Sustainability

Knowledge-Driven Sustainability, Green Innovation, and Digital Technologies

edited by

, Andrea Tomassi and

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7720 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; green innovation; digital transformation; circular economy; Industry 4.0; green cybersecurity; sociotechnical systems; stakeholder and social engagement; green knowledge management; supply chain management

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

Sustainable and Resilient Regional Development: A Spatial Perspective

edited by

Yingxia Pu

, Pingguo Yang, Qiuhao Huang and Xiujun Tai

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7187 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; vulnerability; sustainability; shocks and stresses; society inequality; global South/North; spatial thinking; adaptation; complex systems; policy actions

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

Transformative Pedagogies for Sustainability Competence Development

edited by Xiangyun Du and

Aida Guerra

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6579 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability competence; GreenComp; education for sustainability (ESD); pedagogy development; assessment; professional learning; active learning; curriculum change; educational policy; transformative learning; holistic education; problem-oriented pedagogies (e.g.; PBL; CBL); sustainability mindset

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

Digital Competence of Teachers and Students in Sustainable Education

edited by

Alexandra Okada

and

Mónica Baptista

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6116 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital education; sustainability; leadership; innovation; emerging technologies; open schooling; innovative pedagogies

Sustainability Education across the Lifespan

edited by Naomi T. Krogman and Susan A. O’Neill

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5763 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; lifelong education; resilience; intergenerational learning; climate change crisis; transformative education; lifelong learning; ecological systems; environmental education; relational geographies; human flourishing; social justice education

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

Digital Economy Transformation: Driving Sustainability Through Innovative Management

edited by Alfonso Marino and Paolo Pariso

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5472 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital innovation; strategic management; sustainability; digital transformation; circular economy; business strategy; socio-economic impact; technological integration

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

Circular Economy, Energy Systems, New Trends and Innovations in Renewable Energy Technologies

edited by

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and Kornél Németh

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5328 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; energy storage; renewable energy sources; new trends; case studies; energy systems; economics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced, Digital, Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

edited by

Jay Rajasekera

and Shinji Ayuha

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4918 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; green tech; agri-tech; health tech; fintech; renewables; inclusive business; digital technologies; AI; big-data

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

Rethinking Urban Water Infrastructure – Sustainable Approach to Urban Drainage Systems

edited by

Sabina Kordana-Obuch

and

Mariusz Starzec

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4749 | Submission Open

Keywords: blue; grey; and green infrastructure; hydrodynamic modeling; urban floods and droughts; pipeline renovation and rehabilitation; low impact development (LID); rainwater harvesting; managing stormwater in the circular economy model; water-energy nexus; smart drainage systems; machine learning in stormwater management

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

Sediment Movement, Sustainable Water Conservancy and Water Transport

edited by

Junhong Zhang

,

Lingling Zhu

,

Yunping Yang

and Dangwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4070 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal; estuarine; and river dynamics; numerical modeling; laboratory modeling and experimental studies; hydrodynamic processes; sediment transport and morphology; water conservancy; environmental hydraulics; sediment dynamics; morphodynamics; sediment budget

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

Sustainable Groundwater Management: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Securing Water Resources

edited by Yassine Ait Brahim,

Mohamed Ouarani

and Youssef Brouziyne

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3727 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater recharge; aquifer characterization; groundwater contamination and remediation; groundwater– surface water interactions; sustainable agricultural use; hydrogeological modeling; hydrogeophysics; effective policy and governance frameworks for groundwater; climate change and anthropogenic activities impact on groundwater resources; the application of environmental tracers and isotopes in hydrogeology

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

Sustainable Development and Emerging Pollutants: Innovations in Detection, Management, and Environmental Protection

edited by

Souad El Hajjaji

,

Najoua Labjar

and Hamid Nasrellah

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3445 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutants; sustainable development; environmental protection; pollutant detection methods; green chemistry; eco-toxicology; contaminant management; policy and regulation; environmental monitoring; wastewater treatment

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

Energy Sustainability: Research and Application in Energy Thermal Conversion and Heat Transfer

edited by

Miguel Angel Reyes

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3364 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy; heat transfer; energy conversion; solar energy; heating; energy recovery; energy storage; thermodynamics; heat recovery; hydrogen generation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Smart Mobility for Sustainable Future Transportation

edited by

Angelo Coppola

and Gennaro Nicola Bifulco

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3111 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart mobility; CCAM; MaaS; C-ITS; connected and automated vehicles; smart cities

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

Advanced Concrete- and Cement-Based Composite Materials

edited by Xiao Huang and Caixia Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3083 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance concrete; sustainable construction materials; fiber-reinforced concrete; self-healing concrete; smart concrete; durability of cement composites; recycled materials in concrete; microstructural analysis; eco-friendly cementitious materials; advanced mix design; energy conservation; low-carbon materials; composite materials; building envelopes; smart building materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Empowering SMEs Through Creative and Innovative Digital Marketing Strategies for Sustainable Growth

edited by

Cláudia Ribau

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2748 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital marketing strategies for SMEs (in different business areas); digital marketing innovation; digital marketing creativity; online presence; digital business growth on SMEs; consumer behavior on digital platforms; market trends on digital platforms; customer engagement on digital platforms; competitive advantage on digital media; artificial intelligence

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

Tourist Satisfaction, Sustainability, and Sustainable Tourism Development: Second Edition

edited by

Erdogan Koc

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2741 | Submission Open

Keywords: customer satisfaction; tourist satisfaction; customer dissatisfaction; customer loyalty; customer switching; marketing strategies; marketing mix; consumer behaviour; services marketing; SERVQUAL; service quality; service failures; service recovery; customer loyalty; service orientation; organisational behaviour; empowerment; culture; cross-cultural theories; COVID-19; pandemic; smart technologies; service robots; sustainability; UN Global Development Goals; competitiveness; crisis; customer participation; customer co-production; destination development; branding; tourism; hospitality; artificial intelligence; generative AI; ChatGPT; personality; organisational commitment; corporate social responsibility; ethics; employee satisfaction; human resource management

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

Sustainable Transitions in Transport Energy Consumption: Self-Contained Transport Energy Systems Using Renewable Energy

edited by

Ruifeng Shi

, Fang Fu and Xingtang Wu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2735 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; self-contained transport energy systems; transport energy systems; new energy vehicles; electric vehicles; electric vehicle charging/discharging station; decarbonization in transport systems; low-carbon-based transport operation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Sustainable Development

edited by

Chunlan Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2663 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change adaptation; disaster risk reduction; sustainability; resilience; environmental policy; interdisciplinary research; sustainable development; urban planning; social equity; economic development

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

Water Treatment, Waste Valorization and Environment Sustainability

edited by

Ashraf Aly Hassan

and

Muhammad Asad Javed

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2593 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sustainable approaches for water; energy and the environment; energy production from waste specifically related to biological and chemical pathways; the impact of climate change on water and energy systemsaAdvancements in renewable energy production and water treatment pathways to achieve the UN SDGs (6 and 7); chemical and thermal methods for waste-to-resource conversion; technological innovations for resource efficiency and conservation; ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation through sustainable practices

(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 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2409 | 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)

Sustainable Innovative Development of New Materials Through the Incorporation of the Waste

edited by

Cinthia Maia Pederneiras

, André Augusto Nóbrega Dantas and

Catarina Correia de Araújo Brazão Farinha

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2323 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; construction materials; sustainable construction; waste utilization; construction and demolition waste

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advances in Adsorption for the Removal of Emerging Contaminants

edited by

Pinto Luiz Antonio de Almeida

,

Janaína Oliveira Gonçalves

and Nauro Silveira Junior

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2315 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption techniques; emerging contaminants; pesticides; adsorbent materials; environmental remediation

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

Groundwater Management, Pollution Control and Numerical Modeling

edited by

Jichao Sun

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2206 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater protection; groundwater exploitation; aquifer protection; soil moisture content; groundwater– sediment interaction; monitoring technology; groundwater sensor; remote sensing; groundwater simulation; numerical simulation; groundwater artificial intelligence; groundwater big data; groundwater sustainable development; land desertification; groundwater pollution

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

Innovative Applications for Sustainable Agriculture: Strategies for Soil Fertility, Plant Growth, and Stress Mitigation

edited by Andrés Calderín García and Danielle França de Oliveira Torchia

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2085 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; humic substances; soil fertility; carbon sequestration; soil– plant interactions; abiotic stress mitigation; plant growth stimulation; sustainable agriculture; soil organic carbon; agricultural innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Application of Land Surveying and Mapping in Land Resource Development and Management

edited by

Ying Tu

,

Bing Xu

, Hanlin Zhou and

Yimeng Song

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2068 | Submission Open

Keywords: land surveying; land cover/land use mapping; sustainable land management; land resource development; land use planning; remote sensing; geographic information science (GIS)

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

Land Use Planning for Sustainable Ecosystem Management

edited by

Xinyuan Liang

, Jing Liu and Yeting Fan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1829 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; land use planning; ecosystem services; land consolidation; ecosystem restoration; ecological protection; land use policy; natural resource management; interdiscipline

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

Decarbonization of Cement and Concrete: Towards Sustainable Construction Practices

edited by Carlos Fernandez, Chao Zeng, Wenyu Liao and Yunsen Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1826 | Submission Open

Keywords: green cement and concrete; numerical; experimental; data analysis; life cycle assessment; durability and sustainability of construction materials; functionalized construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainability for Disaster Mitigation in Underground Engineering

edited by Zhaofeng Wang, Yaxun Xiao and

Shuqian Duan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1742 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground engineering; geological disasters; digital technologies; artificial intelligence; sustainable development; digital twins; risk assessment; real-time monitoring; IoT (Internet of Things); machine learning

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

Advancing Landscape Ecology Within Sustainability and Resilience Perspectives

edited by

Yonghua Zhao

and Tong Cheng

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1610 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape ecology; sustainable development; resilience; environmental-social systems; multi-scale

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

Power Electronics on Recent Sustainable Energy Conversion Systems

edited by

Gerardo Vazquez-Guzman

and

Panfilo R. Martinez-Rodriguez

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1517 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable power electronic systems; electronic engineering; electromobility; energy storage; energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Quality Management Strategies for Sustainable Engineering Systems

edited by

Adela Eliza Dumitraşcu

and Dorin-Ion Dumitrascu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1418 | Submission Open

Keywords: overall equipment effectiveness; product manufacturing in the context of sustainable development; quality management practices; product lifecycle management; automated monitoring and reporting of material usage; integrating material data with production cycles; process documentation for audits and continuous improvement; digitalization and traceability of processes; sustainable waste management

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

Green Catalytic Processes in Chemical Engineering Towards Sustainable Processes and Circular Economy

edited by Filipe Smith Buarque and Rafael Farrapeira

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1369 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; green catalysis; sustainable processes; circular economy; renewable energy; production efficiency

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

Sustainability in Geoheritage, Geoconservation and Disaster Prevention

edited by

Maurizio Lazzari

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 908 | Submission Open

Keywords: geodiversity and geoconservation; faro heritage community; landscape archaeology; geoarchaeology; climate and geoheritage; urban geoheritage; georisks; geosites investigation and monitoring methods; quantitative analysis of geosites; cultural landscape

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

Research on Water Management Technologies and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Violeta-Monica Radu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 678 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; green technology; technological innovation; environment; sustainability

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

Green Roof Benefits, Performances and Challenges

edited by Agnieszka A. Karczmarczyk

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 605 | Submission Open

Keywords: green roofs; rainwater retention and runoff delaying; thermal aspects; environmental benefits; stormwater management; innovative construction materials; ecosystem services; landscape architecture and planning; adaptation to climate change; climate change mitigation strategies; sustainable techniques; performance and challenges in different geographical regions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Approaching Sustainable Development: Innovative (Policy) Governance in Fostering Local Sustainability

edited by

Laura Cavalli

and

Veronica Polin

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 553 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; innovative governance; innovative policy; local sustainable development; partnership; research action; innovative project

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

Exploring Sustainable Practices in E-commerce and the Future of Sustainable Business Models

edited by

Junyun Liao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 532 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; economic sustainability; green consumption

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

Nanotechnology in Sustainable Construction Engineering: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Mahmoud H. Akeed

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 523 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; sustainable construction; nanomaterials; ultra-high-performance concrete; eco-efficient materials; smart infrastructure; durability enhancement; environmental impact; structural health monitoring; construction innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Electronic Business and Sustainable Development

edited by

Xiaoyu Xu

, Laurence F. K. Chang,

Chien-Wen Chen

and Xiaocong Cui

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 486 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; sustainable e-business; sustainable marketing; digital marketing; green finance in e-business; smart logistics in e-business

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

Spatial Analysis and Spatial Planning for Sustainability in Urban Areas

edited by

Francesco Zullo

and

Cristina Montaldi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 416 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable spatial and urban planning; urban resilience; land use and land cover changes; greenways and urban ecosystem services; urban growth models; urban sprawl and urban sprinkling

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

Creative Evolution of Wired and Wireless Electric Power Transfer Among Renewable Energy Grids and EVs

edited by Amir Shahirinia and Mohammad Tavakoli Bina

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind/solar power integration to the grid; AI in renewable energy; power electronics in renewable energy; power electronics in EV chargers; renewable-penetrated power system optimization; power quality issues in grid-connected devices; smart grids and artificial intelligence; energy policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Theories and Applications of Sustainable Energy Systems and Smart Power Grids—2nd Editon

edited by

Xinshan Zhu

,

Yuenan Li

and

Leijiao Ge

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid power system; renewable solar wind energy storage; superconductivity; maintenance; data driven deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advancing Sustainable Green Buildings and Cities: Innovations in Design and Technologies for Energy Efficiency

edited by

Peixian Li

and Chao Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 377 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; low-carbon solutions; sustainable building; smart city; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Agricultural Development in Sustainable Rural Development

edited by

David J. O’Brien

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: entrepreneurship; innovation; local communities; agricultural development; sustainable rural development

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

Smart Supply Chain Innovation and Management

edited by Yong Liu and

Jinshi Cheng

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital supply chain; supply chain collaboration; low-carbon supply chain and green development; supply chain resilience; artificial intelligence and supply chain

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

Structuring Innovation and Sustainability in Organizations and Sustainable Performance

edited by

Santiago Gutiérrez-Broncano

,

Elkin Dario Rave-Gómez

and Mauricio Antonio Bedoya Villa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; structuring; sustainable management; sustainable innovation; creative ideas; sustainable performance; products and services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Social Interaction Across Urban Spaces—Contexts, Structures and Sustainability

edited by Neil Reid and Piotr Pachura

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 334 | Submission Open

Keywords: social relations; spaces; urban development; planning; sustainability; space shaping

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

Technologies for Energy Storage, Conversion, and Saving

edited by Farhad Salek,

Aydin Azizi

and Meisam Babaie

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrification; sustainable powertrain; battery technology; zero carbon; fast charging; fuel cell; battery management systems; second-life batteries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Integrating Renewable Energy in Transportation: Opportunities and Barriers

edited by Younseok Choi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable electricity; electric transportation; green hydrogen; sustainable biofuel; alternative fuel; low- and zero-emission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Plastic Debris and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Mohamed Ben-Haddad

, Sara Hajji and Aicha Ait Alla

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; nanoplastics; plastic debris; sustainability; toxicity; environmental impact; circular economy

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

The Impact of Technological Innovation on Renewable Energy Production: Simulation and Control of New Energy Power Generation Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

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and Dunjian Xie

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage systems; model predictive control; nonlinear modeling; renewable energy; hybrid power generation systems; energy management systems; hybrid energy storage systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Approaches to Biodeterioration/Biodegradation and Biotreatment in Cultural Heritage Environments

edited by

Beata Gutarowska

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodeterioration/biodegradation; green biocides; biotreatment; biocontrol agents; biocompounds; bioprotection/bioprecipitation/bioconsolidation; biocleaning; novel biotechnological solutions for cultural heritage protection; sustainable conservation methods; cultural heritage

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

Preserving Europe's Natural Heritage: Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Biodiversity

edited by Sabin Alexandru Bădărău

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; conservation; sustainability; ecosystems; policies; practices; Europe

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

Advancing Sustainable Development Goals Through Biobased Energy Systems: Integrating Technological, Environmental, and Socio-Economic Perspectives

edited by Blake A. Simmons, Xueli Chen, Anagha Krishnamoorthy and Yuxuan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy; sustainable development goals; biomass; life cycle assessment; circular bioeconomy; energy policy; rural development; sustainability indicators; renewable energy; socio-economic impacts

Sustainability Management Strategies and Practices—2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 39571 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; economical sustainability; social sustainability; sustainable supply chain management; business models for sustainable supply chains; governance and sustainability; sustainability assessment and policies; multiple-criteria decision-making; soft computing on production; manufacturing; and logistics; supply chain operations for a circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Development of Human Health

edited by Michael J. Ahrens, César Augusto Ruiz Agudelo, Angela María Cortes-Gómez and Francisco De Paula Gutierrez Bonilla

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2661 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; human health; human development; human well-being; sustainable development

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

Assessment of Natural Resources Sustainability and Ecological Carrying Capacity

edited by

Aidi Huo

,

Pingping Luo

and

Jiqiang Lyu

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2466 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activities; sustainable development; ecological carrying capacity; ecological footprint; natural resources

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

Building Smart and Resilient Cities

edited by Mahmoud Osman and Emad Hassan

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 878 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrastructure; resilience; smart cities; sustainability

Wastewater Treatment Technology and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Yifeng Xu

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 698 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbonization; recycling; sewage treatment; resource recovery; energy recovery; greenhouse gas; emerging contaminants; mathematical models

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

Intelligent Control for Sustainable Energy Management Systems

edited by

Eduardo Mojica-Nava

and

Duvan Tellez-Castro

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 512 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent control systems; smart grids; sustainable energy management; renewable energy integration; energy efficiency; decentralized energy systems; smart metering; data-driven modeling; real-time optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Recent Trends in the Application of Urban Intelligence to Sustainable Smart Cities

edited by

Xiaohui Yuan

and Wei Sun

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 479 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainability; urban intelligence; energy; health; transportation; security

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

Sustainable Remediation of Organic Pollution

edited by

Xiaoli Zhu

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical oxidation; petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil; PAHs; extracellular polymeric substance; risk assessment; organic waste; soil organisms

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

Blockchain for Sustainable Business Management: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Gazi Murat Duman

, Ahmet Ozkul and Kamal P. Upadhyaya

submission deadline 2 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9370 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; sustainability; sustainable development; environmental; social and governance; ESG; cryptocurrency; sustainable development goals; SDG; circular economy; green blockchain; sustainable business management; supply chain sustainability; smart contracts; green energy

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

Impact of Fires on the Environment, Biota, and Human Health

edited by

Marta Oliveira

submission deadline 2 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire emissions; chemical pollution; environmental impact; sensitive species; human exposure; occupational risks; (bio)monitoring studies; risk assessment; human health

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

Transforming End-of-Life Product Management: Leveraging Big Data, Deep Learning, and Sustainable Practices

edited by

Selman Karagöz

, Yasin Karagöz and Charli Sitinjak

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3167 | Submission Open

Keywords: end-of-life (EoL) management; big data analytics; deep learning; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LSA); material recovery; sustainable practices

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

Soil Ecology and Carbon Cycle

edited by Renyong Shi, Ni Ni and Shi Yao

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 993 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil ecology; sustainable soil management; soil microorganism; soil remediation; food security; soil contamination process; soil management policy

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

Urbanization and Environmental Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Enrico Ivaldi

,

Leonardo Salvatore Alaimo

and

Alfonso Piscitelli

submission deadline 6 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13012 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable cities; urban futures; urban greening; land system; energy consumption; food habits; travel habits

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

Digital Transformation and Innovation for a Sustainable Future

edited by

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submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 55974 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitization; digital transformation; digital innovation; digital innovation processes; digital sustainability

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

Sustainable Disaster Risk Management and Urban Resilience

edited by

Jaime Santos-Reyes

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6904 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk; disaster; resilience; vulnerability; early warning; emergency response

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

BRICS+: Sustainable Development of Air Transport and Tourism

edited by Fernandes Elton and Fulufhelo Netswera

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6586 | Submission Open

Keywords: air transport; BRICS+ and Global South; case study; Global North tourism; emerging countries; economic causality between air transport and tourism; inbound and outbound tourism; geopolitical bottlenecks; middle class growth; tourism market forecast

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advancing Carbon Reduction Technology Innovation: Pathways to Global Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development

edited by

Jintao Li

,

Jianhua Zhu

and

Feng Liu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6088 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon reduction technology innovation; global carbon neutrality; low-carbon economic transformation; green finance mechanisms; carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies

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

Towards Sustainable Urban Transport System

edited by

Ammar O. Abulibdeh

and Mohamed Kharbeche

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4145 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; electric vehicles; smart cities; public transit systems; carbon emission reduction; shared mobility; mobility as a service; non-motorized transport; green infrastructure; transportation policy; climate resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Traffic Flow Management and Smart Transportation

edited by Jinhao Liang, Chaopeng Tan, Jiwei Feng and Jian Wu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 773 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable traffic management; smart transportation systems; advanced autonomous driving technologies; intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); urban mobility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Innovative Pathways to Sustainable Procurement and Enhanced Resource Efficiency in Manufacturing Enterprises

edited by

Hamzeh Al Amosh

,

Hashem Alshurafat

, Allam Hamdan and John Sands

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable procurement; innovation; circular economy; green supply

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

Healthy Soil and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Jong Myong Park

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative farming; agricultural and environmental protection and restoration; agricultural policy; agricultural practice; crop quality management; crops and agrifood safety; environmentally friendly agriculture; ecological interaction with crops; soil biology; soil chemistry; soil microbiology

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

Toward Sustainable Tourism: Management Practices and Customer Experiences

edited by

Jonghyeong Kim

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable business practices; sustainable business strategy; customer experience; consumer behavior; ESG

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

Sustainable Fresh Produce Processing and By-Products Utilization

edited by Jiayi Wang, Yuanyuan Hou and Yating Zhao

submission deadline 12 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: processing of fruits and vegetables; by-products utilization; preservation of fruits and vegetables; bioactive composition; non-thermal techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Transportation Engineering and Mobility Safety Management

edited by

Fabio Borghetti

and

Giovanni Calabrò

submission deadline 13 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3133 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation planning; sustainable mobility; public transport; transportation decarbonization; transportation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Research on Food Science and Food Technology

edited by

Giurgiulescu Liviu

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 28499 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food system; food wastes; carbon print; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Building a Healthy Future: Public Health and Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Inkyu Han

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11092 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; urban/rural development and planning; social determinants; health; energy; built environment; indoor home; occupational health; equity

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

Innovations and Policies Shaping Sustainable Transportation Engineering

edited by

Khaled Shaaban

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8787 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation engineering; connected vehicles; autonomous vehicles; shared mobility; electric vehicles; active transportation; public transportation service quality; energy consumption reduction; traffic congestion alleviation; road safety innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Circular Economy Strategies for Waste Management: Innovations in Resource Recovery and Sustainability

edited by

Adriana Gómez-Sanabria

and

Haniyeh Jalalipour

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8515 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste and materials management; circular economy; financing models; sustainability; decarbonization; public– private partnerships; stakeholders

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

NEXUS International Conference: Digital and Green Transition in Maritime Ports: Trends and Challenges—DGTMP 2024

edited by

Vitor Caldeirinha

, Maria Teresa Folgôa Batista,

Tiago Pinho

and

João Correia

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7319 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart ports; smart logistics in ports; open data plataform; sustainability in ports; ports decarbonization; digital twin and BIM maritime ports; digital transition; green transition; energetic transition education and training; energetic development; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Develop, Educate and Communicate Sustainability Through STEM Education and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Leon Yufeng Wu

,

Chih-Chang Yu

,

Ming-Yen Lee

and Chun-Hung Lin

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3896 | Submission Open

Keywords: STEM education; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); science communication; interdisciplinary education; educational innovation; CDIO; learning metrics regarding sustainability

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

Synergic Integration of Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy, and Storage Systems into Smart Grids

edited by

Mattia Ricco

,

Francesco Lo Franco

and

Juan C. Vasquez

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2722 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; renewable sources; energy management systems; smart charging; storage systems; smart grid; energy community

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Resilient Infrastructure Planning: Enhancing Sustainability in Construction

edited by Roode Liias

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1493 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban and rural infrastructure; professional competence for infrastructure management; developing infrastructure networks; standards for regeneration of infrastructure; professionalism of servicing staff

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Smart Electricity Grid and Sustainable Power Systems

edited by

Jidong Wang

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 686 | 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)

CSR, Green Innovation and Creation of Shared Value: Transforming Business Strategy to Achieve Durable Sustainability Impact

edited by

Floriana Fusco

and Patrick O'Sullivan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; creating shared value; green innovation; greenwashing; sustainability impact; business purpose; circular economy; Sustainable Development Goals

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

Sustainable Food Processing and Chemical Analysis

edited by

Călin Jianu

and

Ersilia Alexa

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; green technologies; food safety and quality; chemical analysis in food systems; energy efficiency in food production; waste reduction and capitalization of by-products; nutritional enhancement; eco-friendly food packaging; life cycle assessment (LCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Operational Strategy and Logistics in Freight Transport

edited by

Mateusz Zaja̧c

,

Tomislav Rožić

and

Artur Kierzkowski

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; sustainable logistics; transport network modeling; artificial intelligence in freight transport; intermodal transport; designing intermodal supply chain networks; strategies for intermodal terminal operations; mathematical analysis in strategic decision-making; transport cargo footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable and Professional Education: Teacher Education and E-learning

edited by

Tommy Tanu Wijaya

, Cao Yiming and

Akhmad Habibi

submission deadline 16 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6890 | 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 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2733 | 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)

Environmental Assessment in Sub-Saharan Africa—Innovation, Perspectives and Practice

edited by Vincent Onyango, Paola Gazzola and Phathu Mukwevho

submission deadline 19 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: sub-Saharan Africa; environmental assessment; EIA; ESIA; SEA; innovative approaches

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

Economics of Energy in the Context of Carbon Emissions and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Taimoor Hassan and Syed Anees Haider Zaidi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3428 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy consumption and production; renewable energy; non-renewable energy; environmental sustainability; carbon emissions; energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Novel Techniques for Water Resources in a Changing Climate: Hydrological Strategies for a Sustainable Future

edited by Hossein Hamidifar, Ghufran Ahmed Pasha and

Charalampos Skoulikaris

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2761 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources management; climate change; hydrological modeling; sustainability; machine learning; flood and drought risk; sediment transport; water quality; socio-economic impacts; resilience strategies

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

Potential Solutions for Environmentally Friendly Supply Chain Transformation

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

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 447 | 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)

Sustainable Urban Understanding and Planning: Principle and Application of Earth Observation and Geoinformation

edited by Da He,

Qiqi Zhu

, Yang Chen and Yu Su

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; urban scene understanding; urban function zone; urban greenspace; artificial intelligence; urban land use; smart cities

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

Sustainable Food Preservation

edited by

Hugo Miguel Lisboa Oliveira

and Ana Paula Trindade

submission deadline 21 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 48168 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food preservation; food waste reduction; eco-friendly packaging; natural preservatives; modified atmosphere packaging; cold plasma in food preservation; pulsed-light technology; hurdle technology; nutritional quality maintenance; environmental impact of food preservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainability in Pavement Materials and Design

edited by

Vítor Antunes

,

Ana Cristina Freire

and

José Neves

submission deadline 21 Sep 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 28187 | Submission Open

Keywords: Bio-Green-Circular economy; circular economy; durability; eco-efficient pavement design; life cycle analysis; life cycle cost analysis; low-impact development; multi-recycling capacity; paving materials; rejuvenators; sustainability

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

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