Sustainability

Sustainable Energy: The Path to a Low-Carbon Economy

edited by

Kamrul Hassan

,

GM Shafiullah

and Terri Trireksani

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15348 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy; low-carbon economy; renewable energy; energy transition; decarbonisation; energy transformation; SDGs; carbon capture; energy strategy; CO2 emissions; climate change

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

Planning and Sustainable Management of Irrigation in Agricultural Operations

edited by

Ripendra Awal

,

Davie M. Kadyampakeni

and

Rhuanito S. Ferrarezi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13085 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation scheduling; smart agriculture; irrigation system; irrigation and drainage management; sustainable agriculture; water use efficiency; agricultural water management; precision irrigation; climate change; microirrigation; artificial intelligence; field production; controlled environment agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

AI Solutions for Improving Sustainability in Water Resource Management

edited by

Hossein Bonakdari

,

Bahram Gharabaghi

and

Silvio José Gumiere

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12839 | Submission Open

Keywords: time series; watershed; artificial intelligence; stochastic methods; hydrology; sustainability; hydrological processes; real-time prediction; optimization algorithms; predictive modelling; water balance; environmental sustainability; water demand; meteorological variables; water quantity and quality; watershed variables

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

Advanced Control Strategies for Renewable Energy Systems and Sustainable Development

edited by

Youssef Errami

, Abdellatif Obbadi and Sahnoun Smail

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12763 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy conversion systems ; maximum power point tracking ; power electronic converter ; controllers of renewable energy systems ; control and optimization ; nonlinear controllers ; fault ride through ; artificial intelligence control ; fuzzy logic research ; deep learning ; sustainable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Integrated Geographies of Risk, Natural Hazards and Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Francesco De Pascale

and

Leonardo Mercatanti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11958 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; climate change; disasters; human geography; geography of risk; natural hazards; physical geography; social perception; sustainability; vulnerability

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

Consumption Innovation and Consumer Behavior in Sustainable Marketing

edited by

Irina Albastroiu Nastase

,

Alina Filip

,

Cristinel Vasiliu

and

Dan-Cristian Dabija

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10933 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer behavior; buying behavior; sustainable marketing; marketing strategies; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

New Trends in Organizational Psychology—2nd Edition

edited by

Delia Vîrgă

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10492 | Submission Open

Keywords: personal resources; strengths use; job crafting; proactive vitality management; well-being; innovative behavior; psychological capital; work engagement; engaging leadership; growth (mindset); gratitude; technology and well-being; creativity; self-leadership

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

The Impacts of Industry Innovation and Environmental Regulation on Sustainable Development: Regional, National, and Global Perspectives

edited by

Hirofumi Fukuyama

and Stavros Kourtzidis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10383 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental regulation; regional economic development; industry innovation; green economy transition; circular economy; sustainability; environmental performance indicators; productivity and efficiency

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

Tourism Sustainomics: Ecological and Economic Pillars, with Stakeholder and Political Implementation for Sustainable Development

edited by

Tanja Mihalic

and

Larry Dwyer

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10099 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism development; sustainability conceptualisation; developmental approaches; tourism sustainomics; stakeholder engagement; political implementation responsibility; tourism resilience; innovations; cyber space; cosmos; tourism paradigm

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

Agricultural Product Quality Safety and Sustainable Development, 2nd Edition

edited by

Gang Liang

,

Wenshen Jia

and Rui Feng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9955 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; agricultural product quality analysis; bio-/sensor assay; chromatographic detection; nondestructive detecting; food additives; health risk assessment; nutritional quality; authenticity assessment; quality classification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

The Triple Nexus: Sustainable Management, Responsible Practices and Digital Transformation

edited by

Alexandra Zbuchea

and Mauro Romanelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8435 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; digital innovation; innovation ecosystem; green technology; corporate responsibility; ethical governance; stakeholder engagement; sustainable development; artificial intelligence; ESG

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advanced Technologies for Energy Saving in Sustainable Transportation Engineering

edited by

Wei Liu

and Ming Cheng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7898 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy saving; intelligent transportation systems; optimization; deep excavation; underground spaces; smart infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Water Environmental Control of Pollutants and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Pei Lei,

Sheng Guo

and Zhineng Hao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7843 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutant; environmental management; sustainability; aquatic systems

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

Sustainable Membrane Separations

edited by Maninderjeet Singh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7305 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer; energy storage; membranes; nanotechnology; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advances in Stability Control, Optimal Operation and Modeling Analysis of Power System with High-Level Renewable Energy

edited by Bo Zhang, Jiaoxin Jia and Sen Cui

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7104 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; active distribution network; distributed energy; smart grid; energy storage; optimal operation; stability control

(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 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6856 | 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)

Post-COVID-19-Pandemic Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism Management

edited by

Kaitano Dube

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6775 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; post-COVID-19-pandemic development; climate change adaptation; eco-tourism; ESG in tourism and aviation tourism; renewable energy in tourism; sustainable development goals (SDGs); tourism certification; tourism technology; biodiversity conservation; climate education in tourism

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

Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) for Clean Energy

edited by

Grazia Leonzio

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6505 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon dioxide storage; carbon dioxide utilization; carbon dioxide capture; advancements; carbon dioxide; modelling; tecno-economic assessment; LCA; experimental research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Decision Making in Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Recent Research Advances in the Context of Industry 4.0

edited by

Paraskevas Georgiou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6119 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain management; green supply chain management; energy value chains; renewable energy value chain; ecofriendly supply chains; decision making; decision support systems; big data; Industry 4.0; supply chain 4.0; logistics; digital transformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing for Sustainable Spatial Planning—2nd Edition

edited by

Lia Bárbara Cunha Barata Duarte

,

Ana Cláudia Teodoro

and

Beniamino Murgante

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5946 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS; remote sensing; environmental sustainability; sustainable planning; hazard assessment; geospatial analysis

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

Innovation and Sustainable Development in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry

edited by

José Magano

and Mário Coutinho dos Santos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5493 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; tourism product innovation; tourism process innovation; tourism management innovation; digital innovation; destination social responsibility; pro-social tourist behaviour; pro-environment tourist behaviour; sustainable tourism innovation policies

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

The Convergence of Recreation, Green Tourism and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Mateusz Rozmiarek

and

Mateusz Grajek

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5465 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-tourism; sustainable leisure; sport activities; volunteering; green management; health promotion; responsible tourism; well-being practices; psycho-ecology; outdoor recreation

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

Innovation and Sustainable Development of Remote Sensing Technology—2nd Edition

edited by

Xianju Li

and

Pan Zhu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5041 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; machine learning; land cover and land use; urbanization; ecological security; ecosystem service value

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

Advances in STEAM Education Research and Practice: Towards Sustainable Development

edited by Theodosia Prodromou and Filiz Kuşkaya Mumcu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4690 | Submission Open

Keywords: STEM; teaching; learning; interdisciplinary; transdisciplinary; sustainable; development; practice; practices; partnerships; futures; emerging technologies

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

Cooperative, Connected, and Automated Mobility (CCAM) toward Sustainability

edited by

Georgios Spanos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4620 | Submission Open

Keywords: CCAM; AI; 5G automotives; software; cybersecurity; statistical analysis; environmental footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Integrated River Basin Management and Sustainable Water Resources Management Using Innovative Approaches

edited by

Eui Hoon Lee

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4491 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated river basin management; flood forecasting; deep learning; water resources management; flood routing; meta-heuristic optimization algorithm

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

Recent Advances and Progress on Renewable and Sustainable Alternative Fuels

edited by

Stavros Michailos

and

Vasiliki Skoulou

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4428 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative fuels; resilient energy systems; aviation fuels; ammonia; LCA/TEA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Feed Resources and Nutrition Strategies for Sustainable Livestock Production

edited by

Chalong Wachirapakorn

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4395 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock production; feed resources; conventional feeds; non-conventional feeds; feed efficiency; new feed resources from other sectors; global warming; crop residues; improving nutritive value methods; feeding strategies; sustainability in livestock production; effective microorganisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainability Challenges in Community-Based Natural Resource Conservation, Regeneration, and Management

edited by

Ronnie Vernooy

and

Yiching Song

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4386 | Submission Open

Keywords: agrobiodiversity; bio-cultural heritage; community-based natural resource management; conservation; regeneration; sustainability

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

Sustainable Scenarios of Energy and Ecological Footprint

edited by

James Hopeward

,

Paul C. Sutton

and

Keri Hopeward

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4238 | Submission Open

Keywords: future scenarios; sustainable systems; regenerative; footprint; energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Research on Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

edited by Longyi Lv, Duoying Zhang, Wenfang Gao and Li Sun

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4219 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; sustainable treatment; resource recovery; energy recovery; life-cycle assessment; carbon reduction

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

The Impact of Carbon Emission Control on Economic Costs and Human Health in China—2nd Edition

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4191 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon emissions; energy transition; economic cost; carbon tax; carbon emissions trading

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

Regional Land Use Dynamics: The Natural Environment and Socioeconomic Perspectives

edited by

Ying Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4182 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; patterns; processes; mechenisms; land use planning; sustainable management

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

Digital Teaching and Development in Sustainable Higher Education

edited by Naser Sedghi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4075 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability integration; online learning; digital pedagogy; virtual reality; augmented reality; open educational resources

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

Energy Saving Measures, Renewable and Storage Integration Economic and Environmental Potential in Building Sector

edited by Heba Teamah

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4054 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy consumption; energy efficiency; economic parameters; environmental impact; efficient buildings; renewable energy; sustainable buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Conservation and Enhancement of Biodiversity in Sustainable Cropping Systems

edited by

Stefania Nin

and

Maurizio Antonetti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3560 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biodiversity; germplasm; plant propagation; sustainability; agricultural practices

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

The Role of Low-Carbon Literacy in the Leisure, Health, Sports and Tourism Industries

edited by

Hsiao-Hsien Lin

, Chin-Hsien Hsu and Ha-Manh Bui

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3465 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon literacy; conservation behavior; education policy; environmental economics; corporate social responsibility; university social responsibility; health promotion; well-being

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

Advancing Ruminant Nutrition for Sustainable Agriculture: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives

edited by

Vassilios Dotas

and

George K. Symeon

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3210 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminant nutrition; feed efficiency; forage management; gut microbiome; alternative protein sources; animal welfare; precision livestock farming; health management; sustainable farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Advancing Energy-Efficient Buildings for Net-Zero Carbon Emission Goals

edited by

Vasyl Zhelykh

, Khrystyna Myroniuk and

Zuzana Vranayova

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3013 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient buildings; net-zero emissions; sustainable construction; building energy optimization; renewable energy integration; passive heating and cooling; low-carbon architecture; green building technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Co-Creating Sustainable Food & Wine Tourism and Rural Development

edited by

Maria Lúcia Pato

and

Elisabeth Kastenholz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2969 | Submission Open

Keywords: food & wine tourism; co-creation; sustainability; tourist experience; stakeholders; local resources; heritage; governance; rural regeneration; rural development

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

Evaluation of Landscape Ecology and Urban Ecosystems

edited by

Barbara Prus

,

Stanisław Bacior

and

Adam Senetra

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2743 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural landscapes; land management; land use/land cover; nature-based solutions; sight-aesthetic value; landscape valuation; underwater landscapes; soundscapes

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

Innovative Learning Environments and Sustainable Development

edited by

Pablo Alejandro Quezada-Sarmiento

and

Patricia Marisol Chango Cañaveral

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2631 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational models; technology-enhanced learning environments; sustainability in education in the context of rapidly developing technologies; evaluations of smart-technology-enhanced learning scenarios in educational settings; body of knowledge in relation to education; cloud computing in relation to education; design and evaluation of smart-technology-assisted support mechanisms for teachers and students; IA in education; intercultural education; internationalization of education

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

Recent Advances in Environmental Analytical Chemistry Technology

edited by Viia Lepane

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2631 | Submission Open

Keywords: water; soil; sediments; carbon compounds; inorganic and organic pollutants; climate change; temporal and spatial changes; analytical methods; data treatment methods

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

Large-Scale Production Systems: Sustainable Manufacturing and Service

edited by

Simone Arena

,

Alessandra Cantini

and

Filippo De Carlo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2530 | Submission Open

Keywords: large-scale production systems; big size plants; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable services; operations management; industrial plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)

Agricultural Economics, Advisory Systems and Sustainability

edited by

Georgios Kountios

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2367 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics; agricultural advice; agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKIS); ICT in agriculture; agricultural education; agricultural extensions; precision agriculture; agricultural policy; farm management; rural development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Towards Sustainability: Achieving Environmental Protection from a Safety Engineering Perspective

edited by

Hui Liu

, Chang Xu, Bo You and

Yu Xu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2196 | Submission Open

Keywords: safety engineering; environmental protection; sustainability; emergency response; hazard mitigation; sustainable risk management

Outdoor Lighting Innovations and the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Pramod Bhusal

and

Laurent Canale

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2168 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart lighting systems; urban sustainability; light pollution and its mitigation; outdoor lighting and wellbeing; energy-efficient lighting solutions; economic and environmental impact assessment; lighting sustainability metrics; SDGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)

Leveraging AI in Industry 4.0: Overcoming Challenges and Seizing Opportunities for Sustainable Operations Management

edited by Marco Mosca and

Flavio Tonelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2145 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; artificial intelligence; Industry 4.0; operations management; IIOT; CPS; automation; robotics; digital transformation

Exploratory Railway Track Structure, Railway Operation and Transport in Sustainable Development of Railway Systems

edited by

Zdenka Bulková

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2141 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway infrastructure; railway tracks; railway operation; rail transportation; timetabling; rail transport management; sustainable railway system; modelling and simulation; rail passengers mobility; transport services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Innovative Detection Technology to Meet Food and Fuel Needs—2nd Edition

edited by

Chao Hui Feng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1954 | Submission Open

Keywords: food control; food quality; food science; alternative engines; biofuels; hyperspectral imaging; near-infrared spectroscopy; online analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

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