Land | Special Issues

Natural Landscape and Cultural Heritage (Second Edition)

edited by

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 198 | 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

Geospatial Technologies for Land Governance

edited by

Dimitrios Ampatzidis

,

Dionysia-Georgia Perperidou

and

Aritstotelis Vartholomaios

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial land governance urban planning regional development cadastre spatial data analytics remote sensing global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) geo-AI smart cities UAV/drone-based mapping

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

Sustainable Urban and Rural Planning for Tourism: Designing a Better Future for Residents

edited by

Julio Vena-Oya

,

Jesús Barreal

and Juan Antonio Parrilla-González

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism urban and rural planning; decisions on sustainable urban and rural tourism planning; tourism planning and sustainable development in urban– rural destinations; residents in the context of urban and rural tourism planning; social sustainability of destinations and community-based tourism; tourism planning in emerging destinations

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

Emerging Technologies Towards Sustainable Urban Transitions

edited by

Zoe Kanetaki

and

Maria Sinou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban transitions; artificial intelligence; sustainable land management; smart cities; cultural heritage; sustainable transportation; heat islands; urban microclimate; urban regeneration

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

The Economic Value in Rural–Urban Landscapes

edited by Carlo Costantino,

Konstantina Douka

and Riccardo Gulli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural and urban development; innovative tools; participatory processes; landscape integration; new european bauhaus; nature-based solutions; ecological networks; sustainable tourism; adaptive reuse; agriculture

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

Evaluating and Managing Historic Landscapes

edited by

Mariolina Grasso

,

Fabrizio Finucci

, János Gyergyák and Ágnes Borsos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: historic landscapes; evaluation methods; digital tools; heritage conservation; community engagement; landscape protection

Advancements in Geospatial Techniques for Land Change Analysis and Management

edited by

Jūratė Sužiedelytė-Visockienė

and

Eglė Tumelienė

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial data analysis; remote sensing technologies; air pollution; climate change mitigation; land management; land use changes; machine learning and AI

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

Land Management for Climate-Responsive Development

edited by

D. Ary A. Samsura

, Kristoffer Berse, Yusfida Ayu Abdullah and Naim Laeni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 38 | 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)

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 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1957 | 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)

Urban Risk and Climate Resilience Planning: Tools for Managing Land Use Under Uncertainty

edited by

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and

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban analytics; machine learning for urban planning; land use modelling; digital twins; geospatial analysis; multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA); big data in land management; sustainable development policy; public-private partnerships (PPP); just transition; green infrastructure planning; soil protection policies; integrated urban planning; urban policy innovation; brownfield regeneration; circular urban planning; sustainable land management; geographic information systems (GIS); ESG urban assessment; smart planning tools; predictive modelling; environmental and health risk evaluation

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Land-Use Systems from Resource-Nexus Perspectives

edited by

Jingying Fu

,

Dong Jiang

and

Gang Lin

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4985 | Submission Open

Keywords: SDGs; resource coupling; resource policy; water-energy-food-materials-land nexus; sustainable development

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

Cultural Heritage Preservation as a Basis for Sustainable Development and Transformation of Historic Urban Landscapes

edited by

Christer Gustafsson

,

Matthias Ripp

,

Manal Ginzarly

and Zachary Mark Jones

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4388 | Submission Open

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

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

Computational Design and Planning for Socio-Environmental Sustainability of Landscapes and Communities

edited by

Xiwei Shen

, Bo Zhang and

Yang Song

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3459 | Submission Open

Keywords: socio-environmental sustainability; climate change adaption; environment impact assessment; smart cities; green infrastructure; environmental modeling

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

Rural-Urban Interaction in Terms of the Spatial Pattern and Local Development

edited by

Jiaxing Cui

, Rongjun Ao, Wensheng Zheng,

Xuesong Kong

and

Zihao An

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2186 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural– urban integration; urban agglomeration network; population flow network; urban and rural transportation network; urban-rural land transition; innovation network; rural revitalization

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

Water, Energy, Land and Food (WELF) Nexus: Pathway to Low-Carbon Transition

edited by

Ruilian Zhang

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 560 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; energy transition; environmental; social; and governance frameworks; sustainable development; low-carbon transition; social impact assessment; environmental sustainability

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

A Livable City: Rational Land Use and Sustainable Urban Space (Second Edition)

edited by

Yangyi Wu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: rational land use; sustainable urban space; urban planning and design; spatial optimization; public participation and governance; land-use policy

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

Place-Based Urban Landscape Design Planning: Theory, Methodology and Practice

edited by

Binyi Liu

, Weizhen Chen and

Yue Cheng

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: locality; sense of place; local culture; place attachment; landscape design and planning; cultural landscape heritage; urban memory; urban gentrification; landscape narrative; landscape justice; environmental psychology; landscape perception; place experience; interdisciplinary approaches; sustainable development

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

Celebrating World Food Day—Rural Economic Transformation and the Green Development of Agriculture in Developing Countries

edited by

Jikun Huang

, Mercedita Sombilla and

Mohammad Jahangir Alam

submission deadline 16 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4276 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural transformation; structural transformation; inclusive growth; sustainable agriculture; food security; green development; institutional innovation; policy support; investment in agriculture and rural

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

Optimisation of Environmental, Economic and Social Impacts in Natural Resource Management

edited by

Matjaž Glavan

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4041 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural resources management; societal needs; economic opportunities; sustainable development goals; environmental impacts

Blue-Green Infrastructure and Territorial Planning

edited by

Osvaldo Moura Rezende

,

Marcelo Miguez

and Adriana Piperno

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

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

edited by

Ramon Felipe Bicudo da Silva

and

James D.A. Millington

submission deadline 22 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7050 | 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)

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 de la Cruz del Río-Rama

, María Montserrat Cruz González, Francisco Xabier Sánchez Sellero and

José Álvarez-García

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7808 | 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)

Understanding Disasters in a Changing Landscape: Causes, Impacts and Mitigation Strategies

edited by

Fotis Maris

,

Panagiotis Angelidis

and

George Papaioannou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6163 | 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)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Nature-Based Solutions for Landscape Governance and Modification in Urban–Rural Areas

edited by

Yung Yau

and

Jacques Teller

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3583 | 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)

Rural Development Strategies in the EU: Strengthening Agricultural Sectors and Local Economies

edited by

Stanislav Zekić

,

Bojan Matkovski

and

Žana Jurjević

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2447 | 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)

Contemporary Challenges for Urban Built Environment and Landscape Conservation: Social, Cultural and Economic Issues

edited by

Francesca Torrieri

and

Marco Rossitti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2286 | 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

Celestina Fazia

,

Dorina Camelia Ilieș

and Clara Stella Vicari Aversa

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2094 | 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)

Computer Vision and Machine Learning Methods for Land Use Land Cover Change Modelling and Forecasting

edited by

Karim Malik

and

Cameron Proctor

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1450 | 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)

Estimation of Forest Biomass from High and Medium Spatial Resolution Satellite Imagery

edited by Adélia Sousa and

Ana Cristina Gonçalves

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1411 | 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)

Optimizing Land Development: Trends and Best Practices

edited by

Marek Walacik

and Aneta Chmielewska

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 955 | 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)

Planning for Sustainable Urban and Land Development, Second Edition

edited by

Zongcai Wei

,

Yuting Liu

and

Andrzej Biłozor

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 798 | 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)

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

Giuliano Marella

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 543 | 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)

Modeling Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Land Development

edited by Emre Tepe

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 453 | 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)

Challenges and Future Trends in Land Cover/Use Monitoring

edited by

Antonio Pepe

,

Francesco Falabella

,

Rosa Coluzzi

and Monika Przeor

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 427 | 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)

The Relationship Between Landscape Sustainability and Urban Ecology

edited by

Luigi La Riccia

and

Angioletta Voghera

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 352 | 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)

Geospatial Data for Landscape Change (Second Edition)

edited by

Szymon Chmielewski

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 276 | 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

The Impact of Urban Planning on the Urban Heat Island Effect

edited by

Josep Roca

, Blanca Arellano and Adriana Inés Olivares-González

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 130 | 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 109 | 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)

Carbon-Focused Land Use Strategies: Pathways to Climate Resilience

edited by

Xiao Liu

, Shifu Wang and

Jinda Qi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 108 | 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)

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

edited by

Adrianos Retalis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 94 | 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)

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 73 | 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)

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

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 67 | 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

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 65 | 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 64 | 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 58 | 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

edited by

Misagh Parhizkar

and

Pietro Denisi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 53 | 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)

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 53 | 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 53 | 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)

Feature Papers for Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions Section: 2nd Edition

edited by

Dagmar Haase

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 45 | 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)

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

edited by

Andrea Früh-Müller

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 34 | 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)

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