Sustainability

Advances in Water Circularity and Sustainable Environmental Engineering

edited by Jie He,

Ali Hebaz

,

Mounia El Haji

and Wen Ma

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular water management; water-energy-food nexus; sustainable water resources; climate change adaptation; smart water technologies; artificial intelligence in water; wastewater reuse; desalination sustainability; water governance; industrial symbiosis; territorial resilience; environmental innovation

Advanced Technologies for Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Thermal Management

edited by

Andrea Rocchetti

and

Luca Socci

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: district heating networks; thermal energy storage; heat pumps; integrated energy systems; NZEBs and ZEBs; energy efficiency; thermal system modelling; smart thermal grids; energy flexibility; sustainable thermal management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Human Sustainability Across the Life Course: Integrating Economic Decisions, Work Trajectories and Digital Transitions

edited by

Gabriela Topa

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: human sustainability; life-course perspective; economic decision-making; work trajectories; career adaptation; lifelong learning; digital transition; artificial intelligence adoption; inequality and cumulative processes; labor market dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)

Integrated Multi-Hazard Risk Estimation and Structural Performance in Sustainable Buildings and Systems

edited by

Alessia Campiche

, Maria Iovino and

Giada Varra

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-hazard risk assessment; structural resilience; performance-based design; climate change adaptation; soil–structure interaction; cascading hazards; seismic–flood interaction; lifecycle structural performance; renewable energy infrastructure; sustainable built environment

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

Digital Teaching and Development in Sustainable Higher Education: 2nd Edition

edited by Naser Sedghi

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability integration; online learning; digital pedagogy; virtual reality; augmented reality; open educational resources

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

Emerging Indoor Photovoltaics for Sustainable Energy Conversion

edited by Wangchao Chen and Fuling Guo

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor photovoltaics; solar cells; sustainability; energy conversion; Internet of Things

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Green Approaches in Science and Sustainable Development

edited by

Lucia Emanuele

and

Laura Scrano

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; sustainable science; eco-friendly processes; natural products; biobased materials; sustainable development; environmental sustainability; green technologies; interdisciplinary approaches

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

Decision-Making for Sustainable Supply Chains and Green Logistics

edited by

Peng Jiang

,

Yi-Chung Hu

and

Geng Wu

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision-making; sustainable supply chains; green logistics; circular economy; low-carbon

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

Sustainable Building Energy Simulation and Heat Transfer

edited by

Sebastian Englart

and

Andrzej Jedlikowski

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy simulation; heat transfer; HVAC system simulation; coupled building–system models; thermal comfort modeling; energy efficiency assessment; life-cycle analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainability Intention of Hospitality and Tourism Related Service and Technology

edited by

Joonho Moon

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: hospitality and tourism; service; technology; intention; loyalty; attitude; technology acceptance

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

Electricity Systems Sustainability and Energy Efficiency

edited by

Enrique Ciro Quispe

,

Jesus Alfonso López

,

Pablo Daniel Donolo

and

Fernando J. T. E. Ferreira

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; renewable energy; energy efficiency in motor-driven systems; smart and energy-efficient buildings; smart grids and microgrids; energy storage systems; AI and IoT in sustainable electrical systems; electric mobility; distributed and flexible generation; energy policy and regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Intelligent Monitoring of Sustainable Infrastructure Systems: Secure, Efficient and Intelligent Energy Transmission

edited by Lili Zuo, Heng Sun, Dashu Li and Zhaoming Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable infrastructure systems; intelligent monitoring; energy security; high efficiency conveyance; smart conveyance; oil and gas pipeline network; new energy transmission system; system resilience; digital twin

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

The Role of Digital Transformation in Sustainable Supply Chains

edited by

Elif Kongar

, Gülҫin Büyüközkan and

Gazi Murat Duman

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; sustainable supply-chain management; Industry 4.0; blockchain; digital twins; business intelligence; big data analytics; Internet of Things; circular economy; reverse logistics; ESG; traceability

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

Advances in Bridge Protection and Sustainability Under Extreme Loads

edited by

Wenwei Wang

, Fei Wang, Chang Zhou and

Yi Cheng

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: bridge protection; sustainable disaster risk evaluation; high-performance protective materials; maintenance/retrofit method; life-cycle protection assessment; artificial intelligence

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

Sustainability-Oriented Higher Education: Pedagogical Innovation, Professional Learning and Inclusive Academic Futures

edited by

Patrícia Albergaria-Almeida

and

Marta Abelha

submission deadline 1 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 916 | Submission Open

Keywords: higher education; sustainability-oriented education; pedagogical innovation; professional learning; teacher education; inclusive academic futures; flexible learningacademic trajectories; gender and care; qualitative inquiry

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

Advances in Water and Sediment Quality Assessment, Treatment Technologies, Pollution Control, and Resource Reuse

edited by

Marcin Sidoruk

submission deadline 1 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; sediment quality; heavy metals; pollution monitoring; ecological risk assessment; contaminant transport and accumulation; water and sediment remediation; wastewater treatment technologies; circular economy; resource recovery

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

System Transition Engineering, Design and Management Processes

edited by

Susan Krumdieck

, Britta Kalkreuter and Ana-Paula Fonseca

submission deadline 1 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: transition engineering; transition design; transition management; transition finance; system transition; sustainability transition; systems transition processes; applied systems approaches; real-world labs; university programmes; unsustainability; shift projects; wicked problems; biophysical economics; perspective shift; ingenuity generation

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

Sustainable Economics and Innovation Policy: Efficiency, Governance, and Resilience

edited by

Ching-Cheng Lu

submission deadline 2 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics; efficiency modeling (DEA, SBM, Malmquist Index); environmental governance; sustainable development goals (SDGs); climate change policy; energy and carbon emissions; ESG performance; innovation policy; industrial sustainability; decision support systems

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

Sustainable Digital Education and Mobile Learning

edited by

Spyridon Doukakis

,

Maria Niari

and

Panayiotis Vlamos

submission deadline 10 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital education; e-learning; educational technology; m-learning; blended learning; AI in education; gamification; digital pedagogy; sustainable education

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

Innovating for Sustainability: Digital and Circular Strategies in the Twin Transition Era

edited by Donato Iacobucci, Marco Ciro Liscio and

Paolo Sospiro

submission deadline 12 Jun 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7429 | Submission Open

Keywords: twin transition; circular economy; remanufacturing; digital innovation; sustainability transitions; systemic change; green and digital technologies; sustainable development; resilient systems; Industry 4.0 and sustainability

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

Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Hui Hu

,

Chengming Li

and

Zeyu Wang

submission deadline 12 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 674 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental economics; sustainable development goals; green finance; ESG; carbon neutrality; climate policy; energy transition; digital economy; green innovation; sustainable governance

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

Innovative/Sustainable Environmental Technologies and Applications in Water/Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Yuliia Trach

submission deadline 12 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water treatment; nanomaterials; adsorption; AI modeling; groundwater remediation; industrial wastewater; circular economy; emerging contaminants

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

Urban Road Safety and Vulnerable Road Users: Behaviour, Infrastructure, and Emerging Mobility Challenges

edited by

Athanasios (Akis) Theofilatos

,

Apostolos Anagnostopoulos

and

Athanasios Galanis

submission deadline 15 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban road safety; vulnerable road users; micromobility; pedestrian behaviour; traffic safety analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Energy Transfer and Storage in Building Materials and Systems

edited by

Mergim Gaši

submission deadline 15 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient buildings; building information modelling (BIM); thermal bridges; infrared thermography; nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEB); building envelope; deep energy renovation; sustainable construction; building physics; decarbonization

Advances in Sustainable Biomaterials and Their Environmental Applications

edited by

Jalal Isaad

submission deadline 15 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable biomaterials; biopolymers; green chemistry; wastewater treatment; pollutant removal; adsorption; biodegradable materials; environmental remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advanced Technologies for Smart, Lean, and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems

edited by

Nataša Tošanović

, Nikola Gjeldum and

Mihael Gudlin

submission deadline 15 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable manufacturing; lean manufacturing; digital transformation; lean and green management; circular economy; additive manufacturing; Industry 5.0; smart manufacturing; artificial intelligence; big data

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

Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Systems: Digital Intelligence, Resilience, and Operational Integration

edited by

Loukas K. Tsironis

and

Efthymios Katsoras

submission deadline 17 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable logistics; supply chain resilience; digital intelligence; urban freight systems; last-mile delivery; operational integration; supply chain reconfiguration

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

Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems: Polygeneration, Geothermics, Thermal Storage and Exergy Analysis

edited by

Geydy Luz Gutiérrez-Urueta

,

José Camilo Jiménez García

and

Juliana Saucedo-Velázquez

submission deadline 20 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: absorption heat pumps; geothermal energy; thermal energy storage; thermal comfort; waste heat recovery; energy and exergy analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced Materials, Energy and Policy Innovations for a Sustainable and Resilient Environment

edited by

Gui Lu

submission deadline 22 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable material innovation; circular economy; renewable energy integration; climate resilience; innovation policy for sustainability transitions; environmental policy/environmental sociology instruments; urban resilience and infrastructure; green chemistry and clean technologies; energy transition governance; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Remote Sensing Applications for Sustainable Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 380 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing indicators; ecological impacts; environmental changes; urbanization; major projects; geospatial intelligence; human well-being

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

Research on Green and Resilient Cities for Sustainable Urban Planning and Development

edited by

Yelena Popova

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban planning; green cities; urban resilience; smart infrastructure; climate adaptation; energy efficiency; green technology; urban governance; urban tourism

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

Geology and Sustainable Development of the Mineral Resources

edited by

Seyed Kourosh Mahjour

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mineral resources; geology and sustainable development; critical minerals and energy transition; mineral exploration and resource evaluation; machine learning in geosciences; risk analysis and uncertainty quantification; circular economy in mining; environmental impact assessment; mine reclamation and post-mining land use; responsible mining and resource governance

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

Smart Urban Destinations: A New Frontier for Sustainable Development or a Mystified Utopia?

edited by Alberto Amore and

Nicholas Wise

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban tourism; smart governance; artificial intelligence; smart city; destination governance; techno-governance and tourism; urban destination experience; urban destination resilience

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

Emerging Trends in Circular Economy and Waste Valorization: Materials, Technologies and Environmental Applications

edited by

Ancuța-Elena Tiuc

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; waste valorization; sustainable development; advanced recycling; reducing pollution; innovative environmental technologies; environmental applications

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

Innovative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Sustainability Courses in the AI Age

edited by

Manuel Carlos Gameiro da Silva

,

Gustavo R. Alves

and Hicham Mastouri

submission deadline 26 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative learning; artificial intelligence (AI); sustainability education; higher education; personalized learning; ethical considerations; collaborative learning; educational technology; case studies; curriculum development

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

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

edited by

Hsuling Chang

and

Meng Qin

submission deadline 28 Jun 2027 | 23 articles | Viewed by 33812 | 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 28455 | 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 1524 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 272 | 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 30486 | 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)

Innovative Strategies for Rural Development: Advances in Sustainable Agriculture and Responsible Agritourism

edited by

Jarosław Uglis

,

Gniewko Niedbała

and

Anna Jęczmyk

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19111 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural development; sustainable agriculture; regenerative agriculture; rural and agritourism; responsible agritourism; regenerative agritourism; ecoagritourism; farming tourism; rural revitalization; animals in tourism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Social Responsibility, Education and Managerial Strategies for Sustainable Development

edited by

Daniel Badulescu

and

Tomina Saveanu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16374 | 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 7376 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Economic Growth and Sustainable Regional Development

edited by Aggeliki Anagnostou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5091 | 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)

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 4837 | 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)

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 3652 | 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 2360 | 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 2002 | 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 1492 | 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)

Advances in Urban Planning, Regeneration and Sustainable Cities

edited by

Michael W. Mehaffy

and

Bin Jiang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 1053 | 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)

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