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Advanced Railway Infrastructures Engineering: Toward Sustainable Transport

edited by

Stjepan Lakušić

, Ivo Haladin and

Katarina Vranešić

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1469 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway infrastructure; sustainable transport; climate resilience; track monitoring; environmental performance; noise and vibration; corrosion; stray current

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability: Quantitative Methods and Machine Learning Applications

edited by

Marcin Nowak

and

Marta Pawłowska-Nowak

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1453 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic growth; environmental sustainability; machine learning for sustainability; quantitative methods for sustainability; sustainable development; green finance; eco-efficiency and innovation

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

Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy Networks

edited by

Michael Short

Huda Dawood

and

Sean Williams

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 945 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; sustainable energy systems; renewable energy; grid infrastructure; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Digital Transformation of Sustainable Education in the Context of Emerging Economies

edited by Tomasz Szopiński

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; sustainable education; emerging economies; educational technology; accessibility in education; quality education; educational policy; innovation in learning systems

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

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 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; sustainable development; environmental analytics; smart cities; renewable energy; climate change; resource management; intelligent transportation; efficient marketing

The Lifecycle Safety and Risk Management of Hydrogen Energy Infrastructure

edited by

Guohua Chen

and

Xiaoming Gao

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen safety; risk management; lifecycle assessment; hydrogen infrastructure; failure mode analysis; hazard analysis; accident prevention; safety regulations; emergency response; hydrogen supply chain

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

Advancing Innovation in Sustainable Treatment of Water and Wastewater

edited by

José Alberto Herrera-Melián

submission deadline 11 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; innovation; wastewater; water supply; water saving; wastewater reuse

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

Sustainable Urban Designs to Enhance Human Health and Well-Being

edited by

Yang Song

Jessica Fernandez

and Pai Liu

submission deadline 12 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6359 | 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)

Smart Technologies Toward Sustainable Eco-Friendly Industry

edited by

Christian Spreafico

and

Baris Ördek

submission deadline 13 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9283 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; FMEA; LCA; prospective LCA; patent analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Current Challenges in Sustainable Urban, Rural and Regional Development

edited by

Radu-Dănuț Săgeată

and

Remus Creţan

submission deadline 13 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8582 | 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)

Digital Learning and Sustainable STEAM Education

edited by

Eilish McLoughlin

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitial learning; digital competence; STEAM education; sustainability

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

Environmental Impact Assessment, Coastal Vulnerability, and Environmental Management

edited by

Cigdem Akan

and Beyza Aslan

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental impact assessment (EIA); coastal vulnerability assessment (CVA); environmental management; climate change adaptation; coastal resilience; sustainable development; ecosystem-based management; natural resource management; risk assessment

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

Enterprise Performance, Teamwork, and Team Management: A Perspective of Sustainable Enterprise and Public Organizations Development

edited by

Georgios Tsekouropoulos

Stefanos Tsiaras

and George Kokkinis

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 28662 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable information technology; public management; sustainable development; sustainable digital skills; organizational culture; employee loyalty; business ethics; corporate responsibility; consumer behavior; internal branding; transparency and credibility; educational leadership; human resources management; social justice; sustainable economic development of businesses and organizations; teamwork; business efficiency; team management

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

Data-Driven Sustainable Development: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Shuo Yu

, Tong Zhang, Yu Sun, Hayat Dino Bedru and

Chaofan Chen

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15380 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; data science; machine learning; artificial intelligence

Innovative Technologies and Management Practices for Sustainable Development

edited by Sandro Carvalho and

Gilberto Santos

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11319 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; technologies; product development; quality management; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Innovative Ingredients and Sustainable Practices for Food Production

edited by Maurílio Lopes Martins and

Bruno Ricardo de Castro Leite Júnior

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4900 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food production; innovative ingredients; plant-based proteins; regenerative agriculture; circular economy; precision agriculture; food security; environmental resilience; food by-products’ valorization; zero-waste food systems; new food product development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Empowering Safe and Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Systems: Challenges, Innovations

edited by

Mohammad Yazdi

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4056 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen energy; renewable energy; safety; sustainability infrastructure; technological innovations; decarbonization; energy security; policy frameworks; integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Traffic Safety, Traffic Management, and Sustainable Mobility

edited by

Virginia P. Sisiopiku

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3459 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic safety; sustainability; transportation operations; traffic management; vulnerable transportation users; green transportation modes

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

Advanced Research on Waste Management and Biomass Valorization

edited by

Faiz Ahmad Ansari

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1529 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; renewable energy; sustainable goal; waste valorization; waste management

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

Climate Change, Air Pollution and Sustainable Environmental Protection

edited by

BumSeok Chun

and Shobha Yadav

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1513 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; air quality; urban climate; extreme weather; machine leaning/artificial intelligence; remote sensing application; environmental justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation 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 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 843 | 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)

Sustainable Maritime Transportation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jiangang Fei

, Junzhong Bao and Shenping Hu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 658 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; maritime safety; maritime security; energy efficiency; maritime education and training; digitalization; digital twins; risk assessment and ship safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Building Materials: Innovations and Trends in Green Construction

edited by

Svetlana Pushkar

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 568 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement-based materials; circular economy principles; eco-friendly composites; green building rating systems; green cement; green concrete; life cycle assessment; life cycle cost; nanotechnology applications; self-healing materials; strengthening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Empowering Sustainability: The Role of Digital Transformation in Green Business Development

edited by

Fernando Moreira

, Carla Azevedo Lobo and

Carla Santos Pereira

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; green business development; sustainability; digital technologies; environmental performance; data-driven sustainability; sustainable policy and regulation

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

Sustainable Urban Mobility: Road Safety and Traffic Engineering

edited by Evangelos Paschalidis and

Socrates Basbas

submission deadline 16 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11613 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban transport; road safety; traffic engineering; smart mobility; pedestrian safety; cyclist safety; micromobility; autonomous vehicles; traffic management; infrastructure design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Rural Economy and Sustainable Community Development

edited by

Ilias A. Makris

Apostolopoulos Sotirios

and

Vasileios Giannopoulos

submission deadline 16 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11353 | 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)

Building a Sustainable Future: Sustainability and Innovation in BIM

edited by

Ahmad Jrade

Jieying Jane Zhang

and

Farzad Jalaei

submission deadline 16 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9173 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability in construction; building information modeling (BIM); open BIM; life cycle assessment (LCA); construction 4.0; digital twins; circular economy; interoperability and data exchange; innovation; green construction; sustainable retrofitting and energy efficiency; life cycle cost analysis (LCCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Evaluation and Utilization of Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development

edited by

Florinda Martins

submission deadline 19 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5360 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable development; photovoltaics; wind; biofuels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Pavement Engineering: Design, Materials, and Performance

edited by

Wei Si

Bo Li

and

Pengfei Liu

submission deadline 19 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavement engineering; bitumen; asphalt mixture; bio-binder; sustainability; recycling; solid waste; pavement materials; ageing; rejuvenation

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

Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Industry 4.0

edited by Zhitao Xu, Zhenyong Wu and Yaping Fu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17362 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain; Industrial 4.0; sustainability; data analytics; sustainable supply chain optimization; logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Energy Systems and Applications

edited by

Ana Fernández-Guillamón

Minerva Díaz-Heras

Guillermo Martínez de Lucas

and

Isabel Cristina Gil-Garcia

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9167 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; renewable energies; energy efficiency; urban development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Low Carbon and Sustainable Green Economy

edited by

Kuotai Cheng

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1731 | 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)

Psychological Determinants of Sustainable Mobility Behaviors

edited by

Federica Biassoni

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1631 | 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)

Smart Infrastructure Management and Sustainable Urban Development

edited by Sungjoo Hwang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 964 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart infrastructure; sustainable society and community; resilience; urban development; monitoring and control; ICTs; safety and health; quality of life; urban population

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

Data Science Innovative Techniques and Applications for a Sustainable Environment

edited by

Domenico Rossi

Claudio Guarnaccia

and Daljeet Singh

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 792 | Submission Open

Keywords: data science; machine learning; artificial intelligence; environmental data; sustainable environment

Assessing the Nexus of Climate Change, Water Security, and Human Mobility Towards Sustainability

edited by

Francisco Silva Pinto

Tiago Balieiro Cetrulo

and Rafael De Brito Dias

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 652 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; human mobility; water security; water governance; sustainable water management; sustainability; climate justice; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Strategies for Improving the Sustainability of Asphalt Pavements

edited by

Mena I. Souliman

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 495 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt pavements; sustainability; green technologies; recyclable materials; life-cycle assessment; climate resilience; pavement maintenance strategies; low-carbon construction; circular economy; sustainable infrastructure

Whose Sustainable Education for Whom in an Era of Commodification of Education and Technology

edited by

Gazi Mahabubul Alam

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable education; education for sustainable development; sustainability in education; artificial intelligence and digitalisation in education; commodification; commercialism; and capitalism in education; technologization in education; policy for sustainable education

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

Applications of Chemical Engineering in Environmental Protection and Remediation

edited by Patricia Balderas Hernández

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 289 | 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)

Do Businesses Increase Their Value by Adopting Innovative Sustainability Practices?

edited by

Graham Gal

and Arion Cheong

submission deadline 21 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 612 | Submission Open

Keywords: ESG; AI; big data; sustainability; transparency; technology

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

Sustainable Agriculture and Restoration of Agroecosystem Affected by Climate Change

edited by

Aniruddha Sarker

and

Tofazzal Islam

submission deadline 22 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14781 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; biochar; carbon sequestration; green remediation; environment restoration; agro-food waste; biotechnology; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Urban Planning: A Gender Perspective

edited by Inés Sánchez de Madariaga

submission deadline 22 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 562 | 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)

Advancing Water and Soil Sustainability with Integrative Approaches

edited by

Xiaokai Zhang

submission deadline 24 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7915 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; water pollution; soil health; remediation techniques; pollution risk assessment; environmental degradation

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

Consumer Behaviour and Sustainable Decision-Making: Bridging the Gap Between Awareness and Action

edited by

Elisabetta Savelli

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12832 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; pro-environmental behaviour; consumer decision-making; value-action gap; behavioural interventions; sustainability marketing; environmental psychology; eco-conscious choices; sustainability transitions; policy interventions

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

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Geotechnical and Underground Infrastructures

edited by

Qiujing Pan

, Dalong Jin,

Yutao Pan

and

Hui Xu

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7439 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-centric geotechnics; geotechnical risk assessments and management; computer vision in geotechnical engineering; building information modeling and digital twin; integration of data-driven and physics-based methods

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

Groundwater, Soil and Sustainability (2nd Edition)

edited by

Christiana Mystrioti

and

Aikaterini Toli

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 505 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater sustainability; groundwater management; groundwater and soil contamination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Ecology, Biodiversity and Sustainable Conservation

edited by

Nengwen Xiao

and Xun Du

submission deadline 26 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2441 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity monitoring and assessment; monitoring technology and methods; ecosystem functions and services; species conservation strategies; sustainable resource management; species endangerment and extinction; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem stability; ecosystem health; protected areas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)

Innovating the Circular Future: Pathways to Sustainable Growth

edited by

Ting Chi

submission deadline 26 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1022 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; technological innovation; sustainable supply chain management; sustainable materials; collaborative consumption; sustainable consumption behavior; recycling and resource recovery; upcycling practices; waste management strategies; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Hospitality and Tourism Management: Trends, Innovations and Sustainable Development

edited by Fabiana Sepe and

Mario Tani

submission deadline 29 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 643 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism management; hospitality; sustainability; innovation; community engagement

Patterns and Drivers of Urban Greenspace and Plant Diversity

edited by

Huafeng Wang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7772 | Submission Open

Keywords: patterns; drivers; urban greenspace; plant diversity; ancient and old trees

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

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