Special Issues

Land 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. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Soils for the Future
edited by , and Lifei Sun
submission deadline 26 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8964
Keywords: soil health and multifunctionality; role of soils in climate change mitigation; sustainable management of soil resources; forests; grasslands; and croplands; atmosphere-plant-soil-microbe interactions; soil ecosystem functions and processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Terrestrial Vegetation Dynamics and Its Response to Environmental Change
edited by
submission deadline 28 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11070 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem disturbances; land use change; plant community structure; primary production; species traits; succession; vegetation resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Feature Papers for Land Innovations—Data and Machine Learning II
edited by
submission deadline 28 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1605 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatial big data  ; land use and land cover; geospatial artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; big data processing; big data analysis; big data visualization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)
Planning for Community-Based Urban Agriculture
edited by , and Gino Sturla
submission deadline 29 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3185 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Evolving Landscape Research: From Renewable Energy Landscapes to Future Frontiers
edited by Romanos Ioannidis, Nikos Mamassis, Julia Nerantzia Tzortzi, Konstantinos Moraitis and Aspaso-Aspassia Kouzoupi
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2632 | Submission Open
Keywords: landscape; spatial planning; renewable energy; landscape impacts; participatory processes; cultural heritage; landscape design; visibility analysis; architecture; public perception; social acceptance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Landscape Architecture and Design in Urban and Peri-Urban Environment
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18499 | Submission Open
Keywords: landscape architecture; urban design; urban expansion; land use; land use change; urban context; built-up area; adaptive governance; urban regeneration; ecosystem services: environmental health benefits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Remote Sensing Application in Landslide Detection and Assessment submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17899 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing for landslide monitoring and detection; landslide hazard and susceptibility assessment by means of remote sensing techniques; landslide mapping assisted by remotely sensed data (from spaceborne; UAV; ground-based sensors); early warning systems based on remote sensing technology (e.g.; GB-SAR; InSAR; LiDAR); machine learning techniques for landslide hazard assessment; development in processing remotely sensed data for landslide studies; application of remotely sensed DEMs in the study of landslides; GIS-based landslide susceptibility and hazard assessment with remotely sensed data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)
Regional Sustainable Development of Yangtze River Delta, China II submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13252 | Submission Open
Keywords: Yangtze River Delta region; sustainable development; human– earth system coupling; ecosystem services; industry development; innovation network; territorial space; climate change; urban– rural coordination; food security
Geospatial Data in Land Suitability Assessment submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12967 | Submission Open
Keywords: land management; environmental modeling; geographic information system (GIS); remote sensing; satellite missions; multicriteria decision making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Built Environment, Pedestrian Behaviors, and Urban Sustainability
edited by , Gi-Hyoug Cho and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7243 | Submission Open
Keywords: built environment; pedestrian environment; urban form and land use; urban spatial structure; pedestrian behaviors/activities; active travel; nonmotorized travel; urban sustainability; virtual reality experiment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Environmental and Policy Impact Assessment)
Exploring Multisensory Landscapes: 2023 Visual Resource Stewardship Conference submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6678 | Submission Open
Keywords: visual resource management; visual impact assessment; climate and land use change; multisensory landscape assessment; scenic quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Resilient Cities and Land Take Effective Management through Sustainable Urban Planning Tools submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6048 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use policy; land deal; land market; land take; ecological indicators; urban policy; sustainable development and finance; decision support tools; risk assessment; real estate assessment models; index and indicator-based system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Smart Land Use Planning II submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6022 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatial planning; big data; geospatial science; artificial intelligence; experience and best practices; sustainable land use
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
New Advance in Landscape Patterns in Urban–Rural Interfaces submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4871 | Submission Open
Keywords: rural– urban interface; landscape; regional resilience; landscape fragmentation; urban agriculture; landscape degradation; landscape ecology; landscape management
Recent Progress in RS&GIS-Based Urban Planning
edited by Jing Xie, and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4688 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban planning; geographic information systems; remote sensing; big data; land management; smart city; green spaces
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
High-Altitude Grasslands: Biodiversity Conservation, Management, and Habitat Preference
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4109 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-altitude grasslands; biodiversity; habitat; landscape-scale management actions; sustainable development goals (SDGs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing)
Spatial Big Data for Rangeland Ecology and Management submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2067 | Submission Open
Keywords: ranchland management; land cover mapping; spatial big data; productivity; sustainable land use; decision support system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)
Global Commons Governance and Sustainable Land Use
edited by , , Xiaoshun Li and Ling Li
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1993 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use sustainability; global commons; spatial planning and governance; global nature resources; carbon neutrality; climate change
Resilient Communities and Sustainable Development in Deltas submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1828 | Submission Open
Keywords: vulnerabilities and risk analysis IT; virtual reality; artificial intelligence; forecasts; scenarios and decision-support tools; environmental planning and landscape planning; urban and regional planning and development; urban design; cooperation and governance; public awareness and participation; community engagement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Land, Geosciences Research and Application
edited by , and Boško Milovanović
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1384 | Submission Open
Keywords: land; geoscience; geoinformation; natural hazards; environment
Application of Participatory Geographic Information Systems in Land Use Planning submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 625 | Submission Open
Keywords: PGIS; land use planning; urban areas; citizens; spatial knowledge; community-based decision making; indicators engineering; computational planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Responsible and Smart Land Management II
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 521 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Agroforestry Systems for Biodiversity and Landscape Conservation submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 444 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroforestry systems; biodiversity; cultural landscape; landscape conservation; agricultural heritage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Human–Nature Relations in Urban Landscape Planning
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban landscape; urban ecosystem; landscape planning; spatial planning; resilient design; landscape design; landscape-based urban design; design-led approach; green and blue grids; nature-based solutions; biourbanism; regenerative design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
New Advances in Spatial Analysis of Wildfire Planning
edited by and Shuai Yin
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Drought Monitoring, Soil Water Conservation and Hydrological Connectivity
edited by and Gregor Gregorič
submission deadline 3 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1276 | Submission Open
Keywords: drought; soil functions; hydrological connectivity; soil moisture; irrigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Archaeological Landscape and Settlement II submission deadline 5 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7219 | Submission Open
Keywords: human impact on the landscape; coastal changes and sea-level rise; settlement pattern and site complementarity; radiocarbon dating; the exploitation of the highland zones
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Archaeology)
Land-Based Greenhouse Gas Mitigation for Carbon Neutrality
edited by , , and Suman Aryal
submission deadline 6 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8032 | Submission Open
Keywords: greenhouse gas emissions; carbon neutrality; climate smart agriculture; forest conservation and restoration; bioenergy and carbon capture; the role of carbon offsets in emissions trading mechanism; carbon emission mitigation; Land Use; Land Use Change; and Forestry (LULUCF); global climate change  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)
Urban Regeneration: Challenges and Opportunities for the Landscape
edited by Francesca Moraci, Laura Ricci, , , and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6310 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban regeneration for landscape; best practices; public spaces and urban landscape; social animation; cultural heritage and landscape; landscape; architecture; and new social relations; land; landscapes; risk management; landscape enhancement; the role ecosystem services play in landscape planning; energy and the environment: the challenges of the landscape; landscape and urban planning for climate-proofing; landscape development; management and competing land uses; sustainable and inclusive design of open spaces; role of green infrastructures; landscape urban regeneration; ecosystem services in landscape planning; landscape identity and community involvement; welfare in urban regeneration; public urban policy for identity and landscape; accessibility and sustainable mobility; prerequisites for enhancing the urban landscape as it changes.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Integrated Modeling Approaches for Sustainable Agriculture: Bridging Soil, Water and Hydrology Dynamics
edited by Zisheng Xing and
submission deadline 14 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated modeling; soil and water conservation; soil– water– hydrology modeling; land use change; climate change; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)
Assess the Effects of Climate and Land-Use Change on Plant Species Distribution submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5438 | Submission Open
Keywords: Anthropocene; biodiversity conservation; biodiversity patterns; conservation biogeography; conservation biology; conservation genetics; climate change; conservation prioritization; cultural ecology; ecosystems services; ethnobotany; environmental management; ex situ conservation; extinction risk; in situ conservation; genetic; taxonomic; phylogenetic and functional diversity; management; land-use change; plant-pollinator networks; plant conservation; phylogeography; physiology; policymaking; policy evaluation; population genetics; species distribution modelling; sustainable development; taxonomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)
Urban Land Use Planning and Evaluation of Environmental Carrying Capacity
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1512 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental carrying capacity; land use planning; land use management; human-land relationships; environment performance; urban and regional system
Biochar-Complemented Compost: Production, Characterization, and Application
edited by Naser Khan and
submission deadline 19 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12762 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste management; compost; biochar; soil quality; nutrient; carbon; agriculture; bioremediation
Geographic Information Technologies and the New Challenges of Globalization in a Changing Environment submission deadline 19 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7130 | Submission Open
Keywords: Geographic Information Systems; ; Remote Sensing; ; Geoinformation; ; Sustainable development; ; Spatial decision support; ; Spatial analysis; ; Geographic knowledge
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Ecological Restoration and Reusing Brownfield Sites
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2526 | Submission Open
Keywords: brownfield sites; ecological restoration; reuse; land improvement; recreation; tourism; the revival of local vitality; regional transformation development; green development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Environmental and Policy Impact Assessment)
Land Degradation and Land Productivity Assessment Using Remote Sensing submission deadline 21 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3394 | Submission Open
Keywords: land degradation; desertification; drought; soil erosion; land use/cover change; machine learning; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); vegetation indices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land – Observation and Monitoring)
Impact of Farmland Abandonment on Soil Conservation submission deadline 21 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1191 | Submission Open
Keywords: drivers; land abandonment; decrease land use intensity; soil conservation; carbon sequestration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Land: Soil Quality and Contamination submission deadline 24 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1978 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil quality; soil contamination; soil degradation; land degradation; sustainable land
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Sustainable Solutions for Land Degradation and Its Socio-Economic Impact in Rural and Peri-Urban Areas: Looking Back and into the Future
edited by
submission deadline 24 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open
Keywords: land degradation; sustainable land management; livelihoods; climate change; biodiversity loss; food security; sustainability; land resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Monitoring and Simulation of Wetland Ecological Processes submission deadline 25 Jun 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 23922 | Submission Open
Keywords: wetland mapping; wetland landscape and functions; biodiversity monitoring; wetland connectivity assessment; carbon sink; land-use sustainability; simulation of wetland geochemical cycle models; monitoring of wetland restoration
Landscape Design, Evaluation and Management Created by Novel Technologies
edited by , Mary Padua, , Bo Zhang, and Rosalea Monacella
submission deadline 26 Jun 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8806 | Submission Open
Keywords: landscape design; conservation and management; innovated technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)
Global Change in Mediterranean Regions: Potential Impact of Climate Drift and Land Use on Soil Erosion and Land Degradation submission deadline 26 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8277 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil erosion; land degradation; Mediterranean context; climate change; land use; monitoring and modelling
Future Scenarios of Land Use and Land Cover Change
edited by , and Rebecca Kariuki
submission deadline 27 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14024 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use land cover change; scenario analysis; land use trajectory; stakeholders; diverse visions; multiple scales
In Situ Conservation Tools to Mitigate Impacts from Global Change on Biodiversity submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13921 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity crisis; pressure assessment; protected area effectiveness; conservation outcome; land use– land cover change; climate change; ecological restoration; OECM; community conserved area; Anthropocene
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)
Innovations in Soil Erosion Assessment and Management along Rivers and Coastal Areas submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13316 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil erosion; assessment; management; modeling; natural and anthropogenic factors; extreme events and climate change; river and coastal dynamics; remote sensing; decision making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Smart Land Management
edited by and Guy M Robinson
submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4030 | Submission Open
Keywords: technology innovation; land management; land-use planning; land administration; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)
Desertification Impacts on Land Use submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open
Keywords: early warning systems; Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN); drylands; food security; telecoupling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil-Sediment-Water Systems)
Preservation, Reuse and Reveal of Cultural Heritage through Sustainable Land Management, Rural and Urban Development II submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 24746 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; remote sensing; 3D modeling; spatial planning; GIS / HBIM; cultural routes; tangible/intangible cultural heritage; historical settlements; historical cities; circular economy; cultural tourism; environmental management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
Economic Valuation of Urban Green Spaces submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18274 | Submission Open
Keywords: economic valuation; green spaces; decision-making; sustainable development; green benefits
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