Sustainability

Innovative Materials, Nature-Based Solutions and Energy-Efficient Solutions in Sustainable Buildings and Cities

edited by

submission deadline 24 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1349 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced composites; recycled materials; phase-change materials; low-carbon concrete; nanomaterials; eco-materials; green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; energy efficiency; climate change adaptations; urban sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Navigating Sustainability Business: Environmental and Social Sustainability and Related Strategies

edited by

Jooh Lee

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11873 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental greening; social responsibility; economic performance of firms

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

Sustainable Management in Tourism and Hospitality: Understanding Consumer Trends

edited by

Silvia Baiocco

, Paola M. A. Paniccia and

Antonella Monda

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6907 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism; hospitality; sustainability; sustainable development; management; tourism demand; corporate social responsibility; destination management; value co-creation; consumer behaviour; entrepreneurship

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

Pollution, Toxicology and Sustainable Solutions in Aquatic System

edited by Hyeonseo Cho, Gi Beum Kim and

Huiho Jeong

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5279 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental contamination and pollution; toxicity; risk assessment; management; sustainable solution; limnetic; marine; and aquatic systems; water; sediment; soil; and biota

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

Quality of Life in the Context of Sustainable Development

edited by

Agnieszka Sompolska-Rzechuła

and Anna Oleńczuk-Paszel

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2770 | Submission Open

Keywords: quality of life; sustainable development; sustainable cities; infrastructure; renewable energy resources; protection of the environment; climate change; legal aspects of sustainable development and quality of life

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

Green Supply Chain and Sustainable Economic Development—2nd Edition

edited by Jiang Wu and

Peiwen Zhang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 377 | Submission Open

Keywords: green supply chain; sustainable economic development; comprehensive evaluation; green logistics; supply chain finance

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

Sustainable Tourism and Destination Development

edited by

Alastair M. Morrison

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; destination management and marketing; branding; regenerative tourism; responsible tourism; meaningful tourism; slow tourism; sustainable transportation; corporate social responsibility

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

Application of Sustainable Practices in Food Engineering

edited by

Gjore Nakov

and

Alyssa Hidalgo

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; waste minimization; circular economy; food safety; food quality; nutritional value

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Energy Conservation Towards a Low-Carbon and Sustainability Future

edited by

Yongming Han

and Xuan Hu

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven; intelligent optimization; efficiency evaluation; artificial intelligence; data mining and fusion; environmental protection; energy saving and optimization; energy consumption forecast; air pollution emissions; renewable energy conversion and utilization; hydrogen energy; high-efficiency energy devices; neural networks; deep learning; environmental efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in Sustainable Battery Energy Storage Systems

edited by

Haoran Ji

, Yuanxing Xia, Yu Huang and Qi Wang

submission deadline 26 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable battery energy storage system (BESS); renewable energy integration; advanced battery technologies; electrical grid stability; energy management system (EMS); grid-scale energy storage; microgrids and smart grids; electric vehicle charging infrastructure; battery life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances and Applications in Sustainable Built Environments: Energy Systems, Technologies and Building Design

edited by

Carmen Diaz López

,

Carmen Maria Muñoz-González

, Juan Jesús Bayo and Rubén Mora-Esteban

submission deadline 26 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; urbanism; climate change; energy efficiency; resilient urban designs; indoor air quality; green infrastructure; sustainable mobility; well-being

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

Geographical Information System for Sustainable Ecology

edited by

Yuanzhi Yao

,

Xiaoai Dai

and

Xue Liu

submission deadline 29 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1530 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographical information systems (GISs); sustainable ecology; environmental monitoring; spatial analysis; habitat management; resource management

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

Educating for Sustainability: Advances and Challenges in Environmental Education

edited by

Dana Perniu

and Corina Cace

submission deadline 29 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1026 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental education; education for sustainability; planetary boundaries; innovative teaching; complexity; problem solving; environmental ethics

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

Sustainable Innovation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jianghang Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 32183 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; innovative technologies; logistics; supply chain management; business models; mathematical modeling; case and empirical studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Education for All: Latest Enhancements and Prospects

edited by

Dian-Fu Chang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 29176 | Submission Open

Keywords: active learning; assessment; education leadership; education policy; gender parity; inclusive education; innovative education; quality education; sustainable development; sustainability

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

Towards Energy Sustainability: Thermal Analysis and Renewable Energy Studies

edited by

Rahul R. Bhosale

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 22366 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal analysis; thermal science and energy; thermal properties of materials; thermogravimetric analysis; differential scanning calorimetry; material science; thermochemical processes; heat capacity; thermal conductivity; renewable energy; solar energy; wind energy; hydrothermal energy; bioenergy; biofuels; geothermal energy; energy storage; energy efficiency; energy economics; alternative fuels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Green Consumer Behavior and Green Brands in the Tourism/Hospitality Industry

edited by

Sangmook Lee

,

Hyo-Jin Kim

,

Seunghwan Lee

and Sangguk Kang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 19935 | Submission Open

Keywords: green consumer behavior; green brand; green service; green product; green food; hospitality industry

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

GeoHeritage and Geodiversity in the Natural Heritage: Geoparks

edited by

Antonio Miguel Martínez-Graña

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17797 | Submission Open

Keywords: geological heritage; geodiversity; natural heritage; natural and cultural heritage

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

Environmental Pollution and Impacts on Human Health

edited by

Hefa Cheng

and Hui Zhi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15370 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollutants; emerging contaminants; traditional pollutants; fate and transport; degradation mechanisms; degradation pathway; ecological risk assessment; human health

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

Sustainability Challenges: Recovery and Valorization of Food Wastes and New Ingredients and Foods Development

edited by

Alessandra De Bruno

,

Antonio Gattuso

and

Federica Flamminii

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15308 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; sustainable management of food waste; valorisation of food waste; new foods; food waste recycling; technologies for food waste recovery; food sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Low Carbon Energy and Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Hongguang Nie

and

Jinhua Xu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15038 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; green energy policy; energy-consuming behaviour; sustainability; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Energy: The Path to a Low-Carbon Economy

edited by

Kamrul Hassan

,

GM Shafiullah

and Terri Trireksani

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14866 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy; low-carbon economy; renewable energy; energy transition; decarbonisation; energy transformation; SDGs; carbon capture; energy strategy; CO2 emissions; climate change

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

Planning and Sustainable Management of Irrigation in Agricultural Operations

edited by

Ripendra Awal

,

Davie M. Kadyampakeni

and

Rhuanito S. Ferrarezi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12865 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation scheduling; smart agriculture; irrigation system; irrigation and drainage management; sustainable agriculture; water use efficiency; agricultural water management; precision irrigation; climate change; microirrigation; artificial intelligence; field production; controlled environment agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

AI Solutions for Improving Sustainability in Water Resource Management

edited by

Hossein Bonakdari

,

Bahram Gharabaghi

and

Silvio José Gumiere

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12662 | Submission Open

Keywords: time series; watershed; artificial intelligence; stochastic methods; hydrology; sustainability; hydrological processes; real-time prediction; optimization algorithms; predictive modelling; water balance; environmental sustainability; water demand; meteorological variables; water quantity and quality; watershed variables

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

Advanced Control Strategies for Renewable Energy Systems and Sustainable Development

edited by

Youssef Errami

, Abdellatif Obbadi and Sahnoun Smail

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12430 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy conversion systems ; maximum power point tracking ; power electronic converter ; controllers of renewable energy systems ; control and optimization ; nonlinear controllers ; fault ride through ; artificial intelligence control ; fuzzy logic research ; deep learning ; sustainable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Integrated Geographies of Risk, Natural Hazards and Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Francesco De Pascale

and

Leonardo Mercatanti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11514 | Submission Open

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

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

Consumption Innovation and Consumer Behavior in Sustainable Marketing

edited by

Irina Albastroiu Nastase

,

Alina Filip

,

Cristinel Vasiliu

and

Dan-Cristian Dabija

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10558 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

New Trends in Organizational Psychology—2nd Edition

edited by

Delia Vîrgă

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10335 | Submission Open

Keywords: personal resources; strengths use; job crafting; proactive vitality management; well-being; innovative behavior; psychological capital; work engagement; engaging leadership; growth (mindset); gratitude; technology and well-being; creativity; self-leadership

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

The Impacts of Industry Innovation and Environmental Regulation on Sustainable Development: Regional, National, and Global Perspectives

edited by

Hirofumi Fukuyama

and Stavros Kourtzidis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10199 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental regulation; regional economic development; industry innovation; green economy transition; circular economy; sustainability; environmental performance indicators; productivity and efficiency

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

Tourism Sustainomics: Ecological and Economic Pillars, with Stakeholder and Political Implementation for Sustainable Development

edited by

Tanja Mihalic

and

Larry Dwyer

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9832 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism development; sustainability conceptualisation; developmental approaches; tourism sustainomics; stakeholder engagement; political implementation responsibility; tourism resilience; innovations; cyber space; cosmos; tourism paradigm

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

Agricultural Product Quality Safety and Sustainable Development, 2nd Edition

edited by

Gang Liang

,

Wenshen Jia

and Rui Feng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9719 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; agricultural product quality analysis; bio-/sensor assay; chromatographic detection; nondestructive detecting; food additives; health risk assessment; nutritional quality; authenticity assessment; quality classification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

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

edited by

Alexandra Zbuchea

and Mauro Romanelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8179 | 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)

Advanced Technologies for Energy Saving in Sustainable Transportation Engineering

edited by

Wei Liu

and Ming Cheng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7528 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Water Environmental Control of Pollutants and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Pei Lei,

Sheng Guo

and Zhineng Hao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7226 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutant; environmental management; sustainability; aquatic systems

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

Sustainable Membrane Separations

edited by Maninderjeet Singh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7122 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer; energy storage; membranes; nanotechnology; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advances in Stability Control, Optimal Operation and Modeling Analysis of Power System with High-Level Renewable Energy

edited by Bo Zhang, Jiaoxin Jia and Sen Cui

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7033 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; active distribution network; distributed energy; smart grid; energy storage; optimal operation; stability control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Post-COVID-19-Pandemic Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism Management

edited by

Kaitano Dube

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6535 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; post-COVID-19-pandemic development; climate change adaptation; eco-tourism; ESG in tourism and aviation tourism; renewable energy in tourism; sustainable development goals (SDGs); tourism certification; tourism technology; biodiversity conservation; climate education in tourism

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

Geological Engineering and Sustainable Environment

edited by Francisco Javier Torrijo,

Olegario Alonso-Pandavenes

and Julio Garzón-Roca

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6388 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable engineering; geological engineering; resilience; geomaterials; climate change; applied AI; environmental impact; natural hazards

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

Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) for Clean Energy

edited by

Grazia Leonzio

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6231 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon dioxide storage; carbon dioxide utilization; carbon dioxide capture; advancements; carbon dioxide; modelling; tecno-economic assessment; LCA; experimental research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Decision Making in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Recent Research Advances in the Context of Industry 4.0

edited by

Paraskevas Georgiou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5912 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain management; green supply chain management; energy value chains; renewable energy value chain; ecofriendly supply chains; decision making; decision support systems; big data; Industry 4.0; supply chain 4.0; logistics; digital transformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing for Sustainable Spatial Planning—2nd Edition

edited by

Lia Bárbara Cunha Barata Duarte

,

Ana Cláudia Teodoro

and

Beniamino Murgante

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5864 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS; remote sensing; environmental sustainability; sustainable planning; hazard assessment; geospatial analysis

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

Innovation and Sustainable Development in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry

edited by

José Magano

and Mário Coutinho dos Santos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5271 | 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)

The Convergence of Recreation, Green Tourism and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Mateusz Rozmiarek

and

Mateusz Grajek

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5205 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-tourism; sustainable leisure; sport activities; volunteering; green management; health promotion; responsible tourism; well-being practices; psycho-ecology; outdoor recreation

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

Innovation and Sustainable Development of Remote Sensing Technology—2nd Edition

edited by

Xianju Li

and

Pan Zhu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4986 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; machine learning; land cover and land use; urbanization; ecological security; ecosystem service value

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

Advances in STEAM Education Research and Practice: Towards Sustainable Development

edited by Theodosia Prodromou and Filiz Kuşkaya Mumcu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4558 | Submission Open

Keywords: STEM; teaching; learning; interdisciplinary; transdisciplinary; sustainable; development; practice; practices; partnerships; futures; emerging technologies

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

Cooperative, Connected, and Automated Mobility (CCAM) toward Sustainability

edited by

Georgios Spanos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4541 | Submission Open

Keywords: CCAM; AI; 5G automotives; software; cybersecurity; statistical analysis; environmental footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Integrated River Basin Management and Sustainable Water Resources Management Using Innovative Approaches

edited by

Eui Hoon Lee

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4415 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated river basin management; flood forecasting; deep learning; water resources management; flood routing; meta-heuristic optimization algorithm

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

Sustainability Challenges in Community-Based Natural Resource Conservation, Regeneration, and Management

edited by

Ronnie Vernooy

and

Yiching Song

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4326 | Submission Open

Keywords: agrobiodiversity; bio-cultural heritage; community-based natural resource management; conservation; regeneration; sustainability

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

Recent Advances and Progress on Renewable and Sustainable Alternative Fuels

edited by

Stavros Michailos

and

Vasiliki Skoulou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4322 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative fuels; resilient energy systems; aviation fuels; ammonia; LCA/TEA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Scenarios of Energy and Ecological Footprint

edited by

James Hopeward

,

Paul C. Sutton

and

Keri Hopeward

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4208 | Submission Open

Keywords: future scenarios; sustainable systems; regenerative; footprint; energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

The Impact of Carbon Emission Control on Economic Costs and Human Health in China—2nd Edition

edited by

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,

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4144 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon emissions; energy transition; economic cost; carbon tax; carbon emissions trading

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

Regional Land Use Dynamics: The Natural Environment and Socioeconomic Perspectives

edited by

Ying Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4088 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; patterns; processes; mechenisms; land use planning; sustainable management

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

Research on Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

edited by Longyi Lv, Duoying Zhang, Wenfang Gao and Li Sun

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4083 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; sustainable treatment; resource recovery; energy recovery; life-cycle assessment; carbon reduction

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

Energy Saving Measures, Renewable and Storage Integration Economic and Environmental Potential in Building Sector

edited by Heba Teamah

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3989 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy consumption; energy efficiency; economic parameters; environmental impact; efficient buildings; renewable energy; sustainable buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Feed Resources and Nutrition Strategies for Sustainable Livestock Production

edited by

Chalong Wachirapakorn

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3943 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock production; feed resources; conventional feeds; non-conventional feeds; feed efficiency; new feed resources from other sectors; global warming; crop residues; improving nutritive value methods; feeding strategies; sustainability in livestock production; effective microorganisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Digital Teaching and Development in Sustainable Higher Education

edited by Naser Sedghi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3845 | 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)

Conservation and Enhancement of Biodiversity in Sustainable Cropping Systems

edited by

Stefania Nin

and

Maurizio Antonetti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3421 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biodiversity; germplasm; plant propagation; sustainability; agricultural practices

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

The Role of Low-Carbon Literacy in the Leisure, Health, Sports and Tourism Industries

edited by

Hsiao-Hsien Lin

, Chin-Hsien Hsu and Ha-Manh Bui

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3400 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon literacy; conservation behavior; education policy; environmental economics; corporate social responsibility; university social responsibility; health promotion; well-being

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

Advancing Ruminant Nutrition for Sustainable Agriculture: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives

edited by

Vassilios Dotas

and

George K. Symeon

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3144 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminant nutrition; feed efficiency; forage management; gut microbiome; alternative protein sources; animal welfare; precision livestock farming; health management; sustainable farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Advancing Energy-Efficient Buildings for Net-Zero Carbon Emission Goals

edited by

Vasyl Zhelykh

, Khrystyna Myroniuk and

Zuzana Vranayova

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2865 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient buildings; net-zero emissions; sustainable construction; building energy optimization; renewable energy integration; passive heating and cooling; low-carbon architecture; green building technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Co-Creating Sustainable Food & Wine Tourism and Rural Development

edited by

Maria Lúcia Pato

and

Elisabeth Kastenholz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2847 | Submission Open

Keywords: food & wine tourism; co-creation; sustainability; tourist experience; stakeholders; local resources; heritage; governance; rural regeneration; rural development

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

Evaluation of Landscape Ecology and Urban Ecosystems

edited by

Barbara Prus

,

Stanisław Bacior

and

Adam Senetra

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2610 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural landscapes; land management; land use/land cover; nature-based solutions; sight-aesthetic value; landscape valuation; underwater landscapes; soundscapes

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

Recent Advances in Environmental Analytical Chemistry Technology

edited by Viia Lepane

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2600 | Submission Open

Keywords: water; soil; sediments; carbon compounds; inorganic and organic pollutants; climate change; temporal and spatial changes; analytical methods; data treatment methods

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

Innovative Learning Environments and Sustainable Development

edited by

Pablo Alejandro Quezada-Sarmiento

and

Patricia Marisol Chango Cañaveral

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2421 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational models; technology-enhanced learning environments; sustainability in education in the context of rapidly developing technologies; evaluations of smart-technology-enhanced learning scenarios in educational settings; body of knowledge in relation to education; cloud computing in relation to education; design and evaluation of smart-technology-assisted support mechanisms for teachers and students; IA in education; intercultural education; internationalization of education

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

Large-Scale Production Systems: Sustainable Manufacturing and Service

edited by

Simone Arena

,

Alessandra Cantini

and

Filippo De Carlo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2357 | Submission Open

Keywords: large-scale production systems; big size plants; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable services; operations management; industrial plants

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

Agricultural Economics, Advisory Systems and Sustainability

edited by

Georgios Kountios

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2203 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics; agricultural advice; agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKIS); ICT in agriculture; agricultural education; agricultural extensions; precision agriculture; agricultural policy; farm management; rural development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Towards Sustainability: Achieving Environmental Protection from a Safety Engineering Perspective

edited by

Hui Liu

, Chang Xu, Bo You and

Yu Xu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2159 | Submission Open

Keywords: safety engineering; environmental protection; sustainability; emergency response; hazard mitigation; sustainable risk management

Leveraging AI in Industry 4.0: Overcoming Challenges and Seizing Opportunities for Sustainable Operations Management

edited by Marco Mosca and

Flavio Tonelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2072 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; artificial intelligence; Industry 4.0; operations management; IIOT; CPS; automation; robotics; digital transformation

Outdoor Lighting Innovations and the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Pramod Bhusal

and

Laurent Canale

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1924 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart lighting systems; urban sustainability; light pollution and its mitigation; outdoor lighting and wellbeing; energy-efficient lighting solutions; economic and environmental impact assessment; lighting sustainability metrics; SDGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)

Innovative Detection Technology to Meet Food and Fuel Needs—2nd Edition

edited by

Chao Hui Feng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1919 | Submission Open

Keywords: food control; food quality; food science; alternative engines; biofuels; hyperspectral imaging; near-infrared spectroscopy; online analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Exploratory Railway Track Structure, Railway Operation and Transport in Sustainable Development of Railway Systems

edited by

Zdenka Bulková

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1719 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway infrastructure; railway tracks; railway operation; rail transportation; timetabling; rail transport management; sustainable railway system; modelling and simulation; rail passengers mobility; transport services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Reliability and Risk Assessment for Sustainable Development: Engineering and Science

edited by

Tao Wang

,

Jun Hu

and Zhiqiang Ji

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1697 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering disaster; reliability analysis; risk assessment; sustainable development; multi-field coupling; interaction

Driving the Future: Innovations and Challenges in Sustainable Transportation

edited by

István Lakatos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1630 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; autonomous freight transportation; 5G collaborative vehicles; road environment recognition; trajectories; economy; law; vehicle diagnostics; drive lines; internal combustion engines; emission; noise

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainability in Forest Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Grzegorz Kopij

and R.A. Makhado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1331 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature conservation; biodiversity; forest protection; wildlife management; forest botany; animal ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Sustainability in Urban Development and Land Use

edited by

Rui Ding

, Zhijun Song and

Tongfei Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1274 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban and regional planning; land use and planning; urban development; urban/rural integration development urban/rural land use planning and allocation; impacts of land use and land cover on regional planning; sustainable urban/rural land management approaches; low-carbon-oriented land use; land use efficiency; resilience and sustainable urban systems

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

Contributions of Operations Management to Supply Chain Sustainability: Industrial Applications

edited by

Ângela M.E. Silva

,

Ana Cristina Ferreira

and

Anabela Carvalho Alves

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1249 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; resilience of supply chain management; supply chain disruption issues; cost savings; innovation and technology; risk assessment and risk mitigation; waste reduction; integration of economic circularity; Industry 4.0; green and sustainable supply chain management; data science in supply chain management; decision-making models; lean– green; lean supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

A Quantitative Analysis and Interdisciplinary Approach to the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Idiano D'Adamo

,

Massimo Gastaldi

and

Vincenzo Stornelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1186 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals (SDGs); interdisciplinary analysis; quantitative methods; policy sustainable synergies; barriers to sustainability; sustainable inequalities; development strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)

New Directions in Sustainable Organic Synthesis: The Role of Natural Raw Materials and Heterogeneous Catalysts

edited by

Agnieszka Wróblewska

and

Anna Fajdek-Bieda

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1179 | Submission Open

Keywords: raw materials of plant origin; minerals; heterogeneous catalysts; catalytic transformations of compounds of plant origin

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

Driving Sustainable Development and Economic Growth Through Renewable Energy

edited by

Adriana Grigorescu

, Cristina Lincaru and Hasan DINCER

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1138 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology development and adoption; smart business models with energy solutions; energy market accessibility and affordability; regional time– space perspectives; environmental and natural resources; climate change implications; education; social; and welfare implications; energy security; energy poverty; energy policies; energy economics; eegulatory measures; financial and fiscal instruments

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

Recent Trends in Biotechnology and Circular Economy: Driving Sustainable Innovations in the Bioeconomy

edited by

Oseweuba Valentine Okoro

,

Amin Shavandi

and

Lei Nie

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1092 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; biorefineries; biotechnology; sustainability; biomaterials; environmental impacts; bioeconomy

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

AI-Driven Circular Entrepreneurship: Revolutionizing Business Models for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Miguel Ángel García-Madurga

, María Isabel Saz-Gil and Ana Julia Grilló-Méndez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1059 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-enabled circular business models; sustainable innovation; entrepreneurship; data-driven sustainability; AI-powered platforms; circular value creation; sustainable revenue streams

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

Sustainable Urbanism: Definition, Assessment, and Agenda for Future Research: 2nd Edition

edited by

Michael W. Mehaffy

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1029 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urbanism; urban sustainability metrics; urban ecology; urban walkability; New Urban Agenda; Sustainable Development Goals

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

Sustainable Engineering Trends and Challenges Toward Industry 4.0

edited by

Andreea Cristina Ionica

and

Jose Machado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1011 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable engineering; computer simulation; product lifecycle management; eco-friendly software design; digital transformation; sustainable project management; industrial robots; innovation in software development; software quality and sustainability; big data and data analysis

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

The Influence of Industry Innovation and Environmental Regulation for the Sustainable Development of Regional Economy

edited by Jiayu Fang and Chao Gao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1009 | Submission Open

Keywords: industry innovation; environmental regulation; sustainable development; regional economy; artificial intelligence; data analytics

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

Research on Water, Wastewater Management Technologies and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Tahereh Jafary

and

Anteneh Mesfin Yeneneh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 962 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; wastewater treatment; environmental sustainability; resource recovery; integrated water resources; climate resilience; water reuse; pollution control; sustainable development; water governance

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

Technological Advances for Lifecycle Optimization and Green Transition of the Built Environment

edited by

Stefano Cascone

,

Eleonora Congiu

and

Chiara Marchionni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 957 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; lifecycle optimization; digital integration; green building technologies; environmental impact; resource efficiency; built environment management; computational modeling; sustainable urban development; renewable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Progress and Challenges in Realizing SDG-6 in Developing Countries

edited by

Muhammad Arslan

and

Muhammad Afzal

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 926 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goal 6 (SDG 6); clean water; sanitation; water management; developing countries; water purification; wastewater treatment

Efficient Energy Conversion Systems and Renewable Energy Generating Units: Techno-Economic Empowered Sustainability

edited by

Maria G. Ioannides

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 852 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency for residential and industrial applications; energy recovery; harvesting systems; high-performance; high-efficiency electric drives; renewable energy sources: hydrogen; nuclear; solar; wind; biomass; geothermal; tidal; hybrid systems; modeling; simulation; control; multi-objective optimization; monitoring; maintenance; diagnostics; fault detection; reliability; safety issues Internet of Things-based control of energy conversion systems; sensors; artificial intelligence in energy conversion systems; smart grid technologies; energy management; energy economics; trading; economic growth economic analysis; policy instruments; economic incentives for energy sustainable transition; techno-economic assessment of efficient energy conversion technologies; socio-economic impacts; energy access; and poverty alleviation related to renewable energy; investments in clean energy infrastructure development; energy engineering education for sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Net Zero Carbon Building and Sustainable Built Environment

edited by

Giovanni Ciampi

,

Yorgos Spanodimitriou

,

Rosa Francesca De Masi

,

Niko Gentile

and

Carol Monticelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 846 | Submission Open

Keywords: net-zero-carbon buildings; sustainable built environment; innovative solutions for buildings; life cycle analysis; human-centered living environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Ontario Institute of Agrologists—Guelph 2024 Symposium "Sustainable Food Production"

edited by

Mary J. Thornbush

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 843 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food; food production; climate farming; carbon farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Recent Advances in Water Quality Assessment and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment: Analysis and Methods

edited by

Yaneth A. Bustos-Terrones

and

Juan Gabriel Loaiza

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 838 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality monitoring; water quality assessment; sustainable wastewater treatment; innovative treatment technologies; water resource management; emerging contaminants; resource recovery and reuse; environmental technology; innovative treatment methods; pollution control; climate change and water management

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

Sustainable Ocean Governance and Marine Environmental Monitoring

edited by Yi-Chen Shih and Huey-Shian Chung

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 786 | Submission Open

Keywords: blue economy; marine biodiversity; marine pollution prevention; marine resource management; marine special planning; marine offshore wind farm; marine renewable energy; maritime law/regulation; ocean governance; integrated coastal zone management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Smart Manufacturing Operations Management and Sustainability

edited by

Fabio De Felice

and

Antonella Petrillo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 719 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; enables technologies (artificial intelligence; metaverse; (IoT) in manufacturing; big data; digital twinetc); circular economics and life cycle assessment (LCA) approach; cyber-physical system; carbon and water footprint reduction; policy and sustainability standards; corporate social responsibility (CSR) in manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing metrics

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

Energy, Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development

edited by

Ana Rosa Gamarra Rodríguez

and

Israel Herrera-Orozco

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 708 | 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)

Transformation Towards Advanced Technology-Driven Supply Chain Sustainability

edited by Jie Ma and Alireza Shokri

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital supply chain management; supply chain sustainability; digital transformation; green technology; human– machine interface; green logistics; supply chain productivity; lean and green supply chain management

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

A Decision Support System for a Circular Economy Transition in a Small Historical Town (Borgo)

edited by

Giuseppe Ioppolo

and

Roberta Arbolino

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; urban circular metabolism; sustainability assessment; sustainable investment; historical small town; borgo

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

Environmental Sustainability, Society, and Businesses: Public and Managerial Opinions on Environmental Issues

edited by

Michalis Skordoulis

,

Petros Kalantonis

and

Garyfallos Arabatzis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; corporate social responsibility (CSR); ESG; sustainability reporting; public opinion; financial performance; green tourism; cultural sustainability; consumer behavior; stakeholder engagement

Oasis Agricultural Ecology and Sustainable Development and Utilization of Oasis Resources—2nd Edition

edited by Fenghua Zhang, Zhibo Cheng and Weichao Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: arid zone; oasis agriculture; resource utilization; sustainable development; ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

The Future of Road Pavement Materials: Towards the Improvement of Performances and Sustainability

edited by

Edoardo Bocci

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 503 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performing materials; innovative additives and bio-additives; re-use of marginal materials; recycling of reclaimed asphalt (cold; half-warm; warm; and hot techniques); sustainable materials; environmental impact reduction; smart pavements; pavement asset management; life cycle assessment and cost analysis

Enhancing Sustainable Urban Mobility Through Shared Autonomous Vehicles and Strategic Street Planning Scenarios

edited by

Stefanos Tsigdinos

,

Ioannis Chatziioannou

and

Efthimios Bakogiannis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 487 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; shared autonomous vehicles; transportation systems; future mobility; efficiency; accessibility; scenario planning; strategic planning; transport equity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

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