Sustainability

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

edited by

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4398 | 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)

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 4319 | 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)

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 4295 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

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 4199 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

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 4135 | 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 4070 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and 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 4033 | 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)

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 3975 | 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)

Feed Resources and Nutrition Strategies for Sustainable Livestock Production

edited by

Chalong Wachirapakorn

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3925 | 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)

Digital Teaching and Development in Sustainable Higher Education

edited by Naser Sedghi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3810 | 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)

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 3384 | 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 3379 | 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 3126 | 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 2825 | 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 2811 | 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)

Recent Advances in Environmental Analytical Chemistry Technology

edited by Viia Lepane

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2596 | 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)

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 2579 | 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 2372 | 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)

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 2319 | 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 2161 | 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 2144 | Submission Open

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

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 2059 | Submission Open

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

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 1911 | 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)

Outdoor Lighting Innovations and the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Pramod Bhusal

and

Laurent Canale

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1903 | 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)

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

edited by

Zdenka Bulková

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1712 | 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)

Reliability and Risk Assessment for Sustainable Development: Engineering and Science

edited by

Tao Wang

,

Jun Hu

and Zhiqiang Ji

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1692 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering disaster; reliability analysis; risk assessment; sustainable development; multi-field coupling; interaction

Driving the Future: Innovations and Challenges in Sustainable Transportation

edited by

István Lakatos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1611 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; autonomous freight transportation; 5G collaborative vehicles; road environment recognition; trajectories; economy; law; vehicle diagnostics; drive lines; internal combustion engines; emission; noise

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainability in Forest Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Grzegorz Kopij

and R.A. Makhado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 1320 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature conservation; biodiversity; forest protection; wildlife management; forest botany; animal ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Sustainability in Urban Development and Land Use

edited by

Rui Ding

, Zhijun Song and

Tongfei Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1256 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban and regional planning; land use and planning; urban development; urban/rural integration development urban/rural land use planning and allocation; impacts of land use and land cover on regional planning; sustainable urban/rural land management approaches; low-carbon-oriented land use; land use efficiency; resilience and sustainable urban systems

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

Contributions of Operations Management to Supply Chain Sustainability: Industrial Applications

edited by

Ângela M.E. Silva

,

Ana Cristina Ferreira

and

Anabela Carvalho Alves

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1238 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; resilience of supply chain management; supply chain disruption issues; cost savings; innovation and technology; risk assessment and risk mitigation; waste reduction; integration of economic circularity; Industry 4.0; green and sustainable supply chain management; data science in supply chain management; decision-making models; lean– green; lean supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

New Directions in Sustainable Organic Synthesis: The Role of Natural Raw Materials and Heterogeneous Catalysts

edited by

Agnieszka Wróblewska

and

Anna Fajdek-Bieda

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1160 | Submission Open

Keywords: raw materials of plant origin; minerals; heterogeneous catalysts; catalytic transformations of compounds of plant origin

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

A Quantitative Analysis and Interdisciplinary Approach to the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Idiano D'Adamo

,

Massimo Gastaldi

and

Vincenzo Stornelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1127 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals (SDGs); interdisciplinary analysis; quantitative methods; policy sustainable synergies; barriers to sustainability; sustainable inequalities; development strategy

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

Driving Sustainable Development and Economic Growth Through Renewable Energy

edited by

Adriana Grigorescu

, Cristina Lincaru and Hasan DINCER

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1117 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology development and adoption; smart business models with energy solutions; energy market accessibility and affordability; regional time– space perspectives; environmental and natural resources; climate change implications; education; social; and welfare implications; energy security; energy poverty; energy policies; energy economics; eegulatory measures; financial and fiscal instruments

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

Recent Trends in Biotechnology and Circular Economy: Driving Sustainable Innovations in the Bioeconomy

edited by

Oseweuba Valentine Okoro

,

Amin Shavandi

and

Lei Nie

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1069 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; biorefineries; biotechnology; sustainability; biomaterials; environmental impacts; bioeconomy

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

AI-Driven Circular Entrepreneurship: Revolutionizing Business Models for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Miguel Ángel García-Madurga

, María Isabel Saz-Gil and Ana Julia Grilló-Méndez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1043 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-enabled circular business models; sustainable innovation; entrepreneurship; data-driven sustainability; AI-powered platforms; circular value creation; sustainable revenue streams

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

Sustainable Urbanism: Definition, Assessment, and Agenda for Future Research: 2nd Edition

edited by

Michael W. Mehaffy

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1027 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urbanism; urban sustainability metrics; urban ecology; urban walkability; New Urban Agenda; Sustainable Development Goals

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

Sustainable Engineering Trends and Challenges Toward Industry 4.0

edited by

Andreea Cristina Ionica

and

Jose Machado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 997 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable engineering; computer simulation; product lifecycle management; eco-friendly software design; digital transformation; sustainable project management; industrial robots; innovation in software development; software quality and sustainability; big data and data analysis

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

The Influence of Industry Innovation and Environmental Regulation for the Sustainable Development of Regional Economy

edited by Jiayu Fang and Chao Gao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 992 | Submission Open

Keywords: industry innovation; environmental regulation; sustainable development; regional economy; artificial intelligence; data analytics

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

Technological Advances for Lifecycle Optimization and Green Transition of the Built Environment

edited by

Stefano Cascone

,

Eleonora Congiu

and

Chiara Marchionni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 952 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; lifecycle optimization; digital integration; green building technologies; environmental impact; resource efficiency; built environment management; computational modeling; sustainable urban development; renewable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Research on Water, Wastewater Management Technologies and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Tahereh Jafary

and

Anteneh Mesfin Yeneneh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 950 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; wastewater treatment; environmental sustainability; resource recovery; integrated water resources; climate resilience; water reuse; pollution control; sustainable development; water governance

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

Progress and Challenges in Realizing SDG-6 in Developing Countries

edited by

Muhammad Arslan

and

Muhammad Afzal

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 917 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goal 6 (SDG 6); clean water; sanitation; water management; developing countries; water purification; wastewater treatment

Efficient Energy Conversion Systems and Renewable Energy Generating Units: Techno-Economic Empowered Sustainability

edited by

Maria G. Ioannides

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 845 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency for residential and industrial applications; energy recovery; harvesting systems; high-performance; high-efficiency electric drives; renewable energy sources: hydrogen; nuclear; solar; wind; biomass; geothermal; tidal; hybrid systems; modeling; simulation; control; multi-objective optimization; monitoring; maintenance; diagnostics; fault detection; reliability; safety issues Internet of Things-based control of energy conversion systems; sensors; artificial intelligence in energy conversion systems; smart grid technologies; energy management; energy economics; trading; economic growth economic analysis; policy instruments; economic incentives for energy sustainable transition; techno-economic assessment of efficient energy conversion technologies; socio-economic impacts; energy access; and poverty alleviation related to renewable energy; investments in clean energy infrastructure development; energy engineering education for sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Ontario Institute of Agrologists—Guelph 2024 Symposium "Sustainable Food Production"

edited by

Mary J. Thornbush

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 843 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food; food production; climate farming; carbon farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Recent Advances in Water Quality Assessment and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment: Analysis and Methods

edited by

Yaneth A. Bustos-Terrones

and

Juan Gabriel Loaiza

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 837 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality monitoring; water quality assessment; sustainable wastewater treatment; innovative treatment technologies; water resource management; emerging contaminants; resource recovery and reuse; environmental technology; innovative treatment methods; pollution control; climate change and water management

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

Net Zero Carbon Building and Sustainable Built Environment

edited by

Giovanni Ciampi

,

Yorgos Spanodimitriou

,

Rosa Francesca De Masi

,

Niko Gentile

and

Carol Monticelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 834 | Submission Open

Keywords: net-zero-carbon buildings; sustainable built environment; innovative solutions for buildings; life cycle analysis; human-centered living environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Ocean Governance and Marine Environmental Monitoring

edited by Yi-Chen Shih and Huey-Shian Chung

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 786 | Submission Open

Keywords: blue economy; marine biodiversity; marine pollution prevention; marine resource management; marine special planning; marine offshore wind farm; marine renewable energy; maritime law/regulation; ocean governance; integrated coastal zone management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Smart Manufacturing Operations Management and Sustainability

edited by

Fabio De Felice

and

Antonella Petrillo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 717 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; enables technologies (artificial intelligence; metaverse; (IoT) in manufacturing; big data; digital twinetc); circular economics and life cycle assessment (LCA) approach; cyber-physical system; carbon and water footprint reduction; policy and sustainability standards; corporate social responsibility (CSR) in manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing metrics

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

Energy, Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development

edited by

Ana Rosa Gamarra Rodríguez

and

Israel Herrera-Orozco

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 701 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; renewable energy; environmental impacts; social pillar; economic growth; sustainable use of resources; life cycle assessment; extended input– output analysis; energy modelling; energy investments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

A Decision Support System for a Circular Economy Transition in a Small Historical Town (Borgo)

edited by

Giuseppe Ioppolo

and

Roberta Arbolino

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 576 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; urban circular metabolism; sustainability assessment; sustainable investment; historical small town; borgo

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

Transformation Towards Advanced Technology-Driven Supply Chain Sustainability

edited by Jie Ma and Alireza Shokri

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 571 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital supply chain management; supply chain sustainability; digital transformation; green technology; human– machine interface; green logistics; supply chain productivity; lean and green supply chain management

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

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