Sustainability

Sustainable Marine Engineering and Efficient Marine Transportation of Energy

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10154 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship design; shipbuilding; waterborne energy transport; alternative fuels; marine renewable energy; life cycle assessment; emission reduction; regulatory frameworks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Risk Management

edited by An Chen and Baoguang Xu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9492 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster risk management; risk assessment; public risk perception; risk resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Innovations in Environment Protection and Sustainable Development

edited by

Rasa Vaiškūnaitė

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8692 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental protection; sustainable development; sustainability; United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; environmental management; overconsumption and waste management; environmental impact assessment; climate change; deforestation; clean energy; renewable energy sources; economic inequality

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

Evolving Indigenous Nations and Communities: Sustainable Territories and Social Ecology in a Changing Geopolitical Context

edited by Aoife Bennett and Deborah Delgado Pugley

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8020 | Submission Open

Keywords: indigenous territories; geopolitics; external finance of indigenous economies; nature protection; recovery and restoration; land and forest management practices; new indigenous movements

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

Transforming End-of-Life Product Management: Leveraging Big Data, Deep Learning, and Sustainable Practices

edited by

Selman Karagöz

, Yasin Karagöz and Charli Sitinjak

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7883 | Submission Open

Keywords: end-of-life (EoL) management; big data analytics; deep learning; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LSA); material recovery; sustainable practices

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

Construction Project Management for Sustainable Development: Green Building and Resilient Infrastructure

edited by

Nahyun Kwon

, Hyosoo Moon and Kwonsik Song

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7267 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; green building technology; infrastructure resilience; smart project management; lifecycle assessment (LCA); energy efficiency in construction; digitalization in construction; environmental impact assessment; construction technology innovation; building information modeling (BIM)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Fostering Sustainability: Business Innovation and Consumer Choices

edited by

Mahmoud Elmarzouky

and Doaa Shohaieb

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6268 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business strategies; consumer behavior; green marketing; pro-environmental decision-making; technology-enabled sustainability; digital transformation; sustainability initiatives; stakeholder trust; brand loyalty; corporate sustainability practices; behavioral insights; sustainable consumption; environmental responsibility; green innovation; sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism Strategies: Aligning Stakeholder Behavior Towards Wellness in Protected Natural Sites

edited by

Danny Kessler

and

Hyung-Min Choi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6189 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; hospitality management; wellness tourism; stakeholder behavior; protected natural sites; marketing strategies; environmental sustainability

Technological Advances for Lifecycle Optimization and Green Transition of the Built Environment

edited by

Stefano Cascone

,

Eleonora Congiu

and

Chiara Marchionni

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6050 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; lifecycle optimization; digital integration; green building technologies; environmental impact; resource efficiency; built environment management; computational modeling; sustainable urban development; renewable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Architecture, Structural Design, and Environmental Engineering

edited by

Angelo Aloisio

,

Yue Wang

, Martina Sciomenta and

Michele Mirra

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5443 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable architecture; timber engineering; bio-based materials; structural design optimization; short supply chain construction; circular economy in construction; low-carbon building materials; resilient infrastructure; climate-responsive design; environmental impact assessment

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

Design and Industry: Innovation for Sustainable Futures

edited by

María João Félix

and

Gilberto Santos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5381 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable design; industrial innovation; circular economy; design– industry collaboration; emerging technologies

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

Advanced Applications of Cleaner Production in Sustainable Industrial Ecology

edited by

Luiz Kulay

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5168 | Submission Open

Keywords: reductions in natural resource extraction; material and energy recovery; cleaner production; environmental performance; environmental sustainability; life cycle assessment; renewable energy generation; green and sustainable manufacturing; process integration and optimization; sustainable evaluations of industrial processes; environmental management; circular economy

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

Land Use Strategies for Sustainable Development

edited by Xia Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4811 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use; sustainable development; farmland protection; prevention of land degradation; urban land use planning; big data and artificial intelligence

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

Sustainability of Energy Conversion and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Systems

edited by Yongping Hou and

Yuan Gao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4276 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cells; testing; fault diagnosis; simulation; prediction; energy conversion; sustainable energy; performance evaluation; machine learning; degradation mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Smart Cities with Innovative Solutions in Sustainable Urban Future

edited by

Nadire Çavuş

and

Nuriye Sancar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4068 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart city; sustainability; urban development; intelligent technologies; innovative strategies; machine learning; innovative solutions; AI

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

Agricultural Economic Transformation and Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Fotios Chatzitheodoridis

,

Efstratios Loizou

and

Achilleas Kontogeorgos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3677 | Submission Open

Keywords: agriculture resilience and sustainability; agricultural policy; CAP reform; farm-to-fork strategy; rural development; LEADER and CLLD strategies; tourism alternative forms and sustainability; protected designations of origin and geographical indications (PDO and PGI); sustainable rural development and culture; Climate change; EU green deal; biodiversity and agriculture; organic agriculture; bioeconomy and circular economy; agricultural economy; precision agriculture; international trade of agrofood products; impacts of international crises and instabilities on agricultural product markets and supply chains; sustainability; farm management; and informatics; marketing of agricultural products; consumer behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainable Solution of Geological Hazard Under Climate Change

edited by

Feifei Yang

and

Xinxuan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3141 | Submission Open

Keywords: geological hazards; natural hazards; climate change; environmental impact assessment; sustainability; hazard management; risk mitigation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)

Application of AI in Online Learning and Sustainable Education

edited by

Artem Artyukhov

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2728 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); online learning; sustainable education; personalized learning; intelligent tutoring systems; adaptive learning; gamification; e-learning MOOCs (massive open online courses); ethical considerations

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

Water Management Strategies for Sustainable Ecosystems and Agriculture

edited by

Golmar Golmohammadi

and

Kourosh Mohammadi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2419 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; adaptive management; pollution control; sustainable agriculture; climate adaptation; water conservation

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

Sustainable Built Environment: From Theory to Practice

edited by

Pinar Mert Cuce

and

Erdem Cuce

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2245 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable built environment; green architecture; energy-efficient buildings; low-carbon construction; climate-responsive design; urban sustainability; lifecycle assessment (LCA); environmental performance; smart cities; passive design strategies; sustainable materials; retrofitting and adaptive reuse; resilient urban design; built environment policy; community-based planning; digital tools for sustainability (e.g.; BIM; AI; IoT); carbon footprint reduction; circular construction; net-zero buildings; sustainable urban infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Innovations in E-Learning and Governance of Educational Entities for Education Within the Framework of Sustainable Development

edited by

Francisco Aníbal Ganga-Contreras

, Andrea Renate Minte and Juan Abello-Romero

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2198 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational institutions; university governance; sustainable development; inclusion; equity; democratic societies; educational policies; digital learning innovation

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

Sustainability Perspectives in Carbon Capture and Enhanced Gas Utilization

edited by

Muhammad Abdul Qyyum

and Nasser Ahmed Al-Azri

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2188 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture; carbon utilization; greenhouse gas mitigation; circular carbon economy; sustainable energy solutions; climate change mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable and Smart Transportation Systems

edited by

Marco Guerrieri

and

Larysa Neduzha

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2084 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable; smart transportation systems; artificial intelligence; safety; advanced sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

A Research on Sustainable Prevention and Management of Geological Disasters in Engineering

edited by

Xin Liao

, Jimeng Feng and

Qiang Tang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2037 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering geological disasters; sustainable risk assessment; resilient infrastructure; green materials; disaster monitoring and early warning

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

Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainable Conservation of Urban Ecology

edited by

Sang-Don Lee

and Min-Kyung Kim

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1989 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity conservation; green infrastructure integration; ecosystem services; climate change adaptation; urban ecology; environmental impact assessment (EIA)

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

Thermal Conversion Processes of Biomass for Sustainable Utilization in Energy, Chemical, and Metallurgical Industries

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1958 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal processes; biomass; pyrolysis; gasification; circular economy; greenhouse gas emissions; energy efficiency; secondary resources

Optimizing the Water-Energy Nexus for Future-Ready Cities: Pathways to Sustainability

edited by

Juan Ignacio Torregrosa-López

, Paola Andrea Alvizuri-Tintaya and

Vanesa Gladys Lo Iacono Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1504 | Submission Open

Keywords: water– energy nexus; smart sustainable cities; urban resource management; social impacts

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

Environmental Economics and Sustainability

edited by

Chien-Ming Wang

and Cheng-Feng Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1430 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment economics; sustainable development; economic analysis

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

Sustainable Biomass Utilization for Renewable Energy

edited by

Zahoor

and

Wen Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1386 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass conversion; biofuels; biomass pretreatment; enzymatic digestibility; fermentation technologies; bioenergy; sustainable energy; renewable energy; biomass processing; energy storage; energy distribution; circular economy; waste-to— energy technologies; lignocellulosic biomass; thermochemical conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Low-Carbon Future: Innovations in Digital Supply Chain Optimization and Circular Economy

edited by Cuihua Zhang and

Peng Xing

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1303 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain optimization; low-carbon; circular economy; digital technology; green emissions reduction; green transformation; green logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

When EdTech Meets Digital Culture: Advancing Educational Innovation in a Digital Society

edited by

Fahriye Altınay

,

Rustam Shadiev

and

George Ghinea

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 1281 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital culture; cultural inclusivity; educational innovation; educational technologies; digital society; digital cultural competence; digital spaces

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

Green Innovation and CSR: Driving Sustainable Solutions for Environmental Challenges

edited by

Jean-Pierre Gueyie

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1177 | Submission Open

Keywords: green innovation; corporate social responsibility (CSR); environmental challenges; circular economy; waste reduction; carbon footprint; corporate sustainability reporting; stakeholder trust

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

Sustainability in Natural Hazards Mitigation and Landslide Research: 2nd Edition

edited by Ching-Ying Tsou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1133 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslides; sustainability; mitigation strategies; environmental impacts; nature-based solutions; community engagement; geoecological evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)

AI-Driven Smart Sensing and Non-Destructive Testing for Sustainable Innovation: Enhancing Environmental Sustainability and Technological Progress

edited by

Domenico De Carlo

and

Filippo Laganà

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 950 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; artificial intelligence for green technologies; non-destructive testing (NDT) and sustainability; smart sensors for environmental monitoring; sustainable infrastructure assessment; predictive maintenance and resource optimization; intelligent sensing systems for sustainability

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

Innovation Management, Organizational Resilience, and Performance: Pathways to a Sustainable Future

edited by

Živilė Stankevičiūtė

and

Eglė Staniškienė

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 882 | Submission Open

Keywords: organizational resilience; employee resilience; organizational adversity; operational adaptability; sustainable organizational development; sustainability-focused operations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Digital Solutions for Sustainable Economic Development

edited by

Mariana Petrova

and Olena Sushchenko

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 858 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamics of open innovation; business models; innovation; entrepreneurship; and sustainability; digital transformation and innovation in the public sector; industry innovation ecosystem design and strategic development; open innovation and strategic competitiveness; big data and analytics. innovation ecosystem for sustainable development; entrepreneurship and technology-based firms; open innovation in the tourism sector; R& D and supply chain; innovation and knowledge creation; other related topics in the field of business and management; logistics; big data; digital transformation and sustainable enterprise development

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

Digital Governance and Digital Innovation for Sustainable Development

edited by

Liviu Moldovan

and

Flaviu Moldovan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 830 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitization; sustainability; governance; innovation; development; green software; green engineering; cloud migration; corporate strategies

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

Advances in Sustainable Construction Engineering and Management

edited by Jeong-Hoon Lee,

JunHo Jeon

and Jinwoo Kim

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 804 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction engineering and management; sustainable; smart construction; digital twin; automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Towards Sustainable and Resilient Pavements: Recycled Materials, Sensing Technologies, and Predictive Maintenance

edited by

David Llopis Castelló

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 795 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable asphalt pavement; recycled materials; resilient infrastructure; asphalt durability; pavement maintenance; sensing technologies; predictive maintenance; smart roads; self-healing asphalt; pavement monitoring

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

Connectedness to Nature: Consequences for Well-Being and Sustainability

edited by

Allen R. McConnell

and

Jill Korach

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 760 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature connectedness; sustainability; well-being; self-concept; self-transcendence; biophilia; place-based conservation; community-based conservation; social and cultural identity; pro-environmental behavior

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

Perspectives on the Roles of Civil Society in Advancing Food System Transformation and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Max O. Stephenson

, Kim Niewolny and Lia Kelinsky-Jones

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 700 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; civil society organizations and movements; complex partnerships for social and food systems’ change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Toward Net-Zero Emissions: Interlinking Renewable Energy Policies, Carbon Markets, and Green Supply Chains

edited by

Mingyue (Selena) Sheng

and Lingli Qi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 630 | Submission Open

Keywords: net-zero emissions; renewable energy policy; carbon markets; emissions trading schemes; green supply chains; decarbonization; climate policy; sustainable development; energy transition; environmental economics

Green Economy and Sustainable Infrastructure to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Isaac Akomea-Frimpong

,

Roksana Jahan Tumpa

,

Daniel Oteng

and Fatemeh Pariafsai

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 547 | Submission Open

Keywords: green economy; circular economy; green buildings; sustainable infrastructures; sustainable development goals; economic growth; generative artificial intelligence; sustainable investment; construction management; green economic models; net-zero transitions; economic development; smart digitization; Industry 5.0

ESG and the Net Zero Transition: Operations and Innovation for Sustainability

edited by

Shahid Md Shahiduzzaman

and

Omar Al Farooque

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 541 | Submission Open

Keywords: ESG; net zero; sustainability; operations; innovation; corporate strategy; sustainable investment

Sustainable Construction Management Operations and Construction Engineering

edited by Emanuele Maiorana

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 502 | Submission Open

Keywords: design optimization; management and planning; saving resources; alternative solutions; monitoring; new materials; mass production; recycling; traceability; efficiency

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

Human–Nature Relationship in the Context of Environmental Change and Sustainability

edited by

Vinathe Sharma-Brymer

,

Heather Boetto

,

Shannon Brincat

and

Eric Brymer

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 482 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– nature relationships; environmental change; climate change and justice; sustainability; health and well-being; socioeconomic systems; ecosocial justice

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

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainability

edited by

Fahad Asmi

and

Muhammad Azfar Anwar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 469 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; climate change adaptation; urban development; responsible artificial intelligence; disaster risk management

Sustainable Solutions for the Microplastic Pollution: Challenges and Innovations

edited by

Valentina Helen Pauna

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics; systems-thinking; policy; biodegradable plastic; recycling; reuse; waste management; circular economy; life cycle assessment; environmental impact assessment

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

Sustainability Analysis of Renewable Energy Storage Technologies

edited by

Francesco Montana

and Nicola Campagna

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; renewables; sustainability; life cycle assessment; hydrogen

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Shaping Green Choices: Consumer Behavior and the Path to Sustainable Development

edited by

Prianka Sarker

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 406 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; green consumer behavior; environmental psychology; behavioral economics; sustainable lifestyles; decision-making; policy and consumer choice

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