Sustainability

Food Waste Management and Sustainability

edited by

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 22944 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste valorisation; bio-based economy; agrochemicals and technologies; UN Sustainable Development Goals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Urbanization

edited by

Eduardo José Rocha Medeiros

and Paula André

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 22237 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urbanization; circular economy; sustainability; integrated sustainable urban development strategies; self-sufficient cities

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

Carbon Neutrality and Green Development

edited by

Shihong Zeng

and

Qiao Peng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 21949 | 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)

Energy Use, Storage and Emission Analysis for Industrial Decarbonization

edited by

Xingchao Wang

and

Fan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 21746 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial decarbonization; industrial emission control; low- and zero-carbon fuel; renewable energy integration; system modeling and analysis; energy storage

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

Sustainable Environmental Analysis of Soil and Water

edited by

Solmaz Fathololoumi

and

Asim Biswas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 20472 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil water; sustainability agricultural; erosion environment; remote sensing

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

Sustainable Agricultural Engineering: Agroecology Sustainable Development and Agriculture Environmental Impact Assessment and Measurement

edited by

Nan Sun

and Kun Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19284 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; agriculture environmental impact; bio-organic fertilizer; greenhouse gas; soil organic carbon

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Biomass Energy Technologies and Sustainable Agricultural Waste Utilization

edited by

Juan F. Saldarriaga

and Julián E. López

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18479 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; energy; agriculture; technologies; waste utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Urban Resilience and Sustainable Construction Under Disaster Risk

edited by Mónica Amaral Ferreira and Carlos Sousa Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18409 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; sustainability; mitigation; prevention; awareness; green building; nature-based solutions; resilient infrastructure; strategic disaster planning; disaster risk insurance; new technologies; cascading effects

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

Education for Sustainable Development and Contributions from Education to Sustainable Development

edited by

Francisco Javier Robles Moral

,

Enrique Ayuso Fernández

and

Marina Martínez-Carmona

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18337 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; biodiversity; sustainable development goals (SDGs); science education; education; artificial intelligence (AI); climate change; scientific-critical thinking; scientific creativity

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

Sustainable Rural Resiliencies Challenges, Resistances and Pathways

edited by

Angel Paniagua Mazorra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17945 | Submission Open

Keywords: resistance; rural; local; resiliences; spatial processes

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

Education and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Global Agenda for Change

edited by Kim M. Beasy and

Valeria Vargas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16785 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; sustainable development goals; education; Agenda 2030; United Nations

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Transport, Environment and Sustainability

edited by

Eckard Helmers

and

Dimitris Potoglou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 15462 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; transport decarbonization; transport digitalization; impact assessment; carbon footprinting; sustainable mobility management

Advanced Energy Systems and Technologies for Building Energy Efficiency to Achieve Sustainability

edited by

Yuanda Cheng

, Wenzhuo Li and

Zhipeng Deng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15249 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon technology in buildings; building simulation; advanced modeling approaches for building energy efficiency; advanced machine learning approaches for building energy efficiency; advanced optimization tools for building energy efficiency; life cycle assessment; building sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Pollution Reduction and Green Low-Carbon Transformation of Industrial System

edited by

Yi Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 14523 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial decarbonization; cleaner production; circular economy; sustainable manufacturing; green supply chain; life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable development goals (SDGs); environmental policy and regulation; energy efficiency; emerging technologies

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

Waste Management for Sustainability: Emerging Issues and Technologies

edited by

Justyna Rogowska

, Grazyna Galezowska and Eros Mossini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13861 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; circular economy; environmental; health and social impacts of waste management; technologies for waste management; sustainability; recycling

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

Exploring the Social, Economic, and Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Food Systems

edited by

Flavio Boccia

and

Nadia Palmieri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13532 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; economic; environmental and social aspects of firms; sustainable production; green models; green economy; circular economy; behaviour change; sustainable marketing; sustainable consumption; sustainable behaviour

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Gender Equality: Empowering Women and Girls for Sustainable Development

edited by

Assunta Di Vaio

, Meghna Chhabra and Luigi Lepore

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13332 | Submission Open

Keywords: SDG #5; women empowerment; business models; sustainable accounting and management; sustainability reporting; sustainable practices; gender equality; women; female; sustainability transitions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards 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 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13041 | 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)

Preserving Earth's Legacy: Exploring Geoheritage and Sustainable Practices for a Resilient Future

edited by

Hara Drinia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12353 | Submission Open

Keywords: geoheritage; sustainability; geoconservation; resilience; environmental science; cultural heritage; climate change; sustainable tourism; natural resources; community engagement; governance; geoeducation; Sustainable Development Goals; best practices; geoethics; stakeholder collaboration; disaster risk reduction; environmental management

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

Sustainable and Green Economy Transformation

edited by Tien Sing, Yang (Zoe) Yang and Zhenyu Gao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12275 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; renewable energy transition; smart cities; ESG (environmental; social; and corporate governance); climate change

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

Empowering Artificial Intelligence to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 12251 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); big data and machine learning; sustainable practices in AI-driven information systems; intelligent decision-making systems; transparent AI systems; explainable AI; interpretable AI; AI for social equity and inclusion; data communication and visualization

Building Resilience and Sustainable Societies: The Intersection of Digital Technologies, Cyber Resilience, and Sustainable Development

edited by

Ka Ching Chan

,

Ranga Chimhundu

and Sanjib Tiwari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 12066 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber resilience; sustainable development; digital transformation; digital technology; sustainable economic models; ESG (environmental; social; and governance); cyber resilience for small and medium-sized companies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of 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 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10706 | 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)

Smart Food Processing and Packaging for Food Security and Safety

edited by Luis Sabillón Galeas and

Jooyeoun Jung

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 10510 | Submission Open

Keywords: reverse food design; artificial intelligence; machine learning; active packaging; intelligent packaging; digital traceability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Advances in Adsorption Processes for Sustainable Water Treatment

edited by Slavica S. Lazarević and Ivona Janković-Castvan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10435 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental remediation ; green chemistry in water treatment ; functionalization ; composite materials ; clay minerals ; adsorption mechanisms ; adsorption kinetics ; metal– organic frameworks (MOFs) ; renewable adsorbents

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

Smart Solutions and Technologies for Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Buildings—2nd Edition

edited by

Gianluca Scaccianoce

,

Giorgia Peri

and

Laura Cirrincione

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10083 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy optimization; smart buildings; climate change resilience; buildings’ energy efficiency; smart solutions and technologies; urban energy planning; sustainable energy use; buildings sustainability and resilience; carbon neutrality in the built environment; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Innovative Approaches in Construction: Between Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis

edited by

Manfredi Saeli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9782 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; methods; processes; waste management and circular economy; adaptable; intelligent and smart materials; responsive environments; interactive structures and building skins; energy and performance modelling; structural analysis; maintenance and management strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Technology Applications in Sustainable Energy and Power Engineering

edited by

Huaiyu Wang

and

Cheng Shi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9389 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced Studies in Sustainable Urban Planning and Urban Development

edited by Shichen Zhao,

Prasanna Divigalipitiya

and Xiaoyan Mi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9283 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban; smart cities; green infrastructure; low-carbon development; energy-efficient architecture; environmental policy; participatory urban governance

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

Nature-Based Solutions to Address Climate Change for Sustainable Development

edited by

Michael Loupis

and

Christos Spyrou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9061 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; hydro-meteorological hazards; risk mitigation and adaptation; NbS policies; green infrastructure; ecosystem-based management; stakeholder participation; co-creation; ecological engineering

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

Technologies for Green and Sustainable Mining

edited by

Piotr Celary

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8460 | Submission Open

Keywords: net-zero mining; low-carbon processing; circular economy; waste valorization; waste-to-resource innovations; dry processing technologies; carbon capture and storage; responsible mineral sourcing; rare earth elements

Digital Transformation of Agriculture and Rural Areas-Second Volume

edited by

Sotiris Karetsos

,

Constantina Costopoulou

,

Maria Ntaliani

and

Konstantinos Demestichas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7943 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; agriculture; rural communities; smart mobile devices; mobile apps; cloud computing; IoT; machine learning

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

Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Administration in Sustainability

edited by

Frank Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7753 | Submission Open

Keywords: CSR; ESG; sustainability; corporate governance; agency problem

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

Ecology, Environment, and Watershed Management

edited by Lixin Wang, Lu Wen and Zhiyong Pei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7561 | Submission Open

Keywords: watershed management; water cycle; environmental sustainability; forest ecosystem; wetland ecosystem; ecosystem management strategy; pollution reduction; ecosystem services; ecological balance

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

Research Methodologies for Sustainable Tourism

edited by

Eva Podovšovnik

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7431 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; tourism; sustainable tourism; quantitative research; qualitative research; green tourism

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

Sustaining Growth: Balancing Economic, Social, and Environmental Concerns in Rural and Agricultural Development

edited by

Michael Blakeney

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7371 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; sustainable agriculture; orphan crops; geographical indications

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

Powertrain Design and Control in Sustainable Electric Vehicles

edited by

Jiageng Ruan

, Yahui Zhang, Yang Tian and

Jing Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7086 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid powertrain; electrified powertrain; fuel cell vehicle; distributed drive; sustainable energy management strategy; hybrid energy system; transmission; power split system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced Research on Marine and Deep Oil & Gas Development

edited by Jianbo Zhang, Xiaohui Sun and Wenqiang Lou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7005 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas development; marine; deep strata; drilling; multiphase flow; flow assurance; pressure control; production increase; intelligence development; environmental safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Agricultural Economics, Policies, and Rural Development for Sustainability

edited by

Andrei Jean Vasile

,

Andrea Feher

and

Carmen Adriana Gheorghe

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6875 | 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

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

Consumer Behavior Research in Food: A Focus on Health, Safety, and Sustainability, 2nd Edition

edited by

Pei Liu

and

Yee Ming Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6748 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer behavior; sustainability; food safety; healthy and nutritional food choices; food choice motivations; food choice decisions; technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Urban Noise Control, Public Health and Sustainable Cities

edited by

Ercan Altinsoy

and

Margret Sibylle Engel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6671 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental noise; noise abatement; emerging noise sources; strategic soundscape planning; soundscape interventions; sustainable soundscapes; soundscape design; restorative sonic environment; quiet areas; urban health

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

Health, Nature-Based Strategies, and Resilience

edited by

Semra A. Aytur

and

John Bucci

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6526 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; public health; planetary health; resilience; greenspace; bluespace; nature connectedness; nature-based interventions; nature-based therapy; pre-environmental behavior; citizen science; eco-anxiety; climate change; adaptation; mitigation; sustainable food systems; natural products; environmental justice; indigenous knowledge; One Health

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

Sustainable Use of Water Resources in Climate Change Impacts

edited by Ewa Janson and Łukasz Pierzchała

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6425 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources scarcity; climate change; reuse of water; sustainable water management

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

Sustainable Management for Distributed Energy Resources

edited by Yue Xiang, Yitong Shang, Qian Zhang and Zhiyuan Tang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6401 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed energy resources; microgrid; virtual power plant; demand response; energy management; advanced control; optimal operation and planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Ecotourism as a Catalyst for Environmental Conservation: Balancing Tourism and Ecosystem Preservation

edited by

Xiaoting Chi

, Wenjia Ruan and

Young-joo Ahn

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6318 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecotourism; sustainable tourism; environmental conservation; ecosystem preservation; tourist behavior; environmental education; tourism co-creation; tourism planning and development; tourism management; tourism impacts; digital technology and green consumption in tourism; green leadership; ESG (environmental; social; and governance); pro-environmental behavior; food waste management; green lifestyle

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

Advanced Technologies for Sustainable and Low-Carbon Energy Solutions

edited by

Sunel Kumar

, Xinlu Han,

Dingkun Yuan

and

Tariq Aziz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6070 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy technologies; low-carbon energy solutions; renewable energy integration; energy storage systems; green hydrogen; carbon capture and storage; smart grid technology; artificial intelligence in energy; energy efficiency; clean energy innovation

Social Responsibility, Education and Managerial Strategies for Sustainable Development

edited by

Daniel Badulescu

and

Tomina Saveanu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5955 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; business strategies; managerial strategies; sustainable development; SDGs; ESG; green economy; sustainable business; education for sustainability; CSR and education

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

Sustainable Water Management: Innovations in Wastewater Treatment

edited by Jordana Georgin and Dison S. P. Franco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5897 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; sustainable water management; resource recovery; emerging pollutants; advanced treatment technologies; circular economy; nature-based solutions

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

Ground Source Heat Pump and Renewable Energy Hybridization

edited by

Charles Yousif

and Javier M. Rey Hernández

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5704 | Submission Open

Keywords: ground source heat pump; hybrid heat pump energy systems; geothermal energy; renewable energy integration; energy efficiency; thermal energy storage; system optimization; environmental impact assessment; economic feasibility; energy sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Decision-Making in Sustainable Management

edited by

João Miguel Lourenço

and

Nuno Costa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5664 | Submission Open

Keywords: Pareto; optimal; MADM; MCDM; sustainable; balanced solutions; resources optimization; uncertainty; robustness; resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

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