Sustainability

Innovations in Water Distribution Networks: Sustainability, Resilience, and Risk Assessment

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4392 | Submission Open

Keywords: water distribution system; water leak detection; condition assessment; resilience; risk assessment; vulnerability assessment; water quality monitoring; maintenance management; optimal network design; rehabilitation and renewal of water distribution network

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

Shaping Future Cities: Turning Assessment into Strategies and Actions for Resilience

edited by Beatrice Mecca,

Francesca Abastante

and Ombretta Caldarice

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3473 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilient cities; sustainability assessment; nature-based solutions

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

Regional Development, Environmental Governance, and Sustainable Transformations

edited by

Silvestre García de Jalón

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

Keywords: environmental governance; sustainable development; political ecology; public goods; biodiversity; climate change; water agreement; environmental policy

Current Advances in Green Polymers, as Substitutes for Container Industries, for the Reduction of Synthetic Plastics’ Pollution

edited by

Santiago Casado

and

Mirari Arancibia

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastics; microplastics; biodegradability; biodegradable containers; sustainability; plastic accumulation; pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

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

edited by

Anna Gronba-Chyła

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 151 | 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)

Advancements in Entrepreneurship, Economic Analysis, and Business Strategy from a Sustainable Perspective

edited by Federico Lanzalonga, Andrei Bonamigo and Harnesh Makhija

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 60400 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; green business models; ESG (environmental; social; and governance) policies; corporate sustainability strategies; economic analysis in sustainability; business innovation for environment; social impact of entrepreneurship; sustainable development goals (SDGs); green economics; sustainable business practices

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

Advanced Research on Agriculture and Food Systems Landscape towards Sustainability

edited by

Tiziana Amoriello

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 22349 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; agroecology; land use planning; sustainable food systems; circular economy; AI and smart technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Novel Technologies and Digital Design in Smart Construction

edited by

Long Chen

and Zhihe Yang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19641 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology innovation; digital technologies; AI techniques; data-driven approaches; novel materials; sustainable development; climate change socio-technical system

Sustainable Organizational Adaptation: Nurturing Ecosystems for Innovation and Resilience

edited by Okechukwu Lawerence Emeagwali

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 18180 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation ecosystems; ecosystem innovation; ecosystem management; business ecosystems; innovation ecosystem management; strategic adaptability; sustainable adaptation; complex adaptive systems; organizational resilience; open innovation; value networks; absorptive capacity; co-innovation

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

Digital Transformation and Open Innovation for Business Ecosystems

edited by

Yuki Inoue

and Naoshi Uchihira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17797 | Submission Open

Keywords: business ecosystems; platform ecosystems; innovation ecosystems; digital transformation; open innovation

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

Smart Sensors and IoT Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Aquaculture Practices

edited by

Li-Wei Liu

,

Yu-Min Wang

and Hsin-Wei Kuo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 17078 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-aqua sustainability; smart irrigation and aquaculture management; machine learning in agriculture and aquaculture; digital agriculture and aquaculture; climate-smart agriculture and aquaculture; controlled environment agriculture and aquaculture; environmental sensing; wireless sensor networks; remote control; IoT; UAV; Zigbee; LoRa; deep learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Intelligent Systems and Consciousness Society: Sustainable Transportation and Decision Making

edited by Yorgos Stephanedes and

Nikos Karacapilidis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16641 | Submission Open

Keywords: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ; C-ITS • Artificial Intelligence ; Machine Learning (ML) ; Natural Language Processing (NLP); decision/policy making; dynamic transport; traffic systems; traffic management; safety and security; logistics; digital data management; sustainability; smart cities; impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Circularity, Innovation, and Optimisation in Sustainable Supply Chains

edited by

James O. B. Rotimi

, Esther Oluwadamilola Olufemi Rotimi and Olamide Shittu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16351 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; optimization; supply chain; sustainability; circular economy

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

Asphalt Binder and Sustainable Pavement Design

edited by

Md Rashadul Islam

and Hasan Faisal

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 15296 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt binder; recycled asphalt pavement; rubber-modified asphalt; recycled plastic asphalt; warm-mix asphalt; cold-mix asphalt; pavement performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Sustainable Business Management

edited by

Martin Wynn

and

Bilgin Metin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14694 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business; circular economy; digitalisation; entrepreneurship; innovation; leadership; business strategy

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

Safety and Risk Analysis of Industrial Processes from the Perspective of Sustainability

edited by

Paolo Mocellin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14035 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable processes; safety; hazards and risks; environment; industrial processes; integrated framework; industrial accidents; responsibility; prevention; mitigation

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

Application of Data-Driven in Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain

edited by

Wen Jiang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13875 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable logistic; sustainable inventory management; logistics route optimization; data-driven technology; operation management and optimization; sustainable supply chain; supply chain coordination; sustainable supply chain network design; supply chain visualization; carbon emission reduction strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Urban Development Prospective for Smart Cities

edited by

Jaroslav Dvorak

,

Katarína Vitálišová

and Vitalii Kruhlov

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13108 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; data; decision-making; Internet of Things; mobility and travel behavior; planning; public administration; smart public services; smart city; smart urban development; safety; urban transport

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

Research on Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Economic Development

edited by

Leo-Paul Dana

and

Aidin Salamzadeh

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11526 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; sustainability; sustainable economic development; entrepreneurship

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

Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Green Product Development

edited by

Yuyan Wang

,

T. C. Edwin Cheng

and Wei Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11493 | Submission Open

Keywords: green supply chain management; e-commerce; sustainable supply chain; closed-loop supply chain; low-carbon supply chain; eco-friendly product design; innovation for green products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advances in Sustainable Water and Wastewater Treatment: Emerging Technologies and Solutions

edited by Wei Li, Sicheng Shao and

Junfeng Su

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11015 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; solid waste treatment; biological metabolism; carbon reduction; refractory wastewater

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

Digital Technology for Circular Economy Towards Sustainable Development

edited by

Abderahman Rejeb

,

Suhaiza Zailani

and

Steve Simske

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10547 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; digital innovation; sustainable development; resource efficiency; environmental sustainability; internet of things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain technology; data analytics; policy and regulation

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

Sustainable Development and Land Use Change in Tropical Ecosystems

edited by Elisa Grieco

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10280 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change agroforestry sustainable development land use change rural communities adaptation mitigation tropical ecosystems nature-based solutions forest management

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

The Latest Studies on Natural Hazards and Sustainable Civil Engineering

edited by

Gerardo Araya-Letelier

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10094 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic resilience; sustainability; earthquake-induced demands; flooding; tsunami loadings; flooding loadings; hydrological hazards; resilience of built environment

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

Circular Economy and Life Cycle Assessment: Closing the Loop for Sustainable Resource Management

edited by Andrea Di Maria

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9994 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); sustainable resource management; carbon sequestration; policy decision making

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

Geoenvironmental Engineering and Water Pollution Control

edited by

Victor Cavaleiro

and Maria Eugenia Gimenez Boscov

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9755 | Submission Open

Keywords: geoenvironmental engineering; water pollution; remediation techniques; soil and groundwater contamination; new geomaterials; renewable energies

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

Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Technologies for Sustainable Development of Smart Regions

edited by

Vyacheslav Kharchenko

, Nikos Bardis,

Andrzej Rucinski

and

Anatoliy Sachenko

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9182 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities and regions; ecosystems for sustainable development; artificial intelligence and AI systems; UAV as a service; mobile smart technologies; safety and security informed sustainability; wellness engineering

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

Advances in Sustainable Climate Change Adaptation Research and Technology

edited by

Tamim Younos

,

Juneseok Lee

and Tammy E. Parece

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9159 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water security; food security; economic incentives; climate change policy; data science; artificial intelligence; satellite technologies; sustainable systems

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

Advances in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Energy Systems

edited by Ascensión López-Vargas and Natalia Pichel

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8668 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy technology; renewable energy sources; smart energy management; climate change mitigation; technological advancements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Irrigation Technologies for Saving Water

edited by

Zhenhua Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8604 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-saving irrigation technologies; sustainable development; yield improvement; water use efficiency; efficient utilization of water resources

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

Advancing Sustainable Building Practices: State of the Art in Thermal Insulation Materials, Energy Efficiency, and Technological Innovations

edited by

Mariano Pierantozzi

and

Camilla Lops

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8501 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building insulation; energy-efficient construction materials; thermal insulation innovations; building energy performance; CO2 emission reduction in buildings; numerical modeling in material science; climate change resilience in architecture; renewable insulation materials; state-of-the-art insulation technologies; the environmental impact of thermal materials; artificial intelligence used for sustainable buildings; deep learning used for climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Development of the Digital Economy and Digital Innovation in the Web2.0 Environment

edited by

Yi Su

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8149 | Submission Open

Keywords: Web2.0 and sustainable economy; digital economy; digital innovation; big data; internet of things; green innovation; sustainable development; sharing economy

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

Transportation Systems and Infrastructures Planning, Optimization, and Management

edited by

Andrea Pompigna

and

Giulia Del Serrone

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8037 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation system and infrastructures optimization; transport planning; traffic and infrastructure management; sustainable mobility; intelligent transportation systems (ITS); traffic simulation; congestion mitigation; multimodal integration; big data in transportation; road safety and risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Agriculture with Innovative Technology and Equipment: Towards a Low-Carbon Era

edited by

Xueqing Yang

and Wei Ma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7944 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent agronomic equipment; low-carbon and smart agriculture; carbon footprint; scenarios modelling; sustainable agriculture; agriculture/farming system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Interdisciplinary Explorations in Health and Healthcare: Addressing Complex Challenges for Sustainable Futures

edited by

Darrell Norman Burrell

, Delores Springs and Kevin Richardson

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7805 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable health systems; sustainable design and health; biotechnologies and sustainability; food security and health; environmental health; environmental racism; environmental justice; pandemic preparedness; patient voice in public health; healthcare access; health policy development; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); interdisciplinary health approaches; global health security; public health research; health equity; resilient health infrastructures; sustainable healthcare practices; global health disparities; community health development

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

Tackling Energy Poverty and Vulnerability Through Energy Efficiency

edited by

Oikonomou Vlasios

and

Wolfgang Eichhammer

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7700 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy poverty; vulnerability; energy efficiency; heating decarbonization; inclusivity; energy access; affordability; household energy demand; transport poverty; micro-enterprises

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Building Resilience and Green Building Construction for Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Anna Marzo

and

George Wardeh

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7337 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable constructions; reuse of building materials; seismic protection; sustainable interventions; bio-based materials; zero-damage constructions; quick vulnerability assessment; durability; concrete; rupture; masonry; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Research on Sustainable Business Ecosystems and Corporate Governance

edited by Konstantina Ragazou, Nikolaos Sariannidis and Georgia Zournatzidou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6867 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; ESG; efficiency; sustainable governance; SMEs; resilience; business ecosystem

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

Sustainable Waste Management Strategies for Circular Economy

edited by

Abdel Mohsen Onsy Mohamed

,

Muftah El-Naas

,

Munjed Maraqa

and Evan K. Paleologos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6729 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste prevention and minimization; resource recovery and recycling; extended producer responsibility; sustainable materials management; industrial symbiosis; sustainable urban waste management; smart waste management systems; advanced recycling technologies; waste-to-energy; circular economy legislation; international cooperation and standards; public awareness and education; case studies

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

Agricultural Engineering for Sustainable Development

edited by

Nikolay Kiktev

, Taras Lendiel and Oleksii Opryshko

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6576 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; agricultural machinery navigation; sustainable agriculture; artificial intelligence; automation and robotics; controlled agricultural environments; planning; management; and forecasting for agricultural production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Development of Regional Tourism

edited by Krzysztof Widawski and

Federica Burini

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6275 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature tourism; rural tourism; heritage tourism; tourism management in a region; protected areas; active tourism; sustainable tourism product; sustainable development; case studies; tourist resources

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

Green Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Innovations for Sustainable Transport and Distribution

edited by Ruozhen Qiu,

Qingguo Bai

and Jianhu Cai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6153 | Submission Open

Keywords: green logistics; supply chain management; transportation; distribution system; sustainable development; environment; environmental impact reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Governance Development and Strategy

edited by Yong Qi, Yangao Xiao and Yuting Deng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5889 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable governance; intellectual property; corporate sustainability strategies; digital economy; sustainable industrialization

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

Advances in Intelligent Transportation, Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles in the Context of Sustainability

edited by Yitong Shang,

Xueqian Fu

and Qiang Xing

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5841 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation; intelligent transportation systems; public transportation; energy-efficient traffic flow; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); smart charging; emerging technologies; environmental and social impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Management and Regulation of Agricultural Water Resources in the Context of Global Climate Change, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaolin Yang

,

Wenfeng Liu

and

Wen Yin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5502 | Submission Open

Keywords: ater scarcity; irrigation; agriculture water management; crop evapotranspiration; water use efficiency; climate change; adaptation; regulation

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

Sustainable Water Resources Management in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Dexter Hunt

and Soroosh Sharifi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5473 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; infrastructure; planning; sustainable indicators

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

Sustainable Future of Ecohydrology: Climate Change and Land Use

edited by

Yanfeng Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5445 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecohydrology; climate change; land use; water resources; sustainability; ecosystem resilience; climate adaptation; hydrological modeling; biodiversity conservation; integrated water management

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

Sustainable Operations and Green Supply Chain

edited by

Fouad Jawab

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5323 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; supply chain; operations; performance; collaboration; environmental impact; social impact; theory; best practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Renewable Energy and Environment Protection: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Liquid Fuels from Carbon Dioxide, and Biofuels

edited by Daniel A. Lowy and Jesus R. Melendez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5293 | Submission Open

Keywords: challenge of energy transition; renewable energy production; energy storage; biofuels; green hydrogen; biomass energy; direct carbon capture and reduction of carbon dioxide; AI in the optimization of alternative energy production; storage and usage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Extremophilic Plants and Microorganisms in Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Aleksandra Koźmińska

and Mohamad Al Hassan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5006 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; metallophytes; soil desalinization; halophytes; carbon sequestration; bioremediation; bioinoculants; biofuels; bioenergy

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

Application of Regenerative Approaches, Sustainable Technologies and Multiscale Climate Strategies in Improving the Urban Built Environment

edited by Alejandro Prieto and Elizabeth Wagemann

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4745 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban environment; climate adaptation and mitigation designs; regenerative design; sustainable technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Innovation and Sustainability in Urban Planning and Governance

edited by

Charles Chang-Yu Hong

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4490 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban governance; arts and humanities in city governance; tourism governance; urban theory; urban sociology; urban network; water governance; resident perceptions

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

Exploring the Innovative Approaches and Advanced Practices to Sustainable Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

edited by

Waleed Al-Marzooqi

and

Hani El-Zaiat

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4380 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; precision farming; animal welfare; climate change mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Smart Grid Energy Management: Advancing Sustainability and Cybersecurity

edited by

Oussama Laayati

, Ahmed Chebak and

Ahsen Maqsoom

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4274 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; energy management systems (EMSs); blockchain; cybersecurity; renewable energy; peer-to-peer energy trading; artificial intelligence (AI); grid resilience; energy optimization; microgrids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications for Sustainability and Safety

edited by Dongdong Wang,

Amjad Pervez

, Chenzhu Wang and Liqiang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4221 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation system; traffic safety; machine learning; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Data-Driven Solutions for Sustainable Systems

edited by

Yousef Farhaoui

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4217 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven optimization of renewable energy systems; predictive analytics for resource management; sustainable urban and smart city development; circular economy frameworks enabled by data-driven tools; environmental monitoring and climate change mitigation using AI; blockchain for decentralized sustainable systems; ethical considerations and policy frameworks for sustainable AI applications

Smart Cities, Smart Governance and Sustainable Development

edited by Guangwei Hu and Nan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4184 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; technological innovation; urban development; internet of things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable urban development; smart governance; data-driven decision making; citizen engagement; urban infrastructure

Data-Driven Solutions for Sustainable Emergency Preparedness and Response

edited by

Andrii Galkin

,

Igor Chumachenko

and

Sergiy Bushuyev

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4032 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable emergency preparedness; resilience; emergency management; logistics; project management; logistics; risk assessment; response planning; resource reallocation; artificial intelligence

Advances in Interdisciplinary Sustainable Electrified Transport Systems

edited by

Erica Ballantyne

and

David Stone

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3608 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrified transport; EVs; charging systems; renewable generation for transport systems; energy storage for transport; sustainable transport and energy

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

Sustainable Development of Renewable Energy Resources

edited by Feng Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3490 | Submission Open

Keywords: new energy-dominated power systems; renewable energy; hydropower; operation optimization; hybrid energy systems; design and sizing; power electronics; economic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Towards Carbon Neutrality: Sustainable Solutions for Reducing Carbon Footprints

edited by

Rafael E. Vásquez

,

Cesar Nieto-Londoño

and

Zulamita Zapata-Benabithe

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3198 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon footprint management; carbon neutrality; decarbonization strategies; energy transition; greenhouse gas reduction; process automation for sustainability; renewable energy; smart and digital technologies; smart energy systems; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

From Taste to Health: The Multifaceted Benefits of Plant-Based Alternatives

edited by

Zhibin Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3152 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-based alternatives; sustainable food; sensory analysis; nutritional profile; food safety; health benefits; chronic disease prevention; consumer behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Advanced Machine Learning and AI Techniques for Winter Weather Traffic Modelling in Cold Region Highways

edited by

Hyuk Jae Roh

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3020 | Submission Open

Keywords: winter weather traffic modeling; cold region highways; machine learning; artificial intelligence; predictive modeling; traffic flow prediction; real-time traffic management; snowstorm traffic management; icy road conditions; weather-integrated traffic data; traffic safety; accident reduction; AI-based traffic solutions; comparative analysis of machine learning techniques; winter traffic management policy; smart transportation systems; intelligent transportation systems (ITS); road safety in winter conditions; big data in traffic management; climate impact on traffic systems; winter highway closure and reopen; vulnerability index development with traffic reduction; traffic reduction contour map development in network scale; weather data augmentation under scarcity of snowfall and severe cold temperature

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Optimization and Application of Sustainable Distributed Power Generation

edited by

Jian Zhang

and

Yonghong Xu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2940 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable distributed power generation; renewable energy sources; design and performance optimization; energy storage; techno-economic analysis; smart building and smart city

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Operations Research for Sustainability in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

edited by

John Willmer Escobar

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2914 | Submission Open

Keywords: logistics; supply chain optimization; Tripple Bottom Line; heuristic and metaheuristic approaches; machine learning; exact approaches; economic aspects; social aspects; environmental issues

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

Research on Pollutant Monitoring and Remediation Technologies for Contaminated Soil

edited by

Maria Cristina C. Vila

,

Valentina Pidlisnyuk

and

Karim Suhail Al Souki

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2842 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; remediation; nature-based remediation solutions; monitoring; soil contamination; soil pollution; urban soils; coastal soils; soil vulnerability; sustainability assessment

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

Innovative Green Water Technologies for Effective Environmental Pollution Control

edited by

Luiza Campos

and

Anna Bogush

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2824 | Submission Open

Keywords: green technologies; sustainable water management; climate change mitigation; advanced oxidation processes; eco-friendly coagulants; energy-efficient water treatment; nanotechnology; renewable resources; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LCA)

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

Next-Generation Biomass Gasification and Resource Recovery: Driving Sustainability and Circularity

edited by Seyedeh Azadeh Alavi Borazjani and

Luís Tarelho

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2785 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass gasification; resource recovery; circular economy; sustainability; renewable energy

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

Sustainability in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management: 2nd Edition

edited by

Salah Haridy

,

Ridvan Aydin

and

Mohammad Shamsuzzaman

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2737 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; sustainable product development; sustainable lean six sigma; sustainable quality engineering; sustainable project management; sustainable safety; sustainable waste management; sustainable and renewable energy management

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

Sustainable Railway Construction, Operation and Transportation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jozef Gasparik

and Libor Ižvolt

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2707 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; railway construction; railway operation and capacity; railway transportation; innovation and ecology in railway transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Impacts of Climate Change on the Water–Food–Energy Nexus

edited by

Balamurugan Panneerselvam

and

Nagavinothini Ravichandran

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2629 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water resources; food production; energy resources; agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Air Pollution Control and Sustainable Urban Climate Resilience

edited by

Yaxing Du

, Shuojun Mei,

Shiguo Jia

and

Dongjin Cui

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2521 | Submission Open

Keywords: air quality; pollution dispersion; pollution control; urban climate resilience; sustainable development; mitigation measures; built environment

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

Sustainability, AI and the Evolution of Energy Infrastructure: Understanding the Intersection of Economics, Environment, and Society

edited by

Tao Ding

and Ruipeng Tan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2512 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); energy infrastructure; economic impacts; renewable energy integration; smart grids; energy efficiency; environmental sustainability; social equity; energy transition; AI-driven optimization

Human–Wildlife Coexistence—Future Solution

edited by Achyut Aryal and Kedar Baral

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2306 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– wildlife coexistence; conservation biology; biodiversity; ecosystem sustainability; climate change impacts; environmental policy; human– wildlife conflict mitigation; wildlife management; community engagement; sustainable development

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

Ecological Water Engineering and Ecological Environment Restoration

edited by

Guoce Xu

,

Binhua Zhao

and Zongping Ren

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2274 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-hydrology; aquatic ecology; water resources; water environment; water projects

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

Sustainable Solutions for Wastewater Treatment and Recycling

edited by

Cristina-Gabriela Grigoraș

and Andrei Ionut Simion

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2269 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging persistent water pollutants; wastewater decontamination; sustainable water management; industrial waste revalorization; added value products; process optimization; sustainable environmental applications

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

Soil, Plant and Human Health in Sustainable Environment

edited by

Barbara Breza-Boruta

, Justyna Bauza-Kaszewska and Anna Ligocka

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2231 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable environment; human health; soil health; soil– microorganisms-plant interaction; soil-plant-human system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Biodiversity, Biologic Conservation and Ecological Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Francisco Guerrero

,

Juan Diego Gilbert

and

Andreas Reul

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2106 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropocene; biodiversity; climate change; conservation; global change; management plans; restoration; sustainability

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

Agriculture and Climate Change: Strategies for Sustainable Development

edited by Bingjie Song, Guy M Robinson and

Jingjing Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2004 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; sustainable development; regional scale; national scale; climate change adaptation; climate-smart agriculture

Digital Transformation in Manufacturing Systems: Improving Operations and Logistics

edited by

Evelin Krmac

,

Mozhgan Mansouri Kaleibar

and

Željko Stević

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2002 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; smart manufacturing; Industry 4.0; artificial intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); big data analytics; supply chain optimization; predictive maintenance; Logistics 4.0; cyber– physical systems (CPS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Smart Cities—Toward Mitigating Climate Change, Preventing Soil Contamination and Improving Soil Treatment

edited by Maha Deeb, S. Perl Egendorf and Olivier Fouché-Grobla

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1987 | Submission Open

Keywords: sponge cities; purification; constructed soils; technosols; climate change mitigation; soil ecosytem servises; greenhouse gases; carbon storage; urban soil quality; stormwater management; nature-based solutions; green infrastructure; waste management; engineering soils; enhanced trees pits; urban planning; soil water retention

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

Sustainable Ocean Engineering and the Development and Utilization of Marine Renewable Energy

edited by

Enhao Wang

and

Ming He

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1910 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable ocean engineering; marine renewable energy; offshore wind energy; tidal energy; wave energy; ocean thermal energy conversion; marine energy integration; environmental impact assessment; energy storage and transmission; ocean engineering design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable, Intelligent, Resilient, and Connected Mobility and Transport Services

edited by

Yongxiang Zhang

, Qingwei Zhong,

Zhihong Yao

and Jingwei Guo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1898 | Submission Open

Keywords: connected vehicles; Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS); urban mobility innovation; transport electrification; smart infrastructure; autonomous vehicles; sustainable and shared mobility; intelligent transport systems; resilient transportation; transport policy and governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Food Processing and Food Packaging Technologies

edited by

Hongchao Zhang

and Ashutos Parhi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1855 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling; food processing; degradable packaging; waste valorization; life cycle analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Coloration: Green Materials or Techniques for Promising Applications

edited by

Jiali Yu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1547 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advancing Sustainability in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry: Waste Valorization, Emission Control, and Environmental Management

edited by

Rosa Rodriguez

,

Germán Mazza

, Andrés Reyes Urrutia and

Daniela Zalazar-García

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1545 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas waste management; carbon capture and utilization; produced water treatment; process optimization; greenhouse gas emissions; resource recovery; environmental impact assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Innovations and Advanced Techniques in Composite Structures: Towards a Greener Future

edited by

Andrii Kondratiev

, Natalia Smetankina and

Oleksii Vambol

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1446 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable composites; manufacturing of composites; natural fiber reinforced composites; structural optimization; energy-efficient manufacturing techniques; renewable resources; eco-clean composites; advanced analytical techniques; finite element analysis (FEA); advanced manufacturing techniques of composites

Research Progress and Applications of Solar Energy Conversion Materials for Energy Sustainability

edited by

Alejandro Zacarías

,

Juan P. Escandón

and

José Alfredo Jiménez-Bernal

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1343 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials for solar energy conversion; photovoltaic solar energy; photothermal solar energy; photochemical solar energy; thermal storage batteries; electric storage batteries; nanomaterials; concentrating and non-concentrating collectors; desalination; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Place Branding and Brand Management for Sustainable Creative Cities

edited by

Jordi de San Eugenio Vela

,

Xavier Ginesta Portet

and

Nahuel Iván Faedo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 1326 | Submission Open

Keywords: place branding; brand management; public diplomacy; sustainable cities; urban planning

Addressing the Challenges of Sustainable Development in Transition Countries: Progress in Environmental Research and Climate-Resilient Development

edited by

Slavica Malinovic-Milicevic

, Gorica Stanojevic and

Goran Trbic

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1322 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution; climate change; sustainable development; transitional countries

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

Power System Transformation and Smart Electricity Sustainable Development

edited by

Laila Zemite

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1252 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; renewable energy integration; energy storage systems; demand-side management; digitalization of power systems; sustainable energy policies; grid optimization; distributed energy resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Marketing and Artificial Intelligence in Tourism Management

edited by

Vasco Ribeiro Santos

and

Bruno Barbosa Sousa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1225 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism marketing; tourism AI; AI technologies; digital platforms

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

Geology, Engineering, and Environmental Sustainability in the Context of Natural Disasters

edited by

Yu Zhao

and Mingxuan Shen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1158 | Submission Open

Keywords: geological hazards; engineering resilience; environmental sustainability; disaster mitigation multidisciplinary approaches

Sustainable Energy Development and Energy Economics in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Adel Ben Youssef

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1043 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy; climate change; mitigation; energy economics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Engineering Design and Engineering Education for Sustainable Development

edited by

Nadezhda Kunicina

and

Rasa Brūzgienė

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 972 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; green computing; cyber sustainability; sustainable engineering; environmental sustainability; information communication technology for sustainability; resilient infrastructures; energy efficiency; sustainable security; sustainability education; smart technologies for sustainability; emerging technologies in education

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

Achieving Sustainability Goals Through Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Laura-Diana Radu

and

Daniela Popescul

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 765 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainability; machine learning; resilience; ethics; green innovation; intelligent information systems; smart cities; social vulnerabilities

Sustainability Marketing: A Focus on Food, MARTECH, and Consumer Behavior

edited by

Soniya Billore

, Tomio Kobayashi and

Ou Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 760 | Submission Open

Keywords: MARTECH; consumer behavior; sustainable consumption; food loss and wastage; transformatory behavior

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

Ecosystem Sustainability, Soil Biodiversity, and Environmental Restoration

edited by

Tao Long

, Mingchang Cao,

Ming Li

and Yamei Shao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 755 | 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 Information Technologies for Business Strategies and Public Safety

edited by

Mariia Nazarkevych

, Vasyl Lytvyn, Serhii Vladov and

Victoria Vysotska

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 751 | Submission Open

Keywords: business strategies; sustainable development; information technologies; security methods; business risks; big data analytics; artificial intelligence; algorithmic methods

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

Sustainability Challenges of Marine Ecosystem Conservation and Resources Management

edited by

Luminita Lazar

,

Elena Bișinicu

and

Andra Oros

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 738 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine ecosystems; sustainability; conservation; resources management; habitat restoration; sustainable fisheries; marine protected areas; climate change impacts; ecological dimensions; socio-economic dimensions; traditional knowledge; scientific knowledge; interdisciplinary dialogue; resilience; marine environment degradation; marine pollution; eutrophication; modelling; scenarios; sustainable development goals

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

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