Land | Invitation to Read Papers and Hot Topic Special Issues Related to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Land System Science

We are delighted to share some papers on geographic information systems (GIS) in land system science research that were published in our journal Land (ISSN: 2073-445X) from 2023 to 2025. 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. “A Public Participation GIS for Geodiversity and Geosystem Services Mapping in a Mountain Environment: A Case from Grayson County, Virginia, U.S.A.”
by Kyler B. Stanley, Lynn M. Resler and Lawrence W. Carstensen
Land 2023, 12(4), 835; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040835
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/4/835

2. “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

3. “Resilience of Terraced Landscapes to Human and Natural Impacts: A GIS-Based Reconstruction of Land Use Evolution in a Mediterranean Mountain Valley”
by Titouan Le Vot, Marianne Cohen, Maciej Nowak, Paul Passy and Franck Sumera
Land 2024, 13(5), 592; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13050592
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/5/592

4. “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

5. “Form-Based Code Revisited: Leveraging Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Spatial Optimization to Chart Commuting Efficiency Landscapes under Alternative City Planning Frameworks”
by Reza Mortaheb, Piotr Jankowski, Alan Murray and Marcos Bastian
Land 2024, 13(8), 1190; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13081190
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/8/1190

6. “An Innovative GIS-Based Policy Approach to Stream Water Quality and Ecological Risk Assessment in Mediterranean Regions: The Case of Crete, Greece”
by Nektarios N. Kourgialas, Chrysoula Ntislidou, Eleana Kazila, Agathos Filintas and Catherina Voreadou
Land 2024, 13(11), 1801; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13111801
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/11/1801

7. “Geohazard Plugin: A QGIS Plugin for the Preliminary Analysis of Landslides at Medium–Small Scale”
by Marta Castelli, Andrea Filipello, Claudio Fasciano, Giulia Torsello, Stefano Campus and Rocco Pispico
Land 2025, 14(2), 290; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020290
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/2/290

8. “Earthquake-Triggered Landslides in Greece from Antiquity to the Present: Temporal, Spatial and Statistical GIS-Based Analysis”
by Spyridon Mavroulis, Andromachi Sarantopoulou and Efthymios Lekkas
Land 2025, 14(2), 307; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14020307
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/2/307

9. “Flood-Hazard Assessment in the Messapios River Catchment (Central Evia Island, Greece) by Integrating GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis and Analytic Hierarchy Process”
by Vasileios Mazarakis, Konstantinos Tsanakas, Noam Greenbaum, Dimitrios-Vasileios Batzakis, Alessia Sorrentino, Ioannis Tsodoulos, Kanella Valkanou and Efthimios Karymbalis
Land 2025, 14(3), 658; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14030658
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/3/658

10. “Visualising and Valuing Urban Agriculture for Land Use Planning: A Critical GIS Analysis of Sydney and Neighbouring Regions”
by Joshua Zeunert, Scott Hawken and Josh Gowers
Land 2025, 14(4), 854; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14040854
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/4/854

11. “GIS-Based Flood Susceptibility Mapping Using AHP in the Urban Amazon: A Case Study of Ananindeua, Brazil”
by Lianne Pimenta, Lia Duarte, Ana Cláudia Teodoro, Norma Beltrão, Dênis Gomes and Renata Oliveira
Land 2025, 14(8), 1543; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14081543
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/8/1543

12. “Development of a GIS-Based Methodological Framework for Regional Forest Planning: A Case Study in the Bosco Della Ficuzza Nature Reserve (Sicily, Italy)”
by Santo Orlando, Pietro Catania, Massimo Vincenzo Ferro, Carlo Greco, Giuseppe Modica, Michele Massimo Mammano and Mariangela Vallone
Land 2025, 14(9), 1744; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14091744
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/9/1744

13. “GIS-Based Approach for Modeling Vineyard and Apple Orchard Suitability in Mountainous Regions”
by Armand Casadó-Tortosa, Felicidad de Herralde, Robert Savé, Miquel Peris, Jaume Lordan, Antoni Sánchez-Ortiz, Elisenda Sánchez-Costa, Adrià Barbeta and Inmaculada Funes
Land 2025, 14(11), 2135; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14112135
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/11/2135

14. “Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements Pollution Pattern and Environmental Risk in Soils from Carpathian Areas Using a GIS-Based Approach and Pollution Indices”
by Ana Moldovan, Ionuț-Cornel Mirea, Anamaria Iulia Torok, Maria Laura Tîrlă, Erika Andrea Levei and Oana Teodora Moldovan
Land 2025, 14(11), 2221; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14112221
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/11/2221

15. “SDM- and GIS-Based Prediction of Citrus Suitability in Southern Italy: Evaluating the Influence of Local Versus Global Climate Datasets”
by Giuseppe Antonio Catalano, Provvidenza Rita D’Urso and Claudia Arcidiacono
Land 2025, 14(11), 2223; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14112223
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/11/2223

Special Issues:

“Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Landscape Analysis and Landscape Protection”
Guest Editors: Dora Tomić Reljić, Petra Pereković and Beata Fornal-Pieniak
Submission deadline: 25 December 2025

“Geographic Information Technologies and the New Challenges of Globalization in a Changing Environment”
Guest Editors: Ana Nieto Masot, Gema Cárdenas and José A. Gutiérrez Gallego
Submission deadline: 31 December 2025

“Evaluating Urban Public Spaces Based on User-Generated Geographic Data”
Guest Editors: Annunziata Palermo and Lucia Chieffallo
Submission deadline: 15 May 2026