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Sustainable Flood Risk Management: Challenges and Resilience
edited by Angela Connelly, Paul O'Hare and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: community resilience; integrated flood risk management; climate adaptation; natural flood management measures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Sustainable Application and Functional Roles of Microbial Communities in Soil, Sludge and Sediments
edited by Ke Dong, and Lingling Shi
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial communities; soil; sludge and sediment; microbiome; environmental adaptation; bioremediation; soil health; microbial ecological engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Data-Driven Approaches and Decision Support Tools for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open
Keywords: systems thinking; sustainable and resilient infrastructure systems; decision support systems; interdisciplinary approaches; data analytics; scenario analysis; digital twinning; artificial intelligence; machine learning; uncertainty and risk assessment; participatory modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Innovative Approaches for Sustainable Built Environments: Integrating Circular Materials, Green Infrastructures, and Smart Technologies
edited by , Valentina Tomei and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart green infrastructures; low-carbon solutions; sustainable building design; urban ecology; ecosystem services
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Innovative Circular Economy Pathways and Practices Driving Sustainable Development
edited by Singh Shweta, Janpriy Sharma and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; sustainable development; resource efficiency; circular business models; waste valorization; reverse logistics; digital platforms for circularity; closed-loop supply chains; policy and governance for CE; industrial symbiosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Environmental Behavior and Climate Change submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 25817 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change policy; climate-friendly behavior; greenhouse gas emissions; energy consumption; environmental programs; environmental education; renewable energy consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Recycling and Reuse of Concrete Materials in Sustainable Engineering
edited by Ghassan Nounu
submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable construction; recycled aggregates; supplementary cementitious materials; carbonation; durability; 3D printing; geopolymer concrete; life cycle assessment; road construction; self healing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Supply Chains, Logistics, Production and Conscious Consumers submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable supply chains; green logistics; sustainable production; consumer awareness; circular economy; technology integration; policy and regulation towards a green future; greener future
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Fuel, Carbon Emission and Sustainable Green Energy submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; renewable energy; sustainable fuels; carbon emissions; climate change; energy efficiency; green energy; carbon sequestration; energy decentralization; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
International Economy, Business Ecosystems, and Entrepreneurship: Implications for Sustainable Energy Development submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: international economy; business ecosystems; entrepreneurship; sustainable energy development; macro– meso– micro perspective; renewable energy; energy transition; innovation; socioeconomic development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Thoughts on Food: Consumer Food Waste from an Interdisciplinary Perspective, Second Edition submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open
Keywords: food waste; consumer food waste; food service; hotels; household food waste; food management; food practices; behaviour change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Technology and AI in Hospitality and Tourism
edited by James H.W. Shen
submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart destination management systems; sustainable tourism practices; AI-driven personalization in tourism services; digital innovations in tourism
Safeguarding Geological Heritage: Remote Sensing and Innovations in Sustainable Disaster Prevention
edited by , Joanna Fidelus-Orzechowska and
submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open
Keywords: geological heritage protection; remote sensing; sustainable disaster prevention; geomorphological processes and risks; risk assessment and mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Innovative Research on Battery Materials and Their Applications
edited by
submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative materials; environmentally friendly; material applications; electrodes; energy storage; sustainable technologies; next-generation batteries; battery material recycling; technological advances
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Enhancing Sustainability through Integrating the IoT into Education
edited by Vassilis Komis, , and Anastasia Misirli
submission deadline 2 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); sustainable development; STEM; innovation; education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Advancing Sustainability in the Food Industry: The Role of Certification Schemes and Management Systems in Building Trust Within Circular Economy Initiatives
edited by
submission deadline 5 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open
Keywords: food certification; circular economy; communication; credibility; sustainable production; management systems; standardization; environmental management systems; food quality; BRC; IFS; ISO 14001; GlobalG.A.P.; corporative governance; ISO 59004
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics for Sustainable Energy Solutions
edited by , Xuepeng Liu and
submission deadline 6 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: hybrid and organic photovoltaics; perovskite solar cells; organic solar cells; degradation mechanisms; device stability; scalable fabrication; encapsulation technologies; sustainability; simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Research on Heat Transfer and Sustainable Energy Systems
edited by
submission deadline 6 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer; sustainable energy systems; energy efficiency; waste heat recovery; renewable energy; thermal energy storage; heat flux measurement; advanced thermal management; green energy technologies; thermal system optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Climate Change, Hydrological Uncertainty and Sustainable Water Management
edited by Ghazi Ali Al-Rawas
submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; hydrological uncertainty; water resources management; extreme events; resilience; hydrological modeling; water governance; sustainable water management; integrated water resources management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Applications of Sustainable Materials in Structural Engineering for Built Environment Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative materials; structural engineering; reinforced concrete; anti-corrosion systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Development of Sustainable Optoelectronic Materials
edited by
submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; optoelectronic materials; renewable resources; eco-friendly synthesis; energy efficiency
Sustainable Practices for Valorizing Wastewater and Organic Waste from Drink or Food Industry into Clean Energy as a Form of Sustainable Urban Pollution Control
edited by Arquímedes Cruz López
submission deadline 11 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open
Keywords: value-added products; green industry; lignocellulosic biomass waste; sustainable development; circular economy; wastewater; microalgae; thermochemical treatment; microbial communities; seafood waste; biorefinery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
AI-Driven Low-Carbon Sustainable Energy Systems: System Design, Computational Strategies, and Emerging Innovations
edited by , Yan Juan, Chao Ning and
submission deadline 12 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-driven optimization; reinforcement learning; integrated energy systems; deep learning; digital twin modeling; virtual power plants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Green Innovation, Circular Economy and Sustainability Transition
edited by
submission deadline 12 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; sustainability science; sustainable development goals; understanding and changing values; innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
New Solutions for Sustainable Mobility Infrastructures and Grid Integration submission deadline 13 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable mobility; e-mobility; charging infrastructure; hydrogen mobility; hybrid microgrids; smart charging; V2G; V2X; wireless power transfer; battery swapping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Risk Assessment: Hazard Monitoring, Forecasting, and Mitigation
edited by N.A.K. Nandasena, , Hendra Achiari and
submission deadline 14 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open
Keywords: tsunami; storm; numerical modeling; experiments; field observation; ecosystems; prediction; mitigation; assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Advancing Sustainable Construction Through BIM Adoption: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities
edited by
submission deadline 14 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open
Keywords: building information modeling (BIM); sustainable construction; construction management; life cycle assessment (LCA); digital innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainability in the Digital Age: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Transforming Value Chains and Life Cycles
edited by Alessandro Tufano
submission deadline 18 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable AI; digital transformation; AI consumption; AI in value chains; AI carbon footprint; AI technology; AI energy efficiency; sustainable supply chains; smart manufacturing; AI ethics and sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
AI Innovations and Digital Transformation for Risk Assessment and Management in Sustainable Construction submission deadline 18 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-driven risk management; digital twins in engineering; building information modeling (BIM); real-time monitoring; sustainable development; automated safety management; digital transformation; AI-driven decision-making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Approaching a Carbon Neutral and Sustainable Society Using Geological Solutions submission deadline 18 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: CO2 capture; CO2 use and storage; geothermal energy; CO2– geothermal; CPG; H2; hydrogen geological storage; UHS— undeground hydrogen storage; synergy of unconventional renewable energies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Business Model Innovation, Circular Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development
edited by
submission deadline 18 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open
Keywords: business model innovation; circular bioeconomy; sustainable development; sustainability; circular economy; sustainable and circular business models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)
Digital Technologies in the Strategic Management and Sustainable Development of Agribusiness
edited by and Carlos Alberto Oliveira de Oliveira
submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital transformation; precision agriculture; blockchain in agribusiness; artificial intelligence in farming; big data analytics in agriculture; sustainable agribusiness; IoT in agriculture; agri-food supply chain management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Freeze-Thaw Cycles of Rock and Soil in the Sustainable Ecological Environment and Engineering Safety
edited by Xiangtian Xu
submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: freeze– thaw cycles; sustainable ecological environment; engineering safety; rock/soil deterioration; climate adaptation; soil– water– salt dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Urban Rail Transit
edited by
submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban rail transit; sustainability; passenger– freight mixed transportation; intelligent dispatching; energy-efficient train operation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Soil Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Foundations for Sustainable Agriculture
edited by Mohamed Idbella, and
submission deadline 26 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil biodiversity; ecosystem services; sustainable agriculture; soil health; agroecology; regenerative farming; climate resilience; biodiversity conservation; sustainability indicators; sustainable development goals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Waste Management and Recycling for Sustainability (2nd Edition) submission deadline 29 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; metallurgy processes; urban minerals; phase diagram; thermodynamics; CCUS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Sustainable Transport and Urban Renewal
edited by , , Iria Lopez-Carreiro and
submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use; mobility; sustainable development; urban renewal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainable Development of Regions and Cities: Improvements in Planning and the Inhabitants’ Quality of Life submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18703 | 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)
Impact of Management Innovation on Sustainable Development
edited by Ioannis Bakouros and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2353 | Submission Open
Keywords: management innovation; sustainable development; case studies; empirical research; manufacturing; innovative approaches; stakeholders; governments; sustainability science; future directions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Impacts of Climate Change on Water Sustainability: Rivers, Floods, Droughts, and Extreme Precipitation
edited by , and Slobodan Gnjato
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 628 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; water sustainability; flood risk management; drought resilience; extreme precipitation; hydrological modeling; river ecosystems; hydroclimatic extremes; socio-ecological impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Digital Technology-Enabled Sustainable Supply Chain Management
edited by Pengwei Hou, Liangjie Xia, and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 398 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable supply chain; circular economy; carbon emissions; ESG; reversed logistics; green manufacturing; digital technology; blockchain; IoT; AI and big data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable and Resilient Civil Engineering Structures
edited by , Ruizhao Zhu and Ruibin Zhang
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable; resilient; material; civil engineering structural system; performance evaluation; design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Pro-Environmental Behavior and Sustainable Development in Organizations submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental sustainability; pro-environmental behavior; circular business models; sustainability reporting; sustainable development goals; green technologies; sustainable decision-making; resource management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainability Strategy, Corporate Growth and Risk Perspectives
edited by Alberto Dell'Acqua and Massimo Mariani
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: corporate strategy; environmental; social; and governance orientation; sustainability; wealth creation; green finance; capital markets; disclosure; corporate governance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Food Systems: Advancing Equity, Efficiency, and Resilience for a Better Future
edited by , and Luminița Mihaela Dumitrașcu
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable food systems; resource efficiency; health equity; resilience; public health nutrition; planetary health; food policy; food security; climate adaptation; socio-economic sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Urban Social Space and Sustainable Development—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban social space; urban sustainable development; urban spatial structure; urban social geography; urban growth
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Pollution Control and Sustainable Development of Renewable Energy Solid Waste
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy waste; wind turbine blades; photovoltaic panels; lithium-batteries; environmental sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Effects and Atmospheric Processes of Disaster Weather in the Context of Global Climate Change, 2nd Edition
edited by , Yun Chen, and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy rainfall; high wind; tornado; hail; cold wave; mesoscale vortex; extratropical cyclone; dense fog; mesoscale convective systems; thunderstorms; renewable energy; climate change
Environmental Change from a Social Science Perspective
edited by and Marta Santos Silva
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental change; human behavior; sustainable practices; social science perspectives; climate action strategies; behavioral insights
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Novel Modelling/Assessment Approaches in the Sustainable Management of River/Lake Ecosystems
edited by Mahdi Sedighkia and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic habitat modelling; sustainable ecosystems; rivers/lakes; water quality assessment; field studies; remote sensing-based methods; environmental flows; application of eco-hydrological/eco-hydrodynamic models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
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