Sustainability

Innovative Pathways to Sustainable Procurement and Enhanced Resource Efficiency in Manufacturing Enterprises

edited by

Hamzeh Al Amosh

,

Hashem Alshurafat

, Allam Hamdan and John Sands

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable procurement; innovation; circular economy; green supply

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

Sustainable Built Environment in Smart Cities

edited by Mariangela De Vita, Giordana Castelli and Stefania De Gregorio

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive design; built environment management; citizen well-being; urban comfort; building environmental quality; built heritage enhancement

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

Design and Sustainability of Buildings and Civil Engineering Structures

edited by Milind A. Siddhpura and

Ana Evangelista

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable design; building performance; civil engineering; lifecycle assessment; low-carbon materials; resilient infrastructure; green construction; structural innovation; adaptive reuse; smart buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Waste Management: Recycling for a Green Environment

edited by

Anna Rolewicz-Kalińska

and Krystyna Lelicińska-Serafin

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable waste management; recycling; circular economy; green environment; resource efficiency; material recovery; organic waste valorization; climate change mitigation; environmental sustainability; life cycle assessment (LCA)

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

Atmospheric Pollution and Environmental Chemistry: Towards Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Silvia Mosca

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: atmospheric pollution; environmental chemistry; air quality monitoring; sustainable air management; emerging pollutants; remediation techniques

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

Smart Mobility for Sustainable Future Transportation

edited by

Angelo Coppola

and Gennaro Nicola Bifulco

submission deadline 11 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5476 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart mobility; CCAM; MaaS; C-ITS; connected and automated vehicles; smart cities

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

Achieving Sustainability in New Product Development and Supply Chain

edited by

Mihai Dragomir

submission deadline 12 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6585 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable product development; sustainable supply chains; human-centered engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Digital Innovation for People-Centered Design, Planning and Management of Climate-Resilient Cities

edited by

Sara Torabi Moghadam

and

Jhon Ricardo Escorcia Hernández

submission deadline 13 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1801 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital participation; co-creation; climate resilience; urban adaptation; citizen engagement; social equity; sustainable urban transitions; digital tools; inclusive planning; participatory governance

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

Sustainable Ecological Restoration Materials and Technologies

edited by Yaqiang Li and

Zongrui Lai

submission deadline 13 May 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological restoration materials; slope stability technologies; soil and water conservation; desertification prevention and control; soil remediation

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

Digital Economy and Business Innovation for Sustainability Transitions

edited by

Mu Yang

submission deadline 14 May 2026 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital economy; sustainability transitions; business innovation; digital transformation; circular economy; socio-technical systems; sustainable development; innovation management; digital inclusion; digital entrepreneurship

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

Circular Economy Strategies for Waste Management: Innovations in Resource Recovery and Sustainability

edited by

Adriana Gómez-Sanabria

and

Haniyeh Jalalipour

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17995 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste and materials management; circular economy; financing models; sustainability; decarbonization; public– private partnerships; stakeholders

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

Develop, Educate and Communicate Sustainability Through STEM Education and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Leon Yufeng Wu

,

Chih-Chang Yu

,

Ming-Yen Lee

and Chun-Hung Lin

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5885 | Submission Open

Keywords: STEM education; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); science communication; interdisciplinary education; educational innovation; CDIO; learning metrics regarding sustainability

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

Recent Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials and Structural Systems

edited by

Zike Wang

,

Weiwei Wu

, Weichen Tian and

Longbiao Yan

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3868 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon concrete; solid waste recycling; renewable concrete; sustainable materials; mechanical properties; structural properties; simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Innovation in Circular Economy and Sustainable Development

edited by

Vanesa Rodríguez-Cornejo

and

Paula Isabel Rodríguez Castro

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2997 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; sustainable development goals; circular economy; efficiency; sustainability; environmental dimension; economic growth

Green Innovation, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development

edited by

Christos Lemonakis

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2423 | Submission Open

Keywords: green innovation; corporate social responsibility (CSR); sustainable business practices; sustainable strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Spatial Analysis and GIS for Sustainable Land Change Management

edited by

Elzbieta Bielecka

,

Beata Calka

and

Mohamed Zhran

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1718 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS technology; land management; green and blue infrastructure; renewable energy; sustainable site location; landscape fragmentation; quality of life; Earth observation data

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

Sustainable Tourism Management: Innovations and Strategies for a Resilient Future

edited by

Soyoung An

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1178 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism management; sustainability in the hospitality industry; responsible tourist behavior; community-based tourism; digital innovation in tourism; sustainable destination management

The Rise of Neo-Entrepreneurship: Redefining Business for a New Era

edited by

Miika Kajanus

,

Tuomo Eskelinen

and

Carmen Nastase

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 778 | Submission Open

Keywords: entrepreneurial skills development; innovation; startups; social impact; sustainability; digital transformation; technological integration; disruption; creative economy; social entrepreneurship; green business; e-commerce; youth entrepreneurship; smart solutions; entrepreneurial mindset; modern business models; value creation

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

Sustainable Animal Husbandry and the Production of Animal-Derived Food: Current Status and Challenges for the Coming Decades

edited by

Anna Kasprzyk

and Ewa Januś

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 501 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable environmental development; animal production systems and food quality; biodiversity and animal welfare; greenhouse gas emissions; carbon sequestration; life cycle assessment; animal nutrition; manure and slurry management; animal health management; precision animal farming technologies; digital technologies in animal husbandry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Pathways for Aligning Cleaner Production with Planetary Boundaries: Green Innovation, Decarbonization and Circularity in Action

edited by

Feni Agostinho

,

Biagio F. Giannetti

, Cecília M. V. B. Almeida, Fernando J. Díaz López and

Carmen Teodosiu

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open

Keywords: cleaner production; planetary boundaries; circular economy; decarbonization; sustainability assessment; green innovation

Sustainable Food Processing and Chemical Analysis

edited by

Călin Jianu

and

Ersilia Alexa

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; green technologies; food safety and quality; chemical analysis in food systems; energy efficiency in food production; waste reduction and capitalization of by-products; nutritional enhancement; eco-friendly food packaging; life cycle assessment (LCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Emerging Technologies in Agricultural Engineering: Smart Solutions for Sustainable Development

edited by Xiang Wang

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; precision farming; renewable energy integration; climate-resilient technologies; AI in agriculture; sustainable water management; circular bioeconomy; agricultural robotics; IoT for sustainability; resource efficiency; smart logistics

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Tourism

edited by

Jose Weng Chou Wong

, Ivan Ka Wai Lai, Xin Wang and Shan Wang

submission deadline 16 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3153 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism development; tourism practices for sustainability; sustainable event tourism; ecotourism; sustainable and smart tourism; sustainable urban tourism; sustainable MICE tourism; sustainable tourism planning and regional development; sustainable tourism and tourism economics; consumer behaviour; visitor experience and visitor management; overtourism/undertourism; community development and sustainable tourism; cultural heritage preservation

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

Digital Marketing for Sustainable Development from the Aspect of the Business Models

edited by

Gomaa Agag

and

Ziad H. Abdelmoety

submission deadline 17 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12772 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; sustainable business model innovation; transformative sustainable business models; social media and sustainable development; digitalization and business models; e-commerce and sustainable development; artificial intelligence and business models

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

Agricultural Sustainability and Economic Viability: The Role of Technology

edited by Godswill Makombe, Ajuruchukwu Obi,

Anne Gongwe

, Ngonidzashe Chiranga and

Binganidzo Muchara

submission deadline 17 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 699 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic viability; agricultural sustainability; communities of practice; institutional economics; resource economics; technology; precision farming; blockchain and digital cooperatives; justice; equity; climate change

Advanced Studies in Environmental Technology and Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Zhen Wei

submission deadline 17 May 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater remediation; emerging contaminants; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); membrane technology; resource recovery; photocatalysis; sustainable water management; bioelectrochemical systems; nanomaterials in environmental engineering; Fenton-like reactions

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

Development Economics and Sustainable Economic Growth

edited by

Jungsuk Kim

submission deadline 18 May 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 39241 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; economic growth; economic development

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

Integrated Bioenergy Systems: Process Optimization and Sustainable Fuel Production

edited by

Omar Aboelazayem

and

Mardin Abdalqadir

submission deadline 18 May 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

ESG as a Catalyst for Business Sustainability: Theoretical Insights and Practical Applications

edited by

Zhilin Yang

,

Hui Lu

and

Gang Li

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7067 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; ESG (environment; social and governance); business sustainability; corporate social responsibility; environmental management; climate change; digitalization; innovation and sustainability; green finance

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

Total Quality Management and Lean Manufacturing: A Total Sustainability Management Framework

edited by

Michel J. Leseure

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5703 | Submission Open

Keywords: operations; supply chain; trade-off; reversing environmental issues; total quality management; lean; theory of constraints; zero impact

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

Economics of Energy in the Context of Carbon Emissions and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Taimoor Hassan and Syed Anees Haider Zaidi

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5572 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy consumption and production; renewable energy; non-renewable energy; environmental sustainability; carbon emissions; energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Novel Techniques for Water Resources in a Changing Climate: Hydrological Strategies for a Sustainable Future

edited by Hossein Hamidifar, Ghufran Ahmed Pasha and

Charalampos Skoulikaris

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4802 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources management; climate change; hydrological modeling; sustainability; machine learning; flood and drought risk; sediment transport; water quality; socio-economic impacts; resilience strategies

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

Climate Change Impacts and Sustainable Tourism

edited by João Vasconcelos and

António Saraiva Lopes

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4010 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate vulnerability; tourism adaptation; community resilience; climate policy; tourism development

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

Fostering Sustainable Education and Enhancing Student Creativity Through Innovative Educational Technologies

edited by

Yu-Shan Chang

,

Hung Yue Suen

and Wan-Hsuan Yen

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2171 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; creativity; sustainable education; educational technology (EduTech); adaptive learning; artificial intelligence (AI); virtual reality (VR/AR/MR/XR); automated feedback system; educational technology; generative AI (GenAI); interactive learning; learning analytics

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

Assessing Progress Towards Sustainability at the Macro Scale: Indicators, Policies and Challenges

edited by

Stanislav Shmelev

and Irina A. Shmeleva

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2132 | Submission Open

Keywords: progress; sustainability; performance; policy; assessment

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

Bridges of the Future: Sustainable Infrastructure and Structural Stability

edited by

Izabela Joanna Drygała

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable bridge design; structural stability; bridge engineering; life-cycle assessment; climate-resilient infrastructure; smart monitoring systems; seismic performance; innovative construction materials

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

SDG 6: Challenges and Solutions for Drinking Water Quality

edited by Monika Zdeb and

Andżelika Domoń

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: distribution systems; drinking water; water quality; water stability; heavy metals; secondary contamination; drinking water purification; monitoring

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

Groundwater Resources and Sustainable Water Management

edited by Libera Esposito

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban water management; urban river basin; climate change; water resources; water quality; water quantity; urban hydrogeology; hydrogeological modelling; water pollution; subsidence

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

Advances in Efficient and Sustainable Transport Using Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage in Transport

edited by

Chengjiang Li

submission deadline 21 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7934 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; energy storage; intelligent transportation systems; vehicle-to-grid; energy sustainability; efficient electric propulsion systems; smart grids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Intelligent Control, Optimization and Management of Sustainable Battery Energy Storage System

edited by

Bin Duan

, Rui Zhu and

Qi Zhang

submission deadline 22 May 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery energy storage system; fault diagnosis; battery state estimation; advanced machine learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Innovative Materials, Nature-Based Solutions and Energy-Efficient Solutions in Sustainable Buildings and Cities

edited by

Paola Lassandro

submission deadline 24 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3016 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced composites; recycled materials; phase-change materials; low-carbon concrete; nanomaterials; eco-materials; green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; energy efficiency; climate change adaptations; urban sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Management in Tourism and Hospitality: Understanding Consumer Trends

edited by

Silvia Baiocco

, Paola M. A. Paniccia and

Antonella Monda

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21149 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism; hospitality; sustainability; sustainable development; management; tourism demand; corporate social responsibility; destination management; value co-creation; consumer behaviour; entrepreneurship

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

Quality of Life in the Context of Sustainable Development

edited by

Agnieszka Sompolska-Rzechuła

and Anna Oleńczuk-Paszel

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6790 | Submission Open

Keywords: quality of life; sustainable development; sustainable cities; infrastructure; renewable energy resources; protection of the environment; climate change; legal aspects of sustainable development and quality of life

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

Co-Creating Sustainable Food & Wine Tourism and Rural Development

edited by

Maria Lúcia Pato

and

Elisabeth Kastenholz

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5587 | Submission Open

Keywords: food & wine tourism; co-creation; sustainability; tourist experience; stakeholders; local resources; heritage; governance; rural regeneration; rural development

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

Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainability

edited by David Denkenberger,

Joshua M. Pearce

and Baxter Kamana-Williams

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1753 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster prevention; disaster resilience; sustainability; energy security; global catastrophic risk

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

Energy Conservation Towards a Low-Carbon and Sustainability Future

edited by

Yongming Han

and Xuan Hu

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1132 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven; intelligent optimization; efficiency evaluation; artificial intelligence; data mining and fusion; environmental protection; energy saving and optimization; energy consumption forecast; air pollution emissions; renewable energy conversion and utilization; hydrogen energy; high-efficiency energy devices; neural networks; deep learning; environmental efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Green Supply Chain and Sustainable Economic Development—2nd Edition

edited by Jiang Wu and

Peiwen Zhang

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open

Keywords: green supply chain; sustainable economic development; comprehensive evaluation; green logistics; supply chain finance

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

Sustainable Management and Tourism Development

edited by

Agustín Álvarez-Herranz

and Cristina Gallego Gómez

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; tourism management; environmental impact; ecotourism; governance; cultural heritage; smart tourism; circular economy; community development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

The Path to Sustainability: Advanced Research on Energy Conservation and Saving

edited by Ramón Quiza and

Deivis Avila

submission deadline 27 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1545 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energies technologies; energy and artificial intelligence; climate change; desalination; and wastewater treatment; solar; wind; wave; and tidal energy application; intelligent techniques applied to power systems and power distributions; power energy management; energy storage technology; offshore wind energy; renewable hybrid systems; clean energy and waste recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Environmental Solutions Based on Advanced Geospatial Technologies

edited by

Shuo Zheng

,