Green Infrastructure Planning Using Modern Technologies, LiDAR and 3D Urban Models
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: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cartography; geoinformatics; GIS; SDI; smart cities
Interests: geoinformatics; GIS; machine learning in GIS; remote sensing; LiDAR; SDI; geospatial services and geoportals
Interests: urban planning; climate change; smart cities; spatial data analysis; GIS
Interests: spatial data infrastructures; GIS; big (geospatial) data
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rapid urbanisation and climate change have bolstered the need for sustainable approaches to urban development, and green infrastructure (GI) networks of natural and semi-natural spaces have come to play crucial roles in enhancing urban resilience, improving air quality, regulating temperature, and supporting biodiversity.
Recent advances in LiDAR technology and 3D urban modelling offer powerful tools for mapping, visualising, and analysing urban environments, enabling detailed assessments of vegetation structure, surface permeability, and spatial patterns, and thereby supporting evidence-based planning and decision-making in green infrastructure design.
The aim of this Special Issue is to collect original research articles and review papers that provide insights into innovative research and practical applications at the intersection of remote sensing, urban modelling, and sustainable planning.
This Special Issue welcomes manuscripts addressing the following themes:
- Integration of LiDAR and 3D urban models for green infrastructure mapping;
- Urban change modelling and analysis;
- 3D modelling and metrics for ecosystem services and climate change adaptation;
- Data fusion approaches combining LiDAR, drones, and satellite imagery;
- Smart city applications and digital twins for green infrastructure planning;
- Tools and workflows for 3D spatial analysis and visualisation;
- Implications of 3D green infrastructure assessment for policy and planning;
- Modernisation of land and urban management education.
We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.
Dr. Vesna Poslončec-Petrić
Prof. Dr. Dubravka Sladić
Dr. Dina M. Saadallah
Prof. Dr. Joep Crompvoets
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- LiDAR
- 3D urban modelling
- green infrastructure
- smart city
- urban sustainability
- ecosystem services
- evidence-based planning
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