Sustainability

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

edited by

Konstantinos S. Ioannou

,

Evangelia Karasmanaki

and

Georgios Tsantopoulos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11662 | Submission Open

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

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

Sustainable Transport: Logistic, Optimization, Traffic Flow and Road Safety

edited by Domenico Gattuso and

Giuseppe Guido

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11633 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; logistics optimization; traffic flow management; green technologies; road safety; energy efficiency; social equity in transportation; last-mile logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Smart Mobility for Sustainable Development

edited by

Alaa Khamis

and

Hesham A. Rakha

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11551 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Animal Husbandry and the Production of Animal-Derived Food: Current Status and Challenges for the Coming Decades

edited by

Anna Kasprzyk

and

Ewa Januś

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10078 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable environmental development; animal production systems and food quality; biodiversity and animal welfare; greenhouse gas emissions; carbon sequestration; life cycle assessment; animal nutrition; manure and slurry management; animal health management; precision animal farming technologies; digital technologies in animal husbandry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Digital Economy Era–Corporate Strategy Management and Sustainable Innovation

edited by

José Moleiro Martins

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9294 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate low-carbon innovation; corporate strategies in response to market digitalization; digital economy; digital economy empowering green finance; digital economy development and environmental uncertainty; digital financing; digital technologies; digital transformation of business processes; environmental protection; green innovation; green production; green technological innovation; green technology; Industry 4.0 and 5.0; internet dynamics in the digital economy; research and development practices directed at sustainability; revenue from R&D of sustainable products; sustainable economic development; sustainable innovation; sustainable innovation development in SMEs and large enterprises; sustainable low-carbon development in the digital economy; sustainable strategic management

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

Enterprise Operation and Innovation Management Sustainability

edited by

Marcel Kordoš

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9096 | Submission Open

Keywords: global entrepreneurship issues; social and economic sustainable development; innovation management policy; Industry 4.0; energy and environmental challenges; Green Deal; corporate social responsibility; environmental production; smart economy; international sustainable business development

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

Sustainable Civil Engineering: Circular Economy, Environmental Impact, and Tools Driving Transformation

edited by

Justyna Jaskowska-Lemańska

and Joanna Sagan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8818 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; circular economy; environmental impact; non-destructive testing (NDT); life cycle assessment (LCA); building information modeling (BIM); Internet of Things (IoT) in construction; artificial intelligence (AI) in construction; construction waste management; ESG in construction; resource efficiency; interdisciplinary approaches in civil engineering; governance in sustainable construction projects

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

Green Innovation and Digital Transformation in a Sustainable Economy

edited by

Celeste Varum

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 8064 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; green innovation; artificial intelligence; public policy for digitalization; digitalization and internationalization; new business models

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

Soil Quality and Innovation in Agriculture: Dynamics, Indicators, and Sustainability, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eleftherios Evangelou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7613 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil quality indicators; sustainable soil management; soil quality monitoring; innovation in agriculture; soil functions

Vegetation–Soil–Water Nexus: Ecological Solutions for the Environment

edited by

Dandong Cheng

,

Yixuan Zhang

and Jiaqi Hao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7521 | Submission Open

Keywords: vegetation–soil–water nexus; ecological restoration; sustainable land management; watershed conservation; climate resilience; ecosystem services; biodiversity conservation; soil health; water resources; environmental policy

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

Advancing Sustainable Additive Manufacturing: Innovations in Technology and Environmental Impact Metrics

edited by

Ersilia Cozzolino

,

Mosè Gallo

and

Iacopo Bianchi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7419 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; life cycle assessment; sustainability; environmental metrics; energy efficiency; recycling; AM materials

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

Sustainability in Economics: Environmental Economics and Resource Economics

edited by

Anna Spoz

and

Aleš Trunk

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7374 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental economics; sustainable development; climate change; circular economy; green innovation; environmental policy; energy transition; public policy; ecological economics; resources economics

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

Sustainable Rural Resiliences: Challenges, Resistances, and Pathways in New Processes of Rural Revitalization Around the World

edited by

Angel Paniagua

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6841 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural areas; geographical processes; rural revitalization; degrowth strategies; resistance; rural distanciation; local–global

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

Sustainable Ocean Governance and Marine Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Yi-Chen Shih

and Huey-Shian Chung

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6537 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Innovations in Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chain and Logistics Management

edited by Michael Wang,

Samsul Islam

, Yongjiang Shi, Kurt Y. Liu and Bill Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6467 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; sustainability; resilience; digitalization; supply chain; logistics; transportation

Ecological Water Engineering and Ecological Environment Restoration

edited by

Guoce Xu

,

Binhua Zhao

and Zongping Ren

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6436 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-hydrology; aquatic ecology; water resources; water environment; water projects

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

Digital Twins and Manufacturing Systems: How to Move Towards Sustainability in Industry 4.0

edited by

Helena Navas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6320 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; sustainability of digitization; Industry 4.0/5.0; sustainable manufacturing; industrial engineering; sustainable materials; sustainable design

Sustainable Urban Transport Planning: Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Sergio Maria Patella

and Filippo Carrese

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6318 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Literature Reviews Addressing Sustainable Tourism, Culture and Heritage Research

edited by

Mark A. Bonn

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6252 | Submission Open

Keywords: generational travel motives for visiting historical/cultural rural destinations; culinary travel; best practices regarding over-tourism management; sustainability and the business of hospitality; balancing cultural travel experiences with local resident well-being

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

Environmental Economics, Policies and Sustainable Economic Development

edited by Shoude Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6162 | Submission Open

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

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

Innovating for the SDGs: Scientific and Technological Pathways to Sustainable Development

edited by

Barbara Marchetti

,

Cristian Randieri

and

Tommaso Mancia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6094 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; life cycle assessment; mitigation; adaptation; clean energy

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

Integration of Digitalization and Green Economy

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5488 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technology; artificial intelligence; green transition; low-carbon development; green economy; industrial chain; energy efficiency; smart agriculture

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

Adapting Cities: Ecological Resilience and Urban Renewal

edited by

Qian Zhou

and

Tao Shi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5259 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological resilience; urban renewal; livable city; environmentally friendly; impact path

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

Planning, Operation, and Energy Efficiency of Sustainable Electric Power Systems

edited by

Boyu Qin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5008 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable power systems; power system planning; economic operation; energy efficiency; multi-time-scale planning; multi-regional complementarity; multiple flexible resources; low-carbon transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Architecture, Spatial Planning, and Interdisciplinarity for Increased Urban Climate Resilience and Biodiversity: Dealing and Designing with Energy, Water, and Ecosystems

edited by

Silvio Cristiano

and Giulio Hasanaj

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4925 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning and management; strong sustainability; climate resilience; architectural technology; urban heat islands; climate design; urban biodiversity; nature-based solutions; environmental design; planetary boundaries

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

Exploring Education Management Strategies for Sustainable Development—2nd Edition

edited by

Eric C. K. Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4850 | Submission Open

Keywords: management strategies; sustainable development; education management; quality management; educational leadership

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

Smart Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Development: Integrating Green Design, Digital Innovation, and Resilient Policy

edited by Peter Farrell, Abdul Salam Darwish,

Khaled M. Alhosani

and

Yaser Omar Kaied

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 4666 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; green building; digital transformation; climate adaptation; AI in urban planning; urban resilience; energy efficiency; sustainable infrastructure; smart governance

Soil Biostimulants: Advanced Insights into Benefits, Limitations and Mechanisms of Action

edited by

Marco Contin

and

Maria De Nobili

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4499 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; mechanisms of action; abiotic stresses; soil health; stress tolerance; soil microbiology; nutrients uptake; fertilizers’ efficiency

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

Impacts of Climate Change on the Water–Food–Energy Nexus

edited by

Balamurugan Panneerselvam

and

Nagavinothini Ravichandran

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4469 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water resources; food production; energy resources; agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced Planning, Operation and Control Methods for Sustainable Power Systems

edited by

Wei Dai

, Wei Lin, Lun Yang and Qian Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4450 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable power systems; renewable energy sources; power system operation optimization and control techniques; grid expansion planning; flexibility sources; demand response; energy storage systems; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Enhancing Resilience in Road Transport Networks Within a Sustainable Perspective: Assessment, Risk Management, and Decision Support Systems

edited by

Armando Cartenì

,

Eugenio Chioccarelli

,

Ilaria Henke

and Antonino Recupero

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4386 | Submission Open

Keywords: road transport; trnasport network resilience; infrastructure vulnerability; risk assessment; infrastructure maintenance strategies; resilient mobility planning; sustainable development; transportation plenning; decision support systems (DSSs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Energy Technology, Power Systems and Sustainability

edited by

Dmitry Baimel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3852 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; power systems; energy technologies; renewable systems; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in Energy Storage Technologies to Meet Future Energy Demands

edited by Yunhui Huang and

Peng Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3756 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; renewable energy; sustainable energy; a low-carbon energy future; battery technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Crop Systems and Agricultural Products for Climate-Resilient Agriculture

edited by

Agnieszka Szparaga

, Nedjoud Grara,

Mahmood Ahmed

and Sana Besnaci

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3687 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable crop production; modeling and optimization in sustainable development; innovations and challenges for the biostimulants and biopesticides production and application; low-input agriculture; novel natural resources for biostimulants and biopesticides; screen for new agri-products; naturally derived chemicals and potential applications for science, industry and agriculture; novel experimental studies on plant products to reinforce sustainable agriculture and environment; rational and sustainable valorization of agri-food waste—an innovative approach to convert waste into high-quality and environment-friendly products; sustainable water management and wastewater treatment solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Strategic Leadership and Innovation in Sustainability: Driving Organizational Transformation in Complex Environments

edited by

Khalid Abed Dahleez

,

Mohammad Salah Alazzawi

and

Alhamzah Al Sayed Noor

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3635 | Submission Open

Keywords: strategic leadership; sustainable innovation; ESG performance; sustainability; corporate governance; green transformation; digital and AI-driven sustainability; circular economy; stakeholder engagement; sustainable business models

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

Business Model Innovation, Circular Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development

edited by

Roope Husgafvel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3521 | Submission Open

Keywords: business model innovation; circular bioeconomy; sustainable development; sustainability; circular economy; sustainable and circular business models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)

Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Operations in the Digital Era

edited by

Susana Duarte

and Inês Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3486 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chains; sustainable and green logistics; Industry 4.0; digital systems and platforms; environmental assessment; smart cities; maritime logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Circular Economy Pathways for Enhancing Competitiveness in a Sustainable Future

edited by

Yui-Yip Lau

and

Mark Ching-Pong Poo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3420 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; global sustainability; reuse; recycle; regenerate; sustainable future; resource consumption; SDGs

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

Sustainable Air Quality Management: Bioaerosols, Human Health, and Integrated Environmental Strategies

edited by

Ewa Brągoszewska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3395 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiological air quality; bioaerosols; bacterial bioaerosols; fungal bioaerosols; health risk

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

Smart and Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Digital Transformation, Resilience, and ESG Integration

edited by

Jian Liu

,

Na Zhang

and

Chuanmin Mi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3374 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain management (SSCM); digital transformation; Industry 4.0; artificial intelligence; block chain; environmental, social, and governance (ESG); resilience; circular economy; risk management; green logistics

Trends in Supply Chain Operations Management for Sustainable Development

edited by

João Lemos Nabais

and Pereira Raquel Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3367 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain operations management; sustainability; sustainable development; circular economy; green logistics; digital transformation; regulatory compliance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Food Systems and the Reuse of Food Waste

edited by

Marta Sánchez

and

Pedro Ferreira-Santos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3304 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; resource recovery; physicochemical pretreatment; fermentation; green extraction; bioactive compounds; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

The Twin Green-Digital Transition in the Built Environment: Multiscale and Interdisciplinary Perspectives

edited by

Alessandro D'Amico

,

Stefano Cursi

and

Kristis C. Alexandrou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3251 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM; HBIM; digital twin; XR; IoT; IEQ; LCA; circular economy; semantic web; healthy buildings

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

AI+ Green Building Design: Innovations, Applications and Challenges—Special Issue for 2026 4th International Conference on Green Building (ICoGB 2026)

edited by

Yupeng Wang

,

Yin Zhang

and

Jin Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3222 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building; artificial intelligence (AI); sustainability; intelligent systems; energy efficiency; resilient built environments; decarbonization; life cycle assessment (LCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Food Science and Engineering for Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Long Yu

and

Ping Dong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3153 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; innovative food processing technologies; novel product development; food packaging; food chemistry and nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Process Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Sustainability

edited by Jan C. Bongaerts

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2969 | Submission Open

Keywords: LCA; social LCA; economic valuation; sustainability; SDGs

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

Waste Management and Recycling Innovations for Environmental Sustainability

edited by Fidelis Ibiang Abam,

Macmanus Chinenye Ndukwu

and Odufuwa Olumuyiwa Yinus

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2908 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; waste management; wastewater treatment; solid waste management; reusing and recovering; bio-waste recycling

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

Sustainable and Integrated Coastal Zone Management Under a Changing Climate: Innovations and Insights

edited by

Isavela N. Monioudi

and

Chatzipavlis Antonis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2904 | Submission Open

Keywords: Integrated Coastal Management (ICM); coastal sustainability; climate change; adaptation; coastal resilience; sea-level rise; coastal infrastructure; ecosystem-based management; decision support tools; coastal risk assessment; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

AI- and IoT-Driven Solutions for Industrial Sustainability and Smart Manufacturing

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2820 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial sustainability; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable supply chain management; artificial Intelligence; internet of things; energy optimization; predictive maintenance; resource efficiency; smart decision-making

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

Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Livestock Production

edited by

Ana Isabel Roca-Fernández

and

Magdalena Arévalo Turrubiarte

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2704 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel feeding strategies; greenhouse gas emissions; pollution; livestock farm residues; sustainability; environmental-friendly practices; innovative technologies; digital farming; smart farming; precision livestock farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Rural Sustainability: Touristic Consumption and Local Development

edited by Pablo Quezada-Sarmiento

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2618 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural sustainability; community-based tourism; ancestral and indigenous knowledge; local development; sustainable tourism systems; socio-ecological resilience; cultural heritage preservation; territorial governance; sustainable rural livelihoods; nature-based tourism; pedaling heritage; rural cycling routes; IOT on tourism

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

Urban Futures and Sustainable Cities: Geographies of Transition and Transformation

edited by

Jinghu Pan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2618 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transformation geography; sustainable cities; urban resilience; multi-scale interaction; socio technical systems; nature based solutions; smart cities; compact cities

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

Sustainable Solar Power Systems and Applications

edited by

Yeu-Long Jiang

and

Kuei-Hsiang Chao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2611 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable solar energy; advanced photovoltaic materials; bifacial solar panels; building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs); tandem solar cells; agrivoltaics; floating photovoltaics (FPVs); energy storage integration; smart energy systems; artificial intelligence (AI) in solar energy; grid integration; system optimization; community solar energy; solar decarbonization; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainability Through Circularity: Food Waste Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Adriano Costa de Camargo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2601 | Submission Open

Keywords: food loss and waste; circular economy; by-product valorisation; resource efficiency; supply-chain sustainability; consumer behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Smart and Sustainable Solutions for Landslide and Landslide Dam Risks in a Changing Climate

edited by

Yixiang Song

, Qiujie Meng and

Zhu Zhong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2590 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslide early warning; AI in geohazards; sustainable mitigation; climate adaptation; digital twin; bioengineering; IoT monitoring; landslide dam breaching; risk governance; sdgs

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

Creative Approaches for Enhancing the Sustainability of Ecology Education

edited by

Giuseppe Barbiero

,

Mita Drius

,

Alice Stocco

and Luana Silveri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2566 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability education; environmental education; ecology education; creative learning approaches; experiential learning; active learning; green competences; ecopedagogy; biophilia

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

Atmospheric Pollution and Microenvironmental Air Quality

edited by

Hui Chen

and

Lan Yao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2544 | Submission Open

Keywords: atmospheric pollution; microenvironmental air quality; health exposure assessment; climate change interactions; urban sustainability; indoor and outdoor pollution; pollution mitigation strategies; sustainable urban design

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

Sustainable Homes of Tomorrow: Innovations in Materials and Design

edited by

Yi Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2540 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable design; circular economy; green materials; furniture innovation; life cycle assessment; renewable resources; bio-based composites

AI-Driven Multi-Technology Renewable Energy Systems: Climate Resilience and Sustainable Management

edited by

Maria Malvoni

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2499 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; renewable energy systems; machine learning; smart grid integration; climate resilience; hybrid energy systems; sustainability assessment; multi-technology integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Leveraging AI and Deep Learning for Smart Cities: Challenges, Opportunities, and Applications to Sustainable Development

edited by

Rachid Belaroussi

,

Nuno Datia

and

Javier J. Sanchez-Medina

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2429 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable development goals (SDGs); deep learning; Internet of Things; big data analytics; computer vision; large language model; generative and agentic AI applications; ethical challenges

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

Sustainable Urban Planning and Regional Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Massimiliano Bencardino

, Angela Cresta and Vincenzo Esposito

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2324 | Submission Open

Keywords: urbanization; urban–rural disparities; territorial planning; urban planning; spatial inequalities; urban and regional development policies; sustainable development goals (SDGs); urban growth models; land use planning; sustainable development; smart cities; rural–urban linkages; urban regeneration; tourism planning; spatial planning; place-based policies

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

Sustainable and Smart Asphalt Materials: Toward Greener Pavement Systems

edited by

Zengping Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2317 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable pavement materials; bio-based polymers; asphalt modification; recycled materials; self-healing asphalt; circular economy; environmental performance

Ergonomics for a Sustainable Digital Age: Human-Centred Design for Social, Economic, and Human Wellbeing

edited by

Siu Shing Man

, Gui Fu and Mu Tong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2308 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; human factors and ergonomics; safety and health; wellbeing; human–computer interaction; human–AI interaction human performance; VR/AR/MR; e-health

Innovations in the Degradation and Remediation of Emerging Organic Pollutants

edited by

Guofang Xu

,

Yi Yang

,

Feilong Gao

and Zhihao Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2304 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs); microplastics; environmental remediation; degradation mechanisms; advanced oxidation processes; green technologies; artificial intelligence; environmental fate and transport; circular economy

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

Environmental Protection and Sustainable Ecological Engineering Volume II

edited by

Slobodan B. Mickovski

, Olavo F. Santos Jr.,

Alejandro Gonzalez-Ollauri

and Jovan Br. Papić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2294 | 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)

Wind Energy Resource Development and the Sustainable Environment

edited by

Alexandra Ionelia Diaconita

and

Gabriel Andrei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2185 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable wind energy; wind energy resource exploitation; wind farm ecological effects; wake modelling and analysis; wind farm optimization; land-use and offshore impacts; performance analysis of wind turbines; integrated analysis and modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainability of Intelligent Detection and New Sensor Technology

edited by

Minjie Wan

and Xiaofang Kong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2176 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent detection; sensor technologies; sensor fabrication; sensor fusion; sustainability; energy-efficient sensors; AI in intelligent detection; AI-powered sensor optimization; sensor design innovations; sensor data processing and analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Electromobility: Innovations in EV Charging Systems, Powertrain and Vehicle Technologies

edited by

Anton Kersten

,

Manuel Kuder

and Branko Ban

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2113 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; electromobility; electric vehicle; charging; energy storage systems; grid integration; life-cycle assessment (LCA); low-power electric vehicles; powertrain systems; sustainable mobility; zero- and second-life batteries

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

The Sustainability of Biomass and Bioenergy in a Future Bioeconomy

edited by

Silvia Layara Floriani Andersen

, Elise Watzko and Astrid Altamar Consuegra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2108 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass energy conversion; advanced biofuels; energy policy; circular economy; biohydrogen

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Small Business Innovation and Sustainable Circular Economy: Pathways, Practices, and Performance

edited by Elaine Conway

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 2072 | Submission Open

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

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

edited by Marta Daleczko-Gorzała (Laska),

Łukasz Amanowicz

and Krystyna Curtis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2035 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Soil Erosion, Sediment Transport, and Sustainable Soil and Watershed Management

edited by

Walter Chen

, Uma Seeboonruang and

Kieu Anh Nguyen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1988 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil erosion; sediment transport; river dynamics; watershed management; sustainable soil conservation; machine learning; deep learning; turbidity and water quality

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

Shaping the Future of Cities by AI Applications in Sustainable Urban Systems—Unlocking the Potential of AI, Generative AI and Machine Learning

edited by

Stuart So

and

Dickson K. W. Chiu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1972 | Submission Open

Keywords: information management; data science; artificial intelligence; business analytics; operations and environmental sustainability; operations and supply chain management

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

Decision Analysis for Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Systems: Design and Planning with Digital Supports

edited by

Marina Rigillo

,

Gabriella Esposito De Vita

and

Martina Di Palma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1932 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision analysis; resilient and sustainable infrastructure; digital decision support systems; climate vulnerability; planning and design support system; multi-criteria decision-making; scenario analysis; geospatial analysis; citizen science; natural capital accounting

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

AI-Driven Decision-Making and Data Analytics for Sustainable Supply Chain and Circular Economy

edited by

Long-Sheng Chen

and

Venkateswarlu Nalluri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1894 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology adoption; AI adoption/artificial intelligence adoption; sustainable supply chains; circular economy; digital innovation; data-driven decision-making; decision support systems; technology acceptance model (TAM)/UTAUT/TOE; smart and circular supply chains; AI-powered sustainability solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Hydrogen Integration in Power Systems for Sustainable Energy Transition

edited by

Tiejiang Yuan

, Lingguo Kong and Yue Teng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1892 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen integration; integrated electricity-hydrogen systems; power system flexibility; green hydrogen; power-to-hydrogen (P2H); sector coupling; hydrogen energy storage; renewable energy integration; sustainable energy transition; techno-economic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Smart Technologies for Sustainable Production

edited by

Manuela Ingaldi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1801 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; sustainable production; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; collaborative robots (cobots); autonomous mobile robots (AMR); artificial intelligence (AI); digital twins; green and lean manufacturing; industrial innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

AI-Enhanced Sustainable Education: From Affective Computing to Intelligent Learning Ecosystems

edited by

Hao-Chiang Koong Lin

, Chun-Hsiung Tseng and

Yung-Hao Wong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1796 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-enhanced sustainable education; education for sustainable development (ESD); learning analytics; generative ai and LLMs; affective computing; intelligent learning ecosystems; SDGs

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

Sustainability of the Built Environment: New Approaches to Achieving Global Goals

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1769 | Submission Open

Keywords: passive architectural design; regenerative design; sustainability assessment methods; long-time architecture perspective; sustainable practices; energy-efficiency; low-carbon; vernacular construction; flexible design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Development of Wind-Sand Prevention and Ecological Conservation

edited by

Jianhua Xiao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1752 | Submission Open

Keywords: blown sand hazards; sand control projects; sand disaster prevention; hazard management

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

Electrical Engineering Innovations for the Sustainable Renewable Energy Solutions

edited by

Ali Hellany

,

Mohamad Nassereddine

and

Tosin S. Famakinwa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1591 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical power engineering; renewable energy integration; power electronics and control; smart grids and microgrids; digitalisation and artificial intelligence in energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Driving Electric Power Solutions for a Sustainable Energy Transition

edited by Wenfa Kang,

Goran Strbac

,

Yajuan Guan

and

Juan C. Vasquez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1589 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy transition; energy systems; renewable energy integration; energy storage; power systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Construction Materials for Hydraulic Structures: Advancing Durability, Repair, and Circular Economy Solutions

edited by

Paweł Falaciński

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1565 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic structures; circular economy; sustainable construction; green buildings; strategy for repairs; post-processing waste; green buildings; combustion by-products; fly ash; blast-furnace slag; ashes from biomass combustion; municipal waste incineration ash; solid waste; carbon footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Healthy, Equitable and Environmentally Sustainable Food Environments

edited by

Rajshri Roy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1545 | Submission Open

Keywords: institutional food environments; public health nutrition; sustainable diets; health equity; institutional food systems; policy evaluation; environmental sustainability; food retail audits; nutrition policy; healthy food access

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Economic, Social, and Cultural Aspects of Circular Economy

edited by

Yong-Gil Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1544 | 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)

Sustainable Utilization of Resources for Environmental Enhancement

edited by

Shu-lun Mak

,

Chi-Chung Lee

and Waifan Tang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1506 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable resource management; environmental sustainability; social impact assessment; economic evaluation

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

Sustainable Research on Hydrogen Energy and Hydrogen Storage

edited by

Matthias Kuntz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1436 | Submission Open

Keywords: compressed hydrogen storage; liquid hydrogen storage; chemical hydrogen storage; metal hydride storage; hydrogen transport over long and short distances; hydrogen mobility; hydrogen refueling

Energy Security in the Context of a Sustainable Economy

edited by

Pantelis Sklias

,

Maria Psillaki

and Moïse G. Sidiropoulos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1401 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy security; sustainable economy; energy policy; sustainability governance; ESGs; sustainable management

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

Integrating the Water-Energy-Food Nexus for Sustainable Development

edited by

Gricelda Herrera-Franco

, Janaina Pasqual Lofhagen and Regina Célia De Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1393 | Submission Open

Keywords: territorial planning; resilience; policies and laws relating to sustainability; decision-making; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); smart sustainable communities; Nature-based Solutions (NbS); adaptation to climate change; ancestral knowledge; education and awareness of sustainability

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

Sustainable Development of Wild Land and Forest Fires Control

edited by

Andrea Majlingova

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1383 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire behavior & ecology: fire behavior modeling and simulation, fire weather indices and climate–fire interactions, ecological roles of fire and ecosystem resilience, post-fire regeneration and biodiversity impacts; prevention & risk reduction: fuel management, prescribed burning, and landscape design, fire-risk mapping, vulnerability assessment, and zoning, socio-environmental drivers of wildland fire ignition; detection, monitoring, & forecasting: remote sensing, UAVs, satellite systems, AI and machine learning for early warning and spread prediction, fire-danger rating systems and real-time monitoring; suppression technologies & strategies: innovative suppression tools, agents, and tactics, ground and aerial firefighting management, decision-support systems for incident response; socioeconomic, governance, & policy dimensions: community preparedness and resilience building, risk communication and public engagement, policy frameworks, wildfire governance, and transboundary cooperation, economic losses, insurance, and cost-effectiveness of mitigation; restoration & landscape recovery: soil stabilization, erosion control, and watershed rehabilitation, carbon-cycle impacts and climate recovery trajectories, long-term monitoring and adaptive restoration planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

From Industry 4.0 to Construction 5.0: Sustainable Pathways Across the Construction Value Chain

edited by Angelos Amditis,

Alessandro Pracucci

and Theo Zaffagnini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1382 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; construction 5.0; sustainable construction; digital twins; smart manufacturing and prefabrication; human-centric innovation; circular economy in construction; supply chain digitalization; construction value chain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Geospatial Analysis for Sustainable Environmental Management

edited by

Pedro Nogueira

and

Joana Ribeiro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1375 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial analysis for the sustainable development goals (SDGs); environmental management; remote sensing; geographic information systems (GIS); spatial modeling; land-use and land-cover change; digital transition and climate change adaptation

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

Innovative Pathways to Sustainability: Integrating Education, Communication, and Learning

edited by

Facundo Froment

and Manuel de Besa Gutiérrez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1345 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability education; sustainability-oriented learning environments; instructional communication; communication education; teacher-student relationship; instructor communication behavior; student learning outcomes

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

Technological and Social Innovations for Sustainable Food System Transition

edited by Camila Perussello and Federico Solari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1338 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food systems; food engineering; food supply chain; life cycle assessment; behavioural change; food policy; plant-forward diets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

The Impact of Pollution on The Sustainability of Food Systems

edited by

Corina Dana Mişcă

,

Delia-Gabriela Dumbrava

,

Camelia Moldovan

and Aurica B. Borozan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1329 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste recovery; food technologies; circular economy; soil pollution; microbiological contamination; consumer health; food sustainability; sustainable use; food resources; food waste

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Advanced Technologies for Energy Saving in Sustainable Transportation Engineering: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Liu

and Ming Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1326 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

From Mind to Market: How Artificial Intelligence Reshapes Sustainable Business and Education

edited by

Chih-Hung Yuan

and

Zhao-Hong Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1324 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI in sustainable business; AI-driven sustainable business practices; digital transformation; AI in sustainable education; human–AI collaboration

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

Application of Chemical Technology in Waste Recycling and Reuse

edited by

Wei Chen

and

Yehuizi Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1307 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial solid waste; urban mineral resources; hazardous waste; lithium-containing solid waste; electronic waste; clean energy solid waste; resource utilization; harmless disposal; stabilization; comprehensive recovery and reuse

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

Smart Technologies and Digital Methods for Advanced Environmental Remediation

edited by Bo Hu,

Yuanhang Zhan

and

Lang Qiao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1297 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental remediation; computational modeling; geospatial analysis; data-driven decision support; emerging contaminants; sustainable land management; environmental monitoring; environmental diagnostics; ecological risk assessment

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

Smart Solutions in Higher Education for Sustainability: Advancing the Craft of Exploration

edited by

Jorge A. Arevalo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1262 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropocene; sustainability curriculum; experiential learning; sustainability competences; planetary boundaries education

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

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