Sustainability

Recent Advances in Modern Technologies for Sustainable Manufacturing

edited by

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13199 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technologies; sustainable manufacturing; sustainability 4.0; sustainable workplace; sustainable life cycle assessment; sustainable logistics processes

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

Circular Economy and Sustainability

edited by

Viktor Koval

,

Jairo González-Bueno

and Rima Tamošiūnienė

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11799 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; circular business models; circular economy; eco-design; eco-friendly technologies; environmental economics; green economy; green finance; green human resource management; lifecycle assessment; liveable cities; policy innovation; renewable resources; resource management; sustainable development; waste reduction

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

Small and Medium Enterprises: Green Orientations and Sustainable Business Models

edited by Stephen Oduro and Alessandro De Nisco

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11344 | Submission Open

Keywords: small and medium enterprises; green procurement and supply chains; green manufacturing; green business models; green marketing; sustainable performance; competitiveness; sustainability management; stakeholder pressure; green capabilities

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

Sustainable Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure

edited by

Marcin K. Widomski

and

Anna Musz-Pomorska

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10954 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable stormwater management; green infrastructure; urban catchment; water balance; green roofs; low-impact development; surface runoff; economic feasibility; cost-efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

The Triple Nexus: Sustainable Management, Responsible Practices and Digital Transformation

edited by

Alexandra Zbuchea

and Mauro Romanelli

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10934 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; digital innovation; innovation ecosystem; green technology; corporate responsibility; ethical governance; stakeholder engagement; sustainable development; artificial intelligence; ESG

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Environmental Science and Water/Wastewater Treatment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Kaan Yetilmezsoy

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10548 | Submission Open

Keywords: agro-industrial wastes; circular waste recovery/management; eco-friendly cement production; life cycle assessment; process modeling and simulation; struvite (MAP) precipitation; sustainable waste/wastewater treatment; techno-economic analysis; waste-oriented materials

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

Green Transition in Workplaces: Assessing the Effects of Sustainable Human Resources Management on Workers’ Behaviors and Attitudes

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9538 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable human resources management; green human resources management; sustainability and leadership; green transition in workplaces; attitudes and behaviour in workplaces; sustainable organizational culture

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

Innovation and Sustainable Development in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry

edited by

José Magano

and Mário Coutinho dos Santos

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9297 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; tourism product innovation; tourism process innovation; tourism management innovation; digital innovation; destination social responsibility; pro-social tourist behaviour; pro-environment tourist behaviour; sustainable tourism innovation policies

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

Sustainable and Regenerative Ecologies for the Management of Mountain Forestscapes

edited by

Fausto Sarmiento

,

Barbaros Gönençgil

and

Pankaj Kumar

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9138 | Submission Open

Keywords: mountain forests; sustainable forestry; regenerative forests; silviculture; restoration; regenerative development; mountainscapes; mountain forestscapes

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

Fostering the One Health Approach in Environmental Education: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities

edited by

José Manuel Pérez Martín

and

Tamara Esquivel-Martín

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8483 | Submission Open

Keywords: comprehensive literacy; early childhood education; educational transfer; environmental citizenship; environmental education; one health; primary education; scientific practices; secondary education; teaching training

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

Innovative Techniques and Technologies in Crisis Management and Civil Protection

edited by

Jozef Kubás

and

Jozef Ristvej

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7455 | Submission Open

Keywords: crisis management; risk management; civil protection; crisis; disasters; emergency event; climate change adaptation; disaster management cycle; risk assessment; prevention; preparedness; response; recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)

Sustainable Development in the Digital Economy: Impact on Consumer Behavior

edited by

Corina Ioanăș

and

Camelia Delcea

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7452 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; responsible consumption; sustainable development; digital economy; digital transformation; circular economy; e-commerce sustainability; sustainable development goals (SDGs); green consumerism; consumer behavior

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

Advances and Applications in Renewable Energy and Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Maria Krechowicz

and

Adam Krechowicz

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7230 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind energy; solar energy; photovoltaics; biomass; hydropower; geothermal energy; sustainable buildings; passive buildings; machine learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Design and Assessment of Heritage Structures and Urban Areas

edited by

Iasmina Onescu

,

Alexandra Iasmina Keller

and

Sergio Ruggieri

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7210 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural hazards; design and assessment; heritage structures; urban areas; sustainability

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

Sustainable Tourism Marketing: Towards Transparent Communication to Empower Informed Decisions

edited by

Arthur F. De Araújo

and Maria Isabel Andrés Marques

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7101 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; marketing; sustainable practices; tourism product design; sustainability communication; sustainable hotel; sustainable destination; alternative tourism; greenwashing; willingness to pay

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

Process Innovation, Logistics Optimization and Sustainable Manufacturing

edited by Ching-Hsin Wang and

Wei-Sho Ho

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6985 | Submission Open

Keywords: process innovation; logistics optimization; sustainable manufacturing; artificial intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); industry– academia collaboration; educational design; green manufacturing; ESG; circular economy; big data analytics; supply chain management; resource efficiency

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

Digital Teaching and Development in Sustainable Higher Education

edited by Naser Sedghi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6578 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability integration; online learning; digital pedagogy; virtual reality; augmented reality; open educational resources

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

Advancing Bottom-Up Energy Approaches for Carbon-Neutral Building Stock

edited by

Usama Bin Perwez

and

Muhammad Salman Siddiqui

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6431 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; building performance simulation; urban building energy modelling (UBEM); climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Food and Diets: For Better Nutrition, Health and Environment

edited by

Haiquan Xu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6339 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable diets; nutrition; resource environment; food consumption patterns; food security; dietary supply systems

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

Dynamic Strategies for Sustainable Landscape Conservation and Cultural Legacy

edited by

Giuseppe Tagarelli

and

Salvatore Di Fazio

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6172 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; time-varying connectivity; cultural heritage; landscape; agroforestry; rural buildings

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

Sustainable Water Resource Availability and Pollution: Characterization, Future Scenarios and Solutions

edited by

Pablo A. Garcia-Chevesich

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5722 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water treatment; hydrological modeling; society; sustainable water resources management; water resources characterization

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

Greening the Atmosphere: Strategies for Air Pollution and Global Sustainability

edited by Jian Wu and

Shuo Ding

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5110 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; sustainable development; environmental impacts; global change

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

Impact of Management Innovation on Sustainable Development

edited by Ioannis Bakouros and

Amalia Kouskoura

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4406 | Submission Open

Keywords: management innovation; sustainable development; case studies; empirical research; manufacturing; innovative approaches; stakeholders; governments; sustainability science; future directions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Employee-Centric Approaches to Sustainable Tourism Development, Hospitality, and Tourist Satisfaction

edited by

Chung-Jen Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4282 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance work systems (HPWS); employee service quality; sustainable tourism development; tourism and hospitality industry; human resource management (HRM); employee motivation; destination competitiveness; sustainable HR practices; tourism destination sustainability; employee engagement

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

New Challenges in Construction: Functional Materials and Waste Recycle

edited by

Jairo Andrade

and

Edna Possan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4038 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; waste recycle; functional materials; nanoparticles; biomaterials in construction; 3D printer; performance of waste materials; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Fisheries Resources Management and Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation

edited by Angela Dikou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3642 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem-based fishery management; incentives for sustainable development of aquatic resources; raising environmental baselines; stabilizing vs. self-reinforcing dominant feedback loops; adaptive management

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

Enterprise Digital Development and Sustainable Business Systems

edited by

Albérico Travassos Rosário

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3557 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation and strategy; artificial intelligence (AI); big data analytics; digital marketing; digital customer experience; environmental stewardship; circular economy; green technology; environmental; social; and governance (ESG); carbon footprint; sustainable innovation

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

Sustainability in the Modern Workplace: Insights from Industrial–Organizational Psychology

edited by

Kirk Chang

and Susan Akinwalere

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3479 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance work practices; organizational performance; sustainable behavior; eco-psychology; climate change psychology; industrial– organizational (I-O) psychology; sustainable development; intrinsic motivation; sustainability education; green consumerism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)

Impacts of Climate Change on Water Sustainability: Rivers, Floods, Droughts, and Extreme Precipitation

edited by

Igor Leščešen

,

Ana M. Petrović

and Slobodan Gnjato

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3242 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water sustainability; flood risk management; drought resilience; extreme precipitation; hydrological modeling; river ecosystems; hydroclimatic extremes; socio-ecological impacts

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

Application of Emerging Techniques and Sustainable Quality Management in the Architectural, Engineering, Construction (AEC) and Facilities Management Industries

edited by

Natalija Lepkova

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3079 | Submission Open

Keywords: green buildings; sustainable quality management; architecture; engineering; construction; facilities management; emerging techniques; BIM; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Pro-Environmental Behavior and Sustainable Development in Organizations

edited by

Stefano Ruggieri

and

Rubinia Celeste Bonfanti

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3042 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; pro-environmental behavior; circular business models; sustainability reporting; sustainable development goals; green technologies; sustainable decision-making; resource management

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

Urban Social Space and Sustainable Development—2nd Edition

edited by

Jian Feng

and

Ming Tian

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2515 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban social space; urban sustainable development; urban spatial structure; urban social geography; urban growth

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

Nature-Based Solutions for Landscape Sustainability Challenges

edited by

Xuening Fang

, Lingqiang Kong and Rui Zhou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2466 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; landscape sustainability; ecosystem services; climate adaptation; biodiversity conservation; green infrastructure; sustainable land management; resilience; landscape governance; environmental policy

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

Future Trend in Building Energy Efficiency from the Perspective of Sustainability

edited by

Young Il Kim

, Sangmoon Lee, Jaeyong Sung,

Dong Hwa Kang

and Lee Yeo-Kyung

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2338 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy; smart building; renewable energy; energy management system; HVAC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Supply Chain Challenges for Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Innovation and Integration

edited by

Rekha Guchhait

and

Mitali Sarkar

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2243 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain challenges for sustainability; sustainable supply chain management; green manufacturing for sustainable supply chain management; climate actions for sustainable supply chain management; used product management for a sustainable supply chain; green logistics practices for sustainable supply chain management; managerial policies for sustainable supply chain management; resource management for a sustainable supply chain; alternative energy resources for sustainable supply chain management; society engagement for sustainable supply chain management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Energy, Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development

edited by

Ana Rosa Gamarra Rodríguez

and

Israel Herrera-Orozco

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2213 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; renewable energy; environmental impacts; social pillar; economic growth; sustainable use of resources; life cycle assessment; extended input– output analysis; energy modelling; energy investments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Innovation and Digital Governance

edited by

Yoshimasa Masuda

, Rashmi Jain and Sushil

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2147 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable innovation; digital governance; technology-driven solutions; environmental sustainability; social equity; governance frameworks; enterprise architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Knowledge Management and Digital Transformation in Sustainability

edited by

Luna Leoni

and

Marco Ardolino

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1986 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge management; knowledge management processes; digital transformation; digital technologies; sustainability; sustainable development

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

Sustainable Digitalization: Access to Information and Information Preservation

edited by

Patrick Ngulube

and Josiline Chigwada

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1707 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; digitalization; access; information preservation; equity; archiving; digital equity; environmental impact; policy; interdisciplinary

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Smart and Green Initiatives in Luxury Customer Services: Balancing Sustainable Practices and Service Quality in Hospitality and Tourism

edited by

Myong Jae Lee

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1561 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; hospitlaity; tourism; service; luxury; economic development

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

Emerging Technologies in Silicon Solar Cells for Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by Valeriy Skryshevsky and Anatoliy Evtukh

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1531 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaics; silicon; solar cell; efficiency; optimization; solar cell design; PV manufacturing technologies; nanomaterials; band-gap engineering

Exploring Sustainable Tourism from Economics and Ecological Footprints

edited by Gabriela Țigu, Remus Ion Hornoiu, Smaranda Adina Cosma and Carmen Chaşovschi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1484 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism and hospitality; ecotourism; natural and cultural heritage; local communities; carbon footprint; over tourism; tourism ethics; green tourism; green hospitality

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

Sustainable Thermal Management: Innovations in Energy Efficiency and Eco-Friendly Materials

edited by

Ali Alahmer

,

Mohammad Alrbai

and

Sameer Al-Dahidi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1342 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable thermal management; energy efficiency; nanomaterials; eco-friendly materials; phase change materials; thermal insulation; renewable energy systems; advanced cooling technologies; heat recovery systems; smart thermal systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainability Planning and Assessment in Urban Settings with Innovative Spatial Analytic Methods

edited by Jaekyung Lee and Minkyu Park

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1323 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial analysis; sustainable land use; climate adaptation planning; smart cities; environmental justice; GIS and remote sensing; urban resilience; urban sustainability

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

Sustainable and Resilient Civil Engineering Structures

edited by

Shuling Hu

, Ruizhao Zhu and Ruibin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 979 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable; resilient; material; civil engineering structural system; performance evaluation; design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Pavement Design and Road Materials

edited by

Meng Guo

and Meichen Liang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 889 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt pavements; sustainability; recyclable materials; long-life asphalt pavement; life-cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Harmless Disposal and Valorisation of Solid Waste

edited by

Hang Yu

,

Jingyang Luo

and Zhiqiang Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 883 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste management; harmless disposal; resource utilization; circular economy; waste-to-energy conversion; recycling strategies; sustainable development; green cities; advanced treatment methods; waste treatment optimization

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

Effects and Atmospheric Processes of Disaster Weather in the Context of Global Climate Change, 2nd Edition

edited by

Shenming Fu

, Yun Chen,

Bo Wang

and

Liang Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy rainfall; high wind; tornado; hail; cold wave; mesoscale vortex; extratropical cyclone; dense fog; mesoscale convective systems; thunderstorms; renewable energy; climate change

Pollution Control and Sustainable Development of Renewable Energy Solid Waste

edited by

Jia Wen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 803 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy waste; wind turbine blades; photovoltaic panels; lithium-batteries; environmental sustainability

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

Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Jun Li

,

Chengye Zhang

and Yuanheng Sun

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 752 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental impact assessments; vegetation dynamics; soil and water conservation; land degradation mapping; coastal wetland monitoring; water quality assessment; urban sprawl analysis; disaster risk management; machine learning in remote sensing; geospatial modeling

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

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