Sustainability

Assessing Progress Towards Sustainability at the Macro Scale: Indicators, Policies and Challenges

edited by

Stanislav Shmelev

and Irina A. Shmeleva

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: progress; sustainability; performance; policy; assessment

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

Intelligent Control, Optimization and Management of Sustainable Battery Energy Storage System

edited by

Bin Duan

, Rui Zhu and

Qi Zhang

submission deadline 22 May 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery energy storage system; fault diagnosis; battery state estimation; advanced machine learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainability

edited by David Denkenberger,

Joshua M. Pearce

and Baxter Kamana-Williams

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster prevention; disaster resilience; sustainability; energy security; global catastrophic risk

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

Sustainable Management and Tourism Development

edited by

Agustín Álvarez-Herranz

and Cristina Gallego Gómez

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; tourism management; environmental impact; ecotourism; governance; cultural heritage; smart tourism; circular economy; community development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

The Path to Sustainability: Advanced Research on Energy Conservation and Saving

edited by Ramón Quiza and

Deivis Avila

submission deadline 27 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1038 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energies technologies; energy and artificial intelligence; climate change; desalination; and wastewater treatment; solar; wind; wave; and tidal energy application; intelligent techniques applied to power systems and power distributions; power energy management; energy storage technology; offshore wind energy; renewable hybrid systems; clean energy and waste recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Environmental Solutions Based on Advanced Geospatial Technologies

edited by

Shuo Zheng

,

Xiaoshuang Ma

and

Yang Bai

submission deadline 27 May 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; GIS; deep leaning; natural resources; natural hazards; environmental pollution; carbon cycle; multiple sphere coupling

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

Empowering Citizens Through Science: Innovative Approaches in Environmental Education and Engagement

edited by

Elisa Bergami

, Sara Righi and Erika Iveth Cedillo-Gonzalez

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: awareness; environmental education; citizen science; active learning; knowledge transfer; pro-environmental behaviours; perception; science communication; public participation

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

Sustainable Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Khanh Quoc Nguyen

and

Gioele Capillo

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: fisheries; conservation; marine protected areas; management; abandoned; lost; or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG); biodiversity; stock assessment; pollution; degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Smart and Responsible Tourism: Innovations for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Mateusz Naramski

,

Mateusz Trzeciak

and

Kinga Stecuła

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart tourism; sustainable tourism; responsible tourism; IoT in tourism; VR in tourism; IT in tourism; AI in tourism; digital tools; tourism innovations; eco-friendly travel

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

Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction for Sustainable Resource Utilization

edited by Shiqi Liu,

Sijie Han

, Fansheng Huang and Sijian Zheng

submission deadline 28 May 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: CCUS; CO2 and CH4 capture; CO2 and CH4 utilization; CO2 geological storage; clean fossil energy

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

Heat Transfer Enhancement Strategies in Sustainable Engineering

edited by

Mohammadreza Kadivar

submission deadline 29 May 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer enhancement; sustainable thermal systems; energy efficiency; additive manufacturing; thermal energy storage; convective heat transfer; thermal management

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

Urban Resident Participation and Sustainable Urban Environments

edited by

Chuntian Lu

and

Jing Xu

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental awareness; pro-environmental behavior; environmental governance; environmental risk perception; environmental justice; climate change; urban environmental policy; urban resilience

The Future of Renewable Energy: The Role of Solar Power in Sustainable Development

edited by

Stefania Perrella

and

Daniela Cirone

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; photovoltaic systems; renewable energy transition; energy policy; sustainable development; energy storage; smart grids; techno-economic analysis; off-grid solutions; energy justice; heat pumps

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Atmospheric Pollution and Microenvironmental Air Quality

edited by Hui Chen and

Lan Yao

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: atmospheric pollution; microenvironmental air quality; health exposure assessment; climate change interactions; urban sustainability; indoor and outdoor pollution; pollution mitigation strategies; sustainable urban design

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

The Role of Industry 4.0 in Advancing Circular Economy and Sustainability

edited by

Marco Marconi

and

Giorgia Pietroni

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; circular economy; sustainable design; smart manufacturing; digital transformation; design for circular economy; digital sustainability assessment; Industry 4.0 production systems; data-driven manufacturing

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

Advanced Technologies in Digital and Sustainable Transformation of Teaching and Learning

edited by

Chih-Chao Chung

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 50019 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; sustainable education; artificial intelligence; augmented reality; virtual reality; meta-reality; STEAM pedagogies; curriculum design; technology integration; immersive learning

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

Control of Traffic-Related Emissions to Improve Air Quality

edited by

Hefeng Zhang

, Yunjing Wang and

Xinping Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 19955 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic-related emissions; exhaust and non-exhaust emissions; emerging pollutants; emissions characteristics; emissions inventory; environmental implications; control techniques; mobile source management policy

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

Sustainable Safety Culture in Manufacturing Enterprises

edited by

Kinga Stecuła

, Patrycja Kabiesz and

Radosław Wolniak

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5165 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable safety culture; safety culture management; eco-efficient manufacturing; safe and sustainable work environments; sustainability in occupational health; green safety practices; workplace safety; integrated safety and sustainability; long-term safety solutions; sustainable safety management strategies; resource-efficient safety technologies; environmental and safety compliance; safety training and education; safety audits; modern technology in safety; industrial safety; innovations and safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Application of Remote Sensing and Machine Learning in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by Mihai Valentin Herbei,

Ana Cornelia Badea

, Aleksandar Ristić and

Paul Sestras

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3864 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; crop monitoring; smart agriculture; UAV; sensors; spatial– temporal analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Innovative Strategies for Net-Zero Carbon Cities Integrating Renewable Energy, Smart Infrastructure and Circular Economy Models

edited by

Hanaa Hachimi

,

Chakib El Mokhi

and

Abderrahim Lakhouit

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2960 | Submission Open

Keywords: net-zero cities; renewable energy; smart infrastructure; circular economy; recycling; sustainable urban development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Digital Technology and Conservation Science for Sustainable Preservation of Cultural Heritage: Interdisciplinary Studies, Challenges, and Perspectives

edited by

Lucian-Cristian Ratoiu

and

Monica Dinu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2299 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitization; digital restoration; reconstructions; and digital twins; digital management and innovative strategies; innovative theories and methodologies; multi-modal approaches; heritage reconversion; accessibility; preventive conservation; risk assessment studies

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

Advancements in Thermal Engineering: Innovations for Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by

Zoltán Szamosi

, Baibhaw Kumar and

Katalin Voith

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 1367 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; solar industrial process heat (SIPH); phase change materials (PCM); concentrated solar thermal systems; waste heat recovery; advanced heat transfer technologies; thermochemical energy conversion; sustainable thermal engineering

The Role of Wastewater Treatment in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Ivana Mihajlović

and

Mladenka Novaković

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1148 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean water; sustainable water management; water ecosystems; clean energy technology; untreated wastewater; water quality; resource use efficiency; climate resilience; waste management; recycled water; SDG monitoring; SDG indicators; ecological footprint

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

Clean Technologies and Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Hui Gong

,

Abdulmoseen Segun Giwa

and Emmanuel Alepu Odey

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 1000 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; clean technologies; sustainable water management; resource recovery; advanced oxidation processes; membrane filtration; electrochemical treatment; anaerobic digestion; decentralized systems; energy efficiency; emerging contaminants; circular economy; life cycle assessment; smart water systems; hybrid treatment technologies; integrated technologies

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

Circular Economy in Construction: Innovations, Challenges, and Sustainable Practices

edited by

João Adriano Rossignolo

and

Gabriela Lyra

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 910 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy in construction; sustainable building materials; waste valorization in construction; construction and demolition waste (CDW) management; bio-based and recycled materials; life cycle assessment (LCA) in construction; digitalization and Industry 4.0 in circular construction; regenerative and Net-Zero buildings; policy and governance for circular construction; carbon footprint reduction in the built environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Building a Sustainable and Reliable Supply Chain in Collaborative Business

edited by

Manh-Hoang Do

and

Yung Fu Huang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 783 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain management; sustainability; collaborative; big data analysis; business model innovation; green innovation; blockchain technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Construction and Built Environments

edited by

Chuangzhou Wu

, Shuqi Ma and

Jia He

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 753 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building materials; environmental impact assessment; low-carbon construction; geotechnical engineering technologies; sustainable civil engineering; foundation treatment technologies; soil improvement; underground structure design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Environmental Sustainability in Deep Mining: Controlling Dynamic Disasters and Mineral Resource Development

edited by

Liming Qiu

, Leilei Si and

Hang Long

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 741 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep mining; environmental sustainability; dynamic disasters; disaster prevention and reduction; sustainable development

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

Decision-Making Frameworks for Energy Justice: Balancing Social, Economic, and Environmental Objectives

edited by Babatunde Olubayo,

Oludolapo Akanni Olanrewaju

and Emezirinwune Michael

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 665 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in energy systems; multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); sustainable energy transitions

Sustainable Marine Spatial Planning and Marine Environmental Management

edited by

Peter Vidmar

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 594 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime transport; safety; shipping emission; sustainable transport; port safety; energy efficiency; alternative fuels; cold ironing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Transformation with AI in Education for Teaching and Learning Enhancement

edited by Pei-Hsuan Hsieh and

Rehan Akbar

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 521 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable education; education transformation; digital education; digital transformation; EdTech innovation; AI in education; AI-powered education; personalized learning; smart campus; smart classroom; intelligent tutoring systems; education equity

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

Advances in Plant Sciences: Climate-Smart Innovations for Sustainability and Resilient Ecosystems

edited by

Constancio A. Asis

and Guinto Danilo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 509 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; climate-smart agriculture; food security; innovative agricultural technologies; plant– microbe interactions; resource management; sustainable production

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

Technology-Enhanced Education and Sustainable Development

edited by

Małgorzata Gawlik-Kobylińska

and

Boriss Misnevs

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 487 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational technology; sustainable development goals (SDGs); education for sustainable development; digital learning; artificial intelligence in education; virtual and augmented reality in education; online and hybrid learning models; teaching sustainability; digital competences

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

Sustaining Occupant Well-Being: Thermal Comfort and Air Quality in Indoor Environments

edited by

Tea Zakula

and

Arlinda Bresa

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 478 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal comfort; indoor air quality; human-centered building control; occupant perception; occupant well-being; multi-sensory comfort; post-occupancy evaluation

Education for a Sustainable Future: A Global Development Necessity

edited by

Mónica Martínez-Gómez

,

César Berna-Escriche

,

Víctor Yeste

and Mª Ángeles Alcaide González

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable education; circular economy in learning; pedagogical innovations; Sustainable Development Goals integration into education; policy and practice in sustainability; teacher training and sustainability; e-learning for global goals; environmental education; higher education and Sustainable Development Goals; intergenerational learning

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

Decarbonizing Mobility: Innovations in Energy Efficiency and Environmental Impact Mitigation

edited by Yuche Chen and

Xuanke Wu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: decarbonization; sustainable mobility; energy efficiency; environmental impact mitigation; low-carbon transportation; electric vehicles (EVs); renewable energy integration; Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS); green infrastructure; carbon footprint reduction

Sustainable Assessment and Risk Analysis on Landslide Hazards

edited by Janusz Kozubal, Deepak R. Bhat and

Marek Wyjadłowski

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 398 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslides; slope stability analysis; sustainable risk and reliability detection; geotechnical engineering; environmental care; natural hazards; resilient environments; soil structure interactions; interdisciplinary approach; remote sensing; artificial intelligence

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

Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence: A Marriage Made in Heaven, or Trouble at the Horizon?

edited by Outi Niininen and Clare D'Souza

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable development goals; sustainable development; artificial intelligence; carbon emission; ethics; energy sustainability; sustainable production and consumption; circular economy

Advancing Agricultural Robotics for Sustainable Farming: Innovations, Applications, and Environmental Impact

edited by

Yuanhong Li

, Dong Chen and

Tianyi Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robotics; precision farming; sustainable agriculture; automation in farming; environmental impact; resource optimization; smart farming technologies; AI in agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Management in Hospitality and Tourism

edited by

Asier Baquero

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism and hospitality development; environmental; social; and economic sustainability; sustainable business practices; eco-innovation in tourism and hospitality; sustainability performance measurement; corporate social responsibility (CSR); green hotel operations; stakeholder engagement in sustainability; sustainable value chain management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Green Management and Governance in the Energy Industry

edited by Harun Harun and Yi An

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: green management; governance; energy industry; ESG; renewable energy; sustainable development; carbon trading; green finance; environmental compliance

Towards Sustainable Metal Technologies: For Future Material Needs

edited by

Gábor Gyarmati

,

Gábor Lassú

and Gáspár Marcell Gyula

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 220 | 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)

Green Chemistry, Intelligent Systems and Computing in Environmental Sustainability, Safety, Pollution and Waste Control and Forecasting

edited by

Alexander V. Glushkov

and Olga Y. Khetselius

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry principles; environmental sustainability and safety; pollution and waste control and forecasting; intelligence systems and computing; system analysis; mathematical modelling; and data science

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

Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in the Sustainable Development of Environmental, Ecological and Hydrological Monitoring

edited by

Han Zhou

, Ding Yuan and

Xin Pan

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrology; ecology; environment; GIS; remote sensing; monitoring

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

Resilient and Intelligent Control and Optimization of Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by Zhenyong Zhang,

Xuguo Jiao

and Mufeng Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy system; cybersecurity; machine learning-based control; optimization of the system operation; fault and abnormality detection; distributed control and optimization

Sustainable Destination Development: Tourism and Society

edited by

Razaq Raj

,

Giovanni Ruggieri

and

Adalberto Arrigoni

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable; tourism; society; impacts; development; policies; heritage; destination; benefits

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

Sustainable Climate Change Adaptations: Enhancing Resilience Against Natural Hazards

edited by Jyh-Woei Lin

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: geophysics; green energy; climate change risk management; resilience

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

Sustainable Thermal Energy Storage Systems: New Methods, Technologies and Practice

edited by

Valeria Palomba

,

Ilaria Marotta

and

Antonio Fotia

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; materials for energy; system integration of thermal storage; LCA of thermal energy storage; testing methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Strategies for Building More Resilient Coastal Communities in a Changing Climate

edited by

Deniz Velioglu Sogut

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate adaptation; ecosystem-based solutions; governance innovation; socio-ecological systems; climate risk management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Maritime Governance and Shipping Risk Management

edited by

Hristos Karahalios

,

Emre Akyuz

and Alexandros Dimitriadis

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable maritime governance; shipping risk management; maritime environmental compliance; climate adaptation strategies; sustainable ocean governance; artificial intelligence in shipping; blue carbon and ocean health; marine protected areas and vessel routing; Environmental; Social; and Governance (ESG) and port operations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

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