Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions
A section of Land (ISSN 2073-445X).
Section Information
The “Urban Contexts and Urban–Rural Interactions” section of Land welcomes contributions focusing on patterns, processes and dynamics in urban landscapes and cities, as well as examinations of areas along the urban–rural gradient. The section is open to submissions dealing with urban systems studies, land use change, urban land governance, urbanization impacts on ecosystems and their services in cities, the future of inner-urban and peri-urbanization, the urban heat island, carbon emissions related to urban−rural land use, biodiversity aspects in and of cities, rewilding and nature conservation in urban ecosystems and along urban boundaries, urban planning and governance of green infrastructure and nature-based solutions, land issues in sustainable cities, and the role of big data in urban social−ecological land studies.
Manuscripts can be of a conceptual−theoretical nature. We welcome case studies and other applied research, “state of science and beyond’’ reviews, and topical short communications. Inter- and transdisciplinary manuscripts are also highly welcome, as are proposals for Special Issues in the field of “Urban Contexts and Urban–Rural Interactions”.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Urban Regeneration: Challenges and Opportunities for the Landscape (Deadline: 10 June 2024)
- Mega-City Regions in the Global South (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Regional Solutions to Urban-Rural Coordinated Development in the Megacity Regions II (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Preservation, Reuse and Reveal of Cultural Heritage through Sustainable Land Management, Rural and Urban Development II (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Big Data in Urban Land Use Planning (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Driving Future to Shape Sustainable Agricultural System: Urban-Rural Land Management and Environment Protection (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Urban Transitions and Dynamics: Cultural, Ecological, Digital and Degrowth (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Managing Urban Green Infrastructure and Ecosystem Services (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Urban Land Use Change and Its Spatial Planning (Deadline: 28 July 2024)
- Sustainability and Peri-Urban Agriculture II (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- A Livable City: Rational Land Use and Sustainable Urban Space (Deadline: 8 August 2024)
- Land Use Change from Non-urban to Urban Areas: Problems, Challenges and Opportunities II (Deadline: 8 August 2024)
- Rural–Urban Gradients: Landscape and Nature Conservation II (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Interrelations in Urban–Rural Transects: Planning Sustainable Transformations for Human Wellbeing (Deadline: 26 August 2024)
- The 2nd Conference on Future Challenges in Sustainable Urban Planning & Territorial Management (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Optimizing Land Development: Trends and Best Practices (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Contribution of Trail Paths to the Protection and Promotion of the Natural Environment (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Historical Data for Natural Hazard Risk Mitigation and Land Use Planning (Deadline: 5 September 2024)
- Urban Planning and Housing Market II (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Urban Ecosystem Services and Climate Resilience: Trends and Challenges (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Contemporary Challenges for Urban Built Environment and Landscape Conservation: Social, Cultural and Economic Issues (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Feature Papers for Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions Section (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Social–Ecological Ecosystems in Rewilding Urban Environment: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Multifaceted Wild Natures (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Topical Advisory Panel Member Solicited Papers Series: Land Use Changes in Rural Areas (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Planning and Designing Livable and Sustainable Regions: Integrating Urban and Regional Perspectives (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Dynamics of Urbanization and Ecosystem Services Provision II (Deadline: 29 October 2024)
- Green Space Planning, Design and Governance for Enhanced Human Wellbeing (Second Edition) (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Urban Ecosystem Services: 5th Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Land Use Planning for Post COVID-19 Urban Transport Transformations (Deadline: 13 November 2024)
- Urbanization and Ecological Sustainability (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- Urban Green Infrastructure: Enhancing Resilience and Well-Being in the Face of Climate Change and Urbanization (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Land, Ageing, Gender and Environment: Problems and Challenges from Different Disciplines II (Deadline: 5 December 2024)
- Urban Morphology: A Perspective from Space (Second Edition) (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Green Development of Urban-Rural System and Sustainable Land Management (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Land Use: Integration of Rural and Urban Landscape (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Sustainable Urbanscapes: The Role of Green Infrastructure on the Resilience of Ecosystem Services (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Technological and Social Innovations in Urban Ecosystems: Perspectives on Green and Blue Infrastructure (Deadline: 10 February 2025)