Sustainability

Products Design and Digitalization for Sustainable Innovation

edited by Pingfei Jiang and

submission deadline 13 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 298 | 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,

Cheng Chen

, Hendra Achiari and

Zhonghou Xu

submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2160 | 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

Wentao Yang

and Xiao Deng

submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2099 | 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

Eilish McLoughlin

submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1299 | 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

Qiyuan Liu

submission deadline 14 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 972 | 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

Ke Chen

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

edited by

Radu-Dănuț Săgeată

and

Remus Creţan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 19 articles | Viewed by 28728 | 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)

Innovative Technologies and Management Practices for Sustainable Development

edited by Sandro Carvalho and

Gilberto Santos

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 20091 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; technologies; product development; quality management; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Management, Digital Technologies, and Data Analytics for Green Environmental Management

edited by

Tehmina Khan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4722 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable management; digital technologies; data analytics; sustainability (social and environmental) reporting; environmental management; compliance

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

AI-Enhanced Sustainable Design and Planning for Housing and Indoor Environments

edited by

Wei-An Chen

,

Mingzhe Liu

and Yuan Gao

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3784 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable housing; indoor environmental quality (IEQ); artificial intelligence (AI); building performance optimization; occupant behavior modeling; smart energy systems; climate-responsive design; resilient built environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Emerging Pollutants, Atmospheric Processes, Urban Heat Islands and Integrated Environmental Observations: Advances in Remote Sensing and Analytical Techniques

edited by

Adrian Rosu

, Daniel-Eduard Constantin and

Mihaela Timofti

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3736 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutants; atmospheric dynamics; urban heat islands; remote sensing; DOAS; ACTRIS; advance laboratory techniques; environmental monitoring; integrated observations; sustainable development

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

Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture in the Face of Climate Change

edited by

Rafał Wawer

,

Grzegorz Siebielec

and

Agnieszka Klimkowicz-Pawlas

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation to climate change; sustainable agriculture; soil health; smart farming; climate change modelling

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

Cultural Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development

edited by

Francesca Di Turo

and

Giacomo Fiocco

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | 31 articles | Viewed by 130786 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation science; cultural heritage technologies; digital humanities; sustainable development

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

Rural Economy and Sustainable Community Development

edited by

Ilias A. Makris

,

Sotiris Apostolopoulos

and

Vasileios Giannopoulos

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19854 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural development; rural entrepreneurship and innovation; sustainable community development; energy efficiency; rural tourism; cyclical economy

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

Artificial Intelligence and IoT for the Sustainable Development

edited by

Farid Shirazi

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven solutions; AI-driven sustainable development goals; IoT applications in sustainability

Sustainable Food Quality and Food Processing

edited by

Mirabela Ioana Lupu

and

Florentina Matei

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; food quality; nutritional composition; functional properties; sensory characteristics; technological stability; innovative processing technologies; resource efficiency; by-product valorization; circular food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Green Agriculture: Sustainable Solutions for Crop Performance and Plant Growth

edited by

Marina Alfosea-Simón

,

Francisco Garcia-Sanchez

and Silvia Simón-Grao

submission deadline 17 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant physiology; sustainable agriculture; efficient water use; plant– environment interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

AI Innovations and Digital Transformation for Risk Assessment and Management in Sustainable Construction

edited by

Ung-Kyun Lee

and

Si Van-Tien Tran

submission deadline 18 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3138 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven risk management; digital twins in engineering; building information modeling (BIM); real-time monitoring; sustainable development; automated safety management; digital transformation; AI-driven decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Business Model Innovation, Circular Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development

edited by

Roope Husgafvel

submission deadline 18 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2734 | Submission Open

Keywords: business model innovation; circular bioeconomy; sustainable development; sustainability; circular economy; sustainable and circular business models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)

EARTH 2025—Experiences and Innovation for Sustainable Food and Tourism

edited by

Liviu Gaceu

, Ray F. Iunius,

Laura Cismaru

and

Simona Stan

submission deadline 18 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1667 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient food systems; food system innovation; circular economy in horeca; responsible tourism management; authentic travel experiences; consumer behavior for sustainable development; low-impact mobility solutions; artificial intelligence in tourism; innovation in hospitality; ethical marketing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Psychological Determinants of Sustainable Mobility Behaviors

edited by

Federica Biassoni

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4179 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; psychological determinants; transportation behavior; mobility behavior change; psychological barriers; behavioral interventions; psychological interventions; sustainable behavior promotion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Low Carbon and Sustainable Green Economy

edited by

Kuotai Cheng

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4113 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon; ESG; SDGs; sustainable green economy; green HRM; green employee behavior

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

Digital Technologies in the Strategic Management and Sustainable Development of Agribusiness

edited by

Antonio Domingos Padula

and Carlos Alberto Oliveira de Oliveira

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3014 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; precision agriculture; blockchain in agribusiness; artificial intelligence in farming; big data analytics in agriculture; sustainable agribusiness; IoT in agriculture; agri-food supply chain management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Soil and Water in the Age of Climate Change: Implications for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Karolina Furtak

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2427 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; climate change; soil water; water; agriculture; crops; irrigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Applications of Chemical Engineering in Environmental Protection and Remediation

edited by Patricia Balderas Hernández

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1037 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical engineering; cathodic protection; corrosion inhibitors; green chemistry; theoretical modeling; water; air and soil treatment; historical heritage; environmental chemistry; environmental remediation; sustainability

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

Indoor Comfort, Energy Efficiency and Solutions to Sustainable Built Environment

edited by António José Candeias Curado

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor comfort; energy efficiency; sustainable building design; building envelopes and faç ades; passive and active strategies; renewable energy integration; life-cycle assessment (LCA); zero-energy and zero-emission buildings

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

Next-Generation Wind Energy: Sustainable Design, Assessment, and Deployment

edited by

Quetzalcoatl Hernández-Escobedo

and

Jesus Alejandro Franco

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind resource assessment; wind farm optimization; wind turbine and blade design; techno-economic analysis of wind energy; levelized cost of energy (LCOE); sustainable energy systems; renewable energy financing; life-cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA); offshore and onshore wind power; smart grids and integration of wind energy

Financial Determinants of Investment Decisions in Sustainable Energy Systems Adoption

edited by

Agnieszka Strzelecka

, Danuta Zawadzka and Ewa Szafraniec-Siluta

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy systems; energy investment; investment decision-making; cost structures; financing constraints; investment profitability; financial risk; sustainable energy systems adoption; microeconomic analysis; firm-; household-; and farm-level decisions

Do Businesses Increase Their Value by Adopting Innovative Sustainability Practices?

edited by

Graham Gal

and Arion Cheong

submission deadline 21 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6492 | Submission Open

Keywords: ESG; AI; big data; sustainability; transparency; technology

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

Sustainable Urban Planning: A Gender Perspective

edited by Inés Sánchez de Madariaga

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2297 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender mainstreaming; care infrastructure; gender equality; redistribution; recognition; urban planning; transportation; housing; implementation; public space; feminist planning

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

Sustainable Livestock and Agricultural Production: Challenges and Perspectives

edited by

Patrícia Ferreira Ponciano Ferraz

,

Leonardo Conti

and

Daiane Cecchin

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; livestock production; food security; climate resilience; resource efficiency; animal welfare; greenhouse gas emissions; precision farming; circular economy; agroecology

Sustainable Risk Assessment and Coastal Vulnerability

edited by

Jorge Trindade

,

Fatima El Bchari

and José Leandro Barros

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal vulnerability; sustainable risk assessment; sea-level rise; coastal resilience and adaptation; geospatial technologies; integrated coastal zone management (ICZM)

Sustainable Educational Technologies and Improved Learning

edited by

Fezile Özdamlı

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable education; sustainable development goals; mobile learning; innovative learning environments; artificial intelligence

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

Sustainable Industries and Circular Economy

edited by

Foivos Psarommatis

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: circularity; sustainability; remanufacturing; information traceability; RUL; reuse; repurpose; lifecyle

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

Sustainable Nature-Based Tourism

edited by

Donatella Carboni

,

Sonia Malvica

,

Andreea Andra-Topârceanu

and

Florina Chitea

submission deadline 23 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1065 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecotourism; heritage; governance; marketing; interdisciplinarity; visitor experience; tourist policies

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

Sustainable Innovation, Business Models and Economic Performance

edited by

Mirela Cristea

,

Catalina Soriana Sitnikov

and

Noja Grațiela Georgiana

submission deadline 24 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2298 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable innovation; business models; circular economy; green technologies; corporate sustainability; value creation; sustainability measurement; strategic management; responsible growth

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

Advancing Sustainable Practices and Innovations Across Manufacturing Systems and Integrated Supply Chains for Resource Efficiency

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 24 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1044 | Submission Open

Keywords: operations management; sustainable manufacturing; resource efficiency; integrated supply chains; sustainable logistics; strategic operations management; Industry 4.0; artificial intelligence in operations; ISO management systems; operational performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Urban Rail Transit

edited by

Haodong Yin

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4650 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban rail transit; sustainability; passenger– freight mixed transportation; intelligent dispatching; energy-efficient train operation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Building a Sustainable Sharing Economy: Corporate Responsibility, Integration and Innovation

edited by

Dolores Gallardo Vázquez

, Beatriz Rosado-Cebrián and

Tânia Cristina Simões de Matos dos Santos

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable sharing economy; corporate social responsibility (CSR); circular business models; responsible innovation; stakeholder engagement; sustainable entrepreneurship; ESG strategies; collaborative consumption; business sustainability; digital transformation

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

Sustainable Management Practices in Supply Chains

edited by

Ping-Kuo Chen

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain management; green operations; circular economy; low-carbon logistics; responsible sourcing; stakeholder collaboration; data-driven governance; supply chain resilience; sustainable development goals (SDGs); environmental and social responsibility

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

Advanced Developments on Biomass, Bio-Based Materials and Biorefinery Towards Sustainable Bioeconomy

edited by

Carmen Bartolomé

and

Clara Jarauta-Córdoba

submission deadline 26 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2211 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; bioproducts; bioeconomy; biorefineries; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)

Alternative and Sustainable Marine Fuels for Air and Water Pollution Prevention and Mitigation

edited by

Sean Loughney

and

Eduardo Blanco-Davis

submission deadline 28 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2858 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative fuels; hydrogen; ammonia; carbon capture; emission reduction; sustainable energy systems; cross-disciplinary sustainability/applications; pollution mitigation/prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Waste Management and Recycling for Sustainability (2nd Edition)

edited by

Junjie Shi

,

Qing Zhao

and

Xingbang Wan

submission deadline 29 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 580 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; metallurgy processes; urban minerals; phase diagram; thermodynamics; CCUS

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

Sustainable Construction Materials and Technological Innovation

edited by Jonathan E. Oti

submission deadline 29 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; technological innovation; smart materials; energy efficiency; waste reduction; green building practices; resource efficiency; eco-friendly materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainability Challenges: Recovery and Valorization of Food Wastes and New Ingredients and Foods Development

edited by

Alessandra De Bruno

,

Antonio Gattuso

and

Federica Flamminii

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 43772 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; sustainable management of food waste; valorisation of food waste; new foods; food waste recycling; technologies for food waste recovery; food sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Organizational Adaptation: Nurturing Ecosystems for Innovation and Resilience

edited by Okechukwu Lawerence Emeagwali

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 34419 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation ecosystems; ecosystem innovation; ecosystem management; business ecosystems; innovation ecosystem management; strategic adaptability; sustainable adaptation; complex adaptive systems; organizational resilience; open innovation; value networks; absorptive capacity; co-innovation

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

Circularity, Innovation, and Optimisation in Sustainable Supply Chains

edited by

James O. B. Rotimi

, Esther Oluwadamilola Olufemi Rotimi and Olamide Shittu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 30315 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; optimization; supply chain; sustainability; circular economy

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

AI Solutions for Improving Sustainability in Water Resource Management

edited by

Hossein Bonakdari

,

Bahram Gharabaghi

and

Silvio José Gumiere

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 27971 | Submission Open

Keywords: time series; watershed; artificial intelligence; stochastic methods; hydrology; sustainability; hydrological processes; real-time prediction; optimization algorithms; predictive modelling; water balance; environmental sustainability; water demand; meteorological variables; water quantity and quality; watershed variables

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

Socially Sustainable Urban and Architectural Design

edited by

Reza Askarizad

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 24203 | Submission Open

Keywords: socially sustainable built environment; social interaction in public spaces; urban morphology; space syntax; socio-spatial inequality; pedestrian behavior; wayfinding and spatial cognition; mental well-being; social sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Application of Data-Driven in Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain

edited by

Wen Jiang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 22597 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable logistic; sustainable inventory management; logistics route optimization; data-driven technology; operation management and optimization; sustainable supply chain; supply chain coordination; sustainable supply chain network design; supply chain visualization; carbon emission reduction strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

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