Sustainability

Analysis of Energy Systems from the Perspective of Sustainability

edited by

Jianli Zhou

,

Shenbo Yang

and Yao Tao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19859 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy system engineering; sustainability analysis; multi-energy coupling; management theories and methods in energy system; energy policy and economics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Environmental Sustainability, Society, and Businesses: Public and Managerial Opinions on Environmental Issues

edited by

Michalis Skordoulis

,

Petros Kalantonis

and

Garyfallos Arabatzis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17604 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; corporate social responsibility (CSR); ESG; sustainability reporting; public opinion; financial performance; green tourism; cultural sustainability; consumer behavior; stakeholder engagement

Photovoltaic Thermal Systems for Sustainable Energy Production

edited by

Sebastian Hudisteanu

, Nelu-Cristian Cherecheș and Florin Emilian Turcanu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 12324 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy generation; photovoltaic thermal; BIPV; solar energy; PV cooling; energy production; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Agriculture, Food, and Resources for Sustainable Economic Development

edited by

Di Zeng

,

Xinjian Chen

and

Yun Shen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11963 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture; food; resources; sustainable development; rural economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Soil Management: Conservation Strategies for Agricultural Resilience

edited by

Chijioke Emenike

, Temitope Ojo, Patricia Omo-Okoro and

Lord Abbey

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10530 | 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)

Sustainable Brand Management and Consumer Perceptions (2nd Edition)

edited by

Irene Gil-Saura

,

María Eugenia Ruíz-Molina

and Antonio Marín-García

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9461 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; brand management; consumer perceptions; services marketing; consumer behavior

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

Sustainable Architecture, Structural Design, and Environmental Engineering

edited by

Angelo Aloisio

,

Yue Wang

, Martina Sciomenta and

Michele Mirra

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9173 | 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)

Smart Cities with Innovative Solutions in Sustainable Urban Future

edited by

Nadire Çavuş

and

Nuriye Sancar

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9012 | 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)

Sustainable Transport Planning: Reducing Emissions for a Greener Future

edited by

Hamad Al Jassmi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8856 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban transport planning; sustainable mobility; multi-modal transportation; low emission vehicles; green infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Toward Net-Zero Emissions: Interlinking Renewable Energy Policies, Carbon Markets, and Green Supply Chains

edited by

Mingyue (Selena) Sheng

and

Lingli Qi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8026 | Submission Open

Keywords: net-zero emissions; renewable energy policy; carbon markets; emissions trading schemes; green supply chains; decarbonization; climate policy; sustainable development; energy transition; environmental economics

Sustainable Management of Shipping, Ports and Logistics

edited by

Michael Tsatsaronis

and

Theodore Syriopoulos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8017 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable shipping; green ports; maritime logistics; ESG in maritime industry; decarbonization; environmental management; digitalization and innovation; climate resilience; supply chain sustainability; maritime policy and governance

(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 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7571 | 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)

Sustainable Resource Utilization and Management of Electronic Waste: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Directions

edited by

Eleni Kastanaki

and

Giin Yu Amy Tan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7506 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging e-waste recycling technologies; reuse of e-waste; advanced technologies for e-waste management; life cycle assessment and environmental impact of e-waste management; circular economy practices in e-waste management; remanufacturing e-waste; policy and regulatory frameworks for sustainable e-waste management; socio-economic impacts of e-waste recycling; innovations in design for dismantling and reuse

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

Environmental Economics and Sustainability

edited by

Chien-Ming Wang

and Cheng-Feng Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7044 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment economics; sustainable development; economic analysis

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

Soil Stabilization and Geotechnical Engineering Sustainability

edited by Kewei Fan, Yi Pik Helen Cheng, Yanhao Zheng, Yuefu Zhou and Yonggang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6961 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; soil stabilization; sustainable materials; soil mechanics; geotechnical design; environmental assessment

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

Agricultural Economics and Sustainable Agricultural Food Value Chains

edited by

Marius Constantin

, Raluca Ignat and

Donatella Privitera

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6786 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics; agricultural value chains; sustainable food systems; sustainability assessment; policy evaluation; resilient agri-food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Built Environment: From Theory to Practice

edited by

Pinar Mert Cuce

and

Erdem Cuce

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5809 | 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)

Application of Spatial Analysis Function of Geographic Information Systems in Sustainable Development Evaluation

edited by

Vincenzo Barrile

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5301 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS; remote sensing; UAV; digital twin; artificial intelligence in GIS; 3D models; BIM-GIS integration

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

Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainable Conservation of Urban Ecology

edited by

Sang-Don Lee

and Min-Kyung Kim

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4962 | 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)

Achieving Sustainability in Safety Management and Design for Safety

edited by In-Ju Kim and

Anna Mazzi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4864 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk assessment; occupational and environmental hazards; emergency response; complex disasters; chemical hazards; disaster risk reduction; vulnerability analysis; traffic, workplace, home, and community safety

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

Sustainable Air Quality Management and Monitoring

edited by

Rasa Zalakeviciute

and

Fidel Vallejo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4792 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; air quality management; air pollution monitoring; environmental monitoring; low-cost sensors; sustainability policies; air pollution control

Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Built Environments: Integrating Circular Materials, Green Infrastructures, and Smart Technologies

edited by

Giulia Caneva

, Valentina Tomei and

Paola Altamura

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4763 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart green infrastructures; low-carbon solutions; sustainable building design; urban ecology; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Ecosystem Sustainability, Soil Biodiversity, and Environmental Restoration

edited by

Tao Long

, Mingchang Cao,

Ming Li

and Yamei Shao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4405 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem sustainability; ecosystem resilience; biodiversity conservation; soil biodiversity; ecological restoration; nature-based solutions; soil health

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

Technology and Education for Sustainable Futures: Innovation, Global Citizenship and Ecosystem Transformation

edited by

Juan-Jesús Torres-Gordillo

and José Luis Villena-Higueras

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4128 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable development goals; global citizenship; educational innovation; artificial intelligence; circular economy; ecosystem management; STEM education; university social responsibility; public policy

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

State of the Art of Assessment for Sustainable Development Goals—3rd Edition

edited by

Chaofeng Shao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3912 | Submission Open

Keywords: methods for assessing the progress of SDGs in areas such as population, resources, environment, and economy; identification and analysis of key issues and factors affecting the SDGs; the future of the SDGs of the post-2030 sustainable development agenda; measures and methods for accelerating the implementation of the SDGs goals; sharing of best practices in SDGs; SDG localization theory; urban sustainable development; sustainable cities and communities; SDG progress assessment; policies to mobilize financial resources; policy implementation capacity; policy performance evaluation

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

Sustainable Development and Innovation in Green Supply Chains

edited by

Pedro Espadinha Cruz

,

Susana Duarte

and Inês Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3795 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chains; circular economy; advanced manufacturing; resource management; multi-criteria decision-making; multi-objective optimization; spatial analytics; Industry 4.0/5.0; cyber-physical systems; digital twins; IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Durable and Sustainable Materials for the Built Environment

edited by

José Ignacio Alvarez

,

Gurbir Kaur

and

Loucas Kyriakou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3681 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; low-carbon materials; circular economy; construction and demolition waste; life cycle assessment; alternative binders; durability; eco-efficient concrete; self-cleaning materials; green building materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Digital Governance and Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development

edited by

Liviu Moldovan

and

Flaviu Moldovan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3545 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitization; sustainability; governance; innovation; development; green software; green engineering; cloud migration; corporate strategies

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

Low-Impact Materials and Construction Strategies for Sustainable and Resilient Buildings

edited by

Daniel Wałach

and

Izabela Skrzypczak

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2935 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; eco-friendly materials; resilience; geopolymers; cementitious composites; soil stabilization; durability assessment; life-cycle assessment; structural diagnostics; underground structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Innovative Research on Lithium-Ion Battery Materials for Sustainable Applications

edited by

Kenza Maher

and

Mohamed Aklalouch

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2788 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; sodium-ion batteries; battery materials design; battery safety and reliability; thermal management of batteries; battery degradation mechanisms; battery diagnostics and testing; battery recycling and second life; sustainable electrode materials; solid-state electrolytes; desert climate battery performance; renewable energy integration; energy storage systems; circular economy in energy storage; energy storage for electric vehicles; grid-scale battery storage; accelerated aging and thermal abuse; electrochemical performance evaluation; material recovery from spent batteries; techno-economic analysis of recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Intelligent Transport System and Sustainable Traffic Management

edited by

Jinlei Zhang

and

Wei Ma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2692 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic big data; artificial intelligence; data-driven methods; transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advances in Sustainable Construction Engineering and Management

edited by Jeong-Hoon Lee,

JunHo Jeon

and Jinwoo Kim

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2665 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Adoption of New Technologies and Practices for Sustainable and Smart Agriculture: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yang Li

and

Jing Nie

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2630 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; decision support; green computing; data fusion; pattern recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Coloration: Green Materials or Techniques for Promising Applications

edited by

Jiali Yu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2543 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic crystal; colloidal nanoparticles; stimuli responsive; structural color; bionic materials; sustainable coloration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

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

edited by Ching-Ying Tsou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2477 | 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)

New Insights into Ecosystem Services in a Changing Environment: Novel Ecosystems, New Beginnings

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2456 | Submission Open

Keywords: methods of ecosystem service assessment; ecosystem functioning parameters; disturbed habitats; sustainable development; ecosystem function assessment; landscape transformation; urban ecosystems; socioecological systems; nature-based solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advanced Renewable Energy Supply and Sustainability Transitions: System Performance, Industrial Integration, and Risk-Aware Assessment

edited by

Beatrice Marchi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2294 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy systems; energy storage; system performance assessment; sustainability assessment; life cycle thinking; energy efficiency and management; industrial symbiosis; circular economy; risk and uncertainty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Green Economy and Sustainable Infrastructure to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Isaac Akomea-Frimpong

,

Roksana Jahan Tumpa

,

Daniel Oteng

and Fatemeh Pariafsai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2173 | Submission Open

Keywords: green economy; circular economy; green buildings; sustainable infrastructures; sustainable development goals; economic growth; generative artificial intelligence; sustainable investment; construction management; green economic models; net-zero transitions; economic development; smart digitization; Industry 5.0

The Optimization of Food Processing in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Patricia Morales

,

Erika N. Vega

and

Virginia Fernández-Ruiz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2054 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; process optimization; food technology innovation; green processing technologies; food waste reduction; by-product revalorization; food preservation techniques; sustainable development goals; functional food ingredients; food safety

New Technological Applications in Agriculture for the Development of the Circular Bioeconomy, 2nd Edition

edited by Yingkuan Wang and

Jianbo Shen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural circular economy; digital villages; new technologies; new methods; new equipment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)

AI and ML Applications for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Najam Ul Hasan

and Yasir Javed

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1894 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; sustainable development; smart systems; resource efficiency

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

Advanced Wind Technologies for Sustainable and Resilient Energy Systems

edited by

Mariana Panaitescu

and Fanel-Viorel L. Panaitescu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1856 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced wind turbine technologies; digital intelligence; energy capture efficiency; environmental impact assessment; extreme weather; energy storage system; sustainability initiative

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Deep Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Development

edited by

Santoso Wibowo

,

Saeed Reza Mohandes

and

Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1810 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainable development; environmental sustainability; responsible AI; digital transformation; sustainable built environment

Sustainable Environmental Analysis of Soil and Water—2nd Edition

edited by

Solmaz Fathololoumi

and

Asim Biswas

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1745 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil water; sustainability; agricultural; erosion environment; remote sensing

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

Sustainable Energy Transformation: Consumer Behavior, Smart Technologies, and Regulatory Challenges

edited by Katarzyna Bilińska, Marzena Czarnecka and Borys Budka

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1725 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; energy transformation; consumer behavior; renewable energy; prosumers; smart metering; artificial intelligence; cybersecurity; energy policy; SMEs; consumer protection; energy market; energy regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Carbon Emission Reduction

edited by Han Wang and Weigang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1680 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon; wastewater treatment; sustainable development; carbon emission reduction; energy recovery

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

Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable Development: Research and Practices: 2nd Edition

edited by

Olga Jovanović Glavaš

and

Davorka Hackenberger

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1640 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; nature conservation; sustainable development; research; practice

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

Advancing Renewable and Low-Carbon Energy Systems for Long-Term Energy Sustainability

edited by

Ahmed Amine Hachicha

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1639 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; low-carbon energy; energy efficiency; photovoltaics; solar energy; computational fluid dynamics; heat transfer; numerical modeling; energy transition; sustainable systems

Sustainable Management of Hydrological Systems and Water Resources

edited by

Olusola Ololade

,

RAAJ Ramsankaran

,

Muthukrishna vellaisamy Kumarasamy

and Enoch Bessah

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1620 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated water resource management; adaptation strategies and resilience for water resource management; water governance; sustainable watershed management; groundwater recharge and conservation; water quality protection; climate adaptive strategies; emerging technologies and data-driven decision-making

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

Shaping Green Choices: Consumer Behavior and the Path to Sustainable Development

edited by

Prianka Sarker

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1602 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; green consumer behavior; environmental psychology; behavioral economics; sustainable lifestyles; decision-making; policy and consumer choice

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