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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Waste and Resource Management, and Sustainability
edited by Amani Maalouf
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste management; energy; LCA-emission accounting; environmental engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Advanced Materials and Corrosion-Resistant Technologies for Sustainable Industry
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: corrosion; coating; alloys; protection; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Environmental Sustainability and Pollution Monitoring: Application of Information and Communication Technology
edited by , Razak Seidu and Yushan Pan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollution monitoring; sustainable technology for environment; smart environment sensing systems; machine learning in sustainable applications; environmental data analytics; decision support systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Sustainable Rural Resiliences: Challenges, Resistances, and Pathways in New Processes of Rural Revitalization Around the World
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 36 | 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)
Nature-Based and Community-Based Solutions for Sustainable Island Ecosystem and Landscape Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 35 | 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)
Monitoring Environmental Indicators with Geotechnologies
edited by , and Celina Maki Takemura
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental indicators; remote sensing; agrometeorology; water productivity; land use; biomass production; soil moisture; agrometeorological
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Consumption and Tourism Market Management: 2nd Edition
edited by Oana Mihaela Stoleriu and Alexandra Cehan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 34 | 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)
Sustainable Strategies for Disaster Risk and Climate Change Adaptation
edited by Shaohong Wu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; disaster risk; climate change; adaptation; risk generation mechanism; quantified expression; risk government
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Sustainable Fisheries Management for Healthy Aquatic Ecosystems and Food Safety
edited by Fabíola Fogaça
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthy ecosystems; one healthy; food safety; resilience; consumption; biological controls
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Environmental Protection and Sustainable Ecological Engineering Volume II
edited by , and Jovan Br. Papić
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 32 | 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)
Sustainable Water Resources Management and Hydrological Modeling in Changing Climate
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 31 | 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 Climate Action for Global Health—2nd Edition
edited by O. V. Giannico, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 30 | 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)
Advances in Sustainable Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Research
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrogen production; hydrogen storage; hydrogen transportation; hydrogen utilization; hydrogen economy; hydrogen policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
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 26 | 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)
From Waste to Resource: Water, Energy and Material Recovery Pathways submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 23 | 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)
Sustaining Urban and Environmental Systems with Geospatial Digital Twins and Intelligent Sensing
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 20 | 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)
Towards a Sustainable and Breathable Environment: Mitigating Air Pollution for Health and Well-Being submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution; sustainable environment; atmospheric chemistry; air quality management; climate– air quality interactions; environmental policy; urban and indoor air quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Ecosystems: Enhancing Biological Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery
edited by
submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 13 | 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 submission deadline 4 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 30 | 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)
Industrial Waste Circularity: Utilization, Pollution Prevention and Data-Driven Management
edited by Fanhui Guo
submission deadline 5 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial solid waste/wastewater/gas management; CCUS; heavy metals; circular economy; AI and machine learning; digital twin of waste processes; policy and regulatory frameworks; resource utilisation technology; LCA; pollution-risk control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Advances in Adsorption Processes for Sustainable Water Treatment—2nd Edition
edited by Slavica S. Lazarević and Ivona Častvan Janković-Castvan
submission deadline 6 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental remediation; green chemistry in water treatment; functionalization; composite materials; clay minerals; adsorption mechanisms; adsorption kinetics; metal– organic frameworks (MOFs); renewable adsorbents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Advancing Marine Ecosystem Sustainability Through Microplastic Pollution Mitigation
edited by Layla Hazeem, and Suad Ahmed Rashdan
submission deadline 6 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open
Keywords: microplastic pollution; marine ecosystem sustainability; plastic lifecycle management; ocean conservation; environmental policy; pollution mitigation strategies; marine biodiversity; climate change interactions; socio-economic impacts; innovative filtration technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Creative Sustainability Education in the Age of AI: Learning, Governance and Environmental Footprints
edited by
submission deadline 7 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open
Keywords: creative sustainability education; generative AI; AI literacy; green pedagogy; governance; environmental footprint; carbon-aware computing; climate justice; responsible AI innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Innovation, Regional Disparities and Sustainable Development
edited by
submission deadline 8 Jan 2027 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation; regional development; sustainable development; regional heterogeneity; collaborative development; green transformation; technological progress; inclusive growth
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Protecting Natural and Cultural Heritage: Sustainable Tourism Development submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 115 | 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)
Sustainable Urban Mobility Network and Public Transport
edited by Kaiqi Zhang
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 84 | 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)
Advances in Sustainable Drainage Systems and Nature-Based Solutions submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable drainage system; nature-based solutions; performance and efficiency; climate-change resilience; urban and rural; informality; bioremediation; drainage and wastewater management
Carbon Trading, Energy Transition and Sustainable Energy Economic Development
edited by Jinliang Zhang and Xinyue Dong
submission deadline 19 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 32 | 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 submission deadline 28 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 94 | 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 submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 46 | 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
submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 45 | 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 , Jianxin Shi, Wanze Wu and Xiang Yu
submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 35 | 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 submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 113 | 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 submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 87 | 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 and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 81 | 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
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 51 | 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
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 31 | 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 and Elie Montchowui
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 29 | 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 , , Mydory Oyuky Nakasima-López and Sukey Sayonara Nakasima López
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; water; energy; waste; circular economy; technology; processes; renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Smart Materials and Shape Memory Alloys for Sustainable and Resilient Building and Engineering Structures: Innovations and Applications submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open
Keywords: shape memory alloys (SMA); smart materials; adaptive facade; kinetic facade; resilient infrastructure; self-centering systems; self-prestressing; structural health monitoring; digital twins; life-cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Multi-Criteria Decision-Making for Coastal Resilience and the Blue Economy submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 10 | 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)
Digital Transformation for Resilience and Sustainability in Small and Medium Enterprises submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open
Keywords: SMEs; digital transformation; resilience; sustainability; adaptive capabilities; digital technologies; sustainable business models; data-driven innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Transformative Education for Sustainable Development: Innovation and Challenge
edited by Ainara Achurra and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open
Keywords: STEM education; sustainable development; sustainability literacy; curriculum development; SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals); environmental education; climate education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Sustainable Transportation Engineering and the Road Safety
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transportation engineering; road safety; infrastructure resilience; vulnerable road users; human factor; highway operation and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Operation and Control of Sustainable Power and Renewable Energy Systems
edited by Changzheng Shao and Yifan Su
submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 55 | 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)
Energy Sustainability in the 21st Century
edited by Tonmoy Choudhury, Panagiotis Kokkalis and
submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy sustainability; energy economics; renewable energy; energy efficiency; low‑carbon transition; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Use of Water Resources and the Preservation of Biodiversity in Aquatic Ecosystems submission deadline 2 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 11 | 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 submission deadline 8 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 63 | 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 Plant Nutrition in Water-Limited Environments submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant nutrition; sustainable agriculture; water-limited environments; drought stress; nutrient use efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
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