Sustainability

Designing Transformative Urban Systems for Climate-Resilient, Circular and Community-Centred Cities

edited by

Luigi Fusco Girard

,

Martina Bosone

and

Francesca Nocca

submission deadline 26 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; circular city; climate-resilient city; cultural heritage; community-centred development; integrated urban planning; multidimensional evaluation processes

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

Climate Change, Energy Policy and Sustainability

edited by

Seung-Hoon Yoo

and

Sung-Yoon Huh

submission deadline 26 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; energy policy; carbon neutrality; energy transition; sustainable development; green economy; energy security; environmental regulation

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

AI for Sustainable Development: Applications and Impacts across Industries

edited by Ahreum Hong and Yannan Li

submission deadline 28 Dec 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 45325 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI applications; economics in AI; ethics in AI; educational AI; transportation AI; machine learning; domain-specific AI; interdisciplinary research

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

Industrial Digital Transformation: Sustainable Challenges for SMEs

edited by

Huwei Wen

and

Xuan-Hoa Nghiem

submission deadline 29 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open

Keywords: enterprise innovation; digitalization; low-carbon innovation; ESG; green behavior; energy performance; SMEs; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advancing Sustainable Energy Transitions: Economic, Environmental, and Policy Perspectives

edited by

Suzanna El Massah

, Leonard Chirenje and Mohammad Alalaween

submission deadline 29 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; energy transitions; energy economics; environmental economics; climate change; carbon pricing; digital transformation; environmental policy; localization; just transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Innovation and Organizational Transformation: Strategies, Mechanisms, and Impacts

edited by

Naveed Yasin

,

Khalid Hafeez

and Farooq Haq

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: ESG (Environmental; Social; and Governance); sustainable strategic management; innovation and organisational transformation; responsible leadership; sustainable business models; circular economy; digital transformation; UN SDGs; sustainable ecosystem

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Carbon Neutrality and Green Development

edited by

Shihong Zeng

and

Qiao Peng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 27449 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality goals; green development; carbon finance; economic transformation; energy structure; carbon information disclosure

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

Heavy Metal Contamination and Phytoremediation of Soil and Water: From an Ecological and Sustainable Perspective

edited by

Robson Andreazza

and

Filipe Selau Carlos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15688 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; bioremediation; heavy metals; pollutants; remediation; contaminated soil; contaminated watercourse

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

Sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) in Hospitality and Tourism Sector—2nd Edition

edited by

Hyeon-Mo Jeon

and

Hyung-Min Choi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8504 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental; social; and governance (ESG) practices and disclosure; ESG and corporate performance; ESG and corporate value; corporate social responsibility; sustainable marketing; sustainable human resource management; eco-friendly practices; green marketing and consumer behavior

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

Sustainable Development of Construction Engineering—2nd Edition

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8360 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction engineering; green buildings; low-carbon buildings; construction industry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Environmental Policy as a Tool for Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Konstantinos S. Ioannou

,

Evangelia Karasmanaki

and

Georgios Tsantopoulos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7163 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental policy; decision making; climate change; sustainability ; environmental governance; circular economy; climate action; policymaking; technological transition; environmental agreements; strategic planning; stakeholder engagement

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

Sediment Movement, Sustainable Water Conservancy and Water Transport

edited by

Junhong Zhang

,

Lingling Zhu

,

Yunping Yang

and Dangwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6802 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal; estuarine; and river dynamics; numerical modeling; laboratory modeling and experimental studies; hydrodynamic processes; sediment transport and morphology; water conservancy; environmental hydraulics; sediment dynamics; morphodynamics; sediment budget

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

Soil Quality and Innovation in Agriculture: Dynamics, Indicators, and Sustainability, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eleftherios Evangelou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4835 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil quality indicators; sustainable soil management; soil quality monitoring; innovation in agriculture; soil functions

Research Progress and Evaluation Challenges of By-Product and Waste Valorization, 2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos Miguel Henriques Ferreira

,

Sara Nunes Silva

,

Catarina Silva S. Oliveira

and

Alessandra Braga Ribeiro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2646 | Submission Open

Keywords: by-product valorization; bioactive; circular economy; green chemistry; green metrics

Sustainable Civil Engineering: Circular Economy, Environmental Impact, and Tools Driving Transformation

edited by

Justyna Jaskowska-Lemańska

and Joanna Sagan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2283 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; circular economy; environmental impact; non-destructive testing (NDT); life cycle assessment (LCA); building information modeling (BIM); Internet of Things (IoT) in construction; artificial intelligence (AI) in construction; construction waste management; ESG in construction; resource efficiency; interdisciplinary approaches in civil engineering; governance in sustainable construction projects

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

Environmental Economics, Policies and Sustainable Economic Development

edited by Shoude Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1582 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic control in environmental economics; environmental pollution control; applications of optimal control theory within environmental economics; dynamic analysis of product innovation and process innovation

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

Innovations in the Degradation and Remediation of Emerging Organic Pollutants

edited by

Guofang Xu

,

Yi Yang

,

Feilong Gao

and Zhihao Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1200 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs); microplastics; environmental remediation; degradation mechanisms; advanced oxidation processes; green technologies; artificial intelligence; environmental fate and transport; circular economy

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

Advances in the Sustainability of the Built Environment, Green Energy, and Building Energy Performance

edited by Marta Laska,

Łukasz Amanowicz

and Krystyna Curtis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1014 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; thermal comfort; energy neutrality; net-zero energy and emission buildings; sustainability in building sector; thermomodernization; renewable energy sources; energy poverty; building simulations; greenery and buildings; environmental air quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Food Science and Engineering for Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Long Yu

and

Ping Dong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 904 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; innovative food processing technologies; novel product development; food packaging; food chemistry and nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Urban Futures and Sustainable Cities: Geographies of Transition and Transformation

edited by

Jinghu Pan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 636 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transformation geography; sustainable cities; urban resilience; multi-scale interaction; socio technical systems; nature based solutions; smart cities; compact cities

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

Innovations in Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chain and Logistics Management

edited by Michael Wang,

Samsul Islam

, Yongjiang Shi, Kurt Y. Liu and Bill Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; sustainability; resilience; digitalization; supply chain; logistics; transportation

Advanced Planning, Operation and Control Methods for Sustainable Power Systems

edited by

Wei Dai

, Wei Lin, Lun Yang and Qian Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable power systems; renewable energy sources; power system operation optimization and control techniques; grid expansion planning; flexibility sources; demand response; energy storage systems; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Addressing Climate Uncertainty: Toward Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Anindita Sarkar

and

Fazlullah Akhtar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient agriculture; sustainable agriculture; climate uncertainty; agroecology; climate-smart technologies; risk management; adaptive governance

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

From Disposal to Resource: Technological Innovations for Closing the Loop on Solid Waste

edited by

Xingying Tang

and

Jianjun Cai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology acceptance; public perception; sustainable waste management; consumer behavior; circular economy; smart waste management; adoption barriers; waste-to-energy

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

Lifecycle Assessment of Building Materials, Components, and Techniques: Tools for Sustainability

edited by

Alberto Quintana Gallardo

and Vanesa Celina Sáez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental life cycle assessment; comparative LCA; sustainable building materials; sustainable construction; environmental product declarations (EPDs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Leveraging AI and Deep Learning for Smart Cities: Challenges, Opportunities, and Applications to Sustainable Development

edited by

Rachid Belaroussi

,

Nuno Datia

and

Javier J. Sanchez-Medina

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable development goals (SDGs); deep learning; Internet of Things; big data analytics; computer vision; large language model; generative and agentic AI applications; ethical challenges

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

Energy Carbon Emission Reduction and Carbon Neutrality: The Uncertainty Path

edited by

Zhengning Pu

and

Jiasha Fu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality; climate policy; energy/climate policy uncertainty; climate risk and opportunity; environmental regulation; regulatory transformation; institutional adaptation; adaptation strategy; corporate environmental strategy; environmental management practice; international climate agreements ESG performance; legal adaptation; technology innovation; export performance; poverty and inequality; firm resilience; green transition trade-offs; decarbonization cost; environmental compliance pressure; digital transformation and sustainability; growth drag; structural adjustment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Smart and Inclusive Public Services: Digital Pathways to Local Sustainability

edited by

Cristina Lincaru

, Camelia Speranța Pîrciog,

Adriana Grigorescu

and

Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation ; public governance ; regional development ; digital inclusion ; sustainable management ; public services ; local sustainability; data-driven governance; policy-relevant evidence

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

The Impact of Pollution on The Sustainability of Food Systems

edited by Corina Dana Mişcă,

Delia-Gabriela Dumbrava

,

Camelia Moldovan

and Aurica B. Borozan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste recovery; food technologies; circular economy; soil pollution; microbiological contamination; consumer health; food sustainability; sustainable use; food resources; food waste

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Ergonomics for a Sustainable Digital Age: Human-Centred Design for Social, Economic, and Human Wellbeing

edited by

Siu Shing Man

, Gui Fu and Mu Tong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; human factors and ergonomics; safety and health; wellbeing; human– computer interaction; human– AI interaction human performance; VR/AR/MR; e-health

Life Cycle Assessment(LCA) of Sustainable Building Materials

edited by

Lucas Rosse Caldas

and

Francesco Pittau

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: LCA; recycled materials; reused materials; bio-based materials; low-carbon materials; performance analysis; innovative approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Air Quality Management: Bioaerosols, Human Health, and Integrated Environmental Strategies

edited by

Ewa Brągoszewska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiological air quality; bioaerosols; bacterial bioaerosols; fungal bioaerosols; health risk

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

Sustainability of Intelligent Detection and New Sensor Technology

edited by

Minjie Wan

and Xiaofang Kong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent detection; sensor technologies; sensor fabrication; sensor fusion; sustainability; energy-efficient sensors; AI in intelligent detection; AI-powered sensor optimization; sensor design innovations; sensor data processing and analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Digital Twins and Manufacturing Systems: How to Move Towards Sustainability in Industry 4.0

edited by

Helena Navas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; sustainability of digitization; Industry 4.0/5.0; sustainable manufacturing; industrial engineering; sustainable materials; sustainable design

Process Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Sustainability

edited by Jan C. Bongaerts

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: LCA; social LCA; economic valuation; sustainability; SDGs

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

Sustainable Crop Systems and Agricultural Products for Climate-Resilient Agriculture

edited by

Agnieszka Szparaga

, Nedjoud Grara,

Mahmood Ahmed

and Sana Besnaci

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable crop production; modeling and optimization in sustainable development; innovations and challenges for the biostimulants and biopesticides production and application; low-input agriculture; novel natural resources for biostimulants and biopesticides; screen for new agri-products; naturally derived chemicals and potential applications for science; industry and agriculture; novel experimental studies on plant products to reinforce sustainable agriculture and environment; rational and sustainable valorization of agri-food waste— an innovative approach to convert waste into high-quality and environment-friendly products; sustainable water management and wastewater treatment solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Strategic Approaches to Develop Sustainable Product-Service Systems

edited by Rodrigo Pascual and Haitao Liao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable product-service systems (PSS); lifecycle management (LCM); performance-based contracts (PBCs); circular economy; sustainable business models

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

From Mind to Market: How Artificial Intelligence Reshapes Sustainable Business and Education

edited by

Chih-Hung Yuan

and

Zhao-Hong Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI in sustainable business; AI-driven sustainable business practices; digital transformation; AI in sustainable education; human– AI collaboration

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

Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Livestock Production

edited by

Ana Isabel Roca-Fernández

and

Magdalena Arévalo Turrubiarte

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel feeding strategies; greenhouse gas emissions; pollution; livestock farm residues; sustainability; environmental-friendly practices; innovative technologies; digital farming; smart farming; precision livestock farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Looking at the Future: Approaches to a More Sustainable and Just Tourism, 2nd Edition

edited by Andrea Giampiccoli and Anna Dłużewska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; sustainability; alternative tourism; tourism strategies; tourism policies; tourism; tourism sustainability; tourism and poverty; tourism and inequality

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

Decision Analysis for Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Systems: Design and Planning with Digital Supports

edited by

Marina Rigillo

,

Gabriella Esposito De Vita

and

Martina Di Palma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision analysis; resilient and sustainable infrastructure; digital decision support systems; climate vulnerability; planning and design support system; multi-criteria decision-making; scenario analysis; geospatial analysis; citizen science; natural capital accounting

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

Rural Sustainability: Touristic Consumption and Local Development

edited by Pablo Quezada-Sarmiento

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural sustainability; community-based tourism; ancestral and indigenous knowledge; local development; sustainable tourism systems; socio-ecological resilience; cultural heritage preservation; territorial governance; sustainable rural livelihoods; nature-based tourism; pedaling heritage; rural cycling routes; IOT on tourism

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

Removal of Heavy Metals From the Environment: Advances and Applications

edited by

Mario Nikola Mužek

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: clays; engineered mineral materials; zeolites; geopolymers; (bio)char; nanosorbents; modified sorbents; sorption; hybrid systems; electrocoagulation; heavy metals; wastewater treatment

Sustainable, Safe and Resilient Mobility in a Telecoupled World: Transport Challenges Under Climate Change

edited by

Sara Ferreira

, Tatiana Maria Cecy Gadda and

Jorge Tiago Bastos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; road safety; resilient mobility; telecoupling; climate change; extreme events; transport infrastructure; risk assessment; intelligent transportation systems; sustainable transport policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Development of Wind-Sand Prevention and Ecological Conservation

edited by

Jianhua Xiao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: blown sand hazards; sand control projects; sand disaster prevention; hazard management

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

Strategic Leadership and Innovation in Sustainability: Driving Organizational Transformation in Complex Environments

edited by

Khalid Abed Dahleez

,

Mohammad Salah Alazzawi

and

Alhamzah Al Sayed Noor

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: strategic leadership; sustainable innovation; ESG performance; sustainability; corporate governance; green transformation; digital and AI-driven sustainability; circular economy; stakeholder engagement; sustainable business models

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

Sustainable Homes of Tomorrow: Innovations in Materials and Design

edited by

Yi Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable design; circular economy; green materials; furniture innovation; life cycle assessment; renewable resources; bio-based composites

Advances in Sustainability, Life-Cycle Assessment, and Circularity of Construction Materials

edited by

Tomasz Kania

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; life cycle assessment (LCA); construction materials; environmental product declarations (EPD); embodied carbon; service life modelling; end-of-life scenarios; BIM– LCA integration

Integrating the Water-Energy-Food Nexus for Sustainable Development

edited by

Gricelda Herrera-Franco

, Janaina Pasqual Lofhagen and Regina Célia De Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: territorial planning; resilience; policies and laws relating to sustainability; decision-making; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); smart sustainable communities; Nature-based Solutions (NbS); adaptation to climate change; ancestral knowledge; education and awareness of sustainability

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

AI-Driven Decision-Making and Data Analytics for Sustainable Supply Chain and Circular Economy

edited by

Long-Sheng Chen

and

Venkateswarlu Nalluri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology adoption; AI adoption/artificial intelligence adoption; sustainable supply chains; circular economy; digital innovation; data-driven decision-making; decision support systems; technology acceptance model (TAM)/UTAUT/TOE; smart and circular supply chains; AI-powered sustainability solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

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