Special Issue on

 Land Use Planning, Management and Sustainability

As population and human aspirations increase, land becomes an increasingly scarce resource, calling for land-use planning. Land-use planning is important to mitigate the negative effects of land use and to enhance the efficient use of resources with minimal impact on future generations. The goal of this special issue is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in the area of Land Use Planning, Management and Sustainability.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on exploring Land Use Planning, Management and Sustainability. In this special issue, potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Importance of land use
• Types of land use
• Land use policy 
• Land use and cover change
• Land-use planning
• Land use planning and environmental sustainability

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue - Land Use Planning, Management and Sustainability” should be chosen during your submission.

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