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 5593

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)

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 5263

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)

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5226

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

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

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 5008

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

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 4728

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)

Sustainable Lighting and Light Pollution

edited by

Grega Bizjak

and

Christophe Martinsons

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4714

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)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4556

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)

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 4394

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

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 4386

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

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 4295

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)

Towards Sustainability: The Geochemistry of Groundwater and Surface Water Systems

edited by

Shen Qu

, Shouchuan Zhang and Xiaohui Ren

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4157

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

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

Durability Assessment of Stone-Built Heritage

edited by

Marco Ludovico Marques

and

Carlos Chastre

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4075

Keywords: durability; stone heritage; weathering; building materials

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

Sustainability Education through Green Infrastructure

edited by Laura B. Cole and Laura Zangori

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3705

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)

Low-Carbon Transition Policies and Challenges for Renewable Energy Development

edited by

Kejun Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3686

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

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 3460

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)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3446

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)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3060

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)

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 2903

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

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

Circularity Approach to Solving Resource and Climate Problems

edited by Le Quyen Luu,

Maurizio Cellura

and

Sonia Longo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2766

Keywords: circular economy; life cycle thinking; sustainable production and consumption; 10R; eco-design; resource and material; climate change

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

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 2642

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

Educational Psychology for Student Well-Being and Sustainable Development

edited by

Larry J. Grabau

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2392

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

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2375

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)

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 2035

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)

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 2023

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

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 1965

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

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 1807

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)

Marine Business for Sustainability

edited by

Cheolho Yoon

and

Min Jung Kang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1789

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)

Sustainable Development and Planning of Supply Chain and Logistics

edited by

Abderahman Rejeb

and

Suhaiza Zailani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1560

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Wastewater Management

edited by Laura Șmuleac,

Antonia Cristina Maria Odagiu

and Raul Pascalau

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1446

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)

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

edited by

Dan Munteanu

and

Simona Moldovanu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1011

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

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 959

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 959

Keywords: innovative teaching methods; curriculum; teachers; SDGs

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

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 774

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)

Industrial Digital Transformation and Sustainable Innovation Development

edited by

Francesco Bellini

, Yannis Charalabidis and Irina Gorelova

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 663

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

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 657

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)

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 589

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)

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 583

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)

Sustainable Solid Waste Treatment, Disposal, and Recycling Potential

edited by Alejandra Vidales Barriguete and

Eva Barreira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 563

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 559

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 529

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 516

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

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 464

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 426

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Green Composite Metarials—2nd Edition

edited by

Snežana Nenadović

,

Ljiljana Kljajević

and

Miloš Nenadović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 422

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)

Spatial Planning and the Latest Challenges of Sustainable Urbanization

edited by

Luigi Mundula

and Vincenzo Todaro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 419

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

Advancing Educational Sustainability Through Machine Learning

edited by

Zhifeng Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 398

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

Sustainable Materials Chemistry and Technologies

edited by

Chenxi Zhai

, Tianjiao Li and Haoyuan Shi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 349

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 333

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)

Advancing Energy Efficiency, NetZero Strategies, and Decarbonization for Sustainable Built Environments

edited by

Amira Elnokaly

and Farres Yasser

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 303

Keywords: energy efficiency; sustainable built environment; green building design; renewable energy integration; smart cities; passive design strategies; building performance simulation; lifecycle assessment; building information modeling (BIM); IoT; AI; circular economy in construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Towards a Sustainable Future: Tackling Food Waste at the Household Level and in the Working Environment

edited by Esther Veen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 238

Keywords: food waste; households; working environment; food consumption; food waste behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

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