About this Research Topic
Effective and sustainable land use distribution and urban planning are crucial for long-term city development. Recently, many scientific advancements have been made with the aim of retrieving more accurate spatial land use attributes, assessing the temporal changes of land use patterns and associated allocation of resources, and developing future urban design campaigns etc. This include the enhancement of land use retrieval algorithms, data fusion of raw datasets from different sources, the use of satellite-based and data-driven approaches in land use retrieval, and the combination of machine learning and statistical techniques etc.. This Research Topic attempts to summarize and report new insights and approaches in describing variations of landscape patterns and land covers of any modern spatial regions, especially at the city and neighborhood levels. The connection between changes of land use patterns with future city development plans is also of paramount importance.
This Research Topic will mainly explore (1) the spatial and temporal variations of land use distribution within recent decades, especially in developing cities; (2) modern data analytic approaches developed for land use retrieval, including but not limited to statistical techniques, machine learning and data assimilation / fusion methods; (3) the connections between land use distribution and the implementation of city development plans, architectural design and introduction of sustainable features within a community or urban environment. Other desired topics would be analyses of political and environmental considerations with respect to changes of land use patterns or features, advancement of latest technology in detecting changes of land use patterns, and community efforts in urban design at the neighbourhood level in order to achieve the sustainable use of natural resources.
This Research Topic welcomes submissions on the following major themes, but not limited to:
• Spatial Analytics and Temporal Dynamics of Land Use Distribution
• Latest Scientific Enhancement of Land Use Retrieval (from Technical / Algorithmic Perspectives)
• Use and incorporation of different datasets with respect to Land Use Detection
• Applications of Land Use Retrieval in Architectural / Modern City Development
• Political and environmental perspectives and causes of altering land use, especially in developing cities
• Connections between Land Use, Urban Form, Architectural Designs and City Development
We welcome the below article types: Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Mini Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Community Case Study, Brief Research Report,
This Research Topic will mainly explore (1) the spatial and temporal variations of land use distribution within recent decades, especially in developing cities; (2) modern data analytic approaches developed for land use retrieval, including but not limited to statistical techniques, machine learning and data assimilation / fusion methods; (3) the connections between land use distribution and the implementation of city development plans, architectural design and introduction of sustainable features within a community or urban environment. Other desired topics would be analyses of political and environmental considerations with respect to changes of land use patterns or features, advancement of latest technology in detecting changes of land use patterns, and community efforts in urban design at the neighbourhood level in order to achieve the sustainable use of natural resources.
This Research Topic welcomes submissions on the following major themes, but not limited to:
• Spatial Analytics and Temporal Dynamics of Land Use Distribution
• Latest Scientific Enhancement of Land Use Retrieval (from Technical / Algorithmic Perspectives)
• Use and incorporation of different datasets with respect to Land Use Detection
• Applications of Land Use Retrieval in Architectural / Modern City Development
• Political and environmental perspectives and causes of altering land use, especially in developing cities
• Connections between Land Use, Urban Form, Architectural Designs and City Development
We welcome the below article types: Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Mini Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Community Case Study, Brief Research Report,
Keywords: Urban planning strategies, modern city development, spatial data analytics, temporal dynamics of land use, spatial variation of landscape patterns, satellite informatics, land use detection, data driven solutions for urban planning
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