Sustainability

Environmental Policy as a Tool for Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Konstantinos S. Ioannou

,

Evangelia Karasmanaki

and

Georgios Tsantopoulos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5864 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental policy; decision making; climate change; sustainability ; environmental governance; circular economy; climate action; policymaking; technological transition; environmental agreements; strategic planning; stakeholder engagement

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

Sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) in Hospitality and Tourism Sector—2nd Edition

edited by

Hyeon-Mo Jeon

and

Hyung-Min Choi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5624 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental; social; and governance (ESG) practices and disclosure; ESG and corporate performance; ESG and corporate value; corporate social responsibility; sustainable marketing; sustainable human resource management; eco-friendly practices; green marketing and consumer behavior

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

Sustainable Urban Planning and Design in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Deepak Kumar

,

Sulochana Shekhar

and Maya Kumari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5583 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban planning; climate change adaptation; resilient cities; green infrastructure; renewable energy; energy efficiency; sustainable transportation; urban heat island mitigation; water management; carbon footprint reduction; biodiversity enhancement; inclusive public spaces; community resilience; environmental health; climate-smart urban design

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

Industry 4.0 and Application of Artificial Intelligence System in Operation Management

edited by

Jose Antonio Marmolejo-Saucedo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5441 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; Industry 4.0; life cycle analysis; lean manufacturing; green optimization; sustainable practices; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Urban Mobility and Transportation Planning for Better Resilience

edited by

Chun Yang

and Rong Deng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5314 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; transportation planning; smart transportation systems; data-driven urban planning; inclusive urban design; transportation governance; health and well-being design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Landscape Connectivity for Sustainable Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Irene Petrosillo

,

Donatella Valente

and

Maria Victoria Marinelli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5255 | Submission Open

Keywords: habitat connectivity; landscape services; conservation priorities; multiscale assessment; biodiversity loss; biodiversity conservation

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

Advancing Public Transport and Urban Infrastructures for Micro-Mobility in Sustainable Cities

edited by

Sebastian Seriani

,

Fernandes Vicente

and Taku Fujiyama

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4823 | Submission Open

Keywords: equity; accessibility; and sustainability; service-level analysis; intermodality; and railway infrastructure; inclusive design and universal accessibility in public transport; crowd management and public space; spatial analysis of mobility and big data; the use of innovative technologies and methodologies; urban environment and mobility challenges; public policies in sustainable mobility; strategies for the promotion of public and non-motorized transport; the resilience of public transport systems and urban infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Scenarios of Energy and Ecological Footprint

edited by

James Hopeward

,

Paul C. Sutton

and

Keri Hopeward

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4811 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainability, Strategic Management, Smart Governance and Smart Cities: 2nd Edition

edited by

Tomáš Peráček

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4784 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart city; strategy; sustainability; innovation

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

From Waste to Resource: Processing Waste and By-Products into Valuable Products

edited by

Wojciech Czekała

,

Yen Wah Tong

and

Paula Varandas Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4623 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste; by-products; circular economy; sustainable development; environmental protection; energy; fertilizers; biorefineries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Environmental Sustainability and Design Strategies of Future Smart Energy Systems

edited by

Lorenzo Mario Pastore

,

Costanza Vittoria Fiorini

and Livio De Santoli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4539 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart energy systems; life cycle assessment; energy planning; renewable energy communities; positive energy districts; system flexibility; hydrogen; hard-to-abate sectors; energy storage; sustainable buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Biodiversity and the Conservation of Aquatic and Water-Dependent Habitats

edited by

Mirosław Grzybowski

,

Katja Neves

and Magdalena Bowszys

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4378 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; loss of biodiversity; climate change; threats and pressures; aquatic habitats

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

Research on Sustainable Forest Management in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Andreja Đuka

, Jelena Kolić and Mario Ančić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4180 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest operations; remote sensing; silviculture; forest fires; phytopathology; entomology; stress physiology; dendrology; paedology; phytocoenology; wood technology; bioeconomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Smart Mobility for Sustainable Development

edited by

Alaa Khamis

and

Hesham A. Rakha

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4034 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart mobility; sustainable mobility; green mobility; affordable mobility; accessible/inclusive mobility; sustainable development goals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Transportation Systems Design and Management

edited by

Xin Zhang

, Yuanke Wu, Yi Jin and Yulin Jin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3963 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation development; operation management; intelligent maintenance; safety and security; energy conservation; system design; digital transformation; digital innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Precision Agriculture Techniques for Sustainable Water and Soil Management

edited by Iulian Voicea,

Florin Nenciu

and

Atanas Atanasov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3948 | Submission Open

Keywords: IOT and sensor-based technologies; artificial intelligence in agriculture; highly efficient biofertilizers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Lighting and Light Pollution

edited by

Grega Bizjak

and

Christophe Martinsons

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3907 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable lighting; indoor lighting; outdoor lighting; needed lighting levels; intelligent lighting; use of electric energy for lighting; integrative lighting; light pollution; CCT for outdoor lighting; light pollution regulation

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

Indoor Environmental Quality and Green Energy: Towards Sustainable Building Energy Development

edited by

Eziaku Onyeizu-Rasheed

, Priya Vishnu and

Wajiha Mohsin Shahzad

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3898 | Submission Open

Keywords: green energy; indoor environment quality; climate change; building occupants; building operations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Durability Assessment of Stone-Built Heritage

edited by

Marco Ludovico Marques

and

Carlos Chastre

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3895 | Submission Open

Keywords: durability; stone heritage; weathering; building materials

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

Shifting Paradigms: Reimagining Human-Nature Relationships for Sustainable Biodiversity Conservation

edited by Ann-Marie Nienaber, Michael Elliott and Julie A. Ewald

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3601 | Submission Open

Keywords: transformative change; biodiversity conservation; governance structures; human behaviour; environmental sustainability; paradigm shift; interdisciplinary collaboration; Anthropocene era; nature futures framework

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

Advances in Photovoltaic Technologies and Sustainable Energy Solutions

edited by

Abdul Hai Al-Alami

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3530 | Submission Open

Keywords: third-generation photovoltaics; tandem solar cells; solar photovoltaic materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Natural Resource Economics and Environment Sustainable Development

edited by

Antonietta Varasano

,

Paola D'Antonio

, Costanza Fiorentino and

Meriame Mohajane

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3528 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; pollution; conservation agriculture; precision agriculture; resource curse; GIS; remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning

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

Ecological Transition in Economics

edited by

Chun-Chih Chen

and

Hsiao-Tien Pao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3392 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological economics; sustainability transition; green policies; resource management; circular economy; environmental governance; socio-economic development; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Sustainability Education through Green Infrastructure

edited by Laura B. Cole and Laura Zangori

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3321 | Submission Open

Keywords: green infrastructure; green buildings; sustainable development; environmental education; education for sustainability; science education; socio– ecological systems; systems thinking

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

Sustainable Materials Selection in Civil Engineering Projects

edited by

Narinder Singh

,

Ilenia Farina

and Gurminder Singh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3296 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; green building materials; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular economy in construction; low-carbon materials; recycled construction materials; bio-based building materials; multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); eco-friendly infrastructure; material durability and sustainability

Low-Carbon Transition Policies and Challenges for Renewable Energy Development

edited by

Kejun Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3150 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy transition; independent grid; green hydrogen; energy policies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Towards Sustainability: The Geochemistry of Groundwater and Surface Water Systems

edited by

Shen Qu

, Shouchuan Zhang and Xiaohui Ren

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3068 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochemistry; hydrochemistry; isotope; groundwater– surface water interaction; numerical modeling; thermal water; water cycle

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

Sustainable Development of Low-Carbon Energy Transition and Climate Change Adaptation

edited by

Yongrok Choi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2920 | Submission Open

Keywords: governance on the transition; low-carbon economy; environmental or sustainable performance; green technology or strategy; sustainable mitigation policies

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

Energy-Efficient Technologies in Wastewater Treatment: Innovations and Application

edited by

Mounia Achak

, Sahar Bouaddi and Ali Faddouli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2854 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; energy efficiency; wastewater treatment; renewable energy; energy recovery; membrane bioreactors (MBRs); sustainable water management; resource recovery; energy treatment technologies; wastewater to energy; sludge management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Energy Transition and the Collaborative Governance for Reduction of Pollution and Carbon Emissions

edited by

Feng Wang

, Lingyun He and

Zhangqi Zhong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2741 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon abatement and pollution reduction; energy transition; collaborative governance; energy security; energy system; green and low-carbon development; climate change; environmental governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Innovative Approaches for Monitoring Water Quality and Environmental Health

edited by

Mohamed Hamouda

,

Mohammad Reza Nikoo

,

Bassem Mokhtar

and Gilbert Hinge

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2628 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality sensors; field monitoring of emerging contaminants; reservoir; groundwater; and river water quality monitoring; remote sensing of water quality; hybrid approaches for better accuracy; environmental water monitoring; advanced machine learning; deep learning; and federated learning models for environmental monitoring; physics-informed machine learning and deep learning models for water quality modeling; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for environmental monitoring; edge and edge-of-things computing architectures for water quality monitoring-related data analysis and prompt actions

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

Sustainable Fisheries Management: Progress and Future Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Ben Drakeford

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2568 | Submission Open

Keywords: fisheries management; sustainable fisheries development; resource management; marine policy; environmental economics and policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Advanced Geotechnical Engineering Technology and Application in Environmental Detection

edited by

Tingyao Wu

, Ling Ji and Yuqing Xia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2526 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical monitoring technology; environmental adaptability; environmental testing; tunnels; slopes; buildings; standards

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

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Economic Development

edited by

Virginija Grybaitė

and

Giedrė Lapinskienė

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2494 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; sustainable economic development; ESG; business strategies; business models; sustainable business

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

Sustainable Green Technologies: Current Trends, Applications, and Future Challenges

edited by

Sergio Correia

,

Paulo Brito

and

Mohamed Lahby

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2412 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy efficiency; green smart cities; AI for sustainability; green IoT; circular economy; environmental impact; policy and green technology; economic analysis of green energy

Land Use and Sustainable Environment Management

edited by

Heera Lee

, Bora Lee and Byoung Ki Choi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2390 | Submission Open

Keywords: nexus approach; water management; multifunctional landscape; sustainable development goals (SDGs); socio-ecological systems

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

Sustainable Building Decarbonization

edited by Szymon Firląg and

Michał Piasecki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2247 | Submission Open

Keywords: whole-life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions; zero-emission building; cost-optimal level; indoor environmental quality; deep renovation; adaptation to climate change; energy poverty; building renovation passport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Circularity Approach to Solving Resource and Climate Problems

edited by Le Quyen Luu,

Maurizio Cellura

and

Sonia Longo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2195 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; life cycle thinking; sustainable production and consumption; 10R; eco-design; resource and material; climate change

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

The Nexus Between Environment, Economy, Policy and Sustainable Development—a Needed Global Systems Optimization to Stay Below 1.5 Degrees

edited by Giovanna Croxatto Vega

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2047 | Submission Open

Keywords: shared socioeconomic pathways; biofuels; land use change; burden shifting; LCA; sustainability

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

Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Sustainability: Innovative Approaches for a Greener Future

edited by Ana Paula Oliveira and Tânia Carraquico

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2014 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change mitigation; renewable energy; sustainable development; green technologies; energy transition; carbon footprint reduction; smart cities; circular economy; environmental monitoring; education for sustainability; AI tools in higher education sustainability programs; university– industry collaboration

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

Green Chemistry: Valorization and Byproduct Utilization for Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Ivan L. Lawag

and Francis M. Dela Rosa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1994 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; byproduct utilization; waste valorization; sustainable solutions; resource conservation; biofuels; biodegradable packaging; renewable energy; environmental sustainability; circular economy

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

Sustainable Construction Through Utilization of Optimization Tools and Experimental Methods: 2nd Edition

edited by

Uroš Klanšek

and

Tomaž Žula

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1888 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building; construction management; project scheduling; production processes; site layout planning; structural design; materials research; environmental engineering; technology development; optimization; mathematical programming; heuristics; hybrid approaches; multi-criteria decision-making techniques; experimental methods

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

Sustainable Leadership, Environment Innovation, Societal Transitions and Innovation Business Model

edited by

Yan-Bin Huang

and

Chien-Hsiang Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1840 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; green energy; green economy; green financial technology; organizational change; green innovation; green creativity; green co-creating value; green business model; employee green confusion; green corporate competitiveness; corporate social responsibility; sustainable leadership

Hybrid Energy Systems for Electric Mobility Applications—Impacts on Sustainable Development

edited by

Ayman Al-Quraan

, Ahmed Koran and Ashraf Ghassab Radaideh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1814 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; solar energy; wind energy systems; biomass and biofuels; geothermal energy; tidal power; wave energy; photosynthetic process; hydro-power

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Climate-Driven Droughts: Pathways to Resilience in Line with SDG13

edited by

Muhammad Abrar Faiz

and Faisal Baig

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1764 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate; extremes; SDG 13; droughts; drought propagation; sustainability

Educational Psychology for Student Well-Being and Sustainable Development

edited by

Larry J. Grabau

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1728 | Submission Open

Keywords: student belonging; student well-being; school bonding

Impact of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events on Crop Growth, Pest Management and Crop Production

edited by

Mustafa O. Jibrin

,

Israel Ikoyi

and Ibrahim Mohammed

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1634 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate; climate-smart; extreme weather events; global food security; pest management; soil health; crop production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Remote Sensing for Sustainable Environmental Ecology

edited by

George Melillos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1596 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; environmental sustainability; climate change monitoring; ecosystem resilience; biodiversity conservation; UAV and LiDAR applications; AI and geospatial analytics; land-use change detection; natural resource management; ecological monitoring

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

Sustainable Design and Performance Analysis of Structure and Building Materials

edited by

Mengtao Wu

,

Fangcheng Liu

and

Tao Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1495 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable design; performance analysis; resilient infrastructure; low-carbon structures; building materials; resource efficiency; structural safety; artificial intelligence; data-driven solutions

Marine Business for Sustainability

edited by

Cheolho Yoon

and

Min Jung Kang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1458 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine business; marine law and policy; marine logistics; marine resources management; marine tourism; marine environmental protection; marine information technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainability and Advanced Research on Microbiology

edited by

Alexander Machado Cardoso

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1151 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture microbiology; bioremediation; climate change adaptation; ecosystem services; environmental microbiology; hydroponics; microbial biotechnology; microbial sustainability; renewable resources; sustainable agriculture

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

Rural–Urban Integration and Revitalization: A Sustainability Perspective

edited by Miriam Grant

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1087 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; rural– urban integration; revitalization; circular economy; governance; SDGs

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

Environmental Economics, Policies and Sustainable Economic Development

edited by Shoude Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1060 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic control in environmental economics; environmental pollution control; applications of optimal control theory within environmental economics; dynamic analysis of product innovation and process innovation

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

Sustainable Wastewater Management

edited by Laura Șmuleac,

Antonia Cristina Maria Odagiu

and Raul Pascalau

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1020 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; water quality; sustainability; water security; circular economy of water; sewage treatment plants; sewage sludge treatment; adaptation to climate change; water reuse; waste management; environmental protection

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

Optimizing Logistics and Supply Chain Management towards Industry 5.0

edited by

Mario Fargnoli

,

Elena Stefana

,

Antonio Javier Nakhal Akel

and

Francesco Simone

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 909 | Submission Open

Keywords: operations management; Industry 5.0; logistics; supply chain management; product service systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainability Education: Innovative Teaching

edited by Evangelia Mavrikaki and Apostolia Galani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 880 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative teaching methods; curriculum; teachers; SDGs

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

Sustainable Development: Integrating Economy, Energy and Environment

edited by Huaping Sun, Wei Wei and Bless Kofi Edziah

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 857 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; energy transition; environment; economic development

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

Sustainable Monitoring of Soil Pollutants and Land Management Assessment

edited by

Laura Martín-Pozo

,

Carmen Mejías

and

Julia Martín

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 829 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil pollution; emerging and priority pollutants; analytical methods; sustainable land management; environmental monitoring; pollutant fate and transport; soil quality assessment

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

Advances in the Sustainability of the Built Environment, Green Energy, and Building Energy Performance

edited by Marta Laska,

Łukasz Amanowicz

and Krystyna Curtis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 758 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; thermal comfort; energy neutrality; net-zero energy and emission buildings; sustainability in building sector; thermomodernization; renewable energy sources; energy poverty; building simulations; greenery and buildings; environmental air quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Smart Manufacturing for Sustainability and Net Zero Transition

edited by Vasiliki C Panagiotopoulou, Emanuele Pagone,

Konstantinos Salonitis

and

Panagiotis Stavropoulos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 738 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; manufacturing; energy efficiency; process optimisation; raising awareness; sustainability readiness; training; reskilling and upskilling; social sustainability; financial sustainability; environmental sustainability

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

Sustainable Construction Management and Building Information Modelling Implementation

edited by Behzad Abbasnejad,

Sahar Soltani

and

Alireza Ahankoob

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 689 | Submission Open

Keywords: Building Information Modelling (BIM); sustainable construction; digital twins; lifecycle assessment; green building; circular economy; construction waste management; energy efficiency; climate resilience; digital transformation

Sustainability and Innovation in Phase Change Materials for Efficient Thermal Energy Storage

edited by

Hamza Faraji

,

Fateh Mebarek-Oudina

and Khadija Choukairy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 615 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase change materials (PCMs); thermal energy storage (TES); latent heat storage; nanocomposites for PCM; hybrid materials; thermal conductivity enhancement; encapsulation techniques; renewable energy integration; energy efficiency; sustainable energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Development and Planning of Supply Chain and Logistics

edited by

Abderahman Rejeb

and

Suhaiza Zailani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 591 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain management; logistics; transportation; business and management; technology applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

The Driving Force behind Sustainable Green Development & Technology Innovation

edited by

Xiaodan Guo

and Fangqiu Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 587 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; green finance; renewable energy; green development; technological innovation

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

Industrial Digital Transformation and Sustainable Innovation Development

edited by

Francesco Bellini

, Yannis Charalabidis and Irina Gorelova

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 580 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; sustainable development; industrial development; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Innovative Fluid Dynamics Applications for Sustainable Renewable Energy Development

edited by

Mohammad-Reza Pendar

,

Esmaeil Esmaeilifar

and

Frederico Miguel Freire Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 579 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable energy systems; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); wind turbine aerodynamics; wave and tidal energy converters; aerodynamic and hydrodynamic modelling and optimization; sustainable solar thermal energy; hybrid renewable energy systems; fluid– structure interactions; experimental fluid dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Exploiting Image Processing, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence Applications

edited by

Dan Munteanu

and

Simona Moldovanu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; deep learning; machine learning; artificial intelligence; data; environment science; sustainable artificial intelligence; education; healthcare; agriculture; forestry; physical education; energy management; Internet of Things

Sustainable Urban Transport Planning: Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Sergio Maria Patella

and Filippo Carrese

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; urban transport planning; urban mobility; shared mobility; transport equity; smart transport technologies; city logistics; multimodal transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Digital Technologies and Industrial AI for Sustainable Solutions in a Value Chain

edited by

Gunjan Soni

, Görkem Ataman, Surbhi Bhatia Khan and

Mangey Ram

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable manufacturing; predictive maintenance; resource optimization; blockchain in supply chain; energy efficiency; digital twins; smart logistics; circular economy; precision farming; green supply chain management

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

Harnessing the Digital Economy for Environmental Pollution Control: Policies, Practices, and Perspectives

edited by

Zhen Liu

, Xianyu Yu and

Feng Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 524 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital policy; digital transformation; sustainable development; environmental pollution control; corporate social responsibility

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

Sustainable Solid Waste Treatment, Disposal, and Recycling Potential

edited by Alejandra Vidales Barriguete and

Eva Barreira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 517 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste treatment; recycling possibilities; waste management; new market niche; benefits to society

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

Low-Carbon Development and Transition Paths: Emissions, Controls and Drivers

edited by

Jiajia Gao

and Guoliang Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 517 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollutants; greenhouse gases; generation mechanisms; emission characteristics; control technologies; synergy effects; driving factors; transition paths; environmental monitoring and assessment; international cooperation and exchange

Innovative Approaches in Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Bioremediation

edited by Abimbola Motunrayo Folami, Oluyemi Awolusi and Feroz Mahomed Swalaha

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 482 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable wastewater treatment; bioremediation; artificial intelligence; bioengineered organisms; emerging contaminants; nutrient recovery; renewable energy; decentralized treatment systems; environmental public health; risk assessment

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

Sustainable Circular Economy Practices and Life Cycle Assessment for Manufacturing

edited by Luca Canetta,

Paolo Rosa

and Marzio Sorlini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 480 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; life cycle assessing (LCA); business models; circular supply chain; circularity assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Between Bits and Biodiversity: The AI Dilemma in the Era of Sustainability

edited by Micaela Moreira Pinho,

Fernando Moreira

and Fátima Leal

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 445 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainable development; sustainable development goals; data centres; environmental impact; water footprint; energy footprint; resource management

Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Production Systems and Supply Chain Management

edited by

Abdel Latef M. Anouze

and

Abdulkareem Awwad

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 445 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable production systems; sustainable supply chain management; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Crop Production: The Interaction on Soil Microorganisms and Soil Health in Arable Land

edited by Jing Huang, Kailou Liu and Tianfu Han

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable crop production; arable land; soil microorganism; soil health; fertilization management for sustainable agriculture; planting technology; microbial community structure; meta-genomics; microbial activities; microbial abundance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Mountain Hazards and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Taeko Wakahara and Yoshiharu Ishikawa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: mountain hazards; environmental sustainability; nature-based solutions; monitoring and early warning

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

Low-Carbon Materials for Sustainable and Healthy Buildings: Enhancing Indoor Comfort, Well-Being, and Energy Efficiency with Non-Conventional Constructive Solutions

edited by Magda Posani, Vincenzo Maria Gentile,

Joana Maia

and Tuomas Alapieti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; thermal insulation; bio-based materials; moisture buffering; heritage; IAQ

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Green Composite Metarials—2nd Edition

edited by

Snežana Nenadović

,

Ljiljana Kljajević

and

Miloš Nenadović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: composites; environmentally friendly; energy-efficient building materials; alkali-activated materials; circular economy; building materials; natural radioactivity of composite materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Solutions for Energy-Efficient and Eco-Friendly Transportation

edited by Lijana Maskeliūnaitė,

Algimantas Danilevičius

,

Irina Yatskiv

and

Željko Stević

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport sustainability; eco-friendly transport; alternative energy; socioeconomic efficiency; sustainable travel; green logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Asset-Level Modelling to Achieve a Better Understanding of Climate-Related Impacts

edited by

Beniamino Russo

,

Eduardo Martínez-Gomariz

and

Rita Salgado Brito

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

Keywords: climate resilience; asset modelling; critical infrastructures; compound events; multi-risk; cascading effects

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

Spatial Planning and the Latest Challenges of Sustainable Urbanization

edited by

Luigi Mundula

and Vincenzo Todaro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban sustainability; digital transformation; sustainable ICT; smart and sustainable development; innovation; smart and sustainable mobility; urban technology; smart cities

The Future of Sustainable Architecture: Engineering and Green Building Materials

edited by

Anja Terzić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable engineering and architecture; zero waste; circular economy; biophilic design; heritage buildings; construction materials (cement; concrete; mortar; and composites); recycling; alternative raw materials; bio-waste: advanced green materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Advancing Educational Sustainability Through Machine Learning

edited by

Zhifeng Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; sustainable education; personalized learning; adaptive learning; intelligent tutoring systems; learning analytics; cognitive diagnosis; educational data mining; knowledge tracing; smart classrooms

Reimagining Sustainability: Green Mobility, Natural Ventilation and Artificial Intelligence-Driven Design

edited by

Perk Lin Chong

, Pengyan Guo, Lip Kean Moey and Foad Faraji

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; green mobility; energy efficiency; artificial intelligence-driven solutions; lightweight materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Materials Chemistry and Technologies

edited by

Chenxi Zhai

, Tianjiao Li and Haoyuan Shi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; materials chemistry; materials physics; multiscale modeling and simulation; mechanics; materials properties; process– structure– property relationship; soft materials; metals; polymers; ceramics; composites; additive manufacturing; machine learning; artificial intelligence

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

Coastal Ecosystems Under Pressure: Research on Biogeochemistry, Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management

edited by Marija Marguš and

Jelena Mandić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal zones; eutrophication; biodiversity; pollution; nutrient and carbon cycling; hypoxia; in situ monitoring; contaminants; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Advancing Energy Efficiency, NetZero Strategies, and Decarbonization for Sustainable Built Environments

edited by

Amira Elnokaly

and Farres Yasser

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; sustainable built environment; green building design; renewable energy integration; smart cities; passive design strategies; building performance simulation; lifecycle assessment; building information modeling (BIM); IoT; AI; circular economy in construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Smart Construction Ecosystems: Enhancing Safety and Sustainability Through Emerging Technologies

edited by

JeongWook Son

and

Jinyoung Kim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart construction; sustainable building; construction safety; digital technologies; artificial intelligence (AI); construction automation; green construction technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Application of Proximal and Remote Sensing in Sustainable Urban and Peri-Urban Governance

edited by

Federico Valerio Moresi

,

Mauro Maesano

and

Elena Brunori

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape; UAV; landscape change; hydrogeological risk; GIS; landscape model; planning and management; remote sensing; Lidar; terrestrial laser scanner; forest; forest monitoring

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

Towards a Sustainable Future: Tackling Food Waste at the Household Level and in the Working Environment

edited by Esther Veen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; households; working environment; food consumption; food waste behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Digital Transformation and Green Technology for Sustainable Building and Construction Management

edited by

Eul-Bum Lee

and

So-Won Choi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering and construction projects; digital convergence; green technology; smart construction technology; sustainable building and construction management; artificial intelligence (AI); big data; construction automation; building information modeling (BIM); advanced work packaging (AWP)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Sustainable Building Design

edited by

Andreea Dutu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: continued functionality; seismic analysis; special technologies; resilience and sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Tools for Ecological Assessment and Supporting Decision-Making in Sustainable Freshwater Ecosystem Management

edited by

Olga Petriki

and

Dimitra Bobori

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2216 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological assessment; biological indicators; bioindicators; environmental stressors; decision-support tools; SWOT analysis; AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process); MCDA (Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis); freshwater quality; WFD (Water Framework Directive); adaptive management; sustainable freshwater ecosystems

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

Advancing Sustainable and Low Carbon Innovations in the Global Construction Industry

edited by

Douglas O. Aghimien

, John Aliu and

Matthew Ikuabe

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1188 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technologies; carbon footprint reduction; circular economy; eco-friendly design; energy efficiency; green building materials; low carbon technologies; renewable energy integration; sustainable construction; urban resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Construction Materials: Innovations in Cement and Concrete for a Resilient Infrastructure

edited by

Wisal Ahmed

, Arslan Akbar and

Mingli Cao

submission deadline 2 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; low-carbon concrete; recycled materials; sustainable pozzolans; alternative binders; fibers; life cycle assessment; 3D concrete printing; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Beyond Adoption: Ensuring the Sustainable Use of New Technologies

edited by

Yide Liu

submission deadline 3 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 584 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable technology management; technology lifecycle optimization; circular economy; technostress and well-being; socio-economic impact of technology; environmental sustainability; regulatory frameworks; sustainability metrics and monitoring; technological resilience; innovation management

Environmental Economics in Sustainable Social Policy Development

edited by

Yuping Shang

,

Xin Zhao

and Xihui Haviour Chen

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18136 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; institutional arrangement; environmental protection; low-carbon transition; environmental economics; social policy; economic activity; climate change; resource utilization; interdisciplinary research

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

Green Building: CO₂ Emissions in the Construction Industry

edited by Jindao Chen,

Hongping Yuan

and

Qian Shi

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4285 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building; carbon emissions; construction industry; sustainable construction; low carbon construction; green building materials; lean construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

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