Land | Special Issues

Land–Water–Energy–Food (LWEF) System Coupling and Sustainable Development of Watersheds—Second Edition

edited by

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and Zhifeng Jin

submission deadline 23 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: land– water– energy– food nexus; climate change adaptation; regional resilience; land use transformation; energy transition; resource management; resources and environment; water– energy– food; carbon peak and neutrality; spatial governance and planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Energy, Land and Food (WELF) Nexus)

Transforming Urban Form and Landscape Architecture for Sustainable and Resilient Cities

edited by

Nebojsa Camprag

and

Aleksandra Stupar

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1105 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban transformation; sustainable urban form; landscape architecture; urban resilience; land use change; climate adaptation and nature-based solutions; urban renewal; human-centered urban design; integrated planning; cultural heritage and identity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Technological and Social Innovations in Urban Ecosystems: Perspectives on Green and Blue Infrastructure

edited by

Maurício Lamano Ferreira

, Aline A. Cavalari Corete and Giuliano Maselli Locosselli

submission deadline 26 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3498 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forest; urban greening; green infrastructure; blue infrastructure; socio-environmental issues; nature-based solutions; ecological patterns and processes in urban environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)

Feature Papers for “Land, Soil and Water” Section, 2nd Edition

edited by

Nick B. Comerford

submission deadline 26 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil and climate change; soil health; sustainable agriculture; soil biodiversity; soil ecosystem service; AI applications for soil; emerging soil contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Soil and Water)

Land Use/Land Cover Mapping Changes Using Earth Observations Techniques

edited by

Frédéric Frappart

,

Lien Rodríguez López

, Bertrand Ygorra and

Luc Bourrel

submission deadline 27 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10475 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; land cover; land use and land cover dynamics; passive and active remote sensing; artificial intelligence; spatio-temporal dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land – Observation and Monitoring)

Urban Landscapes for Well-Being: Designing Resilient Spaces for Healthier Communities

edited by

Jie Zeng

,

Wanxu Chen

and

Wei Gao

submission deadline 28 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5264 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient cities; urban resilience; urban landscapes; human well-being; ecosystem services; information services; spatial governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Conservation of Bio- and Geo-Diversity and Landscape Changes, 3rd Edition

edited by

Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor

,

Adrian Ursu

and

Ilinca-Valentina Stoica

submission deadline 29 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; eco-diversity; geo-diversity; land cover and use changes; planning; natural protected areas; local development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Biodiversity, and Human Wellbeing)

Healing Place and Planet: Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning

edited by

Richard Smardon

and

Carlos José Lopes Balsas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10086 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; resilience; urban greenways; landscape and regional planning; landscape/greenspace policy and planning; ecosystem services; green infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Advancements in Geospatial Techniques for Land Change Analysis and Management

edited by

Jūratė Sužiedelytė-Visockienė

and

Eglė Tumelienė

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8999 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial data analysis; remote sensing technologies; air pollution; climate change mitigation; land management; land use changes; machine learning and AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)

Land Modifications and Impacts on Coastal Areas, Second Edition

edited by

Alexis Mooser

,

Giorgio Anfuso

,

Carlos Mestanza-Ramón

,

Rodolfo Silva

,

Hernando José Bolivar Anillo

and

Rosa Molina

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7906 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal evolution; land use changes; coastal management; coastal natural processes; climate change impacts; human pressure and impacts; coastal contamination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)

Green Spaces and Urban Morphology: Building Sustainable Cities

edited by

Milena D. Lakicevic

,

Mirjana J. Miletić

and

Andrzej Greinert

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7017 | Submission Open

Keywords: green infrastructure; sustainability; urban design; climate resilient cities; circular cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Geospatial Technologies for Land Governance

edited by

Dimitrios Ampatzidis

,

Dionysia-Georgia Perperidou

and

Aritstotelis Vartholomaios

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6875 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial land governance urban planning regional development cadastre spatial data analytics remote sensing global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) geo-AI smart cities UAV/drone-based mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)

Urban Heat Island Effects in Global Cities: Balancing Rapid Urbanization, Land Surface Temperature Dynamics, and Sustainable Adaptation Strategies

edited by

Liliia Hebryn Baidy

and

Gareth Rees

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6076 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban heat island; land surface temperature; urbanization; urban microclimate; land use/land cover change; remote sensing; geoinformatics; GIS modeling; sustainable adaptation strategies; climate change adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)

Urban and Peri-Urban Environment: Searching for Sustainable Planning, Design and Management Solutions

edited by

Richard Smardon

and

Maria Ignatieva

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6035 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; planning; landscape design; management; urban; peri-urban

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Synergistic Use of Time-Series Remote Sensing, Deep Learning, and AI for Land Transformation Monitoring

edited by

Mahdi Panahi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5260 | Submission Open

Keywords: time-series remote sensing; deep learning; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; land transformation; land use change; land cover mapping; synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery; natural hazard monitoring; environmental monitoring; change detection; multi-sensor data integration; predictive modeling; urbanization; climate change impacts; geospatial analysis; sustainable land management; temporal analysis; hazard assessment; remote sensing applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)

The Next Era of Renewable Energy Deployment: Land-Use Planning, Policy, and Modelling Innovations

edited by Sofia Spyridonidou and

Vasiliki Tsoukala

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4543 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographic information system (GIS); renewable energy sources; multicriteria decision-making analysis; site selection; strategic spatial planning; land use changes; land use policy; stakeholder engagement; optimization strategies; decarbonization plans

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Spatial Patterns and Urban Indicators on Land Use and Climate Change

edited by

Federica Gaglione

, Ayiine-Etigo David and

Richard Laing

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4066 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning; land use prediction; land use change; climate change; spatial analysis; GIS; scenario simulation; spatial metrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Sustainable Urban and Rural Planning for Tourism: Designing a Better Future for Residents

edited by

Julio Vena-Oya

,

Jesús Barreal

and Juan Antonio Parrilla-González

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4061 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism urban and rural planning; decisions on sustainable urban and rural tourism planning; tourism planning and sustainable development in urban– rural destinations; residents in the context of urban and rural tourism planning; social sustainability of destinations and community-based tourism; tourism planning in emerging destinations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Energy-Water-Land Nexus Under Low-Carbon Globalization

edited by

Mengyao Han

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3433 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy siting; social– ecological impacts; photovoltaic panels; land occupation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water, Energy, Land and Food (WELF) Nexus)

Morphological and Climatic Adaptations for Sustainable City Living

edited by

Zhonghua Gou

,

Elmira Jamei

and

Hing-Wah Chau

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2221 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban morphology; climatic adaptation; sustainable urban design; thermal comfort; energy self-sufficiency; urban resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Climate Change and Soil Erosion: Challenges and Solutions

edited by Hongliang Kang,

Hai Xiao

, Bing Wu and

Matteo Gentilucci

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2160 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil erosion; climate change; extreme events; soil and water conservation; vegetation restoration; terrace; land management; carbon cycle

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Soil and Water)

Using Remote Sensing to Assess and Monitor Changes in Forest Ecosystems

edited by

Ioannis P Kokkoris

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1990 | Submission Open

Keywords: woodland and forest; ecosystem change and monitoring; earth observation; remote sensing; natural capital accounting; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land – Observation and Monitoring)

Urban–Rural Land Governance and Sustainable Development in New Era

edited by Jingming Liu,

Xianhui Hou

and

Youngseob Eum

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1894 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban– rural land governance; urban– rural land use planning; farmland protection and food security; sustainable development; spatial justice; housing security; social-ecological system resilience; territorial spatial planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)

Builders of the Middle Landscape: The Role of Urban Elites in the Construction of Rural Landscapes Between Antiquity and the Renaissance

edited by

Joan Negre

and Julio Navarro Palazón

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1795 | Submission Open

Keywords: antiquity; middle ages; renaissance; villa; almunia; periurban; rural landscape; urban elites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Young Researchers in Land–Climate Interactions

edited by

Nir Krakauer

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1767 | Submission Open

Keywords: global warming; climate adaptation planning; land surface temperature; carbon in agriculture and forestry; biogeochemical cycles; land– atmosphere energy exchange; hydrological feedbacks; urban heat-island effects; extreme weather impacts; greenhouse gas mitigation; carbon neutrality; climate change; land management; land planning; land degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)

Land Degradation: Global Challenges and Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Weicheng Wu

,

Claudio Zucca

and

Eddy de Pauw

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1344 | Submission Open

Keywords: land degradation; sustainable land management; soil quality and health; remote sensing; GIS; artificial intelligence; land degradation neutrality (LDN); policy evaluation; participatory approaches; interdisciplinary research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Use, Impact Assessment and Sustainability)

Restoring Forests, Restoring Soils: Integrated Approaches for Sustainable Land Management

edited by

Jorge Mongil-Manso

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1176 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; land degradation; forest restoration; carbon sequestration; integrated land management; agro-silvo-pastoral systems; biodiversity; climate change adaptation; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Soil and Water Resources Management for Combating Desertification in Drylands Under Climate Change

edited by

Mohamed Ouessar

, Elena Bresci and Rabi H. Mohtar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1152 | Submission Open

Keywords: desertification; land degradation; soil and water resource management; climate change adaptation; WEFE nexus; environmental monitoring; dryland ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Soil and Water)

Climate Resilience and Equity Through Nature-Based Solutions for Rainwater Management and Urban Heat Island Mitigation

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; green-blue infrastructure; urban heat island; rainwater management; data-driven approaches; NbS-integrated planning; GBI policies in urban and rural areas; climate regulation; adaptation; and mitigation; public health and wellbeing; social equity and climate justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)

Land Use Sustainability from the Viewpoint of Carbon Emission: 3rd Edition

edited by

Xuechao Wang

,

Weize Song

and

Yingjie Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; sustainability; carbon emissions; carbon emissions neutrality; carbon source; carbon sink; climate change; agriculture; forestry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Systems and Global Change)

Urban Transitions and Dynamics: Cultural, Ecological, Digital and Degrowth (Second Edition)

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 922 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban development; urban resilience; urban dynamics; degrowth theories; circular economies; 15-minute city; urban governance; urban art; culture and social movements; nature-based solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)

AI-Enabled Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Agricultural Land Use

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 790 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in land use; agricultural decision support systems (DSS); sustainable agriculture; precision agriculture; smart farming; machine learning for soil and crop analysis; deep learning for remote sensing; spatial decision support systems (SDSS); climate-smart agriculture; AI for land degradation assessment; land suitability mapping; internet of things (IoT) in agriculture; big data analytics for agroecosystems; multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA); environmental sustainability and land use

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)

The Trade-Off and Coordinated Management of Land Use Compactness and Urban Carbon Sink Ecosystems Towards Net-Zero Goals

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 637 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; urban planning; sustainability; carbon emissions; carbon source; carbon sink; net-zero goals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land–Climate Interactions)

Nature-Based Solutions in Landscape Planning

edited by

Selma B. Pena

,

Francesca Poggi

and

Onumpai Samkhuntod

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 566 | Submission Open

Keywords: green infrastructure; ecosystem services; climate adaptation; governance; land use policy; co-design and co-creation; spatial planning; nature futures framework; sustainable landscapes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

The Price of Land: Unpacking Land Valuation and Land Markets

edited by

Marta Czaplicka

,

Marek Walacik

and Aneta Chmielewska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 470 | Submission Open

Keywords: land valuation; land markets; GIS; spatial econometrics; mass appraisal; land management; urban planning and zoning; accessibility and amenities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)

Participatory Urban Landscapes: Designing to Amplify Local Voices and Ensure Multispecies Health

edited by

Maryam Naghibi

, Gayle Souter-Brown and Rinku Roy Chowdhury

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: participatory landscape design; local knowledge and community voices; urban environmental health; multispecies urbanism; green and blue infrastructure; urban climate resilience; public space and wellbeing; community-led design processes; ecological urbanism; spatial and environmental justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Green Infrastructure Planning and Governance for Sustainable Urban Development and Quality of Life—Second Edition

edited by

Xinhao Wang

,

Xin Fu

and Chen Shen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: green infrastructure; planning and governance; sustainable development; urban resilience; climate change; quality of life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)

Smart Green Infrastructure: Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Spatial Planning and Resilient Cities

edited by

Hrvoje Tomić

,

Jaroslaw Janus

, Josip Križanović,

Goran Andlar

and

Samanta Bačić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: land administration; green infrastructure; spatial data infrastructure; sustainable development goals; resilient cities; urban growth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Spatial Governance for the Fragmented City: Integration and Challenges

edited by

Velislava Simeonova Simeonova

, José-Ignacio Vila-Vázquez, Dolores Sánchez-Aguilera and

Pedro Chamusca

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban fragmentation; socio-spatial inequalities; multi-level governance; housing affordability; urban climate resilience; spatial and urban planning; urban policies and projects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)

From Tradition to Transformation: Rethinking Resilient for Future Rural Landscapes

edited by

Hossein Azadi

,

André Samora-Arvela

and

Paula Remoaldo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: regional resilience; sustainable development; climate adaptation; rural– urban linkages; socio-ecological systems; rural innovation; agri-Rural Landscapes; land Governance; nature-Based Solutions (NBSs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues)

Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes: Genesis, Preservation and Regeneration

edited by

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, Sam Turner and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agricultural landscapes; traditional ecological knowledge; ecosystem services; landscape archaeology; land-use legacy; environmental economics; agricultural economics; spatial modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Archaeology)

Urban Blue–Green Spaces and Spatial Planning: Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation

edited by Ahmed Mohammed Alhuseen and

Pavel Cudlin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban blue– green spaces; nature-based solution; climate resilience; actual and potential accessibility disparities; green spaces functionality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

The Role of Cultural Heritage in Land Planning and Urban Regeneration for Sustainable Development

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; landscape; urban sustainable development; urban regeneration; land planning; multicriteria evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Planning and Landscape Architecture)

Green Space Externalities on Housing Markets Integrating Landscape Ecology and Machine Learning

edited by

Yiyi (Frankie) Chen

,

Chun Yin

and

Colin A. Jones

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: green– blue infrastructure; landscape ecology; housing markets; hedonic pricing; spatial econometrics; GeoAI; explainable machine learning; causal inference; accessibility; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Restoring Mountain Landscapes: Innovative Approaches for Long-Term Sustainability

edited by

Ming Li

, Umesh Kumar Mandal and

Suresh Chaudhary

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: mountain sustainability; landscape restoration; socio-ecological systems; climate adaptation; integrated disaster risk reduction; resilient governance; sustainable community development; land use optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Urban Land Expansion and Regional Inequality (Second Edition)

edited by

Montaña Jiménez-Espada

and

Salvador García-Ayllón Veintimilla

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban sprawl and planning; regional inequality; territorial management; sustainable urban development; demographic challenge; public participation and municipal governance; metropolitan areas; rural areas; geographical accessibility issues

(This special issue belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)

Coordinated Development of New-Type Urbanization and Rural Revitalization: International Experience and Technological Empowerment

edited by

Xiong He

,

Chunshan Zhou

and

Orlando Cimino

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban– rural planning; urban– rural integration; rural revitalization; sustainable development; urban– rural land use; urban– rural governance; urban– rural landscape; urban– rural relations; geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing; big data; international experience in urban– rural development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Innovations – Data and Machine Learning)

Landscape Ecology: Balancing Human Needs and Biodiversity Conservation Under Climate Change

edited by

Kerim Çíçek

,

Derya Gülçin

and

Ali Uğur Özcan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; biodiversity conservation; ecological connectivity; landscape planning; habitat fragmentation; spatial modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Landscape Ecology)

Future Prospects in Climate-Smart Soil Management

edited by Shilan Felegari and

Kaveh Ghahraman

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-smart soil management; soil health; digital soil mapping; soil carbon dynamics; soil degradation; remote sensing; earth observation; machine learning; soil resilience; sustainable land systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land, Soil and Water)

Coupled Man-Land Relationship for Regional Sustainability

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submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7057 | Submission Open

Keywords: land resources; human– land relationships; sustainability; land planning and management; climate change; anthropogenic activities and their effects; ecological protection; economic development; remote sensing; carbon neutrality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Land Use, Impact Assessment and Sustainability)

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