Harnessing Big Data for Sustainable Development: A Pathway to Greener Futures
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 January 2026 | Viewed by 139
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, big data stands at the forefront of sustainable development initiatives, offering unprecedented opportunities to address environmental challenges and promote greener futures. This Special Issue, "Harnessing Big Data for Sustainable Development: A Pathway to Greener Futures" aims to explore innovative approaches and applications that leverage big data analytics to support sustainable practices across multiple sectors. By integrating large-scale environmental datasets, sensor networks, and advanced computational models, researchers can uncover insights that drive effective resource management, enhance climate resilience, and optimize energy consumption. The convergence of data science with sustainability research not only complements existing literature but also paves the way for transformative solutions in urban planning, agriculture, renewable energy, and environmental monitoring.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following:
- Advanced analytics for environmental monitoring and climate change mitigation
- Smart city solutions powered by big data
- Optimization of renewable energy systems through data-driven approaches
- Data integration techniques for sustainable resource management
- Real-time analytics for disaster risk reduction and resilience
- Big data applications in sustainable agriculture and food security
- Integration of IoT and sensor networks in environmental data collection
- Handling big data in marketing
- Big data processing for sustainable transports
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Big Data and Cognitive Computing.
Dr. Marian Pompiliu Cristescu
Dr. Amelia Bădică
Dr. Raluca-Andreea Nerișanu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- big data
- sustainable development
- environmental analytics
- smart cities
- renewable energy
- climate change
- resource management
- intelligent transportation
- efficient marketing
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