Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions
A section of Land (ISSN 2073-445X).
Section Information
The “Urban Contexts and Urban–Rural Interactions” section of Land welcomes contributions focusing on both patterns and processes in urban landscapes and cities as well as along the urban–rural gradient. The section is open to submissions dealing with urban land use change, urbanization impacts on ecosystems and their services in cities, the future of peri-urbanization, the urban heat island, biodiversity aspects, wildlife and nature conservation in urban ecosystems and along urban boundaries, urban planning and governance of green infrastructure and nature-based solutions, sustainable cities, and the role of big data in urban social-ecological land study.
Manuscripts can be of a conceptual-theoretical nature. We welcome case studies and other applied research, “state of science and beyond’’ reviews, and topical short communications. Inter- and transdisciplinary manuscripts are highly welcome as well as proposals for Special Issues in the field of “Urban Contexts and Urban–Rural Interactions”.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Towards Sustainable Urban Development: New Approaches and Tools for Regeneration Strategies (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Urban Micro-Segregation (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Rural-Urban Relations and Territorial Development in Central and Eastern Europe (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Applying Earth Observation Data for Urban Land-Use Change Mapping (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Can Cities Drive Ecosystem Restoration: An Exploration of Innovative Land-Use Strategies (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Dynamics of Urbanization and Ecosystem Services Provision II (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Resilient Communities and Sustainable Development in Deltas (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Human–Nature Relations in Urban Landscape Planning (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Landscape Architecture and Design in Urban and Peri-Urban Environment (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Urban Regeneration: Challenges and Opportunities for the Landscape (Deadline: 10 June 2024)
- Mega-City Regions in the Global South (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Regional Solutions to Urban-Rural Coordinated Development in the Megacity Regions II (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Preservation, Reuse and Reveal of Cultural Heritage through Sustainable Land Management, Rural and Urban Development II (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Big Data in Urban Land Use Planning (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Driving Future to Shape Sustainable Agricultural System: Urban-Rural Land Management and Environment Protection (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Urban Transitions and Dynamics: Cultural, Ecological, Digital and Degrowth (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Managing Urban Green Infrastructure and Ecosystem Services (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Urban Land Use Change and Its Spatial Planning (Deadline: 28 July 2024)
- Sustainability and Peri-Urban Agriculture II (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- A Livable City: Rational Land Use and Sustainable Urban Space (Deadline: 8 August 2024)
- Land Use Change from Non-urban to Urban Areas: Problems, Challenges and Opportunities II (Deadline: 8 August 2024)
- Rural–Urban Gradients: Landscape and Nature Conservation II (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Interrelations in Urban–Rural Transects: Planning Sustainable Transformations for Human Wellbeing (Deadline: 26 August 2024)
- The 2nd Conference on Future Challenges in Sustainable Urban Planning & Territorial Management (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Optimizing Land Development: Trends and Best Practices (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Contribution of Trail Paths to the Protection and Promotion of the Natural Environment (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Historical Data for Natural Hazard Risk Mitigation and Land Use Planning (Deadline: 5 September 2024)
- Urban Planning and Housing Market II (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Urban Ecosystem Services and Climate Resilience: Trends and Challenges (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Contemporary Challenges for Urban Built Environment and Landscape Conservation: Social, Cultural and Economic Issues (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Feature Papers for Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions Section (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Topical Advisory Panel Member Solicited Papers Series: Land Use Changes in Rural Areas (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Urban Ecosystem Services: 5th Edition (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Urbanization and Ecological Sustainability (Deadline: 15 November 2024)
- Land, Ageing, Gender and Environment: Problems and Challenges from Different Disciplines II (Deadline: 5 December 2024)
- Technological and Social Innovations in Urban Ecosystems: Perspectives on Green and Blue Infrastructure (Deadline: 10 February 2025)
