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Analytical Research on Consumer Behavior and Digital Marketing Connection for Facilitating Sustainable Marketing Effectiveness submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 15469 | Submission Open
Keywords: consumer behaviour; digital marketing; loyalty; electronic engagement; neuromarketing; AI and Chat GPT; value co-creation; marketing efficiency; marketing ethics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Land Use and Management, 2nd Edition
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15219 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use planning and management; land overexploitation; the harmony of the human– land system; sustainable development; big data; system simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Higher Education: Innovative Teaching and Learning, and Leadership for Creating Impacts on Local Society and Globally submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14539 | Submission Open
Keywords: higher education; innovative teaching and learning; leadership; third mission of the university; inclusive society; internationalization; artificial intelligence and technology; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Life Cycle Assessment in the Context of Climate Change: A Sustainable Development Perspective
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12551 | Submission Open
Keywords: life cycle thinking tools; water footprint; carbon footprint; life cycle sustainability assessment; climate change; sustainable production and consumption; energy efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Sustainable Leadership and Strategic Management in SMEs
edited by , Zhaoxing Wang, Peiyu He and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10363 | Submission Open
Keywords: SME; sustainable leadership; strategic management; sustainability practices; regulatory impact; technological innovation; environmental impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Progress in Sustainable Smart Tourism: Planning, Developing, Management and Sustainability submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7995 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; augmented reality; mixed reality; smart tourism; smart tourism business; smart tourism destination; smart tourism experience; smart tourist; sustainable smart tourism; virtual reality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Digital Ecosystem and Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Opportunities and Challenges
edited by , Bruno Brandão Fischer and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7873 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital ecosystem; sustainable entrepreneurship; technological innovation; information security; sustainable development goals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Environmental and Economic Sustainability in Agri-Food System
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7822 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; food security; economic resilience; environmental protection; agri-food policies; circular economy; resource efficiency; sustainable food production; climate-smart agriculture; agri-food system innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Innovations and Sustainable Practices to Ensure Project Safety and Improve Risk Management Capabilities submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7466 | 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)
Global Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Organizational Performance
edited by Ahmad K. Elshennawy and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7277 | 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)
Environmental Protection, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6852 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental impacts; biodiversity conservation; environmental sustainability; pollution; tourism; environmental management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Sustainable Development and Application in Autonomous Driving System for Better Mobility
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6725 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; Industry 4.0; human– machine interaction; industrial engineering; user behavior; innovation; management; policy; inclusive society; service design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Contribution of Intelligent Transport Systems to Sustainable Development Goals submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6610 | 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)
Digital Transformation of Supply Chain Innovation
edited by , and Tharaka De Vass
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6578 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital supply chain management; supply chain innovation; sustainable operations; Industry 4.0; SCM 4.0; emerging technology adoption; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)
Food Security, Food Recovery, Food Quality, and Food Safety
edited by Preciosa J.C. Jesus da Costa Pires, , Aloia Romaní and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6244 | Submission Open
Keywords: food waste; active food ingredients; food production; nutritionally balanced food; bioprocesses; sustainable food systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainable Rural Development Projects: Diversity and Opportunities from Principles of Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems
edited by Adolfo Cazorla Montero and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5985 | Submission Open
Keywords: planning; sustainable rural development; working with people; sustainable project management; project-based learning; responsible investment in agriculture and food systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Advancements in Sustainable Building Design: Enhancing Indoor Comfort and Resilience in Extreme Weather Conditions
edited by and Cehao Yu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5783 | Submission Open
Keywords: indoor comfort; environmental acceptance; sustainable building design; extreme weather events; climate change; building resilience; building adaptability; monitoring and control; building sustainability; health and well-being; sustainable technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Health and Sustainable Lifestyle: Balancing Work and Well-Being
edited by Akira Tsuda, Taiyo Miyashita, Phongchai Jittamai and Yoshiyuki Tanaka
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5406 | Submission Open
Keywords: health; sustainable lifestyle; work– life balance; sustainable well-being; healthy organization; organizational culture; social problem solution; sustainable behavioral change; employee satisfaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Energy Saving and Emission Reduction from Green Transportation
edited by , Shanyong Wang, Xiu Cheng and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5079 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy saving; emission reduction; green transportation; life cycle assessment; transportation electrification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Energy: Addressing Issues Related to Renewable Energy
edited by , , Hang Meng and Hao Zhang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4878 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind; solar; hydro; bioenergy; geothermal; wave; clean hydrogen; conventional energy; power generation; energy storage; energy economics; energy security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Digital Transformation in Sustainable Supply Chain and Service Operations
edited by , Qiang Cai and Erjiang E
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4851 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital transformation; digitalization; sustainable supply chain; AI/big data-driven; IoT applications; supply chain management; supply chain optimization; environmental sustainability; socio-economic impacts; service; operations management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Recent Technological Advancements Driving Sustainable Development in Flexible and Resilient Power and Energy Systems submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4773 | Submission Open
Keywords: integration and operation of renewable energy sources (rES); solar energy; wind power; hydropower; geothermal energy; biomass; wave and tidal energy; microgrids and smart grids; distributed generation; advanced infrastructure and power electronics facilities; flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS); energy storage; electric vehicles (EVs); modeling and simulation of power systems; demand-side management; power system planning; reliability and resilience; electricity markets; application of artificial intelligence (AI) in power systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
The Role of Innovation and Technology in Advancing Sustainable Development Goals
edited by and Luís Felipe Machado Do Nascimento
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4708 | Submission Open
Keywords: minimal life conditions; health and well-being; quality education; clean technology; industry and innovation; ecosystems and infrastructure; climate action; partnerships for goals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Analysis of Energy Systems from the Perspective of Sustainability
edited by , and Yao Tao
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4645 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy system engineering; sustainability analysis; multi-energy coupling; management theories and methods in energy system; energy policy and economics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Open Innovation in Green Products and Performance Research
edited by , and Marzena Podgórska
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4567 | Submission Open
Keywords: open innovations; green products; circular economy; sustainable development; stakeholders’ engagement; sustainable behaviors; higher education activities in open innovations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)
Sustainable Marine Engineering and Efficient Marine Transportation of Energy submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4559 | 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)
Watershed Hydrology and Sustainable Water Environments submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4115 | Submission Open
Keywords: erosion; water quality; riparian area; pollution; nature-based solutions; anthropogenic pressures; urbanization; climate change; ecosystem services; sustainable development goals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Development of Advanced Composite Materials in Construction submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4103 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymer-composite-reinforced concrete and geopolymer concrete; fiber-reinforced polymer-hybrid materials; composite materials in 3D printing (additive manufacturing); microstructure analysis of composite materials; composite construction durability and performance; composite materials for energy efficiency in construction; state-of-the-art reviews on the sustainability of composite materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Socially Sustainable Urban and Architectural Design
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3959 | Submission Open
Keywords: socially sustainable built environment; social interaction in public spaces; urban morphology; space syntax; socio-spatial inequality; pedestrian behavior; wayfinding and spatial cognition; mental well-being; social sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Scientific Disposal and Utilization of Coal-Based Solid Waste
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3924 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental impact; mining wastewater; mine waste; solid waste disposal; sustainable development; environmental assessment; recycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Perspectives and Challenges: New Energy Power Generation and Power System Sustainability
edited by Giovanni Brumana and Elisa Ghirardi
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3892 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; power generation; energy storage; energy conversion; renewable energy; energy management; smart grids’ testing and modelling
(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 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3795 | 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 Practices in Bridge Construction submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3494 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy-efficient design and maintenance of bridges; innovative bridge construction techniques; bridge life-cycle assessment; sustainable transportation integration; climate-resilient design and restoration of bridges; climate change impact assessments; monitoring systems on bridges; sensor technologies; predictive maintenance of bridges; multi-risk assessment of bridges
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
System Design and Operation in Sustainable Transport Networks submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3485 | Submission Open
Keywords: public transport; autonomous driving; traffic control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Innovative Technologies and Strategies in Disaster Management, 2nd Edition
edited by Sasha Zhijie Dong and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3415 | Submission Open
Keywords: disaster management; emerging technologies; data exchange; policy implications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Impact of Digital Transformation of Industries on Economic Sustainability
edited by and Felipe Fehlberg Herrmann
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3348 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital technologies; sustainability; Industry 4.0; industrial symbiosis; green supply chain; lean manufacturing; digital transformation; circular economy; industry performance; reverse logistics; competitiveness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Research on Sustainable E-commerce and Supply Chain Management
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3333 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable e-commerce; sustainable supply chains management; sustainable marketplaces; sustainable packaging; sustainable logistics; sustainable business models; sustainable shopping; sustainable consumer behavior; sharing economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
The Sustainable Development of a Low-Carbon Economy in the Context of Climate Change
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3259 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate policy; low-carbon economic development; green economy transition; carbon emission reduction; low-carbon energy; digital technology; green finance; climate risk
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Sustainable Lighting: Design for Human Wellbeing and Technological Development
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3235 | Submission Open
Keywords: lighting design; human-centric lighting; lighting quality; energy efficiency; lighting sources; lighting management; lamp innovation; sustainable design for lighting systems; energy conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Total Quality Management and Lean Manufacturing: A Total Sustainability Management Framework
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2803 | Submission Open
Keywords: operations; supply chain; trade-off; reversing environmental issues; total quality management; lean; theory of constraints; zero impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advances in Sustainable Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2616 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy; resource; system; assessment; policy; renewable energy; energy storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Architecture, Structural Design, and Environmental Engineering
edited by , , Martina Sciomenta and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2139 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable architecture; timber engineering; bio-based materials; structural design optimization; short supply chain construction; circular economy in construction; low-carbon building materials; resilient infrastructure; climate-responsive design; environmental impact assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable and Smart City: Planning for Resilience
edited by and Ravil Muhamedyev
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2090 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart infrastructure; smart technologies; sustainable urban planning and design; climate resilience and adaptation; energy efficiency and renewable resources; green spaces and biodiversity; social resilience and equity; risk management; policy and governance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Smart Cities for Sustainable Development: Innovations in Spatial Planning and Environmental Management submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2042 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; smart city; spatial planning; environmental sustainability; urban planning; practical examples; policy frameworks; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainable Development and Analysis of Tunnels and Underground Works
edited by , Jian Zhang, Cong Zhang and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2027 | Submission Open
Keywords: tunnels and underground works; sustainable detection techniques; risk management; intelligence technology; intelligent maintenance; resilient evaluation; resilient improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Ecological Sustainability on Agroforests for Mammal Biodiversity Conservation submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1909 | Submission Open
Keywords: mammals; biodiversity; defaunation; anthropogenic factors; trophic cascade; ecosystem functioning; conservation biology; habitat loss; protected areas; agroforest
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Geographical Indications and Products of Origin as Tools for Agroecological Transition of Rural Territories submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1822 | Submission Open
Keywords: geographical indications; products of origin; resilient food systems; sustainable food systems; climate change; rural resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Life Cycle Energy and Environmental Assessment in Sustainable Buildings submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1803 | Submission Open
Keywords: green building; indoor environmental quality (IEQ); building energy simulation (BES); environmental impact; life cycle assessment; air quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Disaster Management: Theory and Practice
edited by and Chun Fu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1682 | Submission Open
Keywords: disaster management; resilience; infrastructure systems; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Land Use Strategies for Sustainable Development
edited by Xia Li
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1632 | 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)
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