Sustainability

Sustainability in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management: 2nd Edition

edited by

Salah Haridy

,

Ridvan Aydin

and

Mohammad Shamsuzzaman

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2631 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; sustainable product development; sustainable lean six sigma; sustainable quality engineering; sustainable project management; sustainable safety; sustainable waste management; sustainable and renewable energy management

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

Sustainable Railway Construction, Operation and Transportation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jozef Gasparik

and Libor Ižvolt

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2577 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; railway construction; railway operation and capacity; railway transportation; innovation and ecology in railway transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Impacts of Climate Change on the Water–Food–Energy Nexus

edited by

Balamurugan Panneerselvam

and

Nagavinothini Ravichandran

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2566 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water resources; food production; energy resources; agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Air Pollution Control and Sustainable Urban Climate Resilience

edited by

Yaxing Du

, Shuojun Mei,

Shiguo Jia

and

Dongjin Cui

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2444 | Submission Open

Keywords: air quality; pollution dispersion; pollution control; urban climate resilience; sustainable development; mitigation measures; built environment

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

Sustainability, AI and the Evolution of Energy Infrastructure: Understanding the Intersection of Economics, Environment, and Society

edited by

Tao Ding

and Ruipeng Tan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2415 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); energy infrastructure; economic impacts; renewable energy integration; smart grids; energy efficiency; environmental sustainability; social equity; energy transition; AI-driven optimization

Human–Wildlife Coexistence—Future Solution

edited by Achyut Aryal and Kedar Baral

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2249 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– wildlife coexistence; conservation biology; biodiversity; ecosystem sustainability; climate change impacts; environmental policy; human– wildlife conflict mitigation; wildlife management; community engagement; sustainable development

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

Sustainable Solutions for Wastewater Treatment and Recycling

edited by

Cristina-Gabriela Grigoraș

and Andrei Ionut Simion

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2209 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging persistent water pollutants; wastewater decontamination; sustainable water management; industrial waste revalorization; added value products; process optimization; sustainable environmental applications

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

Soil, Plant and Human Health in Sustainable Environment

edited by

Barbara Breza-Boruta

, Justyna Bauza-Kaszewska and Anna Ligocka

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2199 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable environment; human health; soil health; soil– microorganisms-plant interaction; soil-plant-human system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Ecological Water Engineering and Ecological Environment Restoration

edited by

Guoce Xu

,

Binhua Zhao

and Zongping Ren

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2147 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-hydrology; aquatic ecology; water resources; water environment; water projects

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

Biodiversity, Biologic Conservation and Ecological Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Francisco Guerrero

,

Juan Diego Gilbert

and

Andreas Reul

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1988 | 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)

Smart Cities—Toward Mitigating Climate Change, Preventing Soil Contamination and Improving Soil Treatment

edited by Maha Deeb, S. Perl Egendorf and Olivier Fouché-Grobla

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1954 | Submission Open

Keywords: sponge cities; purification; constructed soils; technosols; climate change mitigation; soil ecosytem servises; greenhouse gases; carbon storage; urban soil quality; stormwater management; nature-based solutions; green infrastructure; waste management; engineering soils; enhanced trees pits; urban planning; soil water retention

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

Agriculture and Climate Change: Strategies for Sustainable Development

edited by Bingjie Song, Guy M Robinson and

Jingjing Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1931 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; sustainable development; regional scale; national scale; climate change adaptation; climate-smart agriculture

Digital Transformation in Manufacturing Systems: Improving Operations and Logistics

edited by

Evelin Krmac

,

Mozhgan Mansouri Kaleibar

and

Željko Stević

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1923 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; smart manufacturing; Industry 4.0; artificial intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); big data analytics; supply chain optimization; predictive maintenance; Logistics 4.0; cyber– physical systems (CPS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable, Intelligent, Resilient, and Connected Mobility and Transport Services

edited by

Yongxiang Zhang

, Qingwei Zhong,

Zhihong Yao

and Jingwei Guo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1844 | Submission Open

Keywords: connected vehicles; Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS); urban mobility innovation; transport electrification; smart infrastructure; autonomous vehicles; sustainable and shared mobility; intelligent transport systems; resilient transportation; transport policy and governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Food Processing and Food Packaging Technologies

edited by

Hongchao Zhang

and Ashutos Parhi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1810 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling; food processing; degradable packaging; waste valorization; life cycle analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Ocean Engineering and the Development and Utilization of Marine Renewable Energy

edited by

Enhao Wang

and

Ming He

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1805 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable ocean engineering; marine renewable energy; offshore wind energy; tidal energy; wave energy; ocean thermal energy conversion; marine energy integration; environmental impact assessment; energy storage and transmission; ocean engineering design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Coloration: Green Materials or Techniques for Promising Applications

edited by

Jiali Yu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1531 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic crystal; colloidal nanoparticles; stimuli responsive; structural color; bionic materials; sustainable coloration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advancing Sustainability in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry: Waste Valorization, Emission Control, and Environmental Management

edited by

Rosa Rodriguez

,

Germán Mazza

, Andrés Reyes Urrutia and

Daniela Zalazar-García

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1506 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas waste management; carbon capture and utilization; produced water treatment; process optimization; greenhouse gas emissions; resource recovery; environmental impact assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Innovations and Advanced Techniques in Composite Structures: Towards a Greener Future

edited by

Andrii Kondratiev

, Natalia Smetankina and

Oleksii Vambol

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1427 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable composites; manufacturing of composites; natural fiber reinforced composites; structural optimization; energy-efficient manufacturing techniques; renewable resources; eco-clean composites; advanced analytical techniques; finite element analysis (FEA); advanced manufacturing techniques of composites

Place Branding and Brand Management for Sustainable Creative Cities

edited by

Jordi de San Eugenio Vela

,

Xavier Ginesta Portet

and

Nahuel Iván Faedo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 1315 | Submission Open

Keywords: place branding; brand management; public diplomacy; sustainable cities; urban planning

Research Progress and Applications of Solar Energy Conversion Materials for Energy Sustainability

edited by

Alejandro Zacarías

,

Juan P. Escandón

and

José Alfredo Jiménez-Bernal

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1304 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials for solar energy conversion; photovoltaic solar energy; photothermal solar energy; photochemical solar energy; thermal storage batteries; electric storage batteries; nanomaterials; concentrating and non-concentrating collectors; desalination; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Addressing the Challenges of Sustainable Development in Transition Countries: Progress in Environmental Research and Climate-Resilient Development

edited by

Slavica Malinovic-Milicevic

, Gorica Stanojevic and

Goran Trbic

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1297 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution; climate change; sustainable development; transitional countries

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

Power System Transformation and Smart Electricity Sustainable Development

edited by

Laila Zemite

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1203 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; renewable energy integration; energy storage systems; demand-side management; digitalization of power systems; sustainable energy policies; grid optimization; distributed energy resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Marketing and Artificial Intelligence in Tourism Management

edited by

Vasco Ribeiro Santos

and

Bruno Barbosa Sousa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1131 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism marketing; tourism AI; AI technologies; digital platforms

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

Geology, Engineering, and Environmental Sustainability in the Context of Natural Disasters

edited by

Yu Zhao

and Mingxuan Shen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1110 | Submission Open

Keywords: geological hazards; engineering resilience; environmental sustainability; disaster mitigation multidisciplinary approaches

Sustainable Energy Development and Energy Economics in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Adel Ben Youssef

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1017 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy; climate change; mitigation; energy economics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Engineering Design and Engineering Education for Sustainable Development

edited by

Nadezhda Kunicina

and

Rasa Brūzgienė

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 967 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; green computing; cyber sustainability; sustainable engineering; environmental sustainability; information communication technology for sustainability; resilient infrastructures; energy efficiency; sustainable security; sustainability education; smart technologies for sustainability; emerging technologies in education

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

Achieving Sustainability Goals Through Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Laura-Diana Radu

and

Daniela Popescul

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 759 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainability; machine learning; resilience; ethics; green innovation; intelligent information systems; smart cities; social vulnerabilities

Sustainability Marketing: A Focus on Food, MARTECH, and Consumer Behavior

edited by

Soniya Billore

, Tomio Kobayashi and

Ou Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 754 | Submission Open

Keywords: MARTECH; consumer behavior; sustainable consumption; food loss and wastage; transformatory behavior

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

Sustainable Development Information Technologies for Business Strategies and Public Safety

edited by

Mariia Nazarkevych

, Vasyl Lytvyn, Serhii Vladov and

Victoria Vysotska

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 747 | Submission Open

Keywords: business strategies; sustainable development; information technologies; security methods; business risks; big data analytics; artificial intelligence; algorithmic methods

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

Sustainability Challenges of Marine Ecosystem Conservation and Resources Management

edited by

Luminita Lazar

,

Elena Bișinicu

and

Andra Oros

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 736 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine ecosystems; sustainability; conservation; resources management; habitat restoration; sustainable fisheries; marine protected areas; climate change impacts; ecological dimensions; socio-economic dimensions; traditional knowledge; scientific knowledge; interdisciplinary dialogue; resilience; marine environment degradation; marine pollution; eutrophication; modelling; scenarios; sustainable development goals

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

Resilient and Sustainable Solutions for Earthquake Resistant Building Structures

edited by

Anthimos S. Anastasiadis

,

Antonio Formisano

,

Emmanouil Golias

and

Marius Mosoarca

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 713 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake; resiliency in buildings; sustainability in buildings; building stock; retrofitting; energy and seismic efficiency; new and existing buildings; historical and cultural heritage buildings; resilience-based design; damage and functionality; carbon impact; life cycle analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Ecosystem Sustainability, Soil Biodiversity, and Environmental Restoration

edited by

Tao Long

, Mingchang Cao,

Ming Li

and Yamei Shao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 713 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem sustainability; ecosystem resilience; biodiversity conservation; soil biodiversity; ecological restoration; nature-based solutions; soil health

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

Sustainable Strategies for Monitoring and Mitigating Climate Extremes

edited by

Komali Kantamaneni

,

U. Surendran

and Cristiane Mansur de Moraes Souza

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 666 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; extreme weather events; GIS mapping; numerical methods

Sustainability of Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soils

edited by

Jorge Costa

and

Ana Luisa Fernando

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 622 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; ecosystem services; contaminated soils; ecological management; sustainable soil management; valorisation of contaminated biomass; environmental impact assessment; socio-economic impacts; contaminants

Waste Management and Recycling Innovations for Environmental Sustainability

edited by Fidelis Ibiang Abam,

Macmanus Chinenye Ndukwu

and Odufuwa Olumuyiwa Yinus

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 605 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; waste management; wastewater treatment; solid waste management; reusing and recovering; bio-waste recycling

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

Sustainable Manufacturing Systems

edited by

Malgorzata Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek

,

Katarzyna Antosz

and

Grzegorz Bocewicz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 579 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable manufacturing and maintenance; digitalization; smart manufacturing and maintenance; industrial AI; modelling and simulation; industrial ergonomics

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

From Decline to Growth: Sustainable Tourism and Community-based Initiatives for Local Development

edited by Chung-Hun Lee and Jae Hyup Chang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 570 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; consumer behavior; local livelihoods; tourism development; socio-economic impacts; environmental sustainability; cultural heritage; responsible tourism; policy and governance; community-based tourism

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

Green and Sustainable Separation of Natural Products from Plant-Derived Waste

edited by

Daniel Pecoraro Demarque

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 528 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable separation; plant-derived waste; green extraction; circular economy; bioactive compound recovery

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

The Impacts of Recent Technological Advancements on Sustainable Managerial Practices

edited by Andrej Bertoncelj and

Maja Meško

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 502 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; decision-making; artificial intelligence; robotics; data analytics; extended reality; continuous learning; energy efficiency; creativity; ethical frameworks

Sustainable Analysis and Application of Solar Thermal Systems

edited by

Krzysztof Sornek

,

Francesco Liberato Cappiello

,

Wojciech Goryl

and

Aleksandra Komorowska

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; solar thermal energy; active solar energy systems; passive solar energy systems; thermal energy storage; solar space heating; solar-driven cooling; solar desalination; hybrid solar systems; green hydrogen

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Resilience and Recovery of Tourism from the Perspective of Sustainability

edited by

José Dias Lópes

and

Ricardo Jorge Gomes Raimundo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 480 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism; hospitality; resilience; recovery; sustainability

Advancements in Sustainable Thermal Engineering and Computational Fluid Dynamics Applications

edited by

Aimad Koulali

and

Mohammed El Ganaoui

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 421 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable thermal engineering; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); energy efficiency; renewable energy technologies; green building design; HVAC system optimization; environmental impact mitigation; CFD-AI integration; sustainable industrial processes; urban energy systems; innovation in thermal systems

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

Sustainability in Smart Factory and Industry 4.0

edited by

João Miguel Lourenço

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; smart manufacturing; smart factory; intelligent technologies; sustainability; industrial internet of things; cloud manufacturing; additive manufacturing; simulation and augmented reality

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

Sustainability Pathways in Biomass and Agricultural Resource Utilization

edited by

Sameer Al-Asheh

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass utilization; agricultural resource efficiency; renewable energy; sustainable farming practices; circular economy; bio-based materials; carbon footprint reduction; climate change mitigation; resource conservation; bioeconomy sustainability

Improving Sustainable Processes and Products through Biological Fermentation: Advances in Obtaining Agricultural Inputs to Food

edited by

Paulo Ricardo Franco Marcelino

, Fernanda Palladino Pedroso and Monica María Cruz-Santos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural bioinputs; fermented foods; biorefineries; agricultural microbiology; food fermentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Unlocking the Sustainability Potential of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Through Systems Thinking Approach

edited by

Petra Schneider

and Mohammad Mozumder

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 376 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-energy-food nexus; resource scarcity mitigation; climate adaptation; multifunctionality; nature-based solutions; systems thinking; complex systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Composites, Construction, and Artificial Intelligence Optimization—Second Edition

edited by

Md. Saiful Islam

and

Md. Habibur Rahman Sobuz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; biodegradable composite; green composites; natural fiber; biopolymer; nanocomposites; biocomposites; construction management; building sustainability; RC structural response; green building technology; cementitious materials; fiber-reinforced concrete; recycled aggregate concrete; structural health monitoring; artificial intelligence (AI); microstructure; 3D printing technology; building information modelling (BIM); SDGs; IoT; digital twins; biomanufacturing; circular economy; architecture

Consumer Behaviour and Environmental Sustainability—Second Edition

edited by

Antonis Skouloudis

, Iosif Botetzagias and

Eftichios Sartzetakis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; Sustainable Development Goal 12; green purchasing intention; consumer preferences; social motivations for consumption; green products and services; household waste behaviours; public acceptability of environmental policy instruments; environmentally conscious consumerism; green consumers

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

Innovations in Sustainable Food Processing Technologies

edited by

Andrei Borșa

and

Muntean Mircea Valentin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; circular economy; energy efficiency; non-thermal processing technologies; food waste valorization; sustainable packaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

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