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Sustainable Smart Cities and Societies Using Emerging Technologies

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 22 articles | Viewed by 93218 | 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 61357 | 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)

Advances in Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse

edited by

Muhammad Usman

and

Yasir Hamid

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 24153 | 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)

The Sustainability of Agricultural Soils

edited by

Jose Navarro Pedreño

and

Manuel Miguel Jordan-Vidal

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 24143 | 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)

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 21621 | 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 21144 | 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)

Design for Sustainability in the Minerals Sector

edited by

Kwame Awuah-Offei

and

Que Sisi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17204 | 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 16536 | 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)

Agriculture, Land and Farm Management

edited by

Kęstutis Venslauskas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16148 | 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)

Transport Safety

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13316 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Green Logistics and Intelligent Transportation

edited by Feifeng Zheng and

Ming Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12622 | 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 12218 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11725 | 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)

Digital Economy and Sustainable Development

edited by

Weixin Yang

and Yunpeng Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11512 | 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)

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 11119 | 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)

Intelligent Information Systems and Operations Management

edited by

Harris Wu

, Nengmin Wang and Qidong He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11062 | 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)

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 10943 | 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)

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 10686 | 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)

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 10438 | Submission Open

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

(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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9111 | 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)

Resource Price Fluctuations and Sustainable Growth

edited by

Hua Wang

George Halkos

and

Shi Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7915 | 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 7338 | 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)

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 7019 | 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

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 6974 | 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)

Diffuse Contamination of the Environment — From Heavy Metals to Microplastics

edited by

Nicholas D. Kim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6672 | 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)

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 6438 | 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 Consumption and Circular Economy

edited by

Laura Šalčiuviené

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6391 | 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)

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 6155 | 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)

Sustainability in Civil and Environmental Engineering

edited by

Byungik Chang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5532 | 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 5467 | Submission Open

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

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 5275 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

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 5163 | 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 5130 | 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 4675 | 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 4331 | Submission Open

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

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

Sustainability Assessment of Agricultural Cropping Systems

edited by

Karolina Ratajczak

and

Grażyna Szymańska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4217 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; low-intensity tillage systems; biodiversity in modern agriculture; limitation of the effects of drought; residue management; cover crops; changing climatic conditions; sustainable crop rotation; microorganisms; soil

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Advanced Research on Low Carbon Buildings Design and Energy Efficiency

edited by

Jiaqiang Wang

Linfeng Zhang

and

Sungmin Yoon

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4205 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy saving; low-carbon buildings; building integrated renewable energy systems; building system control and optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Natural Quality, Environmental Resources and Global Value Chain

edited by

Shuhong Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3969 | 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)

Sustainable Urbanization

edited by

Eduardo José Rocha Medeiros

and Paula André

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3810 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urbanization; circular economy; sustainability; integrated sustainable urban development strategies; self-sufficient cities

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

The Role of Geospatial Analytics in Advancing Sustainable, Healthy and Resilient Cities

edited by

Dong Liu

and

Mei-Po Kwan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3697 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial analytics; urban mobility; accessibility; urban inequity; sustainable cities; healthy communities; urban resilience; remote sensing; environmental health

Advances in Seismic Performance Enhancement of Building Structures

edited by

Gang Xu

Xiangyong Ni

, Chongfang Sun and Longji Dang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3313 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic resilience; seismic design; energy dissipation; base-isolated; self-centering; replaceable element; seismic performance; high-performance material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Ecoefficient Materials and Processes

edited by

Sheila Devasahayam

and

Sunil Kumar Tripathy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3168 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate smart mining; green economy; hydrogen economy; industrial decarbonization: e.g.; green steel; cement/concrete decarbonisation; hydrogen iron making; eco-communition; critical elements recovery; energy storage; recycling; e-wastes energy and water nexus; digital innovation; techno-economic modelling; battery recycling; automotive wastes; life cycle analysis; nuclear energy; safety protocols; carbon utilisation; catalysts for clean energy production; waste heat recovery; nano-materials; nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Preserving Earth's Legacy: Exploring Geoheritage and Sustainable Practices for a Resilient Future

edited by

Hara Drinia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2830 | Submission Open

Keywords: geoheritage; sustainability; geoconservation; resilience; environmental science; cultural heritage; climate change; sustainable tourism; natural resources; community engagement; governance; geoeducation; Sustainable Development Goals; best practices; geoethics; stakeholder collaboration; disaster risk reduction; environmental management

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

Evaluation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Wellbeing, and Innovation Practices in Achieving Sustainable Value Creation

edited by

Akrum Helfaya

and Tantawy Moussa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2806 | Submission Open

Keywords: CSR; wellbeing; innovation; sustainability

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

Evaluation of Geological Model for Sustainable Utilization and Management of Groundwater Resources

edited by

Muhammad Hasan

and

Majid Khan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2766 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater estimation; fresh/saline aquifer; groundwater flow modeling; sustainable groundwater management; geological model; water-bearing strata; fractures/faults

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

Environmental and Social Sustainability in Rural Development

edited by

Keshav Lall Maharjan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2749 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable land use; climate-resilient agriculture; sustainable rural community development; social sustainability in rural development; inclusive development in rural areas

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

Timber's Green Revolution: Sustainable Construction from Start to Finish

edited by

Manuel Carpio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2678 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber; building; construction; forest; fire; life cycle

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Climate Resilience and Sustainable Urban Development

edited by

Attila Buzási

and

Monica Salvia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2678 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban sustainability; climate resilience; lock-in; heatwave; flood; cities

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

Sustainable Agricultural Engineering: Agroecology Sustainable Development and Agriculture Environmental Impact Assessment and Measurement

edited by Nan Sun and Kun Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2618 | Submission Open

Keywords: agroecology; agriculture environmental impact; bio-organic fertilizer; greenhouse gas; soil organic carbon

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable and Optimal Manufacturing

edited by Sun Kyoung Kim,

Akira Otsuki

and

Elvira Vidović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2391 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimization; sustainable manufacturing; manufacturing process technology; manufacturing raw material technology; manufacturing industry support; manufacturing data processing; manufacturing human resources training

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

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