Land | Special Issues

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

edited by

Fotis Maris

,

Panagiotis Angelidis

and

George Papaioannou

submission deadline 28 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10142 | 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)

The Impact of Urban Planning on the Urban Heat Island Effect

edited by

Josep Roca

, Blanca Arellano and Adriana Inés Olivares-González

submission deadline 28 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1383 | 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)

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 29 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 77 | 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)

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

edited by

Stanislav Zekić

,

Bojan Matkovski

and

Žana Jurjević

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 20892 | 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)

Planning for Sustainable Urban and Land Development, Second Edition

edited by

Zongcai Wei

,

Yuting Liu

and

Andrzej Biłozor

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19642 | 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)

Urban Ecosystem Services: 6th Edition

edited by

Alessio Russo

and

Giuseppe T. Cirella

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15575 | 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)

Effects of Land Use on the Ecohydrology of River Basin in Accordance with Climate Change II

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submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14625 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; spatial modeling; climate policy; land management; soil and water conservation; ecosystem services; nature-based solutions (NBS); ecohydrology; urban resilience; sponge city concepts

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

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 30 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14039 | 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)

Feature Papers for Land Planning and Landscape Architecture Section, Second Edition

edited by

Thomas Panagopoulos

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10699 | Submission Open

Keywords: participative design; planning and management; climate resilience; energy transition; biophilic design; nature-based solutions; regenerative design; circular solutions for sustainable tourism; environmental footprint; virtual reality to facilitate collaboration

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

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

edited by

Francesca Torrieri

and

Marco Rossitti

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7443 | 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)

Agroforestry Systems for Sustainable Land Management: Innovations and Challenges

edited by

Judit Rubio-Delgado

and

J. Francisco Lavado Contador

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6772 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroforestry; sustainability; environmental conservation; ecosystem services; biodiversity; land management innovation; land use/cover dynamics; climate change adaptation; climate change mitigation

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

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 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6447 | 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)

The Dynamics of Biodiversity and Landscape Ecology: Patterns, Processes, and Planning (Second Edition)

edited by

Jana Spulerova

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6395 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; changes biodiversity; loss ecosystem; function and services; management measures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Spatial Optimization and Sustainable Development of Land Use (Second Edition)

edited by

Qingsong He

and

Linzi Zheng

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5803 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; sustainable development; spatial optimization

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

Land and Drought: An Environmental Assessment Through Remote Sensing

edited by

Keyvan Soltani

,

Silvio José Gumiere

and

Isa Ebtehaj

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4816 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing and drought; drought impacts on land; drought monitoring with remote sensing; satellite-based drought indices; remote sensing applications in drought; climate variability and land systems; geospatial technologies for drought assessment; resilience of land to drought; drought early warning systems; sustainable land management under drought; remote sensing in environmental monitoring

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

Advances in Land Consolidation and Land Ecology (Second Edition)

edited by

Yanmei Ye

and

Xiaobin Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4550 | Submission Open

Keywords: land consolidation; land ecology; sustainable land use; landscape construction; nature resource management; cross-disciplinary contributions; technology-driven solutions; land property rights; rural development; land ecological restoration

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

Optimizing Land Development: Trends and Best Practices

edited by

Marek Walacik

and Aneta Chmielewska

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3873 | 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)

Urban Heat Island Effects in Global Cities: Balancing Rapid Urbanization, Land Surface Temperature Dynamics, and Sustainable Adaptation Strategies

edited by

Liliia Hebryn Baidy

and

Gareth Rees

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3570 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban heat island; land surface temperature; urbanization; urban microclimate; land use/land cover change; remote sensing; geoinformatics; GIS modeling; sustainable adaptation strategies; climate change adaptation

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

Smart City and Architectural Design, Second Edition

edited by

Elisabetta Maria Venco

,

Chiara Garau

and

Emanuele Giorgi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3305 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban and spatial planning policies; sustainable and smart planning; urban life quality; urban environment; digital transition; smart cities

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

Modeling Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Land Development

edited by Emre Tepe

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3061 | 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)

The Relationship Between Landscape Sustainability and Urban Ecology

edited by

Luigi La Riccia

and

Angioletta Voghera

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2762 | 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)

Energy-Water-Land Nexus Under Low-Carbon Globalization

edited by

Mengyao Han

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2326 | 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)

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

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submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 1579 | 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

Challenges and Future Trends in Land Cover/Use Monitoring

edited by

Antonio Pepe

,

Francesco Falabella

,

Rosa Coluzzi

and Monika Przeor

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1542 | 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)

Valuing Non-Market Benefits of Nature Conservation and Restoration

edited by Giovanni Signorello,

Giuseppe Cucuzza

and

Laura Giuffrida

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1117 | 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)

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 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1088 | 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)

Brownfield Redevelopment: Soil Remediation for Sustainable Cities

edited by

Fei Li

,

Jia Wen

and

Chuanrong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 529 | 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)

Historic Urban Landscape and Planning

edited by

Isabella Di Lenardo

and

Sander Münster

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 454 | 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)

Green and Blue Infrastructure, Climate Change, and Urban Resilience: Best Practices and Adaptive Implementation

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 454 | Submission Open

Keywords: green and blue infrastructure; urban heat island effect; nature-based solutions; resilient and sustainable built environment; biodiversity; liveability; water-sensitive urban design; water-sensitive stormwater management; community engagement; global warming

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

The Economic Value in Rural–Urban Landscapes

edited by Carlo Costantino,

Konstantina Douka

and Riccardo Gulli

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 356 | 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)

Linking Ecological Networks and Ecosystem Service Flow: Toward Regional Ecological Conservation and Sustainability

edited by

Shiliang Liu

and

Jinyan Zhan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological network; ecosystem service flow; ecological security pattern; habitat fragmentation; ecosystem service; landscape connectivity; ecological restoration; land use change; species migration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Urban–Rural Land Governance and Sustainable Development in New Era

edited by Jingming Liu,

Xianhui Hou

and

Youngseob Eum

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban– rural land governance; urban– rural land use planning; farmland protection and food security; sustainable development; spatial justice; housing security; social-ecological system resilience; territorial spatial planning

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

Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Climate-Resilient Soil–Water Systems

edited by

Nunziarita Palazzolo

and

Luca Furnari

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change adaptation; hydrological extremes; soil– water systems; water scarcity; hydrological modelling; remote sensing and precision agriculture; nature-based solutions; sustainable water management; decision support systems; socio-hydrology

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

Soil Engineering for Improving Water, Solutes, and Heat Dynamics of Arid Lands

edited by

Said Al-Ismaily

,

Daniel Menezes-Blackburn

,

Abdulrasoul Al-Omran

and Ali Akbar Moosavi

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

Keywords: smart irrigation; soil– water– atmosphere interactions; engineered capillary barriers; water retention efficiency; solute transport control; heat flow in soils; waterlogging mitigation; rhizosphere engineering; soil amendments; irrigation water quality; ai for sustainable agricultural production

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

Effects of Rural-Urban Migration on Urban Infrastructure in Fast-Growing Cities

edited by

Tiyan Shen

,

Hao Wang

, Luge Wen and

Eduardo Gomes

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural– urban migration; spatial governance; urban infrastructure; fast-growing cities; land policy simulation; CGE model; land resource allocation; sustainable urban development

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

Agricultural Land Economics: Balancing Production, Conservation, and Sustainability

edited by Xin Yang,

Dong Wang

,

Min Song

and

Yurui Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: market and non-market value of agricultural land; agricultural economic and ecological efficiency; farmland utilization and conservation; trade-off and synergy among multifunction of agricultural land; sustainable intensive agricultural land use; sustainable agricultural technology

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

Climate and Ecosystem Interactions Shaping Land Degradation and Recovery in Water-Scarce Environments

edited by

Borja Rodríguez-Lozano

, Pedro Leite and

Deirdre Dragovich

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: desertification; climate change; ecosystem restoration; landuse/land cover change; land management; ecohydrology; soil health and fertility

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

Sustainable Land Use and Governance in Forest and Grassland Ecosystems

edited by

Nicolae Talpă

,

Bogdan Popa

,

Aureliu-Florin Hălălișan

and Liviu Nichiforel

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 119 | 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)

Conserving Biodiversity to Safeguard Ecosystem Services: Pathways to Sustainability

edited by Anwar Eziz and

Marco Campera

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; sustainable land use; climate adaptation; conservation policy; community-based conservation; ecological restoration

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

Adaptive Management of Coastal Landscapes

edited by

Daniele Trogu

,

John F. Weishampel

and

Maria Ferentinou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 104 | 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)

Land-Use Impacts on Water Resources and Watershed Management

edited by

Łukasz Borek

,

Joanna Jaskuła

and

Věra Hubačíková

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use changes; water quality; water monitoring; hydromorphology; water retention; pollution source; surface waters; water management; soil

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

Patrimony Assessment and Sustainable Land Resource Management (Second Edition)

edited by

Florentina-Cristina Merciu

,

Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor

and

Maciej J. Nowak

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5902 | Submission Open

Keywords: qualitative and quantitative assessment of cultural heritage; natural heritage assessment; biodiversity and its conservation; management of natural and cultural resources; heritage communities; heritage education versus promotion of heritage sustainability; circular architecture versus cultural heritage sustainability; administrative; regulatory; and legal issues related to the conservation of heritage

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

Resilient Urban Regeneration: Adaptive Strategies for Future Metropolis

edited by Qipeng Liao,

Arkadiusz Przybysz

and

Isidoro Fasolino

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 233 | 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)

Coupled Man-Land Relationship for Regional Sustainability

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submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3945 | 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)

Integrating Post-Industrial Landscape Design Approaches with Climate Adaptation and Social Equity

edited by

Niall Kirkwood

, Luca Maria Francesco Fabris and

Quanchuan ‘Cara’ Fu

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3017 | 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)

Urban Resilience and Heritage Management (Second Edition)

edited by

Maria Rosaria Guarini

,

Eduardo Mosquera-Adell

and

Clara Mosquera-Pérez

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2352 | Submission Open

Keywords: cities recovery; cultural property potentials; good practices; heritage stakeholders and actors; heritage values and indicators; information technologies and systems; resilient cities and territories; sustainable development goals; urban planning and politics; withstanding risks and vulnerability

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

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 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 305 | 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)

Evaluating Urban Public Spaces Based on User-Generated Geographic Data

edited by

Annunziata Palermo

and

Lucia Chieffallo

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban public space; urban fabric; urban regeneration; geographic information systems; user-generated geographic data; mobile device; social media; participation

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

Climate-Driven Land Degradation

edited by

Fan Yang

, Xinghua Yang,

Peng He

and

Stephen S. Young

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 246 | 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)

Geospatial Technologies Applied to Territorial Studies

edited by

Sergio Reyes

and

Federico B. Galacho-Jiménez

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 41 | 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)

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