Sustainability

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

edited by Sabin Alexandru Bădărău

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

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

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

Research on Water Management Technologies and Environmental Sustainability

edited by Violeta-Monica Radu

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

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

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

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 46 | 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)

Groundwater Management, Pollution Control and Numerical Modeling

edited by

Jichao Sun

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 45 | 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 40 | 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)

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

edited by

Antonella Sarcinella

and Sandra Cunha

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 35 | 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)

Social Interaction Across Urban Spaces—Contexts, Structures and Sustainability

edited by Neil Reid and Piotr Pachura

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

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

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

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 32 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Advanced Concrete- and Cement-Based Composite Materials

edited by Xiao Huang and Caixia Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 32 | 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)

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 30 | 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)

Integrating Digital Innovation and Strategic Management for Sustainable Business Landscapes

edited by Alfonso Marino and Paolo Pariso

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 29 | 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)

Tunneling and Underground Engineering: A Sustainability Perspective

edited by Xiangyu Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

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

Digital Economy Era–Corporate Strategy Management and Sustainable Innovation

edited by

José Moleiro Martins

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 24 | 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)

Sustainability Management Strategies and Practices—2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3695 | 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 144 | 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 120 | 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 30 | 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 28 | 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 21 | 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 14 | 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 109 | 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 86 | 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 25 | 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 21 | 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 63 | 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

Energy Conservation Towards a Low-Carbon and Sustainability Future

edited by

Yongming Han

and Xuan Hu

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 56 | 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

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 41 | 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

Geographical Information System for Sustainable Ecology

edited by

Yuanzhi Yao

,

Xiaoai Dai

and

Xue Liu

submission deadline 29 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 39 | 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 | Viewed by 14 | 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 11590 | 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 4714 | 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 2276 | 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 1223 | 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 Convergence of Recreation, Green Tourism and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Mateusz Rozmiarek

and

Mateusz Grajek

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 466 | 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)

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 328 | 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 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 306 | 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)

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 170 | 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)

Sustainable Engineering Trends and Challenges Toward Industry 4.0

edited by

Andreea Cristina Ionica

and

Jose Machado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable engineering; computer simulation; product lifecycle management; eco-friendly software design; digital transformation; sustainable project management; industrial robots; innovation in software development; software quality and sustainability; big data and data analysis

The Triple Nexus: Sustainable Management, Responsible Practices and Digital Transformation

edited by

Alexandra Zbuchea

and Mauro Romanelli

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; digital innovation; innovation ecosystem; green technology; corporate responsibility; ethical governance; stakeholder engagement; sustainable development; artificial intelligence; ESG

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

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

edited by

Stefano Cascone

,

Eleonora Congiu

and Chiara Marchionni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 108 | 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)

Exploratory Railway Track Structure, Railway Operation and Transport in Sustainable Development of Railway Systems

edited by

Zdenka Bulková

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway infrastructure; railway tracks; railway operation; rail transportation; timetabling; rail transport management; sustainable railway system; modelling and simulation; rail passengers mobility; transport services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Challenges Detection and Mitigation for Sustainable Rural Tourism

edited by

Abdelaziz Elfadaly

and

Beniamino Murgante

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing techniques; in situ measurements; GIS tools; geospatial statistics; land use changes; nature tourism; agritourism; ecotourism; challenges; rural tourism sustainability

Sustainability in Urban Development and Land Use

edited by

Rui Ding

, Zhijun Song and

Tongfei Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban and regional planning; land use and planning; urban development; urban/rural integration development urban/rural land use planning and allocation; impacts of land use and land cover on regional planning; sustainable urban/rural land management approaches; low-carbon-oriented land use; land use efficiency; resilience and sustainable urban systems

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

Architecture, Spatial Planning, and Interdisciplinarity for Increased Urban Climate Resilience and Biodiversity: Dealing and Designing with Energy, Water, and Ecosystems

edited by

Silvio Cristiano

and Giulio Hasanaj

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning and management; strong sustainability; climate resilience; architectural technology; urban heat islands; climate design; urban biodiversity; nature-based solutions; environmental design; planetary boundaries

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

Sustainable Membrane Separations

edited by Maninderjeet Singh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer; energy storage; membranes; nanotechnology; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Innovative Detection Technology to Meet Food and Fuel Needs—2nd Edition

edited by

Chao Hui Feng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: food control; food quality; food science; alternative engines; biofuels; hyperspectral imaging; near-infrared spectroscopy; online analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Environmentally Friendly Energy Systems in Buildings

edited by Grzegorz Nawalany and

Pawel Sokolowski

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy management; buildings; environment; sustainable development; energy systems; renewable energy

Research on Water, Wastewater Management Technologies and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Tahereh Jafary

and

Anteneh Mesfin Yeneneh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: water management; wastewater treatment; environmental sustainability; resource recovery; integrated water resources; climate resilience; water reuse; pollution control; sustainable development; water governance

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

Trends in Supply Chain Operations Management for Sustainable Development

edited by

João Lemos Nabais

and Pereira Raquel Ferreira

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 46 | 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)

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