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Climate Change-Induced Tourism Destination Shifts and Strategies for the Sustainable Adaptation submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1205 | Submission Open
Keywords: nature-based tourism; climate change adaptation; tourism geography; destination resilience; tourism shifts; landscape change; sustainable tourism
Energy Economy and Sustainable Energy Development
edited by Mantas Švažas and Valentinas Navickas
submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1104 | Submission Open
Keywords: regional energy systems; decentralization; producing consumers; synergies effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Urban Development: Strategies, Tools, and Transformations
edited by , , Rafał Dudzik and
submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1052 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urban development; blue and green infrastructure; circular architecture; energy efficiency in cities; climate adaptation; urban resilience; smart city tools; nature-based solutions; participatory planning; climate-neutral cities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Solar Energy Innovation: Integrating Advanced Photovoltaics into Sustainable Built Environments
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 802 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar cells; sustainable photovoltaics; building-integrated photovoltaics; renewable energy integration; thermal management; urban adaptability; environmental impact; economic analysis; retrofitting solutions; artificial intelligence in photovoltaics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Procurement Strategies for a Resilient Future
edited by Clifford McCue, Eric Prier and Emily Boykin
submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 727 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable supply chain adaptation; climate-resilient public purchasing; circular economy; policy-driven procurement innovation; resilience evaluation frameworks; corruption
Green Foundations: How Geotechnical Engineering Can Support Sustainable Infrastructure
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 596 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable infrastructure; social resilience; geotechnical solutions; earthquake hazard adaptation and mitigation; green infrastructure
Sustainable Maritime Transportation: Logistics, Supply Chain Management and Regional Port Governance
edited by Zijian Guo and Yun Peng
submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable maritime logistics; cold chain transportation optimization; LNG and alternative fuels in shipping; smart port digitalization; green port infrastructure; port resilience and climate adaptation; decarbonization of maritime transport; circular economy in ports; SDG 9 (industry, innovation, infrastructure); SDG 13 (climate action)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Sustainable Logistics Network Reconstruction Under the Concept of Smart City submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable logistics; smart city; supply chain optimisation; green transport infrastructure; digital logistics solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Asphalt Pavements: Advanced Materials and Technologies
edited by , and
submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open
Keywords: pavement engineering; asphalt pavement; road sustainability; infrastructure resilience; life cycle assessment; asphalt recycling; low-carbon technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Bioenergy and Biotechnological Solutions for Circular and Low-Carbon Systems
edited by John Allport, Gina Javanbakht and Lilies Kathumbi
submission deadline 2 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-carbon fuels; waste valorization; circular bioeconomy; thermochemical processes; thermochemical kinetics; gasification; pyrolysis; catalytic process design; emission mitigation; waste-to-energy; sustainable fuels; microbial fuel development; anaerobic digestion; life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Adaptation Beyond Climate: Facing Planetary Limits and Ecological Injustices
edited by , and Andrea Taffuri
submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1419 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptation; change; maladaptation; indigenous knowledge; vulnerability; governance; technological fix; agroecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Energy Communities: Innovations in Urban Building Design and Energy Systems
edited by , Iñaki Gómez-Arriaran and
submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1014 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy communities; urban energy systems; renewable energy integration; smart buildings; distributed energy resources (DERs); energy efficiency in buildings; community microgrids; sustainable urban design; energy democracy; building-energy modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Circular Economy, Environmental Management and Sustainability
edited by Alin Emanuel Artene and
submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 899 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; environmental management systems; industrial symbiosis; life cycle assessment; sustainable business models; resource efficiency; ESG governance; environmental accounting and audit; sustainability transitions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Ecosystems: Enhancing Biological Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery
edited by
submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater; aerobic granular sludge; aammox; immobilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Energy Transition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence submission deadline 4 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 1041 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence, big data and machine learning in energy; smart demand and supply management systems; forecasting and optimisation of renewable energy generation; automation of energy processes and predictive maintenance; virtual power plants and microgrids; energy storage and system balancing; cybersecurity for AI-based energy systems; innovative business and tariff models; fiscal instruments supporting digitalisation and green transition; social consequences of decisions made by algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Industrial Waste Circularity: Utilization, Pollution Prevention and Data-Driven Management
edited by Fanhui Guo, Hongxiang Xu, Yu Feng and
submission deadline 5 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 739 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial solid waste/wastewater/gas management; CCUS; heavy metals; circular economy; AI and machine learning; digital twin of waste processes; policy and regulatory frameworks; resource utilisation technology; LCA; pollution-risk control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Earthquake Engineering and Sustainable Structures submission deadline 6 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11531 | Submission Open
Keywords: earthquake engineering; sustainable structures; soil–structure interaction; soil–foundation interaction; structural resilience; structural materials; seismic retrofitting; seismic performance evaluation; low-carbon construction; life-cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Corporate Environmental Performance and Disclosure: Implications for Sustainability—Second Edition
edited by and William Yu
submission deadline 6 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5525 | Submission Open
Keywords: corporate environmental performance; disclosure; sustainability; carbon emission; ESG
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advancing Marine Ecosystem Sustainability Through Microplastic Pollution Mitigation
edited by Layla Hazeem, and Suad Ahmed Rashdan
submission deadline 6 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2861 | Submission Open
Keywords: microplastic pollution; marine ecosystem sustainability; plastic lifecycle management; ocean conservation; environmental policy; pollution mitigation strategies; marine biodiversity; climate change interactions; socio-economic impacts; innovative filtration technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Advances in Adsorption Processes for Sustainable Water Treatment—2nd Edition
edited by Slavica S. Lazarević and Ivona Janković-Častvan
submission deadline 6 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 353 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental remediation; green chemistry in water treatment; functionalization; composite materials; clay minerals; adsorption mechanisms; adsorption kinetics; metal–organic frameworks (MOFs); renewable adsorbents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Creative Sustainability Education in the Age of AI: Learning, Governance and Environmental Footprints
edited by
submission deadline 7 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 962 | Submission Open
Keywords: creative sustainability education; generative AI; AI literacy; green pedagogy; governance; environmental footprint; carbon-aware computing; climate justice; responsible AI innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Sustainability in Urban Water Resource Management
edited by
submission deadline 8 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5500 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban water governance; water scarcity management; smart water systems; sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDSs); water reuse and recycling; green and blue infrastructure; water–energy nexus; climate-resilient water management; circular economy in water systems; digital water management solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Innovation, Regional Disparities and Sustainable Development
edited by
submission deadline 8 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2714 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation; regional development; sustainable development; regional heterogeneity; collaborative development; green transformation; technological progress; inclusive growth
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Advanced Sustainable Fuels and Electrified Energy Systems: Technologies, Integration, and Techno-Economic Assessment
edited by Javier Barba
submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy systems; electrification; sustainable fuels; hydrogen technologies; energy system integration; techno-economic analysis; life-cycle assessment; energy efficiency; low-carbon technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Methods for Resource Recovery and Circular Waste Management submission deadline 11 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 824 | Submission Open
Keywords: agri-food waste; circular economy; bioactive compounds; biochar; biomass valorization; composting; resource recovery; waste management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Energy Security and Sustainable Energy Development
edited by
submission deadline 12 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1890 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy development; energy security; energy transition; sustainability indicators; renewable energy systems; energy resilience; low-carbon economy; energy policy and governance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Aquaculture: A Rapidly Growing Food Production Sector—Challenges, Proposals, and Progress in Strengthening Its Sustainability submission deadline 12 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 928 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquaculture sustainability; environmental impacts; aquaculture BMPs; low-impact aquaculture; aquaculture ecosystem services; designated aquaculture areas; certification programs; sustainable aquafeed; environmental footprint; regulatory framework
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Impacts of Climate Change and Human Activities on Animal Biodiversity and Ecosystem Sustainability submission deadline 12 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity loss; ecosystem degradation; climate change; multiple stressors; sustainable management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Strategies for Soil Remediation and Environmental Protection submission deadline 13 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1518 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil remediation; environmental protection; sustainable technologies; nature-based solutions; ecosystem restoration; circular economy; integrated engineering solutions; monitoring and risk assessment; pollution management; environmental sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil Conservation and Sustainability)
Mathematical Optimisation for Sustainable Supply Chains: From Network Design to Carbon Reduction
edited by Reza Eslamipoor
submission deadline 14 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4110 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable supply chain; value chain; resource optimisation; carbon dioxide reduction; green logistics; mixed-integer programming; multi-objective models; optimisation algorithms; inventory management; sustainable distribution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Develop, Educate and Communicate Sustainability Through STEM Education and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by , , and Chun-Hung Lin
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11609 | Submission Open
Keywords: STEM education; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); science communication; interdisciplinary education; educational innovation; CDIO; learning metrics regarding sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Protecting Natural and Cultural Heritage: Sustainable Tourism Development submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6718 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable tourism; cultural heritage protection; natural heritage conservation; regenerative tourism; responsible tourism; overtourism management; sustainable development goals (SDGs); destination management; community resilience; tourism policy and planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Foundational Industry 4.0/5.0 Technologies in the Digital Transformation of Supply Chains: A Global Perspective
edited by , Renan Silva Santos and Mozart Caetano Heymann
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4186 | Submission Open
Keywords: industry 4.0/5.0; supply chain digital transformation; sustainable supply chain management; multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); dynamic capabilities; social sustainability; digital technologies adoption; global comparative analysis; barriers and enablers; human-centric operations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Analysis of Renewable Energy Technology, Circular Economy, and Urban Development
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2631 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; circular economy; urban sustainable development; green innovation; carbon footprint; energy policy; new energy industry; spatiotemporal network; spatial diffusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Urban Mobility Network and Public Transport
edited by Kaiqi Zhang
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1923 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban mobility; public transport; mobility networks; inclusive mobility; mobility equity; accessibility; multimodal transport; regional connectivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainable Built Environment and Indoor Air Quality
edited by , Hongli Sun and Xingchi Jiang
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1698 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable construction materials; indoor air pollutant dynamics; building ventilation optimization; VOC exposure mitigation; green building certification systems; low-carbon HVAC technologies; occupant health–performance nexus; smart IAQ monitoring networks; circular economy applications; climate-resilient building codes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Water Distribution Systems: Security, Resilience, Water Loss Management and Sustainability
edited by , Alemtsehay Seyoum and Rajesh Gupta
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1678 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical and cyber security; infrastructure resilience; water loss management; water quality risks; hydraulic capacity reliability; asset management and planning; whole-life costing; performance monitoring and regulatory compliance; operational modelling support; mains replacement design and optimization; intermittent supply concerns; data management; real-time monitoring and control; demand uncertainty and forecasting; demand management; water charges and tariffs; UN SDG6; stakeholder engagement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Re-Integrating Sustainable Education into Lifelong Learning submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 819 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability education; relational pedagogies; lifelong learning; authentic practice; work-related training; green skills; digital learning for sustainability; inclusive education; environmental literacy; policy and governance; community-based learning; sustainable development goals (SDGs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Driving Sustainable Development Through Supply Chain Transformation
edited by Mohammad Miftaur Rahman Khan Khadem and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 488 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable supply chain management; circular economy; supply chain transparency; scope 3 emissions; ethical sourcing; supply chain resilience; digital transformation (or blockchain or AI in supply chain); supplier development; sustainable logistics; UN sustainable development goals (SDGs)
Advances in Sustainable Drainage Systems and Nature-Based Solutions submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable drainage system; nature-based solutions; performance and efficiency; climate-change resilience; urban and rural; informality; bioremediation; drainage and wastewater management
Energy Conversion and Storage: Innovations in Fuel Cells, Batteries, and Renewable Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy conversion; energy storage; fuel cells; batteries; hydrogen technologies; renewable energy systems; advanced materials; degradation mechanisms; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Food Production and Processing
edited by Marianne Thomsen, and Andrea Paulillo
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable food processing; life cycle assessment; alternative ingredients; green extraction technologies; sustainable food systems; circular bioeconomy; structure and functionality; food waste valorisation
Advancing Sustainable Rural and Regional Development Through Tourism Planning and Management submission deadline 16 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1566 | Submission Open
Keywords: community participation; rural and regional development; tourism planning and management; destination management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Consumer Behaviour, Food Choice and Sustainability
edited by Tina Vukasović
submission deadline 16 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1049 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable consumer behaviour; food choice and decision-making; sustainable and ethical consumption; drivers and barriers of pro-environmental behaviour; sustainability-oriented marketing and communication; eco-labels and information effects on food choices; food waste prevention and reduction; circular economy in agri-food systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainable Advances In and Development of Energy Systems in Buildings
edited by and Inji Kenawy
submission deadline 16 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 854 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy-efficient buildings; energy simulation; renewable energy; life cycle assessment (LCA); low-carbon construction materials; circular economy; sustainable building envelopes; net-zero energy buildings; smart energy management; sustainable built environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Air Quality Characterisation and Modelling—2nd Edition submission deadline 17 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14734 | Submission Open
Keywords: particulate matter; African dust; nitrogen oxides; ground-level ozone; development, evaluation and application of models; statistical models; data mining and machine-learning-based models; integrated modelling and assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Transportation: Logistics and Route Network Aspects—2nd Edition submission deadline 17 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2861 | Submission Open
Keywords: supply chain management; optimization; routing; modelling; challenges and problems in intermodal transport; new technologies; transport corridors; passenger transportation; environmental pollution management; green logistics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Digital Strategy and Innovation for Sustainable Business Development
edited by
submission deadline 17 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 569 | Submission Open
Keywords: data, metrics, and statistics for sustainability transitions; consumer behavior change; food systems sustainability; measuring sustainability dimensions using digital sources; eco-innovation; green marketing; digital nudging; evidence-based decision-making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advances in Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Services Management Towards Sustainable Development Goals submission deadline 18 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5495 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; environmental sustainability; habitat restoration; species reintroduction; nature-based solutions; climate change adaptation; ecological resilience; conservation policy; sustainable land management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Sustainable Management in Coastal Areas and Addressing the Challenges of Climate Change Risks
edited by , Isabel C. Olivares, José E. Verocai and
submission deadline 18 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2981 | Submission Open
Keywords: coasts; climatic risks; adaptation; resilience and sustainability; estuaries; blue carbon; vulnerability; cumulative impacts; nature-based solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
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