AI-Enabled Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Agricultural Land Use
A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026
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Special Issue Information
Global agriculture is undergoing a significant transformation in response to the growing challenges of climate change, land degradation, population growth, and food security. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful enabler in this transition, offering the ability to extract meaningful insights from complex and high-volume geospatial, environmental, and socio-economic data. This Special Issue aims to explore how AI-enabled decision support systems (DSSs) can revolutionize sustainable agricultural land use, with a particular focus on ecological balance, resource optimization, and resilient food systems.
We invite interdisciplinary contributions that advance the theory, development, and application of AI-based tools and frameworks to support land use planning and agricultural sustainability. Submissions may address, but are not limited to, the integration of AI with remote sensing, Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics, machine learning models, and spatial decision-making systems. We particularly welcome research that demonstrates the effectiveness of AI-driven DSS in real-world agricultural contexts, including case studies, prototypes, and policy-relevant insights.
Key topics of interest include (but are not restricted to):
- AI methodologies for crop suitability analysis and land use planning.
- Machine learning models for soil quality, climate impact, and yield prediction.
- Spatial decision support systems (SDSS) integrating GIS and AI.
- Use of deep learning for satellite or UAVs image classification and land cover mapping.
- AI-enabled early warning systems for land degradation, drought, and pest outbreaks.
- IoT-based data fusion and real-time decision making in precision agriculture.
- Multi-objective optimization models balancing productivity and sustainability.
- Human–AI collaboration and participatory approaches in land governance.
- Ethical, social, and policy implications of AI in agricultural land management.
We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.
Dr. Sergi Maicas
Dr. Miguel García-Pineda
Dr. Jaume Segura-Garcia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- -artificial intelligence in land use
- -agricultural decision support systems (DSS)
- -sustainable agriculture
- -precision agriculture
- - smart farming
- - machine learning for soil and crop analysis
- - deep learning for remote sensing
- - spatial decision support systems (SDSS)
- - climate-smart agriculture
- - AI for land degradation assessment
- - land suitability mapping
- - internet of things (IoT) in agriculture
- - big data analytics for agroecosystems
- - multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA)
- - environmental sustainability and land use.
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