Sustainability

Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Production Systems and Supply Chain Management

edited by

Abdel Latef M. Anouze

and

Abdulkareem Awwad

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 413 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable production systems; sustainable supply chain management; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Crop Production: The Interaction on Soil Microorganisms and Soil Health in Arable Land

edited by Jing Huang, Kailou Liu and Tianfu Han

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable crop production; arable land; soil microorganism; soil health; fertilization management for sustainable agriculture; planting technology; microbial community structure; meta-genomics; microbial activities; microbial abundance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Circular Economy Practices and Life Cycle Assessment for Manufacturing

edited by Luca Canetta,

Paolo Rosa

and Marzio Sorlini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; life cycle assessing (LCA); business models; circular supply chain; circularity assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Green Composite Metarials—2nd Edition

edited by

Snežana Nenadović

,

Ljiljana Kljajević

and

Miloš Nenadović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open

Keywords: composites; environmentally friendly; energy-efficient building materials; alkali-activated materials; circular economy; building materials; natural radioactivity of composite materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Mountain Hazards and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Taeko Wakahara and Yoshiharu Ishikawa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: mountain hazards; environmental sustainability; nature-based solutions; monitoring and early warning

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

Sustainable Development in Functional Biomaterials: Coating Methods and Optimization

edited by Samuel Fagbemi,

Julia L. Shamshina

and Anuja Tripathi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; artificial intelligence; digital twins; functional coatings; green manufacturing; biopolymers; bio-nanocomposites; cellulose; multilayer coatings; smart renewable packaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Circular Economy and Sustainable Transition Under the Dual Carbon Target

edited by

Kuo Jui Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; dual carbon targets; sustainable transition; carbon neutrality; resource efficiency; decarbonization strategies; policy integration; lifecycle assessment; industrial symbiosis; green finance

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

Sustainable Solutions for Energy-Efficient and Eco-Friendly Transportation

edited by Lijana Maskeliūnaitė,

Algimantas Danilevičius

,

Irina Yatskiv

and

Željko Stević

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport sustainability; eco-friendly transport; alternative energy; socioeconomic efficiency; sustainable travel; green logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Low-Carbon Materials for Sustainable and Healthy Buildings: Enhancing Indoor Comfort, Well-Being, and Energy Efficiency with Non-Conventional Constructive Solutions

edited by Magda Posani, Vincenzo Maria Gentile,

Joana Maia

and Tuomas Alapieti

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

Keywords: sustainable materials; thermal insulation; bio-based materials; moisture buffering; heritage; IAQ

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

The Future of Sustainable Architecture: Engineering and Green Building Materials

edited by

Anja Terzić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable engineering and architecture; zero waste; circular economy; biophilic design; heritage buildings; construction materials (cement; concrete; mortar; and composites); recycling; alternative raw materials; bio-waste: advanced green materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Between Bits and Biodiversity: The AI Dilemma in the Era of Sustainability

edited by Micaela Moreira Pinho,

Fernando Moreira

and Fátima Leal

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainable development; sustainable development goals; data centres; environmental impact; water footprint; energy footprint; resource management

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

edited by Marta Laska,

Łukasz Amanowicz

and Krystyna Curtis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 302 | 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)

Environmental Economics, Policies and Sustainable Economic Development

edited by Shoude Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 291 | 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)

Sustainable Materials Chemistry and Technologies

edited by

Chenxi Zhai

, Tianjiao Li and Haoyuan Shi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; materials chemistry; materials physics; multiscale modeling and simulation; mechanics; materials properties; process– structure– property relationship; soft materials; metals; polymers; ceramics; composites; additive manufacturing; machine learning; artificial intelligence

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

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

edited by

Justyna Jaskowska-Lemańska

and Joanna Sagan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 284 | 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)

Coastal Ecosystems Under Pressure: Research on Biogeochemistry, Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management

edited by Marija Marguš and

Jelena Mandić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal zones; eutrophication; biodiversity; pollution; nutrient and carbon cycling; hypoxia; in situ monitoring; contaminants; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Reimagining Sustainability: Green Mobility, Natural Ventilation and Artificial Intelligence-Driven Design

edited by

Perk Lin Chong

, Pengyan Guo, Lip Kean Moey and Foad Faraji

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; green mobility; energy efficiency; artificial intelligence-driven solutions; lightweight materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Corporate Social Performance: Pathways to Sustainable Growth

edited by Yaffa Moskovich,

Esther Hertzog

and Yuval Achouch

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate organization; corporate community; corporate industry; kibbutz community; cooperatives; alternative organizations

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

Spatial Planning and the Latest Challenges of Sustainable Urbanization

edited by

Luigi Mundula

and Vincenzo Todaro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban sustainability; digital transformation; sustainable ICT; smart and sustainable development; innovation; smart and sustainable mobility; urban technology; smart cities

Advancing Educational Sustainability Through Machine Learning

edited by

Zhifeng Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; sustainable education; personalized learning; adaptive learning; intelligent tutoring systems; learning analytics; cognitive diagnosis; educational data mining; knowledge tracing; smart classrooms

Advancing Energy Efficiency, NetZero Strategies, and Decarbonization for Sustainable Built Environments

edited by

Amira Elnokaly

and Farres Yasser

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; sustainable built environment; green building design; renewable energy integration; smart cities; passive design strategies; building performance simulation; lifecycle assessment; building information modeling (BIM); IoT; AI; circular economy in construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Energy Infrastructure Transition and Expansion: Role of Local Context, Community Collaboration, and Co-Production

edited by Thomaz M. Carvalhaes, Hillary K. Fishler and Bhartendu Pandey

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: transdisciplinary; place based; mixed-methods; social– ecological– technical systems; case study; energy transition; energy expansion; infrastructure implementation

Renewable Energy in Smart Energy Systems: Technologies, Strategies, and Applications

edited by

Matia Mainardis

,

Mattia Cottes

and

Patrizia Simeoni

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart energy systems; urban-industrial symbiosis; renewable energy; life cycle assessment; circular economy; district heating and cooling; waste and wastewater treatment; hydrogen; energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Smart Construction Ecosystems: Enhancing Safety and Sustainability Through Emerging Technologies

edited by

JeongWook Son

and

Jinyoung Kim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart construction; sustainable building; construction safety; digital technologies; artificial intelligence (AI); construction automation; green construction technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Application of Proximal and Remote Sensing in Sustainable Urban and Peri-Urban Governance

edited by

Federico Valerio Moresi

,

Mauro Maesano

and

Elena Brunori

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape; UAV; landscape change; hydrogeological risk; GIS; landscape model; planning and management; remote sensing; Lidar; terrestrial laser scanner; forest; forest monitoring

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

Towards a Sustainable Future: Tackling Food Waste at the Household Level and in the Working Environment

edited by Esther Veen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; households; working environment; food consumption; food waste behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Digital Transformation and Green Technology for Sustainable Building and Construction Management

edited by

Eul-Bum Lee

and

So-Won Choi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering and construction projects; digital convergence; green technology; smart construction technology; sustainable building and construction management; artificial intelligence (AI); big data; construction automation; building information modeling (BIM); advanced work packaging (AWP)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Sustainable Building Design

edited by

Andreea Dutu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: continued functionality; seismic analysis; special technologies; resilience and sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Tools for Ecological Assessment and Supporting Decision-Making in Sustainable Freshwater Ecosystem Management

edited by

Olga Petriki

and

Dimitra Bobori

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1547 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological assessment; biological indicators; bioindicators; environmental stressors; decision-support tools; SWOT analysis; AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process); MCDA (Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis); freshwater quality; WFD (Water Framework Directive); adaptive management; sustainable freshwater ecosystems

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

Advancing Sustainable and Low Carbon Innovations in the Global Construction Industry

edited by

Douglas O. Aghimien

, John Aliu and

Matthew Ikuabe

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 942 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technologies; carbon footprint reduction; circular economy; eco-friendly design; energy efficiency; green building materials; low carbon technologies; renewable energy integration; sustainable construction; urban resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Tracking Climate and Environmental Changes to Safeguard Ecosystems

edited by

Pedro Antonio Arnau del Amo

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; climate change; ecosystem and climate services; dynamic process analysis; ocean– atmosphere interactions; ecosystem resilience; land-use change; climate models

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

Sustainable Construction Materials: Innovations in Cement and Concrete for a Resilient Infrastructure

edited by

Wisal Ahmed

, Arslan Akbar and

Mingli Cao

submission deadline 2 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; low-carbon concrete; recycled materials; sustainable pozzolans; alternative binders; fibers; life cycle assessment; 3D concrete printing; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Beyond Adoption: Ensuring the Sustainable Use of New Technologies

edited by

Yide Liu

submission deadline 3 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 460 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable technology management; technology lifecycle optimization; circular economy; technostress and well-being; socio-economic impact of technology; environmental sustainability; regulatory frameworks; sustainability metrics and monitoring; technological resilience; innovation management

Environmental Economics in Sustainable Social Policy Development

edited by

Yuping Shang

,

Xin Zhao

and Xihui Haviour Chen

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15572 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; institutional arrangement; environmental protection; low-carbon transition; environmental economics; social policy; economic activity; climate change; resource utilization; interdisciplinary research

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

Green Building: CO₂ Emissions in the Construction Industry

edited by Jindao Chen,

Hongping Yuan

and

Qian Shi

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3267 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building; carbon emissions; construction industry; sustainable construction; low carbon construction; green building materials; lean construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Advanced Technologies and Collaborative Approaches for Sustainable Engineering and Industrial Systems

edited by

Leonilde Varela

, Zilda De Castro Silveira and Leonel Patrício

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; circular economy; Industry 4.0; collaborative networks; digital twins; industrial resilience; green technologies; sustainable design; resilient systems; advanced manufacturing

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

Strategies for Sustainable Soil, Water and Environmental Management

edited by

Asad Sarwar Qureshi

and

Redouane Choukr-Allah

submission deadline 7 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 827 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; soil degradation; soil management; water management; environmental sustainability; marginal areas; saline water use; policy interventions; climate change; soil management technologies; best practices

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

Sustainable Environmental Management of Waste Plastic: Purification, Multi-Path Utilization, Contaminant Control, and Governance Policy

edited by Hongru Jiang and Yawei Xiao

submission deadline 7 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic waste valorization; intelligent sorting technology; chemical-grade purification; circular economy policy; waste-derived construction materials; microplastic mitigation; advanced pyrolysis technologies; transnational governance; policy– population nexus

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

Sustainable Development and the Value of Ecosystems in Promoting Disaster Resilience and Recovery

edited by

David Nickerson

submission deadline 7 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster resilience; ecosystem services; climate change adaptation; economic valuation; risk reduction strategies

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

Energy Transition in Agriculture and Forestry Systems: Policies, Technologies and Sustainability Challenges

edited by

Valerio Di Stefano

,

Andrea Colantoni

,

Leonardo Bianchini

and Stefano Bigiotti

submission deadline 9 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; agriculture; forestry; policy; technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition for Sustainable Cropping Systems

edited by

Daniel Menezes-Blackburn

, Bingjie Jin and

Dong-Xing Guan

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10199 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture sustainability; soil fertility; plant nutrition; cropping systems; fertilizers; nutrient use efficiency; nutrient management; crop nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Interactions of Land Use, Economic Growth, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Azad Haider

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 10197 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; climate change; greenhouse gas emissions; economic growth; agriculture development; forest

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Waste Utilisation and Biomass Energy Production

edited by

Cristina Trois

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9868 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuels; bioenergy; waste-to-energy roadmaps; biohydrogen; biomethane; agrobiomass; forest biomass; biorefineries; decision support tools

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

Climate Change and Sustainable Agricultural System

edited by

Rameshwar Kanwar

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9326 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agricultural production systems; soil; air; and water pollution from agriculture; climate mitigation technologies and agricultural practices; management of forest lands to minimize GHG emissions and increase carbon sequestration; soil health; carbon sequestration and GHG emissions in agriculture; land management systems for agriculture and biodiversity; recycling of drainage water for agriculture; innovations in irrigation systems for rice and other crops of future innovative policies to implement technologies for mitigating climate change and pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Digital Transformation and Corporate Practices

edited by

Junrui Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8316 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; data assets; corporate practices; firm value; underlying mechanisms

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

Sustainable Maritime Logistics and Low-Carbon Transportation

edited by Chunhui Zhou,

Hongxiang Feng

, Fan Zhang and

Zhongyi Sui

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8279 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable maritime logistics through complex systems; carbon peaking and carbon neutralization in maritime logistics; assessment methods; modeling; and simulation for sustainability in maritime logistics; advancements in low-carbon fuels and energy sources; emission control of air pollutants from ships; treatment of water pollutants in ships; ship emission monitoring; maritime carbon footprint reduction; pollution simulation; prevention of shipping pollution and green navigation; carbon emission reduction in the maritime sector; low-carbon transportation for shipping; data analytics and digital twin technique for port development; port cooperation and competition; port integration; port scheduling and resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Management for the Future of Education Systems

edited by Walery Okulicz-Kozaryn

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5546 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable management; sustainable education; sustainability; SDGs 1– 17; future education; education technology; education method

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

Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Disasters on Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Daisuke Sasaki

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4973 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster risk reduction (DRR); climate change adaptation (CCA); Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015– 2030 (SFDRR); 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs); Paris Agreement; climate disaster impacts; environmental sustainability; disaster science; development studies; transdisciplinary approach

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

Heterogeneous Catalytic Technology in Pollutant Degradation

edited by

Janaína Oliveira Gonçalves

, Mery Luiza Garcia Vieira and Anelise Christ Ribeiro

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4627 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalysis; pollutant degradation; environmental remediation; advanced oxidation processes; sustainable technologies

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

Smart Ergo-Design: Innovating Sustainability through Smart Ergonomics and Design

edited by Egon Ostrosi, Jean-Bernard Bluntzer and Morad Mahdjoub

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3878 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart ergonomics; sustainable design; sustainable ergonomics; green ergonomics; human factor; inclusive design; human-centered design; sustainable smart systems; AI for ergonomics and design; digital twin; immersive technologies; collaborative design; knowledge management; CCAM

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

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