Land Use Sustainability and Environmental Impacts in Urban Renewal

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainable development plays a significant role in the social, human, economic, and environmental sustainability of communities and cities around the world. Land, as the basic guarantee of human survival, is facing the double dilemma of "resources shortage" and "extensive utilization", especially in the influence of the global spread of COVID-19. Therefore, determining how to promote the high-quality urban renewal by improving land use sustainability and environmental impacts is the key issue that needs to be focused on in the future. This Special Issue aims to explore cases and experiences in promoting land use sustainability through academic discussion. We also welcome works from interdisciplinary fields, which are essential for planning sustainable cities and land use for a new era, such as how land use enhances urban resilience and how land use is integrated with urban renewal. Papers selected for this Special Issue will be subject to a rigorous peer review procedure with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.

Prof. Dr. Wenqiu Ma
Prof. Dr. Jie Zhang
Prof. Dr. Kunqiu Chen
Guest Editors

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