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The Innovative Design of Service-Oriented Public Transport: Towards Sustainable Mobility and Travel Habits
edited by , Simon Yuen and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
IoT Systems for Sustainable Development
edited by , , Suresh Vishnu and Xiaozhe Fan
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); sustainable development; resource efficiency; smart cities; environmental monitoring
Advancing Sustainable Technologies: Eco-Friendly Innovations in Solar Energy Application
edited by Linyang Wei and Zhitian Niu
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: photocatalytic; energy storage; thermal power; heat transfer; solar energy; smart energy; energy technology; fuel cell
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Advances in Urban Transport and Vehicle Routing: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transportation; smart city; intelligent transportation systems; mobility as a service (Maas); city logistics; demand models; dynamic simulations; risk analysis; transit assessment; network design; intelligent transportation systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Engineering Safety Prevention and Sustainable Risk Management
edited by
submission deadline 16 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7499 | Submission Open
Keywords: safety management; risk management; occupational health and safety; sustainability; hazards; risks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Sustainable Land Management: Urban Planning and Land Use
edited by
submission deadline 16 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1528 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban planning; land use efficiency; ecosystem preservation; climate adaptation; urbanization impacts; green infrastructure; urban sustainability; data-driven solutions; urban-rural integration; land use optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Innovation and Low Carbon Sustainability in the Digital Age
edited by Yanwei Lyu, and
submission deadline 16 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 797 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; low-carbon development; digital economy; innovation management; sustainable development; green economy; digitalization; carbon emissions; innovation policy; climate technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Agriculture, Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation
edited by and
submission deadline 17 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 972 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil erosion; soil protection; land management; agricultural practice; soil nutrient cycling; soil health; optima scheme
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Carbon Footprints: Consumption and Environmental Sustainability
edited by , and Pingping Wang
submission deadline 18 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5253 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon footprint; sustainable consumption; carbon emissions; climate action; global climate governance; low-carbon economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Sustainable Economic Intelligent Information Processing
edited by
submission deadline 18 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 864 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; information processing; data analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advancing Regional Environmental Evolution: Integrating Sustainable Energy Resource Management and Green Consumption
edited by Qianwen Li and
submission deadline 18 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy management; green consumption behaviors; renewable energy technologies; environmental sustainability; energy conservation measures; climate change mitigation; environmental degradation; consumer behavior and sustainability; policy interventions for energy efficiency; regional environmental evolution.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Seafood Production: Innovative Strategies for Resource Conservation
edited by Akbar Marvasti
submission deadline 18 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; conservation; overfishing; fish habitat; aquaculture; seafood trade; seafood safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Sustainable Materials: Recycled Materials Toward Smart Future
edited by and Swagata Dutta
submission deadline 19 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6336 | Submission Open
Keywords: recyclability; end-of-life; lignocellulosic materials; natural fiber composites; polymeric composites; construction materials; life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Environmental Change and Forest Biodiversity Conservation
edited by
submission deadline 19 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1475 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest biodiversity; conservation; forest change analysis; disturbance ecology; environmental change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Advances in Ecosystem Services and Urban Sustainability, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10699 | Submission Open
Keywords: drivers of land cover/land-use change; urban sustainability; urban ecosystem services; urban ecosystem; geographic information technologies; human– nature interactions; blue and green infrastructure planning; nature-based solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Valorization of Renewable Resources for the Production of Biobased Products Through the Implementation of Circular Bioeconomy Principles: Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1177 | Submission Open
Keywords: biobased production; renewable biomass; life cycle assessment; carbon neutral bioeconomy; pretreatment; waste management; environmental footprint; biofuels; genetic approaches; transition to biocircularity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Advances in Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Logistics submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 998 | Submission Open
Keywords: green and circular supply chains; digitalization and sustainable supply chains; risk management and resilience in sustainable supply chain management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Smart Grid Technologies and Energy Sustainability submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 986 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grid design; modelling; distributed renewable energy sources; energy management; protection; cyber security; energy market; energy trading
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Food Marketing, Consumer Behavior and Lifestyles—2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 865 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable food marketing; consumer behavior; sustainable food consumption; responsible lifestyle; sustainable food supply chain; communication of sustainability within the food supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainable Waste Management in the Context of Circular Economy: 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 834 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste; sustainable management; circular economy; recycling; reuse; minimization; environmental assessment; waste policy; regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Advanced Electric Energy Conversion and Storage for Sustainable Energy Systems submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric energy conversion; energy storage technologies; sustainable energy systems; high-performance batteries; supercapacitors; fuel cells; energy management; grid stability; carbon emission reduction; energy storage density; lifecycle performance; technological innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Particle Matter Diminishing Solutions and Strategies for Air Polluted Cities
edited by , Mauricio Correa-Ochoa and Jeiser Rendón
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 480 | Submission Open
Keywords: particle matter; pollution; contamination; polluted air; pollutants; PM10; PM2.5; public health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Sustainable Development and Applications in Membrane Technology
edited by Alan D. Pérez, Cigdem Balcik, and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane technology; membrane materials; membrane applications; sustainable membrane processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Advances in Sustainable Building Materials and Concrete Technologies
edited by Zigeng Wang and Lan-Ping Qian
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open
Keywords: building materials; concrete materials; sustainability; high performance; workability; mechanical performance; durability; thermal performance; macro and micro properties; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Microplastics and Environmental Sustainability
edited by Wenfeng Wang, and Wenke Yuan
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open
Keywords: microplastics; ecological impacts; terrestrial soil; functions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Renewable Energy Generation, Smart Grid and Sustainable Power System Development
edited by Michele Quercio and
submission deadline 21 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6981 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; smart grid; energy storage; artificial intelligence in energy; energy efficiency; sustainable infrastructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Air Transport Management and Sustainable Mobility
edited by
submission deadline 21 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1431 | Submission Open
Keywords: air transport sustainable development; sustainable aviation; smart technology; green technologies; fuel efficiency; eco-friendly airports; eco-friendly operations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Digital Twins in Regional Spatial Planning and Sustainable Urban Development
edited by and Darko Šiško
submission deadline 22 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twin; regional and urban planning; sustainable urban development; urban simulation; 3D visualization; decision support; VR/AR; real-time data; Smart City; spatial information management; GIS and BIM integration; public participation; multi-stakeholder cooperation; urban and regional data collection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainable Management of Fuel Consumption and Carbon Emission Reduction
edited by
submission deadline 23 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3036 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuel consumption; carbon emission; emission control; energy access; environmental remediation; catalytic material; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Technologies for a Sustainable Future: Towards Sustainable Energy Supply submission deadline 24 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15455 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewables; distributed generation; direct conversion of energy; smart grids; social policies for sustainability; hidden costs of energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Inclusive Education as an Opportunity to Create More Sustainable Universities
edited by Rafael Carballo, Ana Doménech and Almudena Cotán
submission deadline 24 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3096 | Submission Open
Keywords: inclusive education; inclusive pedagogy; higher education; universities; students with disabilities; faculty development; educational technologies; sustainable education; universal design for learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Power Systems Optimization and Sustainable Energy
edited by
submission deadline 24 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed energy resources; power system operation; reliability; integration; optimization; sustainable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Addressing Sustainability with Material Science and Engineering
edited by
submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open
Keywords: material science and engineering; green; sustainability; valorization; pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Pathway to an Environmental Economy: The Role of Sustainable Natural Resources
edited by and
submission deadline 26 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3519 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental economy; sustainable natural resources; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Biorefining and Circularity Towards Absolute Sustainability: Design, Modelling, and Optimization of Emerging Technologies and Flagship Biorefineries
edited by and Andrew Milli Elias
submission deadline 27 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open
Keywords: biorefinery modelling and optimization; waste-to-energy; waste-to-chemicals; CO2 upgrade; CO2 capture and utilization; circular (bio)economy; sustainable biorefining
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Consumer Behaviour and Food Choice
edited by Marina Tomić Maksan and
submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 26117 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable food consumption; food preferences; food choice; consumers; attitudes and behaviour; novel food; food marketing; behavioural models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Ecological Engineering and Circular Economy submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6052 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; ecological engineering; eco-efficiency; energy saving; environment protection; industrial symbiosis; resource efficiency; sustainability; waste valorization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Geographic Information Engineering and Geoenvironmental Sustainability
edited by Kangjae Lee and Jeon-Young Kang
submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5972 | Submission Open
Keywords: statistical methods; machine learning; deep learning; explainable artificial intelligence; built environment; green space; physical health; mental health; environmental health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Advancing Sustainable Development Through Artificial Intelligence (AI) submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5625 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable development; climate change mitigation; resource management; environmental monitoring; smart cities; decision support systems (DSS); Internet of Things (IoT); ethical AI; resilient systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Towards Sustainable Futures: Innovations in Education
edited by , and Danijela Makovec Radovan
submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5010 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable education; educational innovation; blended learning; open educational resources (OERs); AI in education; personalized learning; competency-based education (CBE); educational equity; community engagement in education; global citizenship education; transformative learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Towards Sustainability: Advances in Renewable Energy Policy and Environmental Economics
edited by Chih-Chun Kung and
submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4807 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; environmental assessment; lifecycle assessment; renewable energy; green finance market; ocean management; pollution control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Innovative Approaches and Sustainable Practices in Concrete: Integrating Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3396 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable concrete; eco-friendly construction; recycled materials; waste utilization; material efficiency; artificial intelligence in construction; green building practices; environmental impact; intelligent mix design; sustainable construction techniques; quality control in concrete; resilient infrastructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Wood Product Management and Forest Bioeconomy under Climate Change
edited by Antônio José Vinha Zanuncio, and Vicente Toledo Machado De Morais Júnior
submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2842 | Submission Open
Keywords: wood quality assessment; value-added wood products; wood durability and preservation; wood waste utilization; certification and standards; energetic forest; forest management; forest-based thermoelectricity; forest resources and sustainability    
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Next-Generation Roads: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality on the Planning, Design and Management of Sustainable Infrastructures submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2285 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-enhanced road design; virtual reality simulations; sustainable urban planning with VR; smart street furniture; driver training in VR; immersive simulations; sustainable practices in AI-driven road design; interactive signage systems; urban safety innovations; roadside assistance technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Demographic Change and Sustainable Development
edited by , Anna Oleńczuk-Paszel, Monika Śpiewak-Szyjka and Małgorzata Blaszke
submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2033 | Submission Open
Keywords: demographic changes; fertility; migration processes; population ageing; demographic change and socio-economic development; demography and the property market; sustainable cities; sustainable communities; quality of education in the context of demographic change; senior citizenship policy; sustainable development; demographic change and achieving the sustainable development goals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Future Trends in Food Processing and Food Preservation Techniques
edited by
submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1761 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials; green synthesis; starch nanoparticles; food packaging; clean label; minimal processing techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Recent Development of Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment and Sustainable Environmental Protection
edited by Liliya Frolova and Butyrina Tetiana
submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1681 | Submission Open
Keywords: photocatalysis; synthesis and application of nanomaterials; green energy; microplastic; adsorbents; recycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainability of Smart Energy Networks: Pathway for Achieving a Green Smart Energy Network—2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1665 | 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)
Economic Geography, Regional Development and Climate Policy in the AI and Innovation Era
edited by Ahoura Zandiatashbar
submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1007 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation ecosystems; industry clusters; AI economy; climate policy and economic resilience; equitable growth
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Wildfire Hazards and Sustainable Risk Prevention and Control
edited by , Fátima Velez de Castro and Luciano Lourenço
submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildfires; vulnerability; risk; prevention; mitigation; resilience; education; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
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