Sustainability

Renewable Energy for Environmental Sustainability

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 3987 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean energy technologies; energy policy; regulation; energy applications; decarbonized transport; buildings; carbon capture and storage; carbon capture and utilization; life cycle assessment of renewable energy systems; social acceptance and community involvement; biodiversity and land use impacts of renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Environmental Microbiology for Sustainable Bioenergy Solutions

edited by

Alina Butu

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 567 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental microbiology; bioenergy production; microbial bioconversion; circular bioeconomy; anaerobic digestion; microbial consortia; biofuels and biogas; biobased materials; synthetic biology; microbial electrochemical systems

Sustainable Transport and Urban Renewal

edited by

Juan Benavente Ponce

,

Andres Rodriguez

, Iria Lopez-Carreiro and

Carlos Romero Morales

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; mobility; sustainable development; urban renewal

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

Advancements in Sustainable and Smart Materials

edited by

Bingang Xu

and

Junxian Huang

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; smart materials; renewable materials; biodegradable materials; adaptive materials; responsive materials; self-healing; green synthesis; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Development of Regions and Cities: Improvements in Planning and the Inhabitants’ Quality of Life

edited by

František Petrovič

and

Peter Mederly

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 35361 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; quality of life; well-being; happiness; satisfaction with life; good life; sustainable development; urban development; regional development; sustainable consumption; sustainable quality of life; sustainable well-bein; sustainable happiness; sustainable life satisfaction; sustainable good life; sustainability of social processes

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

Artificial Intelligence in Education and Sustainable Development

edited by

Pilar Colás-Bravo

,

Emilio Berrocal De Luna

and

Calixto Gutiérrez Braojos

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 33751 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable development; education; teaching and learning; sustainability; learning assessment; educational management

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

Corporate Sustainability and ESG: Strategies, Tools, Good Practices and Challenges

edited by Otávio José Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 31754 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; ESG; GRI; SDGs; CE; governance

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

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainable Business Development in a Changing Economic Environment

edited by

Paola Demartini

and

Selena Aureli

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 29460 | Submission Open

Keywords: entrepreneurship; innovation; sustainability; sustainable business model; circular economy; entrepreneurial ecosystems

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

Sustainable Digital Education: Innovations in Teaching and Learning

edited by

Murat Tezer

and Ezgi Pelin Yıldız

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 29259 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technologies; educational and instructional technologies; online learning; artificial intelligence (AI) technologies; AI in education; ChatGPT; AI and technological innovations

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

Environmental Education and Sustainable Development: Practice and Challenges

edited by

Rocsana Bucea-Manea-Tonis

, Orzan Gheorghre and

Oliva M. D. Martins

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 29182 | Submission Open

Keywords: agenda of sustainable development goals; environmental education; sustainable behaviour; sustainable development; social marketing; neuromarketing

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

Consumption Innovation and Consumer Behavior in Sustainable Marketing

edited by

Irina Albastroiu Nastase

,

Alina Filip

,

Cristinel Vasiliu

and

Dan-Cristian Dabija

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 21277 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer behavior; buying behavior; sustainable marketing; marketing strategies; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Transport Research and Railway Network Performance

edited by

Svetla Stoilova

and

Borna Abramović

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18321 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway network performance; railway corridors performance; sustainable railway transportation; sustainable railway system; railway traffic; railway management; railway passenger transport; railway freight transport; timetabling; intermodal transport; multimodal transport; urban rail transport; metro systems; connectivity; mobility; risk assessment; mathematical modelling and optimization; MCDM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Well-Being and Urban Green Spaces: Advantages for Sustainable Cities

edited by

Rui Leandro Maia

and

Nelson Barros

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17258 | Submission Open

Keywords: building environment and urban green spaces planning and design; outdoor activities and healthy lifestyles; green spaces; cities metabolism and resource efficiency; urban integrating of natural and semi-natural elements; urban resilience to the harmful effects of climate change

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

Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development

edited by

Karmen Pažek

and

Črtomir Rozman

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16775 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; rural development; farm management; agri-food systems; quantitative modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Recent Advances in Modern Technologies for Sustainable Manufacturing

edited by

Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek Małgorzata

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16455 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technologies; sustainable manufacturing; sustainability 4.0; sustainable workplace; sustainable life cycle assessment; sustainable logistics processes

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

Circular Economy and Sustainability

edited by

Viktor Koval

,

Jairo González-Bueno

and Rima Tamošiūnienė

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14436 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; circular business models; circular economy; eco-design; eco-friendly technologies; environmental economics; green economy; green finance; green human resource management; lifecycle assessment; liveable cities; policy innovation; renewable resources; resource management; sustainable development; waste reduction

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

The Triple Nexus: Sustainable Management, Responsible Practices and Digital Transformation

edited by

Alexandra Zbuchea

and Mauro Romanelli

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13303 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; digital innovation; innovation ecosystem; green technology; corporate responsibility; ethical governance; stakeholder engagement; sustainable development; artificial intelligence; ESG

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Green Transition in Workplaces: Assessing the Effects of Sustainable Human Resources Management on Workers’ Behaviors and Attitudes

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13235 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable human resources management; green human resources management; sustainability and leadership; green transition in workplaces; attitudes and behaviour in workplaces; sustainable organizational culture

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

Small and Medium Enterprises: Green Orientations and Sustainable Business Models

edited by Stephen Oduro and Alessandro De Nisco

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12931 | Submission Open

Keywords: small and medium enterprises; green procurement and supply chains; green manufacturing; green business models; green marketing; sustainable performance; competitiveness; sustainability management; stakeholder pressure; green capabilities

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

Innovation and Sustainable Development in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry

edited by

José Magano

and Mário Coutinho dos Santos

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12887 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; tourism product innovation; tourism process innovation; tourism management innovation; digital innovation; destination social responsibility; pro-social tourist behaviour; pro-environment tourist behaviour; sustainable tourism innovation policies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)

Sustainable Environmental Science and Water/Wastewater Treatment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Kaan Yetilmezsoy

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12604 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-industrial wastes; circular waste recovery/management; eco-friendly cement production; life cycle assessment; process modeling and simulation; struvite (MAP) precipitation; sustainable waste/wastewater treatment; techno-economic analysis; waste-oriented materials

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

Sustainable Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure

edited by

Marcin K. Widomski

and

Anna Musz-Pomorska

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12593 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable stormwater management; green infrastructure; urban catchment; water balance; green roofs; low-impact development; surface runoff; economic feasibility; cost-efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Digital Teaching and Development in Sustainable Higher Education

edited by Naser Sedghi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11023 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability integration; online learning; digital pedagogy; virtual reality; augmented reality; open educational resources

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

Sustainable Development in the Digital Economy: Impact on Consumer Behavior

edited by

Corina Ioanăș

and

Camelia Delcea

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10831 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; responsible consumption; sustainable development; digital economy; digital transformation; circular economy; e-commerce sustainability; sustainable development goals (SDGs); green consumerism; consumer behavior

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

Sustainable and Regenerative Ecologies for the Management of Mountain Forestscapes

edited by

Fausto Sarmiento

,

Barbaros Gönençgil

and

Pankaj Kumar

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10403 | Submission Open

Keywords: mountain forests; sustainable forestry; regenerative forests; silviculture; restoration; regenerative development; mountainscapes; mountain forestscapes

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

Fostering the One Health Approach in Environmental Education: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities

edited by

José Manuel Pérez Martín

and

Tamara Esquivel-Martín

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9929 | Submission Open

Keywords: comprehensive literacy; early childhood education; educational transfer; environmental citizenship; environmental education; one health; primary education; scientific practices; secondary education; teaching training

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

Sustainable Design and Assessment of Heritage Structures and Urban Areas

edited by

Iasmina Onescu

,

Alexandra Iasmina Keller

and

Sergio Ruggieri

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9267 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural hazards; design and assessment; heritage structures; urban areas; sustainability

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

Innovative Techniques and Technologies in Crisis Management and Civil Protection

edited by

Jozef Kubás

and

Jozef Ristvej

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9167 | Submission Open

Keywords: crisis management; risk management; civil protection; crisis; disasters; emergency event; climate change adaptation; disaster management cycle; risk assessment; prevention; preparedness; response; recovery

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

Process Innovation, Logistics Optimization and Sustainable Manufacturing

edited by Ching-Hsin Wang and

Wei-Sho Ho

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 8989 | Submission Open

Keywords: process innovation; logistics optimization; sustainable manufacturing; artificial intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); industry– academia collaboration; educational design; green manufacturing; ESG; circular economy; big data analytics; supply chain management; resource efficiency

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

Sustainable Tourism Marketing: Towards Transparent Communication to Empower Informed Decisions

edited by

Arthur F. De Araújo

and Maria Isabel Andrés Marques

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8034 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; marketing; sustainable practices; tourism product design; sustainability communication; sustainable hotel; sustainable destination; alternative tourism; greenwashing; willingness to pay

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)

Advances and Applications in Renewable Energy and Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Maria Krechowicz

and

Adam Krechowicz

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7940 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind energy; solar energy; photovoltaics; biomass; hydropower; geothermal energy; sustainable buildings; passive buildings; machine learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Food and Diets: For Better Nutrition, Health and Environment

edited by

Haiquan Xu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7636 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable diets; nutrition; resource environment; food consumption patterns; food security; dietary supply systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)

Advancing Bottom-Up Energy Approaches for Carbon-Neutral Building Stock

edited by

Usama Bin Perwez

and

Muhammad Salman Siddiqui

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7459 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; building performance simulation; urban building energy modelling (UBEM); climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Dynamic Strategies for Sustainable Landscape Conservation and Cultural Legacy

edited by

Giuseppe Tagarelli

and

Salvatore Di Fazio

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7192 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; time-varying connectivity; cultural heritage; landscape; agroforestry; rural buildings

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

Sustainable Water Resource Availability and Pollution: Characterization, Future Scenarios and Solutions

edited by

Pablo A. Garcia-Chevesich

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6718 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water treatment; hydrological modeling; society; sustainable water resources management; water resources characterization

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

Greening the Atmosphere: Strategies for Air Pollution and Global Sustainability

edited by Jian Wu and

Shuo Ding

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6090 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; sustainable development; environmental impacts; global change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)

Employee-Centric Approaches to Sustainable Tourism Development, Hospitality, and Tourist Satisfaction

edited by

Chung-Jen Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6038 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance work systems (HPWS); employee service quality; sustainable tourism development; tourism and hospitality industry; human resource management (HRM); employee motivation; destination competitiveness; sustainable HR practices; tourism destination sustainability; employee engagement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)

Energy Saving Measures, Renewable and Storage Integration Economic and Environmental Potential in Building Sector

edited by Heba Teamah

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5730 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy consumption; energy efficiency; economic parameters; environmental impact; efficient buildings; renewable energy; sustainable buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Impact of Management Innovation on Sustainable Development

edited by Ioannis Bakouros and

Amalia Kouskoura

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5005 | Submission Open

Keywords: management innovation; sustainable development; case studies; empirical research; manufacturing; innovative approaches; stakeholders; governments; sustainability science; future directions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

New Challenges in Construction: Functional Materials and Waste Recycle

edited by

Jairo Andrade

and

Edna Possan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4977 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; waste recycle; functional materials; nanoparticles; biomaterials in construction; 3D printer; performance of waste materials; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainability in the Modern Workplace: Insights from Industrial–Organizational Psychology

edited by

Kirk Chang

and Susan Akinwalere

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4752 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance work practices; organizational performance; sustainable behavior; eco-psychology; climate change psychology; industrial– organizational (I-O) psychology; sustainable development; intrinsic motivation; sustainability education; green consumerism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)

Enterprise Digital Development and Sustainable Business Systems

edited by

Albérico Travassos Rosário

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4552 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation and strategy; artificial intelligence (AI); big data analytics; digital marketing; digital customer experience; environmental stewardship; circular economy; green technology; environmental; social; and governance (ESG); carbon footprint; sustainable innovation

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

Sustainable Fisheries Resources Management and Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation

edited by Angela Dikou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4472 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem-based fishery management; incentives for sustainable development of aquatic resources; raising environmental baselines; stabilizing vs. self-reinforcing dominant feedback loops; adaptive management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)

Pro-Environmental Behavior and Sustainable Development in Organizations

edited by

Stefano Ruggieri

and

Rubinia Celeste Bonfanti

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4219 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; pro-environmental behavior; circular business models; sustainability reporting; sustainable development goals; green technologies; sustainable decision-making; resource management

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

Impacts of Climate Change on Water Sustainability: Rivers, Floods, Droughts, and Extreme Precipitation

edited by

Igor Leščešen

,

Ana M. Petrović

and Slobodan Gnjato

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4009 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water sustainability; flood risk management; drought resilience; extreme precipitation; hydrological modeling; river ecosystems; hydroclimatic extremes; socio-ecological impacts

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

Supply Chain Challenges for Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Innovation and Integration

edited by

Rekha Guchhait

and

Mitali Sarkar

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3544 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain challenges for sustainability; sustainable supply chain management; green manufacturing for sustainable supply chain management; climate actions for sustainable supply chain management; used product management for a sustainable supply chain; green logistics practices for sustainable supply chain management; managerial policies for sustainable supply chain management; resource management for a sustainable supply chain; alternative energy resources for sustainable supply chain management; society engagement for sustainable supply chain management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Application of Emerging Techniques and Sustainable Quality Management in the Architectural, Engineering, Construction (AEC) and Facilities Management Industries

edited by

Natalija Lepkova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3457 | Submission Open

Keywords: green buildings; sustainable quality management; architecture; engineering; construction; facilities management; emerging techniques; BIM; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Energy, Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development

edited by

Ana Rosa Gamarra Rodríguez

and

Israel Herrera-Orozco

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3301 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; renewable energy; environmental impacts; social pillar; economic growth; sustainable use of resources; life cycle assessment; extended input– output analysis; energy modelling; energy investments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Urban Social Space and Sustainable Development—2nd Edition

edited by

Jian Feng

and

Ming Tian

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3241 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban social space; urban sustainable development; urban spatial structure; urban social geography; urban growth

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

Nature-Based Solutions for Landscape Sustainability Challenges

edited by

Xuening Fang

, Lingqiang Kong and Rui Zhou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3045 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; landscape sustainability; ecosystem services; climate adaptation; biodiversity conservation; green infrastructure; sustainable land management; resilience; landscape governance; environmental policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)

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