Human Geography in an Uncertain World: Challenges and Solutions
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Earth Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 716
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nonlinear dynamics; time series analysis; multiscale modeling; multi-scale analysis of geophysical and geographic data; medical informatics; quantitative research on social, economic and financial complexity
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: regional development; transport infrastructure; central–local relations in China
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With continued global warming, more frequent extreme weather, natural disasters, and international conflicts happening worldwide and amidst widespread economic recession and deglobalization, humankind is entering an era of unprecedented uncertainty. Human geography, which traditionally studies the spatial relationships between human communities, cultures, economies, and their interactions with the environment, is facing emerging challenges. It is pressing for global scholars to provide a deeper understanding of the many problems facing the world today and offer innovative solutions. This Special Issue aims to help achieve this goal. Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Interplay between free market competition and urban planning;
- Human–environment interactions and sustainability;
- Transport infrastructure development and spatial impacts;
- Social segregation and social equity;
- Transformation of urban structure;
- Restructuring supply chain of global industrial;
- Cultural integration and conflict;
- Environment and health;
- Innovation geography and regional growth;
- Geopolitics through the lens of big data.
Prof. Dr. Jianbo Gao
Dr. Mengmeng Zhang
Dr. Teqi Dai
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainability
- urban planning
- social equity
- supply chain restructuring
- innovation geography
- human-environment interactions
- spatial impacts
- cultural integration
- geopolitics
- big data
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