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Optimisation of Environmental, Economic and Social Impacts in Natural Resource Management
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9394
Keywords: natural resources management; societal needs; economic opportunities; sustainable development goals; environmental impacts
Blue-Green Infrastructure and Territorial Planning
edited by , and Adriana Piperno
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1576
Keywords: blue-green infrastructure; hybrid infrastructure; nature-based solutions; sustainable territory planning; climate change adaptation; sponge watersheds
Policies, Programs and Tools for Conservation and Sustainability in Tropical Landscapes submission deadline 22 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11145 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural landscapes; payment for environmental services; land-use change; conservation policies; land– environment governance; tropical ecosystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Rural Development Strategies in the EU: Strengthening Agricultural Sectors and Local Economies submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13105 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable rural development; rural development programs and strategies; vision for rural areas; agricultural development; local economic development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Sustainable Development of the Territory and Use of Natural and Cultural Resources to Improve the Quality of Life of Residents, 2nd Edition
edited by , María Montserrat Cruz González, Francisco Xabier Sánchez Sellero and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11341 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; sustainable territory; sustainable development; sustainable management; sustainable development goals (SDG); regional and local development; natural and cultural resources; water resources; forest exploitation; mining resources; renewable and non-renewable energy resources; natural spaces; improvement in biodiversity; quality of life; sustainable tourism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing)
Planning for Sustainable Urban and Land Development, Second Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11165 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urban development; urban renewal; urban commercial space; social sustainability; urban green space; urban resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Building Resilient and Sustainable Territories submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10639 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; resilience; development; territory; public policies; climate change adaptation; ecosystem services; natural resource management
Urban Ecosystem Services: 6th Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9774 | Submission Open
Keywords: assessing natural capital and ecosystem services; compact cities; ecology in 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)
Understanding Disasters in a Changing Landscape: Causes, Impacts and Mitigation Strategies submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8960 | Submission Open
Keywords: floods; soil erosion; landslide; sediment dynamics; wildfire-induced changes in land use patterns; post-disaster rehabilitation and resilience building; modelling advances in flood; soil erosion; sediment; or landslide hazards; impacts; and mitigation; technological innovations for early warning systems; land-related hazards and risk assessment; geomorphology changes after land alternations; wildfires; impact assessment; mitigation strategies; uncertainty
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Soil and Water)
Contemporary Challenges for Urban Built Environment and Landscape Conservation: Social, Cultural and Economic Issues submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5190 | Submission Open
Keywords: heritage conservation; cultural landscape; built environment; urban planning; economic evaluation; reuse; participation; social value; decision-making; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Sustaining the Past and Future: Innovative Approaches to Design, Heritage and Environmental Sustainability
edited by , and Clara Stella Vicari Aversa
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4513 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrating conservation; land consumption; cultural heritage; green areas and water edges; architectural and urban regeneration; waterfront regeneration; architectural heritage and design; landscape restoration; green and blue infrastructure; sustainable cultural tourism; re-use of heritage building; regenerate cities and architecture; sustainable design; regenerative design; climate-resilient design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Nature-Based Solutions for Landscape Governance and Modification in Urban–Rural Areas
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4133 | Submission Open
Keywords: nature-based solution; landscape governance; land modification; urban renewal and regeneration; sustainable urbanization; brownfields; human– environment systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Geospatial Data for Landscape Change (Second Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3089 | Submission Open
Keywords: space-time landscape analysis; landscape quality assessment and monitoring; LULC change detection; landscape 3D mapping and monitoring; landscapes in a changing climate; people’ s perception of landscape change; changes in landscape analysis approaches; landscape geospatial visualization; geospatial data of moon and mars landscape mapping
Optimizing Land Development: Trends and Best Practices
edited by and Aneta Chmielewska
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2745 | Submission Open
Keywords: land development; optimization strategies; land use dynamics; human– environment dynamics; contemporary trends; best practices; land/land-use/land-cover change; land management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Modeling Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Land Development
edited by Emre Tepe
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2707 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatio-temporal modeling; urban growth; land use changes; spillover effects; marginal effects; spatial dependencies; machine learning; urban simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Estimation of Forest Biomass from High and Medium Spatial Resolution Satellite Imagery
edited by Adélia Sousa and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2391 | Submission Open
Keywords: image classification; spectral indices; sustainability; stand structure; datasets; multiple scale; modeling; forest biomass; carbon sequestration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land – Observation and Monitoring)
Feature Papers for Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions Section: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2377 | 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)
Computer Vision and Machine Learning Methods for Land Use Land Cover Change Modelling and Forecasting submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2146 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use/land cover forecasting; land cover change simulation; vegetation monitoring; landscape change; remote sensing; land management; land degradation; deep neural networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)
Feature Papers for Land–Climate Interactions Section: Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2108 | 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)
The Relationship Between Landscape Sustainability and Urban Ecology submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1552 | Submission Open
Keywords: landscape sustainability; urban ecology and biodiversity; urban and regional planning; resilience; smart cities and communities; green infrastructures    
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Virtual Land and Virtual Property Markets: The Real (Virtual) Estate Discipline During the Digital Transformation. Is the Metaverse a New Frontier for Land Investment?
edited by Aurora Greta Ruggeri and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1507 | Submission Open
Keywords: land; metaverse; land investment; virtual land; real estate; virtual estate
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Challenges and Future Trends in Land Cover/Use Monitoring
edited by , , and Monika Przeor
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1271 | Submission Open
Keywords: land monitoring; land mapping; land cover; land use; land classification; land change detection; information fusion; multi-source registration; spectral imaging; machine learning; optical and microwave data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land – Observation and Monitoring)
Energy-Water-Land Nexus Under Low-Carbon Globalization
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1264 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy siting; social– ecological impacts; photovoltaic panels; land occupation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Energy, Land and Food (WELF) Nexus)
Synergistic Use of Time-Series Remote Sensing, Deep Learning, and AI for Land Transformation Monitoring
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1053 | 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) submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 844 | 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)
Deep Learning of Climate Change and Extreme Events, Hydrological Processes and Land Use Dynamics Relationships (Second Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 842 | 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)
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 458 | 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)
Evaluating and Managing Historic Landscapes
edited by , , János Gyergyák and Ágnes Borsos
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 446 | Submission Open
Keywords: historic landscapes; evaluation methods; digital tools; heritage conservation; community engagement; landscape protection
Urban Regeneration for a Sustainable and Inclusive Transition: Concepts, Methods and Policy
edited by , Paola Pucci and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 437 | 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)
Carbon-Focused Land Use Strategies: Pathways to Climate Resilience
edited by , Shifu Wang and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 384 | 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)
Historic Urban Landscape and Planning submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 317 | 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)
Urban Green Infrastructure: Enhancing Resilience and Well-Being in the Face of Climate Change and Urbanization (Second Edition) submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 295 | 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
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 246 | 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)
Local and Regional Planning for Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 222 | 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)
Resilient Land Systems in a Changing Climate
edited by and Zhuoran Yan
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 190 | 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)
Postfire Runoff and Erosion in Forests: Assessment and Management submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 151 | 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, and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 140 | 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)
Rural–Urban Gradients: Landscape and Nature Conservation II submission deadline 7 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11900 | 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 , Jinjie Wang, , Yang Liu and
submission deadline 11 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 320 | 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)
Soil Ecological Risk Assessment Based on LULC
edited by
submission deadline 12 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12828 | Submission Open
Keywords: risk assessment; ecosystem services; soil functioning; land use/land cover; soil threats
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Soil and Water)
Evolving Landscape Design and Planning: From Infrastructure Landscapes to Future Research Frontiers
edited by Romanos Ioannidis, Nikos Mamassis, Julia Nerantzia Tzortzi, Konstantinos Moraitis and Aspaso-Aspassia Kouzoupi
submission deadline 14 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16043 | Submission Open
Keywords: landscape; spatial planning; renewable energy; landscape impacts; participatory processes; cultural heritage; landscape design; visibility analysis; architecture; public perception; social acceptance; landscape and blue/green/grey infrastructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
The Dynamics of Biodiversity and Landscape Ecology: Patterns, Processes, and Planning (Second Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5389 | 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 , , and João Coutinho-Rodrigues
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4930 | 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)
Integrating Post-Industrial Landscape Design Approaches with Climate Adaptation and Social Equity
edited by , Luca Maria Francesco Fabris and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1347 | 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)
GeoAI Application in Urban Land Use and Urban Climate submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 520 | 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)
Denialism and Climate Change: Relevant Experiences and Case Studies on Future Challenges in Sustainable Urban Planning & Territorial Management submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 142 | 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)
Heritage Landscapes, Their Inventory, Management and Future
edited by Jaromír Kolejka and
submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8576 | Submission Open
Keywords: historical landscapes; identification criteria; inventory procedures; classification and typology; management; protection and planning; sustainable tourism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Quantifying Soil Erosion Processes Using Satellite Data: Progress and Perspectives
edited by Arjun Heimsath
submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1216 | 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) submission deadline 23 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3636 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7777 | 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)
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