Land, Volume 14, Issue 9

Optimizing Ecological security patterns (ESPs) is critical for advancing territorial spatial restoration and fostering sustainable regional development. While research on ESPs’ construction has grown significantly, key challenges persist, parti...

The purpose of this study is to explore and analyse user perceptions of peri-rural landscapes in the Seoul metropolitan region, using Icheon City as a case study. While the multifunctionality of peri-rural areas—providing ecological, cultural,...

Urban green space (UGS) accessibility is a cornerstone of equitable and sustainable city planning. However, existing studies focus on large metropolitan areas and rely on limited spatial models that overlook the complexity of urban morphology and soc...

Unlike widely examined urban settings, heritage-led rural regeneration remains an urgent yet insufficiently explored challenge. Grounded in stimulus–response theory, this study examines how heritage capacity influences the regeneration of tradi...

Access to schools is crucial in determining an area’s functioning and development, especially regarding housing development. This article presents an analysis of the spatial accessibility of educational services in the city. In Poland, municipa...

Joint ventures (JVs) are an example of a government facilitated arrangement geared towards water allocation reform (WAR) designed to improve the lives of emerging farmers through participation in the agricultural economy in South Africa and other eme...

In the context of advancing new quality productive forces (NQP), the optimization of factor allocation is of critical importance. This study empirically examines how inter-firm land allocation affects the development of NQP and explores the moderatin...

With the ongoing advancement of urban renewal and cultural tourism, public spaces within historic cultural districts face dual challenges of structural complexity and diverse user demands. There is an urgent need to establish a scientific, user-orien...

The supply–demand network facilitates regional sustainable development by optimizing resource flows and allocation within the Water–Energy–Food system. However, few studies have constructed such networks from a Water–Energy&nd...

Assessing the impacts of future changes in rainfall, temperature, and land use on streamflow and nutrient loads is critical for long-term watershed management, particularly in the unglaciated Driftless Area with steep slopes, erodible soils, and kars...

This study evaluated soil–atmosphere greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes—including carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), and nitrous oxide (N₂O)—in cacao agroecosystems on São Tomé Island, Central Africa. The field campaign was...

Ilha de Moçambique is an island off the northern coast of Mozambique, covering an area of 1.5 km². Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991, the island is currently under threat due to the increasing frequency and intensity of ext...

The marginalisation of the inner areas due to increased social, material, economic and infrastructural vulnerability is a growing phenomenon affecting many countries today. Although, specific policies, measures, and funding have recently been propose...

Aligning urban land development intensity with green land-use efficiency (GLUE) is crucial for fostering high-quality regional growth. This study aims to examine the coupling and coordination between built-up land intensity (BUI) and GLUE by utilizin...

Researchers observed that even if one’s environmental concern was high, people would delegate others to take responsibility for climate change mitigation and undertake sustainable actions. In this study, we explored how citizens of different co...

Garden-type scenic areas, as integrated carriers of cultural and natural resources, not only reflect the regional socio-economic development level but also embody the historical process of interaction between human cultural activities and the natural...

In recent years, evidence of gold mining during the Roman period has been found by archaeologists in the Cerdanya region (Girona, Catalonia). In this region, Les Guilleteres d’All has been described as a mining complex because of the erosive fe...

The overarching topic of this article is land-use planning (LUP) for risk mitigation of natural hazards. In this context, landslides are one of the most destructive natural hazards, resulting in significant negative impacts on humans, ecosystems, and...

This research is an in-depth qualitative case study of a historic homestead in the town of Čekiškė, located in Lithuania, through the lens of sustainability aesthetics and cultural ecology. The research addresses a gap in the literat...

Boreal birch forests, dominated by Betula pendula and Betula pubescens, are significant components of Northern European and North American landscapes. These forests play a vital role in climate change mitigation by sequestering carbon and enhancing e...

Accurate assessment of ecosystem service value (ESV) is crucial for sustainable environmental management, especially in regions with high ecological sensitivity and significant socioeconomic importance. This study focuses on the Yellow River Basin an...

In recent decades there has been a deterioration of wetlands with severe implications for human health, particularly through its effects on food, water, and climate security. Thus, there is an increasing interest in addressing the adverse effects of...

Amid China’s rural–urban integration and rural revitalization, the Centralized Residence of Farmers Policy (CRFP) emerges as a pivotal tool to optimize rural spatial structure and land-use efficiency, yet its implementation risks—pa...

Urban tree biodiversity represents a valuable natural resource. However, some fast-growing tree species with limited esthetic value play an important ecological role by colonizing degraded areas, such as closed landfills. Our observations indicate th...

The phenomenon of counterurbanization, understood as the migration of urban residents to rural areas beyond the suburbanization zone, includes both permanent relocation to the countryside and seasonal migration. The aim of the study is to identify th...

Karst landscapes, characterized by ecological constraints such as thin soil layers, severe rock desertification, and fragile habitats, require a clear understanding of the mechanisms regulating carbon storage and the impacts of ecological restoration...

The effects of climate change are facing extreme drought during the summer period in the cities of Central Europe due to insufficient and limited green infrastructure surfaces, especially in the centers of some built-up capitals (Berlin, Warsaw). As...

Urban morphology has long been studied through typologies, spatial configurations, and historical change, yet cities are not static artifacts but dynamic environments continually reshaped by people, infrastructures, and politics. This article brings...

Focusing on the deficiencies of traditional tourism attraction survey methods in terms of accuracy, efficiency, and large-scale visual representation, this study selects Qingdao as the research case, collects tourism image data from the Weibo platfor...

Polycentric urban structures are increasingly advocated to enhance economic efficiency, promote spatial equity, and support environmental sustainability. However, their roles in shaping urban performance remain insufficiently understood, particularly...

Compound flooding in coastal tropical cities is becoming increasingly prominent, driven by extreme rainfall events and sea level rise, under a changing climate. Quantifying the impact of these events is limited due to a lack of long-term data and fun...

This study investigates how landcover change between 1935 and 2020 have shaped hydrological responses in the semi-arid highlands of Tigray, Ethiopia. Focusing on the Tsili catchment (27.5 km²), it examines links between landcover change, drainage net...

Emerging hybrid governance models are transforming conventional approaches to land-use regulation by simultaneously enabling urban–rural development and enforcing ecological safeguards. This study investigates the regulatory mechanisms underpin...

[Objective] Currently, there are limitations in the understanding of rural cultural landscape: they are often perceived as material spatial entities, with a lack of exploration of their intangible elements and neglect of the isomorphism between the m...

Historic districts face persistent challenges balancing heritage preservation and urban vitality due to fragmented governance and static conservation. This study develops a multi-source data-driven evaluation system coupling spatial quality and urban...

The climate and environment of metropolitan areas have been negatively impacted by swift urbanization and industrialization. Surface Urban Heat Islands (SUHIs) are among the most critical environmental phenomena. This research focused on the spatiote...

Meteorological hazards threaten sustainable development by affecting human safety, economic stability, and food security. Climate change increases extreme weather frequency, underscoring the urgency for comprehensive evaluation frameworks. However, e...

Coastal wetlands are highly threatened by human activities, leading to water quality degradation and biodiversity loss. This study assessed spatial variation in 27 water quality parameters, sediment organic matter, and macroinvertebrate assemblages a...

The research on the optimization and transformation of rural “production-living-ecological” functions (PLEFs) is of great significance for rural revitalization and sustainable development. Existing studies predominantly evaluate rural PLE...

Wetlands function as crucial transitional zones between land and water ecosystems worldwide, contributing significantly to the stability of local ecosystems. However, there is limited research on landscape changes in Xinjiang’s arid interior re...

Population growth, urbanization and climate change are all factors that have made it increasingly difficult for governments to manage, allocate and permit the development and use of the finite land resource that is available in any society. Land admi...

Urban green spaces play a crucial role in mitigating the biodiversity loss caused by dense development and land-use transformation. This study explores the ecological and spatial potential of Fort Augustówka, a neglected military fortification...

Urban green spaces (UGS) provide numerous benefits, but challenges in availability and accessibility often limit their full potential. This study assesses equity and disparities in car-based accessibility to Large Urban Green Spaces (LUGS > 8 ha)...

The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP), a globally significant tourist destination and critical ecological barrier, faces an intrinsic conflict between development and conservation. The scientific identification of suitable tourism zones is therefore...

As cities struggle to balance affordable housing, sufficient public green space, climate change, and rising temperatures, the urgency for planners to integrate nature-based solutions into urban strategies is magnified. In Poland, social inequalities...

Urban agglomerations underpin regional economic growth and sustainability transitions, yet the spatial heterogeneity and drivers of land use intensity (LUI) remain insufficiently resolved in inland settings. This study develops a high-resolution fram...

In high-density built environments, perceived density (PD)—shaped by physical, socio-cultural, and perceptual factors—often induces sensations of crowding, stress, and spatial oppression. Although green spaces are recognised for their str...

Soil condition represents a critical factor for ensuring sustainable agricultural development and food security. In this study, we examined the content of key soil properties and their patterns using an interpretable machine learning framework in com...

The scientific identification of the priority of territorial space consolidation in counties is a key prerequisite for clarifying the direction of regional improvement and implementing differentiated spatial governance strategies. This paper breaks t...

Leisure agriculture has become an essential driver of rural revitalization in China, yet most existing studies focus on provincial or municipal levels and rely on single-method approaches, leaving a gap in understanding spatial distribution patterns...