New Urbanization: Urban-Rural Coordination and Sustainable Development
A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 1592
Special Issue Editors
Interests: urban and regional planning; urban big data analytics; urban remote sensing application
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Urbanization across the globe is undergoing a critical shift towards more sustainable and human-centered development models. Conventional approaches have often faced significant challenges, including single-function urban systems, the imbalanced allocation of urban and rural resources, the overconcentration of populations, and the neglect of cultural and ecological systems. These issues not only hinder sustainable urban growth but also exacerbate the urban–rural divide. In response, there is an urgent need to develop a new urbanization paradigm that emphasizes urban–rural coordination to achieve efficient resource flow, optimized spatial layouts, and comprehensive improvements in governance systems. This Special Issue will delve into the core challenges of new urbanization, emphasizing the synergy between urban and rural development, as well as the construction of sustainable societies.
This Special Issue welcomes manuscripts that link the following themes:
Urban–Rural Resource Flow and Coordination- Mechanisms for balancing urban and rural resources such as labor, capital, and infrastructure;
- Strategies to improve urban–rural integration through policies or innovations.
- Research on the spatial layout and morphology of cities and rural areas;
- Approaches to achieving balanced and eco-friendly development patterns.
- Governance models for managing urban and rural challenges cohesively;
- Improving quality of life for both urban and rural communities through governance innovations.
- The role of GIS, remote sensing, and other technologies in supporting urban–rural research;
- Big data applications to monitor and enhance urban–rural dynamics.
- Studies on how to ensure sustainability in new urbanization processes;
- Case studies on resilient urban and rural development models.
Dr. Xiong He
Prof. Dr. Chunshan Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- urban and regional planning
- urban–rural integration
- sustainable development
- urban and rural land use
- urban governance
- urban–rural landscape
- urban–rural relations
- geographic information systems (GISs) and remote sensing
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