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The Influence of Industry Innovation and Environmental Regulation for the Sustainable Development of Regional Economy—2nd Edition
edited by Jiayu Fang, Chao Gao and
submission deadline 9 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 418 | Submission Open
Keywords: industry innovation; environmental regulation; sustainable development; regional economy; artificial intelligence; data analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Education for Sustainable Development: Policies and Practices
edited by , Evandro Coggo Cristofoletti, Natália Molina Cetrulo and Rafael Borim-De-Souza
submission deadline 12 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open
Keywords: education for sustainable development; sustainable development goals; sustainability education; educational policy; transformative learning; sustainability competencies; green skills; artificial intelligence in education; climate change education; ESG education; circular economy education; higher education; sustainability assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Sustainable Marketing and Consumption in the Digital Age submission deadline 13 Jul 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11119 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable marketing; sustainable consumption; phygital marketing; phygital consumption; phygital consumers; consumer typology; marketing strategies; responsible consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Fresh Produce Processing and By-Products Utilization
edited by , Yuanyuan Hou and Yating Zhao
submission deadline 15 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 710 | Submission Open
Keywords: processing of fruits and vegetables; by-products utilization; preservation of fruits and vegetables; bioactive composition; non-thermal techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainable Transport Planning and Mobility for Urban Development
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban transport; public transport; transport planning; connectivity; mobility; urban network; traffic management; smart cities; energy-efficiency; transport modelling and optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Intelligent Technologies for Sustainable Development: Methods and Applications
edited by , and Marcia Baptista
submission deadline 16 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent technologies; artificial intelligence; sustainable development; machine learning; industrial internet of things; digital twins; resource efficiency; explainable AI; predictive maintenance; sustainability assessment; energy efficiency; smart monitoring; asset life extension; knowledge management; decision support systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Artificial Intelligence for Maritime Energy Transition and Sustainable Transport
edited by
submission deadline 17 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; maritime energy transition; sustainable transport; machine learning; digital twins; Internet of Things; decarbonization; smart shipping; energy efficiency; intelligent transport systems
Circular Economy in Construction: Innovations, Challenges, and Sustainable Practices submission deadline 18 Jul 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8682 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy in construction; sustainable building materials; waste valorization in construction; construction and demolition waste (CDW) management; bio-based and recycled materials; life cycle assessment (LCA) in construction; digitalization and Industry 4.0 in circular construction; regenerative and Net-Zero buildings; policy and governance for circular construction; carbon footprint reduction in the built environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Innovation, Business Models and Economic Performance submission deadline 19 Jul 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4072 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable innovation; business models; circular economy; green technologies; corporate sustainability; value creation; sustainability measurement; strategic management; responsible growth
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Solar Energy Technology in Sustainable Development
edited by Bruno D. Tibúrcio and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1046 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar energy; energy storage; smart grids; solar concentration; solar-pumped laser; hydrogen production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
AI-Enabled Smart and Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Digital Twins, Intelligent Monitoring, and Low-Carbon Construction submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 437 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI/ML for sustainable infrastructure; digital twins; intelligent sensing and IoT; predictive maintenance; climate risk and resilience; low-carbon and circular construction; remote sensing and UAVs; smart infrastructure management; disaster risk reduction; eXtended Reality (XR)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Lean Six Sigma 4.0 for Sustainable Organizational Performance
edited by Ahmad K. Elshennawy and
submission deadline 25 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: Lean Six Sigma 4.0; Industry 4.0 and digital transformation; artificial intelligence and advanced analytics; sustainable organizational performance; continuous improvement and process optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Landscape Biogeography and Sustainability Transitions submission deadline 28 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: landscape biogeography; sustainability transitions; biodiversity conservation; spatial ecology; land-use change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Innovative Design Frameworks and Thinking Tools for Sustainable Business Transformation
edited by , , Yang-Chieh Chin and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable business transformation; transnational supply chain governance; multi-criteria ESG assessment; glocalized green marketing; systemic design thinking and visual toolkits; twin transition (digital and green); organizational capacity building; generative AI in higher education; AI-assisted action learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Research on Green and Sustainable Maritime Transport
edited by , , Eli Marušić and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: port and maritime management, operations, efficiency, and business performance; green ships, green ports, and infrastructure; technological solutions; digital optimisation, monitoring, and control; environmental performance: measurement, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation; research and innovation, commercialisation, funding, and investment; governance, policy, strategies, regulations, and compliance; partnerships, training, education, and awareness campaigns; green shipping practices; sustainable maritime transition and strategic management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Building and Infrastructure Engineering: Sustainable Utilization of Innovative Eco-Efficient Materials—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18682 | Submission Open
Keywords: eco-efficient concrete; eco-efficient geomaterials; circular construction; life cycle assessment; waste recycling; low-carbon materials; resource conservation; green construction; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Advances in Intelligent Transportation, Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles in the Context of Sustainability
edited by Yitong Shang, and Qiang Xing
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13767 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transportation; intelligent transportation systems; public transportation; energy-efficient traffic flow; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); smart charging; emerging technologies; environmental and social impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Emerging Contaminants in Soils and Plants: Inventory, Monitoring, Impacts on Human Health, and Mitigation Strategies
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3202 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging & persistent pollutants; pollutants in urban & rural soil environment; health risk assessments; pollution monitoring; artificial intelligence & geostatistical methods for sustainable management and development; phyto- & bio-remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Advanced Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Systems: Toward Sustainability
edited by Aumeur El Amrani and Najib El Ouanjli
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2187 | Submission Open
Keywords: photovoltaic (PV); renewable energy systems; energy transition; grid integration; smart grid; life-cycle assessment (LCA); solar energy economics; energy policy; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Advanced Research on Energy Economics and Environmental Efficiency
edited by Yuexia Pang and Haonan Zhang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1468 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy economics; environmental efficiency; energy policy; electricity market; low-carbon policy evaluation; new energy investment; demand response management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Perspectives on the Roles of Civil Society in Advancing Food System Transformation and Sustainable Agriculture
edited by , Kim Niewolny and Lia Kelinsky-Jones
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 1121 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; civil society organizations and movements; complex partnerships for social and food systems’ change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Civil Engineering for a Sustainable Future: Innovations and Strategies
edited by Wai-Kei Ao
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 969 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability challenges; smart systems; structural health monitoring; energy harvesting; vibration and noise control; data-driven modelling; sustainable transportation; smart manufacturing; environmental impact reduction; machine learning for sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Advancing Sustainable and Resilient Maritime Systems: The Role of Big Data and AI submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 826 | Submission Open
Keywords: big data analytics; maritime transportation; autonomous ships; transportation system modeling; sustainable shipping; smart ports; machine learning in maritime; emission reduction; digital twin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
University Social Responsibility, Social Entrepreneurship, and Open Innovation: Challenges of Education for Sustainable Development in Global Contexts submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 706 | Submission Open
Keywords: University Social Responsibility (USR); social entrepreneurship; open innovation; Education for Sustainable Development (ESD); higher education and sustainability; social innovation; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); university–industry–government collaboration; service-learning in higher education
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for Decision-Making in Low-Carbon Logistics and Sustainable Supply Chains
edited by Hong Fu, , and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 588 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; data science; game theory; low-carbon logistics sustainable; healthcare supply chain logistics; green building; decision-making and optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Virtual Tourism and Sustainable Futures
edited by Ismail Shaheer, and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 587 | Submission Open
Keywords: virtual tourism; sustainability; overtourism; digital transformation; accessibility and inclusion; cultural preservation; hybrid tourism experiences; ethical representation; AI-driven tourism; immersive environments; tourist behaviour; metaverse tourism; digital heritage; sustainable tourism futures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
The Role of Online Education in Sustainable Development
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 545 | Submission Open
Keywords: online education; sustainable development; artificial intelligence in education; human–AI collaboration; self-regulated learning; virtual reality learning; digital literacy; technology-enhanced learning; educational sustainability; inclusive education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Advancements in Groundwater Systems for Sustainable Water Quality Under Natural and Anthropogenic Impacts
edited by , Zhongli Wang and Nuan Yang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 510 | Submission Open
Keywords: groundwater–surface water interactions; hydrogeochemical processes; groundwater contamination; agricultural pollution; trace elements; emerging contaminants; microbially mediated processes; contaminant transport and fate; groundwater remediation technologies; sustainable water quality management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Development Economics and Sustainable Economic Growth: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 502 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; economic growth; economic development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Managing Tourist Experience and Behavior: Strategies for Advancing Destination Sustainable Practices
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 468 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable tourism; tourism management; destination management; tourist behavior; tourist experience; sustainable destination development; tourism resilience; tourism innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Sustainability, Strategic Management, Smart Governance and Smart Cities: 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart city; strategy; sustainability; innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Advances in Built Environment and Sustainable Mobility
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open
Keywords: built environment; travel behavior; subjective well-being; advanced analytical approach; health outcomes; transport-related carbon emissions; longitudinal design
Pollution and Climate Change: Dual Challenges for Soil Health and Agriculture Sustainability
edited by Alin Cristian Teuşdea and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil health; climate change; sustainable agriculture; land degradation; soil pollution; carbon sequestration; climate-smart agriculture; ecosystem services; agricultural resilience; soil remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainable Development and Effective Climate Change Education submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open
Keywords: behavioural change; climate action competencies; climate change education; climate literacy; community engagement; digital learning for sustainability; interdisciplinary education; pedagogical innovation; policy and education integration; transformative learning
Global Change: Sustainable Urban and Regional Development submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urban development; regional development; global change; green growth; clean energy; carbon neutrality; urban resilience; urban quality; green infrastructure; policy and governance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainable Economic and Social Development Under Climate and Environmental Changes submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; climate change; sustainable economic growth; environmental sustainability; environmental governance; green economy; knowledge economy; intellectual capital; innovation ecosystems; socio-economic resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Industrial Big Data to Support Decision-Making in Sustainable and Intelligent Manufacturing
edited by Zhifeng Qian, Mingwei Wang, , Fei Xiao and Wenhui Zhao
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open
Keywords: big data-driven sustainable manufacturing; carbon emission; intelligent manufacturing; renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Sustainable Urban Built Heritage: Conservation, Accessibility, and Adaptive Transformation of Historic Cities
edited by Alberto Arenghi and Carlotta Coccoli
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban built heritage; historic cities; cultural sustainability; architectural conservation; adaptive reuse; accessibility; inclusive design; heritage-led regeneration; climate resilience; digital heritage governance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Circular Economy and Sustainable Industrial Systems: Technology, Transport and Behavioral Transformation
edited by Tianming Gao, and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; industrial symbiosis; behavioral change; circular business models; resource efficiency; sustainable consumption and production; sustainable transport systems; logistics; supply chains; sustainability governance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Environmental and Energy Economics for Sustainable Development
edited by Xiangdan Piao, , Jun Xie and Shuning Chen
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental economics; energy economics; sustainable development; renewable energy transition; climate change policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Cybersecurity for Trustworthy Intelligent Digital Ecosystems
edited by and Pei Xiao
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable cybersecurity; trustworthy digital ecosystems; secure data sharing; IoT security; AI security; cyber resilience
Responsible Consumption and Sustainable Business Model Innovation in Urban Air Mobility and the Low-Altitude Economy
edited by and Ken Peattie
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban air mobility; low-altitude economy; sustainable business models; responsible consumption; socio-technical transitions; product-service systems; consumer acceptance; stakeholder governance; social licence; sustainable mobility; responsible innovation; public value
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainable Transport and Infrastructure Governance in the Energy Transition submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transport; infrastructure governance; energy transition; hydrogen supply chains; whole-life carbon; road design standards; regional development; infrastructure benchmarking; sustainable mobility; urban and regional planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Valorization of Solid Wastes for Sustainable Soil Management
edited by , Jia Niu, and Xinyuan Li
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste valorization; resource recovery; soil health; soil remediation; circular economy; emerging contaminants; life cycle assessment (LCA)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil Conservation and Sustainability)
Advances in Flood Risk Monitoring and Management for Environmental Sustainability
edited by Wenyu Yang, Zhenyu Wang and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate extremes; urbanization; demographic change; vulnerable groups; social inequalities; flood risk management; hydrological modeling; multi‑source monitoring; machine learning; big data analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Supply Chains and the Circular Economy submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital transformation; artificial intelligence; sustainability; sustainable supply chains; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Towards Sustainable Futures: Innovations in Education—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable education; educational innovation; blended learning; open educational resources (OERs); AI in education; personalized learning; competency-based education (CBE), educational equity; community engagement in education; global citizenship education; transformative learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Climate-Resilient Agriculture Toward Sustainable Food Security submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate resilience of agriculture; food security; sustainable development; agricultural economics; agricultural and climate policy; adaptation to climate change; food system resilience; agroecology; bioeconomics; sustainable food supply chains
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Energy Fuels Environment—Linking Energy, Fuels and the Environment for a Sustainable Transition submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy transition; circular economy; low-emission energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Circular Economy Pathways for Renewable Energy Technologies: Design, Reuse, Digital Traceability, and Resource Recovery submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; renewable energy technologies; lifecycle sustainability; digital product passports; resource recovery; photovoltaic systems; battery systems; power electronics; artificial intelligence; critical materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
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