Land (ISSN: 2073-445X, IF: 3.905) launched the “Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions” Section in November 2019. Prof. Dr. Dagmar Haase is now serving as the Section Editor-in-Chief. This Section welcomes contributions concerning both patterns and processes in urban landscapes and cities, as well as along the urban-rural gradient.

The Section is open to submissions dealing with urban land-use change, urbanization impacts on ecosystems and their services in cities, the future of peri-urbanization, the urban heat island, biodiversity aspects, wildlife and nature conservation in urban ecosystems and along urban boundaries, urban planning and governance of green infrastructure and nature-based solutions, sustainable cities, and the role of big data in urban social-ecological land research.

We are pleased to present the Editor’s Choice Articles of the Section “Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions” in 2020–2021, a carefully curated list of high-quality articles listed below:

1. “The Potential Supply and Demand of Farmers' Land Contract Rights Based on 697 Households in Four Provinces of China”
by Wujing Wang and Xingqing Ye
Land 2020, 9(3), 80; https://doi.org/10.3390/land9030080
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/3/80

2. “Effects of Urbanization on Farmland Size and Diversified Farm Activities in Japan: an Analysis Based on the Land Parcel Database”
by Shingo Yoshida
Land 2020, 9(9), 315; https://doi.org/10.3390/land9090315
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/9/315

3. “Ejidos, Urbanization, and the Production of Inequality in Formerly Agricultural Lands, Guadalajara, Mexico, 1975-2020”
by Leonardo Barleta, Mateo Carrillo, Zephyr Frank and Erik Steiner
Land 2020, 9(12), 526; https://doi.org/10.3390/land9120526
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/12/526

4. “A Review of Urban Ecosystem Services Research in Southeast Asia”
by Karen T. Lourdes, Chris N. Gibbins, Perrine Hamel, Ruzana Sanusi, Badrul Azhar and Alex M. Lechner
Land 2021, 10(1), 40; https://doi.org/10.3390/land10010040
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/1/40

5. “Linking Urban Tree Cover Change and Local History in a Post-Industrial City”
by Lara A. Roman, Indigo J. Catton, Eric J. Greenfield, Hamil Pearsall, Theodore S. Eisenman and Jason G. Henning
Land 2021, 10(4), 403; https://doi.org/10.3390/land10040403
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/4/403

6. “Ecological Connectivity in Agricultural Green Infrastructure: Suggested Criteria for Fine Scale Assessment and Planning”
by Simone Valeri, Laura Zavattero and Giulia Capotorti
Land 2021, 10(8), 807; https://doi.org/10.3390/land10080807
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/8/807

7. “Urban Naturalization For Green Spaces Using Soil Tillage, Herbicide Application, Compost Amendment And Native Vegetation”
by Jaime Aguilar Rojas, Amalesh Dhar and M. Anne Naeth
Land 2021, 10(8), 854; https://doi.org/10.3390/land10080854
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/8/854

8. “Research on Tourism, Indigenous Peoples and Economic Development: A Missing Component”
by Richard Butler
Land 2021, 10(12), 1329; https://doi.org/10.3390/land10121329
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/12/1329

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the research groups that submitted to Land (ISSN: 2073-445X). We would appreciate it if you could circulate this document among your colleagues and network. Furthermore, the following opportunities for collaboration may be of interest:

Submitting a manuscript:
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Launching a Special Issue:
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Joining the Editorial Board:
If you are an active researcher in the field of land and are interested in joining the Editorial Board, please do not hesitate to contact the Land Editorial Office ([email protected]) with the following two files provided:

• A full academic CV;
• A short cover letter that details your interest in and enthusiasm for the position.

Land Editorial Office