Land Use Policy

2016 - 2025

Current editor(s): Jaap Zevenbergen

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Volume 156, issue C, 2025

The geography of property rights: Land concentration, irrigation access and rural poverty under climate change in Chile

Eduardo Villavicencio-Pinto

Implementation of deep learning algorithms to model agricultural drought towards sustainable land management in Namibia's Omusati region

Selma Ndeshimona Iilonga and Oluibukun Gbenga Ajayi

The relationship between tourism activity, natural amenities, and second-home development: Insights for Land use planning

Marta Meleddu, Dimitri Paolini and Sandra Valeria Posadas Etcheverry

Sustainable management strategy to preserve Green Infrastructure Heritage. The traditional landscape of olive trees in the city of Ancona, Italy

Monica Pantaloni, Matteo Zucchini, Giovanni Zenobi, Enrico Maria Lodolini, Giovanni Marinelli, Alberto Minelli and Davide Neri

Agrivoltaics increases public acceptance of solar energy production on agricultural land

Hendrik Hilmar Zeddies, Martin Parlasca and Matin Qaim

Divergent global land change scenarios from 2001 to 2019

Siqi Peng, Xiao Zhang and Liangyun Liu

Impacts of human appropriation of net primary production on soil retention service: A case study of an ecological-resettlement village in the Tibetan Plateau

Muliang Yu, Zhennan Li, Junxi Wu, Ying Pan, Yuejun Liu and Yanjie Zhang

The impact of land leasing strategies on industrial green total factor productivity: Insights from Chinese cities

Shurong Yao, Haiwei Li and Zhongqi Deng

Property view assessment by integrating BIM and 3D GIS: A quantitative methodology

Fazel Shahchergh, Jamshid Maleki, Saeed Nadi and Davood Shojaei

Polycultural food production in temperate woodlands: Multifactorial benefits and political-economic barriers

Steffen Hirth, Ivan Drlička, Matthew Paterson and Paul W. Thomas

Tight spaces, strong cities: The resilience payoff of urban compactness

Haoyu Lian, Shuning Kong and Yihua Yu

Volume 155, issue C, 2025

The land-blending strategy: Contribution of metapopulation theory to the land sparing-sharing debate

Aymeric Oliveira-Xavier, Sophie Calmé and Dominique Gravel

Applying Zipf’s law to land-use classes in a tourism-specialized metropolitan context

Alessandro Muolo, Ioannis Konaxis and Luca Salvati

Does streetscape color matter for urban perceptions? A deep learning approach to street view images

Mengkun Song and Yang Xiao

Complex interactions of ecosystem services and their dynamic changes in response to land-use conflicts—A network analysis in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China

Liting Chen, Anlu Zhang and Lanjiao Wen

Unravelling Brazil's approach: Policy and governance gaps for social innovation in forest and landscape restoration

Aurelio Padovezi, Alice Ludvig, Gerhard Weiss, Robin L. Chazdon, Todora Rogelja, Cristina Adams and Laura Secco

A conformance-based framework to evaluate the National Urban Agenda's impact on urban sustainable development in Brazil

Ana Beatriz Pierri-Daunt, Darío Domingo, He Zichao and Anna M. Hersperger

Unequal partnerships: Asymmetrical effects of urban economic linkages on land-use efficiency in 284 cities, China

Shuyu Zhang, Fei Wei, Yanji Zhang, Yayu Li, Lingjia Zhu and Huagui Guo

Degree of non-grain production of cultivated land and its impact on grain production in China: Analysis of 2481 county-level units

Jian Zhou and Mengyao Fu

Connecting land tenure to climate change

Uchendu Eugene Chigbu

Harmonizing stakeholder interests in urban renewal: A novel planning approach using explainable machine learning and spatial optimization

Chuan Lin, Yilun Liu, Zhongyou Yuan, Hongmei Wang, Guang Li, Zegen Zhou, Han Wang and Xinyue An

GIS multi-threat models for agricultural land in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region (France). A methodology of composite indicators to support targeted policies

Olga De Cos, Marion Charbonneau, Jean-Yves Puyo, Thao Tran and Delphine Montagne

Spatial-temporal evolution and coupling coordination of land use functions across China by fusing multiple-source heterogeneous data

Fangxin Chen, Yurui Li and Yansui Liu

How does the three rights separation of rural homestead (TRSRH) impact farmers’ sense of gain: Evidence from typical pilot areas for rural homestead reform in China

Zhaolin Wang, Yingying Wang and Guohua Bi

Unveiling environmental drivers of soil erosion in South Korea through SHAP-informed machine learning

Linh Nguyen Van, Giang V. Nguyen, Minho Yeon, May Thi-Tuyet Do and Giha Lee

Volume 154, issue C, 2025

Mapping and prioritising landscape feature restoration in agricultural landscapes: A case study in Brandenburg, Germany

Linn N. Schaan, Elizabeth A. Finch, Ariani C. Wartenberg, Vincent S. Boettner, Sonoko D. Bellingrath-Kimura, Aletta Bonn and Pe’er, Guy

The diffusion of digital technologies in landscape planning – A scoping literature review

Beata Dreksler, Katarzyna Rędzińska, Piotr Rędziński and Salpy Nalbandian

A land use policy analysis method for natural hazard risk management across a regional single-family housing inventory

Caroline J. Williams, Rachel A. Davidson, Joseph E. Trainor, Meghan Millea and Linda K. Nozick

Coupled impact of climate change and human activities on farmland loss on the Tibetan Plateau

Tianyuan Zhang, Changxiu Cheng, Shi Shen, Yongxia Yang and Sijing Ye

The role of farmer’s resources, capabilities and perceptions on reforestation and forest cover in the Atlantic Forest

Júlia Ramos Nardy, Anna Duden, Alexandre Camargo Martensen, Kène Henkens, Pita Verweij and René Verburg

Optimizing global protected areas to address future land use threats to biodiversity

Running Chen, Yisong Peng, Qiang Ren and Jiayu Wu

Decoding the formation mechanisms of rural settlements expansion patterns in transitional China

Wanxu Chen, Binqiao Duan, JiaoJiao Bian and Jie Zeng

Property rights, resource reallocation and welfare effects: Evidence from a land certification programme

Chengzheng Li, Huiru Xie, Zhiwen Huang and Qingen Gai

The transition towards carbon neutrality: Land use policy, resource and energy management modes, and spatial planning options

Tianren Yang, Haozhi Pan and Xiaoling Zhang

Corrigendum to “Factors influencing people’s knowledge, attitude, and practice in land use dynamics: A case study in Ca Mau province in the Mekong delta, Vietnam” [Land Use Policy 72 (2018) 227–238]

Hanh Tran, Quoc Nguyen and Matthieu Kervyn

Unlocking opportunities for meaningful participation of land reform beneficiaries in the wildlife economy

Siviwe Shwababa, Matthew F. Child, Alta de Vos, Naledi Mneno and Hayley S. Clements

Assessment of coupling coordination and spatial distribution characteristics between urbanization and ecosystem health in the Yellow River Basin

Ji He, Yefeng Tang, Xiaoqi Guo, Haitao Chen, Wen Guo and Yuchen Sun

Conflict in land acquisition for cooperative housing development in Woldia, Ethiopia

Nibret Sefiw, Arragaw Alemayehu and Belaynesh Kebede

Unhiding the “land rights” and “land wrongs” in sub-Saharan Africa: An interpretive scoping review

Uchendu Eugene Chigbu and Taiwo Oladapo Babalola

Conservation easement adoption among forest landowners in the United States

Changyou Sun, Jeffry D. Kline and Xiaofei Li

Volume 153, issue C, 2025

An analysis of default rates and their causes in Brazil’s land credit program

Rosilene Schardosim Roos, Mauro Delgrossi and Armando Fornazier

The effect of freshwater regulation on farmland values in New Zealand – ‘Dairy farming in Selwyn Waihora, Canterbury’

Edward Percy, Alison Bailey, Anita Wreford and Gary Owen Garner

Urban planning strategies for addressing climate change in Lagos megacity, Nigeria

Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, Victor U. Onyebueke, Taibat Lawanson, Aliyu Salisu Barau and Yakubu Aliyu Bununu

Could the new eco schemes replace the long-known agri-environmental measures? Evidence from two labeled discrete choice experiments

S. Anougmar, L. Fockaert, K. Michiel, S. Van Passel and S. Van Schoubroeck

Designing social surveys for understanding farming and natural resource management: A purposeful review of best-practice survey methods

Hanabeth Luke

The intertwined geographies of agricultural land and human settlement in Europe

Jüri Lillemets, Ants-Hannes Viira and Imre Fertő

Corrigendum to “Spatiotemporal analysis of underlying factors in urban transformations: Quantifying the importance of urban plan intentions in the Austin Metropolitan Area, Texas” [Land Use Policy 149 (2025) 1–12]

Chunhong Zhao, Qihao Weng and Zhichao He

Multi-scenario simulation and carbon storage assessment of land use in a multi-mountainous city

Aohui Wu and Zhitai Wang

Monitoring and assessing the growth law of urban land using multi-source data: A case study of five East African countries

Shengnan Jiang, Hang Ren and Zhenke Zhang

The impact of human-elephant conflicts on farm households’ land lease behavior: The case of Yunnan Province, China

Xian Liang, Tianyu Chen, Hui Xiao and Yi Xie

Adoption of sustainable land and water management practices and their impact on crop productivity among smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa

Cool Dady Mangole, Charles Mbogo Maina, Kelvin Mulungu, Maurice Tschopp, Nichole Harari, Roopa Suresh and Menale Kassie

Land tenure and conservation in agriculture: Evidence from United States farm-level data

Shahin Bahrami, Mani Rouhi Rad and Rodolfo Nayga

A green infrastructure planning approach for enhanced flood control and resilience in urban areas

MD Rakesur Rahman, Sujeong Kang, Sangchul Lee and Junga Lee

Who owns the past? Archaeological sites and the question of land ownership in Palestine

Mazen Iwaisi

Socio-economic, political and fiscal drivers of unsustainable local land use decisions

Michael Getzner, Johann Bröthaler, Tatjana Neuhuber, Thomas Dillinger, Elias Grinzinger and Arthur Kanonier

Potential of peatlands restoration for GHG emissions mitigation in France: Investigation of acquisition costs

Lise Pinault, Daniel Gilbert and Elsa Martin

Impact of digital governance on the green utilization efficiency of urban land

Weixiang Xu, Jiaxin Guo and Jianping Zhou

Advances in urban mapping of local climate zones for heat mitigation: A systematic review

G.A. Acosta-Fernández, K.E. Martínez-Torres, M.E. González-Trevizo and M. Santamouris

Dynamic impacts of urban expansion on vegetation growth in urban environments: A sustainable land management framework

Mingxing Liu, Qiaoling Luo, Rongjun Huang, Yangyi Wu and Junfang Zhou

Spatio-temporal evolution of vertical urban growth in China’s Yangtze River Delta from 1990 to 2020

Chenglong Yin, Ruishan Chen, Xiangming Xiao, Yuanwei Qin, Fei Meng, Yuan Yao, Li Pan and Lilin Zheng

Intrinsic and extrinsic attributes in real estate pricing: Insights for sustainable urban planning strategies

Maria Rosaria Guarini, Antonella Roma, Emma Sabatelli and Alejandro Segura-de-la-Cal

Sustainable urban planning for addressing the compounded challenges of rapid urbanization and climate change

Abdulaziz I. Almulhim and Ayyoob Sharifi

Dissecting forest transition: Contribution of mature forests, second-growth forests and tree plantations to tree cover dynamics in the tropics

Johan de Jong, Lourens Poorter, Wil de Jong, Frans Bongers, Madelon Lohbeck, Elmar Veenendaal, Jorge A. Meave, Catarina C. Jakovac, Pedro H.S. Brancalion, Lucy Amissah, Miguel Martínez-Ramos, Harm Bartholomeus, Susan G.W. Laurance, William Hagan Brown and Mathieu Decuyper

Vegetation dynamics in Mainland Southeast Asia: Climate and anthropogenic influences

Yunfeng Hu, Chenxi Cui, Zhanpeng Liu and Yunzhi Zhang

Does land leasing encourage ecological conservation practices among Chinese maize farmers?

Yitian Jin, Kunyang Zhang, Yi Luo and Laping Wu

Optimizing land-use strategies to improve grassland multifunctionality

By Sergei Schaub, Nadja El Benni, Pierrick Jan, Olivier Huguenin-Elie, Franziska Richter and Valentin H. Klaus

Can efficient urban land use mitigate land use conflicts? Empirical evidence from the central Chengdu–Chongqing region, China

Junfeng Tian, Xiaodong Chang, Binyan Wang, Cheng Qiu and Kunbo Shi

Perception of new trends in rainwater management in Czech cities: Barriers and tools of implementation

Jan Kopp, Pavlína Hejduková and Tomáš Hejduk

Conflicts between ecological and agricultural production functions: The impact of the Grain for Green Program and wildlife damage on cropland abandonment in China’s mountainous areas

Hengfei Song, Xiubin Li, Liangjie Xin, Shijie Dong and Xue Wang

Agroecological and technological practices in European arable farming: Past uptake and expert visions for future development

Yafei Li, Julian Helfenstein, Rebecca Swart, Christian Levers, Franziska Mohr, Vasco Diogo, Matthias Bürgi, Tim G. Williams, Rigas Zafeiriou, Anita Zarina, Jeanine Ammann, Víctor Rolo, Peter H. Verburg, Michael Beckmann, Józef Hernik, Thanasis Kizos and Felix Herzog

Community land governance in Liberia: Implications for tenure security and land concessions

Julia R. Entwistle and Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong

From squatting to high-rise: Could urban regeneration projects redefine everyday life in Turkey?

Cemre Sahinkaya, Ufuk Poyraz and Uwe Altrock

Assessment of urban growth dynamics using landscape expansion index: A study of 514 metropolitan cities from 1975 to 2020

Gajender Kumar Sharma and Vidya V. Ghuge