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Aerosol-Driven Air Pollution: Pathways to Sustainable Mitigation
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2643 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerosol pollution; PM2.5; PM10; atmospheric chemistry; emission control; filtration; particles measurement; aerosol modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Sustainable Marine Ecosystem: Conservation, Functioning, and Resilience
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2631 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; pollution; fisheries; ocean; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Integrating Data Envelopment Analysis with AI and Digital Tools for Sustainable Solutions submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2551 | Submission Open
Keywords: data envelopment analysis (DEA); artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; digital tools for sustainability; efficiency and optimization; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); decision support systems; predictive modeling; big data analytics; renewable energy and resource management
Integrated Systems for Elemental Geochemical Cycling and Sustainable Development
edited by , and Tao Yu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2484 | Submission Open
Keywords: elements flux quantification (core measurement focus aligned with journal's "quantify sustainability" aim); multi-media pollution tracing (emphasizes cross-media "water–soil–air" innovation); source apportionment modeling (advanced methodology for pollution origin identification); smart remediation governance (links technical solutions to policy frameworks); soil contamination resilience (directly addresses SDG 15 "Life on Land"); sustainable industrial regulation (connects to journal's "policies relating to sustainability" scope); predictive risk assessment (key tool for "monitor sustainability" as per journal aims); circular resource management (ties pollution control to resource efficiency/SDG 12)
Sustainable Forest Ecosystems, Climate Change and Biodiversity
edited by Gabriel Murariu and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2403 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest ecosystems; climate change; biodiversity; forest management; genetic diversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Innovative Circular Economy Pathways and Practices Driving Sustainable Development
edited by Singh Shweta, Janpriy Sharma and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2320 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; sustainable development; resource efficiency; circular business models; waste valorization; reverse logistics; digital platforms for circularity; closed-loop supply chains; policy and governance for CE; industrial symbiosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Quantitative Methods for Sustainable Socio-Technical Systems: From Spatio-Temporal Data to Decision Support submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2261 | Submission Open
Keywords: socio-technical systems; sustainability transitions; quantitative modelling; integrated assessment; decision support; uncertainty
Geopolymers and Composite Geopolymeric Materials for Environmental Pollution
edited by Alessio Occhicone and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2224 | Submission Open
Keywords: geopolymers; alkali-activated materials; geopolymer-based composites; adsorption; environmental pollution; sustainable materials; water treatment; air purification; soil remediation; hybrid adsorbents; multi-adsorbent process
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Towards Sustainable Metal Technologies: For Future Material Needs
edited by , and Gáspár Marcell Gyula
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2143 | Submission Open
Keywords: metals; alloys; recycling; metallurgy; circularity; metal processing; casting; forming; additive manufacturing; welding; powder metallurgy; hydrometallurgy; physical simulation; structural integrity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Sustainable Management of Logistics and Supply Chain submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2143 | Submission Open
Keywords: corporate social responsibility; decision making; digital technologies; ESG; environmental risk management; logistics; responsible innovation; sustainability; supply chain management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)
Psychological Foundations of Sustainable Organization Management
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2120 | Submission Open
Keywords: psychological resources; sustainable management; human resource management; innovative behavior; psychological well-being; leadership; mental and physical health; work–life balance; safety management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)
Applications of Remote Sensing Techniques and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Sustainable Hydrological Modelling and Watershed Management submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1999 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems (GIS); geospatial data analysis; hydrological modeling; watershed management; sustainable water resources; climate change; floods and droughts; land-use/land-cover changes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Net-Zero Built Environments: Decarbonization via Digital Tools, Design & Landscape Sustainability
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1948 | Submission Open
Keywords: green building; digital design tools; net-zero architecture; building information modeling (BIM); low-carbon materials; landscape-based carbon sequestration; ISO 14064 and 14067 applications; smart building systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Ecosystem Sustainability Through Biodiversity Protection and Conservation Strategies
edited by Nikolay D. Natchev
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1942 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecological management; innovative conservation strategies; endangered species; deterioration of habitats; biological risk assessment; bioresources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Toward Carbon Neutrality: The Low Carbon Transition Pathways
edited by and Yanru Fang
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1926 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon neutrality; low-carbon transition; decarbonization pathways; climate policy; renewable energy; carbon pricing; industrial decarbonization; CCUS; social equity; green finance; net-zero strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Sustainable Interactions of Ocean, Atmosphere, and Environment: Focusing on Climate Change
edited by , and Ines Alvarez
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1891 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; ocean–atmosphere interaction; environmental sustainability; marine ecosystems; adaptation strategies; coastal resilience; extreme weather events
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Citizenship Education, Interculturality and the Sustainability of Global Society submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1831 | Submission Open
Keywords: active citizenship; sustainability education; interculturality; citizenship education; historical thinking; disinformation; critical thinking; critical intersectionality; problem-based learning; project-based learning; service learning
Sustainable Innovation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 3rd Edition
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1827 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; innovative technologies; logistics; supply chain management; business models; mathematical modeling; case and empirical studies
The Sustainable Development of New Materials and Products from Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1826 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymers; biodegradable materials; sustainable development; circular economy; green manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Environmental Sustainability: Hydrology, Soil, and Vegetal Resilience Under Climate Change submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1815 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrological behavior; soil resilience; environmental resilience; temparate and dry environments; plants resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Energy and Environmental Economics: Modelling Pathways for Green Transition and Sustainable Development submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1772 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy–environment nexus; energy transition; sustainable development; green economic transition; ESG integration; environmental performance; environmental externalities; climate–energy regulation; sustainable energy systems; green growth
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Safe and Sustainable Built Environment: Education, Policy and Practice submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1765 | Submission Open
Keywords: built environment; sustainability; health; safety; wellbeing; education; policy; practice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Agriculture Bioresource Utilization Technology
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1568 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioprocess; bioproducts; biotransformation; agricultural biomass; sustainable
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Latest Review Papers in Development Goals Towards Sustainability 2026 submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1527 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development goals (SDGs); 2030 agenda; development goals towards sustainability; SDG implementation and monitoring; policy frameworks for sustainable development; sustainability indicators and metrics; water–energy–food nexus; climate action and resilience; sustainable cities and communities; sustainable consumption and production; poverty and inequality reduction; education for sustainable development; governance and institutions for sustainability; sustainable finance and green investment; technology and innovation for SDGs; social inclusion; global partnerships for sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)
Energy Optimization and Waste Heat Recovery in Sustainable Industrial Process
edited by , , and Victor Manuel Fernández-Pacheco
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1492 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial energy optimization; waste heat recovery; sustainable industrial processes; thermodynamic efficiency; renewable integration; life cycle assessment; circular economy; energy simulation; emission reduction; advanced thermal management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Transportation Systems and Infrastructures Planning, Optimization, and Management: 2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1477 | Submission Open
Keywords: transportation system and infrastructure optimization; transport planning; traffic and infrastructure management; sustainable mobility; intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); 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 Building Materials for Greener Future
edited by Jolanta Pranckevičienė and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1472 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; waste valorization; recycled aggregates; binder
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Energy in Building and Built Environment submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1471 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; IoT; machine learning; optimization; renewable energy; smart grid; sustainable energy; storage system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Agriculture, Land and Farm Management—2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1439 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural biomass; biomass; soil management; farm energy balance; life cycle assessment; techno-economic assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Strategic Orientation and Product Innovation for Sustainable Development
edited by , and Andreas Masouras
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1424 | Submission Open
Keywords: strategic sustainability; circular economy; low-carbon transition; eco-innovation; dynamic green capabilities; sustainable product design; sustainable value creation; green technologies; sustainability-driven innovation; policy drivers for sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
The Interplay of Energy Consumption and the Digital Economy in the Pursuit of a Low-Carbon Transition—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1408 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy consumption; digital economy; carbon neutrality; energy transformation; low-carbon economy; sustainable development; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Advancing Awareness in Sustainability and Integrated Waste Management submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1393 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; sustainable development; integrated waste management; waste conversion technologies; sustainable waste practices; green technologies for waste reduction; waste biorefinery; circular economy; life cycle assessment; environmental awareness; environmental impact assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Sustainable Modelling Approaches for Groundwater and Hydrogeologic Systems submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1390 | Submission Open
Keywords: groundwater sustainability; hydrogeologic modeling; groundwater–surface water interaction; geophysical and numerical approaches; uncertainty and risk assessment; managed aquifer recharge; climate change adaptation; groundwater contamination and remediation; data-driven and machine learning models; integrated water resources management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Key Relay Protection Technologies Applicable to Modern Sustainable Power Systems submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1388 | Submission Open
Keywords: modern sustainable power system; fault mechanism; AC/DC Protection; fault control; fault recovery; fault localization; control and protection integration; modern sustainable power system equipment
Space Sustainability Research on Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering
edited by Andrew Wilson and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1371 | Submission Open
Keywords: space sustainability; space environmentalism; circular space economy; sustainable engineering; aerospace manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Advances in Sustainable Agroecosystems: The Integrated Management of Crop, Livestock, and Environment
edited by , and Whitney Crossland
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1353 | Submission Open
Keywords: agroecosystems; cover crops; crop residue; cropping systems; integrated crop and livestock; soil health; sustainable production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Innovation in Sustainable Building and Smart Construction Projects
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1332 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable building; smart construction; building information modeling (BIM); augmented reality (AR); virtual reality (VR); artificial intelligence (AI) in construction; digital twin; circular construction; construction automation; robotics in construction; construction education; construction innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Coastal and Estuary Management—2nd Edition
edited by Rhoda Ballinger
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1321 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal management; estuary management; governance; sustainability; socioecological systems; community engagement; blue energy transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Ecohydrological Research Toward Sustainable and Resilient Watershed Management submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1183 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecohydrology; environmental flows; freshwater integrity & restoration; nature-based solutions; watershed resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Development of Urban Planning, Urban Design and Land Use
edited by Hadas Shadar
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1175 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable planning; sustainable urban design; sustainable land use; adaptive long-term planning; socially sustainable planning; sustainable mobility-oriented planning; resource-preserving planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Towards Net-Zero Industry X.0: Sustainable Governance, Smart Operations and Digital Twins submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1154 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart operations; digital twins; sustainable governance; net-zero industrial systems; Industry X.0
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Forest Services: Bioeconomy, Ecological Management, and Resource Development
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1079 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable forest services; bioeconomy; ecological management; resource development; legal issues; renewable natural resources; recreational and ecological needs of society
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Intelligent Maritime Systems: Data-Driven Solutions for Sustainable Shipping and Ocean Governance
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 968 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent maritime systems; maritime big data; shipping network modeling; spatiotemporal analysis and forecasting; marine geoinformatics; navigation safety; sustainable shipping; ocean governance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Advanced Materials and Systems for Sustainable Energy Solutions submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 901 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy conversion; energy storage; environmental; photocatalysis; processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Data-Driven Approaches for Sustainable Water Management and Flood Resilience in River Basins
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 894 | Submission Open
Keywords: data-driven approaches; sustainable water management; flood resilience; deep learning; nature-based solutions; meta-heuristic optimization algorithm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Digital Technology for Circular Economy Towards Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 860 | 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)
Digital and Data-Driven Approaches to Sustainable Urban and Land Use Management
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 758 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urban development; land-use and land cover (LULC) change; GIS and remote sensing; smart cities and digital governance; spatial data analytics; climate-resilient planning; big data and artificial intelligence (AI); urban sustainability assessment; data-driven decision-making; environmental monitoring and modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Information Systems for Sustainable Development: SDG/ESG Metrics, Data-Driven Governance, and Responsible Digital Innovation
edited by and M. P. Satija
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 753 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development (SDGs); information systems; data-driven governance; responsible digital innovation; digital sustainability; sustainability analytics; ESG data and reporting; responsible AI/AI governance; privacy and ethics; smart cities & public services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Ocean Sustainability: Fisheries Science and Its Sustainable Management
edited by Mustapha Aksissou, Mghili Bilal and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 721 | Submission Open
Keywords: fisheries science; sustainable fisheries management; fisheries governance; pollution; conversation; biodiversity; fisheries
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Community Resilience Through Nature-Based Solutions: A Sustainable Response to Disasters
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 696 | Submission Open
Keywords: community engagement; community resilience; disaster risk management; climate change; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
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