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Digital Transformation in Sustainable Development: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Global Governance
edited by , Da Huo and Yan Chen
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; digital transformation; artificial intelligence; global governance
Urban Vehicle Access Regulations (UVARs) Applications for Sustainable Urban Mobility
edited by , Oxana Tchepel and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urban mobility; urban vehicle access regulations; low emission zones; zero emission zones; transport externalities in cities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Intelligent Transport Systems: AI-Driven Multi-Modal Fusion for Green Development
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent transport; green transport; sustainable transportation systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Engineering Education: Innovation Practice and Technology Enhancement for Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; engineering education; sustainable education; interdisciplinary education; curriculum development; pedagogical approaches; educational technology; assessment methods
Sustainable Marketing: Challenges at the Intersection of the Physical and Digital Worlds submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable marketing; phygital experience; hybrid consumer behavior; digital– physical integration; environmental impact of e-commerce; green digital transformation; consumer decision journey; eco-responsible digital practices; sustainability challenges in omnichannel retailing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Renewable Energy in Smart Energy Systems: Technologies, Strategies, and Applications submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart energy systems; urban-industrial symbiosis; renewable energy; life cycle assessment; circular economy; district heating and cooling; waste and wastewater treatment; hydrogen; energy storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Resilient Infrastructure for Climate Action: The Nexus of Technology, Management, and Innovation submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; resilience; infrastructure; technology; management; innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Technology-Enhanced Education for Sustainable Development submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: technology-enhanced learning; sustainable education; digital tools in education; e-learning platforms; educational sustainability; green technology in education; AI in education; inclusive education; digital literacy; sustainable development goals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Sustainable and Resilient Cities: The 11th World Sustainability Forum (WSF 2025) submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging technology implementation for sustainable and resilient cities and communities; sustainable reporting and communication in the private and public sector; climate change and socio-ecological systems; sustainable urban landscape; circular economy; renewable energy
Impacts of Climate Change and Extreme Events on Global Food Security
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; extreme events; climate tipping points; agriculture; food security; impact assessment; sustainable development; adaptation; risk mitigation
Intelligent Transportation Systems for Sustainable Transportation Management
edited by , , and Zeyang Cheng
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent transportation systems (ITS); sustainable transportation management; connected and automated vehicles (CAVs); eco-driving and energy efficiency; human factors in automated driving; edge computing & IoT for traffic management; environmental impact assessment; real-time traffic optimization; big data analytics in mobility; artificial intelligence in transportation management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Carbon Markets, Sustainable Rural Development, and Food Security: Economic and Policy Strategies
edited by , Mariarita Cammarata and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon markets; sustainable rural development; food security; agricultural economics; climate-smart agriculture; carbon finance; environmental governance; life cycle assessment; policy innovation; rural livelihoods
Sustainable Business Model Innovation, Regeneration, Resilience, and Circular Economy
edited by Vincenzo Basile, , and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable business model innovation; circular economy; regenerative business models; organizational resilience; sustainability transitions; corporate sustainability; strategic management for sustainability; value creation and capture; green entrepreneurship; sustainable innovation practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Innovative Materials for Sustainable Water Remediation Technologies submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable water treatment; advanced functional materials; surface modification; nanostructured adsorbents; contaminant removal; circular economy; water treatment technologies; life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
STEM Education and Innovative Methodologies for Sustainability submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open
Keywords: STEM education; sustainability; innovative methodology; interdisciplinary learning; educational innovation; sustainable development goals (SDGs); systems thinking; pedagogical approaches; socio-emotional competences; future-oriented education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Advances in Green Consumption: Pathways to Sustainability
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: consumer behavior; sustainable consumption; green consumerism; sustainability; value creation or co-creation; corporate social responsibility; green marketing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Renewable Energy and Energy Economics: Pathways to Sustainable Systems Development submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy systems; energy economics; sustainability; decarbonization; electrification; green hydrogen; levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and levelized cost of storage (LCOS) analyses; circularity of energy systems; life cycle assessment; sustainability key performance indicators (KPI)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Urban Transitions at the Margins: Gentrification, Peripheral Growth, and Socio-Ecological Sustainability
edited by and Bogdan Suditu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban margins; gentrification; peripheral urbanization; socio-ecological sustainability; informal settlements; urban transitions; displacement; urban governance; resilience; urban futures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Marine Renewable Energy and Sustainable Ocean Resources
edited by , Lin Cui and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine renewable energy; offshore wind; wave energy; tidal energy; ocean current energy; offshore geotechnical engineering; wave– structure– seabed interaction; sustainable ocean resources; offshore infrastructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Advancements in Eco-Friendly Concrete and Sustainable Construction Materials submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-carbon concrete; sustainable construction materials; recycled aggregates; waste valorization; geopolymer binders; supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs); carbonation and CO₂ sequestration; thermal-insulating concrete; bio-based building materials; three-dimensional printing in construction; circular economy in construction; life cycle assessment (LCA); structural supercapacitor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Sustainable Consumption in the Digital Economy: Second Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable consumption; digital economy; digitalization; e-consumer behavior; consumer environmental behavior; sustainable quality of life; e-services; artificial intelligence for sustainable consumption; smart consumption; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Building Design and Energy Efficiency
edited by , Chien-Hung Tung and Yin-Hao Chiu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable building design; energy efficiency; low-carbon architecture; building performance; indoor environmental quality; renewable energy; microgrid; resilient design; smart building technologies; thermal comfort; BIM; willingness to pay
Wastewater Treatment, Water Pollution and Sustainable Water Resources
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; water pollution; water reuse; resource recovery; consumption reduction; sustainable water resources; green technologies and processes; wastewater management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Food Security and Food Choices in Sustainable Development: Strategies and Applications submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: food sustainability; food security; nutritional adequacy; responsible food choices; consumer behaviour; food innovations; food system robustness; green food supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainable Heat Pumps and Refrigeration Systems: Innovations in Eco-Friendly Fluids and Energy Efficiency submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat pumps; refrigeration systems; eco-friendly fluids; sustainable energy; carbon neutrality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Sustainable Tourism and the Cultural Landscape in Rural Areas submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural landscape; sustainable tourism; rural tourism development; community-based tourism; rural development; heritage conservation; tourism of special interest; local identity landscape management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Recent Advances in Sustainable Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Technologies submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuel cells; electrolysers; green hydrogen; experimental investigation; modelling
Advances in Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Analytical Methods submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental pollution; persistent organic pollutants (POPs); PFAS; pesticides; environmental monitoring; bioindicators; analytical chemistry; risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Innovations in Food Chemistry: From Green Processing to Functional Ingredients
edited by , Mariacinzia Rutigliano and Flavia Dilucia
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: eco-sustainability; innovative foods; new functional ingredients; bioactive compounds; food by-products; green energy; non-thermal technologies; novel solvents; microwave and ultrasonic processing; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Towards Climate-Neutral and Resilient Building and Urban Energy Systems submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate-neutral cities; energy efficient buildings; urban resilience; decarbonization; smart and flexible energy systems; low-carbon buildings; energy transition; sustainable urban planning; building retrofitting; climate adaptation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Construction Engineering and Construction Project Management
edited by William Collinge
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: construction; project management; United Nations; SDGs; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Technological Pathways to Waste Reduction and Resource Efficiency
edited by , and Joško Lozić
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste reduction; resource efficiency; technological innovations; artificial intelligence; AI-driven approaches; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Low-Energy Buildings and Low-Carbon Grid Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-energy buildings; low-carbon grid systems; demand response; grid and building energy system integration; smart energy system; grid-responsive building
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Management of Waste, Residues and By-Products Generated in Biotechnological Processes Consistent with Sustainable Development submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open
Keywords: biotechnology waste; waste management; circular economy; biotechnological processes; anaerobic digestion; methane; hydrogen; resource recovery; digestate; wastewater sludge
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Strategies for the Control of Persistent Toxic and Radioactive Contaminants
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open
Keywords: persistent toxic substances; emerging contaminants; radioactive contaminants; life-cycle management; health and ecological risk assessment; green remediation technologies; pollutant fate and transport; adaptive environmental management; transboundary pollution control; sustainable pollution control strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Energetic Valorization of Waste and Transformation of Biomass for Improved Energy Efficiency
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage; thermal conductivity; electrical conductivity; biomass materials; functional modification; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Advanced Study on Next Generation Solar Cells
edited by , Lixin Zhang, and Yajie Fu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar cells; solar energy; device engineering; commercialization; energy storage
Sustainable Monitoring and Management of Farmland Ecosystems
edited by Yuhua Tian
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open
Keywords: farmland ecosystem; nutrient management; pollution management; carbon sequestration; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Advances in Sustainable Rural Tourism: Methods, Strategies and Practice—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open
Keywords: rural tourism; smart development strategies; sustainability; rural resources and community development; branding methods for rural environments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Lean Construction and Sustainability in Construction Industry
edited by and Jian Liu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: lean construction; sustainable construction; waste minimization; BIM; circular economy; life-cycle assessment; construction management; green building; value stream mapping; project delivery
Avoid, Shift, Improve: Building Sustainability Measures for Effective Climate Mitigation
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: avoid– shift– improve; life cycle assessment; whole life-cycle global warming potential; sufficiency in buildings; eco-efficient material design; active and passive energy efficiency measures; building sustainability; building design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Food Processing: Integrating Safety Control and Quality Detection
edited by Rubén Horacio Olmedo
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open
Keywords: automation; digitization; traceability; green technology; packaging with sensors; food security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Green Corporate Practices, Environmental Management and Sustainability Performance submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open
Keywords: green corporate strategy; corporate governance; environmental management systems (EMS); ESG performance; sustainability reporting; circular economy; green innovation; carbon neutrality; sustainable supply chains; environmental economics; artificial intelligence for sustainability
Advancing Operational Excellence Through Sustainable Quality Management in Industry 5.0 submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industry 5.0; sustainable quality management; operational excellence; human– AI collaboration; circular economy; smart manufacturing; resource efficiency
Empowering Communities for Sustainable Energy Systems submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy communities; renewable energy; collective self-consumption; energy sharing; smart energy management; energy storage; energy policy and regulation; sustainable energy systems; positive energy districts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Management and Digital Economy for Green Global Value Chains submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable management; climate change; green value chain; circular economy; decarbonization and Carbon Market; traceability and Supply chain transparency; industry 4.0 and 5.0; digital transformation and digital economy; environmental; social; and governance (ESG); sustainable development goals (SDGs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Urbanization and Environmental Sustainability—3rd Edition submission deadline 2 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable cities; urban futures; urban greening; land system; energy consumption; food habits; travel habits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Circular Economy Implementation: From Processes and Systems to Organizational Transformation
edited by Simina Lakatos and Andreea-Loredana Rhazzali
submission deadline 6 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; sustainable processes; organizational transformation; business models for circularity; digital supply chains; integrated LCA/LCC/S-LCA; dynamic MFA/stock-flow; exergy/material circularity metrics; operations and supply chain redesign; disruptive technologies; reliability and maintenance for circular assets; industrial symbiosis; behavioral enablers; sustainable management practices; transition strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Resource Management: Community-Based and Nature-Based Approaches for Resilient Future
edited by and Suppiramaniam Nanthikesan
submission deadline 7 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate adaptation; nature-based solutions; community-based approaches; resilience; vulnerability; coupled human-natural systems; sustainability transitions; natural resources; environment; environmental hazards
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Monitoring and Mitigating Pollutants in Aquatic Environments submission deadline 7 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental contamination and pollution; management; protection; sustainable solution; aquatic systems; water; sediment and biota
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
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