Sustainability

Advancing Sustainable Futures: Integrating Service Learning in Education and Research

edited by Tiberio Garza, Shaoan Zhang and Chengcheng Li

submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3495 | Submission Open

Keywords: Education for Sustainable Development (ESD); service learning; sustainability competencies; interdisciplinary education; community partnerships; experiential learning; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); higher education; sustainability leadership; curriculum design

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

Innovations in Sustainable Aquaculture and Blue Biotechnology for Environmental and Economic Resilience

edited by

Carlos Yure B. Oliveira

, Alfredo O. Gálvez and Jéssika Lima De Abreu

submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 695 | Submission Open

Keywords: active feed; bioremediation; economy; environmental impact mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Hyper-Connected Cities: Advancing Intelligent Transport Systems for Sustainable and Resilient Mobility

edited by

Sehyun Tak

and

Donghoun Lee

submission deadline 14 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transport systems (ITSs); hyper-connected mobility; smart infrastructure; big data and AI in transport; connected and automated vehicles (CAVs); mobility-as-a-service (MaaS); demand-responsive transport (DRT); sustainable and carbon-neutral mobility; cybersecurity and safety in ITS; urban resilience and transport policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Local Economic Resilience: Academia’s Critical Role in Education, Research, and Community Engagement

edited by

Luca Giraldi

submission deadline 14 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; entrepreneurship education; academic– industry collaboration; business sustainability; technology transfer; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Biomass Transformation and Sustainability

edited by

Michela Signoretto

and

Somayeh Taghavi

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10738 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass transformation; sustainable development; thermochemical; biochemical; chemical; bio-based model components; biochar; hydrochar; carbon dots

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

Landscape Ecology and Sustainability—the Interface between Natural Landscape Values and Society 2nd Edition

edited by

Axel Schwerk

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7533 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural landscape values; landscape management; biological diversity; cultural landscapes; society

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

Advances in Energy Economics, Energy Policy and Sustainability Transition

edited by

Huaxi Yuan

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5833 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy economics; sustainable energy transition; renewable energy; energy policy; environmental economics; energy efficiency; climate policy; decarbonization; socio-economic impacts of energy; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Energy Transition, Energy Economics, and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Paulo Rotella Junior

and

Luiz Célio Souza Rocha

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4681 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy transition; regulatory issues; energy storage systems; hybrid systems; economic feasibility; optimization techniques; environmental sustainability; sustainable development; green technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Revolutionizing Road Infrastructure: A Nexus of Bioengineering, Waste Valorization, and Intelligent Systems

edited by

Nader Nciri

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4362 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable road infrastructure; innovative construction materials; bio-asphalt and bio-additives; waste material recycling in construction; smart technologies in road construction; artificial intelligence and the internet of things in infrastructure; energy efficiency and conservation; greenhouse gas reduction; zero waste construction; analytical and simulation techniques in roadway design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Ecosystem Services in the Planning and Sustainable Development of Urban Green Spaces

edited by

Wei Hou

,

Chunxiao Zhang

and

Cheng Li

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3922 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban green spaces; ecosystem services; supply– demand relationship; trade-offs/synergies; driving factors; spatiotemporal variation; human wellbeing

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

Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Sustainable Environmental Applications

edited by

Xiaorong Gan

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2885 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional nanomaterials; environmental risks; wastewater treatment; pollutant adsorption; membrane separation; desalination; deionization; sensors; environmental catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Cultural Sustainability in Tourism: Preserving Local Traditions and Heritage While Encouraging Responsible Travel for Sustainable Local Development

edited by

Francisco Javier García-Delgado

, Antonio Martínez-Puche and María Hernández-Hernández

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2346 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural sustainability; cultural impacts of tourism; cultural tourism; responsible tourism; proximity tourism; slow tourism; sustainable local development; preservation of material and intangible heritage; local community; stakeholders; participatory models; responsibility/sustainability debate

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

Sustainability in Food Processing and Food Industry

edited by Zacharias Ioannou

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2174 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; recycling; environmentally friendly packaging materials; cleaner production practices; water conservation; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Innovative Risk Management and Sustainable Practices in Construction

edited by

Marzena Lendo-Siwicka

, Katarzyna Pawluk and

Anna Markiewicz

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1967 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk management; sustainable construction; construction works; construction technology; environmental construction; advanced and sustainable materials

Impacts of Ocean-Atmosphere Dynamics on Regional and Global Climate Sustainability

edited by Andre Luiz Belem and

Jonas Takeo Carvalho

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1169 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean– atmosphere interactions; climate resilience; sustainable adaptation; climate impacts mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Management and Digital Transformation for Logistics, Supply Chain, and Procurement

edited by

Bernardo Nicoletti

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 694 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; digital transformation; green logistics; supply chain resilience; circular economy; artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain; innovative procurement; carbon neutrality; ethical sourcing

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

Green and Non-Invasive Technology for Sustainable Development of Groundwater and Geohydrology

edited by

Paolo Ciampi

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 434 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeophysics; groundwater monitoring; sustainable geohydrology; environmental geophysics; subsurface characterization; digital modeling; green and non-invasive technology; aquifer mapping; soil and water management; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)

Sustainable Strategies for Improving Water Quantity and Quality in Anthropogenically Transformed Areas

edited by

Bogumił Nowak

and

Agnieszka E. Ławniczak-Malińska

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open

Keywords: water relations transformation; water deficits; water availability; water pollution; eutrophication; sustainable water resources management; water quality improvement

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

The Synthesis of Low-Carbon New Materials and Their Application in Green Design

edited by Yanchen Li, Chenglong Zhang, Yanhong Jia and

Kaibao Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon composite materials; mechanism analysis; green design; sustainable design concept

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Recent Advances in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Techniques

edited by

Fabio Salomone

and Emanuele Giglio

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture and storage; carbon capture and utilization; CO2 hydrogenation; synthetic fuels; CO2 absorption; solid sorbents; membrane technologies; CO2 valorization; environmental catalysis

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

Leisure Involvement and Smart Tourism

edited by

Ching-Cheng Shen

and Dan Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart leisure involvement; sustainable smart tourism; leisure travel; smart technology; sustainable tourism industry

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

Study and Research Between Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development Goals for the Built Environment in Transition

edited by Maria Rita Pinto,

Stefania de Medici

and

Francesca Ciampa

submission deadline 16 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment regeneration; adaptive reuse; building and urban maintenance; cultural heritage enhancement; circular redevelopment strategies; creative and human-centered approach; green transition; technological integration; vulnerabilities of urban settlement system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Entrepreneurship and Open Innovation from the Perspective of Sustainable Business Models: 2nd Edition

edited by

Peng Zhou

and

Bo Zhang

submission deadline 16 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

Keywords: entrepreneurship; innovation; knowledge sharing; sustainable business model; circular economy; sustainable finance; social equity; policy framework

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

Sustainable Heritage Tourism

edited by

Giulio Mario Cappelletti

, Dino Gavinelli and

Carlo Russo

submission deadline 17 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15038 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable tourism; cultural heritage; cultural geography; geography of tourism; authenticity of places; sense of places

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

Green Shipping and Operational Strategies of Clean Energy

edited by Zunhua Zhang, Qian Xiong and Dongsheng Dong

submission deadline 17 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3260 | Submission Open

Keywords: green shipping; marine low/zero carbon power; clean and renewable energy; energy storage technology; new power system; energy management strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advancing Innovation and Sustainability in SMEs and Entrepreneurship

edited by

Santiago Gutiérrez-Broncano

and Jesús D. Sánchez De Pablo

submission deadline 17 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1084 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; small medium enterprises; sustainable management; innovation; corporate social responsability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Food, Supply Chains, and Sustainable Development—Second Edition

edited by

Victor Shi

submission deadline 18 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7892 | Submission Open

Keywords: food; supply chains; sustainable development; coordination; corporate social responsibility; social welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Materials Research and Technology: Utilizing Waste as a Resource in the Production of a New Generation of Green Materials

edited by

Farshid Pahlevani

and Smitirupa Biswal

submission deadline 19 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3545 | Submission Open

Keywords: green materials; wastes valorization; sustainable manufacturing; resource recovery; circular economy; waste-to-material technologies; sustainable chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advanced Studies of Pollutants in Water, Air, and Soil: Assessment and Remediation

edited by

Yan Ma

submission deadline 19 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 828 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil health; environmental sustainability; soil degradation; resource management; pollution prevention; remediation strategies

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

Circular Economy and Sustainable Technological Innovation

edited by

Joosung Lee

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable technological innovation; sustainable business model

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

Human-Centric Sustainability: Designing Inter-Active Cities of the Future

edited by Matteo Zallio,

Claudia Porfirione

and

Nicola Canessa

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban data; data-driven interactions; mixed data integration; AI in urban dynamics; smart-to-sense city transitions; multimodal governance; interactive technologies; data ethics; urban data methodologies; human– AI convergence; dynamic city systems; inter-active city theory

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

Urban Vulnerability and Resilience

edited by

Ilenia Spadaro

and

Francesca Pirlone

submission deadline 23 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7483 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; vulnerability; territory safety; risks; nature-based solutions; quality of life

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

Sustainable Renewable Energy: Smart Grid and Electric Power System

edited by

Ting Yang

submission deadline 23 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2339 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids and sustainable renewable energy integration; power system control and optimization; energy storage and saving technologies; wind power and solar related technologies; power system wide area perception and advanced metering infrastructure; cyber physical power system; carbon reduction technologies; electric vehicles and smart grids; artificial intelligence and electric power system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Building and Sustainable Indoor Environmental Quality (3rd Edition)

edited by

Alireza Afshari

,

Jinhan Mo

and

Matthew Johnson

submission deadline 24 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3423 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building; indoor environmental quality; ventilation; energy storage; air quality; filtration; air cleaning; energy saving

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

Sustainable Treatment of Organic Pollutants and Microbial Degradation for Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Haiming Zhao

and Jiliang Cheng

submission deadline 24 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 523 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic pollutant; microbial degradation; environmental sustainability; wastewater treatment; biofilm technology; pollutant treatment

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

Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Optimizing Thermal Design in Energy Storage Systems

edited by

Zhi Li

and

Yonghong Xu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11599 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; electrochemical energy storage; compressed air energy storage; multi-scale composite energy storage systems; energy efficiency; thermal management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Construction Management Practices and Productivity (2nd Edition)

edited by

Argaw Gurmu

and

Muhammad Nateque Mahmood

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9623 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; productivity; green construction; construction management practices

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

Sustainable Water Management in the Face of Climate Change and Water Scarcity

edited by Theodoros Giakoumis

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6536 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water management; climate change; water scarcity; integrated water resources management (IWRM); hydrological modelling; decision support tools; sustainable development goals (SDGs); freshwater systems; water policy and governance; infrastructure

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

Built Environment and Sustainable Energy Efficiency

edited by

João Carlos Gonçalves Lanzinha

,

Ana Briga-Sá

,

Eduarda Cristina Pires Luso

and

Pedro Manuel Isaac Brandão

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1563 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable architecture; energy efficiency; green building design; renewable energy integration; low-carbon urban development; sustainable construction materials; passive design strategies; climate-resilient buildings; smart energy technologies; built environment sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Construction: Innovations in Concrete and Materials

edited by

Ahmed Godat

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 321 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; eco-friendly concrete; low-carbon concrete; recycled materials; alternative binders; smart materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Environmental Performance and Ecosystem Services of Seafood Production

edited by

Arianna Martini

,

Domitilla Pulcini

and

Fabrizio Capoccioni

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; seafood production; fisheries; aquaculture; sustainability; environmental performance; carbon footprint; climate change mitigation; innovation and technological transfer; resilience; diversification; biodiversity; circular management of resources; integrated multitrophic aquaculture; polyculture; low-trophic aquaculture

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

Solid Waste Management and Recycling for a Sustainable World

edited by

Slawomir Stelmach

submission deadline 26 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1752 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; recycling; circular economy; waste policy; waste management; waste management costs

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

Sustainable Aquatic Ecosystem Management and Exploitation Under Biological Invasions

edited by

Rui Rivaes

and

Christos Gkenas

submission deadline 27 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive alien species; biological invasions management; population control; invasive species eradication; long-term sustainability; economic use

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Industrial Digital Transformation: Sustainable Challenges for SMEs

edited by

Huwei Wen

and

Xuan-Hoa Nghiem

submission deadline 29 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: enterprise innovation; digitalization; low-carbon innovation; ESG; green behavior; energy performance; SMEs; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Operations: Advancing Industry Practices for a Greener Future

edited by

Nuno Costa

and Pedro Alexandre Marques

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6332 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; excellence; automation; digitization; optimization; production; quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Development in Food Quality and Safety

edited by

Giuliana Vinci

and

Marco Ruggeri

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2447 | Submission Open

Keywords: food quality; food safety; sustainable food production; life-cycle analysis; responsible consumption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

New Tools for Assessing Sustainable Products

edited by

Sara Sousa

,

Clara Viseu

and Carla Oliveira Henriques

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2271 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; society; environment; sustainable products; environmental protection

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

Risk and Technical Reliability Analysis in a Sustainable Circular Economy

edited by

Mihai-Adrian Bernevig

,

Gabriel Dragos Vasilescu

,

Vlad Mihai Pasculescu

,

Dan Codrut Petrilean

and Elena Matcovschi

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1319 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; risk management and/or assessment; health and safety; environment management systems; technical reliability; circular economy

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

How Do Digital Transformations and Innovations Shape Sustainable Education Practices?

edited by

Mirjana Ivanović

,

Aleksandra Klašnja-Milićević

,

Stelios Xinogalos

and Boban Vesin

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1185 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital education and future education; digital transformations and their influences on teaching; learning; and assessment; potential of digital twins; metaverse; virtual reality; augmented reality in education; gamification; social learning; self-directed learning; personalization and recommendations in sustainable education; influences of contemporary trends in digital transformations on modern and future e-learning platforms; mobile learning; blended learning; role of blockchain technology in education

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

Utilization of Biomass: Energy, Catalysts, and Applications

edited by

Everaldo Silvino dos Santos

,

Carlos Eduardo De Araújo Padilha

and Nathália Saraiva Rios

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 917 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocatalysis applied to biofuels; biomass pretreatment; biorefinery; lignocellulosic ethanol; thermochemical processes

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

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