Sustainability

Sustainable Business Practices in Emerging Markets: Innovation, Governance, and Environmental Impact

edited by

Zhaoyang Kong

,

Yuhua Zheng

,

Daojuan Wang

and Farid Ullah

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14425 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging market; sustainable development; innovation; environmental protection; environmental regulation; government subsidy; carbon emission; digital economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advancing Innovation and Sustainability in SMEs: Insights and Trends

edited by

Cristinel Petrisor Constantin

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13950 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; business innovation; innovative SMEs; innovative products; information technology; machine learning; artificial intelligence; technology adoption model (TAM); circular economy; marketing strategies for SMEs

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

Advancements and Innovation in Tourism Management and Strategic Management: Sustainable Development Perspective

edited by

Christos Papademetriou

,

Dimitrios Belias

,

Konstantina Ragazou

and

Sofia Anastasiadou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13684 | Submission Open

Keywords: strategic management; sustainable tourism management; innovation in tourism; sustainable development goals (SDGs); tourism policy and governance; resilience and adaptation strategies; technological advancements in tourism; community-based tourism

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

Decision-Making in Sustainable Management

edited by

João Miguel Lourenço

and

Nuno Costa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12756 | Submission Open

Keywords: Pareto; optimal; MADM; MCDM; sustainable; balanced solutions; resources optimization; uncertainty; robustness; resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Industry 4.0 and Application of Artificial Intelligence System in Operation Management

edited by

Jose Antonio Marmolejo-Saucedo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11804 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; Industry 4.0; life cycle analysis; lean manufacturing; green optimization; sustainable practices; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Water Management: Innovations in Wastewater Treatment

edited by Jordana Georgin and Dison S. P. Franco

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11443 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; sustainable water management; resource recovery; emerging pollutants; advanced treatment technologies; circular economy; nature-based solutions

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

Building Sustainable Businesses: Psychological Drivers, Organizational Strategies and Entrepreneurial Development

edited by

Panagiotis A. Tsaknis

and Alexandros G. Sahinidis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11382 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; entrepreneurial intention; personality and leadership; training; startups; business strategy; behavioral economics in entrepreneurship; digital transformation

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

Exploring the Relationship Between Authenticity and Wellbeing in Heritage Tourism

edited by

Deepak Chhabra

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11136 | Submission Open

Keywords: heritage tourism; wellbeing; authenticity

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

Sustainable Urban Planning and Design in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Deepak Kumar

,

Sulochana Shekhar

and Maya Kumari

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11075 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban planning; climate change adaptation; resilient cities; green infrastructure; renewable energy; energy efficiency; sustainable transportation; urban heat island mitigation; water management; carbon footprint reduction; biodiversity enhancement; inclusive public spaces; community resilience; environmental health; climate-smart urban design

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

Advancing Innovation and Sustainability in SMEs and Entrepreneurship

edited by

Santiago Gutiérrez-Broncano

and Jesús D. Sánchez De Pablo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9879 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; small medium enterprises; sustainable management; innovation; corporate social responsability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Urban Mobility and Transportation Planning for Better Resilience

edited by

Chun Yang

and Rong Deng

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9850 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; transportation planning; smart transportation systems; data-driven urban planning; inclusive urban design; transportation governance; health and well-being design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Management

edited by

Chieh Yu Lin

and Syed Shah Alam

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9407 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable operations; green logistics; circular supply chains; sustainable sourcing; innovation in logistics; supply chain resilience; eco-friendly practices; resource efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advanced Technologies for Sustainable and Low-Carbon Energy Solutions

edited by

Sunel Kumar

, Xinlu Han,

Dingkun Yuan

and

Tariq Aziz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9228 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy technologies; low-carbon energy solutions; renewable energy integration; energy storage systems; green hydrogen; carbon capture and storage; smart grid technology; artificial intelligence in energy; energy efficiency; clean energy innovation

Smart Mobility for Sustainable Development

edited by

Alaa Khamis

and

Hesham A. Rakha

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9120 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart mobility; sustainable mobility; green mobility; affordable mobility; accessible/inclusive mobility; sustainable development goals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Animal Production and Livestock Practices

edited by

Rodrigo Morales

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9015 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable livestock; animal welfare; greenhouse gas emissions; conservation grazing; regenerative practices; agroecological livestock production; circular economy; carbon balance; integration of agroforestry and livestock

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Energy Transition and the Collaborative Governance for Reduction of Pollution and Carbon Emissions

edited by

Feng Wang

, Lingyun He and

Zhangqi Zhong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8971 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon abatement and pollution reduction; energy transition; collaborative governance; energy security; energy system; green and low-carbon development; climate change; environmental governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Materials Research and Technology: Utilizing Waste as a Resource in the Production of a New Generation of Green Materials

edited by

Farshid Pahlevani

and Smitirupa Biswal

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8705 | Submission Open

Keywords: green materials; wastes valorization; sustainable manufacturing; resource recovery; circular economy; waste-to-material technologies; sustainable chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Construction Through Utilization of Optimization Tools and Experimental Methods: 2nd Edition

edited by

Uroš Klanšek

and

Tomaž Žula

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6712 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building; construction management; project scheduling; production processes; site layout planning; structural design; materials research; environmental engineering; technology development; optimization; mathematical programming; heuristics; hybrid approaches; multi-criteria decision-making techniques; experimental methods

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

Sustainable Valorization of Biomass for Clean Energy and High-Value Products

edited by Soyeon Jeong

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6625 | Submission Open

Keywords: biorefinery; biomass valorization; bioenergy; renewable energy; bio-based materials; biochemicals; biomass conversion; green solvents

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

Remote Sensing for Sustainable Environmental Ecology

edited by

George Melillos

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6588 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; environmental sustainability; climate change monitoring; ecosystem resilience; biodiversity conservation; UAV and LiDAR applications; AI and geospatial analytics; land-use change detection; natural resource management; ecological monitoring

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

Ecological Transition in Economics

edited by

Chun-Chih Chen

and

Hsiao-Tien Pao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6503 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological economics; sustainability transition; green policies; resource management; circular economy; environmental governance; socio-economic development; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

The Application of Machine Learning and AI Technology Towards the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Sufi Fahim

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6201 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI) in sustainability; machine learning (ML) for sustainable development; smart cities and AI technologies; AI for environmental conservation; AI-driven renewable energy management; Predictive analytics for SDGs; AI for climate change mitigation; AI in circular economy; AI for green transportation; AI in waste and water management

Advances in Photovoltaic Technologies and Sustainable Energy Solutions

edited by

Abdul Hai Al-Alami

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5977 | Submission Open

Keywords: third-generation photovoltaics; tandem solar cells; solar photovoltaic materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Wastewater Treatment Technology Under Sustainable Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Domagoj Nakić

,

Ivan Halkijevic

and Hana Posavčić

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5974 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; advanced technologies; sustainable wastewater management; environmental sustainability

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

Sustainable Transportation Planning: Gender, Mobility and Care

edited by Inés Sánchez de Madariaga

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5941 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation; public transport and regional planning integration; shared mobility; women in transport; Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS); mobility of care; multi-modal networks; equity in mobility; smart city planning; transport policy innovation; user behavior analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Natural Resource Economics and Environment Sustainable Development

edited by

Antonietta Varasano

,

Paola D'Antonio

, Costanza Fiorentino and

Meriame Mohajane

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5914 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; pollution; conservation agriculture; precision agriculture; resource curse; GIS; remote sensing; machine learning; deep learning

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

Advances in Management of Hydrology, Water Resources and Ecosystem

edited by

Shimin Tian

and

Jia Jia

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 5848 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources management; hydrological modelling; ecological conservation; ecosystem restoration; water quality; sediment– flow regulation; water security

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

Advances in Composite Structures: Material Innovations and Sustainable Manufacturing Practices

edited by Hamid Daghigh

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5238 | Submission Open

Keywords: Sustainable manufacturing; Natural and synthetic composite materials; Hybrid composites; Composite materials characterization; Machine learning and AI in composites; Data-driven materials design; Cost-effective fabrication; Application-specific composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Land Use and Sustainable Environment Management

edited by

Heera Lee

, Bora Lee and Byoung Ki Choi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5119 | Submission Open

Keywords: nexus approach; water management; multifunctional landscape; sustainable development goals (SDGs); socio-ecological systems

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

Energy Economics and Energy Policy Towards Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Yu Hao

and Zhiyuan Gao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4985 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy policy; sustainable development; energy consumption; energy structure; energy transition; renewable energy technology; green investment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Materials Selection in Civil Engineering Projects

edited by

Narinder Singh

,

Ilenia Farina

and Gurminder Singh

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4931 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; green building materials; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular economy in construction; low-carbon materials; recycled construction materials; bio-based building materials; multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); eco-friendly infrastructure; material durability and sustainability

Sustainable Innovation and Energy Transformation Toward Regional Economy Development

edited by

Fang Su

,

Haiyang Shang

and

Jiangbo Chang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4848 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy; energy transformation; sustainable innovation; regional economy development; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Engineering Psychology: Human-Orientated Design and Sustainable Wellbeing

edited by

Lorna Uden

, Jeremiah Sullins and

Gregory S. Ching

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4758 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-orientated design; human-centered design; engineering psychology; ergonomics; user experiences; human– computer interaction; design thinking; sustainable design; inclusive design; social impact; quality of life; sustainable living

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)

Sustainable Crop Production: The Interaction on Soil Microorganisms and Soil Health in Arable Land

edited by Jing Huang, Kailou Liu and Tianfu Han

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4625 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable crop production; arable land; soil microorganism; soil health; fertilization management for sustainable agriculture; planting technology; microbial community structure; meta-genomics; microbial activities; microbial abundance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Digitalization and Its Application of Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jing Gao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4623 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitalization; sustainability; digital transformation

Sustainable Fisheries Management: Progress and Future Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Ben Drakeford

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4587 | Submission Open

Keywords: fisheries management; sustainable fisheries development; resource management; marine policy; environmental economics and policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Innovative Industrial Policies for Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Xiaohong Wang and Shaopeng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4430 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable industrial growth; green technologies; digital transformation; innovative industrial policies; cross-sectoral collaboration innovation; sustainable industrial policy; green supply chain management; digital transformation; circular economy; sustainable digitization

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

Intelligent Transportation Systems and Sustainable Urban Traffic Management and Transportation Planning

edited by Giulio Erberto Cantarella and

Orlando Giannattasio

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4394 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban systems; ITS; traffic management; transportation planning; traffic and transportation theory; machine learning; digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

New Directions for Cultural and Heritage Sustainability in Hospitality and Tourism

edited by

Young-joo Ahn

and

Xiaoting Chi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4255 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural and heritage tourism; festival/event tourism; tourist behaviors; innovative technologies; challenges and opportunities of cultural and heritage sites; cultural and heritage sites; world heritage sites (WHSs); UN sustainable tourism development goals (SDGs)

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

Sustainable Urban Transport Planning: Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Sergio Maria Patella

and Filippo Carrese

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4212 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; urban transport planning; urban mobility; shared mobility; transport equity; smart transport technologies; city logistics; multimodal transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Unlocking Sustainable Value: Challenges and Innovations in Green Marketing

edited by

Theodore Tarnanidis

and

Bruno Barbosa Sousa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4015 | Submission Open

Keywords: greenwashing; green branding; green marketing; digital platforms; artificial intelligence; eco-literacy; consumer trust; behavioral shifts; policy innovations; regulatory frameworks; circular economy; sustainable value chains; green product innovation; sustainability messaging; cross-cultural perspectives; transparency; ethical dilemmas; environmental claims

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

The Inspiration of Science and Science Education in Environmental Sustainability

edited by Chinfei Huang and Yen-Chang Lin

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3985 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental education; environmental sustainability; science; science education; STEAM; sustainability

Tourism and Environmental Development: A Sustainable Perspective

edited by

Yeongbae Choe

, Jooa Baek and

Jaeseok Lee

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3738 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism development; sustainability; resident; over- and under-tourism; pro-environmental tourist behavior; tourism growth; responsible tourism development; SDGs

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

Green Transportation and Collaborative Logistics Management Driven by Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Yong Wang

and Muqing Du

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3729 | Submission Open

Keywords: green transportation; logistics network design; resource sharing; operations management; recycling logistics; vehicle routing problem; artificial intelligence; intelligent algorithm

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

The Nexus Between Environment, Economy, Policy and Sustainable Development—a Needed Global Systems Optimization to Stay Below 1.5 Degrees

edited by Giovanna Croxatto Vega

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3352 | Submission Open

Keywords: shared socioeconomic pathways; biofuels; land use change; burden shifting; LCA; sustainability

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

Sustainable Building Decarbonization

edited by Szymon Firląg and

Michał Piasecki

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3321 | Submission Open

Keywords: whole-life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions; zero-emission building; cost-optimal level; indoor environmental quality; deep renovation; adaptation to climate change; energy poverty; building renovation passport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Development: Integrating Economy, Energy and Environment

edited by Huaping Sun, Wei Wei and Bless Kofi Edziah

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3089 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; energy transition; environment; economic development

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

Sustainable Design and Performance Analysis of Structure and Building Materials

edited by

Mengtao Wu

,

Fangcheng Liu

and

Tao Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3024 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable design; performance analysis; resilient infrastructure; low-carbon structures; building materials; resource efficiency; structural safety; artificial intelligence; data-driven solutions

Enhancing Soil Fertility Through Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Organic Amendments

edited by

Victor Kavvadias

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2895 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; sustainable agriculture; organic amendments; soil degradation; climate change; agroecological practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Recent Advances in Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Techniques

edited by

Fabio Salomone

and Emanuele Giglio

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2837 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture and storage; carbon capture and utilization; CO2 hydrogenation; synthetic fuels; CO2 absorption; solid sorbents; membrane technologies; CO2 valorization; environmental catalysis

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

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