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Patterns and Drivers of Urban Greenspace and Plant Diversity
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9981
Keywords: patterns; drivers; urban greenspace; plant diversity; ancient and old trees
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Innovations in Water Distribution Networks: Sustainability, Resilience, and Risk Assessment submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5249
Keywords: water distribution system; water leak detection; condition assessment; resilience; risk assessment; vulnerability assessment; water quality monitoring; maintenance management; optimal network design; rehabilitation and renewal of water distribution network
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Regional Development, Environmental Governance, and Sustainable Transformations submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 644
Keywords: environmental governance; sustainable development; political ecology; public goods; biodiversity; climate change; water agreement; environmental policy
Current Advances in Green Polymers, as Substitutes for Container Industries, for the Reduction of Synthetic Plastics’ Pollution submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 342
Keywords: plastics; microplastics; biodegradability; biodegradable containers; sustainability; plastic accumulation; pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Advancements in Entrepreneurship, Economic Analysis, and Business Strategy from a Sustainable Perspective
edited by Federico Lanzalonga, Andrei Bonamigo and Harnesh Makhija
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 86971 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; green business models; ESG (environmental; social; and governance) policies; corporate sustainability strategies; economic analysis in sustainability; business innovation for environment; social impact of entrepreneurship; sustainable development goals (SDGs); green economics; sustainable business practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advanced Research on Agriculture and Food Systems Landscape towards Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 26522 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; agroecology; land use planning; sustainable food systems; circular economy; AI and smart technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainable Organizational Adaptation: Nurturing Ecosystems for Innovation and Resilience
edited by Okechukwu Lawerence Emeagwali
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 25099 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation ecosystems; ecosystem innovation; ecosystem management; business ecosystems; innovation ecosystem management; strategic adaptability; sustainable adaptation; complex adaptive systems; organizational resilience; open innovation; value networks; absorptive capacity; co-innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Digital Transformation and Open Innovation for Business Ecosystems
edited by and Naoshi Uchihira
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 24910 | Submission Open
Keywords: business ecosystems; platform ecosystems; innovation ecosystems; digital transformation; open innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Novel Technologies and Digital Design in Smart Construction
edited by and Zhihe Yang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23613 | Submission Open
Keywords: technology innovation; digital technologies; AI techniques; data-driven approaches; novel materials; sustainable development; climate change socio-technical system
Intelligent Systems and Consciousness Society: Sustainable Transportation and Decision Making
edited by Yorgos Stephanedes and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 22989 | Submission Open
Keywords: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)  ; C-ITS • Artificial Intelligence  ; Machine Learning (ML)  ; Natural Language Processing (NLP); decision/policy making; dynamic transport; traffic systems; traffic management; safety and security; logistics; digital data management; sustainability; smart cities; impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Smart Sensors and IoT Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Aquaculture Practices
edited by , and Hsin-Wei Kuo
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 20541 | Submission Open
Keywords: agri-aqua sustainability; smart irrigation and aquaculture management; machine learning in agriculture and aquaculture; digital agriculture and aquaculture; climate-smart agriculture and aquaculture; controlled environment agriculture and aquaculture; environmental sensing; wireless sensor networks; remote control; IoT; UAV; Zigbee; LoRa; deep learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Sustainable Business Management
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 19005 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable business; circular economy; digitalisation; entrepreneurship; innovation; leadership; business strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Safety and Risk Analysis of Industrial Processes from the Perspective of Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17340 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable processes; safety; hazards and risks; environment; industrial processes; integrated framework; industrial accidents; responsibility; prevention; mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
Asphalt Binder and Sustainable Pavement Design
edited by and Hasan Faisal
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 16791 | Submission Open
Keywords: asphalt binder; recycled asphalt pavement; rubber-modified asphalt; recycled plastic asphalt; warm-mix asphalt; cold-mix asphalt; pavement performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Research on Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Economic Development submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14343 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; sustainability; sustainable economic development; entrepreneurship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Green Product Development
edited by , and Wei Li
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14320 | Submission Open
Keywords: green supply chain management; e-commerce; sustainable supply chain; closed-loop supply chain; low-carbon supply chain; eco-friendly product design; innovation for green products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Circular Economy and Life Cycle Assessment: Closing the Loop for Sustainable Resource Management
edited by Andrea Di Maria
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14183 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); sustainable resource management; carbon sequestration; policy decision making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Advances in Sustainable Water and Wastewater Treatment: Emerging Technologies and Solutions
edited by Wei Li, Sicheng Shao and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13526 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; solid waste treatment; biological metabolism; carbon reduction; refractory wastewater
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Digital Technology for Circular Economy Towards Sustainable Development submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13283 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; digital innovation; sustainable development; resource efficiency; environmental sustainability; internet of things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain technology; data analytics; policy and regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Geoenvironmental Engineering and Water Pollution Control
edited by and Maria Eugenia Gimenez Boscov
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13036 | Submission Open
Keywords: geoenvironmental engineering; water pollution; remediation techniques; soil and groundwater contamination; new geomaterials; renewable energies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Transportation Systems and Infrastructures Planning, Optimization, and Management submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11848 | Submission Open
Keywords: transportation system and infrastructures optimization; transport planning; traffic and infrastructure management; sustainable mobility; intelligent transportation systems (ITS); traffic simulation; congestion mitigation; multimodal integration; big data in transportation; road safety and risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Advancing Sustainable Building Practices: State of the Art in Thermal Insulation Materials, Energy Efficiency, and Technological Innovations submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11224 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable building insulation; energy-efficient construction materials; thermal insulation innovations; building energy performance; CO2 emission reduction in buildings; numerical modeling in material science; climate change resilience in architecture; renewable insulation materials; state-of-the-art insulation technologies; the environmental impact of thermal materials; artificial intelligence used for sustainable buildings; deep learning used for climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Advances in Sustainable Climate Change Adaptation Research and Technology
edited by , and Tammy E. Parece
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11050 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; water security; food security; economic incentives; climate change policy; data science; artificial intelligence; satellite technologies; sustainable systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Advances in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Energy Systems
edited by Ascensión López-Vargas and Natalia Pichel
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10802 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy technology; renewable energy sources; smart energy management; climate change mitigation; technological advancements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Tackling Energy Poverty and Vulnerability Through Energy Efficiency submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10052 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy poverty; vulnerability; energy efficiency; heating decarbonization; inclusivity; energy access; affordability; household energy demand; transport poverty; micro-enterprises
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Irrigation Technologies for Saving Water
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9957 | Submission Open
Keywords: water-saving irrigation technologies; sustainable development; yield improvement; water use efficiency; efficient utilization of water resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Agriculture with Innovative Technology and Equipment: Towards a Low-Carbon Era
edited by and Wei Ma
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9888 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent agronomic equipment; low-carbon and smart agriculture; carbon footprint; scenarios modelling; sustainable agriculture; agriculture/farming system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Research on Sustainable Business Ecosystems and Corporate Governance
edited by Konstantina Ragazou, Nikolaos Sariannidis and Georgia Zournatzidou
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9408 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; ESG; efficiency; sustainable governance; SMEs; resilience; business ecosystem
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Development of Regional Tourism
edited by Krzysztof Widawski and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9027 | Submission Open
Keywords: nature tourism; rural tourism; heritage tourism; tourism management in a region; protected areas; active tourism; sustainable tourism product; sustainable development; case studies; tourist resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Green Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Innovations for Sustainable Transport and Distribution
edited by Ruozhen Qiu, and Jianhu Cai
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8631 | Submission Open
Keywords: green logistics; supply chain management; transportation; distribution system; sustainable development; environment; environmental impact reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Agricultural Engineering for Sustainable Development
edited by , Taras Lendiel and Oleksii Opryshko
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8618 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart agriculture; agricultural machinery navigation; sustainable agriculture; artificial intelligence; automation and robotics; controlled agricultural environments; planning; management; and forecasting for agricultural production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainable Waste Management Strategies for Circular Economy
edited by , , and Evan K. Paleologos
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8241 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste prevention and minimization; resource recovery and recycling; extended producer responsibility; sustainable materials management; industrial symbiosis; sustainable urban waste management; smart waste management systems; advanced recycling technologies; waste-to-energy; circular economy legislation; international cooperation and standards; public awareness and education; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Building Resilience and Green Building Construction for Environmental Sustainability
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8240 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable constructions; reuse of building materials; seismic protection; sustainable interventions; bio-based materials; zero-damage constructions; quick vulnerability assessment; durability; concrete; rupture; masonry; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Governance Development and Strategy
edited by Yong Qi, Yangao Xiao and Yuting Deng
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7650 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable governance; intellectual property; corporate sustainability strategies; digital economy; sustainable industrialization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications for Sustainability and Safety
edited by Dongdong Wang, , Chenzhu Wang and Liqiang Wang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7413 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent transportation system; traffic safety; machine learning; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Water Resources Management in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by and Soroosh Sharifi
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6312 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; infrastructure; planning; sustainable indicators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Innovation and Sustainability in Urban Planning and Governance submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5797 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban governance; arts and humanities in city governance; tourism governance; urban theory; urban sociology; urban network; water governance; resident perceptions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Application of Regenerative Approaches, Sustainable Technologies and Multiscale Climate Strategies in Improving the Urban Built Environment
edited by Alejandro Prieto and Elizabeth Wagemann
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5767 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban environment; climate adaptation and mitigation designs; regenerative design; sustainable technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Smart Grid Energy Management: Advancing Sustainability and Cybersecurity
edited by , Ahmed Chebak and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5479 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grid; energy management systems (EMSs); blockchain; cybersecurity; renewable energy; peer-to-peer energy trading; artificial intelligence (AI); grid resilience; energy optimization; microgrids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Data-Driven Solutions for Sustainable Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5315 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-driven optimization of renewable energy systems; predictive analytics for resource management; sustainable urban and smart city development; circular economy frameworks enabled by data-driven tools; environmental monitoring and climate change mitigation using AI; blockchain for decentralized sustainable systems; ethical considerations and policy frameworks for sustainable AI applications
From Taste to Health: The Multifaceted Benefits of Plant-Based Alternatives
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4789 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant-based alternatives; sustainable food; sensory analysis; nutritional profile; food safety; health benefits; chronic disease prevention; consumer behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Data-Driven Solutions for Sustainable Emergency Preparedness and Response submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4751 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable emergency preparedness; resilience; emergency management; logistics; project management; logistics; risk assessment; response planning; resource reallocation; artificial intelligence
Sustainable Development of Renewable Energy Resources
edited by Feng Wu
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4538 | Submission Open
Keywords: new energy-dominated power systems; renewable energy; hydropower; operation optimization; hybrid energy systems; design and sizing; power electronics; economic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Advances in Interdisciplinary Sustainable Electrified Transport Systems submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4436 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrified transport; EVs; charging systems; renewable generation for transport systems; energy storage for transport; sustainable transport and energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Towards Carbon Neutrality: Sustainable Solutions for Reducing Carbon Footprints submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4373 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon footprint management; carbon neutrality; decarbonization strategies; energy transition; greenhouse gas reduction; process automation for sustainability; renewable energy; smart and digital technologies; smart energy systems; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Railway Construction, Operation and Transportation, 2nd Edition
edited by and Libor Ižvolt
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4154 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transport; railway construction; railway operation and capacity; railway transportation; innovation and ecology in railway transport
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Innovative Green Water Technologies for Effective Environmental Pollution Control
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3995 | Submission Open
Keywords: green technologies; sustainable water management; climate change mitigation; advanced oxidation processes; eco-friendly coagulants; energy-efficient water treatment; nanotechnology; renewable resources; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LCA)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Optimization and Application of Sustainable Distributed Power Generation
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3605 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable distributed power generation; renewable energy sources; design and performance optimization; energy storage; techno-economic analysis; smart building and smart city
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Advanced Machine Learning and AI Techniques for Winter Weather Traffic Modelling in Cold Region Highways
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3479 | Submission Open
Keywords: winter weather traffic modeling; cold region highways; machine learning; artificial intelligence; predictive modeling; traffic flow prediction; real-time traffic management; snowstorm traffic management; icy road conditions; weather-integrated traffic data; traffic safety; accident reduction; AI-based traffic solutions; comparative analysis of machine learning techniques; winter traffic management policy; smart transportation systems; intelligent transportation systems (ITS); road safety in winter conditions; big data in traffic management; climate impact on traffic systems; winter highway closure and reopen; vulnerability index development with traffic reduction; traffic reduction contour map development in network scale; weather data augmentation under scarcity of snowfall and severe cold temperature
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Air Pollution Control and Sustainable Urban Climate Resilience
edited by , Shuojun Mei, and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3474 | Submission Open
Keywords: air quality; pollution dispersion; pollution control; urban climate resilience; sustainable development; mitigation measures; built environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
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