Sustainability

Sustainable Water Futures: Integrated Approaches for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

edited by

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water management; wastewater treatment and reuse; sorption technologies and novel sorbents; nature-based water treatment; circular economy in water systems; emerging contaminant removal; sustainability assessment and monitoring; policy and governance in water sustainability

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

Technology Innovation Management: Fueling Smart Transformation in Project Management

edited by

Yong Liu

,

Peng Ma

and Liguo Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital project management; new product development; innovation management; project collaboration; sustainable project management; artificial intelligence in projects; cultural and creative industries; consumer-driven innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Environment and Sustainability: Circular Economy, Green Business and Socio-Economy

edited by

Dumitru Alexandru Bodislav

and Raluca Iuliana Georgescu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; green business; sustainable development; socio-economic transformation; environmental governance; sustainability measurement; resource efficiency; policy and innovation; social inclusion; regenerative economy

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

Advances in Stability Control, Optimal Operation and Modeling Analysis of Power System with High-Level Renewable Energy: 2nd Edition

edited by Bo Zhang, Jiaoxin Jia and Sen Cui

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; active distribution network; distributed energy; smart grid; energy storage; optimal operation; stability control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure Management

edited by

Francesco Abbondati

, Ferdinando Verardi and

Fabio Rondinella

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation management; infrastructure asset management; life-cycle performance; smart mobility systems; resilient transport networks; sustainable construction and maintenance; data-driven infrastructure optimization; predictive modeling in pavement engineering; environmental and social sustainability; digital twin of infrastructures; GeoAI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Spatial Data for the Sustainable World: Remote Sensing in Geographical Research

edited by

Robert Župan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial data; remote sensing; geoinformatics; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); earth observation; spatial analysis; environmental monitoring; geovisualization; spatial planning; sustainability

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

Sustainable Innovation and Management in Hospitality and Tourism

edited by

Isabel Borges

and

Fátima Matos Silva

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; hospitality management; environmental sustainability; socio-economic development; sustainable practices; tourism policy; sustainable development goals (SDGs); eco-friendly hospitality; tourism governance; sustainability assessment tools

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

Monitoring Tools for the Sustainable Management of Organic Carbon in Coastal Ecosystems

edited by

Shuchai Gan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: blue carbon; carbon sequestration; coastal ecosystems; biogeochemical process; environmental monitoring

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

Sustainable and Innovative Agriculture in Issues of Energy Production and Food Safety: 2nd Edition

edited by

Bogdan Saletnik

,

Marcin Bajcar

and

Grzegorz Zaguła

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovations in agriculture; sustainable agriculture; food production; food safety; food preservation methods; biochar; pyrolysis; waste management; carbon sequestration; soil fertilization; magnetic fields

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Green Energy Markets and Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by Qingshan Xu, Yuanxing Xia and Yang Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: green energy markets; sustainable development; renewable integration; market design; policy instruments; information asymmetry; digital sustainability tools; carbon neutrality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advancing Sustainable Construction Management Through Decision Support System

edited by

Leonas Ustinovichius

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable constructiondecision support systems (DSS); construction management; building information modeling (BIM); sustainability assessment; life cycle analysis (LCA); smart construction technologies; environmental performance; multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); sustainable infrastructure development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Circular and Nature-Based Materials for Net-Zero Cities: Integrating Green Infrastructure and Urban Sustainability

edited by

Olga Szlachetka

and Justyna Dzięcioł

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; green infrastructure; zero-carbon cities; sustainable materials; urban resilience; low-carbon design; biomaterials; material reuse and recycling; sustainable urban planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Rethinking Waste: Life Cycle Thinking Approaches Towards a Circular and Regenerative Future

edited by

Ana Ramos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle thinking; circular economy; regenerative systems; waste valorization; industrial symbiosis; resource efficiency; sustainable design; life cycle assessment (LCA); material recovery; environmental impact

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

Mechanical Engineering for Environmental Sustainability: From Materials to Technologies

edited by

Lagouge Tartibu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; mechanical engineering innovations; sustainable materials; energy-efficient technologies; circular economy

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

Renewable Energy Systems: Technological Innovations and the Environmental Trade-Offs

edited by

Manuel Alcázar Ortega

and

Lina Montuori

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewables; decarbonization; environmental trade-offs; demand response; energy management; artificial intelligence; energy forecast

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advancing Sustainable Resources Management

edited by Oana Mititelu-Ionuș,

Gabriel Minea

and

Daniel Simulescu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; sustainable resources consumption; sustainable natural resources management; sustainable agriculture; climate and ecosystem resilience; natural resources economics; circular economy

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

Comprehensive Monitoring Approaches for the Assessment of Aquatic Ecosystem Health

edited by Hyeonseo Cho and

Huiho Jeong

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated monitoring; environmental quality assessment; water pollution; sediment pollution; biomonitoring; sustainable management

Unleashing the Potential of Clean Energy for Sustainable Development

edited by

Mulu Bayray Kahsay

and Cuthbert Kimambo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean energy; renewable energy; sustainable development; energy transition; climate change; energy access; energy equity; green technologies; policy innovation; sustainable growth; global cooperation; social inclusivity

Sustainable and Circular Approaches for Power and Energy Systems

edited by

Andrea Toscani

,

Nicola Delmonte

and

Danilo Santoro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: power converters; renewable energy; sustainability; circular economy; eco-design; e-waste reduction; reliability; smart grids; energy storage; lifetime extension

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

The Hidden Treasure: Grasslands, Carbon, and Climate Resilience

edited by Alberto Minelli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: turfrass; meadow; grassland; ecosystem; resilience

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

Digitalisation, Governance, and Innovation for Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Societies

edited by

Oana-Ramona Lobonț

and

Ana-Cristina Nicolescu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitalisation; governance quality; innovation capacity; sustainable development; economic growth; climate and societal resilience

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

Sustainable Development of Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites

edited by

Gang Jian

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradable polymers and composites; polymer composites; nanocomposites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Consumer Behavior Towards Environmentally Conscious Consumption

edited by

Jose Luis Vazquez-Burguete

,

María P. García-Miguélez

and

Cristina Elena Nicolescu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; green consumer behavior; pro-environmental decision-making; green marketing; sustainability transitions; behavioral interventions; circular economy; environmental psychology; ethical consumption; consumer sustainability

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

Sustainable Buildings for a Seismic Future: Integrating Resilience into Design and Retrofit Practices

edited by Issa El-Hussain and

Abdullah Ansari

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic resilience; sustainable buildings; performance-based design; seismic retrofitting; structural health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Rural Tourism, Nature-Based Tourism and Sustainable Tourism Practices

edited by

Dana Tometzová

,

Lucia Bednárová

and

Mário Molokáč

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural tourism; sustainable tourism; community-based tourism; nature-based tourism; sustainable regional development; sustainable destination management

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

Innovation in the Sustainable Tourism and Rural Development

edited by

Ioulia Poulaki

and Eleni Gaki

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; rural development; tourism innovation; sustainable entrepreneurship; regional resilience; community-based tourism; circular economy; destination sustainability; digital transformation

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

Innovative Partnerships Between Higher Education and Enterprises for Advancing Corporate Sustainability

edited by

Luis Velazquez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: university-enterprise collaboration; corporate sustainability; innovative partnerships; living labs; ESG talent development; cross-sectoral research; emerging economies; partnership evaluation; sustainability governance; sustainable business ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Plastic Pollution Reduction and Sustainable Marine Ecosystems

edited by

Jun Wu

, Jian Lu and

Yifeng Wu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic pollution; microplastics; environmental behaviors; marine ecosystem; pollution control; advanced oxidation processes; adsorption; chemical treatment; biological treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)

Energy-Smart Agricultural and Food Industry: Heat Management for Sustainable Production

edited by Pavel Neuberger,

Jakub Sikora

and

Pavel Kic

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy optimization; heat pumps; heat recovery; renewable energy sources; secondary energy sources; sensible and latent heat

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Innovation and Sustainability in Logistics Science and Technology

edited by

Yunbae Kim

and Javed Aslam

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; green logistics; digital transformation; smart logistics; circular economy; artificial intelligence in logistics; blockchain technology; eco-friendly transportation; supply chain resilience

Governance Mechanisms for Sustainability Transformation: Innovations Across Organizational, Societal and Environmental Domains

edited by

Jonathan H. Westover

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability governance; transformative change; institutional innovation; multi-level governance; policy integration; stakeholder engagement; systems thinking; transition management; adaptive governance; socio-ecological resilience

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

Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Biomass Valorization and Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Eugenia Papadaki

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass valorization; wastewater treatment; pollutant degradation; circular economy; bioenergy; biorefinery; process optimization; chemicals recovery; feasibility study; anaerobic digestion; advanced oxidation processes; smart wastewater systems; data-driven approaches

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

Road Safety Management and Sustainable Traffic Design for Urban Resilience

edited by

Ana María Pérez-Zuriaga

and Almudena Sanjurjo-de-No

submission deadline 5 Dec 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: cycling infrastructure; e-scooter safety; micromobility; road safety; sustainable mobility; sustainable urban planning; traffic design; traffic modelling; urban resilience; vulnerable road users

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

From Interface to Impact: Mechanisms and Measurement in Sustainable Digital Consumption

edited by

Magdalena Jaciow

, Ilona Lipowska and Marcin Awdziej

submission deadline 11 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital circular economy; digital consumption behaviors; digital ethics in consumption; data-driven sustainability; reducing overconsumption; switching to digital alternatives; user experience (UX) design and behavioral economics; lifecycle assessment (LCA); algorithmic accountability; socio-technical systems

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

Advanced Research on the Smart Grid and Sustainable Power Systems

edited by

Jianheng Lin

and Wenjing Xiong

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; sustainable power system; renewable energy integration; grid-forming converter; energy storage; distributed energy resources; resilient operation; carbon neutrality; digital twin; sustainable development

Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Climate-Resilient Agricultural Systems: Integrating Science, Technology, and Policy for Future Farming

edited by

Daowei Sun

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-smart agriculture; regenerative farming; precision agriculture; soil management; water management; nutrient efficiency; crop adaptation; on-farm experimentation; climate impact modeling; agricultural policy

Advances in Thermal Energy Storage Materials, Technologies, and Applications

edited by

Qinghua Yu

and Weiwei Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; phase-change materials (PCMs); thermochemical storage; thermal management systems; electric vehicles (EVs); automotive thermal management; sustainable energy systems; energy storage materials; renewable energy integration

Water Desalination and Water Treatment Technologies for Sustainability

edited by

Han Yuan

,

Longxiang Chen

and Yongchao Sun

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: desalination; sustainable water technologies; water management; water security; water treatment

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

Advances in Biorefinery Technologies for Sustainable Future

edited by

Alessandra Palella

and Lorenzo Spadaro

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: biorefinery; bio sources; sustainable chemistry; biomass valorisation; bio-feedstock; bio-waste; bio-fuels; transesterification; hydrotreatment; hydrodeoxygenation; gasification and pyrolysis; catalytic chemical conversion of biomass

Improve the Energetic Sustainability of Processes Through Waste Heat Recovery

edited by Jesús Castro and Carles Oliet

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative waste heat recovery heat exchangers; thermal energy recovery; process heat reuse; energetic sustainability; industrial case studies; energy efficiency; carbon footprint reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced Nanomaterials for Sustainable Construction and Infrastructure

edited by

Mahmoud H. Akeed

submission deadline 24 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanotechnology; sustainable infrastructure; built environment; eco-efficient materials; nano-engineered cementitious systems; ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); smart and self-sensing structures; durability and service life; circular economy; life-cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

AI for Sustainable Development: Applications and Impacts across Industries

edited by Ahreum Hong and Yannan Li

submission deadline 28 Dec 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 38538 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI applications; economics in AI; ethics in AI; educational AI; transportation AI; machine learning; domain-specific AI; interdisciplinary research

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

Sustainable Development of Construction Engineering—2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6328 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction engineering; green buildings; low-carbon buildings; construction industry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sediment Movement, Sustainable Water Conservancy and Water Transport

edited by

Junhong Zhang

,

Lingling Zhu

,

Yunping Yang

and Dangwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5932 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal; estuarine; and river dynamics; numerical modeling; laboratory modeling and experimental studies; hydrodynamic processes; sediment transport and morphology; water conservancy; environmental hydraulics; sediment dynamics; morphodynamics; sediment budget

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

Soil Quality and Innovation in Agriculture: Dynamics, Indicators, and Sustainability, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eleftherios Evangelou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3962 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil quality indicators; sustainable soil management; soil quality monitoring; innovation in agriculture; soil functions

Research Progress and Evaluation Challenges of By-Product and Waste Valorization, 2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos Miguel Henriques Ferreira

,

Sara Nunes Silva

,

Catarina Silva S. Oliveira

and

Alessandra Braga Ribeiro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1599 | Submission Open

Keywords: by-product valorization; bioactive; circular economy; green chemistry; green metrics

Sustainable Civil Engineering: Circular Economy, Environmental Impact, and Tools Driving Transformation

edited by

Justyna Jaskowska-Lemańska

and Joanna Sagan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1141 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; circular economy; environmental impact; non-destructive testing (NDT); life cycle assessment (LCA); building information modeling (BIM); Internet of Things (IoT) in construction; artificial intelligence (AI) in construction; construction waste management; ESG in construction; resource efficiency; interdisciplinary approaches in civil engineering; governance in sustainable construction projects

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

Innovations in the Degradation and Remediation of Emerging Organic Pollutants

edited by

Guofang Xu

,

Yi Yang

,

Feilong Gao

and Zhihao Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 798 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs); microplastics; environmental remediation; degradation mechanisms; advanced oxidation processes; green technologies; artificial intelligence; environmental fate and transport; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)

Food Science and Engineering for Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Long Yu

and

Ping Dong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; innovative food processing technologies; novel product development; food packaging; food chemistry and nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Urban Futures and Sustainable Cities: Geographies of Transition and Transformation

edited by

Jinghu Pan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transformation geography; sustainable cities; urban resilience; multi-scale interaction; socio technical systems; nature based solutions; smart cities; compact cities

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

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