Sustainability

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

edited by

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 14752

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Production and Supply Chain Management

edited by

Eirini Aivazidou

and

Naoum Tsolakis

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11513

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)

Biodiversity, Conservation Biology and Sustainability

edited by

Francesco Sottile

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7202

Keywords: biodiversity; ecosystems; conservation; valorization; ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)

Traditional Land-Based Knowledge and Practice as Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Ranjan Datta

, Rani Muthukrishnan, Jean Kayira and

Yvonne Vizina

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3146

Keywords: indigenous land-based knowledge; traditional ecological practices; environmental sustainability; land sovereignty; decolonizing environmental management; biodiversity conservation; indigenous climate action

Resilience Enhancement and Sustainable Development of Engineering Structures

edited by

Chengqing Liu

,

Ying Ma

and Dengjia Fang

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1360

Keywords: recoverable; self-recoverable; replaceable; resilience performance; multi-hazard coupling; resilience assessment; structural repair; intelligent maintenance; sustainability evaluation

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

Realising Digital Futures Through Green AI, Cybersecurity and Sustainable Societies

edited by

Farnaz Farid

and

Mahmoud Elkhodr

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 478

Keywords: human-centred AI; AI and cyberworld; sustainable AI; green AI; fairer digital world; digital inequalities; digital inclusions

Integrating Consumer Preferences into Sustainable Offerings: Marketing Innovations for a Green Economy

edited by

Eun Joo Kim

, James A. Busser and Minji Kim

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 375

Keywords: sustainable consumption; consumer preferences; green economy; marketing innovation; eco-friendly offerings; green choice; innovative marketing strategies

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

Circular Economy Approaches in Vehicle Manufacturing and Recycling: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Abel Ortego-Bielsa

submission deadline 3 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-design; disassemblability; recyclability; resource efficiency; circular economy; sustainability; critical raw materials; vehicle manufacturing

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

Advances in Green and Sustainable Construction Materials

edited by

Mingrui Du

, Xupei Yao and Yuan Gao

submission deadline 4 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15287 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon cementitious composites; renewable materials for construction; solid waste for cementitious materials; reusable or recyclable construction materials; energy-efficient construction materials; 3D-printed concrete materials and structures; construction and demolition waste; durable construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Urban Planning and Transportation Planning in the Face of Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Young-Ji Byon

submission deadline 4 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1191 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; connected vehicles; sustainable urban planning; transportation planning; emissions reduction; land use optimization; accessibility; mobility as a service (MaaS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Innovations in Sustainable Building Design and Energy

edited by

Ahmad Taki

and

Sanober H. Khattak

submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: building performance; sustainable building design; energy efficiency; social sustainability; urban environment; computer simulation; case studies; research methodology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Removal of Heavy Metals Contamination to Enhance the Sustainable Environment

edited by

Meng Wang

and Shanshan Li

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8766 | Submission Open

Keywords: cadmium; arsenic; lead; chromium; mercury; ecotoxicology; biogeochemistry; removal; remediation

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

Carbon Cycling in the Terrestrial Environment and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Tsung-chow Su

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4644 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon cycling; land use change; carbon allocation in plants; carbon– nitrogen interactions

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

The Future of Bridge Engineering: Sustainable Infrastructure and Structural Stability

edited by

Chuang Cui

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1488 | Submission Open

Keywords: bridge structures; sustainable development; durability; complex service environment; extreme climate; long-term service performance; evaluation methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Transportation Electrification and Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Technologies

edited by

Yingdong He

and Bin Zou

submission deadline 11 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3538 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation electrification; travel behavior modeling; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); vehicle-to-building (V2B); vehicle-to-everything (V2X); electric vehicles (EVs); distributed energy resources (DERs); charging management; resilience; backup power

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advancing Sustainable Futures: Integrating Service Learning in Education and Research

edited by Tiberio Garza, Shaoan Zhang and Chengcheng Li

submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7212 | Submission Open

Keywords: Education for Sustainable Development (ESD); service learning; sustainability competencies; interdisciplinary education; community partnerships; experiential learning; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); higher education; sustainability leadership; curriculum design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)

Innovations in Sustainable Aquaculture and Blue Biotechnology for Environmental and Economic Resilience

edited by

Carlos Yure B. Oliveira

, Alfredo O. Gálvez and Jéssika Lima De Abreu

submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1712 | Submission Open

Keywords: active feed; bioremediation; economy; environmental impact mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Hyper-Connected Cities: Advancing Intelligent Transport Systems for Sustainable and Resilient Mobility

edited by

Sehyun Tak

and

Donghoun Lee

submission deadline 14 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transport systems (ITSs); hyper-connected mobility; smart infrastructure; big data and AI in transport; connected and automated vehicles (CAVs); mobility-as-a-service (MaaS); demand-responsive transport (DRT); sustainable and carbon-neutral mobility; cybersecurity and safety in ITS; urban resilience and transport policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Biomass Transformation and Sustainability

edited by

Michela Signoretto

and

Somayeh Taghavi

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18383 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass transformation; sustainable development; thermochemical; biochemical; chemical; bio-based model components; biochar; hydrochar; carbon dots

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

Advances in Energy Economics, Energy Policy and Sustainability Transition

edited by

Huaxi Yuan

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 15458 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy economics; sustainable energy transition; renewable energy; energy policy; environmental economics; energy efficiency; climate policy; decarbonization; socio-economic impacts of energy; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Landscape Ecology and Sustainability—the Interface between Natural Landscape Values and Society 2nd Edition

edited by

Axel Schwerk

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10790 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural landscape values; landscape management; biological diversity; cultural landscapes; society

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)

Energy Transition, Energy Economics, and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Paulo Rotella Junior

and

Luiz Célio Souza Rocha

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8219 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy transition; regulatory issues; energy storage systems; hybrid systems; economic feasibility; optimization techniques; environmental sustainability; sustainable development; green technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Ecosystem Services in the Planning and Sustainable Development of Urban Green Spaces

edited by

Wei Hou

,

Chunxiao Zhang

and

Cheng Li

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7316 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban green spaces; ecosystem services; supply– demand relationship; trade-offs/synergies; driving factors; spatiotemporal variation; human wellbeing

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

Revolutionizing Road Infrastructure: A Nexus of Bioengineering, Waste Valorization, and Intelligent Systems

edited by

Nader Nciri

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5228 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable road infrastructure; innovative construction materials; bio-asphalt and bio-additives; waste material recycling in construction; smart technologies in road construction; artificial intelligence and the internet of things in infrastructure; energy efficiency and conservation; greenhouse gas reduction; zero waste construction; analytical and simulation techniques in roadway design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Sustainable Environmental Applications

edited by

Xiaorong Gan

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4922 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional nanomaterials; environmental risks; wastewater treatment; pollutant adsorption; membrane separation; desalination; deionization; sensors; environmental catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Cultural Sustainability in Tourism: Preserving Local Traditions and Heritage While Encouraging Responsible Travel for Sustainable Local Development

edited by

Francisco Javier García-Delgado

, Antonio Martínez-Puche and María Hernández-Hernández

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4793 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural sustainability; cultural impacts of tourism; cultural tourism; responsible tourism; proximity tourism; slow tourism; sustainable local development; preservation of material and intangible heritage; local community; stakeholders; participatory models; responsibility/sustainability debate

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

The Synthesis of Low-Carbon New Materials and Their Application in Green Design

edited by Yanchen Li, Chenglong Zhang, Yanhong Jia and

Kaibao Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4023 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon composite materials; mechanism analysis; green design; sustainable design concept

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Impacts of Ocean-Atmosphere Dynamics on Regional and Global Climate Sustainability

edited by Andre Luiz Belem and

Jonas Takeo Carvalho

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3805 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean– atmosphere interactions; climate resilience; sustainable adaptation; climate impacts mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainability in Food Processing and Food Industry

edited by Zacharias Ioannou

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3642 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; recycling; environmentally friendly packaging materials; cleaner production practices; water conservation; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Emerging Technologies Implementation in Sustainable Management

edited by

Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2238 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable management; emerging technologies; sustainable development goals; Artificial Intelligence; Internet of Things; blockchain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Strategies for Improving Water Quantity and Quality in Anthropogenically Transformed Areas

edited by

Bogumił Nowak

and

Agnieszka E. Ławniczak-Malińska

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2208 | Submission Open

Keywords: water relations transformation; water deficits; water availability; water pollution; eutrophication; sustainable water resources management; water quality improvement

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

Recent Advances in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Techniques

edited by

Fabio Salomone

and Emanuele Giglio

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1692 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture and storage; carbon capture and utilization; CO2 hydrogenation; synthetic fuels; CO2 absorption; solid sorbents; membrane technologies; CO2 valorization; environmental catalysis

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

Sustainability of Biodiversity and Wildlife Based on Conservation Biology

edited by

Carrie P. Freeman

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation biology; biodiversity; wildlife sustainability; endangered species; habitat preservation; ecosystem services; sustainable development; climate change; conservation policy; genetic diversity

Study and Research Between Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development Goals for the Built Environment in Transition

edited by Maria Rita Pinto,

Stefania de Medici

and

Francesca Ciampa

submission deadline 16 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1023 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment regeneration; adaptive reuse; building and urban maintenance; cultural heritage enhancement; circular redevelopment strategies; creative and human-centered approach; green transition; technological integration; vulnerabilities of urban settlement system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation from the Perspective of Sustainable Business Models: 2nd Edition

edited by

Peng Zhou

and

Bo Zhang

submission deadline 16 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open

Keywords: entrepreneurship; innovation; knowledge sharing; sustainable business model; circular economy; sustainable finance; social equity; policy framework

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

Sustainable Heritage Tourism

edited by

Giulio Mario Cappelletti

, Dino Gavinelli and

Carlo Russo

submission deadline 17 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 29926 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable tourism; cultural heritage; cultural geography; geography of tourism; authenticity of places; sense of places

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

Advancing Innovation and Sustainability in SMEs and Entrepreneurship

edited by

Santiago Gutiérrez-Broncano

and Jesús D. Sánchez De Pablo

submission deadline 17 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3894 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; small medium enterprises; sustainable management; innovation; corporate social responsability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Food, Supply Chains, and Sustainable Development—Second Edition

edited by

Victor Shi

submission deadline 18 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16174 | Submission Open

Keywords: food; supply chains; sustainable development; coordination; corporate social responsibility; social welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Materials Research and Technology: Utilizing Waste as a Resource in the Production of a New Generation of Green Materials

edited by

Farshid Pahlevani

and Smitirupa Biswal

submission deadline 19 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4848 | Submission Open

Keywords: green materials; wastes valorization; sustainable manufacturing; resource recovery; circular economy; waste-to-material technologies; sustainable chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advanced Studies of Pollutants in Water, Air, and Soil: Assessment and Remediation

edited by

Yan Ma

submission deadline 19 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3298 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; environmental sustainability; soil degradation; resource management; pollution prevention; remediation strategies

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

Circular Economy and Sustainable Technological Innovation

edited by

Joosung Lee

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2640 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable technological innovation; sustainable business model

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

Human-Centric Sustainability: Designing Inter-Active Cities of the Future

edited by Matteo Zallio,

Claudia Porfirione

and

Nicola Canessa

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban data; data-driven interactions; mixed data integration; AI in urban dynamics; smart-to-sense city transitions; multimodal governance; interactive technologies; data ethics; urban data methodologies; human– AI convergence; dynamic city systems; inter-active city theory

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

Urban Vulnerability and Resilience

edited by

Ilenia Spadaro

and

Francesca Pirlone

submission deadline 23 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13682 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; vulnerability; territory safety; risks; nature-based solutions; quality of life

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

Sustainable Renewable Energy: Smart Grid and Electric Power System

edited by

Ting Yang

submission deadline 23 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6327 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids and sustainable renewable energy integration; power system control and optimization; energy storage and saving technologies; wind power and solar related technologies; power system wide area perception and advanced metering infrastructure; cyber physical power system; carbon reduction technologies; electric vehicles and smart grids; artificial intelligence and electric power system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Building and Sustainable Indoor Environmental Quality (3rd Edition)

edited by

Alireza Afshari

,

Jinhan Mo

and

Matthew Johnson

submission deadline 24 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5855 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building; indoor environmental quality; ventilation; energy storage; air quality; filtration; air cleaning; energy saving

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

Sustainable Treatment of Organic Pollutants and Microbial Degradation for Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Haiming Zhao

and Jiliang Cheng

submission deadline 24 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic pollutant; microbial degradation; environmental sustainability; wastewater treatment; biofilm technology; pollutant treatment

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

Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Optimizing Thermal Design in Energy Storage Systems

edited by

Zhi Li

and

Yonghong Xu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 22522 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; electrochemical energy storage; compressed air energy storage; multi-scale composite energy storage systems; energy efficiency; thermal management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Construction Management Practices and Productivity (2nd Edition)

edited by

Argaw Gurmu

and

Muhammad Nateque Mahmood

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15016 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; productivity; green construction; construction management practices

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

Sustainable Water Management in the Face of Climate Change and Water Scarcity

edited by Theodoros Giakoumis

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10930 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water management; climate change; water scarcity; integrated water resources management (IWRM); hydrological modelling; decision support tools; sustainable development goals (SDGs); freshwater systems; water policy and governance; infrastructure

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

Sustainable Construction: Innovations in Concrete and Materials

edited by

Ahmed Godat

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1162 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; eco-friendly concrete; low-carbon concrete; recycled materials; alternative binders; smart materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

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