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Hospitality and Tourism Management: Trends, Innovations and Sustainable Development
edited by Fabiana Sepe and
submission deadline 29 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 463 | Submission Open
Keywords: tourism management; hospitality; sustainability; innovation; community engagement
Patterns and Drivers of Urban Greenspace and Plant Diversity
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6327 | Submission Open
Keywords: patterns; drivers; urban greenspace; plant diversity; ancient and old trees
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Innovations in Water Distribution Networks: Sustainability, Resilience, and Risk Assessment submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3776 | Submission Open
Keywords: water distribution system; water leak detection; condition assessment; resilience; risk assessment; vulnerability assessment; water quality monitoring; maintenance management; optimal network design; rehabilitation and renewal of water distribution network
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Shaping Future Cities: Turning Assessment into Strategies and Actions for Resilience
edited by Beatrice Mecca, and Ombretta Caldarice
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2745 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate resilient cities; sustainability assessment; nature-based solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Regional Development, Environmental Governance, and Sustainable Transformations submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental governance; sustainable development; political ecology; public goods; biodiversity; climate change; water agreement; environmental policy
Current Advances in Green Polymers, as Substitutes for Container Industries, for the Reduction of Synthetic Plastics’ Pollution submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open
Keywords: plastics; microplastics; biodegradability; biodegradable containers; sustainability; plastic accumulation; pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Towards Sustainable Waste Systems: Advancing Solutions for Circular Economy, Resource Recovery, and Environmental Protection
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: barriers to a circular economy; opportunities of a circular economy; sustainability; waste management; problematic waste
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Advancements in Entrepreneurship, Economic Analysis, and Business Strategy from a Sustainable Perspective
edited by Federico Lanzalonga, Andrei Bonamigo and Harnesh Makhija
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 42699 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; green business models; ESG (environmental; social; and governance) policies; corporate sustainability strategies; economic analysis in sustainability; business innovation for environment; social impact of entrepreneurship; sustainable development goals (SDGs); green economics; sustainable business practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advanced Research on Agriculture and Food Systems Landscape towards Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18992 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; agroecology; land use planning; sustainable food systems; circular economy; AI and smart technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Novel Technologies and Digital Design in Smart Construction
edited by and Zhihe Yang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15714 | Submission Open
Keywords: technology innovation; digital technologies; AI techniques; data-driven approaches; novel materials; sustainable development; climate change socio-technical system
Smart Sensors and IoT Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Aquaculture Practices
edited by , and Hsin-Wei Kuo
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 14716 | Submission Open
Keywords: agri-aqua sustainability; smart irrigation and aquaculture management; machine learning in agriculture and aquaculture; digital agriculture and aquaculture; climate-smart agriculture and aquaculture; controlled environment agriculture and aquaculture; environmental sensing; wireless sensor networks; remote control; IoT; UAV; Zigbee; LoRa; deep learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Asphalt Binder and Sustainable Pavement Design
edited by and Hasan Faisal
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13836 | Submission Open
Keywords: asphalt binder; recycled asphalt pavement; rubber-modified asphalt; recycled plastic asphalt; warm-mix asphalt; cold-mix asphalt; pavement performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Sustainable Organizational Adaptation: Nurturing Ecosystems for Innovation and Resilience
edited by Okechukwu Lawerence Emeagwali
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13607 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation ecosystems; ecosystem innovation; ecosystem management; business ecosystems; innovation ecosystem management; strategic adaptability; sustainable adaptation; complex adaptive systems; organizational resilience; open innovation; value networks; absorptive capacity; co-innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Digital Transformation and Open Innovation for Business Ecosystems
edited by and Naoshi Uchihira
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12588 | Submission Open
Keywords: business ecosystems; platform ecosystems; innovation ecosystems; digital transformation; open innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Intelligent Systems and Consciousness Society: Sustainable Transportation and Decision Making
edited by Yorgos Stephanedes and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12013 | Submission Open
Keywords: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)  ; C-ITS • Artificial Intelligence  ; Machine Learning (ML)  ; Natural Language Processing (NLP); decision/policy making; dynamic transport; traffic systems; traffic management; safety and security; logistics; digital data management; sustainability; smart cities; impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Safety and Risk Analysis of Industrial Processes from the Perspective of Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11712 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable processes; safety; hazards and risks; environment; industrial processes; integrated framework; industrial accidents; responsibility; prevention; mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
Circularity, Innovation, and Optimisation in Sustainable Supply Chains
edited by , Esther Oluwadamilola Olufemi Rotimi and Olamide Shittu
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11610 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovation; optimization; supply chain; sustainability; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Sustainable Business Management
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11163 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable business; circular economy; digitalisation; entrepreneurship; innovation; leadership; business strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Urban Development Prospective for Smart Cities
edited by , and Vitalii Kruhlov
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10836 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; data; decision-making; Internet of Things; mobility and travel behavior; planning; public administration; smart public services; smart city; smart urban development; safety; urban transport
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Application of Data-Driven in Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10116 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable logistic; sustainable inventory management; logistics route optimization; data-driven technology; operation management and optimization; sustainable supply chain; supply chain coordination; sustainable supply chain network design; supply chain visualization; carbon emission reduction strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Green Product Development
edited by , and Wei Li
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9760 | Submission Open
Keywords: green supply chain management; e-commerce; sustainable supply chain; closed-loop supply chain; low-carbon supply chain; eco-friendly product design; innovation for green products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Research on Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Economic Development submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9500 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; sustainability; sustainable economic development; entrepreneurship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Development and Land Use Change in Tropical Ecosystems
edited by Elisa Grieco
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9215 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change agroforestry sustainable development land use change rural communities adaptation mitigation tropical ecosystems nature-based solutions forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Digital Technology for Circular Economy Towards Sustainable Development submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9117 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; digital innovation; sustainable development; resource efficiency; environmental sustainability; internet of things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain technology; data analytics; policy and regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advances in Sustainable Water and Wastewater Treatment: Emerging Technologies and Solutions
edited by Wei Li, Sicheng Shao and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8796 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; solid waste treatment; biological metabolism; carbon reduction; refractory wastewater
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
The Latest Studies on Natural Hazards and Sustainable Civil Engineering submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8632 | Submission Open
Keywords: seismic resilience; sustainability; earthquake-induced demands; flooding; tsunami loadings; flooding loadings; hydrological hazards; resilience of built environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Sustainable Irrigation Technologies for Saving Water
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7608 | 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)
Geoenvironmental Engineering and Water Pollution Control
edited by and Maria Eugenia Gimenez Boscov
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7535 | Submission Open
Keywords: geoenvironmental engineering; water pollution; remediation techniques; soil and groundwater contamination; new geomaterials; renewable energies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Advances in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Energy Systems
edited by Ascensión López-Vargas and Natalia Pichel
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7485 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable energy technology; renewable energy sources; smart energy management; climate change mitigation; technological advancements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Advances in Sustainable Climate Change Adaptation Research and Technology
edited by , and Tammy E. Parece
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7404 | 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)
Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Technologies for Sustainable Development of Smart Regions submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7004 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart cities and regions; ecosystems for sustainable development; artificial intelligence and AI systems; UAV as a service; mobile smart technologies; safety and security informed sustainability; wellness engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainable Development of the Digital Economy and Digital Innovation in the Web2.0 Environment
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6950 | Submission Open
Keywords: Web2.0 and sustainable economy; digital economy; digital innovation; big data; internet of things; green innovation; sustainable development; sharing economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Circular Economy and Life Cycle Assessment: Closing the Loop for Sustainable Resource Management
edited by Andrea Di Maria
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6930 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA); sustainable resource management; carbon sequestration; policy decision making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Advancing Sustainable Building Practices: State of the Art in Thermal Insulation Materials, Energy Efficiency, and Technological Innovations submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6774 | 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)
Building Resilience and Green Building Construction for Environmental Sustainability
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6758 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable constructions; reuse of building materials; seismic protection; sustainable interventions; bio-based materials; zero-damage constructions; quick vulnerability assessment; durability; concrete; rupture; masonry; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Agriculture with Innovative Technology and Equipment: Towards a Low-Carbon Era
edited by and Wei Ma
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6603 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent agronomic equipment; low-carbon and smart agriculture; carbon footprint; scenarios modelling; sustainable agriculture; agriculture/farming system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Transportation Systems and Infrastructures Planning, Optimization, and Management submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6320 | Submission Open
Keywords: transportation system and infrastructures optimization; transport planning; traffic and infrastructure management; sustainable mobility; intelligent transportation systems (ITS); traffic simulation; congestion mitigation; multimodal integration; big data in transportation; road safety and risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Tackling Energy Poverty and Vulnerability Through Energy Efficiency submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6173 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy poverty; vulnerability; energy efficiency; heating decarbonization; inclusivity; energy access; affordability; household energy demand; transport poverty; micro-enterprises
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Waste Management Strategies for Circular Economy
edited by , , and Evan K. Paleologos
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5733 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste prevention and minimization; resource recovery and recycling; extended producer responsibility; sustainable materials management; industrial symbiosis; sustainable urban waste management; smart waste management systems; advanced recycling technologies; waste-to-energy; circular economy legislation; international cooperation and standards; public awareness and education; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Sustainable Development of Regional Tourism
edited by Krzysztof Widawski and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5390 | Submission Open
Keywords: nature tourism; rural tourism; heritage tourism; tourism management in a region; protected areas; active tourism; sustainable tourism product; sustainable development; case studies; tourist resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Agricultural Engineering for Sustainable Development
edited by , Taras Lendiel and Oleksii Opryshko
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5318 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart agriculture; agricultural machinery navigation; sustainable agriculture; artificial intelligence; automation and robotics; controlled agricultural environments; planning; management; and forecasting for agricultural production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Interdisciplinary Explorations in Health and Healthcare: Addressing Complex Challenges for Sustainable Futures
edited by , Delores Springs and Kevin Richardson
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5277 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable health systems; sustainable design and health; biotechnologies and sustainability; food security and health; environmental health; environmental racism; environmental justice; pandemic preparedness; patient voice in public health; healthcare access; health policy development; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); interdisciplinary health approaches; global health security; public health research; health equity; resilient health infrastructures; sustainable healthcare practices; global health disparities; community health development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Research on Sustainable Business Ecosystems and Corporate Governance
edited by Konstantina Ragazou, Nikolaos Sariannidis and Georgia Zournatzidou
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5129 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; ESG; efficiency; sustainable governance; SMEs; resilience; business ecosystem
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Water Resources Management in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by and Soroosh Sharifi
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4952 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; infrastructure; planning; sustainable indicators
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Innovative Approaches to Sustainable Governance Development and Strategy
edited by Yong Qi, Yangao Xiao and Yuting Deng
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4941 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable governance; intellectual property; corporate sustainability strategies; digital economy; sustainable industrialization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Advances in Intelligent Transportation, Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles in the Context of Sustainability
edited by Yitong Shang, and Qiang Xing
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4636 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transportation; intelligent transportation systems; public transportation; energy-efficient traffic flow; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); smart charging; emerging technologies; environmental and social impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Management and Regulation of Agricultural Water Resources in the Context of Global Climate Change, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4524 | Submission Open
Keywords: ater scarcity; irrigation; agriculture water management; crop evapotranspiration; water use efficiency; climate change; adaptation; regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Green Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Innovations for Sustainable Transport and Distribution
edited by Ruozhen Qiu, and Jianhu Cai
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4427 | Submission Open
Keywords: green logistics; supply chain management; transportation; distribution system; sustainable development; environment; environmental impact reduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Extremophilic Plants and Microorganisms in Environmental Sustainability
edited by and Mohamad Al Hassan
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4241 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytoremediation; metallophytes; soil desalinization; halophytes; carbon sequestration; bioremediation; bioinoculants; biofuels; bioenergy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Application of Regenerative Approaches, Sustainable Technologies and Multiscale Climate Strategies in Improving the Urban Built Environment
edited by Alejandro Prieto and Elizabeth Wagemann
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3960 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban environment; climate adaptation and mitigation designs; regenerative design; sustainable technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
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