Sustainability for Heritage
A special issue of Heritage (ISSN 2571-9408).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 662
Special Issue Editor
Interests: adaptation; architectural heritage; climate change; refurbishment; sustainability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the past 50 years, many achievements have been celebrated within the heritage sector. One of those achievements is the sector’s collective progress and commitment to sustainability and the sustainable conservation of cultural heritage. This is particularly significant as such an approach to heritage conservation is also very important in addressing the irrefutable risks to heritage due to climate change and environmental degradation, among our biggest challenges.
This Special Issue aims to attract high-quality manuscripts with a research focus on climate change, environmental degradation, and the sustainable conservation and resilience of heritage; in doing so, it encourages the submission of any contributions related to this important topic by researchers, asset managers, and practitioners whose interests are focussed on cultural heritage and the exploration and delivery of sustainable solutions.
Prof. Dr. Carolyn S. Hayles
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Heritage is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- climate change
- conservation
- environmental degradation
- heritage
- resilience
- sustainability
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