Announcements

We are delighted to share some papers on carbon neutrality research that were published in our journal Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) in 2023 and 2024. In addition, some Special Issues related to this topic are currently open for submission.

The following is a list of articles and Special Issues that we believe will interest you:

1. “Durum Wheat–Potato Crop Rotation, Soil Tillage, and Fertilization Source Affect Soil CO₂ Emission and C Storage in the Mediterranean Environment”
by Roberto Mancinelli, Sara Marinari, Mariam Atait, Verdiana Petroselli, Gabriele Chilosi, Merima Jasarevic, Alessia Catalani, Zainul Abideen, Morad Mirzaei, Mohamed Allam et al.
Land 2023, 12(2), 326; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020326
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/2/326

2. “Towards Carbon-Neutral Cities: Urban Classification Based on Physical Environment and Carbon Emission Characteristics”
by Jiah Lee and Seunghyun Jung
Land 2023, 12(5), 968; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12050968
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/968

3. “Land Use Structure Optimization and Ecological Benefit Evaluation in Chengdu-Chongqing Urban Agglomeration Based on Carbon Neutrality”
by Zhi Wang, Fengwan Zhang, Shaoquan Liu and Dingde Xu
Land 2023, 12(5), 1016; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12051016
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/1016

4. “Territorial and Consumption-Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessments: Implications for Spatial Planning Policies”
by Kimmo Lylykangas, Rebecca Cachia, Damiano Cerrone, Kaie Kriiska, Ulrich Norbisrath, Peter R. Walke, Anssi Joutsiniemi and Jukka Heinonen
Land 2023, 12(6), 1144; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061144
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/6/1144

5. “How Can Urban Regeneration Reduce Carbon Emissions? A Bibliometric Review”
by Yan Liu, Meiyue Sang, Xiangrui Xu, Liyin Shen and Haijun Bao
Land 2023, 12(7), 1328; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12071328
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/7/1328

6. “Temporal Dynamics of CO₂ Fluxes over a Non-Irrigated Vineyard”
by Aysan Badraghi, Beáta Novotná, Jan Frouz, Koloman Krištof, Martin Trakovický, Martin Juriga, Branislav Chvila and Leonardo Montagnani
Land 2023, 12(10), 1925; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101925
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/10/1925

7. “Enhancing Agricultural Ecological Efficiency in China: An Evolution and Pathways under the Carbon Neutrality Vision”
by Xiaochen Wang and Yaqun Liu
Land 2024, 13(2), 187; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13020187
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/2/187

8. “Land Use Carbon Emissions or Sink: Research Characteristics, Hotspots and Future Perspectives”
by Lina Liu, Jiansheng Qu, Feng Gao, Tek Narayan Maraseni, Shaojian Wang, Suman Aryal, Zhenhua Zhang and Rong Wu
Land 2024, 13(3), 279; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13030279
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/3/279

9. “Correction Factor for Mitigating the ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Phenomenon in Assessing Low-Carbon City Performance”
by Shiju Liao, Liyin Shen, Xi Chen, Xiangrui Xu, Qingqing Wang, Ziwei Chen and Haijun Bao
Land 2024, 13(4), 433; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13040433
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/4/433

10. “A Coupled InVEST-PLUS Model for the Spatiotemporal Evolution of Ecosystem Carbon Storage and Multi-Scenario Prediction Analysis”
by Yan Zhang, Xiaoyong Liao and Dongqi Sun
Land 2024, 13(4), 509; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13040509
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/4/509

11. “The Impact of High-Standard Farmland Construction Policies on the Carbon Emissions from Agricultural Land Use (CEALU)”
by Fangsheng Liu and Jian Lin
Land 2024, 13(5), 672; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13050672
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/5/672

12. “Assessing the Impact of Land Conversion on Carbon Stocks and GHG Emissions”
by Ima Ituen and Baoxin Hu
Land 2024, 13(8), 1291; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13081291
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/8/1291

13. “Land-Based Carbon Effects and Human Well-Being Nexus”
by Kexin Wang, Keren He, Xue-Chao Wang, Linglin Xie, Xiaobin Dong, Fan Lei, Changshuo Gong and Mengxue Liu
Land 2024, 13(9), 1419; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091419
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/9/1419

14. “A Comprehensive Accounting of Carbon Emissions and Carbon Sinks of China’s Agricultural Sector”
by Yufei Wang, Shuang Liang, Yuxin Liang and Xiaoxue Liu
Land 2024, 13(9), 1452; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091452
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/9/1452

15. “Lessons from the Pilot Project of Korean ETS on the Local Landscape of Economy”
by Yongrok Choi, Ziqian Tang and Yunning Ma
Land 2024, 13(10), 1603; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13101603
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/10/1603

Special Issues:

• “Land-Based Greenhouse Gas Mitigation for Carbon Neutrality (2nd Edition)”

Guest Editors: Li’na Liu, Zhenhua Zhang, Rong Wu and Suman Aryal
Submission Deadline: 26 August 2025

• “Land Use Effects on Carbon Storage and Greenhouse Gas Emissions”

Guest Editors: Cole D. Gross, Zhengfeng An and Scott X. Chang
Submission Deadline: 30 September 2025

• “Net Zero Target and Land Use in Agriculture and Forestry: Carbon Auditing, Offsetting and Trading”

Guest Editor: Naser Khan
Submission Deadline: 30 September 2025