Geographic Information Engineering and Geoenvironmental Sustainability: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability in Geographic Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 February 2027 | Viewed by 181
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Interests: GIS; machine learning
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Dear Colleagues,
Following the excellent reception of Volume I of this Special Issue, and the widespread interest in this research topic, we are pleased to announce the publication of Volume II.
In the face of rapid global urbanization, achieving geoenvironmental sustainability has become a critical priority in the 21st century. This Special Issue aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG 11, which aims to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. Central to this mission is the management of urban environmental quality—mitigating air pollution, expanding green and blue infrastructure, and optimizing land use to combat the effects of unsustainable growth.
This Special Issue explores the physical and ecological performance of the built environment. We investigate how nature-based solutions—such as parks, waterways, and urban forests—contribute to carbon sequestration, temperature regulation, and pollution filtration. To address these complex challenges, this Special Issue highlights the power of data-driven approaches, including machine learning, deep learning, and geospatial analytics, to monitor, model, and predict the sustainability of urban landscapes.
Scope and Themes
We invite original research articles and reviews that provide technical insights, theoretical frameworks, and innovative methodologies for enhancing geoenvironmental sustainability.
Research areas include (but are not limited to):
- Urban Air Quality: Spatiotemporal modeling of pollutants and strategies for atmospheric remediation.
- Green and Blue Infrastructure: Assessment of ecosystem services provided by urban vegetation and water bodies.
- Urban Heat Island (UHI) Mitigation: The role of green space and reflective surfaces in urban thermal regulation.
- Sustainable Land Use and Cover: Impacts of land-use changes on environmental stability and biodiversity.
- Nature-Based Solutions (NBS): Integrating natural systems into urban planning for resilience and sustainability.
- Remote Sensing for Sustainability: Using satellite and aerial imagery to monitor urban sprawl and environmental degradation.
- Geospatial Data Science: Leveraging GIS and big data to optimize resource management and reduce environmental footprints.
- Sensor Networks & IoT: Real-time environmental monitoring for smarter, cleaner urban environments.
- Climate Change Adaptation: Engineering the built environment to withstand extreme weather events and ecological shifts.
We look forward to your contributions.
Sincerely,
Dr. Kangjae Lee
Dr. Eun-Jung Kim
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green and blue space
- built environment
- geospatial data analytics
- machine learning
- deep learning
- explainable artificial intelligence
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