Sustainability

Renewable Energy Policies and Ecological Economics: Pathways to Sustainability

edited by

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; ecological economics; technology innovation; eco innovation; ESG; institution; green finance; international trade; foreign direct investment; corporate strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Development of Textile Engineering Materials

edited by

Radostina A. Angelova

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable textiles; eco-friendly textiles; circular design; recycling technologies; green manufacturing; biodegradable materials; smart textiles; low-impact finishing; circular economy; materials science; environmental impact; human– textiles interaction; social responsibility; innovation in textile engineering; circular design principles; textile recycling; ethical manufacturing; life cycle assessment; renewable materials; sustainable fashion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

New Developments in Renewable Energy Sources and Sustainable Manufacturing

edited by

Jorge Gabitto

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; novel technologies; combined processes; sustainable manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Cultivating Ecology-Conscious Engineers: Learning for Thriving Together on Planet Earth

edited by Linda Vanasupa

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering education; sustainability; transdisciplinary; holism; transformative; just transition; social justice; equity; curriculum

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

Urban Ecology and Sustainability: The Status of Research and Future Directions

edited by

Sang-Don Lee

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban restoration; green networking; amenity; sustainability; NBS

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

Sustainable Freshwater Ecosystems: Diversity, Assessment and Management

edited by

Maria Spoljar

,

Natalia Kuczyńska-Kippen

,

Tea Tomljanović

and Tvrtko Drazina

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality of aquatic ecosystems; restoration of hydrosystems; biomanipulation; agricultural leaching; urban vs. pristine catchment area; human efforts in the freshwater sustainability

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

Energy Economic Transition and Environmental Sustainability for Resilient and Inclusive Markets and Cities

edited by

Grazia Napoli

and

Simona Barbaro

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; economic feasibility; evaluation models; real estate market; financial tools; multicriteria decision aid; energy retrofit model; energy affordability; energy prosumers; renewable energy models

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

Alternative Fuels for Advanced Internal Combustion Engine Technologies, Thermodynamic and Emission Assessment

edited by

Rafał Ślefarski

,

Radosław Jankowski

and Jaroslaw Markowski

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: green fuels; hydrogen; ammonia; methanol; fuel flexibility; sustainable development of advanced combustion technologies; gas turbine; internal combustion engine; toxic pollutant formation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Seismic Design Approaches, Structural Systems, and Retrofit Measures of Civil Engineering Structures

edited by Aman Mwafy and Asas Issa

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; resilience; loss assessment; fragility analysis; buildings; infrastructure; risk mitigation; seismic design

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

Advanced Sustainable Warehouse Management

edited by

Bernardo Nicoletti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: warehouse management; sustainability; artificial intelligence; sustainable logistics; supply chain 5.0

Sorption and Biosorption: Applications and Advances in Sustainable Technologies for Removing Contaminants from Water and Wastewater

edited by

Dorota Papciak

and

Andżelika Domoń

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; sewage treatment; sorption; biosorption; biochars; biodegradation; natural sorbents; biofiltration

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

Environmental Functional Materials for Sustainable Development

edited by Wei Zuo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution control; environmental remediation; adsorption materials; catalytic materials; migration and transformation; water/air/soil remediation; clean air; nanostructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Inputs of Engineering Education towards Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Clara Viegas

and

Natércia Lima

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability education; engineering education; sustainability development goals; inner transformation; sustainability challenges; innovative engineering solutions; societal challenges

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

Smart Cities, Eco-Cities, Green Transport and Sustainability

edited by

Atour Taghipour

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17874 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-city; smart cities; green transport city of future; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Recent Advances in Sustainable Food Systems—Local and Alternative Solutions for Global Challenges

edited by

Áron Török

and

Zsófia Benedek

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12033 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food chains; short food supply chains; food systems; food trade; agricultural trade; alternative food networks; local food; food quality schemes; fair trade; food labeling; resilience; food security; food sovereignty; social-ecological systems; agrobiodiversity; farmers' market; community-supported agriculture; box schemes; solidarity purchasing groups; food hubs; food cooperatives; organic production; agroecology; sustainable pest management; sustainable food waste management; sustainable food consumption; agri-food transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Benefits of Green Infrastructures on Air Quality in Urban Spaces

edited by

Vera Rodrigues

and

Sandra Rafael

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10731 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; urban environment; air quality; CFD modelling; wind tunnel; mesoscale models; thermal comfort; pedestrian comfort; future climate scenarios

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

Sustainable Development Goals and Circular Economic

edited by

Gheorghita Dinca

and Mirela Camelia Baba

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6566 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable economic growth; recyclable and renewable resources; circular economy; green economy; blue economy; sustainable development goals

Sustainable Environmental Analysis of Soil and Water

edited by

Solmaz Fathololoumi

and

Asim Biswas

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4417 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil water; sustainability agricultural; erosion environment; remote sensing

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

Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Pollution Prevention and Control Technologies

edited by

Liandong Zhu

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2364 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-point source pollution; agricultural pollution reduction; pollutant transmission process; pollutant interception; nutrient recovery; transformation; biodegradation; new pollutant; smart agriculture; agricultural policy; agricultural management; environmental risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Digitalization and Transformation of Regions and Cities

edited by

Karina Pallagst

and

Sascha Henninger

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 795 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; urban and regional planning practices and policies; smart aging; sustainable urban and regional development; transformation for climate and/or ecosystem protection; comparative urban and regional development; transformation; artificial intelligence in spatial solutions

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

Sustainable Mobility and Automated Vehicle: Challenges for a Desirable Future

edited by

Isabelle Nicolaï

, Julie Bulteau and Guy Fournier

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: automated vehicle; inclusive mobility; transportation governance; MaaS; affordability; behavioral acceptance; local territory; social innovation; intermodal transport; active modes; environmental efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

New Tools for Assessing Sustainable Products

edited by

Sara Sousa

,

Clara Viseu

and Carla Oliveira Henriques

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; society; environment; sustainable products; environmental protection

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

Control of Traffic-Related Emissions to Improve Air Quality

edited by Hefeng Zhang, Yunjing Wang and

Xinping Yang

submission deadline 2 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic-related emissions; exhaust and non-exhaust emissions; emerging pollutants; emissions characteristics; emissions inventory; environmental implications; control techniques; mobile source management policy

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

Marine Industry and Environmental Sustainability under the Belt and Road Initiative

edited by

Jian Li

, Bao Jiang, Wei Wang and Lili Ding

submission deadline 3 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 921 | Submission Open

Keywords: one-belt-one-road (OBOR); sustainable marine development; coastal environmental sustainability

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

Gender Inequality and Sustainable Development: Women’s Empowerment and Effective Participation

edited by

Enrico Ivaldi

submission deadline 3 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 597 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender awareness; gender equity; sustainability; effective participation; women’ s empowerment; gender-equitable sustainable development

Sustainable Energy Storage Materials and Devices

edited by

Yunjun Ruan

submission deadline 3 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials synthesis; battery technologies; supercapacitors; nanomaterials; energy storage mechanism; applications; electrocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Smart City Building and Sustainable Governance

edited by

Milan Kubina

, Gabriel Koman and

Zdeněk Dvořák

submission deadline 4 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1541 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart city; smart sustainable city; information and communication technology; management; mobility

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

Advances in Carbon Neutrality and Renewable Energy Integration in Architecture

edited by

Abel Tablada

and

Vesna Kosorić

submission deadline 4 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1143 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-neutral buildings; net-zero energy buildings; BIPV; renewable energy; sustainable architecture; building design; architectural education; BIM; building performance simulation; passive design strategies; LCA; green building rating tools; building standards

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Digital Solutions for Promoting a Circular Economy and Sustainability

edited by

António Miguel Rosado da Cruz

and

Estrela Ferreira Cruz

submission deadline 4 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; circular economy; process traceability and transparency; circular business models; extending products’ lifespan; sharing economy; sustainable intra- and inter-organizational business processes; engaging business partners in a circular economy; engaging the end customer in a circular economy; emerging technologies (e.g.; IoT or blockchain) for sustainability

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

Immigrants, Social Integration and Sustainable Rural Development

edited by

Apostolos G. Papadopoulos

and

Loukia-Maria Fratsea

submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6448 | Submission Open

Keywords: immigration; international migrants; internal migrants; refugees; lifestyle migration; social integration; precarity; rural development; rural transformation; sustainable development; well-being; social conditionality; farming; intensive agriculture; transnationalism

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

Environmental Economics in Sustainable Social Policy Development

edited by

Yuping Shang

,

Xin Zhao

and Xihui Haviour Chen

submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4152 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; institutional arrangement; environmental protection; low-carbon transition; environmental economics; social policy; economic activity; climate change; resource utilization; interdisciplinary research

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

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Regional and Firm Sustainable Development

edited by Heng Liu and Zelong Wei

submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1572 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; emerging contexts; policy; entrepreneurship; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advancing Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Circular Economy through Industry 4.0 Technologies

edited by Reza Akbari, Huy Truong Quang, An Duong Thi Binh and Tho Pham

submission deadline 6 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11308 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; climate change; closed-loop supply chains; digital twins; Industry 4.0; resilience; sustainable development; transparency and traceability; urban and rural logistics; waste management

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

Sustainable Development in Different Fields of Tourism

edited by

José Luís Abrantes

and Natália de Lima Figueiredo

submission deadline 6 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6894 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism; sustainable development; responsible tourism; sustainable tourism practices; sustainable development goals

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

Sustainable Development of Underground Engineering and Tunnel Construction Technology

edited by Junling Qiu and Jinxing Lai

submission deadline 6 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4735 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground space; sustainable development; ecological environment; tunnel engineering; intelligent control

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

Sustainable Agriculture: Plant Physiology, Nutrition and Crop Production

edited by Qunfeng Zhang and

Jianhui Hu

submission deadline 6 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1929 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiology; metabolism; plant; nutrition; quality; environmental adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Assessment of Highway Network Performance and Sustainable Traffic Control

edited by

Sadko Mandzuka

and Marko Šoštarić

submission deadline 6 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1177 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transport systems; cooperative systems; highway traffic management; traffic demand management; expert systems; assessment of highway network performance; sustainability; new technologies for intelligent transport planning; big data in traffic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Digital Twin and AI-Driven Sustainability Excellence

edited by

Sheng Yang

, Julia Zhao,

Dahai Qi

and Jingchao Jiang

submission deadline 6 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; artificial intelligence; sustainability; machine learning; lifecycle assessment; smart manufacturing; smart cities; digital transformation

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

Sustainable Development and Application of Biochar

edited by

Rosa Rodriguez

,

Germán Mazza

and

María Fabani

submission deadline 7 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5015 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; sustainable; emerging technologies; agriculture applications; energy vector; wastewater treatment; gas cleaning; soil decontamination; composite materials

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

Measurement Systems, Models, Tools, and Innovative Techniques for Sustainable Urban Planning and Regeneration

edited by

Simona Tondelli

, Mauro Francini,

Gabriele Bitelli

,

Francesco Lamonaca

and Elisa Conticelli

submission deadline 7 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial analysis; measurement methods; decision support systems; resilience; urban regeneration

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

Geographic Information Science for the Sustainable Development, 2nd Edition

edited by

Shi Shen

,

Peichao Gao

and

Shaohua Wang

submission deadline 8 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographical information science; sustainability; sustainable development goals; GeoAI; high-quality development; complex geosystem

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

Modeling of Traffic Flow and Sustainable Safety Management for Automated Driving

edited by

Tomas Tichy

,

Jiri Broz

and Jiri Ruzicka

submission deadline 8 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; traffic flow analysis; traffic safety; telematics systems; technological approaches; traffic management and efficiency; detection methods and devices; newly adapted technologies (C-ITS; navigation systems) that are limited in autonomous operation; its fire prevention measures; extraordinary events— floods; incident detection; cybersecurity applications for autonomous operation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Air Pollution Management and Environment Research

edited by

Sudhir Kumar Pandey

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 21869 | Submission Open

Keywords: particulate matter; aerosol; trace gases; environmental research; green remediation; air pollution management; environmental policies; biogeochemical processes; biochar; sustainable approaches; sustainable goals; soil– plant– atmosphere exchange; biogenic volatile organic compounds; trace metals; hazardous air pollutants; greenhouse gases; climate change; global warming; ozone; secondary organic aerosols; global carbon balance; carbon sequestration; secondary air pollutants; environmental tobacco smoke; emerging air contaminants; air pollution and respiratory ailments; air pollution and cardiovascular diseases

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

Innovation Management, Competition Strategies and Corporate Sustainability

edited by

Lawrence Loh

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5175 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; entrepreneurship; competition; strategy; sustainability; environmental; social and governance (ESG)

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

Tourism Destination Marketing: The Power of Cultural and Creative Industries

edited by

Hak-Seon Kim

and

Jue Wang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2693 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural industry; creative industry; sustainability; sustainable development; cultural practices; creative practices; interdisciplinary; sustainable societies

Cultivating Diverse Perspectives on Cultural and Heritage in Sustainable Tourism

edited by

Young-joo Ahn

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2657 | Submission Open

Keywords: culture and heritage; sustainable tourism; regional tourism; destination management; world heritage sites (WHSs); sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Sustainable Waste Management and Recovery

edited by Marcelo Henrique Otênio, Juliana Alves Resende and

Alberto Delgado Dos Reis

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2028 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; bioprocesses; new biomass; environmental impact; emerging pollutants; micropollutants; circular economy; one health concept

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

Sustainable Operation and Control of Renewable Energy Resources

edited by Feng Wu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1172 | Submission Open

Keywords: new energy dominated power systems; renewable energy; hydropower; operation optimization; hybrid energy system; design and sizing; power electronics; economic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Energy Storage and Sustainable Power Supply

edited by

Moonyong Lee

and

Ahmad Naquash

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1029 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical energy storage systems; energy storage; power-to-X; energy conversion; power supply; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

The Influence of Transport on Global Warming and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Slobodan B. Marković

and Jasmina Đorđević

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport emissions; global warming; environmental sustainability; greenhouse gas emissions; sustainable transportation; fossil fuel consumption; climate change; alternative fuels; public transportation; eco-friendly transportation; transport planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advances in Urban Wastewater Treatment Using Membrane Processes

edited by

Agata Zdarta

and Katarzyna Anna Jankowska

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane processes; urban wastewater; membrane reactors; valuable compound separation and recovery; membrane technology

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

Digital Transformation and Sustainable Supply Chain Management (2nd Edition)

edited by

Mingu Kang

and

Taewon Kang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; digitalization; digital technology; sustainable supply chain management; sustainable performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Energy System: Efficiency and Cost of Renewable Energy

edited by

Quetzalcoatl Hernández-Escobedo

submission deadline 11 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2406 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind energy; photovoltaic energy; thermal energy; hydro energy; hydrogen; techno-economic analysis

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

Nutritional Choices and Consumer Behavior: Steering towards Sustainable Health Outcomes

edited by

Rajshri Roy

and

Virginia Chan

submission deadline 11 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable nutrition; consumer food behavior; health and diet outcomes; food system sustainability; dietary policy and education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Biomaterials: Innovations and Applications in Environmental Engineering

edited by

Jalal Isaad

submission deadline 11 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; eco-materials; environment; energy; lifecycle analysis; wastewater treatment; colorimetric probes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advancing Sustainable Development through Environmental, Behavioral, and Foresight Economics

edited by

Panagiotis Petrakis

and Kyriaki I. Kafka

submission deadline 12 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2261 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; environmental economics; economic policy and sustainability; green technologies; degrowth strategies; economic growth in developing countries; environmental policy; circular economy; global environmental challenges; ecological economic models; futures studies; sustainability; circular business models

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

Innovation and Sustainability in Inclusive Education

edited by

Luis Ortiz Jiménez

submission deadline 12 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1566 | Submission Open

Keywords: inclusion; educational innovation; technologies applied to education; universal design for learning (UDL); educational evaluation in inclusive contexts; educational response to students with disabilities; collaborative networks (OBJ 17); education sustainability

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

Innovation for Sustainability, Circular Economy, System Transitions and Societal Transformations

edited by Serdar Türkeli‬ and René Kemp

submission deadline 13 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1061 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; sustainability; circular economy; multiple value creation; new business models; transformative change; social economy; alternative economy; public policy; governance

Green Development: Rural Communities, Resilience and Sustainability—Second Edition

edited by

Xin Deng

submission deadline 13 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: green development; rural community; resilient countryside; rural vulnerability; rural development risk; ecological restoration; sustainable land use; digital village; climate change and response; ecological agriculture

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

Effects of CO₂ Emissions Control on Transportation and Its Energy Use

edited by

Márcio de Almeida D'Agosto

,

Renata Albergaria de Mello Bandeira

,

Carlos Eduardo Sanches de Andrade

and

Luciana Maria Baptista Ventura

submission deadline 14 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12153 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 emission control; sustainable mobility; greenhouse gases; atmospheric pollutants; environmental impacts

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

Advancements in Sustainable Composite Materials: From Innovative Technologies to Eco-Friendly Design

edited by

Evangelia Tarani

and

George Z. Papageorgiou

submission deadline 14 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5924 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable material science; material design; environmental friendliness; sustainable composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Solar-Pumped Lasers and Sustainable Laser Beams: Current and Future Development

edited by Bruno D. Tibúrcio and

Dawei Liang

submission deadline 14 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1410 | Submission Open

Keywords: Keywords solar-pumped lasers; multi-beam; solar collectors; low-carbon industry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

A Circular Economy for a Cleaner Built Environment

edited by

Rabia Charef

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10782 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; digitalization; sustainability; DfMA; deconstruction; circular principles; design for disassembly; reuse; circular processes/closed loop

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

Landscape Ecology and Sustainability—the Interface between Natural Landscape Values and Society 2nd Edition

edited by

Axel Schwerk

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2307 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural landscape values; landscape management; biological diversity; cultural landscapes; society

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

Revolutionizing Road Infrastructure: A Nexus of Bioengineering, Waste Valorization, and Intelligent Systems

edited by

Nader Nciri

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1792 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable road infrastructure; innovative construction materials; bio-asphalt and bio-additives; waste material recycling in construction; smart technologies in road construction; artificial intelligence and the internet of things in infrastructure; energy efficiency and conservation; greenhouse gas reduction; zero waste construction; analytical and simulation techniques in roadway design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Construction and Demolition Waste Management for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Michał Juszczyk

,

Tomáš Hanák

and

Michał Pyzalski

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1574 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; construction and demolition waste management; sustainable construction; recycling technology; circular economy; environmental aspects assessment

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

Sustainable Practices in Bridge Construction

edited by

Vanni Nicoletti

,

José Campos Matos

and

Jakub Kralovanec

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1300 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient design and maintenance of bridges; innovative bridge construction techniques; bridge life-cycle assessment; sustainable transportation integration; climate-resilient design and restoration of bridges; climate change impact assessments; monitoring systems on bridges; sensor technologies; predictive maintenance of bridges; multi-risk assessment of bridges

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

Environmental Noise Assessment and Analysis for a Sustainable Environment

edited by

Roberto Benocci

and

Giovanni Zambon

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1250 | Submission Open

Keywords: soundscape analysis; new techniques of analysis of environment sound; effect of noise on wildlife (terrestrial and marine); recognition of noise sources; automated detection of disturbing sounds; ecoacoustics; bioacoustics

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

Watershed Hydrology and Sustainable Water Environments

edited by

George Nick Zaimes

,

Paschalis Koutalakis

and

Valasia Iakovoglou

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1149 | Submission Open

Keywords: erosion; water quality; riparian area; pollution; nature-based solutions; anthropogenic pressures; urbanization; climate change; ecosystem services; sustainable development goals

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

Soil Microbiomes under Climate Change and Implications for Sustainable Carbon Cycling

edited by

Yowhan Son

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 840 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; carbon cycling; ecosystems; microbiomes; soils; sustainability

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

Advances in Ecosystem Services and Urban Sustainability, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yafei Wang

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 827 | Submission Open

Keywords: drivers of land cover/land-use change; urban sustainability; urban ecosystem services; urban ecosystem; geographic information technologies; human– nature interactions; blue and green infrastructure planning; nature-based solutions

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

Sustainable Low–Cost Air Pollution Monitors and Air Quality

edited by

Pengyeng Yin

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 810 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-cost air monitoring sensors; air quality; IoT; artificial intelligence; computational approaches; spatiotemporal analysis; air quality forecast

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

Digital Production and Sustainable Smart Manufacturing

edited by Yu Guo and Shaohua Huang

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital production; sustainable manufacturing; smart manufacturing; digital twin; industrial internet of things

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

Innovations in Digital Construction: Advancing Sustainable Education and Industry

edited by

Sanjeev Adhikari

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovations and sustainability; educational technologies; augmented reality (AR); virtual reality (VR); robots; chatbots; digital games; digital technologies; building information modelling (BIM); artificial intelligence (AI); digital twins; interactive learning environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems: Architecture, Methodology and Technology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yushuai Li

,

Ning Zhang

,

Jiayue Sun

and Hengyu Liu

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; intelligent operation systems; multiple-energy systems; sustainable energy development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Application of Green Composite Concrete Materials in Sustainable Construction Industry

edited by

Wonseok Chung

and

Heeyoung Lee

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon sequestration; CCU (carbon capture and utilization); deep learning; machine learning; multi-functional materials; composite materials; green construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Electric Propulsion Drive and Wind Turbine Technologies

edited by

Stefan Breban

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical machines and drives; electric mobility; wind turbines; optimization; control; power converters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Quantitative Methods for Sustainable Product Development

edited by

Marcin Relich

submission deadline 16 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11074 | Submission Open

Keywords: business models for sustainability; circular economy; data analytics for sustainable development; decision making for sustainability; eco-friendly products; sustainability evaluation; sustainable entrepreneurship; sustainable innovation practices; sustainable product design; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable supply chain management

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

Environmental Pollution and Impacts on Human Health

edited by

Hefa Cheng

and Hui Zhi

submission deadline 17 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3514 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollutants; emerging contaminants; traditional pollutants; fate and transport; degradation mechanisms; degradation pathway; ecological risk assessment; human health

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

Sustainable Heritage Tourism

edited by

Giulio Mario Cappelletti

, Dino Gavinelli and

Carlo Russo

submission deadline 17 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2151 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable tourism; cultural heritage; cultural geography; geography of tourism; authenticity of places; sense of places

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

Corporate Governance, Social Responsibility and Sustainability in Public and Private Sector Organizations

edited by

Sorin-George I. Toma

submission deadline 17 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1672 | Submission Open

Keywords: social responsibility; sustainability; corporate governance; corporate social responsibility; environmental sustainability; public institutions; corporations

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

Climate Change and Regional Sustainable Development

edited by Liying Sun,

Liang Pei

and

Lars Carlsen

submission deadline 17 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 990 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water cycle; land surface processes; water sustainability; water resource management; water– food– carbon nexus; regional management; environmental pollution; climate governance system; carbon peak path; carbon emission rights; regional sustainable development

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

Environmental Behaviour, Biological Effects and Treatment Technologies for Microplastics

edited by

Liu Feng

submission deadline 17 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics (MPs); environmental behaviour; biological effects; soil/water treatment

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

Sustainability in Animal-Origin Products

edited by

Carolina Blanco Fontao

and

Lara Morán Lobato

submission deadline 17 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food systems; food safety; sustainable meat production systems; SDGs and Agenda 2030; citizen perceptions of meat production systems

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

Sustainable Chemical Technologies for Industrial Effluent Treatment, Biomass-to-Bioenergy Conversion, and Process Intensification: A Greener Future

edited by

José Luiz Francisco Alves

, Rennio F De Sena, Jean Constantino Gomes Da Silva and Guilherme Davi Mumbach

submission deadline 17 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental protection; waste valorization; circular economy and sustainability; process intensification strategies; biomass-to-bioenergy conversion processes; bioenergy and renewable chemicals from biomass; wastewater treatment and water reuse; catalysts for energy and environmental applications

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

Development Economics and Sustainable Economic Growth

edited by

Jungsuk Kim

submission deadline 18 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1770 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; economic growth; economic development

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

Sustainable Ecosystem Services and Water Resources Management

edited by Dan Chen, Qiong Yue and Zhaohui Luo

submission deadline 18 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1077 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; water resources management; ecosystems; sustainability; water issues and solutions; NEXUS; ecological restoration

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

Vulnerability and Resilience of Transport Systems under Sustainable Transport Development

edited by

Caterina Malandri

submission deadline 18 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 738 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport network vulnerability and resilience; assessment of transport network reliability; robust and resilient transportation networks; transport network design for emergency management; transport system disruptions; resilience of multimodal transportation systems; recovery of transportation systems; impacts of disruptions of transportation services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Integration of Renewable Energies in Energy Systems and Buildings: Solutions for Energy Sustainability

edited by

José Manuel Ribeiro Baptista

and

Ana Briga-Sá

submission deadline 18 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; smart grids; microgrids; energy storage systems; power system management; energy forecasting; buildings energy efficiency; energy modelling; smart technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Towards Sustainable Development Goals: Integrating Technology into Business and Tourism Education

edited by Mei-lan Peggy Ng and Mei-mei Lau

submission deadline 19 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: immersive learning; business and tourism education; innovation; sustainable goals; technology integration

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

Evaluation and Utilization of Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development

edited by

Florinda Martins

submission deadline 19 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable development; photovoltaics; wind; biofuels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Materials Research and Technology: Utilizing Waste as a Resource in the Production of a New Generation of Green Materials

edited by

Farshid Pahlevani

and Smitirupa Biswal

submission deadline 19 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: green materials; wastes valorization; sustainable manufacturing; resource recovery; circular economy; waste-to-material technologies; sustainable chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Resource and Waste Management: Landfill Technology

edited by

Aleksandra Wdowczyk

,

Agata Szymańska-Pulikowska

and Filippo Fazzino

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5582 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; sustainable development; landfill; sustainable resources

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

Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in Soil Environment Monitoring 2nd Edition

edited by

Antonio Ganga

,

Blaž Repe

and

Mario Elia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3480 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS; soil science; spatial analysis; soil properties detection; geostatistics; remote sensing

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

Reliable and Sustainable Materials for Use in Structural Engineering Applications for the Built Environment

edited by

John J. Myers

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3147 | Submission Open

Keywords: UHPC; HS-SCC; FRC; SCC; HVFA-SCC; BFRP; GFRP; CFRP; FRCM; SRG; MKPC; anti-corrosion systems

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

Sustainable Management and Remediation of Contaminated Sites 2nd Edition

edited by

Iason Verginelli

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2922 | Submission Open

Keywords: contaminated sites; innovative monitoring techniques; risk assessment; mathematical modeling; sustainable remediation of contaminated sites

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

Advances and Challenges in the Sustainable Water Management—Second Edition

edited by

Mariusz Sojka

and

Dariusz Młyński

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2151 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources; water quality; water demand; sustainable water management; climate change; drought and flood; environmental flows; water policy; water technologies and techniques

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

Pro-environmental Practice for Green and Sustainable Development

edited by

Rocío Rodríguez

, Carmen Otero-Neira and Carmen Padin

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2102 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable company development; green energy; renewable energy; ethical practices; sustainable supply chains; ethical supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Smart Transportation, Urban Planning and Sustainability

edited by Wei Li

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1304 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart transportation; transportation technologies; emerging technologies; urban planning; sustainability; underserved communities; interdisciplinary; community engagement; equitable access; resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Work and Organizational Psychology and Well-Being Promotion for Sustainable and Healthy Organizations

edited by

Fulvio Signore

,

Carmela Buono

and Giuseppina Dell’Aversana

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1236 | Submission Open

Keywords: quality of working life; healthy organizations; risk factors; well-being; soft skills; interventions; psychosocial work environments; antecedents of stress and well-being

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

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