Sustainability

Sustainable Solutions for the Microplastic Pollution: Challenges and Innovations

edited by

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; systems-thinking; policy; biodegradable plastic; recycling; reuse; waste management; circular economy; life cycle assessment; environmental impact assessment

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

Historical Land Use Change and Sustainable Forest Use

edited by

Yu Ye

, Lan Ma and Zhilong Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; cropland; forest; forest landscape; deforestation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Remote Sensing for Coastal Resilience: Addressing Climate Impact and Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Lia Bárbara Cunha Barata Duarte

and

Ana Cláudia Teodoro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal planning systems; coastal management strategies; coastal erosion; ecosystem degradation; climate adaptation strategies; coastal land use/land cover change

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

Sustainable Approaches to Indoor Air Quality Monitoring and Management

edited by Helen Hoi Ling Kwok, Ka Hei Lui and Alexis Ki Hon Lau

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; energy efficiency; green building; indoor air quality; occupant health; resilient building; sustainable building

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Optimizing Camelid and Ruminant Agro-Ecosystems in Challenging Environments

edited by Mozart Fonseca,

Daniel de Abreu

and

Aaron K. Hoshide

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: camelids; community; crops; economics; environment; livestock; pasture; rangeland; ruminants; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Construction Management Operations and Construction Engineering

edited by Emanuele Maiorana

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: design optimization; management and planning; saving resources; alternative solutions; monitoring; new materials; mass production; recycling; traceability; efficiency

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

High-Efficiency Thermal Energy Storage, Utilization and Conversion Technologies

edited by Yukihiko Matsumura, Xin Zhou, Rui Han, Mengli Zhang and Guantong Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; thermal energy management; thermal energy transport; thermal energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Innovative Strategies for Power System Control: Optimizing Renewable Energy Integration for Enhanced Energy Sustainability

edited by

Adelino J. C. Pereira

,

Eduardo Miguel Mendonça Gouveia

and

Rita Manuela Monteiro Pereira

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced control strategies; renewable generation forecasting; energy storage; renewable sources; smart grids; optimization algorithms; energy dispatch

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Transforming Landscapes: Sustainable Land Use, Environmental Protection, and Innovations in Landscape Research

edited by Jiazhen Zhang and

Chenyang Liao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable land use; environmental protection; landscape architecture; ecological restoration; green infrastructure; climate-responsive design; landscape planning; digital landscape tools; resilient landscapes; environmental sustainability

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

Enhancing Sustainability Through Circular Economy and Energy and Material Recovery

edited by

Marta Herrero-González

and Antonio Dominguez-Ramos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: resource recovery; circular economy; material recovery; energy recovery; sustainability assessment

Sustainable Fisheries Management and Ecological Protection

edited by

Neculaí Patriche

,

Elena Sîrbu

and Magdalena Tenciu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: fisheries; sustainable development; climate change; nature-based solutions; biodiversity shifts; conservation strategies; ecological protection; wastewater

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

Renewable Energy, Smart Grid Technologies and Sustainable Energy Management: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Ehsan Naderi

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 12911 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy resources; energy storage systems; cyber– physical energy systems; smart grid; microgrid; cyberattacks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Production and Supply Chain Management

edited by

Eirini Aivazidou

and

Naoum Tsolakis

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8939 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable production; sustainable consumption; sustainable supply chains; sustainable operations management; sustainable business models; circular economy; circular supply chains; social sustainability; digital sustainability; digital supply chains

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

Creating an Innovative Learning Environment

edited by Olga Arias-Gundín

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7547 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; teaching; technology; curriculum design; learning environments; digital tools; student engagement; collaborative learning; inclusive education; educational spaces

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

Biodiversity, Conservation Biology and Sustainability

edited by

Francesco Sottile

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5773 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; ecosystems; conservation; valorization; ecology

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

Traditional Land-Based Knowledge and Practice as Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Ranjan Datta

, Rani Muthukrishnan, Jean Kayira and

Yvonne Vizina

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2480 | Submission Open

Keywords: indigenous land-based knowledge; traditional ecological practices; environmental sustainability; land sovereignty; decolonizing environmental management; biodiversity conservation; indigenous climate action

Sustainable Electrical Engineering and PV Microgrids

edited by Ignacio Martin-Diaz

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1497 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Innovative Technologies in Food Engineering Towards Sustainability

edited by

Varvara Andreou

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 966 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonthermal technologies of foods; minimal processes; circular economy; eco-friendly processes; reduction of energy consumption; food waste disposal; environmental sustainability; life cycle assessment; valorization; management of food losses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Resilience Enhancement and Sustainable Development of Engineering Structures

edited by

Chengqing Liu

,

Ying Ma

and Dengjia Fang

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 931 | Submission Open

Keywords: recoverable; self-recoverable; replaceable; resilience performance; multi-hazard coupling; resilience assessment; structural repair; intelligent maintenance; sustainability evaluation

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

Sustainable Manufacturing Systems in the Context of Industry 4.0

edited by Jian Chen, Yaowen Sang, Jun Xu, Penghao Cui and Donald Huisingh

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 756 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient scheduling; smart factories based upon eco-design; closed-loop supply chains; green logistics and sustainable sourcing; digital twins and automation in green manufacturing; lean and green operations; data analytics for decision-making; remanufacturing and disassembly; human– robot collaboration manufacturing; “ Human Intelligence” closely monitoring all of the AI processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Reliability, Sustainability and Risk Management of Energy and Pipeline Systems for a Low-Carbon Future

edited by Shaohua Dong, Issam M. Ali Aljubury, Milos Stankovic and Yasir M. F. Mukhtar

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 616 | Submission Open

Keywords: safety; energy and pipeline systems; reliability; sustainability; risk assessment; low-carbon; modeling and simulation; environmental protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Realising Digital Futures Through Green AI, Cybersecurity and Sustainable Societies

edited by

Farnaz Farid

and

Mahmoud Elkhodr

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centred AI; AI and cyberworld; sustainable AI; green AI; fairer digital world; digital inequalities; digital inclusions

Integrating Consumer Preferences into Sustainable Offerings: Marketing Innovations for a Green Economy

edited by

Eun Joo Kim

, James A. Busser and Minji Kim

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; consumer preferences; green economy; marketing innovation; eco-friendly offerings; green choice; innovative marketing strategies

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

Building Sustainable Businesses: Psychological Drivers, Organizational Strategies and Entrepreneurial Development

edited by

Panagiotis A. Tsaknis

and Alexandros G. Sahinidis

submission deadline 2 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3230 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial intention; personality and leadership; training; startups; business strategy; behavioral economics in entrepreneurship; digital transformation

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

Circular Economy Approaches in Vehicle Manufacturing and Recycling: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Abel Ortego-Bielsa

submission deadline 3 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-design; disassemblability; recyclability; resource efficiency; circular economy; sustainability; critical raw materials; vehicle manufacturing

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

Advances in Green and Sustainable Construction Materials

edited by

Mingrui Du

, Xupei Yao and Yuan Gao

submission deadline 4 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11886 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon cementitious composites; renewable materials for construction; solid waste for cementitious materials; reusable or recyclable construction materials; energy-efficient construction materials; 3D-printed concrete materials and structures; construction and demolition waste; durable construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Urban Planning and Transportation Planning in the Face of Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Young-Ji Byon

submission deadline 4 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 482 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; connected vehicles; sustainable urban planning; transportation planning; emissions reduction; land use optimization; accessibility; mobility as a service (MaaS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Innovations in Sustainable Building Design and Energy

edited by

Ahmad Taki

and

Sanober H. Khattak

submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: building performance; sustainable building design; energy efficiency; social sustainability; urban environment; computer simulation; case studies; research methodology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Removal of Heavy Metals Contamination to Enhance the Sustainable Environment

edited by

Meng Wang

and Shanshan Li

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4879 | Submission Open

Keywords: cadmium; arsenic; lead; chromium; mercury; ecotoxicology; biogeochemistry; removal; remediation

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

Carbon Cycling in the Terrestrial Environment and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Tsung-chow Su

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3601 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon cycling; land use change; carbon allocation in plants; carbon– nitrogen interactions

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

The Future of Bridge Engineering: Sustainable Infrastructure and Structural Stability

edited by

Chuang Cui

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1157 | Submission Open

Keywords: bridge structures; sustainable development; durability; complex service environment; extreme climate; long-term service performance; evaluation methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Transportation Electrification and Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Technologies

edited by

Yingdong He

and Bin Zou

submission deadline 11 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2546 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation electrification; travel behavior modeling; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); vehicle-to-building (V2B); vehicle-to-everything (V2X); electric vehicles (EVs); distributed energy resources (DERs); charging management; resilience; backup power

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advancing Sustainable Futures: Integrating Service Learning in Education and Research

edited by Tiberio Garza, Shaoan Zhang and Chengcheng Li

submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5374 | Submission Open

Keywords: Education for Sustainable Development (ESD); service learning; sustainability competencies; interdisciplinary education; community partnerships; experiential learning; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); higher education; sustainability leadership; curriculum design

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

Innovations in Sustainable Aquaculture and Blue Biotechnology for Environmental and Economic Resilience

edited by

Carlos Yure B. Oliveira

, Alfredo O. Gálvez and Jéssika Lima De Abreu

submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1139 | Submission Open

Keywords: active feed; bioremediation; economy; environmental impact mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Resilience: Academia’s Critical Role in Education, Research, and Community Engagement

edited by

Luca Giraldi

submission deadline 14 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1260 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship education; academic– industry collaboration; business sustainability; technology transfer; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Hyper-Connected Cities: Advancing Intelligent Transport Systems for Sustainable and Resilient Mobility

edited by

Sehyun Tak

and

Donghoun Lee

submission deadline 14 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transport systems (ITSs); hyper-connected mobility; smart infrastructure; big data and AI in transport; connected and automated vehicles (CAVs); mobility-as-a-service (MaaS); demand-responsive transport (DRT); sustainable and carbon-neutral mobility; cybersecurity and safety in ITS; urban resilience and transport policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Biomass Transformation and Sustainability

edited by

Michela Signoretto

and

Somayeh Taghavi

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14617 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass transformation; sustainable development; thermochemical; biochemical; chemical; bio-based model components; biochar; hydrochar; carbon dots

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

Advances in Energy Economics, Energy Policy and Sustainability Transition

edited by

Huaxi Yuan

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10139 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy economics; sustainable energy transition; renewable energy; energy policy; environmental economics; energy efficiency; climate policy; decarbonization; socio-economic impacts of energy; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Landscape Ecology and Sustainability—the Interface between Natural Landscape Values and Society 2nd Edition

edited by

Axel Schwerk

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9452 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural landscape values; landscape management; biological diversity; cultural landscapes; society

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

Energy Transition, Energy Economics, and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Paulo Rotella Junior

and

Luiz Célio Souza Rocha

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6465 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy transition; regulatory issues; energy storage systems; hybrid systems; economic feasibility; optimization techniques; environmental sustainability; sustainable development; green technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Ecosystem Services in the Planning and Sustainable Development of Urban Green Spaces

edited by

Wei Hou

,

Chunxiao Zhang

and

Cheng Li

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5402 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban green spaces; ecosystem services; supply– demand relationship; trade-offs/synergies; driving factors; spatiotemporal variation; human wellbeing

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

Revolutionizing Road Infrastructure: A Nexus of Bioengineering, Waste Valorization, and Intelligent Systems

edited by

Nader Nciri

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4758 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable road infrastructure; innovative construction materials; bio-asphalt and bio-additives; waste material recycling in construction; smart technologies in road construction; artificial intelligence and the internet of things in infrastructure; energy efficiency and conservation; greenhouse gas reduction; zero waste construction; analytical and simulation techniques in roadway design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Cultural Sustainability in Tourism: Preserving Local Traditions and Heritage While Encouraging Responsible Travel for Sustainable Local Development

edited by

Francisco Javier García-Delgado

, Antonio Martínez-Puche and María Hernández-Hernández

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3813 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural sustainability; cultural impacts of tourism; cultural tourism; responsible tourism; proximity tourism; slow tourism; sustainable local development; preservation of material and intangible heritage; local community; stakeholders; participatory models; responsibility/sustainability debate

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

Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Sustainable Environmental Applications

edited by

Xiaorong Gan

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3776 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional nanomaterials; environmental risks; wastewater treatment; pollutant adsorption; membrane separation; desalination; deionization; sensors; environmental catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainability in Food Processing and Food Industry

edited by Zacharias Ioannou

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2738 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; recycling; environmentally friendly packaging materials; cleaner production practices; water conservation; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Innovative Risk Management and Sustainable Practices in Construction

edited by

Marzena Lendo-Siwicka

, Katarzyna Pawluk and

Anna Markiewicz

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2427 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk management; sustainable construction; construction works; construction technology; environmental construction; advanced and sustainable materials

Impacts of Ocean-Atmosphere Dynamics on Regional and Global Climate Sustainability

edited by Andre Luiz Belem and

Jonas Takeo Carvalho

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2286 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean– atmosphere interactions; climate resilience; sustainable adaptation; climate impacts mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

The Synthesis of Low-Carbon New Materials and Their Application in Green Design

edited by Yanchen Li, Chenglong Zhang, Yanhong Jia and

Kaibao Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1935 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon composite materials; mechanism analysis; green design; sustainable design concept

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Emerging Technologies Implementation in Sustainable Management

edited by

Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1437 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable management; emerging technologies; sustainable development goals; Artificial Intelligence; Internet of Things; blockchain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Strategies for Improving Water Quantity and Quality in Anthropogenically Transformed Areas

edited by

Bogumił Nowak

and

Agnieszka E. Ławniczak-Malińska

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1368 | Submission Open

Keywords: water relations transformation; water deficits; water availability; water pollution; eutrophication; sustainable water resources management; water quality improvement

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

Sustainable Management and Digital Transformation for Logistics, Supply Chain, and Procurement

edited by

Bernardo Nicoletti

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1198 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; digital transformation; green logistics; supply chain resilience; circular economy; artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain; innovative procurement; carbon neutrality; ethical sourcing

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

Recent Advances in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Techniques

edited by

Fabio Salomone

and Emanuele Giglio

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1119 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture and storage; carbon capture and utilization; CO2 hydrogenation; synthetic fuels; CO2 absorption; solid sorbents; membrane technologies; CO2 valorization; environmental catalysis

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

Green and Non-Invasive Technology for Sustainable Development of Groundwater and Geohydrology

edited by

Paolo Ciampi

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 971 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeophysics; groundwater monitoring; sustainable geohydrology; environmental geophysics; subsurface characterization; digital modeling; green and non-invasive technology; aquifer mapping; soil and water management; remote sensing

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

Leisure Involvement and Smart Tourism

edited by

Ching-Cheng Shen

and Dan Wang

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

Keywords: smart leisure involvement; sustainable smart tourism; leisure travel; smart technology; sustainable tourism industry

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

Study and Research Between Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development Goals for the Built Environment in Transition

edited by Maria Rita Pinto,

Stefania de Medici

and

Francesca Ciampa

submission deadline 16 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 627 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment regeneration; adaptive reuse; building and urban maintenance; cultural heritage enhancement; circular redevelopment strategies; creative and human-centered approach; green transition; technological integration; vulnerabilities of urban settlement system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation from the Perspective of Sustainable Business Models: 2nd Edition

edited by

Peng Zhou

and

Bo Zhang

submission deadline 16 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 474 | Submission Open

Keywords: entrepreneurship; innovation; knowledge sharing; sustainable business model; circular economy; sustainable finance; social equity; policy framework

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

Sustainable Heritage Tourism

edited by

Giulio Mario Cappelletti

, Dino Gavinelli and

Carlo Russo

submission deadline 17 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20387 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable tourism; cultural heritage; cultural geography; geography of tourism; authenticity of places; sense of places

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

Green Shipping and Operational Strategies of Clean Energy

edited by Zunhua Zhang, Qian Xiong and Dongsheng Dong

submission deadline 17 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5508 | Submission Open

Keywords: green shipping; marine low/zero carbon power; clean and renewable energy; energy storage technology; new power system; energy management strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advancing Innovation and Sustainability in SMEs and Entrepreneurship

edited by

Santiago Gutiérrez-Broncano

and Jesús D. Sánchez De Pablo

submission deadline 17 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2449 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; small medium enterprises; sustainable management; innovation; corporate social responsability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Food, Supply Chains, and Sustainable Development—Second Edition

edited by

Victor Shi

submission deadline 18 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11747 | Submission Open

Keywords: food; supply chains; sustainable development; coordination; corporate social responsibility; social welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Materials Research and Technology: Utilizing Waste as a Resource in the Production of a New Generation of Green Materials

edited by

Farshid Pahlevani

and Smitirupa Biswal

submission deadline 19 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4126 | Submission Open

Keywords: green materials; wastes valorization; sustainable manufacturing; resource recovery; circular economy; waste-to-material technologies; sustainable chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advanced Studies of Pollutants in Water, Air, and Soil: Assessment and Remediation

edited by

Yan Ma

submission deadline 19 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2202 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; environmental sustainability; soil degradation; resource management; pollution prevention; remediation strategies

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

Circular Economy and Sustainable Technological Innovation

edited by

Joosung Lee

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1331 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable technological innovation; sustainable business model

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

Human-Centric Sustainability: Designing Inter-Active Cities of the Future

edited by Matteo Zallio,

Claudia Porfirione

and

Nicola Canessa

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban data; data-driven interactions; mixed data integration; AI in urban dynamics; smart-to-sense city transitions; multimodal governance; interactive technologies; data ethics; urban data methodologies; human– AI convergence; dynamic city systems; inter-active city theory

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

Urban Vulnerability and Resilience

edited by

Ilenia Spadaro

and

Francesca Pirlone

submission deadline 23 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10703 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; vulnerability; territory safety; risks; nature-based solutions; quality of life

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

Sustainable Renewable Energy: Smart Grid and Electric Power System

edited by

Ting Yang

submission deadline 23 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4811 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids and sustainable renewable energy integration; power system control and optimization; energy storage and saving technologies; wind power and solar related technologies; power system wide area perception and advanced metering infrastructure; cyber physical power system; carbon reduction technologies; electric vehicles and smart grids; artificial intelligence and electric power system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Building and Sustainable Indoor Environmental Quality (3rd Edition)

edited by

Alireza Afshari

,

Jinhan Mo

and

Matthew Johnson

submission deadline 24 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4498 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building; indoor environmental quality; ventilation; energy storage; air quality; filtration; air cleaning; energy saving

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

Sustainable Treatment of Organic Pollutants and Microbial Degradation for Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Haiming Zhao

and Jiliang Cheng

submission deadline 24 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 602 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic pollutant; microbial degradation; environmental sustainability; wastewater treatment; biofilm technology; pollutant treatment

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

Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Optimizing Thermal Design in Energy Storage Systems

edited by

Zhi Li

and

Yonghong Xu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16386 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; electrochemical energy storage; compressed air energy storage; multi-scale composite energy storage systems; energy efficiency; thermal management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Construction Management Practices and Productivity (2nd Edition)

edited by

Argaw Gurmu

and

Muhammad Nateque Mahmood

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12633 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; productivity; green construction; construction management practices

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

Sustainable Water Management in the Face of Climate Change and Water Scarcity

edited by Theodoros Giakoumis

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8915 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water management; climate change; water scarcity; integrated water resources management (IWRM); hydrological modelling; decision support tools; sustainable development goals (SDGs); freshwater systems; water policy and governance; infrastructure

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

Built Environment and Sustainable Energy Efficiency

edited by

João Carlos Gonçalves Lanzinha

,

Ana Briga-Sá

,

Eduarda Cristina Pires Luso

and

Pedro Manuel Isaac Brandão

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2852 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable architecture; energy efficiency; green building design; renewable energy integration; low-carbon urban development; sustainable construction materials; passive design strategies; climate-resilient buildings; smart energy technologies; built environment sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Construction: Innovations in Concrete and Materials

edited by

Ahmed Godat

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

Keywords: sustainable construction; eco-friendly concrete; low-carbon concrete; recycled materials; alternative binders; smart materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Environmental Performance and Ecosystem Services of Seafood Production

edited by

Arianna Martini

,

Domitilla Pulcini

and

Fabrizio Capoccioni

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; seafood production; fisheries; aquaculture; sustainability; environmental performance; carbon footprint; climate change mitigation; innovation and technological transfer; resilience; diversification; biodiversity; circular management of resources; integrated multitrophic aquaculture; polyculture; low-trophic aquaculture

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

Solid Waste Management and Recycling for a Sustainable World

edited by

Slawomir Stelmach

submission deadline 26 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2222 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; recycling; circular economy; waste policy; waste management; waste management costs

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

Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystem Management and Exploitation Under Biological Invasions

edited by

Rui Rivaes

and

Christos Gkenas

submission deadline 27 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive alien species; biological invasions management; population control; invasive species eradication; long-term sustainability; economic use

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Industrial Digital Transformation: Sustainable Challenges for SMEs

edited by

Huwei Wen

and

Xuan-Hoa Nghiem

submission deadline 29 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: enterprise innovation; digitalization; low-carbon innovation; ESG; green behavior; energy performance; SMEs; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Operations: Advancing Industry Practices for a Greener Future

edited by

Nuno Costa

and Pedro Alexandre Marques

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9022 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; excellence; automation; digitization; optimization; production; quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Development in Food Quality and Safety

edited by

Giuliana Vinci

and

Marco Ruggeri

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3110 | Submission Open

Keywords: food quality; food safety; sustainable food production; life-cycle analysis; responsible consumption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

New Tools for Assessing Sustainable Products

edited by

Sara Sousa

,

Clara Viseu

and Carla Oliveira Henriques

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2657 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; society; environment; sustainable products; environmental protection

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

Risk and Technical Reliability Analysis in a Sustainable Circular Economy

edited by

Mihai-Adrian Bernevig

,

Gabriel Dragos Vasilescu

,

Vlad Mihai Pasculescu

,

Dan Codrut Petrilean

and Elena Matcovschi

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2290 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; risk management and/or assessment; health and safety; environment management systems; technical reliability; circular economy

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

Utilization of Biomass: Energy, Catalysts, and Applications

edited by

Everaldo Silvino dos Santos

,

Carlos Eduardo De Araújo Padilha

and Nathália Saraiva Rios

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1381 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocatalysis applied to biofuels; biomass pretreatment; biorefinery; lignocellulosic ethanol; thermochemical processes

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

How Do Digital Transformations and Innovations Shape Sustainable Education Practices?

edited by

Mirjana Ivanović

,

Aleksandra Klašnja-Milićević

,

Stelios Xinogalos

and Boban Vesin

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1306 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital education and future education; digital transformations and their influences on teaching; learning; and assessment; potential of digital twins; metaverse; virtual reality; augmented reality in education; gamification; social learning; self-directed learning; personalization and recommendations in sustainable education; influences of contemporary trends in digital transformations on modern and future e-learning platforms; mobile learning; blended learning; role of blockchain technology in education

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

Reimagining Digital Learning for Sustainable Development

edited by Shaljan Areepattamannil

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability education; United Nations 2030 Agenda; sustainable development goals (SDGs); digital pedagogy; online learning platforms; digital transformation; SDG-aligned digital learning; inclusive education technology

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

Sustainable Construction: 3D Printing and Material Recycling

edited by Walid Deboucha and Frederic Jamin

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; 3D printing; recycle materials; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LCA); wastes

Enhancing Soil Fertility Through Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Organic Amendments

edited by

Victor Kavvadias

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; sustainable agriculture; organic amendments; soil degradation; climate change; agroecological practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

New Advances of Sustainability Development in Numerical Modeling and Engineering Technology of Unconventional Oil and Gas Extraction

edited by Yuwei Li and Zihan Sun

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional oil and gas; reservoir extraction technology; seismic risk assessment; reservoir stimulation; oil and gas exploiting and exploring; geothermal energy development

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

Innovative Approaches in Sustainable Food Processing, Waste Management, and By-Product Valorization

edited by

Lucía Seguí

and

Cristina Barrera

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste valorization; sustainable food processing; circular economy; innovative and traditional processing technologies; value-added applications; nutritional characterization; technological characterization

A Low Carbon Wastewater Treatment via Leveraging Energy and Resource Recovery

edited by

Ranbin Liu

and Yangmo Zhu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon wastewater treatment; energy recovery; resource recovery; nutrient recycling; carbon capture; wastewater valorization; green energy; circular economy

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

Digital Economy and Sustainable Development

edited by

Weixin Yang

and Yunpeng Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 25 articles | Viewed by 85159 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital economy; sustainable development; digital technologies; artificial intelligence; digital divide; digital inclusion; digital transformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Agriculture, Land and Farm Management

edited by

Kęstutis Venslauskas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 64338 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural biomass; biomass; soil management; farm energy balance; life cycle assessment; techno-economic assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Renewable Energy Integration and Application in Buildings for Carbon Neutrality 2nd Edition

edited by

Lin Lu

and

Jianheng Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 35241 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; building energy; energy efficiency; energy storage; green buildings; building envelope; energy flexibility and management; sustainable infrastructure; carbon neutrality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Strategic Enterprise Management and Sustainable Economic Development

edited by

Maria-Eleni K. Agoraki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 34420 | Submission Open

Keywords: strategic enterprise management; sustainable economic development; sustainability; innovation; entrepreneurship; corporate governance; performance; strategy model; efficiency

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

Moving beyond Sustainable Tourism Rediscovery through Regenerative Travel

edited by

Umer Zaman

,

Stuart J. Barnes

and

Jerome Agrusa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 30614 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenerative travel; purposeful travel; responsible travel; green mapping; eco-conscious travel; carbon neutral travel; net-zero travel; resilient tourism; UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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

AI for Sustainable Development: Applications and Impacts across Industries

edited by Ahreum Hong and Yannan Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 28184 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI applications; economics in AI; ethics in AI; educational AI; transportation AI; machine learning; domain-specific AI; interdisciplinary research

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

Sustainable Consumption and Circular Economy

edited by

Laura Šalčiuviené

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 27210 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; internet; psychological factors influencing morally questionable behaviour; ethical attitudes; ethical behaviour

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainability of the Agricultural System and Agro-Ecological Environment

edited by

Elena Brunori

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 16 articles | Viewed by 25543 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural ecosystem services; ecological functional areas; agroecological indicators; natural capital; Sustainable farming system; Agricultural ecological environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Resource Governance, 2nd Edition

edited by

Huixiang Zeng

, Zhifang Zhou, Zongfeng Xiu and

Youliang Jin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 22627 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; environmental resource governance; ESG; firm digitalization; sustainable development

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

Risk Management Challenges for Sustainability and Wellbeing—2nd Edition

edited by

Simon Grima

,

Eleftherios I. Thalassinos

and

Inna Romānova

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 22116 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; climate change; water pollution and sanitation; pandemics; finance and the economy; industrial development; energy crisis; toxic chemicals and hazardous and radioactive wastes; population explosion and urbanization; impact of globalization; degradation of ecosystems and species; education; health

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

Explore Sustainable Development in Multiple Dimensions for Human Well-Being

edited by Kalterina Shulla and Bernd Friedrich Voigt

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 21443 | Submission Open

Keywords: human well-being; sustainable development; environmental psychology; resilience; AI; interdisciplinary; subjective well-being; language; sustainability

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

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