Sustainability

Advances in Water and Sediment Quality Assessment, Treatment Technologies, Pollution Control, and Resource Reuse

edited by

submission deadline 1 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; sediment quality; heavy metals; pollution monitoring; ecological risk assessment; contaminant transport and accumulation; water and sediment remediation; wastewater treatment technologies; circular economy; resource recovery

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

Sustainability-Oriented Higher Education: Pedagogical Innovation, Professional Learning and Inclusive Academic Futures

edited by

Patrícia Albergaria-Almeida

and

Marta Abelha

submission deadline 1 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: higher education; sustainability-oriented education; pedagogical innovation; professional learning; teacher education; inclusive academic futures; flexible learningacademic trajectories; gender and care; qualitative inquiry

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

Sustainable Economics and Innovation Policy: Efficiency, Governance, and Resilience

edited by

Ching-Cheng Lu

submission deadline 2 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics; efficiency modeling (DEA, SBM, Malmquist Index); environmental governance; sustainable development goals (SDGs); climate change policy; energy and carbon emissions; ESG performance; innovation policy; industrial sustainability; decision support systems

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

Sustainable Digital Education and Mobile Learning

edited by

Spyridon Doukakis

,

Maria Niari

and

Panayiotis Vlamos

submission deadline 10 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital education; e-learning; educational technology; m-learning; blended learning; AI in education; gamification; digital pedagogy; sustainable education

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

Innovating for Sustainability: Digital and Circular Strategies in the Twin Transition Era

edited by Donato Iacobucci, Marco Ciro Liscio and

Paolo Sospiro

submission deadline 12 Jun 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6981 | Submission Open

Keywords: twin transition; circular economy; remanufacturing; digital innovation; sustainability transitions; systemic change; green and digital technologies; sustainable development; resilient systems; Industry 4.0 and sustainability

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

Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Hui Hu

,

Chengming Li

and

Zeyu Wang

submission deadline 12 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental economics; sustainable development goals; green finance; ESG; carbon neutrality; climate policy; energy transition; digital economy; green innovation; sustainable governance

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

Innovative/Sustainable Environmental Technologies and Applications in Water/Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Yuliia Trach

submission deadline 12 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water treatment; nanomaterials; adsorption; AI modeling; groundwater remediation; industrial wastewater; circular economy; emerging contaminants

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

Urban Road Safety and Vulnerable Road Users: Behaviour, Infrastructure, and Emerging Mobility Challenges

edited by

Athanasios (Akis) Theofilatos

,

Apostolos Anagnostopoulos

and

Athanasios Galanis

submission deadline 15 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban road safety; vulnerable road users; micromobility; pedestrian behaviour; traffic safety analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Energy Transfer and Storage in Building Materials and Systems

edited by

Mergim Gaši

submission deadline 15 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient buildings; building information modelling (BIM); thermal bridges; infrared thermography; nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEB); building envelope; deep energy renovation; sustainable construction; building physics; decarbonization

Advances in Sustainable Biomaterials and Their Environmental Applications

edited by

Jalal Isaad

submission deadline 15 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable biomaterials; biopolymers; green chemistry; wastewater treatment; pollutant removal; adsorption; biodegradable materials; environmental remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advanced Technologies for Smart, Lean, and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems

edited by

Nataša Tošanović

, Nikola Gjeldum and

Mihael Gudlin

submission deadline 15 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable manufacturing; lean manufacturing; digital transformation; lean and green management; circular economy; additive manufacturing; Industry 5.0; smart manufacturing; artificial intelligence; big data

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

Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Systems: Digital Intelligence, Resilience, and Operational Integration

edited by

Loukas K. Tsironis

and

Efthymios Katsoras

submission deadline 17 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable logistics; supply chain resilience; digital intelligence; urban freight systems; last-mile delivery; operational integration; supply chain reconfiguration

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

Sustainable Thermal Energy Systems: Polygeneration, Geothermics, Thermal Storage and Exergy Analysis

edited by

Geydy Luz Gutiérrez-Urueta

,

José Camilo Jiménez García

and

Juliana Saucedo-Velázquez

submission deadline 20 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: absorption heat pumps; geothermal energy; thermal energy storage; thermal comfort; waste heat recovery; energy and exergy analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced Materials, Energy and Policy Innovations for a Sustainable and Resilient Environment

edited by

Gui Lu

submission deadline 22 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable material innovation; circular economy; renewable energy integration; climate resilience; innovation policy for sustainability transitions; environmental policy/environmental sociology instruments; urban resilience and infrastructure; green chemistry and clean technologies; energy transition governance; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Remote Sensing Applications for Sustainable Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

edited by

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,

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submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing indicators; ecological impacts; environmental changes; urbanization; major projects; geospatial intelligence; human well-being

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

Research on Green and Resilient Cities for Sustainable Urban Planning and Development

edited by

Yelena Popova

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban planning; green cities; urban resilience; smart infrastructure; climate adaptation; energy efficiency; green technology; urban governance; urban tourism

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

Smart Urban Destinations: A New Frontier for Sustainable Development or a Mystified Utopia?

edited by Alberto Amore and

Nicholas Wise

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban tourism; smart governance; artificial intelligence; smart city; destination governance; techno-governance and tourism; urban destination experience; urban destination resilience

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

Geology and Sustainable Development of the Mineral Resources

edited by

Seyed Kourosh Mahjour

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mineral resources; geology and sustainable development; critical minerals and energy transition; mineral exploration and resource evaluation; machine learning in geosciences; risk analysis and uncertainty quantification; circular economy in mining; environmental impact assessment; mine reclamation and post-mining land use; responsible mining and resource governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)

Emerging Trends in Circular Economy and Waste Valorization: Materials, Technologies and Environmental Applications

edited by

Ancuța-Elena Tiuc

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; waste valorization; sustainable development; advanced recycling; reducing pollution; innovative environmental technologies; environmental applications

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

Innovative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Sustainability Courses in the AI Age

edited by

Manuel Carlos Gameiro da Silva

,

Gustavo R. Alves

and Hicham Mastouri

submission deadline 26 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative learning; artificial intelligence (AI); sustainability education; higher education; personalized learning; ethical considerations; collaborative learning; educational technology; case studies; curriculum development

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

Pathway to an Environmental Economy: The Role of Sustainable Natural Resources

edited by

Hsuling Chang

and

Meng Qin

submission deadline 28 Jun 2027 | 22 articles | Viewed by 31480 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental economy; sustainable natural resources; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)

Demographic Change and Sustainable Development

edited by

Agnieszka Sompolska-Rzechuła

, Anna Oleńczuk-Paszel, Monika Śpiewak-Szyjka and Małgorzata Blaszke

submission deadline 28 Jun 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 27855 | Submission Open

Keywords: demographic changes; fertility; migration processes; population ageing; demographic change and socio-economic development; demography and the property market; sustainable cities; sustainable communities; quality of education in the context of demographic change; senior citizenship policy; sustainable development; demographic change and achieving the sustainable development goals

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

Advances in Urban-Rural Land Use and Regional Sustainability

edited by

Chen Zeng

,

Danling Chen

, Li Dai and Weicong Luo

submission deadline 29 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1227 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban–rural land use; sustainable development; land use transition; spatial restructuring; land use efficiency; urban sustainability governance

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

AI-Driven Innovations in Sustainable Transportation: Efficiency Optimization, Emission Reduction, and Smart Mobility Solutions

edited by Avni Jain

submission deadline 29 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in transportation; sustainable railway infrastructure; emission reduction; structural health monitoring; energy optimization; computational mechanics; digital twins; railway transition zones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis for Monitoring and Assessing Landscape and Ecosystem Sustainability

edited by

Chao Zhang

, Ziqi Meng and Nanshan You

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 11 articles | Viewed by 29865 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial analysis; remote sensing; landscape sustainability; ecosystem services; natural resource management; climate change; ecological resilience; land use change; environmental monitoring

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

Social Responsibility, Education and Managerial Strategies for Sustainable Development

edited by

Daniel Badulescu

and

Tomina Saveanu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15842 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; business strategies; managerial strategies; sustainable development; SDGs; ESG; green economy; sustainable business; education for sustainability; CSR and education

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

Sustainable Innovation and Energy Transformation Toward Regional Economy Development

edited by

Fang Su

,

Haiyang Shang

and

Jiangbo Chang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6943 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy; energy transformation; sustainable innovation; regional economy development; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Transport System and Mobility in Urban Traffic

edited by

Maria Nadia Postorino

and

Caterina Malandri

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4732 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban mobility; sustainable transit policies; smart mobility solutions; multimodal transportation; mobility-as-a-service (MaaS); connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs); urban air mobility (UAM); urban traffic optimization; emission reduction strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Economic Growth and Sustainable Regional Development

edited by Aggeliki Anagnostou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4241 | 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)

Advancing Sustainable Power Systems: Innovations in Planning, Operation, and Control

edited by

Changgi Min

and Heejin Kim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3536 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; grid flexibility; grid-forming inverter; hardware-in-the-loop testing; high-voltage direct current (HVDC); flexible alternating current transmission system (FACTS); power system operation and planning; power system optimization; real-time simulation; renewable integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Emerging Technologies and Sustainable Innovation in Supply Chain Management: Towards Supply Chain X.0

edited by

Mahmoud Elmarzouky

,

Imane Satauri

,

Issam Benhayoun

and Doaa Shohaieb

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2161 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chains; digital sustainability; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); circular economy; ESG integration; green logistics; technology-driven sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Low-Carbon Economy and Sustainable Management: Social Factors and Corporate Efficiency

edited by

Pengyu Chen

and

Abd Alwahed Dagestani

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1809 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon economy ; sustainable corporate management ; eco-innovation/open innovation/green innovation ; green transformation of enterprises; environmental governance; AI and corporate environmental performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advances in Environmental Management and Resource Economics for Sustainable Development

edited by

Bolin Yu

,

Penghao Ye

and Kun Xiao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1280 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience of resource supply chain; climate change; complex system modeling; equitable policies across regions and sectors; optimization of operational strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)

Advanced Research on Flood Hazards, Risk Assessment and Socio-Economic Resilience

edited by

Zhongfan Zhu

and Yingna Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 731 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood hazards; risk assessment; hydrodynamic modeling; urban flood resilience; socio-economic impact; early warning

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

Assessment of Carbon Footprint Mitigation Measures in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Karolina Ratajczak

and

Grażyna Szymańska

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 701 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; precision nutrient management; cover crops; legumes; fertilizers; greenhouse gases; energy efficiency; soil; regenerative agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Remote Sensing and GIS Approaches to Land Use Change and Natural Hazards

edited by

Hariklia D. Skilodimou

and

George D. Bathrellos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 608 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems; land use/land cover change; natural hazards; disaster risk reduction; ecosystem services; spatial analysis; climate resilience; sustainable land management; environmental monitoring; sustainability assessment; climate change; urban planning; hazard exposure mapping; environmental pressures

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

Sustainable Strategies for Integrated Governance and Planning

edited by

Dagmara Kociuba

and

Federica Epifani

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 570 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable spatial planning; sustainable urban governance; sustainable urban mobility; urban resilience; blue-green infrastructure; participatory urban management; sustainable urban strategies; place-based policies; climate-energy policies; multi-level governance; circular urban strategies

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

Advances in Indoor Environmental Quality Control and Green Buildings

edited by

Evandro Eduardo Broday

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor environmental quality; green buildings; building control; sustainable design; energy efficiency

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

Research on Plural Values in Sustainable Urban Planning

edited by

Maria Cerreta

,

Simona Panaro

and Ludovica La Rocca

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 500 | 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)

Sustainable Intelligent Systems for Social Well-Being: Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions

edited by

Tiziana Guzzo

and

Maria Chiara Caschera

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent systems; artificial intelligence; human-centered AI; user-centered design; ethical AI; explainable AI; digital sustainability; technology for social good; digital inclusion; responsible AI

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

Afforestation, Vegetation Restoration, and Natural Protection

edited by

Guoqing Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 466 | Submission Open

Keywords: afforestation and vegetation restoration; natural protection and conservation planning; climate change and habitat suitability; water-constrained restoration in drylands; remote sensing and NDVI monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)

Integrated Thermal Energy Storage and Sustainable Renewable Energy: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities

edited by

Muhammad Imtiaz Hussain

and

Gwi Hyun Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage (TES); phase change materials (PCMs); thermochemical energy storage; hybrid renewable energy systems; sustainable renewable energy technologies; photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems; hydrogen production and energy storage; AI and machine learning in energy systems; smart grid integration and energy flexibility; exergy and thermodynamic analysis; multi-objective optimization; advanced heat transfer fluids and nanofluids; advanced functional materials for energy applications; waste heat recovery and thermal management; techno-economic and environmental assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Urban Drainage System: From Flood Prevention to Water Reuse

edited by

Hongshi Xu

, Shengqi Jian,

Tianye Wang

and

Yihong Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban drainage; rapid urban flood forecasting; flood risk assessment; flood loss estimation; urban flood regulation strategies; low-impact development; stormwater use

Critical Reviews on Sustainable Materials, Circularity, and Low-Carbon Products

edited by

José Ignacio Alvarez

and

Paulina Faria

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 380 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials and products ; green materials; bio-based materials; biodegradable polymers; recyclable materials; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LCA); eco-design; green chemistry; sustainable composites; low-carbon materials; sustainable manufacturing; functional nanomaterials; urban sustainability; material durability and scalability; smart sustainable materials; climate mitigation materials; resource efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Integrating Digital and Material Solutions for Low Carbon, Circular Construction Systems

edited by

Patrick Tang

,

Sarah Breen Lovett

and

Sittimont Kanjanabootra

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable construction; net zero construction; digital technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Positive Energy Districts and Circular Urban Economies: Transition Pathways for Urban Sustainability

edited by

Beata Zofia Filipiak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: positive energy districts (PEDs); circular economy in cities; urban transition pathways; climate adaptation and resilience; sustainable urban development; local government transformation management; urban financial resilience; digital twins and GIS applications; life cycle assessment (LCA); smart sustainable cities; energy transition financing; net-zero urban investment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Smart Sustainable Systems: IoT-Driven Intelligence and Machine Learning for a Greener Future

edited by

Mohamed El Khaili

,

Jyoti Sekhar Banerjee

and

Mohamed Lahby

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sustainability; internet of things; machine learning; artificial intelligence; green technologies; sustainable systems; predictive analytics; digital twins; smart cities; energy efficiency; environmental monitoring; circular economy; intelligent control; edge computing; decision support systems

Resilient Water Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Environments

edited by Yassine Ait Brahim,

Imane El Bouazzaoui

and

Nadia Rhoujjati

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: arid environments; semi-arid regions; integrated water resources management; hydrology; groundwater resources; surface water; drought resilience; hydroclimate variability; remote sensing; GIS; hydrological modeling; hydrogeological modeling; data-driven approaches; machine learning; climate change adaptation

Advancing a Sustainable Carbon Transition: Risk-Aware Innovation and Energy Management

edited by Zeyu Xing and

Lupeng Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable carbon transition; innovation management; energy optimization; transition resilience; regional governance; future industries; industry standards; sustainable policy

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

Transforming Waste into Resources for Sustainable Development: The Power of Environmental Biotechnology

edited by

Claudia Veronica Ungureanu

,

Ana-Maria Georgescu

and Dumitra Raducanu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental biotechnology; waste valorization; circular bioeconomy; bioremediation; organic waste; agro-industrial by-products; bioconversion; ecotoxicological assessment; bio-based materials; biodegradable packaging

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

Power Electronics for Sustainable and Smart Energy Systems

edited by Fujin Deng, Wenzhao Liu, Rongwu Zhu and Shan He

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; microgrids; power quality; grid stability; converter; smart grid; solid-state transformer; energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Future Mobility Systems for Sustainability

edited by

Oh Hoon Kwon

and Wooseok Do

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: future mobility options; sustainability; emerging transportations; low-carbon strategies; mobility policy; electric vehicles; transportation safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Digital Intelligence Driving Energy Sustainability

edited by

Sai Yuan

and

Tong Yang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital–intelligent technology; energy security; energy sustainability; data-driven assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in Urban Planning, Regeneration and Sustainable Cities

edited by

Michael W. Mehaffy

and

Bin Jiang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban regeneration; urban heritage; adaptive reuse; regenerative urbanism; pattern languages; ai in planning and design; urban morphology; human-centered urbanism; urban resilience; urban complexity; sustainable urban development

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

Digitization, AI, and Green Innovation for Sustainability: Trends and Challenges

edited by Zelong Wei and Heng Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: green technology; digitalization; AI (Artificial Intelligence); green innovation; institutional environments; emerging economies; sustainable development

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

Innovations in Green Building Development and Sustainable Facilities Management

edited by

Natalija Lepkova

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building; sustainable facilities management; energy efficiency; smart buildings; renewable energy integration; sustainable construction; building lifecycle assessment; indoor environmental quality; net-zero buildings; circular economy in construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Advances in Green Food Technologies: Valorization of By-Products and Emerging Processing Strategies

edited by

Anca Farcas

and

Sonia A. Socaci

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: green food technologies; agri-food by-products; circular economy; sustainable processing; emerging processing technologies; resource efficiency; waste-to-value; eco-friendly extraction; bioactive compounds; low-impact processing

Machine Learning for Sustainable Environmental and Smart Energy Systems

edited by

Abdulrahman H. Ba-Alawi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: process systems engineering; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; soft sensors; fault detection and diagnosis; indoor air quality monitoring; sustainable energy systems; environmental process modeling; process optimization; digital twin

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

Sustainable Innovative Responses and Solutions to Health and Well-Being Threats of (Non-)Urban Communities

edited by

Rute F. Meneses

,

Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis

,

Nelson Barros

and

Luis Borges Gouveia

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: One Health; environmental health; early detection systems; predictive analytics; cost-effectiveness analysis; sustainable health interventions; community-based prevention; public health engineering; artificial intelligence & digital health; health and well-being applications & wearables; climate-related health risks

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

Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Renewable Energy Systems: Circular Economy, Resource Efficiency, and Sustainable Development

edited by Katarzyna Piotrowska

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle assessment; renewable energy systems; circular economy; resource efficiency; environmental impact assessment; recycling; end-of-life management; sustainable materials; sustainable development; integrated sustainability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Metaheuristic Algorithms in Operations Management: Theory, Applications, and Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Maziar Yazdani

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: metaheuristic algorithms; intelligent optimization; operations management; sustainable supply chain; multi-objective optimization; swarm intelligence; evolutionary computation; disaster and emergency logistics; resilience; humanitarian operations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Emerging Sustainable Technologies for Valorization of Waste Materials into Fuels and Chemicals in Biorefinery Concepts: Exergy and Life Cycle Assessments

edited by Cynthia Ofori-Boateng,

Ebenezer Kwofie

and

William Ampomah

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle assessment; exergy; biorefinery; waste conversion technologies; biofuels; circular economy; sustainability; waste management; waste valorization

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

Research on Monitoring Technology and Method of Geologic CO₂ Sequestration

edited by

Zhengbin Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: tight/shale oil; CO2-enhanced oil recovery; molecular dynamics simulation; hydraulic fracturing; multiscale numerical simulation

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

Responsible Manufacturing and Operations Management Towards Sustainability in the Automobile Industry

edited by

Constantinos Challoumis

and

John Yfantopoulos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; operations management; responsible manufacturing; automobile industry; ESG; circular economy; sustainable supply chains; Industry 4.0; artificial intelligence; sustainability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Biodiversity Protection from the Sustainable Development Perspective

edited by

Ionuț Ștefan Iorgu

and

Ioan Tausan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental and wildlife protection; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem services; ecological resilience; habitat restoration; sustainable development

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

Closing the Food Loop: Integrating Food Science, Urban Waste Management and Circular Economy

edited by Charalambos Fotakis,

Katia Lasaridi

and

Vangelis Marinakis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste valorization; food waste prevention; biowaste source-separation; urban biowaste systems; composting; anaerobic digestion; bio-based products; bio-plastics; circular bioeconomy; food-omics; life-cycle and circularity assessment; circular economy governance; data-driven waste management

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

Sustainability in Digital Marketing: Emerging Technologies, Consumer Trust, and Responsible Communication

edited by

Gheorghe Epuran

submission deadline 1 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 782 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable digital marketing; artificial intelligence (AI); generative AI; consumer trust; perceived authenticity; responsible communication; digital sustainability; misinformation and fake news; data ethics and privacy; sustainable consumer behavior

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

Recent Research on Food Chemistry and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Violeta Ivanova-Petropulos

and

Ignacio García Estévez

submission deadline 1 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-based food; wine; fruits; dairy; meat; beverages; separational analytical techniques; fermentations; nutritional value; traditional foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Carbon Management: Policy Innovations, Corporate Strategies, and Technological Transitions

edited by

Yingying Xu

and

Yinpeng Zhang

submission deadline 1 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon emission management; carbon neutrality; emissions trading system (ETS); carbon pricing; green innovation; corporate carbon disclosure; climate finance; low-carbon transition; sustainable policy instruments

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

Agentic AI-Driven Sustainable Logistics and Industry 4.0: Emerging Trends and Applications in Production, Remanufacturing, Warehousing, Agriculture and Transportation

edited by

Sadok Turki

, Ayoub Chakroun and

Houssam Chouikhi

submission deadline 5 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: agentic artificial intelligence; sustainable logistics; Industry 4.0; smart supply chains; digital twins; circular economy; remanufacturing; smart warehousing; intelligent transportation systems; smart farming

Artificial Intelligence, Innovation and Sustainable Business Transformation Pathways to Sustainable Development

edited by

Carla Santos Pereira

,

Fernando Moreira

and Carla Azevedo Lobo

submission deadline 5 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; responsible AI; business; entrepreneurship; sustainable entrepreneurship; innovation; sustainable transformation; digital transformation; ESG; circular economy

Biotechnology and Biomaterials Innovations in Sustainable Environmental Engineering: Towards a Circular and Low-Carbon Future

edited by

Sathish Kumar Kamaraj

and

Heriberto Cruz-Martínez

submission deadline 6 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 869 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; biomaterials; sustainable environmental engineering; bioelectrochemical systems; microbial fuel cells; bio-nanotechnology; wastewater treatment; circular economy; renewable energy; waste valorization; CO2 conversion technologies; biocatalysts; bio-nanomaterials; sustainable agriculture technologies

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

Carbon Economy for Sustainable Development: Theoretical and Applied Research

edited by

Wei Zhang

and

Xuemeng Liu

submission deadline 8 Jul 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13948 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon economy; sustainable development; industrial decarbonization; carbon pricing; renewable energy; policy analysis; sustainable transitions; carbon capture and storage; climate mitigation; socio-economic systems

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

The Influence of Industry Innovation and Environmental Regulation for the Sustainable Development of Regional Economy—2nd Edition

edited by Jiayu Fang, Chao Gao and

Zhenhua Zhang

submission deadline 9 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: industry innovation; environmental regulation; sustainable development; regional economy; artificial intelligence; data analytics

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

Education for Sustainable Development: Policies and Practices

edited by

Thais Aparecida Dibbern

, Evandro Coggo Cristofoletti, Natália Molina Cetrulo and Rafael Borim-De-Souza

submission deadline 12 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: education for sustainable development; sustainable development goals; sustainability education; educational policy; transformative learning; sustainability competencies; green skills; artificial intelligence in education; climate change education; ESG education; circular economy education; higher education; sustainability assessment

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

Sustainable Marketing and Consumption in the Digital Age

edited by

Łukasz Wróblewski

submission deadline 13 Jul 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10705 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable marketing; sustainable consumption; phygital marketing; phygital consumption; phygital consumers; consumer typology; marketing strategies; responsible consumption

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

Sustainable Fresh Produce Processing and By-Products Utilization

edited by

Jiayi Wang

, Yuanyuan Hou and Yating Zhao

submission deadline 15 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 695 | 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)

Sustainable Transport Planning and Mobility for Urban Development

edited by

Svetla Stoilova

submission deadline 15 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban transport; public transport; transport planning; connectivity; mobility; urban network; traffic management; smart cities; energy-efficiency; transport modelling and optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Intelligent Technologies for Sustainable Development: Methods and Applications

edited by

Vitor Manuel Rodrigues Anes

,

Duarte Dinis

and Marcia Baptista

submission deadline 16 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent technologies; artificial intelligence; sustainable development; machine learning; industrial internet of things; digital twins; resource efficiency; explainable AI; predictive maintenance; sustainability assessment; energy efficiency; smart monitoring; asset life extension; knowledge management; decision support systems

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

Artificial Intelligence for Maritime Energy Transition and Sustainable Transport

edited by

Jasmin Ćelić

submission deadline 17 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; maritime energy transition; sustainable transport; machine learning; digital twins; Internet of Things; decarbonization; smart shipping; energy efficiency; intelligent transport systems

Circular Economy in Construction: Innovations, Challenges, and Sustainable Practices

edited by

João Adriano Rossignolo

and

Gabriela Lyra

submission deadline 18 Jul 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8491 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy in construction; sustainable building materials; waste valorization in construction; construction and demolition waste (CDW) management; bio-based and recycled materials; life cycle assessment (LCA) in construction; digitalization and Industry 4.0 in circular construction; regenerative and Net-Zero buildings; policy and governance for circular construction; carbon footprint reduction in the built environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Innovation, Business Models and Economic Performance

edited by

Mirela Cristea

,

Catalina Soriana Sitnikov

and

Noja Grațiela Georgiana

submission deadline 19 Jul 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3907 | 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)

Solar Energy Technology in Sustainable Development

edited by Bruno D. Tibúrcio and

Dawei Liang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1014 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; energy storage; smart grids; solar concentration; solar-pumped laser; hydrogen production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

AI-Enabled Smart and Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Digital Twins, Intelligent Monitoring, and Low-Carbon Construction

edited by

José António Silva Carvalho Campos Matos

,

Ngoc-Son Dang

,

Chang-Su Shim

and Huan Nguyen

submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI/ML for sustainable infrastructure; digital twins; intelligent sensing and IoT; predictive maintenance; climate risk and resilience; low-carbon and circular construction; remote sensing and UAVs; smart infrastructure management; disaster risk reduction; eXtended Reality (XR)

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

Lean Six Sigma 4.0 for Sustainable Organizational Performance

edited by Ahmad K. Elshennawy and

Elizabeth A. Cudney

submission deadline 25 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: Lean Six Sigma 4.0; Industry 4.0 and digital transformation; artificial intelligence and advanced analytics; sustainable organizational performance; continuous improvement and process optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Landscape Biogeography and Sustainability Transitions

edited by

Alexandru Sabin-Badarau

submission deadline 28 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape biogeography; sustainability transitions; biodiversity conservation; spatial ecology; land-use change

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

Innovative Design Frameworks and Thinking Tools for Sustainable Business Transformation

edited by

Tyrone T. Lin

,

Chiao-Chen Chang

, Yang-Chieh Chin and

Shu Yen Hsu

submission deadline 30 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business transformation; transnational supply chain governance; multi-criteria ESG assessment; glocalized green marketing; systemic design thinking and visual toolkits; twin transition (digital and green); organizational capacity building; generative AI in higher education; AI-assisted action learning

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

Research on Green and Sustainable Maritime Transport

edited by

Gorana Jelić-Mrčelić

,

Luka Vukić

, Eli Marušić and

Maja Račić

submission deadline 30 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: port and maritime management, operations, efficiency, and business performance; green ships, green ports, and infrastructure; technological solutions; digital optimisation, monitoring, and control; environmental performance: measurement, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation; research and innovation, commercialisation, funding, and investment; governance, policy, strategies, regulations, and compliance; partnerships, training, education, and awareness campaigns; green shipping practices; sustainable maritime transition and strategic management

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

Building and Infrastructure Engineering: Sustainable Utilization of Innovative Eco-Efficient Materials—2nd Edition

edited by

Gustavo Henrique Nalon

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18326 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-efficient concrete; eco-efficient geomaterials; circular construction; life cycle assessment; waste recycling; low-carbon materials; resource conservation; green construction; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Advances in Intelligent Transportation, Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles in the Context of Sustainability

edited by Yitong Shang,

Xueqian Fu

and Qiang Xing

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13564 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation; intelligent transportation systems; public transportation; energy-efficient traffic flow; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); smart charging; emerging technologies; environmental and social impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Emerging Contaminants in Soils and Plants: Inventory, Monitoring, Impacts on Human Health, and Mitigation Strategies

edited by

Evangelia Golia

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3055 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging & persistent pollutants; pollutants in urban & rural soil environment; health risk assessments; pollution monitoring; artificial intelligence & geostatistical methods for sustainable management and development; phyto- & bio-remediation

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

Advanced Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Systems: Toward Sustainability

edited by Aumeur El Amrani and Najib El Ouanjli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1982 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic (PV); renewable energy systems; energy transition; grid integration; smart grid; life-cycle assessment (LCA); solar energy economics; energy policy; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced Research on Energy Economics and Environmental Efficiency

edited by Yuexia Pang and Haonan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1400 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy economics; environmental efficiency; energy policy; electricity market; low-carbon policy evaluation; new energy investment; demand response management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Perspectives on the Roles of Civil Society in Advancing Food System Transformation and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Max O. Stephenson

, Kim Niewolny and Lia Kelinsky-Jones

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 1105 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; civil society organizations and movements; complex partnerships for social and food systems’ change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Civil Engineering for a Sustainable Future: Innovations and Strategies

edited by Wai-Kei Ao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 911 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability challenges; smart systems; structural health monitoring; energy harvesting; vibration and noise control; data-driven modelling; sustainable transportation; smart manufacturing; environmental impact reduction; machine learning for sustainability

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

Advancing Sustainable and Resilient Maritime Systems: The Role of Big Data and AI

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 720 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics; maritime transportation; autonomous ships; transportation system modeling; sustainable shipping; smart ports; machine learning in maritime; emission reduction; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advancements in Groundwater Systems for Sustainable Water Quality Under Natural and Anthropogenic Impacts

edited by

Shen Qu

, Zhongli Wang and Nuan Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 474 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater–surface water interactions; hydrogeochemical processes; groundwater contamination; agricultural pollution; trace elements; emerging contaminants; microbially mediated processes; contaminant transport and fate; groundwater remediation technologies; sustainable water quality management

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

Virtual Tourism and Sustainable Futures

edited by Ismail Shaheer,

Reni Polus

and

Taufik Abdullah

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual tourism; sustainability; overtourism; digital transformation; accessibility and inclusion; cultural preservation; hybrid tourism experiences; ethical representation; AI-driven tourism; immersive environments; tourist behaviour; metaverse tourism; digital heritage; sustainable tourism futures

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

Managing Tourist Experience and Behavior: Strategies for Advancing Destination Sustainable Practices

edited by

Thomas Eck

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; tourism management; destination management; tourist behavior; tourist experience; sustainable destination development; tourism resilience; tourism innovation

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

University Social Responsibility, Social Entrepreneurship, and Open Innovation: Challenges of Education for Sustainable Development in Global Contexts

edited by

Pedro Severino-González

,

Dolores Gallardo Vázquez

,

Cristina Nuevo-Gallardo

and

José Alberto Becerra-Mejías

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: University Social Responsibility (USR); social entrepreneurship; open innovation; Education for Sustainable Development (ESD); higher education and sustainability; social innovation; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); university–industry–government collaboration; service-learning in higher education

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