Sustainability

Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainable Conservation of Urban Ecology

edited by

and Min-Kyung Kim

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5257 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; green infrastructure integration; ecosystem services; climate change adaptation; urban ecology; environmental impact assessment (EIA)

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

Ecosystem Sustainability, Soil Biodiversity, and Environmental Restoration

edited by

Tao Long

, Mingchang Cao,

Ming Li

and Yamei Shao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4882 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem sustainability; ecosystem resilience; biodiversity conservation; soil biodiversity; ecological restoration; nature-based solutions; soil health

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

Technology and Education for Sustainable Futures: Innovation, Global Citizenship and Ecosystem Transformation

edited by

Juan-Jesús Torres-Gordillo

and José Luis Villena-Higueras

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4278 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable development goals; global citizenship; educational innovation; artificial intelligence; circular economy; ecosystem management; STEM education; university social responsibility; public policy

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

Sustainable Development and Innovation in Green Supply Chains

edited by

Pedro Espadinha Cruz

,

Susana Duarte

and Inês Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4183 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chains; circular economy; advanced manufacturing; resource management; multi-criteria decision-making; multi-objective optimization; spatial analytics; Industry 4.0/5.0; cyber-physical systems; digital twins; IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Digital Governance and Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development

edited by

Liviu Moldovan

and

Flaviu Moldovan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4135 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitization; sustainability; governance; innovation; development; green software; green engineering; cloud migration; corporate strategies

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

Durable and Sustainable Materials for the Built Environment

edited by

José Ignacio Alvarez

,

Gurbir Kaur

and

Loucas Kyriakou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4110 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; low-carbon materials; circular economy; construction and demolition waste; life cycle assessment; alternative binders; durability; eco-efficient concrete; self-cleaning materials; green building materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Low-Impact Materials and Construction Strategies for Sustainable and Resilient Buildings

edited by

Daniel Wałach

and

Izabela Skrzypczak

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3559 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; eco-friendly materials; resilience; geopolymers; cementitious composites; soil stabilization; durability assessment; life-cycle assessment; structural diagnostics; underground structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Intelligent Transport System and Sustainable Traffic Management

edited by

Jinlei Zhang

and

Wei Ma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3283 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic big data; artificial intelligence; data-driven methods; transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Adoption of New Technologies and Practices for Sustainable and Smart Agriculture: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yang Li

and

Jing Nie

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3077 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; decision support; green computing; data fusion; pattern recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Innovative Research on Lithium-Ion Battery Materials for Sustainable Applications

edited by Kenza Maher and

Mohamed Aklalouch

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2949 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; sodium-ion batteries; battery materials design; battery safety and reliability; thermal management of batteries; battery degradation mechanisms; battery diagnostics and testing; battery recycling and second life; sustainable electrode materials; solid-state electrolytes; desert climate battery performance; renewable energy integration; energy storage systems; circular economy in energy storage; energy storage for electric vehicles; grid-scale battery storage; accelerated aging and thermal abuse; electrochemical performance evaluation; material recovery from spent batteries; techno-economic analysis of recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in Sustainable Construction Engineering and Management

edited by Jeong-Hoon Lee,

JunHo Jeon

and Jinwoo Kim

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2902 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction engineering and management; sustainable; smart construction; digital twin; automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

New Insights into Ecosystem Services in a Changing Environment: Novel Ecosystems, New Beginnings

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2888 | Submission Open

Keywords: methods of ecosystem service assessment; ecosystem functioning parameters; disturbed habitats; sustainable development; ecosystem function assessment; landscape transformation; urban ecosystems; socioecological systems; nature-based solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advanced Renewable Energy Supply and Sustainability Transitions: System Performance, Industrial Integration, and Risk-Aware Assessment

edited by

Beatrice Marchi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2776 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy systems; energy storage; system performance assessment; sustainability assessment; life cycle thinking; energy efficiency and management; industrial symbiosis; circular economy; risk and uncertainty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Energy Transformation: Consumer Behavior, Smart Technologies, and Regulatory Challenges

edited by Katarzyna Bilińska, Marzena Czarnecka and Borys Budka

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2654 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; energy transformation; consumer behavior; renewable energy; prosumers; smart metering; artificial intelligence; cybersecurity; energy policy; SMEs; consumer protection; energy market; energy regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainability in Natural Hazards Mitigation and Landslide Research: 2nd Edition

edited by Ching-Ying Tsou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2653 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslides; sustainability; mitigation strategies; environmental impacts; nature-based solutions; community engagement; geoecological evaluation

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

Sustainable Coloration: Green Materials or Techniques for Promising Applications

edited by

Jiali Yu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2626 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic crystal; colloidal nanoparticles; stimuli responsive; structural color; bionic materials; sustainable coloration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

AI and ML Applications for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Najam Ul Hasan

and Yasir Javed

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2510 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; sustainable development; smart systems; resource efficiency

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

AI for Sustainable Supply Chain-Driven Business Transformation

edited by

Shu-Chu Liu

and Chih-Hung Chung

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2452 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable supply chain management; business transformation; human–AI collaboration; decision support systems; process reengineering; organizational learning; risk management; circular economy; digital twin; Gen AI

Green Economy and Sustainable Infrastructure to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Isaac Akomea-Frimpong

,

Roksana Jahan Tumpa

,

Daniel Oteng

and Fatemeh Pariafsai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2376 | Submission Open

Keywords: green economy; circular economy; green buildings; sustainable infrastructures; sustainable development goals; economic growth; generative artificial intelligence; sustainable investment; construction management; green economic models; net-zero transitions; economic development; smart digitization; Industry 5.0

Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable Development: Research and Practices: 2nd Edition

edited by

Olga Jovanović Glavaš

and

Davorka Hackenberger

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2342 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; nature conservation; sustainable development; research; practice

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

New Technological Applications in Agriculture for the Development of the Circular Bioeconomy, 2nd Edition

edited by Yingkuan Wang and

Jianbo Shen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2297 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural circular economy; digital villages; new technologies; new methods; new equipment

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

The Optimization of Food Processing in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Patricia Morales

,

Erika N. Vega

and

Virginia Fernández-Ruiz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2261 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; process optimization; food technology innovation; green processing technologies; food waste reduction; by-product revalorization; food preservation techniques; sustainable development goals; functional food ingredients; food safety

Sustainable Environmental Analysis of Soil and Water—2nd Edition

edited by

Solmaz Fathololoumi

and

Asim Biswas

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2215 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil water; sustainability; agricultural; erosion environment; remote sensing

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

Deep Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Development

edited by

Santoso Wibowo

,

Saeed Reza Mohandes

and

Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2195 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainable development; environmental sustainability; responsible AI; digital transformation; sustainable built environment

Advanced Wind Technologies for Sustainable and Resilient Energy Systems

edited by

Mariana Panaitescu

and Fanel-Viorel L. Panaitescu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2087 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced wind turbine technologies; digital intelligence; energy capture efficiency; environmental impact assessment; extreme weather; energy storage system; sustainability initiative

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Cold Chain Packaging: Passive Solutions and EPS Alternatives for Thermal Integrity

edited by

Stefano Landini

,

Anindita Roy

and

Gordhan Das Valasai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2005 | Submission Open

Keywords: passive thermal packaging; EPS alternatives; cold chain sustainability; phase change materials; circular economy; biodegradable materials; sustainable logistics; renewable-based insulation; passive thermal packaging of battery packs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Management of Hydrological Systems and Water Resources

edited by

Olusola Ololade

,

RAAJ Ramsankaran

,

Muthukrishna vellaisamy Kumarasamy

and Enoch Bessah

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1936 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated water resource management; adaptation strategies and resilience for water resource management; water governance; sustainable watershed management; groundwater recharge and conservation; water quality protection; climate adaptive strategies; emerging technologies and data-driven decision-making

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

Shaping Green Choices: Consumer Behavior and the Path to Sustainable Development

edited by

Prianka Sarker

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1863 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; green consumer behavior; environmental psychology; behavioral economics; sustainable lifestyles; decision-making; policy and consumer choice

AI and Sustainable Economic Development: The Long Tail Entrepreneurial Opportunities and Threats to the Rest of Us

edited by

Meir Russ

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1854 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable economic development; entrepreneurship; long tail economy; artificial intelligence (AI); digital inclusion; technological empowerment; inclusive innovation; sustainable economy development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Drivers of Low-Carbon Energy Transition: Green Technology Innovation, Green Finance and Digitalization

edited by Aliya Zhakanova Isiksal and

Faisal Sher Muhammad Khan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1853 | Submission Open

Keywords: green technology innovation; digitalization; renewable energy; artificial intelligence; blockchain; green finance; cross-country analysis; decarbonization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Digital Technologies for Sustainable Business and the Green Economy

edited by

Emilia Herman

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1826 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technologies; sustainable business; green economy; digital innovation; circular economy; Industry 4.0; SDGs

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

Advancing Renewable and Low-Carbon Energy Systems for Long-Term Energy Sustainability

edited by

Ahmed Amine Hachicha

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1791 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; low-carbon energy; energy efficiency; photovoltaics; solar energy; computational fluid dynamics; heat transfer; numerical modeling; energy transition; sustainable systems

Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Carbon Emission Reduction

edited by Han Wang and Weigang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1778 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon; wastewater treatment; sustainable development; carbon emission reduction; energy recovery

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

Transformative Education for Sustainable Development: Innovation and Challenge

edited by Ainara Achurra and

Teresa Zamalloa Echevarría

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1754 | Submission Open

Keywords: STEM education; sustainable development; sustainability literacy; curriculum development; SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals); environmental education; climate education

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

Towards Sustainable Waste Systems: Advancing Solutions for Circular Economy, Resource Recovery, and Environmental Protection

edited by

Anna Gronba-Chyła

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1733 | Submission Open

Keywords: barriers to a circular economy; opportunities of a circular economy; sustainability; waste management; problematic waste

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

Sustainable Development and Management of Hospitality: New Methods, Strategies, and Technologies

edited by

Tanja Planinc

and Sonja Sibila Lebe

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 1667 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable hospitality management; sustainable business model innovation; sustainability measurement and metrics; CSR and governance in hospitality; resource efficiency in hospitality

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

Risk Management for Sustainability and Wellbeing: Governance, Measurement, and Decision-Making in Organizations

edited by

Simon Grima

,

Eleftherios Thalassinos

and

Inna Romānova

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1649 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk management and measurement; governance and accountability; digitalisation, innovation, and emerging risks; sectoral and policy perspectives; behavioural and decision-making dimensions

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

Towards Sustainable and Resilient Pavements: Recycled Materials, Sensing Technologies, and Predictive Maintenance

edited by

David Llopis Castelló

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1633 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable asphalt pavement; recycled materials; resilient infrastructure; asphalt durability; pavement maintenance; sensing technologies; predictive maintenance; smart roads; self-healing asphalt; pavement monitoring

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

Sustainable Agricultural Landscape: Integrating Production, Ecology, and Community

edited by

Rachid Mentag

,

Khalid Azim

and

Hamid El Bilali

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1543 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; agricultural landscapes; agricultural policy; system resilience; innovation pathways; low-input farming; climate adaptation; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Innovation and Digitalization: Sustainable Practices in Business, Economics and Society

edited by Plamena Zlateva,

Olena Ivashko

and Pavel Stoynov

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1518 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; sustainable economy; AI; sustainable management; technologies; technological development; innovations

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

Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition for Sustainable Cropping Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Daniel Menezes-Blackburn

, Bingjie Jin and

Dong-Xing Guan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1459 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Resilient Supply Chains in the Digital Age: Strategic Approaches to Operational Sustainability

edited by

Lhoussaine Alla

, Aziz Hmioui,

Badr Bentalha

and

El Habib Nfaoui

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 1376 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain resilience; digital transformation; operational sustainability; strategic management; supply chain disruption; digital supply chain; supply chain optimization; industry 4.0; logistics innovation; sustainability paradigm

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

Application of the Big Data and Data Analytics Techniques in Sustainable Supply Chain

edited by

Irina Neaga

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1367 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; data analytics; machine learning; artificial intelligence; sustainable supply chains; circular economy; Industry 4.0 and 5.0; simulation, modeling and digital twins

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

Sustainable Business Practices and Global Innovation Management in Emerging Markets

edited by

Esi A. Elliot

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1357 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; business practices; global innovation; management; emerging markets

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

Environmental Assessment of Noise Pollution Under Sustainable Development

edited by Paulo Henrique Trombetta Zannin and

Margret Sibylle Engel

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1353 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; noise pollution; sustainable acoustics

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

Eco-Friendly Living and Sustainable Consumption: Innovations, Challenges, and Practices

edited by

Chunmin Lang

and

Sukyung Seo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1244 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-friendly living; sustainable consumption; green consumer behavior; circular economy; sustainable lifestyles; waste reduction and resource efficiency; sustainable business models; climate change mitigation; life cycle assessment; eco-innovation

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

Diversified Cropping for Sustainable Soil Fertility and Efficient Crop Production

edited by

Shenzhong Tian

and Hao Ying

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1188 | Submission Open

Keywords: diversified cropping; soil fertility sustainability; efficient crop production; soil health; crop-soil interaction; cropping pattern optimization; nutrient management in crop-soil systems; sustainable agriculture; efficient resource utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Advances in Sustainable Water Management: Wastewater Treatment and Water Reclamation

edited by

Xialei You

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1187 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; circular economy; water reclamation; physical-chemical technology; biological processes

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

Artificial Intelligence for a Sustainable Future: Opportunities, Challenges, and Governance

edited by

Vasiliki Vrana

, Tsimpiris Alkiviadis and

Subhankar Das

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1138 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainable development; SDGs; environmental sustainability; climate change; sustainable cities; social sustainability

Sustainable Monitoring Systems for Optimizing Building Energy Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality

edited by

Dorota Anna Krawczyk

and

Vincenzo Ballerini

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 1109 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy efficiency; indoor air quality (IAQ); thermal comfort; smart monitoring systems; HVAC; heat pumps; decarbonization; Internet of Things (IoT); microcontrollers; predictive control and automation; sustainable building design; data-driven building management; predictive models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

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