Special Issues

Land runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors who are experts in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Energy Colonialism, Extractivism, Socio-Ecological Transitions, and Land Planning
edited by , Antonio Ortega Santos, Josefa Sánchez Contreras, , Chiara Olivieri, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13923
Keywords: energy transition; biodiversity; renewable energy; megaprojects; energy colonialism; extractivism; socioenvironmental impacts; human rights impacts; territorial defense; territorial planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Land Use Change and Anthropogenic Disturbances: Relationships, Management, and Policies submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7488
Keywords: land use change; human behavior; rural/urban land use; land use policy; human– nature conflicts; sustainable development; environmental impacts; spatial planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing)
The Dynamics of Biodiversity and Landscape Ecology: Patterns, Processes, and Planning
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5253
Keywords: land use changes; biodiversity loss; ecosystem function and services; management measures
Land Use Effects on Carbon Storage and Greenhouse Gas Emissions submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4589
Keywords: land use change; land use management; carbon cycling; carbon sequestration; greenhouse gas emissions; climate change; soil health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)
Water in Land System Science submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4585
Keywords: Adaptation; vulnerability; and resilience; Biodiversity; Ground and surface water; Hydrogeology; Land system science; Livelihoods; Networks and telecouplings; Scale; Water access; use; and policy
Landscape Planning for Human Wellbeing in Asia submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4584
Keywords: landscape planning; landscape architecture; landscaping; planting design; human wellbeing; forest management; regional promotion; land use/cover change; environmental history; environmental sustainability; geographic information technologies; human– nature interactions; evidence-based landscape practice; forest therapy; post-COVID-19 condition; green spaces; blue spaces
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing)
Terrestrial Vegetation Dynamics and Its Response to Environmental Change
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3637
Keywords: ecosystem disturbances; land use change; plant community structure; primary production; species traits; succession; vegetation resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Soil Management for Soil Health submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3264
Keywords: soil quality; soil fertility; soil erosion; soil organic matter; soil structure; soil biological activity; soil water-holding capacity; conservation agriculture; crop diversification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Developing 3D Cadastre for Urban Land Use
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1965
Keywords: 3D cadastre; 3D urban planning; rights; restrictions and responsibilities to land; 3D land use; property; building information modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Climate Change Adaptions and Pathways for Tourism and Landscape Management submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 691
Keywords: climate change; landscape management; wine landscapes; urban tourism; communication; best practices; stakeholders engagement; natural and cultural assets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)
Remote Sensing and Nature-Based Solutions to Minimize Soil Erosion in Protected Areas and Agricultural Land submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | Viewed by 469
Keywords: soil degradation; soil erosion; desertification; geomorphology; remote sensing; land use; land cover; land degradation; ecosystem services; protected areas; agriculture lands
Remote Sensing Applications for Flood Forecasting and Flood Risk Management submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | Viewed by 376
Keywords: flood forecasting; remote sensing and GIS; risk identification; dynamic simulation; food control; arid area; hydrological modelling; urban stormwater management; climate change; flood damage assessment; adaptation and mitigation; integrated water resource management; policy and strategies; flood-resilient cities; water quality; urban planning; watershed spatial hydrology
Impacts of Landscape Patterns on the Urban Thermal Comfort
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | Viewed by 314
Keywords: urban heat island; thermal comfort; landscape pattern; UHI mitigation; urban design; urban materials and greening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Dynamics of Soil Organic Carbon under Land Use and Land Cover Change submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | Viewed by 193
Keywords: soil organic carbon; land use and land cover; remote sensing; SOC dynamic/storage; anthropogenic activities; land rehabilitation/restoration; climate change; spatiotemporal analysis; land management; deep learning/Historical modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Dynamics of Land Use/Land Cover Change and Ecosystem Service Provision in a Rapidly Changing World II submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | Viewed by 184
Keywords: land use/land cover change; land productivity; ecosystem services; ecosystem carbon sequestration; carbon stocks and fluxes; food system transformation; urban– rural system; urban– rural metabolism
Tillage and Traffic Systems for Improved Productivity and Agricultural Sustainability submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | Viewed by 178
Keywords: no tillage; reduced tillage; and minimum tillage; strategic tillage; precision tillage (including variable depth control); controlled traffic farming systems; low-ground-pressure mobility systems (including rubber-tracked vehicles; VF/IF marked tires; and central tire inflation systems); soil compaction management (remediation; prevention; mitigation; and diagnostic); economics of tillage and traffic systems; GHG emissions and climate change mitigation; decarbonization of agriculture production; soil erosion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Regional Solutions to Urban-Rural Coordinated Development in the Megacity Regions II submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | Viewed by 174
Keywords: megacity regions; metropolitan coordinating region; urban agglomeration; urban-rural systems; coordinated regional development; regional planning and governance; integrated urban-rural development; structures and networks; rural construction and evaluation; human settlement environment improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
A Global Perspective in Geological Conservation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | Viewed by 116
Keywords: geodiversity; geoconservation; earth processes; terrestrial environment; conserving nature’ s stage; geodiversity– biodiversity relationship; landscape heterogeneity; environmental change; anthropogenic impact; anthropocene
Geoparks, Geotrails, and Geotourism – Linking Geology, Geoheritage, and Geoeducation
edited by Margaret Brocx and
submission deadline 1 Oct 2023 | 19 articles | Viewed by 33885 | Submission Open
Keywords: geoparks; geotrails; geosite; geoheritage; landscape heritage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Archaeology)
Species Vulnerability and Habitat Loss submission deadline 1 Oct 2023 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12727 | Submission Open
Keywords: edge effect; stress; species trait; threatened species; fragmentation; habitat shift; dispersal; extinction risk; conservation planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing)
Soil and Water Conservation on Degraded Land submission deadline 1 Oct 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5952 | Submission Open
Keywords: land degradation; land-use pattern and changes; environmental changes; soil and water conservation measures; sustainable land use; GIS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Applying Ecosystem Services Indicators in Land Use Planning and Management submission deadline 1 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem services; land use planning; performance and impact indicators; natural capital; socioecological systems; ecosystem functionality; global change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Global Bioenergy Potentials from Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) submission deadline 1 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioenergy; agricultural and forestry waste; land use; land management; biomass; carbon; greenhouse gas emissions; climate change; digital transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)
Assessing Land Subsidence Using Remote Sensing Data
edited by , Talib Oliver-Cabrera and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 488 | Submission Open
Keywords: land subsidence; remote sensing; LiDAR; synthetic aperture radar; radar interferometry; GPS; groundwater withdrawals; mining; sediment compaction; hazard mapping; subsidence risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land – Observation and Monitoring)
Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Carbon Sequestration in Croplands submission deadline 13 Oct 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3620 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon/nitrogen cycling; plant/soil relationships; soil management; cropping systems; tillage; spatial variability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Land Degradation in Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) : Assessment and Conservation submission deadline 13 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1041 | Submission Open
Keywords: land degradation; environmentally sensitive areas; land degradation neutrality; land management; innovative land restoration; conservation solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Environmental and Policy Impact Assessment)
Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Land Use/Land Cover Change in Heterogeneous Coastal Landscapes
edited by , and John Renne
submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2195 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use and land cover change; vulnerability; coastal zone; environmental risks; urban development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Mega-City Regions in the Global South submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1691 | Submission Open
Keywords: mega-city regions; global city; southern urbanism; comparative urbanism; regional development; social and spatial inequality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Sustainable Evaluation Methodology of Urban and Regional Planning
edited by Yilun Liu, and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1275 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable evaluation; urban and regional planning; geospatial big data; GeoAI; land use optimization; land use evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Land Management at Urban-Rural Interface
edited by
submission deadline 16 Oct 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3048 | Submission Open
Keywords: assessment methods and techniques to support choices in urban planning and programming of interventions affecting the urban-rural interface; territorial marketing; strategies for enhancing the relationship between urban areas and agricultural and/or wildland areas; innovative models for the environmental recovery of compromised areas; innovative urban and regional planning tools; administrative procedures for land transformation and/or preservation; strategies for the transformation of degraded urban areas; urban agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Geospatial Technology for Landscape Design submission deadline 16 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1488 | Submission Open
Keywords: geographic information systems (GISs); geospatial technology; geospatial applications and updates; remote sensing; virtual globes; spatial data infrastructure (SDI geoportal); global positioning system (GPS); 3D virtual environments; augmented reality; virtual reality; geospatial thinking for landscape planning; landscape planning and design
Social–Ecological Ecosystems in Rewilding Urban Environment: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Multifaceted Wild Natures submission deadline 16 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open
Keywords: wild urban nature; urban voids; regeneration policies; socio-ecological characters; socio-environmental movements; urban biodiversity; citizen science; contested natures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Geostatistical Methods in Land Process Studies submission deadline 18 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)
The Role of Land Law in Urban Planning and Urban Development Process
edited by
submission deadline 18 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban planning; urban development; land law/governance; urban growth
Land Use Mapping as the Base for Modeling and Earth Oriented Digital Twins
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 22284 | Submission Open
Keywords: Land use; Land cover; Digital twins; Sustainable development goals; Modeling; Artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land – Observation and Monitoring)
Land Development and Management Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation
edited by , and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13849 | Submission Open
Keywords: Land Development; Land Management; Land Value Capture; Climate Adaptation; Resilience; Urban and regional Planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)
Landscape Connectivity: A Comprehensive View from Different Perspectives submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9406 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional connectivity; nature conservation networks; land use changes; habitat connectivity; landscape change; global change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Urban Infrastructure Development, Land-Related Policy and Socio-Economic Impacts in Emerging Economies
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 11 articles | Viewed by 8989 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban infrastructure development; land-related policy; resource-based cities; resource-dependent regions; policy assessment; emerging economies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Sustainable Land Management and Ecosystem Services in Agroforestry Systems II submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8210 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroforestry systems; ecosystem services; land management; land-use/land-cover change; community perceptions; urban agriculture; urban beekeeping; nature-based solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Selected Papers from the 2022 Annual Conference on Development Geography submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7195 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable land systems; development geography; land use; climate change; food security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Managing Forest Ecosystems: Landscapes, Ecosystem Services and Disturbances submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7165 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest management planning; ecosystem services; resistant and resistant landscapes; agroforestry; disturbances agents; risk
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Desert Ecosystems and Landscapes: Structure, Functioning and Threats
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6714 | Submission Open
Keywords: desert; ecosystem functioning; ecosystem services; climate change; land-use change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Pollen-Based Reconstruction of Holocene Land-Cover submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3264 | Submission Open
Keywords: past land use and anthropogenic land cover changes; vegetation and land cover reconstruction; pollen-based climate reconstruction; holocene vegetation– climate interactions; holocene vegetation dynamics; climate– human interactions; plant diversity and biodiversity
Global Savanna Variation in Form and Function: Theory & Practice
edited by Kelley Crews and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3260 | Submission Open
Keywords: savanna systems; land grabs and land tenure; disturbance ecology; tree: grass ratio; remote sensing; socio-ecological systems; landuse / landcover change; ecosystem services; conservation policy and econometric modeling; climate change and ecological feedbacks in savannas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
The Forming of Cultural Landscapes and Urbanscapes
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1387 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage management; cultural landscapes; historical landscapes; landscape history; landscape forming; multi-proxy archaeological approaches; archaeological prospection methods; paleoecology; geoarchaeology
Land, Innovation and Social Good 2.0 submission deadline 25 Oct 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10659 | Submission Open
Keywords: land tenure; land value modeling; land use planning; artificial intelligence; decision support systems
Feature Papers for Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning
edited by
submission deadline 27 Oct 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17988 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)
Tillage Methods on Soil Properties and Crop Growth submission deadline 27 Oct 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2909 | Submission Open
Keywords: conservation tillage; no tillage; zero tillage; tillage practices; crop yields; soil physics; soil chemistry; soil biology; soil microbiology; soil erosion; nitrate leaching; soil organic carbon; greenhouse gas emissions; water use efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Landscape Architecture: Design for Urban Transformation submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13046 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban landscape transformation; co-planned units; perceived surroundings; social and ecological continuities; transdisciplinary collaboration
Feature Papers for 'Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues' Section
edited by , and Ants-Hannes Viira
submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12709 | Submission Open
Keywords: land history; sociology of land; land use policy; institutional arrangements on land; property rights; land administration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
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