Global Trends and Local Practices in Land Use and Territorial Spatial Planning: Driving Forces, Innovation Strategies, and Future Challenges

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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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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Sustainability sustainability	3.3	7.7	2009	19.3 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
Land land	3.2	5.9	2012	16 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Buildings buildings	3.1	4.4	2011	14.9 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information ijgi	2.8	7.2	2012	34.2 Days	CHF 1900	Submit
Urban Science urbansci	2.9	3.7	2017	25.5 Days	CHF 1600	Submit

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