Sustainability

Opportunities and Challenges in Managing Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Goals for a Better and Cleaner Future

edited by

Ramona Giurea

,

Elena Cristina Rada

, Anca Tulbure and

Luca Adami

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable development; resource efficiency; environmental management systems; quality management; renewable energy; waste management; water management; wastewater management; sustainable food systems; environmental economics; environmental pollution; sustainable tourism; human health

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

Future of Industry 4.0: Sustainable Blueprints, Industry Chains, and Digitalization

edited by Luca Esposito and

Xihui Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; sustainable development; sustainable digitization; cutting-edge technologies

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

Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, and Interdisciplinary Urbanism

edited by Asma Mehan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban design; landscape architecture; sustainable cities; interdisciplinary urbanism; smart cities and AI; adaptive reuse; green infrastructure; climate-resilient cities; participatory design

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

Blue Carbon Ecosystems and Ecological Response to Climate Change

edited by Derrick Vaughn

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: blue carbon; climate change; carbon cycle; coastal wetlands; marine ecosystems; ecosystem change; climate policy; coastal management; coastal restoration; carbon markets

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

Environmental Management of Decarbonization Industrial

edited by

Muhammad Ikram

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental management; industrial carbonization; sustainability; life-cycle sustainability assessment; circular economy; sustainable development goals; carbon capture and utilization; cleaner production; renewable energy integration; green finance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)

Renewable Energy as a Pillar of Sustainable Development—a Revolution Changing the World

edited by

Henryk Wojtaszek

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; clean energy; global transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Impact of Anthropogenic Pressures on the Groundwater Quality and Sustainability

edited by

Ana Moldovan

and

Erika Andrea Levei

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater quality; anthropogenic pressures; sustainable management; pollution indices; hydrogeochemistry; human health risk; modeling

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

The Impact of Insects on Various Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Environmental Practices

edited by

Paweł Migdał

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: insects; ecosystem services; sustainable environmental practices; pollinators; agriculture

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

Sustainable Management in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry Towards Circular Economy

edited by

Joel Reynolds

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: hospitality sustainability; tourism sustainability; foodservice sustainability; event management sustainability; social responsibility; circular economy

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

Low-Carbon Economy and Sustainable Environmental Management

edited by

Guoxiang Li

and Xueting Jiang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon economy; carbon emissions; sustainable development; technological innovation

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

Novel Modelling/Assessment Approaches in the Sustainable Management of River/Lake Ecosystems

edited by Mahdi Sedighkia and

Vassiliki Markogianni

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic habitat modelling; sustainable ecosystems; rivers/lakes; water quality assessment; field studies; remote sensing-based methods; environmental flows; application of eco-hydrological/eco-hydrodynamic models

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

Advanced Technologies and Innovative Process Control Strategies Used for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

edited by

Konstantinos Azis

and

Paraschos Melidis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technologies; process control applied in activated sludge systems; advanced wastewater treatment technologies; advanced automatic control strategies; online monitoring and control; instrumentation; control; and automation (ICA) in wastewater treatment plants; real-time control of BNR processes

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

Sustainable Aquaculture and Ecosystem Management: From Water Quality to Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Ricardo Salgado

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable aquaculture; ecosystem-based management and biodiversity conservation; water quality and environmental monitoring; marine spatial planning; environmental impact assessment; IoT in aquaculture

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

Waste to Energy: An Approach Towards Sustainability

edited by

Emmanuel Galiwango

and James Butler

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste to energy; sustainability; environmental impact; circular economy; resource recovery; technological innovation; renewable energy; energy conversion; waste management; biomass energy; green technology; sustainable development; energy efficiency

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

The Application and Development of Environmental Analytical Chemistry

edited by

Joris Meurs

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; analytical techniques; mass spectrometry; ion mobility spectrometry; sustainable monitoring methods; method development; method validation; chromatography

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

Sustainable Energy Systems and Economics: Pathways to a Low-Carbon Future

edited by

Yongli Wang

,

Ling Ji

and Xiaochun Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon technology; energy management; low-carbon development path; low-carbon economy; technological evolution path; comprehensive energy utilization; integrated development of low-carbon economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Environmental Management in Food and Drink Sector

edited by

Saioa Ramos

and Filiz B. Dilek

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental impact reduction; product environmental footprint; sustainable technologies; best environmental practices; agrifood production; sustainable fisheries and aquaculture; implementation of sustainable policies; sustainable packaging

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

Lifestyle Hygiene and Environmental Hygiene to Promote Sustainable Health and Well-Being

edited by

Lucia Maria Lotrean

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: lifestyle hygiene; environmental hygiene; global health; wellbeing

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

The Contributions of Biotechnology to Sustainable Functional Food Production and Health Enhancement

edited by

Božidar Šantek

and

Mladen Pavlečić

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; sustainable production; bioprocesses; functional food and drink

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

Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Sustainable Energy Storage System

edited by

Sergio Alfonso Pérez-García

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials for energy storage; sustainable batteries and supercapacitors; green synthesis of nanomaterials; advanced electrolytes for energy storage; electrochemical energy storage technologies; hybrid energy storage devices; recyclability and life cycle assessment of nanomaterials; sustainability in energy materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Integrated Sustainability Management: Linking Operations, Energy-Efficient Supply Chains, and Innovation Systems

edited by

Jereb Borut

and

Mohan Lal Kolhe

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sustainability management; circular economy; operations sustainability; supply chain management; innovation systems; digital transformation in sustainability; green logistics; risk management; renewable energy; resilient value chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Solar Photovoltaic and Thermal Energy Systems

edited by Chike F. Oduoza and

Ogheneruona Diemuodeke

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; green energy; circular economy; PVM; decarbonisation; solar thermal energy; solar photovoltaic energy; CHP; bioenergy; renewable energy; digitalisation tools; machine learning and artificial intelligence; hydrogen fuel; multi-generation; hybrid systems; energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainability of Waste Recovery on Renewable Energy Systems

edited by Juan Jose Garcia Pabon, Abdul Orlando Cárdenas Gómez and Luz Elena Peñaranda Chenche

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental engineering; renewable energy engineering; thermal engineering; mechanical engineering; sustainable development; chemical engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage Applications

edited by Liliana Licea Jiménez and Ulises Antonio Méndez Romero

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured energy materials; electrochemical energy storage; advanced battery technologies; supercapacitors and hybrid storage systems; MXenes and graphene-based materials; metal oxide nanostructures; sustainable nanomaterial synthesis; green nanotechnology for energy; environmental impact and lifecycle analysis; recyclable and high-performance energy storage materials.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advancing Circular Practices and Resource Recovery in Waste Management Systems

edited by

Toru Matsumoto

and

Richao Cong

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy transition management; assessment methodologies and simulation; innovative recycling technologies; resource recovery; sustainable waste management; ICT and AI applications; utilization of information platforms; consumers’ awareness and behaviour

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

Green Battery Revolution for Sustainable Development

edited by Lisha Dong,

Xiangning Bu

,

Zehua Wang

and Xin Lyu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; sustainable materials; battery recycling; carbon footprint; renewable energy; lithium– ion alternatives; circular economy; environmental impact; green technology; clean energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Green Building for Sustainability: From Testing, Design and Construction to Operation and Lifecycle Assessment

edited by

Wei Duan

,

Xidong Zhang

, Shaoyun Pu, Zhonghu Wu and

Xiaoqiang Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent testing; recycling; reinforcement; green design; low carbon emissions; low energy consumption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Technologies in Biology and Chemistry: Biobased Products, Bioenergy and Biomass

edited by

Elli Maria Barampouti

and

Sofia Th. Mai

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: biobased products; bioenergy; biomass valorization; green chemistry; circular economy; sustainable biotechnology; feasibility studies; renewable resources; life cycle assessment; biorefineries; waste-to-energy technologies

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

Emerging Contaminants in Soils and Plants: Inventory, Monitoring, Impacts on Human Health, and Mitigation Strategies

edited by

Evangelia Golia

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging & persistent pollutants; pollutants in urban & rural soil environment; health risk assessments; pollution monitoring; artificial intelligence & geostatistical methods for sustainable management and development; phyto- & bio-remediation

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

Sustainable Design and Upgrading of Bridges: From Life-Cycle Thinking Principles to Life-Cycle Analysis

edited by

Nicola Scattarreggia

,

Ricardo Monteiro

and

You Dong

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: bridges; sustainability; life cycle thinking; life cycle analysis; retrofitting; conceptual design; advanced modelling

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

Sustaining the Waste-Energy Nexus: Thermal and Biochemical Pathways for Bioenergy and Waste-to-Product Valorization in Municipal and Industrial Streams

edited by

Fares AlMomani

and Kashif Rasool

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste-to-energy; bioenergy valorization; thermal conversion; biochemical pathways; circular economy; municipal solid waste; industrial waste valorization; resource recovery; sustainable biorefineries; waste-to-products

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

The Role of Knowledge Management in Designing and Achieving Business Sustainability

edited by

Constantin Bratianu

and

Ruxandra Bejinaru

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13750 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge dynamics; knowledge sharing; knowledge management; knowledge risks; knowledge strategies; business strategies; business competitiveness; sustainability

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

GIS Implementation in Sustainable Urban Planning—2nd Edition

edited by

Qingmin Meng

,

Haibin Gu

and

Yongchun Yang

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3734 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience and sustainability; urban development and planning; land use and planning; zoning and mapping; infrastructure analysis; urban forest; urban hazards; crime analysis and mapping; urban ecology; urban environments

Circular Economy and Sustainability: Integrating Technology and Management Solutions

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2899 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular business models; sustainable technologies; eco-smart solutions; global best practices; sustainability management (ESG); digital marketing; strategic branding; policy and regulation; digital transformation for circular economy; challenges and opportunities

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

Innovative Pathways of Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development

edited by

Yongtie Cai

, Zhifeng Hu and

Guang Zeng

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2289 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy technologies; sustainable development; energy transition; hybrid systems; smart grids; energy storage; techno-economic analysis; lifecycle assessment; carbon neutrality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Autonomous Driving and Intelligent Routing Systems in Sustainable Future Transportation

edited by

Yinlong Liu

and Shengyong Ding

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1442 | Submission Open

Keywords: geometry vision; intelligent robotics; intelligent transportation; machine vision; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Behavioural Approaches to Promoting Sustainable Transport Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Craig K. Allison

,

Katherine Plant

and

James Fleming

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1415 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport systems; eco-driving; hypermiling; sustainability; driving behaviour change; system modelling; assistance systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Materials and Technologies for Battery Manufacturing

edited by

Biyu Jin

, Qinghua Zhang and

Jinliang Zhu

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1401 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-friendly materials; battery recycling; Li-ion batteries; Na-ion batteries; Li-air batteries; K-ion batteries; cathode materials; anode materials; solid-state electrolytes; green manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Eco-Harmony: Blending Conservation Strategies and Social Development

edited by

Hui Zhang

, Ishibashi Seiji, Liang Tang,

Wenfeng Gong

and

Hui Fu

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1373 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological conservation; conservation strategies; social development; traveling demand; landscape architecture; conservation planning; ecosystems

Sustainable Cultural Tourism: Balancing Preservation, Development and Visitor Experience—2nd Edition

edited by

Lucrezia Lopez

and

Antonietta Ivona

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable cultural tourism; tourism development; overtourism/undertourism; visitor experience and management; tourism policies and strategies in cultural tourism; climate changes scenarios; UN’ s sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Risk and Reliability Assessment Related to Sustainable Development

edited by

Chao Zhang

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk assessment; sustainable development; uncertainty management; big data analytics; decision-making tools; system resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Business Management: Innovative Strategies for the Future of the Global Economy

edited by

Ionica Holban Oncioiu

submission deadline 2 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business models; sustainable development; innovation in business strategy; green business practices; environmental impact reduction; sustainable supply chain management; business ethics and sustainability; digital transformation in sustainable business; circular economy; eco-innovation; sustainable marketing strategies; sustainable consumer behavior; corporate sustainability; resource efficiency; strategic management for sustainability; green finance and investment; environmental and social governance (ESG); technology and sustainability integration; organizational resilience; sustainability metrics and reporting; sustainable product development; stakeholder engagement in sustainability; climate change and business adaptation

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

Emerging Technologies That Facilitate the Sustainable Management of Digital Supply Chains and the Circular Economy

edited by

Muhammad Noman Shafique

submission deadline 3 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6782 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; emerging technologies; artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain; internet of things (IoT); supply chain transparency; carbon footprint reduction; predictive analytics; green logistics; circular economy

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

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 3 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 517 | 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)

Sustainable Energy: Research on Heat Transfer and Energy Systems

edited by Huaming Dai

submission deadline 3 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy; heat transfer; energy storage; hydrogen; thermal-electrical integration; thermochemical conversion; energy management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Building: Risk Assessment and Occupational Safety in Construction Management

edited by

Jolanta Tamošaitienė

submission deadline 4 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6777 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; green building; regulation; environmental product declaration; civil engineering; construction; construction management; decision making; multi criteria decision making (MCDM); risk; occupational safety

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

Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Hybrid Energy Systems

edited by

Ayman Al-Quraan

, Ala'aldeen Al-Halhouli and

Ahmad M. A. Malkawi

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8257 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; solar energy; wind energy systems; biomass and biofuels; geothermal energy; tidal power; wave energy; photosynthetic process; hydro-power

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Research Progress on Treatment of Wastewater

edited by Luís Fernando Cusioli and

Rosangela Bergamasco

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; natural adsorbents; wastewater treatment; sustainability; agro-industrial waste; heavy metals; organic pollutants; contaminant removal; chemical modification; industrial effluents; waste reuse; filtration; water purification; environmental impact

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

Sustainable Engineering for Industry 4.0: Digitization and Circularity in Manufacturing

edited by

Darina Dupláková

and

Lucia Knapčíková

submission deadline 6 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1111 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable engineering; Industry 4.0; digitization; circular economy; manufacturing processes; real-time monitoring; ergonomics; waste reduction; human-centric design; industrial sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Green Smart Cities: Synergies Between Technology and Nature-Based Solutions

edited by

Jarosław Brodny

submission deadline 6 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: green smart cities; nature-based solutions; urban resilience; iot; sustainable urban development; climate adaptation; digital twins; urban ecosystems; smart planning; blue-green infrastructure

Journal Menu

Journal Browser

Special Issues

Further Information

Guidelines

MDPI Initiatives

Follow MDPI