Sustainability

Innovative Technologies and Management Practices for Sustainable Development

edited by Sandro Carvalho and

Gilberto Santos

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15563 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; technologies; product development; quality management; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

AI-Enhanced Sustainable Design and Planning for Housing and Indoor Environments

edited by

Wei-An Chen

,

Mingzhe Liu

and Yuan Gao

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2215 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable housing; indoor environmental quality (IEQ); artificial intelligence (AI); building performance optimization; occupant behavior modeling; smart energy systems; climate-responsive design; resilient built environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Soil Health and Sustainable Agriculture in the Face of Climate Change

edited by

Rafał Wawer

,

Grzegorz Siebielec

and

Agnieszka Klimkowicz-Pawlas

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation to climate change; sustainable agriculture; soil health; smart farming; climate change modelling

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

Cultural Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Development

edited by

Francesca Di Turo

and

Giacomo Fiocco

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | 24 articles | Viewed by 109269 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation science; cultural heritage technologies; digital humanities; sustainable development

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

Rural Economy and Sustainable Community Development

edited by

Ilias A. Makris

,

Sotiris Apostolopoulos

and

Vasileios Giannopoulos

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14995 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence and IoT for the Sustainable Development

edited by

Farid Shirazi

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven solutions; AI-driven sustainable development goals; IoT applications in sustainability

Sustainable Food Quality and Food Processing

edited by

Mirabela Ioana Lupu

and

Florentina Matei

submission deadline 16 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; food quality; nutritional composition; functional properties; sensory characteristics; technological stability; innovative processing technologies; resource efficiency; by-product valorization; circular food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Green Agriculture: Sustainable Solutions for Crop Performance and Plant Growth

edited by

Marina Alfosea-Simón

,

Francisco Garcia-Sanchez

and Silvia Simón-Grao

submission deadline 17 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant physiology; sustainable agriculture; efficient water use; plant– environment interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

EARTH 2025—Experiences and Innovation for Sustainable Food and Tourism

edited by

Liviu Gaceu

, Ray F. Iunius,

Laura Cismaru

and

Simona Stan

submission deadline 18 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1003 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient food systems; food system innovation; circular economy in horeca; responsible tourism management; authentic travel experiences; consumer behavior for sustainable development; low-impact mobility solutions; artificial intelligence in tourism; innovation in hospitality; ethical marketing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Low Carbon and Sustainable Green Economy

edited by

Kuotai Cheng

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3284 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon; ESG; SDGs; sustainable green economy; green HRM; green employee behavior

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

Psychological Determinants of Sustainable Mobility Behaviors

edited by

Federica Biassoni

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2092 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mobility; psychological determinants; transportation behavior; mobility behavior change; psychological barriers; behavioral interventions; psychological interventions; sustainable behavior promotion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Applications of Chemical Engineering in Environmental Protection and Remediation

edited by Patricia Balderas Hernández

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 682 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical engineering; cathodic protection; corrosion inhibitors; green chemistry; theoretical modeling; water; air and soil treatment; historical heritage; environmental chemistry; environmental remediation; sustainability

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

Next-Generation Wind Energy: Sustainable Design, Assessment, and Deployment

edited by

Quetzalcoatl Hernández-Escobedo

and

Jesus Alejandro Franco

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind resource assessment; wind farm optimization; wind turbine and blade design; techno-economic analysis of wind energy; levelized cost of energy (LCOE); sustainable energy systems; renewable energy financing; life-cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA); offshore and onshore wind power; smart grids and integration of wind energy

Indoor Comfort, Energy Efficiency and Solutions to Sustainable Built Environment

edited by António José Candeias Curado

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor comfort; energy efficiency; sustainable building design; building envelopes and faç ades; passive and active strategies; renewable energy integration; life-cycle assessment (LCA); zero-energy and zero-emission buildings

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

Do Businesses Increase Their Value by Adopting Innovative Sustainability Practices?

edited by

Graham Gal

and Arion Cheong

submission deadline 21 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2623 | Submission Open

Keywords: ESG; AI; big data; sustainability; transparency; technology

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

Sustainable Urban Planning: A Gender Perspective

edited by Inés Sánchez de Madariaga

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 782 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender mainstreaming; care infrastructure; gender equality; redistribution; recognition; urban planning; transportation; housing; implementation; public space; feminist planning

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

Sustainable Livestock and Agricultural Production: Challenges and Perspectives

edited by

Patrícia Ferreira Ponciano Ferraz

,

Leonardo Conti

and

Daiane Cecchin

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; livestock production; food security; climate resilience; resource efficiency; animal welfare; greenhouse gas emissions; precision farming; circular economy; agroecology

Sustainable Risk Assessment and Coastal Vulnerability

edited by

Jorge Trindade

,

Fatima El Bchari

and José Leandro Barros

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal vulnerability; sustainable risk assessment; sea-level rise; coastal resilience and adaptation; geospatial technologies; integrated coastal zone management (ICZM)

Sustainable Educational Technologies and Improved Learning

edited by

Fezile Özdamlı

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable education; sustainable development goals; mobile learning; innovative learning environments; artificial intelligence

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

Sustainable Industries and Circular Economy

edited by

Foivos Psarommatis

submission deadline 22 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: circularity; sustainability; remanufacturing; information traceability; RUL; reuse; repurpose; lifecyle

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

Sustainable Innovation, Business Models and Economic Performance

edited by

Mirela Cristea

,

Catalina Soriana Sitnikov

and

Noja Grațiela Georgiana

submission deadline 24 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 978 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable innovation; business models; circular economy; green technologies; corporate sustainability; value creation; sustainability measurement; strategic management; responsible growth

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

Advancing Sustainable Practices and Innovations Across Manufacturing Systems and Integrated Supply Chains for Resource Efficiency

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 24 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: operations management; sustainable manufacturing; resource efficiency; integrated supply chains; sustainable logistics; strategic operations management; Industry 4.0; artificial intelligence in operations; ISO management systems; operational performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Management Practices in Supply Chains

edited by

Ping-Kuo Chen

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain management; green operations; circular economy; low-carbon logistics; responsible sourcing; stakeholder collaboration; data-driven governance; supply chain resilience; sustainable development goals (SDGs); environmental and social responsibility

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

Building a Sustainable Sharing Economy: Corporate Responsibility, Integration and Innovation

edited by

Dolores Gallardo Vázquez

, Beatriz Rosado-Cebrián and

Tânia Cristina Simões de Matos dos Santos

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable sharing economy; corporate social responsibility (CSR); circular business models; responsible innovation; stakeholder engagement; sustainable entrepreneurship; ESG strategies; collaborative consumption; business sustainability; digital transformation

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

Advanced Developments on Biomass, Bio-Based Materials and Biorefinery Towards Sustainable Bioeconomy

edited by

Carmen Bartolomé

and

Clara Jarauta-Córdoba

submission deadline 26 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1233 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; bioproducts; bioeconomy; biorefineries; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)

Alternative and Sustainable Marine Fuels for Air and Water Pollution Prevention and Mitigation

edited by

Sean Loughney

and

Eduardo Blanco-Davis

submission deadline 28 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 888 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative fuels; hydrogen; ammonia; carbon capture; emission reduction; sustainable energy systems; cross-disciplinary sustainability/applications; pollution mitigation/prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Construction Materials and Technological Innovation

edited by Jonathan E. Oti

submission deadline 29 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; technological innovation; smart materials; energy efficiency; waste reduction; green building practices; resource efficiency; eco-friendly materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainability Challenges: Recovery and Valorization of Food Wastes and New Ingredients and Foods Development

edited by

Alessandra De Bruno

,

Antonio Gattuso

and

Federica Flamminii

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 36337 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste; sustainable management of food waste; valorisation of food waste; new foods; food waste recycling; technologies for food waste recovery; food sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Circularity, Innovation, and Optimisation in Sustainable Supply Chains

edited by

James O. B. Rotimi

, Esther Oluwadamilola Olufemi Rotimi and Olamide Shittu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22558 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; optimization; supply chain; sustainability; circular economy

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

AI Solutions for Improving Sustainability in Water Resource Management

edited by

Hossein Bonakdari

,

Bahram Gharabaghi

and

Silvio José Gumiere

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20964 | Submission Open

Keywords: time series; watershed; artificial intelligence; stochastic methods; hydrology; sustainability; hydrological processes; real-time prediction; optimization algorithms; predictive modelling; water balance; environmental sustainability; water demand; meteorological variables; water quantity and quality; watershed variables

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

Application of Data-Driven in Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain

edited by

Wen Jiang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18397 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable logistic; sustainable inventory management; logistics route optimization; data-driven technology; operation management and optimization; sustainable supply chain; supply chain coordination; sustainable supply chain network design; supply chain visualization; carbon emission reduction strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Socially Sustainable Urban and Architectural Design

edited by

Reza Askarizad

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 14722 | Submission Open

Keywords: socially sustainable built environment; social interaction in public spaces; urban morphology; space syntax; socio-spatial inequality; pedestrian behavior; wayfinding and spatial cognition; mental well-being; social sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Geoenvironmental Engineering and Water Pollution Control

edited by

Victor Cavaleiro

and Maria Eugenia Gimenez Boscov

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13105 | 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)

Interdisciplinary Explorations in Health and Healthcare: Addressing Complex Challenges for Sustainable Futures

edited by

Darrell Norman Burrell

, Delores Springs and Kevin Richardson

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13057 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable health systems; sustainable design and health; biotechnologies and sustainability; food security and health; environmental health; environmental racism; environmental justice; pandemic preparedness; patient voice in public health; healthcare access; health policy development; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); interdisciplinary health approaches; global health security; public health research; health equity; resilient health infrastructures; sustainable healthcare practices; global health disparities; community health development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)

Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Technologies for Sustainable Development of Smart Regions

edited by

Vyacheslav Kharchenko

,

Nikos Bardis

,

Andrzej Rucinski

and

Anatoliy Sachenko

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12448 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities and regions; ecosystems for sustainable development; artificial intelligence and AI systems; UAV as a service; mobile smart technologies; safety and security informed sustainability; wellness engineering

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

Geological Engineering and Sustainable Environment

edited by Francisco Javier Torrijo,

Olegario Alonso-Pandavenes

and Julio Garzón-Roca

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11765 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable engineering; geological engineering; resilience; geomaterials; climate change; applied AI; environmental impact; natural hazards

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

Tackling Energy Poverty and Vulnerability Through Energy Efficiency

edited by

Oikonomou Vlasios

and

Wolfgang Eichhammer

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10105 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy poverty; vulnerability; energy efficiency; heating decarbonization; inclusivity; energy access; affordability; household energy demand; transport poverty; micro-enterprises

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Development of the Digital Economy and Digital Innovation in the Web2.0 Environment

edited by

Yi Su

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10080 | Submission Open

Keywords: Web2.0 and sustainable economy; digital economy; digital innovation; big data; internet of things; green innovation; sustainable development; sharing economy

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

Sustainable Development of Regional Tourism

edited by Krzysztof Widawski and

Federica Burini

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9079 | 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)

Sustainable Operations and Green Supply Chain

edited by

Fouad Jawab

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8331 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; supply chain; operations; performance; collaboration; environmental impact; social impact; theory; best practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Economic and Environmental Concerns Regarding Agri-Food Products Within the Context of Sustainability

edited by

Sorina Geanina Stanescu

and

Liana-Elena Anica-Popa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7819 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; agri-food products; circular economy; food supply chain; innovation in agri-food; environmental impact; emerging technologies

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

Sustainable Future of Ecohydrology: Climate Change and Land Use

edited by

Yanfeng Wu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7729 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecohydrology; climate change; land use; water resources; sustainability; ecosystem resilience; climate adaptation; hydrological modeling; biodiversity conservation; integrated water management

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

Sustainable Management and Regulation of Agricultural Water Resources in the Context of Global Climate Change, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaolin Yang

,

Wenfeng Liu

and

Wen Yin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7677 | Submission Open

Keywords: ater scarcity; irrigation; agriculture water management; crop evapotranspiration; water use efficiency; climate change; adaptation; regulation

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

Smart Cities, Smart Governance and Sustainable Development

edited by Guangwei Hu and Nan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6578 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; technological innovation; urban development; internet of things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable urban development; smart governance; data-driven decision making; citizen engagement; urban infrastructure

Exploring the Innovative Approaches and Advanced Practices to Sustainable Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

edited by

Waleed Al-Marzooqi

and

Hani El-Zaiat

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5262 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; precision farming; animal welfare; climate change mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Operations Research for Sustainability in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

edited by

John Willmer Escobar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4276 | Submission Open

Keywords: logistics; supply chain optimization; Tripple Bottom Line; heuristic and metaheuristic approaches; machine learning; exact approaches; economic aspects; social aspects; environmental issues

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

Sustainable Cities in the Digital Age: Harnessing Smart Technologies for Urban Innovation

edited by

Mohammed N. Abdulrazaq Alshekhly

and Alhassan H. Ismail

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3906 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; climate-resilient urban systems; IoT for sustainability; AI in urban planning; digital twin applications; low-carbon mobility; blockchain for governance; urban climate adaptation; circular economy in cities; sustainable development goals (SDG 11); green and blue infrastructure; data-driven urban innovation; urban inclusivity

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

Sustainability in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management: 2nd Edition

edited by

Salah Haridy

,

Ridvan Aydin

and

Mohammad Shamsuzzaman

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3762 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; sustainable product development; sustainable lean six sigma; sustainable quality engineering; sustainable project management; sustainable safety; sustainable waste management; sustainable and renewable energy management

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

Sustainability, AI and the Evolution of Energy Infrastructure: Understanding the Intersection of Economics, Environment, and Society

edited by

Tao Ding

and Ruipeng Tan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3705 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); energy infrastructure; economic impacts; renewable energy integration; smart grids; energy efficiency; environmental sustainability; social equity; energy transition; AI-driven optimization

Sustainable Strategies for Improving Water Quantity and Quality in Anthropogenically Transformed Areas

edited by

Bogumił Nowak

and

Agnieszka E. Ławniczak-Malińska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3548 | Submission Open

Keywords: water relations transformation; water deficits; water availability; water pollution; eutrophication; sustainable water resources management; water quality improvement

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

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