Sustainability

Innovative Pathways of Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development

edited by

Yongtie Cai

, Zhifeng Hu and

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2403 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy technologies; sustainable development; energy transition; hybrid systems; smart grids; energy storage; techno-economic analysis; lifecycle assessment; carbon neutrality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Behavioural Approaches to Promoting Sustainable Transport Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Craig K. Allison

,

Katherine Plant

and

James Fleming

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1475 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport systems; eco-driving; hypermiling; sustainability; driving behaviour change; system modelling; assistance systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Autonomous Driving and Intelligent Routing Systems in Sustainable Future Transportation

edited by

Yinlong Liu

and Shengyong Ding

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1467 | Submission Open

Keywords: geometry vision; intelligent robotics; intelligent transportation; machine vision; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Materials and Technologies for Battery Manufacturing

edited by

Biyu Jin

, Qinghua Zhang and

Jinliang Zhu

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1423 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-friendly materials; battery recycling; Li-ion batteries; Na-ion batteries; Li-air batteries; K-ion batteries; cathode materials; anode materials; solid-state electrolytes; green manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Eco-Harmony: Blending Conservation Strategies and Social Development

edited by

Hui Zhang

, Ishibashi Seiji, Liang Tang,

Wenfeng Gong

and

Hui Fu

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1407 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological conservation; conservation strategies; social development; traveling demand; landscape architecture; conservation planning; ecosystems

Sustainable Cultural Tourism: Balancing Preservation, Development and Visitor Experience—2nd Edition

edited by

Lucrezia Lopez

and

Antonietta Ivona

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable cultural tourism; tourism development; overtourism/undertourism; visitor experience and management; tourism policies and strategies in cultural tourism; climate changes scenarios; UN’ s sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Risk and Reliability Assessment Related to Sustainable Development

edited by

Chao Zhang

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk assessment; sustainable development; uncertainty management; big data analytics; decision-making tools; system resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Business Management: Innovative Strategies for the Future of the Global Economy

edited by

Ionica Holban Oncioiu

submission deadline 2 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business models; sustainable development; innovation in business strategy; green business practices; environmental impact reduction; sustainable supply chain management; business ethics and sustainability; digital transformation in sustainable business; circular economy; eco-innovation; sustainable marketing strategies; sustainable consumer behavior; corporate sustainability; resource efficiency; strategic management for sustainability; green finance and investment; environmental and social governance (ESG); technology and sustainability integration; organizational resilience; sustainability metrics and reporting; sustainable product development; stakeholder engagement in sustainability; climate change and business adaptation

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

Emerging Technologies That Facilitate the Sustainable Management of Digital Supply Chains and the Circular Economy

edited by

Muhammad Noman Shafique

submission deadline 3 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7066 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; emerging technologies; artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain; internet of things (IoT); supply chain transparency; carbon footprint reduction; predictive analytics; green logistics; circular economy

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

Shaping the Future of Cities by AI Applications in Sustainable Urban Systems—Unlocking the Potential of AI, Generative AI and Machine Learning

edited by

Stuart So

and

Dickson K. W. Chiu

submission deadline 3 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 530 | Submission Open

Keywords: information management; data science; artificial intelligence; business analytics; operations and environmental sustainability; operations and supply chain management

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

Sustainable Energy: Research on Heat Transfer and Energy Systems

edited by Huaming Dai

submission deadline 3 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy; heat transfer; energy storage; hydrogen; thermal-electrical integration; thermochemical conversion; energy management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Building: Risk Assessment and Occupational Safety in Construction Management

edited by

Jolanta Tamošaitienė

submission deadline 4 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7057 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; green building; regulation; environmental product declaration; civil engineering; construction; construction management; decision making; multi criteria decision making (MCDM); risk; occupational safety

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

Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Hybrid Energy Systems

edited by

Ayman Al-Quraan

, Ala'aldeen Al-Halhouli and

Ahmad M. A. Malkawi

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8402 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; solar energy; wind energy systems; biomass and biofuels; geothermal energy; tidal power; wave energy; photosynthetic process; hydro-power

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Research Progress on Treatment of Wastewater

edited by Luís Fernando Cusioli and

Rosangela Bergamasco

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; natural adsorbents; wastewater treatment; sustainability; agro-industrial waste; heavy metals; organic pollutants; contaminant removal; chemical modification; industrial effluents; waste reuse; filtration; water purification; environmental impact

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

Sustainable Engineering for Industry 4.0: Digitization and Circularity in Manufacturing

edited by

Darina Dupláková

and

Lucia Knapčíková

submission deadline 6 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1223 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable engineering; Industry 4.0; digitization; circular economy; manufacturing processes; real-time monitoring; ergonomics; waste reduction; human-centric design; industrial sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Green Smart Cities: Synergies Between Technology and Nature-Based Solutions

edited by

Jarosław Brodny

submission deadline 6 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: green smart cities; nature-based solutions; urban resilience; iot; sustainable urban development; climate adaptation; digital twins; urban ecosystems; smart planning; blue-green infrastructure

Circular Economy and Sustainable Water Treatment

edited by Dragana Tomašević Pilipović and

Nataša Slijepčević

submission deadline 9 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water treatment; water reuse; wastewater valorization; sustainable water management; resource recovery; nature-based solutions; advanced water treatment technologies; zero-waste water treatment; energy-efficient water systems; smart water management; sediment remediation; water pollution control

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

Sustainable Development Goal 7: Biofuel Production from Biomass Conversion

edited by

Alessio Ilari

and Elena Leoni

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1863 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuel; biomasses; renewable sources; energy conversion; life cycle assessment; sustainability; environmental impact; near-infrared spectroscopy; thermochemical processes; biochemical processes; chemical– physical processes; novel fuels; drop-in biofuels

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

Integrating GIS and Remote Sensing for Sustainable Water Management in a Changing Climate

edited by

Nezar Atalla Hammouri

, Muheeb Awawdeh and

Abdullah Al-Rawabdah

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 1164 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS; remote sensing; sustainable water management; climate change; hydrological modeling; watershed management; drought monitoring; flood monitoring; water quality assessment; water availability

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

Sustainability of Construction Materials

edited by

Niall Holmes

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement; supplementary cementitious materials; hydration modelling; performance; sustainability; green concrete; sustainable construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Agriculture: Soil, Water and Environmental Practices in Climate Change

edited by

Lyudmyla Kuzmych

, André Carlos Auler and Nataliia Voloshchuk

submission deadline 11 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1636 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; agriculture; soil; water; environment; climate; food; ecology; organic farming; regenerative agriculture systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Advances in Intelligent and Sustainable Transportation Through Multidisciplinary Approaches

edited by Zhiwu Huang and

Heng Li

submission deadline 12 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8096 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation; sustainable transportation; electric vehicles; public transportation; transportation safety; road safety; autonomous vehicles; multidisciplinary approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Applications of Geospatial Technologies on Urban, Environmental, and Public Health Sustainability

edited by

Kalliopi Kyriakou

submission deadline 12 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1046 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographic information systems (GISs); remote sensing; GeoAI; smart cities; urban environments; spatiotemporal data; environmental monitoring; public health; spatial analytics

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

Digital Transformation of Energy: Advanced Monitoring and Assessment of Industrial Ecosystems

edited by

Zsolt Čonka

and

Robert Stefko

submission deadline 12 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; power engineering; energy efficiency; industrial ecosystems; advanced monitoring; assessment; Industry 4.0; data analysis; machine learning; Artificial Intelligence (AI); smart grid; cloud computing; predictive maintenance; automation; cybersecurity

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

The Application of Green Technology in the Modern Construction

edited by

Jaeheum Yeon

and

Yooseob Song

submission deadline 13 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3514 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM; immersive virtual environment; digital twin infrastructure; data visualization; sustainable construction technologies; 3D printable cementitious mixtures; metals and alloys in extreme environments; advanced construction material characterization

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

AI-Driven Innovation: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Civil Infrastructure

edited by

Woubishet Zewdu Taffese

and

Leonardo Espinosa-Leal

submission deadline 13 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1815 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); civil infrastructure; sustainable construction; smart infrastructure; digital twins; lifecycle assessment; predictive maintenance; climate adaptation; circular economy; resilient infrastructure systems

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

Catalyzing Change: Educational Pathways Toward Sustainability Practices

edited by

Chrysanthi Kadji-Beltran

,

Nansia Kyriakou

and Nikleia Eteokleous

submission deadline 13 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 1684 | Submission Open

Keywords: authentic learning; higher and continuing education; sustainability education; transformative pedagogy; active experiential learning; innovative practices in sustainability education

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

Functionalized Bioadsorbent Materials for Water Treatment and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Carolina Constantin

submission deadline 14 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalized bioadsorbent materials; recycling; circular economy; water treatment; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Digital Marketing Policy and Studies of Consumer Behavior

edited by

Joana Carmo Dias

and

Albérico Travassos Rosário

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7059 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable digital marketing; consumer behavior; eco-friendly digital platforms; sustainability-oriented marketing; digital marketing policy; artificial intelligence; ethical consumerism; sustainable consumption patterns

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

Circular Economy Solutions for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Alejandro Padilla-Rivera

and

Adriana Rivera Huerta

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7000 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; life cycle assessment; social LCA; LCSA; eco-design; sustainable development; climate change mitigation; industrial ecology; sustainability transitions; circular business models

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

Translating the Concept of Sustainability into Tourism Practice—Destination Perspectives: 2nd Edition

edited by

Julia N. Albrecht

and Marco Haid

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5188 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism; sustainability; sustainability implementation; tourism destination; destination governance; tourism policy; destination management

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

Innovations in Digital Education for Reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

edited by

Jesús N. García

and

Judit García-Martín

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4759 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital education; sustainable development goals (SDGs); AI for sustainable development; sustainability; socio-economic scientific; integrated approaches to sustainable development; define and quantify sustainability; measure and monitor sustainability; sustainability tools; applications of sustainability; policies and laws relating to sustainability

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

Low Carbon Innovation: Energy Policy and Strategic Technology Planning

edited by Mingming Zhang and Hao Ding

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4691 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; low-carbon innovation; energy policy; green technology innovation; outward foreign green direct investment

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

Energy Technology, Power Systems and Sustainability

edited by

Dmitry Baimel

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1007 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; power systems; energy technologies; renewable systems; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Water Security: Governance, Inequalities, and Sustainability

edited by

Francisco Silva Pinto

,

Tiago Balieiro Cetrulo

and Natália Molina Cetrulo

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 763 | Submission Open

Keywords: water security; governance; social inequalities; climate change; sustainable water management; resource allocation; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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

Innovative and Sustainable Pavement Materials and Technologies

edited by Valerio Carlos A. Andrés Valeri,

Miguel A. Franesqui

,

Diana Movilla-Quesada

and

Aitor C. Raposeiras

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 686 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavement materials; pavement technologies; sustainable pavements; asphalt; recycled materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Life Cycle Assessment: Methods, Applications and Future Trends

edited by

Sharath K Ankathi

and

Utkarsh Shailesh Chaudhari

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable life cycle assessment; circular economy; waste-to-energy; environmental systems analysis; industrial sustainability; AI and digital LCA tools; resource optimization; sustainable process design; recovery and reprocessing of waste tailings; critical materials manufacturing

Marketing and Sustainability in the Blue Economy

edited by Christy Ashley and Jason D. Oliver

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: blue economy; sustainable marketing; ocean economy; marine-based industries; coastal and marine business innovations; sustainable tourism; sustainable consumer behaviors; green supply chains

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

Circular Economy and Green Technology for Sustainable Development

edited by

José Carlos Sánchez-García

,

Brizeida Hernández-Sánchez

,

Clara Margaça

and Giuseppina Maria Cardella

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; green technology; sustainable development; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); environmental innovation; sustainable production models; ecological transition; sustainability policies; sustainable entrepreneurship; environmental governance

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

Green Logistics, Supply Chains, and Organizational Management in Sustainable Health Services

edited by

Osvaldo Luiz Goncalves Quelhas

, Robisom Damasceno Calado and Julio Vieira Neto

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable healthcare services; the healthcare services industry supply chain; sustainable logistics; models for assessing the maturity of sustainable management; the circular economy within healthcare services; sustainable service management models; waste management in the management systems of healthcare services; sustainable digital transformation

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

Corporate Sustainability: Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience and Environmental Performance

edited by

Kun Su

,

Yasir Shahab

and

Adwoa Anokye Effah Nana

submission deadline 16 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4271 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain resilience; supply chain sustainability; environmental performance; corporate sustainability; sustainable operations; green supply chain

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

Sustainable Land Management: Urban Planning and Land Use

edited by

Yupeng Fan

submission deadline 16 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3699 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning; land use efficiency; ecosystem preservation; climate adaptation; urbanization impacts; green infrastructure; urban sustainability; data-driven solutions; urban-rural integration; land use optimization

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

Sustainable Planning and Design of Urban Underground Space for Smart Cities

edited by

Wanjie Hu

,

Jianjun Dong

and Chengji Liang

submission deadline 17 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2117 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart city; urban underground space; urban planning and management; emerging infrastructure; underground logistics systems; intelligent transportation systems; critical infrastructure; urban environment modeling; social-technological system; project and operations management of urban systems

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

Methane and Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Monitoring, Adaptation, and Mitigation Strategies

edited by

Jose Ignacio Gere

,

Cecilia Loza

, María Paz Tieri and

Silvina Restovich

submission deadline 18 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrous oxide; methane; carbon sequestration; carbon balance; carbon footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Innovating for a Sustainable Future: Integrating Knowledge Management and Technology for Resilient Systems

edited by

Giovanni Schiuma

and

Gabriela Citlalli Lopez-Torres

submission deadline 19 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2351 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable innovation; knowledge management; technology; strategic management; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Risk Management and Economic Development of Sustainable Enterprises

edited by

Herbert Kimura

submission deadline 19 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 440 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable enterprises; risk management; economic development; impacts of sustainability; reputational risk; risk models and frameworks; environmental and climate risks; innovation and sustainability; sustainability regulation and policy

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

Climate Resistance and Local Governmental Policy: Lessons from Los Angeles and Tel Aviv

edited by

Alon Tal

submission deadline 19 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilience; local government policy; urban climate adaptation; equity-focused climate actions

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

Sustainable Marketing and Consumer Management

edited by Xiao Tong and

Yuli Liang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5634 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable marketing; green marketing; consumer brand relationships; consumer management; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainability of Energy Efficient Buildings

edited by

Ineta Geipele

and Antra Kundzina

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2520 | Submission Open

Keywords: green energy; sustainable built environment; energy performance of buildings; sustainable building management; digitalization and automation of building management; smart cities; green gases in urban areas; renewable energy communities; green architecture principles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Valorization of Renewable Resources for the Production of Biobased Products Through the Implementation of Circular Bioeconomy Principles: Second Edition

edited by

Erminda Tsouko

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1596 | Submission Open

Keywords: biobased production; renewable biomass; life cycle assessment; carbon neutral bioeconomy; pretreatment; waste management; environmental footprint; biofuels; genetic approaches; transition to biocircularity

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

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