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Sustainability Management Strategies and Practices—2nd Edition submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 86736 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental sustainability; economical sustainability; social sustainability; sustainable supply chain management; business models for sustainable supply chains; governance and sustainability; sustainability assessment and policies; multiple-criteria decision-making; soft computing on production; manufacturing; and logistics; supply chain operations for a circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Advancing Sustainable Building Practices: Integrating Green Materials, Healthy Structures, and AI-Driven Solutions submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16439 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable building; green material; healthy structure; comfort environment; artificial intelligence; machine learning; environmental impact; smart buildings; energy efficiency; indoor air quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
The Synthesis of Low-Carbon New Materials and Their Application in Green Design
edited by Yanchen Li, Chenglong Zhang, Yanhong Jia and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9030 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-carbon composite materials; mechanism analysis; green design; sustainable design concept
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Sustainability in Hydrology and Water Resources Management
edited by , Heyang Sun and Xu Yang
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7249 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable hydrology; water resources management; climate change adaptation; hydrological modeling and prediction; ecohydrology and aquatic ecosystems; greenhouse gases; drought and flood risk assessment; remote sensing and AI applications; resilience and adaptive water management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Transportation Systems Design and Management
edited by , Yuanke Wu, Yi Jin and Yulin Jin
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6200 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transportation development; operation management; intelligent maintenance; safety and security; energy conservation; system design; digital transformation; digital innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Fuel, Carbon Emission and Sustainable Green Energy submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4981 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; renewable energy; sustainable fuels; carbon emissions; climate change; energy efficiency; green energy; carbon sequestration; energy decentralization; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Smart and Sustainable Solutions for Landslide and Landslide Dam Risks in a Changing Climate
edited by , Qiujie Meng and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1976 | Submission Open
Keywords: landslide early warning; AI in geohazards; sustainable mitigation; climate adaptation; digital twin; bioengineering; IoT monitoring; landslide dam breaching; risk governance; sdgs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Safeguarding Geological Heritage: Remote Sensing and Innovations in Sustainable Disaster Prevention
edited by , Joanna Fidelus-Orzechowska and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open
Keywords: geological heritage protection; remote sensing; sustainable disaster prevention; geomorphological processes and risks; risk assessment and mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Energy Economics from a Sustainable Development Perspective
edited by Wanhai You, Shijing Nan and Yawei Guo
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy transition; industrial structure transition; sustainable development; energy efficiency; circular economics; energy finance; renewable energy; economic complexity
Wastewater Treatment, Water Pollution, and Sustainable Water Resources
edited by Claudete Gindri and Dison S. P. Franco
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular water management; wastewater treatment; emerging contaminants; water– energy– food nexus; bioremediation; artificial intelligence; life cycle assessment; water governance; resource recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Membrane Technology at the Forefront of Sustainable Water Treatment, Resource Recovery, and Environmental Management
edited by
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open
Keywords: membrane technology; sustainable water treatment; energy-efficient desalination; resource recovery; wastewater treatment; circular economy; photothermal membranes; membrane distillation (MD); hybrid membrane systems; life cycle assessment (LCA)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Volcanic Disaster Prevention and Sustainable Risk Management
edited by
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: volcanic hazard assessment; disaster risk reduction; societal resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management: Challenges, Innovations, and Resource Recovery submission deadline 2 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3764 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste management; sustainable development; nutrient and energy recovery; landfill; sustainable resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Energy Transition for Sustainability: Building a Renewable, Low-Carbon Future
edited by , Sylvia Meimaridou Rola and
submission deadline 2 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 988 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric mobility; energy policy; energy poverty; energy transition; just energy transition; low-carbon development; renewable energy; smart grids; smart metering; sustainable development goals (SDGs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Construction Materials: Innovations in Cement and Concrete for a Resilient Infrastructure
edited by , Arslan Akbar and
submission deadline 2 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 663 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable construction materials; low-carbon concrete; recycled materials; sustainable pozzolans; alternative binders; fibers; life cycle assessment; 3D concrete printing; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Governance, Innovation and Eco-Friendly Regional Energy Transitions
edited by Florian Weber and
submission deadline 3 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 741 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy transitions; multi-level governance; regional and local scale; sustainable energy paths
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Green Building: CO2 Emissions in the Construction Industry
edited by Jindao Chen, and
submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7748 | Submission Open
Keywords: green building; carbon emissions; construction industry; sustainable construction; low carbon construction; green building materials; lean construction  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Advanced Technologies and Collaborative Approaches for Sustainable Engineering and Industrial Systems
edited by , Zilda De Castro Silveira and Leonel Patrício
submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4523 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental sustainability; circular economy; Industry 4.0; collaborative networks; digital twins; industrial resilience; green technologies; sustainable design; resilient systems; advanced manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Education
edited by
submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 522 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence in education; sustainable learning; flipped classroom; pedagogical innovation; lifelong learning ecosystems; immersive learning technologies; educational technology governance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Smart Transport Based on Sustainable Transport Development
edited by and
submission deadline 6 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10466 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart transport; sustainable transportation; green transport technologies; intelligent transport systems; green logistics; connected and autonomous vehicles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Research on Heat Transfer and Sustainable Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 6 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 709 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer; sustainable energy systems; energy efficiency; waste heat recovery; renewable energy; thermal energy storage; heat flux measurement; advanced thermal management; green energy technologies; thermal system optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Air Pollution and Sustainability
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submission deadline 8 Sep 2026 | 16 articles | Viewed by 28632 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution and health; air pollution control policies and regulations; circular economy; disparities in air pollution exposure; environmental sustainability; indoor air pollution; sustainable consumption and production; social inequalities; sustainable cities; sustainable urban planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Water Sustainability: Innovative and Sustainable Technologies for Wastewater Pollution Control in the Context of the Circular Economy
edited by , and María Cristina López‐Méndez
submission deadline 8 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 18517 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urban and rural development; wastewater treatment; nature-based solutions; sustainable agriculture; aquaponics and aquaculture; renewable energy; soil bioremediation; eco-engineering; use of artificial intelligence wastewater; sustainability assessment; biodiversity; wetlands
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Risk Management and Resilient Infrastructure
edited by , , and Jae-Wook Jung
submission deadline 9 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1174 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable infrastructure; risk; seismic risk; climate-induced hazards; multi-hazard; probabilistic risk assessment; fragility analysis; disaster risk reduction; structural safety; resilience metrics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Sustainable Waste Utilisation and Biomass Energy Production
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submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19833 | Submission Open
Keywords: biofuels; bioenergy; waste-to-energy roadmaps; biohydrogen; biomethane; agrobiomass; forest biomass; biorefineries; decision support tools
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Sustainable Disaster Risk Management and Urban Resilience
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submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17445 | Submission Open
Keywords: risk; disaster; resilience; vulnerability; early warning; emergency response
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Sustainable Development of Organization Performance for Economic and Business Aspects
edited by and Cheng-Feng Wu
submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16585 | Submission Open
Keywords: organizational sustainability; performance sustainability; ESG; corporate evaluation; sustainable business model; green enterprise; corporate governance; sustainable supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Climate Change and Sustainable Agricultural System
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submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16329 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agricultural production systems; soil; air; and water pollution from agriculture; climate mitigation technologies and agricultural practices; management of forest lands to minimize GHG emissions and increase carbon sequestration; soil health; carbon sequestration and GHG emissions in agriculture; land management systems for agriculture and biodiversity; recycling of drainage water for agriculture; innovations in irrigation systems for rice and other crops of future innovative policies to implement technologies for mitigating climate change and pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Building and Infrastructure Engineering: Sustainable Utilization of Innovative Eco-Efficient Materials—2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14485 | Submission Open
Keywords: eco-efficient concrete; eco-efficient geomaterials; circular construction; life cycle assessment; waste recycling; low-carbon materials; resource conservation; green construction; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Climate Change, Hydrological Uncertainty and Sustainable Water Management
edited by Ghazi Ali Al-Rawas
submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7578 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; hydrological uncertainty; water resources management; extreme events; resilience; hydrological modeling; water governance; sustainable water management; integrated water resources management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Hydrogen Production and Storage
edited by
submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1208 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable hydrogen production; hydrogen storage technology; low-carbon energy system; water electrolysis; high-pressure gaseous hydrogen storage; solid-state hydrogen storage; techno-economic assessment
Harnessing Big Data for Sustainable Development: A Pathway to Greener Futures
edited by , Amelia Bădică and
submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 668 | Submission Open
Keywords: big data; sustainable development; environmental analytics; smart cities; renewable energy; climate change; resource management; intelligent transportation; efficient marketing
Sustainable Air Transport Operations and Planning: Digital Twin Pathways to Net-Zero Aviation
edited by , Christina Latsou and
submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twin-enabled aviation systems; digital models and digital shadows; net-zero aviation and air system sustainability; smart and sustainable air transport operations; predictive and autonomous maintenance; AI; CPS; and IoT integration in aviation; data-driven fleet and route optimisation; lifecycle carbon and energy performance assessment; sustainable MRO and infrastructure resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Tourism and Tourism Destination Management
edited by Larbi Safaa
submission deadline 11 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 2280 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable tourism; destination management; territorial resilience; tourism governance; sustainable innovations; place branding; ecological footprint; community participation; tourism planning; circular economy
Advancing Innovation in Sustainable Treatment of Water and Wastewater submission deadline 11 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 823 | Submission Open
Keywords: water treatment; innovation; wastewater; water supply; water saving; wastewater reuse
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Green Innovation, Circular Economy and Sustainability Transition
edited by
submission deadline 12 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10519 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; sustainability science; sustainable development goals; understanding and changing values; innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Fresh Produce Processing and By-Products Utilization
edited by , Yuanyuan Hou and Yating Zhao
submission deadline 12 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 543 | Submission Open
Keywords: processing of fruits and vegetables; by-products utilization; preservation of fruits and vegetables; bioactive composition; non-thermal techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Smart Technologies Toward Sustainable Eco-Friendly Industry submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21453 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; FMEA; LCA; prospective LCA; patent analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Urban Designs to Enhance Human Health and Well-Being
edited by , and Pai Liu
submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12816 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; health and well-being; urban design and planning; landscape architecture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
New Solutions for Sustainable Mobility Infrastructures and Grid Integration submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5361 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable mobility; e-mobility; charging infrastructure; hydrogen mobility; hybrid microgrids; smart charging; V2G; V2X; wireless power transfer; battery swapping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Solar Energy: Thermal and Photovoltaic Uses
edited by , Salvador Gil and Víctor José Passamai
submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 905 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; solar; thermal; photovoltaic; efficiency; hybrid; renewable; greenhouse gases; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Driving Sustainability in Civil and Environmental Engineering Through Machine Learning Innovations submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 787 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; sustainable materials; resilient infrastructure; environmental modeling; artificial intelligence; smart cities; climate change; big data analytics; life cycle assessment; predictive maintenance; environmental engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Applications of Sustainable Materials in Structural Engineering for Built Environment Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 496 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative materials; structural engineering; reinforced concrete; anti-corrosion systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Products Design and Digitalization for Sustainable Innovation
edited by Pingfei Jiang and
submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open
Keywords: product design; sustainable innovation; artificial intelligence in design for sustainable product design; early-stage design; design for sustainability; digital design tools; circular economy; lifecycle assessment; sustainable product development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)
Sustainable Risk Assessment: Hazard Monitoring, Forecasting, and Mitigation
edited by N.A.K. Nandasena, , Hendra Achiari and
submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2162 | Submission Open
Keywords: tsunami; storm; numerical modeling; experiments; field observation; ecosystems; prediction; mitigation; assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Sustainable Risk Assessment and Remediation of Soil Pollution
edited by and Xiao Deng
submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2102 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural soil contamination; agricultural sustainability; heavy metals; emerging contaminants; fate; ecotoxicological effects; green remediation technologies; health risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Digital Learning and Sustainable STEAM Education
edited by
submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1302 | Submission Open
Keywords: digitial learning; digital competence; STEAM education; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Heavy Metal Pollution and Remediation: Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Future
edited by
submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 976 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metal; sources; fate; and transport; ecotoxicology and risk assessment; green and sustainable remediation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil Conservation and Sustainability)
Advancing Sustainable Construction Through BIM Adoption: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities
edited by
submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open
Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); sustainable construction; construction management; life cycle assessment (LCA); digital innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Current Challenges in Sustainable Urban, Rural and Regional Development submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 19 articles | Viewed by 28881 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban and rural development; territorial planning; land use sustainability; political and administrative decisions; development policies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
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