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Innovative Approaches in Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Bioremediation

edited by Abimbola Motunrayo Folami, Oluyemi Awolusi and Feroz Mahomed Swalaha

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable wastewater treatment; bioremediation; artificial intelligence; bioengineered organisms; emerging contaminants; nutrient recovery; renewable energy; decentralized treatment systems; environmental public health; risk assessment

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

Advanced Research on Marine and Deep Oil & Gas Development

edited by Jianbo Zhang, Xiaohui Sun and Wenqiang Lou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas development; marine; deep strata; drilling; multiphase flow; flow assurance; pressure control; production increase; intelligence development; environmental safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Transdisciplinary Approach in Sustainable Shipping: Transition to a Zero-Emission Maritime Industry

edited by

Seyedvahid Vakili

and

Anastasia Christodoulou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable maritime practices; maritime decarbonization; green shipyards; ports as energy hubs; zero-emission shipping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Green Technologies: Current Trends, Applications, and Future Challenges

edited by

Sergio Correia

Paulo Brito

and

Mohamed Lahby

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy efficiency; green smart cities; AI for sustainability; green IoT; circular economy; environmental impact; policy and green technology; economic analysis of green energy

Sustainability and Innovation in Engineering Education and Management

edited by

Pawel Nowak

Jerzy Rosłon

Mariola Książek-Nowak

Aleksander Nicał

and Janusz Sobieraj

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; building design; technological innovation; green construction; project management; optimization; Industry 4.0; ICT in construction; BIM; soft skills in construction; educational aspects of sustainable construction

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

Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Urban Tourism

edited by

Patrizia Riganti

and

Antonia Gravagnuolo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; cultural heritage preservation; over-tourism; circular economy in tourism; heritage regeneration; community-led tourism; responsible tourism; heritage interpretation; tourism sustainability; cultural identity in tourism

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

Sustainability and Advanced Research on Microbiology

edited by Alexander Machado Cardoso

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture microbiology; bioremediation; climate change adaptation; ecosystem services; environmental microbiology; hydroponics; microbial biotechnology; microbial sustainability; renewable resources; sustainable agriculture

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

Sustainability and Innovation in Phase Change Materials for Efficient Thermal Energy Storage

edited by

Hamza Faraji

Fateh Mebarek-Oudina

and Khadija Choukairy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase change materials (PCMs); thermal energy storage (TES); latent heat storage; nanocomposites for PCM; hybrid materials; thermal conductivity enhancement; encapsulation techniques; renewable energy integration; energy efficiency; sustainable energy systems

Coastal Ecosystems Under Pressure: Research on Biogeochemistry, Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management

edited by Marija Marguš and

Jelena Mandić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal zones; eutrophication; biodiversity; pollution; nutrient and carbon cycling; hypoxia; in situ monitoring; contaminants; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Empowering Artificial Intelligence to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); big data and machine learning; sustainable practices in AI-driven information systems; intelligent decision-making systems; transparent AI systems; explainable AI; interpretable AI; AI for social equity and inclusion; data communication and visualization

Circularity Approach to Solving Resource and Climate Problems

edited by Le Quyen Luu,

Maurizio Cellura

and

Sonia Longo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; life cycle thinking; sustainable production and consumption; 10R; eco-design; resource and material; climate change

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

Mountain Hazards and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Taeko Wakahara and Yoshiharu Ishikawa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: mountain hazards; environmental sustainability; nature-based solutions; monitoring and early warning

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

Impact of Management Innovation on Sustainable Development

edited by Ioannis Bakouros and Amalia Kouskoura

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: management innovation; sustainable development; case studies; empirical research; manufacturing; innovative approaches; stakeholders; governments; sustainability science; future directions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

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