Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues
A section of Land (ISSN 2073-445X).
Section Information
There has been a growing interest in studying land as a coupled human–environment system in research and policy making at local, regional, national, and international scales. Investigating contemporary and historical land issues contributes to broader land management plans by linking land systems to the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainability. This Section of the Land journal will focus on studies exploring different land policies and the nexus of human–land–environment tied with contemporary and historical land issues. Understanding the drivers, trends, and impacts of different contemporary and historical land issues on social and natural processes helps to reveal how changes in the land system impact the functioning of socio-economic systems as a whole as well as the tradeoff between these changes. By studying the interplay between social and economic systems that shape land use policies, land issues operate at the interface of the social and economic sciences and require a high level of interdisciplinary collaboration across academic disciplines, which is reflected in this Section of the Land journal. Hence, in this Section, we are seeking to publish articles that examine the comprehensive scope of contemporary and historical land issues, notably socio-economic relations, politics and dynamics of power, land governance, land tenure, access to land, land market, land rights, and other relevant topics at micro (local), meso (national), and macro (global) levels. All manuscripts should be written clearly so that they can be understood by a broad group of scholars and policy makers. Contributions from economists, political economists, socio-economists, development economists, as well as sociologists and political scientists committed to the rigorous study and analysis of land issues are welcome.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Geographic Information Technologies and the New Challenges of Globalization in a Changing Environment (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Agricultural Land Management to Meet Future Global Food Demand (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Smart Land Management (Deadline: 23 June 2025)
- Cadastre and Land Management in Support of Sustainable Real Estate Markets—2nd Edition (Deadline: 26 June 2025)
- The Other Perspective. City Networks and Territorial Justice towards a Landscape Ethics (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Navigating the Balance: The Role of National Parks in Ecological Conservation and Socioeconomic Development (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Governance and Spatial Planning for Sustainable Urban and Rural Development (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Economic Perspectives on Land Use and Valuation (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Urban–Rural Integration and Urban Ecosystems (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Rural Tourism Development: Land Use, Ecosystem Services, and Community Interactions (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Feature Papers for the ‘Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues’ Section: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Science-Based Approaches to Promote Sustainable Land and Resource Management in Protected Areas: Latest Insights from the Fields of Geography and Recreation Ecology (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Institutions in Governance of Land Use: Mitigating Boom and Bust (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Resilient Cities: The Nexus of Urban Land, Climate Change and Property Economics (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Rural Space: Between Renewal Processes and Preservation (Deadline: 1 August 2025)
- Valuing Culture Through Ecosystem Services: Integrating Economic, Social, and Land Perspectives (Deadline: 11 August 2025)
- Rural Social Movements and the Question of the Land in the 21st Century (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Agri-Food Systems, Land Transitions and Society in Evolving Africa (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- The Role of Land Policy in Shaping Tourism Development (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Critical Insights on Tenure Security in the Global South (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
- Net Zero Target and Land Use in Agriculture and Forestry: Carbon Auditing, Offsetting and Trading (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Cultural Landscapes in Transition: Balancing Heritage, Development, and Sustainability (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Integrating Nature-Based Tourism, Urban Community Planning, and Sustainable Land Use (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Computational Design and Planning for Socio-Environmental Sustainability of Landscapes and Communities (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Celebrating World Food Day—Rural Economic Transformation and the Green Development of Agriculture in Developing Countries (Deadline: 16 October 2025)
- Urban Regeneration for a Sustainable and Inclusive Transition: Concepts, Methods and Policy (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Rural Development Strategies in the EU: Strengthening Agricultural Sectors and Local Economies (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Virtual Land and Virtual Property Markets: The Real (Virtual) Estate Discipline During the Digital Transformation. Is the Metaverse a New Frontier for Land Investment? (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Promoting Anti-Racism in Land System Science and Social Ecological Systems (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Rural Land Use, Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Overtourism and the Disappearance of Sustainable Land Use and Local Knowledge Systems: A New Form of Colonialism? (Deadline: 29 December 2025)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
