Sustainability

Consumer Behavior Research in Food: A Focus on Health, Safety, and Sustainability, 2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7078 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer behavior; sustainability; food safety; healthy and nutritional food choices; food choice motivations; food choice decisions; technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Urban Noise Control, Public Health and Sustainable Cities

edited by

Ercan Altinsoy

and

Margret Sibylle Engel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6969 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental noise; noise abatement; emerging noise sources; strategic soundscape planning; soundscape interventions; sustainable soundscapes; soundscape design; restorative sonic environment; quiet areas; urban health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)

Health, Nature-Based Strategies, and Resilience

edited by

Semra A. Aytur

and

John Bucci

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6844 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; public health; planetary health; resilience; greenspace; bluespace; nature connectedness; nature-based interventions; nature-based therapy; pre-environmental behavior; citizen science; eco-anxiety; climate change; adaptation; mitigation; sustainable food systems; natural products; environmental justice; indigenous knowledge; One Health

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

Sustainable Use of Water Resources in Climate Change Impacts

edited by Ewa Janson and Łukasz Pierzchała

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6797 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources scarcity; climate change; reuse of water; sustainable water management

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

Sustainable Management for Distributed Energy Resources

edited by Yue Xiang, Yitong Shang, Qian Zhang and Zhiyuan Tang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6791 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed energy resources; microgrid; virtual power plant; demand response; energy management; advanced control; optimal operation and planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Ecotourism as a Catalyst for Environmental Conservation: Balancing Tourism and Ecosystem Preservation

edited by

Xiaoting Chi

, Wenjia Ruan and

Young-joo Ahn

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6591 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecotourism; sustainable tourism; environmental conservation; ecosystem preservation; tourist behavior; environmental education; tourism co-creation; tourism planning and development; tourism management; tourism impacts; digital technology and green consumption in tourism; green leadership; ESG (environmental; social; and governance); pro-environmental behavior; food waste management; green lifestyle

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

Social Responsibility, Education and Managerial Strategies for Sustainable Development

edited by

Daniel Badulescu

and

Tomina Saveanu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6419 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; business strategies; managerial strategies; sustainable development; SDGs; ESG; green economy; sustainable business; education for sustainability; CSR and education

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

Advanced Technologies for Sustainable and Low-Carbon Energy Solutions

edited by

Sunel Kumar

, Xinlu Han,

Dingkun Yuan

and

Tariq Aziz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6270 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy technologies; low-carbon energy solutions; renewable energy integration; energy storage systems; green hydrogen; carbon capture and storage; smart grid technology; artificial intelligence in energy; energy efficiency; clean energy innovation

Sustainable Water Management: Innovations in Wastewater Treatment

edited by Jordana Georgin and Dison S. P. Franco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6205 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; sustainable water management; resource recovery; emerging pollutants; advanced treatment technologies; circular economy; nature-based solutions

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

Decision-Making in Sustainable Management

edited by

João Miguel Lourenço

and

Nuno Costa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6150 | Submission Open

Keywords: Pareto; optimal; MADM; MCDM; sustainable; balanced solutions; resources optimization; uncertainty; robustness; resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advancing Innovation and Sustainability in SMEs: Insights and Trends

edited by

Cristinel Petrisor Constantin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6032 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; business innovation; innovative SMEs; innovative products; information technology; machine learning; artificial intelligence; technology adoption model (TAM); circular economy; marketing strategies for SMEs

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

Sustainability and Innovation in Engineering Education and Management

edited by

Pawel Nowak

,

Jerzy Rosłon

,

Mariola Książek-Nowak

,

Aleksander Nicał

and Janusz Sobieraj

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5962 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; building design; technological innovation; green construction; project management; optimization; Industry 4.0; ICT in construction; BIM; soft skills in construction; educational aspects of sustainable construction

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

Ground Source Heat Pump and Renewable Energy Hybridization

edited by

Charles Yousif

and Javier M. Rey Hernández

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5904 | Submission Open

Keywords: ground source heat pump; hybrid heat pump energy systems; geothermal energy; renewable energy integration; energy efficiency; thermal energy storage; system optimization; environmental impact assessment; economic feasibility; energy sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

New Trends in Sustainable Transportation

edited by Vittorio Ranieri, Paolo Intini and

Stefano Coropulis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5900 | Submission Open

Keywords: road safety; road safety assessments; e-scooters; vulnerable road users; bikes; cycle path; public transport; recycled materials; innovative road pavements; railways; airports

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Environmental Policy as a Tool for Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Konstantinos S. Ioannou

,

Evangelia Karasmanaki

and

Georgios Tsantopoulos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5726 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental policy; decision making; climate change; sustainability ; environmental governance; circular economy; climate action; policymaking; technological transition; environmental agreements; strategic planning; stakeholder engagement

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

Transdisciplinary Approach in Sustainable Shipping: Transition to a Zero-Emission Maritime Industry

edited by

Seyedvahid Vakili

and

Anastasia Christodoulou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5699 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable maritime practices; maritime decarbonization; green shipyards; ports as energy hubs; zero-emission shipping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Urban Planning and Design in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Deepak Kumar

,

Sulochana Shekhar

and Maya Kumari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5414 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban planning; climate change adaptation; resilient cities; green infrastructure; renewable energy; energy efficiency; sustainable transportation; urban heat island mitigation; water management; carbon footprint reduction; biodiversity enhancement; inclusive public spaces; community resilience; environmental health; climate-smart urban design

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

Sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) in Hospitality and Tourism Sector—2nd Edition

edited by

Hyeon-Mo Jeon

and

Hyung-Min Choi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5391 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental; social; and governance (ESG) practices and disclosure; ESG and corporate performance; ESG and corporate value; corporate social responsibility; sustainable marketing; sustainable human resource management; eco-friendly practices; green marketing and consumer behavior

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

Sustainable Urban Mobility and Transportation Planning for Better Resilience

edited by

Chun Yang

and Rong Deng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5155 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; transportation planning; smart transportation systems; data-driven urban planning; inclusive urban design; transportation governance; health and well-being design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Landscape Connectivity for Sustainable Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Irene Petrosillo

,

Donatella Valente

and

Maria Victoria Marinelli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5142 | Submission Open

Keywords: habitat connectivity; landscape services; conservation priorities; multiscale assessment; biodiversity loss; biodiversity conservation

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

Industry 4.0 and Application of Artificial Intelligence System in Operation Management

edited by

Jose Antonio Marmolejo-Saucedo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5133 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; Industry 4.0; life cycle analysis; lean manufacturing; green optimization; sustainable practices; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Scenarios of Energy and Ecological Footprint

edited by

James Hopeward

,

Paul C. Sutton

and

Keri Hopeward

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4776 | Submission Open

Keywords: future scenarios; sustainable systems; regenerative; footprint; energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advancing Public Transport and Urban Infrastructures for Micro-Mobility in Sustainable Cities

edited by

Sebastian Seriani

,

Fernandes Vicente

and Taku Fujiyama

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4719 | Submission Open

Keywords: equity; accessibility; and sustainability; service-level analysis; intermodality; and railway infrastructure; inclusive design and universal accessibility in public transport; crowd management and public space; spatial analysis of mobility and big data; the use of innovative technologies and methodologies; urban environment and mobility challenges; public policies in sustainable mobility; strategies for the promotion of public and non-motorized transport; the resilience of public transport systems and urban infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainability, Strategic Management, Smart Governance and Smart Cities: 2nd Edition

edited by

Tomáš Peráček

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4626 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart city; strategy; sustainability; innovation

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

Environmental Sustainability and Design Strategies of Future Smart Energy Systems

edited by

Lorenzo Mario Pastore

,

Costanza Vittoria Fiorini

and Livio De Santoli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4416 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart energy systems; life cycle assessment; energy planning; renewable energy communities; positive energy districts; system flexibility; hydrogen; hard-to-abate sectors; energy storage; sustainable buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

From Waste to Resource: Processing Waste and By-Products into Valuable Products

edited by

Wojciech Czekała

,

Yen Wah Tong

and

Paula Varandas Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4407 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste; by-products; circular economy; sustainable development; environmental protection; energy; fertilizers; biorefineries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Biodiversity and the Conservation of Aquatic and Water-Dependent Habitats

edited by

Mirosław Grzybowski

,

Katja Neves

and Magdalena Bowszys

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4229 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; loss of biodiversity; climate change; threats and pressures; aquatic habitats

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

Research on Sustainable Forest Management in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Andreja Đuka

, Jelena Kolić and Mario Ančić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4088 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest operations; remote sensing; silviculture; forest fires; phytopathology; entomology; stress physiology; dendrology; paedology; phytocoenology; wood technology; bioeconomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Smart Mobility for Sustainable Development

edited by

Alaa Khamis

and

Hesham A. Rakha

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3888 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart mobility; sustainable mobility; green mobility; affordable mobility; accessible/inclusive mobility; sustainable development goals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Precision Agriculture Techniques for Sustainable Water and Soil Management

edited by Iulian Voicea,

Florin Nenciu

and

Atanas Atanasov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3871 | Submission Open

Keywords: IOT and sensor-based technologies; artificial intelligence in agriculture; highly efficient biofertilizers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Durability Assessment of Stone-Built Heritage

edited by

Marco Ludovico Marques

and

Carlos Chastre

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3862 | Submission Open

Keywords: durability; stone heritage; weathering; building materials

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

Indoor Environmental Quality and Green Energy: Towards Sustainable Building Energy Development

edited by

Eziaku Onyeizu-Rasheed

, Priya Vishnu and

Wajiha Mohsin Shahzad

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3816 | Submission Open

Keywords: green energy; indoor environment quality; climate change; building occupants; building operations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Lighting and Light Pollution

edited by

Grega Bizjak

and

Christophe Martinsons

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3811 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable lighting; indoor lighting; outdoor lighting; needed lighting levels; intelligent lighting; use of electric energy for lighting; integrative lighting; light pollution; CCT for outdoor lighting; light pollution regulation

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

Sustainable Transportation Systems Design and Management

edited by

Xin Zhang

, Yuanke Wu, Yi Jin and Yulin Jin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3809 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation development; operation management; intelligent maintenance; safety and security; energy conservation; system design; digital transformation; digital innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Shifting Paradigms: Reimagining Human-Nature Relationships for Sustainable Biodiversity Conservation

edited by Ann-Marie Nienaber, Michael Elliott and Julie A. Ewald

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3498 | Submission Open

Keywords: transformative change; biodiversity conservation; governance structures; human behaviour; environmental sustainability; paradigm shift; interdisciplinary collaboration; Anthropocene era; nature futures framework

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

Natural Resource Economics and Environment Sustainable Development

edited by

Antonietta Varasano

,

Paola D'Antonio

, Costanza Fiorentino and

Meriame Mohajane

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3403 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; pollution; conservation agriculture; precision agriculture; resource curse; GIS; remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning

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

Advances in Photovoltaic Technologies and Sustainable Energy Solutions

edited by

Abdul Hai Al-Alami

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3361 | Submission Open

Keywords: third-generation photovoltaics; tandem solar cells; solar photovoltaic materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Ecological Transition in Economics

edited by

Chun-Chih Chen

and

Hsiao-Tien Pao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3263 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological economics; sustainability transition; green policies; resource management; circular economy; environmental governance; socio-economic development; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Sustainability Education through Green Infrastructure

edited by Laura B. Cole and Laura Zangori

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3254 | Submission Open

Keywords: green infrastructure; green buildings; sustainable development; environmental education; education for sustainability; science education; socio– ecological systems; systems thinking

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

Sustainable Materials Selection in Civil Engineering Projects

edited by

Narinder Singh

,

Ilenia Farina

and Gurminder Singh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3224 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; green building materials; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular economy in construction; low-carbon materials; recycled construction materials; bio-based building materials; multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); eco-friendly infrastructure; material durability and sustainability

Low-Carbon Transition Policies and Challenges for Renewable Energy Development

edited by

Kejun Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3048 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy transition; independent grid; green hydrogen; energy policies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Towards Sustainability: The Geochemistry of Groundwater and Surface Water Systems

edited by

Shen Qu

, Shouchuan Zhang and Xiaohui Ren

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2952 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochemistry; hydrochemistry; isotope; groundwater– surface water interaction; numerical modeling; thermal water; water cycle

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

Sustainable Development of Low-Carbon Energy Transition and Climate Change Adaptation

edited by

Yongrok Choi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2783 | Submission Open

Keywords: governance on the transition; low-carbon economy; environmental or sustainable performance; green technology or strategy; sustainable mitigation policies

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

Energy-Efficient Technologies in Wastewater Treatment: Innovations and Application

edited by

Mounia Achak

, Sahar Bouaddi and Ali Faddouli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2743 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; energy efficiency; wastewater treatment; renewable energy; energy recovery; membrane bioreactors (MBRs); sustainable water management; resource recovery; energy treatment technologies; wastewater to energy; sludge management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Energy Transition and the Collaborative Governance for Reduction of Pollution and Carbon Emissions

edited by

Feng Wang

, Lingyun He and

Zhangqi Zhong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2676 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon abatement and pollution reduction; energy transition; collaborative governance; energy security; energy system; green and low-carbon development; climate change; environmental governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Fisheries Management: Progress and Future Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Ben Drakeford

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2513 | Submission Open

Keywords: fisheries management; sustainable fisheries development; resource management; marine policy; environmental economics and policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Innovative Approaches for Monitoring Water Quality and Environmental Health

edited by

Mohamed Hamouda

,

Mohammad Reza Nikoo

,

Bassem Mokhtar

and Gilbert Hinge

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2507 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality sensors; field monitoring of emerging contaminants; reservoir; groundwater; and river water quality monitoring; remote sensing of water quality; hybrid approaches for better accuracy; environmental water monitoring; advanced machine learning; deep learning; and federated learning models for environmental monitoring; physics-informed machine learning and deep learning models for water quality modeling; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for environmental monitoring; edge and edge-of-things computing architectures for water quality monitoring-related data analysis and prompt actions

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

Advanced Geotechnical Engineering Technology and Application in Environmental Detection

edited by

Tingyao Wu

, Ling Ji and Yuqing Xia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2461 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical monitoring technology; environmental adaptability; environmental testing; tunnels; slopes; buildings; standards

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

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Economic Development

edited by

Virginija Grybaitė

and

Giedrė Lapinskienė

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2417 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; sustainable economic development; ESG; business strategies; business models; sustainable business

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

Sustainable Green Technologies: Current Trends, Applications, and Future Challenges

edited by

Sergio Correia

,

Paulo Brito

and

Mohamed Lahby

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2367 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy efficiency; green smart cities; AI for sustainability; green IoT; circular economy; environmental impact; policy and green technology; economic analysis of green energy

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