Sustainability

Sustainable Management: Plant, Biodiversity and Ecosystem

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14084

Keywords: plant and fungi adaptation; biodiversity change; community structure; forest management; plant production and protection; fungi-plant interaction; water management; grassland management; habitat maintenance and restoration

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

Advances in Electronic Waste Management and Sustainability

edited by

Yan Xu

and Ling Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4702

Keywords: e-waste/waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE); sustainable development; circular economy; zero waste; extended producer responsibility; recycling technology and innovation; waste management policy and regulation; low-carbon recycling awareness and behavior; environmental justice; critical materials recovery; digital transformation; community-based recycling; urban mining

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

Solar Energy Technology in Sustainable Development

edited by Bruno D. Tibúrcio and

Dawei Liang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 883

Keywords: solar energy; energy storage; smart grids; solar concentration; solar-pumped laser; hydrogen production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Multimodal Transportation Hubs: Strategies, Technologies, and Policies for Intermodal Operation Efficiency

edited by

Filippo Paganelli

and

Luca Mantecchini

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 578

Keywords: management and performance of transport infrastructures; simulation and optimization of transport nodes; maritime container/Ro-Ro/bulk/project cargo shipping; transportation planning; air transportation; passenger/freight terminal simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advancements in Safeguarding Biocultural Diversity: The Path to Sustainability

edited by

Julia Prakofjewa

submission deadline 21 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6391 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocultural diversity; knowledge systems; sustainable development; resilience; socio-ecological systems; transformative changes

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

Advances in Intelligent Cluster Collaborative Control for Optimization Decision-Making

edited by Lei Zhu and

Wei Yue

submission deadline 22 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2324 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent cluster systems; cooperative control; optimization algorithms; multi-agent systems; swarm robotics; sustainable decision-making; distributed intelligence; autonomous systems; edge computing; task allocation; sustainability; green computing; low-carbon operations; resource efficiency

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

Cutting-Edge Research in the Building Information Modelling (BIM) Application for Sustainable Construction

edited by

Sonia Lupica Spagnolo

and Alberto Pavan

submission deadline 23 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16475 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modelling (BIM); digital transformation; built environment; sustainable construction; data management; digital twins; digital building logbooks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Advanced Technologies in Biomass and Waste Conversion for Sustainable Energy and Materials

edited by

João Pedro Vasconcelos Silva

submission deadline 23 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; renewable energy; waste conversion; biofuels; bioenergy systems; sustainable fuels

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

Contribution of Intelligent Transport Systems to Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 24 Jul 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 30350 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transport systems; sustainable growth; transport system applications; information quality; communication systems; reliability and exploitation; artificial intelligence; quality of life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Innovative Building Solutions for Decarbonized and Sustainable Construction

edited by

António Figueiredo

and Katia Regina Garcia Punhagui

submission deadline 24 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11354 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; low-carbon materials; decarbonization in buildings; energy-efficient building solutions; circular economy in construction; building performance optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Demand and Supply Strategies in Retail, Transport, and Logistics Systems

edited by Yu Gong,

Changping Zhao

and Gaofeng Guan

submission deadline 26 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open

Keywords: demand and supply; transport; logistics; supply chain; sustainability; circular economy

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

Conservation Tillage, Machinery and Sustainability in Agriculture Development

edited by

Shuhong Zhao

submission deadline 27 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2336 | Submission Open

Keywords: straw mulching; seedbed preparation; no and less tillage; subsoiling; stubble crushing; operating mechanism of agricultural machinery and equipment; energy consumption and sustainability; sustainability assessment and policies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Smart Grid Technology Contributing to Sustainable Energy Development

edited by

Franco F. Yanine

submission deadline 27 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1054 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; energy sustainability; distributed energy resources (DER); virtual power plants (VPP); renewable energy integration; grid flexibility; power quality and reliability; intelligent grid control; energy storage systems; demand-side management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Human Behavior, Psychology and Sustainable Well-Being: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wenjie Duan

submission deadline 28 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12026 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable behavior; happiness promotion; assessment; intervention; cultural differences; social policy; well-being; environmental change; climate change

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

Risk and Resilience in Sustainable Supply Chain Management

edited by

Juan Manuel Ramon Jeronimo

and

Raquel Flórez López

submission deadline 28 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9073 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain resilience; risk management strategies; sustainable supply chain management; operational disruptions

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

Agricultural Landscape and Rural Sustainability

edited by

Mangirdas Morkunas

and

Artiom Volkov

submission deadline 28 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2458 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural sustainability; rural resilience; agricultural landscape; non-urbanized areas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Biochar and Waste-Derived Innovations for Soil Remediation, Carbon Sequestration, and Climate Resilience

edited by

Mariusz Zygmunt Gusiatin

submission deadline 28 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 459 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; sewage sludge biochar; functionalized carbon materials; waste-derived amendments; soil remediation; emerging contaminants; carbon sequestration; greenhouse gas mitigation; biochar stability in field conditions, including seasonal changes; biochar–microbe–plant interactions; circular economy

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

Global Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Organizational Performance

edited by Ahmad K. Elshennawy and

Elizabeth Cudney

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 41997 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain management; artificial intelligence; sustainability; sustainable implementation; supply chain 4.0; best practices; smart warehousing; organizational performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Exploring the Impact of ESG Factors on Business Practices and Performance: Towards Sustainable Disclosure

edited by

Silvia Angeloni

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 25766 | Submission Open

Keywords: business performance; corporate sustainability; Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG); ESG reporting standards; risk management; stakeholder engagement; sustainable disclosure; sustainability frameworks; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); transparency and accountability

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

Sustainable Brand Management and Consumer Perceptions (2nd Edition)

edited by

Irene Gil-Saura

,

María Eugenia Ruíz-Molina

and Antonio Marín-García

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8933 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; brand management; consumer perceptions; services marketing; consumer behavior

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

Sustainable Management of Shipping, Ports and Logistics

edited by

Michael Tsatsaronis

and

Theodore Syriopoulos

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7581 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable shipping; green ports; maritime logistics; ESG in maritime industry; decarbonization; environmental management; digitalization and innovation; climate resilience; supply chain sustainability; maritime policy and governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Towards Sustainable Development Goals: Integrating Technologies into Education in the Digital Era: 2nd Edition

edited by Kun Dai, Jiani Ma and Feifei Han

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4033 | Submission Open

Keywords: education; sustainable development; technology; digital era

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

Sustainable Management of Hydrological Systems and Water Resources

edited by

Olusola Ololade

,

RAAJ Ramsankaran

,

Muthukrishna vellaisamy Kumarasamy

and Enoch Bessah

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1046 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated water resource management; adaptation strategies and resilience for water resource management; water governance; sustainable watershed management; groundwater recharge and conservation; water quality protection; climate adaptive strategies; emerging technologies and data-driven decision-making

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

Managing Sustainable Development: Technology, Modelling & Applications

edited by

V. Ravi.

,

Suresh Subramoniam

and

Bijulal D.

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 144185 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; triple bottom line; sustainability framework; modelling sustainability; sustainability metrics; conceptual framework; sustainable practices.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Land Management and Sustainable Agricultural Production

edited by

Bhim Bahadur Ghaley

and

Andrea Pisanelli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 64775 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop rotation; cropping systems; conservation agriculture; agroforestry; resource use efficiency; ecosystem services; crop–soil process modeling; soil health; carbon sequestration; climate-smart agriculture; production system carbon footprint; environmental impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Emerging IoT and Blockchain Technologies for Sustainability

edited by Abdelaziz Bouras and

Abdelhak Belhi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 59565 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT; blockchain; AI; decentralized applications; efficient security; supply chain sustainability; energy-efficient IoT/computing; smart transportation; smart agriculture

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

Waste Valorization and Management to Increase the Resources Sustainability

edited by

Lisandro Simão

and

Marcelo Tramontin Souza

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 50141 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; waste recycling; circular economy; sustainability; life cycle; carbon footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Sustainable Business Management

edited by

Martin Wynn

and

Bilgin Metin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 28031 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business; circular economy; digitalisation; entrepreneurship; innovation; leadership; business strategy

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

Innovations and Sustainable Practices to Ensure Project Safety and Improve Risk Management Capabilities

edited by

Doru Costin Darabont

,

Lucian-Ionel Cioca

and

Costica Bejinariu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 25446 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk; risk management; risk assessment; psychological risk; public health risk; toxicological risk; food risk; occupational health and safety management; quality management systems; environment management systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advances in Carbon Neutrality and Renewable Energy Integration in Architecture

edited by

Abel Tablada

and

Vesna Kosorić

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 22959 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-neutral buildings; net-zero energy buildings; BIPV; renewable energy; sustainable architecture; building design; architectural education; BIM; building performance simulation; passive design strategies; LCA; green building rating tools; building standards

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Urban Development Prospective for Smart Cities

edited by

Jaroslav Dvorak

,

Katarína Vitálišová

and Vitalii Kruhlov

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 22155 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; data; decision-making; Internet of Things; mobility and travel behavior; planning; public administration; smart public services; smart city; smart urban development; safety; urban transport

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

Sustainable Environmental Science and Water/Wastewater Treatment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Kaan Yetilmezsoy

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21691 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-industrial wastes; circular waste recovery/management; eco-friendly cement production; life cycle assessment; process modeling and simulation; struvite (MAP) precipitation; sustainable waste/wastewater treatment; techno-economic analysis; waste-oriented materials

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

Circular Economy and Life Cycle Assessment: Closing the Loop for Sustainable Resource Management

edited by Andrea Di Maria

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19825 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); sustainable resource management; carbon sequestration; policy decision making

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

Sustainable Marine Engineering and Efficient Marine Transportation of Energy

edited by

Luca Braidotti

and

Serena Bertagna

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19470 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship design; shipbuilding; waterborne energy transport; alternative fuels; marine renewable energy; life cycle assessment; emission reduction; regulatory frameworks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Energy Transition Amidst Climate Change and Sustainability

edited by

Kentaka Aruga

,

Md. Monirul Islam

and

Arifa Jannat

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17356 | 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)

Evolving Indigenous Nations and Communities: Sustainable Territories and Social Ecology in a Changing Geopolitical Context

edited by Aoife Bennett and Deborah Delgado Pugley

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15656 | Submission Open

Keywords: indigenous territories; geopolitics; external finance of indigenous economies; nature protection; recovery and restoration; land and forest management practices; new indigenous movements

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

Sustainable Development and Land Use Change in Tropical Ecosystems

edited by Elisa Grieco

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15229 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; agroforestry; sustainable development; land use change; rural communities; adaptation; mitigation; tropical ecosystems; nature-based solutions; forest management

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

The Latest Studies on Natural Hazards and Sustainable Civil Engineering

edited by

Gerardo Araya-Letelier

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15163 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic resilience; sustainability; earthquake-induced demands; flooding; tsunami loadings; flooding loadings; hydrological hazards; resilience of built environment

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

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

edited by Ana Paula Oliveira and Tânia Carraquico

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14693 | Submission Open

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

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

Land Use Strategies for Sustainable Development

edited by Xia Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14365 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; sustainable development; farmland protection; prevention of land degradation; urban land use planning; big data and artificial intelligence

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

Sustainable Risk Management

edited by An Chen and Baoguang Xu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13834 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Construction Project Management for Sustainable Development: Green Building and Resilient Infrastructure

edited by

Nahyun Kwon

, Hyosoo Moon and Kwonsik Song

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13719 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; green building technology; infrastructure resilience; smart project management; lifecycle assessment (LCA); energy efficiency in construction; digitalization in construction; environmental impact assessment; construction technology innovation; building information modeling (BIM)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Renewable Energy and Environment Protection: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Liquid Fuels from Carbon Dioxide, and Biofuels

edited by Daniel A. Lowy and

Jesus R. Melendez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13149 | Submission Open

Keywords: challenge of energy transition; renewable energy production; energy storage; biofuels; green hydrogen; biomass energy; direct carbon capture and reduction of carbon dioxide; AI in the optimization of alternative energy production; storage and usage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Agricultural Engineering for Sustainable Development

edited by

Nikolay Kiktev

, Taras Lendiel and Oleksii Opryshko

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13078 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; agricultural machinery navigation; sustainable agriculture; artificial intelligence; automation and robotics; controlled agricultural environments; planning, management, and forecasting for agricultural production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Agricultural Economic Transformation and Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Fotios Chatzitheodoridis

,

Efstratios Loizou

and

Achilleas Kontogeorgos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12713 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture resilience and sustainability; agricultural policy; CAP reform; farm-to-fork strategy; rural development; LEADER and CLLD strategies; tourism alternative forms and sustainability; protected designations of origin and geographical indications (PDO and PGI); sustainable rural development and culture; Climate change; EU green deal; biodiversity and agriculture; organic agriculture; bioeconomy and circular economy; agricultural economy; precision agriculture; international trade of agrofood products; impacts of international crises and instabilities on agricultural product markets and supply chains; sustainability, farm management, and informatics; marketing of agricultural products; consumer behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

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

edited by

Stefano Cascone

,

Eleonora Congiu

and

Chiara Marchionni

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12597 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Green Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Innovations for Sustainable Transport and Distribution

edited by Ruozhen Qiu,

Qingguo Bai

and Jianhu Cai

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12162 | Submission Open

Keywords: green logistics; supply chain management; transportation; distribution system; sustainable development; environment; environmental impact reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Transforming End-of-Life Product Management: Leveraging Big Data, Deep Learning, and Sustainable Practices

edited by

Selman Karagöz

, Yasin Karagöz and Charli Sitinjak

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 12085 | Submission Open

Keywords: end-of-life (EoL) management; big data analytics; deep learning; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LSA); material recovery; sustainable practices

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

Sustainability of Energy Conversion and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Systems

edited by Yongping Hou and

Yuan Gao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10140 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cells; testing; fault diagnosis; simulation; prediction; energy conversion; sustainable energy; performance evaluation; machine learning; degradation mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced Applications of Cleaner Production in Sustainable Industrial Ecology

edited by

Luiz Kulay

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9960 | Submission Open

Keywords: reductions in natural resource extraction; material and energy recovery; cleaner production; environmental performance; environmental sustainability; life cycle assessment; renewable energy generation; green and sustainable manufacturing; process integration and optimization; sustainable evaluations of industrial processes; environmental management; circular economy

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

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