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School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
Dr. Ding Fei
Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Faculty of Geography, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, China
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Global Trends and Local Practices in Land Use and Territorial Spatial Planning: Driving Forces, Innovation Strategies, and Future Challenges

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31 January 2027
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31 March 2027
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Dear Colleagues,

Land use and territorial spatial planning are increasingly shaped by global dynamics—such as climate change, sustainable development goals (SDGs), and urban–rural integration trends—while remaining deeply rooted in local contexts. The interaction between global trends and local practices gives rise to diverse driving forces, innovative adaptive practices, and unresolved challenges.​

We invite original research articles and reviews to explore several directions, including (but not limited to) the following: (1) New features and trends in global land use (e.g., low-carbon land use, compact urban form, reuse of abandoned land). (2) Global and local driving forces behind land use changes (e.g., the impacts of global economic networks, technological revolutions, or regional policy adjustments). (3) Evolution, optimization, and governance of territorial spatial development patterns (e.g., the adjustment of “production–living–ecological” space patterns, the coordination of regional patterns with land use efficiency, and local practices). (4) Land use adjustment and governance face the challenge of balancing efficiency, ecology, and equity (e.g., climate-resilient planning, community participatory governance, and cross-border coordination mechanisms).

We welcome case studies, quantitative analyses, and theoretical work from geography, urban–rural planning, environmental science, and policy studies.

Prof. Dr. Ye Wei
Dr. Guangliang Xi
Dr. Ding Fei
Dr. Yang Wang
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Keywords

  • territorial space
  • human–nature interaction
  • policy framework
  • resilience of human–environment systems
  • urbanization
  • climate adaptation
  • spatial governance
  • sustainable development

Participating Journals

Journal Name Impact Factor CiteScore Launched Year First Decision (median) APC
Buildings
buildings 		3.1 4.4 2011 15.1 Days CHF 2600 Submit
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
ijgi 		2.8 7.2 2012 33.1 Days CHF 1900 Submit
Land
land 		3.2 5.9 2012 17.5 Days CHF 2600 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

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The Socioeconomic Resilience Effects of Population Aging in the Context of Population Shrinkage: Evidence from the Three Northeastern Provinces of China
by Depeng Liu, Yilin Zhang and Xiangli Wu
Sustainability 2026, 18(4), 2003; https://doi.org/10.3390/su18042003 - 15 Feb 2026
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Against the backdrop of global demographic transition and widening regional disparities, population shrinkage and population aging have become critical constraints on regional development, posing severe challenges to the socioeconomic resilience of shrinking areas. Taking China’s three northeastern provinces as the study area, this [...] Read more.
Against the backdrop of global demographic transition and widening regional disparities, population shrinkage and population aging have become critical constraints on regional development, posing severe challenges to the socioeconomic resilience of shrinking areas. Taking China’s three northeastern provinces as the study area, this paper investigates the impacts of population aging on county-level socioeconomic resilience and its spatiotemporal heterogeneity. Based on population census and socioeconomic data from 143 counties in Northeast China during 2010–2020, an evaluation index system of socioeconomic resilience is constructed using the entropy weight method. Grey relational analysis, Tobit regression models, and geographically and temporally weighted regression (GTWR) are employed to conduct empirical tests. The results indicate that most counties simultaneously experience population decline and deep aging, and their interaction forms an intensified negative feedback mechanism that constrains the improvement of socioeconomic resilience. Compared with other shrinking regions in China—such as selected counties in the Yangtze River Delta and resource-rich counties in central and western China—Northeast China is distinguished by a unique set of compounded pressures, driven by the simultaneous and mutually reinforcing trends of sustained population decline and deep aging. Population aging exhibits a strong correlation with socioeconomic resilience across all dimensions, with the most pronounced association observed in transformation capacity. Population density also plays an important role, although its correlation strength is relatively weaker. Tobit regression results further confirm that population aging significantly suppresses socioeconomic resilience, whereas population density exerts a positive effect, with notable differences across various types of shrinking counties. GTWR analysis reveals significant spatial heterogeneity in the impacts of these factors on socioeconomic resilience. Overall, this study provides robust empirical evidence for formulating targeted policies and enhancing sustainable development capacity in shrinking and aging regions. Full article
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