Sustainability

Human-Centred Sustainability and Industry 5.0: Transformation for a Better Future

edited by

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1234 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 5.0; human-centred sustainability; life cycle assessment; circular economy; human–AI collaboration; just transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Building Sustainable Social Economy & Social-Ecological Systems for Inclusive Futures

edited by Min-Young Lee and Muzhen Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1201 | Submission Open

Keywords: social-ecological systems; sustainable development; sustainability transitions; social innovation; community development; social value creation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

AI and Machine Learning-Based Approaches for Enhancing Wind Farm Grid Resilience Under Extreme Events and Uncertainty

edited by

Maher Ala’raj

and

Mohammad Tubishat

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1169 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind farm grid resilience; artificial intelligence in energy systems; machine learning for renewable energy; extreme events and climate impacts; uncertainty quantification; energy analytics; predictive modeling and forecasting; sustainable wind energy; data-driven grid operations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Consumer Behavior Towards Environmentally Conscious Consumption

edited by

Jose Luis Vazquez-Burguete

,

María P. García-Miguélez

and

Cristina Elena Nicolescu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1138 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; green consumer behavior; pro-environmental decision-making; green marketing; sustainability transitions; behavioral interventions; circular economy; environmental psychology; ethical consumption; consumer sustainability

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

Comprehensive Monitoring Approaches for the Assessment of Aquatic Ecosystem Health

edited by Hyeonseo Cho and

Huiho Jeong

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1115 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated monitoring; environmental quality assessment; water pollution; sediment pollution; biomonitoring; sustainable management

Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure Management

edited by

Francesco Abbondati

, Ferdinando Verardi and

Fabio Rondinella

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1041 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation management; infrastructure asset management; life-cycle performance; smart mobility systems; resilient transport networks; sustainable construction and maintenance; data-driven infrastructure optimization; predictive modeling in pavement engineering; environmental and social sustainability; digital twin of infrastructures; GeoAI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advancing Sustainable Resources Management

edited by Oana Mititelu-Ionuș,

Gabriel Minea

and

Daniel Simulescu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1018 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; sustainable resources consumption; sustainable natural resources management; sustainable agriculture; climate and ecosystem resilience; natural resources economics; circular economy

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

Research on the Interactions Between Plants and the Environment: Mechanisms, Adaptations, and Sustainable Perspective

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 968 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change adaptation; abiotic stresses; plant–microbe interactions; omics-based stress mechanisms; phytoremediation; ecosystem resilience; biostimulants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Soil Remediation and Restoration for Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Ting Yang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil amendments; emerging contaminants in soil; saline–alkali soil remediation; machine learning; soil pollutant prediction; heavy metals

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

Sustainable Green Technology for Sustainable Waste Management in Terms of Municipal Solid Waste from Recycle to Reuse Residual

edited by

Jian Tang

,

Qiumei Cong

and

Wei Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 922 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; Sustainable sustainable development; waste-to-energy; municipal solid waste (MSW); solid waste collection and transportation; solid waste separation and classification; municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI); residues and fly ash reuse; multimodal classification model; transportation route optimization; embodied intelligent control; prediction model; scheduling; decision-making; control; whole-process optimization; artificial intelligence (AI); data-driven; emissions reduction

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

Towards Healthy and Low-Carbon Indoor Environments: Innovations in HVAC and Building Design

edited by

Xiaolei Yuan

,

Yu Wang

and Haizhou Fang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 909 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthy buildings; low-carbon HVAC; thermal comfort; indoor air quality; decarbonization; passive design; personalized environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Innovation in Project Management Towards Sustainability

edited by

Maria Socorro Garcia Cascales

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 907 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable project management; sustainability integration; ESG criteria; project governance; stakeholder engagement; project portfolio management; adaptive management; systems thinking; sustainable development; project complexity; ethical project management; life cycle perspective

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Strategies for Building More Resilient Coastal Communities in a Changing Climate

edited by

Deniz Velioglu Sogut

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 853 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate adaptation; ecosystem-based solutions; governance innovation; socio-ecological systems; climate risk management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Governance Mechanisms for Sustainability Transformation: Innovations Across Organizational, Societal and Environmental Domains

edited by

Jonathan H. Westover

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 806 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability governance; transformative change; institutional innovation; multi-level governance; policy integration; stakeholder engagement; systems thinking; transition management; adaptive governance; socio-ecological resilience

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

Planning Smart Cities for Environmental Sustainability

edited by Ana Clara Mourao Moura,

Francisco Henrique De Oliveira

and

Ana Mafalda Madureira

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 803 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial technologies; smart city planning and design; digital twins; extended reality (XR); artificial intelligence (AI); citizen-centric planning; geodesign; climate resilience; sustainable development goals (SDGs); geotechnologies for decision-making

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

GIS-Based Spatial Analysis for Ecological Monitoring and Sustainable Landscapes

edited by

Shangmin Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 782 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS spatial analysis; ground deformation ; ecological monitoring; remote sensing; brownfield remediation; watershed rehabilitation ; nature-based solutions; heritage conservation ; ecosystem services ; sustainable landscapes

Interdisciplinary Design for Sustainable Well-Being

edited by

Vasile Gherheș

and

Diana Giurea

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 739 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable well-being; interdisciplinary research; interdisciplinary design; sustainable design; systems thinking; resilience; innovation for sustainability; quality of life

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

Soil Microbiota and Ecology in Sustainable Agroecosystems

edited by Gábor Csitári

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 707 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant production; soil microbial communities; soil management methods; succession of microbial communities; diversity pattern; soil ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Measuring What Matters: Outcomes of Smart-City Innovation for Sustainability

edited by

Jiří Remr

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 704 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; SDG 11; impact evaluation; climate neutrality; climate resilience; urban analytics; indicators and KPIs; equity and inclusion; data governance; comparability and transferability

Sustainable Destination Development: Tourism and Society

edited by

Razaq Raj

,

Giovanni Ruggieri

and

Adalberto Arrigoni

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 648 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable; tourism; society; impacts; development; policies; heritage; destination; benefits

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

Green Chemistry, Intelligent Systems and Computing in Environmental Sustainability, Safety, Pollution and Waste Control and Forecasting

edited by

Alexander V. Glushkov

and Olga Y. Khetselius

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 605 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry principles; environmental sustainability and safety; pollution and waste control and forecasting; intelligence systems and computing; system analysis, mathematical modelling, and data science

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

Emerging Sustainable Nanomaterials: Exploration and Advanced Applications

edited by

Joseph Edward Govan

and

Julio Sánchez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 561 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; circular economy; environmental remediation

Intelligent and Data-Driven Technologies for Sustainable Water and Carbon Management

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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 538 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent water systems; AI and machine learning; digital twins; data-driven modeling; smart sensors and IoT; remote sensing analytics; carbon and LCA modeling; water–energy–carbon nexus; decision-support optimization; smart monitoring systems

Technology Innovation Management: Fueling Smart Transformation in Project Management

edited by

Yong Liu

,

Peng Ma

and Liguo Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 463 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital project management; new product development; innovation management; project collaboration; sustainable project management; artificial intelligence in projects; cultural and creative industries; consumer-driven innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainability and Energy Transition: From a Socioeconomic Perspective

edited by

Yugang He

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

Keywords: sustainability transitions; energy transition pathways; socioeconomic resilience; climate and energy policy; low-carbon development; renewable energy integration; green innovation and technology diffusion; just transition and equity; circular economy strategies; global governance of sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Building Information Modeling for Sustainable and Smart Construction

edited by

Manuel Pinto

,

Sandra Pereira

and

Maria do Rosário

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM; BIM-6D; BIM-sustainability; BIM-smart construction; green BIM; circular economy; asset management and life cycle; digital technologies and artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Techniques for Sustainable Water Resource Management

edited by

Tymoteusz I. Miller

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; water resource management; sustainable development; environmental monitoring; hydrological modeling; climate change adaptation; data-driven decision-making; federated learning; aquatic ecosystems

Nature’s Balance: Advancing Sustainability and Stewardship: Rethinking Ecotourism, Agri/Agrotourism and/or Tourism & Hospitality with Nature in Mind

edited by Kimberly Thomas-Francois

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecotourism; agritourism; tourism and hospitality; sustainability; sustainable development; regenerative tourism; sustainable tourism technologies; environmental stewardship; nature tourism

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

Municipal Solid Waste Management Regulation, Circularity and Urban Sustainability

edited by

Corrado lo Storto

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open

Keywords: municipal solid waste (MSW); recycling and reuse; waste collection and treatment; waste reduction and prevention; circular economy; sustainable cities; regulatory frameworks; smart waste management; performance metrics in waste management; public engagement and incentives

Rethinking Waste: Life Cycle Thinking Approaches Towards a Circular and Regenerative Future

edited by

Ana Ramos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 385 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle thinking; circular economy; regenerative systems; waste valorization; industrial symbiosis; resource efficiency; sustainable design; life cycle assessment (LCA); material recovery; environmental impact

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

Innovation in Sustainable Tourism and Rural Development

edited by

Ioulia Poulaki

and Eleni Gaki

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; rural development; tourism innovation; sustainable entrepreneurship; regional resilience; community-based tourism; circular economy; destination sustainability; digital transformation

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

Enhancing Sustainable Hydrological and Geochemical Modeling for Intelligent Water Resource Management

edited by

Adam Porowski

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrological modeling; predictive models; geochemical modeling; hydraulic models; water resources; water quality; pollution migration; groundwater; watershed; groundwater origin; recharge zone; climate change; catastrophic weather events; adaptation scenarios; threat mitigation; protection of water resources; protection of water quality; data integration

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

Sustainable and Innovative Agriculture in Issues of Energy Production and Food Safety: 2nd Edition

edited by

Bogdan Saletnik

,

Marcin Bajcar

and

Grzegorz Zaguła

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovations in agriculture; sustainable agriculture; food production; food safety; food preservation methods; biochar; pyrolysis; waste management; carbon sequestration; soil fertilization; magnetic fields

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Biomass Valorization and Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Eugenia Papadaki

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass valorization; wastewater treatment; pollutant degradation; circular economy; bioenergy; biorefinery; process optimization; chemicals recovery; feasibility study; anaerobic digestion; advanced oxidation processes; smart wastewater systems; data-driven approaches

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

Advances in Stability Control, Optimal Operation and Modeling Analysis of Power System with High-Level Renewable Energy: 2nd Edition

edited by Bo Zhang, Jiaoxin Jia and Sen Cui

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; active distribution network; distributed energy; smart grid; energy storage; optimal operation; stability control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable and Circular Approaches for Power and Energy Systems

edited by

Andrea Toscani

,

Nicola Delmonte

and

Danilo Santoro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Keywords: power converters; renewable energy; sustainability; circular economy; eco-design; e-waste reduction; reliability; smart grids; energy storage; lifetime extension

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Spatial Data for the Sustainable World: Remote Sensing in Geographical Research

edited by

Robert Župan

and

Ivka Kljajić

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial data; remote sensing; geoinformatics; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); earth observation; spatial analysis; environmental monitoring; geovisualization; spatial planning; sustainability

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

Innovative Partnerships Between Higher Education and Enterprises for Advancing Corporate Sustainability

edited by

Luis Velazquez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: university-enterprise collaboration; corporate sustainability; innovative partnerships; living labs; ESG talent development; cross-sectoral research; emerging economies; partnership evaluation; sustainability governance; sustainable business ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Unleashing the Potential of Clean Energy for Sustainable Development

edited by

Mulu Bayray Kahsay

and Cuthbert Kimambo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 313 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean energy; renewable energy; sustainable development; energy transition; climate change; energy access; energy equity; green technologies; policy innovation; sustainable growth; global cooperation; social inclusivity

Advanced Control Strategies for Renewable Energy Systems and Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Youssef Errami

, Abdellatif Obbadi and Smail Sahnoun

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

Keywords: renewable energy conversion systems; maximum power point tracking; power electronic converter; controllers of renewable energy systems; control and optimization; nonlinear controllers; fault ride-through; artificial intelligence control; fuzzy logic research; deep learning; sustainable energy

The Hidden Treasure: Grasslands, Carbon, and Climate Resilience

edited by Alberto Minelli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: turfrass; meadow; grassland; ecosystem; resilience

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

Innovation and Sustainability in Logistics Science and Technology

edited by

Yunbae Kim

and Javed Aslam

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; green logistics; digital transformation; smart logistics; circular economy; artificial intelligence in logistics; blockchain technology; eco-friendly transportation; supply chain resilience

Monitoring Tools for the Sustainable Management of Organic Carbon in Coastal Ecosystems

edited by

Shuchai Gan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: blue carbon; carbon sequestration; coastal ecosystems; biogeochemical process; environmental monitoring

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

Energy-Smart Agricultural and Food Industry: Heat Management for Sustainable Production

edited by Pavel Neuberger,

Jakub Sikora

and

Pavel Kic

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy optimization; heat pumps; heat recovery; renewable energy sources; secondary energy sources; sensible and latent heat

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Development of Polymer Composites and Nanocomposites

edited by

Gang Jian

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradable polymers and composites; polymer composites; nanocomposites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Smart Buildings: Harnessing Energy-Efficient Design for Sustainable Realization

edited by

Marianna Rotilio

,

Chiara Marchionni

and

Eleonora Laurini

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; lifecycle management; construction innovation; environmental sustainability; process optimization; digital tools integration; self-construction and social impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Greenhouse Gas Control Strategies for Climate Protection

edited by

Shikun Cheng

and Huihui Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon technology; greenhouse gas monitoring; control strategies; greenhouse gas accounting; carbon neutrality; life cycle assessment; climate protection

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

Circular Economy in Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Laura Tupėnaitė

and

Loreta Kanapeckienė

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular design; construction and demolition waste; material reuse; material recycling; circular renovation; adaptive reuse; circular business models; impact assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

The Role of Knowledge Management in Designing and Achieving Business Sustainability

edited by

Constantin Bratianu

and

Ruxandra Bejinaru

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 22730 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge dynamics; knowledge sharing; knowledge management; knowledge risks; knowledge strategies; business strategies; business competitiveness; sustainability

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

Innovative Pathways of Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development

edited by

Yongtie Cai

, Zhifeng Hu and

Guang Zeng

submission deadline 1 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7424 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy technologies; sustainable development; energy transition; hybrid systems; smart grids; energy storage; techno-economic analysis; lifecycle assessment; carbon neutrality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

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