Sustainability

Pathway to an Environmental Economy: The Role of Sustainable Natural Resources

edited by

Hsuling Chang

and

Meng Qin

submission deadline 28 Jun 2027 | 22 articles | Viewed by 32756 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental economy; sustainable natural resources; sustainable development

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

Demographic Change and Sustainable Development

edited by

Agnieszka Sompolska-Rzechuła

, Anna Oleńczuk-Paszel, Monika Śpiewak-Szyjka and Małgorzata Blaszke

submission deadline 28 Jun 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 28193 | Submission Open

Keywords: demographic changes; fertility; migration processes; population ageing; demographic change and socio-economic development; demography and the property market; sustainable cities; sustainable communities; quality of education in the context of demographic change; senior citizenship policy; sustainable development; demographic change and achieving the sustainable development goals

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

Advances in Urban-Rural Land Use and Regional Sustainability

edited by

Chen Zeng

,

Danling Chen

, Li Dai and Weicong Luo

submission deadline 29 Jun 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1285 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban–rural land use; sustainable development; land use transition; spatial restructuring; land use efficiency; urban sustainability governance

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

AI-Driven Innovations in Sustainable Transportation: Efficiency Optimization, Emission Reduction, and Smart Mobility Solutions

edited by Avni Jain

submission deadline 29 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in transportation; sustainable railway infrastructure; emission reduction; structural health monitoring; energy optimization; computational mechanics; digital twins; railway transition zones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis for Monitoring and Assessing Landscape and Ecosystem Sustainability

edited by

Chao Zhang

, Ziqi Meng and Nanshan You

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 11 articles | Viewed by 30190 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial analysis; remote sensing; landscape sustainability; ecosystem services; natural resource management; climate change; ecological resilience; land use change; environmental monitoring

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

Social Responsibility, Education and Managerial Strategies for Sustainable Development

edited by

Daniel Badulescu

and

Tomina Saveanu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16053 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; business strategies; managerial strategies; sustainable development; SDGs; ESG; green economy; sustainable business; education for sustainability; CSR and education

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

Sustainable Innovation and Energy Transformation Toward Regional Economy Development

edited by

Fang Su

,

Haiyang Shang

and

Jiangbo Chang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7126 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy; energy transformation; sustainable innovation; regional economy development; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Transport System and Mobility in Urban Traffic

edited by

Maria Nadia Postorino

and

Caterina Malandri

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4802 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban mobility; sustainable transit policies; smart mobility solutions; multimodal transportation; mobility-as-a-service (MaaS); connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs); urban air mobility (UAM); urban traffic optimization; emission reduction strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Economic Growth and Sustainable Regional Development

edited by Aggeliki Anagnostou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4509 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable regional development; regional economic growth; spatial inequalities; regional resilience; cohesion policy; place-based development; green and inclusive growth; regional governance; smart specialization

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

Advancing Sustainable Power Systems: Innovations in Planning, Operation, and Control

edited by

Changgi Min

and Heejin Kim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3609 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; grid flexibility; grid-forming inverter; hardware-in-the-loop testing; high-voltage direct current (HVDC); flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS); power system operation and planning; power system optimization; real-time simulation; renewable integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Emerging Technologies and Sustainable Innovation in Supply Chain Management: Towards Supply Chain X.0

edited by

Mahmoud Elmarzouky

,

Imane Satauri

,

Issam Benhayoun

and Doaa Shohaieb

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2260 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chains; digital sustainability; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); circular economy; ESG integration; green logistics; technology-driven sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Low-Carbon Economy and Sustainable Management: Social Factors and Corporate Efficiency

edited by

Pengyu Chen

and

Abd Alwahed Dagestani

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1903 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon economy ; sustainable corporate management ; eco-innovation/open innovation/green innovation ; green transformation of enterprises; environmental governance; AI and corporate environmental performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advances in Environmental Management and Resource Economics for Sustainable Development

edited by

Bolin Yu

,

Penghao Ye

and Kun Xiao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1390 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience of resource supply chain; climate change; complex system modeling; equitable policies across regions and sectors; optimization of operational strategies

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

Advanced Research on Flood Hazards, Risk Assessment and Socio-Economic Resilience

edited by

Zhongfan Zhu

and Yingna Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 837 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood hazards; risk assessment; hydrodynamic modeling; urban flood resilience; socio-economic impact; early warning

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

Assessment of Carbon Footprint Mitigation Measures in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Karolina Ratajczak

and

Grażyna Szymańska

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 729 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; precision nutrient management; cover crops; legumes; fertilizers; greenhouse gases; energy efficiency; soil; regenerative agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Remote Sensing and GIS Approaches to Land Use Change and Natural Hazards

edited by

Hariklia D. Skilodimou

and

George D. Bathrellos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 646 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems; land use/land cover change; natural hazards; disaster risk reduction; ecosystem services; spatial analysis; climate resilience; sustainable land management; environmental monitoring; sustainability assessment; climate change; urban planning; hazard exposure mapping; environmental pressures

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

Sustainable Intelligent Systems for Social Well-Being: Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions

edited by

Tiziana Guzzo

and

Maria Chiara Caschera

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 615 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent systems; artificial intelligence; human-centered AI; user-centered design; ethical AI; explainable AI; digital sustainability; technology for social good; digital inclusion; responsible AI

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

Sustainable Strategies for Integrated Governance and Planning

edited by

Dagmara Kociuba

and

Federica Epifani

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 607 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable spatial planning; sustainable urban governance; sustainable urban mobility; urban resilience; blue-green infrastructure; participatory urban management; sustainable urban strategies; place-based policies; climate-energy policies; multi-level governance; circular urban strategies

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

Transforming Waste into Resources for Sustainable Development: The Power of Environmental Biotechnology

edited by

Claudia Veronica Ungureanu

,

Ana-Maria Georgescu

and Dumitra Raducanu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 600 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental biotechnology; waste valorization; circular bioeconomy; bioremediation; organic waste; agro-industrial by-products; bioconversion; ecotoxicological assessment; bio-based materials; biodegradable packaging

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

Advances in Indoor Environmental Quality Control and Green Buildings

edited by

Evandro Eduardo Broday

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 568 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor environmental quality; green buildings; building control; sustainable design; energy efficiency

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

Research on Plural Values in Sustainable Urban Planning

edited by

Maria Cerreta

,

Simona Panaro

and Ludovica La Rocca

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 511 | Submission Open

Keywords: values; transdisciplinarity; place-based adaptation; spatial justice; climate justice; urban transformations; differential vulnerabilities; integrated evaluations; mix-methods approaches; values elicitation; values co-production; value-pluralism; action-oriented processes; group decision-making; collaborative decision-making; evaluation design; impacts assessment

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

Afforestation, Vegetation Restoration, and Natural Protection

edited by

Guoqing Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 495 | Submission Open

Keywords: afforestation and vegetation restoration; natural protection and conservation planning; climate change and habitat suitability; water-constrained restoration in drylands; remote sensing and NDVI monitoring

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

Sustainable Urban Drainage System: From Flood Prevention to Water Reuse

edited by

Hongshi Xu

, Shengqi Jian,

Tianye Wang

and

Yihong Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 453 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban drainage; rapid urban flood forecasting; flood risk assessment; flood loss estimation; urban flood regulation strategies; low-impact development; stormwater use

Integrated Thermal Energy Storage and Sustainable Renewable Energy: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities

edited by

Muhammad Imtiaz Hussain

and

Gwi Hyun Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 447 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage (TES); phase change materials (PCMs); thermochemical energy storage; hybrid renewable energy systems; sustainable renewable energy technologies; photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems; hydrogen production and energy storage; AI and machine learning in energy systems; smart grid integration and energy flexibility; exergy and thermodynamic analysis; multi-objective optimization; advanced heat transfer fluids and nanofluids; advanced functional materials for energy applications; waste heat recovery and thermal management; techno-economic and environmental assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in Urban Planning, Regeneration and Sustainable Cities

edited by

Michael W. Mehaffy

and

Bin Jiang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban regeneration; urban heritage; adaptive reuse; regenerative urbanism; pattern languages; ai in planning and design; urban morphology; human-centered urbanism; urban resilience; urban complexity; sustainable urban development

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

Critical Reviews on Sustainable Materials, Circularity, and Low-Carbon Products

edited by

José Ignacio Alvarez

and

Paulina Faria

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials and products ; green materials; bio-based materials; biodegradable polymers; recyclable materials; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LCA); eco-design; green chemistry; sustainable composites; low-carbon materials; sustainable manufacturing; functional nanomaterials; urban sustainability; material durability and scalability; smart sustainable materials; climate mitigation materials; resource efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Integrating Digital and Material Solutions for Low Carbon, Circular Construction Systems

edited by

Patrick Tang

,

Sarah Breen Lovett

and

Sittimont Kanjanabootra

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable construction; net zero construction; digital technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Positive Energy Districts and Circular Urban Economies: Transition Pathways for Urban Sustainability

edited by

Beata Zofia Filipiak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: positive energy districts (PEDs); circular economy in cities; urban transition pathways; climate adaptation and resilience; sustainable urban development; local government transformation management; urban financial resilience; digital twins and GIS applications; life cycle assessment (LCA); smart sustainable cities; energy transition financing; net-zero urban investment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Smart Sustainable Systems: IoT-Driven Intelligence and Machine Learning for a Greener Future

edited by

Mohamed El Khaili

,

Jyoti Sekhar Banerjee

and

Mohamed Lahby

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sustainability; internet of things; machine learning; artificial intelligence; green technologies; sustainable systems; predictive analytics; digital twins; smart cities; energy efficiency; environmental monitoring; circular economy; intelligent control; edge computing; decision support systems

Resilient Water Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Environments

edited by Yassine Ait Brahim,

Imane El Bouazzaoui

and

Nadia Rhoujjati

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: arid environments; semi-arid regions; integrated water resources management; hydrology; groundwater resources; surface water; drought resilience; hydroclimate variability; remote sensing; GIS; hydrological modeling; hydrogeological modeling; data-driven approaches; machine learning; climate change adaptation

Advancing a Sustainable Carbon Transition: Risk-Aware Innovation and Energy Management

edited by Zeyu Xing and

Lupeng Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable carbon transition; innovation management; energy optimization; transition resilience; regional governance; future industries; industry standards; sustainable policy

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

Power Electronics for Sustainable and Smart Energy Systems

edited by Fujin Deng, Wenzhao Liu, Rongwu Zhu and Shan He

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; microgrids; power quality; grid stability; converter; smart grid; solid-state transformer; energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Future Mobility Systems for Sustainability

edited by

Oh Hoon Kwon

and Wooseok Do

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

Keywords: future mobility options; sustainability; emerging transportations; low-carbon strategies; mobility policy; electric vehicles; transportation safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Digitization, AI, and Green Innovation for Sustainability: Trends and Challenges

edited by Zelong Wei and Heng Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: green technology; digitalization; AI (Artificial Intelligence); green innovation; institutional environments; emerging economies; sustainable development

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

Digital Intelligence Driving Energy Sustainability

edited by

Sai Yuan

and

Tong Yang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital–intelligent technology; energy security; energy sustainability; data-driven assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Innovations in Green Building Development and Sustainable Facilities Management

edited by

Natalija Lepkova

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building; sustainable facilities management; energy efficiency; smart buildings; renewable energy integration; sustainable construction; building lifecycle assessment; indoor environmental quality; net-zero buildings; circular economy in construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Innovative Responses and Solutions to Health and Well-Being Threats of (Non-)Urban Communities

edited by

Rute F. Meneses

,

Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis

,

Nelson Barros

and

Luis Borges Gouveia

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: One Health; environmental health; early detection systems; predictive analytics; cost-effectiveness analysis; sustainable health interventions; community-based prevention; public health engineering; artificial intelligence & digital health; health and well-being applications & wearables; climate-related health risks

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

Machine Learning for Sustainable Environmental and Smart Energy Systems

edited by

Abdulrahman H. Ba-Alawi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: process systems engineering; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; soft sensors; fault detection and diagnosis; indoor air quality monitoring; sustainable energy systems; environmental process modeling; process optimization; digital twin

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

Responsible Manufacturing and Operations Management Towards Sustainability in the Automobile Industry

edited by

Constantinos Challoumis

and

John Yfantopoulos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; operations management; responsible manufacturing; automobile industry; ESG; circular economy; sustainable supply chains; Industry 4.0; artificial intelligence; sustainability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Renewable Energy Systems: Circular Economy, Resource Efficiency, and Sustainable Development

edited by Katarzyna Piotrowska

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle assessment; renewable energy systems; circular economy; resource efficiency; environmental impact assessment; recycling; end-of-life management; sustainable materials; sustainable development; integrated sustainability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in Green Food Technologies: Valorization of By-Products and Emerging Processing Strategies

edited by

Anca Farcas

and

Sonia A. Socaci

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: green food technologies; agri-food by-products; circular economy; sustainable processing; emerging processing technologies; resource efficiency; waste-to-value; eco-friendly extraction; bioactive compounds; low-impact processing

Metaheuristic Algorithms in Operations Management: Theory, Applications, and Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Maziar Yazdani

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: metaheuristic algorithms; intelligent optimization; operations management; sustainable supply chain; multi-objective optimization; swarm intelligence; evolutionary computation; disaster and emergency logistics; resilience; humanitarian operations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Emerging Sustainable Technologies for Valorization of Waste Materials into Fuels and Chemicals in Biorefinery Concepts: Exergy and Life Cycle Assessments

edited by Cynthia Ofori-Boateng,

Ebenezer Kwofie

and

William Ampomah

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle assessment; exergy; biorefinery; waste conversion technologies; biofuels; circular economy; sustainability; waste management; waste valorization

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

Research on Monitoring Technology and Method of Geologic CO₂ Sequestration

edited by

Zhengbin Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: tight/shale oil; CO2-enhanced oil recovery; molecular dynamics simulation; hydraulic fracturing; multiscale numerical simulation

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

Biodiversity Protection from the Sustainable Development Perspective

edited by

Ionuț Ștefan Iorgu

and

Ioan Tausan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental and wildlife protection; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; ecological resilience; habitat restoration; sustainable development

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

Closing the Food Loop: Integrating Food Science, Urban Waste Management and Circular Economy

edited by Charalambos Fotakis,

Katia Lasaridi

and

Vangelis Marinakis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste valorization; food waste prevention; biowaste source-separation; urban biowaste systems; composting; anaerobic digestion; bio-based products; bio-plastics; circular bioeconomy; food-omics; life-cycle and circularity assessment; circular economy governance; data-driven waste management

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

Sustainability in Digital Marketing: Emerging Technologies, Consumer Trust, and Responsible Communication

edited by

Gheorghe Epuran

submission deadline 1 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1180 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable digital marketing; artificial intelligence (AI); generative AI; consumer trust; perceived authenticity; responsible communication; digital sustainability; misinformation and fake news; data ethics and privacy; sustainable consumer behavior

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

Recent Research on Food Chemistry and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Violeta Ivanova-Petropulos

and

Ignacio García Estévez

submission deadline 1 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-based food; wine; fruits; dairy; meat; beverages; separational analytical techniques; fermentations; nutritional value; traditional foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Carbon Management: Policy Innovations, Corporate Strategies, and Technological Transitions

edited by

Yingying Xu

and

Yinpeng Zhang

submission deadline 1 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon emission management; carbon neutrality; emissions trading system (ETS); carbon pricing; green innovation; corporate carbon disclosure; climate finance; low-carbon transition; sustainable policy instruments

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

Agentic AI-Driven Sustainable Logistics and Industry 4.0: Emerging Trends and Applications in Production, Remanufacturing, Warehousing, Agriculture and Transportation

edited by

Sadok Turki

, Ayoub Chakroun and

Houssam Chouikhi

submission deadline 5 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: agentic artificial intelligence; sustainable logistics; Industry 4.0; smart supply chains; digital twins; circular economy; remanufacturing; smart warehousing; intelligent transportation systems; smart farming

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