Dear Colleagues,

Climate change, population increase, urbanization, industrialization, land use pattern change, and diversified demands for land resources are leading to complex land governance and ecological issues. Land consolidation and land ecology are two interrelated fields that are essential for addressing these issues and promoting sustainable land use and regional development. This special issue aims to bring together multidisciplinary contributions in the fields of land consolidation and land ecology, highlighting the importance of their integration for sustainable land management practices. By providing insights into these topics, the issue aims to foster further development in land conservation and management efforts through land consolidation and land ecology. The cross-disciplinary nature of the contributions makes this issue an important source of knowledge for researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Land consolidation and land ecology policies and practices for sustainable land use;
• Land ecology and environmental sustainability;
• The impact of land consolidation on land ecology and the landscape construction in land consolidation;
• The effectiveness of existing land consolidation and land ecology models;
• The role of technology and digital solutions in land consolidation and land ecology;
• Integrated land consolidation planning and management approaches;
• The socioeconomic impacts of land consolidation and land ecology;
• The orientation and guidelines for designing legal frameworks and strategies of land consolidation and land ecology;
• Technical methods and practical experience of land ecological protection and restoration;
• Effects of land property rights on land consolidation and land ecology.

We welcome contributions from a wide range of disciplines, including land management, geography, agriculture, environmental science, urban planning, sociology, and economics. We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.

Prof. Dr. Yanmei Ye
Dr. Xiaobin Zhang
Guest Editors

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• land consolidation
• land ecology
• sustainable land use
• landscape construction
• nature resource management
• cross-disciplinary contributions
• technology-driven solutions
• land property rights
• rural development
• land ecological restoration