Land | Special Issues

The Impact of Urban Planning on the Urban Heat Island Effect

edited by

, Blanca Arellano and Adriana Inés Olivares-González

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban heat island; urban planning; urban climate; green infrastructure; climate adaptation; thermal comfort; building energy efficiency; legislation; public policies; and projects aimed at the management of urban heat islands; urban heat island; urban planning; and inequalities; public health and social adaptation to the risk of the urban heat island effect; climate justice

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

Deep Learning of Climate Change and Extreme Events, Hydrological Processes and Land Use Dynamics Relationships (Second Edition)

edited by

Hanoch Lavee

and

Jinping Liu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning techniques; climate change impact; extreme event forecasting; hydrological data analysis; land use change monitoring; predictive environmental modeling; remote sensing applications; disaster risk assessment; water resource optimization; ecosystem service evaluation; sustainable development strategies; environmental decision support

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)

Feature Papers for Land–Climate Interactions Section: Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS

edited by

Adrianos Retalis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: land– climate interactions; remote sensing; GIS; biogeochemical cycles; land use/land cover change; environmental impact assessment; data fusion; sustainable land management

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

Urban Green Infrastructure: Enhancing Resilience and Well-Being in the Face of Climate Change and Urbanization (Second Edition)

edited by

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and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: urbanization; urban green space; urban forests/parks; urban heat island; urban ecosystem services; urban ecology; urban remote sensing; urban planning; urban climate; sustainable development

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 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 97 | 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)

Synergistic Use of Time-Series Remote Sensing, Deep Learning, and AI for Land Transformation Monitoring

edited by

Mahdi Panahi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: time-series remote sensing; deep learning; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; land transformation; land use change; land cover mapping; synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery; natural hazard monitoring; environmental monitoring; change detection; multi-sensor data integration; predictive modeling; urbanization; climate change impacts; geospatial analysis; sustainable land management; temporal analysis; hazard assessment; remote sensing applications

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

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 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 96 | 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)

Resilient Land Systems in a Changing Climate

edited by

Lingxue Yu

and Zhuoran Yan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient land systems; land cover changes and associated climate feedback; climate change adaptation; sustainable land management; ecosystem restoration; climate-smart agriculture; socio-ecological resilience; land-use planning; biodiversity conservation; governance and policy; remote sensing and land monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)

Urban Regeneration for a Sustainable and Inclusive Transition: Concepts, Methods and Policy

edited by

Sebastiano Carbonara

, Paola Pucci and

Giovanni Vecchio

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban regeneration; densification and compact development; land-use mix; sustainable and inclusive mobility; real estate appraisal; xmin city; urban fringe area regeneration; energy efficiency and climate resilience; participation and governance

(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 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 91 | 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)

Local and Regional Planning for Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Luís Carlos Loures

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape architecture; territorial design; territorial marketing; sustainable development; sustainable design; local and regional planning; stakeholders; environmental impact

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

Historic Urban Landscape and Planning

edited by

Isabella Di Lenardo

and

Sander Münster

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: historical landscape modeling; digital heritage mapping; procedural and 3D reconstruction; GISs and historical GISs (HGISs); urban transformation and planning; at-risk cultural landscapes; historical maps and archival sources

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

Valuing Non-Market Benefits of Nature Conservation and Restoration

edited by Giovanni Signorello,

Giuseppe Cucuzza

and

Laura Giuffrida

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature conservation; nature recovery; economic valuation; sustainable land management; non-market benefits

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

Postfire Runoff and Erosion in Forests: Assessment and Management

edited by

Misagh Parhizkar

and

Pietro Denisi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; soil detachment capacity; burned soil; soil conservation; forest fires

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

Sustainable Evaluation Methodology of Urban and Regional Planning—2nd Edition

edited by Yilun Liu,

Xiaocong Xu

and

Guohua Hu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable evaluation; urban and regional planning; geospatial big data; GeoAI; land use optimization; land use evaluation

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

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 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 43 | 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)

Landscapes in Transition: The Role of Cultural Landscapes in Land Management

edited by

Andrea Früh-Müller

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural landscapes; land use change; landscape planning; urban and peri-urban landscapes; ecosystem services; participatory planning; multifunctional land use

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Rural–Urban Gradients: Landscape and Nature Conservation II

edited by

María Fe Schmitz

and

Cecilia Arnaiz Schmitz

submission deadline 7 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8704 | Submission Open

Keywords: gradient approach; rural– urban divide; effectiveness of protected areas; ecosystem services supply; urban expansion; rural cultural landscapes; social-ecological resilience

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

GeoAI and Remote Sensing for Ecological Security and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands

edited by

Alim Samat

, Jinjie Wang,

Alimujiang Kasimu

, Yang Liu and

Wei Wang

submission deadline 11 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: GeoAI; remote sensing; machine learning; arid environments; ecological security; sustainable development; environmental monitoring; land degradation; climate adaptation; GIS; water resource management

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

The Dynamics of Biodiversity and Landscape Ecology: Patterns, Processes, and Planning (Second Edition)

edited by

Jana Spulerova

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2383 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; changes biodiversity; loss ecosystem; function and services; management measures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Vulnerability and Resilience of Urban Planning and Design

edited by

João Pedro Monteiro

,

Eduardo Natividade-Jesus

,

Nuno Sousa

and João Coutinho-Rodrigues

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1209 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resiliency; climate adaptation; governance; mobility; smart cities; geographical information systems; sustainable development; green infrastructure; socioeconomic resilient; form and function

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

GeoAI Application in Urban Land Use and Urban Climate

edited by

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and

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: GeoAI; urban land use; urban climate; remote sensing; machine learning; urban sustainability; smart cities; climate resilience

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

Integrating Post-Industrial Landscape Design Approaches with Climate Adaptation and Social Equity

edited by

Niall Kirkwood

, Luca Maria Francesco Fabris and

Quanchuan ‘Cara’ Fu

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-industrial landscape; social equity and public space; climate adaptation; interdisciplinary landscape planning and design; landscape remediation approaches; environmental justice

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

There Is No B Planet: Relevant Experiences and Case Studies on Future Challenges in Sustainable Urban Planning & Territorial Management (2nd Edition)

edited by

Salvador García-Ayllón Veintimilla

and

Josep Lluís Miralles Garcia

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning; green infrastructures; land use planning and management; environmental planning; territorial management; sustainable development; spatial analysis; GIS analysis

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

Quantifying Soil Erosion Processes Using Satellite Data: Progress and Perspectives

edited by Arjun Heimsath

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 389 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil erosion; land degradation; land use change; remote sensing; satellite data; human impacts

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

Urban and Rural Development Planning for Resilient Human Environments (Second Edition)

edited by

Iva Mrak

,

Giovanna Acampa

and

Maurizio Errigo

submission deadline 23 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1093 | Submission Open

Keywords: quality of life in human environments; resilient human environments; climate adaptation; spatial; urban and rural planning and evaluations; building and construction design; uncertainty adaptation; preparedness; response; recovery; vulnerable groups and resilient human environments; sustainability goals; landscapes; tools for resilient human environments

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

Monitoring Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Under Land Use Change

edited by Lindsay Claire Maskell and Claire Wood

submission deadline 24 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5763 | Submission Open

Keywords: land-use and land-cover (LULC) change; biodiversity; ecology; protected areas; landscape connectivity; green space; invasive species; ecosystem services; ecosystem disservices; and well-being

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Spatiotemporal Data Analytics and Modeling of Land Systems: Shaping Sustainable Landscape, Second Edition

edited by

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and

submission deadline 24 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2626 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatiotemporal modeling spatial-temporal; landscape patterns and processes landscape; sustainability and resilience; geospatial technologies; land use/land cover; land change; modeling landscape; assessment methods; landscape dynamic evolution

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

Land Use Change from Non-Urban to Urban Areas: Problems, Challenges and Opportunities—Third Edition

edited by

Víctor Hugo González-Jaramillo

and

Ruetger Rollenbeck

submission deadline 26 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use change; land use planning; urban expansion; urban and rural development; land degradation; regulatory strategies; spatiotemporal dynamics; remote sensing imageries

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

Contribution of Trail Paths to the Protection and Promotion of the Natural Environment

edited by

Panagiotis Lemonakis

,

Apostolos Kantartzis

and

Chrisovaladis Malesios

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15402 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use planning; trail path; natural environment protection; urban and rural areas; cultural heritage; wildlife ecosystem

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

Effects of Land Use on the Ecohydrology of River Basin in Accordance with Climate Change II

edited by

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and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9553 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; spatial modeling; climate policy; land management; soil and water conservation; ecosystem services; nature-based solutions (NBS); ecohydrology; urban resilience; sponge city concepts

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

Social–Ecological Ecosystems in Rewilding Urban Environment: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Multifaceted Wild Natures

edited by

Giovanni Trentanovi

,

Roberta Bartoletti

and

Francesco Sacchetti

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5625 | Submission Open

Keywords: wild urban nature; urban voids; regeneration policies; socio-ecological characters; socio-environmental movements; urban biodiversity; citizen science; contested natures

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

Application of Multi-Source Geographical Big Data in Land Use Decision-Making

edited by

Shi Shen

,

Antonio Miguel Martínez-Graña

,

Sijing Ye

,

Zhuolin Tao

and Min Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1894 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographic information systems (GISs); land use decision-making; land use simulation; GeoAI; multi-source data integration; geospatial big data; land use decision-making; remote sensing data; land use classification; land management; global land use patterns

Smart City and Architectural Design, Second Edition

edited by

Elisabetta Maria Venco

,

Chiara Garau

and

Emanuele Giorgi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1367 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban and spatial planning policies; sustainable and smart planning; urban life quality; urban environment; digital transition; smart cities

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

Observation, Monitoring and Analysis of Savannah Ecosystems

edited by

Paul Aplin

,

Elias Symeonakis

and

Moses Azong Cho

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1349 | Submission Open

Keywords: savannah; monitoring; degradation; biodiversity; climate; human activity

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

Promoting Anti-Racism in Land System Science and Social Ecological Systems

edited by

Ivis Garcia

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 862 | Submission Open

Keywords: anti-racism; land system; social ecological system; land use management; landscape planning; community engagement; community planning; community development

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

The New Suburbia: Redefining Suburban Growth—Exploring Deeper Meanings and Dynamics

edited by Emil Israel and Amnon Frenkel

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open

Keywords: suburbanization; sustainability; suburban inequality; social justice; suburban sprwal; housing; labor market; mobility and transportation; planning and policy

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

Interactions and Transformations in Urban–Rural Land Use Systems and Their Nexus with Ecosystems

edited by

Lingzhi Wang

, Yeting Fan and

Hichem Omrani

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban-rural land use systems; ecosystem services; land use transitions; land cover change; sustainable land management; peri-urban expansion; socioecological feedback

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

Frameworks to Evaluate Urbanization Sustainability in a Changing Climate

edited by

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and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open

Keywords: urbanization; climate change; sustainable development framework; urban and rural sustainable development; land use/land cover changes; urban expansion; urban climate; food security; environmental pollution; landscape ecology

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

Sustainable Monitoring of Wetland Ecosystems for Environmental Conservation

edited by

Yongheng Gao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: wetlands; restoration; ecosystems; landscape; wetland protection

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

Rural Land Use, Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Nicoleta Mateoc-Sirb

,

Gabriela Popescu

,

Oana Brînzan

and

Ramona Mariana Ciolac

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; food security issues; land resources; land use ” smart” use; "branding" for rural land/agriculture/food products

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

Climate Adaptation, Urban Regeneration, and Regreening Processes: Challenges and Opportunities for Contemporary Cities

edited by Alessandro Deserti,

Beatrice Maria Bellè

,

Manuel Alméstar

and Fabian Dembski

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; urban planning and governance innovation; digital platforms for decision-making; digital twin and urban simulations; climate resilience; land use planning; systemic innovation

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

Urban Resilience and Heritage Management (Second Edition)

edited by

Maria Rosaria Guarini

,

Eduardo Mosquera-Adell

and

Clara Mosquera-Pérez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: cities recovery; cultural property potentials; good practices; heritage stakeholders and actors; heritage values and indicators; information technologies and systems; resilient cities and territories; sustainable development goals; urban planning and politics; withstanding risks and vulnerability

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

Urban Ecological Indicators: Land Use and Coverage

edited by

Lorenzo Paglione

and

Keti Lelo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban ecological indicators; land use and land cover change; green and blue infrastructure and ecological networks; environmental justice and equity; walkability and public space accessibility

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

Landscape Governance in the Age of Social Media, 3rd Edition

edited by

Nicolas Marine

,

Cecilia Arnaiz Schmitz

and

Yael Allweil

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: user-generated content (UGC); social media; cultural landscapes; landscape governance; participatory processes

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

Feature Papers for Land Planning and Landscape Architecture Section, Second Edition

edited by

Thomas Panagopoulos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: participative design; planning and management; climate resilience; energy transition; biophilic design; nature-based solutions; regenerative design; circular solutions for sustainable tourism; environmental footprint; virtual reality to facilitate collaboration

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

Urban Heat Island Effects in Global Cities: Balancing Rapid Urbanization, Land Surface Temperature Dynamics, and Sustainable Adaptation Strategies

edited by

Liliia Hebryn Baidy

and

Gareth Rees

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban heat island; land surface temperature; urbanization; urban microclimate; land use/land cover change; remote sensing; geoinformatics; GIS modeling; sustainable adaptation strategies; climate change adaptation

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

Land Use, Heritage and Ecosystem Services

edited by Gustavo Ballesteros-Pelegrín,

Carlos Sánchez-García

, Marcos Francos and Daniel Ibarra Marinas

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; ecosystem services; heritage conservation; climate change; coastal processes; territorial management; forest fires; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Healthy and Inclusive Urban Public Spaces

edited by

Ester Higueras García

,

Andrea Alonso

and María Teresa Baquero Larriva

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban health; spatial equity; urban accessibility; urban public spaces; inclusive public spaces

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

Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Utilization Trend of Farmland

edited by Maoxin Zhang,

Tingting He

, Andong Guo, Youpeng Lu and

Jose Raul Romo Leon

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: farmland change; spatiotemporal analysis; land use dynamics; utilisation efficiency; land system sustainability; innovative farmland governance

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

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