Highlights•Land use model are a central tool in land system science.•There is a lack of new
land use modelling concepts published in recent years.•Land use models are frequently …

Establishing ecological security patterns provides new ideas for maintaining regional
ecological security. Methods for establishing these patterns have been extensively …

Henan, China, is likely the most populous agricultural province worldwide. It is China's major
grain-producing area, with a continuously increasing population (96 million), which is …

Natural habitat plays an important role in maintaining biodiversity. Both cropland expansion
and urban expansion have an influence on natural habitat. However, it is not clear which …

In order to achieve the dual goals of territorial development optimization and protection, the
Major Function Oriented Zone (MFOZ) has implemented differentiated spatial policies, which …

Under the influence of local planning and policy implementation, the transformation of
regional land-use types leads to an increasing strain on limited land resources and frequent …

Human-induced activities are threatening the socio-economic and ecological sustainability
of land systems globally, including in tropical, low-income regions. In these regions, land …

China has experienced unprecedented urbanization in the past few decades, fueled by
population growth, economic development, and rural to urban migration. In the future …

Abstract Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) is an important way to address the problems of
climate change and land desertification. However, there has been significant controversy …

Land acquisitions are transforming land-use systems globally, and their characteristics and
impacts on human well-being have been extensively analysed through local case studies …