Sustainability

Agriculture Bioresource Utilization Technology

edited by

Sasa Zuo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 856 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

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 621 | Submission Open

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

Safe and Sustainable Built Environment: Education, Policy and Practice

edited by

David Christopher Oswald

and

Salman Shooshtarian

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 620 | Submission Open

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

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

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 612 | 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 578 | 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)

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 575 | 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)

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 523 | 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)

Sustainable Research on Water Quality and Organic Micropollutants

edited by

Mirela J. Wolf-Baca

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 502 | 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)

Strategic Orientation and Product Innovation for Sustainable Development

edited by

Nicholas Theodorakopoulos

,

Sotiris Apostolopoulos

and Andreas Masouras

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 484 | 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)

Intelligent Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Sustainable Futures

edited by

Jian Liu

, Shuli Yan and

Na Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 413 | 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

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 377 | 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 369 | 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)

Sustainable Tourism Planning in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Kaitano Dube

and

Precious Ezeh

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 318 | 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)

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 301 | 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 Seismic Design, Assessment and Retrofit of Buildings

edited by Elisa Saler and

Ciro Del Vecchio

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 286 | 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)

Urban Ecosystem in Transition: Integrating Ecology, Design, and Social Innovation for Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Fabio Angeoletto

, Domingos Sávio Barbosa and Normandes Matos da Silva

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban ecology; urban biodiversity conservation; urban planning; urban ecosystem services; urban green infrastructures; nature-based solutions; ecology in the city; ecology of the city; ecology for the city; urban ecosystems

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

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 271 | 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 268 | 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)

New Sustainable Energy Formats in Modern Supply Chain Systems: Transformation Challenges and Innovation Opportunities on Strategies and Models

edited by

Paraskevas Georgiou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain management; green supply chain management; energy value chains; renewable energy value chain; eco-friendly supply chains; business models; decision making; decision support systems; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; logistics; transformation; machine learning; artificial intelligence; stakeholders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

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

edited by

Hongchu Yu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 257 | 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)

Urban Livability and Social Resilience: Intergenerational Justice and Climate Adaptation

edited by

Charles Chang-Yu Hong

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban sustainability; climate change adaptation; youth and urban precarity in urban issues; interpellation theory; urban alienation and exclusion; intergenerational conflict; inclusive urban development; urban leisure and recreation; socio-spatial justice; philosophical urban discourse; inclusive urban development; urban leisure and recreation; climate-resilient cities

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

Novel Fuels and Advanced Combustion Technologies for Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by

Nuno Costa

and

Amândio Jorge Barroso Rebola

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuels; combustion; energy; low-carbon; circular economy; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

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 | Viewed by 251 | 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)

Microbiomes in Agricultural Ecosystems: Their Role in Soil Fertility, Plant Health, and Ecosystem Sustainability

edited by

Flavio Pereira de Oliveira

,

Tancredo Augusto Souza

and Raphael Moreira Beirigo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural microbiomes; soil fertility; plant–microbe interactions; sustainable agriculture; soil health; biogeochemical cycles; ecosystem sustainability

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

Urban Forest Resilience and the Development of Sustainable Landscapes

edited by

Ryan W. Klein

, Grace John and Teagan Holly Young

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; risk mitigation; climate-ready urban design; natural resource management; policy; urban heat island effect; municipal green space management; ecosystem dynamics; water cycling; social–ecological systems; urban biodiversity

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

Recent Advances in the Sustainable Solar Photovoltaic Energy Technology

edited by

Michel Piliougine

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic devices; solar cell technology; module-level power electronics; degradation and fault diagnosis; sustainable photovoltaic systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Agriculture, Land and Farm Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Kęstutis Venslauskas

,

Mantas Rubežius

and

Antonio Comparetti

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 231 | 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)

Livestock Breeding and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Ante Ivanković

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock breeding; genetic improvement; robustness; rangelands; agroecosystems; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Renewable Energy Combinations: Integrating Solar, Wind, and Biomass for a Strong Future

edited by Antônio José Vinha Zanuncio

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid renewable systems; solar–wind integration; biomass energy; forest biomass; solid biofuels; biochar; energy transition; grid stability; dispatchable renewable; techno-economic analysis; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular bioeconomy; microgrids; energy storage; sustainability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Energy Sustainability and Biofuels

edited by

Facundo Joaquín Márquez Rocha

, Miguel Antonio Domínguez Crespo and Aidé Minerva Torres Huerta

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuels; bioethanol; biodiesel; biohydrogen; biogas; biomass

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Ocean Sustainability: Fisheries Science and Its Sustainable Management

edited by Mustapha Aksissou, Mghili Bilal and

Hesham Awadh

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: fisheries science; sustainable fisheries management; fisheries governance; pollution; conversation; biodiversity; fisheries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Innovations for Agricultural Water Sustainability in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions

edited by

Perry Cabot

,

Burdette Barker

, Atin Majumder and

Wubengeda Admasu Yilma

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart irrigation technologies; drought-resistant agriculture; arid land management; water–food–ecology nexus; climate-resilient agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Innovative Approaches in Construction: Between Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis—2nd Edition

edited by

Manfredi Saeli

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials, methods, processes; waste management and circular economy; adaptable, intelligent and smart materials, responsive environments; interactive structures and building skins; energy and performance modelling, structural analysis; maintenance and management strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Food Supply Chain and Food Waste Management: A Sustainability Perspective

edited by

Erika Ribasauskiene

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: food supply chain; food waste management; sustainable food systems; circular economy; resource efficiency; food loss and waste; supply chain sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Climate Change and the Basin Eco-Hydrology Simulation Research

edited by

Kenneth Imo-Imo Israel Eshiet

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-hydrology; hydrological processes; ecosystem; climate change; sustainability

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

Innovation in Electric Power Systems for Sustainable Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Integration

edited by

Lucian Dulău

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric power systems; electric vehicles; hydrogen vehicles; sustainable mobility; smart charging and energy management; hydrogen production via electrolysis; coupled electricity–hydrogen systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Policies Under Climate Change

edited by

Ana Vuković Vimić

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; climate change; policy; climate-proofing; vulnerability and risk assessment; climate neutrality; climate resilience; smart adaptation; systemic adaptation; MRV; MEL; loss and damage

Sustainable Energy Systems and Advanced Technologies: Progress, Interdisciplinary Studies and Innovation

edited by

Liangxing Li

and Kailin Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; advanced energy systems; integrated multi‑energy systems; nuclear thermal-hydraulics and severe accident mitigation; artificial intelligence-driven energy utilization and optimization; carbon capture and utilization; materials science; advanced thermodynamic cycle; flow and heat transfer; high-power electronics cooling; industrial energy efficiency (e.g., HVAC&R); net-zero future; circular economy and low-carbon technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Innovation and Strategic Management in Business

edited by

Yan Yan

, Jingjing Zhang and Yinghuan Wang

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 42539 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; strategic management; artificial intelligence; digital transformation; network; policy

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

Energy Economics: The Trade-Offs Between Economics, Energy, and Sustainability

edited by

Mehdi Seraj

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | 12 articles | Viewed by 23061 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy economics; sustainability; energy transition; environmental economics; economic growth; renewable energy; energy policy; climate change; energy pricing; sustainable development

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

Research on Resource Utilization of Solid Waste

edited by

Ning Yuan

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2343 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; adsorption; catalysis; buildings; concrete; environments; energy

The Nexus of Energy Efficiency, Sustainability and Resilience

edited by

Daniela Cristina Momete

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 965 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; sustainability; resilience; renewable energy; resource management; environmental stewardship; circular economy; systemic risks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Towards Sustainable Futures: Innovations in the Education

edited by

Alberto Zapatera Llinares

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 815 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational innovation; sustainable development goals (SDGs); STEAM learning; STEAM∀H (for all humanity), interdisciplinary education; active learning; artificial intelligence in education (AIEd); teacher training; inclusive education; EdTech and digital transformation

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

Challenges and Opportunities of Sustainable Food Systems for Global Health

edited by

Diana Bogueva

and

Dora Marinova

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; nutrition; food policy; food systems; health; resilience; polycrisis; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Management of Emerging Contaminants in Water and Food Systems

edited by

Vasiliki Boti

, Dimitra Hela and

Christina Nannou

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; water–food nexus; sustainable risk assessment; advanced analytical methodologies; circular economy and mitigation strategies; source control and green chemistry; One Health approach

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

Environmental Impact Assessment and Restoration Management for Sustainable Development

edited by

Gensheng Li

,

Peijun Wang

and Hengfang Wang

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental impact assessment; ecological restoration; sustainable development; water environment governance; soil improvement; vegetation restoration; environmental modeling; ecological risk assessment

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

Marine Renewable Energy and Power Electronic-Based Sustainable Systems

edited by

Shuli Wen

, Ningyi Dai and

Komla A. Folly

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine renewable energy; mobile microgrid; seaport and island microgrids; energy router; energy management; energy storage system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Intelligent Control and Sustainable Optimization of Circular Lithium-Ion Battery Systems

edited by Fernanda Corrêa and

Thiago Antonini Alves

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; electric mobility; energy storage systems; circular economy; sustainable battery lifecycle; second-life batteries; battery recycling; battery safety and SOH monitoring; AI for battery systems; sustainable energy transitions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in the Application of Geographic Information Systems in Urban Planning for Sustainability

edited by

Teresa Santos

and

Rui Pedro Julião

submission deadline 1 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban planning; spatial modelling; climate resilience; spatial decision support systems; geospatial data integration

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

Agricultural Environment and Sustainable Management

edited by

Muhammad Shafiq Shahid

,

Rajarshi Kumar Gaur

and Natasha Manzoor

submission deadline 3 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 888 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; environmental management; plant–pathogen interactions; nanotechnology in crop protection; climate-smart agriculture; soil and water conservation; biological control and plant health; crop resilience and stress tolerance; agricultural biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

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