Redefining Urban Landscapes: Land Use and Regional Development in the Era of Urbanization
A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 832
Special Issue Editors
Interests: urban geography; metropolitan development; urban-rural planning
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Interests: urbanization; migration; urban and regional development
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Interests: urbanization; land use transition; population change
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Urban landscapes, primarily measured by urban land use, keep changing with global urbanization, attracting continuous attention. Given that the varying stages, dynamics, and patterns of urbanization create diverse urban landscapes, it is essential to incorporate urban land use change studies with urbanization contexts and to summarize the evolution laws. We call for theoretical explorations and understanding of urban land use change embedded in urbanization contexts. Furthermore, with the ongoing process of city regionalization, urban landscape research requires expansion to the regional scale. There is also a critical need to further explore the relationship between urban land use change and regional development, particularly in metropolitan areas and megalopolises. We call for richer and more diversified empirical studies.
This Special Issue focuses on changing urban landscapes during the urbanization process. We welcome interdisciplinary dialogues, drawing on different theories, methodologies, and case studies. The key topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Urban land use change;
- Urban spatial structure;
- Urban growth and shrinkage;
- Metropolitan and megalopolis development;
- Urban–rural relationship and interaction;
- Population, industry, housing, and other issues in regional development;
- Planning and governance for sustainable urban development.
Kind regards
Prof. Dr. Guangzhong Cao
Dr. Jiajie Liu
Dr. Yingzhi Qiu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- urbanization
- land use change
- metropolitan and megalopolis
- spatial structure and planning
- urban governance and policy
- sustainable development
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