Sustainability

Digital Transition of African Cities in the Era of Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Ştefan Cristian Gherghina

,

Cédric Stéphane Koumétio Tékouabou

and

Jérôme Chenal

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 1055 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; SDGs; African cities; digital cities; digitalization; urban planning; smart cities; digital governance; sustainability; sustainable cities; green cities; citizen engagement; collaborative governance; GIS; urban sensing

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

Sustainable Transport and Land Use for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Linchuan Yang

, Wei Lv, Hongliang Ding and

Hongtai Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1037 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport and land use; built environment; physical environment; travel behavior; transport geography; transport planning; land use planning; TOD; transit; synergy

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

Mitigating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

George P. Laliotis

and

Vassilios Dotas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1023 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock; animal husbandry; climate change; greenhouse gas emissions; mitigation strategies; sustainable livestock; production systems; manure management; diet management; waste treatment; cyclic economy; methanogenesis; handling practices; environmental impact; environmental policies.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Energy Management System and Sustainability

edited by

Shuli Wen

, Rui Zhang and

Yuchen Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1007 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy management; artificial intelligence theory and application virtual power plant; hybrid energy storage system; renewable energy; integrated energy systems; intelligent method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Big Data and Digital Transition for Sustainable Development

edited by

Venera Tomaselli

and Giulio Giacomo Cantone

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 970 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; Big Data; data science; digital transition; sustainable development

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

Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Disasters on Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Daisuke Sasaki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 917 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster risk reduction (DRR); climate change adaptation (CCA); Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015– 2030 (SFDRR); 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs); Paris Agreement; climate disaster impacts; environmental sustainability; disaster science; development studies; transdisciplinary approach

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

Advanced Developments in the Protection and Control of Power Systems

edited by

Xianpei Wang

, Meng Tian, Zhengcheng Dong and Qilin Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 866 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system analysis and control; power system planning; power system protection; electric vehicles; power electronic devices; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Food Management in the Era of Climate Change

edited by

Eleni Naziri

,

Dimitris Sarris

and

Anthia Matsakidou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 863 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food production; sustainable packaging; food security; food biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Nature-Based Solutions and Ecosystem-Based Adaptations to Climate Change and Natural Disasters

edited by

Casper Boongaling Agaton

,

Arnold R. Salvacion

,

Cybelle Concepcion M. Futalan

and

Ma. Catriona E. Devanadera

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 855 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural disasters; climate change; adaptation; mitigation; nature-based solutions; ecosystem-based adaptation

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

Sustainability Improvement Studies Using Statistical Engineering and Industrial Informatics Methods

edited by

George Besseris

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open

Keywords: lean green methodologies; sustainability improvements; statistical and algorithmic industrial process screening; lean products; process optimization

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

Soil Heavy Metals Threaten Agricultural Sustainability: Translocation Processes and Remediation Strategies

edited by

Wentao Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 793 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; agricultural sustainability; translocation processes; mitigation; remediation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Challenges and Opportunities in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the Agrifood Economy

edited by Georgiana Raluca Lădaru,

Mariarosaria Lombardi

and

Ionut Laurentiu Petre

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 773 | Submission Open

Keywords: agrifood economy; agrifood sector; challenges in agrifood; opportunities in agrifood; sustainable agrifood economy; sustainable agrifood system; SDGs; agrifood and SDGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Advanced Technologies and Sustainable Innovation in Wastewater Treatment

edited by Santiago Urréjola-Madriñán and Susana Gouveia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 729 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; water contamination; water reuse

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

Evaluation of Energy– Environment Interactions Using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Method

edited by Valentina Coccia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 695 | Submission Open

Keywords: LCA; renewable energy; environmental impact; emissions; odour emissions; energy conversion; solar energy; bioenergy; geothermal energy

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

Future Development of Product Labelling in Ecodesign Regulation for Sustainable Products and the EU Legal Framework for Energy Labelling

edited by

Moritz-Caspar Schlegel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 683 | Submission Open

Keywords: product efficiency; material efficiency; resource efficiency; ecodesign; ecodesign for sustainable product regulation; EU energy labelling; circular economy; consumer behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Lighting and Light Pollution

edited by

Grega Bizjak

and

Christophe Martinsons

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 673 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable lighting; indoor lighting; outdoor lighting; needed lighting levels; intelligent lighting; use of electric energy for lighting; integrative lighting; light pollution; CCT for outdoor lighting; light pollution regulation

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

Sustainable Agriculture Development: Challenges and Oppotunities

edited by

Christina Moulogianni

and

George Vlontzos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 663 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural economics; sustainable farm management; rural development; agricultural policy; circular economy; sustainable resource management.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainability Education through Green Infrastructure

edited by Laura B. Cole and Laura Zangori

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 659 | Submission Open

Keywords: green infrastructure; green buildings; sustainable development; environmental education; education for sustainability; science education; socio– ecological systems; systems thinking

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

Sustainability Planning and Design Post-disaster

edited by

Edward J Blakely

and Mattia Bertin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 657 | Submission Open

Keywords: community resilience; post-disaster recovery; post-disaster rebuilding; disaster risk reduction

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

Sustainable Building Envelopes Design for Holistic Indoor Environment and Improved Energy Efficiency

edited by Victor Echarri-Iribarren and Vicente Sarrablo Moreno

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 600 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; building envelope; renewable energy; industrialised construction; reuse; recycle; life cycle assessment; passive design strategies; operation and maintenance; end-of-life; circular materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Decarbonization of Cement and Concrete: Towards Sustainable Construction Practices

edited by Carlos Fernandez, Chao Zeng, Wenyu Liao and Yunsen Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 593 | Submission Open

Keywords: green cement and concrete; numerical; experimental; data analysis; life cycle assessment; durability and sustainability of construction materials; functionalized construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Production & Operations Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Mihai Dragomir

and

Aurel Mihail Titu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 592 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable production; sustainable operations; Industry 5.0

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

Net-Zero-Energy Building Solutions for Sustainability

edited by Xianhai Meng and Sha Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 536 | Submission Open

Keywords: net-zero energy building; sustainable built environment; renewable energy; building lifecycle; smart building technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

edited by

Ebba Ossiannilsson

and

Aras Bozkurt

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 532 | Submission Open

Keywords: futures of education; artificial intelligence in education; inclusion; innovation in educational technology; lifelong learning; OER; online quality learning; open access; online learning ecosystems; educational technology for sustainability

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Transport, Environment and Sustainability

edited by

Eran Ben-Elia

,

Eckard Helmers

and

Dimitris Potoglou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 462 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; transport decarbonization; transport digitalization; impact assessment; carbon footprinting; sustainable mobility management

Towards Sustainability: Advanced Research on Renewable Energy Policy and Smart City

edited by

Yanchao Feng

, Yayun Ren and

Javier Cifuentes-Faura

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; smart cities; sustainable development; urban planning; energy policy; technological innovation; energy efficiency; socio-economic impacts; digital technologies; urban resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Digital Marketing for Sustainability

edited by Muddasar Ghani Khwaja and

Umer Zaman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 422 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital marketing; sustainable marketing; marketing analytics; business analytics; sustainable tourism marketing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Initiatives within the Maritime Sector: Main Challenges and Future Trends

edited by Vitor Caldeirinha, Manuela Batista and Pedro Teodoro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime sustainability; shipping environmental impact; logistic efficiency; supply chain sustainability; carbon emission reduction; digitalization in maritime; green ship design; alternative fuels in shipping; sustainable maritime technologies; decarbonization strategies; sustainable mobility; maritime innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Bioeconomy and Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Richard Ross Shaker

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural innovation; bio-based economy; bio-based goods; bio-based services; bioeconomy frameworks; bioenergy; biofuels; biorefinery; biorenewable feedstocks; biomass; biotechnology; circular economy; environmental services; life cycle assessment (LCA); monitoring and evaluation; renewable resources; resource efficiency; sustainable agriculture

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

Land Management and Sustainable Agricultural Production: 2nd Edition

edited by

Bhim Bahadur Ghaley

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop rotation; cropping systems; conservation agriculture; agroforestry; resource use efficiency; ecosystem services; crop– soil process modeling; soil health; carbon sequestration; climate-smart agriculture; production system carbon footprint; environmental impacts; controlled environment agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Technological Innovations for Sustainability in Food Processing and Food Safety

edited by

Slaven Jurić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: food chemistry; food safety; food processing; novel technologies; edible coatings; food waste reduction technologies; functional foods; nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Innovative Approaches, Techniques and Technologies Related to Retrofitting Architectural Heritage for Sustainable and Resilient Cities

edited by

Elena Cantatore

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: architectural cultural heritage; risk assessment; reuse; retrofitting; sustainable recovery; digital model; recycling; surveys

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

Industrial Upgrading and Regional Development in Global Low-Carbon Transformation-Second Volume

edited by

Huaping Sun

,

Keliang Wang

,

Feng Wang

and Yunpeng Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: green innovation; industrial transformation; low-carbon development; energy transition; global value chain

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

New Challenges in Sustainable Infrastructure Projects

edited by

Suhair Zaid Alkilani

,

Saeed Banihashemi

and Mona Abd Al-Salam

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable infrastructure; green and blue infrastructure; climate resilience; project management; environmental sustainability in infrastructure; urban sustainability; socio-economic impacts; artificial intelligence and big data analytics; measuring and monitoring sustainability initiatives; carbon emissions

Eco-Friendly E-commerce: Empowering Purchase Intentions for Sustainable Growth

edited by Natalia López-Mosquera García

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer behaviour; digital sustainability; eco-conscious consumer; eco-friendly e-commerce; environmental impact; green marketing; online retail; purchase intentions; sustainable growth; sustainable practices

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

Food Waste Valorization and Anaerobic Digestion

edited by

Angeliki Maragkaki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; food waste; co-digestion; biogas; hydrogen; energy; anaerobic digestion; dark fermentation; optimization; process parameters; pre-treatment methods; systematic review

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

Smart and Circular Reconfigurable Manufacturing

edited by

Antonio Maffei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technology; circular lifecycle; reconfigure-to-order; agility; scalability; engineer-to-order; plug and produce

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

Creative and Sustainable Initiatives to Combat Food Waste at the Consumption Stage

edited by Elena Fraj Andrés

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; responsible behavior; sustainability; food waste initiatives; environmental marketing strategies; food waste management strategies; artificial intelligence; gamification

Solving a Puzzling Node among Agricultural Productivity, Sustainability and Food Security

edited by

Mangirdas Morkunas

and

Artiom Volkov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture; productivity; sustainability; food security; rural regions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Applications of Advanced Technology in Engineering Structures

edited by

Laddu Bhagya Jayasinghe

and Juan Antonio Munizaga-Plaza

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable construction; green building materials; waste management; building information modelling

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

Advances in Sustainable Climate Change Adaptation Research and Technology

edited by

Tamim Younos

,

Juneseok Lee

and Tammy E. Parece

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water security; food security; economic incentives; climate change policy; data science; artificial intelligence; satellite technologies; sustainable systems

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

Energy Transition and Carbon Mitigation Solutions: Addressing Issues Related to Renewable/Nonfossil Electricity Systems

edited by

Brantley T. Liddle

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: electricity generation; displacement; energy transition; renewables; carbon mitigation; nonfossil fuels; decarbonization; electrification

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

Smart City Governance, Advanced Digital Manufacturing, and Sustainable Business Models: Navigating the Data-Driven Landscape for Urban Sustainability

edited by

Andreas Kanavos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban governance; digital transformation; sustainability; smart cities; data management; advanced manufacturing; business models; artificial intelligence; circular economy; community engagement

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

Digital Transformation of Agriculture and Rural Areas-Second Volume

edited by

Sotiris Karetsos

,

Constantina Costopoulou

,

Maria Ntaliani

and

Konstantinos Demestichas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; agriculture; rural communities; smart mobile devices; mobile apps; cloud computing; IoT; machine learning

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

Wave and Tidal Energy Resource Assessment and Its Sustainable Exploration and Utilization

edited by

Thomas P. Mazarakos

,

Spyros A. Mavrakos

and Theodore Lilas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: wave energy; tidal energy; sustainability; hydrodynamic modelling; moorings; foundations; structural mechanics; ocean energy devices; multiuse platforms; PTO design; installation; maintenance; experiments

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

Renewable Energy, CO₂ Emission and Regional Economic Development

edited by

Cosimo Magazzino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; CO2 emissions; regional economic development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Learning in Education of Sustainability-Second Volume

edited by

Chung-Ho Su

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable learning; design education; design strategy; STEAM education; information and communication technology (ICT) in education; VR for educational games; AR for educational games; learning and technology; game-based learning; serious games; educational video games; design of educational games; designing methodologies; technologies to improve the design of educational games; evaluation studies for educational games

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

Electrochemical-Based Energy Production and Storage

edited by

Khalid Boulahya

and Daniel Muñoz Gil

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical properties; smart materials; fuel cells; electrodes; water splitting; H2 production; renewable energy; catalytic mechanism; ORR; OER; batteries

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

Development of Catalysts for Green Processes and Clean Technologies

edited by Catia Cannilla and

Serena Todaro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalysis; green chemistry; biofuels; environmentally friendly processes

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

Managing Forest and Plant Resources for Sustainable Development

edited by

Zhongke Feng

and

Zixuan Qiu

submission deadline 1 Jan 2025 | 25 articles | Viewed by 43950 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forest management; planting mixed uneven-aged forest; forest biomass; carbon storage and carbon sink; forest investigation and monitoring; forest and urban forestry spatial planning; forest harvesting and utilization; forest vegetation growth process simulation; forest vegetation growth and environment

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

New Challenges to Energy Transition and Sustainable Development

edited by

Yi-Shuai Ren

, Zhao Liu,

Olaf Weber

and Yong Jiang

submission deadline 1 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8780 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; sustainable development; climate change; climate policy; energy inequality; energy poverty; green finance; ESG; technological innovation; blockchain; health

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

Smart Mobility and Sustainable Urban and Rural Transport

edited by

Marco Guerrieri

submission deadline 1 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart infrastructure; smart mobility; smart sensors; artificial intelligence; sustainable transportation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Integrating AI into Sustainable Land Use/Land Cover Studies

edited by

Selima Sultana

submission deadline 1 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use/land cover change; urban growth; artificial intelligence; urban sustainability; scenario-based simulation; prediction; modeling; GIS; remote sensing

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

Innovative and Sustainable Planning, Control and Optimization Methods for Urban Transportation System

edited by Yiming Bie, Hu Zhang and Shidong Liang

submission deadline 2 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5721 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation; transportation planning; traffic signal control; operation optimization; sustainable transportation; urban transit; artificial intelligence; big data; traffic safety; connected and automated vehicle

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Build It Green—Sustainable Structural and Environmental Studies

edited by

Theodoros Chrysanidis

,

Elpiniki I. Papageorgiou

and

Nikolaos Alamanis

submission deadline 4 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 986 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; engineering structures; energy saving; machine learning; seismic design; seismic evaluation / retrofit / resilience; geoengineering; high-performance materials; outdoor and indoor air pollution; water pollution; soil dynamics; environmental impact of energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Integrating Sustainability Management in the Social Economy Sector—Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Ana Fonseca

and João Casqueira Cardoso

submission deadline 4 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability management; sustainability integration; third sector; non-profit organizations; social economy; NGOs; SDGs; innovation; partnerships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Landslides in Urban Environments: Monitoring, Impact Mitigation and Resilient Enhancement

edited by

Roberto Sarro

and

Ignacio Pérez-Rey

submission deadline 5 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9203 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslides; urban sprawl; impact assessment; disaster risk reduction; emergency management

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

Research on Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Economic Development

edited by

Leo-Paul Dana

and

Aidin Salamzadeh

submission deadline 5 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; sustainability; sustainable economic development; entrepreneurship

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

Innovations in Cementitious Materials towards Carbon Emissions Reduction

edited by Regina Kalpokaitė-Dičkuvienė

submission deadline 5 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement; binder; hydration; microstructure; supplementary cementitious materials; nano additives; self-healing mechanisms; crack propagation; pore refinement; pore structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Urbanization and Environmental Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Enrico Ivaldi

,

Leonardo Salvatore Alaimo

and

Alfonso Piscitelli

submission deadline 6 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1264 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable cities; urban futures; urban greening; land system; energy consumption; food habits; travel habits

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

Sustainable Environmental Engineering in Water Resource Recovery Facility Design with AI Tools

edited by Walter Z. Tang

submission deadline 6 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs); micro-sieving; anammox; moving bed biological reactor; thermal hydrolysis of biosolids; recover nutrients through struvite precipitation; desalination of brackish water; resource mining from desalination brine

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

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Public Policies and Sustainability in a Challenging World

edited by

Nikolaos Apostolopoulos

,

Panagiotis Liargovas

and

Alexandros Kakouris

submission deadline 7 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: small and medium enterprises (SMEs); sustainable entrepreneurship; social and environmental sustainability; sustainable education; crisis

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

Sustainable Biotechnology Approaches: Bioprospecting Nature for a Thriving Bioeconomy

edited by

Sérgio Luiz Alves

and Helen Treichel

submission deadline 8 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; biodiversity; bioeconomy; bioprospection; biorefinery; biotechnology; indigenous microorganisms; natural environment; natural products; sustainability

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

Towards Safe Horizons: Redefining Mobility in Future Transport

edited by

Miroslava Mikušová

,

Jacek Oskarbski

and

Kyandoghere Kyamakya

submission deadline 8 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport and mobility management; road safety; infrastructure; evaluation; sustainability; trends; innovations; safety measures; ITS; autonomous vehicles; e-mobility; development; planning; forecasting; behaviour; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Urban Social Space and Sustainable Development

edited by

Jian Feng

and

Ming Tian

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 17 articles | Viewed by 31281 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban social space; urban sustainable development; urban spatial structure; urban social geography; urban growth

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

Advances in Application of Geographic Information Science for SDG 11 "Sustainable Cities and Communities"

edited by

Jinyao Lin

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12616 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban expansion; cellular automata; land use planning; land management; artificial intelligence; sustainable cities; nighttime light; spatial optimization

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

Sustainable Technology and Systems for the Integration of Renewables in the Energy Islands

edited by

Joey D. Ocon

and

Louis Angelo Danao

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 12332 | Submission Open

Keywords: islands; renewable energy; smart grids; batteries; hydrogen; off-grid systems; hybrid systems; energy– water– agriculture nexus; electrification; negative emission technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Transition to Net Zero Supply Chains through Digitalization, Renewable Energy, Circular Economy and Green Finance

edited by Ying Xie,

Liz Breen

,

Jiachen Hou

, Ying Wang and Ozlem Bak

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11082 | Submission Open

Keywords: net-zero carbon; digitalisation; circular economy; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Digital Transformation and Innovation for a Sustainable Future

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10186 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitization; digital transformation; digital innovation; digital innovation processes; digital sustainability

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

Biodiversity, Biologic Conservation and Ecological Sustainability

edited by

Francisco Guerrero

,

Juan Diego Gilbert

and

Andreas Reul

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7499 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Studies in Economic Growth, Environment and Sustainability

edited by

Roberto Cervelló-Royo

, Marta García-Mollá and Rosa Puertas

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7484 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic growth; environmental degradation; climate change; sustainable development; water management; governance; resilience

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

Analytical Technologies and Processes for Environmental Protection and Food Safety

edited by

Vasiliki Boti

and

Triantafyllos Albanis

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4156 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; micropollutants; transformation products (TPs); analytical techniques and methods; HRMS; pollution control; environmental compartments; aquatic ecosystems; processes and techniques for environmental protection; risk assessment; food safety; human health

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

Sustainability Analysis of Novel Approaches to Organic Waste Valorisation in a Circular Bioeconomy

edited by

G. Venkatesh

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3947 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture; biorefinery; economic feasibility; environmental sustainability; forestry; municipal solid waste management; social acceptance; sustainability; valorisation

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

Sustainable Supply Chain and Operations Management: 2nd Edition

edited by

Atour Taghipour

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3927 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable operations management; sustainable supply chain management

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

Business Digital Transformation Processes toward Circular Economy and Sustainability: 2nd Edition

edited by

Estrela Ferreira Cruz

and

António Miguel Rosado da Cruz

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2824 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; circular economy; value and supply chains; traceability; transparency; business models; business processes; environmental sustainability; social sustainability; enterprise architecture for sustainability; sustainable organizations; sustainable businesses; sustainable business models; sustainable intra- and interorganizational business process; gamification for sustainability; IoT for sustainability; blockchain for sustainability

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

Nexus and Challenges in Environment and Health toward SDGs

edited by

Leandro Luiz Giatti

and Lira Luz Benites Lazaro

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2292 | Submission Open

Keywords: nexus research on trade-offs in pursuit of the SDGs; knowledge democracy and transformations towards sustainability; intersectoral actions and flows in pursuit of sustainability; conflict relations between different social actors in achieving the SDGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)

Developing Sustainable Global Value Chain (GVC) in an Era of Digital Transformation and Crises

edited by

Muhammad Mohiuddin

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2060 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0 and sustainable global value chain; advanced technology; efficiency; manufacturing; sustainable global supply chain; resilience

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

Global Energy Economics and Implications of Energy-Related Policies: 2nd Edition

edited by

Kentaka Aruga

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1094 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy economics; resource economics; energy policy; fossil fuel; renewable energy; climate change; energy security; energy poverty; energy transition; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Towards Sustainable Urban Transport System

edited by

Ammar O. Abulibdeh

and Mohamed Kharbeche

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1037 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; electric vehicles; smart cities; public transit systems; carbon emission reduction; shared mobility; mobility as a service; non-motorized transport; green infrastructure; transportation policy; climate resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Navigating New Trade Dynamics: The Impact of Carbon Barriers on China's Belt and Road Initiative

edited by

Jintao Li

,

Jianhua Zhu

and

Feng Liu

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 980 | Submission Open

Keywords: belt and road initiative (BRI); carbon barriers; sustainable development; international trade; environmental policy

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

New Trends and Patterns in Consumer Behavior and Sustainable Marketing Strategies

edited by

Concepción Varela-Neira

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 964 | Submission Open

Keywords: marketing strategy; customer behavior; digital technologies; sustainable strategies

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

New Indicators for Noise Management of Sustainable Urban Environments

edited by

Luca Fredianelli

,

Gaetano Licitra

and

André Fiebig

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

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

Sustainable Urban Mobility Management and Road Behavior of Vulnerable Users

edited by

Mireia Faus

, Francisco Alonso and

Cristina Esteban

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: road safety; urban planning; pedestrian; cyclist; vulnerable users; sustainable transportation; safety measures; user behavior; infrastructures; road traffic campaigns; road safety education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advanced Railway Infrastructures Engineering: Toward Sustainable Transport

edited by

Stjepan Lakušić

, Ivo Haladin and

Katarina Vranešić

submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway infrastructure; sustainable transport; climate resilience; track monitoring; environmental performance; noise and vibration; corrosion; stray current

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Irrigation Technologies for Saving Water

edited by

Zhenhua Wang

submission deadline 12 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1462 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-saving irrigation technologies; sustainable development; yield improvement; water use efficiency; efficient utilization of water resources

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

Challenges and Future Trends in Integrating Adaptation to Climate Change and Green Infrastructure in Planning Practice

edited by

Antonio Ledda

,

Andrea De Montis

and

Vittorio Serra

submission deadline 12 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; green infrastructures; landscape and spatial planning; environmental assessment; adaptation to climate change; rural landscapes and buildings; regional and sub-regional planning; marginal areas; inner areas

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

Well-Being and Urban Green Spaces: Advantages for Sustainable Cities

edited by

Rui Leandro Maia

and

Nelson Barros

submission deadline 13 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2364 | Submission Open

Keywords: building environment and urban green spaces planning and design; outdoor activities and healthy lifestyles; green spaces; cities metabolism and resource efficiency; urban integrating of natural and semi-natural elements; urban resilience to the harmful effects of climate change

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

The Role of Small and Medium Enterprises in Realizing the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Luis Velazquez

and

Nora Munguia

submission deadline 13 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2275 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; climate change; higher education institutions and partnership with SMEs; sustainability reporting; Industry 4.0 and SMEs; sustainable finance; innovation and SMEs; sustainable development goals; circular economy; corporate social responsibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)

BRICS+: Sustainable Development of Air Transport and Tourism

edited by Fernandes Elton and Fulufhelo Netswera

submission deadline 13 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1460 | Submission Open

Keywords: air transport; BRICS+ and Global South; case study; Global North tourism; emerging countries; economic causality between air transport and tourism; inbound and outbound tourism; geopolitical bottlenecks; middle class growth; tourism market forecast

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainability of Smart Energy Networks: Pathway for Achieving a Green Smart Energy Network—2nd Edition

edited by

Francesco Calise

,

Maria Vicidomini

and

Francesco Liberato Cappiello

submission deadline 13 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart energy district; district heating and cooling; energy efficiency; sustainability; renewable energy; electric vehicle; storage system; optimization analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advancing Sustainable Building Practices: State of the Art in Thermal Insulation Materials, Energy Efficiency, and Technological Innovations

edited by

Mariano Pierantozzi

and

Camilla Lops

submission deadline 13 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building insulation; energy-efficient construction materials; thermal insulation innovations; building energy performance; CO2 emission reduction in buildings; numerical modeling in material science; climate change resilience in architecture; renewable insulation materials; state-of-the-art insulation technologies; the environmental impact of thermal materials; artificial intelligence used for sustainable buildings; deep learning used for climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Urban Pavement Design and Road Sustainability

edited by

Laura Moretti

and

Paolo Peluso

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8445 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavements; sustainable materials; maintenance strategies; alternative materials; cool pavements; energy; environment; climate

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

Energy Sources, Carbon Emissions and Economic Growth

edited by

Luigi Grossi

and

Marina Bertolini

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7873 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; carbon emissions; climate change; economic growth; renewable energy; sustainable development; energy efficiency; low-carbon economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Efficient Renewable Energy Integration Technology in Low Voltage Networks

edited by Wenfa Kang,

Yajuan Guan

and

Juan C. Vasquez

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4028 | Submission Open

Keywords: low voltage distribution network; renewable energy resources; distributed energy storage systems; electrical vehicles; voltage regulation; power quality enhancement; home microgrids/mini-microgrids; Intelligent algorithms; Power forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Environmental Education and Sustainable Development: Practice and Challenges

edited by

Rocsana Bucea-Manea-Tonis

, Orzan Gheorghre and

Oliva M. D. Martins

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1933 | Submission Open

Keywords: agenda of sustainable development goals; environmental education; sustainable behaviour; sustainable development; social marketing; neuromarketing

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

Advanced Technologies for Sustainable Water Distribution Systems

edited by

Do Guen Yoo

and

Seungyub Lee

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1862 | Submission Open

Keywords: water distribution system analysis; sustainable development; planning and management; big data; artificial intelligence; drinking water infrastructure; smart water system

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

Building a Sustainable Future: Sustainability and Innovation in BIM

edited by

Ahmad Jrade

,

Jieying Jane Zhang

and

Farzad Jalaei

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 807 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability in construction; building information modeling (BIM); open BIM; life cycle assessment (LCA); construction 4.0; digital twins; circular economy; interoperability and data exchange; innovation; green construction; sustainable retrofitting and energy efficiency; life cycle cost analysis (LCCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Biorefineries for the Valorization of Agricultural By-Products and Waste Streams

edited by