Sustainability

Sustainable Mobility Planning Under the Power of Emotion: Affective Influences on Pro-Environmental Behaviors

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2778 | Submission Open

Keywords: pro-environmental behavior (PEB); sustainable transportation; climate change and emotions; readiness to change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Strategic Management in Tourism Businesses: Pathways for Resilience, ESG Alignment, and Destination Sustainability

edited by

Irini Dimou

, Alexandros Apostolakis and

Ioannis Passas

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 2777 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; sustainability governance; smart tourism strategy; strategic risk management; strategic leadership

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

Recycling Food, Energy Industry and Household Waste into Biofertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Rasa Šlinkšienė

, Kristina Jančaitienė and

Rasa Paleckiene

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2665 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agroecosystems; biofertilizers; organic fertilizers; liquid biofertilizers; bulk biofertilizers; fertilizer industry; fertilizer engineering technology; bioorganic materials; sustainable fertilizer-plant systems; industrial waste recycling; environmental sustainability; soil health; carbon-nitrogen ratio; plant nutrients; nitrogen leaching; potassium leaching; greenhouse gas emissions; biochar; pyrolysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Strategic Management and Innovation Dynamics: Pathways to Economic Sustainability

edited by

Omar Durrah

, Samir Hammami and Taher Alkhalaf

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2575 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic sustainability; leadership dynamics; innovation strategies; sustainable; business models; sustainability leadership; innovation ecosystems; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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

Leveraging the Multidisciplinary Insights to Solve Watershed Management Problems

edited by Yang Zhou and Kai Tian

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2567 | Submission Open

Keywords: model simulation; watershed ecosystem services; wetland biodiversity; policy frameworks; multidisciplinary insights; watershed management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

The Future of Sustainable Architecture: Engineering and Green Building Materials

edited by

Anja Terzić

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2556 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable engineering and architecture; zero waste; circular economy; biophilic design; heritage buildings; construction materials (cement; concrete; mortar; and composites); recycling; alternative raw materials; bio-waste: advanced green materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Water Sustainability: Managing Surface Water, Groundwater and Ecosystems for a Resilient Future

edited by

Basant Maheshwari

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2509 | Submission Open

Keywords: water sustainability; groundwater management; river health; urban water resilience; sustainable agriculture; water governance; managed aquifer recharge; citizen science; water– energy– food nexus

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

Ecology Meets Empathy: Human Perception in Biodiversity and Sustainability

edited by

Francesco Parisi

and

Costanza Borghi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 2383 | Submission Open

Keywords: forestry; sustainable ecosystems management; ecosystem services; conservation; biodiversity indicators

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

Sustainable Water Management: Advanced Treatment and Nature-Based Solutions

edited by

Ícaro Thiago Andrade Moreira

and

Francisco Gabriel Acién Fernández

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2366 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced water treatment; nature-based solutions; resource recovery systems; pollution control technologies; microalgae biotechnology; biorefineries; circular economy; sustainable water management; constructed wetlands; green infrastructure; phytoremediation; advanced biological treatment; ecosystem services; environmental remediation

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

Sustainable Development in Functional Biomaterials: Coating Methods and Optimization

edited by Samuel Fagbemi,

Julia L. Shamshina

and Anuja Tripathi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2358 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; artificial intelligence; digital twins; functional coatings; green manufacturing; biopolymers; bio-nanocomposites; cellulose; multilayer coatings; smart renewable packaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Eco-Innovation and the Economics of Innovation in Environmental Policy and Practice

edited by

Ryan M. Yonk

and

Ravi Roy

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2312 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; sustainable systems; free market environmentalism; evaluation; environmental economics; regulatory reform; sustainability; markets; voluntary environmentalism

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

Just Transitions in Urban Space: Geospatial Insights for Equitable and Sustainable Spatial Planning

edited by

Dong Liu

, Jeon-Young Kang, Fangzheng Lyu and Kangjae Lee

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2280 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable spatial planning; urban accessibility; geospatial big data; GeoAI; health equity; climate resilience; 15-minute city; environmental justice; mobility equity; spatial modelling

Corporate Social Performance: Pathways to Sustainable Growth

edited by Yaffa Moskovich,

Esther Hertzog

and Yuval Achouch

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2076 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate organization; corporate community; corporate industry; kibbutz community; cooperatives; alternative organizations

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

Integrated Sustainable Design: Toward Human-Centered and High-Performance Built Environments

edited by Kyungsun Lee and

Jiyoung Park

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2052 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sustainable design; green building strategies; net-zero and energy-efficient buildings; environmental building technology; daylighting and simulation-based design; healthy and sustainable built environment; emotional and behavioral design; affordance-based spatial planning; human-centered sustainability; sustainable spatial performance evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Water Management: Pollution Control and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Lhoussaine Bouchaou

and

Mohammed Hssaisoune

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2003 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resource management; water quality; pollution sources; anthropogenic activities; emerging pollutants; microplastics

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

Smart Agricultural Technologies, Digitalization and Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Ataharul Chowdhury

, Nasir Abbas Khan,

Mahatab Uddin

and Khondokar Humayun Kabir

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1956 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital agriculture; climate change adaptation; sustainable food systems; artificial intelligence in agri-food; knowledge and policy for resilience; AI in agricultural extension and advisory services; law and policy for climate-smart agriculture; farm-data; farmers’ data privacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Economic Growth and Sustainable Regional Development

edited by Aggeliki Anagnostou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1767 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable regional development; regional economic growth; spatial inequalities; regional resilience; cohesion policy; place-based development; green and inclusive growth; regional governance; smart specialization

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

Integrating Data Envelopment Analysis with AI and Digital Tools for Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Patricia Acosta-Vargas

and

Mario González-Rodríguez

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1753 | Submission Open

Keywords: data envelopment analysis (DEA); artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; digital tools for sustainability; efficiency and optimization; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); decision support systems; predictive modeling; big data analytics; renewable energy and resource management

Sustainable Marine Ecosystem: Conservation, Functioning, and Resilience

edited by

Mustapha Aksissou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1742 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; pollution; fisheries; ocean; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Green and Smart Synergies in Port, Shipping and Water Transportation

edited by

Dong Zhang

and Chenrui Qu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1730 | Submission Open

Keywords: green shipping; smart ports; maritime decarbonization; digitalization; alternative marine fuels; port automation; digital twin; IMO Regulations; sustainable logistics; intelligent water transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

The Applications of Modern Biotechnology to Environmental Pollution Control

edited by Achinta Bordoloi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1722 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioremediation; emerging contaminants (ECs); pollution control; water treatment; environmental monitoring

Reimagining Sustainability: Green Mobility, Natural Ventilation and Artificial Intelligence-Driven Design

edited by

Perk Lin Chong

, Pengyan Guo, Lip Kean Moey and Foad Faraji

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1714 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; green mobility; energy efficiency; artificial intelligence-driven solutions; lightweight materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Towards Industry 5.0: Sustainable, Resilient Production and Human-Centric Manufacturing

edited by

Paulo Peças

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1667 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 5.0; sustainability; human-centric manufacturing; resilient production; sustainable business models; green manufacturing; circular economy; twin transition

Creativity, Innovation, and Organizational Performance in the Environment of Creative City

edited by

Tomas Kačerauskas

,

Kristina Kovaitė

and

Paulius Šūmakaris

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1631 | Submission Open

Keywords: creativity; innovation; creative city; organization; performance; environment

Sustainable Monitoring of Soil Pollutants and Land Management Assessment

edited by

Laura Martín

,

Carmen Mejías Padilla

and

Julia Martín

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1577 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil pollution; emerging and priority pollutants; analytical methods; sustainable land management; environmental monitoring; pollutant fate and transport; soil quality assessment

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

The Driving Force behind Sustainable Green Development & Technology Innovation

edited by

Xiaodan Guo

and Fangqiu Xu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1549 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; green finance; renewable energy; green development; technological innovation

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

Environmental Technology in Sustainable Biological Wastewater and Biowaste Management

edited by

Francesco Pasciucco

, Renato Iannelli and

Isabella Pecorini

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1463 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; biowaste; treatment; management; resource recovery; circular economy; biological processes; sustainable development

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

Sustainable Life Cycle Approaches in Road Construction, Pavement Engineering, and Management

edited by

Konstantinos Mantalovas

and

Gaetano Di Mino

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1455 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable pavement engineering; road infrastructure sustainability; circular economy in construction; life cycle cost analysis (LCCA); pavement materials and design; end-of-life management; carbon footprint and decarbonization; infrastructure maintenance strategies; digital tools for sustainable infrastructure (e.g.; BIM; digital twins)

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

Net-Zero Built Environments: Decarbonization via Digital Tools, Design & Landscape Sustainability

edited by

Yao-Ming Hong

and

Wenpei Sung

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1412 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building; digital design tools; net-zero architecture; building information modeling (BIM); low-carbon materials; landscape-based carbon sequestration; ISO 14064 and 14067 applications; smart building systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Spatial Planning and the Latest Challenges of Sustainable Urbanization

edited by

Luigi Mundula

and Vincenzo Todaro

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1348 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban sustainability; digital transformation; sustainable ICT; smart and sustainable development; innovation; smart and sustainable mobility; urban technology; smart cities

Integrated Systems for Elemental Geochemical Cycling and Sustainable Development

edited by

Xu Liu

,

Chenning Deng

and Tao Yu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1346 | Submission Open

Keywords: elements flux quantification (core measurement focus aligned with journal's "quantify sustainability" aim); multi-media pollution tracing (emphasizes cross-media "water– soil– air" innovation); source apportionment modeling (advanced methodology for pollution origin identification); smart remediation governance (links technical solutions to policy frameworks); soil contamination resilience (directly addresses SDG 15 "Life on Land"); sustainable industrial regulation (connects to journal's "policies relating to sustainability" scope); predictive risk assessment (key tool for "monitor sustainability" as per journal aims); circular resource management (ties pollution control to resource efficiency/SDG 12)

Farming the Blue: The Sustainability of Aquaculture and the Marine Environment

edited by

Marco Shizuo Owatari

,

Caio César França Magnotti

and

Aline Brum Figueredo Ruschel

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1339 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; circularity; environment; feed additives; marine fish farming; multitrophic aquaculture; mollusc farming; sustainability; sustainable development

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

Opportunities and Challenges in the Sustainable Development of Composite Material

edited by Iuliana Hudisteanu, Ioana-Sorina Ențuc,

Gabriel Oprişan

and Nicolae Ţǎranu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1329 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-friendly composite materials; sustainable composite laminates; strengthening with composite materials; composite material reuse; pultruded composite elements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Emerging Technologies and Sustainable Innovation in Supply Chain Management: Towards Supply Chain X.0

edited by

Mahmoud Elmarzouky

,

Imane Satauri

,

Issam Benhayoun

and Doaa Shohaieb

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1266 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chains; digital sustainability; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); circular economy; ESG integration; green logistics; technology-driven sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Digital Transformation and Green Technology for Sustainable Building and Construction Management

edited by

Eul-Bum Lee

and

So-Won Choi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1253 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering and construction projects; digital convergence; green technology; smart construction technology; sustainable building and construction management; artificial intelligence (AI); big data; construction automation; building information modeling (BIM); advanced work packaging (AWP)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Innovative Circular Economy Pathways and Practices Driving Sustainable Development

edited by Singh Shweta, Janpriy Sharma and

Mohit Tyagi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1204 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainable development; resource efficiency; circular business models; waste valorization; reverse logistics; digital platforms for circularity; closed-loop supply chains; policy and governance for CE; industrial symbiosis

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

Psychological Foundations of Sustainable Organization Management

edited by

Seung-Yoon Rhee

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1197 | Submission Open

Keywords: psychological resources; sustainable management; human resource management; innovative behavior; psychological well-being; leadership; mental and physical health; work– life balance; safety management

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

Energy Optimization and Waste Heat Recovery in Sustainable Industrial Process

edited by

Juan Carlos Ríos-Fernández

,

Pedro García Regodeseves

,

Guillermo Laine-Cuervo

and Victor Manuel Fernández-Pacheco

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1183 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial energy optimization; waste heat recovery; sustainable industrial processes; thermodynamic efficiency; renewable integration; life cycle assessment; circular economy; energy simulation; emission reduction; advanced thermal management

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

Advanced Sustainable Processing Technologies for the Food Industry

edited by

Diana-Nicoleta Raba

,

Despina-Maria Bordean

and

Mariana-Atena Poiana

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1182 | Submission Open

Keywords: food by-product valorization; food waste recovery; next-generation food technologies; novel foods development; sustainable packaging solutions; food science; emerging technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Aerosol-Driven Air Pollution: Pathways to Sustainable Mitigation

edited by

Rafal Przekop

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1165 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosol pollution; PM2.5; PM10; atmospheric chemistry; emission control; filtration; particles measurement; aerosol modeling

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

Sustainable Power System Security: Automation, Monitoring, and Intelligent Defense Technology

edited by

Guizao Huang

and

Guolin Yang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1157 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system security; high-speed railway; UHV transmission lines; extreme weather; icing and wind hazards; automation; intelligent monitoring; resilient defense; artificial intelligence; sustainable infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in Sustainable Smart Manufacturing and Industrial Intelligence

edited by

Xianyu Zhang

and

Xinguo Ming

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1147 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; digital manufacturing; green manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable value network; smart product severs systems; industrial artificial intelligence

Toward Carbon Neutrality: The Low Carbon Transition Pathways

edited by

Pingjian Yang

and Yanru Fang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1095 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality; low-carbon transition; decarbonization pathways; climate policy; renewable energy; carbon pricing; industrial decarbonization; CCUS; social equity; green finance; net-zero strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)

Key Relay Protection Technologies Applicable to Modern Sustainable Power Systems

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1075 | Submission Open

Keywords: modern sustainable power system; fault mechanism; AC/DC Protection; fault control; fault recovery; fault localization; control and protection integration; modern sustainable power system equipment

Sustainable Solutions for Wastewater Treatment: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Peng Tang

and

Wancen Xie

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1071 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable wastewater treatment low-carbon treatment technologies solar interfacial evaporation resource recovery life cycle assessment (LCA) carbon footprint analysis advanced materials for water treatment decentralized water treatment systems pilot-scale and field applications circular economy in water management

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

Smart and Efficient Power Systems: Renewable Energy Storage and Grid Integration for a Sustainable Future

edited by

Mutasim Ibrahim H Nour

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1011 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy storage; smart grid; power system integration; energy management; artificial intelligence; sustainable energy; decarbonization

Green Logistics: Transforming the Supply Chain Toward a Low-Carbon Future

edited by

Jinsong Hu

and

Deqing Ma

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1007 | Submission Open

Keywords: green logistics; low-carbon supply chain; sustainable logistics transformation; carbon emission reduction; recycling model

Sustainable Construction Management and Building Information Modelling Implementation

edited by Behzad Abbasnejad,

Sahar Soltani

and

Alireza Ahankoob

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 985 | Submission Open

Keywords: Building Information Modelling (BIM); sustainable construction; digital twins; lifecycle assessment; green building; circular economy; construction waste management; energy efficiency; climate resilience; digital transformation

Sustainable Energy in Building and Built Environment

edited by

Emanuele Ogliari

,

Minh Quan Duong

, Gabriela Sava,

Chowdhury Akram Hossain

and

Thang Trung Nguyen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 968 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; IoT; machine learning; optimization; renewable energy; smart grid; sustainable energy; storage system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Innovative Fluid Dynamics Applications for Sustainable Renewable Energy Development

edited by

Mohammad-Reza Pendar

,

Esmaeil Esmaeilifar

and

Frederico Miguel Freire Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 942 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable energy systems; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); wind turbine aerodynamics; wave and tidal energy converters; aerodynamic and hydrodynamic modelling and optimization; sustainable solar thermal energy; hybrid renewable energy systems; fluid– structure interactions; experimental fluid dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

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