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Sustainable Transport: Logistic, Optimization, Traffic Flow and Road Safety
edited by Domenico Gattuso and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2851 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transport; logistics optimization; traffic flow management; green technologies; road safety; energy efficiency; social equity in transportation; last-mile logistics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Digital Economy Era–Corporate Strategy Management and Sustainable Innovation submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2788 | Submission Open
Keywords: corporate low-carbon innovation; corporate strategies in response to market digitalization; digital economy; digital economy empowering green finance; digital economy development and environmental uncertainty; digital financing; digital technologies; digital transformation of business processes; environmental protection; green innovation; green production; green technological innovation; green technology; Industry 4.0 and 5.0; internet dynamics in the digital economy; research and development practices directed at sustainability; revenue from R& D of sustainable products; sustainable economic development; sustainable innovation; sustainable innovation development in SMEs and large enterprises; sustainable low-carbon development in the digital economy; sustainable strategic management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Tourism Development in Natural and Rural Areas: Stakeholders, Tourists and Destination Management
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2675 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecotourism; nature-based tourism; cultural tourism; rural tourism; tourism planning; tourism policy; destination management; impacts; indigenous tourism; lifestyle entrepreneurship; amenity migration; resilience; social capital; stakeholder; tourist behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Advancements in Concrete Materials for Sustainable Construction
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2303 | Submission Open
Keywords: self-compacting concrete; ultra-high-performance concrete; fiber-reinforced concrete; sustainable materials; recycled aggregates; geopolymer concrete; low-carbon construction; eco-friendly materials; advanced concrete technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Waste Management and Recycling for Achieving a Circular Economy: 2nd Edition
edited by and Xiaoyue Liu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2236 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste management; circular economy; recycling; carbon neutral; SDGs; co-design; sharing; reuse; data science; international cooperation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Green Catalytic Processes in Chemical Engineering Towards Sustainable Processes and Circular Economy
edited by Filipe Smith Buarque and Rafael Farrapeira
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2110 | Submission Open
Keywords: green chemistry; green catalysis; sustainable processes; circular economy; renewable energy; production efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
Solid Waste Management and Sustainable Environmental Remediation
edited by , Binhai Cheng and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2085 | Submission Open
Keywords: co-disposal process; solid waste reutilization; heavy metals transport; building and cementitious materials; thermal treatment; geopolymer; pyrolysis oil or gas; phase change material; risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Smart Supply Chain Innovation and Management
edited by Yong Liu and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1927 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital supply chain; supply chain collaboration; low-carbon supply chain and green development; supply chain resilience; artificial intelligence and supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Tunneling and Underground Engineering: A Sustainability Perspective
edited by Xiangyu Wang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1888 | Submission Open
Keywords: underground engineering; tunnel support; geotechnical sustainability; green tunnel design; renewable energy integration; sustainable development
Sustainable Supply Chains: A Catalyst for Global Development
edited by and Marcelo Bronzo
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1886 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable supply chain management; closed-loop supply chains; sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); sustainable performance; green logistics; supply chain collaboration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Innovative Approaches to Environmental Technology and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1855 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; water scarcity; non-conventional water; nature-based solutions; water reuse; energy efficiency; resource recovery; climate adaptation; circular economy; water policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Forest Technology and Resource Management submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1820 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest management; forestry economics; climate change; sustainable development; forest resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)
Power Electronics on Recent Sustainable Energy Conversion Systems submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1804 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable power electronic systems; electronic engineering; electromobility; energy storage; energy conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Green Materials, Smart BIM and Comfortable Environments: Towards Sustainable Building submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1768 | Submission Open
Keywords: pollution; climate change; global warming; sustainability; ecological transition; urban metabolism and post-carbon city strategies; pollution from construction sector; nature-based ecological transition of global construction sector; implementation of nature-based transitions; sustainable construction; green building; brand new green buildings versus new brown buildings; green building rating tool (GBRT) and GBRT post-occupancy valuations; ecological retrofitting of existing portfolio versus BAS maintenance of stocks; energy bio– eco (nature-based)-efficiency; energy conservation; nature-based energy conservation measures; co-benefits of energy conservation measures; co-benefit valuations; MCA; multi-criteria analysis; MCDV; multi-criteria decision valuation; energy performance simulation program software; EPSPs; thermal comfort; life cycle assessment (LCA); LCA of green buildings versus brown buildings; benefit– cost valuations and CFA (cash flow analysis) of investments; data base management system (DBMS); GIS; BIM; and 3D studio in the strategy and implementation of green buildings; cost analysis; cost archives; cost estimation; cost forecast; detailed cost estimate of nature-based new constructions and retrofitting of green buildings; cost; income; and market value of buildings; market price less the total construction cost of a building: value added and profitability creation; market price premium for the extra expenses of green buildings; spatial and factor analyses of materials; works; and yard sites in green construction; material and factor analyses of green buildings versus brown buildings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Green Building Intelligence: Evaluating Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solutions submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1721 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy systems; building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV); hybrid energy systems; energy storage technologies; agrivoltaics; smart energy management; carbon neutrality; net-zero energy buildings; grid integration; phase change materials; green buildings
Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainability
edited by Shuaib Lwasa
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1526 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; environmental sustainability; sustainable development; climate resilience; biodiversity; sustainability tools; environmental policy; integrated approaches; socio-economic impacts; sustainable practices; climate adaptation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Research on Water Management Technologies and Environmental Sustainability
edited by Violeta-Monica Radu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1523 | Submission Open
Keywords: water management; green technology; technological innovation; environment; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Urbanism: Definition, Assessment, and Agenda for Future Research: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1350 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urbanism; urban sustainability metrics; urban ecology; urban walkability; New Urban Agenda; Sustainable Development Goals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Prevention of Thermodynamic Disasters in Mines and Environmental Sustainability
edited by Changkui Lei, Jun Nian and Xiaobo Lv
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1147 | Submission Open
Keywords: environment sustainability; spontaneous coal combustion; gas explosion; coal dust explosion; risk assessment; gas extraction; thermokinetic mechanism; thermodynamic disasters; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Integrating Sustainability in Engineering: Towards a Sustainable Future
edited by and Adela Acitores Suz
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1139 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability in engineering education; environmental impact; sustainable development goals (SDGs); renewable energy; circular Economy; sustainable materials and processes; social awareness in engineering; sustainable competencies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Sustainable Food Engineering and Safety Innovations
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1127 | Submission Open
Keywords: food safety; food engineering; sustainability; new technologies; global food system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainable Approaches to Biodeterioration/Biodegradation and Biotreatment in Cultural Heritage Environments
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1127 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodeterioration/biodegradation; green biocides; biotreatment; biocontrol agents; biocompounds; bioprotection/bioprecipitation/bioconsolidation; biocleaning; novel biotechnological solutions for cultural heritage protection; sustainable conservation methods; cultural heritage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Advancements in Solid Waste Valorization for Clean Energy and Environmental Protection
edited by , and Waseem Hayat
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1103 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid waste valorization; bioenergy production; sustainable waste management; circular economy; biomass conversion; waste treatment innovations; green energy solutions; environmental impact of waste; renewable energy from waste
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Business Circular Economy and Sustainability submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1096 | Submission Open
Keywords: corporate circular business models and the 17 SDGs; corporate sustainability reporting and circular economy; corporate circularity indexes; corporate sustainability performance; corporate circular economy performance; the social aspects of corporate circular economy; ESG and corporate circular economy; corporate circularity and consumers; corporate circular economy practices; circular public procurement and corporate circularity; corporate circular intellectual capital; critical raw materials and circular economy; circular bioeconomy; circular economy and strong sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Exploring Sustainable Practices in E-commerce and the Future of Sustainable Business Models
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1035 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental sustainability; economic sustainability; green consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Innovative Green Technologies and Sustainable Solutions for Environmental Challenges
edited by Kui-Hao Chuang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1002 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental sustainability; resource efficiency; waste reduction; circular economy; renewable energy; climate adaptation; sustainable materials; green technologies; eco-friendly practices; policy innovations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Building Materials: Concrete and Cement-Based Materials
edited by , and Flavio Stochino
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 936 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable concrete; recycled aggregates; geopolymer materials; construction waste utilization; durability of green concrete; natural fiber; bio-based construction materials; circular economy in construction; thermal retrofitting/upgrading; structural retrofitting/upgrading; integrated retrofitting/upgrading
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Social Interaction Across Urban Spaces—Contexts, Structures and Sustainability
edited by Neil Reid and Piotr Pachura
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 909 | Submission Open
Keywords: social relations; spaces; urban development; planning; sustainability; space shaping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Preconditions for the Sustainable Development of Agroecosystems: Good Agricultural Practices and Monitoring of Soil Conditions and Land Cover Changes submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 731 | Submission Open
Keywords: tillage; agroecology; soil organic matter; agrosystem; agroecosystem; sustainable soil management; soil properties; monitoring systems; landscape; spatial planning; natural framework; land management; land cover change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil Conservation and Sustainability)
Origins, Transport and Fate of Biogenic Substances and Heavy Metals in the Water Environment
edited by Qianqian Zhang and Xueqing Zhang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 684 | Submission Open
Keywords: water environment; biogenic substances; heavy metals; sources analysis; transport and fate; risk assessment and prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Transportation: Strategies for Enhancing Safety and Reliability—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 661 | Submission Open
Keywords: road safety; sustainable mobility; safe roads and vehicles; human factors in road safety; vulnerable road users
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Towards Sustainable Energy: Renewable Energy Utilization and Near-Zero Carbon Regulation Technologies in Modern Industrial Parks
edited by Xianbo Wang, Zhidong Li and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 644 | Submission Open
Keywords: source– grid– load– storage integration; smart microgrid; multi-energy complementarity; digital twin; near-zero carbon emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainability and Resilience in Agricultural Systems
edited by , and Alexandru Stratan
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable rural development; resilience; integrated agricultural systems; value chain integration; agricultural policies; environmental policies; robustness; adaptability; transformability; private and public goods; climate change; farm demographics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainable Urban Risk Management and Resilience Strategy submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 597 | Submission Open
Keywords: disaster risk reduction; natural disasters; land use planning; sustainable development; territorial and urban management; resilience; stakeholders engagement; knowledge and data; disaster cycle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Electronic Business and Sustainable Development
edited by , Laurence F. K. Chang, and Xiaocong Cui
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 593 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; sustainable e-business; sustainable marketing; digital marketing; green finance in e-business; smart logistics in e-business
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Embracing Circular Economy and Renewable Energy Systems Through Socio-Technical Innovation
edited by and Gnana K. Bharathy
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 547 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; socio-technical systems; innovation; artificial intelligence; socioenvironmental impact; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Urban Planning and Built Environment: Second Edition
edited by and Peijun Yu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 501 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital built environment; ecological low-carbon planning; green building; low carbon; energy saving; artificial intelligence algorithms; conservation and regeneration of historic buildings; conservation and utilization of classical gardens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Consumer Behavior, Circular Economy, and Digital Marketing Strategies
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 489 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable consumer behavior; circular economy; digital marketing; green marketing strategies; sustainable consumption; environmental communication; social media and sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Climate Change, Air Pollution and Environmental Health
edited by Sylvester Dodzi Nyadanu and Marina Oktapodas Feiler
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open
Keywords: temperature; heatwaves; cold spells; air pollutants; wildfires; natural disasters; public health; health effects; epidemiology; climate policies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Strategies in Light of the New European Bauhaus for Resilience and Decreasing the Impact of Natural Hazards on Urban Areas submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 444 | Submission Open
Keywords: 20th century architecture; nature-based solutions; inclusivity; retrofit; participation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Carbon Management and Decarbonization Pathways in Buildings and Infrastructure submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open
Keywords: building energy saving; low-carbon buildings; building integrated renewable energy systems; building system control and optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
AI-Driven Sustainability in Heritage Science submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open
Keywords: heritage science; artificial intelligence; sustainable conservation; AI-driven data processing
The Impact of Technological Innovation on Renewable Energy Production: Simulation and Control of New Energy Power Generation Systems, 2nd Edition
edited by , , , and Dunjian Xie
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage systems; model predictive control; nonlinear modeling; renewable energy; hybrid power generation systems; energy management systems; hybrid energy storage systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainability of Agriculture: The Impact of Climate Change on Crops—2nd Edition
edited by , Elissavet Ninou and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; climate change and agriculture; crop physiology; plant genetic resources; agro-biodiversity; abiotic and biotic stress; circular economy; food security
Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Industrial Systems submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twins; artificial intelligence and machine learning; circular economy; enabling technologies; additive manufacturing; energy optimization; Industry 5.0 and human-centric technologies; blockchain; quantitative methods for industrial sustainability; sustainable logistics and supply chain management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Plastic Debris and Environmental Sustainability
edited by , Sara Hajji and Aicha Ait Alla
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open
Keywords: microplastics; nanoplastics; plastic debris; sustainability; toxicity; environmental impact; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Innovative Building Envelope Solutions for Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Buildings
edited by Aleksejs Prozuments
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 313 | Submission Open
Keywords: building envelopes; building energy efficiency; smart building materials; indoor environmental quality; building performance simulation; life cycle analysis; climate-responsive design; green building technologies
Advances in Sustainable Production and Operations Management
edited by and Marcelo Gaspar
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable operations management; circular economy; green supply chain management; life-cycle assessment; sustainability performance measurement; carbon footprint/Net-Zero operations; stakeholder engagement/ESG integration; green production
Advanced Materials for Environmental and Energy Sustainability: Innovations for a Low-Carbon and Circular Future
edited by Antônio Benjamim Mapossa, and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced materials; environmental remediation; sustainable energy; clean technologies; circular economy; waste valorization; renewable energy materials; carbon capture and utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Applications of Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence in Land Cover Mapping and Ecosystem Monitoring
edited by Malik Mohammed Al-Wardy and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; land cover changes; climate change; ecosystem health; environmental trends; resilience planning; sustainable management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
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