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Renewable Energy Driven Sorption Cooling and Desalination
edited by
submission deadline 17 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3578
Keywords: renewable energy; sorption; cooling; desalination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Geological Insights for a Carbon-Free, Sustainable Environment submission deadline 17 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3414
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 2714
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 submission deadline 17 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 679
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Solar Energy Utilization and Sustainable Development submission deadline 18 Sep 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 36937 | 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)
Food Science and Technology and Sustainable Food Products
edited by , and Olajide Sobukola
submission deadline 18 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5482 | 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 submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19467 | 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)
Green Construction Materials and Sustainability submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3050 | 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
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1541 | 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)
Sustainable Production and Supply Chain Management submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1344 | 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 submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1027 | 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 submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 863 | 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
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 407 | 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 and Huan He
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 268 | 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 submission deadline 21 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6326 | 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 submission deadline 21 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 256 | 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 Esmaeili Shayan and Seyed Hossein Rouhani Mahmoudabadi
submission deadline 22 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 512 | 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 submission deadline 23 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3167 | 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)
Sustainability in Supply Chains, Technology Management, and Performance Evaluation submission deadline 23 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1393 | Submission Open
Keywords: key performance indicators (KPIs); sustainable supply chain (SSC); Industry 4.0
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Hydrosystems Engineering and Water Resource Management
edited by Kiran Tota-Maharaj, , Rao Bhamidimarri and
submission deadline 24 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 18731 | Submission Open
Keywords: water resources; water data analytics; hydrosystems; engineering; hydrology; floods and river catchment systems; sustainable drainage systems (SuDSs); hydraulic infrastructure; groundwater; modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Energy Poverty, Inequality and Sustainable Development
edited by Oihana Aristondo
submission deadline 24 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6662 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy; poverty; inequality; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Technologies, Strategies and Modelling Issues for Smart Green Ports Design submission deadline 24 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 461 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart ports; green ports; safe ports; digitalization; port simulation; digital twins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Energy Saving, Low Carbon and Sustainable Economy submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5893 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon pricing; carbon market; carbon tax; corporate carbon management; emission trading scheme; net zero; voluntary carbon offset market
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
The Treatment and Recycling of Industrial Wastewater Under Low-Carbon Constraints submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1720 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-salt wastewater; fine chemical wastewater; refractory organic wastewater; wastewater catalytic treatment; wastewater recycling; low-carbon water treatment theory and technology; paths and methods of resource utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Strategies towards Zero Waste: Sustainable Waste Management and Recycling
edited by Erico Carmona
submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1694 | Submission Open
Keywords: clothing recycling; e-waste; industrial waste; mining waste; plastics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Sustainability in Urban Climate Change and Ecosystem Services submission deadline 25 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1401 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem service; climate change; urbanization; climate extreme; heat wave; urban flooding; urban green space
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainability in Pavement Materials and Design submission deadline 26 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13516 | Submission Open
Keywords: Bio-Green-Circular economy; circular economy; durability; eco-efficient pavement design; life cycle analysis; life cycle cost analysis; low-impact development; multi-recycling capacity; paving materials; rejuvenators; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Advanced Research on Sustainable Performance Optimization in Electrical Systems
edited by , Hamid Ben Ahmed and
submission deadline 26 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9488 | Submission Open
Keywords: indicators and indexes; diagnosis; life cycle analysis of electrical power systems; eco-design; eco-optimization; design for circularity; reuse; remanufacture; refurbish; reliability; recyclability; sustainable power systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Water Treatment by Adsorption and Oxidation
edited by , and
submission deadline 26 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5810 | Submission Open
Keywords: adsorption; oxidation; water treatment; wastewater treatment; electrocatalytic; photocatalytic; persulfate; ozone; Fenton; selective treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Planning and Sustainable Management of Irrigation in Agricultural Operations submission deadline 26 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5085 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigation scheduling; smart agriculture; irrigation system; irrigation and drainage management; sustainable agriculture; water use efficiency; agricultural water management; precision irrigation; climate change; microirrigation; artificial intelligence; field production; controlled environment agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Climate Change and Sustainable Food Production
edited by
submission deadline 27 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 15744 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; sustainable food production; the impact of climate change on food production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) in Hospitality and Tourism Sector submission deadline 28 Sep 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 36018 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental; social; and governance (ESG) practices and disclosure; ESG and corporate performance; ESG and corporate value; corporate social responsibility; sustainable marketing; sustainable human resource management; eco-friendly practices; green marketing and consumer behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Integrating Sustainability Concepts in Analytical and Design Approaches in Road Construction and Infrastructure Systems Engineering
edited by Ignatius Fomunung and
submission deadline 28 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open
Keywords: infrastructure systems; smart materials; resilient design; road construction; durability in design; reliability design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Solar Thermal Systems towards Sustainable Buildings
edited by
submission deadline 29 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar thermal; BIPV; BIPV/T; thermal storage; energy policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Ecosystem Services and Human Wellbeing: Linking Science, Policy and Practices submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 34486 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Sustainability in the Global Dairy Sector: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 22578 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative technologies; sustainable production; valorization strategies; circular bioeconomy; climate change; carbon footprint; functional products; blockchain technology; IoT; digitalization; supply chain management; regulatory & safety issues; food security and education; energy crisis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: Environment, Economy, Society and Policy—Series II submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 22524 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; sustainability transitions; sustainable consumption and production; sustainable food systems; sustainable agriculture; sustainable diets; sustainable processing; food waste; sustainability assessment; food policy; food governance; food security; food system resilience; climate change; COVID-19; SDGs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Climate Change, Environmental Behavior, and Sustainable Development in Social and Cultural Psychology
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 15 articles | Viewed by 19135 | Submission Open
Keywords: psychology of sustainability and climate change; environmental psychology; environmental identity; attitude; and behavior; connectedness with nature and place attachment; cross-culture and diversity; environmental education and policy; health and well-being; family socialization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)
Agricultural Economic Transformation and Sustainable Development submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 18213 | Submission Open
Keywords: agriculture resilience and sustainability; agricultural policy; CAP reform; farm-to-fork strategy; rural development; LEADER and CLLD strategies; tourism alternative forms and sustainability; protected designations of origin and geographical indications (PDO and PGI); sustainable rural development and culture; climate change; EU green deal; biodiversity and agriculture; organic agriculture; bioeconomy and circular economy; agricultural economy; precision agriculture; international trade of agro-food products; impacts of international crises and instabilities on agricultural products markets and supplies chains; sustainability; farm management; and informatics; marketing of agricultural products; consumer behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Advances in Urban Transport and Vehicle Routing
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17168 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transportation; smart city; intelligent transportation systems; mobility as a service (MaaS); city logistics; demand models; dynamic simulations; risk analysis; transit assessment; network design; intelligent transportation systems.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Environmental Behavior and Climate Change submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15919 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change policy; climate-friendly behavior; greenhouse gas emissions; energy consumption; environmental programs; environmental education; renewable energy consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Economic Transformations, Renewable Energy, and Sustainable Development submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15441 | Submission Open
Keywords: disruptive technologies; socio-economic transformations; Industries 4.0 and 5.0; green economy; renewable energy; environmental health; ecological impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainability, Accounting, and Business Strategies
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14738 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; accounting; business strategy; disclosure; corporate governance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advances in Business Model Innovation and Corporate Sustainability
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13055 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; business model innovation; sustainable strategic management; technological application; new pattern of business model; consumers and suppliers; efficiency and effectiveness; environmental practice; social impact; innovative supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Education: Theories, Practices and Approaches
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12766 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable education development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Advances in Sustainable Reprocessing, Repurposing and Reclamation of Mining Wastes, Industrial Wastes, and Anthropogenic Ores submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11108 | Submission Open
Keywords: mine tailings; mining wastes; urban mining; e-wastes; industrial wastes; acid mine drainage; mineral processing; hydrometallurgy; waste valorisation; resources recycling; repurposing; material reclamation; technospheric mining; plastics recycling; municipal solid wastes; heavy and toxic metal sequestration; wastewater treatment; sustainability; circular economy; remediation; mining-influenced waters
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Advanced Technologies in Digital and Sustainable Transformation of Teaching and Learning
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9972 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital transformation; sustainable education; artificial intelligence; augmented reality; virtual reality; meta-reality; STEAM pedagogies; curriculum design; technology integration; immersive learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Research Advances in Additive Manufacturing and Sustainable Industrial Engineering submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9717 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; sustainability; industrial engineering; life cycle assessment; design for additive manufacturing; sustainable materials; post-processing of AM parts; sustainable design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)
Behavioural Approaches to Promoting Sustainable Transport Systems submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9661 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transport systems; eco-driving; hypermiling; sustainability; driving behaviour change; system modelling; assistance systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Renewable Energies in the Built Environment
edited by , and Wen Zhang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9615 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; solar energy; photovoltaics; PVT (photovoltaic– thermal); solar thermal; wind technologies; biomass; geothermal energy; BIPV (building integrated photovoltaics); BAPV (building applied photovoltaics); urban PV; PV and BIM (building information modeling); PV policies; energy efficiency; energy audit; energy simulation; built environment; cultural heritage; sustainability; energy-efficient design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
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