Sustainability

Transforming End-of-Life Product Management: Leveraging Big Data, Deep Learning, and Sustainable Practices

edited by

, Yasin Karagöz and Charli Sitinjak

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3214 | Submission Open

Keywords: end-of-life (EoL) management; big data analytics; deep learning; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LSA); material recovery; sustainable practices

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

Urbanization and Environmental Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Enrico Ivaldi

,

Leonardo Salvatore Alaimo

and

Alfonso Piscitelli

submission deadline 6 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13201 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable cities; urban futures; urban greening; land system; energy consumption; food habits; travel habits

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

Digital Transformation and Innovation for a Sustainable Future

edited by

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submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 56747 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitization; digital transformation; digital innovation; digital innovation processes; digital sustainability

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

Sustainable Disaster Risk Management and Urban Resilience

edited by

Jaime Santos-Reyes

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6980 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk; disaster; resilience; vulnerability; early warning; emergency response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)

BRICS+: Sustainable Development of Air Transport and Tourism

edited by Fernandes Elton and Fulufhelo Netswera

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6667 | Submission Open

Keywords: air transport; BRICS+ and Global South; case study; Global North tourism; emerging countries; economic causality between air transport and tourism; inbound and outbound tourism; geopolitical bottlenecks; middle class growth; tourism market forecast

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advancing Carbon Reduction Technology Innovation: Pathways to Global Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development

edited by

Jintao Li

,

Jianhua Zhu

and

Feng Liu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6137 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon reduction technology innovation; global carbon neutrality; low-carbon economic transformation; green finance mechanisms; carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies

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

Towards Sustainable Urban Transport System

edited by

Ammar O. Abulibdeh

and Mohamed Kharbeche

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4205 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; electric vehicles; smart cities; public transit systems; carbon emission reduction; shared mobility; mobility as a service; non-motorized transport; green infrastructure; transportation policy; climate resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Traffic Flow Management and Smart Transportation

edited by Jinhao Liang, Chaopeng Tan, Jiwei Feng and Jian Wu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 784 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable traffic management; smart transportation systems; advanced autonomous driving technologies; intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); urban mobility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Innovative Pathways to Sustainable Procurement and Enhanced Resource Efficiency in Manufacturing Enterprises

edited by

Hamzeh Al Amosh

,

Hashem Alshurafat

, Allam Hamdan and John Sands

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable procurement; innovation; circular economy; green supply

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

Healthy Soil and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Jong Myong Park

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative farming; agricultural and environmental protection and restoration; agricultural policy; agricultural practice; crop quality management; crops and agrifood safety; environmentally friendly agriculture; ecological interaction with crops; soil biology; soil chemistry; soil microbiology

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

Toward Sustainable Tourism: Management Practices and Customer Experiences

edited by

Jonghyeong Kim

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable business practices; sustainable business strategy; customer experience; consumer behavior; ESG

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

Sustainable Fresh Produce Processing and By-Products Utilization

edited by Jiayi Wang, Yuanyuan Hou and Yating Zhao

submission deadline 12 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: processing of fruits and vegetables; by-products utilization; preservation of fruits and vegetables; bioactive composition; non-thermal techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Transportation Engineering and Mobility Safety Management

edited by

Fabio Borghetti

and

Giovanni Calabrò

submission deadline 13 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3201 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation planning; sustainable mobility; public transport; transportation decarbonization; transportation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Research on Food Science and Food Technology

edited by

Giurgiulescu Liviu

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 28737 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food system; food wastes; carbon print; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Building a Healthy Future: Public Health and Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Inkyu Han

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11287 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; urban/rural development and planning; social determinants; health; energy; built environment; indoor home; occupational health; equity

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

Innovations and Policies Shaping Sustainable Transportation Engineering

edited by

Khaled Shaaban

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8879 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation engineering; connected vehicles; autonomous vehicles; shared mobility; electric vehicles; active transportation; public transportation service quality; energy consumption reduction; traffic congestion alleviation; road safety innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Circular Economy Strategies for Waste Management: Innovations in Resource Recovery and Sustainability

edited by

Adriana Gómez-Sanabria

and

Haniyeh Jalalipour

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8796 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste and materials management; circular economy; financing models; sustainability; decarbonization; public– private partnerships; stakeholders

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

NEXUS International Conference: Digital and Green Transition in Maritime Ports: Trends and Challenges—DGTMP 2024

edited by

Vitor Caldeirinha

, Maria Teresa Folgôa Batista,

Tiago Pinho

and

João Correia

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7458 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart ports; smart logistics in ports; open data plataform; sustainability in ports; ports decarbonization; digital twin and BIM maritime ports; digital transition; green transition; energetic transition education and training; energetic development; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Develop, Educate and Communicate Sustainability Through STEM Education and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Leon Yufeng Wu

,

Chih-Chang Yu

,

Ming-Yen Lee

and Chun-Hung Lin

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3972 | Submission Open

Keywords: STEM education; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); science communication; interdisciplinary education; educational innovation; CDIO; learning metrics regarding sustainability

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

Synergic Integration of Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy, and Storage Systems into Smart Grids

edited by

Mattia Ricco

,

Francesco Lo Franco

and

Juan C. Vasquez

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2749 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; renewable sources; energy management systems; smart charging; storage systems; smart grid; energy community

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Resilient Infrastructure Planning: Enhancing Sustainability in Construction

edited by Roode Liias

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1560 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban and rural infrastructure; professional competence for infrastructure management; developing infrastructure networks; standards for regeneration of infrastructure; professionalism of servicing staff

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Smart Electricity Grid and Sustainable Power Systems

edited by

Jidong Wang

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 693 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; sustainable energy; low carbon operation; energy storage; sustainable management; distributed generation; demand response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

CSR, Green Innovation and Creation of Shared Value: Transforming Business Strategy to Achieve Durable Sustainability Impact

edited by

Floriana Fusco

and Patrick O'Sullivan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; creating shared value; green innovation; greenwashing; sustainability impact; business purpose; circular economy; Sustainable Development Goals

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

Sustainable Food Processing and Chemical Analysis

edited by

Călin Jianu

and

Ersilia Alexa

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; green technologies; food safety and quality; chemical analysis in food systems; energy efficiency in food production; waste reduction and capitalization of by-products; nutritional enhancement; eco-friendly food packaging; life cycle assessment (LCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Operational Strategy and Logistics in Freight Transport

edited by

Mateusz Zaja̧c

,

Tomislav Rožić

and

Artur Kierzkowski

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; sustainable logistics; transport network modeling; artificial intelligence in freight transport; intermodal transport; designing intermodal supply chain networks; strategies for intermodal terminal operations; mathematical analysis in strategic decision-making; transport cargo footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Energy Systems: Integrating Renewable Energy Carbon Trading and Electricity Markets

edited by

TianTian Feng

submission deadline 17 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2777 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon energy policy; renewable energy consumption; novel power system; integrated electricity; carbon reduction and carbon optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Environmental Assessment in Sub-Saharan Africa—Innovation, Perspectives and Practice

edited by Vincent Onyango, Paola Gazzola and Phathu Mukwevho

submission deadline 19 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: sub-Saharan Africa; environmental assessment; EIA; ESIA; SEA; innovative approaches

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

Economics of Energy in the Context of Carbon Emissions and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Taimoor Hassan and Syed Anees Haider Zaidi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3510 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy consumption and production; renewable energy; non-renewable energy; environmental sustainability; carbon emissions; energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Novel Techniques for Water Resources in a Changing Climate: Hydrological Strategies for a Sustainable Future

edited by Hossein Hamidifar, Ghufran Ahmed Pasha and

Charalampos Skoulikaris

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2843 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources management; climate change; hydrological modeling; sustainability; machine learning; flood and drought risk; sediment transport; water quality; socio-economic impacts; resilience strategies

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

Potential Solutions for Environmentally Friendly Supply Chain Transformation

edited by Mingwei Wang, Zhifeng Qian, Yuanyuan Fu and Hengyu Li

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 454 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmentally friendly transformation; green supply chain; low carbon emissions; sustainability decision-making; artificial intelligence; data-driven decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Urban Understanding and Planning: Principle and Application of Earth Observation and Geoinformation

edited by Da He,

Qiqi Zhu

, Yang Chen and Yu Su

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; urban scene understanding; urban function zone; urban greenspace; artificial intelligence; urban land use; smart cities

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

Sustainable Food Preservation

edited by

Hugo Miguel Lisboa Oliveira

and Ana Paula Trindade

submission deadline 21 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 48879 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food preservation; food waste reduction; eco-friendly packaging; natural preservatives; modified atmosphere packaging; cold plasma in food preservation; pulsed-light technology; hurdle technology; nutritional quality maintenance; environmental impact of food preservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainability in Pavement Materials and Design

edited by

Vítor Antunes

,

Ana Cristina Freire

and

José Neves

submission deadline 21 Sep 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 28372 | Submission Open

Keywords: Bio-Green-Circular economy; circular economy; durability; eco-efficient pavement design; life cycle analysis; life cycle cost analysis; low-impact development; multi-recycling capacity; paving materials; rejuvenators; sustainability

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

Urban Smart Mobility and Public Transport: Opportunities, Challenges, and Planning

edited by

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submission deadline 22 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2099 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban mobility; spatial pattern; spatial modeling; public transport; transit-oriented development; sustainable transportation; smart mobility; intelligent transport system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Marketing and Consumer Management

edited by Xiao Tong and

Yuli Liang

submission deadline 22 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 625 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable marketing; green marketing; consumer brand relationships; consumer management; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Progress in Climate-Adaptive Sustainable Energy and Materials

edited by

Xiong (Bill) Yu

, Chanjuan Han and Yuan Guo

submission deadline 23 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate adaptation; sustainable energy systems; renewable energy technologies; climate-resilient materials; circular economy; smart grids; energy storage solutions; lifecycle assessment; green construction materials; climate change mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Innovative Materials, Nature-Based Solutions and Energy-Efficient Solutions in Sustainable Buildings and Cities

edited by

Paola Lassandro

submission deadline 24 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1376 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced composites; recycled materials; phase-change materials; low-carbon concrete; nanomaterials; eco-materials; green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; energy efficiency; climate change adaptations; urban sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Navigating Sustainability Business: Environmental and Social Sustainability and Related Strategies

edited by

Jooh Lee

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12015 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental greening; social responsibility; economic performance of firms

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

Sustainable Management in Tourism and Hospitality: Understanding Consumer Trends

edited by

Silvia Baiocco

, Paola M. A. Paniccia and

Antonella Monda

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7107 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism; hospitality; sustainability; sustainable development; management; tourism demand; corporate social responsibility; destination management; value co-creation; consumer behaviour; entrepreneurship

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

Pollution, Toxicology and Sustainable Solutions in Aquatic System

edited by Hyeonseo Cho, Gi Beum Kim and

Huiho Jeong

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5306 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental contamination and pollution; toxicity; risk assessment; management; sustainable solution; limnetic; marine; and aquatic systems; water; sediment; soil; and biota

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

Quality of Life in the Context of Sustainable Development

edited by

Agnieszka Sompolska-Rzechuła

and Anna Oleńczuk-Paszel

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2824 | Submission Open

Keywords: quality of life; sustainable development; sustainable cities; infrastructure; renewable energy resources; protection of the environment; climate change; legal aspects of sustainable development and quality of life

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

Green Supply Chain and Sustainable Economic Development—2nd Edition

edited by Jiang Wu and

Peiwen Zhang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 380 | Submission Open

Keywords: green supply chain; sustainable economic development; comprehensive evaluation; green logistics; supply chain finance

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

Sustainable Tourism and Destination Development

edited by

Alastair M. Morrison

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; destination management and marketing; branding; regenerative tourism; responsible tourism; meaningful tourism; slow tourism; sustainable transportation; corporate social responsibility

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

Application of Sustainable Practices in Food Engineering

edited by

Gjore Nakov

and

Alyssa Hidalgo

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; waste minimization; circular economy; food safety; food quality; nutritional value

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Energy Conservation Towards a Low-Carbon and Sustainability Future

edited by

Yongming Han

and Xuan Hu

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven; intelligent optimization; efficiency evaluation; artificial intelligence; data mining and fusion; environmental protection; energy saving and optimization; energy consumption forecast; air pollution emissions; renewable energy conversion and utilization; hydrogen energy; high-efficiency energy devices; neural networks; deep learning; environmental efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in Sustainable Battery Energy Storage Systems

edited by

Haoran Ji

, Yuanxing Xia, Yu Huang and Qi Wang

submission deadline 26 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable battery energy storage system (BESS); renewable energy integration; advanced battery technologies; electrical grid stability; energy management system (EMS); grid-scale energy storage; microgrids and smart grids; electric vehicle charging infrastructure; battery life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances and Applications in Sustainable Built Environments: Energy Systems, Technologies and Building Design

edited by

Carmen Diaz López

,

Carmen Maria Muñoz-González

, Juan Jesús Bayo and Rubén Mora-Esteban

submission deadline 26 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; urbanism; climate change; energy efficiency; resilient urban designs; indoor air quality; green infrastructure; sustainable mobility; well-being

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

Geographical Information System for Sustainable Ecology

edited by

Yuanzhi Yao

,

Xiaoai Dai

and

Xue Liu

submission deadline 29 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1541 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographical information systems (GISs); sustainable ecology; environmental monitoring; spatial analysis; habitat management; resource management

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

Educating for Sustainability: Advances and Challenges in Environmental Education

edited by

Dana Perniu

and Corina Cace

submission deadline 29 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1036 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental education; education for sustainability; planetary boundaries; innovative teaching; complexity; problem solving; environmental ethics

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

Sustainable Innovation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jianghang Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 32395 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

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