Special Issues

Land publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Land Use Planning for Post COVID-19 Urban Transport Transformations
edited by , Elena Cocuzza and
submission deadline 13 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1720 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use and transport planning; urban space design; 15-minute city; accessibility; public transport; public space
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Surface Runoff and Soil Erosion in the Mediterranean Region submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3208 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface runoff; soil erosion; processes; monitoring; temporal and spatial scales; conservation; management; land-use and climate change; simulation and predicting models; Mediterranean
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Urbanization and Ecological Sustainability
edited by , and Shuai Zhou
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: urbanization; water system sustainability; land system sustainability; urbanization and climate change; ecosystems sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Modeling Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation Planning (Second Edition) submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; conservation planning; geodesign; modeling; spatial ecology; spatial conservation prioritization; landscape architecture; alternative futures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing)
Governance and Spatial Planning for Sustainable Urban and Rural Development
edited by , , , Zhituan Deng and Liang Zhuang
submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; sustainable theory and practice; sustainable governance and policy; sustainability strategies; urban and rural governance; cooperative governance; climate change adaptation; spatial planning; green infrastructure; technological innovations in planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Patrimony Assessment and Sustainable Land Resource Management submission deadline 27 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11912 | Submission Open
Keywords: heritage assessment; natural and cultural assessment; biodiversity and its conservation; management of natural and cultural resources; administrative; regulatory; and legal issues related to the conservation of heritage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Environmental and Policy Impact Assessment)
Recent Progress in RS&GIS-Based Urban Planning
edited by Jing Xie, and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4738 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban planning; geographic information systems; remote sensing; big data; land management; smart city; green spaces
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Sustainable Land Use under the Target of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3093 | Submission Open
Keywords: global climate change; carbon peaking and carbon neutralization; environmental regulation; land consolidation; food security; sustainable land use; land use eco-efficiency; spatio-temporal evolution; integrated development of urban and rural society; economical and intensive use of urban land
Evolving Landscape Research: From Renewable Energy Landscapes to Future Frontiers
edited by Romanos Ioannidis, Nikos Mamassis, Julia Nerantzia Tzortzi, Konstantinos Moraitis and Aspaso-Aspassia Kouzoupi
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2666 | Submission Open
Keywords: landscape; spatial planning; renewable energy; landscape impacts; participatory processes; cultural heritage; landscape design; visibility analysis; architecture; public perception; social acceptance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Eco-Sensitive Areas: Ecosystem Services, Protected Lands, and Current Challenges (Second Edition)
edited by , and Mingjie Song
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem services; protected lands; eco-sensitive areas; Tibetan Plateau; land use/cover change; ecological compensation; anthropogenic activities; ecosystem restoration; ecosystem services trade-off
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Canopy Cities: Protecting Urban Forests, Landscapes and Ecosystems
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open
Keywords: canopy cities; urban forests; urban ecosystems; urban landscapes; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Celebrating World Food Day—Rural Economic Transformation and the Green Development of Agriculture in Developing Countries
edited by , Mercedita Sombilla and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Submission Open
Keywords: rural transformation; structural transformation; inclusive growth; sustainable agriculture; food security; green development; institutional innovation; policy support; investment in agriculture and rural
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Urban Green Infrastructure: Enhancing Resilience and Well-Being in the Face of Climate Change and Urbanization submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Submission Open
Keywords: urbanization; urban green space; urban forests/parks; urban heat island; urban ecosystem services; urban ecology; urban remote sensing; urban planning; urban climate; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Land Governance Technology and Institutional Reform for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals with Environmental and Social Aspects submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3365 | Submission Open
Keywords: arid hydrology; carbon research; carbon emission rights trading; cultivated land protection; economic analysis; environmental economics; environmental law; environmental management; environmental modelling; environmental social governance; human rights protection in host country; industrial land transformation and upgrading; land ecological restoration; land management; sustainable land use; urban flood; urban rural planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Environmental and Policy Impact Assessment)
Innovations in Agricultural Green Infrastructure
edited by
submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1327 | Submission Open
Keywords: greening agricultural systems; environmental impacts; farm system resilience; green infrastructure; agrichemical use; indigenous biodiversity; green branding
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing)
Land, Ageing, Gender and Environment: Problems and Challenges from Different Disciplines II submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5892 | Submission Open
Keywords: land/environment/ecology; ageing/ageism/older people; gender/eco/feminisms; rural– urban spaces/frames; health; social services and education aspects; land economic and public policies aspects; work/employment and leisure/tourism aspects; pandemic; psycho-social crisis and climate change aspects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Recent Progress in Land Degradation Processes and Control
edited by Jianye Li, Xingyi Zhang, Weida Gao, Wei Hu and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1020 | Submission Open
Keywords: land degradation pathways; land degradation progress; land use; soil erosion; soil carbon; environment effects; ecosystem functions and services; control measures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Environmental and Policy Impact Assessment)
Impacts of Climate Change on Human Wellbeing and Cultural Ecosystem Services submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4135 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural ecosystem services; nature’ s contribution to people; global warming; environmental change; health and wellbeing; climate risk; climate change adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Urban Morphology: A Perspective from Space (Second Edition)
edited by and Nicola Marzot
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban morphology; public space; urban design; new technologies; trans-disciplinarity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
The Role Played by Agriculture in Inland Areas
edited by , and Giuseppe Gaudio
submission deadline 16 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3126 | Submission Open
Keywords: inland areas; agriculture in inland areas; vulnerability and resilience of inland areas; governance and policy of inland resources; sustainability (environmental; social; and economic); ecosystem services and sustainable development of inland areas; management policies and strategies regarding inland areas; models and analytical tools for land management in inland areas; examples of good practices in inland areas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Critical Insights on Tenure Security in the Global South
edited by and
submission deadline 23 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3153 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Green Development of Urban-Rural System and Sustainable Land Management
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; urban– rural; agriculture; green; intensification; resilience; livelihood; policy; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Urban and Peri-Urban Forests—Status, Ecosystem Services, and Future Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3748 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban forests; green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; ecosystem services (ES); assessment and mapping of ES; socio-ecological assessments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Participatory Land Planning: Theory, Methods, and Case Studies
edited by Oswaldo Ledesma González and Rafael Merinero Rodríguez
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 942 | Submission Open
Keywords: collaborative planning; governance; land management; network management; participation; strategic planning; town planning; urban agenda; urban and land planning; urban and land policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
The Other Perspective. City Networks and Territorial Justice towards a Landscape Ethics submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 885 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Land Transformation, Climate Change and Agroecosystems Response and Adaptation
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 842 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroecosystems; ecosystem services; urban agriculture; land use change; resilience and adaptation; climate change; climate-smart agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Building Resilient and Sustainable Territories submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 653 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; resilience; development; territory; public policies; climate change adaptation; ecosystem services; natural resource management
Vegetation Spatial Dynamics and Plant Diversity Trends of Natural and Urban Landscapes submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate changes; phytosociology; geobotany; vascular flora; plant chorology; plant biodiversity; alpha diversity; vegetation; invasive alien species; ecological data analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Sun Yat-Sen University in Urban Planning and Land
edited by , , Xinhui Wu and Zhi He
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban planning; land; urban– rural interactions; landscapes; climate change; GIS application
GeoAI for Urban Sustainability Monitoring and Analysis
edited by , and Jixiang Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban; sustainability; GeoAI; remote sensing; big data; geography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land – Observation and Monitoring)
Land–Water–Energy–Food (LWEF) System Coupling and Sustainable Development of Watersheds
edited by , , , and Zhifeng Jin
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: land– water– energy– food nexus; climate change adaptation; regional resilience; land use transformation; energy transition; resource management; resources and environment; water– energy– food; carbon peak and neutrality; spatial governance and planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Energy, Land and Food (WELF) Nexus)
Navigating the Balance: The Role of National Parks in Ecological Conservation and Socioeconomic Development
edited by and Lihua Zhou
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development goals; national parks; mode of management; socioeconomic development; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Ecosystem Services and Residents’ Perceptions: Integrating and Innovating across Disciplinary Perspectives
edited by , Hans Skov-Petersen, Xu Bi and Kai Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem service assessment; resident perception; cultural and socio-economic impacts; well-being and quality of life; interdisciplinary research; community participation; urban and rural ecosystems; climate change and biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Towards Healthy and Sustainable Human Settlement: The Ecological and Cultural Connation of Landsenses submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: landsenses; environmental governance; cultural preservation; health promotion; resilience; restorative landscapes; community engagement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Resilient Cities: The Nexus of Urban Land, Climate Change and Property Economics
edited by Piyush Tiwari, Raghu Dharmapuri Tirumala and Jyoti Shukla
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban resilience; climate change; housing economics; urban land use; smart cities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Land Use: Integration of Rural and Urban Landscape
edited by , and Justice Nana Inkoom
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open
Keywords: rural and urban landscape; urban-rural integrated development; rural– urban gradient; rural urbanization; land use transitions; land-cover change; land-use planning; settlement systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Sustainable Urbanscapes: The Role of Green Infrastructure on the Resilience of Ecosystem Services
edited by , and Wenxiao Jia
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban green infrastructure; ecosystem services; climate change; socio-ecological systems; spatial resilience; public health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Technological and Social Innovations in Urban Ecosystems: Perspectives on Green and Blue Infrastructure
edited by Maurício Lamano Ferreira, Aline A. Cavalari Corete and Giuliano Maselli Locosselli
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban forest; urban greening; green infrastructure; blue infrastructure; socio-environmental issues; nature-based solutions; ecological patterns and processes in urban environments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Sustainable Forest Landscape Management towards Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity
edited by , , Mónica Toro-Manríquez and
submission deadline 7 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable forestry; ecosystem services; biodiversity conservation; multi-objective forest planning; synergies and trade-offs; landscape management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Promoting Anti-racism in Land System Science and Social Ecological Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: anti-racism; land system; social ecological system; land use management; landscape planning; community engagement; community planning; community development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Spatial Justice in Urban Planning (Second Edition)
edited by , and Izzy Yi Jian
submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open
Keywords: social-spatial justice; distributional and procedural justice; urban redevelopment; environmental justice; green gentrification; right to the city; segregation and discrimination; urban political ecology; capital and capability; co-production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
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