Sustainability

Nanotechnology in Sustainable Construction Engineering: Innovations and Applications

edited by

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; sustainable construction; nanomaterials; ultra-high-performance concrete; eco-efficient materials; smart infrastructure; durability enhancement; environmental impact; structural health monitoring; construction innovation

Power Electronics on Recent Sustainable Energy Conversion Systems

edited by

Gerardo Vazquez-Guzman

and

Panfilo R. Martinez-Rodriguez

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable power electronic systems; electronic engineering; electromobility; energy storage; energy conversion

Creative Evolution of Wired and Wireless Electric Power Transfer Among Renewable Energy Grids and EVs

edited by Amir Shahirinia and Mohammad Tavakoli Bina

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind/solar power integration to the grid; AI in renewable energy; power electronics in renewable energy; power electronics in EV chargers; renewable-penetrated power system optimization; power quality issues in grid-connected devices; smart grids and artificial intelligence; energy policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Global Strategies for Sustainable Energy Transitions: Innovations and Reflections

edited by

Asma Aziz

,

Hussein A. Mohammed

and Barun Das

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy strategies; sustainable energy transitions; distributed energy resources; energy storage technologies for sustainable energy transition; techno-economic analysis; energy policy and governance; technological innovations in energy; integration of renewable systems; socio-economic impacts of energy transitions; global energy solutions; renewable energy policy; energy sustainability; clean energy technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advanced, Digital, Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

edited by

Jay Rajasekera

and Shinji Ayuha

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; green tech; agri-tech; health tech; fintech; renewables; inclusive business; digital technologies; AI; big-data

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

Theories and Applications of Sustainable Energy Systems and Smart Power Grids—2nd Editon

edited by

Xinshan Zhu

,

Yuenan Li

and

Leijiao Ge

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid power system; renewable solar wind energy storage; superconductivity; maintenance; data driven deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Exploring Sustainable Practices in E-commerce and the Future of Sustainable Business Models

edited by

Junyun Liao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; economic sustainability; green consumption

Geographical Information Technology and Urban Sustainable Development

edited by

Jianbo Tang

,

Xuexi Yang

and

Wentao Yang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial data analysis; social sensing; sustainable cities; urban land use patterns; simulation and forecasting of urban development; GeoAI

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

Sustainable and Resilient Regional Development: A Spatial Perspective

edited by

Yingxia Pu

, Pingguo Yang, Qiuhao Huang and Xiujun Tai

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; vulnerability; sustainability; shocks and stresses; society inequality; global South/North; spatial thinking; adaptation; complex systems; policy actions

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

Spatial Analysis and Spatial Planning for Sustainability in Urban Areas

edited by

Francesco Zullo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable spatial and urban planning; urban resilience; land use and land cover changes; greenways and urban ecosystem services; urban growth models; urban sprawl and urban sprinkling

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

Preserving Europe's Natural Heritage: Challenges and Solutions for Sustainable Biodiversity

edited by Sabin Alexandru Bădărău

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; conservation; sustainability; ecosystems; policies; practices; Europe

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

Integrating Renewable Energy in Transportation: Opportunities and Barriers

edited by Younseok Choi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable electricity; electric transportation; green hydrogen; sustainable biofuel; alternative fuel; low- and zero-emission

Sustainable Groundwater Management: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Securing Water Resources

edited by Yassine Ait Brahim,

Mohamed Ouarani

and Youssef Brouziyne

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater recharge; aquifer characterization; groundwater contamination and remediation; groundwater– surface water interactions; sustainable agricultural use; hydrogeological modeling; hydrogeophysics; effective policy and governance frameworks for groundwater; climate change and anthropogenic activities impact on groundwater resources; the application of environmental tracers and isotopes in hydrogeology

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

Research on Water Management Technologies and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Violeta-Monica Radu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; green technology; technological innovation; environment; sustainability

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

Smart Mobility for Sustainable Future Transportation

edited by

Angelo Coppola

and Gennaro Nicola Bifulco

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart mobility; CCAM; MaaS; C-ITS; connected and automated vehicles; smart cities

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

Groundwater Management, Pollution Control and Numerical Modeling

edited by

Jichao Sun

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater protection; groundwater exploitation; aquifer protection; soil moisture content; groundwater– sediment interaction; monitoring technology; groundwater sensor; remote sensing; groundwater simulation; numerical simulation; groundwater artificial intelligence; groundwater big data; groundwater sustainable development; land desertification; groundwater pollution

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

Advancing Landscape Ecology within Sustainability and Resilience Perspectives

edited by

Yonghua Zhao

and Tong Cheng

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: landscape ecology; sustainable development; resilience; environmental-social systems; multi-scale

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

Sustainability in Geoheritage, Geoconservation and Disaster Prevention

edited by

Maurizio Lazzari

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: geodiversity and geoconservation; faro heritage community; landscape archaeology; geoarchaeology; climate and geoheritage; urban geoheritage; georisks; geosites investigation and monitoring methods; quantitative analysis of geosites; cultural landscape

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

Advanced Concrete- and Cement-Based Composite Materials

edited by Xiao Huang and Caixia Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance concrete; sustainable construction materials; fiber-reinforced concrete; self-healing concrete; smart concrete; durability of cement composites; recycled materials in concrete; microstructural analysis; eco-friendly cementitious materials; advanced mix design; lifecycle sustainability; environmental impact assessment; energy conservation; low-carbon materials; composite materials; building envelopes; thermal environment; smart building materials; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Innovative Development of New Materials Through the Incorporation of the Waste

edited by

Cinthia Maia Pederneiras

, André Augusto Nóbrega Dantas and

Catarina Brazão Farinha

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials; construction materials; sustainable construction; waste utilization; construction and demolition waste

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Social Interaction Across Urban Spaces—Contexts, Structures and Sustainability

edited by Neil Reid and Piotr Pachura

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: social relations; spaces; urban development; planning; sustainability; space shaping

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

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

edited by

Antonella Sarcinella

and Sandra Cunha

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 28 | 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)

Green Catalytic Processes in Chemical Engineering towards Sustainable Processes and Circular Economy

edited by Filipe Smith Buarque and Rafael Farrapeira

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; green catalysis; sustainable processes; circular economy; renewable energy; production efficiency

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

Digital Economy Era–Corporate Strategy Management and Sustainable Innovation

edited by

José Moleiro Martins

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 10 | 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)

Tunneling and Underground Engineering: A Sustainability Perspective

edited by Xiangyu Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground engineering; tunnel support; geotechnical sustainability; green tunnel design; renewable energy integration; sustainable development

Integrating Digital Innovation and Strategic Management for Sustainable Business Landscapes

edited by Alfonso Marino and Paolo Pariso

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital innovation; strategic management; sustainability; digital transformation; circular economy; business strategy; socio-economic impact; technological integration

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

Sustainability Management Strategies and Practices—2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3594 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; economical sustainability; social sustainability; sustainable supply chain management; business models for sustainable supply chains; governance and sustainability; sustainability assessment and policies; multiple-criteria decision-making; soft computing on production; manufacturing; and logistics; supply chain operations for a circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Recent Trends in the Application of Urban Intelligence to Sustainable Smart Cities

edited by

Xiaohui Yuan

and Wei Sun

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainability; urban intelligence; energy; health; transportation; security

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

Synergistic Approaches to Energy Transition, Circular Economy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

edited by

Mohammad Fazle Rabbi

and

Sándor Kovács

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; circular economy; sustainable development goals; renewable energy; climate action; resource efficiency; decarbonization; responsible consumption; sustainability innovation; resilient infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Intelligent Transportation Systems and Sustainable Multimodal Transport

edited by Evangelos Bekiaris and

Maria Gkemou

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; digital twins; embedded solutions; digitalisation of infrastructure; cooperative connected automated driving; physical and digital infrastructure; sustainable multimodal transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Building Smart and Resilient Cities

edited by Emad M. Hassan and Mahmoud Osman

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrastructure; resilience; smart cities; sustainability

Sustainable Waste Process Engineering and Biomass Valorization

edited by

Serhiy Pyshyev

,

Denys Miroshnychenko

and Bohdan Korchak

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 8 | 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

Sustainable Remediation of Organic Pollution

edited by

Xiaoli Zhu

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical oxidation; petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil; PAHs; extracellular polymeric substance; risk assessment; organic waste; soil organisms

Blockchain for Sustainable Business Management: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Gazi Murat Duman

, Ahmet Ozkul and Kamal P. Upadhyaya

submission deadline 2 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; sustainability; sustainable development; environmental; social and governance; ESG; cryptocurrency; sustainable development goals; SDG; circular economy; green blockchain; sustainable business management; supply chain sustainability; smart contracts; green energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of 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 5 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 80 | 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)

Resilient Infrastructure Planning: Enhancing Sustainability in Construction

edited by Roode Liias

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban and rural infrastructure; professional competence for infrastructure management; developing infrastructure networks; standards for regeneration of infrastructure; professionalism of servicing staff

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Environmental Assessment in Sub-Saharan Africa—Innovation, Perspectives and Practice

edited by Vincent Onyango, Paola Gazzola and Phathu Mukwevho

submission deadline 19 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: sub-Saharan Africa; environmental assessment; EIA; ESIA; SEA; innovative approaches

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

Innovative Materials, Nature Based Solutions and Energy-Efficient Solutions in Sustainable Buildings and Cities

edited by

Paola Lassandro

submission deadline 24 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced composites; recycled materials; phase-change materials; low-carbon concrete; nanomaterials; eco-materials; green infrastructure; nature-based solutions; energy efficiency; climate change adaptations; urban sustainability

Quality of Life in the Context of Sustainable Development

edited by

Agnieszka Sompolska-Rzechuła

and Anna Oleńczuk-Paszel

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: quality of life; sustainable development; sustainable cities; infrastructure; renewable energy resources; protection of the environment; climate change; legal aspects of sustainable development and quality of life

Energy Conservation Towards a Low-Carbon and Sustainability Future

edited by

Yongming Han

and Xuan Hu

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven; intelligent optimization; efficiency evaluation; artificial intelligence; data mining and fusion; environmental protection; energy saving and optimization; energy consumption forecast; air pollution emissions; renewable energy conversion and utilization; hydrogen energy; high-efficiency energy devices; neural networks; deep learning; environmental efficiency

Geographical Information System for Sustainable Ecology

edited by

Yuanzhi Yao

,

Xiaoai Dai

and

Xue Liu

submission deadline 29 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographical information systems (GISs); sustainable ecology; environmental monitoring; spatial analysis; habitat management; resource management

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

Educating for Sustainability: Advances and Challenges in Environmental Education

edited by

Dana Perniu

and Corina Cace

submission deadline 29 Sep 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental education; education for sustainability; planetary boundaries; innovative teaching; complexity; problem solving; environmental ethics

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

GeoHeritage and Geodiversity in the Natural Heritage: Geoparks

edited by

Antonio Miguel Martínez-Graña

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11539 | Submission Open

Keywords: geological heritage; geodiversity; natural heritage; natural and cultural heritage

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

AI Solutions for Improving Sustainability in Water Resource Management

edited by

Hossein Bonakdari

,

Bahram Gharabaghi

and

Silvio José Gumiere

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4398 | 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)

Agricultural Product Quality Safety and Sustainable Development, 2nd Edition

edited by

Gang Liang

,

Wenshen Jia

and Rui Feng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2237 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; agricultural product quality analysis; bio-/sensor assay; chromatographic detection; nondestructive detecting; food additives; health risk assessment; nutritional quality; authenticity assessment; quality classification

Advancing Ruminant Nutrition for Sustainable Agriculture: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives

edited by

Vassilios Dotas

and

George K. Symeon

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1210 | Submission Open

Keywords: ruminant nutrition; feed efficiency; forage management; gut microbiome; alternative protein sources; animal welfare; precision livestock farming; health management; sustainable farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

The Role of Low-Carbon Literacy in the Leisure, Health, Sports and Tourism Industries

edited by

Hsiao-Hsien Lin

, Chin-Hsien Hsu and Ha-Manh Bui

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon literacy; conservation behavior; education policy; environmental economics; corporate social responsibility; university social responsibility; health promotion; well-being

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

Recent Advances in Water Quality Assessment and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment: Analysis and Methods

edited by

Yaneth A. Bustos-Terrones

and Juan Gabriel Loaiza

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality monitoring; water quality assessment; sustainable wastewater treatment; innovative treatment technologies; water resource management; emerging contaminants; resource recovery and reuse; environmental technology; innovative treatment methods; pollution control; climate change and water management

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

The Convergence of Recreation, Green Tourism and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Mateusz Rozmiarek

and

Mateusz Grajek

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-tourism; sustainable leisure; sport activities; volunteering; green management; health promotion; responsible tourism; well-being practices; psycho-ecology; outdoor recreation

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

The Impacts of Industry Innovation and Environmental Regulation on Sustainable Development: Regional, National, and Global Perspectives

edited by

Hirofumi Fukuyama

and Stavros Kourtzidis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental regulation; regional economic development; industry innovation; green economy transition; circular economy; sustainability; environmental performance indicators; productivity and efficiency

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

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