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Sustainable Materials Chemistry and Technologies
edited by , Tianjiao Li and Haoyuan Shi
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 551 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; materials chemistry; materials physics; multiscale modeling and simulation; mechanics; materials properties; process–structure–property relationship; soft materials; metals; polymers; ceramics; composites; additive manufacturing; machine learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
Resilience and Sustainability of Socio-Ecological Systems
edited by Cesar Augusto Ruiz-Agudelo, Angela María Cortes-Gómez and Francisco De Paula Gutierrez Bonilla
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 546 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilience; ecosystem resilience; social resilience; production systems; socioecological systems; socio-ecological systems resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Application of Proximal and Remote Sensing in Sustainable Urban and Peri-Urban Governance submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 537 | Submission Open
Keywords: landscape; UAV; landscape change; hydrogeological risk; GIS; landscape model; planning and management; remote sensing; Lidar; terrestrial laser scanner; forest; forest monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Advanced Data Science Technology for the Safety, Reliability, and Economic Viability of Sustainable Distributed Systems and Complex Industrial Systems
edited by Hua Zhang, and Tengfei Tu
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 505 | Submission Open
Keywords: data science; sustainable systems; industrial systems; system reliability; machine learning; cybersecurity; energy efficiency
Advancing Energy Efficiency, NetZero Strategies, and Decarbonization for Sustainable Built Environments
edited by and Farres Yasser
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 504 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy efficiency; sustainable built environment; green building design; renewable energy integration; smart cities; passive design strategies; building performance simulation; lifecycle assessment; building information modeling (BIM); IoT; AI; circular economy in construction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Geo-Spatial Intelligence for Compact, Resilient, and Equitable Urban Land Use Planning
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 498 | Submission Open
Keywords: spatial analysis; GIS; sustainable urban planning; land-use efficiency; geospatial modelling; urban resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Industry 4.0 Technologies for Sustainable Manufacturing and Supply Chain Operations: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industry 4.0; I4.0 technologies; sustainability; sustainability performance; smart manufacturing; smart supply chain; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Thermal Management, Energy Storage, and Renewable Energy Conversion for a Sustainable AI-Driven Era
edited by Zengguang Sui, , Zhixiong Ding and Yunren Sui
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 443 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal management; thermal energy storage; cold energy storage; electrical energy storage; phase change materials; renewable energy conversion; AI optimization; energy efficiency; sustainable energy systems; net-zero
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Integrating Construction 4.0 Technologies into Sustainable Construction
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open
Keywords: Construction 4.0; sustainable construction; building information modelling (BIM); artificial intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); robotics in construction; blockchain in construction; digital twins; additive manufacturing/3D printing; smart and resilient built environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Storage and Utilization of Renewable Energy submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy integration; energy storage systems; storage degradation and lifecycle assessment; vehicles as mobile storage (V2G/V2X); multi-energy optimization and dispatch; bioenergy and hydrogen integration; smart grids and digital twins; AI-based energy management; energy flexibility and resilience; sustainable utilization of renewables
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Hydrosystems Engineering and Water Resource Management: 2nd Edition
edited by Kiran Tota-Maharaj, , Rao Bhamidimarri and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open
Keywords: water resources; water data analytics; hydrosystems; engineering; hydrology; floods and river catchment systems; sustainable drainage systems (SuDSs); hydraulic infrastructure; groundwater; modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Advanced Materials and Systems for Sustainable Energy Solutions submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy conversion; energy storage; environmental; photocatalysis; processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Nanotechnology in Sustainable Environmental Remediation submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanotechnology; sustainable environmental chemistry; heavy metal stress; plant physiology; soil contamination; abiotic stress tolerance; green nanomaterials; phytoremediation; nano-enabled remediation; ecosystem sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil Conservation and Sustainability)
Innovation and Sustainable Development of Economy: New Material Technologies, Energy Efficiency and Organization Realities
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy efficiency; material technologies; economy; urban design
Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for Sustainable Healthcare Systems
edited by and Andrea Morales-Garzón
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open
Keywords: big data analytics in healthcare; cognitive computing; health informatics; large language models (LLMs); autonomous AI Agents; multi-agent systems; machine learning and deep learning; predictive modelling; responsible and explainable AI; electronic health records; clinical decision support; multimodal data integration; sustainable healthcare systems; environmental and population health data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Digital and Data-Driven Approaches to Sustainable Urban and Land Use Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urban development; land-use and land cover (LULC) change; GIS and remote sensing; smart cities and digital governance; spatial data analytics; climate-resilient planning; big data and artificial intelligence (AI); urban sustainability assessment; data-driven decision-making; environmental monitoring and modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Food Management: Effective Strategies for a Sustainable Environment
edited by , Marzena Tomaszewska and Agnieszka Tul-Krzyszczuk
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open
Keywords: food management; food waste reduction; sustainable food consumption; sustainable food production; environmental sustainability; educational programs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Marine Waste Reduction, Pollution Governance, and Sustainable Ecology
edited by Pierre Courjault-Radé
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine waste; marine management; ecological sustainability; ecosystem
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Smart and Sustainable Bridges for the Future
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart bridge management; sustainable infrastructure; digital twin; AI-driven inspection; life-cycle assessment; multi-objective optimization; structural health monitoring; data fusion evaluation method; multi-task agents; robotics in civil engineering; resilient bridge systems; green materials; climate adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Lithium-Ion Battery Management: Charging Optimization
edited by Fernanda Cristina Corrêa
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; circular economy; clean energy; electric mobility; environmental management; technological innovation; climate resilience; green transition; renewable resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Approaches to Natural Product Extraction in Food Systems
edited by Edyta Symoniuk
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable extraction; natural products; food systems; green technologies; bioactive compounds; circular economy; food by-products valorization; life cycle assessment (LCA); green solvents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainability Management Strategies and Practices—2nd Edition submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 93773 | 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)
Advancing Sustainable Building Practices: Integrating Green Materials, Healthy Structures, and AI-Driven Solutions submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18304 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable building; green material; healthy structure; comfort environment; artificial intelligence; machine learning; environmental impact; smart buildings; energy efficiency; indoor air quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
The Synthesis of Low-Carbon New Materials and Their Application in Green Design
edited by Yanchen Li, Chenglong Zhang, Yanhong Jia and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11361 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-carbon composite materials; mechanism analysis; green design; sustainable design concept
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Sustainability in Hydrology and Water Resources Management
edited by , Heyang Sun and Xu Yang
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10599 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable hydrology; water resources management; climate change adaptation; hydrological modeling and prediction; ecohydrology and aquatic ecosystems; greenhouse gases; drought and flood risk assessment; remote sensing and AI applications; resilience and adaptive water management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Transportation Systems Design and Management
edited by , Yuanke Wu, Yi Jin and Yulin Jin
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7363 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transportation development; operation management; intelligent maintenance; safety and security; energy conservation; system design; digital transformation; digital innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Fuel, Carbon Emission and Sustainable Green Energy submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5479 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; renewable energy; sustainable fuels; carbon emissions; climate change; energy efficiency; green energy; carbon sequestration; energy decentralization; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Smart and Sustainable Solutions for Landslide and Landslide Dam Risks in a Changing Climate
edited by , Qiujie Meng and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2270 | Submission Open
Keywords: landslide early warning; AI in geohazards; sustainable mitigation; climate adaptation; digital twin; bioengineering; IoT monitoring; landslide dam breaching; risk governance; sdgs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Wastewater Treatment, Water Pollution, and Sustainable Water Resources
edited by Claudete Gindri and Dison S. P. Franco
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 914 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular water management; wastewater treatment; emerging contaminants; water–energy–food nexus; bioremediation; artificial intelligence; life cycle assessment; water governance; resource recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Safeguarding Geological Heritage: Remote Sensing and Innovations in Sustainable Disaster Prevention
edited by , Joanna Fidelus-Orzechowska and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open
Keywords: geological heritage protection; remote sensing; sustainable disaster prevention; geomorphological processes and risks; risk assessment and mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Energy Economics from a Sustainable Development Perspective
edited by Wanhai You, Shijing Nan and Yawei Guo
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 406 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy transition; industrial structure transition; sustainable development; energy efficiency; circular economics; energy finance; renewable energy; economic complexity
Membrane Technology at the Forefront of Sustainable Water Treatment, Resource Recovery, and Environmental Management
edited by
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane technology; sustainable water treatment; energy-efficient desalination; resource recovery; wastewater treatment; circular economy; photothermal membranes; membrane distillation (MD); hybrid membrane systems; life cycle assessment (LCA)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Volcanic Disaster Prevention and Sustainable Risk Management
edited by
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: volcanic hazard assessment; disaster risk reduction; societal resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management: Challenges, Innovations, and Resource Recovery submission deadline 2 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5141 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste management; sustainable development; nutrient and energy recovery; landfill; sustainable resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Energy Transition for Sustainability: Building a Renewable, Low-Carbon Future
edited by , Sylvia Meimaridou Rola and
submission deadline 2 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1557 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric mobility; energy policy; energy poverty; energy transition; just energy transition; low-carbon development; renewable energy; smart grids; smart metering; sustainable development goals (SDGs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Construction Materials: Innovations in Cement and Concrete for a Resilient Infrastructure
edited by , Arslan Akbar and
submission deadline 2 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 748 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable construction materials; low-carbon concrete; recycled materials; sustainable pozzolans; alternative binders; fibers; life cycle assessment; 3D concrete printing; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Governance, Innovation and Eco-Friendly Regional Energy Transitions
edited by Florian Weber and
submission deadline 3 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 944 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy transitions; multi-level governance; regional and local scale; sustainable energy paths
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Green Building: CO2 Emissions in the Construction Industry
edited by Jindao Chen, and
submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8503 | Submission Open
Keywords: green building; carbon emissions; construction industry; sustainable construction; low carbon construction; green building materials; lean construction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Advanced Technologies and Collaborative Approaches for Sustainable Engineering and Industrial Systems
edited by , Zilda De Castro Silveira and Leonel Patrício
submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5359 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental sustainability; circular economy; Industry 4.0; collaborative networks; digital twins; industrial resilience; green technologies; sustainable design; resilient systems; advanced manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Education
edited by
submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 765 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence in education; sustainable learning; flipped classroom; pedagogical innovation; lifelong learning ecosystems; immersive learning technologies; educational technology governance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Smart Transport Based on Sustainable Transport Development
edited by and
submission deadline 6 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11183 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart transport; sustainable transportation; green transport technologies; intelligent transport systems; green logistics; connected and autonomous vehicles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Research on Heat Transfer and Sustainable Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 6 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 772 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer; sustainable energy systems; energy efficiency; waste heat recovery; renewable energy; thermal energy storage; heat flux measurement; advanced thermal management; green energy technologies; thermal system optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Air Pollution and Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 8 Sep 2026 | 16 articles | Viewed by 31507 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution and health; air pollution control policies and regulations; circular economy; disparities in air pollution exposure; environmental sustainability; indoor air pollution; sustainable consumption and production; social inequalities; sustainable cities; sustainable urban planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Water Sustainability: Innovative and Sustainable Technologies for Wastewater Pollution Control in the Context of the Circular Economy
edited by , and María Cristina López‐Méndez
submission deadline 8 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 20583 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urban and rural development; wastewater treatment; nature-based solutions; sustainable agriculture; aquaponics and aquaculture; renewable energy; soil bioremediation; eco-engineering; use of artificial intelligence wastewater; sustainability assessment; biodiversity; wetlands
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Risk Management and Resilient Infrastructure
edited by , , and Jae-Wook Jung
submission deadline 9 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1606 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable infrastructure; risk; seismic risk; climate-induced hazards; multi-hazard; probabilistic risk assessment; fragility analysis; disaster risk reduction; structural safety; resilience metrics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Sustainable Waste Utilisation and Biomass Energy Production
edited by
submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21243 | Submission Open
Keywords: biofuels; bioenergy; waste-to-energy roadmaps; biohydrogen; biomethane; agrobiomass; forest biomass; biorefineries; decision support tools
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Sustainable Disaster Risk Management and Urban Resilience
edited by
submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18969 | Submission Open
Keywords: risk; disaster; resilience; vulnerability; early warning; emergency response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Sustainable Development of Organization Performance for Economic and Business Aspects
edited by and Cheng-Feng Wu
submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18231 | Submission Open
Keywords: organizational sustainability; performance sustainability; ESG; corporate evaluation; sustainable business model; green enterprise; corporate governance; sustainable supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Climate Change and Sustainable Agricultural System
edited by
submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17395 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agricultural production systems; soil, air, and water pollution from agriculture; climate mitigation technologies and agricultural practices; management of forest lands to minimize GHG emissions and increase carbon sequestration; soil health; carbon sequestration and GHG emissions in agriculture; land management systems for agriculture and biodiversity; recycling of drainage water for agriculture; innovations in irrigation systems for rice and other crops of future innovative policies to implement technologies for mitigating climate change and pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Building and Infrastructure Engineering: Sustainable Utilization of Innovative Eco-Efficient Materials—2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16872 | Submission Open
Keywords: eco-efficient concrete; eco-efficient geomaterials; circular construction; life cycle assessment; waste recycling; low-carbon materials; resource conservation; green construction; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
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