Sustainability

Circular Economy and Life Cycle Assessment: Closing the Loop for Sustainable Resource Management

edited by Andrea Di Maria

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9625 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); sustainable resource management; carbon sequestration; policy decision making

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

Geoenvironmental Engineering and Water Pollution Control

edited by

Victor Cavaleiro

and Maria Eugenia Gimenez Boscov

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9460 | Submission Open

Keywords: geoenvironmental engineering; water pollution; remediation techniques; soil and groundwater contamination; new geomaterials; renewable energies

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

Advances in Sustainable Climate Change Adaptation Research and Technology

edited by

Tamim Younos

,

Juneseok Lee

and Tammy E. Parece

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9000 | Submission Open

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

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

Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Technologies for Sustainable Development of Smart Regions

edited by

Vyacheslav Kharchenko

, Nikos Bardis,

Andrzej Rucinski

and

Anatoliy Sachenko

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8915 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities and regions; ecosystems for sustainable development; artificial intelligence and AI systems; UAV as a service; mobile smart technologies; safety and security informed sustainability; wellness engineering

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

Advances in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Energy Systems

edited by Ascensión López-Vargas and Natalia Pichel

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8506 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy technology; renewable energy sources; smart energy management; climate change mitigation; technological advancements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Irrigation Technologies for Saving Water

edited by

Zhenhua Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8485 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-saving irrigation technologies; sustainable development; yield improvement; water use efficiency; efficient utilization of water resources

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

Advancing Sustainable Building Practices: State of the Art in Thermal Insulation Materials, Energy Efficiency, and Technological Innovations

edited by

Mariano Pierantozzi

and

Camilla Lops

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8309 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building insulation; energy-efficient construction materials; thermal insulation innovations; building energy performance; CO2 emission reduction in buildings; numerical modeling in material science; climate change resilience in architecture; renewable insulation materials; state-of-the-art insulation technologies; the environmental impact of thermal materials; artificial intelligence used for sustainable buildings; deep learning used for climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Development of the Digital Economy and Digital Innovation in the Web2.0 Environment

edited by

Yi Su

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7973 | Submission Open

Keywords: Web2.0 and sustainable economy; digital economy; digital innovation; big data; internet of things; green innovation; sustainable development; sharing economy

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

Sustainable Agriculture with Innovative Technology and Equipment: Towards a Low-Carbon Era

edited by

Xueqing Yang

and Wei Ma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7760 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent agronomic equipment; low-carbon and smart agriculture; carbon footprint; scenarios modelling; sustainable agriculture; agriculture/farming system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Transportation Systems and Infrastructures Planning, Optimization, and Management

edited by

Andrea Pompigna

and

Giulia Del Serrone

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7618 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation system and infrastructures optimization; transport planning; traffic and infrastructure management; sustainable mobility; intelligent transportation systems (ITS); traffic simulation; congestion mitigation; multimodal integration; big data in transportation; road safety and risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Tackling Energy Poverty and Vulnerability Through Energy Efficiency

edited by

Oikonomou Vlasios

and

Wolfgang Eichhammer

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7470 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy poverty; vulnerability; energy efficiency; heating decarbonization; inclusivity; energy access; affordability; household energy demand; transport poverty; micro-enterprises

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Interdisciplinary Explorations in Health and Healthcare: Addressing Complex Challenges for Sustainable Futures

edited by

Darrell Norman Burrell

, Delores Springs and Kevin Richardson

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7437 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable health systems; sustainable design and health; biotechnologies and sustainability; food security and health; environmental health; environmental racism; environmental justice; pandemic preparedness; patient voice in public health; healthcare access; health policy development; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); interdisciplinary health approaches; global health security; public health research; health equity; resilient health infrastructures; sustainable healthcare practices; global health disparities; community health development

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

Building Resilience and Green Building Construction for Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Anna Marzo

and

George Wardeh

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7261 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable constructions; reuse of building materials; seismic protection; sustainable interventions; bio-based materials; zero-damage constructions; quick vulnerability assessment; durability; concrete; rupture; masonry; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Waste Management Strategies for Circular Economy

edited by

Abdel Mohsen Onsy Mohamed

,

Muftah El-Naas

,

Munjed Maraqa

and Evan K. Paleologos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6597 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste prevention and minimization; resource recovery and recycling; extended producer responsibility; sustainable materials management; industrial symbiosis; sustainable urban waste management; smart waste management systems; advanced recycling technologies; waste-to-energy; circular economy legislation; international cooperation and standards; public awareness and education; case studies

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

Research on Sustainable Business Ecosystems and Corporate Governance

edited by Konstantina Ragazou, Nikolaos Sariannidis and Georgia Zournatzidou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6532 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; ESG; efficiency; sustainable governance; SMEs; resilience; business ecosystem

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

Agricultural Engineering for Sustainable Development

edited by

Nikolay Kiktev

, Taras Lendiel and Oleksii Opryshko

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6325 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; agricultural machinery navigation; sustainable agriculture; artificial intelligence; automation and robotics; controlled agricultural environments; planning; management; and forecasting for agricultural production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Development of Regional Tourism

edited by Krzysztof Widawski and

Federica Burini

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6143 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature tourism; rural tourism; heritage tourism; tourism management in a region; protected areas; active tourism; sustainable tourism product; sustainable development; case studies; tourist resources

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

Green Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Innovations for Sustainable Transport and Distribution

edited by Ruozhen Qiu,

Qingguo Bai

and Jianhu Cai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5913 | Submission Open

Keywords: green logistics; supply chain management; transportation; distribution system; sustainable development; environment; environmental impact reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Governance Development and Strategy

edited by Yong Qi, Yangao Xiao and Yuting Deng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5742 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable governance; intellectual property; corporate sustainability strategies; digital economy; sustainable industrialization

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

Advances in Intelligent Transportation, Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles in the Context of Sustainability

edited by Yitong Shang,

Xueqian Fu

and Qiang Xing

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5720 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation; intelligent transportation systems; public transportation; energy-efficient traffic flow; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); smart charging; emerging technologies; environmental and social impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Water Resources Management in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Dexter Hunt

and Soroosh Sharifi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5402 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; infrastructure; planning; sustainable indicators

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

Sustainable Management and Regulation of Agricultural Water Resources in the Context of Global Climate Change, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaolin Yang

,

Wenfeng Liu

and

Wen Yin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5352 | Submission Open

Keywords: ater scarcity; irrigation; agriculture water management; crop evapotranspiration; water use efficiency; climate change; adaptation; regulation

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

Sustainable Future of Ecohydrology: Climate Change and Land Use

edited by

Yanfeng Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5245 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecohydrology; climate change; land use; water resources; sustainability; ecosystem resilience; climate adaptation; hydrological modeling; biodiversity conservation; integrated water management

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

Renewable Energy and Environment Protection: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Liquid Fuels from Carbon Dioxide, and Biofuels

edited by Daniel A. Lowy and Jesus R. Melendez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5105 | Submission Open

Keywords: challenge of energy transition; renewable energy production; energy storage; biofuels; green hydrogen; biomass energy; direct carbon capture and reduction of carbon dioxide; AI in the optimization of alternative energy production; storage and usage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Operations and Green Supply Chain

edited by

Fouad Jawab

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5103 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; supply chain; operations; performance; collaboration; environmental impact; social impact; theory; best practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Extremophilic Plants and Microorganisms in Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Aleksandra Koźmińska

and Mohamad Al Hassan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4917 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; metallophytes; soil desalinization; halophytes; carbon sequestration; bioremediation; bioinoculants; biofuels; bioenergy

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

Application of Regenerative Approaches, Sustainable Technologies and Multiscale Climate Strategies in Improving the Urban Built Environment

edited by Alejandro Prieto and Elizabeth Wagemann

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4651 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban environment; climate adaptation and mitigation designs; regenerative design; sustainable technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Innovation and Sustainability in Urban Planning and Governance

edited by

Charles Chang-Yu Hong

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4384 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban governance; arts and humanities in city governance; tourism governance; urban theory; urban sociology; urban network; water governance; resident perceptions

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

Exploring the Innovative Approaches and Advanced Practices to Sustainable Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

edited by

Waleed Al-Marzooqi

and

Hani El-Zaiat

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4300 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; precision farming; animal welfare; climate change mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Smart Grid Energy Management: Advancing Sustainability and Cybersecurity

edited by

Oussama Laayati

, Ahmed Chebak and

Ahsen Maqsoom

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4196 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; energy management systems (EMSs); blockchain; cybersecurity; renewable energy; peer-to-peer energy trading; artificial intelligence (AI); grid resilience; energy optimization; microgrids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Data-Driven Solutions for Sustainable Systems

edited by

Yousef Farhaoui

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4106 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven optimization of renewable energy systems; predictive analytics for resource management; sustainable urban and smart city development; circular economy frameworks enabled by data-driven tools; environmental monitoring and climate change mitigation using AI; blockchain for decentralized sustainable systems; ethical considerations and policy frameworks for sustainable AI applications

Intelligent Transportation Systems Applications for Sustainability and Safety

edited by Dongdong Wang,

Amjad Pervez

, Chenzhu Wang and Liqiang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4060 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation system; traffic safety; machine learning; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Smart Cities, Smart Governance and Sustainable Development

edited by Guangwei Hu and Nan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4024 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; technological innovation; urban development; internet of things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable urban development; smart governance; data-driven decision making; citizen engagement; urban infrastructure

Data-Driven Solutions for Sustainable Emergency Preparedness and Response

edited by

Andrii Galkin

,

Igor Chumachenko

and

Sergiy Bushuyev

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3979 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable emergency preparedness; resilience; emergency management; logistics; project management; logistics; risk assessment; response planning; resource reallocation; artificial intelligence

Advances in Interdisciplinary Sustainable Electrified Transport Systems

edited by

Erica Ballantyne

and

David Stone

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3538 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrified transport; EVs; charging systems; renewable generation for transport systems; energy storage for transport; sustainable transport and energy

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

Sustainable Development of Renewable Energy Resources

edited by Feng Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3366 | Submission Open

Keywords: new energy-dominated power systems; renewable energy; hydropower; operation optimization; hybrid energy systems; design and sizing; power electronics; economic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Towards Carbon Neutrality: Sustainable Solutions for Reducing Carbon Footprints

edited by

Rafael E. Vásquez

,

Cesar Nieto-Londoño

and

Zulamita Zapata-Benabithe

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3128 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon footprint management; carbon neutrality; decarbonization strategies; energy transition; greenhouse gas reduction; process automation for sustainability; renewable energy; smart and digital technologies; smart energy systems; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

From Taste to Health: The Multifaceted Benefits of Plant-Based Alternatives

edited by

Zhibin Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3011 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-based alternatives; sustainable food; sensory analysis; nutritional profile; food safety; health benefits; chronic disease prevention; consumer behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Advanced Machine Learning and AI Techniques for Winter Weather Traffic Modelling in Cold Region Highways

edited by

Hyuk Jae Roh

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2996 | Submission Open

Keywords: winter weather traffic modeling; cold region highways; machine learning; artificial intelligence; predictive modeling; traffic flow prediction; real-time traffic management; snowstorm traffic management; icy road conditions; weather-integrated traffic data; traffic safety; accident reduction; AI-based traffic solutions; comparative analysis of machine learning techniques; winter traffic management policy; smart transportation systems; intelligent transportation systems (ITS); road safety in winter conditions; big data in traffic management; climate impact on traffic systems; winter highway closure and reopen; vulnerability index development with traffic reduction; traffic reduction contour map development in network scale; weather data augmentation under scarcity of snowfall and severe cold temperature

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Optimization and Application of Sustainable Distributed Power Generation

edited by

Jian Zhang

and

Yonghong Xu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2883 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable distributed power generation; renewable energy sources; design and performance optimization; energy storage; techno-economic analysis; smart building and smart city

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Research on Pollutant Monitoring and Remediation Technologies for Contaminated Soil

edited by

Maria Cristina C. Vila

,

Valentina Pidlisnyuk

and

Karim Suhail Al Souki

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2809 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; remediation; nature-based remediation solutions; monitoring; soil contamination; soil pollution; urban soils; coastal soils; soil vulnerability; sustainability assessment

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

Operations Research for Sustainability in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

edited by

John Willmer Escobar

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2775 | Submission Open

Keywords: logistics; supply chain optimization; Tripple Bottom Line; heuristic and metaheuristic approaches; machine learning; exact approaches; economic aspects; social aspects; environmental issues

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

Next-Generation Biomass Gasification and Resource Recovery: Driving Sustainability and Circularity

edited by Seyedeh Azadeh Alavi Borazjani and

Luís Tarelho

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2740 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass gasification; resource recovery; circular economy; sustainability; renewable energy

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

Innovative Green Water Technologies for Effective Environmental Pollution Control

edited by

Luiza Campos

and

Anna Bogush

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2739 | Submission Open

Keywords: green technologies; sustainable water management; climate change mitigation; advanced oxidation processes; eco-friendly coagulants; energy-efficient water treatment; nanotechnology; renewable resources; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LCA)

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

Sustainability in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management: 2nd Edition

edited by

Salah Haridy

,

Ridvan Aydin

and

Mohammad Shamsuzzaman

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2648 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; sustainable product development; sustainable lean six sigma; sustainable quality engineering; sustainable project management; sustainable safety; sustainable waste management; sustainable and renewable energy management

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

Sustainable Railway Construction, Operation and Transportation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jozef Gasparik

and Libor Ižvolt

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2592 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; railway construction; railway operation and capacity; railway transportation; innovation and ecology in railway transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Impacts of Climate Change on the Water–Food–Energy Nexus

edited by

Balamurugan Panneerselvam

and

Nagavinothini Ravichandran

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2574 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water resources; food production; energy resources; agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Air Pollution Control and Sustainable Urban Climate Resilience

edited by

Yaxing Du

, Shuojun Mei,

Shiguo Jia

and

Dongjin Cui

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2453 | Submission Open

Keywords: air quality; pollution dispersion; pollution control; urban climate resilience; sustainable development; mitigation measures; built environment

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

Sustainability, AI and the Evolution of Energy Infrastructure: Understanding the Intersection of Economics, Environment, and Society

edited by

Tao Ding

and Ruipeng Tan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2434 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); energy infrastructure; economic impacts; renewable energy integration; smart grids; energy efficiency; environmental sustainability; social equity; energy transition; AI-driven optimization

Human–Wildlife Coexistence—Future Solution

edited by Achyut Aryal and Kedar Baral

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2263 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– wildlife coexistence; conservation biology; biodiversity; ecosystem sustainability; climate change impacts; environmental policy; human– wildlife conflict mitigation; wildlife management; community engagement; sustainable development

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

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