Sustainability

Application of Spatial Analysis Function of Geographic Information Systems in Sustainable Development Evaluation

edited by

Vincenzo Barrile

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6462 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS; remote sensing; UAV; digital twin; artificial intelligence in GIS; 3D models; BIM-GIS integration

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

Achieving Sustainability in Safety Management and Design for Safety

edited by In-Ju Kim and

Anna Mazzi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6408 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk assessment; occupational and environmental hazards; emergency response; complex disasters; chemical hazards; disaster risk reduction; vulnerability analysis; traffic, workplace, home, and community safety

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

Sustainable Built Environment: From Theory to Practice

edited by

Pinar Mert Cuce

and

Erdem Cuce

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6282 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable built environment; green architecture; energy-efficient buildings; low-carbon construction; climate-responsive design; urban sustainability; lifecycle assessment (LCA); environmental performance; smart cities; passive design strategies; sustainable materials; retrofitting and adaptive reuse; resilient urban design; built environment policy; community-based planning; digital tools for sustainability (e.g., BIM, AI, IoT); carbon footprint reduction; circular construction; net-zero buildings; sustainable urban infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Air Quality Management and Monitoring

edited by

Rasa Zalakeviciute

and

Fidel Vallejo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5768 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; air quality management; air pollution monitoring; environmental monitoring; low-cost sensors; sustainability policies; air pollution control

State of the Art of Assessment for Sustainable Development Goals—3rd Edition

edited by

Chaofeng Shao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5766 | Submission Open

Keywords: methods for assessing the progress of SDGs in areas such as population, resources, environment, and economy; identification and analysis of key issues and factors affecting the SDGs; the future of the SDGs of the post-2030 sustainable development agenda; measures and methods for accelerating the implementation of the SDGs goals; sharing of best practices in SDGs; SDG localization theory; urban sustainable development; sustainable cities and communities; SDG progress assessment; policies to mobilize financial resources; policy implementation capacity; policy performance evaluation

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

Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Built Environments: Integrating Circular Materials, Green Infrastructures, and Smart Technologies

edited by

Giulia Caneva

, Valentina Tomei and

Paola Altamura

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5445 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart green infrastructures; low-carbon solutions; sustainable building design; urban ecology; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainable Conservation of Urban Ecology

edited by

Sang-Don Lee

and Min-Kyung Kim

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5316 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; green infrastructure integration; ecosystem services; climate change adaptation; urban ecology; environmental impact assessment (EIA)

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

Ecosystem Sustainability, Soil Biodiversity, and Environmental Restoration

edited by

Tao Long

, Mingchang Cao,

Ming Li

and Yamei Shao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5026 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem sustainability; ecosystem resilience; biodiversity conservation; soil biodiversity; ecological restoration; nature-based solutions; soil health

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

Sustainable Development and Innovation in Green Supply Chains

edited by

Pedro Espadinha Cruz

,

Susana Duarte

and Inês Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4492 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chains; circular economy; advanced manufacturing; resource management; multi-criteria decision-making; multi-objective optimization; spatial analytics; Industry 4.0/5.0; cyber-physical systems; digital twins; IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Technology and Education for Sustainable Futures: Innovation, Global Citizenship and Ecosystem Transformation

edited by

Juan-Jesús Torres-Gordillo

and José Luis Villena-Higueras

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4310 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable development goals; global citizenship; educational innovation; artificial intelligence; circular economy; ecosystem management; STEM education; university social responsibility; public policy

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

Digital Governance and Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development

edited by

Liviu Moldovan

and

Flaviu Moldovan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4227 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitization; sustainability; governance; innovation; development; green software; green engineering; cloud migration; corporate strategies

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

Durable and Sustainable Materials for the Built Environment

edited by

José Ignacio Alvarez

,

Gurbir Kaur

and

Loucas Kyriakou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4203 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; low-carbon materials; circular economy; construction and demolition waste; life cycle assessment; alternative binders; durability; eco-efficient concrete; self-cleaning materials; green building materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Low-Impact Materials and Construction Strategies for Sustainable and Resilient Buildings

edited by

Daniel Wałach

and

Izabela Skrzypczak

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3655 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; eco-friendly materials; resilience; geopolymers; cementitious composites; soil stabilization; durability assessment; life-cycle assessment; structural diagnostics; underground structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Intelligent Transport System and Sustainable Traffic Management

edited by

Jinlei Zhang

and

Wei Ma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3590 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic big data; artificial intelligence; data-driven methods; transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Adoption of New Technologies and Practices for Sustainable and Smart Agriculture: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yang Li

and

Jing Nie

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3154 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; decision support; green computing; data fusion; pattern recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

New Insights into Ecosystem Services in a Changing Environment: Novel Ecosystems, New Beginnings

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2998 | Submission Open

Keywords: methods of ecosystem service assessment; ecosystem functioning parameters; disturbed habitats; sustainable development; ecosystem function assessment; landscape transformation; urban ecosystems; socioecological systems; nature-based solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advances in Sustainable Construction Engineering and Management

edited by Jeong-Hoon Lee,

JunHo Jeon

and Jinwoo Kim

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2974 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction engineering and management; sustainable; smart construction; digital twin; automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Innovative Research on Lithium-Ion Battery Materials for Sustainable Applications

edited by Kenza Maher and

Mohamed Aklalouch

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2969 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; sodium-ion batteries; battery materials design; battery safety and reliability; thermal management of batteries; battery degradation mechanisms; battery diagnostics and testing; battery recycling and second life; sustainable electrode materials; solid-state electrolytes; desert climate battery performance; renewable energy integration; energy storage systems; circular economy in energy storage; energy storage for electric vehicles; grid-scale battery storage; accelerated aging and thermal abuse; electrochemical performance evaluation; material recovery from spent batteries; techno-economic analysis of recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced Renewable Energy Supply and Sustainability Transitions: System Performance, Industrial Integration, and Risk-Aware Assessment

edited by

Beatrice Marchi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2881 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy systems; energy storage; system performance assessment; sustainability assessment; life cycle thinking; energy efficiency and management; industrial symbiosis; circular economy; risk and uncertainty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Energy Transformation: Consumer Behavior, Smart Technologies, and Regulatory Challenges

edited by Katarzyna Bilińska, Marzena Czarnecka and Borys Budka

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2784 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; energy transformation; consumer behavior; renewable energy; prosumers; smart metering; artificial intelligence; cybersecurity; energy policy; SMEs; consumer protection; energy market; energy regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainability in Natural Hazards Mitigation and Landslide Research: 2nd Edition

edited by Ching-Ying Tsou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2682 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslides; sustainability; mitigation strategies; environmental impacts; nature-based solutions; community engagement; geoecological evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)

AI and ML Applications for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Najam Ul Hasan

and Yasir Javed

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2655 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; sustainable development; smart systems; resource efficiency

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

Sustainable Coloration: Green Materials or Techniques for Promising Applications

edited by

Jiali Yu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2649 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic crystal; colloidal nanoparticles; stimuli responsive; structural color; bionic materials; sustainable coloration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

AI for Sustainable Supply Chain-Driven Business Transformation

edited by

Shu-Chu Liu

and Chih-Hung Chung

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2532 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable supply chain management; business transformation; human–AI collaboration; decision support systems; process reengineering; organizational learning; risk management; circular economy; digital twin; Gen AI

Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable Development: Research and Practices: 2nd Edition

edited by

Olga Jovanović Glavaš

and

Davorka Hackenberger

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2423 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; nature conservation; sustainable development; research; practice

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

Green Economy and Sustainable Infrastructure to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Isaac Akomea-Frimpong

,

Roksana Jahan Tumpa

,

Daniel Oteng

and Fatemeh Pariafsai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2408 | Submission Open

Keywords: green economy; circular economy; green buildings; sustainable infrastructures; sustainable development goals; economic growth; generative artificial intelligence; sustainable investment; construction management; green economic models; net-zero transitions; economic development; smart digitization; Industry 5.0

New Technological Applications in Agriculture for the Development of the Circular Bioeconomy, 2nd Edition

edited by Yingkuan Wang and

Jianbo Shen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2352 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural circular economy; digital villages; new technologies; new methods; new equipment

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

Sustainable Environmental Analysis of Soil and Water—2nd Edition

edited by

Solmaz Fathololoumi

and

Asim Biswas

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2351 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil water; sustainability; agricultural; erosion environment; remote sensing

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

The Optimization of Food Processing in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Patricia Morales

,

Erika N. Vega

and

Virginia Fernández-Ruiz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2298 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; process optimization; food technology innovation; green processing technologies; food waste reduction; by-product revalorization; food preservation techniques; sustainable development goals; functional food ingredients; food safety

Deep Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Development

edited by

Santoso Wibowo

,

Saeed Reza Mohandes

and

Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2274 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainable development; environmental sustainability; responsible AI; digital transformation; sustainable built environment

Advanced Wind Technologies for Sustainable and Resilient Energy Systems

edited by

Mariana Panaitescu

and Fanel-Viorel L. Panaitescu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2264 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced wind turbine technologies; digital intelligence; energy capture efficiency; environmental impact assessment; extreme weather; energy storage system; sustainability initiative

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Cold Chain Packaging: Passive Solutions and EPS Alternatives for Thermal Integrity

edited by

Stefano Landini

,

Anindita Roy

and

Gordhan Das Valasai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2119 | Submission Open

Keywords: passive thermal packaging; EPS alternatives; cold chain sustainability; phase change materials; circular economy; biodegradable materials; sustainable logistics; renewable-based insulation; passive thermal packaging of battery packs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

AI and Sustainable Economic Development: The Long Tail Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Threats to the Rest of Us

edited by

Meir Russ

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2032 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable economic development; entrepreneurship; long tail economy; artificial intelligence (AI); digital inclusion; technological empowerment; inclusive innovation; sustainable economy development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Drivers of Low-Carbon Energy Transition: Green Technology Innovation, Green Finance and Digitalization

edited by Aliya Zhakanova Isiksal and

Faisal Sher Muhammad Khan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1990 | Submission Open

Keywords: green technology innovation; digitalization; renewable energy; artificial intelligence; blockchain; green finance; cross-country analysis; decarbonization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Management of Hydrological Systems and Water Resources

edited by

Olusola Ololade

,

RAAJ Ramsankaran

,

Muthukrishna vellaisamy Kumarasamy

and Enoch Bessah

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1973 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated water resource management; adaptation strategies and resilience for water resource management; water governance; sustainable watershed management; groundwater recharge and conservation; water quality protection; climate adaptive strategies; emerging technologies and data-driven decision-making

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

Shaping Green Choices: Consumer Behavior and the Path to Sustainable Development

edited by

Prianka Sarker

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1905 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; green consumer behavior; environmental psychology; behavioral economics; sustainable lifestyles; decision-making; policy and consumer choice

Digital Technologies for Sustainable Business and the Green Economy

edited by

Emilia Herman

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1890 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technologies; sustainable business; green economy; digital innovation; circular economy; Industry 4.0; SDGs

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

Towards Sustainable Waste Systems: Advancing Solutions for Circular Economy, Resource Recovery, and Environmental Protection

edited by

Anna Gronba-Chyła

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1836 | Submission Open

Keywords: barriers to a circular economy; opportunities of a circular economy; sustainability; waste management; problematic waste

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

Advancing Renewable and Low-Carbon Energy Systems for Long-Term Energy Sustainability

edited by

Ahmed Amine Hachicha

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1827 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; low-carbon energy; energy efficiency; photovoltaics; solar energy; computational fluid dynamics; heat transfer; numerical modeling; energy transition; sustainable systems

Transformative Education for Sustainable Development: Innovation and Challenge

edited by Ainara Achurra and

Teresa Zamalloa Echevarría

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1822 | Submission Open

Keywords: STEM education; sustainable development; sustainability literacy; curriculum development; SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals); environmental education; climate education

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

Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Carbon Emission Reduction

edited by Han Wang and Weigang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1794 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon; wastewater treatment; sustainable development; carbon emission reduction; energy recovery

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

Risk Management for Sustainability and Wellbeing: Governance, Measurement, and Decision-Making in Organizations

edited by

Simon Grima

,

Eleftherios Thalassinos

and

Inna Romānova

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1746 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk management and measurement; governance and accountability; digitalisation, innovation, and emerging risks; sectoral and policy perspectives; behavioural and decision-making dimensions

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

Sustainable Development and Management of Hospitality: New Methods, Strategies, and Technologies

edited by

Tanja Planinc

and Sonja Sibila Lebe

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 1672 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable hospitality management; sustainable business model innovation; sustainability measurement and metrics; CSR and governance in hospitality; resource efficiency in hospitality

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

Towards Sustainable and Resilient Pavements: Recycled Materials, Sensing Technologies, and Predictive Maintenance

edited by

David Llopis Castelló

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1653 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable asphalt pavement; recycled materials; resilient infrastructure; asphalt durability; pavement maintenance; sensing technologies; predictive maintenance; smart roads; self-healing asphalt; pavement monitoring

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

Sustainable Agricultural Landscape: Integrating Production, Ecology, and Community

edited by

Rachid Mentag

,

Khalid Azim

and

Hamid El Bilali

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1557 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; agricultural landscapes; agricultural policy; system resilience; innovation pathways; low-input farming; climate adaptation; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Innovation and Digitalization: Sustainable Practices in Business, Economics and Society

edited by Plamena Zlateva,

Olena Ivashko

and Pavel Stoynov

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1552 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; sustainable economy; AI; sustainable management; technologies; technological development; innovations

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

Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition for Sustainable Cropping Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Daniel Menezes-Blackburn

, Bingjie Jin and

Dong-Xing Guan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1512 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Application of the Big Data and Data Analytics Techniques in Sustainable Supply Chain

edited by

Irina Neaga

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1406 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; data analytics; machine learning; artificial intelligence; sustainable supply chains; circular economy; Industry 4.0 and 5.0; simulation, modeling and digital twins

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

Resilient Supply Chains in the Digital Age: Strategic Approaches to Operational Sustainability

edited by

Lhoussaine Alla

, Aziz Hmioui,

Badr Bentalha

and

El Habib Nfaoui

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 1400 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain resilience; digital transformation; operational sustainability; strategic management; supply chain disruption; digital supply chain; supply chain optimization; industry 4.0; logistics innovation; sustainability paradigm

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

Environmental Assessment of Noise Pollution Under Sustainable Development

edited by Paulo Henrique Trombetta Zannin and

Margret Sibylle Engel

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1395 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; noise pollution; sustainable acoustics

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

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