Sustainability

Sustainable Energy Transfer and Storage in Building Materials and Systems

edited by

submission deadline 15 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient buildings; building information modelling (BIM); thermal bridges; infrared thermography; nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEB); building envelope; deep energy renovation; sustainable construction; building physics; decarbonization

Advances in Sustainable Biomaterials and Their Environmental Applications

edited by

Jalal Isaad

submission deadline 15 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable biomaterials; biopolymers; green chemistry; wastewater treatment; pollutant removal; adsorption; biodegradable materials; environmental remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advanced Technologies for Smart, Lean, and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems

edited by

Nataša Tošanović

, Nikola Gjeldum and

Mihael Gudlin

submission deadline 15 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable manufacturing; lean manufacturing; digital transformation; lean and green management; circular economy; additive manufacturing; Industry 5.0; smart manufacturing; artificial intelligence; big data

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

Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Systems: Digital Intelligence, Resilience, and Operational Integration

edited by

Loukas K. Tsironis

and

Efthymios Katsoras

submission deadline 17 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable logistics; supply chain resilience; digital intelligence; urban freight systems; last-mile delivery; operational integration; supply chain reconfiguration

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

Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems: Polygeneration, Geothermics, Thermal Storage and Exergy Analysis

edited by

Geydy Luz Gutiérrez-Urueta

,

José Camilo Jiménez García

and

Juliana Saucedo-Velázquez

submission deadline 20 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: absorption heat pumps; geothermal energy; thermal energy storage; thermal comfort; waste heat recovery; energy and exergy analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced Materials, Energy and Policy Innovations for a Sustainable and Resilient Environment

edited by

Gui Lu

submission deadline 22 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable material innovation; circular economy; renewable energy integration; climate resilience; innovation policy for sustainability transitions; environmental policy/environmental sociology instruments; urban resilience and infrastructure; green chemistry and clean technologies; energy transition governance; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Remote Sensing Applications for Sustainable Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing indicators; ecological impacts; environmental changes; urbanization; major projects; geospatial intelligence; human well-being

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

Research on Green and Resilient Cities for Sustainable Urban Planning and Development

edited by

Yelena Popova

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban planning; green cities; urban resilience; smart infrastructure; climate adaptation; energy efficiency; green technology; urban governance; urban tourism

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

Smart Urban Destinations: A New Frontier for Sustainable Development or a Mystified Utopia?

edited by Alberto Amore and

Nicholas Wise

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban tourism; smart governance; artificial intelligence; smart city; destination governance; techno-governance and tourism; urban destination experience; urban destination resilience

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

Geology and Sustainable Development of the Mineral Resources

edited by

Seyed Kourosh Mahjour

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mineral resources; geology and sustainable development; critical minerals and energy transition; mineral exploration and resource evaluation; machine learning in geosciences; risk analysis and uncertainty quantification; circular economy in mining; environmental impact assessment; mine reclamation and post-mining land use; responsible mining and resource governance

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

Emerging Trends in Circular Economy and Waste Valorization: Materials, Technologies and Environmental Applications

edited by

Ancuța-Elena Tiuc

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; waste valorization; sustainable development; advanced recycling; reducing pollution; innovative environmental technologies; environmental applications

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

Innovative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Sustainability Courses in the AI Age

edited by

Manuel Carlos Gameiro da Silva

,

Gustavo R. Alves

and Hicham Mastouri

submission deadline 26 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative learning; artificial intelligence (AI); sustainability education; higher education; personalized learning; ethical considerations; collaborative learning; educational technology; case studies; curriculum development

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

Pathway to an Environmental Economy: The Role of Sustainable Natural Resources

edited by

Hsuling Chang

and

Meng Qin

submission deadline 28 Jun 2027 | 22 articles | Viewed by 32386 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental economy; sustainable natural resources; sustainable development

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

Demographic Change and Sustainable Development

edited by

Agnieszka Sompolska-Rzechuła

, Anna Oleńczuk-Paszel, Monika Śpiewak-Szyjka and Małgorzata Blaszke

submission deadline 28 Jun 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 28107 | Submission Open

Keywords: demographic changes; fertility; migration processes; population ageing; demographic change and socio-economic development; demography and the property market; sustainable cities; sustainable communities; quality of education in the context of demographic change; senior citizenship policy; sustainable development; demographic change and achieving the sustainable development goals

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

Advances in Urban-Rural Land Use and Regional Sustainability

edited by

Chen Zeng

,

Danling Chen

, Li Dai and Weicong Luo

submission deadline 29 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1265 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban–rural land use; sustainable development; land use transition; spatial restructuring; land use efficiency; urban sustainability governance

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

AI-Driven Innovations in Sustainable Transportation: Efficiency Optimization, Emission Reduction, and Smart Mobility Solutions

edited by Avni Jain

submission deadline 29 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in transportation; sustainable railway infrastructure; emission reduction; structural health monitoring; energy optimization; computational mechanics; digital twins; railway transition zones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis for Monitoring and Assessing Landscape and Ecosystem Sustainability

edited by

Chao Zhang

, Ziqi Meng and Nanshan You

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 11 articles | Viewed by 30101 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial analysis; remote sensing; landscape sustainability; ecosystem services; natural resource management; climate change; ecological resilience; land use change; environmental monitoring

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

Social Responsibility, Education and Managerial Strategies for Sustainable Development

edited by

Daniel Badulescu

and

Tomina Saveanu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15975 | Submission Open

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

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

Sustainable Innovation and Energy Transformation Toward Regional Economy Development

edited by

Fang Su

,

Haiyang Shang

and

Jiangbo Chang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7078 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy; energy transformation; sustainable innovation; regional economy development; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Transport System and Mobility in Urban Traffic

edited by

Maria Nadia Postorino

and

Caterina Malandri

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4790 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban mobility; sustainable transit policies; smart mobility solutions; multimodal transportation; mobility-as-a-service (MaaS); connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs); urban air mobility (UAM); urban traffic optimization; emission reduction strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Economic Growth and Sustainable Regional Development

edited by Aggeliki Anagnostou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4444 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable regional development; regional economic growth; spatial inequalities; regional resilience; cohesion policy; place-based development; green and inclusive growth; regional governance; smart specialization

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

Advancing Sustainable Power Systems: Innovations in Planning, Operation, and Control

edited by

Changgi Min

and Heejin Kim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3591 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; grid flexibility; grid-forming inverter; hardware-in-the-loop testing; high-voltage direct current (HVDC); flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS); power system operation and planning; power system optimization; real-time simulation; renewable integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Emerging Technologies and Sustainable Innovation in Supply Chain Management: Towards Supply Chain X.0

edited by

Mahmoud Elmarzouky

,

Imane Satauri

,

Issam Benhayoun

and Doaa Shohaieb

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2232 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chains; digital sustainability; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); circular economy; ESG integration; green logistics; technology-driven sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Low-Carbon Economy and Sustainable Management: Social Factors and Corporate Efficiency

edited by

Pengyu Chen

and

Abd Alwahed Dagestani

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1863 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon economy ; sustainable corporate management ; eco-innovation/open innovation/green innovation ; green transformation of enterprises; environmental governance; AI and corporate environmental performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advances in Environmental Management and Resource Economics for Sustainable Development

edited by

Bolin Yu

,

Penghao Ye

and Kun Xiao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1350 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience of resource supply chain; climate change; complex system modeling; equitable policies across regions and sectors; optimization of operational strategies

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

Advanced Research on Flood Hazards, Risk Assessment and Socio-Economic Resilience

edited by

Zhongfan Zhu

and Yingna Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 813 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood hazards; risk assessment; hydrodynamic modeling; urban flood resilience; socio-economic impact; early warning

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

Assessment of Carbon Footprint Mitigation Measures in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Karolina Ratajczak

and

Grażyna Szymańska

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 722 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; precision nutrient management; cover crops; legumes; fertilizers; greenhouse gases; energy efficiency; soil; regenerative agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Remote Sensing and GIS Approaches to Land Use Change and Natural Hazards

edited by

Hariklia D. Skilodimou

and

George D. Bathrellos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 639 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems; land use/land cover change; natural hazards; disaster risk reduction; ecosystem services; spatial analysis; climate resilience; sustainable land management; environmental monitoring; sustainability assessment; climate change; urban planning; hazard exposure mapping; environmental pressures

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

Sustainable Strategies for Integrated Governance and Planning

edited by

Dagmara Kociuba

and

Federica Epifani

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 597 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable spatial planning; sustainable urban governance; sustainable urban mobility; urban resilience; blue-green infrastructure; participatory urban management; sustainable urban strategies; place-based policies; climate-energy policies; multi-level governance; circular urban strategies

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

Sustainable Intelligent Systems for Social Well-Being: Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions

edited by

Tiziana Guzzo

and

Maria Chiara Caschera

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent systems; artificial intelligence; human-centered AI; user-centered design; ethical AI; explainable AI; digital sustainability; technology for social good; digital inclusion; responsible AI

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

Advances in Indoor Environmental Quality Control and Green Buildings

edited by

Evandro Eduardo Broday

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 566 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor environmental quality; green buildings; building control; sustainable design; energy efficiency

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

Transforming Waste into Resources for Sustainable Development: The Power of Environmental Biotechnology

edited by

Claudia Veronica Ungureanu

,

Ana-Maria Georgescu

and Dumitra Raducanu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 561 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental biotechnology; waste valorization; circular bioeconomy; bioremediation; organic waste; agro-industrial by-products; bioconversion; ecotoxicological assessment; bio-based materials; biodegradable packaging

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

Research on Plural Values in Sustainable Urban Planning

edited by

Maria Cerreta

,

Simona Panaro

and Ludovica La Rocca

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 509 | Submission Open

Keywords: values; transdisciplinarity; place-based adaptation; spatial justice; climate justice; urban transformations; differential vulnerabilities; integrated evaluations; mix-methods approaches; values elicitation; values co-production; value-pluralism; action-oriented processes; group decision-making; collaborative decision-making; evaluation design; impacts assessment

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

Afforestation, Vegetation Restoration, and Natural Protection

edited by

Guoqing Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open

Keywords: afforestation and vegetation restoration; natural protection and conservation planning; climate change and habitat suitability; water-constrained restoration in drylands; remote sensing and NDVI monitoring

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

Integrated Thermal Energy Storage and Sustainable Renewable Energy: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities

edited by

Muhammad Imtiaz Hussain

and

Gwi Hyun Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 440 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage (TES); phase change materials (PCMs); thermochemical energy storage; hybrid renewable energy systems; sustainable renewable energy technologies; photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems; hydrogen production and energy storage; AI and machine learning in energy systems; smart grid integration and energy flexibility; exergy and thermodynamic analysis; multi-objective optimization; advanced heat transfer fluids and nanofluids; advanced functional materials for energy applications; waste heat recovery and thermal management; techno-economic and environmental assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Urban Drainage System: From Flood Prevention to Water Reuse

edited by

Hongshi Xu

, Shengqi Jian,

Tianye Wang

and

Yihong Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 438 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban drainage; rapid urban flood forecasting; flood risk assessment; flood loss estimation; urban flood regulation strategies; low-impact development; stormwater use

Critical Reviews on Sustainable Materials, Circularity, and Low-Carbon Products

edited by

José Ignacio Alvarez

and

Paulina Faria

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials and products ; green materials; bio-based materials; biodegradable polymers; recyclable materials; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LCA); eco-design; green chemistry; sustainable composites; low-carbon materials; sustainable manufacturing; functional nanomaterials; urban sustainability; material durability and scalability; smart sustainable materials; climate mitigation materials; resource efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advances in Urban Planning, Regeneration and Sustainable Cities

edited by

Michael W. Mehaffy

and

Bin Jiang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban regeneration; urban heritage; adaptive reuse; regenerative urbanism; pattern languages; ai in planning and design; urban morphology; human-centered urbanism; urban resilience; urban complexity; sustainable urban development

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

Integrating Digital and Material Solutions for Low Carbon, Circular Construction Systems

edited by

Patrick Tang

,

Sarah Breen Lovett

and

Sittimont Kanjanabootra

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable construction; net zero construction; digital technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Positive Energy Districts and Circular Urban Economies: Transition Pathways for Urban Sustainability

edited by

Beata Zofia Filipiak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: positive energy districts (PEDs); circular economy in cities; urban transition pathways; climate adaptation and resilience; sustainable urban development; local government transformation management; urban financial resilience; digital twins and GIS applications; life cycle assessment (LCA); smart sustainable cities; energy transition financing; net-zero urban investment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Smart Sustainable Systems: IoT-Driven Intelligence and Machine Learning for a Greener Future

edited by

Mohamed El Khaili

,

Jyoti Sekhar Banerjee

and

Mohamed Lahby

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sustainability; internet of things; machine learning; artificial intelligence; green technologies; sustainable systems; predictive analytics; digital twins; smart cities; energy efficiency; environmental monitoring; circular economy; intelligent control; edge computing; decision support systems

Resilient Water Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Environments

edited by Yassine Ait Brahim,

Imane El Bouazzaoui

and

Nadia Rhoujjati

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: arid environments; semi-arid regions; integrated water resources management; hydrology; groundwater resources; surface water; drought resilience; hydroclimate variability; remote sensing; GIS; hydrological modeling; hydrogeological modeling; data-driven approaches; machine learning; climate change adaptation

Advancing a Sustainable Carbon Transition: Risk-Aware Innovation and Energy Management

edited by Zeyu Xing and

Lupeng Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable carbon transition; innovation management; energy optimization; transition resilience; regional governance; future industries; industry standards; sustainable policy

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

Power Electronics for Sustainable and Smart Energy Systems

edited by Fujin Deng, Wenzhao Liu, Rongwu Zhu and Shan He

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; microgrids; power quality; grid stability; converter; smart grid; solid-state transformer; energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Future Mobility Systems for Sustainability

edited by

Oh Hoon Kwon

and Wooseok Do

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: future mobility options; sustainability; emerging transportations; low-carbon strategies; mobility policy; electric vehicles; transportation safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Digital Intelligence Driving Energy Sustainability

edited by

Sai Yuan

and

Tong Yang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital–intelligent technology; energy security; energy sustainability; data-driven assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Digitization, AI, and Green Innovation for Sustainability: Trends and Challenges

edited by Zelong Wei and Heng Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: green technology; digitalization; AI (Artificial Intelligence); green innovation; institutional environments; emerging economies; sustainable development

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

Innovations in Green Building Development and Sustainable Facilities Management

edited by

Natalija Lepkova

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building; sustainable facilities management; energy efficiency; smart buildings; renewable energy integration; sustainable construction; building lifecycle assessment; indoor environmental quality; net-zero buildings; circular economy in construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Innovative Responses and Solutions to Health and Well-Being Threats of (Non-)Urban Communities

edited by

Rute F. Meneses

,

Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis

,

Nelson Barros

and

Luis Borges Gouveia

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: One Health; environmental health; early detection systems; predictive analytics; cost-effectiveness analysis; sustainable health interventions; community-based prevention; public health engineering; artificial intelligence & digital health; health and well-being applications & wearables; climate-related health risks

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

Responsible Manufacturing and Operations Management Towards Sustainability in the Automobile Industry

edited by

Constantinos Challoumis

and

John Yfantopoulos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; operations management; responsible manufacturing; automobile industry; ESG; circular economy; sustainable supply chains; Industry 4.0; artificial intelligence; sustainability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

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