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Advances in Sustainable Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Research

edited by

Shanke Liu

and

Yan Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen production; hydrogen storage; hydrogen transportation; hydrogen utilization; hydrogen economy; hydrogen policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Water Resources Management and Hydrological Modeling in Changing Climate

edited by

Feifei Pan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water resource management; hydrological modeling; climate change; water cycle; hydrological processes; soil moisture; runoff; infiltration; remote sensing; big data; artificial intelligence

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

Sustainable Consumption and Tourism Market Management: 2nd Edition

edited by Oana Mihaela Stoleriu and Alexandra Cehan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism consumption; tourist experience; responsible tourism; sustainable tourism management; sustainable tourist behaviour; sustainable destinations

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

Nature-Based and Community-Based Solutions for Sustainable Island Ecosystem and Landscape Management

edited by

Sunkee Hong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions (NbS); community-based solutions (CbS); island sustainability; socio-ecological resilience; ecosystem services; biocultural diversity; community governance; blue carbon; coastal and island networking

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

Sustainable Rural Resiliences: Challenges, Resistances, and Pathways in New Processes of Rural Revitalization Around the World

edited by

Angel Paniagua

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural areas; geographical processes; rural revitalization; degrowth strategies; resistance; rural distanciation; local– global

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

Sustainable Construction: Low-Carbon Materials

edited by

Alex Neves Júnior

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon construction materials; life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable construction; bio-based materials; circular economy building materials; green cement alternatives; carbon footprint reduction; recycled structural materials; environmental product declarations (EPDs); embodied carbon monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Fisheries Management for Healthy Aquatic Ecosystems and Food Safety

edited by Fabíola Fogaça

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthy ecosystems; one healthy; food safety; resilience; consumption; biological controls

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Climate Action for Global Health—2nd Edition

edited by O. V. Giannico,

Roberta Zupo

and

Maria Lisa Clodoveo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; global health; sustainability; public health; environmental health; climate action; health equity; resilience; sustainable development; policy frameworks

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

Environmental Protection and Sustainable Ecological Engineering Volume II

edited by

Slobodan B. Mickovski

Alejandro Gonzalez-Ollauri

and Jovan Br. Papić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental protection; sustainability; ecological engineering; green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; resilience

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

From Waste to Resource: Water, Energy and Material Recovery Pathways

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy recovery; resource recovery; water recycling; circular economy; sustainable waste management; recycling technologies; environmental impact reduction

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

Integrating Blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) for Sustainable Industry 4.0

edited by Fuhong Lin and Yueqiang Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain– IoT integration; green communication; energy-efficient design; intelligent resource management; secure networking; sustainable supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustaining Urban and Environmental Systems with Geospatial Digital Twins and Intelligent Sensing

edited by

Chuli Hu

Jie Li

and

Chao Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; GeoAI; geospatial digital twins; intelligent sensing; smart city governance; sustainability assessment; sustainable decision support; urban and environmental resilience; urban sustainability; immersive visualization (VR/AR)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)

Ecosystems: Enhancing Biological Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery

edited by

Wenli Huang

submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; aerobic granular sludge; aammox; immobilization

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

Energy Transition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Radosław Wolniak

Judyta Kabus

Katarzyna Bratnicka-Myśliwiec

and Izabela Bagińska

submission deadline 4 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; big data and machine learning in energy; smart demand and supply management systems; forecasting and optimisation of renewable energy generation; automation of energy processes and predictive maintenance; virtual power plants and microgrids; energy storage and system balancing; cybersecurity for AI-based energy systems; innovative business and tariff models; fiscal instruments supporting digitalisation and green transition; social consequences of decisions made by algorithms

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

Protecting Natural and Cultural Heritage: Sustainable Tourism Development

edited by

Tomasz Studzieniecki

and

Beata Meyer

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; cultural heritage protection; natural heritage conservation; regenerative tourism; responsible tourism; overtourism management; sustainable development goals (SDGs); destination management; community resilience; tourism policy and planning

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

Advances in Sustainable Drainage Systems and Nature-Based Solutions

edited by

Susanne Charlesworth

and

Bastien Dieppois

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable drainage system; nature-based solutions; performance and efficiency; climate-change resilience; urban and rural; informality; bioremediation; drainage and wastewater management

Sustainable Urban Mobility Network and Public Transport

edited by Kaiqi Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban mobility; public transport; mobility networks; inclusive mobility; mobility equity; accessibility; multimodal transport; regional connectivity

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

Carbon Trading, Energy Transition and Sustainable Energy Economic Development

edited by Jinliang Zhang and Xinyue Dong

submission deadline 19 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; carbon market design; energy production and consumption; carbon policies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Food, Supply Chains, and Sustainable Development—Third Edition

edited by

Victor Shi

and

Shervin Espahbod

submission deadline 28 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: food; supply chains; sustainable development; coordination; corporate social responsibility; social welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Structural Analysis, Material Science and Sensing Applications in the Context of Sustainability

edited by

Xoan Xosé Fernández Sánchez-Romate

and

Víctor Díaz Mena

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; sensors; structural health monitoring; lifecycle assessment; circular economy; nanotechnology

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

Advancing Sustainable Agrifood Systems: Interconnections of Energy, Emissions, and Agroecological Pathways

edited by

Matheus Koengkan

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agrifood systems; agroecology; energy use in agriculture; life cycle assessment; climate impacts and emissions; organic farming; consumer behaviour and sustainability labels; food supply chains; biodiversity and ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Recent Advances in Sustainable Heat and Mass Transfer and Thermal Engineering

edited by

Baozhi Sun

, Jianxin Shi, Wanze Wu and Xiang Yu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase flow; heat and mass transfer; thermodynamic cycle; thermoeconomics analysis; thermal system; new heat exchanger

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Deep Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Development

edited by

Santoso Wibowo

Saeed Reza Mohandes

and

Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainable development; environmental sustainability; responsible AI; digital transformation; sustainable built environment

Sustainable Monitoring Systems for Optimizing Building Energy Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality

edited by

Dorota Anna Krawczyk

and

Vincenzo Ballerini

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy efficiency; indoor air quality (IAQ); thermal comfort; smart monitoring systems; HVAC; heat pumps; decarbonization; Internet of Things (IoT); microcontrollers; predictive control and automation; sustainable building design; data-driven building management; predictive models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Materials for a Sustainable World: Gas Sorption, Energy Storage, and Green Chemical Transformations

edited by

Ivana Mitar

and

Zhejian Cao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; clean energy; gas sorption; energy storage; green chemistry; green chemical transformations; nanomaterials; recyclability of materials; life-cycle assessments (LCA); carbon dioxide capture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Microbial Ecology and Biotechnology for Sustainable Groundwater Resource Management

edited by Dong-Hun Kim

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater; microbial ecology; bioremediation; aquifer; sustainable water management; contaminant attenuation; biotechnology; subsurface environment

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

Sustainable Project Management and Smart Infrastructure Development

edited by

Indra Gunawan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable project management; smart infrastructure; digital transformation; AI integration; industry 4.0

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

Operational Excellence and the Next Steps: Integrating Digitalization and Sustainability for the Future

edited by

Olivia McDermott

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Lean Six Sigma; operational excellence; Lean-Green; Lean-Sustainability; Design for Lean Six Sigma; Design for Lean-Green; circular economy; sustainability; Operational Excellence 4.0; Circular Economy 4.0; Design for Lean-Sustainability; Quality 4.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Conservation Strategies for Sustaining Fish Biodiversity in Aquatic Ecosystems

edited by

Billy Nzau Matondo

and Elie Montchowui

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic ecosystem management; biodiversity; behavioural ecology; composition and community structure; conservation policy; distribution area; environmental threat; growth and survival curve; habitat restoration; home range; invasive species; size-selective mortality; stock assessment

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

The Water–Energy–Waste Nexus for Sustainable Development

edited by

Nicolás Velázquez Limón

Ricardo López Zavala

, Mydory Oyuky Nakasima-López and Sukey Sayonara Nakasima López

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; water; energy; waste; circular economy; technology; processes; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)

Multi-Criteria Decision-Making for Coastal Resilience and the Blue Economy

edited by

Danijela Tuljak-Suban

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); coastal resilience; blue economy; environmental sensitivity mapping; maritime transportation and logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Operation and Control of Sustainable Power and Renewable Energy Systems

edited by Changzheng Shao and Yifan Su

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable power systems; renewable energy integration; optimization and control of sustainable power; artificial intelligence in renewable energy systems; distributed energy resources control in distribution systems; dispatch of renewable-dominated power systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Use of Water Resources and the Preservation of Biodiversity in Aquatic Ecosystems

edited by

Vesna Djikanović

Katarina Jovičić

and

Dušan Nikolić

submission deadline 2 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater fish; population dynamics; bioindicators; conservation strategies; impact of stressors; sustainable water management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Integrating Sustainability into Construction Engineering and Project Management

edited by

Sameh M. El-Sayegh

and

Salma Ahmed

submission deadline 8 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; risk management; building information modeling (BIM); procurement; project scheduling; project controls; safety management; supply chain management; delays; cost overruns; and claims; lifecycle cost analysis

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

Sustainable Coastal and Estuary Management—2nd Edition

edited by Rhoda Ballinger

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 442 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal management; estuary management; governance; sustainability; socioecological systems; community engagement; blue energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Innovation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 3rd Edition

edited by

Jianghang Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; innovative technologies; logistics; supply chain management; business models; mathematical modeling; case and empirical studies

Strategic Orientation and Product Innovation for Sustainable Development

edited by

Nicholas Theodorakopoulos

Sotiris Apostolopoulos

and Andreas Masouras

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: strategic sustainability; circular economy; low-carbon transition; eco-innovation; dynamic green capabilities; sustainable product design; sustainable value creation; green technologies; sustainability-driven innovation; policy drivers for sustainability

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

Circular Economy, Green Built Environment and Sustainable Construction

edited by

Lovelin Obi

Nnedinma Umeokafor

and Riza Yosia Sunindijo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy activities with health; safety; and wellbeing implications; technologies and digital tools enabling both safety and circularity; offsite construction as a circular economy strategy; safety– cost interdependencies in circular construction; policy; standards; and regulatory perspectives; integrating circular economy and green health in construction; emerging risks and hazard profiles in circularity; case studies and demonstrations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

The Role of Green Technology in Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management

edited by

Georgiana Moiceanu

Andreea Barbu

and Mirona Popescu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital environment; circular economy; environmental engineering; green technology; ai and conversational agents (chatbots); digital transformation; organizational innovation; sustainable consumption; market transformations

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

Urban Forest Resilience and the Development of Sustainable Landscapes

edited by

Ryan W. Klein

, Grace John and Teagan Holly Young

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; risk mitigation; climate-ready urban design; natural resource management; policy; urban heat island effect; municipal green space management; ecosystem dynamics; water cycling; social– ecological systems; urban biodiversity

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

Recent Advances in Environmental Economics Toward Sustainability

edited by

Liliana Ionescu-Feleaga

Elena Condrea

Ionela Munteanu

and

Bogdan Ştefan Ionescu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3287 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental economics; performance assessment; sustainability evaluation; sustainable finance; ESG; performance metrics; digitalization; circular economy

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

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