LiDAR; multiplatform observation; multi-resolution analysis; earth system modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section AI and Big Data in Earth Science)

Climate-Sensitive Urban Design for Heatwave Mitigation

edited by

Fatih Adiguzel

Enes Karadeniz

and Halil Baris Ozel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2278 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions (NBS); urban heat island (UHI); green and blue infrastructure; thermal comfort (mPET); remote sensing and GIS; urban microclimate; climate-sensitive urban design; machine learning in urban planning

Agro-Environmental Applications for Soil Health and Sustainability

edited by Shiyan Yang and Qin Qin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; agricultural sustainability; nutrient management; carbon sequestration; bioremediation

Urban Biotic Interactions: The Foundation of Ecosystem Functions and Services

edited by

Daniela Baldantoni

and Vincenzo Baldi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban biodiversity; urban ecosystems; plant community; soil microbial community; plant–microbiota interactions; ecosystem functions and services

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