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Digital Learning and Sustainable STEAM Education
edited by
submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open
Keywords: digitial learning; digital competence; STEAM education; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Environmental Impact Assessment, Coastal Vulnerability, and Environmental Management
edited by and Beyza Aslan
submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental impact assessment (EIA); coastal vulnerability assessment (CVA); environmental management; climate change adaptation; coastal resilience; sustainable development; ecosystem-based management; natural resource management; risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Enterprise Performance, Teamwork, and Team Management: A Perspective of Sustainable Enterprise and Public Organizations Development
edited by , and George Kokkinis
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 28826 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable information technology; public management; sustainable development; sustainable digital skills; organizational culture; employee loyalty; business ethics; corporate responsibility; consumer behavior; internal branding; transparency and credibility; educational leadership; human resources management; social justice; sustainable economic development of businesses and organizations; teamwork; business efficiency; team management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Data-Driven Sustainable Development: Techniques and Applications
edited by , Tong Zhang, Yu Sun, Hayat Dino Bedru and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15465 | Submission Open
Keywords: big data; data science; machine learning; artificial intelligence
Innovative Technologies and Management Practices for Sustainable Development
edited by Sandro Carvalho and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11402 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation; technologies; product development; quality management; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Innovative Ingredients and Sustainable Practices for Food Production
edited by Maurílio Lopes Martins and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4930 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable food production; innovative ingredients; plant-based proteins; regenerative agriculture; circular economy; precision agriculture; food security; environmental resilience; food by-products’ valorization; zero-waste food systems; new food product development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Empowering Safe and Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Systems: Challenges, Innovations
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4080 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen energy; renewable energy; safety; sustainability infrastructure; technological innovations; decarbonization; energy security; policy frameworks; integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Traffic Safety, Traffic Management, and Sustainable Mobility submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3471 | Submission Open
Keywords: traffic safety; sustainability; transportation operations; traffic management; vulnerable transportation users; green transportation modes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Advanced Research on Waste Management and Biomass Valorization
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1545 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater; renewable energy; sustainable goal; waste valorization; waste management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)
Climate Change, Air Pollution and Sustainable Environmental Protection
edited by and Shobha Yadav
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1515 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; air quality; urban climate; extreme weather; machine leaning/artificial intelligence; remote sensing application; environmental justice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
AI-Enhanced Sustainable Design and Planning for Housing and Indoor Environments
edited by , and Yuan Gao
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 863 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable housing; indoor environmental quality (IEQ); artificial intelligence (AI); building performance optimization; occupant behavior modeling; smart energy systems; climate-responsive design; resilient built environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Maritime Transportation: 2nd Edition
edited by , Junzhong Bao and Shenping Hu
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 662 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; maritime safety; maritime security; energy efficiency; maritime education and training; digitalization; digital twins; risk assessment and ship safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Building Materials: Innovations and Trends in Green Construction
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 570 | Submission Open
Keywords: cement-based materials; circular economy principles; eco-friendly composites; green building rating systems; green cement; green concrete; life cycle assessment; life cycle cost; nanotechnology applications; self-healing materials; strengthening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Empowering Sustainability: The Role of Digital Transformation in Green Business Development
edited by , Carla Azevedo Lobo and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital transformation; green business development; sustainability; digital technologies; environmental performance; data-driven sustainability; sustainable policy and regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Urban Mobility: Road Safety and Traffic Engineering
edited by Evangelos Paschalidis and
submission deadline 16 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11691 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urban transport; road safety; traffic engineering; smart mobility; pedestrian safety; cyclist safety; micromobility; autonomous vehicles; traffic management; infrastructure design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Rural Economy and Sustainable Community Development submission deadline 16 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11393 | Submission Open
Keywords: rural development; rural entrepreneurship and innovation; sustainable community development; energy efficiency; rural tourism; cyclical economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Building a Sustainable Future: Sustainability and Innovation in BIM submission deadline 16 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9204 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability in construction; building information modeling (BIM); open BIM; life cycle assessment (LCA); construction 4.0; digital twins; circular economy; interoperability and data exchange; innovation; green construction; sustainable retrofitting and energy efficiency; life cycle cost analysis (LCCA)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Evaluation and Utilization of Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development
edited by
submission deadline 19 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5402 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable development; photovoltaics; wind; biofuels
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Pavement Engineering: Design, Materials, and Performance
edited by , and
submission deadline 19 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open
Keywords: pavement engineering; bitumen; asphalt mixture; bio-binder; sustainability; recycling; solid waste; pavement materials; ageing; rejuvenation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Industry 4.0
edited by Zhitao Xu, Zhenyong Wu and Yaping Fu
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17413 | Submission Open
Keywords: supply chain; Industrial 4.0; sustainability; data analytics; sustainable supply chain optimization; logistics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Energy Systems and Applications submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9204 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development goals; renewable energies; energy efficiency; urban development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Low Carbon and Sustainable Green Economy
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1741 | Submission Open
Keywords: low carbon; ESG; SDGs; sustainable green economy; green HRM; green employee behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Psychological Determinants of Sustainable Mobility Behaviors
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1638 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable mobility; psychological determinants; transportation behavior; mobility behavior change; psychological barriers; behavioral interventions; psychological interventions; sustainable behavior promotion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Smart Infrastructure Management and Sustainable Urban Development
edited by Sungjoo Hwang
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 975 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart infrastructure; sustainable society and community; resilience; urban development; monitoring and control; ICTs; safety and health; quality of life; urban population
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Data Science Innovative Techniques and Applications for a Sustainable Environment
edited by , and Daljeet Singh
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 793 | Submission Open
Keywords: data science; machine learning; artificial intelligence; environmental data; sustainable environment
Assessing the Nexus of Climate Change, Water Security, and Human Mobility Towards Sustainability
edited by , and Rafael De Brito Dias
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 654 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; human mobility; water security; water governance; sustainable water management; sustainability; climate justice; sustainable development goals (SDGs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Strategies for Improving the Sustainability of Asphalt Pavements
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 495 | Submission Open
Keywords: asphalt pavements; sustainability; green technologies; recyclable materials; life-cycle assessment; climate resilience; pavement maintenance strategies; low-carbon construction; circular economy; sustainable infrastructure
Whose Sustainable Education for Whom in an Era of Commodification of Education and Technology submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable education; education for sustainable development; sustainability in education; artificial intelligence and digitalisation in education; commodification; commercialism; and capitalism in education; technologization in education; policy for sustainable education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Applications of Chemical Engineering in Environmental Protection and Remediation
edited by Patricia Balderas Hernández
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemical engineering; cathodic protection; corrosion inhibitors; green chemistry; theoretical modeling; water; air and soil treatment; historical heritage; environmental chemistry; environmental remediation; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
Do Businesses Increase Their Value by Adopting Innovative Sustainability Practices?
edited by and Arion Cheong
submission deadline 21 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open
Keywords: ESG; AI; big data; sustainability; transparency; technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Agriculture and Restoration of Agroecosystem Affected by Climate Change submission deadline 22 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14839 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; biochar; carbon sequestration; green remediation; environment restoration; agro-food waste; biotechnology; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainable Urban Planning: A Gender Perspective
edited by Inés Sánchez de Madariaga
submission deadline 22 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 563 | Submission Open
Keywords: gender mainstreaming; care infrastructure; gender equality; redistribution; recognition; urban planning; transportation; housing; implementation; public space; feminist planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Advancing Water and Soil Sustainability with Integrative Approaches
edited by
submission deadline 24 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7940 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; water pollution; soil health; remediation techniques; pollution risk assessment; environmental degradation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Consumer Behaviour and Sustainable Decision-Making: Bridging the Gap Between Awareness and Action
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12928 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable consumption; pro-environmental behaviour; consumer decision-making; value-action gap; behavioural interventions; sustainability marketing; environmental psychology; eco-conscious choices; sustainability transitions; policy interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Geotechnical and Underground Infrastructures
edited by , Dalong Jin, and
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7459 | Submission Open
Keywords: data-centric geotechnics; geotechnical risk assessments and management; computer vision in geotechnical engineering; building information modeling and digital twin; integration of data-driven and physics-based methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Groundwater, Soil and Sustainability (2nd Edition) submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open
Keywords: groundwater sustainability; groundwater management; groundwater and soil contamination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Ecology, Biodiversity and Sustainable Conservation
edited by and Xun Du
submission deadline 26 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2457 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity monitoring and assessment; monitoring technology and methods; ecosystem functions and services; species conservation strategies; sustainable resource management; species endangerment and extinction; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem stability; ecosystem health; protected areas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Innovating the Circular Future: Pathways to Sustainable Growth
edited by
submission deadline 26 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1026 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; technological innovation; sustainable supply chain management; sustainable materials; collaborative consumption; sustainable consumption behavior; recycling and resource recovery; upcycling practices; waste management strategies; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Hospitality and Tourism Management: Trends, Innovations and Sustainable Development
edited by Fabiana Sepe and
submission deadline 29 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 644 | Submission Open
Keywords: tourism management; hospitality; sustainability; innovation; community engagement
Patterns and Drivers of Urban Greenspace and Plant Diversity
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7816 | Submission Open
Keywords: patterns; drivers; urban greenspace; plant diversity; ancient and old trees
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Innovations in Water Distribution Networks: Sustainability, Resilience, and Risk Assessment submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4413 | Submission Open
Keywords: water distribution system; water leak detection; condition assessment; resilience; risk assessment; vulnerability assessment; water quality monitoring; maintenance management; optimal network design; rehabilitation and renewal of water distribution network
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Shaping Future Cities: Turning Assessment into Strategies and Actions for Resilience
edited by Beatrice Mecca, and Ombretta Caldarice
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3485 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate resilient cities; sustainability assessment; nature-based solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Regional Development, Environmental Governance, and Sustainable Transformations submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 507 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental governance; sustainable development; political ecology; public goods; biodiversity; climate change; water agreement; environmental policy
Current Advances in Green Polymers, as Substitutes for Container Industries, for the Reduction of Synthetic Plastics’ Pollution submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open
Keywords: plastics; microplastics; biodegradability; biodegradable containers; sustainability; plastic accumulation; pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Towards Sustainable Waste Systems: Advancing Solutions for Circular Economy, Resource Recovery, and Environmental Protection submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: barriers to a circular economy; opportunities of a circular economy; sustainability; waste management; problematic waste
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Advancements in Entrepreneurship, Economic Analysis, and Business Strategy from a Sustainable Perspective
edited by Federico Lanzalonga, Andrei Bonamigo and Harnesh Makhija
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 60885 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; green business models; ESG (environmental; social; and governance) policies; corporate sustainability strategies; economic analysis in sustainability; business innovation for environment; social impact of entrepreneurship; sustainable development goals (SDGs); green economics; sustainable business practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advanced Research on Agriculture and Food Systems Landscape towards Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 22435 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; agroecology; land use planning; sustainable food systems; circular economy; AI and smart technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Novel Technologies and Digital Design in Smart Construction
edited by and Zhihe Yang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19724 | Submission Open
Keywords: technology innovation; digital technologies; AI techniques; data-driven approaches; novel materials; sustainable development; climate change socio-technical system
Sustainable Organizational Adaptation: Nurturing Ecosystems for Innovation and Resilience
edited by Okechukwu Lawerence Emeagwali
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 18306 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation ecosystems; ecosystem innovation; ecosystem management; business ecosystems; innovation ecosystem management; strategic adaptability; sustainable adaptation; complex adaptive systems; organizational resilience; open innovation; value networks; absorptive capacity; co-innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Digital Transformation and Open Innovation for Business Ecosystems
edited by and Naoshi Uchihira
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17953 | Submission Open
Keywords: business ecosystems; platform ecosystems; innovation ecosystems; digital transformation; open innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
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