Urban Planning Drives 3D City Development in Time and Space
A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Land Planning and Landscape Architecture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 217
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Interests: geoinformatics; spatial databases; GeoAI; remote sensing; data analytics; big data; water resources monitoring
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Interests: cadastre; land administration; land governance; surveying; geoinformatics; land management; open data infrastructures; benchmarking
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Interests: GIS; data modelling; geoinformatics; spatial databases; urban and regional data management; cadastre; 3D cadastre; domain model; cadastral system; land use component; applications of giscience for land administration; land administration
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Urban development is increasingly shaped by the interplay between urban planning, real estate cadastre, and 3D city modelling. The rise of digital twin technologies and geospatial analysis has introduced new perspectives on how cities grow and transform. The expansion of cities not only transforms their horizontal footprint but also their vertical and spatial dimensions over time. As digital tools like 3D cadastral systems, GIS, and digital twins gain prominence, a more integrated approach is needed to manage urban growth, optimize land use, and ensure sustainable city development. This Special Issue aims at exploring the critical role of urban planning in shaping 3D city development over time, investigating how planning interventions influence vertical expansion, spatial efficiency, and sustainable urban transformation.
The goal of this Special Issue is to collect papers (original research articles and reviews) that provide insights into the dynamic relationship between urban planning, real estate cadastre, and 3D city development over time and space.
For this Special Issue, we welcome manuscripts that link the following themes:
- The role of urban planning policies in shaping 3D city structures;
- Spatial and temporal modelling of city evolution;
- Digital twins, GIS, and remote sensing applications for urban planning;
- Three-dimensional cadastral systems and property management in urban environments;
- Machine learning and GeoAI applications in urban planning;
- Geosensor networks, LIDAR, and UAV in urban planning.
We look forward to receiving your contributions to this exciting field.
Prof. Dr. Miro Govedarica
Prof. Dr. Miodrag Roić
Dr. Aleksandra Radulović
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- urban planning
- three-dimensional city development
- three-dimensional cadastral systems
- spatiotemporal analysis
- land use management
- digital twin cities
- GIS
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