Sustainability

Waste Valorization and Management to Increase the Resources Sustainability

edited by

Lisandro Simão

and

Marcelo Tramontin Souza

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 40016 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; waste recycling; circular economy; sustainability; life cycle; carbon footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Innovations and Sustainable Practices to Ensure Project Safety and Improve Risk Management Capabilities

edited by

Doru Costin Darabont

,

Lucian-Ionel Cioca

and

Costica Bejinariu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19162 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk; risk management; risk assessment; psychological risk; public health risk; toxicological risk; food risk; occupational health and safety management; quality management systems; environment management systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advances in Carbon Neutrality and Renewable Energy Integration in Architecture

edited by

Abel Tablada

and

Vesna Kosorić

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16533 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-neutral buildings; net-zero energy buildings; BIPV; renewable energy; sustainable architecture; building design; architectural education; BIM; building performance simulation; passive design strategies; LCA; green building rating tools; building standards

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Urban Development Prospective for Smart Cities

edited by

Jaroslav Dvorak

,

Katarína Vitálišová

and Vitalii Kruhlov

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 16008 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; data; decision-making; Internet of Things; mobility and travel behavior; planning; public administration; smart public services; smart city; smart urban development; safety; urban transport

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

Energy Transition Amidst Climate Change and Sustainability

edited by

Kentaka Aruga

,

Md. Monirul Islam

and

Arifa Jannat

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14065 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy transition; climate change; sustainable development; energy efficiency; energy policy; environmental impact; energy storage; smart grids; sustainable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Environmental Protection, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development

edited by

Carlos Mestanza-Ramón

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12952 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental impacts; biodiversity conservation; environmental sustainability; pollution; tourism; environmental management

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

Sustainable Development and Land Use Change in Tropical Ecosystems

edited by Elisa Grieco

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11807 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change agroforestry sustainable development land use change rural communities adaptation mitigation tropical ecosystems nature-based solutions forest management

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

Sustainable Marine Engineering and Efficient Marine Transportation of Energy

edited by

Luca Braidotti

and

Serena Bertagna

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11384 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship design; shipbuilding; waterborne energy transport; alternative fuels; marine renewable energy; life cycle assessment; emission reduction; regulatory frameworks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Innovations in Environment Protection and Sustainable Development

edited by

Rasa Vaiškūnaitė

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10396 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental protection; sustainable development; sustainability; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; environmental management; overconsumption and waste management; environmental impact assessment; climate change; deforestation; clean energy; renewable energy sources; economic inequality

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

Sustainable Risk Management

edited by An Chen and Baoguang Xu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10233 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster risk management; risk assessment; public risk perception; risk resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Construction Project Management for Sustainable Development: Green Building and Resilient Infrastructure

edited by

Nahyun Kwon

, Hyosoo Moon and Kwonsik Song

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9141 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; green building technology; infrastructure resilience; smart project management; lifecycle assessment (LCA); energy efficiency in construction; digitalization in construction; environmental impact assessment; construction technology innovation; building information modeling (BIM)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Evolving Indigenous Nations and Communities: Sustainable Territories and Social Ecology in a Changing Geopolitical Context

edited by Aoife Bennett and Deborah Delgado Pugley

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8992 | Submission Open

Keywords: indigenous territories; geopolitics; external finance of indigenous economies; nature protection; recovery and restoration; land and forest management practices; new indigenous movements

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

Transforming End-of-Life Product Management: Leveraging Big Data, Deep Learning, and Sustainable Practices

edited by

Selman Karagöz

, Yasin Karagöz and Charli Sitinjak

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8738 | Submission Open

Keywords: end-of-life (EoL) management; big data analytics; deep learning; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LSA); material recovery; sustainable practices

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

Advances in Intelligent Transportation, Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles in the Context of Sustainability

edited by Yitong Shang,

Xueqian Fu

and Qiang Xing

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8130 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation; intelligent transportation systems; public transportation; energy-efficient traffic flow; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); smart charging; emerging technologies; environmental and social impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Technological Advances for Lifecycle Optimization and Green Transition of the Built Environment

edited by

Stefano Cascone

,

Eleonora Congiu

and

Chiara Marchionni

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7668 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; lifecycle optimization; digital integration; green building technologies; environmental impact; resource efficiency; built environment management; computational modeling; sustainable urban development; renewable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Renewable Energy and Environment Protection: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Liquid Fuels from Carbon Dioxide, and Biofuels

edited by Daniel A. Lowy and

Jesus R. Melendez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7095 | Submission Open

Keywords: challenge of energy transition; renewable energy production; energy storage; biofuels; green hydrogen; biomass energy; direct carbon capture and reduction of carbon dioxide; AI in the optimization of alternative energy production; storage and usage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Fostering Sustainability: Business Innovation and Consumer Choices

edited by

Mahmoud Elmarzouky

and Doaa Shohaieb

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6872 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business strategies; consumer behavior; green marketing; pro-environmental decision-making; technology-enabled sustainability; digital transformation; sustainability initiatives; stakeholder trust; brand loyalty; corporate sustainability practices; behavioral insights; sustainable consumption; environmental responsibility; green innovation; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism Strategies: Aligning Stakeholder Behavior Towards Wellness in Protected Natural Sites

edited by

Danny Kessler

and

Hyung-Min Choi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6710 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; hospitality management; wellness tourism; stakeholder behavior; protected natural sites; marketing strategies; environmental sustainability

Advanced Applications of Cleaner Production in Sustainable Industrial Ecology

edited by

Luiz Kulay

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6246 | Submission Open

Keywords: reductions in natural resource extraction; material and energy recovery; cleaner production; environmental performance; environmental sustainability; life cycle assessment; renewable energy generation; green and sustainable manufacturing; process integration and optimization; sustainable evaluations of industrial processes; environmental management; circular economy

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

Extremophilic Plants and Microorganisms in Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Aleksandra Koźmińska

and Mohamad Al Hassan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6007 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; metallophytes; soil desalinization; halophytes; carbon sequestration; bioremediation; bioinoculants; biofuels; bioenergy

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

Sustainable Architecture, Structural Design, and Environmental Engineering

edited by

Angelo Aloisio

,

Yue Wang

, Martina Sciomenta and

Michele Mirra

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5995 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable architecture; timber engineering; bio-based materials; structural design optimization; short supply chain construction; circular economy in construction; low-carbon building materials; resilient infrastructure; climate-responsive design; environmental impact assessment

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

Design and Industry: Innovation for Sustainable Futures

edited by

María João Félix

and

Gilberto Santos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5932 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable design; industrial innovation; circular economy; design– industry collaboration; emerging technologies

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

Agricultural Economic Transformation and Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Fotios Chatzitheodoridis

,

Efstratios Loizou

and

Achilleas Kontogeorgos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5730 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture resilience and sustainability; agricultural policy; CAP reform; farm-to-fork strategy; rural development; LEADER and CLLD strategies; tourism alternative forms and sustainability; protected designations of origin and geographical indications (PDO and PGI); sustainable rural development and culture; Climate change; EU green deal; biodiversity and agriculture; organic agriculture; bioeconomy and circular economy; agricultural economy; precision agriculture; international trade of agrofood products; impacts of international crises and instabilities on agricultural product markets and supply chains; sustainability; farm management; and informatics; marketing of agricultural products; consumer behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Land Use Strategies for Sustainable Development

edited by Xia Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5571 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; sustainable development; farmland protection; prevention of land degradation; urban land use planning; big data and artificial intelligence

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

Smart Cities with Innovative Solutions in Sustainable Urban Future

edited by

Nadire Çavuş

and

Nuriye Sancar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5336 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart city; sustainability; urban development; intelligent technologies; innovative strategies; machine learning; innovative solutions; AI

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

Sustainability of Energy Conversion and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Systems

edited by Yongping Hou and

Yuan Gao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5217 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cells; testing; fault diagnosis; simulation; prediction; energy conversion; sustainable energy; performance evaluation; machine learning; degradation mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Shaping Future Cities: Turning Assessment into Strategies and Actions for Resilience

edited by Beatrice Mecca,

Francesca Abastante

and Ombretta Caldarice

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4381 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilient cities; sustainability assessment; nature-based solutions

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

Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Sustainability: Innovative Approaches for a Greener Future

edited by Ana Paula Oliveira and Tânia Carraquico

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3818 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change mitigation; renewable energy; sustainable development; green technologies; energy transition; carbon footprint reduction; smart cities; circular economy; environmental monitoring; education for sustainability; AI tools in higher education sustainability programs; university– industry collaboration

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

Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainable Solution of Geological Hazard Under Climate Change

edited by

Feifei Yang

and

Xinxuan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3532 | Submission Open

Keywords: geological hazards; natural hazards; climate change; environmental impact assessment; sustainability; hazard management; risk mitigation strategies

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

Application of AI in Online Learning and Sustainable Education

edited by

Artem Artyukhov

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3318 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); online learning; sustainable education; personalized learning; intelligent tutoring systems; adaptive learning; gamification; e-learning MOOCs (massive open online courses); ethical considerations

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

Sustainable and Smart Transportation Systems

edited by

Marco Guerrieri

and

Larysa Neduzha

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2971 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable; smart transportation systems; artificial intelligence; safety; advanced sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

A Research on Sustainable Prevention and Management of Geological Disasters in Engineering

edited by

Xin Liao

, Jimeng Feng and

Qiang Tang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2833 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering geological disasters; sustainable risk assessment; resilient infrastructure; green materials; disaster monitoring and early warning

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

Sustainable Built Environment: From Theory to Practice

edited by

Pinar Mert Cuce

and

Erdem Cuce

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2739 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable built environment; green architecture; energy-efficient buildings; low-carbon construction; climate-responsive design; urban sustainability; lifecycle assessment (LCA); environmental performance; smart cities; passive design strategies; sustainable materials; retrofitting and adaptive reuse; resilient urban design; built environment policy; community-based planning; digital tools for sustainability (e.g.; BIM; AI; IoT); carbon footprint reduction; circular construction; net-zero buildings; sustainable urban infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Water Management Strategies for Sustainable Ecosystems and Agriculture

edited by

Golmar Golmohammadi

and

Kourosh Mohammadi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2703 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; adaptive management; pollution control; sustainable agriculture; climate adaptation; water conservation

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

Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainable Conservation of Urban Ecology

edited by

Sang-Don Lee

and Min-Kyung Kim

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2603 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; green infrastructure integration; ecosystem services; climate change adaptation; urban ecology; environmental impact assessment (EIA)

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

Environmental Economics and Sustainability

edited by

Chien-Ming Wang

and Cheng-Feng Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2587 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment economics; sustainable development; economic analysis

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

Innovations in E-Learning and Governance of Educational Entities for Education Within the Framework of Sustainable Development

edited by

Francisco Aníbal Ganga-Contreras

, Andrea Renate Minte and Juan Abello-Romero

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2556 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational institutions; university governance; sustainable development; inclusion; equity; democratic societies; educational policies; digital learning innovation

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

Sustainability Perspectives in Carbon Capture and Enhanced Gas Utilization

edited by

Muhammad Abdul Qyyum

and Nasser Ahmed Al-Azri

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2509 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture; carbon utilization; greenhouse gas mitigation; circular carbon economy; sustainable energy solutions; climate change mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Thermal Conversion Processes of Biomass for Sustainable Utilization in Energy, Chemical, and Metallurgical Industries

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2166 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal processes; biomass; pyrolysis; gasification; circular economy; greenhouse gas emissions; energy efficiency; secondary resources

Research Progress and Applications of Solar Energy Conversion Materials for Energy Sustainability

edited by

Alejandro Zacarías

,

Juan P. Escandón

and

José Alfredo Jiménez-Bernal

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1833 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials for solar energy conversion; photovoltaic solar energy; photothermal solar energy; photochemical solar energy; thermal storage batteries; electric storage batteries; nanomaterials; concentrating and non-concentrating collectors; desalination; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Low-Carbon Future: Innovations in Digital Supply Chain Optimization and Circular Economy

edited by Cuihua Zhang and

Peng Xing

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1826 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain optimization; low-carbon; circular economy; digital technology; green emissions reduction; green transformation; green logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Biomass Utilization for Renewable Energy

edited by

Zahoor

and

Wen Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1813 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; biofuels; biomass pretreatment; enzymatic digestibility; fermentation technologies; bioenergy; sustainable energy; renewable energy; biomass processing; energy storage; energy distribution; circular economy; waste-to— energy technologies; lignocellulosic biomass; thermochemical conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Optimizing the Water-Energy Nexus for Future-Ready Cities: Pathways to Sustainability

edited by

Juan Ignacio Torregrosa-López

, Paola Andrea Alvizuri-Tintaya and

Vanesa Gladys Lo Iacono Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1790 | Submission Open

Keywords: water– energy nexus; smart sustainable cities; urban resource management; social impacts

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

Innovation Management, Organizational Resilience, and Performance: Pathways to a Sustainable Future

edited by

Živilė Stankevičiūtė

and

Eglė Staniškienė

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1688 | Submission Open

Keywords: organizational resilience; employee resilience; organizational adversity; operational adaptability; sustainable organizational development; sustainability-focused operations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Digital Solutions for Sustainable Economic Development

edited by

Mariana Petrova

and Olena Sushchenko

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1668 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamics of open innovation; business models; innovation; entrepreneurship; and sustainability; digital transformation and innovation in the public sector; industry innovation ecosystem design and strategic development; open innovation and strategic competitiveness; big data and analytics. innovation ecosystem for sustainable development; entrepreneurship and technology-based firms; open innovation in the tourism sector; R& D and supply chain; innovation and knowledge creation; other related topics in the field of business and management; logistics; big data; digital transformation and sustainable enterprise development

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

Green Innovation and CSR: Driving Sustainable Solutions for Environmental Challenges

edited by

Jean-Pierre Gueyie

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1520 | Submission Open

Keywords: green innovation; corporate social responsibility (CSR); environmental challenges; circular economy; waste reduction; carbon footprint; corporate sustainability reporting; stakeholder trust

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

Design of Sustainable Supply Chains and Industrial Processes

edited by

Fouad Jawab

and

Youness Frichi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1482 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; manufacturing systems; optimization; performance; artificial intelligence; sustainability

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

Advances in Sustainable Construction Engineering and Management

edited by Jeong-Hoon Lee,

JunHo Jeon

and Jinwoo Kim

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1418 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction engineering and management; sustainable; smart construction; digital twin; automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainability in Natural Hazards Mitigation and Landslide Research: 2nd Edition

edited by Ching-Ying Tsou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1384 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslides; sustainability; mitigation strategies; environmental impacts; nature-based solutions; community engagement; geoecological evaluation

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

When EdTech Meets Digital Culture: Advancing Educational Innovation in a Digital Society

edited by

Fahriye Altınay

,

Rustam Shadiev

and

George Ghinea

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 1366 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital culture; cultural inclusivity; educational innovation; educational technologies; digital society; digital cultural competence; digital spaces

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

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