Sustainability

Innovative Development and Application of Sustainable Management

edited by

and Feng-Chia Li

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3269 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision analysis; innovation and invention; management of service and operation; sustainable manufacturing; information technology application; electronic commerce; data analysis; marketing management; sustainable retail and distribution management; sustainable logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Innovation Management, Competition Strategies and Corporate Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Lawrence Loh

submission deadline 27 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1909 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; entrepreneurship; competition; strategy; sustainability; environmental; social and governance (ESG)

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

Sustainable Energy and Climate: Net Zero Strategies and Rapid Decarbonisation Pathways

edited by

Bertug Ozarisoy

,

Issa Chaer

and

Haşim Altan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 63673 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change and mitigation; passive solar design; sustainable building design; environmental monitoring; testing; and modelling; outdoor thermal comfort; thermal comfort and adaptation; net zero energy buildings and communities; climate modelling and forecasting; environmental sustainability; climate resilience and adaptation; urban environment; urban heat island effect; sustainable development goals; indoor air quality; healthy building design; modelling energy performance of buildings; building energy performance assessment methods; energy efficiency; energy policy and economics; energy; energy policy; built environment; net zero energy; retrofitting; life-cycle cost assessment; building occupancy survey; in situ measurements; decarbonisation strategies; socio-technical systems approach; climate change projections; occupant behaviour; benchmarking and standardisation; renewable energy systems; sustainable technologies; multi-objective optimisation; energy conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Governance: ESG Practices in the Modern Corporation

edited by

Ioannis Passas

,

Christos Floros

and Vortelinos Dimitrios

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 55166 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable governance; ESG practices; corporate sustainability; ethical stewardship; ESG reporting; stakeholder engagement; corporate social responsibility (CSR); regulatory compliance; financial performance; technological innovation in ESG

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

Management for Sustainable Future: Challenges, Innovations and Organizational Performance

edited by Walery Okulicz-Kozaryn

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 49850 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable future; SDGs 1– 17; sustainable management; management functions; management methods; management decisions; Artificial Intelligence; organizational performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Achieving Sustainability in Destination Marketing and Tourism Management

edited by

Mariana Ramona Ciolac

, Cosmin Alin Popescu and Elena Peţ

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 16 articles | Viewed by 46511 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; tourism management and marketing; smart development strategies; sustainable forms of tourism

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

Sustainable Tourism Management and Marketing

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 36573 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism marketing; sustainable tourism management; sustainable tourism development; protected natural areas; community-based tourism; prism of sustainability in tourism; digital engagement strategies

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

Advancing Sustainable Cities and Urban Regions Development: New Challenges and Prospects

edited by

Qian Zhou

and Shihu Zhong

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 33391 | Submission Open

Keywords: regional economics; sustainable development; resilient city; technological innovation; spatiotemporal evolutionary

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

Sustainability Assessment of Agricultural Cropping Systems

edited by

Karolina Ratajczak

and

Grażyna Szymańska

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 31985 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; low-intensity tillage systems; biodiversity in modern agriculture; limitation of the effects of drought; residue management; cover crops; changing climatic conditions; sustainable crop rotation; microorganisms; soil

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Eco-Environmental Effects and Spatio-Temporal Evolution Characteristics of Land Use Change

edited by Hui Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 31225 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; urban expansion; crop land; wetland; forest; water body; conservation and protected areas; remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning; sustainable ecosystem; sustainable land use; sustainable environment

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

Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Management

edited by

Muzaffar Asad

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 30844 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; innovation; big data analytics; entrepreneurial marketing; open innovation; green product innovation; innovation performance

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

Innovation and Sustainability in Inclusive Education

edited by

Luis Ortiz Jiménez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 30319 | Submission Open

Keywords: inclusion; educational innovation; technologies applied to education; universal design for learning (UDL); educational evaluation in inclusive contexts; educational response to students with disabilities; collaborative networks (OBJ 17); education sustainability

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

Agricultural Engineering for Sustainable Production and Circular Economy

edited by

Pawel Sobczak

,

Jacek Mazur

,

Piotr Markowski

and Andrzej Anders

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 20951 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural engineering; circular economy; food production; utilization; precision agriculture; technology 4.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Intelligent Transportation: Cooperative Systems and Vehicle Automation

edited by Jia Hu,

Haoran Wang

and

Jintao Lai

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19553 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation; cooperative system; vehicle automation; driver assistance; eco-driving; energy management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Transport and Land Use for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Linchuan Yang

, Wei Lv, Hongliang Ding and

Hongtai Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19446 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport and land use; built environment; physical environment; travel behavior; transport geography; transport planning; land use planning; TOD; transit; synergy

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

Sustainable and Resilient Regional Development: A Spatial Perspective

edited by

Yingxia Pu

, Pingguo Yang, Qiuhao Huang and Xiujun Tai

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 19082 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; vulnerability; sustainability; shocks and stresses; society inequality; global South/North; spatial thinking; adaptation; complex systems; policy actions

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

Green Processing of Lignocellulosic Biomass for the Production of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals

edited by Tirath Raj

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 18725 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy; green processing; biofuels production

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

Advanced Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Techniques for Safe Operation and Control in Power and Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by

Van-Hai Bui

,

Wencong Su

, Xuan Zhou and

Akhtar Hussain

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16763 | Submission Open

Keywords: the applications of advanced machine learning in sustainable energy systems; energy management systems; microgrids; power system operation and control; reinforcement learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Achieving Sustainability: Role of Technology and Innovation

edited by

Manjula S. Salimath

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16685 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; technology; innovation; digitization; management

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

Innovation in Low-Carbon Economic Growth and Sustainable Development

edited by

Hui Hu

and

Zeyu Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15125 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy technologies; circular economy; sustainable urban planning; climate resilience; eco-innovation

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

Advanced, Digital, Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

edited by

Jay Rajasekera

and Shinji Ayuha

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14556 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; green tech; agri-tech; health tech; fintech; renewables; inclusive business; digital technologies; AI; big-data

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

A New Paradigm in Teacher Education: Sustainability in Teacher Training

edited by

Çiǧdem Hürsen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 14366 | Submission Open

Keywords: teacher training; teacher training programs; technology-supported teacher training programs; new orientations and approaches in teacher training; teacher candidates; sustainability practices; sustainability and teachers; sustainable development goals and teacher training

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

Trends and Perspectives in the Approach to Sustainable Food Design and Production

edited by

Karolina Pycia

and

Joanna Kaszuba

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 12993 | Submission Open

Keywords: food production; sustainable production; by-product management; bioactive substances; biodegradable packaging; natural methods of food preservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Innovations and Challenges in Sustainable Building Development: Materials, Design, Technologies, and Management

edited by Maria Ratajczak,

Monika Siewczyńska

, Piotr Nowotarski and

Patrick Dallasega

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12900 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building development; eco-friendly building materials; modular design; green construction technologies; sustainable project management; innovative construction methods; building performance optimization; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Ecology and Environmental Science in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Viktor Brygadyrenko

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12128 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; global climate change; extensive methods of agricultural production; biotechnology in animal husbandry; microorganisms in agriculture; local biodiversity; agricultural production and landscape diversity; sustainability of biological communities; taxonomic diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Enhancing Sustainability Through Power System Flexibility, Smart Grids, and Energy Digitalization

edited by

Mikaeel Ahmadi

and Atsushi Yona

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11219 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; power system flexibility; sustainability; energy digitalization; SDGs; energy management; electrical vehicle; renewable energy; sustainable transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Rural Development and Agricultural Policy

edited by

Changbin Yin

,

Qiang Wang

and

Shu Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10497 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; green development; green consumption; rural development; agricultural policy; environmental sustainability; climate change adaptation; sustainable technologies; socio-economic; farm planning

Sustainable Business Practices in Emerging Markets: Innovation, Governance, and Environmental Impact

edited by

Zhaoyang Kong

,

Yuhua Zheng

,

Daojuan Wang

and Farid Ullah

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9440 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging market; sustainable development; innovation; environmental protection; environmental regulation; government subsidy; carbon emission; digital economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainability of Pavement Engineering and Road Materials

edited by

Chaohui Wang

,

Qian Chen

, Ping Li and Yuanzhao Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9206 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavement engineering; road materials; sustainability; functional materials; environmental protection; solid waste; pavement recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advancements and Innovation in Tourism Management and Strategic Management: Sustainable Development Perspective

edited by

Christos Papademetriou

,

Dimitrios Belias

, Konstantina Ragazou and

Sofia Anastasiadou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9107 | Submission Open

Keywords: strategic management; sustainable tourism management; innovation in tourism; sustainable development goals (SDGs); tourism policy and governance; resilience and adaptation strategies; technological advancements in tourism; community-based tourism

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

Achieving Carbon Neutrality: Recent Progress of Sustainable Energy Economic, Energy Policy and Energy Transition, 2nd Edition

edited by

Andrew John Chapman

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8853 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; energy economics; carbon neutrality; energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Energy Futures: Emerging Technology of Geological Carbon Storage

edited by

Seyed M. Shariatipour

and

Mohammadreza Bagheri

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8497 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 storage; carbon capture; CO2 sequestration; CCS; carbon storage; geological CO2 storage; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Hydrological Insights for Sustainable Ecosystem Management Under Climate Change

edited by

Gowhar Meraj

,

Shruti Kanga

and

Pankaj Kumar

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8174 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; hydrological cycles; ecosystem resilience; sustainable water management; hydrological modeling; ecological feedback mechanisms; water resource management; ecosystem services; environmental sustainability; climate adaptation strategies

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

Spatial Analysis and Spatial Planning for Sustainability in Urban Areas

edited by

Francesco Zullo

and

Cristina Montaldi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8113 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable spatial and urban planning; urban resilience; land use and land cover changes; greenways and urban ecosystem services; urban growth models; urban sprawl and urban sprinkling

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

Green Landscape and Ecosystem Services for a Sustainable Urban System

edited by

Luisa Sturiale

and

Maria Rosa Trovato

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8069 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; urban green system; green urban landscapes; resilient and inclusive city; sustainable development goals; urban planning processes; evaluation of ecosystem services; ecosystem service economic evaluation; social multi-criteria evaluation; multi-criteria decision aid

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

Photovoltaic Thermal Systems for Sustainable Energy Production

edited by

Sebastian Hudisteanu

, Nelu-Cristian Cherecheș and Florin Emilian Turcanu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7966 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy generation; photovoltaic thermal; BIPV; solar energy; PV cooling; energy production; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Food Systems: Innovations in Production and Waste Management for a Greener Future

edited by

Dragan R. Milicevic

and Nataša Kilibarda

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7825 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food systems; food waste; Circular Economy; precision agriculture; sustainable packaging; food security; food safety; climate change; life cycle assessment; innovation; waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Harnessing Technology for Sustainable Tourism: Paving the Way for a Sustainable Future in Travel

edited by Seunghun Shin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7429 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology; environmental sustainability; economic sustainability; social sustainability

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

Sustainable Use of Bioactive Compounds: Green Approaches Towards Healthier Outcomes

edited by Nevena Grujić-Letić and

Emilia I. Gligoric

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6810 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; bioactive compounds; sustainability; environmental chemistry; molecular docking

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

Sustainability Teaching in the Face of the Global Challenges of the 21st Century

edited by

Álvaro-Francisco Morote

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6745 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals (SDGs); climate change and natural hazards; water resources and landscape; end-purposes of sustainability teaching; relevant social problems; education for democratic citizenship

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

Novel and Scalable Technologies for Sustainable Waste Management

edited by

Jan Baeyens

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6614 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; wastewater treatment; waste minimization; waste disposal; particle technologies

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

Advancing Wastewater Treatment and Reuse for Sustainable Water Resources

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6026 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; advanced treatment technologies; reclaimed water; water reuse; water quality; risk assessment and management; cost and life cycle analysis; water quality and hydraulic modeling; digital water

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

Sustainable Transport Planning: Reducing Emissions for a Greener Future

edited by

Hamad Al Jassmi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5926 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban transport planning; sustainable mobility; multi-modal transportation; low emission vehicles; green infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Global Hydrological Studies and Ecological Sustainability

edited by

Magdalena Toporowska

and

Beata Ferencz

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5826 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources; water cycle; watershed sustainability; climate change; human pressure; resilience and vulnerability; ecosystem functioning; ecosystem services; sustainable ecosystem management

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

Towards a Sustainable Future: The Role of Technological Innovation in Internet Service Development

edited by

Shugang Li

and Ying Qian

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5521 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative technologies; sustainable development; internet service systems; system performance; artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain technology; Internet of Things (IoT); data-driven decision-making

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

Microplastic Research and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Ines Kovačić

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5363 | Submission Open

Keywords: detection techniques; transportation in the food web; microplastic biodegradation; microplastic regulations; environmental sustainability

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

Environmental Planning and Governance for Sustainable Cities

edited by

David Pastor-Escuredo

and

Do-Hyung Kim

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4699 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sustainable cities; circular cities; 15-minute cities; urban climate; governance; urbanization; environmental planning

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

Wastewater Treatment Technology Under Sustainable Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Domagoj Nakić

,

Ivan Halkijevic

and Hana Posavčić

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4538 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; advanced technologies; sustainable wastewater management; environmental sustainability

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

The Application of Machine Learning and AI Technology Towards the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Sufi Fahim

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4502 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI) in sustainability; machine learning (ML) for sustainable development; smart cities and AI technologies; AI for environmental conservation; AI-driven renewable energy management; Predictive analytics for SDGs; AI for climate change mitigation; AI in circular economy; AI for green transportation; AI in waste and water management

Sustainable Animal Production and Livestock Practices

edited by

Rodrigo Morales

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4465 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable livestock; animal welfare; greenhouse gas emissions; conservation grazing; regenerative practices; agroecological livestock production; circular economy; carbon balance; integration of agroforestry and livestock

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

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