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Sustainable Forest Landscape Management Towards Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity submission deadline 7 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7391 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable forestry; ecosystem services; biodiversity conservation; multi-objective forest planning; synergies and trade-offs; landscape management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Land Management at Urban-Rural Interface
edited by
submission deadline 11 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8742 | 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)
Valuing Culture Through Ecosystem Services: Integrating Economic, Social, and Land Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 11 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1025 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural ecosystems; ecosystem services; cultural landscapes; economic valuation; land-use planning; socio-ecological approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Landscape Ecological Risk in Mountain Areas
edited by Wei Deng and
submission deadline 12 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10334 | Submission Open
Keywords: landscape ecological risk; mountain areas; structure and function; changing environment; simulation and prediction; landscape ecological response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Potential for Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Green Infrastructure
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12245 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecological engineering; ecosystem services; nature-based solutions; green infrastructure; land recycling; land transformation; animal-aided design; sustainable urban drainage; climate adaptation; biotope networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Spatial Optimization of Land Use: A Perspective on Carbon Emission and Energy Landscape Planning
edited by Jing Huang, Wenjing Han, Chai Duo, Jing Lan and Shan Guo
submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 984 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatial optimization; land use planning; climate resilience; carbon neutrality; climate change mitigation; environmental impacts; energy transition; resilient energy landscapes; energy infrastructure planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Responsible and Smart Land Management (2nd Edition) submission deadline 18 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2965 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Conservation of Bio- and Geo-Diversity and Landscape Changes II submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 26017 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; eco-diversity; geo-diversity; land cover and use changes; planning; natural protected areas; local development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing)
Land-Based Greenhouse Gas Mitigation for Carbon Neutrality (2nd Edition)
edited by , , and Suman Aryal
submission deadline 26 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1180 | Submission Open
Keywords: greenhouse gas emissions; carbon neutrality; climate smart agriculture; forest conservation and restoration; bioenergy and carbon capture; the role of carbon offsets in emissions trading mechanism; carbon emission mitigation; land use; land use change; and forestry (LULUCF); global climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)
Land Resource Assessment (Second Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 27 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open
Keywords: land resource efficiency; functional differences evaluation; land resource capitalization; process evaluation and simulation; energy system language and LCA; typical model of land use; ecological security and carrying capacity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Use, Impact Assessment and Sustainability)
Land, Ageing, Gender and Environment: Problems and Challenges from Different Disciplines II submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20566 | Submission Open
Keywords: land/environment/ecology; ageing/ageism/older people; gender/eco/feminisms; rural– urban spaces/frames; health; social services and education aspects; land economic and public policies aspects; work/employment and leisure/tourism aspects; pandemic; psycho-social crisis and climate change aspects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
The Role Played by Agriculture in Inland Areas
edited by , and Giuseppe Gaudio
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12227 | Submission Open
Keywords: inland areas; agriculture in inland areas; vulnerability and resilience of inland areas; governance and policy of inland resources; sustainability (environmental; social; and economic); ecosystem services and sustainable development of inland areas; management policies and strategies regarding inland areas; models and analytical tools for land management in inland areas; examples of good practices in inland areas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Land Resource Use Efficiency and Sustainable Land Use
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10876 | Submission Open
Keywords: land resources; land use efficiency; land management; rural industrial integration; land conversion; agricultural labor productivity
Landscape Perspectives on Urban Regeneration in Mediterranean Cities
edited by and Teresa Tapada-Berteli
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10705 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban regeneration; urban renovation; urban redevelopment; urban sustainability; urban governance; community resilience; gentrification; community-based urban redevelopment; urban policies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS for Land Use Change Assessment
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8918 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; GIS; land-use change; land cover; ecosystem services; environmental impact assessment
The Role of Land Policy in Shaping Tourism Development submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7462 | Submission Open
Keywords: land policy; tourism development; sustainable tourism; urban planning; zoning laws; property rights; local economies; policy innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Digital Earth and Remote Sensing for Land Management submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7246 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital earth; satellite imagery; InSAR; digital elevation models (DEM); land monitoring; land use; land cover; urban morphology; GIS tools
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)
Land Use Policy and Food Security: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5606 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use policy; market development; food security; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Energy, Land and Food (WELF) Nexus)
The 15-Minute City: Land-Use Policy Impacts
edited by , , and Daniela Paddeu
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4931 | Submission Open
Keywords: 15-minute city model; land use; transport planning; demographic transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Integrating Urban Design and Landscape Architecture (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4667 | Submission Open
Keywords: integration of urban design; landscape architecture; and architecture; urban environmental and ecological restoration; multifunctional land use; integration of green; blue; and grey infrastructure; novel urban green systems; urban agriculture; horticulture; and gardening; urban ecology and multi-species design; decision support systems for integrating urban design; landscape architecture; and architecture; data-driven design for integrating urban design; landscape architecture; and architecture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Spatial-Temporal Evolution Analysis of Land Use
edited by , , Mojca Foški, Lea Petrović Krajnik, Dorota Jopek and Samo Drobne
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4024 | Submission Open
Keywords: which global processes are influenced land use changes in recent decades; land use planning in order to ensure harmonious economic and social development; a healthy living environment and the protection of natural resources; new methodological approaches and new indicators to describe and understand the processes influencing land use development; new solutions and models of land use planning in the circumstances of rapidly global changes; evidence-based analysis for supporting decisions; hybrid sciences to monitor land use development in real time; policy debates on sustainable land use be conducted at international; national; regional and local levels
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Building Climate-Resilient Farms: Navigating Risks and Adaptation in Agriculture
edited by Nasir Abbas Khan
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3733 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; agricultural adaptation; vulnerability and resilience; climate-smart practices; food security; sustainable land management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Energy, Land and Food (WELF) Nexus)
Advances in Urban Planning and Sustainable Mobility submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2909 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urban planning; sustainable urban mobility; climate-neutral cities; urban transportation policies; urban resilience and adaptation; sustainable and liveable cities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Rural Social Movements and the Question of the Land in the 21st Century
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2693 | Submission Open
Keywords: rural social movements; agroecology; land grabbing and the defense of land and territory; food sovereignty; peasant and indigenous autonomy; land and territory; peasants and indigenous people
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Grassland Ecosystem Services: Research Advances and Future Directions for Sustainability: 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2148 | Submission Open
Keywords: grassland abandonment; grassland ecology; grassland management; grassland biodiversity; grassland hydrology; issues and threats; supporting; provisioning; regulating and cultural grassland ecosystem services; grass cultivation and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing)
The Mechanism of Land-Water Interaction and Management Strategies: Recent Discoveries and the Way Forward submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1963 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use change; hydrological processes; models; hydrological variables; runoff; infiltration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Innovations in Soil Erosion Assessment and Management Along Rivers and Coastal Areas:2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1282 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil erosion; assessment; management; modeling; natural and anthropogenic factors; extreme events and climate change; river and coastal dynamics; remote sensing; decision making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Soil and Water)
Land Use Dynamics, Socioeconomic Transformation, and Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Landscapes
edited by Dessalegn Gemeda, Diriba Korecha and Sattam Al Shogoor
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 1048 | Submission Open
Keywords: land cover dynamics; climate change; climate extremes; socioeconomic transformation; climate change adaptation; climate change mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)
Geodiversity, Land Use and Ecosystem Services: Integrating Abiotic and Biotic Perspectives of Regional Development with Methodological Advances
edited by Ana Vovk, Laura Melelli and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 816 | Submission Open
Keywords: geodiversity; ecosystem services; geosystem services; abiotic-biotic interactions; sustainable land management; biodiversity and resilience; geoconservation; diversity evaluation techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Use, Impact Assessment and Sustainability)
Agri-Food Systems, Land Transitions and Society in Evolving Africa
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open
Keywords: agri-food systems; transitions; landscapes; social systems; degradation; rights; intensification; climate change; ecological debt; drivers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Spatial Patterns and Urban Indicators on Land Use and Climate Change
edited by , Ayiine-Etigo David and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban planning; land use prediction; land use change; climate change; spatial analysis; GIS; scenario simulation; spatial metrics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Optimization of Land Space for High-Quality and Sustainable Development submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7380 | Submission Open
Keywords: land space; ecological resilience; water– energy– food– land nexus; landslide sensitivity; land use planning; Yellow River Basin; sustainable land use; high-quality development; modeling and simulation of land use
Vegetation Facing Environmental Changes in Terrestrial Systems: Research, Management and Education submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3256 | Submission Open
Keywords: botany; soil science; grasslands; forests; shrublands; dynamics; ecology; teaching; management; climate
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Influence of Urbanization-Related Radical Land Modification on Urban Extreme Climate: 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 8 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1443 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use; land cover; LULC change; urbanization effect; urban area; extreme climate; climate change; observation; simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)
Urban Landscapes for Well-Being: Designing Resilient Spaces for Healthier Communities submission deadline 8 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilient cities; urban resilience; urban landscapes; human well-being; ecosystem services; information services; spatial governance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Strategic Planning for Urban Sustainability (Second Edition) submission deadline 11 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 960 | Submission Open
Keywords: infill redevelopment; urban and suburban retrofit; novel approaches to land use planning; new forms of eco-urbanism; land use planning strategies; tools; and instruments; coordinated land use and transportation planning interventions; land markets and sustainable urbanism; greenway planning and urbanization; parks and urban growth; infrastructure and commercial interventions; science and business parks; vacant land and community economic development; green gentrification; land value capture mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Advances on Land Cover/Land Use Ontologies for Innovative Production/Utilization of Land Information submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18639 | Submission Open
Keywords: land cover; land use; interoperability; standardization; geospatial technology; semantic ontology; harmonization; classification; earth observation; remote sensing; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land – Observation and Monitoring)
Critical Insights on Tenure Security in the Global South
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8994 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Evaluating Urban Public Spaces Based on User-Generated Geographic Data submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban public space; urban fabric; urban regeneration; geographic information systems; user-generated geographic data; mobile device; social media; participation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)
Land Development and Investment submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 16803 | Submission Open
Keywords: land development; land investment; land financing; land policy; technological innovation; risk management; economic impact; social impact; environmental impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Artificial Intelligence for Soil Erosion Prediction and Modeling submission deadline 22 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4055 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil erosion; artificial intelligence; earth observation; big data; sediment transport; water resources; environmental impact; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Soil and Water)
Untangling Urban Analysis Using Geographic Data and GIS Technologies
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1541 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban planning; urban environment; GIS; geographic data; spatial or spatial-temporal analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Recent Progress in Land Degradation Processes, Control and Restoration
edited by Jianye Li, Weida Gao, Wei Hu, and Xingyi Zhang
submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: land degradation pathways; land degradation progress; land use; soil erosion; soil carbon; environment effects; ecosystem functions and services; control measures; land restoration; ecosystem restoration and reconstruction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Use, Impact Assessment and Sustainability)
Integrating Groundwater Management with Land Use in Agricultural Landscapes
edited by Jonas Satkūnas
submission deadline 29 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: groundwater resources and quality; monitoring and mapping of aquifers; resources assessment; water-land management; modelling; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Energy, Land and Food (WELF) Nexus)
Forest Ecosystems: Protection and Restoration II
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 76372 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest science; degradation; ecosystem; biodiversity; strategies; resource conflict; forest exploitation; climate change; mechanisms; forest loss
Land Use Effects on Carbon Storage and Greenhouse Gas Emissions submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20214 | Submission Open
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)
Pollen-Based Reconstruction of Holocene Land-Cover submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17815 | 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
Challenges in the Framework for Integrated Approaches in Vulnerable Coastal Areas: Case Studies & Innovative Proposals submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16313 | Submission Open
Keywords: Territorial management; Environmental planning; Integrated frameworks and policies; Socio-ecological systems; Protected areas; Risk analysis; Land use sustainability; Territorial anthropization; Diffuse pollution
Advances in the Evolution of the Geomorphological Landscape of Urbanized Areas submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6806 | Submission Open
Keywords: landscape ecology; urbanized areas; geodiversity; geoinformation; topography; relief
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Regional Solutions to Urban-Rural Coordinated Development in the Megacity Regions (3rd Edition)
edited by , , and Eddie Chi-man Hui
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6240 | Submission Open
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)
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