https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/special_issues/M22E9AG36C

Dear Colleagues,

The aim of this Special Issue is to explore the latest advances in the fields of spatial analysis and regional science, focused on integrated methodologies, strategies, and frameworks to guide urban planning decisions. To this end, we search for innovative approaches linking the regional to urban planning dimension from a spatial analysis perspective.

This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that link the following themes:

• Advanced spatial analysis tools, including spatial optimization, suitability analysis, land use/land cover modeling, and simulation modelling;
• Innovative geospatial methodologies for the examination of land use conflicts and land degradation due to urbanization;
• Models and methods evaluating the environmental and climate-related parameters of urban areas to support regional sustainability;
• Decision support systems and tools for urban areas, handling local to global connections on a regional scale;
• Exploration of regional science tools and methods for guiding sustainable urban development.

Keywords

• spatial analysis
• urban planning
• regional science
• spatial optimization
• land use modelling
• decision support systems
• sustainable development
• policy making
• environmental management
• climate change
• local-global connections

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

Dr. Apostolos Lagarias Dr. Poulicos Prastacos Dr. Despina Dimelli Dr. Alexandra Delgado-Jiménez Guest Editors