Modeling Application and Sustainable Management of Urban Growth and Land Use
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 309
Special Issue Editors
Interests: land use modeling; geographical simulation; cellular automata; agent-based model
Interests: urban sprawl; spatial statistics; land use management
Interests: cellular automata; urban growth modelling; spatial analysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The world today is experiencing unprecedented rapid urbanization, leading to significant land use changes and causing many unpredictable environmental problems. Urban simulation models based on the analysis of the characteristics and mechanisms of urban land use change are important technologies supporting sustainable urban development and management, helping planners understand the process of urban land use change and accurately simulate its future pattern to support sustainable planning.
This Special Issue aims to compile the literature on contemporary urban modeling applications and sustainable management in different regions to contribute to the global challenge of high-quality urbanization. We welcome original and innovative scholarly papers exploring the spatiotemporal characteristics, regional driving mechanisms, advanced modeling techniques, and sustainable management measures of urban land use change.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome on research areas that may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Regional urban spatial patterns;
- Urban–rural land use conversion and analysis;
- Urban growth mechanisms;
- Urban modeling techniques;
- Urban land use management and policies;
- Sustainable urban planning.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Bin Zhang
Dr. Luyi Tong
Dr. Haoran Zeng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- urban land use
- spatiotemporal analysis
- urban modeling
- urban planning
- sustainable management
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