Land | Special Issues

Coordinated Development of New-Type Urbanization and Rural Revitalization: International Experience and Technological Empowerment

edited by

Xiong He

,

Chunshan Zhou

and

Orlando Cimino

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban– rural planning; urban– rural integration; rural revitalization; sustainable development; urban– rural land use; urban– rural governance; urban– rural landscape; urban– rural relations; geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing; big data; international experience in urban– rural development

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

Beyond the Urban Heat Island Effect: Designing Resilient Land Systems for Equitable Climate Futures

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban heat island mitigation; land system resilience; climate-adaptive planning; green and blue infrastructure; socio-ecological equity; regional climate regulation; land use/land cover change; health risk

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

Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes: Genesis, Preservation and Regeneration

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, Sam Turner and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agricultural landscapes; traditional ecological knowledge; ecosystem services; landscape archaeology; land-use legacy; environmental economics; agricultural economics; spatial modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Archaeology)

Urban Blue–Green Spaces and Spatial Planning: Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation

edited by Ahmed Mohammed Alhuseen and

Pavel Cudlin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban blue– green spaces; nature-based solution; climate resilience; actual and potential accessibility disparities; green spaces functionality

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

The Role of Cultural Heritage in Land Planning and Urban Regeneration for Sustainable Development

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; landscape; urban sustainable development; urban regeneration; land planning; multicriteria evaluation

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

Green Space Externalities on Housing Markets Integrating Landscape Ecology and Machine Learning

edited by

Yiyi (Frankie) Chen

,

Chun Yin

and

Colin A. Jones

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: green– blue infrastructure; landscape ecology; housing markets; hedonic pricing; spatial econometrics; GeoAI; explainable machine learning; causal inference; accessibility; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Urban Land Expansion and Regional Inequality (Second Edition)

edited by

Montaña Jiménez-Espada

and

Salvador García-Ayllón Veintimilla

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban sprawl and planning; regional inequality; territorial management; sustainable urban development; demographic challenge; public participation and municipal governance; metropolitan areas; rural areas; geographical accessibility issues

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

Restoring Mountain Landscapes: Innovative Approaches for Long-Term Sustainability

edited by

Ming Li

, Umesh Kumar Mandal and

Suresh Chaudhary

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: mountain sustainability; landscape restoration; socio-ecological systems; climate adaptation; integrated disaster risk reduction; resilient governance; sustainable community development; land use optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Landscape Ecology: Balancing Human Needs and Biodiversity Conservation Under Climate Change

edited by

Kerim Çíçek

,

Derya Gülçin

and

Ali Uğur Özcan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; biodiversity conservation; ecological connectivity; landscape planning; habitat fragmentation; spatial modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Future Prospects in Climate-Smart Soil Management

edited by Shilan Felegari and

Kaveh Ghahraman

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-smart soil management; soil health; digital soil mapping; soil carbon dynamics; soil degradation; remote sensing; earth observation; machine learning; soil resilience; sustainable land systems

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

Coupled Man-Land Relationship for Regional Sustainability

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submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7592 | Submission Open

Keywords: land resources; human– land relationships; sustainability; land planning and management; climate change; anthropogenic activities and their effects; ecological protection; economic development; remote sensing; carbon neutrality

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

Transforming Land Management Through Digital Technologies: Opportunities and Implications

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submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 512 | Submission Open

Keywords: land administration systems (LASs); geospatial analytics; GIS; 3D cadastre; land monitoring; land use; participatory GIS; land use/land cover (LULC); sustainable land management; spatial data infrastructure (SDI)

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

Urban Planning and Ecosystem Protection: A Path to Mutual Benefits

edited by

Naglaa A. Megahed

,

Khalid S. Al-Hagla

and

Asmaa Mohammed Hassan

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning; ecosystem protection; nature-based solutions; sustainable urban development; climate-resilient cities; digital twins; artificial intelligence in urban planning; GIS and remote sensing; urban resilience; biodiversity-sensitive planning

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

Urban Planning Drives 3D City Development in Time and Space

edited by

Miro Govedarica

,

Miodrag Roić

and

Aleksandra Radulović

submission deadline 2 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3071 | Submission Open

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

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

Innovative Green–Blue Infrastructure Solutions in Urban Planning

edited by

Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor

and

Lidia Mierzejewska

submission deadline 2 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: blue; yellow and green infrastructure; urban and spatial planning; nature-based solution; urban nature; urban ecosystem services; climate changes

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

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

edited by

Wojciech Zgłobicki

and

Bogusława Baran-Zgłobicka

submission deadline 7 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1603 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

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

edited by

Anton Rozhkov

and

Patricia Baptista

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1479 | Submission Open

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

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

Smart City Planning with Spatial Information: Evolution, Contextual Adaptation, and Policy Shifts

edited by

Ádám Szalai

and

Eduardo Gomes

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart city; spatial information; urban planning; land use and land governance; data governance; energy and mobility systems; EU cohesion policy and missions; resource dependence; smart village; participation and readiness

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

Advancing Urban Digital Twins: Integrating Geospatial Data and Innovative Geospatial Methods for Smart Cities

edited by

Rafika Hajji

and

Roland Billen

submission deadline 13 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 408 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban digital twin; smart cities; geospatial data integration; 3D Modeling; data-driven decision-making; urban planning

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

Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Adaptation of Urban Stormwater Management: Performance Assessment of Blue-Green Infrastructure

edited by Lineker Max Goulart Coelho and

Zhifang Wang

submission deadline 13 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; urban stormwater management; blue– green infrastructure; climate adaptation; climate resilience; sustainable urban infrastructure; urban drainage; performance assessment; climate; land; energy; water; food (CLEWF) NEXUS

(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 15 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5101 | 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)

Digital Technologies and Ecological Modelling for Land Risk Monitoring and Prediction

edited by

Li Tan

and

Antonio Miguel Martínez-Graña

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: GeoAI; ecological modelling; land ecological risk; remote sensing; machine learning; spatiotemporal forecasting; multi-source data fusion; early warning; MRV (monitoring; reporting; verification)

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

Earth Observation and Intelligent Methods for Land System Changes

edited by

Luka Rumora

,

Mario Miler

and

Damir Medak

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use/land cover (LULC); remote sensing time series; deep learning; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); change detection; multi-sensor fusion; LiDAR; hyperspectral; machine learning for geospatial analysis

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

Urban and Cultural Landscapes, Green Infrastructure and Ecosystem Services: Creative and Climate Resilient Design and Management

edited by

Albert Fekete

and

Huawei Li

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural landscapes; climate resilience; veteran trees; green infrastructure; ecosystem services; historic landscapes

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

Soils and Land Management Under Climate Change (Second Edition)

edited by

Dionisios Gasparatos

and

Ioannis Charalampopoulos

submission deadline 17 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5828 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil functions; climate changes; soil carbon sequestration; land degradation; soil erosion; crop production; temperature and precipitation

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

Natural Landscape and Cultural Heritage (Second Edition)

edited by

Richard W. Stoffle

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6081 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural landscapes as cultural heritage; landscapes and dramatic places such as volcanos; pilgrimage places and activities; social perception of topography; role of fauna and flora in defining the heritage value of landscapes; landscape interpretation and public policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Archaeology)

Innovative Approaches in Urban Planning: Enhancing Community Engagement and Heritage Conservation (Second Edition)

edited by

Kęstutis Zaleckis

,

Indre Grazuleviciute-Vileniske

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Paul Draus

and Jurate Tutlyte

submission deadline 23 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3264 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation in urban planning; community engagement; heritage preservation; sustainability; simulative modeling; participatory design

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

Multi-Scale Observations of the Impacts of Green Space on Urban Landscapes

edited by

Katsunori Furuya

and

Sining Zhang

submission deadline 23 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: green space; urban landscape; multi-scale analysis; landscape pattern and function; ecological processes; ecosystem services; remote sensing; sustainable urban development; landscape planning

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

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

edited by

Maurizio Pollino

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Sergio Cappucci

and Emiliana Valentini

submission deadline 24 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6048 | Submission Open

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

Measuring, Simulating, and Intervening in Urban-Rural Landscapes for Sustainability Science

edited by

Yunlu Zhang

, Jiaxing Wei,

Chenxing Wang

,

Qianqian Sheng

and Ming Shao

submission deadline 24 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban– rural landscapes; sustainability science; ecological resilience; land use change; scenario simulation; rural revitalization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Young Researchers in Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions

edited by

Jacques Teller

and

Dagmar Haase

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban and periurban land use; urban planning and governance; urban climate change (adaptation) and urban resilience; urban heat island; urban systems; urban ecology and biodiversity; urban and periurban landscapes; urban expansion and densification processes; urban remote sensing

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

Geospatial Technologies Applied to Territorial Studies

edited by

Sergio Reyes

and

Federico B. Galacho-Jiménez

submission deadline 26 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 763 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial analysis; geospatial technologies; land use analysis; remote sensing; GIS; land use change; spatial modelling; environmental management; landscape dynamics

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

Rural Landscape Characterization, Planning and Design Guided by Agrobiodiversity

edited by

Enrico Pomatto

and

Marco Devecchi

submission deadline 26 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape dynamics; resilience; mapping; participatory approaches; historical landscapes; traditional agricultural practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Urban Water Sustainability and Green Infrastructure Solutions for City Transformation

edited by

Alexandros I. Stefanakis

,

Joanna Bąk

and

Rocío Pineda-Martos

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: transformation; climate change; green transformation; blue and green infrastructure; rainwater management; stormwater; diversification of water source; water re-use; alternative source of water; water– food– energy nexus; closed– loop systems; water scarcity; pollution; water savings; water conservation

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

Integrating Urban Design and Landscape Architecture (Second Edition)

edited by

Michael Hensel

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Defne Sunguroglu Hensel

and

Alessandra Battisti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12710 | Submission Open

Keywords: integration of urban design; landscape architecture; and architecture; urban environmental and ecological restoration; multifunctional land use; integration of green; blue; and grey infrastructure; novel urban green systems; urban agriculture; horticulture; and gardening; urban ecology and multi-species design; decision support systems for integrating urban design; landscape architecture; and architecture; data-driven design for integrating urban design; landscape architecture; and architecture

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

The Relationship Between Landscape Sustainability and Urban Ecology

edited by

Luigi La Riccia

and

Angioletta Voghera

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5169 | 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)

Resilient Urban Regeneration: Adaptive Strategies for Future Metropolis

edited by Qipeng Liao,

Arkadiusz Przybysz

and

Isidoro Fasolino

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4567 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; urban regeneration; metropolis; smart spatial planning; digital governance

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

Land Planning to Integrate Ecosystem Resilience and Human Well-Being

edited by

Alice Stocco

,

Mita Drius

and Silvia Pulina

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4250 | Submission Open

Keywords: land planning; land use management; urban planning; green and blue spaces; green infrastructures; human well-being; sustainable land use; landscape management; landscape design

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

Land Management for Climate-Responsive Development

edited by

D. Ary A. Samsura

, Kristoffer Berse, Yusfida Ayu Abdullah and Naim Laeni

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3689 | Submission Open

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

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

Energy and Landscape: Consensus, Uncertainties and Challenges

edited by

Elena Lucchi

and

Tianyi Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2778 | Submission Open

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

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

Sustainable Land Reclamation Strategies for Post-Mining Areas: From Theory to Practice

edited by

Florin G. Faur

,

Izabela Maria Apostu

and

Todd Robinson

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2187 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-mining areas; slope stability; land reclamation; landscape restoration; ecological reconstruction; repurposing; open pit lakes; energy storage; land use planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Historic Urban Landscape and Planning

edited by

Isabella Di Lenardo

and

Sander Münster

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2180 | 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)

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

edited by Majid Amani-Beni,

Yang Chen

and Jerzy Bański

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2006 | Submission Open

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

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

Human–Land Coupling in Watersheds and Sustainable Development

edited by Wei Wu and

Guoqian Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1999 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– land coupling; sustainable development/sustainable development goals; analysis of coupling mechanism/big data/machine deep-learning; governance/strategies/policies/development path; region/scales

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

Valuing Non-Market Benefits of Nature Conservation and Restoration

edited by Giovanni Signorello,

Giuseppe Cucuzza

and

Laura Giuffrida

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1810 | 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)

Human–Environment Interactions in Land Use and Regional Development

edited by

Shaojian Wang

,

Haimeng Liu

and

Hengyu Gu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1185 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– environment interactions; land-use change; regional development; coupled human– natural systems; spatial governance; sustainable land management

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

Coastal Urban Resilience and Land Ecological Security

edited by

Lei Li

,

Ruidong Chang

and

Shaojun Ma

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1058 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal cities; urban resilience; land ecological security; land use/land cover change (LUCC); nature-based solutions (NbS); blue– green infrastructure; ecosystem services; climate change adaptation; sustainable land management; coastal governance

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

Sustainable Land Use and Governance in Forest and Grassland Ecosystems

edited by

Nicolae Talpă

,

Bogdan Popa

,

Aureliu-Florin Hălălișan

and Liviu Nichiforel

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 653 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable land use management; forest and grassland governance; sustainable transitions in forest and grassland ecosystems; policy instruments and governance tools; ecosystem management and decision-making; nature-based solutions; stakeholder participation; climate change adaptation; biodiversity conservation; landscape restoration

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

State of the Art in Agriculture in Rural Areas: For Sustainable Land Management, 2nd Edition

edited by