Special Issues

Land publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Observation, Monitoring and Analysis of Savannah Ecosystems submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open
Keywords: savannah; monitoring; degradation; biodiversity; climate; human activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land – Observation and Monitoring)
Urban Ecosystem Services: 5th Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open
Keywords: assessing natural capital and ecosystem services; compact cities; ecosystem services; ecosystem disservices; and well-being; ecosystem service degradation; edible green infrastructure; green infrastructure; green space; green walls; healing garden design; landscape architecture and urban design; mapping and assessing ecosystem services; modelling ecosystem services; nature-based solutions; social-ecological systems; sustainable urbanism; urban agriculture; urban biodiversity and ecosystem services; urban biosphere reserve; urban ecosystems; urban forest; urban geography and development; urban– rural interface; urban sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Celebrating 10 Years of International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: rehabilitation; restoration; fragmentation; carbon sequestration; ecosystem functions; ecosystem services; climate adaptation; coastal protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Urban Resilience and Urban Sustainability under Climate Change (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban resilience; urban sustainability; climate change; urban use of resources (water; electricity; etc.); urban citizens and freight movements; responsive government and resilience
Public Spaces: Socioeconomic Challenges (Second Edition)
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open
Keywords: public space; urban-rural contex; urban green space; socio-economic; regional economics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Green Space Planning, Design and Governance for Enhanced Human Wellbeing (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: health; landscape architecture; ecosystem services; landscape governance; landscape planning; evidence-based landscape practice; action-oriented research; human wellbeing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Smart City and Architectural Design, Second Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 52 | 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)
Land Use Policy and Food Security submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 602 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use policy; food security; moderate scale management; social service scale management; sustainable rural development; agricultural systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Energy, Land and Food (WELF) Nexus)
Direct and Indirect Impacts of Land Use on the Management of Riverine and Riparian Ecosystems within Vegetated Water Systems submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecohydraulics; ecohydrology; flow resistance; land use; river restoration; vegetated water bodies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Land Use Planning for Post COVID-19 Urban Transport Transformations
edited by , Elena Cocuzza and
submission deadline 13 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1710 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use and transport planning; urban space design; 15-minute city; accessibility; public transport; public space
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Surface Runoff and Soil Erosion in the Mediterranean Region submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3139 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface runoff; soil erosion; processes; monitoring; temporal and spatial scales; conservation; management; land-use and climate change; simulation and predicting models; Mediterranean
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Urbanization and Ecological Sustainability
edited by , and Shuai Zhou
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: urbanization; water system sustainability; land system sustainability; urbanization and climate change; ecosystems sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Modeling Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Planning (Second Edition) submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; conservation planning; geodesign; modeling; spatial ecology; spatial conservation prioritization; landscape architecture; alternative futures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing)
Governance and Spatial Planning for Sustainable Urban and Rural Development
edited by , , , Zhituan Deng and Liang Zhuang
submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; sustainable theory and practice; sustainable governance and policy; sustainability strategies; urban and rural governance; cooperative governance; climate change adaptation; spatial planning; green infrastructure; technological innovations in planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Patrimony Assessment and Sustainable Land Resource Management submission deadline 27 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11755 | Submission Open
Keywords: heritage assessment; natural and cultural assessment; biodiversity and its conservation; management of natural and cultural resources; administrative; regulatory; and legal issues related to the conservation of heritage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Environmental and Policy Impact Assessment)
Eco-Sensitive Areas: Ecosystem Services, Protected Lands, and Current Challenges (Second Edition)
edited by , and Mingjie Song
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem services; protected lands; eco-sensitive areas; Tibetan Plateau; land use/cover change; ecological compensation; anthropogenic activities; ecosystem restoration; ecosystem services trade-off
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Canopy Cities: Protecting Urban Forests, Landscapes and Ecosystems
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open
Keywords: canopy cities; urban forests; urban ecosystems; urban landscapes; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Land Governance Technology and Institutional Reform for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals with Environmental and Social Aspects submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3281 | 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 Environmental and Policy Impact Assessment)
Innovations in Agricultural Green Infrastructure
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submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 987 | Submission Open
Keywords: greening agricultural systems; environmental impacts; farm system resilience; green infrastructure; agrichemical use; indigenous biodiversity; green branding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing)
Land, Ageing, Gender and Environment: Problems and Challenges from Different Disciplines II submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5749 | Submission Open
Keywords: land/environment/ecology; ageing/ageism/older people; gender/eco/feminisms; rural– urban spaces/frames; health; social services and education aspects; land economic and public policies aspects; work/employment and leisure/tourism aspects; pandemic; psycho-social crisis and climate change aspects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Recent Progress in Land Degradation Processes and Control
edited by Jianye Li, Xingyi Zhang, Weida Gao, Wei Hu and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 843 | Submission Open
Keywords: land degradation pathways; land degradation progress; land use; soil erosion; soil carbon; environment effects; ecosystem functions and services; control measures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Environmental and Policy Impact Assessment)
Impacts of Climate Change on Human Wellbeing and Cultural Ecosystem Services submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4094 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural ecosystem services; nature’ s contribution to people; global warming; environmental change; health and wellbeing; climate risk; climate change adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
The Role Played by Agriculture in Inland Areas
edited by , and Giuseppe Gaudio
submission deadline 16 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3106 | Submission Open
Keywords: inland areas; agriculture in inland areas; vulnerability and resilience of inland areas; governance and policy of inland resources; sustainability (environmental; social; and economic); ecosystem services and sustainable development of inland areas; management policies and strategies regarding inland areas; models and analytical tools for land management in inland areas; examples of good practices in inland areas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Green Development of Urban-Rural System and Sustainable Land Management
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; urban– rural; agriculture; green; intensification; resilience; livelihood; policy; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Urban and Peri-Urban Forests—Status, Ecosystem Services, and Future Perspectives
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3712 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban forests; green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; ecosystem services (ES); assessment and mapping of ES; socio-ecological assessments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Participatory Land Planning: Theory, Methods, and Case Studies
edited by Oswaldo Ledesma González and Rafael Merinero Rodríguez
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 870 | Submission Open
Keywords: collaborative planning; governance; land management; network management; participation; strategic planning; town planning; urban agenda; urban and land planning; urban and land policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
The Other Perspective. City Networks and Territorial Justice towards a Landscape Ethics submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 848 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Land Transformation, Climate Change and Agroecosystems Response and Adaptation
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 744 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroecosystems; ecosystem services; urban agriculture; land use change; resilience and adaptation; climate change; climate-smart agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Building Resilient and Sustainable Territories submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 607 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; resilience; development; territory; public policies; climate change adaptation; ecosystem services; natural resource management
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Sun Yat-Sen University in Urban Planning and Land
edited by , , Xinhui Wu and Zhi He
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban planning; land; urban– rural interactions; landscapes; climate change; GIS application
GeoAI for Urban Sustainability Monitoring and Analysis
edited by , and Jixiang Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban; sustainability; GeoAI; remote sensing; big data; geography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land – Observation and Monitoring)
Land–Water–Energy–Food (LWEF) System Coupling and Sustainable Development of Watersheds
edited by , , , and Zhifeng Jin
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: land– water– energy– food nexus; climate change adaptation; regional resilience; land use transformation; energy transition; resource management; resources and environment; water– energy– food; carbon peak and neutrality; spatial governance and planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Energy, Land and Food (WELF) Nexus)
Navigating the Balance: The Role of National Parks in Ecological Conservation and Socioeconomic Development
edited by and Lihua Zhou
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 114 | 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)
Ecosystem Services and Residents’ Perceptions: Integrating and Innovating across Disciplinary Perspectives
edited by , Hans Skov-Petersen, Xu Bi and Kai Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem service assessment; resident perception; cultural and socio-economic impacts; well-being and quality of life; interdisciplinary research; community participation; urban and rural ecosystems; climate change and biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Towards Healthy and Sustainable Human Settlement: The Ecological and Cultural Connation of Landsenses submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open
Keywords: landsenses; environmental governance; cultural preservation; health promotion; resilience; restorative landscapes; community engagement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Resilient Cities: The Nexus of Urban Land, Climate Change and Property Economics
edited by Piyush Tiwari, Raghu Dharmapuri Tirumala and Jyoti Shukla
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban resilience; climate change; housing economics; urban land use; smart cities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Land Use: Integration of Rural and Urban Landscape
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open
Keywords: rural and urban landscape; urban-rural integrated development; rural– urban gradient; rural urbanization; land use transitions; land-cover change; land-use planning; settlement systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Sustainable Urbanscapes: The Role of Green Infrastructure on the Resilience of Ecosystem Services
edited by , and Wenxiao Jia
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban green infrastructure; ecosystem services; climate change; socio-ecological systems; spatial resilience; public health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Technological and Social Innovations in Urban Ecosystems: Perspectives on Green and Blue Infrastructure
edited by Maurício Lamano Ferreira, Aline A. Cavalari Corete and Giuliano Maselli Locosselli
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban forest; urban greening; green infrastructure; blue infrastructure; socio-environmental issues; nature-based solutions; ecological patterns and processes in urban environments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Sustainable Forest Landscape Management towards Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity
edited by , , Mónica Toro-Manríquez and
submission deadline 7 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 77 | 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)
Promoting Anti-racism in Land System Science and Social Ecological Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 73 | 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)
Spatial Justice in Urban Planning (Second Edition)
edited by , and Izzy Yi Jian
submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open
Keywords: social-spatial justice; distributional and procedural justice; urban redevelopment; environmental justice; green gentrification; right to the city; segregation and discrimination; urban political ecology; capital and capability; co-production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
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