Sustainable Economy, Environment, and Society: Integrated Land Systems and Resilience in Traditional Settlements

Topic Information

Dear Colleagues,

In the quest for sustainable development, the well-being and resilience of land play a pivotal role in bridging the natural and human environments. Land is a comprehensive concept from a geographical and interdisciplinary perspective, and the study of land use and cover change encompasses a vast array of interdisciplinary fields, aiming to ensure the sustainability and health of land utilization and address broader environmental, social, and economic challenges. By investigating and integrating insights from diverse disciplines, we can create adaptive and harmonious communities that align with land sustainability principles. This Topic explores the interconnections between land use and land cover, human settlements, urban and rural planning, environmental sciences, region or country comparison, businesses, economics, and sociology to contribute towards a shared vision of sustainable development.

The sustainability of land use requires a dynamic balance between natural ecosystems and human influence, shaping a future where urban and rural spaces coexist harmoniously. A deeper understanding of these transformations is essential as urbanization, quantitative analysis methods, and environmental changes accelerate. This topic seeks to integrate perspectives from geography, urban planning, environmental science, sociology, policy analysis, businesses, and beyond, fostering collaboration to develop solutions for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The scope of this Topic encompasses, but is not limited to:

Theoretical Frameworks and Interdisciplinary Approaches in Sustainable Land Use:

• New and evolving theories on land use sustainability;
• Construct a "transformational land use" analysis framework;
• Critique and adaptation of land use classical theories;
• Transdisciplinary approaches to address complex sustainability challenges.

Land Use and Land Cover Change and its Eco-Environmental Effects:

• Spatiotemporal land use change and its monitoring;
• Driving forces and mechanism of land use and land cover change;
• Ecological environmental effects and sustainability;
• Advancing land change modeling, simulation and prediction;
• Global change, climate change and land use change;
• Case study of regional comparison on land use and land cover change.

Data-Driven Insights and Evidence-Based Methods:

• Digital Earth, big data analysis and remote sensing application;
• Evidence-based approaches in assessing land use sustainability;
• Behavioral and cultural analytics to inform land use sustainability;
• Deep exploration of land use change information and geo-visualization;
• A quantitative study of the relationship between urban distribution and the natural environment based on GIS and remote sensing.

Design and Technological Innovations in Traditional Villages and Urban Sustainability:

• Urban and rural planning for sustainable development;
• Traditional settlements and landscape gene identifying;
• Traditional residential building restoration technology and ecological design practices;
• Application of smart technologies and GeoAI in human settlement planning;
• Application of remote sensing and GIS technology in urban expansion and ecological environment effects.

Human–Nature Interactions and Anthropogenic Impact Assessments:

• Evaluations of human impacts on natural systems and projections for future scenarios;
• Interaction dynamics within human–natural systems;
• Decision support systems to foster sustainable development.

Policy and Governance for Sustainable Land Use:

• Analysis of governance structures and regulatory policies;
• Socio-environmental, economic, and cultural impacts of policies on land use;
• Innovative policy frameworks promoting sustainability across sectors.

In this Topic, original research articles and reviews are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Bin Quan
Dr. Chaokui Li
Dr. Zhaosheng Wang
Dr. Shilong Hao
Topic Editors

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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Economies economies	2.1	4.7	2013	23.1 Days	CHF 1800	Submit
Land land	3.2	5.9	2012	17.5 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Regional Science and Environmental Economics rsee	-	-	2024	15.0 days *	CHF 1000	Submit
Remote Sensing remotesensing	4.1	8.6	2009	24.3 Days	CHF 2700	Submit
Sustainability sustainability	3.3	7.7	2009	17.9 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
Urban Science urbansci	2.9	3.7	2017	21.6 Days	CHF 1800	Submit
World world	1.9	-	2020	24.7 Days	CHF 1200	Submit

* Median value for all MDPI journals in the second half of 2025.

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