Sustainability

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 1350 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; noise pollution; sustainable acoustics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and 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 1350 | Submission Open

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

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

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 1235 | 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 1185 | 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)

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 1132 | 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)

Sustainable Optimization for Energy and Environmental Systems Engineering

edited by

Jin-Wei Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1105 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable optimization; energy and environmental management; system engineering; digitalized economy; Industry 4.0 vs. Society 5.0; zero-emission technologies; renewable energy sources and technologies; emerging technologies; public acceptance; policy issues

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

Advances in Sustainable Water Management: Wastewater Treatment and Water Reclamation

edited by

Xialei You

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1096 | Submission Open

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

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

Comprehensive Application of Concrete for Sustainability in Construction and Green Building

edited by

Hyunjin Ju

and Sun-Jin Han

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1048 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; composite materials; structural analysis; durability; mechanical behavior; finite element analysis; nonlinear analysis; civil engineering; green building; sustainable construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Economic Resilience and Development Opportunities Amidst Climate Crisis

edited by

Fengyi Lin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1041 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilience; sustainable innovation; ESG

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

Toward a Resilient and Sustainable Urban Power Grid: Challenges and AI-Driven Solutions

edited by Chao Qin,

Bei Peng

, Chao Long and

Xiaolong Jin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1036 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; urban power grids; AI; preparation; restoration; situational awareness; extreme events

Information Technology for Sustainable Construction Management

edited by

Ashraf Elazouni

,

Mubarak Al Alawi

,

Hayder Mirza

and Ronald Ekyalimpa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 978 | Submission Open

Keywords: information technology; cash flow management; construction industry; sustainability; building information modelling (BIM); decision support systems; digital transformation; project finance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Materials for a Sustainable World: Gas Sorption, Energy Storage, and Green Chemical Transformations

edited by

Ivana Mitar

and

Zhejian Cao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 969 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; clean energy; gas sorption; energy storage; green chemistry; green chemical transformations; nanomaterials; recyclability of materials; life-cycle assessments (LCA); carbon dioxide capture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Soil Health and Sustainable Society

edited by

Xuefeng Hu

and Lijun Yan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 964 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil pollution; heavy metals; organic pollutants; sustainable agriculture; waste recycles; healthy soil; soil remediation; food safety; pollutant monitoring; soil environment

Sustainable Power Systems: Energy Storage, Renewable Integration, and Smart Grid Technologies

edited by Rafael Peña Alzola and

José Luis Monroy-Morales

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 920 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; sustainable power systems; renewable energy integration; sustainable technologies; power electronic converters; smart grids and microgrids; energy storage systems; digital control and optimization; low-carbon energy transition; power quality and reliability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Recent Advances in Biomass Conversion, Renewable Energy, and Biomaterials—2nd Edition

edited by

Lei Zhang

and

Jun Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 907 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural and forestry waste processing; bioactive materials; biomass degradation; biomass refinery; biofuels processes; biomaterials; bioresource technology; biotechnologies applied for renewable energies; biotransformation; chemical and biological conversions; renewable energy; sustainable processing; biomaterials for sustainability

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

Sustainable Urban Development and Smart Transportation Systems Planning

edited by

Marjan Lep

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 867 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban development; smart transportation; urban mobility; digitalization; data-driven planning; accessibility; intelligent transport systems; system efficiency; technological advancements; technology-driven innovation

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

Sustainable Project Management and Smart Infrastructure Development

edited by

Indra Gunawan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable project management; smart infrastructure; digital transformation; AI integration; industry 4.0

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

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainability

edited by

Fahad Asmi

and

Muhammad Azfar Anwar

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 791 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; climate change adaptation; urban development; responsible artificial intelligence; disaster risk management

Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management

edited by Zinnia Mukherjee

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 781 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental economics; natural resource economics and management; environmental policy; sustainable development

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

Selected Papers from the European Biomass Conference and Exhibition: EUBCE 2025 and EUBCE 2026

edited by David Baxter,

Kyriakos Maniatis

and

Solange I. Mussatto

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 757 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass feedstocks; agricultural residues; energy crops; short rotation crops; forest residues; organic waste; bioenergy; biofuels; energy carriers; biorefineries; thermochemical conversion; biochemical conversion; bioeconomy; biochemicals; biomaterials; circular economy; integrated approaches; sustainability; climate change; life cycle analysis; environmental sustainability; environmental impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Emerging Internet of Things and Blockchain Technologies for Sustainable Smart Cities

edited by

Khalid El Makkaoui

and

Ibrahim Ouahbi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 747 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable smart cities; internet of things (IoT); distributed ledger technology (DLT); blockchain; IOTA Tangle; artificial intelligence (AI); security and privacy; urban resilience; circular economy

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

Sustainable Agricultural Engineering Technology and Development

edited by

Chao Zhao

and

Huimin Fang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 722 | Submission Open

Keywords:

Agricultural engineering is essential for addressing sustainability challenges such as resource inefficiency; climate resilience; agricultural waste; and food insecurity. This Special Issue on Sustainable Agricultural Engineering Technology and Development focuses on precision agriculture and smart agricultural systems through circular-economy and systems-based approaches. It welcomes research linking intelligent engineering technologies to measurable environmental and socio-economic outcomes; including resource efficiency; carbon reduction; waste valorization; and better livelihoods.

We invite original research and review papers that advance interdisciplinary innovation and real-world impact toward low-carbon; efficient; and sustainable modern agriculture. Critical perspectives on technological benefits; limitations; adoption barriers; and scalability are also encouraged.

Topics include: precision agriculture; IoT; and intelligent farming; machine vision and deep learning; green non-destructive testing and quality evaluation; agricultural waste valorization and biomass energy conversion; low-carbon agricultural machinery; and energy-efficient smart facility agriculture.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Marketing for Sustainable Tourism Development

edited by

Jonathon Day

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 694 | Submission Open

Keywords: identification of “ideal” target markets for destinations; sustainable destination branding; marketing to achieve sustainable tourism goals; social media and sustainable tourism; destination development and placemaking for sustainability; supply chain management for sustainable tourism; internal marketing for sustainable destinations; experience design and sustainable tourism

Sustainability Assessment and Decision Support for Circular Waste and Resource Systems

edited by

Chun-Hsu Lin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 677 | Submission Open

Keywords: assessment metrics; sustainability; circular economy; net-zero emissions

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

AI and Smart Technologies for Sustainable Supply Chain Design and Operations

edited by

Yong Won Seo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; smart technologies; sustainable supply chains; supply chain design; supply chain operation; AI transformation; data-driven decision making; business analytics; Industry 4.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Innovative Building Envelope Solutions for Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Buildings

edited by Aleksejs Prozuments

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 639 | Submission Open

Keywords: building envelopes; building energy efficiency; smart building materials; indoor environmental quality; building performance simulation; life cycle analysis; climate-responsive design; green building technologies

Advanced Research on Urban Design and Microclimates

edited by

Lingye Yao

, Lihua Zhao,

Zhidian Jiang

and Qianlong Qi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 606 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban microclimate; sustainable urban design; climate resilience; thermal comfort; nature-based solutions; urban green and blue infrastructures; carbon neutrality; urban heat island

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

The Water–Energy–Waste Nexus for Sustainable Development

edited by

Nicolás Velázquez Limón

,

Ricardo López Zavala

,

Mydory Oyuky Nakasima-López

and

Sukey Sayonara Nakasima López

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 592 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; water; energy; waste; circular economy; technology; processes; renewable energy

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

Spatial Data for a Sustainable World: Remote Sensing in Geoscientific Research

edited by

Maurizio Milano

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; spatial data science; environmental sustainability; energy transition and monitoring; geospatial modelling

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

Improving Wind Energy Systems: The Role of Computational and Experimental Capability in Sustainable Development

edited by

Samah Ben Ayed

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 536 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics ; wind systems ; experimental testing ; wind turbine resilience ; performance assessment ; data analysis

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Transitions: Ecosystems, Communities, and Cultural Dynamics

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 451 | Submission Open

Keywords: entrepreneurial ecosystems; sustainability transitions; circular economy; eco-design; social innovation; sustainability

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

Big Data Applications in Decision-Making and Business Management in the Era of Business Intelligence

edited by

Aleksandra Revina

and

Rizun Nina

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 437 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics; business intelligence; decision support systems; sustainable business management; process and organizational complexity; data-driven decision making; digital sustainability; responsible AI; ESG analytics

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

Sustainable Materials Management in the Circular Economy: Metrics, Evidence, and Results

edited by

Henning Friege

and Anne Scheinberg

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable materials management; circular business models; evidence-based best-practice circularity; waste legislation; regulatory framework for circularity

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

Operational Excellence and the Next Steps: Integrating Digitalization and Sustainability for the Future

edited by

Olivia McDermott

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Lean Six Sigma; operational excellence; Lean-Green; Lean-Sustainability; Design for Lean Six Sigma; Design for Lean-Green; circular economy; sustainability; Operational Excellence 4.0; Circular Economy 4.0; Design for Lean-Sustainability; Quality 4.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Digital Transformation for Resilience and Sustainability in Small and Medium Enterprises

edited by

Marjeta Marolt

and

Doroteja Vidmar

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: SMEs; digital transformation; resilience; sustainability; adaptive capabilities; digital technologies; sustainable business models; data-driven innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Perspectives from the Food–Energy–Water Nexus for Sustainable Natural Ecosystem Development

edited by

Phoebe Koundouri

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: Food–Energy–Water–Ecosystem (FEWE) nexus; integrated assessment modeling; dynamic and multi-objective optimization; system dynamics and network analysis; sustainable system transformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advancing Sustainable Energy Systems: Enhancing Efficiency and Reducing Costs of Renewable Power

edited by

Quetzalcoatl Hernández-Escobedo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 416 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind energy; photovoltaic energy; thermal energy; hydro energy; hydrogen; techno-economic analysis; levelized cost of energy

Sustainability at the Intersection of Environmental Quality, Circular Economy and Bio-Waste Valorization: Consumer Behavior and Regional Resilience to Climate Change

edited by

Zlatka Knezovic

and

Mladenka Šarolić

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; bio-waste valorization; circular economy; environmental burdens

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

Sustainable Transportation Engineering and the Road Safety

edited by

Jiangbi Hu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation engineering; road safety; infrastructure resilience; vulnerable road users; human factor; highway operation and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Biotechnologies for Wastewater Treatment and Environmental Remediation

edited by Ana Isabel Díaz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; environmental remediation; bioremediation; microbial biotechnology; phytoremediation; biosorption; emerging contaminants; resource recovery; sustainable technologies

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

Towards Sustainability: Advanced Research on Precision Agriculture and Smart Farming

edited by

Paola D'Antonio

and

Luis Conceição

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; digital agriculture; agricultural sustainability; technology integration; smart agriculture; resource optimization; agricultural digital transformation; ecological agriculture; crop sensors; precision livestock farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Bridging Renewable Supply and Energy Demand: Advanced Thermal Energy Storage for a Carbon-Neutral Future

edited by Yunren Sui and

Wei Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; renewable energy; energy storage materials; AI optimization; energy storage efficiency; energy storage density; carbon neutrality; Carnot battery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Development Within Planetary Boundaries: Innovations in Circular Bioeconomy Systems

edited by

Antônio Carlos De Francisco

,

Diego Ramos

and Fabio Neves Puglieri

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular bioeconomy; sustainable development; life cycle assessment (LCA); planetary boundaries; bio-based innovation; resource efficiency; ESG integration; sustainable value chains; environmental policy; regenerative systems

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

Hydrological Modelling and Climate Change Impacts on the Agricultural Sustainability

edited by

Carlos Bautista-Capetillo

, Miguel Servín-Palestina and

Cruz Octavio-Robles Rovelo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrological modelling; climate change; agricultural sustainability; irrigation; drought; water use efficiency; crop water requirements; remote sensing; uncertainty analysis; adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

AI-Enhanced Systems Modeling and Policy Design for Circular Economy Transition in Agri-Food Systems

edited by

Ujjwal KC

and Sudheer Kumar Battula

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy (CE); agri-food systems; food system resilience; data-driven policy; generative AI (GAI); large language models (LLMs); computational modeling; policy optimization; Bayesian analysis; machine learning (ML)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Advanced Technologies and Applications for Renewable Energy Integration, Distributed Generation, and Modern Power Systems

edited by

Yang Han

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality; sustainable energy systems; renewable energy; grid integration; intelligent power systems; energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Business Models for a Circular Economy

edited by

Qingxiang Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable business models; business model innovation; value creation; circular supply chains; product–service systems; digitalization; industrial symbiosis; sustainability transitions; policy and governance

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

Energy Transition: Battery Electric Vehicles, Low-Carbon Fuels and Fuel Cells in Clean Mobility

edited by

Plamen Punov

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery electric vehicles; hybrid electric vehicles; fuel cells; green hydrogen; sustainable fuels; sustainable mobility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Microbial Ecology and Biotechnology for Sustainable Groundwater Resource Management

edited by Dong-Hun Kim

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater; microbial ecology; bioremediation; aquifer; sustainable water management; contaminant attenuation; biotechnology; subsurface environment

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

Conservation Strategies for Sustaining Fish Biodiversity in Aquatic Ecosystems

edited by

Billy Nzau Matondo

and Elie Montchowui

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic ecosystem management; biodiversity; behavioural ecology; composition and community structure; conservation policy; distribution area; environmental threat; growth and survival curve; habitat restoration; home range; invasive species; size-selective mortality; stock assessment

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

Preparation of Functionalized Adsorption Materials and Its Application in the Field of Micropollutant Removal

edited by

Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet

and Ma Rosario Moreno-Virgen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalized materials; micropollutants removal; sustainable water depollution; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Multi-Criteria Decision-Making for Coastal Resilience and the Blue Economy

edited by

Danijela Tuljak-Suban

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); coastal resilience; blue economy; environmental sensitivity mapping; maritime transportation and logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Energy Systems and Building Materials

edited by Jin-Hee Kim

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy systems; photovoltaic–thermal (PVT); building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV); sustainable building materials; vacuum insulation panels (VIP); energy-efficient buildings; renewable energy integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainability in Food Science and Engineering Practices

edited by

Veronica Sanda Chedea

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: food chemistry; sustainable food processing; food science and technology; green food; food waste valorizations; food and nutrition; food analysis; life cycle assessment; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Forest Ecosystems and Wood Supply Chains

edited by

Jan Parobek

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystem; integrated management; timber chains; sustainable wood utilization; forest services; climate change; innovation and digitalization; public policy; forest sustainable forest management; wood processing industry; stakeholder inclusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Smart Materials and Shape Memory Alloys for Sustainable and Resilient Building and Engineering Structures: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Alireza Tabrizikahou

and

Faisal Mukhtar

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: shape memory alloys (SMA); smart materials; adaptive facade; kinetic facade; resilient infrastructure; self-centering systems; self-prestressing; structural health monitoring; digital twins; life-cycle assessment

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

New Battery Material and Process Developments for the Construction of Environmentally Friendly Energy Systems

edited by

Jun Su Park

and

Sangkyu Lee

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: thick electrode technology; silicon anode; hybrid battery; aqueous battery; three-dimensional battery processing; environmentally friendly energy systems; sustainable energy storage; green manufacturing; solid-state batteries; battery recycling; battery reuse

Sustainable Development Technologies and Applications Based on the 2D Materials

edited by

Nilanthy Balakrishnan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; sustainable development; energy and environmental applications; circular economy; green technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Food Safety and Quality Control: Recent Trends and Sustainable Future Outlook

edited by

Tareq Osaili

and

Nada El Darra

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; food quality control; microbiological contamination; chemical contamination; sustainable practices; one health; hurdle technologies; biosensors; artificial intelligence in food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Smart City Education for Sustainability: Community Participation in Urban Innovation

edited by

Rogerio Campos-Rebelo

and

Isabel Sofia Sousa Brito

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: model‑based learning approaches for sustainability; smart city; urban living; community engagement; digital participation; citizen‑driven innovation; IoT solutions

Durability and Reliability of Sustainable Materials: Mechanisms, Applications, and Future Directions

edited by

Katarzyna Panasiuk

and

Sebastian Sławski

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; degradation; mechanisms; design; lifecycle; durability; reliability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Biomass and Solid Wastes to Renewable Fuel, Value-Added Chemicals, and Functional Materials

edited by

Ye Wang

,

Xudong Liu

, Fuhuan Wang and Chao Sun

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; solid waste; biofuels and biochemicals; CO2 catalytic utilization; environmental pollutant management

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

Sustainable Electrical Engineering and PV Microgrids

edited by Ignacio Martin-Diaz

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5944 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed energy; renewable energy production; PV microgrids; sustainable energy management; energy storage; predictive maintenance; condition monitoring; transient phenomena in electric networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Energy Sustainability in the 21st Century

edited by

Tonmoy Choudhury

, Panagiotis Kokkalis and

Fakhrul Hasan

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3239 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy sustainability; energy economics; renewable energy; energy efficiency; low‑carbon transition; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Food Systems

edited by Jared G. Carlberg

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2893 | Submission Open

Keywords: food systems; sustainability; nutrition and health; agriculture; food processing; environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Digital Twin-Driven Energy Systems Optimization: From Algorithm Innovation to Low-Carbon Operation

edited by Lingxiao Yang, Shunyuan Xiao, Yushuai Li and

Ning Zhang

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2520 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; energy system optimization; low-carbon operation; AI-driven modeling; federated learning; predictive control; multi-energy integration; decentralized energy management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Management Framework and Operations in the Era of Industry 4.0 with Generative AI

edited by

Rupal Mandania

, Jiyin Liu and Grammatoula Papaioannou

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2370 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable operations management; Industry 4.0; generative analytics integration; sustainable supply chain and logistics

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

Advancing Environmental Sustainability Through Life Cycle Assessment

edited by

Zenon Foltynowicz

and

Anna Lewandowska

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2193 | Submission Open

Keywords: assessment; decision-making; impact; life cycle; sustainability

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

Pathways to Sustainable Good Health and Well-Being: Integrating Environmental, Social and Economic Resilience for SDG 3

edited by

De-Chih Lee

, I-Hsiung Chang and

Feng-Hua Yang

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1601 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goal 3; health and well-being; sustainability; environmental resilience; social resilience; economic resilience; health systems; policy and governance

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

Sustainable Development of Higher Education: Pathways, Challenges, and Innovations Toward 2030

edited by

Mariana Cernicova-Buca

and

Vasile Gherheș

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1445 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; higher education institutions; education for sustainable development (ESD); campus sustainability; organizational change; equity and inclusion; community engagement; sustainability assessment; SDG integration

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

Operation and Control of Sustainable Power and Renewable Energy Systems

edited by Changzheng Shao and Yifan Su

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1171 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable power systems; renewable energy integration; optimization and control of sustainable power; artificial intelligence in renewable energy systems; distributed energy resources control in distribution systems; dispatch of renewable-dominated power systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Use of Innovative and Sustainable Materials in the Construction of Buildings

edited by

Ahmed Godat

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 758 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; innovative building materials; green materials; geopolymer materials; carbon footprint reduction; smart materials; energy-efficient buildings; durability and performance; environmental impact assessment

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

Emerging Digital Technologies for Sustainable Development

edited by Adel Bouhoula and

Waleed Al-Zubari

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; internet of things (IoT); blockchain; digital twins; sustainable development goals (SDGs); sustainability measurement; circular economy; smart cities; digital governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Health, Climate Change and Sustainability

edited by Selin Akaraci

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; health sustainability; air pollution; green and blue spaces; environmental exposures

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

Recent Advances in Nanotechnology and Composites from the Perspective of Sustainable Materials

edited by

Heeyoung Lee

,

Wonseok Chung

and Sanghyeon Cho

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; cementitious composites; construction materials; microstructure; low-carbon materials; nanocomposites; sustainable infrastructure; carbon reduction; composite structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainability, Reliability and Safety of Coastal and Marine Technical Systems

edited by

Magdalena Bogalecka

and

Beata Magryta-Mut

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal and marine systems; coastal and offshore infrastructure; sustainable development; anthropogenic pressure; marine infrastructure management; environmental impact assessment; system reliability; system safety; system resilience; risk mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Waste Management Practice-Based Approaches to the Optimization of Waste

edited by Bettina Hauge

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste optimization; waste behavior and practices; waste initiatives; citizen inclusion; residues and new life; reuse, repair and recycling of waste; digital technology in waste

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

Small Business Strategies for Sustainable and Circular Economy

edited by

Melody Lanette Adkins LeHew

, Jennifer Johnson Jorgensen and

Yue Teng Vaughan

submission deadline 2 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9661 | Submission Open

Keywords: circularity; business models; sustainability; SMEs; consumer behavior; supply chain; eco-innovation; economic impact; product life cycle; zero waste

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

The Energy–Economy–Environment Nexus: Innovations for a Sustainable Future

edited by Iman Janghorban Esfahani

submission deadline 2 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy–economy–environment nexus; sustainable development; low-carbon transitions; green innovation; circular economy; renewable energy systems; climate policy and governance; environmental economics; sustainable energy finance; socio-economic resilience

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

Sustainable Use of Water Resources and the Preservation of Biodiversity in Aquatic Ecosystems

edited by

Vesna Djikanović

,

Katarina Jovičić

and

Dušan Nikolić

submission deadline 2 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater fish; population dynamics; bioindicators; conservation strategies; impact of stressors; sustainable water management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Built Environment and Green Building Design

edited by

Erika Dolnikova

and

Dušan Katunský

submission deadline 3 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1153 | Submission Open

Keywords: daylighting; visual comfort; acoustics; thermal protection; building physics; architecture; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Green Shipping and Sustainable Operational Strategies of Clean Energy

edited by

Siljung Yeo

and

Hayoung Jang

submission deadline 3 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 971 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable shipping; green shipping; alternative marine fuels; lifecycle assessment; maritime decarbonization; risk assessment; clean-energy ships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Artificial Intelligence for Sustainability: From Green Algorithms to Smart Applications

edited by

Emanuele Buchicchio

,

Giovanna Sannino

and Ripal Ranpara

submission deadline 3 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 633 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; green computing; energy efficiency; smart systems; uncertainty quantification, sustainable ai; enterprise information systems; software sustainability; energy-aware computing; environmental decision support

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

Sustainable Electricity and Smart Grids: Navigating the Future of the Energy Transition

edited by

Miloud Rezkallah

and

Ambrish Chandra

submission deadline 4 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; intelligent energy management; renewable energy integration; distributed energy resources; real time optimization; demand response; energy efficiency; digital twin; storage system; AI-based control algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Plant Responses and Adaptation to Climate Change: Implications for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Sustainability

edited by

Srdjan Stojnic

,

Raul Antonio Sperotto

and

Evangelia V. Avramidou

submission deadline 4 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; plants; biodiversity; ecosystems; sustainability; adaptation; mitigation

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

Advances in Sustainable Food Technology and Food Industry

edited by George V. Ntourtoglou,

Evangelia Anastasia Tsapou

, Tzamourani Aikaterini,

Alexandra Evangelou

and

Sebastiana Failla

submission deadline 5 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2716 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; circular economy; by-products; food innovation; green technologies; waste valorization; resource efficiency; food industry; sustainable processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sediment Transport in River Flows and Fluvial Hydraulics for Sustainable Development

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 5 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1640 | Submission Open

Keywords: sediment transport; fluvial hydraulics; aquatic vegetation

Integrated Geographies of Risk, Natural Hazards and Sustainability—3rd Edition

edited by

Francesco De Pascale

and

Leonardo Mercatanti

submission deadline 5 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 950 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; climate change; disasters; human geography; geography of risk; natural hazards; physical geography; social perception; sustainability; vulnerability

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

Circular Economy Value Optimization in Global Sustainable Supply Chains

edited by

Nathan Mauck

submission deadline 5 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; supply chain management; value optimization; sustainable business models; closed-loop supply chains; global value chains; circularity performance measurement; servitization

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

Geographic Information Engineering and Geoenvironmental Sustainability: 2nd Edition

edited by Kangjae Lee and

Eun-Jung Kim

submission deadline 5 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: green and blue space; built environment; geospatial data analytics; machine learning; deep learning; explainable artificial intelligence

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

Ecological Economics and Sustainable Development

edited by David Barkin and

Erika Carcaño-Valencia

submission deadline 5 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological economics; sustainable development; socio-ecological resilience; indigenous knowledge; the commons

Achieving Economic and Environmental Sustainability in Agricultural Systems: Policy, Evaluation and Market Insights

edited by

Gabriele Scozzafava

and

Tommaso Fantechi

submission deadline 6 Feb 2027 | 10 articles | Viewed by 6201 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic sustainability; high environmental value crops; multifunctional agriculture; ecosystem services; sustainable rural development; product valorization; consumer behaviour

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Advancing Environmental Management and Sustainability: Innovation, Digital Technologies and Solutions

edited by

Ana Fonseca

submission deadline 6 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1191 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental management; environmental technologies; sustainability integration; circular economy; carbon footprint; ESG; environmental innovation; energy management; pollution control; triple bottom line

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Groundwater Sustainability: Scientific, Environmental and Societal Challenges

edited by

María Vincenta Esteller-Alberich

submission deadline 6 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable groundwater management; groundwater governance; integrated water resources management; sustainability indicators; groundwater quality; groundwater (over)exploitation; hydrogeological modelling; climate change impacts; socio-environmental systems

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

Environmental Footprints and Sustainable Development

edited by

Paula Quinteiro

,

María Margallo

and Ana Cláudia Dias

submission deadline 7 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1427 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental impact assessment; sustainable development; environmental management; climate change; circular economy; nutritional footprint; carbon footprint; socioeconomic assessment

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

Integrating Sustainability into Construction Engineering and Project Management

edited by

Sameh M. El-Sayegh

and

Salma Ahmed

submission deadline 8 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 549 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; risk management; building information modeling (BIM); procurement; project scheduling; project controls; safety management; supply chain management; delays, cost overruns, and claims; lifecycle cost analysis

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

Digital Twin–Enabled Sustainable Supply Chains for an Environmentally Friendly Economy

edited by

Ming Liu

and

Zhongzheng Liu

submission deadline 9 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4972 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; digital-twin supply chain; supply chain resilience; maritime supply chain; environmental-friendly economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Quality and Sustainability: The Way to Improvement

edited by

Paulo Sampaio

and

Paula Ferreira

submission deadline 9 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1207 | Submission Open

Keywords: quality; sustainability; integration; value creation

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

Sustainability Physical Asset Life Cycles

edited by

José Manuel Torres Farinha

, Ana Carla Vieira and Hugo David Nogueira Raposo

submission deadline 9 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 768 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; physical assets; physical asset management; industrial maintenance; reliability; artificial intelligence; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

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