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Sustainable Water Management in the Face of Climate Change and Water Scarcity

edited by Theodoros Giakoumis

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water management; climate change; water scarcity; integrated water resources management (IWRM); hydrological modelling; decision support tools; sustainable development goals (SDGs); freshwater systems; water policy and governance; infrastructure

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

Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Transformation (DT) to Sustainable Engineering Project Management

edited by

Eul-Bum Lee

and

So-Won Choi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitization; digital transformation; digital twin; BIM; AWP; MRO; AI; big data; NLP; machine learning

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

Enhancing Sustainability through Power System Flexibility, Smart Grids, and Energy Digitalization

edited by

Mikaeel Ahmadi

and Atsushi Yona

submission deadline 25 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; power system flexibility; sustainability; energy digitalization; SDGs; energy management; electrical vehicle; renewable energy; sustainable transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Post-COVID-19-Pandemic Climate Change and Sustainable Tourism Management

edited by

Kaitano Dube

submission deadline 26 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 668 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; post-COVID-19-pandemic development; climate change adaptation; eco-tourism; ESG in tourism and aviation tourism; renewable energy in tourism; sustainable development goals (SDGs); tourism certification; tourism technology; biodiversity conservation; climate education in tourism

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

Toward Sustainable Multifunctional Coatings: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mariateresa Lettieri

and

Angela Longo

submission deadline 26 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface treatments; smart materials; green polymers; bio-based materials; clean production; waste recycling; packaging; solar panel applications; surface characterization; durability

Research on Sustainable Transportation and Urban Traffic—2nd Edition

edited by

Vincenzo Gallelli

and

Rosolino Vaiana

submission deadline 27 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2382 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable road transport; traffic flow modeling; smart cities; smart roads; innovative public transport solutions; transportation; intelligent transportation systems; fuel consumption and emissions; safety of vulnerable road users; urban intersection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Management of Energy and Environment Based on Life Cycle Assessment

edited by Ben Kolosz and Martin Taylor

submission deadline 27 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1711 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon dioxide removal; life cycle assessment; techno-economic assessment; net removed cost; avoided emissions

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

Sustainable Intelligent Transportation: Cooperative Systems and Vehicle Automation

edited by Jia Hu,

Haoran Wang

and

Jintao Lai

submission deadline 27 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 967 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation; cooperative system; vehicle automation; driver assistance; eco-driving; energy management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Building Resilience and Sustainable Societies: The Intersection of Digital Technologies, Cyber Resilience, and Sustainable Development

edited by

Ka Ching Chan

Ranga Chimhundu

and Sanjib Tiwari

submission deadline 27 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber resilience; sustainable development; digital transformation; digital technology; sustainable economic models; ESG (environmental; social; and governance); cyber resilience for small and medium-sized companies

Sustainable Employment: Occupational Environment Exposure and Its Effects on Workers' Health

edited by Simone De Sio

submission deadline 28 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2313 | Submission Open

Keywords: occupational environment exposure; risk factors; health of workers

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

Sustainable Inspiration of Flexible Education—Second Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2238 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible learning; sustainable education; online learning; blended learning; technology-mediated learning; open education

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

Adaptive Response and Mechanism of Crops to Abiotic Stresses—2nd Edition

edited by

Fanrong Zeng

Imran Haider Shamsi

and Xin Huang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1654 | Submission Open

Keywords: drought; waterlogging; cold; heat; salinity; heavy metals; nutrient deficiency; soil acidification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Design and Management of Sustainable Products, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Yoshiki Shimomura

and

Shigeru Hosono

submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; sustainable product design; design for sustainability; product– service systems; manufacturing systems; servitization; smart technology and cyber-physical systems; socio-technical system design; sustainable system innovation; well-being

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

Sustainable Smart Cities and Societies Using Emerging Technologies

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 22 articles | Viewed by 95635 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS mapping; smart classrooms; smart agriculture; smart industries; smart parking; smart healthcare; smart drainage system; smart waste management; sustainable urban development; virtual reality; trust management; artificial intelligence; security; privacy

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

Sustainability and Financial Performance Relationship

edited by

Luís Miguel Pacheco

and

Mónica Azevedo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 63656 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; financial performance; ESG; sustainable development; corporate social responsibility (CSR); green initiatives; firm value

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

The Sustainability of Agricultural Soils

edited by

Jose Navarro Pedreño

and

Manuel Miguel Jordan-Vidal

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 24831 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon sequestration; economy and sustainable soil management; local communities and subsistence; food and fiber production; organic matter; plough and tillage management; pollution control; soil erosion; soil rehabilitation; waste management; technosols

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Advances in Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

edited by

Muhammad Usman

and

Yasir Hamid

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 24760 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; wastewater reuse; wastewater monitoring; sustainable agriculture; emerging contaminants; environmental remediation; resource recovery

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

Heritage, Cultural Tourism and Sustainability: Meaningful Travel for a Green Planet

edited by

Marek Nowacki

and

Yash Chawla

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 22522 | Submission Open

Keywords: heritage tourism; cultural tourism; slow tourism; ethical tourism; heritage interpretation; green destinations

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

Development Trends of Sustainable Mobility

edited by

Leonardo Caggiani

and

Luigi Pio Prencipe

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 22294 | Submission Open

Keywords: Mobility as a Service (MaaS); shared mobility; sustainable mobility; micromobility; large-scale electric vehicles adoption; autonomous vehicles; public transport promotion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Agriculture, Land and Farm Management

edited by

Kęstutis Venslauskas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17853 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural biomass; biomass; soil management; farm energy balance; life cycle assessment; techno-economic assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Design for Sustainability in the Minerals Sector

edited by

Kwame Awuah-Offei

and

Que Sisi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17537 | Submission Open

Keywords: design for sustainability; mining and metals; community engagement; circular economy; social license to operate; mine design and planning; project evaluation; permitting

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

Moving beyond Sustainable Tourism Rediscovery through Regenerative Travel

edited by

Umer Zaman

Stuart J. Barnes

and

Jerome Agrusa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16973 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenerative travel; purposeful travel; responsible travel; green mapping; eco-conscious travel; carbon neutral travel; net-zero travel; resilient tourism; UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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

Transport Safety

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13710 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Digital Economy and Sustainable Development

edited by

Weixin Yang

and Yunpeng Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 13445 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital economy; sustainable development; digital technologies; artificial intelligence; digital divide; digital inclusion; digital transformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Green Logistics and Intelligent Transportation

edited by Feifeng Zheng and

Ming Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13038 | Submission Open

Keywords: scheduling optimization; green logistics; intelligent transportation; heuristic algorithm; machine learning; game theory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Biosustainability and Waste Valorization

edited by

Maria Nazaré Coelho Marques Pinheiro

and

Lyudmyla Symochko

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12730 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioproducts valorization; waste valorization; bioresources; sustainability; food security; ecosystem management

Toxic Metal Remediation: Recent Advances in the Development of a Green and Sustainable Environment

edited by

Jia Wen

and

Xiaofei Tan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12505 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxic metals; distribution; transportation; and transformation; enrichment and bioavailability; functional materials; remediation technologies; soil and water systems; risk assessment

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

Circular Economy in the Construction Sector

edited by

Anibal C. Maury-Ramirez

and

Nele De Belie

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11745 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; recycled aggregates; alternative cementitious materials; nanomaterials; recycled wood; recycled polymers; recycled glass; paints; coatings; LCA; S-LCA; sustainable construction; construction certifications; building rehabilitation; circular economy; urban metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Recycling Biomass for Agriculture and Bioenergy Production

edited by

Md. Abdul Kader

Shamim Mia

and

Zakaria Solaiman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11582 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; composting; vermicomposting; biochar; livestock waste; manure; green manure; crop residue; soil amendments; biofuel; biogas; bio-slurry; pyrolysis; plant biomass; bioenergy; microbial and algal biomass; municipal solid waste; thermochemical conversion; biomass briquettes; hydrotreating; gasification

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

Intelligent Information Systems and Operations Management

edited by

Harris Wu

, Nengmin Wang and Qidong He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11442 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable computing; intelligent information systems; sustainable operations management; sustainable supply chain; closed-loop supply chain; green innovation; green manufacturing; corporate social responsibility; big data; artificial intelligence; life cycle analysis

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

Achieving Carbon Neutrality: Recent Progress of Sustainable Energy Economic, Energy Policy and Energy Transition

edited by

Andrew John Chapman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11251 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; energy economics; carbon neutrality; energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced Control Techniques for Renewable Energy Systems and Power Electronics Volume II

edited by

Mohamed Abdelrahem

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10982 | Submission Open

Keywords: control systems; wind energy; photovoltaic; wave energy; power electronics; robust control; fault ride through

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Architecture, Urban Space and Heritage in the Digital Age

edited by

Mohamed Gamal Abdelmonem

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9932 | Submission Open

Keywords: Architectural history and theory; Historic cities; urban design and regeneration; community and spatial memory; intangible heritage; digital technology; climate change

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

Financial Market Regulation and Sustainable Development

edited by

Erdinç Akyildirim

and

Ahmet Faruk Aysan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9668 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable devolopment; financial markets; environmental sustainability; corporate social responsibility; fintech; blockchain; greenfunds; political economy; macroeconomics; alternative financing

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

Resource Price Fluctuations and Sustainable Growth

edited by

Hua Wang

George Halkos

and

Shi Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8238 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural resource economics; resource price fluctuations; resource curse; environmental impacts; sustainable growth; environmental economics; resource policy; green economy

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

Tourism and Sustainable Development Goals

edited by Kostas Alexandris,

Olga Polyakova

and Adele Doran

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7639 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; sustainable development goals; niche tourism; sustainable destinations; sustainable events

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

Energy Consumption Control and Environmental Pollution Treatment in Sustainability

edited by

Tao Sun

, Xiuyan Han and Xiaorui Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7291 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; energy consumption; energy saving; renewable energy; carbon emission; environmental pollution treatment; environmental quality; environmental management

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

Improving Governance of Tenure: Progress in Policy and Practice

edited by

Louisa J.M. Jansen

and

Patrick P. Kalas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7187 | Submission Open

Keywords: tenure governance; Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT); legitimate tenure rights; customary tenure systems; multi-stakeholder partnerships; system-wide capacity development; sustainable and resilient food systems; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); monitoring; pathways of change

Diffuse Contamination of the Environment — From Heavy Metals to Microplastics

edited by

Nicholas D. Kim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6965 | Submission Open

Keywords: diffuse contamination; heavy metals; xenobiotic substances; emerging contaminants; microplastics; chemical contaminants; science and public policy

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

Sustainable Consumption and Circular Economy

edited by

Laura Šalčiuviené

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6857 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; internet; psychological factors influencing morally questionable behaviour; ethical attitudes; ethical behaviour

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Planning and Optimization of Sustainable Transportation in Smart Cities

edited by

Christina Iliopoulou

and

Konstantinos Kepaptsoglou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6790 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport systems; transportation networks; optimization; routing; electromobility; sustainable transportation; intelligent transportation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Land-Use Management and Environmental Performance considering Spatial and Temporal Impacts

edited by

Min Zhou

and

Bing Kuang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6310 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable land-use and management; environmental performance; the harmony of the human– land system; sustainable development

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

Fast-Growing, Bio-Based Construction Materials as Key Drivers to a Net-Zero-Carbon Built Environment

edited by

Edwin Zea Escamilla

and

Francesco Pittau

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6079 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction; regenerative materials; bamboo; hemp; straw; bio-economy; circularity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainability in Civil and Environmental Engineering

edited by

Byungik Chang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5686 | Submission Open

Keywords: LEED; renewable energy; net zero; sustainable development; sustainable energy system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainability of Rural Areas and Agriculture under Uncertainties

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5666 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability of rural systems; sustainable agricultural industries; natural disasters; social challenges; food and fibre production; innovations

Advances in Smart Buildings, Energy Storage, and Sustainable Energy Engineering

edited by

Huangjie Gong

and

Dan M. Ionel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5384 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy modelling; home energy management; smart building; net zero energy building; vehicle-to-grid (V2G); vehicle-to-home (V2H)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

New Horizons: The Future of Sustainable Islands

edited by

Lei Yu

Aifeng Tao

Ran Guo

, John Telesford and

Yuncheng Deng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5295 | Submission Open

Keywords: island governance; island laboratories; development; security; and uncertainty; resilience and vulnerability; climate change; globalization; law and development; environment; resources; and sustainable utilization; blue economy and strategic plan; island and the Anthropocene

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

Strategic Enterprise Management and Sustainable Economic Development

edited by Maria-Eleni K. Agoraki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5218 | Submission Open

Keywords: strategic enterprise management; sustainable economic development; sustainability; innovation; entrepreneurship; corporate governance; performance; strategy model; efficiency

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

The New Trends in Consumer Behavior and Business Sustainability: From Customer Satisfaction to Businesses Performance

edited by

Diogo Cunha Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4575 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer behavior; customer satisfaction; business sustainability; business performance

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

Natural Quality, Environmental Resources and Global Value Chain

edited by

Shuhong Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4499 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural quality; environmental resources; global value chain; biodiversity loss; green technology

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

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