Sustainability

Organic Waste Valorization and Risk Control of Emerging Pollutants during This Process

edited by Xiaowei Li, Zhipu Wang and Yahong Yang

submission deadline 6 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1069 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic waste; emerging pollutants; treatment; pretreatment; valorization; conversion; biofuels; bioproducts; potential risk; pollution control

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

Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Based on Chemical and Biochemical Technology

edited by

Florentina Laura Chiriac

and

Daniela Simina Ştefan

submission deadline 6 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 784 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; wastewater treatment; chemical technology; biochemical technology; environmental impact

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

Beyond Profit: Exploring the Role of Digital Management in Sustainable Business Development

edited by

Jean-Éric Pelet

submission deadline 6 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital sobriety; digital transformation; environmental impact; carbon footprint; technological decline; reduction in the use of technologies; sustainable society; use of information technology

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

Corporate Environmental Strategy and Stakeholder Management from a Green Economy Perspective —2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 7 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4610 | Submission Open

Keywords: green economy; corporate environmental strategy; sustainable innovation; sustainable business; stakeholder management; green innovation

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

New Technology of Food Engineering, Processing and Safety Control

edited by

Luis Puente

submission deadline 7 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 458 | Submission Open

Keywords: green technologies; non-thermal processes; sustainability; advanced processing technologies; extraction; environmental impact; food industry; combined technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Energy Planning and Environmental Assessment

edited by Qi Zhang, Ge Wang, Siyuan Chen and Yan Li

submission deadline 8 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5259 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental management; clean; sustainable energy; sustainable technology application; reuse and management of waste; techno-economic analysis; energy environment optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Paving the Way for Sustainability through the Use of Cork-Based Materials

edited by

Ricardo J. Alves de Sousa

submission deadline 8 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4468 | Submission Open

Keywords: cork; composites; sustainable materials; carbon footprint; eco-friendly

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

Exploring the Social, Economic, and Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Food Systems

edited by

Flavio Boccia

and

Nadia Palmieri

submission deadline 8 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2090 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; economic; environmental and social aspects of firms; sustainable production; green models; green economy; circular economy; behaviour change; sustainable marketing; sustainable consumption; sustainable behaviour

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Tourism: The Impacts of Tourism Development on Destination Communities

edited by

Maksim Godovykh

submission deadline 9 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3337 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism; tourism impacts; sustainable tourism; destination management

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

Remediation Geology and Technologies: Geology-Focused Approach and Chemical–Physical and Biological Processes for Sustainable Remediation

edited by

Paolo Ciampi

,

Marco Petrangeli Papini

and

Carlo Esposito

submission deadline 9 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1288 | Submission Open

Keywords: geology; remediation; hydrogeology; groundwater; contaminant; in situ technologies; chemical– physical and biological processes; transport and fate of contaminants; conceptual site model; 3D geomodelling

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

Rural Policies, Farmers’ Perceptions and Planning: Enhancing Collaborative Sustainability

edited by

Alexa Lamm

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4747 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural communities; farmer; perceptions; policy; regulation; incentive; agriculture

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

Sustainable Transportation and Logistics Optimization

edited by

Jie Ma

,

Jingxu Chen

and

Xinlian Yu

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1310 | Submission Open

Keywords: shared mobility; public transportation; sustainable logistics; electrification transportation and logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Water Resources Management in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Dexter Hunt

and Soroosh Sharifi

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1054 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; infrastructure; planning; sustainable indicators

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

Sustainable Solutions for Land Reclamation and Post-mining Land Uses

edited by

Francis F. Pavloudakis

,

Christos Roumpos

and

Philip-Mark Spanidis

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 763 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable environment and land management; land uses; eco-restoration; land reclamation– rehabilitation– repurposing; soil remediation; circular economy; sustainability in surface mines

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

Sustainable Energy Use: Innovative Research into Solar Thermal Systems

edited by

Jesús Ignacio Prieto García

and

David García

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy conversion; energy storage; solar architecture; solar process heat; solar thermal electricity; modelling; energy markets; energy policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Innovation in Sustainable Manufacturing: Supporting Approaches for Driving and Assessment

edited by

Christian Spreafico

submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-design; sustainable innovation; design for sustainable manufacturing; prospective LCA; patent analysis

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

Protection and Sustainable Development of Mineral Resources

edited by Barbara Radwanek-Bąk and

Ewa Lewicka

submission deadline 11 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: tools for mineral deposits safeguarding; new techniques of mineral exploration; new technologies of mineral extraction; growth of demand for new mineral raw materials; mineral resources in inaccessible areas; optimization of raw materials production; sustainability in the development of green energy and digitization

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

The Role of Management Science in Supporting Sustainable Energy Systems and a Carbon-Neutral Society

edited by

Linwei Ma

, Chin Hao Chong and

Xiaoyong Zhou

submission deadline 12 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5730 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon peaking; carbon neutrality; CO2 emissions; energy; management science; sustainable energy systems; low-carbon; economy development; energy systems

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

Biodiversity Conservation, Management and Sustainability for Fisheries in Protected Areas

edited by

Vera P. Nikolić

and

Vesna Djikanović

submission deadline 12 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 885 | Submission Open

Keywords: fisheries; management; protected area; threats; challenges; sustainability

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

Public Health Challenges and Sustainable Responses in an Era of Disasters, Conflict, and Climate Change

edited by

Krzysztof Goniewicz

submission deadline 13 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12827 | Submission Open

Keywords: public health; sustainability; climate change; conflict resolution; disaster response; health equity; resilience; interdisciplinary research; health infrastructure; social determinants of health

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

Enhancing Sustainable Rural Development through Tourism Strategies

edited by

Alina-Cerasela Aluculesei

,

Puiu Nistoreanu

and

Dan-Cristian Dabija

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 17 articles | Viewed by 37002 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural tourism; rural development; sustainability; sustainable tourism; sustainable development; social sustainability; local economy strategies; economic sustainability; ecological sustainability; economic diversification; diversification

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

Business and Collaborative Networks: Production, Creation and Shared Value

edited by

Marcelo Royo-Vela

,

Ákos Varga

and

Balázs Lengyel

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21293 | Submission Open

Keywords: business networks; collaborative networks; value co-production; value co-creation; internationalization; shared value; sustainability

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

Advances in Integrated Technology of Fracturing and Enhanced Oil Recovery in Tight Reservoirs

edited by

Yanjun Zhang

,

Luyu Wang

and

Qiang Sun

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8098 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress field evolution fracture control; inter-well fracturing interference; casing deformation; utilization of fracturing fluids; fracturing; EOR

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

Sustainable Development in Urban and Rural Tourism

edited by

José Ramón-Cardona

,

María Dolores Sánchez-Fernández

and

José Álvarez-García

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7886 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility (CSR); cultural landscape; economic impacts; environmental impacts; gastronomy; hospitality management; local; rural and urban tourism; mature destinations; overtourism; regional development; residents’ attitudes; social impacts; sustainable development; tangible and intangible heritage; tourism development; tourism planning

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

Recent Advances in Green Building Projects and Sustainable Design

edited by

Tomáš Mandičák

,

Marcela Spisakova

and

Peter Mésároš

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2154 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart technology; BIM technology; green BIM; sustainable management; economic sustainability; sustainable construction project management; sustainable cost management of green buildings; development and utilization of smart technology in construction; circular economy; sustainable management; green building information modelling; sustainable waste management; infrastructure of green buildings; energy and cost savings

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

Transportation and Sustainable Mobility; Users’ Transitions for a Greener Future

edited by Béatrice Cahour and Sonia Adelé

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1958 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility modes; users’ acceptance; users’ experience; users’ expectations; users’ motivations; soft modes; shared cars; public transport; electric vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Service Robots in Post-COVID Era

edited by

Jian Ming Luo

,

Anthony Kong

and

Rob Law

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 1679 | Submission Open

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

Managing, Measuring, and Reporting Circular Economy Performances: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Federico Barnabè

,

Maria Cleofe Giorgino

and

Sergio Paternostro

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1415 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; corporate and sustainability reporting; performance measurement and management; value creation

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

Building a Healthy Future: Public Health and Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Inkyu Han

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1341 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; urban/rural development and planning; social determinants; health; energy; built environment; indoor home; occupational health; equity

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

Coastal Hazards and Safety 2nd Edition

edited by Hongyi Zhao,

Xiaoli Liu

and

Jianfeng Zhu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1036 | Submission Open

Keywords: long-term and short-term erosion of coastlines; storm tide inundation; solute transport in marine sediments; local scour and protection; liquefaction due to ocean storms or earthquakes; submarine slope stability analysis and monitoring; fluid– structure interaction; fluid– soil– structure interaction; tsunami-induced coastal hazards; climate change

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

Present and Future Perspectives of Landscape and Urban Horticulture as Urban Regeneration Practices

edited by Michele D’Ostuni,

Giuseppina Pennisi

and Leonardo Zaffi

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 451 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban farming; building-integrated agriculture; smart horticulture; hydroponics; vertical farming; green infrastructure; food-productive cities

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

Advancements in Catalyst Development for Sustainable Applications

edited by

Florica Papa

,

Crina Anastasescu

and

Razvan State

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalysis; sustainable processes; catalyst design; natural resources; green synthesis; sustainable chemistry; pollution control; water treatment; waste conversion; carbon capture

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

Energy Consumption and Efficiency, CO₂ Emissions and Alternative Powertrains in the Forestry Sector— a Sustainable Perspective

edited by

Kalle Kärhä

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; energy consumption; greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; carbon dioxide (CO2); carbon footprint; hybrid; electricity; biofuels; biogas; hydrogen

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Selected Papers from the 12th European Conference on Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Erol Kurt

and

Jose Manuel Lopez-Guede

submission deadline 16 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 794 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy material production and characterization; power electronic systems for renewable energy; conventional energy systems and recovery; engines and their combustion features; offshore and tidal energy systems; energy statistics and efficiency; energy transmission systems; heating/cooling systems; energy/exergy analysis; energy efficiency; wind energy; solar concentrating systems; photovoltaics and their installation; energy harvesters; smart grids; electrical machines; hydro-energy plants; biomass systems; biodiesel systems; combustion; nuclear fusion systems; hydrogen energy systems; fuel-cell systems; efficiency in nuclear plants; energy education; energy informatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Smart Grids and Microgrids in Smart Cities: Operation, Control, Protection and Security

edited by Xiangyu Zhang,

Yang Li

,

Yanjun Tian

and Yuan Fu

submission deadline 17 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4664 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; microgrid; advanced control; renewable energy; optimized operation; energy management; protection; transient stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Infrastructure, Transport and Logistics for Sustainability in Tourism

edited by

Jan A. Wendt

, Kulyash Kaimuldinova and

Zharas Berdenov

submission deadline 17 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1159 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable tourism; comfort; transport; logistics; city; urban region; community; social infrastructure; economic effect; tourism development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Diversification of Urban and Peri-Urban Horticulture for Future Sustainability

edited by

Catherine R. Simpson

submission deadline 17 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; urban horticulture; peri-urban horticulture; technology; conservation

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

Sustainability in Biomass and Waste Fuels Utilization

edited by

Nikolaos Margaritis

and

Panagiotis Grammelis

submission deadline 18 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5957 | Submission Open

Keywords: biofuels; bioenergy; sustainable logistics of biomass; biohydrogen; biomethane; agrobiomass; forest biomass; biorefineries

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

Sustainable Development of Asphalt Materials and Pavement Engineering

edited by

Zengping Zhang

,

Hongliang Zhang

and Xiaoping Ji

submission deadline 18 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4968 | Submission Open

Keywords: road engineering materials; sustainability; recycling; asphalt; cement; polymer; nanomaterials; waste materials; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Human-Centered Design and Sustainability: Are They Compatible?

edited by Brook Kennedy and Yoon Jung Choi

submission deadline 18 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1914 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centred design; sustainable design; design for sustainable behaviour; life-centred design; multispecies design

Digital Transformation and Sustainable Business Management in Tourism

edited by

Albert Barreda

submission deadline 18 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1384 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; sustainable tourism; business innovation; technology adoption; customer experience; environmental conservation; socio-cultural preservation; economic viability; environmental and social impact; economic impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Food, Supply Chains, and Sustainable Development—Second Edition

edited by

Victor Shi

submission deadline 18 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 873 | Submission Open

Keywords: food; supply chains; sustainable development; coordination; corporate social responsibility; social welfare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Consumption Innovation and Consumer Behavior in Sustainable Marketing

edited by

Irina Albastroiu Nastase

,

Alina Filip

,

Cristinel Vasiliu

and

Dan-Cristian Dabija

submission deadline 18 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer behavior; buying behavior; sustainable marketing; marketing strategies; innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Transition Urban Infrastructure: Envisioning Systems for a Sustainable Future

edited by Arezou Shafaghat, Ali Keyvanfar, Dilshan Remaz Ossen and

Parth Bhavsar

submission deadline 19 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart urbanization; urban mobility; infrastructure resilience; environmental impact; climate change adaptation; innovative urban planning

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

Meeting the Challenges and New Opportunities: Sustainable Development of Tourism and Hospitality Industry Following the COVID-19 Pandemic

edited by

Seul Ki Lee

and

Kiattipoom Kiatkawsin

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21865 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-COVID-19 pandemic; tourism recovery; human resources; tourism capacity; tourist behavior; sustainable development of tourism

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

Principle of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics for Sustainability in Engineering Practice

edited by

Qian Zhai

,

Alfrendo Satyanaga

, Arezoo Rahimi,

Zhong Han

and Yunlong Liu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7252 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; unsaturated soil mechanics; soil– water characteristic curve; hydraulic conductivity function; shear strength function; geotechnical design

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

Sustainable Transportation: Strategies for Enhancing Safety and Reliability

edited by

Matjaž Šraml

and

Chiara Gruden

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2469 | Submission Open

Keywords: road safety; sustainable mobility; safe roads and vehicles; human factors in road safety; vulnerable road users

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Climate Change and Sustainability: Intelligent Operation and Maintenance of New Energy Systems

edited by

Jifeng Song

and Zuopeng Qu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1771 | Submission Open

Keywords: new energy systems; solar energy; intelligent operation and maintenance; forecasting and prediction technology; energy economics; data analysis; energy storage systems; integrated energy systems; energy policy; fault diagnosis; biomass

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Agricultural Engineering for Sustainable Production and Circular Economy

edited by

Pawel Sobczak

,

Jacek Mazur

,

Piotr Markowski

and Andrzej Anders

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1519 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural engineering; circular economy; food production; utilization; precision agriculture; technology 4.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)