Sustainability

Solar Energy Technology in Sustainable Development

edited by Bruno D. Tibúrcio and

submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1066 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; energy storage; smart grids; solar concentration; solar-pumped laser; hydrogen production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

AI-Enabled Smart and Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Digital Twins, Intelligent Monitoring, and Low-Carbon Construction

edited by

José António Silva Carvalho Campos Matos

,

Ngoc-Son Dang

,

Chang-Su Shim

and Huan Nguyen

submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI/ML for sustainable infrastructure; digital twins; intelligent sensing and IoT; predictive maintenance; climate risk and resilience; low-carbon and circular construction; remote sensing and UAVs; smart infrastructure management; disaster risk reduction; eXtended Reality (XR)

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

Lean Six Sigma 4.0 for Sustainable Organizational Performance

edited by Ahmad K. Elshennawy and

Elizabeth A. Cudney

submission deadline 25 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: Lean Six Sigma 4.0; Industry 4.0 and digital transformation; artificial intelligence and advanced analytics; sustainable organizational performance; continuous improvement and process optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Landscape Biogeography and Sustainability Transitions

edited by

Alexandru Sabin-Badarau

submission deadline 28 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape biogeography; sustainability transitions; biodiversity conservation; spatial ecology; land-use change

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

Innovative Design Frameworks and Thinking Tools for Sustainable Business Transformation

edited by

Tyrone T. Lin

,

Chiao-Chen Chang

, Yang-Chieh Chin and

Shu Yen Hsu

submission deadline 30 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 576 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business transformation; transnational supply chain governance; multi-criteria ESG assessment; glocalized green marketing; systemic design thinking and visual toolkits; twin transition (digital and green); organizational capacity building; generative AI in higher education; AI-assisted action learning

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

Research on Green and Sustainable Maritime Transport

edited by

Gorana Jelić-Mrčelić

,

Luka Vukić

, Eli Marušić and

Maja Račić

submission deadline 30 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: port and maritime management, operations, efficiency, and business performance; green ships, green ports, and infrastructure; technological solutions; digital optimisation, monitoring, and control; environmental performance: measurement, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation; research and innovation, commercialisation, funding, and investment; governance, policy, strategies, regulations, and compliance; partnerships, training, education, and awareness campaigns; green shipping practices; sustainable maritime transition and strategic management

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

Building and Infrastructure Engineering: Sustainable Utilization of Innovative Eco-Efficient Materials—2nd Edition

edited by

Gustavo Henrique Nalon

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18899 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-efficient concrete; eco-efficient geomaterials; circular construction; life cycle assessment; waste recycling; low-carbon materials; resource conservation; green construction; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Advances in Intelligent Transportation, Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles in the Context of Sustainability

edited by Yitong Shang,

Xueqian Fu

and Qiang Xing

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13904 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation; intelligent transportation systems; public transportation; energy-efficient traffic flow; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); smart charging; emerging technologies; environmental and social impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

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

edited by

Evangelia Golia

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3299 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Systems: Toward Sustainability

edited by Aumeur El Amrani and Najib El Ouanjli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2316 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic (PV); renewable energy systems; energy transition; grid integration; smart grid; life-cycle assessment (LCA); solar energy economics; energy policy; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced Research on Energy Economics and Environmental Efficiency

edited by Yuexia Pang and Haonan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1515 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy economics; environmental efficiency; energy policy; electricity market; low-carbon policy evaluation; new energy investment; demand response management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Perspectives on the Roles of Civil Society in Advancing Food System Transformation and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Max O. Stephenson

, Kim Niewolny and Lia Kelinsky-Jones

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 1129 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; civil society organizations and movements; complex partnerships for social and food systems’ change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Civil Engineering for a Sustainable Future: Innovations and Strategies

edited by Wai-Kei Ao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1000 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability challenges; smart systems; structural health monitoring; energy harvesting; vibration and noise control; data-driven modelling; sustainable transportation; smart manufacturing; environmental impact reduction; machine learning for sustainability

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

Advancing Sustainable and Resilient Maritime Systems: The Role of Big Data and AI

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 871 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics; maritime transportation; autonomous ships; transportation system modeling; sustainable shipping; smart ports; machine learning in maritime; emission reduction; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

University Social Responsibility, Social Entrepreneurship, and Open Innovation: Challenges of Education for Sustainable Development in Global Contexts

edited by

Pedro Severino-González

,

Dolores Gallardo Vázquez

,

Cristina Nuevo-Gallardo

and

José Alberto Becerra-Mejías

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 796 | Submission Open

Keywords: University Social Responsibility (USR); social entrepreneurship; open innovation; Education for Sustainable Development (ESD); higher education and sustainability; social innovation; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); university–industry–government collaboration; service-learning in higher education

Virtual Tourism and Sustainable Futures

edited by Ismail Shaheer,

Reni Polus

and

Taufik Abdullah

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 637 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual tourism; sustainability; overtourism; digital transformation; accessibility and inclusion; cultural preservation; hybrid tourism experiences; ethical representation; AI-driven tourism; immersive environments; tourist behaviour; metaverse tourism; digital heritage; sustainable tourism futures

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

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for Decision-Making in Low-Carbon Logistics and Sustainable Supply Chains

edited by Hong Fu,

Mingwu Liu

,

Wen Jiang

and

Wei Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 632 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; data science; game theory; low-carbon logistics sustainable; healthcare supply chain logistics; green building; decision-making and optimization

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

The Role of Online Education in Sustainable Development

edited by

Longkai Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 631 | Submission Open

Keywords: online education; sustainable development; artificial intelligence in education; human–AI collaboration; self-regulated learning; virtual reality learning; digital literacy; technology-enhanced learning; educational sustainability; inclusive education

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

Development Economics and Sustainable Economic Growth: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jungsuk Kim

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 571 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; economic growth; economic development

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

Advancements in Groundwater Systems for Sustainable Water Quality Under Natural and Anthropogenic Impacts

edited by

Shen Qu

, Zhongli Wang and Nuan Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 521 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater–surface water interactions; hydrogeochemical processes; groundwater contamination; agricultural pollution; trace elements; emerging contaminants; microbially mediated processes; contaminant transport and fate; groundwater remediation technologies; sustainable water quality management

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

Managing Tourist Experience and Behavior: Strategies for Advancing Destination Sustainable Practices

edited by

Thomas Eck

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 498 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; tourism management; destination management; tourist behavior; tourist experience; sustainable destination development; tourism resilience; tourism innovation

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

Energy Fuels Environment—Linking Energy, Fuels and the Environment for a Sustainable Transition

edited by

Krzysztof Sornek

,

Katarzyna Styszko

and

Artur Wyrwa

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 464 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; circular economy; low-emission energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainability, Strategic Management, Smart Governance and Smart Cities: 3rd Edition

edited by

Tomáš Peráček

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 447 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart city; strategy; sustainability; innovation

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

Advances in Built Environment and Sustainable Mobility

edited by

Xiaoquan Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 432 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; travel behavior; subjective well-being; advanced analytical approach; health outcomes; transport-related carbon emissions; longitudinal design

Pollution and Climate Change: Dual Challenges for Soil Health and Agriculture Sustainability

edited by Alin Cristian Teuşdea and

Adelina Venig

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; climate change; sustainable agriculture; land degradation; soil pollution; carbon sequestration; climate-smart agriculture; ecosystem services; agricultural resilience; soil remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Development and Effective Climate Change Education

edited by

Luciana Londero Brandli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavioural change; climate action competencies; climate change education; climate literacy; community engagement; digital learning for sustainability; interdisciplinary education; pedagogical innovation; policy and education integration; transformative learning

Global Change: Sustainable Urban and Regional Development

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban development; regional development; global change; green growth; clean energy; carbon neutrality; urban resilience; urban quality; green infrastructure; policy and governance

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

Sustainable Circular Economy Pathways for Renewable Energy Technologies: Design, Reuse, Digital Traceability, and Resource Recovery

edited by

Tariq Kamal

and

Syed Zulqadar Hassan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; renewable energy technologies; lifecycle sustainability; digital product passports; resource recovery; photovoltaic systems; battery systems; power electronics; artificial intelligence; critical materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Economic and Social Development Under Climate and Environmental Changes

edited by

Behiye Çavuşoğlu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; climate change; sustainable economic growth; environmental sustainability; environmental governance; green economy; knowledge economy; intellectual capital; innovation ecosystems; socio-economic resilience

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

Industrial Big Data to Support Decision-Making in Sustainable and Intelligent Manufacturing

edited by Zhifeng Qian, Mingwei Wang,

Dongdong Li

, Fei Xiao and Wenhui Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data-driven sustainable manufacturing; carbon emission; intelligent manufacturing; renewable energy

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

Sustainable Urban Built Heritage: Conservation, Accessibility, and Adaptive Transformation of Historic Cities

edited by Alberto Arenghi and Carlotta Coccoli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban built heritage; historic cities; cultural sustainability; architectural conservation; adaptive reuse; accessibility; inclusive design; heritage-led regeneration; climate resilience; digital heritage governance

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

Circular Economy and Sustainable Industrial Systems: Technology, Transport and Behavioral Transformation

edited by Tianming Gao,

Kamel Mouloudj

and

Alina Zaharia

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; industrial symbiosis; behavioral change; circular business models; resource efficiency; sustainable consumption and production; sustainable transport systems; logistics; supply chains; sustainability governance

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

Responsible Consumption and Sustainable Business Model Innovation in Urban Air Mobility and the Low-Altitude Economy

edited by

Tiansheng Yang

and Ken Peattie

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban air mobility; low-altitude economy; sustainable business models; responsible consumption; socio-technical transitions; product-service systems; consumer acceptance; stakeholder governance; social licence; sustainable mobility; responsible innovation; public value

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

Environmental and Energy Economics for Sustainable Development

edited by Xiangdan Piao,

Shunsuke Managi

, Jun Xie and Shuning Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental economics; energy economics; sustainable development; renewable energy transition; climate change policy

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

Sustainable Cybersecurity for Trustworthy Intelligent Digital Ecosystems

edited by

Jun Zheng

and Pei Xiao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable cybersecurity; trustworthy digital ecosystems; secure data sharing; IoT security; AI security; cyber resilience

Sustainable Transport and Infrastructure Governance in the Energy Transition

edited by

Joseph H. K. Lai

and

Philip Wong

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; infrastructure governance; energy transition; hydrogen supply chains; whole-life carbon; road design standards; regional development; infrastructure benchmarking; sustainable mobility; urban and regional planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Valorization of Solid Wastes for Sustainable Soil Management

edited by

Xiaochen Chen

, Jia Niu,

Chunshuang Zhou

and Xinyuan Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; resource recovery; soil health; soil remediation; circular economy; emerging contaminants; life cycle assessment (LCA)

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

Advances in Flood Risk Monitoring and Management for Environmental Sustainability

edited by Wenyu Yang, Zhenyu Wang and

Xiangyu Fan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate extremes; urbanization; demographic change; vulnerable groups; social inequalities; flood risk management; hydrological modeling; multi‑source monitoring; machine learning; big data analytics

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

Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Supply Chains and the Circular Economy

edited by

Ismael Cristofer Baierle

and

Paula Donaduzzi Rigo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; artificial intelligence; sustainability; sustainable supply chains; circular economy

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

Towards Sustainable Futures: Innovations in Education—2nd Edition

edited by

Marko Radovan

,

Tadej Košmerl

and

Danijela Makovec Radovan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable education; educational innovation; blended learning; open educational resources (OERs); AI in education; personalized learning; competency-based education (CBE), educational equity; community engagement in education; global citizenship education; transformative learning

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

Climate-Resilient Agriculture Toward Sustainable Food Security

edited by

Wioleta Sobczak-Malitka

and

Nina Drejerska

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilience of agriculture; food security; sustainable development; agricultural economics; agricultural and climate policy; adaptation to climate change; food system resilience; agroecology; bioeconomics; sustainable food supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Environmental Education

edited by

Álvaro-Francisco Morote

and

Alberto Alfonso-Torreño

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change education; natural hazards; environmental education; risk perception; geospatial competence; sustainability literacy; teacher education; AI-assisted learning

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

From Agri-Food By-Products to Bioactive Ingredients: Sustainable Innovations for Functional Foods and Food Safety

edited by Laura Dorina Dinu,

Gina Pistol

and

Emanuel Vamanu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food by-products; bioactive compounds; circular bioeconomy; functional foods; animal health; high-quality animal products; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Energy Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability in Cities

edited by

Iwona Bąk

, Milena Bera and

Monika Śpiewak-Szyjka

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban revitalization; energy transition; urban policy; energy policy; smart city; green infrastructure; low-carbon economy; sustainable transportation; electromobility; energy-efficient buildings; ESG in urban policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Reframing Water Governance in Transition: Integrating Infrastructure Management, Policy Design, and Smart Water Conservancy

edited by Ken’ichi Nakagami, Hironori Hamasaki,

Kangling Lin

and

Sheng Sheng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water governance; water security; infrastructure management; policy design; integrated water management; adaptive governance; climate resilience; public water services; multi-level governance; institutional design; socio-technical systems; infrastructure sustainability; environmental justice; urban water systems; machine learning; deep learning; multi-source data fusion; intelligent flood forecasting; predictive hydrometeorology; typhoon resilience

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

Regenerative Agriculture for Soil and Water Remediation via Advanced Technological Inputs and Integrated Ecological Solutions

edited by Iulian Voicea and

Florin Nenciu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenerative agriculture; soil remediation; water decontamination; heavy metal immobilization; smart-release biofertilizers; advanced aquaponics; circular bioeconomy; controlled-environment agriculture; microfluidics and bioactive matrices; integrated ecological solutions

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

Sustainability and Entrepreneurship: An Emerging Field of Research, Teaching and Practice

edited by

David A. Kirby

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; entrepreneurship; research; teaching; practice

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

Grid Integration of Distributed Energy Resources Toward Sustainability

edited by Muhammad Ramadan Saifuddin and Anurag Sharma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: transactive energy markets; decentralized control systems; digital transformation in utilities; artificial intelligence (AI) and governance; operational risk management; grid integration sustainability; innovative energy business models; low-inertia grid stability; ancillary services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Heat-Resilient Buildings: Sustainable Design Strategies for Indoor Comfort and Sleeping Environments

edited by

Tsz Wun Tsang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme heat; heat stress; heatwave; indoor thermal comfort; sleeping comfort; bedroom environment; nighttime heat exposure; climate change; building resilience; sustainable building design; passive cooling; low-carbon cooling; adaptive comfort; building sustainability; health and well-being; climate change; smart monitoring and control; energy efficiency; vulnerable populations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Biotechnology and Circular Bioeconomy: Driving Sustainable Innovations for a Resilient Future

edited by

Alina Butu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular bioeconomy; industrial biotechnology; sustainable bioprocesses; biomass valorization; bio-based products; biorefinery; resource efficiency; artificial intelligence; life cycle assessment; circular economy

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

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