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Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Management for Sustainability in the Hospitality, Tourism, and Meeting Industries
edited by , and Yeonghye Yoon
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 572 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental; social; and governance (ESG); hospitality industry; tourism industry; MICE industry; structured review; case study
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Urban Vehicle Access Regulations (UVARs) Applications for Sustainable Urban Mobility
edited by , Oxana Tchepel and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 274 | 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)
Advancing Sustainable Supply Chain and Logistics Planning: Challenges, Innovations, and Strategies
edited by Adnen El Amraoui, Ahmed Frikha and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable supply chain; green logistics; artificial intelligence; optimization; multi-criteria decision making (MCDM); forecasting and planning; circular economy; transport and urban mobility; risk management; Industry 4.0/5.0; carbon footprint reduction; resilient supply chains; smart logistics; sustainable innovation; environmental policy; lifecycle assessment; data-driven logistics; ethical supply chains; digital transformation; energy efficiency
Sustainable Intelligent Transport Systems: AI-Driven Multi-Modal Fusion for Green Development
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent transport; green transport; sustainable transportation systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Renewable Energy in Smart Energy Systems: Technologies, Strategies, and Applications submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 201 | 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)
Sustainable Marketing: Challenges at the Intersection of the Physical and Digital Worlds submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 178 | 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)
Engineering Education: Innovation Practice and Technology Enhancement for Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; engineering education; sustainable education; interdisciplinary education; curriculum development; pedagogical approaches; educational technology; assessment methods
Applications of Remote Sensing in Sustainable Coastal Resources and the Environment
edited by and Pedro de Souza Pereira
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable coastal resources; sustainable coastal ecosystems; coastal vulnerability; land use and land cover; shoreline changes and prediction; geographic information systems (GISs); remote sensing; coastal protection strategies; physical oceanography; environmental economics of coastal resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Intelligent Transportation Systems for Sustainable Transportation Management
edited by , , and Zeyang Cheng
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 130 | 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)
Technology-Enhanced Education for Sustainable Development submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 124 | 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 Business Model Innovation, Regeneration, Resilience, and Circular Economy
edited by Vincenzo Basile, , and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 115 | 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)
Applications of Sustainable Energy and Advanced Air Conditioning Technologies in Building Energy Efficiency
edited by , and Jiayin Zhu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy; air conditioning; refrigeration systems; data-driven methods; machine learning; energy saving; building environment; smart building; energy conservation; solar photovoltaic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Innovative Materials for Sustainable Water Remediation Technologies submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 110 | 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)
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 108 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; digital transformation; artificial intelligence; global governance
Urban Green Infrastructure for Heat Mitigation and Social Equity: Global Perspectives and Challenges
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban green infrastructure; heat island mitigation; social equity; green gentrification; climate adaptation; traditional ecological knowledge; Global South cities; environmental justice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Impacts of Climate Change and Extreme Events on Global Food Security
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; extreme events; climate tipping points; agriculture; food security; impact assessment; sustainable development; adaptation; risk mitigation
Advancing Management Practices Through Digital Marketing and Sustainable Innovation
edited by Ghaleb El Refae, and Mohammed Nuseir
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability  ; digital marketing  ; sustainable innovation  ; green business models  ; corporate social responsibility  ; ESG  ; circular economy  ; supply chain sustainability  ; big data & analytics  ; strategic management  ; responsible leadership  ; sustainable consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Carbon Markets, Sustainable Rural Development, and Food Security: Economic and Policy Strategies
edited by , Mariarita Cammarata and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 91 | 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 and Resilient Cities: The 11th World Sustainability Forum (WSF 2025) submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 85 | 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
Digital Transformation and Innovation for a Sustainable Future—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: digitization; digital transformation; digital innovation; digital innovation processes; digital sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advancements in Eco-Friendly Concrete and Sustainable Construction Materials submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 63 | 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)
Urban Transitions at the Margins: Gentrification, Peripheral Growth, and Socio-Ecological Sustainability
edited by and Bogdan Suditu
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 62 | 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)
Advances in Green Consumption: Pathways to Sustainability
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 60 | 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 58 | 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)
STEM Education and Innovative Methodologies for Sustainability
edited by , Chara Papoutsi and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 53 | 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)
Food Security and Food Choices in Sustainable Development: Strategies and Applications submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 52 | 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)
Wastewater Treatment, Water Pollution and Sustainable Water Resources
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 47 | 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)
Advancing Sustainability in the Built Environment: Digitalization, Resilience, and Community Approaches
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; construction; circular economy; facility management; smart built environments; post-disaster reconstruction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Resilient Infrastructure for Climate Action: The Nexus of Technology, Management, and Innovation
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; resilience; infrastructure; technology; management; innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainable Heat Pumps and Refrigeration Systems: Innovations in Eco-Friendly Fluids and Energy Efficiency submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 45 | 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)
Towards Climate-Neutral and Resilient Building and Urban Energy Systems submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 39 | 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 33 | Submission Open
Keywords: construction; project management; United Nations; SDGs; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Digital Marketing Sustainability: Critical, Theoretical, and Practical Advances
edited by Anna K. Zarkada and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital marketing; sustainability; externalities; prosperity; organizational and personal responsibility; collective action; marketing sustainable products; promoting sustainable consumption; digital marketing technologies (e.g.; artificial intelligence; big data analytics; programmatic advertising; and blockchain); environmental; social; and ethical aspects of digital marketing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Energetic Valorization of Waste and Transformation of Biomass for Improved Energy Efficiency
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage; thermal conductivity; electrical conductivity; biomass materials; functional modification; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Low-Energy Buildings and Low-Carbon Grid Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 22 | 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 21 | 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 Consumption in the Digital Economy: Second Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 20 | 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 Innovations in Food Chemistry: From Green Processing to Functional Ingredients
edited by , Mariacinzia Rutigliano and Flavia Dilucia
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 16 | 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)
Technological Pathways to Waste Reduction and Resource Efficiency
edited by , and Joško Lozić
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 15 | 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)
Advances in Sustainable Rural Tourism: Methods, Strategies and Practice—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 15 | 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)
Sustainable Strategies for the Control of Persistent Toxic and Radioactive Contaminants
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 13 | 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)
Green Corporate Practices, Environmental Management and Sustainability Performance submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 150 | 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 101 | 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 44 | 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 29 | 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 15 | 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 13 | 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 5 | 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)
Sustainable Digital Transformation in Higher Education: Enhancing Sustainable Smart Education submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: e-learning; artificial intelligence; augmented reality; intelligent tutoring systems
Sustainable Innovation: Integrating Green Computing, Renewable Energy and Smart Power Systems
edited by
submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy sources; energy harvesting systems; hydrogen potential; smart grid; AI; green technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
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