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Sustainable Catalysts and Environmental Technologies for Wastewater Treatment
edited by and Quaratesi Ilaria
submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater; catalysis; sustainability; green chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Sustainable Pathways for Vernacular and Heritage-Built Environments
edited by Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares, , and
submission deadline 26 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: built heritage; bioclimatic strategies; environmental performance; traditional materials; urban and rural contexts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Sustainable Water Management Under Climate Change: Advances in Modeling and Decision-Support
edited by
submission deadline 26 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: water management; climate change; hydrological modeling; decision-support systems; sustainability; resilience and uncertainty analysis; nature-based solutions; extreme events
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Monitoring Systems for Building and Industrial Sectors: Energy Efficiency, Indoor Air Quality, and Thermal Comfort
edited by Jorge Loy-Benitez and Shahzeb Tariq
submission deadline 26 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable monitoring systems; energy efficiency; indoor air quality; thermal comfort; smart sensing; building and industrial sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Organizational Management in the Hospitality Industry: Green Climate, Leadership, Employee Engagement and Well-Being
edited by and
submission deadline 27 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable hospitality management; organizational green climate; sustainable leadership; employee engagement; well-being; corporate social responsibility; pro-environmental behavior; resilience; human sustainability; hospitality innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Research on Digital Teaching and Learning in Education for Sustainability submission deadline 28 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable education; educational innovation; accessibility and equity; eco-responsible use of digital technologies; personalized and adaptive learning; emerging educational technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
AI and Technology Disruptions: Impacts on Transportation, Road Safety and Urban Form
edited by Krsto Lipovac and Alan Ross
submission deadline 29 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; transportation; autonomous vehicles; electric vehicles; AI; urban farming; 15-minute cities; smart cities; green walls; liveable cities; road safety; traffic management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
AI-Driven Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Business Innovation
edited by , and Anna Brzozowska
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 40667 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; business management; innovation in business; sustainable business practices; new technologies in business; digital transformation in business; customer experience in business; AI in business; ESG AI in business; entrepreneurship and AI; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Higher Education: Innovative Teaching and Learning, and Leadership for Creating Impacts on Local Society and Globally submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 33936 | Submission Open
Keywords: higher education; innovative teaching and learning; leadership; third mission of the university; inclusive society; internationalization; artificial intelligence and technology; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Education for Sustainable Development: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 31417 | Submission Open
Keywords: educational innovation; transversal competences; socially oriented education; sustainability mind-shift; challenge-based learning; service learning; education for sustainable development (ESD); sustainable digitalization; sustainable development goals (SDGs); sustainability university rankings; circular economy; sustainable development indicators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Ecosystemic Services and Landscape Perspectives on Sustainable Urban Forest Planning submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2366 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban forest; neutral cities; sustainability; environmental services; urban management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Advancing Eco-Friendly Materials and Sustainable 3D Printing in Smart Manufacturing
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1068 | Submission Open
Keywords: eco-friendly materials; sustainable 3D printing; smart manufacturing; additive manufacturing; process optimization; circular economy; green manufacturing; 3D printing in drone technology
Digitalisation, Governance, and Innovation for Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Societies submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 485 | Submission Open
Keywords: digitalisation; governance quality; innovation capacity; sustainable development; economic growth; climate and societal resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Plastic Pollution Reduction and Sustainable Marine Ecosystems
edited by , Jian Lu and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open
Keywords: plastic pollution; microplastics; environmental behaviors; marine ecosystem; pollution control; advanced oxidation processes; adsorption; chemical treatment; biological treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Renewable Energy Systems: Technological Innovations and the Environmental Trade-Offs submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 386 | 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)
Energy System Optimisation and Integration and the Sustainable Use of Renewable Energy
edited by and Sivasakthivel Thangavel
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 326 | 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)
Recent Advances in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in the Landscape Context
edited by and Luis Fernando Gopar-Merino
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem modeling; climate change; biodiversity; ecosystem services; environmental sustainability; landscape ecology; global change; conservation planning; resilience; sustainability science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Sustainable Materials for Building Envelopes submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 270 | 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)
Exploring Digital Transformation and Sustainability
edited by , Alper Ertürk and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 258 | 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)
GIS-Based Spatial Analysis for Ecological Monitoring and Sustainable Landscapes
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open
Keywords: GIS  spatial analysis; ground deformation  ; ecological monitoring; remote sensing; brownfield remediation; watershed rehabilitation  ; nature-based solutions; heritage conservation  ; ecosystem services  ; sustainable landscapes
Sustainable Innovation and Management in Hospitality and Tourism submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 242 | 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)
Sustainable Buildings for a Seismic Future: Integrating Resilience into Design and Retrofit Practices
edited by Issa El-Hussain and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open
Keywords: seismic resilience; sustainable buildings; performance-based design; seismic retrofitting; structural health monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Intelligent and Data-Driven Technologies for Sustainable Water and Carbon Management submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent water systems; AI and machine learning; digital twins; data-driven modeling; smart sensors and IoT; remote sensing analytics; carbon and LCA modeling; water– energy– carbon nexus; decision-support optimization; smart monitoring systems
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques for Sustainable Water Resource Management submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; water resource management; sustainable development; environmental monitoring; hydrological modeling; climate change adaptation; data-driven decision-making; federated learning; aquatic ecosystems
Sustainable Digital Transformation: Pathways to Resilient Enterprises, Regions, and Nations submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital transformation; digital economy; sustainable innovation; resilient enterprises; changing work models; remote work; value chain transformation; green transition; digital sustainability; green business models; circular economy; Industry 5.0
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Municipal Solid Waste Management Regulation, Circularity and Urban Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open
Keywords: municipal solid waste (MSW); recycling and reuse; waste collection and treatment; waste reduction and prevention; circular economy; sustainable cities; regulatory frameworks; smart waste management; performance metrics in waste management; public engagement and incentives
Building Information Modeling for Sustainable and Smart Construction
edited by , and Maria do Rosário
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open
Keywords: BIM; BIM-6D; BIM-sustainability; BIM-smart construction; green BIM; circular economy; asset management and life cycle; digital technologies and artificial intelligence
Planning Smart Cities for Environmental Sustainability
edited by Ana Clara Mourao Moura, and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
Keywords: geospatial technologies; smart city planning and design; digital twins; extended reality (XR); artificial intelligence (AI); citizen-centric planning; geodesign; climate resilience; sustainable development goals (SDGs); geotechnologies for decision-making
(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 submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 149 | 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)
Agro-Ecosystem Approaches to Sustainable Land Use and Food Security submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 149 | 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
Sustainable Development of the Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Technologies
edited by , Ghassan Zubi and Pravin Kannan
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 139 | 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)
Sustainable Consumer Behavior Towards Environmentally Conscious Consumption submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable consumption; green consumer behavior; pro-environmental decision-making; green marketing; sustainability transitions; behavioral interventions; circular economy; environmental psychology; ethical consumption; consumer sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Landscape Planning Between Coastal and Inland Areas
edited by , Ana Sopina, and Flavio Stimilli
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 133 | 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)
Emerging Sustainable Nanomaterials: Exploration and Advanced Applications submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanotechnology; circular economy; environmental remediation
Advanced Control Strategies for Renewable Energy Systems and Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition
edited by , Abdellatif Obbadi and Smail Sahnoun
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy conversion systems; maximum power point tracking; power electronic converter; controllers of renewable energy systems; control and optimization; nonlinear controllers; fault ride-through; artificial intelligence control; fuzzy logic research; deep learning; sustainable energy
Open Innovation, Circular Economy and Sustainable Green Business: Current Issues and Future Perspectives submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 131 | 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)
Technology Innovation Management: Fueling Smart Transformation in Project Management
edited by , and Liguo Zhang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital project management; new product development; innovation management; project collaboration; sustainable project management; artificial intelligence in projects; cultural and creative industries; consumer-driven innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Measuring What Matters: Outcomes of Smart-City Innovation for Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart cities; SDG 11; impact evaluation; climate neutrality; climate resilience; urban analytics; indicators and KPIs; equity and inclusion; data governance; comparability and transferability
Productivity, Efficiency, and Green Growth for Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 118 | 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)
Green Energy Markets and Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges
edited by Qingshan Xu, Yuanxing Xia and Yang Li
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 118 | 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)
Governance Mechanisms for Sustainability Transformation: Innovations Across Organizational, Societal and Environmental Domains submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability governance; transformative change; institutional innovation; multi-level governance; policy integration; stakeholder engagement; systems thinking; transition management; adaptive governance; socio-ecological resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Unleashing the Potential of Clean Energy for Sustainable Development
edited by and Cuthbert Kimambo
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: clean energy; renewable energy; sustainable development; energy transition; climate change; energy access; energy equity; green technologies; policy innovation; sustainable growth; global cooperation; social inclusivity
Research on the Interactions Between Plants and the Environment: Mechanisms, Adaptations, and Sustainable Perspective submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change adaptation; abiotic stresses; plant– microbe interactions; omics-based stress mechanisms; phytoremediation; ecosystem resilience; biostimulants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure Management
edited by , Ferdinando Verardi and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transportation management; infrastructure asset management; life-cycle performance; smart mobility systems; resilient transport networks; sustainable construction and maintenance; data-driven infrastructure optimization; predictive modeling in pavement engineering; environmental and social sustainability; digital twin of infrastructures; GeoAI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Rethinking Waste: Life Cycle Thinking Approaches Towards a Circular and Regenerative Future
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: life cycle thinking; circular economy; regenerative systems; waste valorization; industrial symbiosis; resource efficiency; sustainable design; life cycle assessment (LCA); material recovery; environmental impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Advancing Sustainable Construction Management Through Decision Support System submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 99 | 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)
Environment and Sustainability: Circular Economy, Green Business and Socio-Economy
edited by and Raluca Iuliana Georgescu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 95 | 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)
Rural Tourism, Nature-Based Tourism and Sustainable Tourism Practices submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 84 | 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)
Mechanical Engineering for Environmental Sustainability: From Materials to Technologies
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 84 | 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)
Spatial Data for the Sustainable World: Remote Sensing in Geographical Research
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatial data; remote sensing; geoinformatics; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); earth observation; spatial analysis; environmental monitoring; geovisualization; spatial planning; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
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