Sustainability

Protecting Coastal Ecosystems: Sustainable Approaches to Managing Marine Pollution

edited by

and Denis Abessa

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3407 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine pollution; coastal management; marine ecotoxicology; estuaries; coastal zones; contaminants of emerging concern; water quality; marine ecology; eutrophication; microbiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Towards a Sustainable Future: Innovative Approaches in Project Management

edited by Hamdi Bashir, Udechukwu Ojiako and

Mohammed Al-Mhdawi

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 905 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; project management; innovation; sustainable practices; challenges and barriers; process innovation; risk management; stakeholder engagement; digital transformation; sustainable development metrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Smart Electricity Grid and Sustainable Power Systems

edited by

Jidong Wang

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 827 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; sustainable energy; low carbon operation; energy storage; sustainable management; distributed generation; demand response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Management, Digital Technologies, and Data Analytics for Green Environmental Management

edited by

Tehmina Khan

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable management; digital technologies; data analytics; sustainability (social and environmental) reporting; environmental management; compliance

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

Emerging Pollutants, Atmospheric Processes, Urban Heat Islands and Integrated Environmental Observations: Advances in Remote Sensing and Analytical Techniques

edited by

Adrian Rosu

, Daniel-Eduard Constantin and

Mihaela Timofti

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutants; atmospheric dynamics; urban heat islands; remote sensing; DOAS; ACTRIS; advance laboratory techniques; environmental monitoring; integrated observations; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)

Sustainable and Professional Education: Teacher Education and E-learning

edited by

Tommy Tanu Wijaya

, Cao Yiming and

Akhmad Habibi

submission deadline 16 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8949 | Submission Open

Keywords: pre-service teacher; teacher training; online learning platforms; curriculum design for sustainability; distance education; digital pedagogy; sustainability in education

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

Sustainable Energy Systems: Integrating Renewable Energy Carbon Trading and Electricity Markets

edited by

TianTian Feng

submission deadline 17 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3590 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon energy policy; renewable energy consumption; novel power system; integrated electricity; carbon reduction and carbon optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

AI Innovations and Digital Transformation for Risk Assessment and Management in Sustainable Construction

edited by

Ung-Kyun Lee

and

Si Van-Tien Tran

submission deadline 18 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1472 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven risk management; digital twins in engineering; building information modeling (BIM); real-time monitoring; sustainable development; automated safety management; digital transformation; AI-driven decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Business Model Innovation, Circular Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development

edited by

Roope Husgafvel

submission deadline 18 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 648 | Submission Open

Keywords: business model innovation; circular bioeconomy; sustainable development; sustainability; circular economy; sustainable and circular business models

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

Sustainability in the Digital Age: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Transforming Value Chains and Life Cycles

edited by Alessandro Tufano

submission deadline 18 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable AI; digital transformation; AI consumption; AI in value chains; AI carbon footprint; AI technology; AI energy efficiency; sustainable supply chains; smart manufacturing; AI ethics and sustainability

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

Approaching a Carbon Neutral and Sustainable Society Using Geological Solutions

edited by

Kazbulat Shogenov

and

Alla Shogenova

submission deadline 18 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 capture; CO2 use and storage; geothermal energy; CO2– geothermal; CPG; H2; hydrogen geological storage; UHS— undeground hydrogen storage; synergy of unconventional renewable energies

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

Digital Innovation in Sustainable Economics and Business

edited by

Bruna Bruno

, Marisa Faggini and

Anna Parziale

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1661 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital innovation; sustainable innovation; environmental innovations; sustainable business strategies; economic growth and labour markets

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

Freeze-Thaw Cycles of Rock and Soil in the Sustainable Ecological Environment and Engineering Safety

edited by Xiangtian Xu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 978 | Submission Open

Keywords: freeze– thaw cycles; sustainable ecological environment; engineering safety; rock/soil deterioration; climate adaptation; soil– water– salt dynamics

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

Potential Solutions for Environmentally Friendly Supply Chain Transformation

edited by Mingwei Wang, Zhifeng Qian, Yuanyuan Fu and Hengyu Li

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 654 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmentally friendly transformation; green supply chain; low carbon emissions; sustainability decision-making; artificial intelligence; data-driven decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Digital Technologies in the Strategic Management and Sustainable Development of Agribusiness

edited by

Antonio Domingos Padula

and Carlos Alberto Oliveira de Oliveira

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; precision agriculture; blockchain in agribusiness; artificial intelligence in farming; big data analytics in agriculture; sustainable agribusiness; IoT in agriculture; agri-food supply chain management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Pathways to Clean Energy: Technologies, Policies, and Impacts

edited by

Yanchao Feng

and

Shilei Hu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean energy; energy transition; energy resilience and security; technological innovation; policy simulation; socio-economic impacts; risk identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advancing Sustainability in Humanitarian Action and Post-disaster Settlements

edited by

Rui Cunha Marques

and Mai Wardeh

submission deadline 22 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4906 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable development goals; resilience; disaster; humanitarian settlements; refugees; internal displaced person; development

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

Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Water Treatment

edited by

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and Roberto M. Malaluan

submission deadline 22 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2845 | Submission Open

Keywords: water pollution; impurity sequestration; novel filters; pollution control; environmental sensors

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

Sustainable Nature-Based Tourism

edited by

Donatella Carboni

,

Sonia Malvica

,

Andreea Andra-Topârceanu

and

Florina Chitea

submission deadline 23 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecotourism; heritage; governance; marketing; interdisciplinarity; visitor experience; tourist policies

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

Leveraging Market Mechanisms and Demand Side Flexibility Resource Complementarity Strategies to Address the Issue of Renewable Energy Consumption

edited by Peng Wang, Xiaofeng Xu and Liying Wang

submission deadline 23 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; new types of power system; electricity market; green certificate market; scheduling modeling; game theory; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Civil Engineering: Innovative Methods for Structures, Elements and Materials

edited by

Marijana Hadzima-Nyarko

,

Dorin Radu

,

Borko Đ. Bulajić

and

Emmanuel Karlo Nyarko

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20742 | Submission Open

Keywords: finite element analysis; structural integrity; durability and sustainability; infrastructure systems; waste materials

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

Heavy-Metal Soil Contamination: Sources, Opportunities, and Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Pedro Tume

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3187 | Submission Open

Keywords: potentially toxic elements; polluted area; health risk assessment; soil and groundwater contamination

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

Towards Sustainability: Achieving a Circular Economy Through Waste Management

edited by

Tingting Liu

,

Yi Zhang

and

Zhixiong Weng

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1589 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; circular economy; sustainable development; carbon neutral; 3Rs (reduce; reuse; and recycle)

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

Higher Education for Sustainability

edited by Clare Lee, Alison Fox, Victoria Hands and Alison Glover

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 1114 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable pedagogies; HEIs; distance learning; Inner Development Goals; sustainability competencies

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

Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Urban Rail Transit

edited by

Haodong Yin

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 875 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban rail transit; sustainability; passenger– freight mixed transportation; intelligent dispatching; energy-efficient train operation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Towards Sustainability: Advanced Research on Environmental Analysis and Air Pollution

edited by Ling Huang, Jiani Tan, Kun Zhang and Qing Mu

submission deadline 26 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13523 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution monitoring; emission inventory; air quality modeling; air pollution management; climate change; secondary air pollutants; machine learning; remote sensing; atmospheric deposition

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

Soil Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Foundations for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Mohamed Idbella

,

Rihab Djebaili

and

Giuliano Bonanomi

submission deadline 26 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil biodiversity; ecosystem services; sustainable agriculture; soil health; agroecology; regenerative farming; climate resilience; biodiversity conservation; sustainability indicators; sustainable development goals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Waste Management and Recycling for Sustainability (2nd Edition)

edited by

Junjie Shi

,

Qing Zhao

and

Xingbang Wan

submission deadline 29 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; metallurgy processes; urban minerals; phase diagram; thermodynamics; CCUS

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

Renewable Energy for Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Shahriyar Nasirov

and

Carlos Gutierrez-Hita

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 3617 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean energy technologies; energy policy; regulation; energy applications; decarbonized transport; buildings; carbon capture and storage; carbon capture and utilization; life cycle assessment of renewable energy systems; social acceptance and community involvement; biodiversity and land use impacts of renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Transport and Urban Renewal

edited by

Juan Benavente Ponce

,

Andres Rodriguez

, Iria Lopez-Carreiro and

Carlos Romero Morales

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; mobility; sustainable development; urban renewal

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

Environmental Microbiology for Sustainable Bioenergy Solutions

edited by

Alina Butu

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental microbiology; bioenergy production; microbial bioconversion; circular bioeconomy; anaerobic digestion; microbial consortia; biofuels and biogas; biobased materials; synthetic biology; microbial electrochemical systems

Advancements in Sustainable and Smart Materials

edited by

Bingang Xu

and

Junxian Huang

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; smart materials; renewable materials; biodegradable materials; adaptive materials; responsive materials; self-healing; green synthesis; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Development of Regions and Cities: Improvements in Planning and the Inhabitants’ Quality of Life

edited by

František Petrovič

and

Peter Mederly

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 31755 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; quality of life; well-being; happiness; satisfaction with life; good life; sustainable development; urban development; regional development; sustainable consumption; sustainable quality of life; sustainable well-bein; sustainable happiness; sustainable life satisfaction; sustainable good life; sustainability of social processes

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

Artificial Intelligence in Education and Sustainable Development

edited by

Pilar Colás-Bravo

,

Emilio Berrocal De Luna

and

Calixto Gutiérrez Braojos

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 28189 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable development; education; teaching and learning; sustainability; learning assessment; educational management

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

Environmental Education and Sustainable Development: Practice and Challenges

edited by

Rocsana Bucea-Manea-Tonis

, Orzan Gheorghre and

Oliva M. D. Martins

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 24344 | Submission Open

Keywords: agenda of sustainable development goals; environmental education; sustainable behaviour; sustainable development; social marketing; neuromarketing

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

Corporate Sustainability and ESG: Strategies, Tools, Good Practices and Challenges

edited by Otávio José Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 24247 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; ESG; GRI; SDGs; CE; governance

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

Sustainable Digital Education: Innovations in Teaching and Learning

edited by

Murat Tezer

and Ezgi Pelin Yıldız

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 23581 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technologies; educational and instructional technologies; online learning; artificial intelligence (AI) technologies; AI in education; ChatGPT; AI and technological innovations

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

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainable Business Development in a Changing Economic Environment

edited by

Paola Demartini

and

Selena Aureli

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 23355 | Submission Open

Keywords: entrepreneurship; innovation; sustainability; sustainable business model; circular economy; entrepreneurial ecosystems

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

Consumption Innovation and Consumer Behavior in Sustainable Marketing

edited by

Irina Albastroiu Nastase

,

Alina Filip

,

Cristinel Vasiliu

and

Dan-Cristian Dabija

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16460 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer behavior; buying behavior; sustainable marketing; marketing strategies; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Transport Research and Railway Network Performance

edited by

Svetla Stoilova

and

Borna Abramović

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16397 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway network performance; railway corridors performance; sustainable railway transportation; sustainable railway system; railway traffic; railway management; railway passenger transport; railway freight transport; timetabling; intermodal transport; multimodal transport; urban rail transport; metro systems; connectivity; mobility; risk assessment; mathematical modelling and optimization; MCDM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Well-Being and Urban Green Spaces: Advantages for Sustainable Cities

edited by

Rui Leandro Maia

and

Nelson Barros

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14981 | Submission Open

Keywords: building environment and urban green spaces planning and design; outdoor activities and healthy lifestyles; green spaces; cities metabolism and resource efficiency; urban integrating of natural and semi-natural elements; urban resilience to the harmful effects of climate change

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

Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development

edited by

Karmen Pažek

and

Črtomir Rozman

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13834 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; rural development; farm management; agri-food systems; quantitative modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Recent Advances in Modern Technologies for Sustainable Manufacturing

edited by

Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek Małgorzata

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13352 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technologies; sustainable manufacturing; sustainability 4.0; sustainable workplace; sustainable life cycle assessment; sustainable logistics processes

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

Circular Economy and Sustainability

edited by

Viktor Koval

,

Jairo González-Bueno

and Rima Tamošiūnienė

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11915 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; circular business models; circular economy; eco-design; eco-friendly technologies; environmental economics; green economy; green finance; green human resource management; lifecycle assessment; liveable cities; policy innovation; renewable resources; resource management; sustainable development; waste reduction

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

Small and Medium Enterprises: Green Orientations and Sustainable Business Models

edited by Stephen Oduro and Alessandro De Nisco

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11431 | Submission Open

Keywords: small and medium enterprises; green procurement and supply chains; green manufacturing; green business models; green marketing; sustainable performance; competitiveness; sustainability management; stakeholder pressure; green capabilities

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

Sustainable Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure

edited by

Marcin K. Widomski

and

Anna Musz-Pomorska

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11038 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable stormwater management; green infrastructure; urban catchment; water balance; green roofs; low-impact development; surface runoff; economic feasibility; cost-efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

The Triple Nexus: Sustainable Management, Responsible Practices and Digital Transformation

edited by

Alexandra Zbuchea

and Mauro Romanelli

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10999 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; digital innovation; innovation ecosystem; green technology; corporate responsibility; ethical governance; stakeholder engagement; sustainable development; artificial intelligence; ESG

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Environmental Science and Water/Wastewater Treatment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Kaan Yetilmezsoy

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10668 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-industrial wastes; circular waste recovery/management; eco-friendly cement production; life cycle assessment; process modeling and simulation; struvite (MAP) precipitation; sustainable waste/wastewater treatment; techno-economic analysis; waste-oriented materials

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

Green Transition in Workplaces: Assessing the Effects of Sustainable Human Resources Management on Workers’ Behaviors and Attitudes

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9732 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable human resources management; green human resources management; sustainability and leadership; green transition in workplaces; attitudes and behaviour in workplaces; sustainable organizational culture

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

Innovation and Sustainable Development in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry

edited by

José Magano

and Mário Coutinho dos Santos

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9475 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; tourism product innovation; tourism process innovation; tourism management innovation; digital innovation; destination social responsibility; pro-social tourist behaviour; pro-environment tourist behaviour; sustainable tourism innovation policies

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

Sustainable and Regenerative Ecologies for the Management of Mountain Forestscapes

edited by

Fausto Sarmiento

,

Barbaros Gönençgil

and

Pankaj Kumar

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9215 | Submission Open

Keywords: mountain forests; sustainable forestry; regenerative forests; silviculture; restoration; regenerative development; mountainscapes; mountain forestscapes

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

Fostering the One Health Approach in Environmental Education: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities

edited by

José Manuel Pérez Martín

and

Tamara Esquivel-Martín

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8555 | Submission Open

Keywords: comprehensive literacy; early childhood education; educational transfer; environmental citizenship; environmental education; one health; primary education; scientific practices; secondary education; teaching training

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

Sustainable Development in the Digital Economy: Impact on Consumer Behavior

edited by

Corina Ioanăș

and

Camelia Delcea

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7625 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; responsible consumption; sustainable development; digital economy; digital transformation; circular economy; e-commerce sustainability; sustainable development goals (SDGs); green consumerism; consumer behavior

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

Innovative Techniques and Technologies in Crisis Management and Civil Protection

edited by

Jozef Kubás

and

Jozef Ristvej

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7554 | Submission Open

Keywords: crisis management; risk management; civil protection; crisis; disasters; emergency event; climate change adaptation; disaster management cycle; risk assessment; prevention; preparedness; response; recovery

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

Sustainable Design and Assessment of Heritage Structures and Urban Areas

edited by

Iasmina Onescu

,

Alexandra Iasmina Keller

and

Sergio Ruggieri

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7289 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural hazards; design and assessment; heritage structures; urban areas; sustainability

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

Advances and Applications in Renewable Energy and Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Maria Krechowicz

and

Adam Krechowicz

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7265 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind energy; solar energy; photovoltaics; biomass; hydropower; geothermal energy; sustainable buildings; passive buildings; machine learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Tourism Marketing: Towards Transparent Communication to Empower Informed Decisions

edited by

Arthur F. De Araújo

and Maria Isabel Andrés Marques

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7146 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; marketing; sustainable practices; tourism product design; sustainability communication; sustainable hotel; sustainable destination; alternative tourism; greenwashing; willingness to pay

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

Process Innovation, Logistics Optimization and Sustainable Manufacturing

edited by Ching-Hsin Wang and

Wei-Sho Ho

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7088 | Submission Open

Keywords: process innovation; logistics optimization; sustainable manufacturing; artificial intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); industry– academia collaboration; educational design; green manufacturing; ESG; circular economy; big data analytics; supply chain management; resource efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)

Digital Teaching and Development in Sustainable Higher Education

edited by Naser Sedghi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6762 | Submission Open

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

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

Advancing Bottom-Up Energy Approaches for Carbon-Neutral Building Stock

edited by

Usama Bin Perwez

and

Muhammad Salman Siddiqui

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6474 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; building performance simulation; urban building energy modelling (UBEM); climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Food and Diets: For Better Nutrition, Health and Environment

edited by

Haiquan Xu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6396 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable diets; nutrition; resource environment; food consumption patterns; food security; dietary supply systems

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

Dynamic Strategies for Sustainable Landscape Conservation and Cultural Legacy

edited by

Giuseppe Tagarelli

and

Salvatore Di Fazio

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6219 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; time-varying connectivity; cultural heritage; landscape; agroforestry; rural buildings

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

Sustainable Water Resource Availability and Pollution: Characterization, Future Scenarios and Solutions

edited by

Pablo A. Garcia-Chevesich

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5783 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water treatment; hydrological modeling; society; sustainable water resources management; water resources characterization

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

Greening the Atmosphere: Strategies for Air Pollution and Global Sustainability

edited by Jian Wu and

Shuo Ding

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5157 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; sustainable development; environmental impacts; global change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)

Impact of Management Innovation on Sustainable Development

edited by Ioannis Bakouros and

Amalia Kouskoura

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4445 | Submission Open

Keywords: management innovation; sustainable development; case studies; empirical research; manufacturing; innovative approaches; stakeholders; governments; sustainability science; future directions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Employee-Centric Approaches to Sustainable Tourism Development, Hospitality, and Tourist Satisfaction

edited by

Chung-Jen Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4356 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance work systems (HPWS); employee service quality; sustainable tourism development; tourism and hospitality industry; human resource management (HRM); employee motivation; destination competitiveness; sustainable HR practices; tourism destination sustainability; employee engagement

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

New Challenges in Construction: Functional Materials and Waste Recycle

edited by

Jairo Andrade

and

Edna Possan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4076 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; waste recycle; functional materials; nanoparticles; biomaterials in construction; 3D printer; performance of waste materials; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Fisheries Resources Management and Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation

edited by Angela Dikou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3682 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem-based fishery management; incentives for sustainable development of aquatic resources; raising environmental baselines; stabilizing vs. self-reinforcing dominant feedback loops; adaptive management

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

Enterprise Digital Development and Sustainable Business Systems

edited by

Albérico Travassos Rosário

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3602 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation and strategy; artificial intelligence (AI); big data analytics; digital marketing; digital customer experience; environmental stewardship; circular economy; green technology; environmental; social; and governance (ESG); carbon footprint; sustainable innovation

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

Sustainability in the Modern Workplace: Insights from Industrial–Organizational Psychology

edited by

Kirk Chang

and Susan Akinwalere

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3551 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance work practices; organizational performance; sustainable behavior; eco-psychology; climate change psychology; industrial– organizational (I-O) psychology; sustainable development; intrinsic motivation; sustainability education; green consumerism

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

Impacts of Climate Change on Water Sustainability: Rivers, Floods, Droughts, and Extreme Precipitation

edited by

Igor Leščešen

,

Ana M. Petrović

and Slobodan Gnjato

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3289 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water sustainability; flood risk management; drought resilience; extreme precipitation; hydrological modeling; river ecosystems; hydroclimatic extremes; socio-ecological impacts

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

Application of Emerging Techniques and Sustainable Quality Management in the Architectural, Engineering, Construction (AEC) and Facilities Management Industries

edited by

Natalija Lepkova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3097 | Submission Open

Keywords: green buildings; sustainable quality management; architecture; engineering; construction; facilities management; emerging techniques; BIM; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Pro-Environmental Behavior and Sustainable Development in Organizations

edited by

Stefano Ruggieri

and

Rubinia Celeste Bonfanti

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3091 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; pro-environmental behavior; circular business models; sustainability reporting; sustainable development goals; green technologies; sustainable decision-making; resource management

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

Urban Social Space and Sustainable Development—2nd Edition

edited by

Jian Feng

and

Ming Tian

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2549 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban social space; urban sustainable development; urban spatial structure; urban social geography; urban growth

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

Nature-Based Solutions for Landscape Sustainability Challenges

edited by

Xuening Fang

, Lingqiang Kong and Rui Zhou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2499 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; landscape sustainability; ecosystem services; climate adaptation; biodiversity conservation; green infrastructure; sustainable land management; resilience; landscape governance; environmental policy

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

Future Trend in Building Energy Efficiency from the Perspective of Sustainability

edited by

Young Il Kim

, Sangmoon Lee, Jaeyong Sung,

Dong Hwa Kang

and Lee Yeo-Kyung

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2360 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy; smart building; renewable energy; energy management system; HVAC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Supply Chain Challenges for Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Innovation and Integration

edited by

Rekha Guchhait

and

Mitali Sarkar

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2278 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain challenges for sustainability; sustainable supply chain management; green manufacturing for sustainable supply chain management; climate actions for sustainable supply chain management; used product management for a sustainable supply chain; green logistics practices for sustainable supply chain management; managerial policies for sustainable supply chain management; resource management for a sustainable supply chain; alternative energy resources for sustainable supply chain management; society engagement for sustainable supply chain management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Energy, Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development

edited by

Ana Rosa Gamarra Rodríguez

and

Israel Herrera-Orozco

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2274 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; renewable energy; environmental impacts; social pillar; economic growth; sustainable use of resources; life cycle assessment; extended input– output analysis; energy modelling; energy investments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Innovation and Digital Governance

edited by

Yoshimasa Masuda

, Rashmi Jain and Sushil

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2161 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable innovation; digital governance; technology-driven solutions; environmental sustainability; social equity; governance frameworks; enterprise architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Knowledge Management and Digital Transformation in Sustainability

edited by

Luna Leoni

and

Marco Ardolino

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2008 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge management; knowledge management processes; digital transformation; digital technologies; sustainability; sustainable development

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

Sustainable Digitalization: Access to Information and Information Preservation

edited by

Patrick Ngulube

and Josiline Chigwada

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1734 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; digitalization; access; information preservation; equity; archiving; digital equity; environmental impact; policy; interdisciplinary

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Smart and Green Initiatives in Luxury Customer Services: Balancing Sustainable Practices and Service Quality in Hospitality and Tourism

edited by

Myong Jae Lee

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1591 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; hospitlaity; tourism; service; luxury; economic development

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

Emerging Technologies in Silicon Solar Cells for Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by Valeriy Skryshevsky and Anatoliy Evtukh

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1555 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaics; silicon; solar cell; efficiency; optimization; solar cell design; PV manufacturing technologies; nanomaterials; band-gap engineering

Exploring Sustainable Tourism from Economics and Ecological Footprints

edited by Gabriela Țigu, Remus Ion Hornoiu, Smaranda Adina Cosma and Carmen Chaşovschi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1503 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism and hospitality; ecotourism; natural and cultural heritage; local communities; carbon footprint; over tourism; tourism ethics; green tourism; green hospitality

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

Sustainability Planning and Assessment in Urban Settings with Innovative Spatial Analytic Methods

edited by Jaekyung Lee and Minkyu Park

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1354 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial analysis; sustainable land use; climate adaptation planning; smart cities; environmental justice; GIS and remote sensing; urban resilience; urban sustainability

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

Sustainable Thermal Management: Innovations in Energy Efficiency and Eco-Friendly Materials

edited by

Ali Alahmer

,

Mohammad Alrbai

and

Sameer Al-Dahidi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1348 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable thermal management; energy efficiency; nanomaterials; eco-friendly materials; phase change materials; thermal insulation; renewable energy systems; advanced cooling technologies; heat recovery systems; smart thermal systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable and Resilient Civil Engineering Structures

edited by

Shuling Hu

, Ruizhao Zhu and Ruibin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 980 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable; resilient; material; civil engineering structural system; performance evaluation; design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Pavement Design and Road Materials

edited by

Meng Guo

and Meichen Liang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 900 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt pavements; sustainability; recyclable materials; long-life asphalt pavement; life-cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Harmless Disposal and Valorisation of Solid Waste

edited by

Hang Yu

,

Jingyang Luo

and Zhiqiang Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 890 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste management; harmless disposal; resource utilization; circular economy; waste-to-energy conversion; recycling strategies; sustainable development; green cities; advanced treatment methods; waste treatment optimization

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

Effects and Atmospheric Processes of Disaster Weather in the Context of Global Climate Change, 2nd Edition

edited by

Shenming Fu

, Yun Chen,

Bo Wang

and

Liang Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 857 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy rainfall; high wind; tornado; hail; cold wave; mesoscale vortex; extratropical cyclone; dense fog; mesoscale convective systems; thunderstorms; renewable energy; climate change

Pollution Control and Sustainable Development of Renewable Energy Solid Waste

edited by

Jia Wen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy waste; wind turbine blades; photovoltaic panels; lithium-batteries; environmental sustainability

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

Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Jun Li

,

Chengye Zhang

and Yuanheng Sun

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 788 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental impact assessments; vegetation dynamics; soil and water conservation; land degradation mapping; coastal wetland monitoring; water quality assessment; urban sprawl analysis; disaster risk management; machine learning in remote sensing; geospatial modeling

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

Water Pollution Control Technologies for the Sustainable Development of Watersheds

edited by Hongbo Xi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 758 | Submission Open

Keywords: water pollution; rural and domestic wastewater; agricultural wastewater; industrial wastewater; waste collection and disposal; watershed management

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

Economic Geography, Mineral Resources, and the Pursuit of Sustainability

edited by

Salah Al-Khirbash

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 716 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic geography; mineral resources; sustainability; economic growth; management

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

Sustainable Consumption Economics: Impact on the Environmental Management of Products and Services

edited by

Ángel Acevedo-Duque

,

Jessica Müller-Pérez

,

Elizabeth Emperatriz García-Salirrosas

,

Leonardo Ortegón Cortazar

and Fatima De Souza Freire

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 715 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; environmental management; business policies; sustainable marketing; corporate social responsibility; sustainable practices; supply chain management; waste reduction; sustainability strategies; environmental economics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)

Agricultural Environment Monitoring for Sustainable Agricultural Development

edited by

Chuan-Chi Chien

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 666 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment monitoring; sustainable agriculture; smart agriculture; agricultural resource utilization; agricultural policy and economics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Digital Technology-Enabled Sustainable Supply Chain Management

edited by Pengwen Hou, Liangjie Xia,

Lei Xie

and

Jun Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 608 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; circular economy; carbon emissions; ESG; reversed logistics; green manufacturing; digital technology; blockchain; IoT; AI and big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Operations, Supply Chain Management, and Business Analytics: Design, Data-Driven Optimization Models, and Performance Evaluation

edited by

Sungmook Lim

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 549 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain management; business analytics; benchmarking; performance evaluation; data-driven optimization; eco-efficiency

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

Technology Enhanced Education and the Sustainable Development

edited by

Viacheslav Osadchyi

, Svitlana Symonenko and

Olena Kuzminska

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational technology (EdTech); digital transformation in education; sustainability in higher education; technology-enhanced learning (TEL); blended and online learning; virtual and augmented reality in education; artificial intelligence in education (AI in EdTech); open educational resources (OER); e-learning and sustainability; digital equity and inclusion; environmental impact of edtech; lifelong learning for sustainability; smart campuses and sustainability; sustainability competencies in education; digital pedagogy for sustainability; ai and machine learning in education; big data in higher education; policy and governance in digital education; ethics of digital transformation in education; EdTech for global sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Transformation and Sustainability in Higher Education: Emerging Issues and the Research Developments

edited by Mary Koutselini and

Lefkios Neophytou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 507 | Submission Open

Keywords: transformation; UN sustainable development goals; sustainability; artificial intelligence; distance learning; HEIs’ internalization; partnerships; societal needs

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