Sustainability

Advances in Resilience Engineering and Risk Management for Sustainability

edited by

, Fangqiu Xu and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1058 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience engineering; risk management; health management; sustainability; sustainable infrastructure; climate adaptation; digital technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Emerging Technology Approaches for Food Waste Recycling

edited by

Szilvia Bánvölgyi

and

Mohmoh Zin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1056 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; bio-based products; waste-to-value technologies; food waste recycling; food by-product utilization; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Land Degradation, Nutrient Management, and Ecological Restoration

edited by

Xiaodong Nie

and

Bin Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 991 | Submission Open

Keywords: land degradation; nutrient management; ecological restoration; soil health; sustainable land management

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

Addressing Climate Uncertainty: Toward Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Anindita Sarkar

and

Fazlullah Akhtar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 909 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient agriculture; sustainable agriculture; climate uncertainty; agroecology; climate-smart technologies; risk management; adaptive governance

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

Life Cycle Thinking and Circular Economy for Sustainable Industrial Production

edited by

Ioannis Arzoumanidis

and

Manuela D’Eusanio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 894 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; industrial ecology; circular economy; life cycle thinking; life cycle assessment; life cycle costing; social life cycle assessment; case studies; methodological challenges

Sustainable, Safe and Resilient Mobility in a Telecoupled World: Transport Challenges Under Climate Change

edited by

Sara Ferreira

, Tatiana Maria Cecy Gadda and

Jorge Tiago Bastos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 807 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; road safety; resilient mobility; telecoupling; climate change; extreme events; transport infrastructure; risk assessment; intelligent transportation systems; sustainable transport policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advances in Sustainable Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Research

edited by

Shanke Liu

and

Yan Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 792 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen production; hydrogen storage; hydrogen transportation; hydrogen utilization; hydrogen economy; hydrogen policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustaining Urban and Environmental Systems with Geospatial Digital Twins and Intelligent Sensing

edited by

Chuli Hu

,

Jie Li

and

Chao Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 783 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; GeoAI; geospatial digital twins; intelligent sensing; smart city governance; sustainability assessment; sustainable decision support; urban and environmental resilience; urban sustainability; immersive visualization (VR/AR)

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

Monitoring Environmental Indicators with Geotechnologies

edited by

Antonio Teixeira

,

Janice Freitas Leivas

and Celina Maki Takemura

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 773 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental indicators; remote sensing; agrometeorology; water productivity; land use; biomass production; soil moisture; agrometeorological

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

Advances in Sustainability, Life-Cycle Assessment, and Circularity of Construction Materials

edited by

Tomasz Kania

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 766 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; life cycle assessment (LCA); construction materials; environmental product declarations (EPD); embodied carbon; service life modelling; end-of-life scenarios; BIM–LCA integration

Sustainable Climate Action for Global Health—2nd Edition

edited by O. V. Giannico,

Roberta Zupo

and

Maria Lisa Clodoveo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 741 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; global health; sustainability; public health; environmental health; climate action; health equity; resilience; sustainable development; policy frameworks

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

Sustainable Product Design, Manufacturing and Management: 2nd Edition

edited by

Diego Castro Fettermann

and Marcia Elisa Soares Echeveste

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 734 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital products and services; Industry 4.0; sustainable products and services; product service systems; smart manufacturing; renewable energy

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

Towards Sustainable Mobility: The Integration of Transportation, Energy, Environment and Health

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 702 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation; transport–energy–environment integration; low-carbon transportation; sustainability assessment and indicators; urban mobility policy and planning; public health; human well-being

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Thermal Mitigation Effects of Green and Blue Infrastructure and Urban Sustainability from an Interdisciplinary Perspective

edited by Mircea-Iosif Rus and

Lucian Gaban

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 688 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban heat islands (UHIs); temperature extremes and urban heat stress; socioeconomic impacts of heatwaves; heat mitigation and adaptation strategies; urban greenery; green infrastructure; urban blue spaces; urban form; urban design; urban ventilation

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

Sustainable Storage and Utilization of Renewable Energy

edited by

Gabriele Fambri

and

Cesar Diaz-Londono

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy integration; energy storage systems; storage degradation and lifecycle assessment; vehicles as mobile storage (V2G/V2X); multi-energy optimization and dispatch; bioenergy and hydrogen integration; smart grids and digital twins; AI-based energy management; energy flexibility and resilience; sustainable utilization of renewables

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Case Studies on Wind Turbine Noise

edited by

Luca Fredianelli

and

Gino Iannace

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 651 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind turbine noise; annoyance; sleep disturbance; noise assessment; acoustic impact

Smart and Inclusive Public Services: Digital Pathways to Local Sustainability

edited by

Cristina Lincaru

, Camelia Speranța Pîrciog,

Adriana Grigorescu

and

Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 606 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation ; public governance ; regional development ; digital inclusion ; sustainable management ; public services ; local sustainability; data-driven governance; policy-relevant evidence

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

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Waste and Resource Management, and Sustainability

edited by Amani Maalouf

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 605 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; energy; LCA-emission accounting; environmental engineering

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

Nature-Based and Community-Based Solutions for Sustainable Island Ecosystem and Landscape Management

edited by

Sunkee Hong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 560 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions (NbS); community-based solutions (CbS); island sustainability; socio-ecological resilience; ecosystem services; biocultural diversity; community governance; blue carbon; coastal and island networking

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

Lifecycle Assessment of Building Materials, Components, and Techniques: Tools for Sustainability

edited by

Alberto Quintana Gallardo

and Vanesa Celina Sáez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 541 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental life cycle assessment; comparative LCA; sustainable building materials; sustainable construction; environmental product declarations (EPDs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Looking at the Future: Approaches to a More Sustainable and Just Tourism, 2nd Edition

edited by Andrea Giampiccoli and Anna Dłużewska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 538 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; sustainability; alternative tourism; tourism strategies; tourism policies; tourism; tourism sustainability; tourism and poverty; tourism and inequality

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

Advances in Engineering Education and Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition

edited by Anderson Sunda-Meya

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 519 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering education; sustainable development; curriculum innovation; assessment methods; pedagogical innovation; sustainability integration; technology and sustainability; community engagement; global perspectives

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

Application of Microbial Technology in Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Bárbara Muñoz Palazón

and

Aurora Rosa-Masegosa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 505 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial ecology; microbial dynamics; wastewater treatment; environmental microbiology; microbiology of bioengineering systems

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

Sustainable Public Transit Systems: Innovative Design, Planning and Operational Strategies

edited by Gregory L. Newmark and

Hossain Mohiuddin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 468 | Submission Open

Keywords: public transit operations; public transit fleet electrification; autonomous and smart transit systems; first- and last-mile planning; emerging mobility and public transit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Integrating Blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) for Sustainable Industry 4.0

edited by Fuhong Lin and Yueqiang Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 457 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain–IoT integration; green communication; energy-efficient design; intelligent resource management; secure networking; sustainable supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Solutions for Food Loss and Wastes

edited by

Rajeev Bhat

and

José Sousa Câmara

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste hierarchy; food recovery; waste reduction; valorisation technologies; circular food systems; supply chain management; logistics optimization; sustainable food systems; policy and business models; environmental impacts; use of AI and consumerism

Advanced Research on Sustainable Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation

edited by

Péter Mizsey

and

Jonathan Wavomba Mtogo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; energy conservation; sustainable energy systems; process integration and optimization; industrial energy management; renewable energy integration; smart energy technologies; low-carbon transitions; digitalization and energy analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Integrating Sustainability into Place-Responsive Environmental Education

edited by

Gregor Torkar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental education; place-responsive education; sustainability; education for sustainable development

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

Sustainable Digital Marketing: Innovation, Impact, and the Next Frontier

edited by

Jaewon Choi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital marketing; sustainable development; artificial intelligence in marketing; data analytics for sustainability; ESG; consumer engagement; digital transformation; blockchain in marketing

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

Sustainable Research on the Groundwater Characterization and Monitoring

edited by

Yanmei Li

,

Jesús Horacio Hernández Anguiano

,

Jorge Adrian Perera-Burgos

and Alfredo González-Calderón

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater monitoring; sustainable water resource management; geophysical and geochemical characteristics; modelling; artificial groundwater recharge (MAR)

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

Strategic Approaches to Develop Sustainable Product-Service Systems

edited by Rodrigo Pascual and Haitao Liao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable product-service systems (PSS); lifecycle management (LCM); performance-based contracts (PBCs); circular economy; sustainable business models

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

Advanced Study and Application of Geothermal Energy and the Underground Thermal Energy Storage

edited by

Yuejin Zhou

, Zhengzheng Cao,

Yi Xue

and Teng Teng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open

Keywords: geothermal energy; underground thermal energy storage (UTES); enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs); aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES); borehole thermal energy storage (BTES); THMC coupling; renewable energy systems; building energy efficiency; decarbonization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Health, Food Security and Sustainable Food Systems

edited by

Vita Di Stefano

and

Carla Buzzanca

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural sustainability; waste reuse; functional foods; bioaccessibility; food safety; sustainable food systems; food supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Water and Nutrients Resources Management: Natural and Constructed Wetlands

edited by José Luis Marín-Muñiz and Irma Zitácuaro Contreras

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 380 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural wetlands; constructed wetlands; carbon sequestration; wastewater treatment; sustainability; environmental services; nutrient cycle; pollution

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

Removal of Heavy Metals From the Environment: Advances and Applications

edited by

Mario Nikola Mužek

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open

Keywords: clays; engineered mineral materials; zeolites; geopolymers; (bio)char; nanosorbents; modified sorbents; sorption; hybrid systems; electrocoagulation; heavy metals; wastewater treatment

Advances in Sustainable Battery Materials and Electrochemical Storage

edited by

Ying-De Huang

, Zhouliang Tan, Pengpeng Zhang and Chenyang Shi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; sodium/potassium-ion batteries; electrolyte development; solid-state electrolytes; aqueous secondary batteries; key materials for anodes and cathodes; battery resource recycling; electrochemical energy storage; advanced energy storage materials; advanced battery characterization techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Development in Materials Engineering: Shaping the Future Responsibly

edited by

Aura-Catalina Mocanu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; eco-friendly engineering; renewable resources; recycling and circular economy; lifecycle assessment; energy-efficient manufacturing; biodegradable polymers; additive manufacturing; durability and recyclability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Assessment and Research Between Sustainable Biomass and Renewable Energy

edited by

Roberto Albergo

and

Carlo Limonti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable biomass; renewable energy carriers; advanced biofuels; biomethane; biohydrogen; biomethanol; syngas; bio-oils; sustainability assessment

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

Marine Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Sustainability: Building Resilient Oceans

edited by Tzong-Der Tzeng and

Po-Cheng Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine biodiversity; ecosystem resilience; sustainable oceans; climate change adaptation; socio-ecological systems; marine governance; ocean sustainability; blue economy; coastal ecosystems; conservation strategies; marine protected areas; oceanographic connectivity; nature-based solutions; sustainable fisheries; climate-resilient management

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

Manufacturing Systems and Digital Twins: How to Move Towards Sustainability in the Era of Industry 4.0

edited by

Arnis Lektauers

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; sustainable manufacturing; Industry 4.0; simulation-based design; cyber-physical systems; predictive maintenance; smart factories; lifecycle management; system-of-systems

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

Sustainable Construction: Low-Carbon Materials

edited by

Alex Neves Júnior

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon construction materials; life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable construction; bio-based materials; circular economy building materials; green cement alternatives; carbon footprint reduction; recycled structural materials; environmental product declarations (EPDs); embodied carbon monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Green Supply Chain Management: Integrating Sustainability into Logistics Operations

edited by

Hui-Ming Wee

,

Yugowati Praharsi

,

Mauricio F. Blos

and Jonah Tyan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open

Keywords: green supply chain; environmentally friendly logistics; logistics decision optimization; coordination mechanism in supply chain; strategic logistics management; sustainable programs; emission reduction; resources and energy conservation; green technology; sustainable digital supply chain; sustainability KPIs

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

Environmental Sustainability and Pollution Monitoring: Application of Information and Communication Technology

edited by

Di Wu

, Razak Seidu and Yushan Pan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollution monitoring; sustainable technology for environment; smart environment sensing systems; machine learning in sustainable applications; environmental data analytics; decision support systems

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

Enhancing Tourism Management and Environmental Sustainability in Tourist Destinations Through the Diversification of AI Tools

edited by

Lázaro Florido-Benítez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; tourism management; environmental sustainability; tourist destinations; governance; digital twins; the metaverse; cybersecurity; hospitality; AI agents

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

Functional Foods: A Sustainable Processing Perspective

edited by Fabiola León-Galván

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable ingredients and raw materials; sustainable food processing; food safety and quality; chemical analysis in food systems; energy efficiency in food production; nutritional enhancement; circular economy in food systems; research on functional foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Consumption and Tourism Market Management: 2nd Edition

edited by Oana Mihaela Stoleriu and Alexandra Cehan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism consumption; tourist experience; responsible tourism; sustainable tourism management; sustainable tourist behaviour; sustainable destinations

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

Recent Advances in Electrochemical Synthesis: Solvents, Electrolytes and Electrodes for Sustainable Approaches

edited by

Marta Feroci

,

Cristiana Margarita

and Stefano Nejrotti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable electrosynthesis; green solvents; ionic liquids; deep eutectic solvents; electrode materials; sustainable electrolytes

Sustainable Thermal Management: Innovations in Biomass-Derived and Green Materials

edited by Haiyue Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable thermal management; biomass-derived materials; green material; energy efficiency; eco-design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

From Waste to Resource: Water, Energy and Material Recovery Pathways

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy recovery; resource recovery; water recycling; circular economy; sustainable waste management; recycling technologies; environmental impact reduction

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

Up-Cycling Food Byproducts into Functional Ingredients for Healthier Foods: Nutritional Enhancement and Emerging Technologies for the Food Industry

edited by

Alejandra Medrano-Fernandez

and

Adriana Maite Fernández-Fernández

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: food byproducts; functional ingredients; bioactive compounds; nutritional enhancement; sustainable food systems; circular economy; emerging food technologies; food industry innovation; health-promoting food

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

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