Land, Ageing, Gender and Environment: Problems and Challenges from Different Disciplines (Third Edition)

Dear Colleagues,

Recent studies have argued that we are facing a silent and relatively longstanding socio-environmental crisis, which confirms the need to continue evaluations of and research on several key aspects of land from different approaches and disciplines. That is to say, some research exists which links land to gender, but there are fewer studies that link older people and green societies. Therefore, the main aim of this Special Issue, in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is to bring together researchers from different fields and open up dialogue on gaps in land research, including ageing and gender relationships.

As a continuation of the preceding edition on "Land, Ageing, Gender and Environment: Problems and Challenges from Different Disciplines", this third volume of this Special Issue is open to the submission of previously unpublished works on all aspects of land, but focused on the following topics:

• Land and the environment from sociological, health, psychological, political, technological, economic, communication, and engineering sciences.
• Active ageing and dependent old age, i.e., studies on older people’s role in relation to environment and land, with special reference to older women.
• Gender studies regarding environmental issues, land, green economy impacts, and different social-spatial habitats (rural–intermediate–urban and residential environments) which favour inclusion, and reflect a feminist and non-ageist perspective.
• Evaluation of programmes and initiatives at different levels (education, health, climate change and social climate action, technology, innovation, AI and/or emerging technologies, work, circular economy, etc.) whose purpose is related with reducing ageism and the gap between the land and older people and/or promoting sustainable development and public policies.
• Land interactions that address social health and related impacts on health (physical and psychosocial), circular economy, and quality of life from generational and gender perspectives and/or in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and current crisis scenarios (the new geopolitics and wars, for example).
• Images, stereotypes, and attitudes from the different socio-political agents—population, education, employment, mass media, etc.—around any mentioned area, mainly the relationships between environment, land, ageing, and gender.

New technologies, AI, and technological and economic approaches contributing to land research and the improvement of environmental management, among other things. This includes emerging technologies such as agriculture machinery, vertical farming, and artificial intelligence applied to land.

We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.

Dr. Vanessa Zorrilla-Muñoz
Prof. Dr. Maria Silveria Agulló-Tomás
Prof. Dr. Eduardo Fernandez
Dr. Sonia de Lucas Santos
Prof. Dr. Jesus Cuadrado Rojo
Guest Editors

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• land
• ageing/ageism/older people
• gender/eco/feminism
• environmental issues/climate change
• health (physical, social and psychological level)
• technologies (IA and emerging)
• evaluation of programmes
• different disciplines
• intersectionality/diversity
• rural–urban spaces/frames
• demography, policy, social services and education aspects
• work/employment and leisure/tourism aspects

• Land, Ageing, Gender and Environment: Problems and Challenges from Different Disciplines II in Land (10 articles)
• Land, Ageing, Gender and Environment: Problems and Challenges from Different Disciplines in Land (16 articles)