Optimizing Land Development: Trends and Best Practices

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue entitled “Optimizing Land Development: Trends and Best Practices”. Recognizing the critical role of land development in shaping our environment, this Special Issue aims to shed light on contemporary trends and best practices in optimizing land use. While land development issues have been a fundamental field in human spatial activity, there is a growing need to explore how various human–environment dynamics intersect with and influence development. This Special Issue seeks contributions that bridge the gap between changing optimization strategies and evolving land uses. We welcome empirical research and conceptual/theoretical works that delve into key processes, such as:

• land/land-use/land-cover change;
• land management, including agriculture, forestry, the built environment, and others;
• landscapes, landscape design, and landscape planning;
• urban contexts, urban–rural interactions, and urban planning and development.

Contributions at the intersection of land use science and related disciplines are particularly encouraged. However, we welcome submissions from diverse human–environment fields that emphasize the fundamental role of human activities in optimizing land development. We encourage diversity in contributions to capture the nuanced complexities of land development across different contexts.

Join us in exploring the intricate connections between changing livelihood strategies and the optimization of land development. Your insights will contribute to a comprehensive understanding of contemporary trends and best practices in this dynamic field.

We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.

Dr. Marek Walacik
Dr. Aneta Chmielewska
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Land is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• land development
• optimization strategies
• land use dynamics
• human–environment dynamics
• contemporary trends
• best practices
• land/land-use/land-cover change
• land management