Sustainability

Eco-Environmental Effects and Spatio-Temporal Evolution Characteristics of Land Use Change

edited by Hui Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1400 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; urban expansion; crop land; wetland; forest; water body; conservation and protected areas; remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning; sustainable ecosystem; sustainable land use; sustainable environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and 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 1337 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

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 1299 | 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)

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 1252 | 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)

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

edited by

Eran Ben-Elia

,

Eckard Helmers

and

Dimitris Potoglou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1184 | Submission Open

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

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 1109 | 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)

Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Disasters on Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Daisuke Sasaki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1108 | 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)

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 1099 | 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)

Sustainable Lighting and Light Pollution

edited by

Grega Bizjak

and

Christophe Martinsons

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1095 | 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)

Bioeconomy and Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Richard Ross Shaker

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1072 | 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)

Sustainability Improvement Studies Using Statistical Engineering and Industrial Informatics Methods

edited by

George Besseris

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1070 | 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 973 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

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 918 | 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)

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 913 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; water contamination; water reuse

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

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 885 | 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)

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 869 | 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)

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 842 | 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)

Sustainable Production & Operations Management—2nd Edition

edited by

Mihai Dragomir

and

Aurel Mihail Titu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 791 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable production; sustainable operations; Industry 5.0

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

Sustainability Education through Green Infrastructure

edited by Laura B. Cole and Laura Zangori

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 736 | 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 726 | Submission Open

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

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

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 719 | 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 Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

edited by

Ebba Ossiannilsson

and

Aras Bozkurt

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 649 | 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)

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 646 | 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 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 620 | 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)

Net-Zero-Energy Building Solutions for Sustainability

edited by Xianhai Meng and Sha Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 594 | 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 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 462 | 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)

Digital Marketing for Sustainability

edited by Muddasar Ghani Khwaja and

Umer Zaman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 452 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Land Management and Sustainable Agricultural Production: 2nd Edition

edited by

Bhim Bahadur Ghaley

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 443 | 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 409 | 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 351 | 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)

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 347 | 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 330 | 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)

Impact of Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Economic Development

edited by

José Carlos Sánchez-García

,

Brizeida Hernández-Sánchez

and

Giuseppina María Cardella

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable economic growth; sustainable development goals; sustainable innovation; sustainable entrepreneurship; sustainable technology; sustainable knowledge-based organizations; financial resources; natural resources; sustainable environment; management for sustainable enterprises.

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

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 260 | 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)

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

edited by Elena Fraj Andrés

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

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

Smart and Circular Reconfigurable Manufacturing

edited by

Antonio Maffei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 242 | 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)

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 233 | 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)

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 229 | 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 222 | 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)

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 221 | 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 197 | 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)

Sustainable Learning in Education of Sustainability-Second Volume

edited by

Chung-Ho Su

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 194 | 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)

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 188 | 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 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; CO2 emissions; regional economic development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Electrochemical-Based Energy Production and Storage

edited by

Khalid Boulahya

and Daniel Muñoz Gil

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 130 | 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 117 | Submission Open

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

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

Ontario Institute of Agrologists - Guelph 2024 Symposium "Sustainable Food Production"

edited by

Mary J. Thornbush

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food; food production; climate farming; carbon farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Managing Forest and Plant Resources for Sustainable Development

edited by

Zhongke Feng

and

Zixuan Qiu

submission deadline 1 Jan 2025 | 25 articles | Viewed by 46382 | 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 9269 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1243 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

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