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Industrial Digital Transformation and Sustainable Innovation Development
edited by , Yannis Charalabidis and Irina Gorelova
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital transformation; sustainable development; industrial development; innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainability Education: Innovative Teaching
edited by Evangelia Mavrikaki and Apostolia Galani
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative teaching methods; curriculum; teachers; SDGs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Sustainable Tourism and Green Destination Management
edited by Yim King Penny Wan, Weng Hang Kong and Joey Pek U Sou
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable tourism; green destination management; impacts and benefits; host communities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Sustainability Assessment: Techno-Economic Analysis, Life-Cycle Assessment and Social Impact Analysis of Net-Zero Strategies
edited by Aditya Putranto, Kannuchamy Vasanth Kumar and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; net zero; decarbonization; life cycle assessment; technoeconomic analysis; social impact analysis; process design; circular economy; simulation; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)
Research on Sustainable Forest Management in the Context of Climate Change
edited by , Jelena Kolić and Mario Ančić
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest operations; remote sensing; silviculture; forest fires; phytopathology; entomology; stress physiology; dendrology; paedology; phytocoenology; wood technology; bioeconomy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)
Utilization of Biomass: Energy, Catalysts, and Applications
edited by , Carlos Eduardo De Araújo Padilha and Nathália Saraiva Rios
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: biocatalysis applied to biofuels; biomass pretreatment; biorefinery; lignocellulosic ethanol; thermochemical processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) for Sustainable Development
edited by Chen Zhou
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: reuse; recycle; waste reduction; circular economy; life cycle assessment; conservation; efficiency; fairness; equity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Advances in Digital Technologies Used in Architecture/Building Engineering and Construction Management
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open
Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); life cycle assessment (LCA); virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR); artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML); 3D printing; digital twins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: Emerging Pollutants Behaviour and Removal submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatments; wastewater reclamation and reuse; emerging pollutants; reuse water and emerging pollutants; personal care and pharmaceutical products; pesticides; microplastics; water reuse for agricultural irrigation and emerging pollutants; wastewater treatment in developing countries; regulations & policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Sustainable Development and Planning of Supply Chain and Logistics submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable supply chain management; logistics; transportation; business and management; technology applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Educational Psychology for Student Well-Being and Sustainable Development
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open
Keywords: student belonging; student well-being; school bonding
Circular Economy and Sustainable Technological Innovation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; sustainable technological innovation; sustainable business model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Development in Food Quality and Safety submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: food quality; food safety; sustainable food production; life-cycle analysis; responsible consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainable Production and Consumption in Global Food Systems: Innovations and Socioeconomic Implications submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; food systems; agricultural economics; food marketing; economic impacts; consumer behaviour; supply chain management; policy; artificial intelligence; market dynamics; innovations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustaining Growth: Balancing Economic, Social, and Environmental Concerns in Rural and Agricultural Development
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; sustainable agriculture; orphan crops; geographical indications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainable Construction: Innovations in Concrete and Materials
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable construction; eco-friendly concrete; low-carbon concrete; recycled materials; alternative binders; smart materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Achievements in the Agri-Food Supply Chain Leading to Sustainable Foods IV
edited by
submission deadline 1 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3062 | Submission Open
Keywords: agri-food supply chain (AFSC); global economy; food products; technologies and innovation; consumers’ attitudes and perceptions towards foods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Sustainable Waste Utilisation and Biomass Energy Production
edited by
submission deadline 1 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2001 | Submission Open
Keywords: biofuels; bioenergy; waste-to-energy roadmaps; biohydrogen; biomethane; agrobiomass; forest biomass; biorefineries; decision support tools
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Lakes and Rivers Ecological Protection and Water Quality submission deadline 1 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 819 | Submission Open
Keywords: water quality; water resources; aquatic ecology; environmental analysis; aquatic monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Analysis and Application of Solar Thermal Systems submission deadline 1 May 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar energy; solar thermal energy; active solar energy systems; passive solar energy systems; thermal energy storage; solar space heating; solar-driven cooling; solar desalination; hybrid solar systems; green hydrogen
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainability in Smart Factory and Industry 4.0 submission deadline 1 May 2025 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industry 4.0; smart manufacturing; smart factory; intelligent technologies; sustainability; industrial internet of things; cloud manufacturing; additive manufacturing; simulation and augmented reality
The Sustainable Performance of Power Supply Chain Systems
edited by and Sambuddha Chakrabarti
submission deadline 2 May 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open
Keywords: power supply chains; renewable energy; energy efficiency; sustainability; energy systems; buildings; electric vehicles (EVs); ADMS; DERMS; virtual power plants (VPPs); cybersecurity; energy storage; artificial intelligence; digital twins; microgrids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Innovative Sustainable Technology for Irrigation and Water Management submission deadline 2 May 2025 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: irrigation; drainage; plant water needs; water retention; sustainable water management; precision irrigation; agriculture; water deficits; soil and water relationship; evapotranspiration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Civil Engineering: Innovative Methods for Structures, Elements and Materials submission deadline 4 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1318 | Submission Open
Keywords: finite element analysis; structural integrity; durability and sustainability; infrastructure systems; waste materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Sustainable Management Practices - Key to Innovation
edited by
submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16725 | Submission Open
Keywords: business innovation; corporate social responsibility; green marketing; sustainable material management; sustainable practice
Green Building: CO2 Emissions in the Construction Industry
edited by Jindao Chen, and Qian Shi
submission deadline 5 May 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open
Keywords: green building; carbon emissions; construction industry; sustainable construction; low carbon construction; green building materials; lean construction  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy Networks submission deadline 7 May 2025 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grids; sustainable energy systems; renewable energy; grid infrastructure; environmental sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Building: Renewable and Green Energy Efficiency submission deadline 7 May 2025 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: net zero building; renewable/green energy resources; smart grid; hydrogen energy solutions; AI-driven energy analytics; green retrofitting; building information modelling (BIM); smart buildings; building carbon emissions; building energy management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Development of Regional Tourism
edited by Krzysztof Widawski and
submission deadline 8 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 620 | Submission Open
Keywords: nature tourism; rural tourism; heritage tourism; tourism management in a region; protected areas; active tourism; sustainable tourism product; sustainable development; case studies; tourist resources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Optimization and Application of Sustainable Distributed Power Generation
edited by and
submission deadline 8 May 2025 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable distributed power generation; renewable energy sources; design and performance optimization; energy storage; techno-economic analysis; smart building and smart city
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Food Processing and Food Packaging Technologies
edited by and Ashutos Parhi
submission deadline 8 May 2025 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: recycling; food processing; degradable packaging; waste valorization; life cycle analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
The Impact of Recycled Materials on Infrastructure Performance and Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 8 May 2025 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open
Keywords: recycled materials; infrastructure materials; sustainable infrastructure; life cycle analysis; economic and environmental impact analysis; circular economy; low carbon materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Advancing Water and Soil Sustainability with Integrative Approaches
edited by
submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1416 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; water pollution; soil health; remediation techniques; pollution risk assessment; environmental degradation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Integrating GIS and Remote Sensing for Sustainable Water Management in a Changing Climate
edited by , Muheeb Awawdeh and
submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 642 | Submission Open
Keywords: GIS; remote sensing; sustainable water management; climate change; hydrological modeling; watershed management; drought monitoring; flood monitoring; water quality assessment; water availability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Geoenvironmental Engineering and Water Pollution Control
edited by and Maria Eugenia Gimenez Boscov
submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: geoenvironmental engineering; water pollution; remediation techniques; soil and groundwater contamination; new geomaterials; renewable energies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Urban Designs to Enhance Human Health and Well-Being
edited by Yang Song, and Pai Liu
submission deadline 12 May 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; health and well-being; urban design and planning; landscape architecture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)
Sustainability Methodologies for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Highlights on the Most Relevant Standards
edited by Vasco Fassina, and
submission deadline 13 May 2025 | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open
Keywords: microclimate for cultural heritage; built heritage: decay and conservation; CEN TC 346 conservation of cultural heritage; EN standards; collections of heritage objects; historic buildings consolidation and protection; waterlogged wood; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Embracing Circular Economy Principles for Sustainable Capital Projects
edited by Edward Godfrey Ochieng, Diana Ominde, Tarila Zuofa and
submission deadline 13 May 2025 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: major capital projects; circular economy; sustainability; climate change; circularity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Data-Driven Sustainable Development: Techniques and Applications
edited by , Tong Zhang, Yu Sun, Hayat Dino Bedru and
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open
Keywords: big data; data science; machine learning; artificial intelligence
Sustainable Applications and Innovations in Energy Transfer Processes and Photovoltaic Performance
edited by , Byeongjoon Noh and
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open
Keywords: federated learning; photovoltaic system performance; privacy-preserving energy data; artificial intelligence; machine learning; computer vision; image processing; predictive maintenance; energy transfer efficiency; sustainable energy technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Cutting-Edge Technologies Applied to Water Treatment and Sustainable Energy System
edited by Jorge Loy-Benitez and
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open
Keywords: water scarcity; sustainable desalination; water reuse technologies; integrated energy– water systems; renewable energy systems; membrane-based water treatment; smart water treatment; water– energy nexus; wastewater treatment optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Innovative and Sustainable Pavement Materials and Technologies
edited by Valerio Carlos A. Andrés Valeri, , and
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open
Keywords: pavement materials; pavement technologies; sustainable pavements; asphalt; recycled materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Global Warming and Microbial Diversity, and the Challenge of Using Microbes to Go Carbon Neutral
edited by Masaharu Tsuji
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: fungi; bacteria; archaea; climate change; biotechnological potentialities; community analysis; bioprospecting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Sustainable Intelligent Systems for Infrastructure and Transport: Innovations in Prediction, Detection, and Optimization
edited by
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; urban sustainable development; intelligent transportation system; green infrastructure and transport; green and intelligent operation and maintenance; structural health monitoring; prediction; detection; and optimization; emerging technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Strategies for the Circular Economy and Digitalization
edited by
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular; economy; business; strategy; model; supply chain; restoring; regeneration; open loop; digitalization; Industry 4.0; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Translating the Concept of Sustainability into Tourism Practice—Destination Perspectives: 2nd Edition
edited by and Marco Haid
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: tourism; sustainability; sustainability implementation; tourism destination; destination governance; tourism policy; destination management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Rural Economy and Sustainable Community Development submission deadline 16 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1168 | 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)
Wind Energy and Storage Systems as Factors in Energy Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 16 May 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: offshore wind power; wind farms; smart grids; renewable energies; energy storage; energy sustainability; photovoltaic systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Consumer Behavior and Brand Management
edited by
submission deadline 16 May 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable consumer behavior; brand management; sustainable development goals; green marketing; NLP and machine learning; stakeholder engagement; ethical implications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Emerging Trends in Waste Management and Sustainable Practices
edited by Abdelhadi Makan
submission deadline 18 May 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable waste management; recycling technologies; circular economy; resource recovery; zero waste strategies; waste treatment innovations; environmental impact assessment; waste policy and regulation; public engagement in waste management; life cycle analysis
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