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Year	Total published	Subscription	Open access
2018	670	618	52
2019	483	432	51
2020	711	629	82
2021	711	577	134
2022	476	359	117

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The International Journal Covering All Aspects of Land Use

Land Use Policy is an international and interdisciplinary journal concerned with the social, economic, political, legal, physical and planning aspects of urban and rural land use. It provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and …

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J. A. (Jaap) Zevenbergen, PhD

University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, 7514 AE, Enschede, Netherlands

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Xiaoling Zhang, PhD

The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Articles

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Understanding the impacts of ecological compensation policies on energy poverty: insights from forest communities in Zhejiang, China

Yuan Gao, Lu Yu

July 2024

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Economic development and optimal allocation of land use in ecological emigration area in China

Jintao Li, ... Shaoxing Li

July 2024

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Land use scenarios for the development of a carbon-neutral energy supply – A case study from Southern Germany

Stephan Bosch, Dominik Kienmoser

July 2024View PDF

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Current research and opinion on land governance for societal development in and on the global south

Uchendu Eugene Chigbu, ... Michael Klaus

June 2024

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Finding the forgotten spaces: Using a social-ecological framework to map informal green space in Melbourne, Australia

Hugh R. Stanford, ... Holly Kirk

June 2024View PDF

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A spatial decision support system for multi-dimensional sustainability assessment of river basin districts: the case study of Sarno river, Italy

Giuliano Poli, ... Maria Cerreta

June 2024View PDF

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Evolution of urban land and population system coupling micro–dynamics and macro-stability: Trends and paths

Weiqian Lei, ... Xinhua Zhu

June 2024

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Comparison of comprehensive benefits of land-use systems under multi- and single-element governance

Fangzhou Xia, ... Likuan Dong

June 2024

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14 November 2022

Diversity & Inclusion Pledge – Land Use Policy

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Calls for papers

Sustainable Urban Planning for Addressing the Compounded Challenges of Rapid Urbanization and Climate Change

Guest editors: Dr. Abdulaziz Ibrahim Almulhim; Dr. Simon Elias Bibri; Prof. Ayyoob Sharifi - Submission deadline: 15 April 2024

In the pursuit of sustainable development, the unparalleled significance of urban planning cannot be overstated. Given the expanding urban population and estimates projecting a rise of one billion city dwellers by 2030, there is growing awareness …

Closing the forest transition theory – the policy and practice gap of forest restoration

Guest editors: Dr. Wil de Jong; Dr. Sean Sloan; Dr Jinlong Liu - Submission deadline: 30 September 2024

This special issue aims to scrutinise the linkages between the FTT and aligned LULCC theories on the one hand and, on the other, purposeful, large-scale, rapid forest restoration and underlying land-use policy.

Social aspects of green stormwater infrastructure in a resilient urban environment

Guest editors: Assoc. Prof. Rafael Robina-Ramírez; Assoc. Prof. Luis A. Sañudo-Fontaneda; Assoc. Prof. Stephen J. Coupe; Assoc. Prof. Juan P. Rodriguez Sanchez; Prof. William F. Hunt Submission deadline: 31 May 2024

Climate change has augmented vulnerability in communities across the world, resulting in a significant reduction in urban resilience and sustainability in cities. Consequently, dangerous episodes of flooding begin to take place in these urban …

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Special issues and article collections

Market-based land-use tools for ecosystem services supply in urban and peri-urban areas

Edited by Enzo Falco, Davide Geneletti

21 March 2024

Current research and opinion on land governance for societal development in and on the Global South

Edited by Uchendu Eugene Chigbu, Gaynor Paradza, Romie Vonkie Nghitevelekwa, Michael Klaus

11 December 2022

Urban-rural Coordinated Development and Land Use Policy

Edited by Yuzhe Wu, Hualou Long, Eddie Chi Man Hui, Pengjun Zhao

12 October 2022

Whose land? The political economy of land titling in transitional economies

Edited by Peter Ho, Max Spoor

9 October 2022

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