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Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure Management

edited by

Francesco Abbondati

, Ferdinando Verardi and

Fabio Rondinella

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1477 | 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)

Energy Storage Solutions for Efficient & Sustainable Renewable Integration

edited by

Eleonora Baccega

and

Davide Menegazzo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1277 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; thermal energy storage; renewable integration; peak shaving; grid flexibility; sector coupling; multi‑energy systems; decarbonization; sustainable energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

GIS-Based Spatial Analysis for Ecological Monitoring and Sustainable Landscapes

edited by

Shangmin Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 890 | 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

Sustainability of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Changing Environments

edited by Hailiang Xu,

Aishajiang Aili

and

Abdul Waheed

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological restoration; biodiversity conservation; desertification; grassland ecosystems; plant stress physiology; ecosystem management; dust storms; restoration ecology; sustainable land use

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

Sustainable Management in Tourism and Hospitality: Understanding Consumer Trends—2nd Edition

edited by

Silvia Baiocco

, Paola M. A. Paniccia and

Antonella Monda

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

Keywords: tourism; hospitality; sustainability; sustainable development; management; tourism demand; corporate social responsibility; destination management; value co-creation; consumer behavior

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

Advances in Underwater Acoustics for Sustainable Ocean Monitoring

edited by

Hansoo Kim

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater acoustics; ocean acoustic monitoring; underwater noise; acoustic propagation; marine environmental monitoring; sustainable ocean observation; ocean soundscape; sustainable ocean observation; marine biodiversity

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

Technology Roadmapping for Sustainable Strategy and Innovation

edited by

Shuliang Zhao

Hui Hu

and

Jun (Justin) Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: technical roadmap; emerging technologies; industrial innovation; innovation policies; technology forecasting and evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Remediation Techniques to Mitigate the Effects of Soil Pollution by Heavy Metals—2nd Edition

edited by

Yuanan Hu

and Wumei Xu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2027 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; soil pollution; soil remediation; environmental geochemistry; transformation; fate; risk assessment; heavy metal removal

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

Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Energy, Environment, and Climate

edited by

Yun Zhu

Ying Gao

Pen-Chi Chiang

, Hao Wang and Jia Xing

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1187 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainable energy; smart grids; energy management; carbon emission reduction; environmental restoration; ecological restoration; environmental simulation; climate risk analysis; climate resilience; machine learning; data-driven modeling; hybrid modeling; decision support system; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Artificial Intelligence for Promoting the Health and Well-Being of Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Joosung Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1170 | Submission Open

Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); AI; healthcare; life quality

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

Advances in Natural Gas Processing Toward Energy Sustainability

edited by

Weidong Li

Bingyuan Hong

and

Yang Lv

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 569 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas systems engineering; energy sustainability; supply chain logistics optimization; methane emission mitigation; AI and machine learning; low-carbon technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

A Sustainable Future in 2030 Classrooms: Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Learning and Teaching Process, Opportunities and Limitations

edited by

Çiǧdem Hürsen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 472 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative AI; AI; virtual and augmented reality; human–AI collaboration; digital citizenship; personalized learning; ethic; 21st century skills; contemporary learning and teaching approaches

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

Big Data Analytics and Digital Transformation for Sustainable Business Model Innovation

edited by

Gabriela O. Chiciudean

and Daniel I. Chiciudean

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics; sustainable business model innovation; digital transformation; artificial intelligence; circular economy; sustainable supply chains; data-driven sustainability

Sustainable Management for the Future of Education Systems—2nd Edition

edited by Walery Okulicz-Kozaryn, Kanat Kozhakhmet and Iryna Storonyanska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable management; sustainable education; sustainability; SDGs 1-17, future education; education technology; education method

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

Mineral Value, Carbon Rules: Pathways for Beneficiation and Low-Carbon Industrialisation in the Global South

edited by

Mduduzi Biyase

, Talent Zwane and Sodiq Arogundade

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: CBAM (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism); carbon tax; mineral beneficiation; local content; mineral‑based industrialisation; circular economy; regional integration; value‑chain upgrading; trade‑linked climate policy; carbon pricing

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

Sustainable Building Materials and Structural Resisting Systems: Innovation and Practice

edited by

Moussa Leblouba

and

Basil Ibrahim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building materials; structural resisting systems; low-carbon construction; resilient structures; circular economy; recycled materials; bio-based materials; life-cycle assessment; structural retrofit; prefabrication; seismic isolation; tuned mass damping

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

The Sustainable Energy Systems and Heat Transfer Engineering

edited by

Magdalena Jaremkiewicz

and

Marek Majdak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal optimisation; renewable energy sources; sustainable industry; energy usage optimisation; innovative energy production.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Standard Passivhaus and Industrialized Construction: Technological Strategies for Cost Reduction and Greater Access to Housing

edited by Victor Echarri-Iribarren,

Ricardo José Gómez-Val

and

Alberto Meiss

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: passive House; industrialized construction; life cycle cost; amortization of investments; recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainability Assessment of Photovoltaic Systems: Technical Performance, Environmental Impacts and Integrated Applications

edited by

Samuele Memme

Mattia Parenti

and

Marco Fossa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic systems; sustainability assessment; solar energy; life cycle assessment; techno economic analysis; urban photovoltaics; agrivoltaics; floating photovoltaics; building integrated photovoltaics; photovoltaic thermal systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Applications of Big Data and Geospatial Artificial Intelligence to Sustainable Urban Development

edited by Daoye Zhu, Fan Liu, Qingmei Li and Xiaokang Fu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: GeoAI; spatial machine learning; urban digital twins; multi-source data fusion; geospatial knowledge graphs; urban sustainability; big data analytics; smart cities; remote sensing

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

Smart Electrification and Intelligent Operations of Public Transit and Airport Ground Vehicles

edited by

Jie Xiong

and

Tongfei Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: public transit electrification; airport ground vehicles; electric bus operations; intelligent fleet operations; charging infrastructure planning; energy management; renewable energy integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability, and Resilience in Agriculture

edited by

Piotr Pietrzak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; precision agriculture; sustainable agriculture; circular economy; resource efficiency; agricultural resilience; climate change adaptation; food security; ESG in agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable and Resilient Critical Mineral Supply Chains: Mine-to-Market Perspectives

edited by

Ezzeddin Bakhtavar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical minerals; sustainable supply chains; supply chain resilience; adaptive mine planning; sustainable mining; responsible resource development; sustainable transportation; energy transition; ESG performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Transportation and Remediation of Pollutants in the Environment

edited by Ming Li and Guanghui Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental behaviour of pollutants; organic pollutants; inorganic pollutants; remediation technology; environmental monitoring; environmental assessment

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

Agricultural By-Products for Sustainable Applications

edited by

Saša Despotović

and

Natalija Velić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural by-products; agro-industrial residues; sustainable valorization; circular bioeconomy; waste-to-resource strategies; resource efficiency; green technologies; bioactive compounds; sustainable food and feed applications; life cycle assessment

Innovative and Sustainable Management for Organizations and Corporations in the Digital Age

edited by

Ricardo Costa Climent

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; sustainable business model innovation; artificial intelligence; dynamic capabilities; ESG performance; sustainability reporting and assurance; value creation and value capture; digital platform ecosystems; twin transformation; corporate governance

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

Agricultural Economics, Innovation, Policies, and Rural Development for Sustainability

edited by

Andrea Feher

Tabita Cornelia Adamov

Ioana Anda Milin

and

Ramona Mariana Ciolac

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; agricultural economics and policy; common agricultural policy; rural development; sustainable rural development strategy; circular economy in agriculture; agricultural management and marketing; climate change; economics and environmental policy

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

Sustainable Design and Processes Optimisation in Industry and Services

edited by

Irina Severin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated management systems; customer issues; systems performance; processes optimisation; sustainability

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

Microplastics in Soil: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

edited by

Noemí Delgado Mellado

M. M. Cledera-Castro

and Javier Calzada-Funes

submission deadline 30 Jun 2028 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; soil contamination; environmental monitoring; environmental pollution; emerging contaminants; terrestrial environment; risk assessment

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

Artificial Intelligence-Driven Analyses and Innovations for Sustainable Built Environments: From Buildings to Cities and Infrastructure

edited by

Samad Sepasgozar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2028 | Viewed by 1463 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); building information modelling (BIM); modular construction; sustainable construction; digital twins; generative design; data-driven decision making; lifecycle sustainability assessment; carbon reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Palaeoclimate Variability, Climate Change and Sustainability

edited by

Marta Bąk

and Dangpeng Xi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2028 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: palaeoclimate variability; climate change; geological record; environmental change; Earth system; ecosystem resilience; geoheritage; climate adaptation; sustainable resource management; sustainability

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

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