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{"title":"Towards intelligent land administration systems: Research challenges, applications and prospects in AI-driven approaches","authors":"Hamid Hosseini,&nbsp;Behnam Atazadeh,&nbsp;Abbas Rajabifard","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107652","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107652","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Due to emerging sustainability and resilience issues, particularly in rapidly urbanising areas, managing land information necessitates more effective approaches by adopting innovative digital and intelligent technologies. Many land administration systems (LASs) worldwide still rely on manual and rigid methods, resulting in inadequacies and inefficiencies. Alternatively, artificial intelligence (AI) has received significant attention in (geospatial) information systems. However, adopting AI in LASs is a major challenge from technical, legal, and institutional perspectives. This study investigates current approaches for AI applications across four critical land administration functions: tenure, value, use, and development through a review of the body of knowledge. The main contributions include offering a comprehensive overview of current AI developments in land administration, outlining critical research challenges, and providing future visions in AI-driven LASs. The review indicates the full potential of AI across the entire landscape of land administration has not yet been fully realised, with certain areas still in the early stages of adoption and facing significant challenges. Moreover, AI has been utilised across various discrete research areas. Therefore, this research introduces a conceptual framework for building intelligent LASs using AI-driven approaches. Its novelty lies in aligning with the land information management paradigm, whereby AI is holistically integrated into the land administration functions to enhance consistency. Furthermore, the framework’s two layers show how the functionality of LASs depends on the robustness of data infrastructure powered by AI technologies. Ultimately, the framework supports the shift from static record-keeping to more responsive and data-driven LASs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Article 107652"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144306940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A comparative analysis of agri-environment schemes in China, Europe and US: Potential for improvement","authors":"Zhengzheng Hao ,&nbsp;Mary Nthambi","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107649","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107649","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Due to severe environmental issues and the need for sustainable agriculture, the market-based policy tool of agri-environment schemes (AES) are in high demand in China. With the Grain-for-Green Program (GFGP) being a compelling example, China has shown its determination to implement AES nationwide. However, the government’s efforts to address environmental impacts and efficient utilization of funds have faced massive criticisms, calling for urgent need to improve AES or AES-like programs in China. AES have been evolving progressively in developed regions like in Europe and US, where they first emerged. The goal of this paper is to compare the differences in the foundational basis of AES, design characteristics, explore examples of programs, policy and laws, and scientific basis of AES in China, Europe and US with an aim of providing directions for improvements in China. We review information from policies and existing AES studies which we analyze thematically and descriptively to draw insights. Findings show important gaps in governance and design mechanisms of AES programs in China, with its limited integration into the national agricultural policy and limited scientific guide compared to those in Europe and US. AES are an important concern in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in Europe and the Farm Bill in the US. We recommend urgent attention to Chinese policy and scientific support to AES design to counter biodiversity loss, land degradation and climate change impacts in China.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Article 107649"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144306884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analyzing and predicting land use and land cover dynamics using multispectral high-resolution imagery and hybrid CA-Markov modeling","authors":"Xulong Duan ,&nbsp;Muhammad Haseeb ,&nbsp;Zainab Tahir ,&nbsp;Syed Amer Mahmood ,&nbsp;Aqil Tariq","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107655","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107655","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Rapid land use and land cover (LULC) change, driven primarily by urbanization, presents significant challenges to ecological conservation and sustainable development. Understanding and predicting these transformations is crucial for effective land management and policy formulation. This study investigates the dynamic LULC changes in Okara District, Pakistan, from 1994 to 2024 and projects future patterns for 2034 and 2044 using the Cellular Automata Markov (CA-Markov) model. Okara District is experiencing rapid urbanization, impacting its natural resources and environment. This research employs a hybrid CA-Markov model integrated with GIS techniques to analyze historical LULC changes and predict future scenarios. Landsat-5, 8, and 9 were used for the decision tree classifier (achieving high accuracy above 95 %). Vegetation decreased from 92.681 % (3998 km²) to 88.160 % (3803 km²), while built-up area increased from 1.697 % (73 km²) to 8.437 % (364). Barren land also reduced from 4.999 % (215) to 2.719 % (117), with water bodies remaining relatively constant. The CA-Markov model, which has been validated with a kappa coefficient of 0.91, predicts the continuation of these trends. By 2033, vegetation is projected to decline to 85.852 % (3704 km²), with the built-up area expanding to 11.119 % (480 km²). These trends are predicted to continue until 2044, with vegetation decreasing to 81.799 % (3529 km²) and built-up area reaching 14.886 % (642 km²). Barren land is projected to decline to 2.185 % (94 km²) by 2033 and 1.735 % (75 km²) by 2044, while water bodies may slightly increase. These findings highlight the district's urgent need for sustainable land management practices. This research contributes to a better understanding of LULC dynamics in rapidly changing regions, supporting informed decision-making for sustainable development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Article 107655"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144306883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Land attraction: An essential factor in socioeconomic activities and population distribution","authors":"Gengze Li ,&nbsp;Congying Li ,&nbsp;Zhouhao Wu ,&nbsp;Xiao Peng ,&nbsp;Huapu Lu ,&nbsp;Liang Zhou","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107660","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107660","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Land has the ability to attract the technological and socioeconomic resources, and comprehending and strategically leveraging this capability presents a significant challenge in land-use planning. This study investigates the influence of land attractiveness on the distribution of specific population groups and socio-economic activities, introducing a \"land attraction index\" to quantify the probability of such distributions. This research conducted a case study in China to explore the relationship between land attraction and emerging Taobao villages from 2019 to 2021. Drawing on multi-source data—including internet-related datasets, Points of Interest (POI) data, and housing/rental market data—the research examines how land attractiveness shapes urban and rural landscapes. The findings reveal that land attraction index serves as a robust predictor of population clustering and socio-economic activity, particularly in the context of China's rural urbanization driven by e-commerce.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Article 107660"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144306941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gender and tenure insecurity in a matrilineal customary system","authors":"Laura Meinzen-Dick ,&nbsp;Helder Zavale","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107646","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107646","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper, we document patterns of land tenure insecurity in a matrilineal region of Mozambique. Using data from a survey of nearly two thousand agricultural households in two districts of Mozambique, we explore the gendered sources and covariates of tenure insecurity that stems either from private land disputes or collective expropriation (by government or large-scale land investors). We find that overall, nearly half of respondents report experiencing collective land tenure insecurity, as compared with only 11.5 % reporting individual tenure insecurity. We further distinguish gendered patterns, finding that men feel 4 percentage points less secure about their rights on the same parcel, a notable finding compared with the majority of evidence from (patrilineal) Africa. Secondly, we make use of the fact that in several of the villages surveyed, the government carried out land rights documentation interventions. Individuals in villages that received formal community land certificates are less worried about collective expropriation than their counterparts in undocumented villages. Finally, we probe the heterogeneity in responses to documentation programs by gender and marital status. This paper fills a crucial gap, by empirically documenting gendered patterns of customary tenure and insecurity in a matrilineal system (15 % of societies in Sub-Saharan Africa practice matrilineal kinship, according to the Ethnographic Atlas), as well as by contributing to a literature that aims to fit land rights documentation interventions to the needs of the community and most effectively enhance tenure security.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Article 107646"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144279291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Political beliefs and tree canopies in Israel: New insights on urban green space disparities","authors":"Danny Ben-Shahar,&nbsp;Dana Nayer","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107648","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107648","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Green spaces moderate adverse climate change effects in urban areas. A GIS dataset on tree canopies within urban areas in Israel is employed to examine disparities in tree canopy availability associated with population political beliefs. Political inclination is identified based on small statistical area votes in national elections using a clustering method. Based on multivariate regression analysis, findings show that areas dominated by politically left-leaning voters are associated with a greater presence of tree canopies, as compared to their right-leaning counterparts. We also find that ethnic background, socioeconomic index score, income level, age, proximity to central business districts and density are associated with the availability of tree canopies. Political belief controls considerably mitigate the observed correlation regarding socioeconomic status. Finally, we apply and compute a Gini measure of inequality in the availability of tree canopies, the decomposition of which underscores the segmentation in tree canopy availability depending on political inclination. Our evidence sheds new light on the existing debate over the extent to which partisanship is associated with climate-relevant behaviors and outcomes, as well as highlights the critical need for policy interventions that prioritize equal access to green spaces across communities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Article 107648"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144253453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Innovative planning for sustainable development: A win-win approach through conversion of negative into positive externalities","authors":"Lawrence W.C. Lai ,&nbsp;Frank T. Lorne ,&nbsp;Stephen N.G. Davies ,&nbsp;K.W. Chau","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107643","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107643","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Predicated on the theoretical foundations of Coasian and Schumpeterian economics, this analytical work adopts a broad view of planning as resource management. It involves the zoning of land or sea with an aim to contribute to sustainability by justifying a micro policy model of sustainable development, unambiguously defined as win-win development via technological and institutional innovations. The paper positions a micro model within the literature on the win-win approach to sustainable development, and clarifies the economic relationship between transaction cost reduction and sustainable development. The paper elucidates the relevance of planning policies to sustainable development through successful innovations in production, explains the general economic role of town planning as a matter of public policies that address boundary-specific and cross-boundary issues in promoting sustainable development, and presents some specific planning policies that reduce transaction costs and promote sustainable development. The prospect of planning for sustainable development is discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Article 107643"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144253712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ethical AI: Human-centered approaches for adaptive and sustainable urban planning and policy","authors":"Mir Muhammad Nizamani ,&nbsp;Salman Qureshi ,&nbsp;Mahsa Tarashkar ,&nbsp;Hai-Li Zhang ,&nbsp;Qin Zhou ,&nbsp;Zhongping Lai","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107650","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107650","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This review examines how Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HCAI) can be effectively integrated into land use policy and spatial planning to promote ethical, inclusive, and sustainable urban development. HCAI emphasizes user empowerment, transparency, and ethical accountability principles that are increasingly essential in addressing the complexities of modern planning systems. The purpose of this review is to explore how HCAI, when combined with humanistic planning practices, can enhance decision-making processes and foster public trust. The review identifies key strategies for embedding HCAI into spatial contexts, including the use of multisensory data, embodied cognition, and urban digital twins. These tools support adaptive, participatory frameworks by capturing human-environment interactions and enabling data-driven, real-time responses to community needs. Case studies in areas such as transportation, green space design, and climate-resilient infrastructure illustrate how HCAI contributes to more responsive and equitable planning outcomes. However, the paper also highlights ongoing challenges, such as ensuring algorithmic transparency, mitigating data biases, and achieving genuinely inclusive participation. Addressing these issues is essential for aligning AI systems with democratic planning values. The review concludes by outlining future directions for research and practice, including advancing real-time, participatory urban digital twin platforms, improving multimodal data integration for inclusive planning, and developing robust ethical frameworks to guide AI deployment in land use governance. These steps are crucial to realizing the full potential of HCAI in building climate-resilient, socially responsible, and community-driven urban systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Article 107650"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144262877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Natural resource governance in Niger's telecoupled oasis systems","authors":"Kira Fastner ,&nbsp;Abdoul Kader Ibrahim Mohamed ,&nbsp;Andreas Buerkert","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107626","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107626","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>West Africa’s rapid urbanization is challenging natural resource governance of its far distant rural hinterlands. This becomes visible in remote oases at the fringe of the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, which have gained access to food markets of growing coastal cities. Farmers have shifted from subsistence-oriented to large scale market production for urban consumers. However, the expansion and intensification of agricultural land use is heavily constrained by the availability of fertile land and quality irrigation water. The oasis of Timia in the Aϊr Mountains of northern Niger is a regionally exceptional example for sustainable agricultural intensification meeting market demands and fulfilling subsistence needs. Our study investigates Timia as a model for the successful adaptation of rural hinterlands to an urbanizing world through the effective governance of common natural resources. We combined GIS-based land use change and above ground water flow analyzes with agricultural production records, 98 surveys with oasis farmers, GPS tracks of pastoral activities, and well measurements. The results indicate agricultural land intensification in the oasis through agroforestry systems, with the addition of 12,000 citrus fruit trees between 1980 and 2023. Local social-ecological constraints limit land expansion and groundwater exploitation. The example shows that sustainable rural transformation and the creation of new livelihood opportunities may benefit from diversified crop-livestock production and niche market farming of high-value products. Social consensus appears to be a key prerequisite for fostering efficient, decentralized and community-led management of scarce natural resources. Investments in autonomous communities, knowledge building, access to infrastructure and technology minimize the need for policy interventions from central government bodies for sustainable development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Article 107626"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144230568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What factors contribute to self-organized collective action for old village reconstruction? A qualitative comparative analysis of 36 villages in China","authors":"Tianxiao Zhou ,&nbsp;Yuyao Hu ,&nbsp;Liping Shan ,&nbsp;Changsheng Xiong","doi":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107644","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107644","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Self-organized old village reconstruction is a collective action issue in land consolidation in China. Previous studies have analysed the independent factors that influence performance, but they lack a holistic perspective of structural configuration to identify the successful paths. Based on a combination of the institutional analysis and development (IAD) framework and configuration analysis, this study attempts to identify the conditions that can create successful self-organized collective action. Using 36 village cases from the developed and underdeveloped regions in China, this study reveals the complex causality between potential conditions and outcomes through the fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) approach. The results show that (1) no single condition or absence of a condition is a necessary condition for high performance in old village reconstruction and that (2) the existence of two configurations (i.e., the Size-Rule type and Endowment-Rule-Decision type) is sufficient for high performance in old village reconstruction. In addition, Endowment-Size-Rule Absence type of configuration leads to low performance in old village reconstruction. The findings enhance the knowledge of how villages can effectively undertake self-organized reconstruction and thus provide practical policy implications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17933,"journal":{"name":"Land Use Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Article 107644"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144230569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}