Dear Colleagues,

Land management is “smart” if it relies on passive and active information sensors before, during, and after the decision-making processes with regard to land. Smartness, in other words, is the combination of both smart citizens, who can use information and communication technologies to advocate for and pursue their interests, as well as smart information processing, i.e., facilities that can combine data into all types of sources and platforms. The assumption is that smarter citizens are more capable of collectively shaping and deciding their own future and as a result produce more intelligent, sustainable, and participative cities and societies. The governance of cities is also changing because decision-making processes and the abundance of information as a basis for decision making are changing in parallel. However, it is not clear whether smart land management directly leads to responsible land management.

This Special Issue (SI) will try to answer the following questions: To what extent are smart technologies changing the scale and type of governance along with increasing/decreasing disparities between cities and regions? What factors can contribute to a stronger sense of responsibility in smart land management? The SI is looking for smart land management as a type of land management based on land-related agreements and change processes derived from and built on smart technologies. This SI attempts to show how smart land management will be developed through learning and adaptive paradigms, built together with citizens and land-related actors. The SI will further focus on studies investigating smart land use planning; remote sensing, blockchain, and meta-universe and other advanced technologies; challenging approaches for smart land use planning methods; smart land use planning and sustainable development; urban governance; smart land use planning experience and best practices around the world. We are inviting contributions of academics and practitioners describing their practical experiences and insights in the field of land use planning and smart land management. All types of scientific contributions, including empirical studies, research articles, and critical reviews, are welcome for publication.

Prof. Dr. Hossein Azadi
Prof. Dr. Guy M Robinson
Guest Editors

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