Sustainability

Hydrogen Integration in Power Systems for Sustainable Energy Transition

edited by

, Lingguo Kong and Yue Teng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1324 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen integration; integrated electricity-hydrogen systems; power system flexibility; green hydrogen; power-to-hydrogen (P2H); sector coupling; hydrogen energy storage; renewable energy integration; sustainable energy transition; techno-economic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Development of Wind-Sand Prevention and Ecological Conservation

edited by

Jianhua Xiao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1310 | Submission Open

Keywords: blown sand hazards; sand control projects; sand disaster prevention; hazard management

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

Rural Sustainability: Touristic Consumption and Local Development

edited by Pablo Quezada-Sarmiento

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1288 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural sustainability; community-based tourism; ancestral and indigenous knowledge; local development; sustainable tourism systems; socio-ecological resilience; cultural heritage preservation; territorial governance; sustainable rural livelihoods; nature-based tourism; pedaling heritage; rural cycling routes; IOT on tourism

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

AI-Enhanced Sustainable Education: From Affective Computing to Intelligent Learning Ecosystems

edited by

Hao-Chiang Koong Lin

, Chun-Hsiung Tseng and

Yung-Hao Wong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1282 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-enhanced sustainable education; education for sustainable development (ESD); learning analytics; generative ai and LLMs; affective computing; intelligent learning ecosystems; SDGs

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

Decision Analysis for Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Systems: Design and Planning with Digital Supports

edited by

Marina Rigillo

,

Gabriella Esposito De Vita

and

Martina Di Palma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1218 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision analysis; resilient and sustainable infrastructure; digital decision support systems; climate vulnerability; planning and design support system; multi-criteria decision-making; scenario analysis; geospatial analysis; citizen science; natural capital accounting

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

Smart Technologies for Sustainable Production

edited by

Manuela Ingaldi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1195 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; sustainable production; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; collaborative robots (cobots); autonomous mobile robots (AMR); artificial intelligence (AI); digital twins; green and lean manufacturing; industrial innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

AI-Driven Multi-Technology Renewable Energy Systems: Climate Resilience and Sustainable Management

edited by

Maria Malvoni

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1191 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; renewable energy systems; machine learning; smart grid integration; climate resilience; hybrid energy systems; sustainability assessment; multi-technology integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Construction Materials for Hydraulic Structures: Advancing Durability, Repair, and Circular Economy Solutions

edited by

Paweł Falaciński

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1187 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic structures; circular economy; sustainable construction; green buildings; strategy for repairs; post-processing waste; green buildings; combustion by-products; fly ash; blast-furnace slag; ashes from biomass combustion; municipal waste incineration ash; solid waste; carbon footprint

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainability of the Built Environment: New Approaches to Achieving Global Goals

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1182 | Submission Open

Keywords: passive architectural design; regenerative design; sustainability assessment methods; long-time architecture perspective; sustainable practices; energy-efficiency; low-carbon; vernacular construction; flexible design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Environmental Protection and Sustainable Ecological Engineering Volume II

edited by

Slobodan B. Mickovski

, Olavo F. Santos Jr.,

Alejandro Gonzalez-Ollauri

and Jovan Br. Papić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1160 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental protection; sustainability; ecological engineering; green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; resilience

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

Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Livestock Production

edited by

Ana Isabel Roca-Fernández

and

Magdalena Arévalo Turrubiarte

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1153 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel feeding strategies; greenhouse gas emissions; pollution; livestock farm residues; sustainability; environmental-friendly practices; innovative technologies; digital farming; smart farming; precision livestock farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Research on Hydrogen Energy and Hydrogen Storage

edited by

Matthias Kuntz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1119 | Submission Open

Keywords: compressed hydrogen storage; liquid hydrogen storage; chemical hydrogen storage; metal hydride storage; hydrogen transport over long and short distances; hydrogen mobility; hydrogen refueling

Soil Biostimulants: Advanced Insights into Benefits, Limitations and Mechanisms of Action

edited by

Marco Contin

and

Maria De Nobili

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1117 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostimulants; mechanisms of action; abiotic stresses; soil health; stress tolerance; soil microbiology; nutrients uptake; fertilizers’ efficiency

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

Sustainable Solar Power Systems and Applications

edited by

Yeu-Long Jiang

and

Kuei-Hsiang Chao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1115 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable solar energy; advanced photovoltaic materials; bifacial solar panels; building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPVs); tandem solar cells; agrivoltaics; floating photovoltaics (FPVs); energy storage integration; smart energy systems; artificial intelligence (AI) in solar energy; grid integration; system optimization; community solar energy; solar decarbonization; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Green Nanotechnology: Empowering Nutritionally Rich Crops and Microgreens for Global Food Security

edited by

Zienab Ahmed

, Abdelmoneim Abdalla and

Mohammad Israil Ansari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 1110 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; green synthesis; nanofertilizers; post-harvest applications; plant growth promoters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Ergonomics for a Sustainable Digital Age: Human-Centred Design for Social, Economic, and Human Wellbeing

edited by

Siu Shing Man

, Gui Fu and Mu Tong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1089 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; human factors and ergonomics; safety and health; wellbeing; human– computer interaction; human– AI interaction human performance; VR/AR/MR; e-health

Economic, Social, and Cultural Aspects of Circular Economy

edited by

Yong-Gil Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1083 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; economic perspective; social perspective; cultural perspective; cases; electricity; transportation; buildings; industries; recycling; remanufacturing

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

Sustainable Utilization of Resources for Environmental Enhancement

edited by

Shu-lun Mak

,

Chi-Chung Lee

and Waifan Tang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1043 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable resource management; environmental sustainability; social impact assessment; economic evaluation

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

Sustainability of Intelligent Detection and New Sensor Technology

edited by

Minjie Wan

and Xiaofang Kong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1035 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent detection; sensor technologies; sensor fabrication; sensor fusion; sustainability; energy-efficient sensors; AI in intelligent detection; AI-powered sensor optimization; sensor design innovations; sensor data processing and analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Healthy, Equitable and Environmentally Sustainable Food Environments

edited by

Rajshri Roy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1014 | Submission Open

Keywords: institutional food environments; public health nutrition; sustainable diets; health equity; institutional food systems; policy evaluation; environmental sustainability; food retail audits; nutrition policy; healthy food access

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Leveraging AI and Deep Learning for Smart Cities: Challenges, Opportunities, and Applications to Sustainable Development

edited by

Rachid Belaroussi

,

Nuno Datia

and

Javier J. Sanchez-Medina

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1003 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable development goals (SDGs); deep learning; Internet of Things; big data analytics; computer vision; large language model; generative and agentic AI applications; ethical challenges

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

Smart Technologies and Digital Methods for Advanced Environmental Remediation

edited by Bo Hu,

Yuanhang Zhan

and

Lang Qiao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental remediation; computational modeling; geospatial analysis; data-driven decision support; emerging contaminants; sustainable land management; environmental monitoring; environmental diagnostics; ecological risk assessment

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

The Impact of Pollution on The Sustainability of Food Systems

edited by

Corina Dana Mişcă

,

Delia-Gabriela Dumbrava

,

Camelia Moldovan

and Aurica B. Borozan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 956 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste recovery; food technologies; circular economy; soil pollution; microbiological contamination; consumer health; food sustainability; sustainable use; food resources; food waste

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

From Industry 4.0 to Construction 5.0: Sustainable Pathways Across the Construction Value Chain

edited by Angelos Amditis,

Alessandro Pracucci

and Theo Zaffagnini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 932 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; construction 5.0; sustainable construction; digital twins; smart manufacturing and prefabrication; human-centric innovation; circular economy in construction; supply chain digitalization; construction value chain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Life Cycle Assessment(LCA) of Sustainable Building Materials

edited by

Lucas Rosse Caldas

and

Francesco Pittau

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 906 | Submission Open

Keywords: LCA; recycled materials; reused materials; bio-based materials; low-carbon materials; performance analysis; innovative approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Application of Chemical Technology in Waste Recycling and Reuse

edited by

Wei Chen

and

Yehuizi Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 898 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial solid waste; urban mineral resources; hazardous waste; lithium-containing solid waste; electronic waste; clean energy solid waste; resource utilization; harmless disposal; stabilization; comprehensive recovery and reuse

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

From Disposal to Resource: Technological Innovations for Closing the Loop on Solid Waste

edited by

Xingying Tang

and

Jianjun Cai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 867 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology acceptance; public perception; sustainable waste management; consumer behavior; circular economy; smart waste management; adoption barriers; waste-to-energy

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

New Materials and Sustainable Development in Pavement Engineering

edited by Mofreh Saleh,

Songtao Lv

, Svetlana Besklubova,

Hui Yao

and

Hailu Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 857 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable pavements; eco-friendly binders; recycled aggregates; subgrade stabilization; life-cycle assessment (LCA); pavement durability; self-healing asphalt; phase-change materials; photocatalytic coatings; resilient infrastructure; smart maintenance technology; digital twin technology; image processing

From Vulnerability to Resilience: Sustainable Approaches to Multi-Hazards in Urban and Rural Contexts

edited by

Oana Elena Chelariu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 855 | Submission Open

Keywords: vulnerability; social; economic; cultural; and systemic vulnerability; exposure; building resilience and recovery; environmental studies; conceptual analysis; disaster risk reduction; natural disaster; multi-hazards; climate change; social inequalities; vulnerability and resilience indicators

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

The Sustainability of Biomass and Bioenergy in a Future Bioeconomy

edited by

Silvia Layara Floriani Andersen

, Elise Watzko and Astrid Altamar Consuegra

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 842 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass energy conversion; advanced biofuels; energy policy; circular economy; biohydrogen

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Electrical Engineering Innovations for the Sustainable Renewable Energy Solutions

edited by

Ali Hellany

,

Mohamad Nassereddine

and

Tosin S. Famakinwa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 823 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical power engineering; renewable energy integration; power electronics and control; smart grids and microgrids; digitalisation and artificial intelligence in energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Energy Security in the Context of a Sustainable Economy

edited by

Pantelis Sklias

,

Maria Psillaki

and Moïse G. Sidiropoulos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 818 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy security; sustainable economy; energy policy; sustainability governance; ESGs; sustainable management

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

Sustainable Development of Wild Land and Forest Fires Control

edited by

Andrea Majlingova

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 814 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire behavior & ecology: fire behavior modeling and simulation; fire weather indices and climate– fire interactions; ecological roles of fire and ecosystem resilience; post-fire regeneration and biodiversity impacts; prevention & risk reduction: fuel management; prescribed burning; and landscape design; fire-risk mapping; vulnerability assessment; and zoning; socio-environmental drivers of wildland fire ignition; detection; monitoring; & forecasting: remote sensing; UAVs; satellite systems; AI and machine learning for early warning and spread prediction; fire-danger rating systems and real-time monitoring; suppression technologies & strategies: innovative suppression tools; agents; and tactics; ground and aerial firefighting management; decision-support systems for incident response; socioeconomic; governance; & policy dimensions: community preparedness and resilience building; risk communication and public engagement; policy frameworks; wildfire governance; and transboundary cooperation; economic losses; insurance; and cost-effectiveness of mitigation; restoration & landscape recovery: soil stabilization; erosion control; and watershed rehabilitation; carbon-cycle impacts and climate recovery trajectories; long-term monitoring and adaptive restoration planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Innovative Pathways to Sustainability: Integrating Education, Communication, and Learning

edited by

Facundo Froment

and Manuel de Besa Gutiérrez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability education; sustainability-oriented learning environments; instructional communication; communication education; teacher-student relationship; instructor communication behavior; student learning outcomes

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

Emerging Technology Approaches for Food Waste Recycling

edited by

Szilvia Bánvölgyi

and

Mohmoh Zin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 788 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; bio-based products; waste-to-value technologies; food waste recycling; food by-product utilization; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Energy Carbon Emission Reduction and Carbon Neutrality: The Uncertainty Path

edited by

Zhengning Pu

and

Jiasha Fu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 773 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality; climate policy; energy/climate policy uncertainty; climate risk and opportunity; environmental regulation; regulatory transformation; institutional adaptation; adaptation strategy; corporate environmental strategy; environmental management practice; international climate agreements ESG performance; legal adaptation; technology innovation; export performance; poverty and inequality; firm resilience; green transition trade-offs; decarbonization cost; environmental compliance pressure; digital transformation and sustainability; growth drag; structural adjustment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Soil Erosion, Sediment Transport, and Sustainable Soil and Watershed Management

edited by

Walter Chen

, Uma Seeboonruang and

Kieu Anh Nguyen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 744 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil erosion; sediment transport; river dynamics; watershed management; sustainable soil conservation; machine learning; deep learning; turbidity and water quality

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

Advanced Technologies for Energy Saving in Sustainable Transportation Engineering: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Liu

and Ming Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 731 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy saving; intelligent transportation systems; optimization; deep excavation; underground spaces; smart infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in Resilience Engineering and Risk Management for Sustainability

edited by

Kaiye Gao

, Fangqiu Xu and

Tingting Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 726 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience engineering; risk management; health management; sustainability; sustainable infrastructure; climate adaptation; digital technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Smart Solutions in Higher Education for Sustainability: Advancing the Craft of Exploration

edited by

Jorge A. Arevalo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 696 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropocene; sustainability curriculum; experiential learning; sustainability competences; planetary boundaries education

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

Land Degradation, Nutrient Management, and Ecological Restoration

edited by

Xiaodong Nie

and

Bin Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 692 | Submission Open

Keywords: land degradation; nutrient management; ecological restoration; soil health; sustainable land management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)

From Mind to Market: How Artificial Intelligence Reshapes Sustainable Business and Education

edited by

Chih-Hung Yuan

and

Zhao-Hong Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 665 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI in sustainable business; AI-driven sustainable business practices; digital transformation; AI in sustainable education; human– AI collaboration

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

Geospatial Analysis for Sustainable Environmental Management

edited by

Pedro Nogueira

and

Joana Ribeiro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 625 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial analysis for the sustainable development goals (SDGs); environmental management; remote sensing; geographic information systems (GIS); spatial modeling; land-use and land-cover change; digital transition and climate change adaptation

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

AI+ Green Building Design: Innovations, Applications and Challenges—Special Issue for 2026 4th International Conference on Green Building (ICoGB 2026)

edited by

Yupeng Wang

,

Yin Zhang

and

Jin Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building; artificial intelligence (AI); sustainability; intelligent systems; energy efficiency; resilient built environments; decarbonization; life cycle assessment (LCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Wind Energy Resource Development and the Sustainable Environment

edited by

Alexandra Ionelia Diaconita

and

Gabriel Andrei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 565 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable wind energy; wind energy resource exploitation; wind farm ecological effects; wake modelling and analysis; wind farm optimization; land-use and offshore impacts; performance analysis of wind turbines; integrated analysis and modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in Sustainable Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Research

edited by

Shanke Liu

and

Yan Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen production; hydrogen storage; hydrogen transportation; hydrogen utilization; hydrogen economy; hydrogen policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Water Resources Management and Hydrological Modeling in Changing Climate

edited by

Feifei Pan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 547 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water resource management; hydrological modeling; climate change; water cycle; hydrological processes; soil moisture; runoff; infiltration; remote sensing; big data; artificial intelligence

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

Case Studies on Wind Turbine Noise

edited by

Luca Fredianelli

and

Gino Iannace

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind turbine noise; annoyance; sleep disturbance; noise assessment; acoustic impact

Addressing Climate Uncertainty: Toward Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Anindita Sarkar

and

Fazlullah Akhtar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient agriculture; sustainable agriculture; climate uncertainty; agroecology; climate-smart technologies; risk management; adaptive governance

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

Driving Electric Power Solutions for a Sustainable Energy Transition

edited by Wenfa Kang,

Goran Strbac

,