Sustainability

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

edited by

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 83 | 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 Food and Diets: For Better Nutrition, Health and Environment—2nd Edition

edited by

Haiquan Xu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 82 | 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 80 | 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 78 | 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)

The Role of Public Health in Sustainable Communities

edited by

Kate Kloot

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

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

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 76 | 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)

Study and Application in Smart Grid: Energy Management and Communication Technology

edited by

Attila Simo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; energy management; communication technology; distributed energy resources; demand response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Creating an Innovative Learning Environment

edited by Olga Arias-Gundín

submission deadline 1 Aug 2027 | 13 articles | Viewed by 33223 | 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 746 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 223 | 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 130 | 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 301 | 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 213 | 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 115 | 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 89 | 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 8409 | 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 85 | 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 80 | 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 751 | 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 168 | 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 106 | 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 47 | 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 18554 | 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 75 | 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 66 | 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 49 | 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 92 | 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 64 | 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 32 | 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 225 | 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 45 | 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)

Advanced Studies in Sustainable Urban Planning and Urban Development

edited by Shichen Zhao,

Prasanna Divigalipitiya

and Xiaoyan Mi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | 19 articles | Viewed by 27810 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban; smart cities; green infrastructure; low-carbon development; energy-efficient architecture; environmental policy; participatory urban governance

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

Industry 4.0 and Application of Artificial Intelligence System in Operation Management

edited by

Jose Antonio Marmolejo-Saucedo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16369 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; Industry 4.0; life cycle analysis; lean manufacturing; green optimization; sustainable practices; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Energy Transition and the Collaborative Governance for Reduction of Pollution and Carbon Emissions

edited by

Feng Wang

, Lingyun He and

Zhangqi Zhong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | 13 articles | Viewed by 13766 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon abatement and pollution reduction; energy transition; collaborative governance; energy security; energy system; green and low-carbon development; climate change; environmental governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Construction Through Utilization of Optimization Tools and Experimental Methods: 2nd Edition

edited by

Uroš Klanšek

and

Tomaž Žula

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | 12 articles | Viewed by 13010 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building; construction management; project scheduling; production processes; site layout planning; structural design; materials research; environmental engineering; technology development; optimization; mathematical programming; heuristics; hybrid approaches; multi-criteria decision-making techniques; experimental methods

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

Advances in Management of Hydrology, Water Resources and Ecosystem

edited by

Shimin Tian

and

Jia Jia

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | 11 articles | Viewed by 8625 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources management; hydrological modelling; ecological conservation; ecosystem restoration; water quality; sediment–flow regulation; water security

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

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainable Work and Organizational Practices

edited by

Diego Bellini

and

Barbara Barbieri

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1416 | Submission Open

Keywords: work and organizational psychology; entrepreneurship; innovation; sustainable work practices; psychological well-being; skills; identity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Development Pathways: Economic, Management, and Governance Responses to Climate and Environmental Change

edited by

Olena Pavlova

and

Kostiantyn Pavlov

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; environmental economics; energy economics; sustainable agriculture; sustainability management; environmental governance; climate policy; ESG; regional sustainability; energy transition; circular economy; ecosystem services; corporate sustainability; just transition; Central and Eastern Europe

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

Security, Resilience and Governance of Sustainable Energy Systems in the Digital Transition

edited by

Małgorzata Gawlik-Kobylińska

and Katarzyna Świerszcz

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

Keywords: sustainable energy systems; energy transition; energy security; resilience; governance; digital transformation; circular economy; critical raw materials; sustainability competences; capacity building

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Digital Transformation, New Business Models and Sustainability

edited by

Ingyu Oh

and Sang-Myung Lee

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; sustainable business models; business model innovation; corporate sustainability; digital sustainability; Industry 5.0; sustainability measurement; rebound effects and digital trade-offs; inclusive digital economy; Asia-Pacific and emerging economies

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

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainable Management

edited by

Eliran Solodoha

,

Raphael Bar-El

and Dafna Schwartz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: entrepreneurship; innovation; sustainable management; entrepreneurial ecosystems; entrepreneurial finance; startups; strategic management; sustainability; digital transformation; entrepreneurial policy; innovation management; business models; organizational resilience; accelerators; crowdfunding

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

Well-Being and Urban Green Spaces: Advantages for Sustainable Cities—2nd Edition

edited by

Rui Leandro Maia

and

Nelson Barros

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: building environment and urban green space planning and design; outdoor activities and healthy lifestyles; green spaces, cities metabolism and resource efficiency; urban integration of natural and semi-natural elements; urban resilience to the harmful effects of climate change

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

Energy Economics Transitions and Sustainable Development

edited by

Chao Liang

and Lu Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy economics; volatility forecasting; financial markets；behavioral finance; energy economics transitions; risk management; generative artificial intelligence; sustainable finance development

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

Digital Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility, Environmental Innovation, and Sustainable Value Creation

edited by

Fangjun Wang

and

Shuolei Xu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: Digital governance; corporate social responsibility (CSR); environmental innovation; sustainable value creation; artificial intelligence (AI); ESG; sustainable development

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

Sustainable Horizons: The Futures of Heritage, Culture, and Tourism

edited by

Gehan Selim

and Meng Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: formal/informal heritage conservation practices and policies; heritage and artificial intelligence (AI); digital heritage and museums; tangible/intangible cultural heritage; heritage pedagogy; memory and identity; indigenous-led tourism

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

Sustainability in the Age of Intelligent Technologies and Systems

edited by

Anshuman Khare

and Iain R. Reid

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent and sustainable systems; green and energy efficient computing; AI driven sustainability solutions; smart and sustainable environments; circular and regenerative digital technologies; ethical and responsible intelligent systems; cyber physical technologies for sustainability; data driven climate and resource optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)

Urban Morphology, Urban Microclimate and Low-Carbon Built Environment

edited by

Peng Cui

, Wen Zhang and Shuo Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban morphology; urban microclimate; low-carbon built environment; building energy performance; carbon emissions; urban heat island; thermal comfort; climate-responsive design; urban form optimization; Local Climate Zones; urban building energy modeling; nature-based solutions; green-blue infrastructure; sustainable urban planning; climate resilience; parametric design; machine learning; urban ventilation; spatial optimization; multi-scale analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Adopting New Technologies for Supply Chain Management for Sustainability

edited by

Kapila Liyanage

, Mijoh Gbededo and

Ali Bastas

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain management; technology adoption; digital transformation; supply chain resilience; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Towards a Sustainable Blue Future: Science, Policy and Innovation for European Seas and Coastal Regions

edited by Elvira Buonocore,

Francesco Rendina

,

Umberto Grande

,

Alan Deidun

and

Gema Ramírez-Guerrero

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: blue economy; coastal communities; sustainable development; marine governance; social resilience; marine ecosystem services; stakeholder engagement; marine policy; coastal innovation; maritime sustainability

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