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Sustainable Urban Food Systems: Pathways to the Future submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban diets; food reformulation; food waste valorization; functional foods; upcycled ingredients; optimized nutrition; urban dietary behaviors; pathways to sustainable food futures
Decarbonizing Our World: Strategies and Technologies for Climate Mitigation submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: decarbonization; climate mitigation; net-zero emissions; CCUS; renewable energy; low-carbon technologies; energy transition; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Advanced Renewable Energy and Power Generation Technologies: Progress and Techno-Economic Analysis
edited by
submission deadline 16 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrical power generation; renewable energy resources; technology; clean and green energy; grid integration; artificial intelligence; machine learning; optimization; sustainability; policy; socio-technical perspectives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Water Management Under Climate Change: Advances in Modeling and Decision-Support
edited by
submission deadline 26 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 42 | 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 22 | 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 41 | 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 36 | 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)
Advancing Eco-Friendly Materials and Sustainable 3D Printing in Smart Manufacturing
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open
Keywords: eco-friendly materials; sustainable 3D printing; smart manufacturing; additive manufacturing; process optimization; circular economy; green manufacturing; 3D printing in drone technology
GIS-Based Spatial Analysis for Ecological Monitoring and Sustainable Landscapes
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 187 | 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 Materials for Building Envelopes submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 160 | 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)
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 135 | 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)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques for Sustainable Water Resource Management submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 128 | 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
Emerging Sustainable Nanomaterials: Exploration and Advanced Applications submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanotechnology; circular economy; environmental remediation
Municipal Solid Waste Management Regulation, Circularity and Urban Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 89 | 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
Sustainable Digital Transformation: Pathways to Resilient Enterprises, Regions, and Nations submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 82 | 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)
Building Information Modeling for Sustainable and Smart Construction
edited by , and Maria do Rosário
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 82 | 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 Paulo Pellegrino
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 76 | 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)
Open Innovation, Circular Economy and Sustainable Green Business: Current Issues and Future Perspectives submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 72 | 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)
Agro-Ecosystem Approaches to Sustainable Land Use and Food Security submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 71 | 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
Measuring What Matters: Outcomes of Smart-City Innovation for Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 59 | 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 58 | 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)
Exploring Digital Transformation and Sustainability
edited by , Alper Ertürk and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 45 | 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)
Landscape Planning Between Coastal and Inland Areas
edited by , Ana Sopina, and Flavio Stimilli
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 41 | 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)
Research on the Interactions Between Plants and the Environment: Mechanisms, Adaptations, and Sustainable Perspective submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 35 | 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 Water Futures: Integrated Approaches for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable water management; wastewater treatment and reuse; sorption technologies and novel sorbents; nature-based water treatment; circular economy in water systems; emerging contaminant removal; sustainability assessment and monitoring; policy and governance in water sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Resource Recovery and Sustainable Biomass Waste and Wastewater Management
edited by Jinsong Liang and Longyi Lv
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass waste; wastewater; sustainable development; biofuel; biorefinery; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Advances in Stability Control, Optimal Operation and Modeling Analysis of Power System with High-Level Renewable Energy: 2nd Edition
edited by Bo Zhang, Jiaoxin Jia and Sen Cui
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; active distribution network; distributed energy; smart grid; energy storage; optimal operation; stability control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Development of the Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Technologies
edited by , Ghassan Zubi and Pravin Kannan
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 31 | 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)
Intelligent and Data-Driven Technologies for Sustainable Water and Carbon Management submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 29 | 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
Integrating the Triad: Carbon Neutrality, Circular Economy, and Energy Transition for the Sustainable Development submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 29 | 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)
Advanced Control Strategies for Renewable Energy Systems and Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition
edited by , Abdellatif Obbadi and Sahnoun Smail
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 27 | 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
Spatial Data for the Sustainable World: Remote Sensing in Geographical Research
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 26 | 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)
Technology Innovation Management: Fueling Smart Transformation in Project Management
edited by , and Liguo Zhang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 25 | 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)
Environment and Sustainability: Circular Economy, Green Business and Socio-Economy
edited by and Raluca Iuliana Georgescu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 21 | 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)
Monitoring Tools for the Sustainable Management of Organic Carbon in Coastal Ecosystems
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open
Keywords: blue carbon; carbon sequestration; coastal ecosystems; biogeochemical process; environmental monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure Management
edited by , Ferdinando Verardi and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 15 | 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)
Sustainable and Innovative Agriculture in Issues of Energy Production and Food Safety: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovations in agriculture; sustainable agriculture; food production; food safety; food preservation methods; biochar; pyrolysis; waste management; carbon sequestration; soil fertilization; magnetic fields
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Circular and Nature-Based Materials for Net-Zero Cities: Integrating Green Infrastructure and Urban Sustainability
edited by and Justyna Dzięcioł
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; green infrastructure; zero-carbon cities; sustainable materials; urban resilience; low-carbon design; biomaterials; material reuse and recycling; sustainable urban planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Advancing Sustainable Construction Management Through Decision Support System submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 11 | 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)
Renewable Energy Systems: Technological Innovations and the Environmental Trade-Offs submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 7 | 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)
Sustainable and Circular Approaches for Power and Energy Systems submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open
Keywords: power converters; renewable energy; sustainability; circular economy; eco-design; e-waste reduction; reliability; smart grids; energy storage; lifetime extension
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Mechanical Engineering for Environmental Sustainability: From Materials to Technologies
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 7 | 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)
Sustainable Innovation and Management in Hospitality and Tourism submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 1 | 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)
From Interface to Impact: Mechanisms and Measurement in Sustainable Digital Consumption
edited by , Ilona Lipowska and Marcin Awdziej
submission deadline 11 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital circular economy; digital consumption behaviors; digital ethics in consumption; data-driven sustainability; reducing overconsumption; switching to digital alternatives; user experience (UX) design and behavioral economics; lifecycle assessment (LCA); algorithmic accountability; socio-technical systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advanced Research on the Smart Grid and Sustainable Power Systems
edited by and Wenjing Xiong
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grid; sustainable power system; renewable energy integration; grid-forming converter; energy storage; distributed energy resources; resilient operation; carbon neutrality; digital twin; sustainable development
Advances in Thermal Energy Storage Materials, Technologies, and Applications
edited by and Weiwei Wang
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal energy storage; phase-change materials (PCMs); thermochemical storage; thermal management systems; electric vehicles (EVs); automotive thermal management; sustainable energy systems; energy storage materials; renewable energy integration
Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Climate-Resilient Agricultural Systems: Integrating Science, Technology, and Policy for Future Farming
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate-smart agriculture; regenerative farming; precision agriculture; soil management; water management; nutrient efficiency; crop adaptation; on-farm experimentation; climate impact modeling; agricultural policy
Water Desalination and Water Treatment Technologies for Sustainability
edited by , and Yongchao Sun
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: desalination; sustainable water technologies; water management; water security; water treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Advances in Biorefinery Technologies for Sustainable Future
edited by and Lorenzo Spadaro
submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open
Keywords: biorefinery; bio sources; sustainable chemistry; biomass valorisation; bio-feedstock; bio-waste; bio-fuels; transesterification; hydrotreatment; hydrodeoxygenation; gasification and pyrolysis; catalytic chemical conversion of biomass
Sediment Movement, Sustainable Water Conservancy and Water Transport
edited by , , and Dangwei Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5718 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal; estuarine; and river dynamics; numerical modeling; laboratory modeling and experimental studies; hydrodynamic processes; sediment transport and morphology; water conservancy; environmental hydraulics; sediment dynamics; morphodynamics; sediment budget
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
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