Sustainability

Environmental Management of Industrial Carbonization

edited by

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1282 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental management; industrial carbonization; sustainability; life-cycle sustainability assessment; circular economy; sustainable development goals; carbon capture and utilization; cleaner production; renewable energy integration; green finance

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

Digital Marketing Sustainability: Critical, Theoretical, and Practical Advances

edited by

Anna K. Zarkada

and

Christiana Tsaousi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1241 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital marketing; sustainability; externalities; prosperity; organizational and personal responsibility; collective action; marketing sustainable products; promoting sustainable consumption; digital marketing technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence, big data analytics, programmatic advertising, and blockchain); environmental, social, and ethical aspects of digital marketing

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

Lifestyle Hygiene and Environmental Hygiene to Promote Sustainable Health and Well-Being

edited by

Lucia Maria Lotrean

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1147 | Submission Open

Keywords: lifestyle hygiene; environmental hygiene; global health; wellbeing

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

Environmental Change from a Social Science Perspective

edited by

Ana Rita Farias

and Marta Santos Silva

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1123 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental change; human behavior; sustainable practices; social science perspectives; climate action strategies; behavioral insights

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

Advancements in Sustainable and Smart Materials

edited by

Bingang Xu

and

Junxian Huang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1107 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; smart materials; renewable materials; biodegradable materials; adaptive materials; responsive materials; self-healing; green synthesis; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Utilizing Geographic Information Systems for Sustainable Prediction and Prevention of Disaster Risk

edited by Hong Sik Yun and

Seung-Jun Lee

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1077 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographic information systems (GIS); disaster risk reduction; geospatial digital twin; multi-sensor data fusion; geodetic monitoring; remote sensing; climate-responsive hazard modeling; multi-hazard assessment; early warning systems; AI-driven geospatial analysis

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

Advancing Circular Practices and Resource Recovery in Waste Management Systems

edited by

Toru Matsumoto

and

Richao Cong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1052 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy transition management; assessment methodologies and simulation; innovative recycling technologies; resource recovery; sustainable waste management; ICT and AI applications; utilization of information platforms; consumers’ awareness and behaviour

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

Digital Economy, Sustainable Economic Transformation, and Regional Development

edited by

Alex Zarifis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 992 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; regional development; digital economy; e-business; cross-border e-commerce; AI; Fintech; Insurtech; trust; sustainability

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

Driving Behavior Analysis and Traffic Modelling for Sustainable Smart Mobility Systems

edited by Eleni Mantouka and Panagiotis Fafoutellis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 988 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Strategies for the Control of Persistent Toxic and Radioactive Contaminants

edited by

Yu Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 949 | Submission Open

Keywords: persistent toxic substances; emerging contaminants; radioactive contaminants; life-cycle management; health and ecological risk assessment; green remediation technologies; pollutant fate and transport; adaptive environmental management; transboundary pollution control; sustainable pollution control strategies

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

Marine Renewable Energy and Sustainable Ocean Resources

edited by

Zhong Xiao

, Lin Cui and

Linlin He

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 942 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine renewable energy; offshore wind; wave energy; tidal energy; ocean current energy; offshore geotechnical engineering; wave–structure–seabed interaction; sustainable ocean resources; offshore infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Towards Climate-Neutral and Resilient Building and Urban Energy Systems

edited by

Miguel Á. García-Fuentes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 895 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-neutral cities; energy efficient buildings; urban resilience; decarbonization; smart and flexible energy systems; low-carbon buildings; energy transition; sustainable urban planning; building retrofitting; climate adaptation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Carbon Market Based on Renewable Energy Production

edited by

Christos Dimitriadis

, Georgios Georgiadis and

Eleftherios Kontis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 832 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon market; renewable energy; emission trading; energy transition; climate policy; carbon pricing; decarbonization; electrification; environmental economics; net-zero strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advancements in Eco-Friendly Concrete and Sustainable Construction Materials

edited by

Mohammad R. Irshidat

and

Muni Raj Maurya

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 801 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon concrete; sustainable construction materials; recycled aggregates; waste valorization; geopolymer binders; supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs); carbonation and CO₂ sequestration; thermal-insulating concrete; bio-based building materials; three-dimensional printing in construction; circular economy in construction; life cycle assessment (LCA); structural supercapacitor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Urban Vehicle Access Regulations (UVARs) Applications for Sustainable Urban Mobility

edited by

Francisco J. Calvo

, Oxana Tchepel and

Susana da Costa Freiria

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 736 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban mobility; urban vehicle access regulations; low emission zones; zero emission zones; transport externalities in cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Carbon Markets, Sustainable Rural Development, and Food Security: Economic and Policy Strategies

edited by

Alessandro Scuderi

, Mariarita Cammarata and

Giuseppe Timpanaro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 687 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon markets; sustainable rural development; food security; agricultural economics; climate-smart agriculture; carbon finance; environmental governance; life cycle assessment; policy innovation; rural livelihoods

Avoid, Shift, Improve: Building Sustainability Measures for Effective Climate Mitigation

edited by

Luka Pajek

and

David Božiček

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 660 | Submission Open

Keywords: avoid–shift–improve; life cycle assessment; whole life-cycle global warming potential; sufficiency in buildings; eco-efficient material design; active and passive energy efficiency measures; building sustainability; building design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Economic Growth and Development for Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Sorin-George I. Toma

and Catalin Gradinaru

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 650 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; economic growth; economic development; sustainability; environmental sustainability; sustainable development goals; gross domestic product

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

Recent Advances in Sustainable Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Technologies

edited by

Mohammed Ismail

,

Fatma Calili-Cankir

and

Mustafa Ercelik

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cells; electrolysers; green hydrogen; experimental investigation; modelling

Sustainable Transport and Urban Renewal

edited by

Juan Benavente Ponce

,

Andres Rodriguez

, Iria Lopez-Carreiro and

Carlos Romero Morales

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 634 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; mobility; sustainable development; urban renewal

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

Lean Construction and Sustainability in Construction Industry

edited by

Cylde Zhengdao Li

and Jian Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 630 | Submission Open

Keywords: lean construction; sustainable construction; waste minimization; BIM; circular economy; life-cycle assessment; construction management; green building; value stream mapping; project delivery

Future of Industry 4.0: Sustainable Blueprints, Industry Chains, and Digitalization

edited by Luca Esposito and

Xihui Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 601 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; sustainable development; sustainable digitization; cutting-edge technologies

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

Advanced Study on Next Generation Solar Cells

edited by

Yang Li

, Lixin Zhang,

Qinggao Hou

and Yajie Fu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 600 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar cells; solar energy; device engineering; commercialization; energy storage

Technology-Enhanced Education for Sustainable Development

edited by

Salvador Reyes-de Cózar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 582 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology-enhanced learning; sustainable education; digital tools in education; e-learning platforms; educational sustainability; green technology in education; AI in education; inclusive education; digital literacy; sustainable development goals

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

Innovations in Sustainable Food Processing Technologies

edited by

Andrei Borșa

and

Muntean Mircea Valentin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 580 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; circular economy; energy efficiency; non-thermal processing technologies; food waste valorization; sustainable packaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Innovative Materials for Sustainable Water Remediation Technologies

edited by

Raúl Cortés-Martínez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water treatment; advanced functional materials; surface modification; nanostructured adsorbents; contaminant removal; circular economy; water treatment technologies; life cycle assessment

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

Local Wild Edible Plants (WEPs) for Biodiversity, Food Systems, and Sustainable Development

edited by

Mauri Åhlberg

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: wild edible plants (WEPs); wild edible weeds; ecosystem services; species identification; biodiversity; food systems; good environment; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

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

edited by

Matia Mainardis

,

Mattia Cottes

and

Patrizia Simeoni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 520 | 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)

Approaching a Carbon Neutral and Sustainable Society Using Geological Solutions

edited by

Kazbulat Shogenov

and

Alla Shogenova

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 508 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 capture; CO2 use and storage; geothermal energy; CO2–geothermal, CPG; H2, hydrogen geological storage; UHS—undeground hydrogen storage; synergy of unconventional renewable energies

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

Urban Transitions at the Margins: Gentrification, Peripheral Growth, and Socio-Ecological Sustainability

edited by

Liliana Dumitrache

and Bogdan Suditu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 495 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban margins; gentrification; peripheral urbanization; socio-ecological sustainability; informal settlements; urban transitions; displacement; urban governance; resilience; urban futures

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

Sustainable Construction Engineering and Construction Project Management

edited by William Collinge

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction; project management; United Nations; SDGs; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Management in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry Towards Circular Economy

edited by

Joel Reynolds

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: hospitality sustainability; tourism sustainability; foodservice sustainability; event management sustainability; social responsibility; circular economy

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

Technology and Digital Transformation in Sustainable Education

edited by

Hüseyin Bicen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 472 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational technology; artificial intelligence; augmented reality; gamification; massive open online courses

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

Pathways to Clean Energy: Technologies, Policies, and Impacts

edited by

Yanchao Feng

and

Shilei Hu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 470 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean energy; energy transition; energy resilience and security; technological innovation; policy simulation; socio-economic impacts; risk identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainability of Waste Recovery on Renewable Energy Systems

edited by Juan Jose Garcia Pabon, Abdul Orlando Cárdenas Gómez and Luz Elena Peñaranda Chenche

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 459 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental engineering; renewable energy engineering; thermal engineering; mechanical engineering; sustainable development; chemical engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Smart Agriculture, Ecological Resources and Environment

edited by Lichang Yin and

Feiyan Xiao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; resource utilization; greenhouse gas emissions; soil microbial carbon use efficiency; sustainable management; climate change; cultivated land use; yield–soil carbon relationship

Advances in Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Analytical Methods

edited by

Pere Colomer-Vidal

,

Bernat Oró-Nolla

and

Olga Gómez-Navarro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution; persistent organic pollutants (POPs); PFAS; pesticides; environmental monitoring; bioindicators; analytical chemistry; risk assessment

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

Sustainable Fishery Management Under Extreme Environmental Challenges

edited by

Felipe Amezcua

and

María Teresa Carreón-Zapiain

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate-ready harvest control rules; extreme event fisheries impacts; adaptive fisheries governance; ocean warming stock dynamics; hypoxia-tolerant management strategies; socio-ecological resilience; dynamic spatial closures; quota banking climate shocks; ecosystem-based fisheries adaptation; food security under extremes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Technological Pathways to Waste Reduction and Resource Efficiency

edited by

Damira Keček

,

Katerina Fotova Čiković

and Joško Lozić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste reduction; resource efficiency; technological innovations; artificial intelligence; AI-driven approaches; sustainability

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

Sustaining the Waste-Energy Nexus: Thermal and Biochemical Pathways for Bioenergy and Waste-to-Product Valorization in Municipal and Industrial Streams

edited by

Fares AlMomani

and Kashif Rasool

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste-to-energy; bioenergy valorization; thermal conversion; biochemical pathways; circular economy; municipal solid waste; industrial waste valorization; resource recovery; sustainable biorefineries; waste-to-products

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

Technological Innovation for Sustainable Traffic Safety

edited by

Sadko Mandzuka

and

Miroslav Vujić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transport systems; traffic safety; technological innovation; smart roads and intersections; KPI and data analytics; data security; incident management systems

Renewable Energy and Energy Economics: Pathways to Sustainable Systems Development

edited by

Ioannis E. Kosmadakis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy systems; energy economics; sustainability; decarbonization; electrification; green hydrogen; levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and levelized cost of storage (LCOS) analyses; circularity of energy systems; life cycle assessment; sustainability key performance indicators (KPI)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in Sustainable Rural Tourism: Methods, Strategies and Practice—2nd Edition

edited by

Ramona Mariana Ciolac

,

Tiberiu Iancu

,

Gabriela Popescu

and

Tabita Cornelia Adamov

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural tourism; smart development strategies; sustainability; rural resources and community development; branding methods for rural environments

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

Management of Waste, Residues and By-Products Generated in Biotechnological Processes Consistent with Sustainable Development

edited by

Jarosław Domański

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology waste; waste management; circular economy; biotechnological processes; anaerobic digestion; methane; hydrogen; resource recovery; digestate; wastewater sludge

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

The Role of Functional Materials and Nanotechnology in Energy and Environmental Applications

edited by

Muhammad Yousaf

and

Ali Imran

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: batteries; supercapacitors; solar cell; environment remediation; synthesis of nanomaterials; fuel cell; adsorption; functional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: From Crop Production to By-Product Utilization

edited by

Zeljka Mesić

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; circular bioeconomy; traceability and digitalization; by-product valorization; sustainable food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Soil Carbon Sequestration for Sustainable Ecosystem

edited by

Chao Li

, Pinshang Xu,

Zhenggui Zhang

and

Yi Xu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil organic carbon; carbon sequestration; sustainable land management; climate change mitigation; soil health; ecosystem services; carbon budgets

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

Sustainable Innovations in Food Chemistry: From Green Processing to Functional Ingredients

edited by

Maria Teresa Liberatore

, Mariacinzia Rutigliano and Flavia Dilucia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-sustainability, innovative foods; new functional ingredients; bioactive compounds; food by-products; green energy; non-thermal technologies; novel solvents; microwave and ultrasonic processing; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Building Design and Energy Efficiency

edited by

Kangting Tsai

, Chien-Hung Tung and Yin-Hao Chiu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building design; energy efficiency; low-carbon architecture; building performance; indoor environmental quality; renewable energy; microgrid; resilient design; smart building technologies; thermal comfort; BIM; willingness to pay

Development and Application of Sustainable Composite Materials

edited by

Jin Wang

, Xiang Xu and Bobin Xing

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; lightweight composites; recyclable materials; eco-design; green processing; lifecycle assessment; thermoplastic composite; fiber-reinforced composites; composite structures; multifunctional structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

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