Sustainability

Resilient and Sustainable Solutions for Earthquake Resistant Building Structures

edited by

Anthimos S. Anastasiadis

,

Antonio Formisano

,

Emmanouil Golias

and

Marius Mosoarca

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1678 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake; resiliency in buildings; sustainability in buildings; building stock; retrofitting; energy and seismic efficiency; new and existing buildings; historical and cultural heritage buildings; resilience-based design; damage and functionality; carbon impact; life cycle analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Lifestyle Hygiene and Environmental Hygiene to Promote Sustainable Health and Well-Being

edited by

Lucia Maria Lotrean

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1629 | Submission Open

Keywords: lifestyle hygiene; environmental hygiene; global health; wellbeing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)

Environmental Change from a Social Science Perspective

edited by

Ana Rita Farias

and Marta Santos Silva

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1377 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental change; human behavior; sustainable practices; social science perspectives; climate action strategies; behavioral insights

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

Advancements in Sustainable and Smart Materials

edited by

Bingang Xu

and

Junxian Huang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1346 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; smart materials; renewable materials; biodegradable materials; adaptive materials; responsive materials; self-healing; green synthesis; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advancing Circular Practices and Resource Recovery in Waste Management Systems

edited by

Toru Matsumoto

and

Richao Cong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1273 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy transition management; assessment methodologies and simulation; innovative recycling technologies; resource recovery; sustainable waste management; ICT and AI applications; utilization of information platforms; consumers’ awareness and behaviour

(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)

Future of Industry 4.0: Sustainable Blueprints, Industry Chains, and Digitalization

edited by Luca Esposito and

Xihui Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1224 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; sustainable development; sustainable digitization; cutting-edge technologies

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

Towards Climate-Neutral and Resilient Building and Urban Energy Systems

edited by

Miguel Á. García-Fuentes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1212 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-neutral cities; energy efficient buildings; urban resilience; decarbonization; smart and flexible energy systems; low-carbon buildings; energy transition; sustainable urban planning; building retrofitting; climate adaptation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Carbon Markets, Sustainable Rural Development, and Food Security: Economic and Policy Strategies

edited by

Alessandro Scuderi

, Mariarita Cammarata and

Giuseppe Timpanaro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1162 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon markets; sustainable rural development; food security; agricultural economics; climate-smart agriculture; carbon finance; environmental governance; life cycle assessment; policy innovation; rural livelihoods

Marine Renewable Energy and Sustainable Ocean Resources

edited by

Zhong Xiao

, Lin Cui and

Linlin He

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1152 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine renewable energy; offshore wind; wave energy; tidal energy; ocean current energy; offshore geotechnical engineering; wave–structure–seabed interaction; sustainable ocean resources; offshore infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Strategies for the Control of Persistent Toxic and Radioactive Contaminants

edited by

Yu Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1148 | Submission Open

Keywords: persistent toxic substances; emerging contaminants; radioactive contaminants; life-cycle management; health and ecological risk assessment; green remediation technologies; pollutant fate and transport; adaptive environmental management; transboundary pollution control; sustainable pollution control strategies

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

Driving Behavior Analysis and Traffic Modelling for Sustainable Smart Mobility Systems

edited by Eleni Mantouka and Panagiotis Fafoutellis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1081 | Submission Open

Keywords: driving behavior; traffic modelling; smart mobility; mixed traffic conditions; autonomous vehicles; CCAM; sustainable transport; machine learning; big data analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Urban Vehicle Access Regulations (UVARs) Applications for Sustainable Urban Mobility

edited by

Francisco J. Calvo

, Oxana Tchepel and

Susana da Costa Freiria

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 937 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban mobility; urban vehicle access regulations; low emission zones; zero emission zones; transport externalities in cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Economic Growth and Development for Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Sorin-George I. Toma

and Catalin Gradinaru

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 774 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; economic growth; economic development; sustainability; environmental sustainability; sustainable development goals; gross domestic product

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

Technology-Enhanced Education for Sustainable Development

edited by

Salvador Reyes-de Cózar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 755 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology-enhanced learning; sustainable education; digital tools in education; e-learning platforms; educational sustainability; green technology in education; AI in education; inclusive education; digital literacy; sustainable development goals

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

Local Wild Edible Plants (WEPs) for Biodiversity, Food Systems, and Sustainable Development

edited by

Mauri Åhlberg

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 730 | Submission Open

Keywords: wild edible plants (WEPs); wild edible weeds; ecosystem services; species identification; biodiversity; food systems; good environment; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Transport and Urban Renewal

edited by

Juan Benavente Ponce

,

Andres Rodriguez

, Iria Lopez-Carreiro and

Carlos Romero Morales

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 723 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; mobility; sustainable development; urban renewal

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

Sustainable Construction Engineering and Construction Project Management

edited by William Collinge

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 703 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction; project management; United Nations; SDGs; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Innovations in Sustainable Food Processing Technologies

edited by

Andrei Borșa

and

Muntean Mircea Valentin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 638 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; circular economy; energy efficiency; non-thermal processing technologies; food waste valorization; sustainable packaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Fishery Management Under Extreme Environmental Challenges

edited by

Felipe Amezcua

and

María Teresa Carreón-Zapiain

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 626 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-ready harvest control rules; extreme event fisheries impacts; adaptive fisheries governance; ocean warming stock dynamics; hypoxia-tolerant management strategies; socio-ecological resilience; dynamic spatial closures; quota banking climate shocks; ecosystem-based fisheries adaptation; food security under extremes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Renewable Energy in Smart Energy Systems: Technologies, Strategies, and Applications

edited by

Matia Mainardis

,

Mattia Cottes

and

Patrizia Simeoni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 625 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart energy systems; urban-industrial symbiosis; renewable energy; life cycle assessment; circular economy; district heating and cooling; waste and wastewater treatment; hydrogen; energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Urban Transitions at the Margins: Gentrification, Peripheral Growth, and Socio-Ecological Sustainability

edited by

Liliana Dumitrache

and Bogdan Suditu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 619 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban margins; gentrification; peripheral urbanization; socio-ecological sustainability; informal settlements; urban transitions; displacement; urban governance; resilience; urban futures

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

Approaching a Carbon Neutral and Sustainable Society Using Geological Solutions

edited by

Kazbulat Shogenov

and

Alla Shogenova

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 583 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 capture; CO2 use and storage; geothermal energy; CO2–geothermal, CPG; H2, hydrogen geological storage; UHS—undeground hydrogen storage; synergy of unconventional renewable energies

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

Pathways to Clean Energy: Technologies, Policies, and Impacts

edited by

Yanchao Feng

and

Shilei Hu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 561 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean energy; energy transition; energy resilience and security; technological innovation; policy simulation; socio-economic impacts; risk identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Management in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry Towards Circular Economy

edited by

Joel Reynolds

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 544 | Submission Open

Keywords: hospitality sustainability; tourism sustainability; foodservice sustainability; event management sustainability; social responsibility; circular economy

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

Sustainability of Waste Recovery on Renewable Energy Systems

edited by Juan Jose Garcia Pabon, Abdul Orlando Cárdenas Gómez and Luz Elena Peñaranda Chenche

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 535 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental engineering; renewable energy engineering; thermal engineering; mechanical engineering; sustainable development; chemical engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Analytical Methods

edited by

Pere Colomer-Vidal

,

Bernat Oró-Nolla

and

Olga Gómez-Navarro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 505 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution; persistent organic pollutants (POPs); PFAS; pesticides; environmental monitoring; bioindicators; analytical chemistry; risk assessment

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

Technological Pathways to Waste Reduction and Resource Efficiency

edited by

Damira Keček

,

Katerina Fotova Čiković

and Joško Lozić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 459 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste reduction; resource efficiency; technological innovations; artificial intelligence; AI-driven approaches; sustainability

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

Sustaining the Waste-Energy Nexus: Thermal and Biochemical Pathways for Bioenergy and Waste-to-Product Valorization in Municipal and Industrial Streams

edited by

Fares AlMomani

and Kashif Rasool

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 451 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste-to-energy; bioenergy valorization; thermal conversion; biochemical pathways; circular economy; municipal solid waste; industrial waste valorization; resource recovery; sustainable biorefineries; waste-to-products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)

Management of Waste, Residues and By-Products Generated in Biotechnological Processes Consistent with Sustainable Development

edited by

Jarosław Domański

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology waste; waste management; circular economy; biotechnological processes; anaerobic digestion; methane; hydrogen; resource recovery; digestate; wastewater sludge

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

Advances in Sustainable Rural Tourism: Methods, Strategies and Practice—2nd Edition

edited by

Ramona Mariana Ciolac

,

Tiberiu Iancu

,

Gabriela Popescu

and

Tabita Cornelia Adamov

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural tourism; smart development strategies; sustainability; rural resources and community development; branding methods for rural environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)

Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: From Crop Production to By-Product Utilization

edited by

Zeljka Mesić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; circular bioeconomy; traceability and digitalization; by-product valorization; sustainable food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

The Role of Functional Materials and Nanotechnology in Energy and Environmental Applications

edited by

Muhammad Yousaf

and

Ali Imran

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open

Keywords: batteries; supercapacitors; solar cell; environment remediation; synthesis of nanomaterials; fuel cell; adsorption; functional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Innovations in Food Chemistry: From Green Processing to Functional Ingredients

edited by

Maria Teresa Liberatore

, Mariacinzia Rutigliano and Flavia Dilucia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-sustainability, innovative foods; new functional ingredients; bioactive compounds; food by-products; green energy; non-thermal technologies; novel solvents; microwave and ultrasonic processing; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Building Design and Energy Efficiency

edited by

Kangting Tsai

, Chien-Hung Tung and Yin-Hao Chiu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building design; energy efficiency; low-carbon architecture; building performance; indoor environmental quality; renewable energy; microgrid; resilient design; smart building technologies; thermal comfort; BIM; willingness to pay

Sustainable Monitoring and Management of Farmland Ecosystems

edited by Yuhua Tian

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: farmland ecosystem; nutrient management; pollution management; carbon sequestration; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Power Systems: Building a Greener Grid

edited by

Jiandong Duan

and Shaogui Fan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable power systems; greener grid; renewable energy integration; energy transition; carbon neutrality; sustainability assessment; energy policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Heat Pumps and Refrigeration Systems: Innovations in Eco-Friendly Fluids and Energy Efficiency

edited by

Raphael Nunes de Oliveira

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat pumps; refrigeration systems; eco-friendly fluids; sustainable energy; carbon neutrality

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

Sustainable Energetic Valorization of Waste and Transformation of Biomass for Improved Energy Efficiency

edited by

Zhigao Liu

and

Penglian Wei

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; thermal conductivity; electrical conductivity; biomass materials; functional modification; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Food Processing: Integrating Safety Control and Quality Detection

edited by Rubén Horacio Olmedo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: automation; digitization; traceability; green technology; packaging with sensors; food security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Data-Driven Innovation and Eco-Friendly Processing of Advanced Sustainable Materials

edited by

Fei Jia

, Jian Sun and Chenchao Fang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; data-driven; machine learning/AI; circular economy; process optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Innovation Management and Organizational Performance for Sustainable Future—2nd Edition

edited by

Alina Badulescu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 33203 | Submission Open

Keywords: green innovation; sustainable innovation; sustainable performance; innovation management; economic, social, and envionmental performance; sustainable development; challenges in sustainable development; technologies for innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Building a Sustainable Future: Sustainability and Innovation in BIM

edited by

Ahmad Jrade

,

Jieying Jane Zhang

and

Farzad Jalaei

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16987 | 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)

Environmental Supply Chain and Sustainable Operations Management: Theories, Methods, Techniques and Applications

edited by

Zhisong Chen

, Shujian Ma, Run Tang and Yong Wu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16332 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental supply chain; sustainable operations management; green supply chain management; low-carbon supply chain management; social responsibility; green consumer behavior; life cycle assessment; environmental impact; resource efficiency; environmental policies and regulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Nature-Based Solutions for Landscape Sustainability Challenges

edited by

Xuening Fang

, Lingqiang Kong and

Rui Zhou

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7525 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; landscape sustainability; ecosystem services; climate adaptation; biodiversity conservation; green infrastructure; sustainable land management; resilience; landscape governance; environmental policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)

Emerging Practices in Sustainable Tourism

edited by

Randall Upchurch

,

Leonard Jackson

and Danqing Liu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4451 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism development; environmental tourism; environmental citizenship; community development; stakeholder engagement

Green Corporate Practices, Environmental Management and Sustainability Performance

edited by

Grigoris Giannarakis

,

George Sklavos

and

Stavros Kalogiannidis

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3742 | Submission Open

Keywords: green corporate strategy; corporate governance; environmental management systems (EMS); ESG performance; sustainability reporting; circular economy; green innovation; carbon neutrality; sustainable supply chains; environmental economics; artificial intelligence for sustainability

Integrated Sustainability Management: Linking Operations, Energy-Efficient Supply Chains, and Innovation Systems

edited by

Jereb Borut

and

Mohan Lal Kolhe

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1482 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sustainability management; circular economy; operations sustainability; supply chain management; innovation systems; digital transformation in sustainability; green logistics; risk management; renewable energy; resilient value chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Food Systems: Advancing Equity, Efficiency, and Resilience for a Better Future

edited by

Corina Zugravu

,

Mirela Nedelescu

and Luminița Mihaela Dumitrașcu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 799 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food systems; resource efficiency; health equity; resilience; public health nutrition; planetary health; food policy; food security; climate adaptation; socio-economic sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Climate-Functional EcoEngineering Design

edited by

Matteo Convertino

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 743 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological portfolio; ecohydrological engineering; climate-functional design; terraformation; restoration; networks

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

Advancing Operational Excellence Through Sustainable Quality Management in Industry 5.0

edited by

Leonor Teixeira

,

Juliana Salvadorinho

and

Guilherme Luz Tortorella

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 599 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 5.0; sustainable quality management; operational excellence; human–AI collaboration; circular economy; smart manufacturing; resource efficiency

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