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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Waste and Resource Management, and Sustainability
edited by Amani Maalouf
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 560 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste management; energy; LCA-emission accounting; environmental engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Smart and Inclusive Public Services: Digital Pathways to Local Sustainability
edited by , Camelia Speranța Pîrciog, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 553 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital transformation ; public governance ; regional development ; digital inclusion ; sustainable management ; public services ; local sustainability; data-driven governance; policy-relevant evidence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Nature-Based and Community-Based Solutions for Sustainable Island Ecosystem and Landscape Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 530 | Submission Open
Keywords: nature-based solutions (NbS); community-based solutions (CbS); island sustainability; socio-ecological resilience; ecosystem services; biocultural diversity; community governance; blue carbon; coastal and island networking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Lifecycle Assessment of Building Materials, Components, and Techniques: Tools for Sustainability
edited by and Vanesa Celina Sáez
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 523 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental life cycle assessment; comparative LCA; sustainable building materials; sustainable construction; environmental product declarations (EPDs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Application of Microbial Technology in Sustainable Wastewater Treatment submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial ecology; microbial dynamics; wastewater treatment; environmental microbiology; microbiology of bioengineering systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Advances in Engineering Education and Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition
edited by Anderson Sunda-Meya
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open
Keywords: engineering education; sustainable development; curriculum innovation; assessment methods; pedagogical innovation; sustainability integration; technology and sustainability; community engagement; global perspectives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Integrating the Water-Energy-Food Nexus for Sustainable Development
edited by , Janaina Pasqual Lofhagen and Regina Célia De Oliveira
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 457 | Submission Open
Keywords: territorial planning; resilience; policies and laws relating to sustainability; decision-making; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); smart sustainable communities; Nature-based Solutions (NbS); adaptation to climate change; ancestral knowledge; education and awareness of sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Looking at the Future: Approaches to a More Sustainable and Just Tourism, 2nd Edition
edited by Andrea Giampiccoli and Anna Dłużewska
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable tourism; sustainability; alternative tourism; tourism strategies; tourism policies; tourism; tourism sustainability; tourism and poverty; tourism and inequality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Integrating Blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) for Sustainable Industry 4.0
edited by Fuhong Lin and Yueqiang Xu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 423 | Submission Open
Keywords: blockchain–IoT integration; green communication; energy-efficient design; intelligent resource management; secure networking; sustainable supply chains
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Public Transit Systems: Innovative Design, Planning and Operational Strategies
edited by Gregory L. Newmark and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 406 | Submission Open
Keywords: public transit operations; public transit fleet electrification; autonomous and smart transit systems; first- and last-mile planning; emerging mobility and public transit
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Solutions for Food Loss and Wastes submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste hierarchy; food recovery; waste reduction; valorisation technologies; circular food systems; supply chain management; logistics optimization; sustainable food systems; policy and business models; environmental impacts; use of AI and consumerism
Advanced Research on Sustainable Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 390 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy efficiency; energy conservation; sustainable energy systems; process integration and optimization; industrial energy management; renewable energy integration; smart energy technologies; low-carbon transitions; digitalization and energy analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Digital Marketing: Innovation, Impact, and the Next Frontier
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital marketing; sustainable development; artificial intelligence in marketing; data analytics for sustainability; ESG; consumer engagement; digital transformation; blockchain in marketing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Integrating Sustainability into Place-Responsive Environmental Education
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental education; place-responsive education; sustainability; education for sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Strategic Approaches to Develop Sustainable Product-Service Systems
edited by Rodrigo Pascual and Haitao Liao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable product-service systems (PSS); lifecycle management (LCM); performance-based contracts (PBCs); circular economy; sustainable business models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)
Sustainable Research on the Groundwater Characterization and Monitoring
edited by , , and Alfredo González-Calderón
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open
Keywords: groundwater monitoring; sustainable water resource management; geophysical and geochemical characteristics; modelling; artificial groundwater recharge (MAR)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Advanced Study and Application of Geothermal Energy and the Underground Thermal Energy Storage
edited by , Zhengzheng Cao, and Teng Teng
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open
Keywords: geothermal energy; underground thermal energy storage (UTES); enhanced geothermal systems (EGSs); aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES); borehole thermal energy storage (BTES); THMC coupling; renewable energy systems; building energy efficiency; decarbonization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Towards Sustainable Mobility: The Integration of Transportation, Energy, Environment and Health submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transportation; transport–energy–environment integration; low-carbon transportation; sustainability assessment and indicators; urban mobility policy and planning; public health; human well-being
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Water and Nutrients Resources Management: Natural and Constructed Wetlands
edited by José Luis Marín-Muñiz and Irma Zitácuaro Contreras
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural wetlands; constructed wetlands; carbon sequestration; wastewater treatment; sustainability; environmental services; nutrient cycle; pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Health, Food Security and Sustainable Food Systems submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural sustainability; waste reuse; functional foods; bioaccessibility; food safety; sustainable food systems; food supply chains
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Removal of Heavy Metals From the Environment: Advances and Applications submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open
Keywords: clays; engineered mineral materials; zeolites; geopolymers; (bio)char; nanosorbents; modified sorbents; sorption; hybrid systems; electrocoagulation; heavy metals; wastewater treatment
Advances in Sustainable Battery Materials and Electrochemical Storage
edited by , Zhouliang Tan, Pengpeng Zhang and Chenyang Shi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; sodium/potassium-ion batteries; electrolyte development; solid-state electrolytes; aqueous secondary batteries; key materials for anodes and cathodes; battery resource recycling; electrochemical energy storage; advanced energy storage materials; advanced battery characterization techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Assessment and Research Between Sustainable Biomass and Renewable Energy submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable biomass; renewable energy carriers; advanced biofuels; biomethane; biohydrogen; biomethanol; syngas; bio-oils; sustainability assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Sustaining Urban and Environmental Systems with Geospatial Digital Twins and Intelligent Sensing
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental monitoring; GeoAI; geospatial digital twins; intelligent sensing; smart city governance; sustainability assessment; sustainable decision support; urban and environmental resilience; urban sustainability; immersive visualization (VR/AR)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Sustainable Development in Materials Engineering: Shaping the Future Responsibly submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable materials; eco-friendly engineering; renewable resources; recycling and circular economy; lifecycle assessment; energy-efficient manufacturing; biodegradable polymers; additive manufacturing; durability and recyclability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Marine Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Sustainability: Building Resilient Oceans
edited by Tzong-Der Tzeng and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine biodiversity; ecosystem resilience; sustainable oceans; climate change adaptation; socio-ecological systems; marine governance; ocean sustainability; blue economy; coastal ecosystems; conservation strategies; marine protected areas; oceanographic connectivity; nature-based solutions; sustainable fisheries; climate-resilient management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Manufacturing Systems and Digital Twins: How to Move Towards Sustainability in the Era of Industry 4.0
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twins; sustainable manufacturing; Industry 4.0; simulation-based design; cyber-physical systems; predictive maintenance; smart factories; lifecycle management; system-of-systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Functional Foods: A Sustainable Processing Perspective
edited by Fabiola León-Galván
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable ingredients and raw materials; sustainable food processing; food safety and quality; chemical analysis in food systems; energy efficiency in food production; nutritional enhancement; circular economy in food systems; research on functional foods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainable Construction: Low-Carbon Materials
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-carbon construction materials; life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable construction; bio-based materials; circular economy building materials; green cement alternatives; carbon footprint reduction; recycled structural materials; environmental product declarations (EPDs); embodied carbon monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Advances in Sustainability, Life-Cycle Assessment, and Circularity of Construction Materials
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; life cycle assessment (LCA); construction materials; environmental product declarations (EPD); embodied carbon; service life modelling; end-of-life scenarios; BIM–LCA integration
Environmental Sustainability and Pollution Monitoring: Application of Information and Communication Technology
edited by , Razak Seidu and Yushan Pan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollution monitoring; sustainable technology for environment; smart environment sensing systems; machine learning in sustainable applications; environmental data analytics; decision support systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Green Supply Chain Management: Integrating Sustainability into Logistics Operations
edited by , , and Jonah Tyan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open
Keywords: green supply chain; environmentally friendly logistics; logistics decision optimization; coordination mechanism in supply chain; strategic logistics management; sustainable programs; emission reduction; resources and energy conservation; green technology; sustainable digital supply chain; sustainability KPIs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Consumption and Tourism Market Management: 2nd Edition
edited by Oana Mihaela Stoleriu and Alexandra Cehan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable tourism consumption; tourist experience; responsible tourism; sustainable tourism management; sustainable tourist behaviour; sustainable destinations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Enhancing Tourism Management and Environmental Sustainability in Tourist Destinations Through the Diversification of AI Tools submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; tourism management; environmental sustainability; tourist destinations; governance; digital twins; the metaverse; cybersecurity; hospitality; AI agents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Recent Advances in Electrochemical Synthesis: Solvents, Electrolytes and Electrodes for Sustainable Approaches
edited by , and Stefano Nejrotti
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable electrosynthesis; green solvents; ionic liquids; deep eutectic solvents; electrode materials; sustainable electrolytes
Sustainable Thermal Management: Innovations in Biomass-Derived and Green Materials
edited by Haiyue Yang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable thermal management; biomass-derived materials; green material; energy efficiency; eco-design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
From Waste to Resource: Water, Energy and Material Recovery Pathways submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy recovery; resource recovery; water recycling; circular economy; sustainable waste management; recycling technologies; environmental impact reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Up-Cycling Food Byproducts into Functional Ingredients for Healthier Foods: Nutritional Enhancement and Emerging Technologies for the Food Industry submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open
Keywords: food byproducts; functional ingredients; bioactive compounds; nutritional enhancement; sustainable food systems; circular economy; emerging food technologies; food industry innovation; health-promoting food
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainable Food Preservation—2nd Edition
edited by and Ana Paula Trindade
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable food preservation; food waste reduction; eco-friendly packaging natural preservatives; modified atmosphere packaging; cold plasma in food preservation; pulsed light technology; hurdle technology; nutritional quality maintenance; environmental impact of food preservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainable Fisheries Management for Healthy Aquatic Ecosystems and Food Safety
edited by Fabíola Fogaça
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthy ecosystems; one healthy; food safety; resilience; consumption; biological controls
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Utilization of Organic Solid Waste for Materials and Energy Sustainability
edited by Mengmeng Fan, Hao Sun and Changzhou Chen
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic solid waste; carbon materials; biofuels; biogas; thermochemical conversion; biochemical conversion; techno-economic and life-cycle assessments; green energy; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Sustainable Strategies for Disaster Risk and Climate Change Adaptation
edited by Shaohong Wu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; disaster risk; climate change; adaptation; risk generation mechanism; quantified expression; risk government
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Advanced Materials and Corrosion-Resistant Technologies for Sustainable Industry
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open
Keywords: corrosion; coating; alloys; protection; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Sustainable Perspectives on Marine Microplastics: Sources, Fate, and Ecological Effects
edited by Maria Inês Bruno Tavares
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine microplastics; ecological effects; marine pollution; trophic transfer; bioaccumulation; marine ecosystems; environmental risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Sustainable Urban Construction: Lighting Design and Energy Efficiency
edited by Ryan Sharston and Yohan Kim
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urban construction; lighting design; daylighting; electric lighting; lighting controls; building energy efficiency; peak demand reduction; retrofit and renovation; life-cycle assessment, and visual comfort and human-centered lighting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Energy-Aware Optimization of Wireless Infrastructures for Green Buildings
edited by , and Andrés Alayón Glazunov
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-carbon communication infrastructure; sustainable indoor wireless performance; energy-efficient built environment; wireless-friendly building design; wireless–energy trade-off in buildings; sustainable integrated antennas; electromagnetic-functionalized building materials; intelligent surfaces for green connectivity; low-power sensing and communication (ISAC); environment-aware channel modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Membrane Routes for Sustainable Water Purification
edited by Krešimir Košutić and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: water treatment; membrane; pressure membrane processes of MF, UF, NF, and RO; AOP; adsorption; zero liquid discharge
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Sustainable Enterprise Operation and Supply Chain Management
edited by Reza Eslamipoor
submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 40033 | Submission Open
Keywords: supply chain; environmental sustainability; operation management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainability in Fashion and Textiles: Can Environmental Impact Assessments Inform a Circular Fashion Future?
edited by Anne Peirson-Smith, Alana James, Kelly Sheridan and Thomas Stanton
submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 11 articles | Viewed by 34111 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable fashion and textiles: sustainable fashion and textile production and consumption; environmental impact assessment; lifecycle analysis (LCA); environmental degradation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)
Sustainable Waste Process Engineering and Biomass Valorization submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 33954 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; waste-to-energy; biomass valorization; resource recovery; sustainable waste management; environmental sustainability; renewable energy; life cycle assessment; socio-economic sustainability; green technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
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