Sustainability

Crop Management and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

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submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3947 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; soil health; soil fertility; organic amendments; soil nutrient management; organic farming; biological control methods; precision farming; crop rotation; intercropping practices; climate changes effects; safe food supply; sustainable food production; environmental protection; lower input costs; efficiency in water management; biodiversity conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Plant Biotic and Abiotic Stresses: Issues of Plant Health and Sustainable Food Security

edited by

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and

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3873 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; molecular pathways; physiological mechanisms; plant stress responses; climate change; genetic and biochemical interactions; genomic and biotechnological approaches; integrated stress (pest and disease) management; soil health; food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Circular Economy, Industrial Symbiosis and Sustainable Development: Actions for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

edited by

Julio Cesar Ferro De Guimarães

, Eliana Andrea Severo and

Vilmar Tondolo

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3591 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; sustainable operations; environmental practices; circular economy; sustainable supply chain management; sustainable development goals

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

Planning and Optimization of Sustainable Transportation in Smart Cities: 2nd Edition

edited by

Christina Iliopoulou

and

Konstantinos Kepaptsoglou

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3271 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport systems; transportation networks; optimization; routing; electromobility; sustainable transportation; intelligent transportation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Impact of Heavy Metals on the Sustainable Environment—2nd Edition

edited by

Lidija Ćurković

and Mihone Kerolli Mustafa

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3258 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal; mobility; soil pollution; water contamination; air pollution; plant accumulation; health risk; environmental monitoring; risk assessment; heavy metal remediation; environmental sustainability; environmental modelling

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

Recent Advances and Innovations in Urban Road Safety

edited by

Fotini Kehagia

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2919 | Submission Open

Keywords: road safety; urban road system; accidents; smart infrastructure; technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Innovations in Teaching Education for Sustainable Development at University and School Levels

edited by

María Cristina Cardona-Moltó

,

Cristina Miralles-Cardona

and

José María Esteve-Faubel

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2883 | Submission Open

Keywords: education for sustainable development (ESD); innovative pedagogies; teacher education; sustainability in education; curriculum development; interdisciplinary teaching; digital learning tools; sustainable teaching practices; higher education; school education

Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Operations: Risks, Rebuck, and Resilience

edited by

Al Ansari

and Batoul Modarress-Fathi

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2881 | Submission Open

Keywords: logistics; supply chain; resilience; sustainability; risks; challenges; models; leadership

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Life Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Jonathan Oti

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2612 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; building materials; durability; recycled materials; reuse of materials; life cycle stages; life cycle cost analysis; geopolymer; cement; concrete; stabilization; life-cycle assessment; bricks; block; mortar; geo-polymer; steel; timber; life cycle inventory; green building materials; eco-friendly materials; nano- and fiber composites; ceramics; limes; PFA; GGBS

Sustainability Advances in Supply Chain and Operations Management

edited by

Andrew Thomas

and

Rachel Mason-Jones

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2535 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain systems; operations management; sustainability; societal impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Conservation of Biodiversity in Forest and Agroecosystems Under Climate Change

edited by

Mohammed Ater

and

Jalal Kassout

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2487 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; genetic resources; forest ecosystems; agroecosystems; ecological adaptation; ecosystem resilience; community-based conservation; sustainable development; drought stress; sustainable land use; conservation strategies; climate adaptation; mitigation strategies

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

Analysis of Logistics and Supply Chain Systems for Sustainable Development

edited by Guanghui Zhou and

Dengyuhui Li

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2158 | Submission Open

Keywords: logistics optimization with the sustainable goals; green routing; sustainable location; green inventory management; circular economy and reverse logistics; humanitarian logistics; sustainable transportation system; closed-loop supply chains management; social responsibility in supply chain; green innovation; environmental management and performance; supply chain resilience and security; environmental, social and governance (ESG) management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Waste Management Strategies for Clean Coal Technologies

edited by Yanfeng Li and Baolin Xing

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2075 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean coal technology; resource utilization of coal-based solid waste; carbon capture and storage; environmental risks of waste disposal; clean combustion of coal; synergistic development of energy and environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Strategies for Enhancing Urban Resilience Against Disaster Risks

edited by

Qiang Zhang

, Lei Xu,

Biao Hu

and Jiann-Wen Woody Ju

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1658 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable strategies; urban resilience; disaster prevention and mitigation; risk; dynamic behavior; intelligent operation and maintenance; advanced numerical methods

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

Digital Green: Transforming Supply Chains for a Sustainable Future

edited by Federico Solari,

Giovanni Romagnoli

,

Eleonora Bottani

, Natalya Lysova and

Mohaiad Elbasheer

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1408 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain; sustainability; green logistics; digital transformation; smart logistics; Industry 4.0; circular economy; optimization; waste minimization; perishable products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Traditional and Local Crop Varieties for Sustainable Cultivation and Climate-Resilient Food Production

edited by

Ante Lončarić

and Svjetlana Škrabal

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1362 | Submission Open

Keywords: traditional varieties; local crops; sustainable cultivation; climate resilience; agrobiodiversity; low-input agriculture; biodiversity conservation; plant adaptation; sustainable food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Towards a Sustainable and Breathable Environment: Mitigating Air Pollution for Health and Well-Being

edited by

Azhar Siddique

,

Juliana Jalaludin

and

Wen-Jing Deng

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1349 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; sustainable environment; atmospheric chemistry; air quality management; climate–air quality interactions; environmental policy; urban and indoor air quality

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

Climate Change-Induced Tourism Destination Shifts and Strategies for the Sustainable Adaptation

edited by

Dagmara Stangierska-Mazurkiewicz

and

Marta Kiraga

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1176 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based tourism; climate change adaptation; tourism geography; destination resilience; tourism shifts; landscape change; sustainable tourism

Energy Economy and Sustainable Energy Development

edited by Mantas Švažas and Valentinas Navickas

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1080 | Submission Open

Keywords: regional energy systems; decentralization; producing consumers; synergies effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Urban Development: Strategies, Tools, and Transformations

edited by

Marta Skiba

,

Alicja Maciejko

, Rafał Dudzik and

Małgorzata Sztubecka

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1022 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban development; blue and green infrastructure; circular architecture; energy efficiency in cities; climate adaptation; urban resilience; smart city tools; nature-based solutions; participatory planning; climate-neutral cities

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

Solar Energy Innovation: Integrating Advanced Photovoltaics into Sustainable Built Environments

edited by

Maria Malvoni

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 749 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar cells; sustainable photovoltaics; building-integrated photovoltaics; renewable energy integration; thermal management; urban adaptability; environmental impact; economic analysis; retrofitting solutions; artificial intelligence in photovoltaics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Procurement Strategies for a Resilient Future

edited by Clifford McCue, Eric Prier and Emily Boykin

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 721 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain adaptation; climate-resilient public purchasing; circular economy; policy-driven procurement innovation; resilience evaluation frameworks; corruption

Green Foundations: How Geotechnical Engineering Can Support Sustainable Infrastructure

edited by

S. M. Talha Qadri

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 590 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable infrastructure; social resilience; geotechnical solutions; earthquake hazard adaptation and mitigation; green infrastructure

Sustainable Maritime Transportation: Logistics, Supply Chain Management and Regional Port Governance

edited by Zijian Guo and Yun Peng

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable maritime logistics; cold chain transportation optimization; LNG and alternative fuels in shipping; smart port digitalization; green port infrastructure; port resilience and climate adaptation; decarbonization of maritime transport; circular economy in ports; SDG 9 (industry, innovation, infrastructure); SDG 13 (climate action)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Logistics Network Reconstruction Under the Concept of Smart City

edited by

Renata Činčikaitė

and

Aidas Vasilis Vasiliauskas

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable logistics; smart city; supply chain optimisation; green transport infrastructure; digital logistics solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Asphalt Pavements: Advanced Materials and Technologies

edited by

Ling Xu

,

Fan Gu

and

Junfeng Gao

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavement engineering; asphalt pavement; road sustainability; infrastructure resilience; life cycle assessment; asphalt recycling; low-carbon technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Bioenergy and Biotechnological Solutions for Circular and Low-Carbon Systems

edited by John Allport, Gina Javanbakht and Lilies Kathumbi

submission deadline 2 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon fuels; waste valorization; circular bioeconomy; thermochemical processes; thermochemical kinetics; gasification; pyrolysis; catalytic process design; emission mitigation; waste-to-energy; sustainable fuels; microbial fuel development; anaerobic digestion; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Adaptation Beyond Climate: Facing Planetary Limits and Ecological Injustices

edited by

Dario Padovan

,

Osman Arrobbio

and Andrea Taffuri

submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1405 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation; change; maladaptation; indigenous knowledge; vulnerability; governance; technological fix; agroecology

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

Energy Communities: Innovations in Urban Building Design and Energy Systems

edited by

Moises Odriozola-Maritorena

, Iñaki Gómez-Arriaran and

Zaloa Azkorra-Larrinaga

submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 992 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy communities; urban energy systems; renewable energy integration; smart buildings; distributed energy resources (DERs); energy efficiency in buildings; community microgrids; sustainable urban design; energy democracy; building-energy modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Circular Economy, Environmental Management and Sustainability

edited by Alin Emanuel Artene and

Larisa Ivascu

submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 843 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; environmental management systems; industrial symbiosis; life cycle assessment; sustainable business models; resource efficiency; ESG governance; environmental accounting and audit; sustainability transitions

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

Ecosystems: Enhancing Biological Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery

edited by

Wenli Huang

submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; aerobic granular sludge; aammox; immobilization

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

Energy Transition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Radosław Wolniak

,

Judyta Kabus

,

Katarzyna Bratnicka-Myśliwiec

and

Izabela Bagińska

submission deadline 4 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 1028 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence, big data and machine learning in energy; smart demand and supply management systems; forecasting and optimisation of renewable energy generation; automation of energy processes and predictive maintenance; virtual power plants and microgrids; energy storage and system balancing; cybersecurity for AI-based energy systems; innovative business and tariff models; fiscal instruments supporting digitalisation and green transition; social consequences of decisions made by algorithms

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

Industrial Waste Circularity: Utilization, Pollution Prevention and Data-Driven Management

edited by Fanhui Guo, Hongxiang Xu, Yu Feng and

Xiuteng Wang

submission deadline 5 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 712 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial solid waste/wastewater/gas management; CCUS; heavy metals; circular economy; AI and machine learning; digital twin of waste processes; policy and regulatory frameworks; resource utilisation technology; LCA; pollution-risk control

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

Earthquake Engineering and Sustainable Structures

edited by

Jorge Miguel de Almeida Andrade

and

Luís Filipe Almeida Bernardo

submission deadline 6 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11372 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake engineering; sustainable structures; soil–structure interaction; soil–foundation interaction; structural resilience; structural materials; seismic retrofitting; seismic performance evaluation; low-carbon construction; life-cycle assessment

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

Corporate Environmental Performance and Disclosure: Implications for Sustainability—Second Edition

edited by

Jianfu Shen

and William Yu

submission deadline 6 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4952 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate environmental performance; disclosure; sustainability; carbon emission; ESG

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

Advancing Marine Ecosystem Sustainability Through Microplastic Pollution Mitigation

edited by Layla Hazeem,

Abdulkarim Hasan Rashed

and Suad Ahmed Rashdan

submission deadline 6 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2783 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastic pollution; marine ecosystem sustainability; plastic lifecycle management; ocean conservation; environmental policy; pollution mitigation strategies; marine biodiversity; climate change interactions; socio-economic impacts; innovative filtration technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Advances in Adsorption Processes for Sustainable Water Treatment—2nd Edition

edited by Slavica S. Lazarević and Ivona Častvan Janković-Castvan

submission deadline 6 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 341 | 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)

Creative Sustainability Education in the Age of AI: Learning, Governance and Environmental Footprints

edited by

Stanislav Avsec

submission deadline 7 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 937 | Submission Open

Keywords: creative sustainability education; generative AI; AI literacy; green pedagogy; governance; environmental footprint; carbon-aware computing; climate justice; responsible AI innovation

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

Sustainability in Urban Water Resource Management

edited by

Eleonora Santos

submission deadline 8 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5222 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban water governance; water scarcity management; smart water systems; sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDSs); water reuse and recycling; green and blue infrastructure; water–energy nexus; climate-resilient water management; circular economy in water systems; digital water management solutions

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

Innovation, Regional Disparities and Sustainable Development

edited by

Ming Yi

submission deadline 8 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2576 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; regional development; sustainable development; regional heterogeneity; collaborative development; green transformation; technological progress; inclusive growth

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

Advanced Sustainable Fuels and Electrified Energy Systems: Technologies, Integration, and Techno-Economic Assessment

edited by Javier Barba

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy systems; electrification; sustainable fuels; hydrogen technologies; energy system integration; techno-economic analysis; life-cycle assessment; energy efficiency; low-carbon technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Methods for Resource Recovery and Circular Waste Management

edited by

Igor Palčić

and

Melissa Prelac

submission deadline 11 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 791 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food waste; circular economy; bioactive compounds; biochar; biomass valorization; composting; resource recovery; waste management

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

Energy Security and Sustainable Energy Development

edited by

Magdalena Tutak

submission deadline 12 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1832 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy development; energy security; energy transition; sustainability indicators; renewable energy systems; energy resilience; low-carbon economy; energy policy and governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Aquaculture: A Rapidly Growing Food Production Sector—Challenges, Proposals, and Progress in Strengthening Its Sustainability

edited by

Andrea Santulli

and

Concetta Messina

submission deadline 12 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture sustainability; environmental impacts; aquaculture BMPs; low-impact aquaculture; aquaculture ecosystem services; designated aquaculture areas; certification programs; sustainable aquafeed; environmental footprint; regulatory framework

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Impacts of Climate Change and Human Activities on Animal Biodiversity and Ecosystem Sustainability

edited by

Abdelkader Chahlaoui

,

Ahmed Bendaoud

and

Mohamed Benaddou

submission deadline 12 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity loss; ecosystem degradation; climate change; multiple stressors; sustainable management

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

Sustainable Strategies for Soil Remediation and Environmental Protection

edited by

Ioana Monica Berar Sur

,

Timea Gabor

and

Ramona Bianca Sonher

submission deadline 13 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1407 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil remediation; environmental protection; sustainable technologies; nature-based solutions; ecosystem restoration; circular economy; integrated engineering solutions; monitoring and risk assessment; pollution management; environmental sustainability

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

Mathematical Optimisation for Sustainable Supply Chains: From Network Design to Carbon Reduction

edited by Reza Eslamipoor

submission deadline 14 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4064 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; value chain; resource optimisation; carbon dioxide reduction; green logistics; mixed-integer programming; multi-objective models; optimisation algorithms; inventory management; sustainable distribution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Develop, Educate and Communicate Sustainability Through STEM Education and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Leon Yufeng Wu

,

Chih-Chang Yu

,

Ming-Yen Lee

and Chun-Hung Lin

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11455 | Submission Open

Keywords: STEM education; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); science communication; interdisciplinary education; educational innovation; CDIO; learning metrics regarding sustainability

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

Protecting Natural and Cultural Heritage: Sustainable Tourism Development

edited by

Tomasz Studzieniecki

and

Beata Meyer

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6185 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; cultural heritage protection; natural heritage conservation; regenerative tourism; responsible tourism; overtourism management; sustainable development goals (SDGs); destination management; community resilience; tourism policy and planning

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

Foundational Industry 4.0/5.0 Technologies in the Digital Transformation of Supply Chains: A Global Perspective

edited by

Antonio Márcio Tavares Thomé

, Renan Silva Santos and Mozart Caetano Heymann

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4026 | Submission Open

Keywords: industry 4.0/5.0; supply chain digital transformation; sustainable supply chain management; multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); dynamic capabilities; social sustainability; digital technologies adoption; global comparative analysis; barriers and enablers; human-centric operations

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

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