Sustainability

Sustainable Forestry for a Sustainable Future

edited by

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 52330 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable forest management; sustainable harvesting; SDGs; forest certification; community engagement; biodiversity; climate change; ecosystem services; forest conservation; forest restoration; deforestation; forest degradation; tree canopy cover; forest monitoring; GIS; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)

Sustainable Tourism Management and Marketing

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 51000 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism marketing; sustainable tourism management; sustainable tourism development; protected natural areas; community-based tourism; prism of sustainability in tourism; digital engagement strategies

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

Sustainability of the Agricultural System and Agro-Ecological Environment

edited by

Elena Brunori

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 20 articles | Viewed by 50347 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural ecosystem services; ecological functional areas; agroecological indicators; natural capital; Sustainable farming system; Agricultural ecological environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

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

edited by

František Petrovič

and

Peter Mederly

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 48966 | 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)

Carbon Neutrality and Green Development

edited by

Shihong Zeng

and

Qiao Peng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 35723 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon neutrality goals; green development; carbon finance; economic transformation; energy structure; carbon information disclosure

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

Sustainable Transitions in Transport Energy Consumption: Self-Contained Transport Energy Systems Using Renewable Energy

edited by

Ruifeng Shi

, Fang Fu and Xingtang Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 24112 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; self-contained transport energy systems; transport energy systems; new energy vehicles; electric vehicles; electric vehicle charging/discharging station; decarbonization in transport systems; low-carbon-based transport operation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Circular Economy and Sustainability

edited by

Viktor Koval

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Jairo González-Bueno

and Rima Tamošiūnienė

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 23168 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; circular business models; circular economy; eco-design; eco-friendly technologies; environmental economics; green economy; green finance; green human resource management; lifecycle assessment; liveable cities; policy innovation; renewable resources; resource management; sustainable development; waste reduction

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Transport, Environment and Sustainability

edited by

Eckard Helmers

and

Dimitris Potoglou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 23015 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicles; transport decarbonization; transport digitalization; impact assessment; carbon footprinting; sustainable mobility management

Heavy Metal Contamination and Phytoremediation of Soil and Water: From an Ecological and Sustainable Perspective

edited by

Robson Andreazza

and

Filipe Selau Carlos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22174 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytoremediation; bioremediation; heavy metals; pollutants; remediation; contaminated soil; contaminated watercourse

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

Future Trends in Sustainable Buildings: Materials, Technologies, and Computational Approaches

edited by

Antonella Sarcinella

and Sandra Cunha

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18551 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building materials; sustainable building technology; life cycle assessment (LCA); digital construction technologies; building information modeling (BIM); energy simulation in buildings; computational building design; waste management in construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Development of Construction Engineering—2nd Edition

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15060 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction engineering; green buildings; low-carbon buildings; construction industry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) in Hospitality and Tourism Sector—2nd Edition

edited by

Hyeon-Mo Jeon

and

Hyung-Min Choi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14625 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental; social; and governance (ESG) practices and disclosure; ESG and corporate performance; ESG and corporate value; corporate social responsibility; sustainable marketing; sustainable human resource management; eco-friendly practices; green marketing and consumer behavior

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

Towards Sustainability: Applications of Machine Learning in Water Management and Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Soufiane Haddout

and

Mariusz Ptak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14480 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; water management; environmental monitoring; sustainability; predictive analytics; hydrology; water quality assessment; data-driven decision making; sustainable development; environmental stewardship

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

Sustainable Future: Circular Economy and Green Industry

edited by

Irina Georgescu

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Ionut Nica

and

Jani Kinnunen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14154 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; green industry; sustainable development; renewable energy; eco-innovation; resource efficiency; waste management; climate adaption; artificial intelligence in sustainability; cybernetics in circular systems

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

Green Landscape and Ecosystem Services for a Sustainable Urban System

edited by

Luisa Sturiale

and

Maria Rosa Trovato

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13109 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; urban green system; green urban landscapes; resilient and inclusive city; sustainable development goals; urban planning processes; evaluation of ecosystem services; ecosystem service economic evaluation; social multi-criteria evaluation; multi-criteria decision aid

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

Sustainability and Innovation in Engineering Education and Management

edited by

Pawel Nowak

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Jerzy Rosłon

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Mariola Książek-Nowak

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Aleksander Nicał

and Janusz Sobieraj

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12520 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; building design; technological innovation; green construction; project management; optimization; Industry 4.0; ICT in construction; BIM; soft skills in construction; educational aspects of sustainable construction

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

Modeling, Control, and Optimization of Hybrid Energy Systems

edited by

Ayman Al-Quraan

, Ala'aldeen Al-Halhouli and

Ahmad M. A. Malkawi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12336 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; solar energy; wind energy systems; biomass and biofuels; geothermal energy; tidal power; wave energy; photosynthetic process; hydro-power

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Renewable Energy Conversion and Sustainable Power Systems Engineering

edited by

Carlos Vargas-Salgado

and Jesus Aguila-Leon

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12158 | Submission Open

Keywords: PV systems; wind systems; storage systems; microgrids; smart grids; biomass gasification systems; hydropower systems; power control; greenhouse gas emissions; emissions; reliability of the grid; lithium-ion batteries; lead– acid batteries in microgrids; demand response; SCADA; control algorithms; energy management systems; microgrid simulation; power electronics; losses in power systems; hybrid energy systems; HERS economic analysis; HERSs for developing countries; virtual power plants; prosumer; distributed energy resources (DERs); metaheuristic algorithms; fuzzy logic; bio-inspired optimization; optimization algorithms; grey wolf optimizer (GWO) algorithm; particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm; genetic algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Harnessing Technology for Sustainable Tourism: Paving the Way for a Sustainable Future in Travel

edited by Seunghun Shin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11502 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology; environmental sustainability; economic sustainability; social sustainability

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

Research on Ecological and Environmental Sustainability Based on Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems

edited by

Qi Feng

and Tao Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10314 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems; ecological or environment sustainability; multi-source remote sensing data; three-dimensional geographic information systems; prediction modeling; resource management

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

Sustainable Waste Management Strategies for Circular Economy

edited by

Abdel Mohsen Onsy Mohamed

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Muftah El-Naas

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Munjed Maraqa

and Evan K. Paleologos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9935 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste prevention and minimization; resource recovery and recycling; extended producer responsibility; sustainable materials management; industrial symbiosis; sustainable urban waste management; smart waste management systems; advanced recycling technologies; waste-to-energy; circular economy legislation; international cooperation and standards; public awareness and education; case studies

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

Sediment Movement, Sustainable Water Conservancy and Water Transport

edited by

Junhong Zhang

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Lingling Zhu

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Yunping Yang

and Dangwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9830 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal; estuarine; and river dynamics; numerical modeling; laboratory modeling and experimental studies; hydrodynamic processes; sediment transport and morphology; water conservancy; environmental hydraulics; sediment dynamics; morphodynamics; sediment budget

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

Environmental Policy as a Tool for Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Konstantinos S. Ioannou

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Evangelia Karasmanaki

and

Georgios Tsantopoulos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9074 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental policy; decision making; climate change; sustainability ; environmental governance; circular economy; climate action; policymaking; technological transition; environmental agreements; strategic planning; stakeholder engagement

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

Sustainable Transport: Logistic, Optimization, Traffic Flow and Road Safety

edited by Domenico Gattuso and

Giuseppe Guido

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9048 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; logistics optimization; traffic flow management; green technologies; road safety; energy efficiency; social equity in transportation; last-mile logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Digital Economy Era–Corporate Strategy Management and Sustainable Innovation

edited by

José Moleiro Martins

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7299 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate low-carbon innovation; corporate strategies in response to market digitalization; digital economy; digital economy empowering green finance; digital economy development and environmental uncertainty; digital financing; digital technologies; digital transformation of business processes; environmental protection; green innovation; green production; green technological innovation; green technology; Industry 4.0 and 5.0; internet dynamics in the digital economy; research and development practices directed at sustainability; revenue from R& D of sustainable products; sustainable economic development; sustainable innovation; sustainable innovation development in SMEs and large enterprises; sustainable low-carbon development in the digital economy; sustainable strategic management

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

Research Progress and Evaluation Challenges of By-Product and Waste Valorization, 2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos Miguel Henriques Ferreira

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Sara Nunes Silva

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Catarina Silva S. Oliveira

and

Alessandra Braga Ribeiro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7277 | Submission Open

Keywords: by-product valorization; bioactive; circular economy; green chemistry; green metrics

Soil Quality and Innovation in Agriculture: Dynamics, Indicators, and Sustainability, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eleftherios Evangelou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6596 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil quality indicators; sustainable soil management; soil quality monitoring; innovation in agriculture; soil functions

Sustainable Civil Engineering: Circular Economy, Environmental Impact, and Tools Driving Transformation

edited by

Justyna Jaskowska-Lemańska

and Joanna Sagan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6251 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; circular economy; environmental impact; non-destructive testing (NDT); life cycle assessment (LCA); building information modeling (BIM); Internet of Things (IoT) in construction; artificial intelligence (AI) in construction; construction waste management; ESG in construction; resource efficiency; interdisciplinary approaches in civil engineering; governance in sustainable construction projects

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

Ecological Water Engineering and Ecological Environment Restoration

edited by

Guoce Xu

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Binhua Zhao

and Zongping Ren

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4980 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-hydrology; aquatic ecology; water resources; water environment; water projects

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

Sustainable Animal Husbandry and the Production of Animal-Derived Food: Current Status and Challenges for the Coming Decades

edited by

Anna Kasprzyk

and Ewa Januś

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4223 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable environmental development; animal production systems and food quality; biodiversity and animal welfare; greenhouse gas emissions; carbon sequestration; life cycle assessment; animal nutrition; manure and slurry management; animal health management; precision animal farming technologies; digital technologies in animal husbandry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Impacts of Climate Change on the Water–Food–Energy Nexus

edited by

Balamurugan Panneerselvam

and

Nagavinothini Ravichandran

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3909 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; water resources; food production; energy resources; agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Environmental Economics, Policies and Sustainable Economic Development

edited by Shoude Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3903 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic control in environmental economics; environmental pollution control; applications of optimal control theory within environmental economics; dynamic analysis of product innovation and process innovation

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

Advances in Energy Storage Technologies to Meet Future Energy Demands

edited by Yunhui Huang and

Peng Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2926 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; renewable energy; sustainable energy; a low-carbon energy future; battery technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Innovations in Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chain and Logistics Management

edited by Michael Wang,

Samsul Islam

, Yongjiang Shi, Kurt Y. Liu and Bill Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2746 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; sustainability; resilience; digitalization; supply chain; logistics; transportation

Energy Technology, Power Systems and Sustainability

edited by

Dmitry Baimel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2682 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; power systems; energy technologies; renewable systems; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Planning, Operation, and Energy Efficiency of Sustainable Electric Power Systems

edited by

Boyu Qin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2609 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable power systems; power system planning; economic operation; energy efficiency; multi-time-scale planning; multi-regional complementarity; multiple flexible resources; low-carbon transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Rural Resiliences: Challenges, Resistances, and Pathways in New Processes of Rural Revitalization Around the World

edited by

Angel Paniagua

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2385 | Submission Open

Keywords: rural areas; geographical processes; rural revitalization; degrowth strategies; resistance; rural distanciation; local– global

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

Exploring Education Management Strategies for Sustainable Development—2nd Edition

edited by

Eric C. K. Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2262 | Submission Open

Keywords: management strategies; sustainable development; education management; quality management; educational leadership

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

Food Science and Engineering for Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Long Yu

and

Ping Dong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2250 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; innovative food processing technologies; novel product development; food packaging; food chemistry and nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Crop Systems and Agricultural Products for Climate-Resilient Agriculture

edited by

Agnieszka Szparaga

, Nedjoud Grara,

Mahmood Ahmed

and Sana Besnaci

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2239 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable crop production; modeling and optimization in sustainable development; innovations and challenges for the biostimulants and biopesticides production and application; low-input agriculture; novel natural resources for biostimulants and biopesticides; screen for new agri-products; naturally derived chemicals and potential applications for science; industry and agriculture; novel experimental studies on plant products to reinforce sustainable agriculture and environment; rational and sustainable valorization of agri-food waste— an innovative approach to convert waste into high-quality and environment-friendly products; sustainable water management and wastewater treatment solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Trends in Supply Chain Operations Management for Sustainable Development

edited by

João Lemos Nabais

and Pereira Raquel Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2212 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain operations management; sustainability; sustainable development; circular economy; green logistics; digital transformation; regulatory compliance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Air Quality Management: Bioaerosols, Human Health, and Integrated Environmental Strategies

edited by

Ewa Brągoszewska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2000 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiological air quality; bioaerosols; bacterial bioaerosols; fungal bioaerosols; health risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)

Digital Twins and Manufacturing Systems: How to Move Towards Sustainability in Industry 4.0

edited by

Helena Navas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1980 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; sustainability of digitization; Industry 4.0/5.0; sustainable manufacturing; industrial engineering; sustainable materials; sustainable design

Small Business Innovation and Sustainable Circular Economy: Pathways, Practices, and Performance

edited by Elaine Conway

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 1962 | Submission Open

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

Advanced Planning, Operation and Control Methods for Sustainable Power Systems

edited by

Wei Dai

, Wei Lin, Lun Yang and Qian Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1948 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable power systems; renewable energy sources; power system operation optimization and control techniques; grid expansion planning; flexibility sources; demand response; energy storage systems; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Integration of Digitalization and Green Economy

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1948 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technology; artificial intelligence; green transition; low-carbon development; green economy; industrial chain; energy efficiency; smart agriculture

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

AI- and IoT-Driven Solutions for Industrial Sustainability and Smart Manufacturing

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1879 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial sustainability; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable supply chain management; artificial Intelligence; internet of things; energy optimization; predictive maintenance; resource efficiency; smart decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)

Circular Economy Pathways for Enhancing Competitiveness in a Sustainable Future

edited by

Yui-Yip Lau

and

Mark Ching-Pong Poo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1852 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; global sustainability; reuse; recycle; regenerate; sustainable future; resource consumption; SDGs

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

Innovations in the Degradation and Remediation of Emerging Organic Pollutants

edited by

Guofang Xu

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Yi Yang

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Feilong Gao

and Zhihao Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1833 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs); microplastics; environmental remediation; degradation mechanisms; advanced oxidation processes; green technologies; artificial intelligence; environmental fate and transport; circular economy

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