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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Place-Based Urban Planning submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12269 | Submission Open
Keywords: place-based knowledge; platial analysis; place-based GIS; sense of place and smart city; space versus place discussions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Applying Earth Observation Data for Urban Land-Use Change Mapping submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6120 | Submission Open
Keywords: photogrammetry; imagery; land cover; land classification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Dynamics of Urbanization and Ecosystem Services Provision II submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6028 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem services; land consumption; land cover change; remote sensing; spatial analysis; indicators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Impacts of Climate Change on Human Wellbeing and Cultural Ecosystem Services submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3857 | 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)
Geoparks as a Form of Tourism Space Management II submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3464 | Submission Open
Keywords: geotourism; geoheritage; geoconservation; geoparks; spatial management; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Trends in Functional Biodiversity and Resilience of Agriculture and Forestry Landscapes in the Anthropocene submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3415 | Submission Open
Keywords: Climate change; Production landscapes; Functional ecology; Resilience; Biodiversity; Management; Functional redundancy; Ecological modeling
The Development and Planning of Innovation Space and the Sustainability of Land Use submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1404 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use mix; land use pattern; land use efficiency; innovation activity; innovation district; innovation corridor; knowledge economy; spatial planning; sustainability; talent
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Can Cities Drive Ecosystem Restoration: An Exploration of Innovative Land-Use Strategies
edited by and Golnar Ahmadi
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem restoration; ecosystem services; urban sustainability; urban resilience; sustainable land-use; urban land-use; Gestalt theory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Wild Biodiversity and Agricultural Production Systems submission deadline 17 May 2024 | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open
Keywords: farming production systems; agricultural productivity; land-use decisions; habitat degradation; land conversion; native and invasive species; biodiversity and habitat loss; biodiversity conservation and restoration; beneficial practices; environmental changes; environmental sustainability
Effects of Land Use Patterns and Land Cover Changes on Soil Quality
edited by Anna Gunina, Quan Zhou, Qianqian Zhang, and Zhenhui Jiang
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use pattern change; land cover change; intercropping and cover cropping; soil organic matter; soil nutrient cycling; organic fertilizers and amendments; buffering of the environmental impacts; ecosystem soil functions; biological soil fertility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Ecology of the Landscape Capital and Urban Capital
edited by
submission deadline 21 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12770 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; ecosystem services; natural-based solution; green infrastructure; urban planning; landscape planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Advances in Land Use and Land Cover Mapping
edited by , and Alison L. Cowood
submission deadline 22 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6519 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use mapping; land cover mapping; climate change; sustainability; validation; data communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land – Observation and Monitoring)
The Role Played by Agriculture in Inland Areas
edited by , and Giuseppe Gaudio
submission deadline 22 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2944 | 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)
Land Use Planning, Sustainability and Disaster Risk Reduction
edited by , , and Sérgio Cruz de Oliveira
submission deadline 23 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5605 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use planning; disaster risk reduction (DRR); natural hazards; sustainability; climate change; resilience; risk assessment; risk management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Challenges in the Framework for Integrated Approaches in Vulnerable Coastal Areas: Case Studies & Innovative Proposals submission deadline 24 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9818 | Submission Open
Keywords: Territorial management; Environmental planning; Integrated frameworks and policies; Socio-ecological systems; Protected areas; Risk analysis; Land use sustainability; Territorial anthropization; Diffuse pollution
Research in Urban Ecology: Application into Landscape Design and Green Infrastructure submission deadline 24 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1660 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban ecology; urban vegetation and urban wildlife; ecological design; nature based solutions in urban areas
Spatial Planning and Land-Use Management II submission deadline 24 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1221 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatial planning; land-use management; land use/land cover; participatory planning; system thinking planning; future scenarios; land-use conflicts; accessibility; periurban and rurban territories; geospatial modelling; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Soils for the Future
edited by , and Lifei Sun
submission deadline 26 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8275 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil health and multifunctionality; role of soils in climate change mitigation; sustainable management of soil resources; forests; grasslands; and croplands; atmosphere-plant-soil-microbe interactions; soil ecosystem functions and processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Terrestrial Vegetation Dynamics and Its Response to Environmental Change
edited by
submission deadline 28 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9508 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem disturbances; land use change; plant community structure; primary production; species traits; succession; vegetation resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Feature Papers for Land Innovations—Data and Machine Learning II
edited by
submission deadline 28 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1424 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatial big data  ; land use and land cover; geospatial artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; big data processing; big data analysis; big data visualization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)
Planning for Community-Based Urban Agriculture
edited by , and Gino Sturla
submission deadline 29 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2918 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
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 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1714 | 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)
Landscape Architecture and Design in Urban and Peri-Urban Environment
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17034 | Submission Open
Keywords: landscape architecture; urban design; urban expansion; land use; land use change; urban context; built-up area; adaptive governance; urban regeneration; ecosystem services: environmental health benefits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Remote Sensing Application in Landslide Detection and Assessment submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16214 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing for landslide monitoring and detection; landslide hazard and susceptibility assessment by means of remote sensing techniques; landslide mapping assisted by remotely sensed data (from spaceborne; UAV; ground-based sensors); early warning systems based on remote sensing technology (e.g.; GB-SAR; InSAR; LiDAR); machine learning techniques for landslide hazard assessment; development in processing remotely sensed data for landslide studies; application of remotely sensed DEMs in the study of landslides; GIS-based landslide susceptibility and hazard assessment with remotely sensed data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)
Regional Sustainable Development of Yangtze River Delta, China II submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12045 | Submission Open
Keywords: Yangtze River Delta region; sustainable development; human– earth system coupling; ecosystem services; industry development; innovation network; territorial space; climate change; urban– rural coordination; food security
Geospatial Data in Land Suitability Assessment submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11995 | Submission Open
Keywords: land management; environmental modeling; geographic information system (GIS); remote sensing; satellite missions; multicriteria decision making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Built Environment, Pedestrian Behaviors, and Urban Sustainability
edited by , Gi-Hyoug Cho and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6524 | Submission Open
Keywords: built environment; pedestrian environment; urban form and land use; urban spatial structure; pedestrian behaviors/activities; active travel; nonmotorized travel; urban sustainability; virtual reality experiment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Environmental and Policy Impact Assessment)
Smart Land Use Planning II submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5512 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatial planning; big data; geospatial science; artificial intelligence; experience and best practices; sustainable land use
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Resilient Cities and Land Take Effective Management through Sustainable Urban Planning Tools submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5495 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use policy; land deal; land market; land take; ecological indicators; urban policy; sustainable development and finance; decision support tools; risk assessment; real estate assessment models; index and indicator-based system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Exploring Multisensory Landscapes: 2023 Visual Resource Stewardship Conference submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5055 | Submission Open
Keywords: visual resource management; visual impact assessment; climate and land use change; multisensory landscape assessment; scenic quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Grassland Ecosystem Services: Research Advances and Future Directions for Sustainability II submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4768 | Submission Open
Keywords: grassland abandonment; grassland ecology; grassland management; grassland biodiversity; grassland hydrology; issues and threats; supporting; provisioning; regulating; cultural grassland ecosystem services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing)
New Advance in Landscape Patterns in Urban–Rural Interfaces submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4602 | Submission Open
Keywords: rural– urban interface; landscape; regional resilience; landscape fragmentation; urban agriculture; landscape degradation; landscape ecology; landscape management
High-Altitude Grasslands: Biodiversity Conservation, Management, and Habitat Preference
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3671 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-altitude grasslands; biodiversity; habitat; landscape-scale management actions; sustainable development goals (SDGs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing)
Recent Progress in RS&GIS-Based Urban Planning
edited by Jing Xie, and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3350 | 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 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2369 | 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
Spatial Big Data for Rangeland Ecology and Management submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1741 | Submission Open
Keywords: ranchland management; land cover mapping; spatial big data; productivity; sustainable land use; decision support system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)
Resilient Communities and Sustainable Development in Deltas submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1615 | Submission Open
Keywords: vulnerabilities and risk analysis IT; virtual reality; artificial intelligence; forecasts; scenarios and decision-support tools; environmental planning and landscape planning; urban and regional planning and development; urban design; cooperation and governance; public awareness and participation; community engagement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Land, Geosciences Research and Application
edited by , and Boško Milovanović
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1290 | Submission Open
Keywords: land; geoscience; geoinformation; natural hazards; environment
Global Commons Governance and Sustainable Land Use
edited by , , Xiaoshun Li and Ling Li
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1287 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use sustainability; global commons; spatial planning and governance; global nature resources; carbon neutrality; climate change
Application of Participatory Geographic Information Systems in Land Use Planning submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 599 | Submission Open
Keywords: PGIS; land use planning; urban areas; citizens; spatial knowledge; community-based decision making; indicators engineering; computational planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Responsible and Smart Land Management II
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 491 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Agroforestry Systems for Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroforestry systems; biodiversity; cultural landscape; landscape conservation; agricultural heritage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
New Advances in Spatial Analysis of Wildfire Planning
edited by and Shuai Yin
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Human–Nature Relations in Urban Landscape Planning
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban landscape; urban ecosystem; landscape planning; spatial planning; resilient design; landscape design; landscape-based urban design; design-led approach; green and blue grids; nature-based solutions; biourbanism; regenerative design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Drought Monitoring, Soil Water Conservation and Hydrological Connectivity
edited by and Gregor Gregorič
submission deadline 3 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1156 | Submission Open
Keywords: drought; soil functions; hydrological connectivity; soil moisture; irrigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Archaeological Landscape and Settlement II submission deadline 5 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6278 | Submission Open
Keywords: human impact on the landscape; coastal changes and sea-level rise; settlement pattern and site complementarity; radiocarbon dating; the exploitation of the highland zones
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Archaeology)
Land-Based Greenhouse Gas Mitigation for Carbon Neutrality
edited by , , and Suman Aryal
submission deadline 6 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7069 | Submission Open
Keywords: greenhouse gas emissions; carbon neutrality; climate smart agriculture; forest conservation and restoration; bioenergy and carbon capture; the role of carbon offsets in emissions trading mechanism; carbon emission mitigation; Land Use; Land Use Change; and Forestry (LULUCF); global climate change  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)
Urban Regeneration: Challenges and Opportunities for the Landscape
edited by Francesca Moraci, Laura Ricci, , , and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5699 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban regeneration for landscape; best practices; public spaces and urban landscape; social animation; cultural heritage and landscape; landscape; architecture; and new social relations; land; landscapes; risk management; landscape enhancement; the role ecosystem services play in landscape planning; energy and the environment: the challenges of the landscape; landscape and urban planning for climate-proofing; landscape development; management and competing land uses; sustainable and inclusive design of open spaces; role of green infrastructures; landscape urban regeneration; ecosystem services in landscape planning; landscape identity and community involvement; welfare in urban regeneration; public urban policy for identity and landscape; accessibility and sustainable mobility; prerequisites for enhancing the urban landscape as it changes.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Integrated Modeling Approaches for Sustainable Agriculture: Bridging Soil, Water and Hydrology Dynamics
edited by Zisheng Xing and
submission deadline 14 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated modeling; soil and water conservation; soil– water– hydrology modeling; land use change; climate change; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)
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