Social Ecology and Sustainability
A section of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Section Information
Social ecology is an inter- and transdisciplinary field of science concerned with the analysis of society–nature interaction on all relevant organizational, spatial, as well as temporal levels and scales. By combining expertise from social and natural sciences as well as the humanities, and by integrating knowledge from practitioners, social ecology aims at providing the knowledge basis for efforts to move towards sustainability. Transitions between different socioecological regimes—for example, hunter-gatherers, agrarian societies and industrial society—as well as possible socio-ecological transformations toward sustainability represent key areas of inquiry.
Thematically, social ecology includes:
- the analysis of resource use patterns, including materials, energy, water and land;
- the management of these resources;
- their institutional, social, cultural and economic dimensions;
- implications of resource use for climate change, biodiversity, ecosystems and other environmental aspects;
- established and emerging issues, such as food production, circular economy, sharing economy or other concepts for reorganizing physical economies;
- the role of power relations in society;
- trade-offs and synergies of options for moving toward sustainability;
- and leverage points for, as well as barriers to sustainability transformations.
Accordingly, the section “Social Ecology and Sustainability” is interested in:
- research articles,
- conceptual articles,
- review articles,
- and commentaries,
covering the whole breadth of social ecology related to sustainability concerns.
In particular, “Social Ecology and Sustainability” welcomes contributions by early career researchers and propositions for special issues on a single, particular theme in the field of social ecology and sustainability.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Assessment of Ecosystem Services at Different Scales (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Biodiversity and Its Function and Global Change in Alpine Ecosystem (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Sustainable Conservation Planning and Wildlife Management (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems—Operationalizing Concepts and Approaches (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Sustainable Land Management for Forests under Climate Change (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Ecosystem Services Modelling, Assessment and Management under Changing Environment (Deadline: 30 June 2022)
- Sustainable Urban-Industrial Symbiosis (Deadline: 15 July 2022)
- Sustainable Finance: New Trends, Environment and Social Changes (Deadline: 15 July 2022)
- Ecological Resilience, Next Generation EU and Sustainable Social Systems (Deadline: 25 July 2022)
- Community and Collaboration in Fashion and Textiles Practice and Education (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Urban Management Based on the Concept of Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Sustainable Ecological Environment Restoration (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Crop Diversification for Soil, Nutritional, Economic and Environmental Security (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Sustainability, Energy, and Environmental Policy: Humanity at a Crossroads (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Sustainability of Socio-Ecological Paradigms in the Marine Environment (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Environmental Protection and Resource Circulation of Water Sources (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Marine Benthic Ecology and Climate Change (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Research on Turbulent Flows in Marine and Fluvial Environments (Deadline: 31 July 2022)
- Heading toward to a Sustainable World: Ecological Footprint and Energy Consumption (Deadline: 1 August 2022)
- Frontiers on Ecological and Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Green Infrastructure and Resilient Stream Ecosystems (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: Environment, Economy, Society and Policy (Deadline: 26 September 2022)
- Sustainable Industrial Engineering and Electrical Development (Deadline: 27 September 2022)
- Rural-Urban Transformation of Asian Megacities from a Social-Ecological Systems Perspective (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Social Challenges of Sustainable Development (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- The Monitoring and the Reporting of Social, Environmental and Economic Impacts of Megaprojects (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- The Role of Social Life Cycle Assessment in Sustainability (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Value Co-creation in Sustainable Project Society (Deadline: 30 September 2022)
- Social Farming: From Multifunctional Agriculture to a New Community Welfare Note (Deadline: 15 October 2022)
- Soil Health Restoration and Environmental Management (Deadline: 30 October 2022)
- Sustainability toward a Climate Resilient World: Strengthen the Risk Management for Ecological Vulnerability (Deadline: 15 November 2022)
- Nature-Based Solutions: Versatile Solutions to Address Societal Challenges (Deadline: 15 November 2022)
- Climate Change, Water Resources and Sustainable Development in the Arid and Semi-arid Areas (Deadline: 30 November 2022)
- Industry 4.0—Sustainable Technology, Policy, and Management (Deadline: 15 December 2022)
- Innovative and Sustainable Technological Solutions for the Agri-Food Sector (Deadline: 15 December 2022)
- Sustainable Agricultural Development: The Impact of New Technology on Farm Ecology (Deadline: 30 December 2022)
- Metropolitan Governance for Sustainable Urban Development: Review, Analysis and Best Practices (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Digital Citizenship: Social Sustainability Perspective (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Advances in Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy: Economic, Policy and Environmental Impact (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Sustainability and Circular Economy: Frontier Research on Water Treatment and Purification (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Sustainable Design in Construction and Manufacturing (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Sustainable Competitiveness of Strategic Management, Economic and Social Areas: Developed and Developing Countries (Deadline: 3 January 2023)
- The Natural and Technical Aspects of Water Management with Special Attention to Protected Areas (Deadline: 10 January 2023)
- The Future of Industry Seen from The Perspective of Sustainability (Deadline: 15 January 2023)
- Ecosocial Work and Sustainability (Deadline: 21 January 2023)
- Advances in Sustainable Product Design under Industry 4.0: New Methods, Strategies, Perspectives and Practices (Deadline: 30 January 2023)
- The Impact of Industry 4.0 on Sustainability and the Circular Economy (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
- Advances in Soil and Water Conservation in Mountainous Area (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
- Sustainability of Arid Lands in Southern Peru (Deadline: 31 January 2023)
- Advances in New Technologies of Water Harvesting and Sustainability (Deadline: 28 February 2023)
- Sustainable Food Processing Safety and Public Health (Deadline: 28 February 2023)
- Sustainable Air Conditioning Design: Energy, Efficiency and Environment (Deadline: 15 March 2023)
- Risk Analysis, Emergency Management and Resilience in Disasters (Deadline: 31 March 2023)
- Semiconducting Nanomaterials for Effective Environmental Remediation and Organic Synthesis (Deadline: 31 March 2023)
- The Application of Industrial Internet of Things in Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 March 2023)
- Heavy Metals in Daily Life: Assessment and Treatment (Deadline: 31 March 2023)
- Sustainable Proposal and Material for Construction and Heritage Restoration (Deadline: 15 April 2023)
- Geographic Big Data for Sustainable City (Deadline: 30 April 2023)
- Plants Used as Environmental Pollution Indicators (Deadline: 30 April 2023)
- Industrial Symbiosis, Resilience and Sustainable Development in the Post-COVID-19 Era (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
- Circular Economy Applied to teh Agro-Industry and Food Sectors (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- New Shift towards the Sustainable Development of Industrial Organizations (Deadline: 15 July 2023)
- Applications of Isotopic Tracers in Coastal and Marine Environment (Deadline: 15 August 2023)
- Energy Ecosystem: New Policy Understanding, Media Communication and Advanced Technologies (Deadline: 20 September 2023)
- The Impact of Carbon Emission Control on Economic Costs and Human Health in China (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Floodplain Ecology and Sustainable Restoration with Regard to Ecosystem Services (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Analysis and Optimisation of Operations and Supply Chain Management: An Industry 5.0 perspective (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Environmental Development and Sustainability: Monitoring, Assessment, and Adaptation (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Sustainable Innovation Strategies and Capabilities (Deadline: 12 July 2024)