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Special Issues

Geosciences 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 and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process.

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Open for Submission

Urban Planning for a Sustainable Future

Guest Editors: Jan Cudzik, Yu Wang, Javier Orozco-Messana, Avar Almukhtar
Viewed by 323

Deadline: 31 December 2026

Open for Submission

Human–Land Coupling in Watersheds and Sustainable Development

Guest Editors: Wei Wu, Guoqian Chen
Viewed by 81

Deadline: 31 October 2026

Open for Submission

Morphological and Climatic Adaptations for Sustainable City Living

Guest Editors: Zhonghua Gou, Elmira Jamei, Hing-Wah Chau
Viewed by 144

Deadline: 30 September 2026

Open for Submission

Mine Site Design, Rehabilitation and Closure for Resilient Landforms

Guest Editor: Afshin Ghahramani
Viewed by 277

Deadline: 15 September 2026

Open for Submission

Land Cover/Use Dynamics and Its Implications for Regional Sustainable Development

Guest Editors: Xidong Chen, Xiao Zhang, Yuan Gao
3 articles | Viewed by 1,610

Deadline: 31 August 2026

Open for Submission

Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Soil and Water Management

Guest Editors: Nikola Živanović, Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira, Marijana Kapović-Solomun
Viewed by 410

Deadline: 31 July 2026

Open for Submission

Identification, Evaluation and Management of Human-Transformed and Human-Constructed Soils and Landforms

Guest Editors: Cezary Kabala, Andrzej Greinert
Viewed by 18

Deadline: 16 July 2026

Open for Submission

Islandscapes: From Biodiversity Conservation to Ecosystem Services Provision

Guest Editors: Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis, Aristides Moustakas, Emilio Padoa-Schioppa, Savvas Zotos
1 article | Viewed by 1,179

Deadline: 30 June 2026

Open for Submission

Community-Based Land Dynamics in Urban Transformation: Perceptions, Reconfigurations, and Sustainable Land-Use Strategies

Guest Editors: Katsunori Furuya, Xin-Chen Hong, Jing Xie, Jiaying Shi, Shixian Luo
1 article | Viewed by 1,500

Deadline: 30 June 2026

Open for Submission

Carbon-Focused Land Use Strategies: Pathways to Climate Resilience

Guest Editors: Xiao Liu, Shifu Wang, Jinda Qi
Viewed by 423

Deadline: 30 June 2026

Open for Submission

Regenerative Landscapes: Designing with Ecological Connectivity and Habitat Use in Mind

Guest Editors: Beata Joanna Gawryszewska, Maja Radziemska, Syartinilia Wijaya, Akhmad Arifin Hadi
Viewed by 38

Deadline: 30 June 2026

Open for Submission

Advancing Urban–Rural Community Empowerment Through Participatory Planning and Collaborative Co-Creation

Guest Editors: Wei Lang, Tingting Chen, Xun Li, Eddie Chi-man Hui
Viewed by 64

Deadline: 30 June 2026

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