Sustainability

From Industry 4.0 to Construction 5.0: Sustainable Pathways Across the Construction Value Chain

edited by Angelos Amditis,

and Theo Zaffagnini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1336 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; construction 5.0; sustainable construction; digital twins; smart manufacturing and prefabrication; human-centric innovation; circular economy in construction; supply chain digitalization; construction value chain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Geospatial Analysis for Sustainable Environmental Management

edited by

Pedro Nogueira

and

Joana Ribeiro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1335 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial analysis for the sustainable development goals (SDGs); environmental management; remote sensing; geographic information systems (GIS); spatial modeling; land-use and land-cover change; digital transition and climate change adaptation

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

Innovative Pathways to Sustainability: Integrating Education, Communication, and Learning

edited by

Facundo Froment

and Manuel de Besa Gutiérrez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1313 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability education; sustainability-oriented learning environments; instructional communication; communication education; teacher-student relationship; instructor communication behavior; student learning outcomes

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

The Impact of Pollution on The Sustainability of Food Systems

edited by

Corina Dana Mişcă

,

Delia-Gabriela Dumbrava

,

Camelia Moldovan

and Aurica B. Borozan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1309 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste recovery; food technologies; circular economy; soil pollution; microbiological contamination; consumer health; food sustainability; sustainable use; food resources; food waste

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Advanced Technologies for Energy Saving in Sustainable Transportation Engineering: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Liu

and Ming Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1306 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy saving; intelligent transportation systems; optimization; deep excavation; underground spaces; smart infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Technological and Social Innovations for Sustainable Food System Transition

edited by Camila Perussello and Federico Solari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1297 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food systems; food engineering; food supply chain; life cycle assessment; behavioural change; food policy; plant-forward diets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Application of Chemical Technology in Waste Recycling and Reuse

edited by

Wei Chen

and

Yehuizi Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1285 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial solid waste; urban mineral resources; hazardous waste; lithium-containing solid waste; electronic waste; clean energy solid waste; resource utilization; harmless disposal; stabilization; comprehensive recovery and reuse

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

From Mind to Market: How Artificial Intelligence Reshapes Sustainable Business and Education

edited by

Chih-Hung Yuan

and

Zhao-Hong Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1285 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI in sustainable business; AI-driven sustainable business practices; digital transformation; AI in sustainable education; human–AI collaboration

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

Smart Technologies and Digital Methods for Advanced Environmental Remediation

edited by Bo Hu,

Yuanhang Zhan

and

Lang Qiao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1274 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental remediation; computational modeling; geospatial analysis; data-driven decision support; emerging contaminants; sustainable land management; environmental monitoring; environmental diagnostics; ecological risk assessment

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

Smart Solutions in Higher Education for Sustainability: Advancing the Craft of Exploration

edited by

Jorge A. Arevalo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1228 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropocene; sustainability curriculum; experiential learning; sustainability competences; planetary boundaries education

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

Green Nanotechnology: Empowering Nutritionally Rich Crops and Microgreens for Global Food Security

edited by

Zienab Ahmed

, Abdelmoneim Abdalla and

Mohammad Israil Ansari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 1216 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; green synthesis; nanofertilizers; post-harvest applications; plant growth promoters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Life Cycle Assessment(LCA) of Sustainable Building Materials

edited by

Lucas Rosse Caldas

and

Francesco Pittau

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1192 | Submission Open

Keywords: LCA; recycled materials; reused materials; bio-based materials; low-carbon materials; performance analysis; innovative approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

From Vulnerability to Resilience: Sustainable Approaches to Multi-Hazards in Urban and Rural Contexts

edited by

Oana Elena Chelariu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1153 | Submission Open

Keywords: vulnerability; social, economic, cultural, and systemic vulnerability; exposure; building resilience and recovery; environmental studies; conceptual analysis; disaster risk reduction; natural disaster; multi-hazards; climate change; social inequalities; vulnerability and resilience indicators

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

New Materials and Sustainable Development in Pavement Engineering

edited by Mofreh Saleh,

Songtao Lv

, Svetlana Besklubova,

Hui Yao

and

Hailu Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1143 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable pavements; eco-friendly binders; recycled aggregates; subgrade stabilization; life-cycle assessment (LCA); pavement durability; self-healing asphalt; phase-change materials; photocatalytic coatings; resilient infrastructure; smart maintenance technology; digital twin technology; image processing

Sustainable Water Resources Management and Hydrological Modeling in Changing Climate

edited by

Feifei Pan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1117 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water resource management; hydrological modeling; climate change; water cycle; hydrological processes; soil moisture; runoff; infiltration; remote sensing; big data; artificial intelligence

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

Energy Carbon Emission Reduction and Carbon Neutrality: The Uncertainty Path

edited by

Zhengning Pu

and

Jiasha Fu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1094 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality; climate policy; energy/climate policy uncertainty; climate risk and opportunity; environmental regulation; regulatory transformation; institutional adaptation; adaptation strategy; corporate environmental strategy; environmental management practice; international climate agreements ESG performance; legal adaptation; technology innovation; export performance; poverty and inequality; firm resilience; green transition trade-offs; decarbonization cost; environmental compliance pressure; digital transformation and sustainability; growth drag; structural adjustment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

From Disposal to Resource: Technological Innovations for Closing the Loop on Solid Waste

edited by

Xingying Tang

and

Jianjun Cai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1088 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology acceptance; public perception; sustainable waste management; consumer behavior; circular economy; smart waste management; adoption barriers; waste-to-energy

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

Advances in Resilience Engineering and Risk Management for Sustainability

edited by

Kaiye Gao

, Fangqiu Xu and

Tingting Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1060 | 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 1058 | 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 992 | 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 913 | 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 897 | 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 811 | 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 794 | 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 788 | 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 775 | 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 772 | 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 747 | 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 737 | 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 706 | 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 691 | 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 676 | 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 652 | 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 608 | 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 606 | 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 539 | 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 520 | 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 | 1 articles | 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)

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 455 | 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

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)

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)

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 405 | 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 389 | 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 387 | 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 381 | 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)

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