Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues
A section of Land (ISSN 2073-445X).
Section Information
There has been a growing interest in studying land as a coupled human–environment system in research and policy making at local, regional, national, and international scales. Investigating contemporary and historical land issues contributes to broader land management plans by linking land systems to the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainability. This Section of the Land journal will focus on studies exploring different land policies and the nexus of human–land–environment tied with contemporary and historical land issues. Understanding the drivers, trends, and impacts of different contemporary and historical land issues on social and natural processes helps to reveal how changes in the land system impact the functioning of socio-economic systems as a whole as well as the tradeoff between these changes. By studying the interplay between social and economic systems that shape land use policies, land issues operate at the interface of the social and economic sciences and require a high level of interdisciplinary collaboration across academic disciplines, which is reflected in this Section of the Land journal. Hence, in this Section, we are seeking to publish articles that examine the comprehensive scope of contemporary and historical land issues, notably socio-economic relations, politics and dynamics of power, land governance, land tenure, access to land, land market, land rights, and other relevant topics at micro (local), meso (national), and macro (global) levels. All manuscripts should be written clearly so that they can be understood by a broad group of scholars and policy makers. Contributions from economists, political economists, socio-economists, development economists, as well as sociologists and political scientists committed to the rigorous study and analysis of land issues are welcome.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Energy Colonialism, Extractivism, Socio-Ecological Transitions, and Land Planning (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Urban Infrastructure Development, Land-Related Policy and Socio-Economic Impacts in Emerging Economies (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Feature Papers for 'Land Socio-Economic and Political Issues' Section (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Green Sustainable Development, Technology Innovation and Sustainable Land Management (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Socio-Ecological Transformations and Implications for Land Use Change (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Land Governance and Local Tenure Systems: The Role of Government Policy (Deadline: 17 November 2023)
- Land Outlooks, Local Marketplaces and Tourism Advancement (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Agricultural Land Management to Meet Future Global Food Demand (Deadline: 28 November 2023)
- Optimizing the Production-Living-Ecological (PLE) Space for Achieving SDGs at Regional and Global Scales (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Planning for Community-Based Urban Agriculture (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- The Role Played by Agriculture in Inland Areas (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Land Tenure and Spatial Functions in the Living Conditions of People in a Global World (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Institutions in Governance of Land Use: Mitigating Boom and Bust (Deadline: 22 December 2023)
- Contamination of Soils and Environmental Risks (Deadline: 29 December 2023)
- Smart Land Management (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Public Spaces: Socioeconomic Challenges (Deadline: 30 January 2024)
- Sustainable Solutions for Land Degradation and Its Socio-Economic Impact in Rural and Peri-Urban Areas: Looking Back and into the Future (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Critical Insights on Tenure Security in the Global South (Deadline: 1 February 2024)
- New Insights in Integrated Land Management (Deadline: 18 February 2024)
- Geographic Information Technologies and the New Challenges of Globalization in a Changing Environment (Deadline: 26 February 2024)
- Imbricating Socioeconomic and Environmental Data to Model Spatial Patterns of Peri-Urbanisation and Their Consequences (Deadline: 27 February 2024)
- Spatial Optimization and Sustainable Development of Land Use (Deadline: 12 March 2024)
- Gender and Land (Deadline: 30 March 2024)
- Evaluation, Application, and Opportunities of Land-Use Decision Support System in Agriculture (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- The Other Perspective. City Networks and Territorial Justice towards a Landscape Ethics (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions:
