Sustainability

Sustainability in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry in the Age of Digitization

edited by

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2174 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism impact management; sustainable tourism development; sustainability and emerging technologies; inclusive and responsible tourism; regenerative tourism; twin transition; AI ethics in hospitality; big data analytics

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

Plastic and Microplastic Pollution in the Environment and Emerging Recycling Solutions

edited by Sabina Ziembowicz and

Małgorzata Kida

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2162 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic pollution; microplastics; environmental contamination; microplastic degradation; transport and migration of microplastics in the environment; waste management; plastic recycling; biodegradable plastics; circular economy; sustainable materials; key legal acts on plastic and microplastic pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Integrated Systems for Elemental Geochemical Cycling and Sustainable Development

edited by

Xu Liu

,

Chenning Deng

and Tao Yu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2109 | Submission Open

Keywords: elements flux quantification (core measurement focus aligned with journal's "quantify sustainability" aim); multi-media pollution tracing (emphasizes cross-media "water–soil–air" innovation); source apportionment modeling (advanced methodology for pollution origin identification); smart remediation governance (links technical solutions to policy frameworks); soil contamination resilience (directly addresses SDG 15 "Life on Land"); sustainable industrial regulation (connects to journal's "policies relating to sustainability" scope); predictive risk assessment (key tool for "monitor sustainability" as per journal aims); circular resource management (ties pollution control to resource efficiency/SDG 12)

Towards Sustainable Metal Technologies: For Future Material Needs

edited by

Gábor Gyarmati

,

Gábor Lassú

and Gáspár Marcell Gyula

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1845 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals; alloys; recycling; metallurgy; circularity; metal processing; casting; forming; additive manufacturing; welding; powder metallurgy; hydrometallurgy; physical simulation; structural integrity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Geopolymers and Composite Geopolymeric Materials for Environmental Pollution

edited by Alessio Occhicone and

Assunta Campanile

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1794 | Submission Open

Keywords: geopolymers; alkali-activated materials; geopolymer-based composites; adsorption; environmental pollution; sustainable materials; water treatment; air purification; soil remediation; hybrid adsorbents; multi-adsorbent process

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

Ecosystem Sustainability Through Biodiversity Protection and Conservation Strategies

edited by Nikolay D. Natchev

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1733 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological management; innovative conservation strategies; endangered species; deterioration of habitats; biological risk assessment; bioresources

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

Sustainable Management of Logistics and Supply Chain

edited by

Daisy Valle Enrique

,

Douglas S. Rodrigues

and

Sónia Rosana Alves de Brito

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1732 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; decision making; digital technologies; ESG; environmental risk management; logistics; responsible innovation; sustainability; supply chain management

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

Environmental Sustainability: Hydrology, Soil, and Vegetal Resilience Under Climate Change

edited by

Jose Ramon Barros Cantalice

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1587 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrological behavior; soil resilience; environmental resilience; temparate and dry environments; plants resilience

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

The Sustainable Development of New Materials and Products from Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers

edited by

Borcǎnescu Silvana

and

Manuela Maria Iftime

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1555 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymers; biodegradable materials; sustainable development; circular economy; green manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Innovation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 3rd Edition

edited by

Jianghang Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1530 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; innovative technologies; logistics; supply chain management; business models; mathematical modeling; case and empirical studies

Sustainable Forest Ecosystems, Climate Change and Biodiversity

edited by Gabriel Murariu and

Lucian Dinca

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1520 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest ecosystems; climate change; biodiversity; forest management; genetic diversity

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

Applications of Remote Sensing Techniques and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Sustainable Hydrological Modelling and Watershed Management

edited by

Paschalis Koutalakis

and

George Zaimes

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1518 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems (GIS); geospatial data analysis; hydrological modeling; watershed management; sustainable water resources; climate change; floods and droughts; land-use/land-cover changes

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

Energy and Environmental Economics: Modelling Pathways for Green Transition and Sustainable Development

edited by

Marilen-Gabriel Pirtea

,

Alexandra-Mădălina Țăran

and

Georgiana-Raluca Lădaru

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1489 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy–environment nexus; energy transition; sustainable development; green economic transition; ESG integration; environmental performance; environmental externalities; climate–energy regulation; sustainable energy systems; green growth

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

Citizenship Education, Interculturality and the Sustainability of Global Society

edited by

Pedro Miralles-Martínez

,

Raquel Sánchez-Ibáñez

and

Pedro Miralles-Sánchez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1431 | Submission Open

Keywords: active citizenship; sustainability education; interculturality; citizenship education; historical thinking; disinformation; critical thinking; critical intersectionality; problem-based learning; project-based learning; service learning

Energy Optimization and Waste Heat Recovery in Sustainable Industrial Process

edited by

Juan Carlos Ríos-Fernández

,

Pedro García Regodeseves

,

Guillermo Laine-Cuervo

and Victor Manuel Fernández-Pacheco

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1393 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial energy optimization; waste heat recovery; sustainable industrial processes; thermodynamic efficiency; renewable integration; life cycle assessment; circular economy; energy simulation; emission reduction; advanced thermal management

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

Sustainable Building Materials for Greener Future

edited by Jolanta Pranckevičienė and

Ina Pundienė

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1315 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; waste valorization; recycled aggregates; binder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Energy in Building and Built Environment

edited by

Emanuele Ogliari

,

Minh Quan Duong

, Gabriela Sava,

Chowdhury Akram Hossain

and

Thang Trung Nguyen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1285 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; IoT; machine learning; optimization; renewable energy; smart grid; sustainable energy; storage system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Latest Review Papers in Development Goals Towards Sustainability 2026

edited by

Cristina Raluca Gh. Popescu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1262 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals (SDGs); 2030 agenda; development goals towards sustainability; SDG implementation and monitoring; policy frameworks for sustainable development; sustainability indicators and metrics; water–energy–food nexus; climate action and resilience; sustainable cities and communities; sustainable consumption and production; poverty and inequality reduction; education for sustainable development; governance and institutions for sustainability; sustainable finance and green investment; technology and innovation for SDGs; social inclusion; global partnerships for sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)

The Interplay of Energy Consumption and the Digital Economy in the Pursuit of a Low-Carbon Transition—2nd Edition

edited by

Minzhe Du

and

Guanglai Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1259 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy consumption; digital economy; carbon neutrality; energy transformation; low-carbon economy; sustainable development; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Safe and Sustainable Built Environment: Education, Policy and Practice

edited by

David Christopher Oswald

and

Salman Shooshtarian

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1257 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; sustainability; health; safety; wellbeing; education; policy; practice

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

Sustainable Modelling Approaches for Groundwater and Hydrogeologic Systems

edited by

Muhammad Hasan

,

Yanjun Shang

and

Mohammad Younis Khan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1211 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater sustainability; hydrogeologic modeling; groundwater–surface water interaction; geophysical and numerical approaches; uncertainty and risk assessment; managed aquifer recharge; climate change adaptation; groundwater contamination and remediation; data-driven and machine learning models; integrated water resources management

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

Sustainable Coastal and Estuary Management—2nd Edition

edited by Rhoda Ballinger

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1167 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal management; estuary management; governance; sustainability; socioecological systems; community engagement; blue energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Advancing Awareness in Sustainability and Integrated Waste Management

edited by

Gigel Paraschiv

,

Georgiana Moiceanu

and

Mirela Nicoleta Dincǎ

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1097 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable development; integrated waste management; waste conversion technologies; sustainable waste practices; green technologies for waste reduction; waste biorefinery; circular economy; life cycle assessment; environmental awareness; environmental impact assessment

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

Advances in Sustainable Agroecosystems: The Integrated Management of Crop, Livestock, and Environment

edited by

Aaron Norris

,

Brandon Smith

and Whitney Crossland

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1073 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecosystems; cover crops; crop residue; cropping systems; integrated crop and livestock; soil health; sustainable production

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

Ecohydrological Research Toward Sustainable and Resilient Watershed Management

edited by

Henrique Marinho Leite Chaves

and

Maria Rita S. Fonseca

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1056 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecohydrology; environmental flows; freshwater integrity & restoration; nature-based solutions; watershed resilience

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

Agriculture Bioresource Utilization Technology

edited by

Sasa Zuo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1024 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioprocess; bioproducts; biotransformation; agricultural biomass; sustainable

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Development of Urban Planning, Urban Design and Land Use

edited by Hadas Shadar

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1002 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable planning; sustainable urban design; sustainable land use; adaptive long-term planning; socially sustainable planning; sustainable mobility-oriented planning; resource-preserving planning

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

Sustainable Forest Services: Bioeconomy, Ecological Management, and Resource Development

edited by

Dalia Perkumienė

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 944 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forest services; bioeconomy; ecological management; resource development; legal issues; renewable natural resources; recreational and ecological needs of society

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

Strategic Orientation and Product Innovation for Sustainable Development

edited by

Nicholas Theodorakopoulos

,

Sotiris Apostolopoulos

and Andreas Masouras

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 906 | Submission Open

Keywords: strategic sustainability; circular economy; low-carbon transition; eco-innovation; dynamic green capabilities; sustainable product design; sustainable value creation; green technologies; sustainability-driven innovation; policy drivers for sustainability

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

Towards Net-Zero Industry X.0: Sustainable Governance, Smart Operations and Digital Twins

edited by

Jones Luis Schaefer

and

Osiris Canciglieri Junior

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 882 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart operations; digital twins; sustainable governance; net-zero industrial systems; Industry X.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Intelligent Maritime Systems: Data-Driven Solutions for Sustainable Shipping and Ocean Governance

edited by

Hongchu Yu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 824 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent maritime systems; maritime big data; shipping network modeling; spatiotemporal analysis and forecasting; marine geoinformatics; navigation safety; sustainable shipping; ocean governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Transportation Systems and Infrastructures Planning, Optimization, and Management: 2nd Edition

edited by

Andrea Pompigna

and

Giulia Del Serrone

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 795 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation system and infrastructure optimization; transport planning; traffic and infrastructure management; sustainable mobility; intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); traffic simulation; congestion mitigation; multimodal integration; big data in transportation; road safety and risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Quantitative Methods for Sustainable Socio-Technical Systems: From Spatio-Temporal Data to Decision Support

edited by

George Tsaples

and

Georgios N. Aretoulis

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 791 | Submission Open

Keywords: socio-technical systems; sustainability transitions; quantitative modelling; integrated assessment; decision support; uncertainty

Innovation in Sustainable Building and Smart Construction Projects

edited by

Sanjeev Adhikari

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 775 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building; smart construction; building information modeling (BIM); augmented reality (AR); virtual reality (VR); artificial intelligence (AI) in construction; digital twin; circular construction; construction automation; robotics in construction; construction education; construction innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Data-Driven Approaches for Sustainable Water Management and Flood Resilience in River Basins

edited by

Eui Hoon Lee

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 755 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven approaches; sustainable water management; flood resilience; deep learning; nature-based solutions; meta-heuristic optimization algorithm

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

Community Resilience Through Nature-Based Solutions: A Sustainable Response to Disasters

edited by

Faisal Ahammed

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open

Keywords: community engagement; community resilience; disaster risk management; climate change; sustainability

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

Agriculture, Land and Farm Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Kęstutis Venslauskas

,

Mantas Rubežius

and

Antonio Comparetti

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 615 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural biomass; biomass; soil management; farm energy balance; life cycle assessment; techno-economic assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Circular Economy, Green Built Environment and Sustainable Construction

edited by

Lovelin Obi

,

Nnedinma Umeokafor

and

Riza Yosia Sunindijo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 587 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy activities with health, safety, and wellbeing implications; technologies and digital tools enabling both safety and circularity; offsite construction as a circular economy strategy; safety–cost interdependencies in circular construction; policy, standards, and regulatory perspectives; integrating circular economy and green health in construction; emerging risks and hazard profiles in circularity; case studies and demonstrations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Information Systems for Sustainable Development: SDG/ESG Metrics, Data-Driven Governance, and Responsible Digital Innovation

edited by

Younghee Noh

and M. P. Satija

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development (SDGs); information systems; data-driven governance; responsible digital innovation; digital sustainability; sustainability analytics; ESG data and reporting; responsible AI/AI governance; privacy and ethics; smart cities & public services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Research on Water Quality and Organic Micropollutants

edited by

Mirela J. Wolf-Baca

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 527 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; organic micropollutants; sustainable development; environmental monitoring; green chemistry; ecological risk assessment

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

Intelligent Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Sustainable Futures

edited by

Jian Liu

, Shuli Yan and

Na Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-criteria decision making (MCDM); sustainable decision-making; artificial intelligence and decision support; uncertainty and robustness group decision making; sustainability assessment; resilient systems

Sustainable Interactions of Ocean, Atmosphere, and Environment: Focusing on Climate Change

edited by

Humberto Pereira

,

Ana Picado

and Ines Alvarez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 441 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; ocean–atmosphere interaction; environmental sustainability; marine ecosystems; adaptation strategies; coastal resilience; extreme weather events

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

Engineering the Future of Sustainable Construction: Self-Healing and Bio-Based Material Technologies

edited by

Olja Šovljanski

, Tiana Milović and Vesna Bulatović

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; self-healing concrete; bio-based building technologies; microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP); bacterial-based self-healing effect; green building materials; smart materials for infrastructure; low-carbon construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Promote Sustainable Development Through Enhanced Building Energy Performance

edited by

Papadaki Dimitra

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 408 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy performance; circular economy; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); sustainable construction; building materials; energy efficiency; material recycling; embodied carbon; green building policies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Digital Technology for Circular Economy Towards Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Abderahman Rejeb

,

Steve Simske

and

Suhaiza Zailani

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; digital innovation; sustainable development; resource efficiency; environmental sustainability; Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain technology; data analytics; policy and regulation

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

Sustainable Tourism Planning in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Kaitano Dube

and

Precious Ezeh

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart tourism; tourism aviation; tourism resilience; sustainability; climate policy; adaption; tourism just energy transitions; sustainable destination planning; tourism disaster management

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

Sustainable Seismic Design, Assessment and Retrofit of Buildings

edited by Elisa Saler and

Ciro Del Vecchio

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated seismic and energy retrofit; performance-based seismic design; energy-efficient buildings seismic risk; sustainable design; life-cycle assessment (LCA); low-carbon retrofit solutions

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

Tourism and Health Buildings Towards Sustainable Development and Decarbonization

edited by

Edyta Dudkiewicz

and Renata Biela

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: decarbonization of new and existing buildings; energy in building; eco-friendly solutions; energy efficiency; tourism buildings; swimming pools; health tourism; health building; balneotechnology; air quality and protection

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

Environmental Economics in Sustainable Social Policy Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yuping Shang

,

Xin Zhao

and Xihui Haviour Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; institutional arrangement; environmental protection; low-carbon transition; environmental economics; social policy; economic activity; climate change; resource utilization; interdisciplinary research

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

Advances in the Urban and Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development

edited by

Xiaofang Dong

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban economics; urban climate adaptation; spatial econometrics; environmental economics; green innovation and industrial transformation; land-use planning

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

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