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Cultural Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | 41 articles | Viewed by 152455
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 submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 24041
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
submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 628
Keywords: AI-driven solutions; AI-driven sustainable development goals; IoT applications in sustainability
Green Agriculture: Sustainable Solutions for Crop Performance and Plant Growth
edited by , and Silvia Simón-Grao
submission deadline 17 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 748 | 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 submission deadline 18 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4382 | 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
submission deadline 18 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3481 | 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)
Psychological Determinants of Sustainable Mobility Behaviors
edited by
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5603 | 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)
Digital Technologies in the Strategic Management and Sustainable Development of Agribusiness
edited by and Carlos Alberto Oliveira de Oliveira
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5314 | 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)
Low Carbon and Sustainable Green Economy
edited by
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5268 | 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)
Soil and Water in the Age of Climate Change: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture
edited by
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4444 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil; climate change; soil water; water; agriculture; crops; irrigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Applications of Chemical Engineering in Environmental Protection and Remediation
edited by Patricia Balderas Hernández
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1370 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemical engineering; cathodic protection; corrosion inhibitors; green chemistry; theoretical modeling; water, air and soil treatment; historical heritage; environmental chemistry; environmental remediation; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
Next-Generation Wind Energy: Sustainable Design, Assessment, and Deployment submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1092 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind resource assessment; wind farm optimization; wind turbine and blade design; techno-economic analysis of wind energy; levelized cost of energy (LCOE); sustainable energy systems; renewable energy financing; life-cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA); offshore and onshore wind power; smart grids and integration of wind energy
Indoor Comfort, Energy Efficiency and Solutions to Sustainable Built Environment
edited by António José Candeias Curado
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 600 | Submission Open
Keywords: indoor comfort; energy efficiency; sustainable building design; building envelopes and façades; passive and active strategies; renewable energy integration; life-cycle assessment (LCA); zero-energy and zero-emission buildings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Financial Determinants of Investment Decisions in Sustainable Energy Systems Adoption
edited by , Danuta Zawadzka and Ewa Szafraniec-Siluta
submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy systems; energy investment; investment decision-making; cost structures; financing constraints; investment profitability; financial risk; sustainable energy systems adoption; microeconomic analysis; firm-, household-, and farm-level decisions
Do Businesses Increase Their Value by Adopting Innovative Sustainability Practices?
edited by and Arion Cheong
submission deadline 21 Sep 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11330 | Submission Open
Keywords: ESG; AI; big data; sustainability; transparency; technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Urban Planning: A Gender Perspective
edited by Inés Sánchez de Madariaga
submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4548 | Submission Open
Keywords: gender mainstreaming; care infrastructure; gender equality; redistribution; recognition; urban planning; transportation; housing; implementation; public space; feminist planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainable Risk Assessment and Coastal Vulnerability
edited by , and José Leandro Barros
submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1089 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal vulnerability; sustainable risk assessment; sea-level rise; coastal resilience and adaptation; geospatial technologies; integrated coastal zone management (ICZM)
Sustainable Industries and Circular Economy
edited by
submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 869 | Submission Open
Keywords: circularity; sustainability; remanufacturing; information traceability; RUL; reuse; repurpose; lifecyle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Urban Rail Transit
edited by
submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6626 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban rail transit; sustainability; passenger–freight mixed transportation; intelligent dispatching; energy-efficient train operation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Advanced Developments on Biomass, Bio-Based Materials and Biorefinery Towards Sustainable Bioeconomy submission deadline 26 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3620 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass; bioproducts; bioeconomy; biorefineries; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)
Alternative and Sustainable Marine Fuels for Air and Water Pollution Prevention and Mitigation submission deadline 28 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5127 | Submission Open
Keywords: alternative fuels; hydrogen; ammonia; carbon capture; emission reduction; sustainable energy systems; cross-disciplinary sustainability/applications; pollution mitigation/prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Waste Management and Recycling for Sustainability (2nd Edition) submission deadline 29 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 717 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; metallurgy processes; urban minerals; phase diagram; thermodynamics; CCUS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Sustainability Challenges: Recovery and Valorization of Food Wastes and New Ingredients and Foods Development submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 49206 | Submission Open
Keywords: food waste; sustainable management of food waste; valorisation of food waste; new foods; food waste recycling; technologies for food waste recovery; food sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainable Organizational Adaptation: Nurturing Ecosystems for Innovation and Resilience
edited by Okechukwu Lawerence Emeagwali
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 41567 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation ecosystems; ecosystem innovation; ecosystem management; business ecosystems; innovation ecosystem management; strategic adaptability; sustainable adaptation; complex adaptive systems; organizational resilience; open innovation; value networks; absorptive capacity; co-innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Socially Sustainable Urban and Architectural Design
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 36297 | Submission Open
Keywords: socially sustainable built environment; social interaction in public spaces; urban morphology; space syntax; socio-spatial inequality; pedestrian behavior; wayfinding and spatial cognition; mental well-being; social sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Circularity, Innovation, and Optimisation in Sustainable Supply Chains
edited by , Esther Oluwadamilola Olufemi Rotimi and Olamide Shittu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 35336 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation; optimization; supply chain; sustainability; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
AI Solutions for Improving Sustainability in Water Resource Management submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 18 articles | Viewed by 34798 | Submission Open
Keywords: time series; watershed; artificial intelligence; stochastic methods; hydrology; sustainability; hydrological processes; real-time prediction; optimization algorithms; predictive modelling; water balance; environmental sustainability; water demand; meteorological variables; water quantity and quality; watershed variables
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Application of Data-Driven in Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 25979 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable logistic; sustainable inventory management; logistics route optimization; data-driven technology; operation management and optimization; sustainable supply chain; supply chain coordination; sustainable supply chain network design; supply chain visualization; carbon emission reduction strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Interdisciplinary Explorations in Health and Healthcare: Addressing Complex Challenges for Sustainable Futures
edited by , Delores Springs and Kevin Richardson
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 23289 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable health systems; sustainable design and health; biotechnologies and sustainability; food security and health; environmental health; environmental racism; environmental justice; pandemic preparedness; patient voice in public health; healthcare access; health policy development; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); interdisciplinary health approaches; global health security; public health research; health equity; resilient health infrastructures; sustainable healthcare practices; global health disparities; community health development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Technologies for Sustainable Development of Smart Regions submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20780 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart cities and regions; ecosystems for sustainable development; artificial intelligence and AI systems; UAV as a service; mobile smart technologies; safety and security informed sustainability; wellness engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Geoenvironmental Engineering and Water Pollution Control
edited by and Maria Eugenia Gimenez Boscov
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20505 | Submission Open
Keywords: geoenvironmental engineering; water pollution; remediation techniques; soil and groundwater contamination; new geomaterials; renewable energies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Development of Regional Tourism
edited by Krzysztof Widawski and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 18352 | Submission Open
Keywords: nature tourism; rural tourism; heritage tourism; tourism management in a region; protected areas; active tourism; sustainable tourism product; sustainable development; case studies; tourist resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Geological Engineering and Sustainable Environment
edited by Francisco Javier Torrijo, and Julio Garzón-Roca
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16919 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable engineering; geological engineering; resilience; geomaterials; climate change; applied AI; environmental impact; natural hazards
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Economic and Environmental Concerns Regarding Agri-Food Products Within the Context of Sustainability submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15021 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; agri-food products; circular economy; food supply chain; innovation in agri-food; environmental impact; emerging technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Agriculture with Innovative Technology and Equipment: Towards a Low-Carbon Era
edited by and Wei Ma
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14868 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent agronomic equipment; low-carbon and smart agriculture; carbon footprint; scenarios modelling; sustainable agriculture; agriculture/farming system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Employee-Centric Approaches to Sustainable Tourism Development, Hospitality, and Tourist Satisfaction
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14773 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-performance work systems (HPWS); employee service quality; sustainable tourism development; tourism and hospitality industry; human resource management (HRM); employee motivation; destination competitiveness; sustainable HR practices; tourism destination sustainability; employee engagement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Tackling Energy Poverty and Vulnerability Through Energy Efficiency submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14430 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy poverty; vulnerability; energy efficiency; heating decarbonization; inclusivity; energy access; affordability; household energy demand; transport poverty; micro-enterprises
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Future of Ecohydrology: Climate Change and Land Use
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14180 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecohydrology; climate change; land use; water resources; sustainability; ecosystem resilience; climate adaptation; hydrological modeling; biodiversity conservation; integrated water management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Sustainable Development of the Digital Economy and Digital Innovation in the Web2.0 Environment
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13119 | Submission Open
Keywords: Web2.0 and sustainable economy; digital economy; digital innovation; big data; internet of things; green innovation; sustainable development; sharing economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Strategies for Improving Water Quantity and Quality in Anthropogenically Transformed Areas submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13009 | Submission Open
Keywords: water relations transformation; water deficits; water availability; water pollution; eutrophication; sustainable water resources management; water quality improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Advances and Applications in Renewable Energy and Sustainable Buildings submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12914 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind energy; solar energy; photovoltaics; biomass; hydropower; geothermal energy; sustainable buildings; passive buildings; machine learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Advanced Research on Marine and Deep Oil & Gas Development
edited by , Xiaohui Sun and Wenqiang Lou
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12012 | Submission Open
Keywords: oil and gas development; marine; deep strata; drilling; multiphase flow; flow assurance; pressure control; production increase; intelligence development; environmental safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Impact of Management Innovation on Sustainable Development
edited by Ioannis Bakouros and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11804 | Submission Open
Keywords: management innovation; sustainable development; case studies; empirical research; manufacturing; innovative approaches; stakeholders; governments; sustainability science; future directions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Management and Regulation of Agricultural Water Resources in the Context of Global Climate Change, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11428 | Submission Open
Keywords: ater scarcity; irrigation; agriculture water management; crop evapotranspiration; water use efficiency; climate change; adaptation; regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Smart Cities, Smart Governance and Sustainable Development
edited by Guangwei Hu and Nan Zhang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10710 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart cities; technological innovation; urban development; internet of things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable urban development; smart governance; data-driven decision making; citizen engagement; urban infrastructure
Pro-Environmental Behavior and Sustainable Development in Organizations submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9845 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental sustainability; pro-environmental behavior; circular business models; sustainability reporting; sustainable development goals; green technologies; sustainable decision-making; resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Cities in the Digital Age: Harnessing Smart Technologies for Urban Innovation submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9663 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart cities; climate-resilient urban systems; IoT for sustainability; AI in urban planning; digital twin applications; low-carbon mobility; blockchain for governance; urban climate adaptation; circular economy in cities; sustainable development goals (SDG 11); green and blue infrastructure; data-driven urban innovation; urban inclusivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Transformation and Sustainability in Higher Education: Emerging Issues and the Research Developments
edited by Mary Koutselini and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9294 | Submission Open
Keywords: transformation; UN sustainable development goals; sustainability; artificial intelligence; distance learning; HEIs’ internalization; partnerships; societal needs
Renewable Energy as a Pillar of Sustainable Development—a Revolution Changing the World
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8680 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; clean energy; global transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Operations Research for Sustainability in Logistics and Supply Chain Management submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7366 | Submission Open
Keywords: logistics; supply chain optimization; Tripple Bottom Line; heuristic and metaheuristic approaches; machine learning; exact approaches; economic aspects; social aspects; environmental issues
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
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