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Treatment, Recycling, and Utilization of Secondary Resources
edited by Xiangping Chen, Qing Sun, and
submission deadline 22 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1170
Keywords: secondary resources; municipal solid wastes; spent battery recycling; plastic recycling; mineral processing; green and sustainable technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Digital Ecosystem and Smart Manufacturing for Sustainable Development in Industry 4.0 submission deadline 22 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 492
Keywords: Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; sustainable manufacturing; digital ecosystem; smart manufacturing; human-centric manufacturing; sustainable management and production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Industry 4.0
edited by Zhitao Xu, Zhenyong Wu and Yaping Fu
submission deadline 24 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9866 | Submission Open
Keywords: supply chain; Industrial 4.0; sustainability; data analytics; sustainable supply chain optimization; logistics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Treatment of Organic Pollutants and Microbial Degradation for Environmental Sustainability
edited by and Jiliang Cheng
submission deadline 24 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 421 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic pollutant; microbial degradation; environmental sustainability; wastewater treatment; biofilm technology; pollutant treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Building and Infrastructure Engineering: Sustainable Utilization of Innovative Eco-Efficient Materials submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13500 | Submission Open
Keywords: eco-efficient concrete; eco-efficient geomaterials; circular construction; waste recycling; sustainable materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Green Supply Chain and Sustainable Development
edited by
submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12635 | Submission Open
Keywords: green supply chain; blockchain; big data analytics; sustainable development; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Inclusive and Sustainable Marketing and Business Performance
edited by and Sílvia Faria
submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3633 | Submission Open
Keywords: inclusive and sustainable marketing; sustainable business performance; artificial intelligence and marketing sustainability; sustainable products and business performance; distribution impact on business sustainability; new inclusive and sustainable distribution approaches; inclusive communication and business performance; inclusive and sustainable digital marketing transformation; new inclusive and sustainable pricing strategies; new inclusive and sustainable marketing competencies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Digital Transformation and Corporate Practices
edited by
submission deadline 26 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3982 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital transformation; data assets; corporate practices; firm value; underlying mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Electronic Waste Treatment and Recovery of Valuable Metals submission deadline 26 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2888 | Submission Open
Keywords: e-waste; metals recovery; circular economy; critical raw materials; smartphones; batteries; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Sustainable Cultural Tourism in the Digital Age submission deadline 28 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4301 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable cultural tourism; cultural heritage; tangible and intangible cultural heritage; cultural heritage tourism; virtual reconstruction and restoration; virtual reality; sustainable preservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Recycling Materials for the Circular Economy—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 34434 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable construction; sustainable materials; zero waste; carbon offset
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advances in Business Model Innovation and Corporate Sustainability
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 33366 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; business model innovation; sustainable strategic management; technological application; new pattern of business model; consumers and suppliers; efficiency and effectiveness; environmental practice; social impact; innovative supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Circular Economy and Modular Construction for a Sustainable Built Environment
edited by Michael Adabre, and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 31363 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; sustainability; sustainable construction; modular construction; modularity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Hydrosystems Engineering and Water Resource Management
edited by Kiran Tota-Maharaj, , Rao Bhamidimarri and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 30173 | 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)
Impacts of Land Use and Land Cover on Regional Sustainable Development
edited by , Lei Chen, and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 28688 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use; land cover; urban– rural integration development; sustainable development; factor distribution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Resident Well-Being and Sustainable Tourism Development
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 24389 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable tourism development; resident wellbeing; destination performance; sustainable development goals (SDGs); beyond GDP
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Application of Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Manufacturing
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 24312 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainable manufacturing; socio-ecological sustainability; green manufacturing; cleaner production; environmental sustainability; eco-friendly and energy-efficient manufacturing; energy resources; balance in energy consumption; renewable energy manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainability: Resources and Waste Management
edited by , Simone Raatz and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 24289 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas and leachate management from landfills; utilization of bottom ash and fly ash from WtE facilities; reuse and recycling of separately collected end-of-life products; product design for repair or recycling; recycling of composite materials; value chains in the circular economy; comparison of alternatives for regional waste management and innovative treatment processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
Heritage Preservation and Tourism Development
edited by , Simon Larsson and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21362 | Submission Open
Keywords: heritage preservation; sustainable heritage preservation; cultural groups (ethnic peoples) and their heritage; culture tourism; economic development tourism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Green Business Transformation: ESG, Sustainable and Impact Investments and New Sustainable Business Models
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18106 | Submission Open
Keywords: ESG; impact investment; sustainable investment; sustainability reporting; business model; sustainability KPIs; sustainable business; sustainability regulation; IFRS; ISSB; TCFD
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advancing Sustainable Cities and Urban Regions Development: New Challenges and Prospects
edited by and Shihu Zhong
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17863 | Submission Open
Keywords: regional economics; sustainable development; resilient city; technological innovation; spatiotemporal evolutionary
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Emergency Management and Disaster Perceptions: Revisiting Attitudes and Behaviors in an Era of New Hazard Agents and Profiles
edited by , Laura K. Siebeneck and Haoche Wu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17617 | Submission Open
Keywords: emergency management; risk perceptions; public attitudes; disaster policy; evacuation; re-entry processes; protective action decision making; risk communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Sustainable Consumption and Tourism Market Management
edited by Oana Mihaela Stoleriu and Alexandra Cehan
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11374 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable tourism consumption; tourist experience; responsible tourism; sustainable tourism management; sustainable tourist behavior; sustainable destinations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Resilience Planning for Natural Hazard Events submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11336 | Submission Open
Keywords: resilience; natural hazards; climate adaptation; flooding; hurricanes; tornadoes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Life Cycle and Sustainability of Building Materials
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10519 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable construction materials; life cycle assessment; construction wastes; functional construction materials; self-sensing property; low-carbon concrete; self-heating pavement; mechanical and durable properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Energy Use, Storage and Emission Analysis for Industrial Decarbonization
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9970 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial decarbonization; industrial emission control; low- and zero-carbon fuel; renewable energy integration; system modeling and analysis; energy storage
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
AI for Sustainable Real-World Applications
edited by , Jamila Mustafina and Manoj Jayabalan
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9718 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI applications in social domains; machine learning; big data; Internet of Things (IoT); Industry 4.0
Sustainability of the Agricultural System and Agro-Ecological Environment
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 9660 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural ecosystem services; ecological functional areas; agroecological indicators; natural capital; Sustainable farming system; Agricultural ecological environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainable Development and Application of Biochar submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9518 | Submission Open
Keywords: biochar; sustainable; emerging technologies; agriculture applications; energy vector; wastewater treatment; gas cleaning; soil decontamination; composite materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)
E-commerce Engineering and Sustainable Management
edited by Guofang Nan, Zhiyong Li and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9163 | Submission Open
Keywords: e-commerce; sustainable e-commerce; e-commerce supply chain; sustainable supply chains and logistics; business model innovation; emerging technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Consumption in the Digital Economy submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9026 | Submission Open
Keywords: consumer; digitalization; sustainability; digital economy; sustainable consumption; e-consumer behavior; digitization of the economy; sustainable quality of life; consumer environmental behavior; e-services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable and Renewable Thermal Energy Systems submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8996 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; thermal energy storage; solar thermal; biomass; hybrid system; optimization; artificial intelligence  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Water Desalination: Most Available Alternative over the Earth for Covering the Freshwater Shortage submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8788 | Submission Open
Keywords: desalination; seawater; thermal processes; membrane technologies; renewable energy sources; solar still
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Sustainable Strategies for Green Ports and Maritime Logistics: Innovations, Challenges, and Best Practices
edited by , , Francisco Soler Flores, and David Díaz Gutiérrez
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8660 | Submission Open
Keywords: logistics system planning; port operations; maritime system planning; optimization models; emerging technologies; sustainability; risk management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Low-Carbon Logistics and Supply Chain Management submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8607 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable practices; low carbon emissions; green supply chain; reverse logistics; sustainable city logistics; life cycle assessment; zero-emissions engineering solution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Operations & Supply Chain Management
edited by Suresh P. Sethi and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8594 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable operations; supply chain management; aging; carbon footprint; silver economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Advances in Waste Biomass and Environmental Sustainability submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8218 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass; wastes; hydrothermal treatment; pyrolysis; catalysis; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
University 4.0 Sustainable Development in the Way of Society 5.0
edited by , , and Markus A. Launer
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7584 | Submission Open
Keywords: ways of promoting sustainable development by universities; sustainable society; Education 4.0; era society 5.0 in the domain of sustainable aspect; University 4.0 challenges connected with sustainable development; Universities' sustainability-related initiatives; plans; initiatives and strategy; promoting sustainable development by universities at a time of global climate action
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Towards Sustainable Mining and Mineral Processing of Metals: Assessment to Implementation
edited by Allan Trench and Geoffrey E. Batt
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7387 | Submission Open
Keywords: mining sustainability; cleaner mineral production; future of mining; minerals demand; critical minerals; emissions reduction; reusing mining waste; circular economy; mining value-chains; metals recycling; mining rehabilitation; socioeconomic impacts of mining; sustainable supply chains
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Integrative Waste Management and Circular Economy: Addressing Climate Change and Enhancing Sustainability submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7080 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste management; circular economy; climate change; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Advances in Nonconventional Pollutants and Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the Combustion Process
edited by and Bo Jiang
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6483 | Submission Open
Keywords: coal combustion; nonconventional pollutants; heavy metals; VOCs; CO2; emission characteristics; migration mechanism; environmental risk; synergistic emission reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
By-Products of the Agri-Food Industry: Use for Food Fortification submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6234 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional food; fortified food; agrifood byproducts; phenols; carotenoid; fibre; health food
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainability in Natural Hazards Mitigation and Landslide Research
edited by Ching-Ying Tsou
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6231 | Submission Open
Keywords: landslides; sustainability; mitigation strategies; environmental impacts; nature-based solutions; community engagement; geoecological evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Safety and Risk Analysis of Industrial Processes from the Perspective of Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5860 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable processes; safety; hazards and risks; environment; industrial processes; integrated framework; industrial accidents; responsibility; prevention; mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
Climate Change and Sustainable Agricultural System
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5432 | 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)
Inclusive Tourism and Its Place in Sustainable Development Concepts
edited by , Katarzyna Gmyrek and Karolina Korbiel
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5378 | Submission Open
Keywords: inclusive tourism; sustainable tourism; “ design for all” ; development and planning; accessibility; accessible tourism; responsible tourism; social tourism; integrative tourism; health dysfunction; people with disabilities; people with special needs; barriers; tourism without barriers; tourism for all; sustainable construction; motives and preferences; tourism and recreation activity; rehabilitation; seniors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Sustainable Agroecosystem: Interactions between Plants and Microorganisms
edited by and Beatriz Lorente Pagán
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4946 | Submission Open
Keywords: mycorrhizae; bacteria; abiotic stress; biotic stress; plant physiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Fisheries Management and Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4816 | Submission Open
Keywords: SDGs; fisheries management; fisheries economics; marine protected area (MPA); satoumi; illegal; unreported; unregulated (IUU); ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Advances in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Energy Systems
edited by Ascensión López-Vargas and Natalia Pichel
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4327 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy technology; renewable energy sources; smart energy management; climate change mitigation; technological advancements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Towards SDGs and Sustainable ESG Performance: The Synergistic Influence of Industry 4.0 and Governance Structure submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4321 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)
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