The Integration of Land-Use Planning and Management with Environmental and Public Health Impact Assessment

Dear Colleagues,

With the rapid development of social economy and urbanization, land-use planning and management vary across different cities or regions. Land-use planning and management have demonstrated a growing impact on the environment and public health, and management and evaluation of environmental protection are becoming increasingly important when it comes to achieving sustainable development. Human beings have gained greater awareness of the effects of the environment on production and life, and have begun paying more attention to the effects of the environment on human activities. However, due to unreasonable and excessive land use, the deterioration of the ecological environment is gradually accelerating, requiring us to integrate environmental and public health impact assessment into the land-use planning and management process. We hope that when considering environmental and public health impact assessments in land-use planning and management, it will be possible meet the land use demands of different stakeholders while improving our environmental quality.

This Special Issue aims to collect literature on the integration of land-use planning and management with environmental and public health impact assessment from different research perspectives, with the ultimate aim of contributing to the global challenges of the SDGs. We seek original and innovative academic papers concerning land-use planning and public health, preferably using advanced spatial analysis technology, mathematical planning, intelligent algorithms, etc. Planning methodologies and policy analysis are also welcome, as authorities and governance models play an important role in land-use planning in many countries or regions around the world.

Original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Urban/rural land-use planning and management;
• Sustainable land use;
• Low-carbon-oriented land use allocation;
• Environmental and public health risk assessment;
• Simulation and optimization of land-use patterns;
• Environmental and public health assessment of land-use change.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Min Zhou
Guest Editor

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