Sustainability

Application of Proximal and Remote Sensing in Sustainable Urban and Peri-Urban Governance

edited by

Federico Valerio Moresi

,

Mauro Maesano

and

Elena Brunori

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape; UAV; landscape change; hydrogeological risk; GIS; landscape model; planning and management; remote sensing; Lidar; terrestrial laser scanner; forest; forest monitoring

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

Towards a Sustainable Future: Tackling Food Waste at the Household Level and in the Working Environment

edited by Esther Veen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; households; working environment; food consumption; food waste behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Digital Transformation and Green Technology for Sustainable Building and Construction Management

edited by

Eul-Bum Lee

and

So-Won Choi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering and construction projects; digital convergence; green technology; smart construction technology; sustainable building and construction management; artificial intelligence (AI); big data; construction automation; building information modeling (BIM); advanced work packaging (AWP)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Sustainable Building Design

edited by

Andreea Dutu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: continued functionality; seismic analysis; special technologies; resilience and sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Tools for Ecological Assessment and Supporting Decision-Making in Sustainable Freshwater Ecosystem Management

edited by

Olga Petriki

and

Dimitra Bobori

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2058 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological assessment; biological indicators; bioindicators; environmental stressors; decision-support tools; SWOT analysis; AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process); MCDA (Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis); freshwater quality; WFD (Water Framework Directive); adaptive management; sustainable freshwater ecosystems

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

Advancing Sustainable and Low Carbon Innovations in the Global Construction Industry

edited by

Douglas O. Aghimien

, John Aliu and

Matthew Ikuabe

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1114 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technologies; carbon footprint reduction; circular economy; eco-friendly design; energy efficiency; green building materials; low carbon technologies; renewable energy integration; sustainable construction; urban resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Construction Materials: Innovations in Cement and Concrete for a Resilient Infrastructure

edited by

Wisal Ahmed

, Arslan Akbar and

Mingli Cao

submission deadline 2 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; low-carbon concrete; recycled materials; sustainable pozzolans; alternative binders; fibers; life cycle assessment; 3D concrete printing; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Beyond Adoption: Ensuring the Sustainable Use of New Technologies

edited by

Yide Liu

submission deadline 3 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 558 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable technology management; technology lifecycle optimization; circular economy; technostress and well-being; socio-economic impact of technology; environmental sustainability; regulatory frameworks; sustainability metrics and monitoring; technological resilience; innovation management

Environmental Economics in Sustainable Social Policy Development

edited by

Yuping Shang

,

Xin Zhao

and Xihui Haviour Chen

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17452 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; institutional arrangement; environmental protection; low-carbon transition; environmental economics; social policy; economic activity; climate change; resource utilization; interdisciplinary research

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

Green Building: CO₂ Emissions in the Construction Industry

edited by Jindao Chen,

Hongping Yuan

and

Qian Shi

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3992 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building; carbon emissions; construction industry; sustainable construction; low carbon construction; green building materials; lean construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Advanced Technologies and Collaborative Approaches for Sustainable Engineering and Industrial Systems

edited by

Leonilde Varela

, Zilda De Castro Silveira and Leonel Patrício

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; circular economy; Industry 4.0; collaborative networks; digital twins; industrial resilience; green technologies; sustainable design; resilient systems; advanced manufacturing

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

Sustainable Environmental Management of Waste Plastic: Purification, Multi-Path Utilization, Contaminant Control, and Governance Policy

edited by Hongru Jiang and Yawei Xiao

submission deadline 7 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic waste valorization; intelligent sorting technology; chemical-grade purification; circular economy policy; waste-derived construction materials; microplastic mitigation; advanced pyrolysis technologies; transnational governance; policy– population nexus

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

Sustainable Development and the Value of Ecosystems in Promoting Disaster Resilience and Recovery

edited by

David Nickerson

submission deadline 7 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster resilience; ecosystem services; climate change adaptation; economic valuation; risk reduction strategies

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

Energy Transition in Agriculture and Forestry Systems: Policies, Technologies and Sustainability Challenges

edited by

Valerio Di Stefano

,

Andrea Colantoni

,

Leonardo Bianchini

and Stefano Bigiotti

submission deadline 9 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; agriculture; forestry; policy; technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Sustainable Waste Utilisation and Biomass Energy Production

edited by

Cristina Trois

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12884 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuels; bioenergy; waste-to-energy roadmaps; biohydrogen; biomethane; agrobiomass; forest biomass; biorefineries; decision support tools

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

Interactions of Land Use, Economic Growth, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Azad Haider

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 11448 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; climate change; greenhouse gas emissions; economic growth; agriculture development; forest

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition for Sustainable Cropping Systems

edited by

Daniel Menezes-Blackburn

, Bingjie Jin and

Dong-Xing Guan

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11252 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture sustainability; soil fertility; plant nutrition; cropping systems; fertilizers; nutrient use efficiency; nutrient management; crop nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Climate Change and Sustainable Agricultural System

edited by

Rameshwar Kanwar

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10553 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agricultural production systems; soil; air; and water pollution from agriculture; climate mitigation technologies and agricultural practices; management of forest lands to minimize GHG emissions and increase carbon sequestration; soil health; carbon sequestration and GHG emissions in agriculture; land management systems for agriculture and biodiversity; recycling of drainage water for agriculture; innovations in irrigation systems for rice and other crops of future innovative policies to implement technologies for mitigating climate change and pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Maritime Logistics and Low-Carbon Transportation

edited by Chunhui Zhou,

Hongxiang Feng

, Fan Zhang and

Zhongyi Sui

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9885 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable maritime logistics through complex systems; carbon peaking and carbon neutralization in maritime logistics; assessment methods; modeling; and simulation for sustainability in maritime logistics; advancements in low-carbon fuels and energy sources; emission control of air pollutants from ships; treatment of water pollutants in ships; ship emission monitoring; maritime carbon footprint reduction; pollution simulation; prevention of shipping pollution and green navigation; carbon emission reduction in the maritime sector; low-carbon transportation for shipping; data analytics and digital twin technique for port development; port cooperation and competition; port integration; port scheduling and resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Management for the Future of Education Systems

edited by Walery Okulicz-Kozaryn

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7239 | 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)

Sustainable Development of Organization Performance for Economic and Business Aspects

edited by

Chei-Chang Chiou

and Cheng-Feng Wu

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6426 | Submission Open

Keywords: organizational sustainability; performance sustainability; ESG; corporate evaluation; sustainable business model; green enterprise; corporate governance; sustainable supply chain

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

Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Disasters on Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Daisuke Sasaki

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5828 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster risk reduction (DRR); climate change adaptation (CCA); Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015– 2030 (SFDRR); 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs); Paris Agreement; climate disaster impacts; environmental sustainability; disaster science; development studies; transdisciplinary approach

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

Heterogeneous Catalytic Technology in Pollutant Degradation

edited by

Janaína Oliveira Gonçalves

, Mery Luiza Garcia Vieira and Anelise Christ Ribeiro

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5240 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalysis; pollutant degradation; environmental remediation; advanced oxidation processes; sustainable technologies

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

Smart Ergo-Design: Innovating Sustainability through Smart Ergonomics and Design

edited by Egon Ostrosi, Jean-Bernard Bluntzer and Morad Mahdjoub

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4799 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart ergonomics; sustainable design; sustainable ergonomics; green ergonomics; human factor; inclusive design; human-centered design; sustainable smart systems; AI for ergonomics and design; digital twin; immersive technologies; collaborative design; knowledge management; CCAM

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

The Sustainable Performance of Power Supply Chain Systems

edited by

Harsha Vardhana Padullaparti

and Sambuddha Chakrabarti

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3058 | Submission Open

Keywords: power supply chains; renewable energy; energy efficiency; sustainability; energy systems; buildings; electric vehicles (EVs); ADMS; DERMS; virtual power plants (VPPs); cybersecurity; energy storage; artificial intelligence; digital twins; microgrids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced Railway Infrastructures Engineering: Toward Sustainable Transport

edited by

Stjepan Lakušić

, Ivo Haladin and

Katarina Vranešić

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1431 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway infrastructure; sustainable transport; climate resilience; track monitoring; environmental performance; noise and vibration; corrosion; stray current

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability: Quantitative Methods and Machine Learning Applications

edited by

Marcin Nowak

and

Marta Pawłowska-Nowak

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1423 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic growth; environmental sustainability; machine learning for sustainability; quantitative methods for sustainability; sustainable development; green finance; eco-efficiency and innovation

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

Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy Networks

edited by

Michael Short

,

Huda Dawood

and

Sean Williams

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 934 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; sustainable energy systems; renewable energy; grid infrastructure; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Digital Transformation of Sustainable Education in the Context of Emerging Economies

edited by Tomasz Szopiński

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; sustainable education; emerging economies; educational technology; accessibility in education; quality education; educational policy; innovation in learning systems

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

Harnessing Big Data for Sustainable Development: A Pathway to Greener Futures

edited by

Marian Pompiliu Cristescu

, Amelia Bădică and

Raluca-Andreea Nerișanu

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 412 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; sustainable development; environmental analytics; smart cities; renewable energy; climate change; resource management; intelligent transportation; efficient marketing

The Lifecycle Safety and Risk Management of Hydrogen Energy Infrastructure

edited by

Guohua Chen

and

Xiaoming Gao

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen safety; risk management; lifecycle assessment; hydrogen infrastructure; failure mode analysis; hazard analysis; accident prevention; safety regulations; emergency response; hydrogen supply chain

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

Advancing Innovation in Sustainable Treatment of Water and Wastewater

edited by

José Alberto Herrera-Melián

submission deadline 11 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; innovation; wastewater; water supply; water saving; wastewater reuse

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

Sustainable Urban Designs to Enhance Human Health and Well-Being

edited by

Yang Song

,

Jessica Fernandez

and Pai Liu

submission deadline 12 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6227 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; health and well-being; urban design and planning; landscape architecture

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

Smart Technologies Toward Sustainable Eco-Friendly Industry

edited by

Christian Spreafico

and

Baris Ördek

submission deadline 13 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8914 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; FMEA; LCA; prospective LCA; patent analysis

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

Current Challenges in Sustainable Urban, Rural and Regional Development

edited by

Radu-Dănuț Săgeată

and

Remus Creţan

submission deadline 13 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8178 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban and rural development; territorial planning; land use sustainability; political and administrative decisions; development policies

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

Digital Learning and Sustainable STEAM Education

edited by

Eilish McLoughlin

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitial learning; digital competence; STEAM education; sustainability

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

Environmental Impact Assessment, Coastal Vulnerability, and Environmental Management

edited by

Cigdem Akan

and Beyza Aslan

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental impact assessment (EIA); coastal vulnerability assessment (CVA); environmental management; climate change adaptation; coastal resilience; sustainable development; ecosystem-based management; natural resource management; risk assessment

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

Enterprise Performance, Teamwork, and Team Management: A Perspective of Sustainable Enterprise and Public Organizations Development

edited by

Georgios Tsekouropoulos

,

Stefanos Tsiaras

and George Kokkinis

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 27934 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable information technology; public management; sustainable development; sustainable digital skills; organizational culture; employee loyalty; business ethics; corporate responsibility; consumer behavior; internal branding; transparency and credibility; educational leadership; human resources management; social justice; sustainable economic development of businesses and organizations; teamwork; business efficiency; team management

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

Data-Driven Sustainable Development: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Shuo Yu

, Tong Zhang, Yu Sun, Hayat Dino Bedru and

Chaofan Chen

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15060 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; data science; machine learning; artificial intelligence

Innovative Technologies and Management Practices for Sustainable Development

edited by Sandro Carvalho and

Gilberto Santos

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11019 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; technologies; product development; quality management; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Innovative Ingredients and Sustainable Practices for Food Production

edited by Maurílio Lopes Martins and

Bruno Ricardo de Castro Leite Júnior

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4766 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food production; innovative ingredients; plant-based proteins; regenerative agriculture; circular economy; precision agriculture; food security; environmental resilience; food by-products’ valorization; zero-waste food systems; new food product development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Empowering Safe and Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Systems: Challenges, Innovations

edited by

Mohammad Yazdi

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3935 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen energy; renewable energy; safety; sustainability infrastructure; technological innovations; decarbonization; energy security; policy frameworks; integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Traffic Safety, Traffic Management, and Sustainable Mobility

edited by

Virginia P. Sisiopiku

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3407 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic safety; sustainability; transportation operations; traffic management; vulnerable transportation users; green transportation modes

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

Climate Change, Air Pollution and Sustainable Environmental Protection

edited by

BumSeok Chun

and Shobha Yadav

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1505 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; air quality; urban climate; extreme weather; machine leaning/artificial intelligence; remote sensing application; environmental justice

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

Advanced Research on Waste Management and Biomass Valorization

edited by

Faiz Ahmad Ansari

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1493 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; renewable energy; sustainable goal; waste valorization; waste management

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

AI-Enhanced Sustainable Design and Planning for Housing and Indoor Environments

edited by

Wei-An Chen

,

Mingzhe Liu

and Yuan Gao

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 746 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable housing; indoor environmental quality (IEQ); artificial intelligence (AI); building performance optimization; occupant behavior modeling; smart energy systems; climate-responsive design; resilient built environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Maritime Transportation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jiangang Fei

, Junzhong Bao and Shenping Hu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 649 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; maritime safety; maritime security; energy efficiency; maritime education and training; digitalization; digital twins; risk assessment and ship safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Building Materials: Innovations and Trends in Green Construction

edited by

Svetlana Pushkar

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 563 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement-based materials; circular economy principles; eco-friendly composites; green building rating systems; green cement; green concrete; life cycle assessment; life cycle cost; nanotechnology applications; self-healing materials; strengthening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Empowering Sustainability: The Role of Digital Transformation in Green Business Development

edited by

Fernando Moreira

, Carla Azevedo Lobo and

Carla Santos Pereira

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; green business development; sustainability; digital technologies; environmental performance; data-driven sustainability; sustainable policy and regulation

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

Sustainable Urban Mobility: Road Safety and Traffic Engineering

edited by Evangelos Paschalidis and

Socrates Basbas

submission deadline 16 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11236 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban transport; road safety; traffic engineering; smart mobility; pedestrian safety; cyclist safety; micromobility; autonomous vehicles; traffic management; infrastructure design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

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