Sustainable Land Use under the Target of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization

Dear Colleagues,

As the basis of many human activities and the most important means of production, the use of land resources is one of the main sources of carbon emissions. At the same time, dense forests and vegetation based on land resources, even crops, are also important modes of carbon sequestering. Obviously, sustainable land use is an important measure and means of carbon emission reduction. Aiming for the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutralization put forward by countries around the world, the following questions have become the focus of social concern and important research questions for scholars: How can we scientifically plan and use land space and achieve effective governance of land space? How can we rationally protect and utilize cultivated land resources and continuously improve the level of global food security? How can we realize the economical and intensive use of urban construction land and effectively improve the eco-efficiency of urban land use? How can we carry out comprehensive land consolidation across the region to help the integrated development of urban and rural society? In short, how can we realize the sustainable development of human society and economy through the sustainable use of land resources?

This Special Issue invites papers addressing these questions, especially those with high academic standards and practical concerns about providing the best sustainable land use solutions.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Land.

Prof. Dr. Xinhai Lu
Dr. Danling Chen
Guest Editors

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• global climate change
• carbon peaking and carbon neutralization
• environmental regulation
• land consolidation
• food security
• sustainable land use
• land use eco-efficiency
• spatio-temporal evolution
• integrated development of urban and rural society
• economical and intensive use of urban land