Sustainability

Research on Water, Wastewater Management Technologies and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9107 | Submission Open

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)

Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Jun Li

,

Chengye Zhang

and Yuanheng Sun

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7947 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental impact assessments; vegetation dynamics; soil and water conservation; land degradation mapping; coastal wetland monitoring; water quality assessment; urban sprawl analysis; disaster risk management; machine learning in remote sensing; geospatial modeling

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

Towards a Sustainable Electric Vehicle Ecosystem: Challenges and Innovations

edited by Andrea Pellegrini and Shobhit Saxena

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7689 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicle uptake; transport electrification; clean transportation; infrastructure planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advancing Eco-Friendly Materials and Sustainable 3D Printing in Smart Manufacturing

edited by

Abdelkrem Eltaggaz

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7623 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-friendly materials; sustainable 3D printing; smart manufacturing; additive manufacturing; process optimization; circular economy; green manufacturing; 3D printing in drone technology

Digitalization and Circular Sustainability Development

edited by

Wee Meng Eric Lee

and Arif Perdana

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7002 | Submission Open

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)

Clean Technologies and Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Hui Gong

,

Abdulmoseen Segun Giwa

and Emmanuel Alepu Odey

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6894 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; clean technologies; sustainable water management; resource recovery; advanced oxidation processes; membrane filtration; electrochemical treatment; anaerobic digestion; decentralized systems; energy efficiency; emerging contaminants; circular economy; life cycle assessment; smart water systems; hybrid treatment technologies; integrated technologies

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

Sustainability in Forest Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Grzegorz Kopij

and R.A. Makhado

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6625 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature conservation; biodiversity; forest protection; wildlife management; forest botany; animal ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Sustainable Disaster Management: Theory and Practice

edited by

Ming Shan

and Chun Fu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6392 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster management; resilience; infrastructure systems; sustainable development

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

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

edited by

Sangho Choo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6244 | Submission Open

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)

Circular and Nature-Based Materials for Net-Zero Cities: Integrating Green Infrastructure and Urban Sustainability

edited by

Olga Szlachetka

and Justyna Dzięcioł

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6196 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; green infrastructure; zero-carbon cities; sustainable materials; urban resilience; low-carbon design; biomaterials; material reuse and recycling; sustainable urban planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Soil Health Impacting Ecosystem Resilience

edited by

Jan Hopmans

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5890 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil indicators; soil quality; soils

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

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

edited by

Oana Florina Virlanuta

and Teresa Paiva

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5564 | Submission Open

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)

Advances in Waste Biomass and Environmental Sustainability: 2nd Edition

edited by

Lucília Graciosa de Sousa Ribeiro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5446 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; wastes; hydrothermal treatment; pyrolysis; catalysis; sustainability

Sustainable Development of the Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Technologies

edited by

Rajendra Singh Adhikari

, Ghassan Zubi and Pravin Kannan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5321 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy efficiency; hydrogen economy; e-mobility; sustainable aviation; green shipping; electrolyzers and fuel cells; battery technologies; supercapacitors; energy sector digitalization; smart grids; multi-energy systems; circular economy; critical materials; power-to-X systems; waste-to-energy; energy carriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Agro-Ecosystem Approaches to Sustainable Land Use and Food Security

edited by

Horațiu Felix Arion

and

Iulia D. Arion

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5178 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-ecosystems; sustainable land use; food security; climate resilience; biodiversity conservation; soil health; integrated landscape management; sustainable agriculture; circular food systems; socio-ecological transitions

Lean Manufacturing and Sustainable Performance in Digital Era: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

José Dinis-Carvalho

,

Justyna Trojanowska

and

Malgorzata Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4047 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability in manufacturing; advanced data analytics; digitalization; lean operational excellence; smart manufacturing; data-driven Lean; Lean Supply Chain 4.0; circular supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Application of Sustainable Practices in Food Engineering

edited by

Gjore Nakov

and

Alyssa Hidalgo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3930 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Agricultural Environment Monitoring for Sustainable Agricultural Development

edited by

Chuan-Chi Chien

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3707 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment monitoring; sustainable agriculture; smart agriculture; agricultural resource utilization; agricultural policy and economics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Ecosystemic Services and Landscape Perspectives on Sustainable Urban Forest Planning

edited by

Roberto Moreno-García

,

Carmen Galan

and

José M. Cansino

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3505 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forest; neutral cities; sustainability; environmental services; urban management

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

Integrating the Triad: Carbon Neutrality, Circular Economy, and Energy Transition for the Sustainable Development

edited by

Javier Cifuentes-Faura

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3360 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality; circular economy; energy transition; sustainable development; decarbonization; renewable energy; green industry; resource efficiency; climate policy; ESG; just transition; innovation systems; SDGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advancing Sustainable Construction Management Through Decision Support System

edited by

Leonas Ustinovichius

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3349 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable constructiondecision support systems (DSS); construction management; building information modeling (BIM); sustainability assessment; life cycle analysis (LCA); smart construction technologies; environmental performance; multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); sustainable infrastructure development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

UAV Remote Sensing, Precision Agronomy, and Resource Optimization Strategies

edited by

Le Xu

and Shen Yuan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3299 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent agriculture; remote sensing inversion; machine learning; crop stress diagnosis; precision farm management; hyperspectral imaging; AI-driven decision-making; yield prediction modeling; data-driven agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Horticulture: Innovations in Crop Production and Resource Management

edited by

Maria de Fátima Oliveira

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3241 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimization of nutrient cycling; management of pests and diseases; water-use efficiency; circular economy strategies; the socio-economic dimensions of sustainable horticulture

Sustainable Energy Trade and Environmental Performance: Technological Innovations and Human Responses

edited by

András Szeberényi

,

Norbert Bozsik

and Vilmos Vass

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3216 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy trade; environmental performance; artificial intelligence (AI); climate change psychology; behavioral responses; energy policy and governance; low-carbon transition

Exploring Digital Transformation and Sustainability

edited by

Adel Ben Youssef

, Alper Ertürk and

Ahmad Sedaghat

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3117 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; artificial intelligence; applied robotics in sustainability; sustainability; Industry 4.0; smart manufacturing; artificial intelligence governance; digital economy; resilient systems; sustainable education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Green Energy Markets and Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by Qingshan Xu, Yuanxing Xia and Yang Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3113 | Submission Open

Keywords: green energy markets; sustainable development; renewable integration; market design; policy instruments; information asymmetry; digital sustainability tools; carbon neutrality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Management in Hospitality and Tourism

edited by

Asier Baquero

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3073 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism and hospitality development; environmental, social, and economic sustainability; sustainable business practices; eco-innovation in tourism and hospitality; sustainability performance measurement; corporate social responsibility (CSR); green hotel operations; stakeholder engagement in sustainability; sustainable value chain management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Productivity, Efficiency, and Green Growth for Sustainability

edited by

Dong-hyun Oh

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2989 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; productivity; efficiency; green growth; eco-efficiency; green productivity; sustainable development goals (SDGs); environmental performance; frontier analysis; circular economy; innovation and technology; energy and resource efficiency; sustainable industrial transformation; policy and governance

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

Sustainable Transportation Strategies for Urban and Regional Mobility

edited by

Khaled Shaaban

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2871 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility systems; walkability and pedestrian planning; cycling networks and policies; public transportation performance; connected and automated vehicles; electric and shared mobility; active and multimodal travel integration; low-emission policy frameworks; congestion reduction strategies; road safety solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Landscape Management: Geoinformatics on the Conservation of Cultural Heritage

edited by

Ernesto Marcheggiani

and

MD Abdul Mueed Choudhury

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2823 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage conservation; sustainable landscape management; geoinformatics; GIS; remote sensing; spatial analysis; heritage risk assessment; cultural landscapes; digital heritage; participatory planning

Resource Recovery and Sustainable Biomass Waste and Wastewater Management

edited by Jinsong Liang and Longyi Lv

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2815 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass waste; wastewater; sustainable development; biofuel; biorefinery; artificial intelligence

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

Open Innovation, Circular Economy and Sustainable Green Business: Current Issues and Future Perspectives

edited by

Katarzyna Szopik-Depczyńska

and

Carlotta D'Alessandro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2771 | Submission Open

Keywords: open innovation; sustainable corporate management; current issues in sustainability; emerging technologies; circular economy; ESG integration; innovation ecosystems; future business models; sustainability transition; innovation ecosystems; future business models; sustainability transitions

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

Green Buildings, Energy Efficiency, and Sustainable Development

edited by

Catalina Sima

and Cristina Gabriela Sărăcin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2703 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building design and practices; energy-efficient buildings and urban infrastructure (focusing on optimized building systems and sustainable city planning with green zones); sustainable development in eco-friendly architecture (emphasizing resource conservation and green material use in construction)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Urban Resident Participation and Sustainable Urban Environments

edited by

Chuntian Lu

and

Jing Xu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2598 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental awareness; pro-environmental behavior; environmental governance; environmental risk perception; environmental justice; climate change; urban environmental policy; urban resilience

Sustainable Materials for Building Envelopes

edited by

Francesca Merli

and

Chiara Chiatti

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2549 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; building envelope; thermal insulation; acoustic performance; life cycle assessment (LCA); bio-based materials; recycled materials; hygrothermal properties; energy efficiency; civil engineering applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainability of Supply Chain and Logistics System: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Dezhi Zhang

,

Shuanglin Li

and Xin Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2422 | Submission Open

Keywords: green vehicle routing; green supply chain network design; reverse logistics network design; sustainable biomass collection network design; green sailing; green production and scheduling optimization; sustainable emergency logistics network; optimization of multimodal network; distribution optimization of new energy vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Landscape Planning Between Coastal and Inland Areas

edited by

Massimo Sargolini

, Ana Sopina,

Valentina Polci

and Flavio Stimilli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2418 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal–inland landscape dynamics; sustainable landscape planning; environmental transformation; interdisciplinary landscape research; river valley systems; ecological and cultural connectivity; landscape governance; resilient territorial development; landscape observatory; integrated spatial planning; socioecological networks; communication processes

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

Rural Tourism, Nature-Based Tourism and Sustainable Tourism Practices

edited by

Dana Tometzová

,

Lucia Bednárová

and

Mário Molokáč

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2307 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural tourism; sustainable tourism; community-based tourism; nature-based tourism; sustainable regional development; sustainable destination management

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

Green and Sustainable Buildings: Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Performance of Buildings

edited by

Mariangela Musolino

,

Domenico Enrico Massimo

and

Francesco Calabrò

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2285 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building strategy; energy valuation; valuation of green buildings; prototype building to enforce sustainability; appraisal; valuation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Energy System Optimisation and Integration and the Sustainable Use of Renewable Energy

edited by

Rohitha Weerasinghe

and Sivasakthivel Thangavel

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2277 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy system optimisation; advanced modelling and simulation techniques for energy systems; optimisation algorithms for energy management and grid efficiency; AI and machine learning applications in energy optimisation; demand-side management and energy storage optimisation; integration of renewable energy sources; challenges in integrating solar, wind, hydro, and bioenergy; hybrid energy systems and microgrid technologies; smart grid solutions and digitalisation for seamless integration; policy and regulatory frameworks for renewable integration; sustainable use of renewable energy; lifecycle analysis and environmental impact assessment; sustainable energy policies and transition pathways; community-based renewable energy projects; the decarbonisation of industrial and transportation sectors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Buildings for a Seismic Future: Integrating Resilience into Design and Retrofit Practices

edited by

Issa El-Hussain

and

Abdullah Ansari

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2142 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic resilience; sustainable buildings; performance-based design; seismic retrofitting; structural health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Environment and Sustainability: Circular Economy, Green Business and Socio-Economy

edited by

Dumitru Alexandru Bodislav

and Raluca Iuliana Georgescu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2098 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; green business; sustainable development; socio-economic transformation; environmental governance; sustainability measurement; resource efficiency; policy and innovation; social inclusion; regenerative economy

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

Sustainable Water Futures: Integrated Approaches for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

edited by

Gergana Kirova

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2089 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water management; wastewater treatment and reuse; sorption technologies and novel sorbents; nature-based water treatment; circular economy in water systems; emerging contaminant removal; sustainability assessment and monitoring; policy and governance in water sustainability

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

Sustainable Agriculture for a Resilient Future: Integrating Biodiversity, Climate Strategies and Policy Innovations

edited by

Manuel Oliva

and

Santos Leiva-Espinoza

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2077 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural sustainability; biodiversity; climate change; public policies; resource management; Agenda 2030

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Waste to Energy: An Approach Towards Sustainability

edited by

Emmanuel Galiwango

and James Butler

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1962 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste to energy; sustainability; environmental impact; circular economy; resource recovery; technological innovation; renewable energy; energy conversion; waste management; biomass energy; green technology; sustainable development; energy efficiency

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

Sustainable Marine Spatial Planning and Marine Environmental Management

edited by

Peter Vidmar

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1961 | Submission Open

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)

Sustainable Innovation and Management in Hospitality and Tourism

edited by

Isabel Borges

and

Fátima Matos Silva

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1958 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; hospitality management; environmental sustainability; socio-economic development; sustainable practices; tourism policy; sustainable development goals (SDGs); eco-friendly hospitality; tourism governance; sustainability assessment tools

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

Mechanical Engineering for Environmental Sustainability: From Materials to Technologies

edited by

Lagouge Tartibu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1940 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; mechanical engineering innovations; sustainable materials; energy-efficient technologies; circular economy

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

Renewable Energy Systems: Technological Innovations and the Environmental Trade-Offs

edited by

Manuel Alcázar Ortega

and

Lina Montuori

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1904 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewables; decarbonization; environmental trade-offs; demand response; energy management; artificial intelligence; energy forecast

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Rural and Urban Environments

edited by

Mary J. Thornbush

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1873 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals (SDGs); climate change adaptation; climate change mitigation; rural and urban environments; environmental sustainability; renewable energy; biodiversity conservation; sustainable agriculture; governance and policy; community-based solutions

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

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