Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions
A section of Land (ISSN 2073-445X).
Section Information
The “Urban Contexts and Urban–Rural Interactions” section of Land welcomes contributions focusing on patterns, processes and dynamics in urban landscapes and cities, as well as examinations of areas along the urban–rural gradient. The section is open to submissions dealing with urban systems studies, land use change, urban land governance, urbanization impacts on ecosystems and their services in cities, the future of inner-urban and peri-urbanization, the urban heat island, carbon emissions related to urban−rural land use, biodiversity aspects in and of cities, rewilding and nature conservation in urban ecosystems and along urban boundaries, urban planning and governance of green infrastructure and nature-based solutions, land issues in sustainable cities, and the role of big data in urban social−ecological land studies.
Manuscripts can be of a conceptual−theoretical nature. We welcome case studies and other applied research, “state of science and beyond’’ reviews, and topical short communications. Inter- and transdisciplinary manuscripts are also highly welcome, as are proposals for Special Issues in the field of “Urban Contexts and Urban–Rural Interactions”.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Planning and Designing Livable and Sustainable Regions: Integrating Urban and Regional Perspectives (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Urban Land Use Change and Its Spatial Planning (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Landscape Architecture and Design in Urban and Peri-Urban Environment: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Sustainability and Peri-Urban Agriculture II (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Human–Nature Relations in Urban Landscape Planning (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Urban Planning and Housing Market II (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Social–Ecological Ecosystems in Rewilding Urban Environment: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Multifaceted Wild Natures (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Urban Morphology: A Perspective from Space (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Urban Ecosystem Services: 6th Edition (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Monitoring the Effect of Urban Green Space on Environmental Quality (Deadline: 16 June 2025)
- Preservation, Reuse and Reveal of Cultural Heritage Through Sustainable Land Management, Rural and Urban Development (Third Edition) (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Urban Transitions and Dynamics: Cultural, Ecological, Digital and Degrowth (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Towards Intelligence and Resilience: Creative Solutions for Further Urban Transition (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Land Use/Cover Change and Its Impacts on Regional Sustainable Development (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Green Infrastructure Planning and Management for Sustainable Urban Development and Quality of Life (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
- Land Use: Integration of Rural and Urban Landscape (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- New Urbanization: Urban-Rural Coordination and Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Suburban Land Development and Rural-Urban Integration (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Urban Green Spaces: An Effective Tool to Regulate Urban Climate and Biodiversity, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Managing Urban Green Infrastructure and Ecosystem Services (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Reimagining Cities & Landscapes: AI, Sustainability, Exaptation and Inclusive Urban Futures (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Topical Advisory Panel Member Solicited Papers Series: Land Use Changes in Rural Areas (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Urban Land Expansion and Regional Inequality (Deadline: 1 August 2025)
- Land Management at Urban-Rural Interface (Deadline: 11 August 2025)
- Potential for Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Green Infrastructure (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
- Land, Ageing, Gender and Environment: Problems and Challenges from Different Disciplines II (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Untangling Urban Analysis Using Geographic Data and GIS Technologies (Deadline: 25 September 2025)
- Territorial Impact Analysis of Rural Policies: Approaches, Methods and Results from a Multidisciplinary Point of View (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Emerging Technologies Towards Sustainable Urban Transitions (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- The Economic Value in Rural–Urban Landscapes (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Regional Solutions to Urban-Rural Coordinated Development in the Megacity Regions (3rd Edition) (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Reimagining Public Spaces in Europe: Towards Inclusive, Livable, and Resilient Human-Scale Urban Environments (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Technological and Social Innovations in Urban Ecosystems: Perspectives on Green and Blue Infrastructure (Deadline: 10 October 2025)
- A Livable City: Rational Land Use and Sustainable Urban Space (Second Edition) (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Rural-Urban Interaction in Terms of the Spatial Pattern and Local Development (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Feature Papers for Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions Section: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Optimizing Land Development: Trends and Best Practices (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Contemporary Challenges for Urban Built Environment and Landscape Conservation: Social, Cultural and Economic Issues (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Nature-Based Solutions for Landscape Governance and Modification in Urban–Rural Areas (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Historic Urban Landscape and Planning (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Rural–Urban Gradients: Landscape and Nature Conservation II (Deadline: 7 November 2025)
- GeoAI Application in Urban Land Use and Urban Climate (Deadline: 15 November 2025)
- There Is No B Planet: Relevant Experiences and Case Studies on Future Challenges in Sustainable Urban Planning & Territorial Management (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 15 November 2025)
- Frameworks to Evaluate Urbanization Sustainability in a Changing Climate (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Interactions and Transformations in Urban–Rural Land Use Systems and Their Nexus with Ecosystems (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Contribution of Trail Paths to the Protection and Promotion of the Natural Environment (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Climate Adaptation, Urban Regeneration, and Regreening Processes: Challenges and Opportunities for Contemporary Cities (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Big Data in Urban Land Use Planning (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Redefining Urban Landscapes: Land Use and Regional Development in the Era of Urbanization (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- The Dynamics of Urbanization: Challenges and Solutions in Land Development and Regional Planning (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Driving Future to Shape Sustainable Agricultural System: Urban-Rural Land Management and Environment Protection (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
