Sustainability

The Nexus Between Environment, Economy, Policy and Sustainable Development—a Needed Global Systems Optimization to Stay Below 1.5 Degrees

edited by Giovanna Croxatto Vega

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2001 | Submission Open

Keywords: shared socioeconomic pathways; biofuels; land use change; burden shifting; LCA; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Green Chemistry: Valorization and Byproduct Utilization for Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Ivan L. Lawag

and Francis M. Dela Rosa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1989 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; byproduct utilization; waste valorization; sustainable solutions; resource conservation; biofuels; biodegradable packaging; renewable energy; environmental sustainability; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)

Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Sustainability: Innovative Approaches for a Greener Future

edited by Ana Paula Oliveira and Tânia Carraquico

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1905 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change mitigation; renewable energy; sustainable development; green technologies; energy transition; carbon footprint reduction; smart cities; circular economy; environmental monitoring; education for sustainability; AI tools in higher education sustainability programs; university– industry collaboration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Sustainable Leadership, Environment Innovation, Societal Transitions and Innovation Business Model

edited by

Yan-Bin Huang

and

Chien-Hsiang Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1806 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; green energy; green economy; green financial technology; organizational change; green innovation; green creativity; green co-creating value; green business model; employee green confusion; green corporate competitiveness; corporate social responsibility; sustainable leadership

Hybrid Energy Systems for Electric Mobility Applications—Impacts on Sustainable Development

edited by

Ayman Al-Quraan

, Ahmed Koran and Ashraf Ghassab Radaideh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1792 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; solar energy; wind energy systems; biomass and biofuels; geothermal energy; tidal power; wave energy; photosynthetic process; hydro-power

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Construction Through Utilization of Optimization Tools and Experimental Methods: 2nd Edition

edited by

Uroš Klanšek

and

Tomaž Žula

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1744 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building; construction management; project scheduling; production processes; site layout planning; structural design; materials research; environmental engineering; technology development; optimization; mathematical programming; heuristics; hybrid approaches; multi-criteria decision-making techniques; experimental methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)

Climate-Driven Droughts: Pathways to Resilience in Line with SDG13

edited by

Muhammad Abrar Faiz

and Faisal Baig

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1740 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate; extremes; SDG 13; droughts; drought propagation; sustainability

Educational Psychology for Student Well-Being and Sustainable Development

edited by

Larry J. Grabau

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1645 | Submission Open

Keywords: student belonging; student well-being; school bonding

Impact of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events on Crop Growth, Pest Management and Crop Production

edited by

Mustafa O. Jibrin

,

Israel Ikoyi

and Ibrahim Mohammed

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1601 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate; climate-smart; extreme weather events; global food security; pest management; soil health; crop production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Remote Sensing for Sustainable Environmental Ecology

edited by

George Melillos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1554 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; environmental sustainability; climate change monitoring; ecosystem resilience; biodiversity conservation; UAV and LiDAR applications; AI and geospatial analytics; land-use change detection; natural resource management; ecological monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Sustainable Design and Performance Analysis of Structure and Building Materials

edited by

Mengtao Wu

,

Fangcheng Liu

and

Tao Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1460 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable design; performance analysis; resilient infrastructure; low-carbon structures; building materials; resource efficiency; structural safety; artificial intelligence; data-driven solutions

Marine Business for Sustainability

edited by

Cheolho Yoon

and

Min Jung Kang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1413 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine business; marine law and policy; marine logistics; marine resources management; marine tourism; marine environmental protection; marine information technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainability and Advanced Research on Microbiology

edited by

Alexander Machado Cardoso

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1124 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture microbiology; bioremediation; climate change adaptation; ecosystem services; environmental microbiology; hydroponics; microbial biotechnology; microbial sustainability; renewable resources; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Rural–Urban Integration and Revitalization: A Sustainability Perspective

edited by Miriam Grant

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1054 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; rural– urban integration; revitalization; circular economy; governance; SDGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)

Environmental Economics, Policies and Sustainable Economic Development

edited by Shoude Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 993 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic control in environmental economics; environmental pollution control; applications of optimal control theory within environmental economics; dynamic analysis of product innovation and process innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Sustainable Wastewater Management

edited by Laura Șmuleac,

Antonia Cristina Maria Odagiu

and Raul Pascalau

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 981 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; water quality; sustainability; water security; circular economy of water; sewage treatment plants; sewage sludge treatment; adaptation to climate change; water reuse; waste management; environmental protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)

Optimizing Logistics and Supply Chain Management towards Industry 5.0

edited by

Mario Fargnoli

,

Elena Stefana

,

Antonio Javier Nakhal Akel

and

Francesco Simone

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open

Keywords: operations management; Industry 5.0; logistics; supply chain management; product service systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainability Education: Innovative Teaching

edited by Evangelia Mavrikaki and Apostolia Galani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 866 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative teaching methods; curriculum; teachers; SDGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)

Sustainable Development: Integrating Economy, Energy and Environment

edited by Huaping Sun, Wei Wei and Bless Kofi Edziah

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 849 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; energy transition; environment; economic development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Sustainable Monitoring of Soil Pollutants and Land Management Assessment

edited by

Laura Martín-Pozo

,

Carmen Mejías

and

Julia Martín

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 781 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil pollution; emerging and priority pollutants; analytical methods; sustainable land management; environmental monitoring; pollutant fate and transport; soil quality assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil Conservation and Sustainability)

Smart Manufacturing for Sustainability and Net Zero Transition

edited by Vasiliki C Panagiotopoulou, Emanuele Pagone,

Konstantinos Salonitis

and

Panagiotis Stavropoulos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 738 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; manufacturing; energy efficiency; process optimisation; raising awareness; sustainability readiness; training; reskilling and upskilling; social sustainability; financial sustainability; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)

Advances in the Sustainability of the Built Environment, Green Energy, and Building Energy Performance

edited by Marta Laska,

Łukasz Amanowicz

and Krystyna Curtis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 717 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; thermal comfort; energy neutrality; net-zero energy and emission buildings; sustainability in building sector; thermomodernization; renewable energy sources; energy poverty; building simulations; greenery and buildings; environmental air quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Construction Management and Building Information Modelling Implementation

edited by Behzad Abbasnejad,

Sahar Soltani

and

Alireza Ahankoob

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 676 | Submission Open

Keywords: Building Information Modelling (BIM); sustainable construction; digital twins; lifecycle assessment; green building; circular economy; construction waste management; energy efficiency; climate resilience; digital transformation

Sustainability and Innovation in Phase Change Materials for Efficient Thermal Energy Storage

edited by

Hamza Faraji

,

Fateh Mebarek-Oudina

and Khadija Choukairy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 613 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase change materials (PCMs); thermal energy storage (TES); latent heat storage; nanocomposites for PCM; hybrid materials; thermal conductivity enhancement; encapsulation techniques; renewable energy integration; energy efficiency; sustainable energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

The Driving Force behind Sustainable Green Development & Technology Innovation

edited by

Xiaodan Guo

and Fangqiu Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; green finance; renewable energy; green development; technological innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)

Industrial Digital Transformation and Sustainable Innovation Development

edited by

Francesco Bellini

, Yannis Charalabidis and Irina Gorelova

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 574 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; sustainable development; industrial development; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Innovative Fluid Dynamics Applications for Sustainable Renewable Energy Development

edited by

Mohammad-Reza Pendar

,

Esmaeil Esmaeilifar

and

Frederico Miguel Freire Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 572 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable energy systems; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); wind turbine aerodynamics; wave and tidal energy converters; aerodynamic and hydrodynamic modelling and optimization; sustainable solar thermal energy; hybrid renewable energy systems; fluid– structure interactions; experimental fluid dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Development and Planning of Supply Chain and Logistics

edited by

Abderahman Rejeb

and

Suhaiza Zailani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 572 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain management; logistics; transportation; business and management; technology applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Exploiting Image Processing, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence Applications

edited by

Dan Munteanu

and

Simona Moldovanu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; deep learning; machine learning; artificial intelligence; data; environment science; sustainable artificial intelligence; education; healthcare; agriculture; forestry; physical education; energy management; Internet of Things

Sustainable Urban Transport Planning: Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Sergio Maria Patella

and Filippo Carrese

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; urban transport planning; urban mobility; shared mobility; transport equity; smart transport technologies; city logistics; multimodal transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Digital Technologies and Industrial AI for Sustainable Solutions in a Value Chain

edited by

Gunjan Soni

, Görkem Ataman, Surbhi Bhatia Khan and

Mangey Ram

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 523 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable manufacturing; predictive maintenance; resource optimization; blockchain in supply chain; energy efficiency; digital twins; smart logistics; circular economy; precision farming; green supply chain management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Harnessing the Digital Economy for Environmental Pollution Control: Policies, Practices, and Perspectives

edited by

Zhen Liu

, Xianyu Yu and

Feng Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 517 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital policy; digital transformation; sustainable development; environmental pollution control; corporate social responsibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)

Sustainable Solid Waste Treatment, Disposal, and Recycling Potential

edited by Alejandra Vidales Barriguete and

Eva Barreira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 513 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste treatment; recycling possibilities; waste management; new market niche; benefits to society

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)

Low-Carbon Development and Transition Paths: Emissions, Controls and Drivers

edited by

Jiajia Gao

and Guoliang Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 510 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollutants; greenhouse gases; generation mechanisms; emission characteristics; control technologies; synergy effects; driving factors; transition paths; environmental monitoring and assessment; international cooperation and exchange

Innovative Approaches in Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Bioremediation

edited by Abimbola Motunrayo Folami, Oluyemi Awolusi and Feroz Mahomed Swalaha

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 475 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable wastewater treatment; bioremediation; artificial intelligence; bioengineered organisms; emerging contaminants; nutrient recovery; renewable energy; decentralized treatment systems; environmental public health; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)

Sustainable Circular Economy Practices and Life Cycle Assessment for Manufacturing

edited by Luca Canetta,

Paolo Rosa

and Marzio Sorlini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; life cycle assessing (LCA); business models; circular supply chain; circularity assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Production Systems and Supply Chain Management

edited by

Abdel Latef M. Anouze

and

Abdulkareem Awwad

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 443 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable production systems; sustainable supply chain management; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Between Bits and Biodiversity: The AI Dilemma in the Era of Sustainability

edited by Micaela Moreira Pinho,

Fernando Moreira

and Fátima Leal

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 437 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainable development; sustainable development goals; data centres; environmental impact; water footprint; energy footprint; resource management

Sustainable Crop Production: The Interaction on Soil Microorganisms and Soil Health in Arable Land

edited by Jing Huang, Kailou Liu and Tianfu Han

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable crop production; arable land; soil microorganism; soil health; fertilization management for sustainable agriculture; planting technology; microbial community structure; meta-genomics; microbial activities; microbial abundance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Mountain Hazards and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Taeko Wakahara and Yoshiharu Ishikawa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 413 | Submission Open

Keywords: mountain hazards; environmental sustainability; nature-based solutions; monitoring and early warning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)

Green Composite Metarials—2nd Edition

edited by

Snežana Nenadović

,

Ljiljana Kljajević

and

Miloš Nenadović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 394 | Submission Open

Keywords: composites; environmentally friendly; energy-efficient building materials; alkali-activated materials; circular economy; building materials; natural radioactivity of composite materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Low-Carbon Materials for Sustainable and Healthy Buildings: Enhancing Indoor Comfort, Well-Being, and Energy Efficiency with Non-Conventional Constructive Solutions

edited by Magda Posani, Vincenzo Maria Gentile,

Joana Maia

and Tuomas Alapieti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; thermal insulation; bio-based materials; moisture buffering; heritage; IAQ

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Asset-Level Modelling to Achieve a Better Understanding of Climate-Related Impacts

edited by

Beniamino Russo

,

Eduardo Martínez-Gomariz

and

Rita Salgado Brito

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilience; asset modelling; critical infrastructures; compound events; multi-risk; cascading effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Sustainable Solutions for Energy-Efficient and Eco-Friendly Transportation

edited by Lijana Maskeliūnaitė,

Algimantas Danilevičius

,

Irina Yatskiv

and

Željko Stević

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport sustainability; eco-friendly transport; alternative energy; socioeconomic efficiency; sustainable travel; green logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Spatial Planning and the Latest Challenges of Sustainable Urbanization

edited by

Luigi Mundula

and Vincenzo Todaro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban sustainability; digital transformation; sustainable ICT; smart and sustainable development; innovation; smart and sustainable mobility; urban technology; smart cities

The Future of Sustainable Architecture: Engineering and Green Building Materials

edited by

Anja Terzić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable engineering and architecture; zero waste; circular economy; biophilic design; heritage buildings; construction materials (cement; concrete; mortar; and composites); recycling; alternative raw materials; bio-waste: advanced green materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Advancing Educational Sustainability Through Machine Learning

edited by

Zhifeng Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; sustainable education; personalized learning; adaptive learning; intelligent tutoring systems; learning analytics; cognitive diagnosis; educational data mining; knowledge tracing; smart classrooms

Reimagining Sustainability: Green Mobility, Natural Ventilation and Artificial Intelligence-Driven Design

edited by

Perk Lin Chong

, Pengyan Guo, Lip Kean Moey and Foad Faraji

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; green mobility; energy efficiency; artificial intelligence-driven solutions; lightweight materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Materials Chemistry and Technologies

edited by

Chenxi Zhai

, Tianjiao Li and Haoyuan Shi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 313 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; materials chemistry; materials physics; multiscale modeling and simulation; mechanics; materials properties; process– structure– property relationship; soft materials; metals; polymers; ceramics; composites; additive manufacturing; machine learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)

Coastal Ecosystems Under Pressure: Research on Biogeochemistry, Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management

edited by Marija Marguš and

Jelena Mandić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal zones; eutrophication; biodiversity; pollution; nutrient and carbon cycling; hypoxia; in situ monitoring; contaminants; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

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