Sustainability

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 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 414 | 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)

Spatial Analysis and Spatial Planning for Sustainability in Urban Areas

edited by

Francesco Zullo

and

Cristina Montaldi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable spatial and urban planning; urban resilience; land use and land cover changes; greenways and urban ecosystem services; urban growth models; urban sprawl and urban sprinkling

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

Creative Evolution of Wired and Wireless Electric Power Transfer Among Renewable Energy Grids and EVs

edited by Amir Shahirinia and Mohammad Tavakoli Bina

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind/solar power integration to the grid; AI in renewable energy; power electronics in renewable energy; power electronics in EV chargers; renewable-penetrated power system optimization; power quality issues in grid-connected devices; smart grids and artificial intelligence; energy policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Theories and Applications of Sustainable Energy Systems and Smart Power Grids—2nd Editon

edited by

Xinshan Zhu

,

Yuenan Li

and

Leijiao Ge

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 380 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid power system; renewable solar wind energy storage; superconductivity; maintenance; data driven deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advancing Sustainable Green Buildings and Cities: Innovations in Design and Technologies for Energy Efficiency

edited by

Peixian Li

and Chao Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 377 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; low-carbon solutions; sustainable building; smart city; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Agricultural Development in Sustainable Rural Development

edited by

David J. O’Brien

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: entrepreneurship; innovation; local communities; agricultural development; sustainable rural development

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

Smart Supply Chain Innovation and Management

edited by Yong Liu and

Jinshi Cheng

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital supply chain; supply chain collaboration; low-carbon supply chain and green development; supply chain resilience; artificial intelligence and supply chain

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

Social Interaction Across Urban Spaces—Contexts, Structures and Sustainability

edited by Neil Reid and Piotr Pachura

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: social relations; spaces; urban development; planning; sustainability; space shaping

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

Technologies for Energy Storage, Conversion, and Saving

edited by Farhad Salek,

Aydin Azizi

and Meisam Babaie

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrification; sustainable powertrain; battery technology; zero carbon; fast charging; fuel cell; battery management systems; second-life batteries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Structuring Innovation and Sustainability in Organizations and Sustainable Performance

edited by

Santiago Gutiérrez-Broncano

, Elkin Dario Rave-Gómez and Mauricio Antonio Bedoya Villa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; structuring; sustainable management; sustainable innovation; creative ideas; sustainable performance; products and services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Integrating Renewable Energy in Transportation: Opportunities and Barriers

edited by Younseok Choi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable electricity; electric transportation; green hydrogen; sustainable biofuel; alternative fuel; low- and zero-emission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Plastic Debris and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Mohamed Ben-Haddad

, Sara Hajji and Aicha Ait Alla

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; nanoplastics; plastic debris; sustainability; toxicity; environmental impact; circular economy

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

The Impact of Technological Innovation on Renewable Energy Production: Simulation and Control of New Energy Power Generation Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

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and Dunjian Xie

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage systems; model predictive control; nonlinear modeling; renewable energy; hybrid power generation systems; energy management systems; hybrid energy storage systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Approaches to Biodeterioration/Biodegradation and Biotreatment in Cultural Heritage Environments

edited by

Beata Gutarowska

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodeterioration/biodegradation; green biocides; biotreatment; biocontrol agents; biocompounds; bioprotection/bioprecipitation/bioconsolidation; biocleaning; novel biotechnological solutions for cultural heritage protection; sustainable conservation methods; cultural heritage

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

Preserving Europe's Natural Heritage: Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Biodiversity

edited by Sabin Alexandru Bădărău

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; conservation; sustainability; ecosystems; policies; practices; Europe

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

Advancing Sustainable Development Goals Through Biobased Energy Systems: Integrating Technological, Environmental, and Socio-Economic Perspectives

edited by Blake A. Simmons, Xueli Chen, Anagha Krishnamoorthy and Yuxuan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy; sustainable development goals; biomass; life cycle assessment; circular bioeconomy; energy policy; rural development; sustainability indicators; renewable energy; socio-economic impacts

Sustainability Management Strategies and Practices—2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 39267 | 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)

Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Development of Human Health

edited by Michael J. Ahrens, César Augusto Ruiz Agudelo, Angela María Cortes-Gómez and Francisco De Paula Gutierrez Bonilla

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2601 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; human health; human development; human well-being; sustainable development

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

Assessment of Natural Resources Sustainability and Ecological Carrying Capacity

edited by

Aidi Huo

,

Pingping Luo

and

Jiqiang Lyu

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2455 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activities; sustainable development; ecological carrying capacity; ecological footprint; natural resources

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

Building Smart and Resilient Cities

edited by Mahmoud Osman and Emad Hassan

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 872 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrastructure; resilience; smart cities; sustainability

Wastewater Treatment Technology and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Yifeng Xu

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 691 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbonization; recycling; sewage treatment; resource recovery; energy recovery; greenhouse gas; emerging contaminants; mathematical models

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

Intelligent Control for Sustainable Energy Management Systems

edited by

Eduardo Mojica-Nava

and

Duvan Tellez-Castro

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 492 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent control systems; smart grids; sustainable energy management; renewable energy integration; energy efficiency; decentralized energy systems; smart metering; data-driven modeling; real-time optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Recent Trends in the Application of Urban Intelligence to Sustainable Smart Cities

edited by

Xiaohui Yuan

and Wei Sun

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 478 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainability; urban intelligence; energy; health; transportation; security

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

Sustainable Remediation of Organic Pollution

edited by

Xiaoli Zhu

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical oxidation; petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil; PAHs; extracellular polymeric substance; risk assessment; organic waste; soil organisms

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

Blockchain for Sustainable Business Management: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Gazi Murat Duman

, Ahmet Ozkul and Kamal P. Upadhyaya

submission deadline 2 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9290 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; sustainability; sustainable development; environmental; social and governance; ESG; cryptocurrency; sustainable development goals; SDG; circular economy; green blockchain; sustainable business management; supply chain sustainability; smart contracts; green energy

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

Impact of Fires on the Environment, Biota, and Human Health

edited by

Marta Oliveira

submission deadline 2 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire emissions; chemical pollution; environmental impact; sensitive species; human exposure; occupational risks; (bio)monitoring studies; risk assessment; human health

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

Transforming End-of-Life Product Management: Leveraging Big Data, Deep Learning, and Sustainable Practices

edited by

Selman Karagöz

, Yasin Karagöz and Charli Sitinjak

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3143 | Submission Open

Keywords: end-of-life (EoL) management; big data analytics; deep learning; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LSA); material recovery; sustainable practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)

Soil Ecology and Carbon Cycle

edited by Renyong Shi, Ni Ni and Shi Yao

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 984 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil ecology; sustainable soil management; soil microorganism; soil remediation; food security; soil contamination process; soil management policy

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

Urbanization and Environmental Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Enrico Ivaldi

,

Leonardo Salvatore Alaimo

and

Alfonso Piscitelli

submission deadline 6 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12946 | 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)

Digital Transformation and Innovation for a Sustainable Future

edited by

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submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 55637 | 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)

Sustainable Disaster Risk Management and Urban Resilience

edited by

Jaime Santos-Reyes

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6857 | Submission Open

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

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

BRICS+: Sustainable Development of Air Transport and Tourism

edited by Fernandes Elton and Fulufhelo Netswera

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6557 | Submission Open

Keywords: air transport; BRICS+ and Global South; case study; Global North tourism; emerging countries; economic causality between air transport and tourism; inbound and outbound tourism; geopolitical bottlenecks; middle class growth; tourism market forecast

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advancing Carbon Reduction Technology Innovation: Pathways to Global Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development

edited by

Jintao Li

,

Jianhua Zhu

and

Feng Liu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6069 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon reduction technology innovation; global carbon neutrality; low-carbon economic transformation; green finance mechanisms; carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies

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

Towards Sustainable Urban Transport System

edited by

Ammar O. Abulibdeh

and Mohamed Kharbeche

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4111 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; electric vehicles; smart cities; public transit systems; carbon emission reduction; shared mobility; mobility as a service; non-motorized transport; green infrastructure; transportation policy; climate resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Traffic Flow Management and Smart Transportation

edited by Jinhao Liang, Chaopeng Tan, Jiwei Feng and Jian Wu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 765 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable traffic management; smart transportation systems; advanced autonomous driving technologies; intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); urban mobility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Innovative Pathways to Sustainable Procurement and Enhanced Resource Efficiency in Manufacturing Enterprises

edited by

Hamzeh Al Amosh

,

Hashem Alshurafat

, Allam Hamdan and John Sands

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable procurement; innovation; circular economy; green supply

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

Healthy Soil and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Jong Myong Park

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative farming; agricultural and environmental protection and restoration; agricultural policy; agricultural practice; crop quality management; crops and agrifood safety; environmentally friendly agriculture; ecological interaction with crops; soil biology; soil chemistry; soil microbiology

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

Toward Sustainable Tourism: Management Practices and Customer Experiences

edited by

Jonghyeong Kim

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable business practices; sustainable business strategy; customer experience; consumer behavior; ESG

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

Sustainable Fresh Produce Processing and By-Products Utilization

edited by Jiayi Wang, Yuanyuan Hou and Yating Zhao

submission deadline 12 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 207 | 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)

Sustainable Transportation Engineering and Mobility Safety Management

edited by

Fabio Borghetti

and

Giovanni Calabrò

submission deadline 13 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3105 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation planning; sustainable mobility; public transport; transportation decarbonization; transportation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Research on Food Science and Food Technology

edited by

Giurgiulescu Liviu

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 28375 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food system; food wastes; carbon print; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Building a Healthy Future: Public Health and Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Inkyu Han

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11002 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; urban/rural development and planning; social determinants; health; energy; built environment; indoor home; occupational health; equity

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

Innovations and Policies Shaping Sustainable Transportation Engineering

edited by

Khaled Shaaban

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8730 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation engineering; connected vehicles; autonomous vehicles; shared mobility; electric vehicles; active transportation; public transportation service quality; energy consumption reduction; traffic congestion alleviation; road safety innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Circular Economy Strategies for Waste Management: Innovations in Resource Recovery and Sustainability

edited by

Adriana Gómez-Sanabria

and

Haniyeh Jalalipour

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8364 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste and materials management; circular economy; financing models; sustainability; decarbonization; public– private partnerships; stakeholders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)

NEXUS International Conference: Digital and Green Transition in Maritime Ports: Trends and Challenges—DGTMP 2024

edited by

Vitor Caldeirinha

, Maria Teresa Folgôa Batista,

Tiago Pinho

and

João Correia

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7229 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart ports; smart logistics in ports; open data plataform; sustainability in ports; ports decarbonization; digital twin and BIM maritime ports; digital transition; green transition; energetic transition education and training; energetic development; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Develop, Educate and Communicate Sustainability Through STEM Education and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Leon Yufeng Wu

,

Chih-Chang Yu

,

Ming-Yen Lee

and Chun-Hung Lin

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3859 | Submission Open

Keywords: STEM education; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); science communication; interdisciplinary education; educational innovation; CDIO; learning metrics regarding sustainability

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

Synergic Integration of Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy, and Storage Systems into Smart Grids

edited by

Mattia Ricco

,

Francesco Lo Franco

and

Juan C. Vasquez

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2716 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; renewable sources; energy management systems; smart charging; storage systems; smart grid; energy community

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Resilient Infrastructure Planning: Enhancing Sustainability in Construction

edited by Roode Liias

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1475 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban and rural infrastructure; professional competence for infrastructure management; developing infrastructure networks; standards for regeneration of infrastructure; professionalism of servicing staff

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Smart Electricity Grid and Sustainable Power Systems

edited by

Jidong Wang

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 684 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; sustainable energy; low carbon operation; energy storage; sustainable management; distributed generation; demand response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

CSR, Green Innovation and Creation of Shared Value: Transforming Business Strategy to Achieve Durable Sustainability Impact

edited by

Floriana Fusco

and Patrick O'Sullivan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; creating shared value; green innovation; greenwashing; sustainability impact; business purpose; circular economy; Sustainable Development Goals

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

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