Resilient Infrastructure for Climate Action: The Nexus of Technology, Management, and Innovation
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: civil infrastructure resilience (resilience); sustainable development and carbon neutrality; digitalization and artificial intelligence; sponge cities; building information modeling (BIM)
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change has become one of the greatest global challenges of the 21st century, with profound implications for infrastructure systems that support economic development, social well-being, and environmental sustainability. Achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 13 on Climate Action, requires resilient infrastructure that can withstand climate-induced stresses and adapt to uncertain future conditions.
This Special Issue focuses on the nexus of technology, management, and innovation in advancing resilient infrastructure for climate action. We welcome contributions that address how innovative technical solutions, such as artificial intelligence and digital twins, can enhance infrastructure performance and resilience. Equally important are management innovations that enable risk-informed decision-making and multi-stakeholder collaboration, adopting automated and intelligent systems. We also encourage approaches integrating technical and managerial perspectives to provide scalable, cost-effective, and socially inclusive solutions for resilient infrastructure.
By bringing together interdisciplinary research, this Special Issue aims to foster knowledge exchange across engineering, management, and policy communities, offering actionable insights for sustainable infrastructure development. Ultimately, the goal is to contribute to global climate action through resilient infrastructure systems that not only mitigate risks but also create opportunities for green growth and social equity.
Dr. Yaning Qiao
Dr. Jin Guo
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- climate change
- resilience
- infrastructure
- technology
- management
- innovation
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
