Sustainability

Sustainable Interactions of Ocean, Atmosphere, and Environment: Focusing on Climate Change

edited by

Humberto Pereira

,

Ana Picado

and Ines Alvarez

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; ocean– atmosphere interaction; environmental sustainability; marine ecosystems; adaptation strategies; coastal resilience; extreme weather events

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)

Sustainable Marine Ecosystem: Conservation, Functioning, and Resilience

edited by

Mustapha Aksissou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; pollution; fisheries; ocean; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Nanotechnology in Sustainable Environmental Remediation

edited by

Marko Černe

,

Mohammed Bouhadi

and

Qaiser Javed

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 155 | 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)

Advanced Materials and Systems for Sustainable Energy Solutions

edited by

Eskilla Venkata Ramana

and

Manuel Almeida Valente

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy conversion; energy storage; environmental; photocatalysis; processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Research on Plural Values in Sustainable Urban Planning

edited by

Maria Cerreta

,

Simona Panaro

and Ludovica La Rocca

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: values; transdisciplinarity; place-based adaptation; spatial justice; climate justice; urban transformations; differential vulnerabilities; integrated evaluations; mix-methods approaches; values elicitation; values co-production; value-pluralism; action-oriented processes; group decision-making; collaborative decision-making; evaluation design; impacts assessment

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

Water Sustainability: Managing Surface Water, Groundwater and Ecosystems for a Resilient Future

edited by

Basant Maheshwari

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: water sustainability; groundwater management; river health; urban water resilience; sustainable agriculture; water governance; managed aquifer recharge; citizen science; water– energy– food nexus

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

Net-Zero Built Environments: Decarbonization via Digital Tools, Design & Landscape Sustainability

edited by

Yao-Ming Hong

and

Wenpei Sung

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building; digital design tools; net-zero architecture; building information modeling (BIM); low-carbon materials; landscape-based carbon sequestration; ISO 14064 and 14067 applications; smart building systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Hydrosystems Engineering and Water Resource Management: 2nd Edition

edited by Kiran Tota-Maharaj,

Hazi Azamathulla

, Rao Bhamidimarri and

Bimlesh Kumar

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 132 | 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)

Sustainable Storage and Utilization of Renewable Energy

edited by

Gabriele Fambri

and

Cesar Diaz-Londono

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 126 | 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)

Towards Net-Zero Industry X.0: Sustainable Governance, Smart Operations and Digital Twins

edited by

Jones Luis Schaefer

and

Osiris Canciglieri Junior

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart operations; digital twins; sustainable governance; net-zero industrial systems; Industry X.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Digital and Data-Driven Approaches to Sustainable Urban and Land Use Management

edited by

Ammar Abulibdeh

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 114 | 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)

Geopolymers and Composite Geopolymeric Materials for Environmental Pollution

edited by Alessio Occhicone and

Assunta Campanile

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: geopolymers; alkali-activated materials; geopolymer-based composites; adsorption; environmental pollution; sustainable materials; water treatment; air purification; soil remediation; hybrid adsorbents; multi-adsorbent process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)

Sustainable Approaches to Natural Product Extraction in Food Systems

edited by Edyta Symoniuk

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 99 | 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)

Innovative Approaches to Air Quality Monitoring and Health Impact Assessment

edited by

Elvira Kovač-Andrić

and Vlatka Gvozdić

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: air quality monitoring; health impact assessment; sustainable development; sensor technologies; exposure assessment; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)

Marine Waste Reduction, Pollution Governance, and Sustainable Ecology

edited by Pierre Courjault-Radé

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine waste; marine management; ecological sustainability; ecosystem

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Food Management: Effective Strategies for a Sustainable Environment

edited by

Beata Bilska

, Marzena Tomaszewska and Agnieszka Tul-Krzyszczuk

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 80 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for Sustainable Healthcare Systems

edited by

Carlos Fernández-Basso

and Andrea Morales-Garzón

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 75 | 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)

Sustainable Forest Services: Bioeconomy, Ecological Management, and Resource Development

edited by

Dalia Perkumienė

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forest services; bioeconomy; ecological management; resource development; legal issues; renewable natural resources; recreational and ecological needs of society

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

Sustainable Lithium-Ion Battery Management: Charging Optimization

edited by Fernanda Cristina Corrêa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 70 | 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)

Economic Growth and Sustainable Regional Development

edited by Aggeliki Anagnostou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable regional development; regional economic growth; spatial inequalities; regional resilience; cohesion policy; place-based development; green and inclusive growth; regional governance; smart specialization

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

Aerosol-Driven Air Pollution: Pathways to Sustainable Mitigation

edited by

Rafal Przekop

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosol pollution; PM2.5; PM10; atmospheric chemistry; emission control; filtration; particles measurement; aerosol modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)

Smart and Sustainable Bridges for the Future

edited by

Dalei Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 47 | 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)

Sustainability Management Strategies and Practices—2nd Edition

edited by

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,

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submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 68602 | 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)

The Synthesis of Low-Carbon New Materials and Their Application in Green Design

edited by Yanchen Li, Chenglong Zhang, Yanhong Jia and

Kaibao Wang

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5509 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon composite materials; mechanism analysis; green design; sustainable design concept

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Transportation Systems Design and Management

edited by

Xin Zhang

, Yuanke Wu, Yi Jin and Yulin Jin

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4891 | 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)

Sustainability in Hydrology and Water Resources Management

edited by

Ruihong Yu

, Heyang Sun and Xu Yang

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 650 | 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)

Energy Economics from a Sustainable Development Perspective

edited by Wanhai You, Shijing Nan and Yawei Guo

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; industrial structure transition; sustainable development; energy efficiency; circular economics; energy finance; renewable energy; economic complexity

Wastewater Treatment, Water Pollution, and Sustainable Water Resources

edited by Claudete Gindri and Dison S. P. Franco

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 238 | 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)

Membrane Technology at the Forefront of Sustainable Water Treatment, Resource Recovery, and Environmental Management

edited by

Jehad A. Kharraz

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 132 | 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

Rui Marques

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: volcanic hazard assessment; disaster risk reduction; societal resilience

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

Sustainable Construction Materials: Innovations in Cement and Concrete for a Resilient Infrastructure

edited by

Wisal Ahmed

, Arslan Akbar and

Mingli Cao

submission deadline 2 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 511 | 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)

Green Building: CO₂ Emissions in the Construction Industry

edited by Jindao Chen,

Hongping Yuan

and

Qian Shi

submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5658 | 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

Leonilde Varela

, Zilda De Castro Silveira and Leonel Patrício

submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1691 | 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

Hongfeng Zhang

submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 280 | 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)

Sustainable Waste Utilisation and Biomass Energy Production

edited by

Cristina Trois

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16473 | 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

Jaime Santos-Reyes

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12219 | 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

Chei-Chang Chiou

and Cheng-Feng Wu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10779 | 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)

Harnessing Big Data for Sustainable Development: A Pathway to Greener Futures

edited by

Marian Pompiliu Cristescu

, Amelia Bădică and

Raluca-Andreea Nerișanu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; sustainable development; environmental analytics; smart cities; renewable energy; climate change; resource management; intelligent transportation; efficient marketing

Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Hydrogen Production and Storage

edited by

Zuoyu Sun

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable hydrogen production; hydrogen storage technology; low-carbon energy system; water electrolysis; high-pressure gaseous hydrogen storage; solid-state hydrogen storage; techno-economic assessment

Sustainable Air Transport Operations and Planning: Digital Twin Pathways to Net-Zero Aviation

edited by

Maryam Farsi

, Christina Latsou and

Bernadin Namoano

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin-enabled aviation systems; digital models and digital shadows; net-zero aviation and air system sustainability; smart and sustainable air transport operations; predictive and autonomous maintenance; AI; CPS; and IoT integration in aviation; data-driven fleet and route optimisation; lifecycle carbon and energy performance assessment; sustainable MRO and infrastructure resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Tourism and Tourism Destination Management

edited by Larbi Safaa

submission deadline 11 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1793 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; destination management; territorial resilience; tourism governance; sustainable innovations; place branding; ecological footprint; community participation; tourism planning; circular economy

Advancing Innovation in Sustainable Treatment of Water and Wastewater

edited by

José Alberto Herrera-Melián

submission deadline 11 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; innovation; wastewater; water supply; water saving; wastewater reuse

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

Sustainable Fresh Produce Processing and By-Products Utilization

edited by

Jiayi Wang

, Yuanyuan Hou and Yating Zhao

submission deadline 12 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open

Keywords: processing of fruits and vegetables; by-products utilization; preservation of fruits and vegetables; bioactive composition; non-thermal techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Smart Technologies Toward Sustainable Eco-Friendly Industry

edited by

Christian Spreafico

and

Baris Ördek

submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14125 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; FMEA; LCA; prospective LCA; patent analysis

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

Sustainable Urban Designs to Enhance Human Health and Well-Being

edited by

Yang Song

,

Jessica Fernandez

and Pai Liu

submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8358 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; health and well-being; urban design and planning; landscape architecture

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

Products Design and Digitalization for Sustainable Innovation

edited by Pingfei Jiang and

Ji Han

submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: product design; sustainable innovation; artificial intelligence in design for sustainable product design; early-stage design; design for sustainability; digital design tools; circular economy; lifecycle assessment; sustainable product development

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

Driving Sustainability in Civil and Environmental Engineering Through Machine Learning Innovations

edited by

Hilal El-Hassan

,

Abdulkader El Mir

and

Ashraf Aly Hassan

submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; sustainable materials; resilient infrastructure; environmental modeling; artificial intelligence; smart cities; climate change; big data analytics; life cycle assessment; predictive maintenance; environmental engineering

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

Heavy Metal Pollution and Remediation: Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Qiyuan Liu

submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal; sources; fate; and transport; ecotoxicology and risk assessment; green and sustainable remediation

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

Digital Learning and Sustainable STEAM Education

edited by

Eilish McLoughlin

submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 481 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitial learning; digital competence; STEAM education; sustainability

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

Current Challenges in Sustainable Urban, Rural and Regional Development

edited by

Radu-Dănuț Săgeată

and

Remus Creţan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 16774 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban and rural development; territorial planning; land use sustainability; political and administrative decisions; development policies

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

Innovative Technologies and Management Practices for Sustainable Development

edited by Sandro Carvalho and

Gilberto Santos

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15228 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; technologies; product development; quality management; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

AI-Enhanced Sustainable Design and Planning for Housing and Indoor Environments

edited by

Wei-An Chen

,

Mingzhe Liu

and Yuan Gao

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2104 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable housing; indoor environmental quality (IEQ); artificial intelligence (AI); building performance optimization; occupant behavior modeling; smart energy systems; climate-responsive design; resilient built environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture in the Face of Climate Change

edited by

Rafał Wawer

,

Grzegorz Siebielec

and

Agnieszka Klimkowicz-Pawlas

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation to climate change; sustainable agriculture; soil health; smart farming; climate change modelling

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

Cultural Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development

edited by

Francesca Di Turo

and

Giacomo Fiocco

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | 24 articles | Viewed by 107803 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation science; cultural heritage technologies; digital humanities; sustainable development

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

Rural Economy and Sustainable Community Development

edited by

Ilias A. Makris

,

Sotiris Apostolopoulos

and

Vasileios Giannopoulos

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14483 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural development; rural entrepreneurship and innovation; sustainable community development; energy efficiency; rural tourism; cyclical economy

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

Artificial Intelligence and IoT for the Sustainable Development

edited by

Farid Shirazi

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven solutions; AI-driven sustainable development goals; IoT applications in sustainability

Sustainable Food Quality and Food Processing

edited by

Mirabela Ioana Lupu

and

Florentina Matei

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; food quality; nutritional composition; functional properties; sensory characteristics; technological stability; innovative processing technologies; resource efficiency; by-product valorization; circular food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Green Agriculture: Sustainable Solutions for Crop Performance and Plant Growth

edited by

Marina Alfosea-Simón

,

Francisco Garcia-Sanchez

and Silvia Simón-Grao

submission deadline 17 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant physiology; sustainable agriculture; efficient water use; plant– environment interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

EARTH 2025—Experiences and Innovation for Sustainable Food and Tourism

edited by

Liviu Gaceu

, Ray F. Iunius,

Laura Cismaru

and

Simona Stan

submission deadline 18 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 934 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient food systems; food system innovation; circular economy in horeca; responsible tourism management; authentic travel experiences; consumer behavior for sustainable development; low-impact mobility solutions; artificial intelligence in tourism; innovation in hospitality; ethical marketing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Low Carbon and Sustainable Green Economy

edited by

Kuotai Cheng

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3191 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon; ESG; SDGs; sustainable green economy; green HRM; green employee behavior

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

Psychological Determinants of Sustainable Mobility Behaviors

edited by

Federica Biassoni

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2055 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; psychological determinants; transportation behavior; mobility behavior change; psychological barriers; behavioral interventions; psychological interventions; sustainable behavior promotion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Applications of Chemical Engineering in Environmental Protection and Remediation

edited by Patricia Balderas Hernández

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 630 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical engineering; cathodic protection; corrosion inhibitors; green chemistry; theoretical modeling; water; air and soil treatment; historical heritage; environmental chemistry; environmental remediation; sustainability

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

Next-Generation Wind Energy: Sustainable Design, Assessment, and Deployment

edited by

Quetzalcoatl Hernández-Escobedo

and

Jesus Alejandro Franco

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind resource assessment; wind farm optimization; wind turbine and blade design; techno-economic analysis of wind energy; levelized cost of energy (LCOE); sustainable energy systems; renewable energy financing; life-cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA); offshore and onshore wind power; smart grids and integration of wind energy

Indoor Comfort, Energy Efficiency and Solutions to Sustainable Built Environment

edited by António José Candeias Curado

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor comfort; energy efficiency; sustainable building design; building envelopes and faç ades; passive and active strategies; renewable energy integration; life-cycle assessment (LCA); zero-energy and zero-emission buildings

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

Do Businesses Increase Their Value by Adopting Innovative Sustainability Practices?

edited by

Graham Gal

and Arion Cheong

submission deadline 21 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2391 | Submission Open

Keywords: ESG; AI; big data; sustainability; transparency; technology

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

Sustainable Urban Planning: A Gender Perspective

edited by Inés Sánchez de Madariaga

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 762 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender mainstreaming; care infrastructure; gender equality; redistribution; recognition; urban planning; transportation; housing; implementation; public space; feminist planning

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

Sustainable Livestock and Agricultural Production: Challenges and Perspectives

edited by

Patrícia Ferreira Ponciano Ferraz

,

Leonardo Conti

and

Daiane Cecchin

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; livestock production; food security; climate resilience; resource efficiency; animal welfare; greenhouse gas emissions; precision farming; circular economy; agroecology

Sustainable Risk Assessment and Coastal Vulnerability

edited by

Jorge Trindade

,

Fatima El Bchari

and José Leandro Barros

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal vulnerability; sustainable risk assessment; sea-level rise; coastal resilience and adaptation; geospatial technologies; integrated coastal zone management (ICZM)

Sustainable Educational Technologies and Improved Learning

edited by

Fezile Özdamlı

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable education; sustainable development goals; mobile learning; innovative learning environments; artificial intelligence

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

Sustainable Industries and Circular Economy

edited by

Foivos Psarommatis

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: circularity; sustainability; remanufacturing; information traceability; RUL; reuse; repurpose; lifecyle

(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)

Sustainable Innovation, Business Models and Economic Performance

edited by

Mirela Cristea

,

Catalina Soriana Sitnikov

and

Noja Grațiela Georgiana

submission deadline 24 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable innovation; business models; circular economy; green technologies; corporate sustainability; value creation; sustainability measurement; strategic management; responsible growth

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

Advancing Sustainable Practices and Innovations Across Manufacturing Systems and Integrated Supply Chains for Resource Efficiency

edited by

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submission deadline 24 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: operations management; sustainable manufacturing; resource efficiency; integrated supply chains; sustainable logistics; strategic operations management; Industry 4.0; artificial intelligence in operations; ISO management systems; operational performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Management Practices in Supply Chains

edited by

Ping-Kuo Chen

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain management; green operations; circular economy; low-carbon logistics; responsible sourcing; stakeholder collaboration; data-driven governance; supply chain resilience; sustainable development goals (SDGs); environmental and social responsibility

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

Building a Sustainable Sharing Economy: Corporate Responsibility, Integration and Innovation

edited by

Dolores Gallardo Vázquez

, Beatriz Rosado-Cebrián and

Tânia Cristina Simões de Matos dos Santos

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable sharing economy; corporate social responsibility (CSR); circular business models; responsible innovation; stakeholder engagement; sustainable entrepreneurship; ESG strategies; collaborative consumption; business sustainability; digital transformation

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

Advanced Developments on Biomass, Bio-Based Materials and Biorefinery Towards Sustainable Bioeconomy

edited by

Carmen Bartolomé

and

Clara Jarauta-Córdoba

submission deadline 26 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1120 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; bioproducts; bioeconomy; biorefineries; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)

Alternative and Sustainable Marine Fuels for Air and Water Pollution Prevention and Mitigation

edited by

Sean Loughney

and

Eduardo Blanco-Davis

submission deadline 28 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 771 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative fuels; hydrogen; ammonia; carbon capture; emission reduction; sustainable energy systems; cross-disciplinary sustainability/applications; pollution mitigation/prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Construction Materials and Technological Innovation

edited by Jonathan E. Oti

submission deadline 29 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; technological innovation; smart materials; energy efficiency; waste reduction; green building practices; resource efficiency; eco-friendly materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainability Challenges: Recovery and Valorization of Food Wastes and New Ingredients and Foods Development

edited by

Alessandra De Bruno

,

Antonio Gattuso

and

Federica Flamminii

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 35607 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; sustainable management of food waste; valorisation of food waste; new foods; food waste recycling; technologies for food waste recovery; food sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Circularity, Innovation, and Optimisation in Sustainable Supply Chains

edited by

James O. B. Rotimi

, Esther Oluwadamilola Olufemi Rotimi and Olamide Shittu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22116 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; optimization; supply chain; sustainability; circular economy

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

AI Solutions for Improving Sustainability in Water Resource Management

edited by

Hossein Bonakdari

,

Bahram Gharabaghi

and

Silvio José Gumiere

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20635 | 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)

Application of Data-Driven in Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain

edited by

Wen Jiang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18081 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable logistic; sustainable inventory management; logistics route optimization; data-driven technology; operation management and optimization; sustainable supply chain; supply chain coordination; sustainable supply chain network design; supply chain visualization; carbon emission reduction strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Socially Sustainable Urban and Architectural Design

edited by

Reza Askarizad

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14031 | Submission Open

Keywords: socially sustainable built environment; social interaction in public spaces; urban morphology; space syntax; socio-spatial inequality; pedestrian behavior; wayfinding and spatial cognition; mental well-being; social sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Interdisciplinary Explorations in Health and Healthcare: Addressing Complex Challenges for Sustainable Futures

edited by

Darrell Norman Burrell

, Delores Springs and Kevin Richardson

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12526 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable health systems; sustainable design and health; biotechnologies and sustainability; food security and health; environmental health; environmental racism; environmental justice; pandemic preparedness; patient voice in public health; healthcare access; health policy development; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); interdisciplinary health approaches; global health security; public health research; health equity; resilient health infrastructures; sustainable healthcare practices; global health disparities; community health development

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

Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Technologies for Sustainable Development of Smart Regions

edited by

Vyacheslav Kharchenko

, Nikos Bardis,

Andrzej Rucinski

and

Anatoliy Sachenko

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12153 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities and regions; ecosystems for sustainable development; artificial intelligence and AI systems; UAV as a service; mobile smart technologies; safety and security informed sustainability; wellness engineering

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

Geological Engineering and Sustainable Environment

edited by Francisco Javier Torrijo,

Olegario Alonso-Pandavenes

and Julio Garzón-Roca

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11607 | 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)

Sustainable Development of the Digital Economy and Digital Innovation in the Web2.0 Environment

edited by

Yi Su

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9943 | Submission Open

Keywords: Web2.0 and sustainable economy; digital economy; digital innovation; big data; internet of things; green innovation; sustainable development; sharing economy

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

Sustainable Operations and Green Supply Chain

edited by

Fouad Jawab

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8107 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; supply chain; operations; performance; collaboration; environmental impact; social impact; theory; best practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Future of Ecohydrology: Climate Change and Land Use

edited by

Yanfeng Wu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7533 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecohydrology; climate change; land use; water resources; sustainability; ecosystem resilience; climate adaptation; hydrological modeling; biodiversity conservation; integrated water management

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

Sustainable Management and Regulation of Agricultural Water Resources in the Context of Global Climate Change, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaolin Yang

,

Wenfeng Liu

and

Wen Yin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7529 | Submission Open

Keywords: ater scarcity; irrigation; agriculture water management; crop evapotranspiration; water use efficiency; climate change; adaptation; regulation

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

Economic and Environmental Concerns Regarding Agri-Food Products Within the Context of Sustainability

edited by

Sorina Geanina Stanescu

and

Liana-Elena Anica-Popa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7512 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; agri-food products; circular economy; food supply chain; innovation in agri-food; environmental impact; emerging technologies

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

Smart Cities, Smart Governance and Sustainable Development

edited by Guangwei Hu and Nan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6396 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; technological innovation; urban development; internet of things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable urban development; smart governance; data-driven decision making; citizen engagement; urban infrastructure

Exploring the Innovative Approaches and Advanced Practices to Sustainable Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

edited by

Waleed Al-Marzooqi

and

Hani El-Zaiat

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5177 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; precision farming; animal welfare; climate change mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Operations Research for Sustainability in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

edited by

John Willmer Escobar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4148 | Submission Open

Keywords: logistics; supply chain optimization; Tripple Bottom Line; heuristic and metaheuristic approaches; machine learning; exact approaches; economic aspects; social aspects; environmental issues

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

Sustainable Cities in the Digital Age: Harnessing Smart Technologies for Urban Innovation

edited by

Mohammed N. Abdulrazaq Alshekhly

and Alhassan H. Ismail

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3739 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; climate-resilient urban systems; IoT for sustainability; AI in urban planning; digital twin applications; low-carbon mobility; blockchain for governance; urban climate adaptation; circular economy in cities; sustainable development goals (SDG 11); green and blue infrastructure; data-driven urban innovation; urban inclusivity

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

Sustainability in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management: 2nd Edition

edited by

Salah Haridy

,

Ridvan Aydin

and

Mohammad Shamsuzzaman

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3646 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; sustainable product development; sustainable lean six sigma; sustainable quality engineering; sustainable project management; sustainable safety; sustainable waste management; sustainable and renewable energy management

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

Sustainability, AI and the Evolution of Energy Infrastructure: Understanding the Intersection of Economics, Environment, and Society

edited by

Tao Ding

and Ruipeng Tan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3610 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); energy infrastructure; economic impacts; renewable energy integration; smart grids; energy efficiency; environmental sustainability; social equity; energy transition; AI-driven optimization

Agriculture and Climate Change: Strategies for Sustainable Development

edited by Bingjie Song, Guy M Robinson and

Jingjing Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3170 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; sustainable development; regional scale; national scale; climate change adaptation; climate-smart agriculture

Biodiversity, Biologic Conservation and Ecological Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Francisco Guerrero

,

Juan Diego Gilbert

and

Andreas Reul

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3147 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropocene; biodiversity; climate change; conservation; global change; management plans; restoration; sustainability

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

Sustainable Strategies for Improving Water Quantity and Quality in Anthropogenically Transformed Areas

edited by

Bogumił Nowak

and

Agnieszka E. Ławniczak-Malińska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3078 | Submission Open

Keywords: water relations transformation; water deficits; water availability; water pollution; eutrophication; sustainable water resources management; water quality improvement

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

Human–Wildlife Coexistence—Future Solution

edited by Achyut Aryal and Kedar Baral

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2935 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– wildlife coexistence; conservation biology; biodiversity; ecosystem sustainability; climate change impacts; environmental policy; human– wildlife conflict mitigation; wildlife management; community engagement; sustainable development

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

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