Sustainability

Pedagogical Models for Sustainable Education: Exploring the Importance of Emotional Intelligence, Resilience, and Motivation

edited by

José Antonio Prieto-Saborit

and David Méndez-Alonso

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2038 | Submission Open

Keywords: active pedagogies; projects; cooperative learning; motivation; emotional intelligence; sustainable education; equity; inclusive education

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

Community Engaged Nature-Based Solutions for Stewardship and Water Security

edited by

Kristian L. Dubrawski

,

Maleea Acker

and

Ludwig Paul Cabling

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1990 | Submission Open

Keywords: Nature-based solutions; citizen-science; community-engaged NbS; blue-green infrastructure; science communications; storytelling; creative geographies; community-engaged research; stormwater management; environmental stewardship and education

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

Environmental Governance and Environmental Responsibility Research

edited by Ding Li, Ziran Li and

Guoxiang Li

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1886 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental decentralization; government responsibility; and high-quality development; government behavior; environmental strategies; and environmental performance; environmental protection system and enterprise environmental protection behavior; environmental responsibility and pollution reduction; green innovation; pollution; and carbon reduction; enterprise digital transformation and green development; green consumption; product selection; and environmental governance; consumption mode choice and industrial green transformation; harmonious coexistence between humans and nature

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

Sustainability in the Development of Renewable Energy Technologies and Thermal Engineering

edited by Jesús Castro

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1475 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy system; renewable energy technology; energy economics; thermal engineering of res; thermal engineering of the integration of res with energy storage systems; innovative manufacturing methods for res components; industrial energy case studies; energetic optimization; thermal management control strategy; capex and opex reduction; levelized cost of energy (LCOE) calculations; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Agritourism and Sustainability: Improving Resilience and Antifragility of Rural Areas

edited by

Salvatore Ammirato

,

Alberto Michele Felicetti

and

Roberto Linzalone

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 524 | Submission Open

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

Ecosystemic Services and Landscape Perspectives on Sustainable Urban Forest Planning

edited by

Roberto Moreno-García

,

Carmen Galan

and

José M. Cansino

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban forest; neutral cities; sustainability; environmental services; urban management

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

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for Sustainable Development of Emerging Technologies and Industries

edited by

Kevin Graham Harding

submission deadline 1 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable development; emerging technologies; industries; environmental impacts; decision making; resource efficiency; climate resilience

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

Applications of Sustainable and Emerging Construction Materials in Civil Engineering

edited by

Sami Tabsh

submission deadline 2 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; fiber-reinforced polymers; engineered cementitious composites; recycled materials; geopolymers; high performance materials; durability; engineered wood; emerging materials; nanomaterials; repair; strengthening; structural fire engineering; 3D printing; resilient structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Total Quality Management and Lean Manufacturing: A Total Sustainability Management Framework

edited by

Michel J. Leseure

submission deadline 3 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: operations; supply chain; trade-off; reversing environmental issues; total quality management; lean; theory of constraints; zero impact

Smart Construction Technologies and Construction Materials for Sustainable Building

edited by

Gwang-Hee Kim

and

Donghoon Lee

submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2828 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart construction technology; sustainable material; innovative construction technology and material; robotic technology for construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Agriculture: Cultivation and Breeding of Crops

edited by

Glauco Vieira Miranda

submission deadline 5 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1779 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant breeding; cultivar selection; abiotic stress; sustainability; crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Transportation

edited by

Ye Li

,

Dominique Gruyer

and

Meiting Tu

submission deadline 6 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 907 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainable transportation; shared mobility; electric vehicles; smart mobility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Digital Transformation of Supply Chain Innovation

edited by

Himanshu Shee

,

Omid Ameri Sianaki

and Tharaka De Vass

submission deadline 7 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital supply chain management; supply chain innovation; sustainable operations; Industry 4.0; SCM 4.0; emerging technology adoption; circular economy

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

Renewable Energy Communities: Smart Solutions and the Management of Distributed Energy Sources for the Optimization of Shared Energy

edited by

Elisa Belloni

submission deadline 8 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy community; optimization techniques; electric loads; photovoltaics; storage; machine learning; sustainable buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Maple Syrup and Sugar Crops: Market and Climate Challenges and Potential Pathways for Sustainable Development

edited by Qingbin Wang

submission deadline 9 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: maple syrup; sugar crop; sugarcane; sugar beet; sustainable agriculture; agricultural trade; climate change; producer education; food product development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Exploration of Marine Geological Resources and Geological Technology

edited by

Yang Wu

,

Norimasa Yoshimoto

and Rongtao Yan

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12291 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine and offshore renewable energy; mechanical behavior of marine sediment; gas hydrate production; wind turbine; marine resource exploitation; marine hazard; new marine geological technology; ocean mining; offshore foundation engineering; coastal disasters reduction technology

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

Sustainable Disaster Risk Management and Urban Resilience

edited by

Jaime Santos-Reyes

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1590 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk; disaster; resilience; vulnerability; early warning; emergency response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)

Carbon Neutrality and Green Development

edited by

Shihong Zeng

and

Qiao Peng

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 730 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality goals; green development; carbon finance; economic transformation; energy structure; carbon information disclosure

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

Plants and Habitats in Changing World: New Data for Climate Change Interpretation and Sustainable Management

edited by Giacomo Mei and Vedran Šegota

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: floristic update; alien species; invasive species; bryophytes; biodiversity assessment; biodiversity measurement; habitats

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

Sustainable Rural Development Practices and Results: Learnings and Results from Policies and Initiatives—2nd Edition

edited by

Francisco Navarro Valverde

,

Eugenio Cejudo García

and

Marilena Labianca

submission deadline 13 Mar 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10478 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural depopulation; social innovation in rural areas; territorial quality marks of food; learnings from the implementation of the LEADER approach; multifunctionality of rural landscapes; successful and failed initiatives; rural governance; networks of actors in rural development; youth and gender perspectives; impacts and added value of rural development initiatives

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

Sustainable Transportation Engineering and Mobility Safety Management

edited by

Fabio Borghetti

and Giovanni Calabrò

submission deadline 13 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation planning; sustainable mobility; public transport; transportation decarbonization; transportation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Research on Food Science and Food Technology

edited by

Giurgiulescu Liviu

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9734 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food system; food wastes; carbon print; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Integrating Tourism Development into Urban Planning

edited by

Serafeim Polyzos

and

Thomas Krabokoukis

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6900 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism development; urban planning; urban competitiveness; tourism impacts; stakeholder engagement; smart cities; community-based tourism; policy and governance

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

Innovations and Policies Shaping Sustainable Transportation Engineering

edited by

Khaled Shaaban

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2496 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transportation engineering; connected vehicles; autonomous vehicles; shared mobility; electric vehicles; active transportation; public transportation service quality; energy consumption reduction; traffic congestion alleviation; road safety innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Customer Perceptions of Sustainability in E-Commerce Practice

edited by

Witold Chmielarz

,

Marek Zborowski

and

Alicja Fandrejewska

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1726 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer behavior; perception of ICT tools; perception of innovations; place and role of marketing in customer perception; models of customer perception strategies; culture differences in customer behavior; impact of technical tools on consumer behavior; sustainability development; Internet shopping preferences; determinants of customer behavior; determinants of smart society development

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

Sustainable Supply Chains: Innovations in Closed-Loop Systems and Circular Economy Practices

edited by

Haolan Liao

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 927 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon; sustainability; circular economics; environmental economics; remanufacture; closed-loop supply chains; operation management; carbon neutrality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Infrastructure and Tourism: A Social Sustainability Perspective

edited by Nigel Morgan, Charles Musselwhite, Tingting Elle Li and Eric Tak Hin Chan

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 488 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic infrastructure; social infrastructure; transport; aviation; railways; roads; energy; water; telecommunications; equity

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

Dynamic Strategies for Sustainable Landscape Conservation and Cultural Legacy

edited by

Giuseppe Tagarelli

and

Salvatore Di Fazio

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; time-varying connectivity; cultural heritage; landscape; agroforestry; rural buildings

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

Outdoor Lighting Innovations and the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Pramod Bhusal

and

Laurent Canale

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart lighting systems; urban sustainability; light pollution and its mitigation; outdoor lighting and wellbeing; energy-efficient lighting solutions; economic and environmental impact assessment; lighting sustainability metrics; SDGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)

Food Security, Food Recovery, Food Quality, and Food Safety

edited by Preciosa J.C. Jesus da Costa Pires,

Fernando Mata

, Aloia Romaní and

Cleide Mara Faria Soares

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; active food ingredients; food production; nutritionally balanced food; bioprocesses; sustainable food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Assessment of Civil Infrastructure Systems and Risk Analysis

edited by

Jarosław Górecki

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering; risk assessment; construction project management; sustainability; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)

Sustainability in Food Security and Food Supply Chain

edited by

Balan Sundarakani

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: food security; agrifood supply chain; resiliency; framework for food supply chains; sustainability; technology’ s role in food supply; urban farming; creative solutions for food security; sustainable food production and consumption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Conservation and Enhancement of Biodiversity in Sustainable Cropping Systems

edited by

Stefania Nin

and

Maurizio Antonetti

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biodiversity; germplasm; plant propagation; sustainability; agricultural practices

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

Sustainable and Professional Education: Teacher Education and E-learning

edited by

Tommy Tanu Wijaya

, Cao Yiming and

Akhmad Habibi

submission deadline 16 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 913 | Submission Open

Keywords: pre-service teacher; teacher training; online learning platforms; curriculum design for sustainability; distance education; digital pedagogy; sustainability in education

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

Sustainable Energy Systems: Integrating Renewable Energy Carbon Trading and Electricity Markets

edited by

TianTian Feng

submission deadline 17 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 834 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon energy policy; renewable energy consumption; novel power system; integrated electricity; carbon reduction and carbon optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services in Forest Landscapes: Integrating Sustainable Management Practices

edited by Alin Emanuel Artene and Aura Emanuela Domil

submission deadline 18 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business practices; ecosystem services; economic valuation; circular economy; sustainable development goals; climate change adaptation; green technology; corporate sustainability; sustainable management; economic resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Tourism Industry Recovery after COVID-19

edited by

Chris Roberts

and Lisa Young

submission deadline 19 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6222 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism development; tourism recovery; tourism economics; tourism marketing

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

Knowledge-Driven Sustainability, Green Innovation, and Digital Technologies

edited by

Andrea Falegnami

, Andrea Tomassi and

Riccardo Valentini

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1951 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; green innovation; digital transformation; circular economy; Industry 4.0; green cybersecurity; sociotechnical systems; stakeholder and social engagement; green knowledge management; supply chain management

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

Climate Change Impacts and Sustainable Tourism

edited by João Vasconcelos and

António Saraiva Lopes

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 969 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate vulnerability; tourism adaptation; community resilience; climate policy; tourism development

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

Optimizing Logistics and Supply Chain Management towards Industry 5.0

edited by

Mario Fargnoli

,

Elena Stefana

and

Antonio Javier Nakhal Akel

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: operations management; Industry 5.0; logistics; supply chain management; product service systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Circular Economy in Industry 4.0

edited by

George Lazaroiu

and

Dan-Cristian Dabija

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; Industry 4.0; sustainability practices; product and service digitalization; renewable energy and low-carbon technologies

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

Sustainable Higher Education: Innovative Teaching and Learning, and Leadership for Creating Impacts on Local Society and Globally

edited by

Nada Trunk Širca

,

Anca Draghici

and

Karim Moustaghfir

submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2136 | Submission Open

Keywords: higher education; innovative teaching and learning; leadership; third mission of the university; inclusive society; internationalization; artificial intelligence and technology; sustainable development

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

Public Health Nutrition and Sustainable Food Systems

edited by Amira Kassis, Emma Jacquier and

Leonidas G. Karagounis

submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: diet; nutrition; sustainability; dietary patterns; environment; food

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Green Infrastructure Systems in the Context of Urban Resilience

edited by

Carlos José Lopes Balsas

submission deadline 22 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental ecosystem; urban revitalization; green infrastructure banking; green roofs; rain harvesting and gardens; stream daylighting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Urban Smart Mobility and Public Transport: Opportunities, Challenges, and Planning

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 22 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban mobility; spatial pattern; spatial modeling; public transport; transit-oriented development; sustainable transportation; smart mobility; intelligent transport system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

The Nexus between Decarbonization and Resilience in Shipping and Freight Transport

edited by Gokcay Balci and Ebru Surucu-Balci

submission deadline 22 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: decarbonization; resilience; net-zero; shipping; freight transport; governance; sustainability; digitalization; adaptability; planning and policy frameworks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Open Innovation in Green Products and Performance Research

edited by

Iwona Zdonek

,

Beata Hysa

and Marzena Podgórska

submission deadline 22 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: open innovations; green products; circular economy; sustainable development; stakeholders’ engagement; sustainable behaviors; higher education activities in open innovations

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

Advanced Energy Systems and Technologies for Building Energy Efficiency to Achieve Sustainability

edited by

Yuanda Cheng

, Wenzhuo Li and

Zhipeng Deng

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3284 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon technology in buildings; building simulation; advanced modeling approaches for building energy efficiency; advanced machine learning approaches for building energy efficiency; advanced optimization tools for building energy efficiency; life cycle assessment; building sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Pollution, Toxicology and Sustainable Solutions in Aquatic System

edited by Hyeonseo Cho, Gi Beum Kim and

Huiho Jeong

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1918 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental contamination and pollution; toxicity; risk assessment; management; sustainable solution; limnetic; marine; and aquatic systems; water; sediment; soil; and biota

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

Smart Cities for Sustainable Development: Innovations in Spatial Planning and Environmental Management

edited by

Marek Patrycjusz Ogryzek

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; smart city; spatial planning; environmental sustainability; urban planning; practical examples; policy frameworks; case studies

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

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