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23 May 2025
Meet Us at the 60th Croatian and 20th International Symposium on Agriculture, 1–6 June 2025, Bol, Croatia


Conference: 60th Croatian and 20th International Symposium on Agriculture
Organization: Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, and Faculty of Agriculture University of Zagreb
Date: 1–6 June 2025
Place: Bol, Croatia

MDPI journals will be present as exhibitors at the 60th Croatian and 20th International Symposium on Agriculture, which will be held at Hotel Bluesun Elaphusa, Bol, Croatia, from 1 to 6 June 2025.

This conference will cover the following topics:

  1. Plant and Food Production;
  2. Animal Production and Food Quality;
  3. Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture;
  4. Biodiversity Conservation;
  5. Agribusiness and Smart Agriculture;
  6. Youth and Education in Life Sciences.

The following MDPI journals will be represented:

If you will be attending this conference, please feel free to 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 official website: https://sa.fazos.hr/.

22 May 2025
Land Exceptional Reviewers List 2025


We are thrilled to share the updated Exceptional Reviewers List 2025. This program was designed to recognize and honor scholars who have delivered consistently exceptional review reports to our journal.

Committed to fostering rigorous research and promoting knowledge exchange, Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) recognizes the significant role our reviewers play in maintaining the quality and integrity of the articles we publish. According to surveys conducted in 2024, 92% of our authors rate the peer review as good or excellent, thanks to our pool of excellent reviewers.

We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all the reviewers who have generously volunteered their time and expertise to assist in Land’s peer-review process. Their dedication and attention to detail in evaluating manuscripts, offering valuable feedback, and contributing to academic rigor are truly commendable.

The Exceptional Reviewers List was introduced in April 2025. Each quarter, we will be selecting a group of outstanding reviewers and introduce them here.

Q2

Name: Dr. Ricardo A. Marenco
Affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Brazil		 Name: Dr. Enner Alcântara
Affiliation: São Paulo State University, Brazil
Name: Prof. Dr. Hossein Azadi
Affiliation: Department of Geography, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
“Serving as a reviewer for Land is a rewarding opportunity to uphold research integrity, promote scientific rigor, and contribute to meaningful advancements in the field of geography. I am honored to support Land in maintaining its high standards of quality and relevance.”		 Name: Dr. Linas Balčiauskas
Affiliation:  Laboratory of Mammalian Ecology, State Scientific Research Institute Nature Research Centre, Lithuania
“Reviewing is a duty and a privilege, as it allows me to contribute to the sustaining of the journal's quality. I believe that in the AI era, the role of reviewers is becoming increasingly critical.”
Name: Dr. Christopher Baynard
Affiliation: University of North Florida, USA		 Name: Dr. Rolando Biere-Arenas
Affiliation: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
“Reviewing an article is always an enriching experience, although we don't always have enough time to do it. In fact, we can't always accept review requests. In my case, the peer-review experience for Land has been a real pleasure. The work I reviewed was of great interest, and the improvements made by the authors undoubtedly improved it. I hope to be able to do other reviews in the future.”
Name: Dr. Benjamin Blanz
Affiliation: University of Hamburg, Germany		 Name: Dr. Martin Bryant
Affiliation: University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Name: Dr. Hing-Wah Chau
Affiliation: Victoria University, Australia		 Name: Dr. Michael K. Crosby
Affiliation: Louisiana Tech University, United States
Name: Dr. György Csomós
Affiliation: University of Debrecen, Hungary		 Name: Dr. Giuseppe Cucuzza
Affiliation: University of Catania, Italy
Name: Dr. Carlos Neto de Carvalho
Affiliation: University of Lisbon, Portugal		 Name: Dr. Jose Luis Diaz-Hernandez
Affiliation: Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria Pesquera Alimentaria y de la Producción Ecológica, Spain
“This reviewer is honoured to be included in the annual list of reviewers for the “Land” journal publication on the journal's website. I also thank those who promoted recognition and encourage review task participants to accept the activity with sportsmanship, aiming for excellence and personal improvement while also seeking to benefit the dissemination of knowledge through their efforts and expertise.”
Name: Dr. Yi-hua Hu
Affiliation: National University of Defense Technology, China		 Name: Dr. Mingxing Hu
Affiliation: Southeast University, China
Name: Dr. Brad Jokisch
Affiliation: Ohio University, United States		 Name: Dr. Raymond Jongschaap
Affiliation: Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
Name: Dr. Heechul Kim
Affiliation: Gachon University, Republic of Korea		 Name: Dr. Xu Li
Affiliation: South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Name: Dr. Haimeng Liu
Affiliation: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China		 Name: Dr. Elena López-Gallego
Affiliation: Biological Pest Control & Ecosystem Services Laboratory, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research and Development, Spain
Name: Dr. Han Luo
Affiliation: Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, China		 Name: Dr. Dillon Mahmoudi
Affiliation: University of Maryland, United States
Name: Dr. Gowhar Meraj
Affiliation: The University of Tokyo, Japan
“My goal has been to help authors as well as myself to present research findings in a way that is reproducible and robust.”		 Name: Dr. Hartmut Müller
Affiliation: Mainz University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Name: Dr. Jane O'Sullivan
Affiliation: University of Queensland, Australia		 Name: Prof. Dr. Thomas Panagopoulos
Affiliation: University of Algarve, Portugal
Name: Dr. Angela Pilogallo
Affiliation: University of L’Aquila, Italy		 Name: Dr. Jesús Alejandro Prieto-Amparán
Affiliation: Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Mexico
“As a reviewer, I have completed over 90 reviews since 2019. I currently serve as Guest Editor for Land and participate in the editorial management of other international journals.”
Name: Dr. Mohsen Sanei
Affiliation: Luleå University of Technology, Sweden		 Name: Valdivino Domingos de Oliveira Júnior
Affiliation: Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil
Name: Dr. Richard Shaker
Affiliation: Ryerson University, Canada		 Name: Dr. Zeeshan Shirazi
Affiliation: Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
“I found the editorial process quite streamlined and found all editors highly professional,  cooperative and understanding.”
Name: Dr. Dimitrios Skuras
Affiliation: University of Patras, Greece		 Name: Dr. Greg S. Smith
Affiliation: CSIRO Environment, Australia
Name: Dr. Mariana Tadey
Affiliation: Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche, Argentina		 Name: Dr. Ngo Kien Thinh
Affiliation: Cardiff University, United Kingdom
Name: Dr. Elia Vangi
Affiliation: Institute for Agriculture and Forestry Systems in the Mediterranean, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISAFOM), Italy		 Name: Dr. Tommaso Vitale
Affiliation: Sciences Po, France
Name: Dr. Melissa Anne Beryl Vogt
Affiliation: Independent Researcher, Australia
“Reviewing has been very satisfying and a learning process.”		 Name: Dr. Zheng Yang
Affiliation: Beijing Normal University, China
Name: Dr. Chao Zhang
Affiliation: National University of Singapore, Singapore
“Reviewing for Land has been a rewarding experience which sharpens my critical thinking while contributing to the advancement of land system science.”		 Name: Dr. Youchi Zhang
Affiliation: Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Q1

Name: Dr. Ahmed A. Abdelmoneim
Affiliation: Istituto Agronomico Mediterraneo di Bari, Italy		 Name: Dr. Muhammad Ali
Affiliation: Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy
Name: Dr. Khalil Ali Ganem
Affiliation: University of California, United States		 Name: Dr. Pedro Agustín Robledo Ardila
Affiliation: CSIC-IGME—Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Spain
Name: Dr. Ivan Bergier
Affiliation: Cidade Universitária, Brazil		 Name: Dr. Saskia Buchholz
Affiliation: Deutscher Wetterdienst, Germany
Name: Dr. Zongzheng Chai
Affiliation: Guizhou University, China		 Name: Dr. Orlando Cimino
Affiliation: CREA - Research Centre for Agricultural Policies and Bio-Economy, Italy
Name: Dr. David Fanfani
Affiliation: Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy		 Name: Dr. Dejun Feng
Affiliation: Southwest Jiaotong University, China
Name: Dr. Federico Filipponi
Affiliation: Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering-National Research Council (CNR-IGAG), Italy		 Name: Dr. F. Javier García-Delgado
Affiliation: University of Huelva, Spain
Name: Dr. Philip Gibbons
Affiliation: The Australian National University, Australia		 Name: Dr. Mark E. Harmon
Affiliation: Oregon State University, United States
Name: Dr. Helen Avery
Affiliation: Lund University, Sweden
“Being involved in the review of manuscripts submitted to Land has been a very enriching experience. It has allowed me to reflect on some of the methodological issues that cut across different applications and topics, and it is an enjoyable way to keep myself updated on current trends in the field.”		 Name: Dr. Tracy Hruska
Affiliation: University of Oulu, Finland  
Name: Dr. Die Hu
Affiliation: China University of Geosciences, China		 Name: Dr. Joanna Jaroszewicz
Affiliation: Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Name: Dr. Matija Klopčič
Affiliation: University of Ljubljana, Slovenia		 Name: Dr. Ingo Kowarik
Affiliation: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
Name: Dr. Ingrid Luffman
Affiliation: East Tennessee State University, USA		 Name: Dr. Massimo Mangifesta
Affiliation: University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Italy
Name: Dr. Gabor Nagy
Affiliation: South Transdanubian Water Management Directorate, Hungary		 Name: Dr. Benedyct Peplinski
Affiliation: Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland
Name: Dr. Konstantinos Poirazidis
Affiliation: Ionian University, Greece		 Name: Dr. Ehsan Rahimi
Affiliation: Andong National University, South Korea
Name: Dr. James Riley
Affiliation: Eastern Illinois University, United States		 Name: Dr. María Luz Rodríguez-Blanco
Affiliation: Universidade de Vigo, Spain
Name: Dr. Georgios Sakkas
Affiliation: Emergency Management and Civil Protection Sector, Center for Security Studies, Greece		 Name: Dr. Pedro Santos
Affiliation: University of Évora, Portugal
Name: Dr. Waldemar Spychalski
Affiliation: Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu, Poland		 Name: Dr. Dawid Szatten
Affiliation: Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Name: Dr. Fabrizio Terenzio Gizzi
Affiliation: National Research Council, Institute of Heritage Science (CNR-ISPC), Italy  

Name: Dr. Aleksandra Tešin
Affiliation: University of Novi Sad, Serbia
“Reviewing for Land has deepened my academic perspective and helped me grow as a researcher. I appreciate the efficient editorial process, timely communication, and engaging topics.”
Name: Dr. Hans Edwin Winzeler
Affiliation: University of Texas, USA		 Name: Dr. Susan Yee
Affiliation: United States Environmental Protection Agency, United States
Name: Dr. Peter Zeile
Affiliation: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT, Germany		 Name: Dr. Wei Zhao
Affiliation: Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Last Updated: 12 August 2025

21 May 2025
Land | Feature Papers from the First Half of 2024 (I)


We are delighted to present a list of papers published in Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) in the first half of 2024 that have received considerable attention.

1. “Assessing the Vulnerability of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants to Climate and Land-Use Changes in a Mediterranean Biodiversity Hotspot”
by Konstantinos Kougioumoutzis, Maria Tsakiri, Ioannis P. Kokkoris, Panayiotis Trigas, Gregoris Iatrou, Fotini N. Lamari, Dimitris Tzanoudakis, Eleni Koumoutsou, Panayotis Dimopoulos, Arne Strid et al.
Land 2024, 13(2), 133; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13020133
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/2/133

2. “Study of Regional Spatial and Temporal Changes of Net Ecosystem Productivity of Crops from Remotely Sensed Data”
by Peng Wang, Yong Xue, Zhigang Yan, Wenping Yin, Botao He and Pei Li
Land 2024, 13(2), 155; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13020155
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/2/155

3. “Key Drivers of Land Use Changes in the Rural Area of Gargano (South Italy) and Their Implications for the Local Sustainable Development”
by Nazgul Esengulova, Pasquale Balena, Caterina De Lucia, Antonio Lopolito and Pasquale Pazienza
Land 2024, 13(2), 166; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13020166
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/2/166

4. “Integrating Landscape Character Assessment with Community Values in a Scenic Evaluation Methodology for Regional Landscape Planning”
by Ata Tara, Gillian Lawson, Wendy Davies, Alan Chenoweth and Georgina Pratten
Land 2024, 13(2), 169; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13020169
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/2/169

5. “Enhancing Sustainability and Yield in Maritime Pine Forests: Evaluating Silvicultural Models for Natural Regeneration”
by André Sandim, Maria Emília Silva, Paulo Fernandes and Teresa Fonseca
Land 2024, 13(2), 170; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13020170
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/2/170

6. “Soil Loss Estimation by Water Erosion in Agricultural Areas Introducing Artificial Intelligence Geospatial Layers into the RUSLE Model”
by Nikiforos Samarinas, Nikolaos L. Tsakiridis, Eleni Kalopesa and George C. Zalidis
Land 2024, 13(2), 174; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13020174
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/2/174

7. “Scenario Analysis of Green Infrastructure to Adapt Medium-Size Cities to Climate Change: The Case of Zaragoza, Spain”
by Elie Hanna, María R. Felipe-Lucia and Francisco A. Comín
Land 2024, 13(3), 280; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13030280
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/3/280

8. “Sample Size Optimization for Digital Soil Mapping: An Empirical Example”
by Daniel D. Saurette, Richard J. Heck, Adam W. Gillespie, Aaron A. Berg and Asim Biswas
Land 2024, 13(3), 365; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13030365
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/3/365

9. “Potential Interactions between Climate Change and Land Use for Forest Issues in the Eastern United States”
by Brice B. Hanberry, Marc D. Abrams and Gregory J. Nowacki
Land 2024, 13(3), 398; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13030398
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/3/398

10. “Exploring Sensitivity of Phenology to Seasonal Climate Differences in Temperate Grasslands of China Based on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index”
by Xiaoshuai Wei, Mingze Xu, Hongxian Zhao, Xinyue Liu, Zifan Guo, Xinhao Li and Tianshan Zha
Land 2024, 13(3), 399; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13030399
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/3/399

21 May 2025
Land | Feature Papers from the First Half of 2024 (III)


We are delighted to present a list of papers published in Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) in the first half of 2024 that have received considerable attention.

1. “Predicting Land Cover Using a GIS-Based Markov Chain and Sea Level Inundation for a Coastal Area”
by Colleen Healey, Eman Ghoneim, Ai Ning Loh and Yalei You
Land 2024, 13(6), 775; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060775
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/6/775

2. “Mapping Dryland Ecosystems Using Google Earth Engine and Random Forest: A Case Study of an Ecologically Critical Area in Northern China”
by Shuai Li, Pu Guo, Fei Sun, Jinlei Zhu, Xiaoming Cao, Xue Dong and Qi Lu
Land 2024, 13(6), 845; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060845
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/6/845

3. “Land Use Policy Frameworks in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand: Examining the Opportunities and Barriers of Indigenous-Led Conservation and Protected Areas”
by Emalee A. Vandermale, Jordyn Bogetti and Courtney W. Mason
Land 2024, 13(6), 886; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060886
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/6/886

4. “Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Support the Remediation of Polluted Soils: A Review of Case Studies”
by Floris Abrams, Lucas Hendrickx, Catrinel Turcanu, Lieve Sweeck and Jos Van Orshoven
Land 2024, 13(6), 887; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060887
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/6/887

5. “Protected Areas in the Brazilian Amazon Threatened by Cycles of Property Registration, Cattle Ranching, and Deforestation”
by Malena Candino, A. Brandão, J. Munger, L. Rausch and H. K. Gibbs
Land 2024, 13(7), 901; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13070901
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/7/901

6. “Competition for Land: Equity and Renewable Energy in Farmlands”
by Mary Ann Cunningham and Jeffrey Seidman
Land 2024, 13(7), 939; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13070939
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/7/939

7. “Assessment of the Implementation Effects of Main Functional Area Planning in the Yangtze River Economic Belt”
by Ming Wei, Wen Chen and Yi Wang
Land 2024, 13(7), 940; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13070940
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/7/940

8. “Polyvinyl Acetate Binders Undermine the Effectiveness of Biochar-Based Seed Coatings”
by Sean C. Thomas, Yudong Liu and Esther Tang
Land 2024, 13(7), 941; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13070941
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/7/941

21 May 2025
Land | Feature Papers from the First Half of 2024 (II)


We are delighted to present a list of papers published in Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) in the first half of 2024 that have received considerable attention.

1. “Remote Sensing Inversion of Salinization Degree Distribution and Analysis of Its Influencing Factors in an Arid Irrigated District”
by Shuoyang Li, Guiyu Yang, Cui Chang, Hao Wang, Hongling Zhang, Na Zhang, Zhigong Peng and Yaomingqi Song
Land 2024, 13(4), 422; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13040422
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/4/422

2. “Developing a Wilderness Quality Index for Continental Europe”
by Iurii Strus and Stephen Carver
Land 2024, 13(4), 428; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13040428
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/4/428

3. “A Multi-Scenario Simulation and Dynamic Assessment of the Ecosystem Service Values in Key Ecological Functional Areas: A Case Study of the Sichuan Province, China”
by Wei Li, Xi Chen, Jianghua Zheng, Feifei Zhang, Yang Yan, Wenyue Hai, Chuqiao Han and Liang Liu
Land 2024, 13(4), 468; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13040468
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/4/468

4. “Impact of Cropland Management on Invertebrate Richness and Abundance in Agroforestry Systems in Bali, Indonesia”
by Marco Campera, Jessica Chavez, Coral Humber, Vinni Jain, Hannah Cioci, Fadilla Aulia, Kristiana Aurel Alua, Desak Ayu Diah Prawerti, Sabarian Riskinto Ramadani Ali, I Wayan Swastika et al.
Land 2024, 13(4), 493; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13040493
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/4/493

5. “Leveraging Reed Bed Burnings as Indicators of Wetland Conversion in Modern Greece”
by Cleo Maria Gaganis, Andreas Y. Troumbis and Themistoklis Kontos
Land 2024, 13(4), 538; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13040538
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/4/538

6. “Natural Climate Protection through Peatland Rewetting: A Future for the Rathsbruch Peatland in Germany”
by Petra Schneider, Tino Fauk, Florin-Constantin Mihai, Harald Junker, Bernd Ettmer and Volker Lüderitz
Land 2024, 13(5), 581; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13050581
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/5/581

7. “Trends and Factors Influencing the Evolution of Spatial Patterns of Cropland toward Large-Scale Agricultural Production in China”
by Xinyan Wang, Qingyu Feng, Boyong Li, Yinlin Fan, Huihui Fan, Nengliang Yang, Yuan Quan, Huanru Ding and Yunlu Zhang
Land 2024, 13(5), 607; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13050607
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/5/607

8. “Consequences of Land Use Changes on Native Forest and Agricultural Areas in Central-Southern Chile during the Last Fifty Years”
by Alejandro del Pozo, Giordano Catenacci-Aguilera and Belén Acosta-Gallo
Land 2024, 13(5), 610; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13050610
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/5/610

9. “Understanding and Assessing Climate Change Risk to Green Infrastructure: Experiences from Greater Manchester (UK)”
by Jeremy Carter, S.M. Labib and Ian Mell
Land 2024, 13(5), 697; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13050697
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/5/697

10. “Determining the Climatic Drivers for Wine Production in the Côa Region (Portugal) Using a Machine Learning Approach”
by Helder Fraga, Teresa R. Freitas, Marco Moriondo, Daniel Molitor and João A. Santos
Land 2024, 13(6), 749; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060749
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/6/749

16 May 2025
Land | Invitation to Read the Papers Selected from Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2025

We are delighted to announce that Issue 4, Volume 14 of Land (ISSN: 2073-445X), was released in April 2025. The following is a list of partial articles which we believe will be of interest to you:

Cover Story:

“A Historical Review of the Land Subsidence Phenomena Interaction with Flooding, Land Use Changes, and Storms at the East Thessaly Basin—Insights from InSAR Data”
by Nikolaos Antoniadis and Constantinos Loupasakis
Land 2025, 14(4), 827; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040827
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/827

Section: “Land Systems and Global Change”
“Cosmic-Ray Neutron Sensor Backpack for Assessing Spatial and Temporal Variations in Soil Water Content in an Agroforestry System in Northern Spain”
by Leticia Gaspar, Trenton E. Franz and Ana Navas
Land 2025, 14(4), 744; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040744
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/744

Section: “Landscape Ecology”
“Anthropogenic Disturbances in Northwestern Virunga Forest Amid Armed Conflict”
by Charles Mumbere Musavandalo, Pyrus Flavien Ebouel Essouman, Serge Shakanye Ndjadi, Julien Bwazani Balandi, Timothée Besisa Nguba, Carlo Sodalo, Jean-Pierre Mate Mweru, Kouagou Raoul Sambieni and Jan Bogaert
Land 2025, 14(4), 732; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040732
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/732

Section: “Land, Soil and Water”
“Land Drainage Interventions for Climate Change Adaptation: An Overlooked Phenomenon—A Conceptual Case Study from Northern Bohemia, Czech Republic”
by Jiří Černý, Petr Fučík and Antonín Zajíček
Land 2025, 14(4), 782; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040782
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/782

Section: “Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues”
“Home Elevation Decisions in Post-Disaster Recovery: Social Vulnerability, Policy Gaps, and Lessons from Houston”
by Ivis García, Zhihan Tao, Julia Orduña, Leslie Martínez-Román and Windya Welideniya
Land 2025, 14(4), 689; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040689
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/689

Section: “Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions”
“A Method for Delineating Urban Development Boundaries Based on the Urban–Rural Integration Perspective”
by Mengjing Wang, Walter Timo de Vries, Wanchen Sang, Haijun Bao, Yuefeng Lyu and Sheng Liu
Land 2025, 14(4), 859; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040859
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/859

Section: “Land–Climate Interactions”
“Evaluating Natural Climate Solutions in Long-Term Climate Strategies: Opportunities for Enhanced Mitigation Across the European Union”
by Giulio Di Lallo, Chiara De Notaris and Maria Vincenza Chiriacò
Land 2025, 14(4), 825; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040825
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/825

Section: “Landscape Archaeology”
“Exploring the Rural Landscape of the Marches of the Welsh Borders in Roman Times Through Intervisibility Analysis”
by Daniel E. May
Land 2025, 14(4), 728; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040728
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/728

Section: “Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing”
“Application of Forest Integrity Assessment to Determine Community Diversity in Plantation Forests Managed Under Carbon Sequestration Projects in the Western Qinba Mountains, China”
by Chun-Jing Wang, Dong-Zhou Deng, Wu-Xian Yan, Zhi-Wen Gao, Shan-Feng Huang and Ji-Zhong Wan
Land 2025, 14(4), 798; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040798
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/798

Section: “Land Use, Impact Assessment and Sustainability”
“Nature Conservation and Sustainable Tourism in a Former Baltic Sea Coastal Military Area”
by Egidijus Jurkus, Julius Taminskas, Arvydas Urbis and Ramūnas Povilanskas
Land 2025, 14(4), 887; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040887
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/887

Section: “Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning”
“Segmentation Performance and Mapping of Dunes in Multi-Source Remote Sensing Images Using Deep Learning”
by Pengyu Zhao, Jiale An, Jianghua Zheng, Wanqiang Han, Nigela Tuerxun, Bochao Cui and Xuemi Zhao
Land 2025, 14(4), 713; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040713
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/713

Section: “Water, Energy, Land and Food (WELF) Nexus”
“Incorporating Stepping Stone Establishment into Rural Ecological Security Pattern Optimization: A Water–Energy–Food Coupling Perspective”
by Jingwen Tian, Bolun Zhang, Jiaying Li, Anxiao Zhang and Ling Zhu
Land 2025, 14(4), 862; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040862
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/862

Section: “Land – Observation and Monitoring”
“The Potential of the Copernicus Product “Imperviousness Classified Change” to Assess Soil Sealing in Agricultural Areas in Poland and Norway”
by Wendy Fjellstad, Agata Hościło, Svein Olav Krøgli, Jonathan Rizzi and Milena Chmielewska
Land 2025, 14(4), 794; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040794
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/794

Section: “Land Planning and Landscape Architecture”
“Unregulated Urban Regeneration in Athens: Greening and Taxation of the Built Environment as Impending Levers of Increasing Inequalities”
by Thomas Maloutas, Stavros Nikiforos Spyrellis and Fereniki Vatavali
Land 2025, 14(4), 777; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040777
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/777

General

“Enhancing Post-Disaster Food Security Through Urban Agriculture in the Context of Climate Change”
by Yanxin Liu,Victoria Chanse and Fabricio Chicca
Land 2025, 14(4), 799; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040799
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/799

“Possibilities and Limitations of a Geospatial Approach to Refine Habitat Mapping for Greater Gliders (Petauroides spp.)”
by Jess E. Evans, Elizabeth A. Brunton, Javier X. Leon, Teresa J. Eyre and Romane H. Cristescu
Land 2025, 14(4), 784; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040784
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/784

15 May 2025
Welcoming New Early Career Editorial Members of Land


Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) is pleased to announce the following 23 researchers, who have been added to our group of 2025–2026 Early Career Editorial Board Members. Please join us in congratulating them on joining the Land community!

Name: Dr. Xin Lyu
Affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Research interests: resource ecology; sustainable development

Name: Dr. Xiwei Shen
Affiliation: School of Architecture, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, VA 89154, USA
Research interests: landscape architecture; landscape ecology

Name: Dr. Carlos José Lopes Balsas
Affiliation: Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment, Ulster University, Belfast BT15 1ED, UK
Research interests: urban and regional planning; planning theory and ethics; urban design; metropolitan governance; sustainable transportation planning; digital communities and urban development

Name: Dr. Mohammad Farzamian
Affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Avenida da República, Quinta do Marquês, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal
Research interests: urban and regional planning; planning theory and ethics; urban design; metropolitan governance; sustainable transportation planning; digital communities and urban development

Name: Dr. Jianxin Yang
Affiliation: Key Laboratory of Rule of Law Research, Ministry of Natural Resources, Wuhan 430074, China
Research interests: Land use policy; Land change modeling; Cellular automata, agent-based modeling; Territorial spatial planning; Space-Time statistics

Name: Dr. Waishan Qiu
Affiliation: Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Research interests: spatial analysis; GeoAI; sustainable urban form; computer vision; urban analytics

Name: Dr. Navneet Kumar
Affiliation: Ecology and Natural Resources Management, Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Genscherallee 3, Bonn 53113, Germany
Research interests: water resources management; land degradation and LULC dynamics; climate change; geoinformatics (remote sensing and GIS) and agroforestry

Name: Dr. Junfeng Xiong
Affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Lake and Watershed Science for Water Security
Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
Research interests: land use policy; land change modeling; cellular automata; agent-based modeling; territorial spatial planning, space–time statistics

Name: Dr. Ke Wang
Affiliation: Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Research interests: resource and environmental policies; urban low-carbon

Name: Dr. Piekutowska Magdalena
Affiliation: Department of Botany and Nature Protection, Institute of Biology, Pomeranian University in Słupsk, 22b Arciszewskiego St., 76-200 Słupsk, Poland
Research interests: seed technology; soil research; crop monitoring; yield forecasting; remote sensing

Name: Dr. Yue Cao
Affiliation: Institute for National Parks, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Research interests: national parks and protected areas; wilderness protection and rewilding; landscape planning and design

Name: Dr. Wanxu Chen
Affiliation: School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Research interests: ecological and environmental effects of urbanization

Name: Dr. Qingsong He
Affiliation: College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Research interests: land use change; spatial optimization; urban modeling; big data applications

Name: Dr. Gang Lin
Affiliation:  Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Research interests: land use classification and evolvement based on the production–living–ecological (PLE) perspective; resource utilization and its environmental impact; the water–energy nexus

Name: Dr. Eduardo Jonas Da Costa Gomes
Affiliations: 1 Centre for Geographical Studies, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon,  P-1600276 Lisboa, Portugal; 2 Associate Laboratory TERRA, Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon, P-1600276 Lisboa, Portugal
Research interests: geographic information system; land use science; collaborative simulation; spatial planning; complexity science

Name: Dr. Lia Duarte
Affiliation:  Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
Research interests: GIS; remote sensing; risk analysis; spatial planning; GIS open source applications; webGIS

Name: Dr. Behnam Atazadeh
Affiliation: Centre for SDIs and Land Administration, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
Research interests: digital land administration; ai; 3D modeling; BIM; urban digital twins

Name: Dr. Hing-Wah Chau
Affiliation: College of Sport, Health and Engineering, Institute for Sustainable Industries & Liveable Cities, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC 3011, Australia
Research interests: sustainability and built environment; design for health and wellbeing; inclusive design; architectural and urban design

Name: Dr. Angela Pilogallo
Affiliation: Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering (DICEAA) University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Research interests: climate planning; sustainable planning; ecosystem services; ecosystem-based adaptation; nature-based solution; land use change; territorial transformations; ecological transition; sustainability of territorial transformation; impact assessment

Name: Dr. Alessandro Bellino
Affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biology “Adolfo Zambelli”, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
Research interests: ecology; evolution; biodiversity; restoration ecology; ecological modeling; ecological complexity

Name: Dr. Sergio Cappucci
Affiliation: Territorial and Production Systems Sustainability Department, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), 00123 Rome, Italy
Research interests: earth sciences; coastal erosion and climate changes; Anthropocene; multi-risk; civil protection; sustainability.

Name: Dr. Dorijan Radočaj
Affiliation: Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Research interests: GIS; remote sensing; digital soil mapping; cropland suitability prediction; machine learning

Name: Dr. Laura Cirrincione
Affiliation: Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Research interests: smart solution and technologies for sustainable buildings; innovative sustainable materials; climate change resilience; environmental sustainability; sustainable urban
environments; energy efficiency in buildings; dynamic building simulation; sustainable mobility; building energy efficiency; urban environmental sustainability; urban energy resilience, resilient buildings; urban environmental resilience; indoor and outdoor environmental quality; HVACs

13 May 2025
Empowering Academic Growth with MDPI: A Scientific Publishing Exchange at Toronto Metropolitan University, 15 May 2025


MDPI is excited to collaborate with Toronto Metropolitan University to host an engaging Scientific Publishing Workshop aimed at empowering scholars with the knowledge and tools needed to succeed in academic publishing. This workshop will delve into the key aspects of MDPI’s open access publishing framework, offering an in-depth exploration of journal selection, the editorial workflow, and the essentials of publication ethics. Participants will also gain practical advice on improving their scientific writing and effectively addressing reviewer comments, with guidance from an experienced professional. This session promises to equip attendees with valuable skills to elevate their publishing journey.

Workshop Highlights:

  • Learn How to Better Write and Structure a Research Article;
  • How to Choose Where to Publish Academic Work;
  • How to Respond to Reviewer Comments;
  • Reasons for Rejection During Pre-Check;
  • How to Navigate Through Ethics and AI Use.

Date: 15 May 2025
Time: 12:00–1:30 p.m.
Venue: Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Speakers

Program and Content

Time

Dr. Stephen Mora

Introduction to MDPI

12:00–12:05 p.m.

 

How to Write and Structure a Research Article

12:05–12:45 p.m.

 

How to Respond to Reviewer Comments

12:45–1:30 p.m.

Dr. Stephen Mora has an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in kinesiology and health science from York University, Canada. He started working at MDPI in May 2024 and is now the Managing Editor of IJOM, a newly transferred society journal published by MDPI. During his graduate studies and MDPI tenure, Stephen has gained extensive experience in attending conferences, meeting with scholars, and hosting online and in-person presentations.

7 May 2025

Meet Us at the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2025, 25–30 May 2025, Chiba, Japan


MDPI will be attending the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2025 in Chiba, Japan, which will take place from 25 to 30 May 2025. The conference will focus on the theme of “Earth and planetary sciences”.

The annual meeting held in May is a major event related to Earth and planetary sciences in Japan. It is a valuable opportunity to develop various fields in Earth and planetary sciences through presentations and discussions, and to promote interdisciplinary and inter-researcher exchanges. The hybrid format is a mechanism that allows for diverse forms of convention participation. The conference will continue with the hybrid format this year with some revisions. International research exchanges, which had been temporarily stagnant, have become much more active, and the number of overseas participants in the JPGU Meeting has been increasing. If you are attending the conference, please visit our booth; our delegates look forward to meeting you in person and answering any questions you may have.

The following MDPI journals will be represented at the conference:

  • Quaternary (leading);
  • Geotechnics;
  • Geomatics;
  • Geographies;
  • Atmosphere;
  • Climate;
  • Geosciences;
  • GeoHazards;
  • Remote Sensing;
  • Mining;
  • Land;
  • Earth;
  • Minerals;
  • IJGI;
  • Fossil Studies.

6 May 2025
Topics Webinar | EO&GEO Series: Investigating State-of-the Art Machine Learning Approaches in Vegetation Analysis Through Earth Observation Data, 15 May 2025


A message from the webinar Chair:

Vegetation cover maps, whether they focus on structural attributes, ecological aspects, or biomass content, are invaluable for understanding Earth’s ecosystems in a spatial context.

The advent of Earth Observation data has transformed vegetation mapping and trend analysis, delivering datasets with various spatial and spectral resolutions on a global scale. Vegetation mapping and analysis provide critical insights into the distribution and density of vegetation, while also highlighting the impact of environmental changes on biodiversity and ecosystems. The accurate interpretation of this remote sensing data necessitates sophisticated analytical techniques to manage their complexity and vastness.

Join us for an insightful webinar that explores cutting-edge machine learning methodologies and their role in vegetation analysis using Earth Observation (EO) data. This webinar features four scholars presenting their latest research on how machine learning and EO data can enhance vegetation monitoring and mapping. This will facilitate the exchange of insights and ideas among participants while fostering opportunities for future collaboration.

We are privileged to welcome esteemed research scientists and academics from recognized research institutions and universities in Australia. They will share their expertise and findings on the effective application of machine learning technology in Earth Observation data in obtaining essential information related to climate change, land use planning, ecosystem conservation, weed management, and agricultural management.

Webinar: EO&GEO Series: Investigating State-of-the-Art Machine Learning Approaches in Vegetation Analysis through Earth Observation Data
Date: 15 May 2025
Time: 3.00 p.m. AEST | 1.00 p.m. CST | 7.00 a.m. CEST
Webinar ID: 854 2945 1681
More information: https://sciforum.net/event/topics-34

This is a free webinar. After registration, you will receive a confirmation email on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Unable to attend? Register anyway, and we will let you know when the recording becomes available for viewing.

Register for free:

Program:

Speaker/Presentation Time in AEST Time in CST (Asia) Time in CEST
Dr. Arnick Abdollahi
Chair Introduction		 15:00–15:10 13:00–13:10 07:00–07:10
Dr. Catherine Ticehurst
Generating an Australia-Wide Vegetation Height Product by Combining Gedi Satellite Lidar with Optical, Radar and Climate Earth Observation Data in a Machine Learning Model		 15:10–15:30 13:10–13:30 07:10–07:30
Q&A Session 15:30–15:40 13:30–13:40 07:30–07:40
Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava
Earth Observation Data Fusion for Improved Mapping of Weeds in Natural and Plantation Forests with Machine Learning Approaches		 15:40–16:00 13:40–14:00 07:40–08:00
Q&A Session 16:00–16:10 14:00–14:10 08:00–08:10
Dr. Chandrama Sarker
Chair Introduction		 16:10–16:20 14:10–14:20 08:10–08:20
Dr. Arnick Abdollahi
Harnessing Earth Observation Technology and Machine Learning for National Biomass Assessment in Australia		 16:20–16:40 14:20–14:40 08:20–08:40
Q&A Session 16:40–16:50 14:40–14:50 08:40–08:50
Dr. Kate Giljohann and Dr. Roozbeh Valavi
Ecosystem Condition Modelling Using the Habitat Condition Assessment System (Hcas) and Its Applications in Australia		 16:50–17:10 14:50–15:10 08:50–09:10
Q&A Session 17:10–17:20 15:10–15:20 09:10–09:20
Closing of Webinar 17:20–17:25 15:20–15:25 09:20–09:25

Webinar Chairs and Speakers:

  • Dr. Arnick Abdollahi, University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;
  • Dr. Chandrama Sarker, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia;
  • Dr. Catherine Ticehurst, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia;
  • Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia;
  • Dr. Roozbeh Valavi, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia);
  • Dr. Kate Giljohann, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia.

Relevant Special Issue:

“Investigating State-of-the-Art Machine Learning Approaches in Vegetation Analysis through Earth Observation Data”
Guest Editors: Dr. Arnick Abdollahi and Dr. Chandrama Sarker
Deadline for submission: 25 May 2025

Relevant Papers:
“Retrieval of Crop Canopy Chlorophyll: Machine Learning vs. Radiative Transfer Model”
by Mir Md Tasnim Alam, Anita Simic Milas, Mateo Gašparović and Henry Poku Osei
Remote Sens. 2024, 16(12), 2058; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16122058

“A Robust Dual-Mode Machine Learning Framework for Classifying Deforestation Patterns in Amazon Native Lands”
by Julia Rodrigues, Mauricio Araújo Dias, Rogério Negri, Sardar Muhammad Hussain and Wallace Casaca
Land 2024, 13(9), 1427; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091427

“Evaluating Land Surface Temperature Trends and Explanatory Variables in the Miami Metropolitan Area from 2002–2021”
by Alanna D. Shapiro and Weibo Liu
Geomatics 2024, 4(1), 1-16; https://doi.org/10.3390/geomatics4010001

“A GIS-Based Framework to Analyze the Behavior of Urban Greenery During Heatwaves Using Satellite Data”
by Barbara Cardone, Ferdinando Di Martino, Cristiano Mauriello and Vittorio Miraglia
ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2024, 13(11), 377; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi13110377

“UAV-Based Wetland Monitoring: Multispectral and Lidar Fusion with Random Forest Classification”
by Robert Van Alphen, Kai C. Rains, Mel Rodgers, Rocco Malservisi and Timothy H. Dixon
Drones 2024, 8(3), 113; https://doi.org/10.3390/drones8030113


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