Sustainability

Energy-Aware Optimization of Wireless Infrastructures for Green Buildings

edited by

Jiliang Zhang

,

Zhuowei Li

and Andrés Alayón Glazunov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon communication infrastructure; sustainable indoor wireless performance; energy-efficient built environment; wireless-friendly building design; wireless–energy trade-off in buildings; sustainable integrated antennas; electromagnetic-functionalized building materials; intelligent surfaces for green connectivity; low-power sensing and communication (ISAC); environment-aware channel modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Membrane Routes for Sustainable Water Purification

edited by Krešimir Košutić and

Silvia Morović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; membrane; pressure membrane processes of MF, UF, NF, and RO; AOP; adsorption; zero liquid discharge

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

Sustainable Enterprise Operation and Supply Chain Management

edited by Reza Eslamipoor

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 41058 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain; environmental sustainability; operation management

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

Sustainability in Fashion and Textiles: Can Environmental Impact Assessments Inform a Circular Fashion Future?

edited by Anne Peirson-Smith, Alana James, Kelly Sheridan and Thomas Stanton

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 12 articles | Viewed by 36071 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable fashion and textiles: sustainable fashion and textile production and consumption; environmental impact assessment; lifecycle analysis (LCA); environmental degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)

Sustainable Waste Process Engineering and Biomass Valorization

edited by

Serhiy Pyshyev

,

Denys Miroshnychenko

and

Bohdan Korchak

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 35153 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; waste-to-energy; biomass valorization; resource recovery; sustainable waste management; environmental sustainability; renewable energy; life cycle assessment; socio-economic sustainability; green technologies

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

Digital Transformation and Economic Development: Strategies for Sustainable Industrial Competitiveness

edited by

Seyed Alireza Athari

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18219 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; artificial intelligence; economic development; industries; sustainability; competitiveness

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

Advancing Towards Smart and Sustainable Supply Chain Management

edited by

Mingu Kang

and

Taewon Kang

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12977 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart technologies; digitalization; supply chain ESG; sustainable supply chain management; sustainable performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Energy Economics and Sustainable Environment

edited by

Ahmad Sakhrieh

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10427 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy economics; environmental sustainability; renewable energy; sustainable development; energy transition; energy policy; decarbonization; circular economy; energy efficiency; climate policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Balancing Economic Growth and Environmental Performance in Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: The Role of Climate Change and Innovation Policy

edited by Nugun Jellason,

Roohi Imtiaz

and Gbemisola Ogbolu

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8948 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; innovation policy; agri-food system; technology advancement; sustainable practices; system transformation; smallholder farmers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Development Education for the 21st Century: Teaching Method and Education System

edited by

Vian Ahmed

,

Zied Bahroun

and Chiraz Anane

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8934 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability education; sustainable development goals (SDGs); transformative learning; curriculum innovation; pedagogical strategies; systems thinking in education; educational policy and governance; inclusive education; digital and AI-enhanced learning; whole-institution approach

Design and Optimization of Solar and Wind Energy Systems for Sustainable Development

edited by

Codruta Jaliu

,

Mircea Neagoe

and

Radu Săulescu

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8524 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; solar energy; wind energy; hybrid system; design; modeling; simulation; optimization; control strategies; conversion efficiency; experimental testing; potential; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Life Cycle Energy and Environmental Assessment in Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Fernando Delama Gonzalo

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7688 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building; indoor environmental quality (IEQ); building energy simulation (BES); environmental impact; life cycle assessment; air quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Advances in Research on Sustainable Waste Treatment and Technology

edited by

Charikleia Prochaska

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7457 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable waste management and treatment; energy recovery; waste sorting; recycling; circular economy; sustainability; artificial intelligence; machine learning; regulations; policy

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

Rainfall Patterns and Flood and Drought Risk: Assessing Vulnerabilities, Building Resilience and Enhancing Sustainability

edited by

Andrzej Walega

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6759 | Submission Open

Keywords: rainfall models; IDF/DDF curves; precipitation data; design storms; drought indicators; flood and drought vulnerability

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

Sustainability and Challenges of Underground Gas Storage Engineering

edited by

Xuerui Wang

,

Jianbo Zhang

, Yang Zhao and Fengyuan Zhang

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6645 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground gas storage; geomechanics; wellbore integrity; hydrogen storage; reservoir integrity; CO2 geo-storage; risk assessment; intelligent UGS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Redefining Progress Towards Inclusive Societies: Social Sustainability at the Intersection of Economy and Policy

edited by

Rosanna Cataldo

, Maria Gabriella Grassia and

Viktoriya Voytsekhovska

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6326 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic sustainability; human-centric development; human well-being; public policy; quality of life; social equity; social cohesion; social innovations; sustainable healthcare; sustainable development

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

Environmental Economics, Productivity and Efficiency: Synergies for Sustainable Development

edited by Fusco Elisa and

Alessandro Magrini

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6043 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental efficiency; productivity analysis; composite sustainability indicators; eco-efficiency; frontier methods; environmental economics; circular economy; ESG indicators; sustainability measurement; sustainable development indicators

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

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) and AI-Generated Content (AIGC) for Sustainable Futures: Innovations in Education, Culture, and Society

edited by

Hao-Chiang Koong Lin

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5124 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative artificial intelligence (GAI); AI-generated content (AIGC); sustainability; sustainable development goals (SDGs); personalized learning; creative industries; environmental storytelling

Sustainable Integration of Renewable Energy into Future Power Systems

edited by

Rabin Dhakal

and

Ashish Sedai

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5092 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy integration; sustainable power systems; grid flexibility; energy storage; variable renewable energy (VRE); curtailment mitigation; forecasting and optimization; power system sustainability; decarbonization; energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Research on Sustainable Transportation and Urban Traffic—3rd Edition

edited by

Vincenzo Gallelli

and

Rosolino Vaiana

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4582 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable road transport; traffic flow modeling; smart cities; smart roads; innovative public transport solutions; transportation planning; intelligent transportation systems; fuel consumption and emissions; safety of vulnerable road users; urban intersections

Crop Management and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Elpiniki Skoufogianni

and

Aikaterini Molla

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3872 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; soil health; soil fertility; organic amendments; soil nutrient management; organic farming; biological control methods; precision farming; crop rotation; intercropping practices; climate changes effects; safe food supply; sustainable food production; environmental protection; lower input costs; efficiency in water management; biodiversity conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Plant Biotic and Abiotic Stresses: Issues of Plant Health and Sustainable Food Security

edited by

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,

,

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submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3839 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; molecular pathways; physiological mechanisms; plant stress responses; climate change; genetic and biochemical interactions; genomic and biotechnological approaches; integrated stress (pest and disease) management; soil health; food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Circular Economy, Industrial Symbiosis and Sustainable Development: Actions for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

edited by

Julio Cesar Ferro De Guimarães

, Eliana Andrea Severo and

Vilmar Tondolo

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3565 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; sustainable operations; environmental practices; circular economy; sustainable supply chain management; sustainable development goals

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

Planning and Optimization of Sustainable Transportation in Smart Cities: 2nd Edition

edited by

Christina Iliopoulou

and

Konstantinos Kepaptsoglou

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3242 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport systems; transportation networks; optimization; routing; electromobility; sustainable transportation; intelligent transportation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Impact of Heavy Metals on the Sustainable Environment—2nd Edition

edited by

Lidija Ćurković

and Mihone Kerolli Mustafa

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3236 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal; mobility; soil pollution; water contamination; air pollution; plant accumulation; health risk; environmental monitoring; risk assessment; heavy metal remediation; environmental sustainability; environmental modelling

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

Recent Advances and Innovations in Urban Road Safety

edited by

Fotini Kehagia

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2895 | Submission Open

Keywords: road safety; urban road system; accidents; smart infrastructure; technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Operations: Risks, Rebuck, and Resilience

edited by

Al Ansari

and Batoul Modarress-Fathi

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2870 | Submission Open

Keywords: logistics; supply chain; resilience; sustainability; risks; challenges; models; leadership

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Innovations in Teaching Education for Sustainable Development at University and School Levels

edited by

María Cristina Cardona-Moltó

,

Cristina Miralles-Cardona

and

José María Esteve-Faubel

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2699 | Submission Open

Keywords: education for sustainable development (ESD); innovative pedagogies; teacher education; sustainability in education; curriculum development; interdisciplinary teaching; digital learning tools; sustainable teaching practices; higher education; school education

Life Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Jonathan Oti

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2588 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; building materials; durability; recycled materials; reuse of materials; life cycle stages; life cycle cost analysis; geopolymer; cement; concrete; stabilization; life-cycle assessment; bricks; block; mortar; geo-polymer; steel; timber; life cycle inventory; green building materials; eco-friendly materials; nano- and fiber composites; ceramics; limes; PFA; GGBS

Sustainability Advances in Supply Chain and Operations Management

edited by

Andrew Thomas

and

Rachel Mason-Jones

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2527 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain systems; operations management; sustainability; societal impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Conservation of Biodiversity in Forest and Agroecosystems Under Climate Change

edited by

Mohammed Ater

and

Jalal Kassout

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2470 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; genetic resources; forest ecosystems; agroecosystems; ecological adaptation; ecosystem resilience; community-based conservation; sustainable development; drought stress; sustainable land use; conservation strategies; climate adaptation; mitigation strategies

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

Analysis of Logistics and Supply Chain Systems for Sustainable Development

edited by Guanghui Zhou and

Dengyuhui Li

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2134 | Submission Open

Keywords: logistics optimization with the sustainable goals; green routing; sustainable location; green inventory management; circular economy and reverse logistics; humanitarian logistics; sustainable transportation system; closed-loop supply chains management; social responsibility in supply chain; green innovation; environmental management and performance; supply chain resilience and security; environmental, social and governance (ESG) management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Waste Management Strategies for Clean Coal Technologies

edited by Yanfeng Li and Baolin Xing

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2056 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean coal technology; resource utilization of coal-based solid waste; carbon capture and storage; environmental risks of waste disposal; clean combustion of coal; synergistic development of energy and environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Strategies for Enhancing Urban Resilience Against Disaster Risks

edited by

Qiang Zhang

, Lei Xu,

Biao Hu

and Jiann-Wen Woody Ju

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1641 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable strategies; urban resilience; disaster prevention and mitigation; risk; dynamic behavior; intelligent operation and maintenance; advanced numerical methods

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

Digital Green: Transforming Supply Chains for a Sustainable Future

edited by Federico Solari,

Giovanni Romagnoli

,

Eleonora Bottani

, Natalya Lysova and

Mohaiad Elbasheer

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1382 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain; sustainability; green logistics; digital transformation; smart logistics; Industry 4.0; circular economy; optimization; waste minimization; perishable products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Traditional and Local Crop Varieties for Sustainable Cultivation and Climate-Resilient Food Production

edited by

Ante Lončarić

and Svjetlana Škrabal

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1348 | Submission Open

Keywords: traditional varieties; local crops; sustainable cultivation; climate resilience; agrobiodiversity; low-input agriculture; biodiversity conservation; plant adaptation; sustainable food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Towards a Sustainable and Breathable Environment: Mitigating Air Pollution for Health and Well-Being

edited by

Azhar Siddique

,

Juliana Jalaludin

and

Wen-Jing Deng

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1326 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; sustainable environment; atmospheric chemistry; air quality management; climate–air quality interactions; environmental policy; urban and indoor air quality

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

Climate Change-Induced Tourism Destination Shifts and Strategies for the Sustainable Adaptation

edited by

Dagmara Stangierska-Mazurkiewicz

and

Marta Kiraga

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1163 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based tourism; climate change adaptation; tourism geography; destination resilience; tourism shifts; landscape change; sustainable tourism

Energy Economy and Sustainable Energy Development

edited by Mantas Švažas and Valentinas Navickas

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | Submission Open

Keywords: regional energy systems; decentralization; producing consumers; synergies effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Urban Development: Strategies, Tools, and Transformations

edited by

Marta Skiba

,

Alicja Maciejko

, Rafał Dudzik and

Małgorzata Sztubecka

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1017 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban development; blue and green infrastructure; circular architecture; energy efficiency in cities; climate adaptation; urban resilience; smart city tools; nature-based solutions; participatory planning; climate-neutral cities

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

Solar Energy Innovation: Integrating Advanced Photovoltaics into Sustainable Built Environments

edited by

Maria Malvoni

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 727 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar cells; sustainable photovoltaics; building-integrated photovoltaics; renewable energy integration; thermal management; urban adaptability; environmental impact; economic analysis; retrofitting solutions; artificial intelligence in photovoltaics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Procurement Strategies for a Resilient Future

edited by Clifford McCue, Eric Prier and Emily Boykin

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 720 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain adaptation; climate-resilient public purchasing; circular economy; policy-driven procurement innovation; resilience evaluation frameworks; corruption

Green Foundations: How Geotechnical Engineering Can Support Sustainable Infrastructure

edited by

S. M. Talha Qadri

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 587 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable infrastructure; social resilience; geotechnical solutions; earthquake hazard adaptation and mitigation; green infrastructure

Sustainable Maritime Transportation: Logistics, Supply Chain Management and Regional Port Governance

edited by Zijian Guo and Yun Peng

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 402 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable maritime logistics; cold chain transportation optimization; LNG and alternative fuels in shipping; smart port digitalization; green port infrastructure; port resilience and climate adaptation; decarbonization of maritime transport; circular economy in ports; SDG 9 (industry, innovation, infrastructure); SDG 13 (climate action)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Logistics Network Reconstruction Under the Concept of Smart City

edited by

Renata Činčikaitė

and

Aidas Vasilis Vasiliauskas

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable logistics; smart city; supply chain optimisation; green transport infrastructure; digital logistics solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Asphalt Pavements: Advanced Materials and Technologies

edited by

Ling Xu

,

Fan Gu

and

Junfeng Gao

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavement engineering; asphalt pavement; road sustainability; infrastructure resilience; life cycle assessment; asphalt recycling; low-carbon technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Bioenergy and Biotechnological Solutions for Circular and Low-Carbon Systems

edited by John Allport, Gina Javanbakht and Lilies Kathumbi

submission deadline 2 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon fuels; waste valorization; circular bioeconomy; thermochemical processes; thermochemical kinetics; gasification; pyrolysis; catalytic process design; emission mitigation; waste-to-energy; sustainable fuels; microbial fuel development; anaerobic digestion; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Adaptation Beyond Climate: Facing Planetary Limits and Ecological Injustices

edited by

Dario Padovan

,

Osman Arrobbio

and Andrea Taffuri

submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1399 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation; change; maladaptation; indigenous knowledge; vulnerability; governance; technological fix; agroecology

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

Energy Communities: Innovations in Urban Building Design and Energy Systems

edited by

Moises Odriozola-Maritorena

, Iñaki Gómez-Arriaran and

Zaloa Azkorra-Larrinaga

submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 985 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy communities; urban energy systems; renewable energy integration; smart buildings; distributed energy resources (DERs); energy efficiency in buildings; community microgrids; sustainable urban design; energy democracy; building-energy modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Circular Economy, Environmental Management and Sustainability

edited by Alin Emanuel Artene and

Larisa Ivascu

submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 833 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; environmental management systems; industrial symbiosis; life cycle assessment; sustainable business models; resource efficiency; ESG governance; environmental accounting and audit; sustainability transitions

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

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