Sustainability

Green Building: CO₂ Emissions in the Construction Industry

edited by Jindao Chen,

and

submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8659 | 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 5553 | 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)

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Education

edited by

Hongfeng Zhang

submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 850 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in education; sustainable learning; flipped classroom; pedagogical innovation; lifelong learning ecosystems; immersive learning technologies; educational technology governance

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

Smart Transport Based on Sustainable Transport Development

edited by

Bin Ji

and

Shuanglin Li

submission deadline 6 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11718 | 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 789 | 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 32178 | 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 21150 | 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 1684 | 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 21539 | 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 19279 | 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 18567 | 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 17656 | 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)

Building and Infrastructure Engineering: Sustainable Utilization of Innovative Eco-Efficient Materials—2nd Edition

edited by

Gustavo Henrique Nalon

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17362 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-efficient concrete; eco-efficient geomaterials; circular construction; life cycle assessment; waste recycling; low-carbon materials; resource conservation; green construction; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Climate Change, Hydrological Uncertainty and Sustainable Water Management

edited by Ghazi Ali Al-Rawas

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8806 | 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 1540 | 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

Sustainable Air Transport Operations and Planning: Digital Twin Pathways to Net-Zero Aviation

edited by

Maryam Farsi

, Christina Latsou and

Bernadin Namoano

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1036 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin-enabled aviation systems; digital models and digital shadows; net-zero aviation and air system sustainability; smart and sustainable air transport operations; predictive and autonomous maintenance; AI, CPS, and IoT integration in aviation; data-driven fleet and route optimisation; lifecycle carbon and energy performance assessment; sustainable MRO and infrastructure resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

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 755 | 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 2747 | 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 1050 | 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 12900 | 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 24393 | 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 15420 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9667 | 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 1470 | 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 1172 | 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 858 | 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 568 | 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 2732 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2483 | 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 1651 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1263 | 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 824 | 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 35778 | 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 22108 | 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 5949 | 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 4992 | 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 4307 | 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 1308 | 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 145134 | 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 22521 | 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 526 | Submission Open

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

Sustainable Food Quality and Food Processing

edited by

Mirabela Ioana Lupu

and

Florentina Matei

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; food quality; nutritional composition; functional properties; sensory characteristics; technological stability; innovative processing technologies; resource efficiency; by-product valorization; circular food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Green Agriculture: Sustainable Solutions for Crop Performance and Plant Growth

edited by

Marina Alfosea-Simón

,

Francisco Garcia-Sanchez

and Silvia Simón-Grao

submission deadline 17 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 477 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant physiology; sustainable agriculture; efficient water use; plant–environment interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

AI Innovations and Digital Transformation for Risk Assessment and Management in Sustainable Construction

edited by

Ung-Kyun Lee

and

Si Van-Tien Tran

submission deadline 18 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4022 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven risk management; digital twins in engineering; building information modeling (BIM); real-time monitoring; sustainable development; automated safety management; digital transformation; AI-driven decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Business Model Innovation, Circular Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development

edited by

Roope Husgafvel

submission deadline 18 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3260 | Submission Open

Keywords: business model innovation; circular bioeconomy; sustainable development; sustainability; circular economy; sustainable and circular business models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)

EARTH 2025—Experiences and Innovation for Sustainable Food and Tourism

edited by

Liviu Gaceu

, Ray F. Iunius,

Laura Cismaru

and

Simona Stan

submission deadline 18 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1949 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient food systems; food system innovation; circular economy in horeca; responsible tourism management; authentic travel experiences; consumer behavior for sustainable development; low-impact mobility solutions; artificial intelligence in tourism; innovation in hospitality; ethical marketing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Psychological Determinants of Sustainable Mobility Behaviors

edited by

Federica Biassoni

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5157 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; psychological determinants; transportation behavior; mobility behavior change; psychological barriers; behavioral interventions; psychological interventions; sustainable behavior promotion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Low Carbon and Sustainable Green Economy

edited by

Kuotai Cheng

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4922 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon; ESG; SDGs; sustainable green economy; green HRM; green employee behavior

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

Digital Technologies in the Strategic Management and Sustainable Development of Agribusiness

edited by

Antonio Domingos Padula

and Carlos Alberto Oliveira de Oliveira

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4537 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; precision agriculture; blockchain in agribusiness; artificial intelligence in farming; big data analytics in agriculture; sustainable agribusiness; IoT in agriculture; agri-food supply chain management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Soil and Water in the Age of Climate Change: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Karolina Furtak

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4038 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; climate change; soil water; water; agriculture; crops; irrigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

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