Sustainability

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

edited by Sabin Alexandru Bădărău

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 182 | 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 141 | 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

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submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 39729 | 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 2683 | 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

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Pingping Luo

and

Jiqiang Lyu

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2471 | 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 880 | 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 703 | 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 531 | 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 482 | 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 205 | 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 9428 | 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 172 | 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 3182 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1015 | 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

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Leonardo Salvatore Alaimo

and

Alfonso Piscitelli

submission deadline 6 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13072 | 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

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submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 56187 | 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 6921 | 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 6608 | 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 6104 | 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 4163 | 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 777 | 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

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Hashem Alshurafat

, Allam Hamdan and John Sands

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 352 | 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 278 | 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 240 | 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 209 | 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 3148 | 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 28570 | 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 11146 | 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 8810 | 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 8596 | 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 7358 | 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 3910 | 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

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Francesco Lo Franco

and

Juan C. Vasquez

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2726 | 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 1512 | 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 688 | 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 263 | 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)

Sustainable Food Processing and Chemical Analysis

edited by

Călin Jianu

and

Ersilia Alexa

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; green technologies; food safety and quality; chemical analysis in food systems; energy efficiency in food production; waste reduction and capitalization of by-products; nutritional enhancement; eco-friendly food packaging; life cycle assessment (LCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Operational Strategy and Logistics in Freight Transport

edited by

Mateusz Zaja̧c

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Tomislav Rožić

and

Artur Kierzkowski

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; sustainable logistics; transport network modeling; artificial intelligence in freight transport; intermodal transport; designing intermodal supply chain networks; strategies for intermodal terminal operations; mathematical analysis in strategic decision-making; transport cargo footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable and Professional Education: Teacher Education and E-learning

edited by

Tommy Tanu Wijaya

, Cao Yiming and

Akhmad Habibi

submission deadline 16 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6926 | Submission Open

Keywords: pre-service teacher; teacher training; online learning platforms; curriculum design for sustainability; distance education; digital pedagogy; sustainability in education

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

Sustainable Energy Systems: Integrating Renewable Energy Carbon Trading and Electricity Markets

edited by

TianTian Feng

submission deadline 17 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2745 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon energy policy; renewable energy consumption; novel power system; integrated electricity; carbon reduction and carbon optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Environmental Assessment in Sub-Saharan Africa—Innovation, Perspectives and Practice

edited by Vincent Onyango, Paola Gazzola and Phathu Mukwevho

submission deadline 19 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: sub-Saharan Africa; environmental assessment; EIA; ESIA; SEA; innovative approaches

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

Economics of Energy in the Context of Carbon Emissions and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Taimoor Hassan and Syed Anees Haider Zaidi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3449 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy consumption and production; renewable energy; non-renewable energy; environmental sustainability; carbon emissions; energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Novel Techniques for Water Resources in a Changing Climate: Hydrological Strategies for a Sustainable Future

edited by Hossein Hamidifar, Ghufran Ahmed Pasha and

Charalampos Skoulikaris

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2777 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources management; climate change; hydrological modeling; sustainability; machine learning; flood and drought risk; sediment transport; water quality; socio-economic impacts; resilience strategies

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

Potential Solutions for Environmentally Friendly Supply Chain Transformation

edited by Mingwei Wang, Zhifeng Qian, Yuanyuan Fu and Hengyu Li

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmentally friendly transformation; green supply chain; low carbon emissions; sustainability decision-making; artificial intelligence; data-driven decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Urban Understanding and Planning: Principle and Application of Earth Observation and Geoinformation

edited by Da He,

Qiqi Zhu

, Yang Chen and Yu Su

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; urban scene understanding; urban function zone; urban greenspace; artificial intelligence; urban land use; smart cities

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

Sustainable Food Preservation

edited by

Hugo Miguel Lisboa Oliveira

and Ana Paula Trindade

submission deadline 21 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 48375 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food preservation; food waste reduction; eco-friendly packaging; natural preservatives; modified atmosphere packaging; cold plasma in food preservation; pulsed-light technology; hurdle technology; nutritional quality maintenance; environmental impact of food preservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainability in Pavement Materials and Design

edited by

Vítor Antunes

,

Ana Cristina Freire

and

José Neves

submission deadline 21 Sep 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 28257 | Submission Open

Keywords: Bio-Green-Circular economy; circular economy; durability; eco-efficient pavement design; life cycle analysis; life cycle cost analysis; low-impact development; multi-recycling capacity; paving materials; rejuvenators; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)

Urban Smart Mobility and Public Transport: Opportunities, Challenges, and Planning

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submission deadline 22 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2075 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban mobility; spatial pattern; spatial modeling; public transport; transit-oriented development; sustainable transportation; smart mobility; intelligent transport system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Marketing and Consumer Management

edited by Xiao Tong and

Yuli Liang

submission deadline 22 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 558 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable marketing; green marketing; consumer brand relationships; consumer management; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Progress in Climate-Adaptive Sustainable Energy and Materials

edited by

Xiong (Bill) Yu

, Chanjuan Han and Yuan Guo

submission deadline 23 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate adaptation; sustainable energy systems; renewable energy technologies; climate-resilient materials; circular economy; smart grids; energy storage solutions; lifecycle assessment; green construction materials; climate change mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

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