Sustainability

Advanced Technologies in Digital and Sustainable Transformation of Teaching and Learning

edited by

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 93801

Keywords: digital transformation; sustainable education; artificial intelligence; augmented reality; virtual reality; meta-reality; STEAM pedagogies; curriculum design; technology integration; immersive learning

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

Control of Traffic-Related Emissions to Improve Air Quality

edited by

Hefeng Zhang

, Yunjing Wang and

Xinping Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 58807

Keywords: traffic-related emissions; exhaust and non-exhaust emissions; emerging pollutants; emissions characteristics; emissions inventory; environmental implications; control techniques; mobile source management policy

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

Sustainable Leadership and Strategic Management in SMEs

edited by

Senmao Xia

, Zhaoxing Wang, Peiyu He and

Yanguo Jing

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 39637

Keywords: SME; sustainable leadership; strategic management; sustainability practices; regulatory impact; technological innovation; environmental impact

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

Digital Transformation of Supply Chain Innovation

edited by

Himanshu Shee

,

Omid Ameri Sianaki

and Tharaka De Vass

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 27087

Keywords: digital supply chain management; supply chain innovation; sustainable operations; Industry 4.0; SCM 4.0; emerging technology adoption; circular economy

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

Applications of Sustainable and Emerging Construction Materials in Civil Engineering

edited by

Sami Tabsh

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 22120

Keywords: sustainable materials; fiber-reinforced polymers; engineered cementitious composites; recycled materials; geopolymers; high performance materials; durability; engineered wood; emerging materials; nanomaterials; repair; strengthening; structural fire engineering; 3D printing; resilient structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Innovative Strategies for Net-Zero Carbon Cities Integrating Renewable Energy, Smart Infrastructure and Circular Economy Models

edited by

Hanaa Hachimi

,

Chakib El Mokhi

and

Abderrahim Lakhouit

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 21918

Keywords: net-zero cities; renewable energy; smart infrastructure; circular economy; recycling; sustainable urban development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Application of Remote Sensing and Machine Learning in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Mihai Valentin Herbei

,

Ana Cornelia Badea

, Aleksandar Ristić and

Paul Sestras

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18184

Keywords: remote sensing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; crop monitoring; smart agriculture; UAV; sensors; spatial– temporal analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

The Impacts of Industry Innovation and Environmental Regulation on Sustainable Development: Regional, National, and Global Perspectives

edited by

Hirofumi Fukuyama

and Stavros Kourtzidis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17471

Keywords: environmental regulation; regional economic development; industry innovation; green economy transition; circular economy; sustainability; environmental performance indicators; productivity and efficiency

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

Agricultural Economics, Advisory Systems and Sustainability

edited by

Georgios Kountios

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16484

Keywords: agricultural economics; agricultural advice; agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKIS); ICT in agriculture; agricultural education; agricultural extensions; precision agriculture; agricultural policy; farm management; rural development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Advances in Sustainable Climate Change Adaptation Research and Technology

edited by

Tamim Younos

,

Juneseok Lee

and Tammy E. Parece

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14823

Keywords: climate change; water security; food security; economic incentives; climate change policy; data science; artificial intelligence; satellite technologies; sustainable systems

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

Digital Ecosystem and Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Gustavo Hermínio Salati Marcondes De Moraes

, Bruno Brandão Fischer and

Angélica Pigola

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14567

Keywords: digital ecosystem; sustainable entrepreneurship; technological innovation; information security; sustainable development goals

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

Advancements in Sustainable Building Design: Enhancing Indoor Comfort and Resilience in Extreme Weather Conditions

edited by

Tsz Wun Tsang

and Cehao Yu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14559

Keywords: indoor comfort; environmental acceptance; sustainable building design; extreme weather events; climate change; building resilience; building adaptability; monitoring and control; building sustainability; health and well-being; sustainable technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Energy: Addressing Issues Related to Renewable Energy

edited by

Firoz Alam

,

Yingai Jin

, Hang Meng and Hao Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14379

Keywords: wind; solar; hydro; bioenergy; geothermal; wave; clean hydrogen; conventional energy; power generation; energy storage; energy economics; energy security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Control and Management of Pollution from Solid Waste: New Technologies and Advancements for Waste Characterization and Processing

edited by

Riccardo Gasbarrone

and

Roberta Palmieri

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13162

Keywords: eco-friendly technologies; solid waste management; waste characterization; waste processing; sustainable development; pollution control; circular economy; waste utilization; resource recovery

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

Emerging Approaches, Innovation and Sustainability in Higher Education Teaching and Learning

edited by

Abílio Afonso Lourenço

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11281

Keywords: higher education; educational trends; pedagogical innovation; sustainable education; emerging technologies; student-centered learning; sustainability skills; educational transformation; higher education challenges; innovative practices

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

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Economic Development

edited by

Virginija Grybaitė

and

Giedrė Lapinskienė

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10661

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; sustainable economic development; ESG; business strategies; business models; sustainable business

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

The Role of Innovation and Technology in Advancing Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Paulo Antônio Zawislak

and Luís Felipe Machado Do Nascimento

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9688

Keywords: minimal life conditions; health and well-being; quality education; clean technology; industry and innovation; ecosystems and infrastructure; climate action; partnerships for goals

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

Advancing Energy-Efficient Buildings for Net-Zero Carbon Emission Goals

edited by

Vasyl Zhelykh

, Khrystyna Myroniuk and

Zuzana Vranayova

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9229

Keywords: energy-efficient buildings; net-zero emissions; sustainable construction; building energy optimization; renewable energy integration; passive heating and cooling; low-carbon architecture; green building technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Impact of Digital Transformation of Industries on Economic Sustainability

edited by

Ismael Cristofer Baierle

and Felipe Fehlberg Herrmann

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8340

Keywords: digital technologies; sustainability; Industry 4.0; industrial symbiosis; green supply chain; lean manufacturing; digital transformation; circular economy; industry performance; reverse logistics; competitiveness

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

Research and Application of Sustainable Water Management to Agricultural Development

edited by Qiang Li,

Vinayak S. Shedekar

and

Chunhao Gu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8335

Keywords: water quantity and quality; agricultural sustainability; nutrient transport; BMPs

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

System Design and Operation in Sustainable Transport Networks

edited by

Valerio De Martinis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7608

Keywords: public transport; autonomous driving; traffic control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Maritime Governance and Shipping Risk Management

edited by

Hristos Karahalios

,

Emre Akyuz

and Alexandros Dimitriadis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7149

Keywords: sustainable maritime governance; shipping risk management; maritime environmental compliance; climate adaptation strategies; sustainable ocean governance; artificial intelligence in shipping; blue carbon and ocean health; marine protected areas and vessel routing; Environmental; Social; and Governance (ESG) and port operations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

The Influence of Industry Innovation and Environmental Regulation for the Sustainable Development of Regional Economy

edited by Jiayu Fang and Chao Gao

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7042

Keywords: industry innovation; environmental regulation; sustainable development; regional economy; artificial intelligence; data analytics

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

Groundwater Management, Pollution Control and Numerical Modeling

edited by

Jichao Sun

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6497

Keywords: groundwater protection; groundwater exploitation; aquifer protection; soil moisture content; groundwater– sediment interaction; monitoring technology; groundwater sensor; remote sensing; groundwater simulation; numerical simulation; groundwater artificial intelligence; groundwater big data; groundwater sustainable development; land desertification; groundwater pollution

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

Research on Water, Wastewater Management Technologies and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Tahereh Jafary

and

Anteneh Mesfin Yeneneh

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6294

Keywords: water management; wastewater treatment; environmental sustainability; resource recovery; integrated water resources; climate resilience; water reuse; pollution control; sustainable development; water governance

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

Contributions of Operations Management to Supply Chain Sustainability: Industrial Applications

edited by

Ângela M.E. Silva

,

Ana Cristina Ferreira

and

Anabela Carvalho Alves

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5674

Keywords: sustainable development goals; resilience of supply chain management; supply chain disruption issues; cost savings; innovation and technology; risk assessment and risk mitigation; waste reduction; integration of economic circularity; Industry 4.0; green and sustainable supply chain management; data science in supply chain management; decision-making models; lean– green; lean supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Digitalization and Circular Sustainability Development

edited by

Wee Meng Eric Lee

and Arif Perdana

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5563

Keywords: circular economy; sustainability; resource efficiency; waste reduction; artificial intelligence; Internet of Things; blockchain; big data analytics; technology; innovation

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

Towards Sustainability: Achieving Environmental Protection from a Safety Engineering Perspective

edited by

Hui Liu

, Chang Xu, Bo You and

Yu Xu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5335

Keywords: safety engineering; environmental protection; sustainability; emergency response; hazard mitigation; sustainable risk management

Research on Sustainable Public Transportation System: Behavior, Safety and Planning—2nd Edition

edited by

Sangho Choo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4291

Keywords: public transportation systems; public transportation planning; travel behavior; multimodal transport systems; safety; mobility as a service; large language models (LLMs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advancing Sustainable Development: Innovations in Solid Waste and Wastewater Treatment for Environmental Protection

edited by

Hanane Tounsadi

and

Jae Kwang (Jim) Park

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4205

Keywords: wastewater; water contamination; sustainable; artificial intelligence; emergent pollutants; advanced materials; advanced technologies; sustainable development; green synthesis; photocatalytic systems; circular economic approach; ecological solutions

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

Sustainable Safety Assessment and Failure Analysis of Urban Underground Pipeline Networks

edited by Bin Li, Kejie Zhai and

Xueming Du

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4146

Keywords: underground pipeline systems corrosion defects; finite element analysis (FEA); digital twins; defect interaction; failure prediction models; surface roughness characterization; pipeline rehabilitation strategies; complex loading conditions; sustainable infrastructure

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

The Synergistic Interaction of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Twin in the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Climate Change Solutions

edited by

Antonietta Varasano

and

Carmen Fattore

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4146

Keywords: sustainable use of natural resources; artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence of things; digital twin; data-driven planning; environmental sustainability; smart city infrastructure

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

Sustainable Materials and Innovative Techniques for Green and Safe Mining

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submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3556

Keywords: green mining; safe mining; sustainable materials; strata control; backfilling; waste utilization; functional materials; underground structural supporting; heat insulation; grouting

Innovative Detection Technology to Meet Food and Fuel Needs—2nd Edition

edited by

Chao Hui Feng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3303

Keywords: food control; food quality; food science; alternative engines; biofuels; hyperspectral imaging; near-infrared spectroscopy; online analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Innovation for Sustainable Growth: Strategies, Systems, and Global Perspectives

edited by

Oana Florina Virlanuta

and Teresa Paiva

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3155

Keywords: sustainable development; green innovation; technological change; innovation ecosystems; circular economy; inclusive economic growth; sustainable entrepreneurship; digital innovation; policy and governance for innovation; sustainable development goals (SDGs); resilient economies; innovation and public policy; collaborative innovation

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

Decision-Making Frameworks for Energy Justice: Balancing Social, Economic, and Environmental Objectives

edited by Babatunde Olubayo,

Oludolapo Akanni Olanrewaju

and Emezirinwune Michael

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3013

Keywords: artificial intelligence in energy systems; multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); sustainable energy transitions

Building a Sustainable and Reliable Supply Chain in Collaborative Business

edited by

Manh-Hoang Do

and

Yung Fu Huang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2921

Keywords: supply chain management; sustainability; collaborative; big data analysis; business model innovation; green innovation; blockchain technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Agrometeorology Research for Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Gabriel Brito Costa

,

Lucieta Guerreiro Martorano

and

Bergson Guedes Bezerra

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2620

Keywords: GHG balance; energy balance; water use efficiency; carbon use efficiency; water demand; evapotranspiration; remote sensing on agriculture

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

Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in the Sustainable Development of Environmental, Ecological and Hydrological Monitoring

edited by

Han Zhou

, Ding Yuan and

Xin Pan

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2545

Keywords: hydrology; ecology; environment; GIS; remote sensing; monitoring

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

Decarbonizing Mobility: Innovations in Energy Efficiency and Environmental Impact Mitigation

edited by Yuche Chen and

Xuanke Wu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2536

Keywords: decarbonization; sustainable mobility; energy efficiency; environmental impact mitigation; low-carbon transportation; electric vehicles (EVs); renewable energy integration; Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS); green infrastructure; carbon footprint reduction

Sustainability in the Digital Age: The Role of ICT in Teaching for Sustainable Development

edited by

María Napal

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2504

Keywords: ICT-supported science teaching; citizen science; nature deficit; ICT integration; Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

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

Sustainable Construction and Built Environments

edited by

Chuangzhou Wu

, Shuqi Ma and

Jia He

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2458

Keywords: sustainable building materials; environmental impact assessment; low-carbon construction; geotechnical engineering technologies; sustainable civil engineering; foundation treatment technologies; soil improvement; underground structure design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Efficient Energy Conversion Systems and Renewable Energy Generating Units: Techno-Economic Empowered Sustainability

edited by

Maria G. Ioannides

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2320

Keywords: energy efficiency for residential and industrial applications; energy recovery; harvesting systems; high-performance; high-efficiency electric drives; renewable energy sources: hydrogen; nuclear; solar; wind; biomass; geothermal; tidal; hybrid systems; modeling; simulation; control; multi-objective optimization; monitoring; maintenance; diagnostics; fault detection; reliability; safety issues Internet of Things-based control of energy conversion systems; sensors; artificial intelligence in energy conversion systems; smart grid technologies; energy management; energy economics; trading; economic growth economic analysis; policy instruments; economic incentives for energy sustainable transition; techno-economic assessment of efficient energy conversion technologies; socio-economic impacts; energy access; and poverty alleviation related to renewable energy; investments in clean energy infrastructure development; energy engineering education for sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Transformation Towards Advanced Technology-Driven Supply Chain Sustainability

edited by Jie Ma and Alireza Shokri

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2247

Keywords: digital supply chain management; supply chain sustainability; digital transformation; green technology; human– machine interface; green logistics; supply chain productivity; lean and green supply chain management

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

Sustainable Thermal Energy Storage Systems: New Methods, Technologies and Practice

edited by

Valeria Palomba

,

Ilaria Marotta

and

Antonio Fotia

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2214

Keywords: thermal energy storage; materials for energy; system integration of thermal storage; LCA of thermal energy storage; testing methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Application of Sustainable Practices in Food Engineering

edited by

Gjore Nakov

and

Alyssa Hidalgo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2108

Keywords: sustainability; waste minimization; circular economy; food safety; food quality; nutritional value

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Advancements in Thermal Engineering: Innovations for Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by

Zoltán Szamosi

, Baibhaw Kumar and

Katalin Voith

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 1787

Keywords: thermal energy storage; solar industrial process heat (SIPH); phase change materials (PCM); concentrated solar thermal systems; waste heat recovery; advanced heat transfer technologies; thermochemical energy conversion; sustainable thermal engineering

Advances in Green Hydrogen Production: Electrolysis Technologies and Sustainable Integration

edited by Ulrich Ulmer

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1775

Keywords: hydrogen production; sustainability; life cycle assessment; hydrogen economy; electrolysis; green hydrogen; recycling; critical raw materials

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

Low-Carbon/Novel Water-Treatment Technologies and Resource Recovery from Sludge

edited by

Shuai Wang

,

Qiulai He

, Shaogang Hu and Fuyang Liu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1694

Keywords: biological wastewater treatment; treatment and resource recovery of environmental waste; advanced oxidation process; electrochemical water treatment

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

Sustainable Marine Spatial Planning and Marine Environmental Management

edited by

Peter Vidmar

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1621

Keywords: maritime transport; safety; shipping emission; sustainable transport; port safety; energy efficiency; alternative fuels; cold ironing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

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