Sustainability

Utilization of Organic Solid Waste for Materials and Energy Sustainability

edited by Mengmeng Fan, Hao Sun and Changzhou Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic solid waste; carbon materials; biofuels; biogas; thermochemical conversion; biochemical conversion; techno-economic and life-cycle assessments; green energy; circular economy

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

Sustainable Strategies for Disaster Risk and Climate Change Adaptation

edited by Shaohong Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; disaster risk; climate change; adaptation; risk generation mechanism; quantified expression; risk government

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

Advanced Materials and Corrosion-Resistant Technologies for Sustainable Industry

edited by

Haokun Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion; coating; alloys; protection; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Perspectives on Marine Microplastics: Sources, Fate, and Ecological Effects

edited by Maria Inês Bruno Tavares

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine microplastics; ecological effects; marine pollution; trophic transfer; bioaccumulation; marine ecosystems; environmental risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Sustainable Urban Construction: Lighting Design and Energy Efficiency

edited by Ryan Sharston and Yohan Kim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban construction; lighting design; daylighting; electric lighting; lighting controls; building energy efficiency; peak demand reduction; retrofit and renovation; life-cycle assessment; and visual comfort and human-centered lighting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Energy-Aware Optimization of Wireless Infrastructures for Green Buildings

edited by

Jiliang Zhang

,

Zhuowei Li

and Andrés Alayón Glazunov

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon communication infrastructure; sustainable indoor wireless performance; energy-efficient built environment; wireless-friendly building design; wireless– energy trade-off in buildings; sustainable integrated antennas; electromagnetic-functionalized building materials; intelligent surfaces for green connectivity; low-power sensing and communication (ISAC); environment-aware channel modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Membrane Routes for Sustainable Water Purification

edited by Krešimir Košutić and

Silvia Morović

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; membrane; pressure membrane processes of MF; UF; NF; and RO; AOP; adsorption; zero liquid discharge

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

Sustainable Enterprise Operation and Supply Chain Management

edited by Reza Eslamipoor

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 37282 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain; environmental sustainability; operation management

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

Sustainable Waste Process Engineering and Biomass Valorization

edited by

Serhiy Pyshyev

,

Denys Miroshnychenko

and

Bohdan Korchak

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 31204 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; waste-to-energy; biomass valorization; resource recovery; sustainable waste management; environmental sustainability; renewable energy; life cycle assessment; socio-economic sustainability; green technologies

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

Digital Transformation and Economic Development: Strategies for Sustainable Industrial Competitiveness

edited by

Seyed Alireza Athari

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15420 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; artificial intelligence; economic development; industries; sustainability; competitiveness

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

Sustainable Development Education for the 21st Century: Teaching Method and Education System

edited by

Vian Ahmed

,

Zied Bahroun

and Chiraz Anane

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7861 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability education; sustainable development goals (SDGs); transformative learning; curriculum innovation; pedagogical strategies; systems thinking in education; educational policy and governance; inclusive education; digital and AI-enhanced learning; whole-institution approach

Life Cycle Energy and Environmental Assessment in Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Fernando Delama Gonzalo

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7052 | Submission Open

Keywords: green building; indoor environmental quality (IEQ); building energy simulation (BES); environmental impact; life cycle assessment; air quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Design and Optimization of Solar and Wind Energy Systems for Sustainable Development

edited by

Codruta Jaliu

,

Mircea Neagoe

and

Radu Săulescu

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7023 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; solar energy; wind energy; hybrid system; design; modeling; simulation; optimization; control strategies; conversion efficiency; experimental testing; potential; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Energy Economics and Sustainable Environment

edited by

Ahmad Sakhrieh

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6963 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy economics; environmental sustainability; renewable energy; sustainable development; energy transition; energy policy; decarbonization; circular economy; energy efficiency; climate policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Environmental Economics, Productivity and Efficiency: Synergies for Sustainable Development

edited by Fusco Elisa and

Alessandro Magrini

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4857 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental efficiency; productivity analysis; composite sustainability indicators; eco-efficiency; frontier methods; environmental economics; circular economy; ESG indicators; sustainability measurement; sustainable development indicators

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

Sustainability and Challenges of Underground Gas Storage Engineering

edited by

Xuerui Wang

, Jianbo Zhang, Yang Zhao and Fengyuan Zhang

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4398 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground gas storage; geomechanics; wellbore integrity; hydrogen storage; reservoir integrity; CO2 geo-storage; risk assessment; intelligent UGS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in Research on Sustainable Waste Treatment and Technology

edited by

Charikleia Prochaska

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3999 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable waste management and treatment; energy recovery; waste sorting; recycling; circular economy; sustainability; artificial intelligence; machine learning; regulations; policy

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

Redefining Progress Towards Inclusive Societies: Social Sustainability at the Intersection of Economy and Policy

edited by

Rosanna Cataldo

, Maria Gabriella Grassia and

Viktoriya Voytsekhovska

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3152 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic sustainability; human-centric development; human well-being; public policy; quality of life; social equity; social cohesion; social innovations; sustainable healthcare; sustainable development

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

Sustainable Integration of Renewable Energy into Future Power Systems

edited by

Rabin Dhakal

and

Ashish Sedai

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2728 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy integration; sustainable power systems; grid flexibility; energy storage; variable renewable energy (VRE); curtailment mitigation; forecasting and optimization; power system sustainability; decarbonization; energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainability Advances in Supply Chain and Operations Management

edited by

Andrew Thomas

and

Rachel Mason-Jones

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2072 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain systems; operations management; sustainability; societal impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Analysis of Logistics and Supply Chain Systems for Sustainable Development

edited by Guanghui Zhou and

Dengyuhui Li

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1046 | Submission Open

Keywords: logistics optimization with the sustainable goals; green routing; sustainable location; green inventory management; circular economy and reverse logistics; humanitarian logistics; sustainable transportation system; closed-loop supply chains management; social responsibility in supply chain; green innovation; environmental management and performance; supply chain resilience and security; environmental; social and governance (ESG) management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Energy Economy and Sustainable Energy Development

edited by Mantas Švažas and Valentinas Navickas

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 833 | Submission Open

Keywords: regional energy systems; decentralization; producing consumers; synergies effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Traditional and Local Crop Varieties for Sustainable Cultivation and Climate-Resilient Food Production

edited by

Ante Lončarić

and Svjetlana Škrabal

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open

Keywords: traditional varieties; local crops; sustainable cultivation; climate resilience; agrobiodiversity; low-input agriculture; biodiversity conservation; plant adaptation; sustainable food systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Procurement Strategies for a Resilient Future

edited by Clifford McCue, Eric Prier and Emily Boykin

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 594 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain adaptation; climate-resilient public purchasing; circular economy; policy-driven procurement innovation; resilience evaluation frameworks; corruption

Digital Green: Transforming Supply Chains for a Sustainable Future

edited by Federico Solari,

Giovanni Romagnoli

,

Eleonora Bottani

, Natalya Lysova and

Mohaiad Elbasheer

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 588 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain; sustainability; green logistics; digital transformation; smart logistics; Industry 4.0; circular economy; optimization; waste minimization; perishable products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Towards a Sustainable and Breathable Environment: Mitigating Air Pollution for Health and Well-Being

edited by

Azhar Siddique

,

Juliana Jalaludin

and

Wen-Jing Deng

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 569 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution; sustainable environment; atmospheric chemistry; air quality management; climate– air quality interactions; environmental policy; urban and indoor air quality

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

Sustainable Urban Development: Strategies, Tools, and Transformations

edited by

Marta Skiba

,

Alicja Maciejko

, Rafał Dudzik and

Małgorzata Sztubecka

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban development; blue and green infrastructure; circular architecture; energy efficiency in cities; climate adaptation; urban resilience; smart city tools; nature-based solutions; participatory planning; climate-neutral cities

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

Green Foundations: How Geotechnical Engineering Can Support Sustainable Infrastructure

edited by

S. M. Talha Qadri

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 525 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable infrastructure; social resilience; geotechnical solutions; earthquake hazard adaptation and mitigation; green infrastructure

Sustainable Asphalt Pavements: Advanced Materials and Technologies

edited by

Ling Xu

,

Fan Gu

and

Junfeng Gao

submission deadline 1 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavement engineering; asphalt pavement; road sustainability; infrastructure resilience; life cycle assessment; asphalt recycling; low-carbon technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Bioenergy and Biotechnological Solutions for Circular and Low-Carbon Systems

edited by John Allport, Gina Javanbakht and Lilies Kathumbi

submission deadline 2 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon fuels; waste valorization; circular bioeconomy; thermochemical processes; thermochemical kinetics; gasification; pyrolysis; catalytic process design; emission mitigation; waste-to-energy; sustainable fuels; microbial fuel development; anaerobic digestion; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Adaptation Beyond Climate: Facing Planetary Limits and Ecological Injustices

edited by

Dario Padovan

,

Osman Arrobbio

and Andrea Taffuri

submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1020 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptation; change; maladaptation; indigenous knowledge; vulnerability; governance; technological fix; agroecology

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

Energy Communities: Innovations in Urban Building Design and Energy Systems

edited by

Moises Odriozola-Maritorena

, Iñaki Gómez-Arriaran and

Zaloa Azkorra-Larrinaga

submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 739 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy communities; urban energy systems; renewable energy integration; smart buildings; distributed energy resources (DERs); energy efficiency in buildings; community microgrids; sustainable urban design; energy democracy; building-energy modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Circular Economy, Environmental Management and Sustainability

edited by Alin Emanuel Artene and

Larisa Ivascu

submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; environmental management systems; industrial symbiosis; life cycle assessment; sustainable business models; resource efficiency; ESG governance; environmental accounting and audit; sustainability transitions

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

Ecosystems: Enhancing Biological Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery

edited by

Wenli Huang

submission deadline 3 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; aerobic granular sludge; aammox; immobilization

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

Energy Transition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Radosław Wolniak

,

Judyta Kabus

,

Katarzyna Bratnicka-Myśliwiec

and

Izabela Bagińska

submission deadline 4 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 897 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; big data and machine learning in energy; smart demand and supply management systems; forecasting and optimisation of renewable energy generation; automation of energy processes and predictive maintenance; virtual power plants and microgrids; energy storage and system balancing; cybersecurity for AI-based energy systems; innovative business and tariff models; fiscal instruments supporting digitalisation and green transition; social consequences of decisions made by algorithms

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

Industrial Waste Circularity: Utilization, Pollution Prevention and Data-Driven Management

edited by Fanhui Guo, Hongxiang Xu, Yu Feng and

Xiuteng Wang

submission deadline 5 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial solid waste/wastewater/gas management; CCUS; heavy metals; circular economy; AI and machine learning; digital twin of waste processes; policy and regulatory frameworks; resource utilisation technology; LCA; pollution-risk control

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

Advancing Marine Ecosystem Sustainability Through Microplastic Pollution Mitigation

edited by Layla Hazeem,

Abdulkarim Hasan Rashed

and Suad Ahmed Rashdan

submission deadline 6 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2145 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastic pollution; marine ecosystem sustainability; plastic lifecycle management; ocean conservation; environmental policy; pollution mitigation strategies; marine biodiversity; climate change interactions; socio-economic impacts; innovative filtration technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Advances in Adsorption Processes for Sustainable Water Treatment—2nd Edition

edited by Slavica S. Lazarević and Ivona Častvan Janković-Castvan

submission deadline 6 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental remediation; green chemistry in water treatment; functionalization; composite materials; clay minerals; adsorption mechanisms; adsorption kinetics; metal– organic frameworks (MOFs); renewable adsorbents

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

Creative Sustainability Education in the Age of AI: Learning, Governance and Environmental Footprints

edited by

Stanislav Avsec

submission deadline 7 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open

Keywords: creative sustainability education; generative AI; AI literacy; green pedagogy; governance; environmental footprint; carbon-aware computing; climate justice; responsible AI innovation

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

Innovation, Regional Disparities and Sustainable Development

edited by

Ming Yi

submission deadline 8 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 775 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; regional development; sustainable development; regional heterogeneity; collaborative development; green transformation; technological progress; inclusive growth

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

Advanced Sustainable Fuels and Electrified Energy Systems: Technologies, Integration, and Techno-Economic Assessment

edited by Javier Barba

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy systems; electrification; sustainable fuels; hydrogen technologies; energy system integration; techno-economic analysis; life-cycle assessment; energy efficiency; low-carbon technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Methods for Resource Recovery and Circular Waste Management

edited by

Igor Palčić

and

Melissa Prelac

submission deadline 11 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 528 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food waste; circular economy; bioactive compounds; biochar; biomass valorization; composting; resource recovery; waste management

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

Energy Security and Sustainable Energy Development

edited by

Magdalena Tutak

submission deadline 12 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 806 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy development; energy security; energy transition; sustainability indicators; renewable energy systems; energy resilience; low-carbon economy; energy policy and governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Aquaculture: A Rapidly Growing Food Production Sector—Challenges, Proposals, and Progress in Strengthening Its Sustainability

edited by

Andrea Santulli

and

Concetta Messina

submission deadline 12 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture sustainability; environmental impacts; aquaculture BMPs; low-impact aquaculture; aquaculture ecosystem services; designated aquaculture areas; certification programs; sustainable aquafeed; environmental footprint; regulatory framework

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Impacts of Climate Change and Human Activities on Animal Biodiversity and Ecosystem Sustainability

edited by

Abdelkader Chahlaoui

,

Ahmed Bendaoud

and Mohamed Benaddou

submission deadline 12 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity loss; ecosystem degradation; climate change; multiple stressors; sustainable management

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

Sustainable Strategies for Soil Remediation and Environmental Protection

edited by

Ioana Monica Berar Sur

,

Timea Gabor

and

Ramona Bianca Sonher

submission deadline 13 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 547 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil remediation; environmental protection; sustainable technologies; nature-based solutions; ecosystem restoration; circular economy; integrated engineering solutions; monitoring and risk assessment; pollution management; environmental sustainability

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

Develop, Educate and Communicate Sustainability Through STEM Education and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Leon Yufeng Wu

,

Chih-Chang Yu

,

Ming-Yen Lee

and Chun-Hung Lin

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10406 | Submission Open

Keywords: STEM education; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); science communication; interdisciplinary education; educational innovation; CDIO; learning metrics regarding sustainability

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

Foundational Industry 4.0/5.0 Technologies in the Digital Transformation of Supply Chains: A Global Perspective

edited by

Antonio Márcio Tavares Thomé

, Renan Silva Santos and Mozart Caetano Heymann

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2607 | Submission Open

Keywords: industry 4.0/5.0; supply chain digital transformation; sustainable supply chain management; multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM); dynamic capabilities; social sustainability; digital technologies adoption; global comparative analysis; barriers and enablers; human-centric operations

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

Protecting Natural and Cultural Heritage: Sustainable Tourism Development

edited by

Tomasz Studzieniecki

and

Beata Meyer

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1797 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; cultural heritage protection; natural heritage conservation; regenerative tourism; responsible tourism; overtourism management; sustainable development goals (SDGs); destination management; community resilience; tourism policy and planning

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

Sustainable Analysis of Renewable Energy Technology, Circular Economy, and Urban Development

edited by

Dan Yan

and

Zhongrui Sun

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1213 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; circular economy; urban sustainable development; green innovation; carbon footprint; energy policy; new energy industry; spatiotemporal network; spatial diffusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

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