Land | Special Issues

Rural Revitalization Strategies and Their Impact on Urban Migration Trends

edited by

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, Wenjing Han,

and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 672 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural revitalization; land governance; land tenure reform; land consolidation; urban–rural integration

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

Data-Driven Geospatial Methods for Land Use and Land Cover Change Monitoring

edited by Sabah Sabaghy and

Deepak Gautam

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 485 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use and land cover (LULC); machine learning; deep learning; remote sensing; GIS; change detection; data integration; spatial analysis; precision agriculture; environmental monitoring

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

Intelligent Systems Supporting the Assessment of Soil Influence on Crop Yields

edited by

Magdalena Piekutowska

and

Patryk Hara

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 446 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; soil physics; plant yield; predictive modelling; geographical information systems (GIS); geochemistry

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

Reconsidering Urban Green Spaces: Biodiversity Functionality, Accessibility, and Wellbeing in Cities

edited by

Melissa Anne Beryl Vogt

and

Alessio Russo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 440 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional urban biodiversity; accessibility; human health and urban green spaces

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

Adaptability of Ecological Networks in Urbanization and Agricultural Expansion

edited by

Akuto Akpedze Konou

and

Jérôme Chenal

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 412 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological networks; landscape connectivity; landscape fragmentation; urbanization; agricultural expansion; land-use change; green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; landscape ecology; GIS and remote sensing

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

Inhabiting the Just City: Urban Responses to Housing Vulnerability

edited by

Francesca Sabatini

,

Eleonora Perobelli

and

Yung Yau

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 376 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use policies; land use planning; housing policies and planning; housing market; housing crisis; housing vulnerability; housing unaffordability; housing governance; housing decommodification; homelessness; just city

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

Advances in Forest Biomass Estimation and Its Role in Carbon Sequestration

edited by

Túlio Barroso Queiroz

,

Simón Sandoval Rocha

and

Otávio Campoe

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecophysiology; productivity modeling; silviculture; carbon dynamics; remote sensing; precision forestry

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

Geospatial Technologies for Housing Sustainability and Urban Development

edited by

David Dyason

,

Song Shi

and

Peter Fieger

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial technology; urban growth; affordability; land use; housing sustainability; cities

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

Rethinking Urban–Rural Dynamics Through the Lens of Social Geography

edited by Claudia Popescu and

Bianca Mitricǎ

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1768 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban–rural; hybridization; dynamics; functionality; identity; power relations; development; policy

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

Environmental Monitoring and Sustainable Transition in Post-Mining Landscapes: Challenges, Innovations, and Policy Implications

edited by

Csaba Lorinț

, Sorin Mihai Radu and Florin Sala

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 442 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-mining landscapes; environmental monitoring; land degradation; ecological restoration; sustainable development; soil and water contamination; remote sensing; GIS; risk assessment; land use planning

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

Digital Soil Mapping and Land-Use Planning

edited by Marmar Sabetizade and

Robert Milewski

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 313 | Submission Open

Keywords: land-use planning; soil health assessment; remote sensing and geospatial modeling; soil carbon and climate mitigation; decision-support systems; ecosystem services; sustainable land management; data integration

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

Urban Biodiversity and Sensitive Urban Design: Integrating Ecological Principles into City Planning

edited by Charles Nilon and Robert A. Pierce

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: green infrastructure; nature based design; urban wildlife; urban forestry; urban biodiversity; human–nature interactions

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

Soil Erosion Under Global Change: Processes, Impacts, and Adaptive Management

edited by

Amrakh I. Mamedov

submission deadline 2 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil erosion; global change; land use change; watershed management; soil conservation

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

Adaptive Management of Coastal Landscapes

edited by

Daniele Trogu

,

John F. Weishampel

and

Maria Ferentinou

submission deadline 6 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1046 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions (NbSs); ecosystem services; coastal resilience; coastal vulnerability; urban beaches; foredune systems; coastal monitoring; sea-level rise (SLR); remote sensing and GIS; data-driven decision support

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

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

edited by

Teodoro Semeraro

submission deadline 9 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4903 | 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)

Big Data in Urban Land Use Planning and Infrastructure Building

edited by

Joaquin Osorio Arjona

and

Yang Xiao

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2704 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban land use; geolocated big data; urban infrastructures; smart cities; spatial planning; metropolization; sustainability planning models

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

Post-Disaster Urban Futures: Disruptive Planning, Design and Resilience in Climate Crisis and Conflict

edited by Inés Aquilué Junyent, Javier Ruiz Sanchez, Roger Joan Sauquet Llonch,

Alvaro Ardura Urquiaga

and

Ho Gul Kim

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2294 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; urban and territorial planning; post-disaster design; catastrophes; urban recovery; climate change

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

Brownfield Redevelopment: Soil Remediation for Sustainable Cities

edited by

Fei Li

,

Jia Wen

and

Chuanrong Zhang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1838 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil contamination; remediation technologies; bioremediation; phytoremediation; sustainable development; community engagement; green infrastructure; spatio-temporal management framework; economic impact; environmental resilience

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

Cultural Heritage Preservation as a Basis for Sustainable Development and Transformation of Historic Urban Landscapes (Second Edition)

edited by

Christer Gustafsson

,

Matthias Ripp

and

Manal Ginzarly

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6479 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; sustainable development; historic urban landscape; urban transformation; resilience; cultural landscapes

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

Climate-Driven Land Degradation

edited by

Fan Yang

, Xinghua Yang,

Peng He

and

Stephen S. Young

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1785 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; land degradation; desertification; soil erosion; ecosystem services; sustainable development; ecological restoration; remote sensing monitoring; adaptation and management strategies; ecosystem service assessment

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

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

edited by

Nicolas Marine

,

Cecilia Arnaiz Schmitz

and

Yael Allweil

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1621 | 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)

Advances in Remote Sensing for Monitoring Agricultural Land Use and Land Cover Change Under a Changing Climate

edited by

Mustafa Ustuner

,

Elhadi Adam

,

Siti Aekbal

, Anang Wahyu Sejati and

Admir Mulahusić

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1538 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observation; LULC dynamics; climate change; agricultural land use and cover change; urban microclimate; environmental monitoring and assessment

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

A Sustainable Perspective on Urban Planning and Landscape Design

edited by

Anamaria Andreea Anghel

and

Iasmina Onescu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1059 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; land use; climate-adaptive planning; cultural landscape; environmental sustainability; landscape design; smart cities; landscape design; green infrastructure; urban ecology; management and technology

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

Urban–Rural Transformations in Shrinking Regions: Policy and Planning Approaches

edited by

Aleksandra Gajić Protić

, Nikola Krunic and

Marta Gallardo

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 445 | Submission Open

Keywords: shrinking regions; urban–rural transformation; population decline and depopulation; land-use change; land and housing vacancy; functional regions; regional planning and governance; GIS and spatial analysis

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

Influence of Land Use Practices on Vegetation Dynamics Under Climate Change

edited by

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and

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use practices; vegetation dynamics; climate change; land use/land cover change (LULC); agroecosystems; agroclimatic suitability; sustainable land management; remote sensing; GIS-based analysis; ecosystem resilience; land degradation and restoration; forestry practices

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

Untangling Urban Analysis Using Geographic Data and GIS Technologies—Second Edition

edited by

He Jin

and

Joni Downs Firat

submission deadline 18 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 662 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning; urban environment; GIS; geographic data; spatial or spatial-temporal analysis

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

GeoAI Application in Urban Land Use and Urban Climate

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3996 | 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)

Land Use Change and Technological Innovations: Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence Approaches

edited by

Ali R. Alruzuq

, Amobichukwu Chukwudi Amanambu and

Di Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1745 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use and land cover change (LULC); remote sensing; GeoAI; machine learning; deep learning; land degradation; sustainable land management; earth observation; spatial modeling; climate–land interactions

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

Multiscale Geospatial and Remote Sensing Approaches for Landscape Ecology

edited by

Wayne Myers

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1550 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape ecology; multiscale spatial analysis; geoinformatics; environmental modeling; conservation; environmental monitoring; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Water–Food–Land Nexus in Arid Regions: Inefficiencies, Risks, and Sustainable Pathways

edited by Juanma Cintas and

Jaime Martinez Valderrama

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 820 | Submission Open

Keywords: desertification; land degradation; drylands; food security; water scarcity; water stress

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

Bridging the Implementation Gap: Rethinking Spatial Planning in the Era of Climate Change

edited by Miltiades Lazoglou,

Dimitra Vagiona

,

Evangelos Asprogerakas

, Giorgos Tsilimigkas and Nikos Karadimitriou

submission deadline 24 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 611 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; spatial planning; land-use planning; climate adaptation; vulnerability assessment; spatial governance; implementation gap; coastal resilience; land–sea interface; marine spatial planning

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

Land Degradation in Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) : Assessment and Conservation (Second Edition)

edited by

Mario Al Sayah

,

Rita Der Sarkissian

and

Rachid Nedjaï

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6151 | Submission Open

Keywords: land degradation; environmentally sensitive areas; land degradation neutrality; land management; innovative land restoration; conservation solutions

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

Territory, Heritage, and Landscape Nexus: Bridging Cultural Landscape and Urbanism

edited by

Zlata Vuksanović-Macura

,

Nevena Vasiljević

and

Dina Statuto

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural landscape; historical landscape assessment; heritage urbanism; landscape planning and protection; historical geography; historical cartography; GIS environment; landscape governance; spatial justice; urbanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Archaeology)

Young Researchers in Land, Soil, and Water

edited by

Deirdre Dragovich

and

Nick B. Comerford

submission deadline 27 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1846 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil erosion; land use change; ecosystem sustainability; land degradation; water quality; temporal change in land–soil–water relations; land cover; land management; water harvesting

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

Advancing Urban–Rural Community Empowerment Through Participatory Planning and Collaborative Co-Creation

edited by

Wei Lang

,

Tingting Chen

,

Xun Li

and Eddie Chi-man Hui

submission deadline 29 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5747 | Submission Open

Keywords: community planning; public participation; co-creation; service learning; rural community; collaborative workshop; collective action; planning theory; urban regeneration; human settlement environment improvement

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

Urban Heat Islands: Mechanisms, Impacts and Mitigation Through Planning and Land Cover Modification

edited by

Edith de Guzman

, Ruth Engel, Elizabeth Wesley,

Dagmar Haase

and

Jacques Teller

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1759 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat mitigation; heat adaptation; land cover; urban heat; nature-based solutions; built environment; thermal comfort; applied research

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

Enhancing Urban Resilience with Blue–Green Infrastructure

edited by

Conghui Zhou

, Dongdong Yang,

Yujia Zhai

,

Xiaohang Bai

and Jin Xu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 460 | Submission Open

Keywords: blue–green infrastructure; stormwater control; ecological restoration; biodiversity; disaster resilience; health and wellbeing

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

Advances in Urban Hydrological Modeling and Stormwater Management for Hydrological Hazard Mitigation

edited by Mohammed N. Assaf, Hazem Abdo and

Qasem Abdelal

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban hydrology; hydrological hazards; flood risk assessment; stormwater management; hydrological modeling; model calibration and optimization; sensitivity analysis; nature-based solutions (NBS); low-impact development (LID); green infrastructure; climate change adaptation; sustainable urban water management

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

The Role of Land Policy in Shaping Rural Development Outcomes

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9900 | Submission Open

Keywords: land policy reform; agricultural modernization; sustainable land use; land tenure systems; urban–rural integration; food security governance; rural revitalization strategies; ecological conservation in agriculture

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

Species Vulnerability and Habitat Loss (Third Edition)

edited by

Michela Balestri

and

Marco Campera

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8952 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge effect; stress; species trait; threatened species; fragmentation; habitat shift; dispersal; extinction risk; conservation planning

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

Celebrating National Land Day of China

edited by

Yurui Li

,

Fangzhou Xia

and

Hualin Xie

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8912 | Submission Open

Keywords: land resource management; sustainable land use; land conservation; urban–rural integration; land value assessment; land policy and governance; socioeconomic value of land; land and food security; land and ecological services; land degradation and restoration; land use planning; land quality and soil health; land tenure and property rights; land economics; land market dynamics

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

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

edited by

Adrianos Retalis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8681 | 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)

Archaeological Landscape and Settlement (Third Edition)

edited by

Paolo Biagi

and

Elisabetta Starnini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7835 | Submission Open

Keywords: human impact on the landscape; coastal changes and sea-level rise; settlement pattern and site complementarity; raw material exploitation and distribution; mining stones and ore; high-altitude settlements and rituals; preservation of archaeological sites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Archaeology)

The Dynamics of Urbanization: Challenges and Solutions in Land Development and Regional Planning

edited by

Tao Liu

,

Yingzhi Qiu

and

Jiajie Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 7706 | Submission Open

Keywords: urbanization; migration; urban and rural land change; land-use challenges; regional planning and governance; mechanisms

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

Recent Progress in Land Cadastre

edited by

Anita Kwartnik-Pruc

,

Agnieszka Pęska-Siwik

and Monika Mika

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6776 | Submission Open

Keywords: land cadaster; 3D cadaster; cadastral data; cadaster development; cadaster model; land management; quality of cadastral data; spatial policy

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

Carbon-Focused Land Use Strategies: Pathways to Climate Resilience

edited by

Xiao Liu

, Shifu Wang and

Jinda Qi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5920 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon sequestration; land-based climate mitigation; agroforestry; soil carbon management; forest restoration; carbon markets; sustainable land management; land use strategies; sustainable community; policy and governance; technological innovations; climate resilience

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

Urban Planning for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Jan Cudzik

,

Yu Wang

,

Javier Orozco-Messana

and

Avar Almukhtar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5566 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban mobility; green infrastructure and biodiversity; climate-resilient urban design; digital innovation for smart cities; heritage in transformation; nature-based solutions; governance for just transitions

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

Eco-Sensitive Areas: Ecosystem Services, Protected Lands, and Current Challenges (Third Edition)

edited by

Shicheng Li

,

Lanhui Li

and Mingjie Song

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5329 | 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)

Vulnerability and Resilience of Urban Planning and Design (Second Edition)

edited by

João Pedro Monteiro

,

Eduardo Natividade-Jesus

,

Nuno Sousa

and João Coutinho-Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 5061 | 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)

Islandscapes: From Biodiversity Conservation to Ecosystem Services Provision

edited by

Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis

,

Aristides Moustakas

,