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Breakthroughs in Green Technology Innovations: Paving the Way to Environmental Sustainability and Energy Efficiency

edited by

José Alberto Fuinhas

Nuno Miguel Barateiro Gonçalves Silva

and

Matheus Koengkan

submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9786

Keywords: renewable energy; green technology; eco-innovation; environmental sustainability; energy efficiency; circular economy; sustainable agriculture; sustainable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Achieving Sustainability in Production Management with a Focus on Industry 4.0 and Lean Philosophy

edited by

István Budai

and

Judit T. Kiss

submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4680

Keywords: sustainability; lean philosophy; Industry 4.0; modelling; clean-tech; environmental impact; LCA (life cycle assessment)-green lean

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)

Reliability of Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy Generation Systems

edited by

Fisseha M. Alemayehu

Shweta Dabetwar

and

Shawn Sheng

submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3228

Keywords: reliability; wind turbines; risk; resilience; health monitoring; prognostics; health management; remaining useful life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)

Recent Advances in Environmental Geochemistry

edited by Nastja Rogan Šmuc,

Željka Fiket

and Martin Gaberšek

submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1018

Keywords: inorganic pollutants; organic pollutants; translocation; industrial/mining environments; agricultural environments; urbanized environments; environmental assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Environmental Governance and Environmental Responsibility Research

edited by Ding Li, Ziran Li and

Guoxiang Li

submission deadline 6 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1807 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental decentralization; government responsibility; and high-quality development; government behavior; environmental strategies; and environmental performance; environmental protection system and enterprise environmental protection behavior; environmental responsibility and pollution reduction; green innovation; pollution; and carbon reduction; enterprise digital transformation and green development; green consumption; product selection; and environmental governance; consumption mode choice and industrial green transformation; harmonious coexistence between humans and nature

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Sustainable Road Survey and Maintenance: New Tools, Technologies and Practices

edited by

Giuseppe Sollazzo

, Kelvin CP Wang and

Davide Lo Presti

submission deadline 8 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5233 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; asset management; pavement management systems; BIM; LCA; modern road surveys; deep learning; smart roads; novel paving materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Corporate Environmental Performance and Disclosure: Implications for Sustainability

edited by

Jianfu Shen

submission deadline 8 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3812 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate environmental performance; disclosure; sustainability; carbon; ESG

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Comprehensive Waste Management with Optimizing Green Technology in Sustainable Environment

edited by

Rajeev Pratap Singh

Diganta Bhusan Das

and

Pankaj Kumar Gupta

submission deadline 8 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2780 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; microbiome; vermicomposting; refuse drive fuel; sustainability; green technology; ecotoxicology; technological innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)

The Future of Circularity: Artificial Intelligence, Green Innovation, and Corporate Sustainable Development Strategies

edited by Beatrice Orlando and

Mouhcine Tallaki

submission deadline 8 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; green economy; sustainability; innovation; business model; growth strategies; artificial intelligence; supply chain

Sustainable Transportation: Electrical Design Automation and Vehicle Navigation

edited by

Yuanjian Zhang

, Lin Zhang and

Jingjing Jiang

submission deadline 9 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 812 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical design automation in EVs; advanced vehicle navigation systems; communication protocols and systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainability in Business Development and Economic Growth

edited by

Ferda Halicioglu

and

Dragana Radicic

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 28299 | Submission Open

Keywords: business sustainability; economic sustainability; green finance; optimal investment; sustainability of natural resources; circular economy; sustainable; development; goals; energy economics; environmental economics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Emerging and Modern Approaches for Sustainable Food Production and Waste Management

edited by

Elżbieta Radziejewska-Kubzdela

Róża Biegańska-Marecik

and

Marcin Kidoń

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2395 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; alternative sources of protein; plant-based food; functional food; future food resources; energy saving technology; non-thermal processing methods; emerging food technologies; food waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Digital Transformation, Servitization, and Ecosystem Innovation for Sustainable Transition

edited by

Silvana Trimi

and Hui Han

submission deadline 12 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5454 | Submission Open

Keywords: disruptions in the global economy; sustainable transition strategies; digital transformation; servitization; ecosystem innovation; living innovation for the greater good; generative AI and metaverse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)

Sustainability in Fuel Consumption and Pollutant Emission Management

edited by

Denghui Wang

submission deadline 13 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 988 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel consumption pollution emissions emission control energy access environmental remediation catalytic material sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Economics Perspectives on Sustainable Food Security—2nd Edition

edited by

Marian Rizov

submission deadline 13 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 423 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; food security; farming; production; supply chain; demand; consumption; food safety; well-being; health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Integrating Tourism Development into Urban Planning

edited by

Serafeim Polyzos

and

Thomas Krabokoukis

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5952 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism development; urban planning; urban competitiveness; tourism impacts; stakeholder engagement; smart cities; community-based tourism; policy and governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)

Renewable Energy, Smart Grid Technologies and Sustainable Energy Management: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Ehsan Naderi

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4518 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy resources; energy storage systems; cyber– physical energy systems; smart grid; microgrid; cyberattacks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Urban Landscapes, Forestry and Green Infrastructure: From a Sustainable Perspective

edited by

Francesca Ugolini

and David Pearlmutter

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3753 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; nature-based solutions; urban environment; climate change; biodiversity; biophilia; cities; green spaces; health; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Human Behavior, Psychology and Sustainable Well-Being

edited by

Wenjie Duan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3161 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable behavior; happiness promotion; assessment; intervention; cultural differences; social policy; wellbeing; environmental change; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)

Digital Transformation for a Sustainable World: Trends and Challenges

edited by

Leonor Teixeira

João Reis

and

Pedro Fonseca

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1971 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitalization; sustainability; green footprint; green computing; inclusion; participatory; circular economy; carbon footprint; green technology; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Heavy Metal Contamination and Phytoremediation of Soil and Water: From an Ecological and Sustainable Perspective

edited by

Robson Andreazza

and

Filipe Selau Carlos

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1257 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; bioremediation; heavy metals; pollutants; remediation; contaminated soil; contaminated watercourse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)

Green Integration and Supply Chain Governance: A Circular Economy Perspective

edited by

Aurelija Burinskienė

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1224 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain; green concept; best practices; circular economy; management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Sustainable Cities: Smart Resilience against Natural Hazards

edited by

Sonia Giovinazzi

Paolo Nesi

Maria Luisa Villani

and Marco Fanfani

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; smart cities; natural hazards; climate change; Agenda 2030; Sendai framework; ISO 37120; ISO 37122; ISO 37123

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)

Decision Making in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Recent Research Advances in the Context of Industry 4.0

edited by

Paraskevas Georgiou

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain management; green supply chain management; energy value chains; renewable energy value chain; ecofriendly supply chains; decision making; decision support systems; big data; Industry 4.0; supply chain 4.0; logistics; digital transformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Bio-Innovate: Advancing Sustainable Futures through Cutting-Edge Materials Engineering

edited by

Sabrina Arcaro

and Tiago Bender Wermuth

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; novel materials; biomaterial development; biosynthesis; materials engineering; advanced nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Waste Management and Recycling for Sustainability

edited by

Junjie Shi

Qing Zhao

and

Xingbang Wan

submission deadline 16 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9972 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; metallurgy processes; urban minerals; phase diagram; thermodynamics; CCUS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)

Smart Product-Service Design for Sustainability

edited by Dun Liu, Decui Liang and

Yinfeng Du

submission deadline 16 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7071 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart product– service systems; sustainability; online reviews; data-driven; customer needs analysis; feature analysis; performance analysis; quality evaluation and improvement; multiple-attribute decision making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)

COVID-19 Pandemic and Stakeholder-Oriented Corporate Governance in Sustainable Corporations

edited by

Hideaki Sakawa

submission deadline 16 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19; corporate governance; national level corporate governance; sustainable corporations; ownership structure; board composition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Integrated Pest Management and Risk Assessment of Biopesticides

edited by Belen Guijarro

submission deadline 16 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial pest control agent; biopesticide; microbial consortia; microbiome; microbiome modulation; ds-RNA pesticides; risk management; risk assessment; low-risk pesticide; secondary metabolite of concern; antimicrobial resistance organic production; integrated pest management; ecosystem services; greenhouse gas emission

Renewable Energy Driven Sorption Cooling and Desalination

edited by

Zisheng Lu

submission deadline 17 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3385 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; sorption; cooling; desalination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Geological Insights for a Carbon-Free, Sustainable Environment

edited by

Kazbulat Shogenov

and

Alla Shogenova

submission deadline 17 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3308 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 use and storage (CCUS); CO2– geothermal energy (CPG); underground hydrogen (H2) storage (UHS); synergy of unconventional renewable energies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)

Weed Management in Sustainable Crop Production Management Systems

edited by Fengxia Dong and Paul D. Mitchell

submission deadline 17 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2629 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed management; agricultural sustainability; pesticide resistance; tillage; cover crops; integrated pest management; crop rotation; herbicide; biological weed control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Digitalization of Urban Freight for Improving Sustainability and Livability

edited by

Russell Thompson

Andrii Galkin

and

Katarzyna Gdowska

submission deadline 17 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Solar Energy Utilization and Sustainable Development

edited by

Nuria Novas Castellano

and

Manuel Fernandez Ros

submission deadline 18 Sep 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 35580 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; renewable energy; solar energy; exergy; energy efficiency; life cycle assessment; environmental impact; sustainability assessment; sustainable development; renewable energy sources; climate change; energy policy; sustainable development; ecological footprint; solar photovoltaic systems; solar thermal systems; emerging solar photovoltaic technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)

Sustainable, Safe and Healthy Workplaces after COVID-19: Lessons Learned for the Future of Work in the Post-pandemic Era

edited by

Fabio Boccuni

and Bruna Rondinone

submission deadline 18 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5170 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19; health and safety at work; sustainability; preventive measures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)

Food Science and Technology and Sustainable Food Products

edited by

Daniel M. Anang

Haruna Musa Moda

and Olajide Sobukola

submission deadline 18 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5169 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food; sustainable food products; food ingredients; new food product development; food processing; food processing technology; food waste valorisation; food by-product valorisation; underutilised food sources and sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Operations Research: Optimization, Resilience and Sustainability

edited by

Maryam Farsi

and

Alireza Daneshkhah

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19060 | Submission Open

Keywords: operations research; sustainability; resilience; optimization; AI; net-zero; systems thinking; digitalization; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)

New Trends in Organizational Psychology—2nd Edition

edited by

Delia Vîrgă

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3327 | Submission Open

Keywords: personal resources; strengths use; job crafting; proactive vitality management; well-being; innovative behavior; psychological capital; work engagement; engaging leadership; growth (mindset); gratitude; technology and well-being; creativity; self-leadership

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)

Green Construction Materials and Sustainability

edited by

Ana Jiménez del Barco Carrión

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2553 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; green materials; green construction; life cycle assessment; biomaterials; sustainable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Materials and Structures in Civil Engineering

edited by Xun Xi, Xu Wu, Jinglai Sun and

Jiajie Li

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1488 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon; concrete; cementitious materials; rock; structural performance; mechanical behavior; constitutive model; municipal engineering; subsurface engineering; civil engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)

Geoheritage and Cultural Landscape for Sustainable Tourism

edited by

Mário Molokáč

and

Dana Tometzová

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1340 | Submission Open

Keywords: geoheritage; geotourism; geoparks; geoconservation; cultural landscape

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)

Sustainable Production and Supply Chain Management

edited by

Eirini Aivazidou

and

Naoum Tsolakis

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable production; sustainable consumption; sustainable supply chains; sustainable operations management; sustainable business models; circular economy; circular supply chains; social sustainability; digital sustainability; digital supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)

Recent Advances and Progress on Renewable and Sustainable Alternative Fuels

edited by

Stavros Michailos

and

Vasiliki Skoulou

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 960 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative fuels; resilient energy systems; aviation fuels; ammonia; LCA/TEA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Modelling and Optimization for Sustainable Resource Development

edited by

Eugene Ben-Awuah

Angelina Anani

and

Yashar Pourrahimian

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 824 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable and responsible mining; mine waste disposal scheduling; mine reclamation; tailings planning; future resource management; integrated mine planning optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)

Sustainable Water Management: Flood History and Forecasting

edited by

Eui Hoon Lee

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban water management; deep learning; meta-heuristic optimization; resilience; flood forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)

Sustainable Remediation of Soil and Water Contaminant: Innovations and Practices

edited by

Chenggang Gu

and Huan He

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: new contaminants; soil; water; innovative remediation techniques; remediation materials; underlying mechanism for degradation and biotransformation; remediation sustainability; bioavailability; toxicity; risk assessment model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Energy Economy and Sustainable Energy

edited by

Esteban Sánchez Hernández

and

Javier Parra Domínguez

submission deadline 21 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6090 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy efficiency; prosumer; energy economy; power markets; costs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Green Technology, Assessment Methodologies and Sustainable Construction Infrastructure Development

edited by

Hipólito de Sousa

Jorge Lopes

and

Rui Oliveira

submission deadline 21 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: green technology; construction sector; sustainable infrastructure; life cycle assessment; technical innovation in construction; green deal policies; sustainable development goals; data and tool integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Renewable Energy and Water Desalination Technologies: Review, Developments, and Applications

edited by

Mostafa H. Elsharqawy

, Mostafa Esmaeili Shayan and Seyed Hossein Rouhani Mahmoudabadi

submission deadline 22 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 485 | Submission Open

Keywords: desalination; renewable energy; energy efficiency; membrane-based; thermal-based; desalination materials; electrical engineering; sustainable; safe water

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Life Cycle Assessment of Agri-Food Industries and Agri-Food Waste Management

edited by

Poritosh Roy

and

Bassim Abbassi

submission deadline 23 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2997 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food industry; agri-food waste; valorization; end-use; life cycle assessment; life cycle cost; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

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