Frontiers in Geomorphological and Historical Landscape Changes, Sustainable Landscape Planning and Soil Erosion Assessment

Dear Colleagues,

The main objective of this Special Issue is to highlight the state of the art of the new and traditional advances of study and research in geomorphological and historical landscape changes, sustainable landscape planning and soil erosion assessment, with a particular focus on the historical transformations of the landscape caused by human activities, historical land use and climate change. Another goal is to combine and stimulate an interdisciplinary debate on these interconnected themes and reflect the different interactions between humans and the environment, including natural resources, which have favored and induced local and global changes in the physical landscape and land use over time.

For example, a particularly relevant aspect of the last century is the impact of the urban sprawl of small and big urban centers and consequent land consumption, resulting in multiple situations of criticality and sustainability in urban planning and landscape choices, especially if we consider the current 17 goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In this type of analysis, the analysis of multitemporal images from satellite and historical aerial photos is also essential, which allows the return of GIS numerous useful information for the reconstruction of historical scenarios of the change of the physical and anthropic landscape, also in relation to changed climatic conditions, especially in the occasion of extreme events.

Considering these premises, contributions regarding different geographical areas, analysis methods, and reviews of the existing literature and case studies focusing on the Special Issue key themes from the geomorphological, geoarcheological, and landscape architectural disciplines are strongly encouraged, as are broader overviews.

Dr. Maurizio Lazzari
Dr. Ram L Ray
Dr. Veronica Guerra
Guest Editors

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