Sustainability

Smart Charging and Grid Integration for Sustainable Electric Transportation

edited by

and Josip Vasilj

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8956 | 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)

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 8708 | Submission Open

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

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

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 8703 | 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)

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 7861 | 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 7676 | 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 7284 | 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 6798 | 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 6412 | 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 6198 | 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 6050 | 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 5851 | 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 5450 | 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 5302 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5209 | 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 4916 | 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 4870 | 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 4460 | 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 4139 | 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 3990 | 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 3775 | 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 3701 | 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 3648 | 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 3544 | 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 3118 | 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 2996 | 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 2670 | 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 2631 | 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 2600 | 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 2518 | 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 2427 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2391 | 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 2374 | 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 2339 | 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 2059 | 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 1744 | 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 1696 | 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 1594 | 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 1440 | 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)

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 1020 | 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)

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 1020 | 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)

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 978 | 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 945 | 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 939 | 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 806 | 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 689 | 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 641 | 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 633 | 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 601 | 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 584 | 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 574 | 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)

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