Sustainability

Sustainable Food and Diets: For Better Nutrition, Health and Environment

edited by

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable diets; nutrition; resource environment; food consumption patterns; food security; dietary supply systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)

Towards Sustainable Development Goals: Promoting Sustainable Development in Education through Digital Technologies

edited by Ana María Pinto-Llorente and Vanessa Izquierdo Álvarez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 565 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals (SDGs); education for sustainable development (ESD); educational technology; digital teaching and learning ecosystems (DTLE); equity in education; inclusiveness; adaptive and personalised learning; generative artificial intelligence (GenAI); educational robotics and computational thinking; virtual and augmented reality

Sustainable Development Promoted by Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (IoT): Models, Methods, and Applications

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submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 440 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; IoT; machine learning; sustainable development; energy modeling; smart cities; climate changes; intelligent agriculture; education science

Sustainable Development of the Tourism Economy

edited by

Tabita Adamov

,

Iancu Tiberiu

,

Gabriela Popescu

and

Ramona Mariana Ciolac

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism; sustainable development; economic and social implications; tourism products; tourism market

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

Smart Cities—toward Mitigating Climate Change, Preventing Soil Contamination and Improving Soil Treatment

edited by Maha Deeb, S. Perl Egendorf and Olivier Fouché-Grobla

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: sponge cities; purification; constructed soils; technosols; climate change mitigation; soil ecosytem servises; greenhouse gases; carbon storage; urban soil quality; stormwater management; nature-based solutions; green infrastructure; waste management; engineering soils; enhanced trees pits; urban planning; soil water retention

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

The Pros and Cons of Autonomous Vehicles (Ground, Aerial and Marine) on Wildlife Conservation

edited by

Iain J. Gordon

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV; wildlife; drones; census

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

Sustainable Management of Sewage Sludge Based on Recovery and Reuse Strategy: Ecological and Health Risks

edited by

Olga Anne

and

Malwina Tytła

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: sewage sludge recycling; reuse; hazardous pollutants; ecological risk; health impact; sustainable sludge management; sludge disposal; energy and nutrients recovery

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

Applications of Remote Sensing Technology in Agricultural Sustainable Development

edited by

Jaromir Krzyszczak

,

Renata Kuśmierek-Tomaszewska

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Przemysław Tkaczyk

and

Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; agriculture; sustainable development; precision farming; crop yield and quality prediction; irrigation management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)

Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Industry

edited by Jinhai Liu and Fuming Qu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable industry; process monitoring; fault diagnosis; preventive maintenance

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

Circular Economy Strategies for Urban Resource Management and Sustainable Growth

edited by

Farid Shirazi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; urban mining; governance; case studies; zero waste; extended producer responsibility

Sustainable Control and Management of Pollution from Solid Waste: New Technologies and Advancements for Waste Characterization and Processing

edited by

Riccardo Gasbarrone

and

Roberta Palmieri

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-friendly technologies; solid waste management; waste characterization; waste processing; sustainable development; pollution control; circular economy; waste utilization; resource recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)

Developing Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Telecommunication Systems

edited by Jose Carlos Marinello and Taufik Abrão

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: reconfigurable intelligent surfaces; resource allocation; energy efficiency maximization; precoding; decoding; antenna selection; non-terrestrial networks; terahertz communications; green wireless communication; 6G

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Water Pollution and Risk Assessment

edited by Chaonan Zhang,

Jixing Zou

and

Jinran Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: water pollution; human health; risk assessment; compound biological effects; interaction; investigation; data analysis; pollution treatment

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

Sustainable Energy Systems and Renewable Generation—Second Edition

edited by

Sean Loughney

and

Eduardo Blanco-Davis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy generation; sustainable energy; technology implementation; renewable application areas; cross- and multi-discipline sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Risk Assessment of Pollutants in the Environment and Their Impact on Human Health

edited by

Emanuele Cannizzaro

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutants; human health; pollutant risk assessment; levels and toxicity of organic; inorganic; and biological pollutants in water; analysis and treatment of water pollutants by carbon materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)

Leveraging AI in Industry 4.0: Overcoming Challenges and Seizing Opportunities for Sustainable Operations Management

edited by Marco Mosca and

Flavio Tonelli

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; artificial intelligence; Industry 4.0; operations management; IIOT; CPS; automation; robotics; digital transformation

Artificial Intelligence’s Contribution to the Circular Economy in the Transition to Industry 5.0 via Industry 4.0

edited by Seunga Venus Jin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; circular business models; algorithm-based decision making; digital transformation; sustainability; circular economy; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; sustainable development goals (SDG)

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

Oasis Agricultural Ecology and Sustainable Development and Utilization of Oasis Resources—2nd Edition

edited by Fenghua Zhang, Zhibo Cheng and Weichao Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: arid zone; oasis agriculture; resource utilization; sustainable development; ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Innovation and Sustainable Development of Remote Sensing Technology—2nd Edition

edited by

Xianju Li

and

Pan Zhu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; machine learning; land cover and land use; urbanization; ecological security; ecosystem service value

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

Evaluation of Landscape Ecology and Urban Ecosystems

edited by

Barbara Prus

,

Stanisław Bacior

and

Adam Senetra

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural landscapes; land management; land use/land cover; nature-based solutions; sight-aesthetic value; landscape valuation; underwater landscapes; soundscapes

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

Rethinking Supply Chain Sustainability: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives

edited by

Anass Cherrafi

, Abdelkabir Charkaoui and Khadija Echefaj

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain; sustainability; circular economy; digitalization; viability

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

Sustainable Materials and Technologies for Battery Manufacturing

edited by

Biyu Jin

, Qinghua Zhang and

Jinliang Zhu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-friendly materials; battery recycling; Li-ion batteries; Na-ion batteries; Li-air batteries; K-ion batteries; cathode materials; anode materials; solid-state electrolytes; green manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES 2024)

edited by

Oz Sahin

and

Russell Richards

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability comparisons and measurements; green economy and better governance; sustainable resilience of systems; environmental policy and management; energy policy; energy systems; renewable energy sources; waste and wastewater treatment; water– energy nexus; energy and water efficiency

Advances in Active Travel and Transportation Planning in Smart Cities: Past, Present and Future

edited by

Sunghoon Kim

and

Sehyun Tak

submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9725 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart mobility; shred mobility services; intelligent transportation systems; data science; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Management and Design of Renewable Power Systems

edited by

Hansang Lee

submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3687 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable generation; grid inertia with renewable energy; frequency regulation against RE output fluctuation; energy storage system

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

Challenges and Sustainable Trends in Development Economics

edited by

Roman Vavrek

submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3419 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability of developing countries; macroeconomic factors; microeconomic factors; sustainable domestic policies; sustainable international policies; market conditions

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

Optimization of Sustainable Transport Process Networks

edited by

Sadok Turki

submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2739 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; design and optimization of transport networks; smart city; sustainable logistics and delivery; transport carbon footprint; transport machine learning; optimal decisions in sustainable supply chains; manufacturing– transport– remanufacturing decisions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Consumer Behavior and Sustainable Consumption: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Chang-Hyun Jin

submission deadline 3 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4827 | Submission Open

Keywords: responsible consumption; consumption and sustainable development; consumption as a determinant of production; environmental consequences of the consumer society; consumer behavior in a digital environment; brand and production consumption; fair trade ethical marketing and management; consumer as a citizen; formation of consumers’ attitudes toward a social brand; consumer perception of CSR/CSV/ESG activity; sustainable food consumption; consumer behavior regarding ethical management and products; other topics and related issues

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

Technology-Enhanced and AI-Enhanced Learning for Sustainable Education: Innovations and Pathways

edited by

Stanislav Avsec

submission deadline 3 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1414 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable education; technology-enhanced learning; artificial intelligence-enhanced learning; educational innovation; high-performance digital ecosystems; accessibility and equity; ethical AI in education; personalized learning; emerging educational technologies.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)

The Built Environment and One Health: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by Milka Donchin

submission deadline 3 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthy urban planning; one health; health impact assessment; healthy cities; walkability; equity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)

Spatial Analysis for the Sustainable City

edited by

Sumeeta Srinivasan

and

Rebecca Shakespeare

submission deadline 5 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9450 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning; spatial analysis; spatial decision support systems; spatial indicators; geovisualization; sustainability assessment; spatial statistics; GIS (geographic information systems); sustainable development goals; qualitative GIS; big data; remote sensing

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

Low Carbon Energy and Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Hongguang Nie

and

Jinhua Xu

submission deadline 7 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1817 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; green energy policy; energy-consuming behaviour; sustainability; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Tourism

edited by

Won-seok Lee

submission deadline 9 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1078 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; climate change; smart tourism; tourism resource management; sustainable tourism

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

Sustainable Development Challenges and Future Trends of Water–Energy–Food Nexus

edited by Elena Maria Otazo Sánchez and Ramón Razo Zárate

submission deadline 9 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1066 | Submission Open

Keywords: WEF future trends and scenarios; evaluating the WEF nexus; energy demands related to water and food; water demands for energy and food; adaptation actions related to the WEF nexus; expanding the nexus to other resources; binary nexus; food security and agriculture; sustainable development goals (SDGs); social studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Energy Economics and Environmental Sustainability: The Development of Green Industry

edited by Ruipeng Tan and Mengmeng Xu

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5824 | Submission Open

Keywords: green industry development; energy economics; environmental policy; renewable energy viability; sustainable business models; resource management; social equity in green industries; regional case studies; technological innovation for sustainability; market dynamics in renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Urban Planning and Sustainable Land Use—2nd Edition

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submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5058 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning; land use; sustainable development; public policy analysis; urban vibrancy; big data; spatial optimization

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

Global Economies and Markets

edited by

Jaime Ortiz

, Yan Chen and

Haibo Wang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3276 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; inequality and poverty; growth and development; multinationals; climate change; sustainability

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

Biodiversity Management in Sustainable Landscapes

edited by

Francesco Lami

and

Serena Magagnoli

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3074 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; conservation biology; landscape ecology; land use change; ecosystem services; agroecology; invasive species

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

Decarbonization of Energy and Materials for Sustainable Development

edited by Yasukazu Kobayashi

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1251 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic; hydrogen; energy storage devices; recycling; wastewater treatment; membrane technology; healthcare applications; electronics; life cycle assessment; machine learning and AI for decarbonization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)

Biodiversity Indicators for Ecological and Sustainable Conservation in Forests

edited by

Francesco Parisi

and

Marco Ottaviano

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 509 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity indicators; deadwood; forest monitoring; forest heterogeneity; managed and unmanaged forests; tree-related microhabitat; old-growth forest

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Latest Advances and Prospects in Sustainable Waste Management

edited by Toru Matsumoto, Bimastyaji Surya Ramadan, He Xu and Hirofumi Nakayama

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: awareness-raising activities; circular economy; developing economic regions; environmental and health risks; innovative recycling methods; policy and regulatory measures; resource recovery; sustainable waste management; waste-to-energy; waste reduction and separation

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

Sustainable Impact and Systemic Change via Living Labs

edited by

Dimitri Schuurman

, Valentino Piana,

Abdolrasoul Habibipour

, Teemu Santonen and Sebastian Stefaniga

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: living labs; sustainability; grand societal challenges; co-creation; governance; real-life experimentation; quadruple helix; innovation management; impact; innovation ecosystems

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

Sustainable Innovations in Health Economics and Health Management: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Aviad Tur-Sinai

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable healthcare; health economics; health management; innovation; equity; accessibility; technology; public-private partnerships; climate change; social determinants of health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)

Sustainable Design and Planning for Urban Space

edited by

Zhenjiang Shen

and

Xiao Teng

submission deadline 11 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5772 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart habitat for humanity; smart planning technology; smart building; low-carbon construction technology; healthy cities; regional sustainable development; visualization technology; design and construction guidelines; smart and low-carbon construction technology; energy visualization management system

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

Sustainable Rural Resiliencies Challenges, Resistances and Pathways

edited by

Angel Paniagua Mazorra

submission deadline 11 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4712 | Submission Open

Keywords: resistance; rural; local; resiliences; spatial processes

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

Design of Sustainable Supply Chain and Transportation Service Mode

edited by

GuoJun Ji

submission deadline 11 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2313 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; smart logistics; transportation logistics service design; logistics management decisions; supply chain removes risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Prospect Assessment and Sustainable Management of Urban and Rural Groundwater Supply

edited by

Yaakov Anker

submission deadline 11 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 986 | Submission Open

Keywords: modelling; remote sensing; monitoring; best available practice; groundwater supply

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

Sustainable Tourism Development: Exploring Social and Economic Implications

edited by

Baiba Rivza

and

Diana Foris

submission deadline 12 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2450 | Submission Open

Keywords: responsible tourism; cultural heritage; ecotourism; stakeholder collaboration; tourism impact; destination management; green tourism; social equity; economic empowerment; economic implications; sustainable tourism; tourism development; social implications; environmental sustainability; community engagement

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

Accelerating Sustainable Innovation through ESG Integration: Driving Value Creation and Social Impact in Firms

edited by

Young-Chan Lee

and

Runhui Lin

submission deadline 12 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2236 | Submission Open

Keywords: ESG integration; sustainable innovation; value creation; social impact; stakeholder engagement; innovation processes; sustainability reporting; institutional factors; comparative analysis

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

Co-design and Social Innovation for Climate Neutrality

edited by Sabrina Bresciani and

Francesca Rizzo

submission deadline 13 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 584 | Submission Open

Keywords: design for transition; Social Innovation; service design; co-design; sustainable behavior indicators; citizens participation; cross-sector partnership; social impact

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

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