Sustainability

Advances in Flood Risk Monitoring and Management for Environmental Sustainability

edited by Wenyu Yang, Zhenyu Wang and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate extremes; urbanization; demographic change; vulnerable groups; social inequalities; flood risk management; hydrological modeling; multi‑source monitoring; machine learning; big data analytics

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

Valorization of Solid Wastes for Sustainable Soil Management

edited by

Xiaochen Chen

, Jia Niu,

Chunshuang Zhou

and Xinyuan Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; resource recovery; soil health; soil remediation; circular economy; emerging contaminants; life cycle assessment (LCA)

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

Towards Sustainable Futures: Innovations in Education—2nd Edition

edited by

Marko Radovan

,

Tadej Košmerl

and

Danijela Makovec Radovan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable education; educational innovation; blended learning; open educational resources (OERs); AI in education; personalized learning; competency-based education (CBE), educational equity; community engagement in education; global citizenship education; transformative learning

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

Climate-Resilient Agriculture Toward Sustainable Food Security

edited by

Wioleta Sobczak-Malitka

and

Nina Drejerska

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilience of agriculture; food security; sustainable development; agricultural economics; agricultural and climate policy; adaptation to climate change; food system resilience; agroecology; bioeconomics; sustainable food supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Energy Fuels Environment—Linking Energy, Fuels and the Environment for a Sustainable Transition

edited by

Krzysztof Sornek

,

Katarzyna Styszko

and

Artur Wyrwa

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; circular economy; low-emission energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Circular Economy Pathways for Renewable Energy Technologies: Design, Reuse, Digital Traceability, and Resource Recovery

edited by

Tariq Kamal

and

Syed Zulqadar Hassan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; renewable energy technologies; lifecycle sustainability; digital product passports; resource recovery; photovoltaic systems; battery systems; power electronics; artificial intelligence; critical materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

From Agri-Food By-Products to Bioactive Ingredients: Sustainable Innovations for Functional Foods and Food Safety

edited by Laura Dorina Dinu,

Gina Pistol

and

Emanuel Vamanu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food by-products; bioactive compounds; circular bioeconomy; functional foods; animal health; high-quality animal products; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Energy Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability in Cities

edited by

Iwona Bąk

, Milena Bera and

Monika Śpiewak-Szyjka

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban revitalization; energy transition; urban policy; energy policy; smart city; green infrastructure; low-carbon economy; sustainable transportation; electromobility; energy-efficient buildings; ESG in urban policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Environmental Education

edited by

Álvaro-Francisco Morote

and

Alberto Alfonso-Torreño

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change education; natural hazards; environmental education; risk perception; geospatial competence; sustainability literacy; teacher education; AI-assisted learning

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

Reframing Water Governance in Transition: Integrating Infrastructure Management, Policy Design, and Smart Water Conservancy

edited by Ken’ichi Nakagami, Hironori Hamasaki,

Kangling Lin

and

Sheng Sheng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water governance; water security; infrastructure management; policy design; integrated water management; adaptive governance; climate resilience; public water services; multi-level governance; institutional design; socio-technical systems; infrastructure sustainability; environmental justice; urban water systems; machine learning; deep learning; multi-source data fusion; intelligent flood forecasting; predictive hydrometeorology; typhoon resilience

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

Regenerative Agriculture for Soil and Water Remediation via Advanced Technological Inputs and Integrated Ecological Solutions

edited by Iulian Voicea and

Florin Nenciu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenerative agriculture; soil remediation; water decontamination; heavy metal immobilization; smart-release biofertilizers; advanced aquaponics; circular bioeconomy; controlled-environment agriculture; microfluidics and bioactive matrices; integrated ecological solutions

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

Sustainability and Entrepreneurship: An Emerging Field of Research, Teaching and Practice

edited by

David A. Kirby

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; entrepreneurship; research; teaching; practice

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

Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Supply Chains and the Circular Economy

edited by

Ismael Cristofer Baierle

and

Paula Donaduzzi Rigo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; artificial intelligence; sustainability; sustainable supply chains; circular economy

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

Grid Integration of Distributed Energy Resources Toward Sustainability

edited by Muhammad Ramadan Saifuddin and Anurag Sharma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: transactive energy markets; decentralized control systems; digital transformation in utilities; artificial intelligence (AI) and governance; operational risk management; grid integration sustainability; innovative energy business models; low-inertia grid stability; ancillary services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Heat-Resilient Buildings: Sustainable Design Strategies for Indoor Comfort and Sleeping Environments

edited by

Tsz Wun Tsang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme heat; heat stress; heatwave; indoor thermal comfort; sleeping comfort; bedroom environment; nighttime heat exposure; climate change; building resilience; sustainable building design; passive cooling; low-carbon cooling; adaptive comfort; building sustainability; health and well-being; climate change; smart monitoring and control; energy efficiency; vulnerable populations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Biotechnology and Circular Bioeconomy: Driving Sustainable Innovations for a Resilient Future

edited by

Alina Butu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular bioeconomy; industrial biotechnology; sustainable bioprocesses; biomass valorization; bio-based products; biorefinery; resource efficiency; artificial intelligence; life cycle assessment; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)

Challenges and Trends of Environmental Governance and Sustainable Economic Development Amid Climate Change

edited by

Euston T. E. Quah

and

Eugene Or

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

Keywords: sustainable development; sustainability measurement; environmental economics; sustainable finance; ESG

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

Sustainable Tourism and Climate Change in Africa: Vulnerabilities and Pathways Toward Resilience and Adaptation

edited by Urmilla Bob

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; tourism; sustainability; Africa; vulnerabilities; climate adaptation; climate resilience; climate mitigation; tourism governance

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

Bio-Based Polymers and Sustained Innovation for Textile Manufacturing and Applications

edited by

Munir Ashraf

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based polymers; sustainable textiles; textile manufacturing; renewable materials; biodegradable polymers; microplastic pollution; green chemistry; functional textiles; eco-friendly materials; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Waste Treatment and the Circular Economy: Governance, Accountability, and Socio-Economic Pathways for the Transition

edited by

Pina Puntillo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable waste management; waste treatment and valorization; recycling; circular business models; sustainability reporting and accountability; extended producer responsibility; waste governance and policy; resource efficiency; sustainable development

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

Sustainable Food and Diets: For Better Nutrition, Health and Environment—2nd Edition

edited by

Haiquan Xu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable diets; nutrition; resource environment; food consumption patterns; food security; dietary supply systems

Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Composite Materials: Progress and Perspectives

edited by

Ljiljana Kljajević

,

Sanja Knežević Graovac

and

Snežana Nenadović

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable composite materials; geopolymers; alkali-activated materials (AAMs); circular economy; life cycle assessment (LCA); low-carbon materials; bio-based composites; recycling; sustainable manufacturing; resource efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Safe and Reliable Rail Transit Systems and Vehicle Engineering for Sustainable Transportation

edited by

Guifu Du

, Dongliang Zhang and

Feiqin Zhu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: rail transit safety; railway vehicle engineering; system reliability; structural integrity; wheel-rail interaction; prognostics and health management (PHM); digital twin; predictive maintenance; safety integrity level (SIL); independent safety assessment (ISA); artificial intelligence in rail safety; structural health monitoring; fail-safe design; sustainable rail transit; risk assessment; human reliability; intelligent transportation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Towards Sustainability: Advances in Renewable Energy Policy and Environmental Economics—2nd Edition

edited by Chih-Chun Kung and

Tsung-Ju Lee

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; environmental assessment; lifecycle assessment; renewable energy; green finance market; ocean management; pollution control

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

The Role of Public Health in Sustainable Communities

edited by

Kate Kloot

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate; health; public health; environmental health; health preparedness

Creating an Innovative Learning Environment

edited by Olga Arias-Gundín

submission deadline 1 Aug 2027 | 13 articles | Viewed by 33100 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; teaching; technology; curriculum design; learning environments; digital tools; student engagement; collaborative learning; inclusive education; educational spaces

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

Energy Transition, Carbon Neutrality and Sustainability

edited by

Hongguang Nie

, Jianlei Mo and Junjie Wang

submission deadline 1 Aug 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 734 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; carbon neutrality; new energy; technological innovation; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

AI-Driven Smart Business Strategies for Sustainable Innovation, Resilience, and Digital Transformation

edited by

Ali Nawaz Khan

, Naseer Abbas and

Ali Ahmed Bodla

submission deadline 1 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificiali (AI); digital transformation; sustainable innovation; organizational resilience; smart business strategy; circular economy; knowledge integration; sustainable development; leadership; service innovation; socio-technical systems

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

Regenerative Agriculture for Sustainable Food Systems

edited by Anelise Christ Ribeiro,

Gabriel Pereira da Costa

,

Janaína Oliveira Gonçalves

and

Eliézer Quadro Oreste

submission deadline 1 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenerative agriculture; sustainable food systems; soil health; carbon sequestration; agroecology; agroforestry; climate resilience; biodiversity conservation; circular bioeconomy; ecosystem services; sustainable land management; nutrient cycling; soil microbiome; food security; nature-based solutions

Sustainable Development in Light of Current Challenges in the Social and Economic Sphere—2nd Edition

edited by

Ewa Chomać-Pierzecka

submission deadline 1 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable policy; sustainable development; sustainable economics; sustainable management; sustainable society

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

Strategies for Sustainable Urban Environments: The Acoustic on Urban Open Spaces

edited by

Francesco Rotondo

and

Fabio Serpilli

submission deadline 3 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban development; urban regeneration; urban environment; promotion of quiet mobility; urban sound monitoring systems; preservation of cultural soundscapes; noise monitoring and control

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

Control of Traffic-Related Emissions to Improve Air Quality—2nd Edition

edited by

Hefeng Zhang

, Yunjing Wang and

Xinping Yang

submission deadline 4 Aug 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic-related emissions; exhaust and non-exhaust emissions; emerging pollutants, emission characteristics; emission inventory; environmental implication; control techniques; mobile source management policy

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

Water and Soil Resource Conservation and Green Development

edited by Liying Sun, Mingguo Zheng and Yishan Liao

submission deadline 7 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil and water conservation; green development; sustainable land management; climate change adaptation; nature-based solutions; watershed management; soil health; ecosystem resilience; environmental policy; food security

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

Smart Agricultural Machinery and Robotics: Digital Twins, Sensor Technologies, and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Crop Production

edited by

Davut Karayel

and

Eglė Jotautienė

submission deadline 8 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agricultural machinery; agricultural robotics; artificial intelligence in agriculture; digital twins; precision agriculture; sensor technologies; machine learning; autonomous agricultural systems; sustainable crop production; agricultural automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Transformation on Digital Innovation and Strategic Management

edited by

Baiba Rivza

and Rosita Zvirgzdina

submission deadline 9 Aug 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8323 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable innovation; digital transformation; strategic management; green technologies; corporate sustainability; digital strategy; innovation management; sustainable business models; technological sustainability

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

Recent Advances on Weather and Climate Simulation and Prediction

edited by

Chandrasekar Radhakrishnan

, Tyler McCandless and

Attada Raju

submission deadline 10 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-resolution numerical weather prediction; convection-permitting modeling; machine learning weather forecasting; AI-based climate modeling; super-resolution downscaling; data assimilation; renewable energy forecasting; severe weather prediction; ensemble forecasting

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

Slope Hazards and Sustainable Infrastructure Resilience: Mechanisms, Monitoring, Prediction and Mitigation

edited by Chongqiang Zhu,

Hongzhi Cui

and Jiaxu Jin

submission deadline 12 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: slope hazards; sustainable and resilient infrastructure; landslides; slope stability; slope–structure interaction; monitoring and early warning; numerical and physical modelling; artificial intelligence; probabilistic risk assessment; sustainable mitigation

Green Innovation Efficiency and Inefficiency: Mechanisms, Measurement, and Sustainability Implications

edited by

Xiaobao Peng

,

Sumran Ali

and Muhammad Ghufran

submission deadline 15 Aug 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 744 | Submission Open

Keywords: green innovation; innovation efficiency; innovation inefficiency; sustainability; innovation systems; resource allocation; co-creation; digital transformation; environmental innovation; sustainability transitions

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

Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Innovative Resource Utilization

edited by

Francesco Arfelli

,

Prisco Prete

and

Luca Ciacci

submission deadline 15 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle assessment (LCA); life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA); secondary; raw materials; waste valorization; circular economy; prospective LCA; process sustainability; resource utilization

Advanced Sustainable Resource Management and Circular Economy

edited by Zhifang Zhou, Tao Zhang, Li Xie, Yangyang Li and Jixin Cheng

submission deadline 15 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable resource management; circular economy; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advancing Sustainability Through Remote Sensing: Addressing Climate Change Challenges—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhuo Chen

and

Mukhiddin Juliev

submission deadline 15 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; climate change mitigation; environmental monitoring; carbon cycle; cryosphere; coastal management; early warning systems; sustainable development; data fusion; climate resilience

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

Green Shipping and Operational Strategies of Clean Energy

edited by Zunhua Zhang,

Qian Xiong

and Dongsheng Dong

submission deadline 17 Aug 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18467 | Submission Open

Keywords: green shipping; marine low/zero carbon power; clean and renewable energy; energy storage technology; new power system; energy management strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in Sustainable Management: Corporate Governance, Decision-Making and Performance

edited by Haizhi Wang

submission deadline 19 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable decision-making in corporate finance; artificial intelligence (AI) in sustainable corporate finance decisions; innovation and sustainability; sustainability and financial institutions; antecedents and consequences of CSR activities; ESG investing

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

Geophysical Environment Data Analysis and Application

edited by

Zhangcai Yin

, Yuan Guo and

Hongchu Yu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavioral geography; time geography; spatiotemporal analysis; sustainable mobility; human-environment interactions; activity patterns; spatial justice and equity; low-carbon behavior; geosimulation and big data; urban sustainability

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

Sustainable Water Management and Security Under Climate Change

edited by Violeta-Monica Radu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; water security; environment; sustainability; climate change

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

Sustainable and Resilient Management of Civil Critical Infrastructure

edited by

Jarosław Górecki

,

Abdullah Emre Keleş

and

Pedro Núñez-Cacho

submission deadline 24 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering; risk assessment; construction project management; sustainability; circular economy

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

Basin Hydrology: Ecological Processes, Anthropogenic Pressures, Hydro-Meteorological Hazards and Climate Adaptation

edited by

Marco Materazzi

,

Margherita Bufalini

and

Chiara Martinello

submission deadline 25 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: basin hydrology; hydro-meteorological hazards; climate adaptation; river basin resilience; sediment dynamics; sustainable watershed management

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

Environmental Microbiology Advancing Sustainable Soil, Water, and Wastewater Management

edited by

Barbara Breza-Boruta

and Piotr Kanarek

submission deadline 27 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental microbiology; soil microbiome; sustainable soil management; soil health; soil–microorganisms–plant–human health interaction; wastewater treatment

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

Digital Innovation for Transformative Education and Sustainable Development

edited by

Chrysanthi Kadji-Beltran

and Nikleia Eteokleous

submission deadline 30 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: education for sustainable development (ESD); digital innovation in education; educational transformation; technology-enhanced pedagogy; sustainability competencies

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

Green Port Logistics and Sustainable Maritime Transport

edited by

Edvard Tijan

and

Saša Aksentijević

submission deadline 30 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable maritime transport; green ports and eco ports; maritime decarbonization and alternative fuels; shore power and port energy systems; green shipping corridors; environmental management in ports; digitalization and smart port logistics; resilience and climate adaptation in ports; governance, regulation, and policy for sustainable maritime logistics

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

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