Sustainability

New Trends of Sustainable Digital Transformation in Industry 5.0

edited by

Adrian Korodi

and Andrei Nicolae

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; industry 5.0; sustainable industry; AI and IoT; human-machine collaboration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)

Latest Advances and Prospects in Sustainable Pavement Materials

edited by

Youngguk Seo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable pavement materials; asphalt concrete; recycled materials; carbon emissions; life cycle assessment; pavement performance and durability; geothermal pavement systems; warm mix asphalt; green infrastructure; low-carbon transportation materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Low-Carbon Construction Materials: Emerging Technologies and Sustainability

edited by

Jing Xu

and

Zengfeng Zhao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon building materials; alternative binders; supplementary materials; carbon capture and utilization; alkali-activated materials; recycled aggregates; sustainable construction; durability; life cycle assessment; emerging construction material technologies

Advanced Concrete Materials for Sustainable Construction: From Nano-Modifications to Circular Economy Solutions

edited by

Aleksandra Kostrzanowska-Siedlarz

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; nano-modified cementitious composites; waste valorization; circular economy; rheology and hydration kinetics; long-term durability; carbonation and microstructure; low-carbon binders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Food Systems: Bridging Analytical Science, Health and Sustainability

edited by

Jasna Bošnir

and

Aleksandar Racz

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: contaminants of emerging concern (CECs); food contamination; microplastics; PFAS; food safety and sustainability; analytical chemistry; non-target screening; risk assessment; environmental exposure; sustainable food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Renewable Energy and Optimization of District Energy Systems

edited by

Yanbing Jia

and

Liang Huang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: district energy systems; renewable energy; optimization; multi-energy networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Digital Technologies and Manufacturing Transformation for Sustainable Development

edited by Rodrigo Franco Gonçalves and Ana Lucia Figueiredo Facin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; digital technologies; circular economy; circular supply chain; industrial sustainability; sustainable industrial ecosystem

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

Next-Generation Environmental Surveillance: Synergizing Artificial Intelligence and Geospatial Big Data for Water Security and Ecosystem Health

edited by

María Custodio-Villanueva

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); geospatial big data; one health; water security; environmental biotechnology; predictive modeling; microbial ecology; remote sensing; pathogen detection; sustainable resource management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)

Electric Vehicles and the Mobility System Transition

edited by Huw Davies

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobility systems; system transitions; transport policy; electric mobility; sustainability; mobility equity; electric vehicle infrastructure; social–technical systems; social–economic systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advances in Power Systems and Sustainable Energy

edited by

Nadjet Zioui

and

Reda Dermouche

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy systems; power electronic converters; sustainable energy integration; advanced control strategies to improve sustainability; sustainability in multilevel converters; smart grids and microgrids; energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Transportation Systems Design and Management

edited by

Xin Zhang

, Yuanke Wu, Yi Jin and Yulin Jin

submission deadline 1 May 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8355 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation development; operation management; intelligent maintenance; safety and security; energy conservation; system design; digital transformation; digital innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advanced Big Data Analytics for Sustainable Business Model Innovations

edited by

Jinho Choi

,

Neil Yuwen Yen

and

Jason C. Hung

submission deadline 1 May 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2497 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics; sustainable business model innovation; data-driven value creation; triple bottom line; corporate strategic transformation

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

Sustainability Initiatives Within the Higher Education Organizational Context: Governance, Strategy, and Institutional Transformation

edited by

Jeongeun Kim

and

Jon McNaughtan

submission deadline 1 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1848 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability in higher education; university governance; campus sustainability; institutional transformation; education for sustainable development; sustainability strategy; social sustainability; sustainability reporting; higher education management; sustainability leadership

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

Sustainable Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation Under Global Change

edited by Vladica Simić and

Ana S. Petrović

submission deadline 1 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1149 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater protected areas (FPA); marine protected areas (MPA); fisheries management; fish conservation; sustainable aquaculture; climate change; fisheries; conservation; conservation biology; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)

Groundwater Sustainability Under Environmental Stresses: Addressing Deterioration and Ensuring Resilience

edited by

Anwar A. Aly

,

Abdulaziz Alghamdi

and

Rasha Eldin

submission deadline 1 May 2027 | Viewed by 794 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable groundwater management; groundwater contamination; hydrogeochemistry; groundwater desalination; reject water management; water quality assessment; aquifer recharge; salinity management; irrigation sustainability; integrated water resource management

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

Additive Manufacturing for Sustainable Production: Materials, Processes, and Life Cycle Assessment

edited by

Zorana Golubović

,

Božica Bojović

and Ivan Zlatanović

submission deadline 1 May 2027 | Viewed by 624 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable additive manufacturing; life cycle assessment; material innovation; recycled materials; bio-based materials; circular economy; environmental impact; energy efficiency; advanced manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Forestry: State-of-the-Art Reviews and Future Research Directions

edited by

Ronald C. Estoque

,

Garyfallos Arabatzis

and Ali Ayoub

submission deadline 1 May 2027 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forestry; sustainable forest management; forest conservation; biodiversity; climate change mitigation and adaptation; nature-based solutions; forest transition; land-use displacement; land system science; sustainability science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Intelligent Technologies and Market Mechanisms for Building Carbon Assessment and Reduction

edited by

Jianfu Shen

,

Yue Teng

and

Yaning Zhang

submission deadline 1 May 2027 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: building carbon assessment; carbon reduction; building energy modeling; low-carbon retrofitting; intelligent carbon management; modular construction; carbon markets; green project planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Electric Drives Under High-Frequency Phenomena: Reliability and Grid Integration

edited by Oliver Magdun, Ioan Corneliu Salisteanu and Alin Pohoață

submission deadline 3 May 2027 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable electric drives; energy efficiency; high-frequency effects; power electronic converters; variable speed drives; reliability; thermal stress; bearing currents; grid integration; harmonic distortion; system modeling; time-domain analysis; frequency-domain analysis

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

Latest Review Papers in Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability

edited by

Haiming Zhao

submission deadline 6 May 2027 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollution prevention; pollution mitigation; sustainability; environmental remediation; cleaner production; circular economy; environmental governance; sustainable development

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

Environmental Applications of Photocatalysis and Photoactive Materials: Toward Cleaner Air and Water

edited by Adolfo Romero Galarza,

Francisco J. Gonzalez

and Sandra Luz Castañón-Alonso

submission deadline 7 May 2027 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; photoactive materials; environmental remediation; water treatment; air purification; advanced oxidation processes; sustainable engineering; pollutant degradation

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

Advancements in Sustainable Built Environment and Green Energy Technologies

edited by

Yang Cai

and

Weiwei Wang

submission deadline 8 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 622 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; green energy; renewable energy utilization; building energy performance; sustainability; solar energy; waste heat recovery; energy harvesting technologies; thermo-electric energy conversion; heat transfer enhancement; efficient energy conversion process; advanced thermodynamic analysis; energy conversion and environment; energy storage and management; thermal management design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

AI-Powered Digital Education and Mobile Learning: Toward Sustainable and Equitable Futures

edited by

Jun He

submission deadline 10 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 749 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI in education; learning analytics with AI; sustainable education technology; digital equity; AI-powered education; educational technology for sustainability

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

Urban Regeneration and Sustainable Cities

edited by

Andreea-Loreta Cercleux

and

Elena Bogan

submission deadline 10 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 601 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban regeneration; sustainable cities; smart cities; inclusive cities; participatory approaches

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

Digital Twins for Sustainable Cities and Infrastructure

edited by

Sonia Giovinazzi

,

Marta Chinnici

,

Laura Blaso

and Marialuisa Mongelli

submission deadline 10 May 2027 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin (DT); urban digital twin (UDT); smart and resilient cities; digital sustainable and infrastructure; smart energy system; IoT (internet of things); artificial Intelligence (AI); big data analytics; interoperability; predictive modelling; data-driven decision making; circular economy and lifecycle optimisation; structural health monitoring

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

New Solutions for Sustainable Mobility Infrastructures and Grid Integration

edited by

Valerio Apicella

and

Carmine Stefano Clemente

submission deadline 13 May 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11311 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; e-mobility; charging infrastructure; hydrogen mobility; hybrid microgrids; smart charging; V2G; V2X; wireless power transfer; battery swapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Water Management: Balancing Aquatic Ecosystems for Long-Term Resilience

edited by

Eugenia López-López

and

Jacinto Elías Sedeño-Díaz

submission deadline 15 May 2027 | Viewed by 649 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; water quality; ecosystem services; remote sensing; water sustainability; circular economy

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

Artificial Intelligence in Economics, Management, and Marketing: Micro–Macro Foundations and Frontier Applications

edited by Rocsana Manea Tonis,

Oliva M. D. Martins

and

Gheorghe Orzan

submission deadline 15 May 2027 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; productivity growth; economic transformation; labor markets; algorithmic decision-making; digital transformation; consumer behavior analytics; AI governance and ethics; innovation and competitiveness; sustainable economic development

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

Advanced Research on Geological Disaster Prevention and Control for Sustainability

edited by Xiaohui Sun,

Li Tang

and

Ping Liu

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1322 | Submission Open

Keywords: geological disasters; landslide; debris flow; risk assessment; early warning; sustainable mitigation; sustainability; hazard mapping; resilience; disaster risk reduction

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

Advances in Green Chemistry and Catalytic Materials in Environmental and Energy Systems

edited by Raúl García-Cervilla,

Miguel Garcia-Rollan

,

Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Cano

and María del Carmen Recio-Ruiz

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 1291 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable catalysis and green chemistry; biomass valorization, lignin conversion, and anaerobic digestion; carbon-based materials for catalytic and environmental applications; green hydrogen, biogas, and biomethane with renewable energy integration; circular economy and waste-to-value processes; thermochemical, catalytic, and biological conversion technologies; environmental remediation and pollution control; process modeling and simulation of chemical systems; life cycle assessment (LCA) and sustainability evaluation; pilot-scale validation; scale-up challenges; technology readiness levels (TRLs)

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

Advances in Renewable Energy Integration: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Energy Transition

edited by

Laurențiu Dan Milici

,

Pavel Atanasoae

and Constantin Ungureanu

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 682 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; implementation; optimization; innovation; sustainability; resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainability in the Digital Age: Synergizing Information Technology, Learning Analytics, and Digital Transformation

edited by

Zhaofang Chu

and

Yunfei Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; information systems; sustainable supply chain management; sustainable operations; artificial intelligence; big data analytics; supply chain resilience; green innovation; digital platforms; cybersecurity; privacy protection; learning analytics; circular economy

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

CO₂ Capture and Utilization: Sustainable Environment

edited by Yisong Wang

submission deadline 24 May 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14881 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 capture; sustainable development; greenhouse gas reduction; advanced environmental management materials; renewable energy integration; life-cycle assessment; resource efficiency and economic viability

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

Quality of Life in the Context of Sustainable Development

edited by

Agnieszka Sompolska-Rzechuła

and Anna Oleńczuk-Paszel

submission deadline 25 May 2027 | 12 articles | Viewed by 21458 | Submission Open

Keywords: quality of life; sustainable development; sustainable cities; infrastructure; renewable energy resources; protection of the environment; climate change; legal aspects of sustainable development and quality of life

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

Building a Sustainable Sharing Economy: Corporate Responsibility, Integration and Innovation

edited by

Dolores Gallardo Vázquez

, Beatriz Rosado-Cebrián and

Tânia Cristina Simões de Matos dos Santos

submission deadline 25 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1009 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable sharing economy; corporate social responsibility (CSR); circular business models; responsible innovation; stakeholder engagement; sustainable entrepreneurship; ESG strategies; collaborative consumption; business sustainability; digital transformation

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

Research on Resilience and Sustainable Maintenance of Underground Structures

edited by

Yu Liang

, Zhiyao Feng and Zuxian Wang

submission deadline 25 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 693 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground structure resilience; sustainable maintenance; health monitoring; intelligent defect detection; resilience enhancement; life cycle assessment; condition-based maintenance

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

Sustainable Strategic Management for Social Entrepreneurship Innovation and Economic Development

edited by Kwame Adom, James Tuffour and Kwame Oduro Amoako

submission deadline 27 May 2027 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: social entrepreneurship; sustainable strategic management; social innovation; economic development; business model innovation; impact investing; sustainable development goals; hybrid organizations; social impact; circular economy

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

From Waste to Resource: Sustainable Valorization of Marine Biomass for a Circular Blue Economy

edited by

Daniela Baldantoni

and

Flavia De Nicola

submission deadline 27 May 2027 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; marine biomass residues; blue bioeconomy; nature-based solutions; biowaste valorisation; waste management; ecological restoration

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

Sustainable Energy: The Path to a Low-Carbon Economy

edited by

Kamrul Hassan

,

GM Shafiullah

and Terri Trireksani

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 14 articles | Viewed by 45190 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy; low-carbon economy; renewable energy; energy transition; decarbonisation; energy transformation; SDGs; carbon capture; energy strategy; CO2 emissions; climate change

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

Energy Transition Amidst Climate Change and Sustainability

edited by

Kentaka Aruga

,

Md. Monirul Islam

and

Arifa Jannat

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18278 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy transition; climate change; sustainable development; energy efficiency; energy policy; environmental impact; energy storage; smart grids; sustainable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Safety Culture in Manufacturing Enterprises

edited by

Kinga Stecuła

, Patrycja Kabiesz and

Radosław Wolniak

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14515 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable safety culture; safety culture management; eco-efficient manufacturing; safe and sustainable work environments; sustainability in occupational health; green safety practices; workplace safety; integrated safety and sustainability; long-term safety solutions; sustainable safety management strategies; resource-efficient safety technologies; environmental and safety compliance; safety training and education; safety audits; modern technology in safety; industrial safety; innovations and safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Operations and Green Supply Chain

edited by

Fouad Jawab

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13572 | 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)

The Synthesis of Low-Carbon New Materials and Their Application in Green Design

edited by Yanchen Li, Chenglong Zhang, Yanhong Jia and

Kaibao Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12493 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon composite materials; mechanism analysis; green design; sustainable design concept

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advances in Urban—Regional Planning for Sustainable Development

edited by Weihua Zeng and Yihui Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5473 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban–regional planning; sustainable development; ecosystem service; water metabolism; high-quality development

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

Food Security and Food Choices in Sustainable Development: Strategies and Applications

edited by

Lelia Voinea

,

Mihaela Bucur

and

Razvan Dina

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4486 | Submission Open

Keywords: food sustainability; food security; nutritional adequacy; responsible food choices; consumer behaviour; food innovations; food system robustness; green food supply chain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Human Settlement Design and Assessment

edited by

David Hou Chi Chow

and

Wuxing Zheng

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2191 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable human settlements; sustainability assessment; climatology; thermal comfort; indoor-outdoor thermal environment; green buildings; resilient cities and architecture; hydrological processes

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

Empowering Smallholder Farmers: Participatory Research and Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Xiaoqiang Jiao

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1349 | Submission Open

Keywords: participatory action research; smallholder farmers; multi-stakeholder cooperation; agricultural green development; nutrient management; emission reduction; science and technology backyard (STB); behavioural adoption; sustainable intensification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Digital Innovation and Intelligent Optimization for Sustainable and Resilient Systems

edited by

Long Zhang

and

Yan Li

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1177 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent optimization; sustainable development; digital innovation; risk management; emergency management; resource allocation; multi-energy systems; green technological innovation

Planning Smart Cities for Environmental Sustainability

edited by Ana Clara Mourao Moura,

Francisco Henrique De Oliveira

and

Ana Mafalda Madureira

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1119 | 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)

Advances in Sustainable Transportation Networks: Planning Methods and Technologies

edited by

Lihui Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1028 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation network planning; sustainable transporation; multimodal transportation; low-altitude transportation network; public transportation network; non-motorized transportation network; AI-empowered technique; innovative mobility system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

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