Sustainability

Emerging Pollutants, Atmospheric Processes, Urban Heat Islands and Integrated Environmental Observations: Advances in Remote Sensing and Analytical Techniques

edited by

Adrian Rosu

, Daniel-Eduard Constantin and

Mihaela Timofti

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5368 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutants; atmospheric dynamics; urban heat islands; remote sensing; DOAS; ACTRIS; advance laboratory techniques; environmental monitoring; integrated observations; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)

Resilient and Regenerative Tourism: Beyond Sustainability

edited by

Chris Roberts

and

Mary Jo Dolasinski

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1880 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient and regenerative tourism; ecological balance; climate change; sustainable development

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

Innovations in Sustainable Soil Management for Climate Adaptation and Ecosystem Resilience

edited by Danijel Jug,

Irena Jug

and

Boris Durdevic

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 684 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable soil management; conservation tillage; climate change adaptation; ecosystem resilience; soil degradation; soil carbon sequestration; greenhouse gas mitigation; crop diversification; soil health; sustainable agriculture

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

Sustainable Food Quality and Food Processing

edited by

Mirabela Ioana Lupu

and

Florentina Matei

submission deadline 16 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 437 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; food quality; nutritional composition; functional properties; sensory characteristics; technological stability; innovative processing technologies; resource efficiency; by-product valorization; circular food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Economic Growth, Policy and Transitions to Green Economy and Sustainable Development

edited by

Nikolaos Apostolopoulos

submission deadline 17 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 876 | Submission Open

Keywords: green transition; sustainable development; green economy; green policies; sustainable production; green products; green energy

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

Thermal Synergy for Sustainable Futures: Innovations in Heat Transfer and Energy System Integration

edited by

Wei Wang

and Wenke Zhao

submission deadline 17 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat and mass transfer; energy systems; solar energy; nuclear energy; biomass energy; new energy vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

EARTH 2025—Experiences and Innovation for Sustainable Food and Tourism

edited by

Liviu Gaceu

, Ray F. Iunius,

Laura Cismaru

and

Simona Stan

submission deadline 18 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2071 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient food systems; food system innovation; circular economy in horeca; responsible tourism management; authentic travel experiences; consumer behavior for sustainable development; low-impact mobility solutions; artificial intelligence in tourism; innovation in hospitality; ethical marketing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Energy Security and Sustainable Transition: Resilience, Policy, and System Adequacy

edited by

Sérgio Lousada

submission deadline 19 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2003 | Submission Open

Keywords: adequacy assessment; climate resilience; critical energy infrastructure; decarbonization pathways; demand response; energy security; flexibility resources; grid modernization; market design; sector coupling

Food Waste Recycling and Reuse for Sustainability

edited by

Marcin Kidoń

,

Elżbieta Radziejewska-Kubzdela

and

Katarzyna Waszkowiak

submission deadline 19 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: food production; waste; recycling; waste reuse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Industry 5.0 and Sustainability in the Digital Revolution

edited by

David Mhlanga

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1103 | Submission Open

Keywords: triple-bottom line; human-centric technologies; sustainable development goals; artificial intelligence; internet of things; robotics; circular economy; eco-efficient industries; eco-innovation; sustainability

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

Advance Research on Product Design and Sustainable Product Development

edited by Dun Liu, Qinxia Chen and

Yinfeng Du

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable product design; sustainable product development; artificial intelligence (AI) in design; circular economy; generative design; life cycle assessment (LCA); digital twin; multi-objective optimization; circular design; data-driven design; eco-innovation; human-centric design

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

Sustainable Cultural Tourism: Phenomena, Forms, Relationships and Best Practices

edited by

Zygmunt Kruczek

, Katarzyna Gmyrek and Karolina Korbiel

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural tourism; sustainable tourism; inclusive tourism; heritage; regenerative tourism; smart destination; visitor experiences; development and planning; overtourism; managing; resilience; accessible tourism; responsible tourism; social tourism; integrative tourism; sustainable construction; motives and preferences; smart destinations; overtourism; artificial intelligence; tourism organizations; local governments

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

Advancements in Safeguarding Biocultural Diversity: The Path to Sustainability

edited by

Julia Prakofjewa

submission deadline 21 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6691 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocultural diversity; knowledge systems; sustainable development; resilience; socio-ecological systems; transformative changes

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

Sustainable Educational Technologies and Improved Learning

edited by

Fezile Özdamlı

submission deadline 22 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 996 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable education; sustainable development goals; mobile learning; innovative learning environments; artificial intelligence

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

Adapting Environmental Microbiology for Sustainable Agriculture: Pollution Control, Food Safety and Agroecosystem Functioning

edited by Anna Ligocka

submission deadline 22 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental microbiology; sustainable agriculture; soil microbiome; organic farming; food safety; agroecosystem management; public health; soil health

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

Sustainable Civil Engineering: Innovative Methods for Structures, Elements and Materials

edited by

Marijana Hadzima-Nyarko

,

Dorin Radu

,

Borko Đ. Bulajić

and

Emmanuel Karlo Nyarko

submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | 13 articles | Viewed by 44856 | Submission Open

Keywords: finite element analysis; structural integrity, durability and sustainability; infrastructure systems; waste materials

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

Waste Management and Reuse Applications of Sustainable Materials

edited by

Konstantinos Ninikas

, Dimitrios Koutsianitis and Andromachi Mitani

submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable waste management; waste valorisation; circular economy; resource recovery; waste-to-resource technologies

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

Sustainable AI and Energy-Efficient Big Data Analytics

edited by Henry Han

submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable AI; green computing; energy-efficient big data; carbon-neutral AI; resource-constrained machine learning; circular digital economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Enhancing Sustainability Through Power System Flexibility, Smart Grids, and Energy Digitalization—2nd Edition

edited by

Mikaeel Ahmadi

and Atsushi Yona

submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; power system flexibility; sustainability energy; digitalization; SDGs; energy management; electrical vehicle; renewable energy; sustainable transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Ecosystem Services and Community Well-Being

edited by

Emilio V. Carral Vilariño

submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; local community well-being; tourism; agriculture; forestry; fishing; mining; environment protection; visions of sustainability; ethics; lifestyles; behavior change; paths to sustainability

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

Sustainable Transportation Engineering and Mobility Safety Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Fabio Borghetti

and

Giovanni Calabrò

submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation planning; sustainable mobility; public transport; transportation decarbonization; transportation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Management and Organizational Behavior in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry—2nd Edition

edited by

Yoon Jung Jang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable hospitality; organizational behavior; employee engagement; environmental responsibility; customer satisfaction

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

Micro- and Nano-Plastics and Their Interaction with Other Pollutants in Wastewater Treatment Systems: Monitorization, Management, and Impact on Receiving Waters and Soils

edited by

Isabel Marín Beltrán

,

Carlos Edo

and

Sara Raposo

submission deadline 26 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 2433 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro- and nanoplastic pollution; plastic additives; wastewater treament plants; sewage sludge; monitorization; advanced analytical techniques; ecological and human health risk assessment

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

Scientific Achievements in the Agri-Food Supply Chain Towards Sustainable Foods V

edited by

Dimitris Skalkos

submission deadline 26 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2076 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food supply chain (AFSC); global economy; food products; technologies and innovation; consumers’ attitudes and perceptions of foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Latest Review Papers in Section ‘Sustainable Engineering and Science’

edited by

Antonio Formisano

submission deadline 26 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2020 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable engineering; structural resilience; seismic risk; sustainable materials; life cycle assessment; structural robustness; retrofitting; multi-hazard analysis; resilient constructions

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

Sustainable Development and the Application of Nanocomposite Materials

edited by

Sanaa Majid

and

Abderrahim Bouftou

submission deadline 26 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocomposite materials ; multifunctional materials ; energy-efficient materials ; sustainable development ; green synthesis ; biodegradable polymers ; renewable resources ; environmental applications ; life-cycle assessment ; eco-friendly technologies

Sustainable Lifestyles in Cities: Behavioural, Social, and Urban Pathways to Low-Carbon Living

edited by

Samuel Chng

submission deadline 26 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable lifestyles; sustainable consumption and production; urban sustainability; low-carbon lifestyles; behaviour change; environmental behaviour; sustainable urban transitions; climate mitigation and adaptation; built environment and behaviour; urban governance and policy

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

Urban Planning and Construction Management Under Smart City Development

edited by

Fan Zhang

,

Tiantian Gu

and

Shiyao Zhu

submission deadline 27 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5455 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; urban planning; construction management; urban resilience; built environment; carbon emissions; innovative solutions; old community renewal; public engagement

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

Urban Development and Sustainability: Integrating Planning, Policy, and Practice

edited by

Mateusz Jakubiak

and

Katarzyna Sroka

submission deadline 27 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 788 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban development; blue–green infrastructure (BGI) and nature-based solutions (NBS); remote sensing and UAV monitoring; urban agriculture and food security; circular economy and waste management; climate change resilience and adaptation; smart cities and renewable energy (RES); urban soil and ecological engineering; public policy and sustainable governance; urban regeneration and social inclusion

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

Agricultural Economics, Policies, and Sustainable Rural Development

edited by

Piotr Bórawski

and Rafał Warzała

submission deadline 29 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1450 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; rural areas; agriculture economics; agricultural rural development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Recent Advances in Sustainable Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Technologies

edited by

Mohammed Ismail

,

Fatma Calili-Cankir

and

Mustafa Ercelik

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2726 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cells; electrolysers; green hydrogen; experimental investigation; modelling

Energy Systems Engineering: Renewable Energy, Vehicle Electrification, and Resilience

edited by

Maria do Rosário Alves Calado

,

Silvio Mariano

and

Pedro M. R. Bento

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1096 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; power systems optimization and control; energy harvesting; electric road vehicles; storage systems; forecasting; flexibility; decentralized infrastructures; energy mix

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Development in Shaping the Acoustic Climate of Smart Cities

edited by Waldemar Paszkowski

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 839 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; soundscape; urban environment; acoustic climate; noise pollution; artificial intelligence; smart cities

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

Renewable Energy and Energy Economics: Pathways to Sustainable Systems Development

edited by

Ioannis E. Kosmadakis

submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 445 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy systems; energy economics; sustainability; decarbonization; electrification; green hydrogen; levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and levelized cost of storage (LCOS) analyses; circularity of energy systems; life cycle assessment; sustainability key performance indicators (KPI)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Corporate Sustainability and ESG: Strategies, Tools, Good Practices and Challenges

edited by Otávio José Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 25 articles | Viewed by 88892 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; ESG; GRI; SDGs; CE; governance

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

Sustainable Digital Education: Innovations in Teaching and Learning

edited by

Murat Tezer

and

Ezgi Pelin Yıldız

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 18 articles | Viewed by 67381 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technologies; educational and instructional technologies; online learning; artificial intelligence (AI) technologies; AI in education; ChatGPT; AI and technological innovations

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

Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development

edited by

Karmen Pažek

and

Črtomir Rozman

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 14 articles | Viewed by 36925 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; rural development; farm management; agri-food systems; quantitative modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Sustainable Business Management

edited by

Martin Wynn

and

Bilgin Metin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 30003 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business; circular economy; digitalisation; entrepreneurship; innovation; leadership; business strategy

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

Environmental Protection, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development

edited by

Carlos Mestanza-Ramón

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21875 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental impacts; biodiversity conservation; environmental sustainability; pollution; tourism; environmental management

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

Advancing Management Practices Through Digital Marketing and Sustainable Innovation

edited by Ghaleb El Refae,

Ahmad Aljumah

and Mohammed Nuseir

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 21305 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability ; digital marketing ; sustainable innovation ; green business models ; corporate social responsibility ; ESG ; circular economy ; supply chain sustainability ; big data & analytics ; strategic management ; responsible leadership ; sustainable consumption

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

Innovations in Environment Protection and Sustainable Development

edited by

Rasa Vaiškūnaitė

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18487 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental protection; sustainable development; sustainability; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; environmental management; overconsumption and waste management; environmental impact assessment; climate change; deforestation; clean energy; renewable energy sources; economic inequality

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

Exploring the Relationship Between Authenticity and Wellbeing in Heritage Tourism

edited by

Deepak Chhabra

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16316 | Submission Open

Keywords: heritage tourism; wellbeing; authenticity

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

Advancing Energy-Efficient Buildings for Net-Zero Carbon Emission Goals

edited by

Vasyl Zhelykh

, Khrystyna Myroniuk and

Zuzana Vranayova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14817 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient buildings; net-zero emissions; sustainable construction; building energy optimization; renewable energy integration; passive heating and cooling; low-carbon architecture; green building technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Green Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Innovations for Sustainable Transport and Distribution

edited by Ruozhen Qiu,

Qingguo Bai

and Jianhu Cai

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14663 | Submission Open

Keywords: green logistics; supply chain management; transportation; distribution system; sustainable development; environment; environmental impact reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Water Management: Innovations in Wastewater Treatment

edited by Jordana Georgin and Dison S. P. Franco

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13426 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; sustainable water management; resource recovery; emerging pollutants; advanced treatment technologies; circular economy; nature-based solutions

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

Geographical Information System for Sustainable Ecology

edited by

Yuanzhi Yao

,

Xiaoai Dai

and

Xue Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13210 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographical information systems (GISs); sustainable ecology; environmental monitoring; spatial analysis; habitat management; resource management

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

Fostering Sustainability: Business Innovation and Consumer Choices

edited by

Mahmoud Elmarzouky

and Doaa Shohaieb

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12941 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business strategies; consumer behavior; green marketing; pro-environmental decision-making; technology-enabled sustainability; digital transformation; sustainability initiatives; stakeholder trust; brand loyalty; corporate sustainability practices; behavioral insights; sustainable consumption; environmental responsibility; green innovation; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Educating for Sustainability: Advances and Challenges in Environmental Education

edited by

Dana Perniu

and Corina Cace

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12578 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental education; education for sustainability; planetary boundaries; innovative teaching; complexity; problem solving; environmental ethics

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

Achieving Sustainability Goals Through Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Laura-Diana Radu

and

Daniela Popescul

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9814 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainability; machine learning; resilience; ethics; green innovation; intelligent information systems; smart cities; social vulnerabilities

Technology Enhanced Education and the Sustainable Development

edited by

Viacheslav Osadchyi

, Svitlana Symonenko and

Olena Kuzminska

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7810 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational technology (EdTech); digital transformation in education; sustainability in higher education; technology-enhanced learning (TEL); blended and online learning; virtual and augmented reality in education; artificial intelligence in education (AI in EdTech); open educational resources (OER); e-learning and sustainability; digital equity and inclusion; environmental impact of edtech; lifelong learning for sustainability; smart campuses and sustainability; sustainability competencies in education; digital pedagogy for sustainability; ai and machine learning in education; big data in higher education; policy and governance in digital education; ethics of digital transformation in education; EdTech for global sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

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