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Sustainable River Basin Management submission deadline 30 Nov 2017 | 12 articles | Viewed by 89077
Keywords: Water; Environmental Sustainability; Economic Sustainability; Social Sustainability; River Basin Management; Policy and Governance; Ecosystem Services; Multidisciplinary Approach; Integrated Management; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); SDG Implementation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainability Assessment of Land Use and Land Cover
edited by , Sven Lautenbach, and Andreas Rienow
submission deadline 30 Dec 2017 | 7 articles | Viewed by 61887
Keywords: Land use and land cover change detection to support sustainable land management based on Earth Observation (EO) methods; Habitat conservation; preservation; and rehabilitation; Sustainable natural resource management; Environmental compliance; Monitoring of essential biodiversity indicators; Sustainable Development Goals (SDG); Multi-temporal/ time-series analysis/ multiple datasets; Case studies on using EO and GIS to support sustainable use of environmental resources; Sustainable indicators; Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Land use and land cover modeling
Assessment and Governance of Sustainable Soil Management submission deadline 31 May 2018 | 17 articles | Viewed by 112247 | Printed Edition available
Keywords: Sustainability assessment; governance; soil management; soil functions; ecosystem services; resource efficiency; SDGs; indicators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Collaboration, Risk Management and Governance in SMEs: Drivers of Competitiveness and Innovation towards meeting the SDGs submission deadline 30 Jun 2019 | 9 articles | Viewed by 69877
Keywords: International partnerships to promote the SDGs; Entrepreneurship; International SMEs; International control systems.; Sustainable development goals (SDGs); Sustainable supply chains in SMEs; Increase valorization for SMEs
Citizen Participation in Sustainable Local Decision-Making
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2019 | 5 articles | Viewed by 26866
Keywords: Citizen participation; E-participation; Environmental protection; Inclusiveness; Sustainable local decision-making; Sustainable development goals (SDG)
Sustainable Banking: Issues and Challenges submission deadline 31 Jan 2020 | 9 articles | Viewed by 49344
Keywords: sustainability; corporate social responsibility; banking; financial inclusion; SDG
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Future Cities: Urban Planning, Infrastructure and Sustainability
edited by Wendy Steele
submission deadline 11 Mar 2020 | 11 articles | Viewed by 71568
Keywords: cities; sustainability; urban infrastructure; sustainable development goals (SDGs); climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Academic Contributions to the UNESCO 2019 Forum on Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship submission deadline 15 Apr 2020 | 10 articles | Viewed by 110904 | Printed Edition available
Keywords: Global citizenship; UN SDGs; education policy; science-technology-innovation (STI); STEM; education-global; lifelong learning; citizenship-developmental sustainability; pre-school/K12/higher education; social networks and technologies; evidence-based policy making
Innovation in Engineering Education for Sustainable Development submission deadline 15 Jun 2020 | 7 articles | Viewed by 42049
Keywords: Introducing sustainability and SDG in an engineering curriculum; Sustainability in engineering projects; Ethics and deontological principles in engineering; Encouraging research and dissemination of sustainable development knowledge; Green campuses and supporting local sustainability efforts; Methods for learning and assessing sustainable development in engineering education
Teaching Sustainable Development Goals in Science Education
edited by and Deidre Bauer
submission deadline 30 Jun 2020 | 15 articles | Viewed by 86069 | Printed Edition available
Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals (SDG); Education for Sustainable Development (ESD); Global Citizenship Eduction; Intercultural Education; Science Education; Teacher Education; Global Challenges
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Partnerships for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2020 | 11 articles | Viewed by 91865 | Printed Edition available
Keywords: partnerships; stakeholder engagement; collaboration; sustainable development goals; global governance; transformation; systems change; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
The Contribution of the Social Economy to the Sustainable Development Goals submission deadline 10 Aug 2020 | 27 articles | Viewed by 167767
Keywords: Social economy; Cooperativism; SDG; Sustainability Circular Economy; Sustainable tourism; Diversification; Bioeconomy; Digitization; Innovation; Partnerships; Public politics; Protection of human rights; Implications for economic development; Indicators; sustainability; and social economy
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Challenges of the 2020-2030s for Quality Education
edited by , , José-María Romero-Rodríguez and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2020 | 32 articles | Viewed by 205347
Keywords: quality education; teacher training; educational innovation; active methodologies; ecosystem learning; sustainability; 21st-century skills; Sustainable Development Goals; Information and Communication Technologies; pedagogical integration of ICT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability
edited by and Walter Mswaka
submission deadline 30 Sep 2020 | 7 articles | Viewed by 33341
Keywords: social enterprise; sustainable futures; community development; community cohesion and engagement; social enterprise business models; resilient communities; creative enterprise; social entrepreneurship; SDGs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainability and Standardization
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2020 | 6 articles | Viewed by 34604
Keywords: Standardization; Standards; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); Regulation; Public Policies; Research; Innovation; Digitalization; Big Data Approaches
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainability in Public Administrations: Evaluation of Performance and Financial Analysis submission deadline 31 Oct 2020 | 7 articles | Viewed by 24093
Keywords: Performance of public administrations; Financial risk in local governments; Default risk in public sector; Sustainable local decision-making; Sustainable development goals (SDG)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among Walking and Talking submission deadline 30 Nov 2020 | 17 articles | Viewed by 123006
Keywords: SDGs; non-financial reporting; Walk and talk of SDGs; Walk and Talk of CSR; Sustainable development; SDGs communication; SDGs-washing
Interdisciplinary Sustainability Curricula in Higher Education: Priorities, Challenges, and Opportunities submission deadline 15 Dec 2020 | 6 articles | Viewed by 25826
Keywords: assessment; higher education; integrative learning; institutional barriers; sustainability education; sustainability competencies; transdisciplinary education; SDGs; innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Sustainability, Digital Transformation and Fintech: The New Challenges of the Banking Industry
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2020 | 28 articles | Viewed by 262840 | Printed Edition available
Keywords: banks; banking industry; finance; digital transformation; fintech; sustainability; SDGs; development goals; corporate social responsibility; CSR
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Economy for the Common Good submission deadline 31 Dec 2020 | 8 articles | Viewed by 56275
Keywords: economy for the common good; SDGs; sustainability strategy; sustainability management; sustainability framework; sustainable supply chain; sustainable businesses; sustainable innovation; MSMEs; multistakeholder
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Meeting Sustainable Development Goals by Reducing Food Loss
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2020 | 6 articles | Viewed by 51051
Keywords: Sustainable consumption and production; Food security; Reducing food loss and sustainably use of oceans produce; Reducing food loss and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems; Resilient and sustainable cities; Food loss and climate action; SDG; regulation and policy.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sharing for Caring: On the Role of Collaborative Economy in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) submission deadline 31 Dec 2020 | 6 articles | Viewed by 31870
Keywords: sharing economy; sustainability; policy issues; business model innovation; servitization; alliances; car sharing; electric mobility; internet of energy; crowdfunding; Airbnb; Uber; Deliveroo; gender studies; externalities; circular economy
Rethinking Sustainability and Sustainable Development in Business Reporting submission deadline 10 Jan 2021 | 10 articles | Viewed by 76338
Keywords: sustainability reporting; integrated reporting; sustainable development goals (SDGs); corporate reporting; social and environmental reporting; non-financial disclosure/reporting; multidimensional reporting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Life Cycle Management for Sustainable Regional Development submission deadline 28 Feb 2021 | 10 articles | Viewed by 42998
Keywords: Life-cycle approaches; Life-cycle tools (methodologies); Life-cycle management; Sustainability in regional development; Regional development operations; Resource efficiency; Resource management; Circular economy; Industry sectors; Social impacts; Sustainable development goals (SDG); Regional sustainability; Sustainable regional programs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Environmental Policy Design and Implementation: Toward Sustainable Society submission deadline 31 May 2021 | 11 articles | Viewed by 56565 | Printed Edition available
Keywords: urbanization; sustainability; climate change; economic development; green growth; policy design and implementation; SDGs; AU Agenda; manufacturing; infrastructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Towards More Sustainable Labour Markets: Concepts, Developments, Policies and Impact Evaluations submission deadline 31 May 2021 | 6 articles | Viewed by 30273
Keywords: Labour market governance; legislation and policies; Local labour markets and regional development; Quality of employment; Labour market integration of vulnerable groups; Skills and human capital utilization; Aging population and demographic issues; Corporate sustainability and fiscal policy implications; Urbanization and labour market implications; Contributions to SDGs 2030
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
The Contribution of the Project Management to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) submission deadline 30 Jun 2021 | 10 articles | Viewed by 42334
Keywords: project management; sustainable development; product industrial design; environmental engineering and nature resources; energy efficiency and renewable energies; construction projects
Food Systems Transformation and the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa
edited by Frans Swanepoel, Stefano Marras, Simeon Ehui, Lise Korsten and
submission deadline 1 Jul 2021 | 6 articles | Viewed by 28163
Keywords: Africa; food systems; climate-smart agriculture; nutrition-sensitive agriculture; COVID-19; gender; food security; SDGs
National Food Loss and Waste Prevention Strategies and Monitoring Approaches—an Interdisciplinary Challenge for Decision Makers, Researchers and Practice
edited by , Stefan Lange and
submission deadline 15 Jul 2021 | 10 articles | Viewed by 77021
Keywords: food loss and waste prevention; policy; SDG 12.3; national strategies; evaluation; multi-stakeholder cooperation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns: Policy Design and Evaluation submission deadline 29 Jul 2021 | 11 articles | Viewed by 48716 | Printed Edition available
Keywords: Sustainable Consumption and Production; SDGs; Policy design and evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Mobilizing Higher Education for the 2030 Agenda
edited by , Benoit Martimort-Asso and Carine Royer
submission deadline 31 Aug 2021 | 9 articles | Viewed by 40165
Keywords: SDG learning; sustainability literacy; higher education and further education; sustainable change; mindset shift; sustainability competences
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Social Businesses and Social Entrepreneurship in the Face of Sustainable Development Challenges submission deadline 30 Sep 2021 | 16 articles | Viewed by 90151
Keywords: social business; social entrepreneurship; sustainable development goals; SDGs; social impact; impact economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Food Supply Chain Continuum submission deadline 30 Sep 2021 | 9 articles | Viewed by 53472
Keywords: sustainability; sustainable development; SD goals; 2030 Agenda; life-cycle sustainability assessment; food sustainability; sustainable food systems; sustainable diets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Shaping Tomorrow’s Arctic submission deadline 18 Oct 2021 | 14 articles | Viewed by 47296 | Printed Edition available
Keywords: Arctic; sustainability; Sustainable Development Goals/SDGs; futures; climate change; history; Indigenous peoples; local involvement; communities; coproduction; rights; equity; justice; governance; adaptation; mitigation; resilience; interdisciplinarity; multiple Arctics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
The Future of Facilities Management and Sustainable Development
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2021 | 13 articles | Viewed by 141922
Keywords: Facilities management and the SDGs; Outsourcing FM services; BIM and facilities Management; Facility management and digitalization; Occupants Wellbeing and Facilities Management; Life Cycle Costing; Sustainable Maintenance and operation management; Space Planning and Management; FM Managers and Sustainable Development; Facility management; HR/OB and sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
New Approaches in Social, Environmental Management and Policy to Address SDGs submission deadline 1 Nov 2021 | 14 articles | Viewed by 64457 | Printed Edition available
Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals; sustainable businesses; information and communication technologies; cleaner production; environmental management; ecoefficiency; smart solutions for sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainability in International Business: Talent Management, Market Entry Strategies, Competitiveness
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2021 | 16 articles | Viewed by 126874 | Printed Edition available
Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); AI; 5G; B2B; BMI; Talent management; Technology diffusion; International business
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Exploring the Impact of AI on Politics and Society
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2021 | 8 articles | Viewed by 59844
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI); Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); society; politics; policy-making; well-being; ICT; business; BRI; WTO; EU
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Soil Quality and Soil Management submission deadline 31 Dec 2021 | 8 articles | Viewed by 49253
Keywords: soil health; ecosystem services; conservation agriculture; land use and management; integrated agricultural systems; organic amendments; soil fertility; soil physical quality; soil carbon sequestration; soil biodiversity; environmental sustainability; food security; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Management and Innovation for Environmental Sustainability submission deadline 31 Dec 2021 | 7 articles | Viewed by 41958
Keywords: Business models and social issues; COVID-19 pandemic; environmental and social accounting; Management innovation for environmental sustainability; Resilience theory; SDGs; and reporting; SDGs and management innovation systems; Social distancing; SDGs initiatives and business continuity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Including Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Transversally in Education submission deadline 31 Dec 2021 | 8 articles | Viewed by 36239
Keywords: Education for development; Sustainability education; Primary education; Secondary education; Higher Education; Science education; Technology education; Specific competences; Transversal competences; Sustainable schools; Sustainable campus
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Citizen Science Projects for Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Development Goals submission deadline 31 Dec 2021 | 8 articles | Viewed by 36146
Keywords: participatory/participation; citizen science; environmental management; SDG monitoring; data quality; capacity development; impact assessment; costs; benefits; interoperability; standardisation; innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Infrastructure Resilience and Climate Action
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2021 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21581
Keywords: infrastructure resilience and sustainability; extreme weather disasters; self-healing behavior; composites; bio-based solutions; multifunctionality; durability; LCA; UN SDG; structures; buildings; energy savings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Territorial Approaches to Sustainability submission deadline 31 Jan 2022 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23369
Keywords: territorial development; integrated landscape management; SDGs; place-based approaches; multisectoral; participation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Digital Competences for a Sustainable Society submission deadline 30 Mar 2022 | 12 articles | Viewed by 51491
Keywords: digital competences; sustainability; research; learning; teaching; sustainable development goals (SDGs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Education and Sustainable Development Goals
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2022 | 12 articles | Viewed by 46442 | Printed Edition available
Keywords: sustainability education; sustainable development; sustainability; Sustainable Development Goals; SDGs; Chinese education; Finnish education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Circular Economy through Practice-Based Approaches submission deadline 31 Mar 2022 | 5 articles | Viewed by 29082
Keywords: circular economy; closed loop; strong sustainability; supply chain; SDGs; green economy; COVID-19; practice-based; certification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Social Responsibility and Sustainability Accounting: Key Corporate Performance Drivers and Measures submission deadline 30 Apr 2022 | 11 articles | Viewed by 53135
Keywords: Non-financial reporting; Sustainability reporting; Integrated reporting; Corporate Social Responsibility; Sustainable development; SDGs reporting; Non-financial directive; Non-financial accountability; ESG disclosure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
The Gender Dimension in Sustainability Policies and Their Evaluation
edited by , Beate Littig and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2022 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17272
Keywords: sustainable development; gender equality; SDGs; socio– ecologic transformation; evaluation; comparative approaches; gender indicators
Energy Transition, Sustainable Development, and Environmental Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities for Energy Exporting and Importing economies in the era of SDGs-2030 submission deadline 30 Apr 2022 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14784
Keywords: sustainable energy transition; SDGs-2030; energy exporters & importers; environmental sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
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