Sustainability

Advances in Application of Geographic Information Science for SDG 11 "Sustainable Cities and Communities"

edited by

submission deadline 7 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11544 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban expansion; cellular automata; land use planning; land management; artificial intelligence; sustainable cities; nighttime light; spatial optimization

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

Innovative Solutions for the Use of Sustainable Materials in Construction

edited by Walid Deboucha and

Nordine Leklou

submission deadline 7 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1050 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; concrete technology; blended cement; durability of concrete; recycled aggregates; circular economy; 3D printing; wastes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Novel and Advanced Wastewater Treatment Technologies

edited by

Jae Kwang (Jim) Park

and

Vassilis J. Inglezakis

submission deadline 8 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation process; anammox; artificial intelligence for wastewater treatment; energy recovery; forever chemicals; environmental sensors; membrane bioreactors; microbiology; water reuse; sensors

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

Biodiversity Indicators for Ecological and Sustainable Conservation in Forests

edited by

Francesco Parisi

and

Marco Ottaviano

submission deadline 9 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity indicators; deadwood; forest monitoring; forest heterogeneity; managed and unmanaged forests; tree-related microhabitat; old-growth forest

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Fashion Marketing amid the Wicked Problem of Sustainability

edited by Elaine Ritch

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7516 | Submission Open

Keywords: fashion; marketing; sustainability; greenwashing

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

Innovations in Agricultural and Rural Development in a Changing World

edited by

Tomas Baležentis

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4051 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural innovations; sustainable innovation; technological change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Transportation and Data Science Application

edited by Ying Chen, Pablo Durango-Cohen and

Sikai Chen

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3275 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; data science; machine learning; artificial intelligence; shared mobility; bike-sharing; e-scooters; connected and autonomous vehicle

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

IoT and Sustainability

edited by

Seung Hyun Jeon

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2186 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; blockchain; optimization; game theory; off-grid; energy trading; energy forecasting; distributed energy resources; electric vehicle; EV charging; demand response; dynamic pricing; energy distribution; smart buildings; lighting control; anomaly detection; climate change

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management under Sustainable Development

edited by

Patricia P. Iglesias-Sánchez

and

Carmen Jambrino-Maldonado

submission deadline 11 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1184 | Submission Open

Keywords: entrepreneurship; sustainability; innovation; startups

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

Future Prospects of BIM Management for Sustainability in Smart Built Environment 2nd Edition

edited by

Sepehr AlizadehSalehi

,

Lavinia Chiara Tagliabue

and

Ibrahim Yitmen

submission deadline 11 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information management; building information modelling (BIM); building lifecycle management; sustainable projects; sustainability; digital transformation in AEC; digital twins; artificial intelligence; cognitive buildings; smart city; energy analysis and control; design and construction for sustainability; visualization; extended reality (XR); virtual reality (VR); mixed reality (MR); environmental design; design research; sustainable built environment; modular construction; smart city and construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Impact of COVID-19 on Local Governments: A Study of Economic, Social and Governmental Factors That May Affect Sustainability

edited by

Javier Cifuentes-Faura

,

María-Dolores Guillamón

and

Ana-María Ríos

submission deadline 12 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3787 | Submission Open

Keywords: local governments; municipalities; sustainability; SDG; COVID-19

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

Sustainable Innovation Strategies and Capabilities

edited by

Javier Villalba-Diez

,

Wolfgang Gerstlberger

and Wanja Wellbrock

submission deadline 12 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2891 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable innovation strategies; global green economy; inaction risk climate change; transition strategies sustainability; sustainability-oriented innovations; sustainable innovation (dynamic) capabilities; new concepts for sustainable innovations

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

Progress in Sustainable Smart Tourism: Planning, Developing, Management and Sustainability

edited by

Tsung Hung Lee

and

Fen-Hauh Jan

submission deadline 12 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2769 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; augmented reality; mixed reality; smart tourism; smart tourism business; smart tourism destination; smart tourism experience; smart tourist; sustainable smart tourism; virtual reality

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

Advances in Engineering Education and Sustainable Development

edited by Anderson Sunda-Meya

submission deadline 12 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2062 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering education; sustainable development; curriculum innovation; assessment methods; pedagogical innovation; sustainability integration; technology and sustainability; community engagement; global perspectives

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

Circular Economy and Modular Construction for a Sustainable Built Environment

edited by Michael Adabre,

David J. Edwards

and

Amos Darko

submission deadline 13 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7683 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainability; sustainable construction; modular construction; modularity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

The Role of Small and Medium Enterprises in Realizing the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Luis Velazquez

and

Nora Munguia

submission deadline 13 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1512 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; climate change; higher education institutions and partnership with SMEs; sustainability reporting; Industry 4.0 and SMEs; sustainable finance; innovation and SMEs; sustainable development goals; circular economy; corporate social responsibility

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

Sustainable Energy Planning and Renewable Power Generation

edited by Yaowang Li,

Ji Han

and

Jinmu Lai

submission deadline 13 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1075 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon power system; carbon emission measurement; low-carbon power technology; renewable energy planning; renewable energy operations; control algorithms; innovative energy storage application model; stability analysis; smart grid operations; energy hub

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Trust and Sustainable Management in Construction Projects

edited by Anita Cerić and

George Ofori

submission deadline 13 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 654 | Submission Open

Keywords: trust; blockchain; construction management; stakeholder management; sustainable project management; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Development of Hydrogeology

edited by

Adam Porowski

,

Manuel Antunes Da Silva

,

Nina Rman

and

Mun-Ju Shin

submission deadline 14 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3741 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied hydrogeology; hydrogeochemistry; isotope hydrogeology; chemical composition; isotopic composition; groundwater origin; water quality; groundwater resources; groundwater monitoring; sampling techniques; mineral water; thermal water; mine drainage waters; drinking water; water– rock interaction; groundwater– surface water interaction; groundwater mixing; climate change; tracer methods; flow system modelling geochemical modelling; groundwater protection; hydroclimatic extreme events; aquatic ecosystems; emerging contaminants; useful minerals; critical elements; rare earth elements; bottling water industry; bottled water; geothermics; balneology

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

Digital Technologies for Business Sustainability

edited by Kutoma Wakunuma,

Damian Okaibedi Eke

and Kehinde Aruleba

submission deadline 14 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3576 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; sustainability; digital technologies; responsible innovation; artificial intelligence; ethics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Development of Regions and Cities: Improvements in Planning and the Inhabitants’ Quality of Life

edited by

František Murgaš

,

František Petrovič

and

Peter Mederly

submission deadline 14 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2773 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; quality of life; well-being; happiness; satisfaction with life; good life; sustainable development; urban development; regional development; sustainable consumption; sustainable quality of life; sustainable well-bein; sustainable happiness; sustainable life satisfaction; sustainable good life; sustainability of social processes

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

Energy Saving and Emission Reduction from Green Transportation

edited by

Wenbo Li

, Shanyong Wang, Xiu Cheng and

Jun Li

submission deadline 14 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy saving; emission reduction; green transportation; life cycle assessment; transportation electrification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Utilization of Solar Energy in Smart Buildings: Second Edition

edited by

Tian You

, Zongwei Han and

Yang Zhao

submission deadline 14 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; solar heating; solar cooling; PV; PVT; BIPV; smart control; energy efficiency; big data analytics; green construction; low-energy building; zero-energy building

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) Strategies, Consumer Behaviour and Community Participation in the Digital Age

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21853 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; ESG and consumer-oriented companies; driving consumer preference using ESG; modern digital consumer behaviour; community involvement

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

Value Co-Creation in Sustainable Project Society

edited by

Vladimir Obradović

and Ronggui Ding

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19699 | Submission Open

Keywords: project value; society; co-creation

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

Sustainability in Agri-Food Supply Chain: From Farm to Fork

edited by

Roberto Ciccoritti

and

Tiziana Amoriello

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15066 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; food waste; waste reduction strategies; sustainable food supply chain technologies or management; environmental; social and economic benefits; sustainable bio-economy; sustainable agriculture; bio-energy; bio-refineries; bio-waste valorization; recovery and reuse; redesign of products; high-added-value products; bioactive compounds extraction; sustainable business model innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Development of Ecotourism

edited by

Silvia Fissi

,

Elena Gori

and

Alberto Romolini

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7760 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative tourism; biodiversity; ecosystem services; business development; green hospitality; protected areas; sustainable ecosystems; sustainable development goals

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

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 15 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6657 | 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)

Environmental Pollution Control and Treatment towards Soil Health and Sustainable Development

edited by

Yan Ma

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2981 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil remediation; green and low-carbon technology; soil safety utilization; clean energy; sustainable development

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

Efficient Renewable Energy Integration Technology in Low Voltage Networks

edited by Wenfa Kang,

Yajuan Guan

and

Juan C. Vasquez

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2957 | Submission Open

Keywords: low voltage distribution network; renewable energy resources; distributed energy storage systems; electrical vehicles; voltage regulation; power quality enhancement; home microgrids/mini-microgrids; Intelligent algorithms; Power forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Climate Change and Freshwater Sustainability

edited by

Rui Rivaes

and

Francisca C. Aguiar

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2303 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; freshwater; aquatic ecosystem

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

Innovations in Economic Approaches to Sustainable Development Goals

edited by Zoltán Zéman

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1974 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable management; internal control; business and management; green transition

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

Plants, Biodiversity and Sustainable Ecosystem

edited by

Luca Lombardo

and

Samanta Zelasco

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1857 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; biodiversity; plant ecosystems

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

Sustainable Smart Cities: From Technologies and Optimization Problems to Future Trends and Solutions

edited by

Abdellah Chehri

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1247 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable smart cities; energy efficiency; intelligent transportation systems; green cloud computing; smart grid

Electromobility for Sustainable Transportation

edited by

Damian Mazur

and

Bogdan Kwiatkowski

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 986 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric cars; energoelectronics; designing drives and control; smart grid— intelligent electrical grid; energy storage; EV Charging and Blockchain; electromobility in Poland; infrastructure for electromobility (E-car i E-bus)— plans and challenges; mathematical models of energoelectronic elements and systems; methods and tools for modeling and simulation of selected electrical engineering systems; the design of new technological and metrological solutions for electrotechnics; control of electric machines; lighting; optical fibers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Synergies and Applications between Blue Economy Markers and Marine Renewable Energy

edited by

Daniel Clemente

,

Paulo Jorge Rosa-Santos

and

Francisco Taveira Pinto

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine renewable energy powering offshore aquaculture; seawater desalination; IoWT and subsea mining; mapping and exploration; coastal/ocean engineering and monitoring; energy storage and supply to marine systems and infrastructure + green hydrogen; techno-economic assessment of blue economy markets; hybridization and co-located marine energy conversion devices; green energy at seaports and ship electrification; compatibility between marine energy converters and nearshore/offshore applications; synergies between wave + tidal + wind + solar energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

A Study on Sustainable Geological Disaster Prevention and Control in Engineering

edited by

Xin Liao

, Jimeng Feng and

Qiang Tang

submission deadline 16 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10172 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanism of geological disasters; prevention and control measurements; engineering property; numerical simulation

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

The Impact of Sustainable Tourism on Regional Development

edited by

Ana Brochado

submission deadline 17 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6849 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; tourism impacts; crisis management; smart tourism; environmental protection; cultural preservation; social equity

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

Emerging Technologies and Research on the Heat Transfer and Energy System

edited by

Huaqiang Chu

and Dongdong Wang

submission deadline 17 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2173 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer; phase change; energy storage; energy system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Co-creating the Future of Cities with Games: New Technologies and Methods for Sustainable and Smart City Planning

edited by

Alenka Poplin

submission deadline 17 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 626 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability and games; serious games; geogames; urban games; games for community engagement; playful public participation

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

Intelligent Systems and Consciousness Society: Sustainable Transportation and Decision Making

edited by Yorgos Stephanedes and

Nikos Karacapilidis

submission deadline 18 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2124 | Submission Open

Keywords: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ; C-ITS • Artificial Intelligence ; Machine Learning (ML) ; Natural Language Processing (NLP); decision/policy making; dynamic transport; traffic systems; traffic management; safety and security; logistics; digital data management; sustainability; smart cities; impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Green Tourism Consumption and Sustainable Development

edited by

Lujun Su

submission deadline 18 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1921 | Submission Open

Keywords: green consumption; green preference; green innovation; sustainable tourism; sustainable development; pro-environmental behavior; environmentally responsibility behavior; ecological behavior; environmental management

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

Sustainable Brand Management and Consumer Perceptions

edited by

Irene Gil-Saura

and

María Eugenia Ruíz-Molina

submission deadline 18 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; brand management; consumer perceptions; services marketing; consumer behavior

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

Dynamic Traffic Assignment and Sustainable Transport Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhiheng Li

,

Jiyuan Tan

,

Kai Zhang

and Yang Zhou

submission deadline 18 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic traffic assignment; sustainable transport systems; advanced technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Development of the Tourism Economy

edited by

Tabita Adamov

,

Iancu Tiberiu

,

Gabriela Popescu

and

Ramona Mariana Ciolac

submission deadline 18 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism; sustainable development; economic and social implications; tourism products; tourism market

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

Research and Application in Sustainable Asphalt Pavements and Road Construction

edited by

Miguel Sol-Sánchez

and

Fernando Moreno-Navarro

submission deadline 18 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt; pavement; road; recycled materials; low carbon emissions; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainability of Water Resources Engineering and Management

edited by

Antonio Ruiz-Canales

and

Antonio Madueño Luna

submission deadline 18 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resource engineering; sustainable water management; technology in water resource management; water efficiency; energy and water resources

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

Sustainable Management of Green Infrastructure and Water Resources

edited by

Faisal Ahammed

and Jeff Connor

submission deadline 19 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4731 | Submission Open

Keywords: green infrastructure; water sensitive urban design; low impact development; water resources management; sustainability

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

Green Chemistry and Sustainable Biomass Conversion

edited by

Yuming Wen

, Yuhao Fu and

Na Duan

submission deadline 19 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 706 | Submission Open

Keywords: pyrolysis; gasification; hydrothermal conversion; biological conversion; sustainable energy and materials; green chemistry; biofuel; biochar; biomass; agricultural and forestry waste

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

Smart Management and Net-Zero Carbon Buildings

edited by

Fan Wang

submission deadline 19 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: building energy systems; distributed energy resources; AI control and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

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