Land Planning and Landscape Architecture
A section of Land (ISSN 2073-445X).
Section Information
The “Land Planning and Landscape Architecture” section of Land welcomes contributions that focus on theories, approaches, techniques, and arts concerning the analysis, design, planning, and management of landscapes. We welcome submissions of both an academic and a practical nature, exploring land planning, landscape architecture and discussion of theories and approaches to address socio-ecological issues through land planning and landscape architecture. This section acts as a bridge connecting research and social needs in urban and rural areas.
Potential topics relevant to “Land Planning and Landscape Architecture” include:
- Multi-scale planning and design;
- Land planning methods, including participatory planning, ecosystem-based planning, collaborative planning, integrated planning, strategic planning, sustainable planning, smart planning, territorial ecological planning, etc.;
- Planning theory and planning policy related to land;
- Digital landscape architecture;
- Urban and regional development related to land;
- Land use and land use change;
- Disaster risk assessment/management/reduction;
- Climate resilience;
- Nature-based solutions;
- Green/blue/gray/brown infrastructure;
- Landscape protection/management/restoration;
- Land planning, landscape architecture as it pertains to:
- smart cities
- ecosystem services
- human health and well-being
- biodiversity
- education
- GIS, remote sensing, big data, AI, VR, BIM, IoT and other advanced technologies
- social/spatial/environmental/distributional/procedural justice
- transport
- heritage
- real estate
- energy transition
Manuscripts may be of a conceptual–theoretical nature, and can be a demonstration of successful cases and applied research. We also welcome short communications on design projects. Inter- and transdisciplinary manuscripts are highly encouraged, as are proposals for relevant Special Issues.
We are particularly interested in submissions relating to the design of healthier, greener cities that will ensure healthy living and promote well-being for all people; contributions aimed at making landscapes inclusive and safe; and manuscripts that demonstrate the design of sustainable landscapes to strengthen their resilience and adaptive capacity to withstand climate-related hazards and natural disasters.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Territory Spatial Planning toward High-Quality Development in China II (Deadline: 11 December 2023)
- Ecosystem Services Design from Single Space Solution to Landscape Vision (Deadline: 18 December 2023)
- Diversifying Forest Landscape Management Approaches (Deadline: 22 December 2023)
- Landscape Design, Evaluation and Management Created by Novel Technologies (Deadline: 29 December 2023)
- Landscape Planning for Mass Tourism in Historical Cities (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Green Roofs in Arid and Semi-arid Climates (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Towards Sustainable Residential Landscape Designs (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Spatial Justice in Urban Planning (Deadline: 1 January 2024)
- Integrating Urban Design and Landscape Architecture (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Landscape-Scale Sustainable Tourism Development (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Smart City and Architectural Design (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Land Use Change (LUC) and Resources and Environmental Carrying Capacity (RECC) in Tropics and Sub-tropics (Deadline: 10 February 2024)
- The Potential of Land Planning in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Urban Green Construction and Data-Driven Design: Linkages between Construction, Management and Ecology across Multiple Scales (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- Local and Regional Planning for Sustainable Development (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Sustainable and Resilient Perspectives in Digital Landscape Architecture and Planning (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Urban Planning, Design, and Management (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Sustainable Urban Greenspace Planning, Design and Management (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Innovative Land Planning to Facilitate the Renewable Energy Transition (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Sustainable Land Use through Balancing Human–Environment Relationships (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Landscape Heritage: Geomorphology, Geoheritage and Geoparks (Deadline: 1 March 2024)
- Redefining Cities and Planning under the Twin Smart and Green Transition (Deadline: 1 March 2024)
- Urban Landscape Transformation vs. Heritage (Deadline: 10 March 2024)
- Strategic Spatial Planning in Urban and Regional Sustainability Transitions (Deadline: 11 March 2024)
- Urban-Rural-Virtual: Landscapes of the 21st Century (Deadline: 29 March 2024)
- Resilience in Territorial Planning and Architecture: Exploring Themes, Objectives, and Approaches to Go beyond Adaptability (Deadline: 30 March 2024)
- Developing 3D Cadastre for Urban Land Use (Deadline: 30 March 2024)
- Planning for Sustainable Urban and Land Development (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Sustainable Evaluation Methodology of Urban and Regional Planning (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Planning for Socio-Spatial Justice and Quality of Life in the Face of Competing Urban Development Dynamics (Deadline: 1 April 2024)
- The Use and Perception of Urban Green Space in the Wake of COVID-19 (Deadline: 5 April 2024)
- Planning Sustainable Cities through Nature-Based Solutions (Deadline: 5 April 2024)
- Urban Resilience and Heritage Management (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Fostering Urban Regeneration Pathways via Urban and Architectural Design Projects (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Feature Papers for Land Planning and Landscape Architecture Section (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- The Development and Planning of Innovation Space and the Sustainability of Land Use (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Land Use Planning, Sustainability and Disaster Risk Reduction (Deadline: 21 May 2024)
- Spatial Planning and Land-Use Management II (Deadline: 24 May 2024)
- Evolving Landscape Research: From Renewable Energy Landscapes to Future Frontiers (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Recent Progress in RS&GIS-Based Urban Planning (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Smart Land Use Planning II (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Responsible and Smart Land Management II (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Urban Landscape Ecological Planning and Its Environmental Effects (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Participatory Land Planning: Theory, Methods, and Case Studies (Deadline: 31 December 2024)