Sustainability

Large-Scale Production Systems: Sustainable Manufacturing and Service

edited by

Simone Arena

,

Alessandra Cantini

and

Filippo De Carlo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2412 | Submission Open

Keywords: large-scale production systems; big size plants; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable services; operations management; industrial plants

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

Agricultural Economics, Advisory Systems and Sustainability

edited by

Georgios Kountios

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2278 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics; agricultural advice; agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKIS); ICT in agriculture; agricultural education; agricultural extensions; precision agriculture; agricultural policy; farm management; rural development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Towards Sustainability: Achieving Environmental Protection from a Safety Engineering Perspective

edited by

Hui Liu

, Chang Xu, Bo You and

Yu Xu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2170 | Submission Open

Keywords: safety engineering; environmental protection; sustainability; emergency response; hazard mitigation; sustainable risk management

Leveraging AI in Industry 4.0: Overcoming Challenges and Seizing Opportunities for Sustainable Operations Management

edited by Marco Mosca and

Flavio Tonelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2102 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; artificial intelligence; Industry 4.0; operations management; IIOT; CPS; automation; robotics; digital transformation

Exploratory Railway Track Structure, Railway Operation and Transport in Sustainable Development of Railway Systems

edited by

Zdenka Bulková

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1968 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway infrastructure; railway tracks; railway operation; rail transportation; timetabling; rail transport management; sustainable railway system; modelling and simulation; rail passengers mobility; transport services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Outdoor Lighting Innovations and the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Pramod Bhusal

and

Laurent Canale

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1947 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart lighting systems; urban sustainability; light pollution and its mitigation; outdoor lighting and wellbeing; energy-efficient lighting solutions; economic and environmental impact assessment; lighting sustainability metrics; SDGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)

Innovative Detection Technology to Meet Food and Fuel Needs—2nd Edition

edited by

Chao Hui Feng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1929 | Submission Open

Keywords: food control; food quality; food science; alternative engines; biofuels; hyperspectral imaging; near-infrared spectroscopy; online analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Reliability and Risk Assessment for Sustainable Development: Engineering and Science

edited by

Tao Wang

,

Jun Hu

and Zhiqiang Ji

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1703 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering disaster; reliability analysis; risk assessment; sustainable development; multi-field coupling; interaction

Driving the Future: Innovations and Challenges in Sustainable Transportation

edited by

István Lakatos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1664 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; autonomous freight transportation; 5G collaborative vehicles; road environment recognition; trajectories; economy; law; vehicle diagnostics; drive lines; internal combustion engines; emission; noise

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainability in Forest Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Grzegorz Kopij

and R.A. Makhado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1610 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature conservation; biodiversity; forest protection; wildlife management; forest botany; animal ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Sustainability in Urban Development and Land Use

edited by

Rui Ding

, Zhijun Song and

Tongfei Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1305 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban and regional planning; land use and planning; urban development; urban/rural integration development urban/rural land use planning and allocation; impacts of land use and land cover on regional planning; sustainable urban/rural land management approaches; low-carbon-oriented land use; land use efficiency; resilience and sustainable urban systems

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

A Quantitative Analysis and Interdisciplinary Approach to the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Idiano D'Adamo

,

Massimo Gastaldi

and

Vincenzo Stornelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1304 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals (SDGs); interdisciplinary analysis; quantitative methods; policy sustainable synergies; barriers to sustainability; sustainable inequalities; development strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)

Contributions of Operations Management to Supply Chain Sustainability: Industrial Applications

edited by

Ângela M.E. Silva

,

Ana Cristina Ferreira

and

Anabela Carvalho Alves

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1277 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; resilience of supply chain management; supply chain disruption issues; cost savings; innovation and technology; risk assessment and risk mitigation; waste reduction; integration of economic circularity; Industry 4.0; green and sustainable supply chain management; data science in supply chain management; decision-making models; lean– green; lean supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

New Directions in Sustainable Organic Synthesis: The Role of Natural Raw Materials and Heterogeneous Catalysts

edited by

Agnieszka Wróblewska

and

Anna Fajdek-Bieda

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1204 | Submission Open

Keywords: raw materials of plant origin; minerals; heterogeneous catalysts; catalytic transformations of compounds of plant origin

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

Driving Sustainable Development and Economic Growth Through Renewable Energy

edited by

Adriana Grigorescu

, Cristina Lincaru and Hasan DINCER

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1177 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology development and adoption; smart business models with energy solutions; energy market accessibility and affordability; regional time– space perspectives; environmental and natural resources; climate change implications; education; social; and welfare implications; energy security; energy poverty; energy policies; energy economics; eegulatory measures; financial and fiscal instruments

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

Recent Trends in Biotechnology and Circular Economy: Driving Sustainable Innovations in the Bioeconomy

edited by

Oseweuba Valentine Okoro

,

Amin Shavandi

and

Lei Nie

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1136 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; biorefineries; biotechnology; sustainability; biomaterials; environmental impacts; bioeconomy

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

AI-Driven Circular Entrepreneurship: Revolutionizing Business Models for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Miguel Ángel García-Madurga

, María Isabel Saz-Gil and Ana Julia Grilló-Méndez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1100 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-enabled circular business models; sustainable innovation; entrepreneurship; data-driven sustainability; AI-powered platforms; circular value creation; sustainable revenue streams

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

The Influence of Industry Innovation and Environmental Regulation for the Sustainable Development of Regional Economy

edited by Jiayu Fang and Chao Gao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1050 | Submission Open

Keywords: industry innovation; environmental regulation; sustainable development; regional economy; artificial intelligence; data analytics

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

Sustainable Urbanism: Definition, Assessment, and Agenda for Future Research: 2nd Edition

edited by

Michael W. Mehaffy

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1042 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urbanism; urban sustainability metrics; urban ecology; urban walkability; New Urban Agenda; Sustainable Development Goals

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

Sustainable Engineering Trends and Challenges Toward Industry 4.0

edited by

Andreea Cristina Ionica

and

Jose Machado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1025 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable engineering; computer simulation; product lifecycle management; eco-friendly software design; digital transformation; sustainable project management; industrial robots; innovation in software development; software quality and sustainability; big data and data analysis

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

Research on Water, Wastewater Management Technologies and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Tahereh Jafary

and

Anteneh Mesfin Yeneneh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 984 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; wastewater treatment; environmental sustainability; resource recovery; integrated water resources; climate resilience; water reuse; pollution control; sustainable development; water governance

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

Technological Advances for Lifecycle Optimization and Green Transition of the Built Environment

edited by

Stefano Cascone

,

Eleonora Congiu

and

Chiara Marchionni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 970 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; lifecycle optimization; digital integration; green building technologies; environmental impact; resource efficiency; built environment management; computational modeling; sustainable urban development; renewable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Progress and Challenges in Realizing SDG-6 in Developing Countries

edited by

Muhammad Arslan

and

Muhammad Afzal

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goal 6 (SDG 6); clean water; sanitation; water management; developing countries; water purification; wastewater treatment

Net Zero Carbon Building and Sustainable Built Environment

edited by

Giovanni Ciampi

,

Yorgos Spanodimitriou

,

Rosa Francesca De Masi

,

Niko Gentile

and

Carol Monticelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 865 | Submission Open

Keywords: net-zero-carbon buildings; sustainable built environment; innovative solutions for buildings; life cycle analysis; human-centered living environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Efficient Energy Conversion Systems and Renewable Energy Generating Units: Techno-Economic Empowered Sustainability

edited by

Maria G. Ioannides

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 863 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency for residential and industrial applications; energy recovery; harvesting systems; high-performance; high-efficiency electric drives; renewable energy sources: hydrogen; nuclear; solar; wind; biomass; geothermal; tidal; hybrid systems; modeling; simulation; control; multi-objective optimization; monitoring; maintenance; diagnostics; fault detection; reliability; safety issues Internet of Things-based control of energy conversion systems; sensors; artificial intelligence in energy conversion systems; smart grid technologies; energy management; energy economics; trading; economic growth economic analysis; policy instruments; economic incentives for energy sustainable transition; techno-economic assessment of efficient energy conversion technologies; socio-economic impacts; energy access; and poverty alleviation related to renewable energy; investments in clean energy infrastructure development; energy engineering education for sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Recent Advances in Water Quality Assessment and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment: Analysis and Methods

edited by

Yaneth A. Bustos-Terrones

and

Juan Gabriel Loaiza

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 846 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality monitoring; water quality assessment; sustainable wastewater treatment; innovative treatment technologies; water resource management; emerging contaminants; resource recovery and reuse; environmental technology; innovative treatment methods; pollution control; climate change and water management

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

Ontario Institute of Agrologists—Guelph 2024 Symposium "Sustainable Food Production"

edited by

Mary J. Thornbush

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 844 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food; food production; climate farming; carbon farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Ocean Governance and Marine Environmental Monitoring

edited by Yi-Chen Shih and Huey-Shian Chung

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 798 | Submission Open

Keywords: blue economy; marine biodiversity; marine pollution prevention; marine resource management; marine special planning; marine offshore wind farm; marine renewable energy; maritime law/regulation; ocean governance; integrated coastal zone management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Smart Manufacturing Operations Management and Sustainability

edited by

Fabio De Felice

and

Antonella Petrillo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 730 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; enables technologies (artificial intelligence; metaverse; (IoT) in manufacturing; big data; digital twinetc); circular economics and life cycle assessment (LCA) approach; cyber-physical system; carbon and water footprint reduction; policy and sustainability standards; corporate social responsibility (CSR) in manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing metrics

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

Energy, Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development

edited by

Ana Rosa Gamarra Rodríguez

and

Israel Herrera-Orozco

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 724 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; renewable energy; environmental impacts; social pillar; economic growth; sustainable use of resources; life cycle assessment; extended input– output analysis; energy modelling; energy investments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Transformation Towards Advanced Technology-Driven Supply Chain Sustainability

edited by Jie Ma and Alireza Shokri

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 599 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital supply chain management; supply chain sustainability; digital transformation; green technology; human– machine interface; green logistics; supply chain productivity; lean and green supply chain management

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

A Decision Support System for a Circular Economy Transition in a Small Historical Town (Borgo)

edited by

Giuseppe Ioppolo

and

Roberta Arbolino

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 595 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; urban circular metabolism; sustainability assessment; sustainable investment; historical small town; borgo

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

Environmental Sustainability, Society, and Businesses: Public and Managerial Opinions on Environmental Issues

edited by

Michalis Skordoulis

,

Petros Kalantonis

and

Garyfallos Arabatzis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 560 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; corporate social responsibility (CSR); ESG; sustainability reporting; public opinion; financial performance; green tourism; cultural sustainability; consumer behavior; stakeholder engagement

Oasis Agricultural Ecology and Sustainable Development and Utilization of Oasis Resources—2nd Edition

edited by Fenghua Zhang, Zhibo Cheng and Weichao Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 533 | Submission Open

Keywords: arid zone; oasis agriculture; resource utilization; sustainable development; ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

The Future of Road Pavement Materials: Towards the Improvement of Performances and Sustainability

edited by

Edoardo Bocci

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 523 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performing materials; innovative additives and bio-additives; re-use of marginal materials; recycling of reclaimed asphalt (cold; half-warm; warm; and hot techniques); sustainable materials; environmental impact reduction; smart pavements; pavement asset management; life cycle assessment and cost analysis

Enhancing Sustainable Urban Mobility Through Shared Autonomous Vehicles and Strategic Street Planning Scenarios

edited by

Stefanos Tsigdinos

,

Ioannis Chatziioannou

and

Efthimios Bakogiannis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 504 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; shared autonomous vehicles; transportation systems; future mobility; efficiency; accessibility; scenario planning; strategic planning; transport equity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Challenges Detection and Mitigation for Sustainable Rural Tourism

edited by

Abdelaziz Elfadaly

and

Beniamino Murgante

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 475 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing techniques; in situ measurements; GIS tools; geospatial statistics; land use changes; nature tourism; agritourism; ecotourism; challenges; rural tourism sustainability

Advances in Buildings Life Cycle Assessment and Energy-Efficient Design

edited by Yair Schwartz,

Rahman Azari

and Benjamin Sanchez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: Life Cycle Analysis (LCA); Life Cycle Carbon Footprint (LCCF); Life Cycle Costing (LCC); circular economy; buildings life cycle performance; energy efficient buildings; embodied carbon; advanced materials; operational efficiency; resource-efficient design

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

Emerging Approaches, Innovation and Sustainability in Higher Education Teaching and Learning

edited by

Abílio Afonso Lourenço

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open

Keywords: higher education; educational trends; pedagogical innovation; sustainable education; emerging technologies; student-centered learning; sustainability skills; educational transformation; higher education challenges; innovative practices

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

Sustainable Development of Mountain Tourism

edited by

Stefano Duglio

and Marc Langenbach

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open

Keywords: mountain tourism destination management; winter tourism; ski tourism; and mountain resorts; environmental and social implications of mountain tourism; ecolabelling in mountain tourism; overtourism; sports tourism; hospitality sector in mountain regions; mountain accommodation facilities and mountain huts; climate change; agro-tourism; local heritage and culture

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

Sustainability and Urban Beekeeping

edited by Andrzej Szczur and

Monika Maciejewska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open

Keywords: bee; city; beekeeping; community; sensor; ICT

Recent Advances in Sustainable Tourism Planning and Tourism Development in Developing Countries and Emerging Economies

edited by

Gianluca Goffi

, Ekaterina Koll and Nafiseh Rezaei

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism policy and planning and development in DCEEs; sustainable tourism development in DCEEs; tourism’ s economic; sociocultural; and environmental impacts in DCEEs; destination competitiveness in DCEEs; tourism and economic growth in DCEEs; tourism and poverty alleviation; pro-poor tourism; tourism and climate change in DCEEs; peace through tourism in DCEEs; women’ s empowerment and tourism in DCEEs; entrepreneurship in the tourism industry in DCEEs; innovation and digital transformation in the tourism industry in DCEEs; large-scale coastal tourism in DCEEs; package tourism in DCEEs; community-based tourism in DCEEs

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

Trends in Supply Chain Operations Management for Sustainable Development

edited by

João Lemos Nabais

and Pereira Raquel Ferreira

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain operations management; sustainability; sustainable development; circular economy; green logistics; digital transformation; regulatory compliance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Architecture, Spatial Planning, and Interdisciplinarity for Increased Urban Climate Resilience and Biodiversity: Dealing and Designing with Energy, Water, and Ecosystems

edited by

Silvio Cristiano

and Giulio Hasanaj

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning and management; strong sustainability; climate resilience; architectural technology; urban heat islands; climate design; urban biodiversity; nature-based solutions; environmental design; planetary boundaries

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

Environmentally Friendly Energy Systems in Buildings

edited by Grzegorz Nawalany and

Pawel Sokolowski

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy management; buildings; environment; sustainable development; energy systems; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Digital Technologies Promote Innovation and Sustainable Development of Smart Cities

edited by

Xuefan Dong

and Ying Lian

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; digital technologies; sustainability; urban governance; Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain; civic engagement; networked social governance

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

Rethinking the Accessibility and Sustainability of Public Transportation

edited by Martin Vojtek and Milan Dedík

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport; planning; optimisation; accessibility; sustainability; public services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Recent Advances in Historic Building Information Modeling and Sustainable Building

edited by

Ana Tomé

, Jesse Rafeiro and Miquel Reina Ortiz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: HBIM; digital reconstructions; accessibility; process improvements; hybrid workflows; BIM standards for heritage; heritage and environment sustainability; research tools; learning methods

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

Advances in Green Hydrogen Production: Electrolysis Technologies and Sustainable Integration

edited by Ulrich Ulmer

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen production; sustainability; life cycle assessment; hydrogen economy; electrolysis; green hydrogen; recycling; critical raw materials

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

Logistics for Tomorrow: Navigating the Future of Sustainable Distribution

edited by

Adis Puška

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable logistics; socio-economic approaches; sustainability tools; legislative policies; quantification of sustainability; circular economy; last-mile delivery; digitization; electrification; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

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