Land | Special Issues

Sustainable Water and Soil Conservation and Management for Agriculture

edited by

and

submission deadline 3 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 485 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision irrigation; conservation agriculture; water-footprint assessment; soil mapping; organic amendments; remote sensing monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Soil and Water)

Blue-Green Infrastructure and Territorial Planning

edited by

Osvaldo Moura Rezende

,

Marcelo Miguez

and Adriana Piperno

submission deadline 5 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2443 | Submission Open

Keywords: blue-green infrastructure; hybrid infrastructure; nature-based solutions; sustainable territory planning; climate change adaptation; sponge watersheds

Strategic Planning for Urban Sustainability (Second Edition)

edited by

Carlos José Lopes Balsas

and

Awais Piracha

submission deadline 11 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1932 | 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)

Sustainable Forest Landscape Management Towards Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity (Second Edition)

edited by

Guillermo Martinez-Pastur

,

Robert Baldwin

,

Mónica Del Rosario Toro-Manríquez

and

Serban Chivulescu

submission deadline 13 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 130 | 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)

Relationship Between Land Use and Land Degradation

edited by Dajing Li, Hongqi Zhang and Fang Liu

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 409 | Submission Open

Keywords: land-use/cover change; land degradation; desertification; human activities; ecosystem services; ecologically fragile regions; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Use, Impact Assessment and Sustainability)

Builders of the Middle Landscape: The Role of Urban Elites in the Construction of Rural Landscapes Between Antiquity and the Renaissance

edited by

Joan Negre

and Julio Navarro Palazón

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: antiquity; middle ages; renaissance; villa; almunia; periurban; rural landscape; urban elites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Navigating the Balance: The Role of National Parks in Ecological Conservation and Socioeconomic Development, 2nd Edition

edited by

Fanglei Zhong

and Lihua Zhou

submission deadline 16 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1372 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; national parks; mode of management; socioeconomic development; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)

Land Degradation: Global Challenges and Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Weicheng Wu

,

Claudio Zucca

and

Eddy de Pauw

submission deadline 17 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: land degradation; sustainable land management; soil quality and health; remote sensing; GIS; artificial intelligence; land degradation neutrality (LDN); policy evaluation; participatory approaches; interdisciplinary research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Use, Impact Assessment and Sustainability)

Optimisation of Environmental, Economic and Social Impacts in Natural Resource Management

edited by

Matjaž Glavan

submission deadline 18 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10889 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural resources management; societal needs; economic opportunities; sustainable development goals; environmental impacts

Emerging Technologies Towards Sustainable Urban Transitions

edited by

Zoe Kanetaki

and

Maria Sinou

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 980 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban transitions; artificial intelligence; sustainable land management; smart cities; cultural heritage; sustainable transportation; heat islands; urban microclimate; urban regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)

The Second Edition: Ecosystem Services Design from Single Space Solution to Landscape Vision

edited by

Teodoro Semeraro

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 657 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services design; landscape and urban planning; natural-based solutions; green infrastructure; ecological restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Feature Papers for Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing Section, Second Edition

edited by

Sean Sloan

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: land-change dynamics; biodiversity; human wellbeing; resilience; conservation planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing)

Urban Landscapes for Well-Being: Designing Resilient Spaces for Healthier Communities

edited by

Jie Zeng

,

Wanxu Chen

and

Wei Gao

submission deadline 26 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1326 | 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)

Land and Green Infrastructure Synergies: Advancing Ecological and Social Sustainability in Urban Environments

edited by

Anton Rozhkov

and

Patricia Baptista

submission deadline 28 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: green infrastructure; urban sustainability; land use and land cover change; climate adaptation and resilience; environmental justice and equity; spatial analysis and GIS; blue– green infrastructure; participatory modeling and co-production; GeoAI and machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Use, Impact Assessment and Sustainability)

Critical Insights on Tenure Security in the Global South

edited by

Laura German

and

Howard Stein

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11373 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)

Advances in the Evolution of the Geomorphological Landscape of Urbanized Areas

edited by

Adam Łajczak

and

Roksana Zarychta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8184 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape ecology; urbanized areas; geodiversity; geoinformation; topography; relief

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Integrating Urban Design and Landscape Architecture (Second Edition)

edited by

Michael Hensel

,

Defne Sunguroglu Hensel

and

Alessandra Battisti

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7939 | 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)

Advances in Urban Planning and Sustainable Mobility

edited by Fernando Fonseca,

Daniel Rodrigues

,

Paulo Ribeiro

and

Antônio Nélson Rodrigues da Silva

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5909 | 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)

Nature-Based Solutions for Soil-Water Related Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Kristina Potočki

and

Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4512 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable land management (SLM); nature-based solutions (NBS); ecosystem services; land degradation neutrality (LDN); mitigation of weather extremes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Soil and Water)

Leveraging Big Data and Emerging Technologies for Agricultural Land Monitoring and Management

edited by Fang Liu,

Erqi Xu

and Xiaocui Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4449 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture; land management; big data; GeoAI; remote sensing; climate change; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land – Observation and Monitoring)

Advancements in Geospatial Techniques for Land Change Analysis and Management

edited by

Jūratė Sužiedelytė-Visockienė

and

Eglė Tumelienė

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4170 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial data analysis; remote sensing technologies; air pollution; climate change mitigation; land management; land use changes; machine learning and AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)

Geospatial Technologies for Land Governance

edited by

Dimitrios Ampatzidis

,

Dionysia-Georgia Perperidou

and

Aritstotelis Vartholomaios

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3787 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial land governance urban planning regional development cadastre spatial data analytics remote sensing global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) geo-AI smart cities UAV/drone-based mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)

Feature Papers for Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions Section: 2nd Edition

edited by

Dagmar Haase

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2658 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban landscapes; urban land use change; urban heat island and climate change; urbanization impacts on ecosystems and their services; biodiversity; wildlife; and nature conservation in urban ecosystems; urban planning and governance of green-blue infrastructures; green infrastructure and nature-based solutions; sustainable cities; environmental justice in cities; technology for cities and big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)

Geomatics and Sustainability: Examples and Application in Urban and Landscape Management (Second Edition)

edited by

Maurizio Pollino

,

Sergio Cappucci

and Emiliana Valentini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2186 | Submission Open

Keywords: geomatics; GIS and remote sensing application; land and landscape management; natural resources management (soil; water; sediment); urban development; critical infrastructures; land– climate interaction; coastal erosion; landslides; natural hazards; wetland reclamation; agricultural land detection

Urban and Peri-Urban Environment: Searching for Sustainable Planning, Design and Management Solutions

edited by

Richard Smardon

and

Maria Ignatieva

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2178 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; planning; landscape design; management; urban; peri-urban

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Sustainable Urban and Rural Planning for Tourism: Designing a Better Future for Residents

edited by

Julio Vena-Oya

,

Jesús Barreal

and Juan Antonio Parrilla-González

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1912 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism urban and rural planning; decisions on sustainable urban and rural tourism planning; tourism planning and sustainable development in urban– rural destinations; residents in the context of urban and rural tourism planning; social sustainability of destinations and community-based tourism; tourism planning in emerging destinations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Land Management for Climate-Responsive Development

edited by

D. Ary A. Samsura

, Kristoffer Berse, Yusfida Ayu Abdullah and Naim Laeni

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 1699 | Submission Open

Keywords: land development; land management; land use; land value capture; land tenureship; climate adaptation; climate mitigation; resilience; urban and regional planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)

Comprehensive Transportation and Territorial Space Coordinated Planning

edited by Gaoru Zhu,

Linchuan Yang

and Jing Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1011 | Submission Open

Keywords: comprehensive transportation network planning; the impact of transportation on land use; the impact of land use on transportation; the interaction between transportation network and territorial space; territorial space development guided by transportation (transit oriented development); ecological effects of transportation and protection of territorial space; evolution of port-coastal zone and integration of port industry and city; optimization of transportation infrastructure layout (highways; railways; airports; ports); connection and coordination between transportation and territorial spatial planning; development and protection synergistic transportation systems; resilient transportation and resilient territory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Land Governance Technology and Institutional Reform for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals with Environmental and Social Aspects (Second Edition)

edited by

Pingping Luo

,

Jiqiang Lyu

,

Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen

,

Mohd Remy Rozainy Mohd Arif Zainol

and

Lili Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1002 | Submission Open

Keywords: arid hydrology; carbon research; carbon emission rights trading; cultivated land protection; economic analysis; environmental economics; environmental law; environmental management; environmental modelling; environmental social governance; human rights protection in host country; industrial land transformation and upgrading; land ecological restoration; land management; sustainable land use; urban flood; urban rural planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Use, Impact Assessment and Sustainability)

The Past and the Present of Food Sustainability and Resilience of Local Food Production: 2nd Edition

edited by

Désirée Gmür

and

Tobias Haller

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 825 | Submission Open

Keywords: food sustainability; food resilience; food systems; food security; food consumption; food security state policies; global dynamics of food production; malnutrition; natural resource management systems and food security; institutional changes and food sustainability; landscape evolution; agro-industrial transformations; sustainable diets; local foods; archaeology of food archaeobotany

Healing Place and Planet: Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning

edited by

Richard Smardon

and

Carlos José Lopes Balsas

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 814 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; resilience; urban greenways; landscape and regional planning; landscape/greenspace policy and planning; ecosystem services; green infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Sustainable Development and Urban Land Use Efficiency: Strategies for Effective Land Management

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 629 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban renewal; land use efficiency; sustainable development; compact city; brownfield regeneration; transit-oriented development; GIS and remote sensing; climate change adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Use, Impact Assessment and Sustainability)

Urban Planning Drives 3D City Development in Time and Space

edited by

Miro Govedarica

,

Miodrag Roić

and

Aleksandra Radulović

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 587 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning; three-dimensional city development; three-dimensional cadastral systems; spatiotemporal analysis; land use management; digital twin cities; GIS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Urban Transitions and Dynamics: Cultural, Ecological, Digital and Degrowth (Second Edition)

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 584 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban development; urban resilience; urban dynamics; degrowth theories; circular economies; 15-minute city; urban governance; urban art; culture and social movements; nature-based solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)

Land Use and Land Cover Change Analysis in Dynamic Landscapes

edited by

Sifiso Xulu

,

Romano Lottering

,

Mahlatse Kganyago

and

Humphrey Kgabo Thamaga

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use and land cover change; remote sensing; GIS; machine learning; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)

Climate Adaptation and Recovery Strategies: Reimagining Governance in Urban Regions

edited by

Anastasia Nikologianni

, Kathryn Moore,

Marina Cervera

and

Bruno Marques

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate crisis; landscape strategies; landscape governance; climate adaptation; landscape design; regional approaches; landscape approaches; governance; landscape environmental policy; indigenous knowledge

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)

Spatial Governance Strategies for Enhancing Agricultural Livelihoods at Rural-Urban Transition

edited by

Gui Jin

,

Baishu Guo

,

Zhihui Li

and

Shaikh Shamim Hasan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural– urban transition; agricultural livelihoods; spatial governance; resource efficiency; land-use planning; farmer preferences; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)

Beyond Boundaries: Exploring the Nexus of People, Land, and Water Along Land Use Gradients

edited by

Sang-Woo Lee

and

Lu Liang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use gradient; people– land– water nexus; ecological services; GIS and spatial modeling; rural– urban transition; landscape governance; aquatic ecosystems; stream impairment and restoration; human perception

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Climate Resilience and Equity Through Nature-Based Solutions for Rainwater Management and Urban Heat Island Mitigation

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; green-blue infrastructure; urban heat island; rainwater management; data-driven approaches; NbS-integrated planning; GBI policies in urban and rural areas; climate regulation; adaptation; and mitigation; public health and wellbeing; social equity and climate justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)

Energy and Landscape: Consensus, Uncertainties and Challenges

edited by

Elena Lucchi

and

Tianyi Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy technologies; bioenergy; wind energy; solar energy; agrivoltaics; land-use trade-offs; carbon neutrality; carbon sequestration; resilience assessment; sustainable coupling; sustainable feedstocks; lifecycle assessment; bioenergy policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Energy, Land and Food (WELF) Nexus)

Cutting-Edge Research on Sustainable Development of Renewable Energy Systems: Planning Processes, Land Use Policies and Optimization Strategies

edited by Sofia Spyridonidou and

Vasiliki Tsoukala

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographic information system (GIS); renewable energy sources; multicriteria decision-making analysis; site selection; strategic spatial planning; land use changes; land use policy; stakeholder engagement; optimization strategies; decarbonization plans

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Urban Land Use Dynamics and Smart City Governance

edited by

Irma Kveladze

,

Ida Maria Bonnevie

and

Jamal Jokar Arsanjani

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart-city governance; urban land use modelling; urban land use dynamics; geovisualization; spatial analytics and GIS; generative AI; remote sensing; digital twins; data-driven decision-making; machine learning; spatial planning; participatory planning; citizen engagement; climate adaptation; sustainability and resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)

Forest Ecosystems Under Climate Pressure: Protection, Fire Management and Socio-Economic Dimensions

edited by

Olga Christopoulou

,

Stergios Tampekis

, Stavros Sakellariou and

Fani Samara

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem resilience; forest conservation; reforestation and afforestation; ecological restoration; sustainable forest management; biodiversity conservation; wildfire regimes; fire ecology; fire risk assessment; fire suppression strategies; climate-driven wildfires; forest-dependent communities; indigenous knowledge; socio-economic impacts; sustainable livelihoods; forest policy and governance; forest law and governance; climate adaptation policies; stakeholder engagement; community-based conservation; forest finance and incentives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Agritourism as a Driver of Sustainable Land Management

edited by

Dora I. R. Ferreira

and

J. M. Sánchez-Martín

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: agritourism; rural tourism; rural planning; land management; urban– rural food systems; cultural landscapes; food landscapes; regional or local analysis of tourism; creation of tourist itineraries; GIS applied to tourism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)

Land Governance and Socio-Economic Sustainability: Insights from Territorial Planning and Land Use Transitions Under Climate Disruptions

edited by Majid Amani-Beni,

Yang Chen

and Jerzy Bański

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: land governance; spatial planning; adaptive land use; climate disruptions; socio-economic sustainability; land use transitions; territorial resilience; environmental change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)

Restoring Forests, Restoring Soils: Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Land Management

edited by

Jorge Mongil-Manso

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; land degradation; forest restoration; carbon sequestration; integrated land management; agro-silvo-pastoral systems; biodiversity; climate change adaptation; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Geoparks as a Form of Tourism Space Management (Third Edition)

edited by

Wojciech Zgłobicki

and

Bogusława Baran-Zgłobicka

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotourism; geoheritage; geoconservation; geoparks; spatial management; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Land System Dynamics and Climate-Related Hazards

edited by

Anam Ashraf

, Sheikh Saeed Ahmad, Muhammad Israr and

Todd Robinson

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: land system dynamics; climate-related hazards; land use change; hydrological hazards; landscape fragmentation; land degradation; climate change impacts; sustainable land management; socio-ecological vulnerability; environmental risks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)

Cultural Landscapes: Education and Citizen Participation for Their Recovery and Conservation

edited by Ana María Hernández Carretero,

Rebeca Guillén-Peñafiel

and

J. M. Sánchez-Martín

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural landscape; heritage education; citizen participation; sustainability; landscape education; planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Archaeology)

Participatory Urban Landscapes: Designing to Amplify Local Voices and Ensure Multispecies Health

edited by

Maryam Naghibi

, Gayle Souter-Brown and Rinku Roy Chowdhury

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: participatory landscape design; local knowledge and community voices; urban environmental health; multispecies urbanism; green and blue infrastructure; urban climate resilience; public space and wellbeing; community-led design processes; ecological urbanism; spatial and environmental justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

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