Risk and Technical Reliability Analysis in a Sustainable Circular Economy
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2025 | Viewed by 1266
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials engineering; industrial engineering; occupational health and safety management; risk assessment
Interests: safety of explosives materials and pyrotechnic articles; industrial engineering; mining, petrol, and gases; occupational health and safety management; risk assessment
Interests: explosion protection; explosion-proof equipment; process hazard analysis; mines, oil, and gases; power engineering
Interests: thermotechnics and thermal machines; applied thermodynamics; thermal engines; sustainable environmental engineering and protection; production of electrical and thermal energy; responsible production and consumption
Interests: materials engineering; industrial engineering; industrial management; risk assessment; ergonomics; control and assurance of quality
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will feature impactful papers focusing on risk analysis and technical reliability in a sustainable circular economy, including all aspects that can influence the work system, technology, management, and the environment in the context of the sustainable use of natural resources.
In this context, new challenges and perspectives for addressing, perceiving, managing, and identifying risks are emerging as a result of the development of sustainable green practices through green products, raw materials, processes, supply chains, distribution, promotion, and procurement.
Therefore, this Special Issue aims to provide a platform to discuss the emerging challenges of sustainable logistics in the new era and to showcase innovative solutions using cutting-edge technologies and methods, including in the contexts of digitalization challenges.
This Special Issue welcomes submissions of original research papers, review papers, case studies, perspective papers, and innovations that contribute to a sustainable future.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- More durable and innovative products that will increase quality of life;
- Redesigning materials and products for circular use;
- Mutual influences of different components of working systems and the impact on global projects or companies’ workers safety;
- Innovative and sustainable solutions for better risk management;
- Recycling raw materials that mitigate the associated risks;
- Assessment and management of different types of risk (psychological, public health, environment, and food-related);
- New risks and practical solutions to eliminate or mitigate them;
- New materials or processes for improving the protective properties of personal protective equipment;
- Innovative ideas and research in areas that covers eco-design, packaging, greenwashing, maintenance and repairs, waste management, and other key areas;
- Improving the efficiency and reliability of energy systems in the context of circular economy.
We will accept both empirical and conceptual papers that offer theoretical and practical contributions to the areas of interest mentioned based on qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-research methods.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Mihai-Adrian Bernevig
Dr. Gabriel Dragos Vasilescu
Dr. Vlad Mihai Pasculescu
Prof. Dr. Dan Codrut Petrilean
Dr. Elena Matcovschi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainability
- risk management and/or assessment
- health and safety
- environment management systems
- technical reliability
- circular economy
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