Sustainability

Biorefining and Circularity Towards Absolute Sustainability: Design, Modelling, and Optimization of Emerging Technologies and Flagship Biorefineries

edited by

Carina L. Gargalo

and Andrew Milli Elias

submission deadline 27 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: biorefinery modelling and optimization; waste-to-energy; waste-to-chemicals; CO2 upgrade; CO2 capture and utilization; circular (bio)economy; sustainable biorefining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Consumer Behaviour and Food Choice

edited by Marina Tomić Maksan and

Francesca Gerini

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 27762 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food consumption; food preferences; food choice; consumers; attitudes and behaviour; novel food; food marketing; behavioural models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Advancing Sustainable Development Through Artificial Intelligence (AI)

edited by

Hossein Bonakdari

,

Ebrahim Ghaderpour

and

Silvio José Gumiere

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8008 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable development; climate change mitigation; resource management; environmental monitoring; smart cities; decision support systems (DSS); Internet of Things (IoT); ethical AI; resilient systems

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

Ecological Engineering and Circular Economy

edited by

Dina M.R. Mateus

,

Henrique J.O. Pinho

and

Petre Brețcan

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6340 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; ecological engineering; eco-efficiency; energy saving; environment protection; industrial symbiosis; resource efficiency; sustainability; waste valorization

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

Geographic Information Engineering and Geoenvironmental Sustainability

edited by Kangjae Lee and Jeon-Young Kang

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6220 | Submission Open

Keywords: statistical methods; machine learning; deep learning; explainable artificial intelligence; built environment; green space; physical health; mental health; environmental health

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

Towards Sustainable Futures: Innovations in Education

edited by

Marko Radovan

,

Tadej Košmerl

and

Danijela Makovec Radovan

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5573 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable education; educational innovation; blended learning; open educational resources (OERs); AI in education; personalized learning; competency-based education (CBE); educational equity; community engagement in education; global citizenship education; transformative learning

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

Towards Sustainability: Advances in Renewable Energy Policy and Environmental Economics

edited by Chih-Chun Kung and

Tsung-Ju Lee

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5158 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; environmental assessment; lifecycle assessment; renewable energy; green finance market; ocean management; pollution control

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

Innovative Approaches and Sustainable Practices in Concrete: Integrating Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Sustainability

edited by

Mouhcine Benaicha

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3925 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable concrete; eco-friendly construction; recycled materials; waste utilization; material efficiency; artificial intelligence in construction; green building practices; environmental impact; intelligent mix design; sustainable construction techniques; quality control in concrete; resilient infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Wood Product Management and Forest Bioeconomy under Climate Change

edited by Antônio José Vinha Zanuncio,

Luciano Cavalcante de Jesus Franç

and Vicente Toledo Machado De Morais Júnior

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3442 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood quality assessment; value-added wood products; wood durability and preservation; wood waste utilization; certification and standards; energetic forest; forest management; forest-based thermoelectricity; forest resources and sustainability

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

Demographic Change and Sustainable Development

edited by

Agnieszka Sompolska-Rzechuła

, Anna Oleńczuk-Paszel, Monika Śpiewak-Szyjka and Małgorzata Blaszke

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3202 | Submission Open

Keywords: demographic changes; fertility; migration processes; population ageing; demographic change and socio-economic development; demography and the property market; sustainable cities; sustainable communities; quality of education in the context of demographic change; senior citizenship policy; sustainable development; demographic change and achieving the sustainable development goals

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

Next-Generation Roads: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality on the Planning, Design and Management of Sustainable Infrastructures

edited by

Salvatore Leonardi

and

Natalia Distefano

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2631 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-enhanced road design; virtual reality simulations; sustainable urban planning with VR; smart street furniture; driver training in VR; immersive simulations; sustainable practices in AI-driven road design; interactive signage systems; urban safety innovations; roadside assistance technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Future Trends in Food Processing and Food Preservation Techniques

edited by

Hung-Ju Liao

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2288 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; green synthesis; starch nanoparticles; food packaging; clean label; minimal processing techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainability of Smart Energy Networks: Pathway for Achieving a Green Smart Energy Network—2nd Edition

edited by

Francesco Calise

,

Maria Vicidomini

and

Francesco Liberato Cappiello

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2115 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart energy district; district heating and cooling; energy efficiency; sustainability; renewable energy; electric vehicle; storage system; optimization analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Recent Development of Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment and Sustainable Environmental Protection

edited by Liliya Frolova and Butyrina Tetiana

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1773 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; synthesis and application of nanomaterials; green energy; microplastic; adsorbents; recycling

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

Economic Geography, Regional Development and Climate Policy in the AI and Innovation Era

edited by Ahoura Zandiatashbar

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1181 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation ecosystems; industry clusters; AI economy; climate policy and economic resilience; equitable growth

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

Wildfire Hazards and Sustainable Risk Prevention and Control

edited by

Adélia de Jesus Nobre Nunes

, Fátima Velez de Castro and Luciano Lourenço

submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: wildfires; vulnerability; risk; prevention; mitigation; resilience; education; sustainability

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

Sustainable Rural Resiliencies Challenges, Resistances and Pathways

edited by

Angel Paniagua Mazorra

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13747 | Submission Open

Keywords: resistance; rural; local; resiliences; spatial processes

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

Carbon Neutral Society and Sustainable Development: Challenges and Solutions

edited by Ehsan Jorat

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5301 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality; sustainable development; societies; challenges; solutions

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

Decarbonization of Energy and Materials for Sustainable Development

edited by Yasukazu Kobayashi

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3744 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic; hydrogen; energy storage devices; recycling; wastewater treatment; membrane technology; healthcare applications; electronics; life cycle assessment; machine learning and AI for decarbonization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Energy: Circular Economy and Supply Chain Management

edited by

Koichi Murata

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3511 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular supply chain strategy/methodology; analysis and evaluation to realize circular economy/supply chain; performance measurement/management to circular economy/supply chain; philosophy for circular economy and supply chain; circular energy dynamic model and practical methodology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Management: Economic and Business Development

edited by

Ferda Halicioglu

and

Dragana Radicic

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2015 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals of the United Nations; environmental; social; and governance goals; business sustainability; financial sustainability; economic sustainability; green finance; optimal investment; sustainability of natural resources; circular economics; zero waste; quality of life; eco-taxes; eco-labeling; eco-resource management; eco-feminism and women’ s economics

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

Advances in Mineral Resources, Hydrogeology and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Guiping Ren

,

Xinglan Cui

and Xiaobin Gu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1741 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral resources; mine environmental restoration; hydrogeology; microbial technology; resource sustainability; geomicrobiology; environmental mineralogy; microbial metallurgy; solid waste recycling and processing; mineral– microorganism interactions

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

Monitoring and Control of Air Pollution for Sustainability

edited by

Pedro José Pérez-Martínez

and

Regina Maura De Miranda

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 519 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropogenic activities; information technologies; geography and urban air pollution; human health and exposure; climate change; urban planning; sustainable cities

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

Sustainable Product Design, Manufacturing and Management

edited by

Diego Castro Fettermann

and Marcia Elisa Soares Echeveste

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 43937 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital products and services; Industry 4.0; sustainable products and services; product service systems; smart manufacturing; renewable energy

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

Intelligent Transportation Systems towards Sustainable Transportation

edited by

Keshuang Tang

,

Ashish Bhaskar

and Hong Zhu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 43494 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation systems; connected vehicles; big data; artificial intelligence; autonomous driving; traffic signal control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Green Logistics and Intelligent Transportation

edited by Feifeng Zheng and

Ming Liu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 17 articles | Viewed by 31906 | Submission Open

Keywords: scheduling optimization; green logistics; intelligent transportation; heuristic algorithm; machine learning; game theory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Development in Urban and Rural Tourism

edited by

José Ramón-Cardona

,

María Dolores Sánchez-Fernández

and

José Álvarez-García

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 24635 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility (CSR); cultural landscape; economic impacts; environmental impacts; gastronomy; hospitality management; local; rural and urban tourism; mature destinations; overtourism; regional development; residents’ attitudes; social impacts; sustainable development; tangible and intangible heritage; tourism development; tourism planning

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

Farmland Soil Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration

edited by

Jiulan Dai

and

Jing Liu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 23504 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Analysis on Real-Estate Marketing and Sustainable Civil Engineering

edited by

Natalija Lepkova

and

Laura Tupėnaitė

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 22878 | Submission Open

Keywords: real-estate marketing; real-estate marketing strategy; real-estate industry; sustainability; sustainable civil engineering; natural resources; green design

Urban Planning and Sustainable Land Use—2nd Edition

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 20400 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning; land use; sustainable development; public policy analysis; urban vibrancy; big data; spatial optimization

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

A Systems Approach to Urban Greenspace System and Climate Change

edited by Yizhao Yang and

Yawei Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17468 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban green spaces (urban greenspaces); urban greenspace system; climate change; climate change adaptation; climate change mitigation; livability; urban resilience

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

Digital Marketing and Sustainable Circular Economy

edited by Alfonso Siano,

Iza Gigauri

,

Maria Palazzo

and

Francesca Conte

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15845 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital marketing; digital consumer behavior; digital transformation; sustainable development; sustainable marketing; circular economy; circular business models

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

Sustainable Consumption and Tourism Market Management

edited by Oana Mihaela Stoleriu and Alexandra Cehan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15223 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism consumption; tourist experience; responsible tourism; sustainable tourism management; sustainable tourist behavior; sustainable destinations

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

Municipal Solid Waste Management (2nd Edition)—Innovative Solutions and Sustainable Strategies

edited by

Carlos A. Teixeira

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13662 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; waste management; sustainable urban infrastructure; resource optimization; industrial symbiosis

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

Organic Matter Degradation, Biomass Conversion and CO₂ Reduction

edited by

Qiang Wang

and

Cheng-Chao Jin

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12813 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy conversion; photocatalytic degradation; CO2 photoreduction; electrocatalytic CO2 reduction; biomass conversion; HMF; FDCA; persistent organic pollutants; volatile organic compounds; dyes; antibiotics; solar fuel production; heterojunction; nanocomposites; porous nanomaterials; single-atom catalysts; DFT calculation; in situ/operando characterizations

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

Regional Economics, Policies and Sustainable Development

edited by

Andrzej Cieslik

and Tomasz Misiak

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12612 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; regional development; regional policy; sustainability

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

Environmental Protection and Sustainable Ecological Engineering

edited by

Slobodan B. Mickovski

, Olavo F. Santos Jr.,

Alejandro Gonzalez-Ollauri

and Jovan Br. Papić

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12387 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental protection; sustainability; ecological engineering; green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; resilience

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

Sustainable E-Learning and Educational Technology

edited by

Salvador Otón Tortosa

,

Sergio Luján-Mora

,

Ricardo Mendoza-González

and

Abdelhamid Tayebi Tayebi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10550 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-learning; educational technology; accessibility; inclusion; sustainable education; AI; STEM and STEAM education; gamification

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

Energy Transition Amidst Climate Change and Sustainability

edited by

Kentaka Aruga

,

Md. Monirul Islam

and

Arifa Jannat

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10263 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy transition; climate change; sustainable development; energy efficiency; energy policy; environmental impact; energy storage; smart grids; sustainable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Transport Using Inland Waterways

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10109 | Submission Open

Keywords: decarbonization strategies for inland waterway transport (IWT); external costs and impact measurement of IWT; new infrastructural developments in IWT; innovative solutions for low-water periods; digitalization and automatization of IWT; mental shift: awareness and knowledge of IWT; multimodal supply chains: integration of IWT in logistics chains; inland ports: sustainable developments and digitalization; IWT in multimodal routing / IWT and GIS data availability; IWT and the eco-system of rivers; optimization and decision making in IWT; intermodality and synchromodality in IWT; revenue management in IWT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Smart Charging and Grid Integration for Sustainable Electric Transportation

edited by

Damir Jakus

and Josip Vasilj

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8990 | Submission Open

Keywords: charging station power supply; charging management; V2B; V2H; V2V; V2G; V2X; ancillary service provision; grid integration; charging pricing models; machine learning in EV load forecasting and charging control; RES energy management; modelling and control; mathematical programming; reinforcement learning; capacity allocation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis for Monitoring and Assessing Landscape and Ecosystem Sustainability

edited by

Chao Zhang

, Ziqi Meng and Nanshan You

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8770 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial analysis; remote sensing; landscape sustainability; ecosystem services; natural resource management; climate change; ecological resilience; land use change; environmental monitoring

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

Leisure for Sustainable Future: Exploring Sustainable Environmental Leisure Activities

edited by

María de los Ángeles Valdemoros-San-Emeterio

, María Jesús Monteagudo and Cristina Medrano Pascual

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8759 | Submission Open

Keywords: leisure; sustainability; society; culture; economy; communities; governance; tourism; intergenerational

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

Inclusive Tourism and Its Place in Sustainable Development Concepts

edited by

Zygmunt Kruczek

, Katarzyna Gmyrek and Karolina Korbiel

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7902 | Submission Open

Keywords: inclusive tourism; sustainable tourism; “ design for all” ; development and planning; accessibility; accessible tourism; responsible tourism; social tourism; integrative tourism; health dysfunction; people with disabilities; people with special needs; barriers; tourism without barriers; tourism for all; sustainable construction; motives and preferences; tourism and recreation activity; rehabilitation; seniors

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

AI-Powered Virtual Assistants in Sustainable Marketing: Enhancing Customer Experience Through Innovation Technologies

edited by

Carolina Herrando

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7746 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital marketing; artificial intelligence; customer experience; e-commerce; privacy; personalization; ethics; loyalty; innovative technologies; emotions

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

Green Innovations for Sustainable Development Goals Achievement

edited by

Alireza Fathollahi

and

Rui Zhao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7298 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean technologies; green chemistry; sustainable industry; bio-based chemistry; bio-based materials; sustainable engineering; renewable energy; waste valorization; eco-friendly synthesis; circular economy

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

Sustainable Engineering and the Emerging Technologies: Application, Policy Development and Innovation

edited by

Martin Wynn

and

Kamal Bechkoum

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6829 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable engineering; emerging technologies; sustainable development; manufacturing efficiency; energy management; digitalization; pollution reduction; technology convergence

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

Sustainable Risk Management

edited by An Chen and Baoguang Xu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6426 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster risk management; risk assessment; public risk perception; risk resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Towards Sustainable Business: Business Models Innovation for Circular Economy

edited by

Sajid Anwar

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 6321 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; business models; environmental practices; innovation; supply chains; sustainable operations; green innovation; sustainability; global commerce dynamics

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

Rural Social Work and Social Perspectives of Sustainability

edited by

Charles C. Fonchingong

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6064 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural social work; agency; social welfare; relational networks; resilience; sustainability; practice; service delivery; social perspectives; rural communities

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

Inter-urban Zero-Emission Rail Technology: Analyses of Emerging Passenger and Freight Transportation System Retrofits

edited by

Gord Lovegrove

, Holger Busche and Mohamed Hegazi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5864 | Submission Open

Keywords: rail transport; retrofit; de-carbonized; zero emissions; hydrogen fuel cell; hydrail; battery electric; passenger rail; freight rail; low-density; inter-urban; affordable

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Inclusive and Sustainable Marketing and Business Performance

edited by

João Manuel da Silva Carvalho

and Sílvia Faria

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5469 | Submission Open

Keywords: inclusive and sustainable marketing; sustainable business performance; artificial intelligence and marketing sustainability; sustainable products and business performance; distribution impact on business sustainability; new inclusive and sustainable distribution approaches; inclusive communication and business performance; inclusive and sustainable digital marketing transformation; new inclusive and sustainable pricing strategies; new inclusive and sustainable marketing competencies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advances in Efficient and Sustainable Transport Using Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage in Transport

edited by

Chengjiang Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5327 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; energy storage; intelligent transportation systems; vehicle-to-grid; energy sustainability; efficient electric propulsion systems; smart grids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable and Innovative Agriculture in Issues of Energy Production and Food Safety

edited by

Bogdan Saletnik

,

Marcin Bajcar

and

Grzegorz Zaguła

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5247 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovations in agriculture; sustainable agriculture; food production; food safety; food preservation methods; biochar; pyrolysis; waste management; carbon sequestration; soil fertilization; magnetic fields

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Project, Production and Service Operations Management

edited by

Georgios K. Koulinas

and

Dimitrios E. Koulouriotis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4942 | Submission Open

Keywords: project management; manufacturing process; service delivery; operations research; circular economy; lean manufacturing; resource utilization; life cycle considerations; environmental impact reduction; supply chain

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

Energy Efficiency and Innovative Material Application in Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Víctor Yepes

and Lorena Yepes-Bellver

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4877 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; innovative materials; sustainable buildings; smart buildings; green construction; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Impact and Adaptation of Climate Change on Natural Ecosystems

edited by Sunkee Hong

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4476 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem management; biodiversity loss; climate adaptation; terrestrial ecosystem; marine ecosystem; island ecosystem; nature-based solutions; natural ecosystems climate change; ecosystem services; ecosystem-based adaptation

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

Sustainability in Sensory and Consumer Science

edited by

Julia Low

,

Matthew McSweeney

, Charles Diako and Penny Brotja nee Oliver

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4154 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensory and consumer science methodologies; sustainable practices in sensory and consumer science; plant-based; sustainable foods; sustainable diets; sustainable packaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advances in Industrial Engineering and Management Towards Sustainable Development Goals

edited by Yanjie Zhou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4008 | Submission Open

Keywords: industry engineering; sustainable manufacturing; circular economy; supply chain management; sustainable decision-making

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

Sustainable Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management

edited by

Chieh Yu Lin

and Syed Shah Alam

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3796 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable operations; green logistics; circular supply chains; sustainable sourcing; innovation in logistics; supply chain resilience; eco-friendly practices; resource efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Adoption of New Technologies and Practices for Sustainable and Smart Agriculture

edited by

Yang Li

and

Jing Nie

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3735 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; decision support; green computing; data fusion; pattern recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Energy Price Forecasting and Sustainability on Energy Transition

edited by

Jian Chai

and

Quanying Lu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3659 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy price forecasts; energy consumption forecasts; sustainable energy transition; sustainable development; carbon emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in Energy Systems for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

edited by Nathan Williams and June Lukuyu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3564 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; energy systems; climate resilience; transdisciplinary; energy access; energy policy; sustainability

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

Sustainable Tourism: Climate Change Effect on Tourist Behaviour

edited by

Ren-Fang Chao

, Yi Fu and

Shang-Pao Yeh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3136 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; climate change; tourist behavior; environmental impact; behavioral adaptation; socio-economic impacts; sustainable practices; tourism industry; climate resilience; tourism management

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

The Role of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence in Low-Carbon Energy Transition and Achieving Carbon Neutrality: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

edited by

Linwei Ma

,

Xiaoyong Zhou

and Chin Hao Chong

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3027 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon peaking; carbon neutrality; CO2 emissions; energy; management science; sustainable energy systems; low-carbon; economy development; energy systems

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

Design and Industry: Innovation for Sustainable Futures

edited by

María João Félix

and

Gilberto Santos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2689 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable design; industrial innovation; circular economy; design– industry collaboration; emerging technologies

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

Water Resources and Irrigation Management for Sustainable Agroecosystems

edited by

Suren Kulshreshtha

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2653 | Submission Open

Keywords: holistic approach to water management; irrigation water management; other water management; water management under scarcity; interrelationships between water management and ecosystem sustainability

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

Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism Strategies: Aligning Stakeholder Behavior Towards Wellness in Protected Natural Sites

edited by

Danny Kessler

and

Hyung-Min Choi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2622 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; hospitality management; wellness tourism; stakeholder behavior; protected natural sites; marketing strategies; environmental sustainability

Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Economic Development

edited by Antti Ainamo,

Jari Kaivo-oja

and

Teemu Haukioja

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2545 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable economic development; innovation; entrepreneurship; business model; green economy; strategy; operations; systemic innovation; ecosystem; ecological innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance Assessment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yelin Fu

, Zelong Yi and

George G.Q. Huang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2438 | Submission Open

Keywords: ESG performance assessment; ESG rating; ESG data authenticity; ESG measure; ESG investing

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

Impacts of Human Activities on Ecosystem Health and Landscape Sustainability

edited by

Chunbo Huang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2401 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape dynamic; ecosystem services; ecosystem health assessment; sustainable land management; environmental sustainability strategies

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

Research on Ecological and Environmental Sustainability Based on Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems

edited by

Qi Feng

and Tao Liu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2385 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems; ecological or environment sustainability; multi-source remote sensing data; three-dimensional geographic information systems; prediction modeling; resource management

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

Advanced Studies in Economic Growth, Environment and Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Roberto Cervelló-Royo

, Marta García-Mollá and Rosa Puertas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2375 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic growth; environmental degradation; climate change; sustainable development; water management; governance

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

Groundwater Pollution and Water System Safety

edited by Stefania Franchini and

Maurizio Barbieri

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2067 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater pollution; groundwater remediation; water safety; sustainable development; water quality

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

Advancing Sustainable Development: Innovations in Solid Waste and Wastewater Treatment for Environmental Protection

edited by

Hanane Tounsadi

and

Jae Kwang (Jim) Park

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1759 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; water contamination; sustainable; artificial intelligence; emergent pollutants; advanced materials; advanced technologies; sustainable development; green synthesis; photocatalytic systems; circular economic approach; ecological solutions

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

Sustainable Operations: Innovations in Management for a Greener Future

edited by

Huayu Shen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1714 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable innovation; green supply chain; environmental policy; climate change; ESG; renewable energy in operations; sustainable operation

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

Sustainability in Fashion and Textiles: Can Environmental Impact Assessments Inform a Circular Fashion Future?

edited by Anne Peirson-Smith, Alana James, Kelly Sheridan and Thomas Stanton

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1635 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable fashion and textiles: sustainable fashion and textile production and consumption; environmental impact assessment; lifecycle analysis (LCA); environmental degradation

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

Sustainable Solutions for Nano and Microplastic Pollution: Challenges and Innovations

edited by Rocio Rodriguez-Torres

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1497 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano- and microplastic pollution; challenges; sustainable approach; innovations; alternatives; standardization; analytical and sampling methods

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

Low-Carbon and Eco-Friendly Construction Materials: Solutions for Sustainable Building and Resource Efficiency

edited by

Chadi Maalouf

,

Guillaume Polidori

and

Christophe Bliard

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1072 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon concrete; geopolymers; earth materials; durability; end-of-life; bio-based materials; fire resistance; water resistance; accelerated ageing; LCA

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

Metropolitan Adaptation Strategies and Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Systems Management

edited by Ilan Juran and Fadi Comair

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1025 | Submission Open

Keywords: water ecosystems; wastewater management; sustainability; ecosystem resilience; smart monitoring; climate adaptation; cybersecurity; crisis management; resilience economics; assets management; water quality management; artificial intelligence; machine learning

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

Modular Railway Stations in Sustainable Transportation System

edited by

Jerzy Pasławski

, Richard De Neufville, Nipesh Pradhananga, Piotr Nowotarski and Marcin Gajzler

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 989 | Submission Open

Keywords: modular railway stations; sustainable transportation; prefabricated construction energy efficiency; renewable energy integration; intelligent transport systems; urban accessibility infrastructure adaptation; environmental sustainability; public transport innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Water Management Strategies for Sustainable Ecosystems and Agriculture

edited by

Golmar Golmohammadi

and

Kourosh Mohammadi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 956 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; adaptive management; pollution control; sustainable agriculture; climate adaptation; water conservation

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

Sustainable Materials and Technologies for Battery Manufacturing

edited by

Biyu Jin

, Qinghua Zhang and

Jinliang Zhu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 946 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-friendly materials; battery recycling; Li-ion batteries; Na-ion batteries; Li-air batteries; K-ion batteries; cathode materials; anode materials; solid-state electrolytes; green manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Technologies of Energy Storage, Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage

edited by Ke Hu, Honglian Li, Xiang Ao and Xiaochen Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 816 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage technologies; large-scale energy storage; underground energy storage; carbon capture; utilization and storage (CCUS); hydrogen storage; electrochemical energy storage; mechanical energy storage; renewable energy integration; carbon negative technologies; carbon neutral challenges

GeoAI Innovations in Urban Resilience and Climate Adaptation

edited by

Suwan Shen

and

Yuqin Jiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 696 | Submission Open

Keywords: GeoAI; urban resilience; climate adaptation; spatial analysis; infrastructure resilience; disaster response; sustainable development; smart cities; resilience planning; climate risk management

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

Sustainable Materials, Waste Management, and Recycling

edited by

Kiadtisak Saenboonruang

and

Worawat Poltabtim

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 656 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled materials; industrial waste; agricultural waste; waste management; recycling technology; sustainable materials; renewable materials; green technology

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

Innovative Approaches in Biosystems Engineering for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Ehab Mostafa and

Hassan Abdellatif

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 634 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; precision agriculture; advanced irrigation systems; renewable energy integration; soil conservation; water management; data analytics in agriculture; climate change mitigation; resource efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Impact of Climate Change on Groundwater: Projections of Future Availability and Sustainable Use

edited by

Xinlin He

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 606 | Submission Open

Keywords: future climate change; climate scenario prediction; groundwater; available quantity; sustainable utilization; groundwater risk assessment; water resources management

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

Challenges for Business Sustainability Practices

edited by Rob Hallak

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business; circular economy; innovation; green practices; business models; ESG; waste management; social and environmental impact

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

Ecodesign of Products and Sustainable Manufacturing

edited by

Hongda Liu

and Ziyang Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 580 | Submission Open

Keywords: new quality productivity; service-oriented manufacturing; green supply chain; ecological niche; industrial ecosystem; sustainable manufacturing

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

Innovations in Bio-Inspired Materials for Sustainable Construction Evolution

edited by Mujib Rahman,

Payam Sadrolodabaee

, Moura Mehravar and

Bahman Ghiassi

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

Keywords: green concretes/pavements; cementitious composites; waste/recycled materials; bio-based materials; sustainability analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Driving Behavior Analysis and Traffic Modelling for Sustainable Smart Mobility Systems

edited by Eleni Mantouka and Panagiotis Fafoutellis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open

Keywords: driving behavior; traffic modelling; smart mobility; mixed traffic conditions; autonomous vehicles; CCAM; sustainable transport; machine learning; big data analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Perspectives on the Roles of Civil Society in Advancing Food System Transformation and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Max O. Stephenson

, Kim Niewolny and Lia Kelinsky-Jones

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 474 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; civil society organizations and movements; complex partnerships for social and food systems’ change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Prospects and Challenges in the Sustainable Development of Building Materials

edited by

Mazen Alshaaer

,

Montserrat Zamorano

and

Maria Martín-Morales

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 432 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-friendly composites; advanced composite materials; functional and smart materials; cement-based materials; sustainable construction materials; self-healing materials; nanotechnology applications; life cycle assessment; green construction; sustainable construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Plant Biotic and Abiotic Stresses: Issues of Plant Health and Sustainable Food Security

edited by

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,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; molecular pathways; physiological mechanisms; plant stress responses; climate change; genetic and biochemical interactions; genomic and biotechnological approaches; integrated stress (pest and disease) management; soil health; food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Research on Sustainability and Industry 4.0/5.0 Technologies: Circular Economy

edited by

Sonia Benito Hernández

and

Fadi Abdelradi

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

Keywords: sustainability practices; technologies’ 4.0/5.0; industry; dimensions of sustainability; circular economy; waste management in industry; competitiveness; social responsibility; sustainability KPI

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

Rainfall Patterns and Flood and Drought Risk: Assessing Vulnerabilities, Building Resilience and Enhancing Sustainability

edited by

Andrzej Walega

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

Keywords: rainfall models; IDF/DDF curves; precipitation data; design storms; drought indicators; flood and drought vulnerability

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

Building Information Modeling and Technology Applications in Construction

edited by

Mohammad Najjar

and

Assed Naked Haddad

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); advancement technologies; IoT in construction; AR/VR in construction; AI in construction; blockchain in construction; sustainability in construction; cost and time optimization in construction; digital twins; smart construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Advances in Renewable Energy Technologies for Energy Transition

edited by Electo Eduardo Silva Lora,

Osvaldo José Venturini

,

Luis E. Arteaga-Pérez

and Flávio Dias Mayer

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; distributed generation; energy storage; electricity generation; prospective scenarios; energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Economic, Social, and Cultural Aspects of Circular Economy

edited by

Yong-Gil Lee

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; economic perspective; social perspective; cultural perspective; cases; electricity; transportation; buildings; industries; recycling; remanufacturing

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

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