Sustainability

The Synthesis of Low-Carbon New Materials and Their Application in Green Design

edited by Yanchen Li, Chenglong Zhang, Yanhong Jia and

Kaibao Wang

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11864 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon composite materials; mechanism analysis; green design; sustainable design concept

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Fuel, Carbon Emission and Sustainable Green Energy

edited by

José Antonio Soriano García

,

Edgar Vicente Rojas Reinoso

and

Pablo Fernández-Yáñez

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5645 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; renewable energy; sustainable fuels; carbon emissions; climate change; energy efficiency; green energy; carbon sequestration; energy decentralization; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Smart and Sustainable Solutions for Landslide and Landslide Dam Risks in a Changing Climate

edited by

Yixiang Song

, Qiujie Meng and

Zhu Zhong

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2405 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslide early warning; AI in geohazards; sustainable mitigation; climate adaptation; digital twin; bioengineering; IoT monitoring; landslide dam breaching; risk governance; sdgs

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

Wastewater Treatment, Water Pollution, and Sustainable Water Resources

edited by Claudete Gindri and Dison S. P. Franco

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1121 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular water management; wastewater treatment; emerging contaminants; water–energy–food nexus; bioremediation; artificial intelligence; life cycle assessment; water governance; resource recovery

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

Safeguarding Geological Heritage: Remote Sensing and Innovations in Sustainable Disaster Prevention

edited by

Roberto Sergio Azzoni

, Joanna Fidelus-Orzechowska and

Pierluigi Brandolini

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 467 | Submission Open

Keywords: geological heritage protection; remote sensing; sustainable disaster prevention; geomorphological processes and risks; risk assessment and mitigation

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

Energy Economics from a Sustainable Development Perspective

edited by Wanhai You, Shijing Nan and Yawei Guo

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; industrial structure transition; sustainable development; energy efficiency; circular economics; energy finance; renewable energy; economic complexity

Membrane Technology at the Forefront of Sustainable Water Treatment, Resource Recovery, and Environmental Management

edited by

Jehad A. Kharraz

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; sustainable water treatment; energy-efficient desalination; resource recovery; wastewater treatment; circular economy; photothermal membranes; membrane distillation (MD); hybrid membrane systems; life cycle assessment (LCA)

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

Volcanic Disaster Prevention and Sustainable Risk Management

edited by

Rui Marques

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: volcanic hazard assessment; disaster risk reduction; societal resilience

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

Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management: Challenges, Innovations, and Resource Recovery

edited by

Aleksandra Wdowczyk

submission deadline 2 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5648 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; sustainable development; nutrient and energy recovery; landfill; sustainable resources

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

Energy Transition for Sustainability: Building a Renewable, Low-Carbon Future

edited by

Neílton Silva

, Sylvia Meimaridou Rola and

Leandro Andrei Beser de Deus

submission deadline 2 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1711 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric mobility; energy policy; energy poverty; energy transition; just energy transition; low-carbon development; renewable energy; smart grids; smart metering; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Construction Materials: Innovations in Cement and Concrete for a Resilient Infrastructure

edited by

Wisal Ahmed

, Arslan Akbar and

Mingli Cao

submission deadline 2 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 778 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; low-carbon concrete; recycled materials; sustainable pozzolans; alternative binders; fibers; life cycle assessment; 3D concrete printing; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Governance, Innovation and Eco-Friendly Regional Energy Transitions

edited by Florian Weber and

Teva Meyer

submission deadline 3 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1554 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transitions; multi-level governance; regional and local scale; sustainable energy paths

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Green Building: CO₂ Emissions in the Construction Industry

edited by Jindao Chen,

Hongping Yuan

and

Qian Shi

submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8755 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building; carbon emissions; construction industry; sustainable construction; low carbon construction; green building materials; lean construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Advanced Technologies and Collaborative Approaches for Sustainable Engineering and Industrial Systems

edited by

Leonilde Varela

, Zilda De Castro Silveira and Leonel Patrício

submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5678 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; circular economy; Industry 4.0; collaborative networks; digital twins; industrial resilience; green technologies; sustainable design; resilient systems; advanced manufacturing

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

Smart Transport Based on Sustainable Transport Development

edited by

Bin Ji

and

Shuanglin Li

submission deadline 6 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11921 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart transport; sustainable transportation; green transport technologies; intelligent transport systems; green logistics; connected and autonomous vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Research on Heat Transfer and Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by

Andrey Mityakov

submission deadline 6 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 795 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer; sustainable energy systems; energy efficiency; waste heat recovery; renewable energy; thermal energy storage; heat flux measurement; advanced thermal management; green energy technologies; thermal system optimization

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

Air Pollution and Sustainability

edited by

Pallav Purohit

submission deadline 8 Sep 2026 | 16 articles | Viewed by 32748 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution and health; air pollution control policies and regulations; circular economy; disparities in air pollution exposure; environmental sustainability; indoor air pollution; sustainable consumption and production; social inequalities; sustainable cities; sustainable urban planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)

Water Sustainability: Innovative and Sustainable Technologies for Wastewater Pollution Control in the Context of the Circular Economy

edited by

Luis Carlos Sandoval-Herazo

,

Erick Arturo Betanzo-Torres

and María Cristina López‐Méndez

submission deadline 8 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 21860 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban and rural development; wastewater treatment; nature-based solutions; sustainable agriculture; aquaponics and aquaculture; renewable energy; soil bioremediation; eco-engineering; use of artificial intelligence wastewater; sustainability assessment; biodiversity; wetlands

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

Sustainable Risk Management and Resilient Infrastructure

edited by

Seunghyun Eem

,

Shinyoung Kwag

,

Bub-Gyu Jeon

and Jae-Wook Jung

submission deadline 9 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1739 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable infrastructure; risk; seismic risk; climate-induced hazards; multi-hazard; probabilistic risk assessment; fragility analysis; disaster risk reduction; structural safety; resilience metrics

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

Sustainable Waste Utilisation and Biomass Energy Production

edited by

Cristina Trois

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21743 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuels; bioenergy; waste-to-energy roadmaps; biohydrogen; biomethane; agrobiomass; forest biomass; biorefineries; decision support tools

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

Sustainable Disaster Risk Management and Urban Resilience

edited by

Jaime Santos-Reyes

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19485 | Submission Open

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

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

Sustainable Development of Organization Performance for Economic and Business Aspects

edited by

Chei-Chang Chiou

and Cheng-Feng Wu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18846 | Submission Open

Keywords: organizational sustainability; performance sustainability; ESG; corporate evaluation; sustainable business model; green enterprise; corporate governance; sustainable supply chain

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

Climate Change and Sustainable Agricultural System

edited by

Rameshwar Kanwar

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17834 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agricultural production systems; soil, air, and water pollution from agriculture; climate mitigation technologies and agricultural practices; management of forest lands to minimize GHG emissions and increase carbon sequestration; soil health; carbon sequestration and GHG emissions in agriculture; land management systems for agriculture and biodiversity; recycling of drainage water for agriculture; innovations in irrigation systems for rice and other crops of future innovative policies to implement technologies for mitigating climate change and pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Climate Change, Hydrological Uncertainty and Sustainable Water Management

edited by Ghazi Ali Al-Rawas

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8977 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; hydrological uncertainty; water resources management; extreme events; resilience; hydrological modeling; water governance; sustainable water management; integrated water resources management

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

Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Hydrogen Production and Storage

edited by

Zuoyu Sun

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1571 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable hydrogen production; hydrogen storage technology; low-carbon energy system; water electrolysis; high-pressure gaseous hydrogen storage; solid-state hydrogen storage; techno-economic assessment

Harnessing Big Data for Sustainable Development: A Pathway to Greener Futures

edited by

Marian Pompiliu Cristescu

, Amelia Bădică and

Raluca-Andreea Nerișanu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; sustainable development; environmental analytics; smart cities; renewable energy; climate change; resource management; intelligent transportation; efficient marketing

Sustainable Tourism and Tourism Destination Management

edited by Larbi Safaa

submission deadline 11 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2836 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; destination management; territorial resilience; tourism governance; sustainable innovations; place branding; ecological footprint; community participation; tourism planning; circular economy

Advancing Innovation in Sustainable Treatment of Water and Wastewater

edited by

José Alberto Herrera-Melián

submission deadline 11 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1074 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; innovation; wastewater; water supply; water saving; wastewater reuse

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

Green Innovation, Circular Economy and Sustainability Transition

edited by

Dzintra Atstāja

submission deadline 12 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13207 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainability science; sustainable development goals; understanding and changing values; innovation

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

Smart Technologies Toward Sustainable Eco-Friendly Industry

edited by

Christian Spreafico

and

Baris Ördek

submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 24816 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; FMEA; LCA; prospective LCA; patent analysis

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

Sustainable Urban Designs to Enhance Human Health and Well-Being

edited by

Yang Song

,

Jessica Fernandez

and Pai Liu

submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15724 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; health and well-being; urban design and planning; landscape architecture

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

New Solutions for Sustainable Mobility Infrastructures and Grid Integration

edited by

Valerio Apicella

and

Carmine Stefano Clemente

submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10413 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; e-mobility; charging infrastructure; hydrogen mobility; hybrid microgrids; smart charging; V2G; V2X; wireless power transfer; battery swapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Driving Sustainability in Civil and Environmental Engineering Through Machine Learning Innovations

edited by

Hilal El-Hassan

,

Abdulkader El Mir

and

Ashraf Aly Hassan

submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1525 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; sustainable materials; resilient infrastructure; environmental modeling; artificial intelligence; smart cities; climate change; big data analytics; life cycle assessment; predictive maintenance; environmental engineering

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

Sustainable Solar Energy: Thermal and Photovoltaic Uses

edited by

Rubén D. Piacentini

, Salvador Gil and Víctor José Passamai

submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1208 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; solar; thermal; photovoltaic; efficiency; hybrid; renewable; greenhouse gases; climate change

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

Products Design and Digitalization for Sustainable Innovation

edited by Pingfei Jiang and

Ji Han

submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 910 | Submission Open

Keywords: product design; sustainable innovation; artificial intelligence in design for sustainable product design; early-stage design; design for sustainability; digital design tools; circular economy; lifecycle assessment; sustainable product development

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

Applications of Sustainable Materials in Structural Engineering for Built Environment Sustainability

edited by

John J. Myers

submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 583 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative materials; structural engineering; reinforced concrete; anti-corrosion systems

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

Sustainable Risk Assessment: Hazard Monitoring, Forecasting, and Mitigation

edited by N.A.K. Nandasena,

Cheng Chen

, Hendra Achiari and

Zhonghou Xu

submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2771 | Submission Open

Keywords: tsunami; storm; numerical modeling; experiments; field observation; ecosystems; prediction; mitigation; assessment

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

Sustainable Risk Assessment and Remediation of Soil Pollution

edited by

Wentao Yang

and Xiao Deng

submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2711 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural soil contamination; agricultural sustainability; heavy metals; emerging contaminants; fate; ecotoxicological effects; green remediation technologies; health risk assessment

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

Digital Learning and Sustainable STEAM Education

edited by

Eilish McLoughlin

submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1842 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitial learning; digital competence; STEAM education; sustainability

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

Heavy Metal Pollution and Remediation: Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Qiyuan Liu

submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1476 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal; sources, fate, and transport; ecotoxicology and risk assessment; green and sustainable remediation

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

Advancing Sustainable Construction Through BIM Adoption: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities

edited by

Ke Chen

submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 901 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); sustainable construction; construction management; life cycle assessment (LCA); digital innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Current Challenges in Sustainable Urban, Rural and Regional Development

edited by

Radu-Dănuț Săgeată

and

Remus Creţan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 22 articles | Viewed by 36623 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban and rural development; territorial planning; land use sustainability; political and administrative decisions; development policies

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

Innovative Technologies and Management Practices for Sustainable Development

edited by Sandro Carvalho and

Gilberto Santos

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 22371 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; technologies; product development; quality management; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Management, Digital Technologies, and Data Analytics for Green Environmental Management

edited by

Tehmina Khan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6102 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable management; digital technologies; data analytics; sustainability (social and environmental) reporting; environmental management; compliance

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

Emerging Pollutants, Atmospheric Processes, Urban Heat Islands and Integrated Environmental Observations: Advances in Remote Sensing and Analytical Techniques

edited by

Adrian Rosu

, Daniel-Eduard Constantin and

Mihaela Timofti

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5119 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutants; atmospheric dynamics; urban heat islands; remote sensing; DOAS; ACTRIS; advance laboratory techniques; environmental monitoring; integrated observations; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)

AI-Enhanced Sustainable Design and Planning for Housing and Indoor Environments

edited by

Wei-An Chen

,

Mingzhe Liu

and Yuan Gao

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4374 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable housing; indoor environmental quality (IEQ); artificial intelligence (AI); building performance optimization; occupant behavior modeling; smart energy systems; climate-responsive design; resilient built environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture in the Face of Climate Change

edited by

Rafał Wawer

,

Grzegorz Siebielec

and

Agnieszka Klimkowicz-Pawlas

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1425 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation to climate change; sustainable agriculture; soil health; smart farming; climate change modelling

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

Cultural Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development

edited by

Francesca Di Turo

and

Giacomo Fiocco

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | 38 articles | Viewed by 146699 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation science; cultural heritage technologies; digital humanities; sustainable development

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

Rural Economy and Sustainable Community Development

edited by

Ilias A. Makris

,

Sotiris Apostolopoulos

and

Vasileios Giannopoulos

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 22895 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural development; rural entrepreneurship and innovation; sustainable community development; energy efficiency; rural tourism; cyclical economy

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

Artificial Intelligence and IoT for the Sustainable Development

edited by

Farid Shirazi

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 534 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven solutions; AI-driven sustainable development goals; IoT applications in sustainability

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