Sustainability

Sustainable Tourism Development and Economic Impacts: Insights into Tourist Behavior, Resident Engagement, Cultural Experiences, and Meeting, Incentive, Conference, and Exhibition Tourism

edited by

Keun-Soo Park

,

Nan Chen

, Kyoung-Bae Kim and

Sung-Bum Kim

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 25257 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; economic impacts; tourist behavior; resident engagement; cultural experiences; MICE ice tourism; tourism policy; community well-being; environmental sustainability; social equity; tourism development strategies

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

Digital Transformation in Sustainable Supply Chain and Service Operations

edited by

Xin Tian

, Qiang Cai and Erjiang E

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 24649 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; digitalization; sustainable supply chain; AI/big data-driven; IoT applications; supply chain management; supply chain optimization; environmental sustainability; socio-economic impacts; service; operations management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Soil Pollution, Soil Ecology and Sustainable Land Use

edited by

Hui Li

and

Hui Yin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 11 articles | Viewed by 19655 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; nutrient cycling; soil pollutants; ecological conservation; large-scale modelling

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

Technology Applications in Sustainable Energy and Power Engineering

edited by

Huaiyu Wang

and

Cheng Shi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18046 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable power engineering; artificial intelligence application; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Business Practices in Emerging Markets: Innovation, Governance, and Environmental Impact

edited by

Zhaoyang Kong

,

Yuhua Zheng

,

Daojuan Wang

and Farid Ullah

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17792 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging market; sustainable development; innovation; environmental protection; environmental regulation; government subsidy; carbon emission; digital economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Building Sustainable Businesses: Psychological Drivers, Organizational Strategies and Entrepreneurial Development

edited by

Panagiotis A. Tsaknis

and Alexandros G. Sahinidis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14707 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial intention; personality and leadership; training; startups; business strategy; behavioral economics in entrepreneurship; digital transformation

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

From Waste to Resource: Processing Waste and By-Products into Valuable Products

edited by

Wojciech Czekała

,

Yen Wah Tong

and

Paula Varandas Ferreira

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12015 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste; by-products; circular economy; sustainable development; environmental protection; energy; fertilizers; biorefineries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Logistics for a Resilient Future: Sustainable Approaches to Supply Chain Management

edited by

Michael Wang

,

Samsul Islam

,

Ahmad Abareshi

, Ki-Soon Hwang and Bill Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10758 | Submission Open

Keywords: logistics management; supply chain management; Industry 5.0; resilience; sustainability; human-centered; technologies; sustainable operations

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

Built Environment and Sustainable Energy Efficiency

edited by

João Carlos Gonçalves Lanzinha

,

Ana Briga-Sá

,

Eduarda Cristina Pires Luso

and

Pedro Manuel Isaac Brandão

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8983 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable architecture; energy efficiency; green building design; renewable energy integration; low-carbon urban development; sustainable construction materials; passive design strategies; climate-resilient buildings; smart energy technologies; built environment sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Land Use and Sustainable Environment Management

edited by

Heera Lee

, Bora Lee and Byoung Ki Choi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6904 | Submission Open

Keywords: nexus approach; water management; multifunctional landscape; sustainable development goals (SDGs); socio-ecological systems

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

Unlocking Sustainable Value: Challenges and Innovations in Green Marketing

edited by

Theodore Tarnanidis

and

Bruno Barbosa Sousa

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5867 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenwashing; green branding; green marketing; digital platforms; artificial intelligence; eco-literacy; consumer trust; behavioral shifts; policy innovations; regulatory frameworks; circular economy; sustainable value chains; green product innovation; sustainability messaging; cross-cultural perspectives; transparency; ethical dilemmas; environmental claims

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

Green Materials, Smart BIM and Comfortable Environments: Towards Sustainable Building

edited by

Domenico Enrico Massimo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5733 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollution; climate change; global warming; sustainability; ecological transition; urban metabolism and post-carbon city strategies; pollution from construction sector; nature-based ecological transition of global construction sector; implementation of nature-based transitions; sustainable construction; green building; brand new green buildings versus new brown buildings; green building rating tool (GBRT) and GBRT post-occupancy valuations; ecological retrofitting of existing portfolio versus BAS maintenance of stocks; energy bio–eco (nature-based)-efficiency; energy conservation; nature-based energy conservation measures; co-benefits of energy conservation measures; co-benefit valuations; MCA, multi-criteria analysis; MCDV, multi-criteria decision valuation; energy performance simulation program software, EPSPs; thermal comfort; life cycle assessment (LCA); LCA of green buildings versus brown buildings; benefit–cost valuations and CFA (cash flow analysis) of investments; data base management system (DBMS), GIS, BIM, and 3D studio in the strategy and implementation of green buildings; cost analysis; cost archives; cost estimation; cost forecast; detailed cost estimate of nature-based new constructions and retrofitting of green buildings; cost, income, and market value of buildings; market price less the total construction cost of a building: value added and profitability creation; market price premium for the extra expenses of green buildings; spatial and factor analyses of materials, works, and yard sites in green construction; material and factor analyses of green buildings versus brown buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Development: Integrating Economy, Energy and Environment

edited by Huaping Sun, Wei Wei and Bless Kofi Edziah

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5314 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; energy transition; environment; economic development

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

Sustainable Education: The Role of Innovation

edited by

Juan Carlos Bustamante

, Natalia Larraz Rábanos and Manuel Segura-Berges

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4847 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; sustainable education; digital transition; technology; SDG

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

Road Safety, Traffic Behaviors and Sustainable Transportation Planning

edited by

Mariano Pernetti

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4361 | Submission Open

Keywords: road safety; sustainable transportation; traffic accidents; urban mobility; intelligent transportation systems; driver behavior; environmental impact; transportation policy; autonomous vehicles; multimodal transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advancements in Sustainable Composite Materials: From Innovative Technologies to Eco-Friendly Design—2nd Edition

edited by

Evangelia Tarani

and

George Z. Papageorgiou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3480 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable material science; material design; environmental friendliness; sustainable composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Green Innovation: Scaling Sustainable Environmental Management Solutions

edited by

Damjan Maletic

,

Nataša Petrović

and

Biljana Stošić

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3043 | Submission Open

Keywords: green innovation; sustainable environmental management (SEM); environmental management systems (EMS); sustainable development goals (SDGs); circular economy (CE); life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainability metrics and KPIs; net-zero transition; climate adaptation and resilience; industrial symbiosis

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

Sustainable Materials and 3D Printing Technologies for Green Construction and Composite Applications

edited by

Rajab M. Abousnina

and Magdi Almabrok

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 2672 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; waste-derived materials; additive manufacturing in construction; geopolymer composites; recycled construction materials; fibre-reinforced composites; circular economy in construction; durability and microstructure; low-carbon construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Advanced Biomass Valorisation for a Circular Bioeconomy: Technologies, Resource Efficiency and Sustainability Assessment

edited by

Nuno Lapa

,

Margarida Quina

and

Patrícia Moura

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2219 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass valorisation; circular bioeconomy; biorefineries; resource efficiency; sustainability assessment; waste-to-resource systems; circular resource management; decarbonisation

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

AI Adoption in Industry 4.0 and Smart Factories as a Sustainability Enabler

edited by

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,

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submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2136 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; Industry 4.0; smart factory; sustainability; green innovation; use cases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Toward Sustainable Energy Systems and Markets: Forecasting, Optimization, and Economic Decision-Making

edited by

Takuji Matsumoto

, Hikaru Hoshino and

Toru Hattori

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1454 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy forecasting; electricity market design; sustainable energy systems; risk management; optimization and control; economic decision-making; data-driven methods; techno-economic analysis; energy policy and regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Biodiversity and Sustainability in Aquatic Environments

edited by

Ingrida Šatkauskienė

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1435 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater ecosystems; sustainability; freshwater monitoring; biodiversity conservation; conservation applications; sustainable management applications; aquatic ecology

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

Advancing the Circular Economy Through ESG Data Governance, Business Process Management and Data Analytics

edited by

Valentin Burca

and

Oana Bogdan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1373 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate sustainability; circular economy; data analytics; business process management; corporate performance management and reporting; organisational resilience capabilities; ESG maturity models

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

SDGs in Practice: Challenges, Interlinkages and Transformative Solutions

edited by

John N. Hahladakis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1337 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; circular economy; sustainable development goal interlinkages and synergies; sustainable development goal policy and governance; sustainability transition; sustainable development goal clusters

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

Smart Grid Optimization and Energy Storage for Renewable-Dominant Power Systems

edited by Ahmed Awad

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 983 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; energy storage; renewable energy; distributed energy resource; sustainability; optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Alternative Sustainable Technologies and Green Chemistry for Low-Carbon Transition and Climate Resilience

edited by

Achmad Yanuar Maulana

and

Mamad Tamamadin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 933 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; sustainable technologies; low-carbon transition; climate resilience; renewable energy systems; energy storage systems; sustainable materials; CFD simulation; GIS and spatial analysis; life cycle assessment (LCA)

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

Sustainable Applications of AI and Machine Learning in Digital Ecosystems

edited by

Domenico Santoro

and

Luca Grilli

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 896 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable AI; internet economy; machine learning; deep learning; explainable AI; trustworthy AI; fairness-aware algorithms; resource efficiency; energy-efficient AI; digital platforms; fintech; smart mobility; time-series forecasting; robust learning; multi-objective optimization

Latest Review Papers in Sustainability in Sustainable Urban and Rural Development

edited by

Phoebe Koundouri

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 806 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban and rural development; territorial resilience and climate neutrality; urban–rural linkages; sustainable land-use and spatial planning; nature-based solutions and ecosystem services; circular economy in territorial systems; sustainable infrastructure and regional development; blended finance and sustainable investment portfolios; SDG implementation and policy frameworks; developed and developing country transitions

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

Sustainable Production and Operations in the Transition to Industry 5.0: Bridging Research and Practice

edited by

Fernando César Almada Santos

, Christoph Koch,

Diego Rorato Fogaça

and

David Hidalgo-Carvajal

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 796 | Submission Open

Keywords: industry 5.0; sustainable production; sustainable operations; resilience; human-centricity; sustainable supply chain management; circular economy; ethical and trustworthy AI; bridging research and practice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advancing Sustainable Tourism Through Green Destination Management

edited by

Adina Candrea

,

Ruxandra-Gabriela Albu

and

Carmen Elena Anton

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 774 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; green destination management; ecotourism; responsible tourism; green consumer behavior in tourism, eco-certification, stakeholder engagement in sustainable tourism

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

Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence Applications to Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Joonghyeok Heo

, Netra Regmi and Seong-sun Lee

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 757 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning/Artificial Intelligence; environmental sustainability; environmental modeling; field investigations; big data analysis; geospatial analysis

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

Advancing Sustainability in Energy Communities: Grid Integration of Photovoltaic Systems

edited by

Gabino Jiménez Castillo

,

Cristina Ventura

,

Giuseppe Marco Tina

and

Francisco José Muñoz-Rodríguez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 752 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy communities; photovoltaic grid integration; smart inverters; sustainability assessment; PV performance monitoring; distributed energy management; overgeneration management; PV curtailment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Precision Agriculture and Sustainable Agricultural Systems Technology

edited by

Carlos Alfredo Gómez-Bravo

and Eduardo Fuentes

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 642 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision livestock farming; precision agriculture; decision support systems; data science; technology adoption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Applications of Geospatial Technologies in Urban and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Marek Patrycjusz Ogryzek

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 630 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographic information systems (GIS); geospatial technologies; spatial analysis; sustainable development; urban sustainability; environmental monitoring; spatial planning; geostatistics; spatial data modelling

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

Resilient Eco Tourism Infrastructure in the Era of Climate Change and Sustainable Development

edited by

Tilemachos K. Koliopoulos

and

Marco Valeri

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 626 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological tourism and alternative types of tourism; knowledge tourism, digital tools and travel experiences training; ecological tourism sports and gastronomic tourism; sustainable designs, mobility, infrastructures and safe green tourism facilities; agricultural tourism, food security and aquamarine tourism; e-learning digital tools and educational tourism; environmental health, bioremediation, and ecological resources upgrade; public health, environmental biotechnologies and sustainable constructions in climate change; ecological mechanics and environmental architecture; climate change, sensors and planning tourism in safety

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

Advancing Zero-Emission Buildings: Strategies, Technologies and Policy Pathways

edited by

Silvia Di Turi

,

Raniero Sannino

and

Giovanni Murano

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 609 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero-emission buildings; building energy efficiency; building decarbonization; highly efficient mechanical systems; renewable energy sources; integrated retrofitting strategies; life-cycle assessment; green house gas emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Shaping Future Research Agendas in Social Ecology and Sustainability

edited by

Stephen Morse

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 604 | Submission Open

Keywords: research agenda; social ecology; sustainability; interfaces; reviews

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

Food Waste Recycling and Sustainability

edited by

Anca Monica Brata

, Ramona Vasilica Bacter and Alexandra Ungureanu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 537 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; recycling; circular economy; supply chain; resource-use efficiency; life cycle assessment (LCA); public policy and governance; SDG

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Eco-Friendly E-Commerce: Empowering Purchase Intentions for Sustainable Growth—2nd Edition

edited by Natalia López-Mosquera García

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer behaviour; digital sustainability; sustainable business strategies; digital innovation; sustainable supply chain; eco-conscious consumer; eco-friendly e-commerce; environmental impact; consumer decision-making; sustainable growth; sustainable practices

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

Corporate Strategies for Advancing a Sustainable Energy Transition and Low-Carbon Economy

edited by

Fortune Ganda

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 498 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate sustainability; energy transition; low-carbon economy; sustainable business strategy; decarbonization; renewable energy innovation; environmental, social and governance (ESG); green finance; climate change mitigation; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Advances in Data-Driven Prediction and Life Cycle Assessment for Infrastructure Materials

edited by

Xiao Tan

,

Dan Li

, Soroush Mahjoubi and

Pengwei Guo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 494 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable concrete; life cycle assessment; machine learning and artificial intelligence; carbon footprint and embodied energy; strength–sustainability trade-offs

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

Remote Sensing Data Fusion and Its Application in Forest Monitoring

edited by

Hongjun Li

and

Xiayuan Huang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing data fusion; forest monitoring; sustainable forest management; machine learning

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

Innovative Technology for Waste Recycling: Carbon Footprint Analysis and Resource Efficiency

edited by

Jerzy Łabaj

and

Małgorzata Hordyńska

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 475 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste recycling; innovative technologies; carbon footprint analysis; resource efficiency; circular economy

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

Rethinking Science Education in the Era of Sustainability: Agency, Innovation, and Transformative Action

edited by

Miguel Ángel Queiruga Dios

and María Diez-Ojeda

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: science education; sustainability; sustainable development goals; citizen science; service-learning; environmental attitudes; climate change education; interdisciplinary educational approach; education for sustainable development; student agency; nature-based solutions; transformative learning

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

Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Education: Intelligent Support for Learning, Assessment, Inclusion, and Well-Being

edited by

Zhifeng Wang

and Chunyan Zeng

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 444 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable education; educational sustainability; artificial intelligence; intelligent learning support; learning analytics; educational assessment; formative assessment; personalized learning; inclusive education; student well-being; cognitive diagnosis; educational data mining; knowledge tracing; trustworthy AI; human-centered education; smart learning environments

Sustainable Society, Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Levente Hufnagel

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; conservation biology; global ecology; environmental science; cimate change, biodiversity; sustainable economy; sustainable society; sustainable agriculture; ecosystem services

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

City Futures at a Crossroads: Contested Urban Natures and Sustainability in the Shadow of the Growth Machine

edited by Deirdre Áine Oakley and James C. Fraser

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: cities; sustainable growth; climate change; capitalism

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

Nature-Based Solutions, Proximity and Co-Design: New Paradigms for Future Sustainable Cities

edited by Roberto De Lotto and

Caterina Pietra

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; urban regeneration; climate adaptation and mitigation; nature-based solutions; participatory processes

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

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for Sustainable Healthcare Systems

edited by

Carlos Fernández-Basso

and Andrea Morales-Garzón

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics in healthcare; cognitive computing; health informatics; large language models (LLMs); autonomous AI Agents; multi-agent systems; machine learning and deep learning; predictive modelling; responsible and explainable AI; electronic health records; clinical decision support; multimodal data integration; sustainable healthcare systems; environmental and population health data

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

Sustainability in Economy, Planning and Management

edited by Mohsen Saad

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainability transitions; economic incentives; policy planning; management and governance; sustainable finance; decision-making under uncertainty

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

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