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19 July 2024
Land | Editor’s Choice Articles from 2022 to 2023 Related to Land – Observation and Monitoring

Editor's Choice Articles are selected based on suggestions from Land’s Academic Editors. The Editors select a small number of recently published articles that they consider particularly interesting to our readers or important in their respective fields of research. You are welcome to read the Editor's Choice Articles related to land, observation and monitoring, a curated list of high-quality articles published in Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) from 2022 to 2023. The full list of Editor's Choice Articles can be viewed at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/editors_choice.
The list of relevant papers can be seen below:
1. “Mapping and Monitoring Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Rainfed Agriculture Lands of North Darfur State, Sudan, Using Earth Observation Data” by Mohammed B. Altoom, Elhadi Adam and Khalid Adem Ali Land 2023, 12(2), 307; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020307 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/2/307 |
2. “Supporting the Global Biodiversity Framework Monitoring with LUI, the Land Use Intensity Indicator” by Joachim H. Spangenberg Land 2023, 12(4), 820; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040820 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/4/820 |
3. “Determining the Extent of Soil Degradation Processes Using Trend Analyses at a Regional Multispectral Scale” by Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman, Mohamed R. Metwalli, Maofang Gao, Francesco Toscano, Costanza Fiorentino, Antonio Scopa and Paola D’Antonio Land 2023, 12(4), 855; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040855 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/4/855 |
4. “A Fusion of Geothermal and InSAR Data with Machine Learning for Enhanced Deformation Forecasting at the Geysers” by Joe Yazbeck and John B. Rundle Land 2023, 12(11), 1977; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12111977 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/11/1977 |
5. “A Multifaceted Approach to Developing an Australian National Map of Protected Cropping Structures” by Andrew Clark, Craig Shephard, Andrew Robson, Joel McKechnie, R. Blake Morrison and Abbie Rankin Land 2023, 12(12), 2168; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12122168 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/12/2168 |
6. “Conterminous United States Land-Cover Change (1985–2016): New Insights from Annual Time Series” by Roger F. Auch, Danika F. Wellington, Janis L. Taylor, Stephen V. Stehman, Heather J. Tollerud, Jesslyn F. Brown, Thomas R. Loveland, Bruce W. Pengra, Josephine A. Horton, Zhe Zhu et al. Land 2022, 11(2), 298; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11020298 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/2/298 |
7. “Urban Growth Simulation Based on a Multi-Dimension Classification of Growth Types: Implications for China’s Territory Spatial Planning” by Siyu Miao, Yang Xiao and Ling Tang Land 2022, 11(12), 2210; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11122210 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/12/2210 |
You are invited to view and submit relevant papers to the journal Land via the following link:
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Land Editorial Office
19 July 2024
Land | Editor’s Choice Articles from 2023 Related to Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing

Editor's Choice Articles are selected based on suggestions from Land’s Academic Editors. The Editors select a small number of recently published articles that they consider particularly interesting to our readers or important in their respective fields of research. You are welcome to read the Editor's Choice Articles related to land, biodiversity, and human wellbeing, a curated list of high-quality articles published in Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) in 2023. The full list of Editor's Choice Articles can be viewed at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/editors_choice.
The list of relevant papers can be seen below:
1. “An Ecoregional Conservation Assessment for Forests and Woodlands of the Mogollon Highlands Ecoregion, Northcentral Arizona and Southwestern New Mexico, USA” by Dominick A. DellaSala, Andréa L. Kuchy, Marni Koopman, Kurt Menke, Thomas L. Fleischner and M. Lisa Floyd Land 2023, 12(12), 2112; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12122112 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/12/2112 |
2. “Ecological Change and Livestock Governance in a Peruvian National Park” by Kenneth R. Young, Eyner Alata, Rodney A. Chimner, Randall B. Boone, Gillian Bowser, Laura Bourgeau-Chavez, Beatriz Fuentealba, Jessica Gilbert, Javier A. Ñaupari, Molly H. Polk et al. Land 2023, 12(11), 2051; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12112051 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/11/2051 |
3. “Enhancing the Long-Term Ecological Management and Monitoring of Landscapes: The L-TEAM Framework” by Mystyn Mills, Loralee Larios and Janet Franklin Land 2023, 12(10), 1942; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101942 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/10/1942 |
4. “Searching for Balance between Hill Country Pastoral Farming and Nature” by John R. Dymond, Adam J. Daigneault, Olivia R. Burge, Chris C. Tanner, Fiona E. Carswell, Suzie Greenhalgh, Anne-Gaelle E. Ausseil, Norman W. H. Mason and Beverley R. Clarkson Land 2023, 12(8), 1482; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12081482 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/8/1482 |
5. “A Geospatial Modelling Approach to Assess the Capability of High-Country Stations in Delivering Ecosystem Services” by Fabiellen C. Pereira, Stuart Charters, Carol M. S. Smith, Thomas M. R. Maxwell and Pablo Gregorini Land 2023, 12(6), 1243; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061243 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/6/1243 |
6. “Disentangling the Belowground Web of Biotic Interactions in Temperate Coastal Grasslands: From Fundamental Knowledge to Novel Applications” by Gederts Ievinsh Land 2023, 12(6), 1209; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061209 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/6/1209 |
7. “Enabling Regenerative Agriculture Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning” by Michael Gbenga Ogungbuyi, Juan P. Guerschman, Andrew M. Fischer, Richard Azu Crabbe, Caroline Mohammed, Peter Scarth, Phil Tickle, Jason Whitehead and Matthew Tom Harrison Land 2023, 12(6), 1142; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061142 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/6/1142 |
8. “Land Use Transition and Its Driving Mechanism of “Human–Elephant” Conflicts Zone in Yunnan, China” by Yuan Wang, Zhiyu Liu, Yanfang Wen and Yahui Wang Land 2023, 12(5), 1104; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12051104 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/1104 |
9. “Effect of Canal Bank Engineering Disturbance on Plant Communities: Analysis of Taxonomic and Functional Beta Diversity” by Brittany E. Pugh and Richard Field Land 2023, 12(5), 1090; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12051090 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/1090 |
You are invited to view and submit relevant papers to the journal Land via the following link:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land.
Land Editorial Office
19 July 2024
Land | Editor’s Choice Articles from 2022 to 2023 Related to Land–Climate Interactions

Editor's Choice Articles are selected based on suggestions from Land’s Academic Editors. The Editors select a small number of recently published articles that they consider particularly interesting to our readers or important in their respective fields of research. You are welcome to read the Editor's Choice Articles related to land–climate interactions, a curated list of high-quality articles published in Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) in 2022 and 2023. The full list of Editor's Choice Articles can be viewed at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/editors_choice.
The list of relevant papers can be seen below:
1. “Early Warnings and Perceived Climate Change Preparedness among Smallholder Farmers in the Upper West Region of Ghana” by Cornelius K. A. Pienaah, Evans Batung, Suleman Ansumah Saaka, Kamaldeen Mohammed and Isaac Luginaah Land 2023, 12(10), 1944; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101944 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/10/1944 |
2. “Mid- and End-of-the-Century Estimation of Agricultural Suitability of California’s Specialty Crops” by Gabriel Granco, Haoji He, Brandon Lentz, Jully Voong, Alan Reeve and Exal Vega Land 2023, 12(10), 1907; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101907 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/10/1907 |
3. “Impact of Climate Change on Agroecosystems and Potential Adaptation Strategies” by Teodoro Semeraro, Aurelia Scarano, Angelo Leggieri, Antonio Calisi and Monica De Caroli Land 2023, 12(6), 1117; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061117 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/6/1117 |
4. “Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Warm-Season Ground Surface Temperature—Surface Air Temperature Difference over China Mainland” by Yiwen Long and Guoyu Ren Land 2023, 12(5), 1057; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12051057 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/1057 |
5. “Storage and Stability of Soil Organic Carbon in Two Temperate Forests in Northeastern China” by Dongwei Liu, Shanlong Li, Weixing Zhu, Yongyang Wang, Shasha Zhang and Yunting Fang Land 2023, 12(5), 1019; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12051019 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/1019 |
6. “Vulnerability of Wheat Crops to Flooding Outweighs Benefits from Precision Farming and Agroecology Practices: A Case Study in Central Italy” by Enrico Santangelo, Claudio Beni, Loredana Oreti, Adriano Palma and Marco Bascietto Land 2023, 12(4), 915; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040915 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/4/915 |
7. “Multi-Temporal Analysis of Past and Future Land-Cover Changes of the Third Pole” by Munkhnasan Lamchin, Woo-Kyun Lee and Sonam Wangyel Wang Land 2022, 11(12), 2227; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11122227 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/12/2227 |
8. “Impact of Transhumant Livestock Grazing Abandonment on Pseudo-Alpine Grasslands in Greece in the Context of Climatic Change” by Anna Sidiropoulou, Dimitrios Chouvardas, Konstantinos Mantzanas, Stefanos Stefanidis and Maria Karatassiou Land 2022, 11(12), 2126; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11122126 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/12/2126 |
9. “Is Climate Change Restoring Historical Fire Regimes across Temperate Landscapes of the San Juan Mountains, Colorado, USA?” by William L. Baker Land 2022, 11(10), 1615; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11101615 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/10/1615 |
10. “Evaluation and Improvement Measures of the Runoff Coefficient of Urban Parks for Sustainable Water Balance” by Jinkwan Son and Taegeun Kwon Land 2022, 11(7), 1098; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11071098 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/7/1098 |
You are invited to view and submit relevant papers to the journal Land via the following link:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land.
Land Editorial Office
19 July 2024
Land | Editor’s Choice Articles from 2022 to 2023 Related to Land Systems and Global Change

Editor's Choice Articles are selected based on suggestions from Land’s Academic Editors. The Editors select a small number of recently published articles that they consider particularly interesting to our readers or important in their respective fields of research. You are welcome to read the Editor's Choice Articles related to land systems and global change, a curated list of high-quality articles published in Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) from 2022 to 2023. The full list of Editor's Choice Articles can be viewed at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/editors_choice. The list of relevant papers can be seen below.
1. “Optimal Regional Allocation of Future Population and Employment under Urban Boundary and Density Constraints: A Spatial Interaction Modeling Approach” by David Jung-Hwi Lee and Jean-Michel Guldmann Land 2023, 12(2), 433; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020433 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/2/433 |
2. “Global Maps of Agricultural Expansion Potential at a 300 m Resolution” by Mirza Čengić, Zoran J. N. Steinmann, Pierre Defourny, Jonathan C. Doelman, Céline Lamarche, Elke Stehfest, Aafke M. Schipper and Mark A. J. Huijbregts Land 2023, 12(3), 579; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12030579 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/3/579 |
3. “A Framework for Data-Driven Agent-Based Modelling of Agricultural Land Use” by Giacomo Ravaioli, Tiago Domingos and Ricardo F. M. Teixeira Land 2023, 12(4), 756; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040756 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/4/756 |
4. “Biogeophysical Effects of Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes in South Asia: An Analysis of CMIP6 Models” by Juliana Freitas Santos, Udo Schickhoff, Shabeh ul Hasson and Jürgen Böhner Land 2023, 12(4), 880; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040880 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/4/880 |
5. “Sustainability Consequences of Making Land Change Decisions Based on Current Climatology in the Brazilian Cerrados” by Daniel S. Silva and Eugenio Y. Arima Land 2023, 12(4), 914; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040914 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/4/914 |
6. “The Changes of Desertification and Its Driving Factors in the Gonghe Basin of North China over the Past 10 Years” by Hong Jia, Rui Wang, Hang Li, Baijian Diao, Hao Zheng, Lanlan Guo, Lianyou Liu and Jifu Liu Land 2023, 12(5), 998; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12050998 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/998 |
7. “China’s Urban and Rural Development Significantly Affects the Pattern of Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production” by Tian Zhang, Jian Peng and Xiaoshu Cao Land 2023, 12(5), 1062; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12051062 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/1062 |
8. “Assessing the Rural–Urban Transition of China during 1980–2020 from a Coordination Perspective” by Shiwei Zhang, Jinghui Zhao, Yanfeng Jiang, Ali Cheshmehzangi and Wenbin Zhou Land 2023, 12(6), 1175; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061175 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/6/1175 |
9. “The Flow Matrix Offers a Straightforward Alternative to the Problematic Markov Matrix” by Jessica Strzempko and Robert Gilmore Pontius, Jr. Land 2023, 12(7), 1471; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12071471 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/7/1471 |
10. “Exploring the Effects of Climate Change on Farming System Choice: A Farm-Level Space-for-Time Approach” by Paulo Flores Ribeiro and José Lima Santos Land 2023, 12(12), 2113; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12122113 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/12/2113 |
11. “The Effect of Papyrus Wetlands on Flow Regulation in a Tropical River Catchment” by Alem Oyarmoi, Stephen Birkinshaw, Caspar J. M. Hewett and Hayley J. Fowler Land 2023, 12(12), 2158; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12122158 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/12/2158 |
12. “State of the Art Review on Land-Use Policy: Changes in Forests, Agricultural Lands and Renewable Energy of Japan” by Ryo Kohsaka and Satomi Kohyama Land 2022, 11(5), 624; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11050624 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/5/624 |
13. “Effect of Soil Aggregate Size on Vineyard Bacterial Communities under Organic and Conventional Agro-Managements” By Yosef Steinberger, Tirza Doniger, Chen Sherman, Itaii Applebaum and Gil Eshel Land 2022, 11(9), 1517; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11091517 Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/9/1517 |
You are invited to view and submit relevant papers to the journal Land via the following link:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land.
Land Editorial Office
19 July 2024
Land | Editor’s Choice Articles from 2022 to 2023 Related to Land Planning and Landscape Architecture

Editor's Choice Articles are selected based on suggestions from Land’s Academic Editors. The Editors select a small number of recently published articles that they consider particularly interesting to our readers or important in their respective fields of research. You are welcome to read the Editor's Choice Articles related to land planning and landscape architecture, a curated list of high-quality articles published in Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) from 2022 to 2023. The full list of Editor's Choice Articles can be viewed at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/editors_choice. The list of relevant papers can be seen below.
1. “Planning and Designing Natural and Urban Environments with an Adaptive Visualization Framework: The Case of Pazhou Island, Guangzhou, Pearl River Delta”
by Adam Tomkins and Eckart Lange
Land 2023, 12(2), 377; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020377
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/2/377
2. “A Decision Support Tool for Green Infrastructure Planning in the Face of Rapid Urbanization”
by Peta Brom, Kristine Engemann, Christina Breed, Maya Pasgaard, Titilope Onaolapo and Jens-Christian Svenning
Land 2023, 12(2), 415; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020415
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/2/415
3. “Periphery and Integrated Planning: Coping with Rural and Touristic Challenges across Scales in the German Wadden Sea Region”
by Nora Mehnen, Ingo Mose, Peter Schaal, Frans Sijtsma, José Muñoz-Rojas, Mariia Fedoriak and Per Angelstam
Land 2023, 12(4), 904; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040904
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/4/904
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. “Beyond Biodiversity: Eliciting Diverse Values of Urban Green Spaces in Flanders”
by Thomas Bastiaensen, Ewaut Van Wambeke, Camelia El Bakkali, Jomme Desair, Charlotte Noël, Kaat Kenis, Lukas Vincke and Sander Jacobs
Land 2023, 12(6), 1186; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061186
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/6/1186
6. “Sustainability Assessments of Peri-Urban Areas: An Evaluation Model for the Territorialization of the Sustainable Development Goals”
by Pasquale De Toro, Enrico Formato and Nicola Fierro
Land 2023, 12(7), 1415; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12071415
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/7/1415
7. “Does the Perceived Effectiveness of Voluntary Conservation Programs Affect Household Adoption of Sustainable Landscaping Practices?”
by Xumin Zhang and Hayk Khachatryan
Land 2023, 12(7), 1429; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12071429
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/7/1429
8. “High-Performance Landscapes: Re-Thinking Design and Management Choices to Enhance Ecological Benefits in Urban Environments”
by J. Amy Belaire, Heather Bass, Heather Venhaus, Keri Barfield, Tim Pannkuk, Katherine Lieberknecht and Shalene Jha
Land 2023, 12(9), 1689; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12091689
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/9/1689
9. “Coexistence and Succession of Spontaneous and Planted Vegetation on Extensive Mediterranean Green Roofs: Impacts on Soil, Seed Banks, and Mesofauna”
by Christel Vidaller, Anaïs Jouet, Carmen Van Mechelen, Tania De Almeida, Jérôme Cortet, Lucie Rivière, Grégory Mahy, Martin Hermy and Thierry Dutoit
Land 2023, 12(9), 1726; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12091726
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/9/1726
10. “Edible Garden Cities: Rethinking Boundaries and Integrating Hedges into Scalable Urban Food Systems”
by David Adams, Peter J. Larkham and Michael Hardman
Land 2023, 12(10), 1915; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101915
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/10/1915
11. “The Welfare Landscape and Densification—Residents’ Relations to Local Outdoor Environments Affected by Infill Development”
by Märit Jansson and Julia Schneider
Land 2023, 12(11), 2021; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12112021
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/11/2021
12. “Unpacking the Dynamics of Urban Transformation in Heritage Places through ‘Critical System Dynamics’: The Case of Beresford Square, Woolwich”
by Kalliopi Fouseki, Lorika Hisari, Xinqiao Dong, Chiara Bonacchi, Elizabeth Robson, Elisa Broccoli, Torgrim Sneve Guttormsen, Michele Nucciotti and Sharon Shieh
Land 2023, 12(11), 2040; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12112040
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/11/2040
13. “The Road to India’s Renewable Energy Transition Must Pass through Crowded Lands”
by Joseph M. Kiesecker, Shivaprakash K. Nagaraju, James R. Oakleaf, Anthony Ortiz, Juan Lavista Ferres, Caleb Robinson, Srinivas Krishnaswamy, Raman Mehta, Rahul Dodhia, Jeffrey S. Evans et al.
Land 2023, 12(11), 2049; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12112049
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/11/2049
14. “The Renewal of the Finnish Planning Legislation as a Strategy of Urban Planning and Development”
by Liisa Horelli and Sirkku Wallin
Land 2023, 12(11), 2085; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12112085
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/11/2085
15. “The Urban Future: Relating Garden City Ideas to the Climate Emergency”
by Anastasia Nikologianni and Peter J. Larkham
Land 2022, 11(2), 147; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11020147
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/2/147
16. “Cellular Automata in Modeling and Predicting Urban Densification: Revisiting the Literature since 1971”
by Anasua Chakraborty, Sujit Sikder, Hichem Omrani and Jacques Teller
Land 2022, 11(7), 1113; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11071113
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/7/1113
You are invited to view and submit relevant papers to the journal Land via the following link:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land.
Land Editorial Office
19 July 2024
Land | Editor’s Choice Articles from 2022 to 2023 Related to Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues

Editor's Choice Articles are selected based on suggestions from Land’s Academic Editors. The Editors select a small number of recently published articles that they consider particularly interesting to our readers or important in their respective fields of research. You are welcome to read the Editor's Choice Articles related to socio-economic relations and political issues, a curated list of high-quality articles published in Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) from 2022 to 2023. The full list of Editor's Choice Articles can be viewed at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/editors_choice. The list of relevant papers can be seen below.
1. “Maintaining Agricultural Production by Building Local Distribution Systems in the Northern Area of Japan”
by Noriaki Kawasaki, Tamaki Washio, Katsunori Nakamura and Ken-Ichiro Nagahama
Land 2023, 12(2), 320; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020320
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/2/320
2. “Investigating the Factors Influencing the Intention to Adopt Long-Term Land Leasing in Northern Ireland”
by Adewale Henry Adenuga, Claire Jack and Ronan McCarry
Land 2023, 12(3), 649; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12030649
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/3/649
3. “The Impact of Government Support and Social Networks on Peasants’ Effective Participation in High-Standard Farmland Construction: Evidence from Yancheng City, China”
by Huawei Zheng, Kunyu Lou, Yuanyuan Yang, Han Wang and Yong Lu
Land 2023, 12(5), 955; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12050955
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/955
4. “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
5. “Integrating Energy Systems Language and Emergy Approach to Simulate and Analyze the Energy Flow Process of Land Transfer”
by Weiguo Fan, Wei Yao and Kehan Chen
Land 2023, 12(5), 1070; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12051070
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/1070
6. “A Review of Village Ecosystem Structure and Stability: Implications for the Karst Desertification Control”
by Li Lin, Kangning Xiong, Qi Wang, Rong Zhao and Jiayi Zhou
Land 2023, 12(6), 1136; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061136
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/6/1136
7. “The Olive Grove Landscape as a Tourist Resource in Andalucía: Oleotourism”
by Mª Genoveva Dancausa Millán, Javier Sanchez-Rivas García and Mª Genoveva Millán Vázquez de la Torre
Land 2023, 12(8), 1507; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12081507
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/8/1507
8. “Spatiotemporal Linkages between Administrative Division Adjustment and Urban Form: Political Drivers of the Urban Polycentric Structure”
by Youlin Chen, Lei Wang, Peiheng Yu, Ning Nie, Xuan Yang and Yiyun Chen
Land 2023, 12(9), 1674; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12091674
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/9/1674
9. “One Hundred Priority Questions for the Development of Sustainable Food Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa”
by Adam J. M. Devenish, Petra Schmitter, Nugun. P. Jellason, Nafeesa Esmail, Nur M. Abdi, Selase K. Adanu, Barbara Adolph, Maha Al-Zu’bi, Amali A. Amali, Jennie Barron et al.
Land 2023, 12(10), 1879; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101879
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/10/1879
10. “Does Environmental Aid Make a Difference? Analyzing Its Impact in Developing Countries”
by Chris McCarthy, Troy Sternberg and Lumbani Benedicto Banda
Land 2023, 12(10), 1953; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101953
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/10/1953
11. “How Can Drones Uncover Land Degradation Hotspots and Restoration Hopespots? An Integrated Approach in the Mount Elgon Region with Community Perceptions”
by Hosea Opedes, Shafiq Nedala, Caspar A. Mücher, Jantiene E. M. Baartman and Frank Mugagga
Land 2024, 13(1), 1; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13010001 (registering DOI)
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/1/1
12. “A Systematic Review of a City in a City: An Aerotropolitan Perspective”
by Emeka Austin Ndaguba, Jua Cilliers and Sumita Ghosh
Land 2022, 11(9), 1499; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11091499
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/9/1499
13. “Ecological Civilization in Practice: An Exploratory Study of Urban Agriculture in Four Chinese Cities”
by Alesandros Glaros, Geoff Luehr, Zhenzhong Si and Steffanie Scott
Land 2022, 11(10), 1628; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11101628
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/10/1628
14. “Regional Planning, Land-Use Management, and Governance in German Metropolitan Regions—The Case of Rhine–Neckar Metropolitan Region”
by Simin Yan and Anna Growe
Land 2022, 11(11), 2088; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11112088
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/11/2088
15. “Climate Change and Natural Resource Scarcity: A Literature Review on Dry Farming”
by Naomi di Santo, Ilaria Russo and Roberta Sisto
Land 2022, 11(12), 2102; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11122102
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/12/2102
16. “The Contribution of Land Registration and Certification Program to Implement SDGs: The Case of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia”
by Ayelech Kidie Mengesha, Reinfried Mansberger, Doris Damyanovic, Sayeh Kassaw Agegnehu and Gernot Stoeglehner
Land 2023, 12(1), 93; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12010093
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/1/93
You are invited to view and submit relevant papers to the journal Land via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land.
Land Editorial Office
19 July 2024
Land | Editor’s Choice Articles from 2023 Related to Urban Contexts and Urban–Rural Interactions

Editor's Choice Articles are selected based on suggestions from Land’s Academic Editors. The Editors select a small number of recently published articles that they consider particularly interesting to our readers or important in their respective fields of research. You are welcome to read the Editor's Choice Articles related to urban contexts and urban–rural interactions, a curated list of high-quality articles published in Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) in 2023. The full list of Editor's Choice Articles can be viewed at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/editors_choice. The list of relevant papers can be seen below.
1. “Managing the Conflict of Human–Wildlife Coexistence: A Community-Based Approach” |
2. “Mixed Land Use as an Intrinsic Feature of Sprawl: A Short-Term Analysis of Settlement Growth and Population Distribution Using European Urban Atlas” |
3. “Comparative Analysis of Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment Systems from the USA (LEED–ND), Germany (DGNB–UD), and India (GRIHA–LD)” |
4. “Measuring Access to Services of General Interest as a Diagnostic Tool to Identify Well-Being Disparities between Rural Areas in Europe” |
5. “On Farmland and Floodplains—Modeling Urban Growth Impacts Based on Global Population Scenarios in Pune, India” |
6. “Evaluating the Applicability of Global LULC Products and an Author-Generated Phenology-Based Map for Regional Analysis: A Case Study in Ecuador’s Ecoregions” |
7. “Comparative Resilience Evaluation—Case Study for Six Cities in China, Europe, and the Americas” |
8. “Form and Structure of the Knowledge Framework for Urban Planning: Methodological Approach and Assessment Issues: The Case Study of the Municipality of Fondi Urban Plan” |
9. “Urbanization Heat Flux Modeling Confirms It Is a Likely Cause of Significant Global Warming: Urbanization Mitigation Requirements” |
10. “Investigation and Comparison of Spatial–Temporal Characteristics of Farmland Fragmentation in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region, China, and Bavaria, Germany” |
11. “Urban Development and Transportation: Investigating Spatial Performance Indicators of 12 European Union Coastal Regions” |
12. “Managing Urban Green Areas: The Benefits of Collaborative Governance for Green Spaces” |
13. “Mapping Urban Structure Types Based on Remote Sensing Data—A Universal and Adaptable Framework for Spatial Analyses of Cities” |
14. “Clustering Business Models of Heterogeneous Nature-Based Solutions Implementing Innovative Governance and Financing Concepts” |
15. “Micromobility in Urban Trail Paths: Expanding and Strengthening the Planning of 15-Minute Cities” |
You are invited to view and submit relevant papers to the journal Land via the following link:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land.
Land Editorial Office
19 July 2024
Land | Editor’s Choice Articles from 2023 Related to Soil–Sediment–Water Systems

Editor's Choice Articles are selected based on suggestions from Land’s Academic Editors. The Editors select a small number of recently published articles that they consider particularly interesting to our readers or important in their respective fields of research. You are welcome to read the Editor's Choice Articles related to soil–sediment–water systems, a curated list of high-quality articles published in Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) in 2023. The full list of Editor's Choice Articles can be viewed at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/editors_choice. The list of relevant papers can be seen below.
1. “Using a Rainfall Simulator to Define the Effect of Soil Conservation Techniques on Soil Loss and Water Retention”
by Jakub Stašek, Josef Krása, Martin Mistr, Tomáš Dostál, Jan Devátý, Tomáš Středa and Jan Mikulka
Land 2023, 12(2), 431; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020431
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/2/431
2. “Satellite-Based Carbon Estimation in Scotland: AGB and SOC”
by Chun Ki Chan, Carla Arus Gomez, Anish Kothikar and P. M. Baiz-Villafranca
Land 2023, 12(4), 818; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040818
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/4/818
3. “Nitrogenous and Phosphorus Soil Contents in Tierra del Fuego Forests: Relationships with Soil Organic Carbon, Climate, Vegetation and Landscape Metrics”
by Guillermo Martínez Pastur, Marie-Claire Aravena Acuña, Jimena E. Chaves, Juan M. Cellini, Eduarda M. O. Silveira, Julián Rodriguez-Souilla, Axel von Müller, Ludmila La Manna, María V. Lencinas and Pablo L. Peri
Land 2023, 12(5), 983; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12050983
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/983
4. “Interactive Effects Determine Radiocarbon Abundance in Soil Fractions of Global Biomes”
by Guoai Li, Xuxu Chai, Zheng Shi and Honghua Ruan
Land 2023, 12(5), 1072; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12051072
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/1072
5. “Comparison of Soil Taxonomy (2022) and WRB (2022) Systems for Classifying Paddy Soils with Different Drainage Grades in South Korea”
by Dan-Bi Lee, Young-Nam Kim, Yeon-Kyu Sonn and Kye-Hoon Kim
Land 2023, 12(6), 1204; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061204
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/6/1204
6. “Erosion and Sediment Transport Modeling: A Systematic Review”
by Tesfa Gebrie Andualem, Guna A. Hewa, Baden R. Myers, Stefan Peters and John Boland
Land 2023, 12(7), 1396; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12071396
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/7/1396
7. “A Modeling Approach for Analyzing the Hydrological Impacts of the Agribusiness Land-Use Scenarios in an Amazon Basin”
by Zandra A. Cunha, Carlos R. Mello, Samuel Beskow, Marcelle M. Vargas, Jorge A. Guzman and Maíra M. Moura
Land 2023, 12(7), 1422; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12071422
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/7/1422
8. “Rotational Grazing Strategies Minimally Impact Soil Microbial Communities and Carbon Dynamics—A Texas Case Study”
by Jennifer M. Moore, Daniel K. Manter and Kristie A. Maczko
Land 2023, 12(8), 1517; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12081517
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/8/1517
9. “Quantifying Damages to Soil Health and Emissions from Land Development in the State of Illinois (USA)”
by Elena A. Mikhailova, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman, Gregory C. Post, George B. Shepherd and Renee M. Dixon
Land 2023, 12(8), 1567; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12081567
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/8/1567
10. “Biochar as Soil Amendment: The Effect of Biochar on Soil Properties Using VIS-NIR Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy, Biochar Aging and Soil Microbiology—A Review”
by Vasileios Tsolis and Pantelis Barouchas
Land 2023, 12(8), 1580; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12081580
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/8/1580
11. “Short-Term Effect of Different Inputs of Organic Amendments from Olive Oil Industry By-Products on Soil Organic Carbon and Physical Properties”
by Nadia Vignozzi, Maria Costanza Andrenelli, Alessandro Elio Agnelli, Angelo Fiore and Sergio Pellegrini
Land 2023, 12(8), 1628; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12081628
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/8/1628
12. “Carbon Storage in Cropland Soils: Insights from Iowa, United States”
by Jim Jordahl, Marshall McDaniel, Bradley A. Miller, Michael Thompson, Sebastian Villarino and Lisa A. Schulte
Land 2023, 12(8), 1630; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12081630
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/8/1630
13. “Opportunities for Monitoring Soil and Land Development to Support United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Case Study of the United States of America (USA)”
by Elena A. Mikhailova, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman and George B. Shepherd
Land 2023, 12(10), 1853; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101853
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/10/1853
14. “GIS-Based RUSLE Reservoir Sedimentation Estimates: Temporally Variable C-Factors, Sediment Delivery Ratio, and Adjustment for Stream Channel and Bank Sediment Sources”
by Patrick J. Starks, Daniel N. Moriasi and Ann-Marie Fortuna
Land 2023, 12(10), 1913; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101913
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/10/1913
15. “Assessment and Mapping of Soil Salinity Using the EM38 and EM38MK2 Sensors: A Focus on the Modeling Approaches”
by Panagiota Antonia Petsetidi and George Kargas
Land 2023, 12(10), 1932; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101932
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/10/1932
16. “Optimization of Irrigation of Wine Grapes with Brackish Water for Managing Soil Salinization”
by Vinod Phogat, Tim Pitt, Paul Petrie, Jirka Šimůnek and Michael Cutting
Land 2023, 12(10), 1947; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12101947
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/10/1947
17. “Modeling Soil Health Indicators to Assess the Effectiveness of Sustainable Soil Management on Mediterranean Arable Land”
by Chiara Piccini, Roberta Farina, Claudia Di Bene, Silvia Vanino and Rosario Napoli
Land 2023, 12(11), 2001; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12112001
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/11/2001
18. “How Can Plants Help Restore Degraded Tropical Soils?”
by Renaud Massoukou Pamba, Vincent Poirier, Pamphile Nguema Ndoutoumou and Terence Epule Epule
Land 2023, 12(12), 2147; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12122147
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/12/2147
You are invited to view and submit relevant papers to the journal Land via the following link:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land.
Land Editorial Office
18 July 2024
Meet Us at the 14th European Conference on Ecological Restoration (SERE2024), 26–30 August 2024, Tartu, Estonia

MDPI will be attending the 14th European Conference on Ecological Restoration (SERE2024) in Tartu, Estonia, which will take place from 26 to 30 August 2024. Ecological restoration is a topic that holds a prominent place on both political and scientific agendas. The decline in biodiversity demands our urgent attention, and degraded ecosystems around the world require an effective and knowledge-driven path to recovery. The SERE2024 will cover topics ranging from the theory and practice of restoring various ecosystems (wetlands, grasslands, forests, rivers, agroecosystems, urban and marine ecosystems) to the socioeconomic and political contexts of ecological restoration.
The following MDPI journals will be represented:
- Diversity;
- Land;
- Animals;
- Clean Technologies;
- Conservation;
- Ecologies;
- Environments;
- Forests;
- Geosciences.
If you are attending the conference, please visit our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following link: https://sere2024.org/.
17 July 2024
Meet Us at the 5th Academic Forum on Nitrogen Biogeochemical Cycle, 16–18 August 2024, Wuhan, China

MDPI will be attending the 5th Academic Forum on “Nitrogen Biogeochemical Cycle” in Wuhan, China, which will take place from 16 to 18 August 2024. The conference is organized by the Soil Science Society of China (SSSC). With the theme of “Global Change and Ecosystem Nitrogen Cycle”, this academic forum will focus on important issues such as the farmland ecosystem nitrogen cycle, wetland and water nitrogen cycle, forest and grassland nitrogen cycle, atmospheric nitrogen cycle, nitrogen cycle microorganisms and nitrogen management and policy, and conduct in-depth discussions.
The top ten scientific advances of the year in research on the nitrogen cycle will also be released to promote cross-integration and independent innovation among disciplines.
The following MDPI journals will be represented:
If you are planning to attend the conference, please visit our booth. Our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions that you may have. For more information about the conference, please visit the following website: https://ncycle2024.aconf.cn/.