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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Agriculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2022.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: buildings, equipment, and infrastructure for livestock; buildings, equipment, and infrastructure for vegetable farms; classification, rehabilitation, and enhancement of rural buildings; survey, representation, analysis, modeling, and planning of the territory
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Interests: faunistic and systematic scale insects; monitoring and control of stored food pests; applications of biological and integrated control in agricultural and forest ecosystems
Interests: urban geography/geography of territorial processes: gentrification, urban renewal, and tourist practices; smart city/smart village; urban green and the right to the sustainable city; consumptionscapes and territorial structures; territorial effects of migratory flows; food geography, foodscapes, local food systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the last few decades, growing emphasis has been placed on the need for a comprehensive multi-actor strategy to tackle the challenges that our planet has to face from an environmental point of view. Since the launch of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (205), embedded in the conceptual–operational framework stemming from the 1992 Rio Conference, a variegated repertoire of actions, policies, and programs at different scales have been supporting environmental, social, and economic sustainability in a cohesive, integrated, and measurable way.
In the context of a global-scale environmental degradation, in terms of loss of biodiversity and growing anthropic rates, sustainability has become a blueprint in several territorial agendas, particularly in those sectors directly involved in environmental protection, such as agriculture, food production, and landscape planning.
The aim of this Special Issue is to explore research perspectives and scientific approaches put forward to identify current challenges for achieving a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future, by harmonizing the three main pillars of economic growth, social inclusion, and environmental protection. The main research topics include:
- Sustainable natural resource management;
- Sustainable agriculture;
- Ecosystem services and rural–urban connections;
- Landscape protection and planning;
- Territorial food systems;
- Bioeconomy, circular economy.
This Special Issue is also open for the publication of original articles that report results obtained from experimental degree theses conducted at the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Environment (Di3A) of the University of Catania (Sicily, Italy). The Di3A (https://www.di3a.unict.it/en) “aims to support and enhance sustainability, efficiency and productivity in agriculture, food production and environment protection, particularly in the Mediterranean basin, through impactful cutting-edge research and high-level education”.
The objective is to demonstrate the importance of transferring scientific knowledge in teaching activities to train technicians who have the skills to carry out their work according to the paradigm of sustainability.
Prof. Dr. Simona M. C. Porto
Prof. Dr. Agatino Russo
Dr. Teresa Graziano
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 papers will be 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 1900 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
- agri-food systems
- sustainable agricultural activities
- sustainable production
- participatory planning
- landscape analysis
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
1. Development and Characterization of Flour Made from the By-Products of Two Different Artichoke Variety for the Bio Fortification of Gluten-Free Dough
Rosa Palmeri, Lucia Parafati *, Lucia Fidelio, Giovanni Mauromicale, Cristina Restuccia, Biagio Fallico
2. Effect of the Milking Frequency on the Concentrations of Ammonia and Greenhouse Gases within an Open Dairy Barn in Hot Climate Conditions
Provvidenza Rita D’Urso, Claudia Arcidiacono*
3. Investigating Morphological and Physical Features of Sheep Wool for a Sustainable Reuse
Giusi Midolo, Monica Parlato*, Giovanni Cascone, Simona M.C. Porto
4. Landscape Sustainability of Greenhouses Systems: A Viewshed Analysis-Based Method to Integrate Landscape Character Assessment
Antonio Mazzeo, Claudia Arcidiacono, Francesca Valenti, Mariagrazia Leonardi, Simona M.C. Porto*
5. Liquid Nitrogen as a Sustainable Method for Almond’s Peeling
Palmeri Rosa*, Pesce Fabiola, Parafati Lucia, Distefano Gaetano, Fallico Biagio
6. Monitoring of Phytophthora in Protected Natural Areas
Federico La Spada, Francesco Aloi, Mario Riolo, Rossana Parlascino, Antonella Pane, Santa Olga Cacciola*
7. Present and Future of Madrid Green Railway Corridor. Sustainable Public Uses of Cultural and Natural Landscape
Graziella Trovato, Mariagrazia Leonardi*, Isabel Rodríguez de la Rosa
8. Socio-Economic Valorisation of the Terraced Wine-Growing Landscape in the North-East of Mount Etna
Sabrina Toscano, Gioacchino Pappalardo, Biagio Pecorino*
9. Using the Welphi Platform to Assess Sustainability of Agricultural Products Based on New Breading Techniques
Vindigni Gabriella*, Federica Consentino, Daniela Spina
10. Up-Cycling Materials for Extensive Green Roofs
Carmela Winter, Chiara Catalano*, Salvatore Pasta