The journal Landscape and Urban Planning is currently soliciting proposals for Special Issues. This call for proposals is a new process we are trying with the aim of providing a more systematic way of receiving and evaluating themes, content, and structure of special issues by prospective guest editors. The journal will publish up to four special issues per year. All proposals should be submitted by email attachment on or before July 1st, 2012 to LAND Editorial Assistant Ms. Ying Chen at yingchen1029(a)live.cn. Inquiries should be directed to the Co-Editors-in-Chief Wei-Ning Xiang (wnxiang(a)mail.ecnu.edu.cn) or Paul Gobster (pgobster(a)gmail.com) Full details were published in an editorial published in the journal (V105: 345-346) and are available through the Editor's Choice Open Access Articles link on the journal's website at: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/landscape-and-urban-planning/ PAUL H. GOBSTER, Ph.D., FASLA Research Social Scientist USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station www.nrs.fs.fed.us Co-Editor-in-Chief Landscape and Urban Planning www.elsevier.com/locate/landurbplan ************************************************ 1033 University Pl., Suite 360 Evanston, IL 60201 USA Tel: 001-847-866-9311 ext. 16 Fax: 001-847-866-9506 E-mail: pgobster(a)fs.fed.us Web: www.nrs.fs.fed.us/people/Gobster ************************************************