Sustainability

Sustainability of Intelligent Detection and New Sensor Technology

edited by

and Xiaofang Kong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2085 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent detection; sensor technologies; sensor fabrication; sensor fusion; sustainability; energy-efficient sensors; AI in intelligent detection; AI-powered sensor optimization; sensor design innovations; sensor data processing and analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Small Business Innovation and Sustainable Circular Economy: Pathways, Practices, and Performance

edited by Elaine Conway

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 2060 | Submission Open

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

Sustainable Electromobility: Innovations in EV Charging Systems, Powertrain and Vehicle Technologies

edited by

Anton Kersten

,

Manuel Kuder

and Branko Ban

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2032 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; electromobility; electric vehicle; charging; energy storage systems; grid integration; life-cycle assessment (LCA); low-power electric vehicles; powertrain systems; sustainable mobility; zero- and second-life batteries

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

Wind Energy Resource Development and the Sustainable Environment

edited by

Alexandra Ionelia Diaconita

and

Gabriel Andrei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable wind energy; wind energy resource exploitation; wind farm ecological effects; wake modelling and analysis; wind farm optimization; land-use and offshore impacts; performance analysis of wind turbines; integrated analysis and modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in the Sustainability of the Built Environment, Green Energy, and Building Energy Performance

edited by Marta Daleczko-Gorzała (Laska),

Łukasz Amanowicz

and Krystyna Curtis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2009 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; thermal comfort; energy neutrality; net-zero energy and emission buildings; sustainability in building sector; thermomodernization; renewable energy sources; energy poverty; building simulations; greenery and buildings; environmental air quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Shaping the Future of Cities by AI Applications in Sustainable Urban Systems—Unlocking the Potential of AI, Generative AI and Machine Learning

edited by

Stuart So

and

Dickson K. W. Chiu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1911 | Submission Open

Keywords: information management; data science; artificial intelligence; business analytics; operations and environmental sustainability; operations and supply chain management

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

Decision Analysis for Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Systems: Design and Planning with Digital Supports

edited by

Marina Rigillo

,

Gabriella Esposito De Vita

and

Martina Di Palma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1870 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision analysis; resilient and sustainable infrastructure; digital decision support systems; climate vulnerability; planning and design support system; multi-criteria decision-making; scenario analysis; geospatial analysis; citizen science; natural capital accounting

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

The Sustainability of Biomass and Bioenergy in a Future Bioeconomy

edited by

Silvia Layara Floriani Andersen

, Elise Watzko and Astrid Altamar Consuegra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1861 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass energy conversion; advanced biofuels; energy policy; circular economy; biohydrogen

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

AI-Driven Decision-Making and Data Analytics for Sustainable Supply Chain and Circular Economy

edited by

Long-Sheng Chen

and

Venkateswarlu Nalluri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1860 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology adoption; AI adoption/artificial intelligence adoption; sustainable supply chains; circular economy; digital innovation; data-driven decision-making; decision support systems; technology acceptance model (TAM)/UTAUT/TOE; smart and circular supply chains; AI-powered sustainability solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Hydrogen Integration in Power Systems for Sustainable Energy Transition

edited by

Tiejiang Yuan

, Lingguo Kong and Yue Teng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1805 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen integration; integrated electricity-hydrogen systems; power system flexibility; green hydrogen; power-to-hydrogen (P2H); sector coupling; hydrogen energy storage; renewable energy integration; sustainable energy transition; techno-economic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Soil Erosion, Sediment Transport, and Sustainable Soil and Watershed Management

edited by

Walter Chen

, Uma Seeboonruang and

Kieu Anh Nguyen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1789 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil erosion; sediment transport; river dynamics; watershed management; sustainable soil conservation; machine learning; deep learning; turbidity and water quality

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

AI-Enhanced Sustainable Education: From Affective Computing to Intelligent Learning Ecosystems

edited by

Hao-Chiang Koong Lin

, Chun-Hsiung Tseng and

Yung-Hao Wong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1756 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-enhanced sustainable education; education for sustainable development (ESD); learning analytics; generative ai and LLMs; affective computing; intelligent learning ecosystems; SDGs

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

Smart Technologies for Sustainable Production

edited by

Manuela Ingaldi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1730 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; sustainable production; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; collaborative robots (cobots); autonomous mobile robots (AMR); artificial intelligence (AI); digital twins; green and lean manufacturing; industrial innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Development of Wind-Sand Prevention and Ecological Conservation

edited by

Jianhua Xiao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1700 | Submission Open

Keywords: blown sand hazards; sand control projects; sand disaster prevention; hazard management

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

Sustainability of the Built Environment: New Approaches to Achieving Global Goals

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1676 | Submission Open

Keywords: passive architectural design; regenerative design; sustainability assessment methods; long-time architecture perspective; sustainable practices; energy-efficiency; low-carbon; vernacular construction; flexible design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Construction Materials for Hydraulic Structures: Advancing Durability, Repair, and Circular Economy Solutions

edited by

Paweł Falaciński

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1545 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic structures; circular economy; sustainable construction; green buildings; strategy for repairs; post-processing waste; green buildings; combustion by-products; fly ash; blast-furnace slag; ashes from biomass combustion; municipal waste incineration ash; solid waste; carbon footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Electrical Engineering Innovations for the Sustainable Renewable Energy Solutions

edited by

Ali Hellany

,

Mohamad Nassereddine

and

Tosin S. Famakinwa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1519 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical power engineering; renewable energy integration; power electronics and control; smart grids and microgrids; digitalisation and artificial intelligence in energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Healthy, Equitable and Environmentally Sustainable Food Environments

edited by

Rajshri Roy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1492 | Submission Open

Keywords: institutional food environments; public health nutrition; sustainable diets; health equity; institutional food systems; policy evaluation; environmental sustainability; food retail audits; nutrition policy; healthy food access

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Economic, Social, and Cultural Aspects of Circular Economy

edited by

Yong-Gil Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1487 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; economic perspective; social perspective; cultural perspective; cases; electricity; transportation; buildings; industries; recycling; remanufacturing

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

Sustainable Research on Hydrogen Energy and Hydrogen Storage

edited by

Matthias Kuntz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1417 | Submission Open

Keywords: compressed hydrogen storage; liquid hydrogen storage; chemical hydrogen storage; metal hydride storage; hydrogen transport over long and short distances; hydrogen mobility; hydrogen refueling

Sustainable Utilization of Resources for Environmental Enhancement

edited by

Shu-lun Mak

,

Chi-Chung Lee

and Waifan Tang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1332 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable resource management; environmental sustainability; social impact assessment; economic evaluation

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

Energy Security in the Context of a Sustainable Economy

edited by

Pantelis Sklias

,

Maria Psillaki

and Moïse G. Sidiropoulos

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

Keywords: energy security; sustainable economy; energy policy; sustainability governance; ESGs; sustainable management

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

Sustainable Development of Wild Land and Forest Fires Control

edited by

Andrea Majlingova

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1316 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire behavior & ecology: fire behavior modeling and simulation, fire weather indices and climate–fire interactions, ecological roles of fire and ecosystem resilience, post-fire regeneration and biodiversity impacts; prevention & risk reduction: fuel management, prescribed burning, and landscape design, fire-risk mapping, vulnerability assessment, and zoning, socio-environmental drivers of wildland fire ignition; detection, monitoring, & forecasting: remote sensing, UAVs, satellite systems, AI and machine learning for early warning and spread prediction, fire-danger rating systems and real-time monitoring; suppression technologies & strategies: innovative suppression tools, agents, and tactics, ground and aerial firefighting management, decision-support systems for incident response; socioeconomic, governance, & policy dimensions: community preparedness and resilience building, risk communication and public engagement, policy frameworks, wildfire governance, and transboundary cooperation, economic losses, insurance, and cost-effectiveness of mitigation; restoration & landscape recovery: soil stabilization, erosion control, and watershed rehabilitation, carbon-cycle impacts and climate recovery trajectories, long-term monitoring and adaptive restoration planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

From Industry 4.0 to Construction 5.0: Sustainable Pathways Across the Construction Value Chain

edited by Angelos Amditis,

Alessandro Pracucci

and Theo Zaffagnini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1309 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; construction 5.0; sustainable construction; digital twins; smart manufacturing and prefabrication; human-centric innovation; circular economy in construction; supply chain digitalization; construction value chain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Geospatial Analysis for Sustainable Environmental Management

edited by

Pedro Nogueira

and

Joana Ribeiro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1294 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial analysis for the sustainable development goals (SDGs); environmental management; remote sensing; geographic information systems (GIS); spatial modeling; land-use and land-cover change; digital transition and climate change adaptation

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

Integrating the Water-Energy-Food Nexus for Sustainable Development

edited by

Gricelda Herrera-Franco

, Janaina Pasqual Lofhagen and Regina Célia De Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1293 | Submission Open

Keywords: territorial planning; resilience; policies and laws relating to sustainability; decision-making; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); smart sustainable communities; Nature-based Solutions (NbS); adaptation to climate change; ancestral knowledge; education and awareness of sustainability

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

Innovative Pathways to Sustainability: Integrating Education, Communication, and Learning

edited by

Facundo Froment

and Manuel de Besa Gutiérrez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1287 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability education; sustainability-oriented learning environments; instructional communication; communication education; teacher-student relationship; instructor communication behavior; student learning outcomes

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

Advanced Technologies for Energy Saving in Sustainable Transportation Engineering: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Liu

and Ming Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1286 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy saving; intelligent transportation systems; optimization; deep excavation; underground spaces; smart infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

The Impact of Pollution on The Sustainability of Food Systems

edited by

Corina Dana Mişcă

,

Delia-Gabriela Dumbrava

,

Camelia Moldovan

and Aurica B. Borozan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1285 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste recovery; food technologies; circular economy; soil pollution; microbiological contamination; consumer health; food sustainability; sustainable use; food resources; food waste

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Technological and Social Innovations for Sustainable Food System Transition

edited by Camila Perussello and Federico Solari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1272 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food systems; food engineering; food supply chain; life cycle assessment; behavioural change; food policy; plant-forward diets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Application of Chemical Technology in Waste Recycling and Reuse

edited by

Wei Chen

and

Yehuizi Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1265 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial solid waste; urban mineral resources; hazardous waste; lithium-containing solid waste; electronic waste; clean energy solid waste; resource utilization; harmless disposal; stabilization; comprehensive recovery and reuse

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

Smart Technologies and Digital Methods for Advanced Environmental Remediation

edited by Bo Hu,

Yuanhang Zhan

and

Lang Qiao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1261 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental remediation; computational modeling; geospatial analysis; data-driven decision support; emerging contaminants; sustainable land management; environmental monitoring; environmental diagnostics; ecological risk assessment

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

Driving Electric Power Solutions for a Sustainable Energy Transition

edited by Wenfa Kang,

Goran Strbac

,

Yajuan Guan

and

Juan C. Vasquez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1224 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy transition; energy systems; renewable energy integration; energy storage; power systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

From Mind to Market: How Artificial Intelligence Reshapes Sustainable Business and Education

edited by

Chih-Hung Yuan

and

Zhao-Hong Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1216 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI in sustainable business; AI-driven sustainable business practices; digital transformation; AI in sustainable education; human–AI collaboration

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

Green Nanotechnology: Empowering Nutritionally Rich Crops and Microgreens for Global Food Security

edited by

Zienab Ahmed

, Abdelmoneim Abdalla and

Mohammad Israil Ansari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 1210 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; green synthesis; nanofertilizers; post-harvest applications; plant growth promoters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Smart Solutions in Higher Education for Sustainability: Advancing the Craft of Exploration

edited by

Jorge A. Arevalo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1193 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropocene; sustainability curriculum; experiential learning; sustainability competences; planetary boundaries education

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

Life Cycle Assessment(LCA) of Sustainable Building Materials

edited by

Lucas Rosse Caldas

and

Francesco Pittau

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1179 | Submission Open

Keywords: LCA; recycled materials; reused materials; bio-based materials; low-carbon materials; performance analysis; innovative approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

From Vulnerability to Resilience: Sustainable Approaches to Multi-Hazards in Urban and Rural Contexts

edited by

Oana Elena Chelariu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1139 | Submission Open

Keywords: vulnerability; social, economic, cultural, and systemic vulnerability; exposure; building resilience and recovery; environmental studies; conceptual analysis; disaster risk reduction; natural disaster; multi-hazards; climate change; social inequalities; vulnerability and resilience indicators

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

New Materials and Sustainable Development in Pavement Engineering

edited by Mofreh Saleh,

Songtao Lv

, Svetlana Besklubova,

Hui Yao

and

Hailu Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1124 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable pavements; eco-friendly binders; recycled aggregates; subgrade stabilization; life-cycle assessment (LCA); pavement durability; self-healing asphalt; phase-change materials; photocatalytic coatings; resilient infrastructure; smart maintenance technology; digital twin technology; image processing

From Disposal to Resource: Technological Innovations for Closing the Loop on Solid Waste

edited by

Xingying Tang

and

Jianjun Cai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1081 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology acceptance; public perception; sustainable waste management; consumer behavior; circular economy; smart waste management; adoption barriers; waste-to-energy

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

Energy Carbon Emission Reduction and Carbon Neutrality: The Uncertainty Path

edited by

Zhengning Pu

and

Jiasha Fu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1080 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality; climate policy; energy/climate policy uncertainty; climate risk and opportunity; environmental regulation; regulatory transformation; institutional adaptation; adaptation strategy; corporate environmental strategy; environmental management practice; international climate agreements ESG performance; legal adaptation; technology innovation; export performance; poverty and inequality; firm resilience; green transition trade-offs; decarbonization cost; environmental compliance pressure; digital transformation and sustainability; growth drag; structural adjustment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Emerging Technology Approaches for Food Waste Recycling

edited by

Szilvia Bánvölgyi

and

Mohmoh Zin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1036 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; bio-based products; waste-to-value technologies; food waste recycling; food by-product utilization; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Advances in Resilience Engineering and Risk Management for Sustainability

edited by

Kaiye Gao

, Fangqiu Xu and

Tingting Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1035 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience engineering; risk management; health management; sustainability; sustainable infrastructure; climate adaptation; digital technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Land Degradation, Nutrient Management, and Ecological Restoration

edited by

Xiaodong Nie

and

Bin Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 983 | Submission Open

Keywords: land degradation; nutrient management; ecological restoration; soil health; sustainable land management

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

Life Cycle Thinking and Circular Economy for Sustainable Industrial Production

edited by

Ioannis Arzoumanidis

and

Manuela D’Eusanio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 883 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; industrial ecology; circular economy; life cycle thinking; life cycle assessment; life cycle costing; social life cycle assessment; case studies; methodological challenges

Addressing Climate Uncertainty: Toward Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Anindita Sarkar

and

Fazlullah Akhtar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 849 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient agriculture; sustainable agriculture; climate uncertainty; agroecology; climate-smart technologies; risk management; adaptive governance

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

Sustainable Water Resources Management and Hydrological Modeling in Changing Climate

edited by

Feifei Pan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water resource management; hydrological modeling; climate change; water cycle; hydrological processes; soil moisture; runoff; infiltration; remote sensing; big data; artificial intelligence

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

Sustainable, Safe and Resilient Mobility in a Telecoupled World: Transport Challenges Under Climate Change

edited by

Sara Ferreira

, Tatiana Maria Cecy Gadda and

Jorge Tiago Bastos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 797 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; road safety; resilient mobility; telecoupling; climate change; extreme events; transport infrastructure; risk assessment; intelligent transportation systems; sustainable transport policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advances in Sustainable Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Research

edited by

Shanke Liu

and

Yan Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 785 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen production; hydrogen storage; hydrogen transportation; hydrogen utilization; hydrogen economy; hydrogen policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustaining Urban and Environmental Systems with Geospatial Digital Twins and Intelligent Sensing

edited by

Chuli Hu

,

Jie Li

and

Chao Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 768 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; GeoAI; geospatial digital twins; intelligent sensing; smart city governance; sustainability assessment; sustainable decision support; urban and environmental resilience; urban sustainability; immersive visualization (VR/AR)

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

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