Sustainability

Sustainable Forest Ecosystems, Climate Change and Biodiversity

edited by Gabriel Murariu and

Lucian Dinca

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

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

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

Ecohydrological Research Toward Sustainable and Resilient Watershed Management

edited by

Henrique Marinho Leite Chaves

and

Maria Rita S. Fonseca

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

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

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

Sustainable Thermal Management, Energy Storage, and Renewable Energy Conversion for a Sustainable AI-Driven Era

edited by Zengguang Sui,

Jiaqiang Wang

, Zhixiong Ding and Yunren Sui

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal management; thermal energy storage; cold energy storage; electrical energy storage; phase change materials; renewable energy conversion; AI optimization; energy efficiency; sustainable energy systems; net-zero

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Energy Economy and Green Development: Pathways to Sustainable Transitions

edited by Ismail Fasanya

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy economy; green development; sub-saharan africa; renewable energy; sustainable development goals (SDGs); energy transition; green finance; technological innovation; policy frameworks; energy access and equity; environmental sustainability; economic diversification; just energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Toward Carbon Neutrality: The Low Carbon Transition Pathways

edited by

Pingjian Yang

and Yanru Fang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality; low-carbon transition; decarbonization pathways; climate policy; renewable energy; carbon pricing; industrial decarbonization; CCUS; social equity; green finance; net-zero strategies

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

Resilient Cities Under Climate Changes

edited by Kairui Feng, Shiqi Zhou,

Hui Chen

and

Tao Shen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; climate adaptation strategies; sustainable urban morphology; green-blue infrastructure; climate equity; data-driven urban planning; multi-hazard resilience; post-disaster recovery; climate-responsive governance; transformative urban solutions; innovative infrastructure

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

Sustainable Power System Security: Automation, Monitoring, and Intelligent Defense Technology

edited by

Guizao Huang

and

Guolin Yang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system security; high-speed railway; UHV transmission lines; extreme weather; icing and wind hazards; automation; intelligent monitoring; resilient defense; artificial intelligence; sustainable infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

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

edited by

Humberto Pereira

,

Ana Picado

and Ines Alvarez

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 84 | 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)

Intelligent Transportation Systems and Sustainable Urban Traffic Management and Transportation Planning

edited by Giulio Erberto Cantarella and

Orlando Giannattasio

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban systems; ITS; traffic management; transportation planning; traffic and transportation theory; machine learning; digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Psychological Foundations of Sustainable Organization Management

edited by

Seung-Yoon Rhee

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychological resources; sustainable management; human resource management; innovative behavior; psychological well-being; leadership; mental and physical health; work– life balance; safety management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)

Advanced Materials and Systems for Sustainable Energy Solutions

edited by

Eskilla Venkata Ramana

and

Manuel Almeida Valente

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy conversion; energy storage; environmental; photocatalysis; processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Geo-Spatial Intelligence for Compact, Resilient, and Equitable Urban Land Use Planning

edited by

Tingting Xu

and

Jay Gao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial analysis; GIS; sustainable urban planning; land-use efficiency; geospatial modelling; urban resilience

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

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

edited by

Aaron Norris

,

Brandon Smith

and Whitney Crossland

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 61 | 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)

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 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 55 | 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)

Plant Ecological Function Research and Ecological Conservation

edited by

Kishwar Ali

and

Mark Abrahams

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant ecological function; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; ecological restoration; invasive species management; climate resilience; ethnobotany and culture; carbon sequestration; habitat dynamics; nature-based solutions

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

Key Relay Protection Technologies Applicable to Modern Sustainable Power Systems

edited by

Junjie Hou

,

Xincui Tian

,

Zongbo Li

and Fang Peng

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: modern sustainable power system; fault mechanism; AC/DC Protection; fault control; fault recovery; fault localization; control and protection integration; modern sustainable power system equipment

Towards Industry 5.0: Sustainable, Resilient Production and Human-Centric Manufacturing

edited by

Paulo Peças

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 5.0; sustainability; human-centric manufacturing; resilient production; sustainable business models; green manufacturing; circular economy; twin transition

Research on Plural Values in Sustainable Urban Planning

edited by

Maria Cerreta

,

Simona Panaro

and Ludovica La Rocca

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: values; transdisciplinarity; place-based adaptation; spatial justice; climate justice; urban transformations; differential vulnerabilities; integrated evaluations; mix-methods approaches; values elicitation; values co-production; value-pluralism; action-oriented processes; group decision-making; collaborative decision-making; evaluation design; impacts assessment

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

Hydrosystems Engineering and Water Resource Management: 2nd Edition

edited by Kiran Tota-Maharaj,

Hazi Azamathulla

, Rao Bhamidimarri and

Bimlesh Kumar

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources; water data analytics; hydrosystems; engineering; hydrology; floods and river catchment systems; sustainable drainage systems (SuDSs); hydraulic infrastructure; groundwater; modelling

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

Net-Zero Built Environments: Decarbonization via Digital Tools, Design & Landscape Sustainability

edited by

Yao-Ming Hong

and

Wenpei Sung

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building; digital design tools; net-zero architecture; building information modeling (BIM); low-carbon materials; landscape-based carbon sequestration; ISO 14064 and 14067 applications; smart building systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

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

edited by

Jones Luis Schaefer

and

Osiris Canciglieri Junior

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 46 | 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)

Water Sustainability: Managing Surface Water, Groundwater and Ecosystems for a Resilient Future

edited by

Basant Maheshwari

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: water sustainability; groundwater management; river health; urban water resilience; sustainable agriculture; water governance; managed aquifer recharge; citizen science; water– energy– food nexus

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

Sustainable Marine Ecosystem: Conservation, Functioning, and Resilience

edited by

Mustapha Aksissou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; pollution; fisheries; ocean; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Approaches to Natural Product Extraction in Food Systems

edited by Edyta Symoniuk

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable extraction; natural products; food systems; green technologies; bioactive compounds; circular economy; food by-products valorization; life cycle assessment (LCA); green solvents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainability Management Strategies and Practices—2nd Edition

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 49108 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; economical sustainability; social sustainability; sustainable supply chain management; business models for sustainable supply chains; governance and sustainability; sustainability assessment and policies; multiple-criteria decision-making; soft computing on production; manufacturing; and logistics; supply chain operations for a circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Wastewater Treatment, Water Pollution, and Sustainable Water Resources

edited by Claudete Gindri and Dison S. P. Franco

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular water management; wastewater treatment; emerging contaminants; water– energy– food nexus; bioremediation; artificial intelligence; life cycle assessment; water governance; resource recovery

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

Energy Economics from a Sustainable Development Perspective

edited by Wanhai You, Shijing Nan and Yawei Guo

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; industrial structure transition; sustainable development; energy efficiency; circular economics; energy finance; renewable energy; economic complexity

Sustainability in Hydrology and Water Resources Management

edited by

Ruihong Yu

, Heyang Sun and Xu Yang

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable hydrology; water resources management; climate change adaptation; hydrological modeling and prediction; ecohydrology and aquatic ecosystems; greenhouse gases; drought and flood risk assessment; remote sensing and AI applications; resilience and adaptive water management

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

Membrane Technology at the Forefront of Sustainable Water Treatment, Resource Recovery, and Environmental Management

edited by

Jehad A. Kharraz

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; sustainable water treatment; energy-efficient desalination; resource recovery; wastewater treatment; circular economy; photothermal membranes; membrane distillation (MD); hybrid membrane systems; life cycle assessment (LCA)

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Education

edited by

Hongfeng Zhang

submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in education; sustainable learning; flipped classroom; pedagogical innovation; lifelong learning ecosystems; immersive learning technologies; educational technology governance

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

Sustainable Disaster Risk Management and Urban Resilience

edited by

Jaime Santos-Reyes

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8429 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk; disaster; resilience; vulnerability; early warning; emergency response

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

Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Hydrogen Production and Storage

edited by

Zuoyu Sun

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable hydrogen production; hydrogen storage technology; low-carbon energy system; water electrolysis; high-pressure gaseous hydrogen storage; solid-state hydrogen storage; techno-economic assessment

Sustainable Tourism and Tourism Destination Management

edited by Larbi Safaa

submission deadline 11 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 852 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; destination management; territorial resilience; tourism governance; sustainable innovations; place branding; ecological footprint; community participation; tourism planning; circular economy

Sustainable Fresh Produce Processing and By-Products Utilization

edited by Jiayi Wang, Yuanyuan Hou and Yating Zhao

submission deadline 12 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: processing of fruits and vegetables; by-products utilization; preservation of fruits and vegetables; bioactive composition; non-thermal techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Driving Sustainability in Civil and Environmental Engineering Through Machine Learning Innovations

edited by

Hilal El-Hassan

,

Abdulkader El Mir

and

Ashraf Aly Hassan

submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; sustainable materials; resilient infrastructure; environmental modeling; artificial intelligence; smart cities; climate change; big data analytics; life cycle assessment; predictive maintenance; environmental engineering

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

Heavy Metal Pollution and Remediation: Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Qiyuan Liu

submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal; sources; fate; and transport; ecotoxicology and risk assessment; green and sustainable remediation

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

Cultural Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development

edited by

Francesca Di Turo

and

Giacomo Fiocco

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | 22 articles | Viewed by 80191 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation science; cultural heritage technologies; digital humanities; sustainable development

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

Artificial Intelligence and IoT for the Sustainable Development

edited by

Farid Shirazi

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven solutions; AI-driven sustainable development goals; IoT applications in sustainability

Sustainable Food Quality and Food Processing

edited by

Mirabela Ioana Lupu

and

Florentina Matei

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; food quality; nutritional composition; functional properties; sensory characteristics; technological stability; innovative processing technologies; resource efficiency; by-product valorization; circular food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Green Agriculture: Sustainable Solutions for Crop Performance and Plant Growth

edited by

Marina Alfosea-Simón

,

Francisco Garcia-Sanchez

and Silvia Simón-Grao

submission deadline 17 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant physiology; sustainable agriculture; efficient water use; plant– environment interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

EARTH 2025—Experiences and Innovation for Sustainable Food and Tourism

edited by

Liviu Gaceu

, Ray F. Iunius,

Laura Cismaru

and

Simona Stan

submission deadline 18 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient food systems; food system innovation; circular economy in horeca; responsible tourism management; authentic travel experiences; consumer behavior for sustainable development; low-impact mobility solutions; artificial intelligence in tourism; innovation in hospitality; ethical marketing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Indoor Comfort, Energy Efficiency and Solutions to Sustainable Built Environment

edited by António José Candeias Curado

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor comfort; energy efficiency; sustainable building design; building envelopes and faç ades; passive and active strategies; renewable energy integration; life-cycle assessment (LCA); zero-energy and zero-emission buildings

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

Next-Generation Wind Energy: Sustainable Design, Assessment, and Deployment

edited by

Quetzalcoatl Hernández-Escobedo

and

Jesus Alejandro Franco

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind resource assessment; wind farm optimization; wind turbine and blade design; techno-economic analysis of wind energy; levelized cost of energy (LCOE); sustainable energy systems; renewable energy financing; life-cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA); offshore and onshore wind power; smart grids and integration of wind energy

Sustainable Livestock and Agricultural Production: Challenges and Perspectives

edited by

Patrícia Ferreira Ponciano Ferraz

,

Leonardo Conti

and

Daiane Cecchin

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; livestock production; food security; climate resilience; resource efficiency; animal welfare; greenhouse gas emissions; precision farming; circular economy; agroecology

Sustainable Innovation, Business Models and Economic Performance

edited by

Mirela Cristea

,

Catalina Soriana Sitnikov

and

Noja Grațiela Georgiana

submission deadline 24 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable innovation; business models; circular economy; green technologies; corporate sustainability; value creation; sustainability measurement; strategic management; responsible growth

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

Sustainable Management Practices in Supply Chains

edited by

Ping-Kuo Chen

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain management; green operations; circular economy; low-carbon logistics; responsible sourcing; stakeholder collaboration; data-driven governance; supply chain resilience; sustainable development goals (SDGs); environmental and social responsibility

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

Advanced Developments on Biomass, Bio-Based Materials and Biorefinery Towards Sustainable Bioeconomy

edited by

Carmen Bartolomé

and

Clara Jarauta-Córdoba

submission deadline 26 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; bioproducts; bioeconomy; biorefineries; circular economy

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

Alternative and Sustainable Marine Fuels for Air and Water Pollution Prevention and Mitigation

edited by

Sean Loughney

and

Eduardo Blanco-Davis

submission deadline 28 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative fuels; hydrogen; ammonia; carbon capture; emission reduction; sustainable energy systems; cross-disciplinary sustainability/applications; pollution mitigation/prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Geological Engineering and Sustainable Environment

edited by Francisco Javier Torrijo,

Olegario Alonso-Pandavenes

and Julio Garzón-Roca

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8629 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable engineering; geological engineering; resilience; geomaterials; climate change; applied AI; environmental impact; natural hazards

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

Sustainable Cities in the Digital Age: Harnessing Smart Technologies for Urban Innovation

edited by

Mohammed N. Abdulrazaq Alshekhly

and Alhassan H. Ismail

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 995 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; climate-resilient urban systems; IoT for sustainability; AI in urban planning; digital twin applications; low-carbon mobility; blockchain for governance; urban climate adaptation; circular economy in cities; sustainable development goals (SDG 11); green and blue infrastructure; data-driven urban innovation; urban inclusivity

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

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