Sustainability

Building a Sustainable Future Through Inclusive Education in a Digital Era

edited by Meng Deng, David Evans and

submission deadline 25 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable future; inclusive education; digital era; generative artificial intelligence; special education; inclusive pedagogy; curriculum adaptation; digital equity; teacher professional development

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

Energy Transitions and Sustainable Futures: Polycentric Strategies and Global Cooperation

edited by

Joohee Lee

submission deadline 25 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transitions; sustainability transitions; just transitions; energy justice; energy policy; climate justice; polycentric governance; energy communities; citizen empowerment; Sustainable Development Goals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced Strategic Marketing and Sustainable Development

edited by

Ziad H. Abdelmoety

and

Gomaa Agag

submission deadline 28 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: strategic marketing; sustainable development; sustainable marketing; responsible consumption; artificial intelligence; sustainable tourism; innovation; digital transformation

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

Advancing Plant-Derived Wastes to Functional Soil Amendments: Bioconversion Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Marika Pellegrini

and

Beatrice Farda

submission deadline 28 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived waste; agricultural residues; agro-industrial by-products; bioconversion; composting; vermicomposting; solid-state fermentation; soil amendments; soil microbiome; circular bioeconomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Risk Management of Subsurface Geo-Energy Resources and Hazards

edited by

Zhen Liu

and

Sheng Fu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: subsurface geo-energy resources; petroleum geology; oil and gas resources; unconventional reservoirs; shale gas; tight reservoirs; coalbed methane; sustainable risk management; geological hazards; sedimentary basins; reservoir characterization; structural geology; fault reactivation; caprock integrity; induced seismicity; reservoir stability; wellbore integrity; fluid–rock interaction; geothermal energy; carbon capture and storage; underground gas storage; hydrogen storage; geomechanics; hydrogeology; geochemistry; environmental risk assessment; monitoring and early warning; uncertainty analysis; sustainable resource development

Data Intelligence for Sustainable Management

edited by

Valentina Chkoniya

, José Luís Reis,

Helena Gervásio

and

Lina Šeduikytė

submission deadline 30 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; big data analytics; circular economy; climate resilience; consumer behavior; data intelligence; data-driven decision-making; digital transformation; digital twins; environmental risk management; ESG; food waste; green marketing; human well-being; industry 4.0; machine learning; precision agriculture; resource efficiency; smart farming; smart manufacturing; social sustainability; sustainable business models; sustainable communities; sustainable development; sustainable food systems; sustainable finance; sustainable management; sustainable supply chains; sustainability assessment; sustainable consumption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Innovative and Smart Renewable Energy Technologies for Developing Low-Carbon and Sustainable Societies

edited by

Alireza Dehghani-Sanij

submission deadline 31 Oct 2027 | 18 articles | Viewed by 56336 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean and renewable energy; energy sources and production; energy conversion and storage; energy efficiency; energy conservation and recovery; energy management and optimization; smart, hybrid energy systems; energy equity, security, and access; energy and buildings; climate change and global warming; sustainable societies; sustainability and decarbonization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Biomass Conversion and Wastewater Treatment for Resource Recovery and Circular Economy

edited by

Nikolaos Remmas

and

George Tsalidis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; bioeconomy; sustainable wastewater treatment; biomass valorization; resource recovery; water reuse; nutrient recycling; sewage sludge; sustainability assessment

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

Urban Resilience and Sustainable Development in the Context of Disaster Risk: 2nd Edition

edited by Mónica Amaral Ferreira and Carlos Sousa Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; sustainability; mitigation; prevention; awareness; urban dynamics, tourism, and disaster risk; cultural and natural heritage resilience; sustainable construction and resilient buildings; nature-based solutions; strategic disaster planning; disaster risk reduction; disaster risk insurance; business continuity; new technologies; cascading effects; early warning

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

Biomass and Waste Conversion for Sustainable Energy

edited by

Matteo Baldelli

submission deadline 31 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; waste-to-energy; pyrolysis; gasification; hydrothermal processing; reactor design; industrial application; life cycle assessment; techno-economic analysis; integrated processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Future Prospects for Sustainable Urban Green Spaces

edited by

Massimo Palme

submission deadline 31 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; urban microclimate; ecosystem services; extreme heat adaptation; passive cooling; biodiversity; planetary boundaries; green infrastructure

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

Sustainable Geomatics and Environmental Engineering: Non-Invasive and Cost-Effective Technologies for Long-Term Environmental Monitoring

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable geomatics; environmental engineering; non-invasive monitoring; cost-effective technologies; remote sensing; geographic information systems (GIS); long-term monitoring; risk-assessment; open-source data

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

Sustainability in the Era of Digital Transformation: From Product-Centric to Service-Centric Models and Consumer Adoption Mechanisms

edited by

Cayetano Medina-Molina

submission deadline 31 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: service-dominant logic; service marketing; servitization; green servitization; artificial intelligence; AI competencies; AI literacy; value; sustainability; responsible consumption

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

Digital Governance for Promoting Regional and Corporate Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Shaopeng Zhang and

Xiuyi Shi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital governance frameworks for regional low-carbon transitions and climate resilience; corporate digital strategies for ESG (environmental, social, and governance) performance enhancement; big data and AI applications in environmental monitoring, compliance, and enforcement; platform-based governance and multi-stakeholder collaboration for sustainable supply chains; digital divides, inclusivity, and justice dimensions in sustainability governance; policy experimentation, regulatory sandboxes, and adaptive governance in digital sustainability; behavioral and organizational impacts of digital governance on corporate sustainability practices; data governance, privacy, and ethical challenges in sustainability-oriented digital systems; cross-regional and cross-sectoral comparisons of digital governance effectiveness

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

Advancing Sustainable Tourism Development: Behavioural, Managerial, and Policy Perspectives

edited by

Myungkeun Song

submission deadline 31 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism development; pro-environmental behavior; regenerative tourism; destination management; stakeholder engagement; sustainable consumption and production; tourism and governance; resilient ecosystems

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

Innovation in Environmental Monitoring and Policy for a Resilient and Sustainable Future

edited by Feng Deng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; policy innovation; environmental governance; sustainability; resilience; digital technologies; climate adaptation; sustainable development; science–policy interface; adaptive management

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

Business Innovation and Sustainability in the Circular Economy

edited by

Katarína Teplická

submission deadline 31 Oct 2027 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: business innovation; circular economy; business model; recycle; cost structure; ecosystem innovation

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

Advancing Sustainability in Power Systems and Energy Management

edited by

Hansang Lee

submission deadline 31 Oct 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable power system; energy management system; renewable energy grid integration; grid inertia and flexibility; grid-forming inverter; energy storage system; demand response and load flexibility; sector coupling and hydrogen energy; electric railway and DC distribution; carbon neutrality and energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Machine Learning and Decision-Making Under Uncertainty for Sustainable Autonomous Systems

edited by

Abir Karami

and

Adam Gouguet

submission deadline 31 Oct 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous systems; human-centered systems; decision-making and planning under uncertainty; uncertainty quantification; machine learning and reinforcement learning; robust and safe autonomy; risk-sensitive control; multi-objective optimization; multi-agent coordination; resource-aware intelligence; energy-efficient AI; simulation

Digital Economy and Sustainability: Transformation and Green Innovation

edited by

Javier Jorge-Vázquez

submission deadline 20 Nov 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital economy; sustainability; technology entrepreneurship; digital entrepreneurship; digital transformation; sustainable entrepreneurship; green innovation; artificial intelligence; circular economy; digital governance

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

Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure Management

edited by

Francesco Abbondati

, Ferdinando Verardi and

Fabio Rondinella

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1724 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation management; infrastructure asset management; life-cycle performance; smart mobility systems; resilient transport networks; sustainable construction and maintenance; data-driven infrastructure optimization; predictive modeling in pavement engineering; environmental and social sustainability; digital twin of infrastructures; GeoAI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Energy Storage Solutions for Efficient & Sustainable Renewable Integration

edited by

Eleonora Baccega

and

Davide Menegazzo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1314 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; thermal energy storage; renewable integration; peak shaving; grid flexibility; sector coupling; multi‑energy systems; decarbonization; sustainable energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

GIS-Based Spatial Analysis for Ecological Monitoring and Sustainable Landscapes

edited by

Shangmin Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 914 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS spatial analysis; ground deformation ; ecological monitoring; remote sensing; brownfield remediation; watershed rehabilitation ; nature-based solutions; heritage conservation ; ecosystem services ; sustainable landscapes

Sustainability of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Changing Environments

edited by Hailiang Xu,

Aishajiang Aili

and

Abdul Waheed

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological restoration; biodiversity conservation; desertification; grassland ecosystems; plant stress physiology; ecosystem management; dust storms; restoration ecology; sustainable land use

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

Sustainable Management in Tourism and Hospitality: Understanding Consumer Trends—2nd Edition

edited by

Silvia Baiocco

, Paola M. A. Paniccia and

Antonella Monda

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism; hospitality; sustainability; sustainable development; management; tourism demand; corporate social responsibility; destination management; value co-creation; consumer behavior

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

Advances in Underwater Acoustics for Sustainable Ocean Monitoring

edited by

Hansoo Kim

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater acoustics; ocean acoustic monitoring; underwater noise; acoustic propagation; marine environmental monitoring; sustainable ocean observation; ocean soundscape; sustainable ocean observation; marine biodiversity

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

Technology Roadmapping for Sustainable Strategy and Innovation

edited by

Shuliang Zhao

,

Hui Hu

and

Jun (Justin) Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: technical roadmap; emerging technologies; industrial innovation; innovation policies; technology forecasting and evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Remediation Techniques to Mitigate the Effects of Soil Pollution by Heavy Metals—2nd Edition

edited by

Yuanan Hu

and Wumei Xu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; soil pollution; soil remediation; environmental geochemistry; transformation; fate; risk assessment; heavy metal removal

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

Innovation and Sustainability in Construction

edited by

Dubem Ikediashi

,

Emmanuel Daniel

and

Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; low carbon materials; life cycle assessment; energy efficiency; digital twins; building information modelling (BIM); artificial intelligence (AI); modern methods of construction; resilient design; waste minimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Integrated Coastal Zone Management and Sustainable Ocean Governance: Advancing Resilience, Climate Justice and Nature-Based Solutions

edited by Deborah Martins de Freitas

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated coastal zone management; sustainable ocean governance; coastal resilience; climate change adaptation; blue carbon; nature-based solutions; environmental justice; marine spatial planning; coastal social-ecological systems; ecosystem restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Green, Low-Carbon and Intelligent Subgrade Construction: Innovations for Resilient Infrastructure

edited by

Zhenya Li

submission deadline 15 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: green and low-carbon subgrade construction; intelligent subgrade construction; resilient infrastructure; climate change adaptation; intelligent monitoring; subgrade disease prevention and control; ground improvement; solid waste resource utilization; life cycle assessment (LCA)

Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Energy, Environment, and Climate

edited by

Yun Zhu

,

Ying Gao

,

Pen-Chi Chiang

, Hao Wang and Jia Xing

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1229 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainable energy; smart grids; energy management; carbon emission reduction; environmental restoration; ecological restoration; environmental simulation; climate risk analysis; climate resilience; machine learning; data-driven modeling; hybrid modeling; decision support system; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Artificial Intelligence for Promoting the Health and Well-Being of Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Joosung Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1188 | Submission Open

Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); AI; healthcare; life quality

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

Advances in Natural Gas Processing Toward Energy Sustainability

edited by

Weidong Li

,

Bingyuan Hong

and

Yang Lv

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 593 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas systems engineering; energy sustainability; supply chain logistics optimization; methane emission mitigation; AI and machine learning; low-carbon technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

A Sustainable Future in 2030 Classrooms: Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Learning and Teaching Process, Opportunities and Limitations

edited by

Çiǧdem Hürsen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 502 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative AI; AI; virtual and augmented reality; human–AI collaboration; digital citizenship; personalized learning; ethic; 21st century skills; contemporary learning and teaching approaches

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

Big Data Analytics and Digital Transformation for Sustainable Business Model Innovation

edited by

Gabriela O. Chiciudean

and Daniel I. Chiciudean

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics; sustainable business model innovation; digital transformation; artificial intelligence; circular economy; sustainable supply chains; data-driven sustainability

Sustainable Management for the Future of Education Systems—2nd Edition

edited by Walery Okulicz-Kozaryn, Kanat Kozhakhmet and Iryna Storonyanska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable management; sustainable education; sustainability; SDGs 1-17, future education; education technology; education method

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

Mineral Value, Carbon Rules: Pathways for Beneficiation and Low-Carbon Industrialisation in the Global South

edited by

Mduduzi Biyase

, Talent Zwane and Sodiq Arogundade

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism); carbon tax; mineral beneficiation; local content; mineral‑based industrialisation; circular economy; regional integration; value‑chain upgrading; trade‑linked climate policy; carbon pricing

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

Sustainable Building Materials and Structural Resisting Systems: Innovation and Practice

edited by

Moussa Leblouba

and

Basil Ibrahim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building materials; structural resisting systems; low-carbon construction; resilient structures; circular economy; recycled materials; bio-based materials; life-cycle assessment; structural retrofit; prefabrication; seismic isolation; tuned mass damping

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

The Sustainable Energy Systems and Heat Transfer Engineering

edited by

Magdalena Jaremkiewicz

and

Marek Majdak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal optimisation; renewable energy sources; sustainable industry; energy usage optimisation; innovative energy production.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Standard Passivhaus and Industrialized Construction: Technological Strategies for Cost Reduction and Greater Access to Housing

edited by Victor Echarri-Iribarren,

Ricardo José Gómez-Val

and

Alberto Meiss

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: passive House; industrialized construction; life cycle cost; amortization of investments; recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Applications of Big Data and Geospatial Artificial Intelligence to Sustainable Urban Development

edited by Daoye Zhu, Fan Liu, Qingmei Li and Xiaokang Fu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: GeoAI; spatial machine learning; urban digital twins; multi-source data fusion; geospatial knowledge graphs; urban sustainability; big data analytics; smart cities; remote sensing

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

Sustainability Assessment of Photovoltaic Systems: Technical Performance, Environmental Impacts and Integrated Applications

edited by

Samuele Memme

,

Mattia Parenti

and

Marco Fossa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic systems; sustainability assessment; solar energy; life cycle assessment; techno economic analysis; urban photovoltaics; agrivoltaics; floating photovoltaics; building integrated photovoltaics; photovoltaic thermal systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability, and Resilience in Agriculture

edited by

Piotr Pietrzak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; precision agriculture; sustainable agriculture; circular economy; resource efficiency; agricultural resilience; climate change adaptation; food security; ESG in agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Smart Electrification and Intelligent Operations of Public Transit and Airport Ground Vehicles

edited by

Jie Xiong

and

Tongfei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: public transit electrification; airport ground vehicles; electric bus operations; intelligent fleet operations; charging infrastructure planning; energy management; renewable energy integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable and Resilient Critical Mineral Supply Chains: Mine-to-Market Perspectives

edited by

Ezzeddin Bakhtavar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical minerals; sustainable supply chains; supply chain resilience; adaptive mine planning; sustainable mining; responsible resource development; sustainable transportation; energy transition; ESG performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Transportation and Remediation of Pollutants in the Environment

edited by Ming Li and Guanghui Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental behaviour of pollutants; organic pollutants; inorganic pollutants; remediation technology; environmental monitoring; environmental assessment

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

Advancing the SDGs in Higher Education Institutions for the Knowledge-Based Economy: Strategies, Impacts, and Challenges

edited by

Stephen M. Mutula

, Brandford Bervell,

Tom Kwanya

and

Wole Michael Olatokun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: internationalisation; accelerated Sustainable Development Goals; open science; collaborative partnerships; University 4.0; entrepreneurship education; technology transfer; human capital development; frontier technologies; graduate unemployment

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

Agricultural By-Products for Sustainable Applications

edited by

Saša Despotović

and

Natalija Velić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural by-products; agro-industrial residues; sustainable valorization; circular bioeconomy; waste-to-resource strategies; resource efficiency; green technologies; bioactive compounds; sustainable food and feed applications; life cycle assessment

Agricultural Economics, Innovation, Policies, and Rural Development for Sustainability

edited by

Andrea Feher

,

Tabita Cornelia Adamov

,

Ioana Anda Milin

and

Ramona Mariana Ciolac

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; agricultural economics and policy; common agricultural policy; rural development; sustainable rural development strategy; circular economy in agriculture; agricultural management and marketing; climate change; economics and environmental policy; rural tourism

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

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