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Key Relay Protection Technologies Applicable to Modern Sustainable Power Systems submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1263 | Submission Open
Keywords: modern sustainable power system; fault mechanism; AC/DC Protection; fault control; fault recovery; fault localization; control and protection integration; modern sustainable power system equipment
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainable Work and Organizational Practices submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1209 | Submission Open
Keywords: work and organizational psychology; entrepreneurship; innovation; sustainable work practices; psychological well-being; skills; identity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Smart Construction Ecosystems: Enhancing Safety and Sustainability Through Emerging Technologies
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1189 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart construction; sustainable building; construction safety; digital technologies; artificial intelligence (AI); construction automation; green construction technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Food Consumption and Production: Market-Driven Approaches
edited by Wei Yang and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1162 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable consumption and production; food quality and safety; food security; food supply chains; consumer behaviour; reformulated foods; plant-based meat alternatives; bio-fortified foods; food policy and environmental impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Construction Management and Building Information Modelling Implementation
edited by Behzad Abbasnejad, and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 1103 | Submission Open
Keywords: Building Information Modelling (BIM); sustainable construction; digital twins; lifecycle assessment; green building; circular economy; construction waste management; energy efficiency; climate resilience; digital transformation
Macroalgae as Innovative Agricultural Inputs and Climate-Smart Agroecosystems: From the Sea to the Soil
edited by Andrés Calderín García, Danielle França de Oliveira Torchia and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1077 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; macroalgae; climate-smart agroecosystems; circular agriculture; soil health; marine biotechnology; life cycle assessment (LCA); environmental sustainability; green technologies; sustainable nutrient management; plant–soil interactions
Plant Ecological Function Research and Ecological Conservation
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1075 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant ecological function; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; ecological restoration; invasive species management; climate resilience; ethnobotany and culture; carbon sequestration; habitat dynamics; nature-based solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Innovative Fluid Dynamics Applications for Sustainable Renewable Energy Development submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 1068 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable energy systems; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); wind turbine aerodynamics; wave and tidal energy converters; aerodynamic and hydrodynamic modelling and optimization; sustainable solar thermal energy; hybrid renewable energy systems; fluid–structure interactions; experimental fluid dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Resilient Cities Under Climate Changes
edited by Kairui Feng, Shiqi Zhou, and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 810 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban resilience; climate adaptation strategies; sustainable urban morphology; green-blue infrastructure; climate equity; data-driven urban planning; multi-hazard resilience; post-disaster recovery; climate-responsive governance; transformative urban solutions; innovative infrastructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Between Bits and Biodiversity: The AI Dilemma in the Era of Sustainability
edited by Micaela Moreira Pinho, and Fátima Leal
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 708 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainable development; sustainable development goals; data centres; environmental impact; water footprint; energy footprint; resource management
Low-Carbon Materials for Sustainable and Healthy Buildings: Enhancing Indoor Comfort, Well-Being, and Energy Efficiency with Non-Conventional Constructive Solutions
edited by Magda Posani, Vincenzo Maria Gentile, and Tuomas Alapieti
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 707 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable materials; thermal insulation; bio-based materials; moisture buffering; heritage; IAQ
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Energy Storage and Integration of Renewable Energy Systems Towards Energy Sustainability: 2nd Edition
edited by Jian Chen, Wen Zhang and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 694 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage; renewable energy integration; energy management system; planning and operation; energy economics; environmental sustainability
Smart Technology Applications for Sustainable Urban Futures
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 672 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twin and digital twin cities; sustainable urban futures; smart cities and smart homes; healthy buildings and well-being; inclusive design; participatory urban planning; smart technologies for sustainable built environments; urban resilience; digital transformation in architecture and urban design
Remote Sensing for Coastal Resilience: Addressing Climate Impact and Sustainable Solutions submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 672 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal planning systems; coastal management strategies; coastal erosion; ecosystem degradation; climate adaptation strategies; coastal land use/land cover change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Sustainable Construction: 3D Printing and Material Recycling
edited by Walid Deboucha and Frederic Jamin
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 649 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable construction; 3D printing; recycle materials; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LCA); wastes
Smart Manufacturing for an Integrated Model of Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 627 | Submission Open
Keywords: manufacturing; industrial AI; cobotics; sustainable manufacturing
Urban Water Cycle Management in the AI Era: New Trends in a Rapidly Changing Tool Kit
edited by , , Evangelos Keramaris and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open
Keywords: water systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; digital tools; water quality; water resources; floods; drought; water cycle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Application and Functional Roles of Microbial Communities in Soil, Sludge and Sediments
edited by Ke Dong, and Lingling Shi
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 593 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial communities; soil, sludge and sediment; microbiome; environmental adaptation; bioremediation; soil health; microbial ecological engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Energy Economy and Green Development: Pathways to Sustainable Transitions
edited by Ismail Fasanya
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 583 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy economy; green development; sub-saharan africa; renewable energy; sustainable development goals (SDGs); energy transition; green finance; technological innovation; policy frameworks; energy access and equity; environmental sustainability; economic diversification; just energy transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Materials Chemistry and Technologies
edited by , Tianjiao Li and Haoyuan Shi
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 564 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; materials chemistry; materials physics; multiscale modeling and simulation; mechanics; materials properties; process–structure–property relationship; soft materials; metals; polymers; ceramics; composites; additive manufacturing; machine learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
Resilience and Sustainability of Socio-Ecological Systems
edited by Cesar Augusto Ruiz-Agudelo, Angela María Cortes-Gómez and Francisco De Paula Gutierrez Bonilla
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilience; ecosystem resilience; social resilience; production systems; socioecological systems; socio-ecological systems resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Application of Proximal and Remote Sensing in Sustainable Urban and Peri-Urban Governance submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open
Keywords: landscape; UAV; landscape change; hydrogeological risk; GIS; landscape model; planning and management; remote sensing; Lidar; terrestrial laser scanner; forest; forest monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Geo-Spatial Intelligence for Compact, Resilient, and Equitable Urban Land Use Planning
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 528 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatial analysis; GIS; sustainable urban planning; land-use efficiency; geospatial modelling; urban resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Advancing Energy Efficiency, NetZero Strategies, and Decarbonization for Sustainable Built Environments
edited by and Farres Yasser
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 525 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy efficiency; sustainable built environment; green building design; renewable energy integration; smart cities; passive design strategies; building performance simulation; lifecycle assessment; building information modeling (BIM); IoT; AI; circular economy in construction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Advanced Data Science Technology for the Safety, Reliability, and Economic Viability of Sustainable Distributed Systems and Complex Industrial Systems
edited by Hua Zhang, and Tengfei Tu
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 523 | Submission Open
Keywords: data science; sustainable systems; industrial systems; system reliability; machine learning; cybersecurity; energy efficiency
Industry 4.0 Technologies for Sustainable Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industry 4.0; I4.0 technologies; sustainability; sustainability performance; smart manufacturing; smart supply chain; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Digital and Data-Driven Approaches to Sustainable Urban and Land Use Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urban development; land-use and land cover (LULC) change; GIS and remote sensing; smart cities and digital governance; spatial data analytics; climate-resilient planning; big data and artificial intelligence (AI); urban sustainability assessment; data-driven decision-making; environmental monitoring and modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainable Thermal Management, Energy Storage, and Renewable Energy Conversion for a Sustainable AI-Driven Era
edited by Zengguang Sui, , Zhixiong Ding and Yunren Sui
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 460 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal management; thermal energy storage; cold energy storage; electrical energy storage; phase change materials; renewable energy conversion; AI optimization; energy efficiency; sustainable energy systems; net-zero
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Integrating Construction 4.0 Technologies into Sustainable Construction
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open
Keywords: Construction 4.0; sustainable construction; building information modelling (BIM); artificial intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); robotics in construction; blockchain in construction; digital twins; additive manufacturing/3D printing; smart and resilient built environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Storage and Utilization of Renewable Energy submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy integration; energy storage systems; storage degradation and lifecycle assessment; vehicles as mobile storage (V2G/V2X); multi-energy optimization and dispatch; bioenergy and hydrogen integration; smart grids and digital twins; AI-based energy management; energy flexibility and resilience; sustainable utilization of renewables
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Hydrosystems Engineering and Water Resource Management: 2nd Edition
edited by Kiran Tota-Maharaj, , Rao Bhamidimarri and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open
Keywords: water resources; water data analytics; hydrosystems; engineering; hydrology; floods and river catchment systems; sustainable drainage systems (SuDSs); hydraulic infrastructure; groundwater; modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Advanced Materials and Systems for Sustainable Energy Solutions submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy conversion; energy storage; environmental; photocatalysis; processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Nanotechnology in Sustainable Environmental Remediation submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanotechnology; sustainable environmental chemistry; heavy metal stress; plant physiology; soil contamination; abiotic stress tolerance; green nanomaterials; phytoremediation; nano-enabled remediation; ecosystem sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil Conservation and Sustainability)
Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for Sustainable Healthcare Systems
edited by and Andrea Morales-Garzón
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open
Keywords: big data analytics in healthcare; cognitive computing; health informatics; large language models (LLMs); autonomous AI Agents; multi-agent systems; machine learning and deep learning; predictive modelling; responsible and explainable AI; electronic health records; clinical decision support; multimodal data integration; sustainable healthcare systems; environmental and population health data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Innovation and Sustainable Development of Economy: New Material Technologies, Energy Efficiency and Organization Realities
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy efficiency; material technologies; economy; urban design
Food Management: Effective Strategies for a Sustainable Environment
edited by , Marzena Tomaszewska and Agnieszka Tul-Krzyszczuk
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open
Keywords: food management; food waste reduction; sustainable food consumption; sustainable food production; environmental sustainability; educational programs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Marine Waste Reduction, Pollution Governance, and Sustainable Ecology
edited by Pierre Courjault-Radé
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine waste; marine management; ecological sustainability; ecosystem
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Sustainable Lithium-Ion Battery Management: Charging Optimization
edited by Fernanda Cristina Corrêa
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; circular economy; clean energy; electric mobility; environmental management; technological innovation; climate resilience; green transition; renewable resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Approaches to Natural Product Extraction in Food Systems
edited by Edyta Symoniuk
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable extraction; natural products; food systems; green technologies; bioactive compounds; circular economy; food by-products valorization; life cycle assessment (LCA); green solvents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainability Management Strategies and Practices—2nd Edition submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 94892 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental sustainability; economical sustainability; social sustainability; sustainable supply chain management; business models for sustainable supply chains; governance and sustainability; sustainability assessment and policies; multiple-criteria decision-making; soft computing on production, manufacturing, and logistics; supply chain operations for a circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Advancing Sustainable Building Practices: Integrating Green Materials, Healthy Structures, and AI-Driven Solutions submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18630 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable building; green material; healthy structure; comfort environment; artificial intelligence; machine learning; environmental impact; smart buildings; energy efficiency; indoor air quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
The Synthesis of Low-Carbon New Materials and Their Application in Green Design
edited by Yanchen Li, Chenglong Zhang, Yanhong Jia and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11576 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-carbon composite materials; mechanism analysis; green design; sustainable design concept
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Sustainability in Hydrology and Water Resources Management
edited by , Heyang Sun and Xu Yang
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11386 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable hydrology; water resources management; climate change adaptation; hydrological modeling and prediction; ecohydrology and aquatic ecosystems; greenhouse gases; drought and flood risk assessment; remote sensing and AI applications; resilience and adaptive water management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Transportation Systems Design and Management
edited by , Yuanke Wu, Yi Jin and Yulin Jin
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7524 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transportation development; operation management; intelligent maintenance; safety and security; energy conservation; system design; digital transformation; digital innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Fuel, Carbon Emission and Sustainable Green Energy submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5558 | 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 , Qiujie Meng and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2338 | 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 1022 | 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 , Joanna Fidelus-Orzechowska and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 452 | 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 416 | 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
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 355 | 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)
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