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Future Trends in Sustainable Buildings: Materials, Technologies, and Computational Approaches
edited by and Sandra Cunha
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10159 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable building materials; sustainable building technology; life cycle assessment (LCA); digital construction technologies; building information modeling (BIM); energy simulation in buildings; computational building design; waste management in construction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Development and Emerging Pollutants: Innovations in Detection, Management, and Environmental Protection
edited by , and Hamid Nasrellah
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9573 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging pollutants; sustainable development; environmental protection; pollutant detection methods; green chemistry; eco-toxicology; contaminant management; policy and regulation; environmental monitoring; wastewater treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Soil Pollution, Soil Ecology and Sustainable Land Use
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9495 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil health; nutrient cycling; soil pollutants; ecological conservation; large-scale modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil Conservation and Sustainability)
Rural Social Work and Social Perspectives of Sustainability submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9038 | Submission Open
Keywords: rural social work; agency; social welfare; relational networks; resilience; sustainability; practice; service delivery; social perspectives; rural communities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Sustainability and Energy Performance of Buildings
edited by , and Giuliano Dall'O'
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8341 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy performance assessment; building energy efficiency; high-performance buildings; sustainability in the built environment; dynamic and steady-state modeling; zero-energy buildings; renewable energy integration; smart buildings; life-cycle assessment (LCA); embodied energy; circular economy in construction; energy audits; building decarbonization; thermal comfort evaluation; artificial intelligence (AI) in energy analysis; building information modeling (BIM); building simulation; climatic data for energy applications; cost-optimal methodology; energy performance of buildings; energy certification of buildings; building envelope; EPBD standards
Sustainability of the Water Cycle System and Water Utilization in a Changing Environment
edited by Miao Zhang, and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8124 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative strategies for water utilization; climate hydrology and ecohydrology feedback mechanisms; sustainability of the water cycle and water utilization; evolution of water cycle processes and tipping points; water resource supply and demand balance and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Towards Sustainability: Applications of Machine Learning in Water Management and Environmental Monitoring submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7854 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; water management; environmental monitoring; sustainability; predictive analytics; hydrology; water quality assessment; data-driven decision making; sustainable development; environmental stewardship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Aquaponic Systems and the Role of Deep Learning in Aquaculture
edited by and Shuofei Yang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7210 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquaponic systems; sustainable aquaculture; deep learning in aquaculture; integrated fish-vegetable farming; resource efficiency in aquaponics; hydroponic lettuce cultivation; nutrient cycling; AI in fish farming; smart aquaculture technologies; sustainable food production systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Renewable Energy Conversion and Sustainable Power Systems Engineering
edited by and Jesus Aguila-Leon
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7103 | Submission Open
Keywords: PV systems; wind systems; storage systems; microgrids; smart grids; biomass gasification systems; hydropower systems; power control; greenhouse gas emissions; emissions; reliability of the grid; lithium-ion batteries; lead– acid batteries in microgrids; demand response; SCADA; control algorithms; energy management systems; microgrid simulation; power electronics; losses in power systems; hybrid energy systems; HERS economic analysis; HERSs for developing countries; virtual power plants; prosumer; distributed energy resources (DERs); metaheuristic algorithms; fuzzy logic; bio-inspired optimization; optimization algorithms; grey wolf optimizer (GWO) algorithm; particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm; genetic algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Future: Circular Economy and Green Industry submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6714 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; green industry; sustainable development; renewable energy; eco-innovation; resource efficiency; waste management; climate adaption; artificial intelligence in sustainability; cybernetics in circular systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Tourism: Climate Change Effect on Tourist Behaviour
edited by , Yi Fu and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6481 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable tourism; climate change; tourist behavior; environmental impact; behavioral adaptation; socio-economic impacts; sustainable practices; tourism industry; climate resilience; tourism management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Development of Human Health
edited by Michael J. Ahrens, César Augusto Ruiz Agudelo, Angela María Cortes-Gómez and Francisco De Paula Gutierrez Bonilla
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5820 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem services; human health; human development; human well-being; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Land Use Planning for Sustainable Ecosystem Management
edited by , Jing Liu and Yeting Fan
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5788 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; land use planning; ecosystem services; land consolidation; ecosystem restoration; ecological protection; land use policy; natural resource management; interdiscipline
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Sustainable Soil Management: Conservation Strategies for Agricultural Resilience
edited by , Temitope Ojo, Patricia Omo-Okoro and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5650 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil management; sustainability; soil nutrient; soil conservation; agricultural practices; soil health; climate change resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil Conservation and Sustainability)
Research on Ecological and Environmental Sustainability Based on Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
edited by and Tao Liu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5369 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems; ecological or environment sustainability; multi-source remote sensing data; three-dimensional geographic information systems; prediction modeling; resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Sustainable Innovations in Health Economics and Health Management: Opportunities and Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5183 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable healthcare; health economics; health management; innovation; equity; accessibility; technology; public-private partnerships; climate change; social determinants of health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Sustainable Urban Landscaping for Resilience and Biodiversity Preservation submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5136 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable landscaping; urban horticulture; biodiversity– economy– society nexus; urban spaces; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Sustainable Innovative Development of New Materials Through the Incorporation of the Waste
edited by , André Augusto Nóbrega Dantas and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4857 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable materials; construction materials; sustainable construction; waste utilization; construction and demolition waste
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainable Economic Development
edited by Antti Ainamo, and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4613 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable economic development; innovation; entrepreneurship; business model; green economy; strategy; operations; systemic innovation; ecosystem; ecological innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Management: Economic and Business Development submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4599 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development goals of the United Nations; environmental; social; and governance goals; business sustainability; financial sustainability; economic sustainability; green finance; optimal investment; sustainability of natural resources; circular economics; zero waste; quality of life; eco-taxes; eco-labeling; eco-resource management; eco-feminism and women’ s economics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Integrated Sustainability Management Across Processes, Supply Chains, and Innovation Systems as Drivers of Change
edited by , and Piotr Cyplik
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4543 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated sustainability management; sustainable development; supply chain management; business process transformation; innovation systems; ESG (Environmental; Social; Governance); digital technologies (AI; blockchain; IoT; digital twins); Industry 4.0/Industry 5.0; sustainable value chains; Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD); sustainability metrics and indicators; resilience and responsibility; sustainable business models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainability of Smart Energy Networks: Pathway for Achieving a Green Smart Energy Network—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4279 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart energy district; district heating and cooling; energy efficiency; sustainability; renewable energy; electric vehicle; storage system; optimization analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Transport: Logistic, Optimization, Traffic Flow and Road Safety
edited by Domenico Gattuso and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4272 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transport; logistics optimization; traffic flow management; green technologies; road safety; energy efficiency; social equity in transportation; last-mile logistics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Water Treatment, Waste Valorization and Environment Sustainability submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4136 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated sustainable approaches for water; energy and the environment; energy production from waste specifically related to biological and chemical pathways; the impact of climate change on water and energy systemsaAdvancements in renewable energy production and water treatment pathways to achieve the UN SDGs (6 and 7); chemical and thermal methods for waste-to-resource conversion; technological innovations for resource efficiency and conservation; ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation through sustainable practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Digital Economy Era–Corporate Strategy Management and Sustainable Innovation submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4081 | Submission Open
Keywords: corporate low-carbon innovation; corporate strategies in response to market digitalization; digital economy; digital economy empowering green finance; digital economy development and environmental uncertainty; digital financing; digital technologies; digital transformation of business processes; environmental protection; green innovation; green production; green technological innovation; green technology; Industry 4.0 and 5.0; internet dynamics in the digital economy; research and development practices directed at sustainability; revenue from R& D of sustainable products; sustainable economic development; sustainable innovation; sustainable innovation development in SMEs and large enterprises; sustainable low-carbon development in the digital economy; sustainable strategic management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Global Strategies for Sustainable Energy Transitions: Innovations and Reflections
edited by , and Barun Das
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3927 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy strategies; sustainable energy transitions; distributed energy resources; energy storage technologies for sustainable energy transition; techno-economic analysis; energy policy and governance; technological innovations in energy; integration of renewable systems; socio-economic impacts of energy transitions; global energy solutions; renewable energy policy; energy sustainability; clean energy technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Application of Land Surveying and Mapping in Land Resource Development and Management
edited by , , Hanlin Zhou and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3871 | Submission Open
Keywords: land surveying; land cover/land use mapping; sustainable land management; land resource development; land use planning; remote sensing; geographic information science (GIS)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Geographical Information Technology and Urban Sustainable Development submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3770 | Submission Open
Keywords: geospatial data analysis; social sensing; sustainable cities; urban land use patterns; simulation and forecasting of urban development; GeoAI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Solid Waste Management and Sustainable Environmental Remediation
edited by , Binhai Cheng and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3747 | Submission Open
Keywords: co-disposal process; solid waste reutilization; heavy metals transport; building and cementitious materials; thermal treatment; geopolymer; pyrolysis oil or gas; phase change material; risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Tourism Development in Natural and Rural Areas: Stakeholders, Tourists and Destination Management
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3710 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecotourism; nature-based tourism; cultural tourism; rural tourism; tourism planning; tourism policy; destination management; impacts; indigenous tourism; lifestyle entrepreneurship; amenity migration; resilience; social capital; stakeholder; tourist behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Innovative Applications for Sustainable Agriculture: Strategies for Soil Fertility, Plant Growth, and Stress Mitigation
edited by Andrés Calderín García and Danielle França de Oliveira Torchia
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3618 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochar; humic substances; soil fertility; carbon sequestration; soil– plant interactions; abiotic stress mitigation; plant growth stimulation; sustainable agriculture; soil organic carbon; agricultural innovations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainable Forest Technology and Resource Management submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3221 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest management; forestry economics; climate change; sustainable development; forest resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)
Advancements in Concrete Materials for Sustainable Construction
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3197 | Submission Open
Keywords: self-compacting concrete; ultra-high-performance concrete; fiber-reinforced concrete; sustainable materials; recycled aggregates; geopolymer concrete; low-carbon construction; eco-friendly materials; advanced concrete technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Waste Management and Recycling for Achieving a Circular Economy: 2nd Edition
edited by and Xiaoyue Liu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3174 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste management; circular economy; recycling; carbon neutral; SDGs; co-design; sharing; reuse; data science; international cooperation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Tunneling and Underground Engineering: A Sustainability Perspective
edited by Xiangyu Wang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2813 | Submission Open
Keywords: underground engineering; tunnel support; geotechnical sustainability; green tunnel design; renewable energy integration; sustainable development
Green Catalytic Processes in Chemical Engineering Towards Sustainable Processes and Circular Economy
edited by Filipe Smith Buarque and Rafael Farrapeira
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2644 | Submission Open
Keywords: green chemistry; green catalysis; sustainable processes; circular economy; renewable energy; production efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
Green Building Intelligence: Evaluating Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solutions submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2613 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy systems; building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV); hybrid energy systems; energy storage technologies; agrivoltaics; smart energy management; carbon neutrality; net-zero energy buildings; grid integration; phase change materials; green buildings
Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainability
edited by Shuaib Lwasa
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2599 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; environmental sustainability; sustainable development; climate resilience; biodiversity; sustainability tools; environmental policy; integrated approaches; socio-economic impacts; sustainable practices; climate adaptation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Sustainable Consumer Behavior, Circular Economy, and Digital Marketing Strategies
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2564 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable consumer behavior; circular economy; digital marketing; green marketing strategies; sustainable consumption; environmental communication; social media and sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Smart Supply Chain Innovation and Management
edited by Yong Liu and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2544 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital supply chain; supply chain collaboration; low-carbon supply chain and green development; supply chain resilience; artificial intelligence and supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Power Electronics on Recent Sustainable Energy Conversion Systems submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2525 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable power electronic systems; electronic engineering; electromobility; energy storage; energy conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Supply Chains: A Catalyst for Global Development
edited by and Marcelo Bronzo
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2514 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable supply chain management; closed-loop supply chains; sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); sustainable performance; green logistics; supply chain collaboration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Green Materials, Smart BIM and Comfortable Environments: Towards Sustainable Building submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2498 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollution; climate change; global warming; sustainability; ecological transition; urban metabolism and post-carbon city strategies; pollution from construction sector; nature-based ecological transition of global construction sector; implementation of nature-based transitions; sustainable construction; green building; brand new green buildings versus new brown buildings; green building rating tool (GBRT) and GBRT post-occupancy valuations; ecological retrofitting of existing portfolio versus BAS maintenance of stocks; energy bio– eco (nature-based)-efficiency; energy conservation; nature-based energy conservation measures; co-benefits of energy conservation measures; co-benefit valuations; MCA; multi-criteria analysis; MCDV; multi-criteria decision valuation; energy performance simulation program software; EPSPs; thermal comfort; life cycle assessment (LCA); LCA of green buildings versus brown buildings; benefit– cost valuations and CFA (cash flow analysis) of investments; data base management system (DBMS); GIS; BIM; and 3D studio in the strategy and implementation of green buildings; cost analysis; cost archives; cost estimation; cost forecast; detailed cost estimate of nature-based new constructions and retrofitting of green buildings; cost; income; and market value of buildings; market price less the total construction cost of a building: value added and profitability creation; market price premium for the extra expenses of green buildings; spatial and factor analyses of materials; works; and yard sites in green construction; material and factor analyses of green buildings versus brown buildings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Innovative Approaches to Environmental Technology and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2333 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; water scarcity; non-conventional water; nature-based solutions; water reuse; energy efficiency; resource recovery; climate adaptation; circular economy; water policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Advancements in Solid Waste Valorization for Clean Energy and Environmental Protection
edited by , and Waseem Hayat
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2069 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid waste valorization; bioenergy production; sustainable waste management; circular economy; biomass conversion; waste treatment innovations; green energy solutions; environmental impact of waste; renewable energy from waste
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Urban Risk Management and Resilience Strategy submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2068 | Submission Open
Keywords: disaster risk reduction; natural disasters; land use planning; sustainable development; territorial and urban management; resilience; stakeholders engagement; knowledge and data; disaster cycle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Research on Water Management Technologies and Environmental Sustainability
edited by Violeta-Monica Radu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1965 | Submission Open
Keywords: water management; green technology; technological innovation; environment; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Innovations in Bio-Inspired Materials for Sustainable Construction Evolution
edited by Mujib Rahman, , Moura Mehravar and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1874 | Submission Open
Keywords: green concretes/pavements; cementitious composites; waste/recycled materials; bio-based materials; sustainability analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Business Circular Economy and Sustainability submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1772 | Submission Open
Keywords: corporate circular business models and the 17 SDGs; corporate sustainability reporting and circular economy; corporate circularity indexes; corporate sustainability performance; corporate circular economy performance; the social aspects of corporate circular economy; ESG and corporate circular economy; corporate circularity and consumers; corporate circular economy practices; circular public procurement and corporate circularity; corporate circular intellectual capital; critical raw materials and circular economy; circular bioeconomy; circular economy and strong sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainability and Resilience in Agricultural Systems
edited by , and Alexandru Stratan
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1676 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable rural development; resilience; integrated agricultural systems; value chain integration; agricultural policies; environmental policies; robustness; adaptability; transformability; private and public goods; climate change; farm demographics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
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