Sustainability

Transforming Supply Chain Operations: Circular Economy, Logistics Optimization, and Carbon Footprint Reduction

edited by

and Muhammad Salman Habib

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1772 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain operations management; circular economy; logistics optimization; humanitarian supply chains; ESG frameworks; carbon footprint reduction; GHG emissions; sustainable supply chains in service industries (tourism; hospitality; etc.)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Development and Climate, Energy, and Food Security Nexus

edited by Tetsuji Tanaka

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1310 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; energy transitions; food security; sustainable development; resilience; nexus thinking; policy innovation; SDGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Biomass Utilization for Renewable Energy

edited by

Zahoor

and

Wen Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 853 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; biofuels; biomass pretreatment; enzymatic digestibility; fermentation technologies; bioenergy; sustainable energy; renewable energy; biomass processing; energy storage; energy distribution; circular economy; waste-to— energy technologies; lignocellulosic biomass; thermochemical conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Development of Monitoring, Maintenance and Sustainability Technics of Infrastructures, Including Bridge, Railway, and Other Structures

edited by

Chunxu Qu

, Runzhou You, Mingsheng Xue and Mengdi Jia

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; modal analysis; optimal sensor placement; structural maintenance; vibration control

AI for Sustainable and Resilient Operations Management

edited by

S. Mahdi Homayouni

and Reinaldo Gomes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 513 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI in operations management; resilient supply chains; intelligent digital twins; smart decision support systems; AI-driven optimization; predictive analytics; green logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advances in Soil Health for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Rahul Datta

, Sachidanand Singh and Kusum Sharma

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 463 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; sustainable agriculture; soil fertility; soil microbiome; carbon sequestration; organic amendments; soil biodiversity; nutrient cycling; sustainable soil management; climate-resilient agriculture; regenerative farming; soil conservation; ecosystem services; agricultural sustainability; soil– water interaction

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

Sustainable Solutions for the Microplastic Pollution: Challenges and Innovations

edited by

Valentina Helen Pauna

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; systems-thinking; policy; biodegradable plastic; recycling; reuse; waste management; circular economy; life cycle assessment; environmental impact assessment

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

Historical Land Use Change and Sustainable Forest Use

edited by

Yu Ye

, Lan Ma and Zhilong Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; cropland; forest; forest landscape; deforestation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Remote Sensing for Coastal Resilience: Addressing Climate Impact and Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Lia Bárbara Cunha Barata Duarte

and

Ana Cláudia Teodoro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal planning systems; coastal management strategies; coastal erosion; ecosystem degradation; climate adaptation strategies; coastal land use/land cover change

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

Sustainable Approaches to Indoor Air Quality Monitoring and Management

edited by Helen Hoi Ling Kwok, Ka Hei Lui and Alexis Ki Hon Lau

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; energy efficiency; green building; indoor air quality; occupant health; resilient building; sustainable building

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Construction Management Operations and Construction Engineering

edited by Emanuele Maiorana

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: design optimization; management and planning; saving resources; alternative solutions; monitoring; new materials; mass production; recycling; traceability; efficiency

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

Optimizing Camelid and Ruminant Agro-Ecosystems in Challenging Environments

edited by Mozart Fonseca,

Daniel de Abreu

and

Aaron K. Hoshide

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: camelids; community; crops; economics; environment; livestock; pasture; rangeland; ruminants; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

High-Efficiency Thermal Energy Storage, Utilization and Conversion Technologies

edited by Yukihiko Matsumura, Xin Zhou, Rui Han, Mengli Zhang and Guantong Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; thermal energy management; thermal energy transport; thermal energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Innovative Strategies for Power System Control: Optimizing Renewable Energy Integration for Enhanced Energy Sustainability

edited by

Adelino J. C. Pereira

,

Eduardo Miguel Mendonça Gouveia

and

Rita Manuela Monteiro Pereira

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced control strategies; renewable generation forecasting; energy storage; renewable sources; smart grids; optimization algorithms; energy dispatch

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Transforming Landscapes: Sustainable Land Use, Environmental Protection, and Innovations in Landscape Research

edited by Jiazhen Zhang and

Chenyang Liao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable land use; environmental protection; landscape architecture; ecological restoration; green infrastructure; climate-responsive design; landscape planning; digital landscape tools; resilient landscapes; environmental sustainability

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

Sustainable Fisheries Management and Ecological Protection

edited by

Neculaí Patriche

,

Elena Sîrbu

and Magdalena Tenciu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: fisheries; sustainable development; climate change; nature-based solutions; biodiversity shifts; conservation strategies; ecological protection; wastewater

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

Renewable Energy, Smart Grid Technologies and Sustainable Energy Management: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Ehsan Naderi

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 14086 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy resources; energy storage systems; cyber– physical energy systems; smart grid; microgrid; cyberattacks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Production and Supply Chain Management

edited by

Eirini Aivazidou

and

Naoum Tsolakis

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10486 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable production; sustainable consumption; sustainable supply chains; sustainable operations management; sustainable business models; circular economy; circular supply chains; social sustainability; digital sustainability; digital supply chains

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

Biodiversity, Conservation Biology and Sustainability

edited by

Francesco Sottile

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6627 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; ecosystems; conservation; valorization; ecology

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

Traditional Land-Based Knowledge and Practice as Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Ranjan Datta

, Rani Muthukrishnan, Jean Kayira and

Yvonne Vizina

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2925 | Submission Open

Keywords: indigenous land-based knowledge; traditional ecological practices; environmental sustainability; land sovereignty; decolonizing environmental management; biodiversity conservation; indigenous climate action

Sustainable Electrical Engineering and PV Microgrids

edited by Ignacio Martin-Diaz

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1944 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed energy; renewable energy production; PV microgrids; sustainable energy management; energy storage; predictive maintenance; condition monitoring; transient phenomena in electric networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Innovative Technologies in Food Engineering Towards Sustainability

edited by

Varvara Andreou

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1237 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonthermal technologies of foods; minimal processes; circular economy; eco-friendly processes; reduction of energy consumption; food waste disposal; environmental sustainability; life cycle assessment; valorization; management of food losses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Resilience Enhancement and Sustainable Development of Engineering Structures

edited by

Chengqing Liu

,

Ying Ma

and Dengjia Fang

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1194 | Submission Open

Keywords: recoverable; self-recoverable; replaceable; resilience performance; multi-hazard coupling; resilience assessment; structural repair; intelligent maintenance; sustainability evaluation

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

Realising Digital Futures Through Green AI, Cybersecurity and Sustainable Societies

edited by

Farnaz Farid

and

Mahmoud Elkhodr

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 444 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centred AI; AI and cyberworld; sustainable AI; green AI; fairer digital world; digital inequalities; digital inclusions

Integrating Consumer Preferences into Sustainable Offerings: Marketing Innovations for a Green Economy

edited by

Eun Joo Kim

, James A. Busser and Minji Kim

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; consumer preferences; green economy; marketing innovation; eco-friendly offerings; green choice; innovative marketing strategies

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

Circular Economy Approaches in Vehicle Manufacturing and Recycling: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Abel Ortego-Bielsa

submission deadline 3 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-design; disassemblability; recyclability; resource efficiency; circular economy; sustainability; critical raw materials; vehicle manufacturing

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

Advances in Green and Sustainable Construction Materials

edited by

Mingrui Du

, Xupei Yao and Yuan Gao

submission deadline 4 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13743 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon cementitious composites; renewable materials for construction; solid waste for cementitious materials; reusable or recyclable construction materials; energy-efficient construction materials; 3D-printed concrete materials and structures; construction and demolition waste; durable construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Urban Planning and Transportation Planning in the Face of Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Young-Ji Byon

submission deadline 4 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 979 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; connected vehicles; sustainable urban planning; transportation planning; emissions reduction; land use optimization; accessibility; mobility as a service (MaaS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Innovations in Sustainable Building Design and Energy

edited by

Ahmad Taki

and

Sanober H. Khattak

submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: building performance; sustainable building design; energy efficiency; social sustainability; urban environment; computer simulation; case studies; research methodology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Removal of Heavy Metals Contamination to Enhance the Sustainable Environment

edited by

Meng Wang

and Shanshan Li

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7101 | Submission Open

Keywords: cadmium; arsenic; lead; chromium; mercury; ecotoxicology; biogeochemistry; removal; remediation

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

Carbon Cycling in the Terrestrial Environment and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Tsung-chow Su

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4195 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon cycling; land use change; carbon allocation in plants; carbon– nitrogen interactions

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

The Future of Bridge Engineering: Sustainable Infrastructure and Structural Stability

edited by

Chuang Cui

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1358 | Submission Open

Keywords: bridge structures; sustainable development; durability; complex service environment; extreme climate; long-term service performance; evaluation methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Transportation Electrification and Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Technologies

edited by

Yingdong He

and Bin Zou

submission deadline 11 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3151 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation electrification; travel behavior modeling; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); vehicle-to-building (V2B); vehicle-to-everything (V2X); electric vehicles (EVs); distributed energy resources (DERs); charging management; resilience; backup power

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advancing Sustainable Futures: Integrating Service Learning in Education and Research

edited by Tiberio Garza, Shaoan Zhang and Chengcheng Li

submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6466 | Submission Open

Keywords: Education for Sustainable Development (ESD); service learning; sustainability competencies; interdisciplinary education; community partnerships; experiential learning; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); higher education; sustainability leadership; curriculum design

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

Innovations in Sustainable Aquaculture and Blue Biotechnology for Environmental and Economic Resilience

edited by

Carlos Yure B. Oliveira

, Alfredo O. Gálvez and Jéssika Lima De Abreu

submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1478 | Submission Open

Keywords: active feed; bioremediation; economy; environmental impact mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Resilience: Academia’s Critical Role in Education, Research, and Community Engagement

edited by

Luca Giraldi

submission deadline 14 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1534 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship education; academic– industry collaboration; business sustainability; technology transfer; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Hyper-Connected Cities: Advancing Intelligent Transport Systems for Sustainable and Resilient Mobility

edited by

Sehyun Tak

and

Donghoun Lee

submission deadline 14 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transport systems (ITSs); hyper-connected mobility; smart infrastructure; big data and AI in transport; connected and automated vehicles (CAVs); mobility-as-a-service (MaaS); demand-responsive transport (DRT); sustainable and carbon-neutral mobility; cybersecurity and safety in ITS; urban resilience and transport policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Biomass Transformation and Sustainability

edited by

Michela Signoretto

and

Somayeh Taghavi

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16837 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass transformation; sustainable development; thermochemical; biochemical; chemical; bio-based model components; biochar; hydrochar; carbon dots

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

Advances in Energy Economics, Energy Policy and Sustainability Transition

edited by

Huaxi Yuan

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 13468 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy economics; sustainable energy transition; renewable energy; energy policy; environmental economics; energy efficiency; climate policy; decarbonization; socio-economic impacts of energy; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Landscape Ecology and Sustainability—the Interface between Natural Landscape Values and Society 2nd Edition

edited by

Axel Schwerk

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10234 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural landscape values; landscape management; biological diversity; cultural landscapes; society

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

Energy Transition, Energy Economics, and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Paulo Rotella Junior

and

Luiz Célio Souza Rocha

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7477 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy transition; regulatory issues; energy storage systems; hybrid systems; economic feasibility; optimization techniques; environmental sustainability; sustainable development; green technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Ecosystem Services in the Planning and Sustainable Development of Urban Green Spaces

edited by

Wei Hou

,

Chunxiao Zhang

and

Cheng Li

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6567 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban green spaces; ecosystem services; supply– demand relationship; trade-offs/synergies; driving factors; spatiotemporal variation; human wellbeing

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

Revolutionizing Road Infrastructure: A Nexus of Bioengineering, Waste Valorization, and Intelligent Systems

edited by

Nader Nciri

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5033 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable road infrastructure; innovative construction materials; bio-asphalt and bio-additives; waste material recycling in construction; smart technologies in road construction; artificial intelligence and the internet of things in infrastructure; energy efficiency and conservation; greenhouse gas reduction; zero waste construction; analytical and simulation techniques in roadway design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Sustainable Environmental Applications

edited by

Xiaorong Gan

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4515 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional nanomaterials; environmental risks; wastewater treatment; pollutant adsorption; membrane separation; desalination; deionization; sensors; environmental catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Cultural Sustainability in Tourism: Preserving Local Traditions and Heritage While Encouraging Responsible Travel for Sustainable Local Development

edited by

Francisco Javier García-Delgado

, Antonio Martínez-Puche and María Hernández-Hernández

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4416 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural sustainability; cultural impacts of tourism; cultural tourism; responsible tourism; proximity tourism; slow tourism; sustainable local development; preservation of material and intangible heritage; local community; stakeholders; participatory models; responsibility/sustainability debate

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

Impacts of Ocean-Atmosphere Dynamics on Regional and Global Climate Sustainability

edited by Andre Luiz Belem and

Jonas Takeo Carvalho

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3148 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean– atmosphere interactions; climate resilience; sustainable adaptation; climate impacts mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainability in Food Processing and Food Industry

edited by Zacharias Ioannou

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3122 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; recycling; environmentally friendly packaging materials; cleaner production practices; water conservation; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

The Synthesis of Low-Carbon New Materials and Their Application in Green Design

edited by Yanchen Li, Chenglong Zhang, Yanhong Jia and

Kaibao Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3109 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon composite materials; mechanism analysis; green design; sustainable design concept

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Emerging Technologies Implementation in Sustainable Management

edited by

Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2016 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable management; emerging technologies; sustainable development goals; Artificial Intelligence; Internet of Things; blockchain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Strategies for Improving Water Quantity and Quality in Anthropogenically Transformed Areas

edited by

Bogumił Nowak

and

Agnieszka E. Ławniczak-Malińska

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1747 | Submission Open

Keywords: water relations transformation; water deficits; water availability; water pollution; eutrophication; sustainable water resources management; water quality improvement

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

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