Sustainability

Optical Networks and Smart Grid Technologies for Sustainable Infrastructure

edited by

and

submission deadline 26 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical networks; smart grids; sustainable infrastructure; fiber-optic communications; energy-efficient communication systems; smart cities; grid monitoring and control; resilient communication networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advancements in Nanomaterials for the Adsorption and Treatment of Wastewater Pollutants

edited by

Paria Eghbali

submission deadline 26 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced oxidation processes; wastewater treatment; photocatalysis; nanomaterials; hydrogen storage

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

From Agricultural Pollution to Ecosystem Restoration: Pathways Toward Sustainability

edited by Vassiliki Papaevangelou

submission deadline 27 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural pollution; soil contamination; water quality; sediments; agroecosystems; remediation; bioremediation; phytoremediation; nature-based solutions; sustainability assessment; environmental management; sustainable agriculture

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

Urban Environmental, Spatial and Land Use Assessment by Remote Sensing and GIS

edited by

Xianju Li

submission deadline 27 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information system (GIS); urban land use assessment; spatial analysis; sustainable urban development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)

Achieving Sustainability in Destination Marketing and Tourism Management

edited by

Mariana Ramona Ciolac

, Cosmin Alin Popescu and Elena Peţ

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 21 articles | Viewed by 69011 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; tourism management and marketing; smart development strategies; sustainable forms of tourism

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

A New Paradigm in Teacher Education: Sustainability in Teacher Training

edited by

Çiǧdem Hürsen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 18 articles | Viewed by 25345 | Submission Open

Keywords: teacher training; teacher training programs; technology-supported teacher training programs; new orientations and approaches in teacher training; teacher candidates; sustainability practices; sustainability and teachers; sustainable development goals and teacher training

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

Achieving Carbon Neutrality: Recent Progress of Sustainable Energy Economics, Energy Policy and Energy Transition, 2nd Edition

edited by

Andrew John Chapman

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 14 articles | Viewed by 18652 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; energy economics; carbon neutrality; energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Low-Carbon and Eco-Friendly Construction Materials: Solutions for Sustainable Building and Resource Efficiency

edited by

Chadi Maalouf

,

Guillaume Polidori

and

Christophe Bliard

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9964 | Submission Open

Keywords: low carbon concrete; geopolymers; earth materials; durability; end-of-life; bio-based materials; fire resistance; water resistance; accelerated ageing; LCA

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

Co-Creating Meaningful Futures: Cultural Heritage, Community Agency and Sustainable Tourism

edited by Marco Scholtz

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2920 | Submission Open

Keywords: intangible cultural heritage; tangible cultural heritage; sustainable tourism; co-creation; community-based heritage tourism; cultural sustainability; meaningful tourism experiences; ICH safeguarding; participatory governance; ethical tourism; responsible use of technology

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

Human-Centric Buildings and Communities: Prioritising Comfort, Health, Well-being and Energy Efficiency

edited by

Hu Du

,

Roberto Rugani

and Marco Picco

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2309 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centric buildings; thermal comfort; building energy efficiency; climate change adaptation; overheating; productivity and well-being in buildings; climate-resilient buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

The Role of Green Technology in Circular Economy and Sustainable Business Management

edited by

Georgiana Moiceanu

,

Andreea Barbu

and Mirona Popescu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1698 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital environment; circular economy; environmental engineering; green technology; ai and conversational agents (chatbots); digital transformation; organizational innovation; sustainable consumption; market transformations

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

Sustainability in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry in the Age of Digitization

edited by

Amare Nega Wondirad

and

Fahimeh Hateftabar

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1563 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism impact management; sustainable tourism development; sustainability and emerging technologies; inclusive and responsible tourism; regenerative tourism; twin transition; AI ethics in hospitality; big data analytics

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

Advanced Control and Resilience Planning for Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by

Diego Arcos Aviles

and

Freddy Flores-Bahamonde

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1356 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy systems; advanced control strategies; resilience planning; renewable energy integration; microgrids and distributed generation; power electronic converters; energy management systems; hybrid energy storage; sustainability assessment and metrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Plastic and Microplastic Pollution in the Environment and Emerging Recycling Solutions

edited by Sabina Ziembowicz and

Małgorzata Kida

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1331 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic pollution; microplastics; environmental contamination; microplastic degradation; transport and migration of microplastics in the environment; waste management; plastic recycling; biodegradable plastics; circular economy; sustainable materials; key legal acts on plastic and microplastic pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Digital Transformation and Sustainable Growth

edited by

Radu Constantin Lixǎndroiu

,

Dana Adriana Lupsa-Tătaru

and

Ioana-Simona IVASCIUC

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1212 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; sustainable development goals (SDGs); sustainable growth; artificial intelligence (AI); data analytics; automation; digital platforms; circular economy; sustainable business models; smart operations

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

The Sustainable Development of New Materials and Products from Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers

edited by

Borcǎnescu Silvana

and

Manuela Maria Iftime

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1139 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymers; biodegradable materials; sustainable development; circular economy; green manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Innovation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 3rd Edition

edited by

Jianghang Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1134 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; innovative technologies; logistics; supply chain management; business models; mathematical modeling; case and empirical studies

Citizenship Education, Interculturality and the Sustainability of Global Society

edited by

Pedro Miralles-Martínez

,

Raquel Sánchez-Ibáñez

and

Pedro Miralles-Sánchez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1126 | Submission Open

Keywords: active citizenship; sustainability education; interculturality; citizenship education; historical thinking; disinformation; critical thinking; critical intersectionality; problem-based learning; project-based learning; service learning

Sustainable Coastal and Estuary Management—2nd Edition

edited by Rhoda Ballinger

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 955 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal management; estuary management; governance; sustainability; socioecological systems; community engagement; blue energy transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

The Interplay of Energy Consumption and the Digital Economy in the Pursuit of a Low-Carbon Transition—2nd Edition

edited by

Minzhe Du

and

Guanglai Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 926 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy consumption; digital economy; carbon neutrality; energy transformation; low-carbon economy; sustainable development; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Latest Review Papers in Development Goals Towards Sustainability 2026

edited by

Cristina Raluca Gh. Popescu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 800 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals (SDGs); 2030 agenda; development goals towards sustainability; SDG implementation and monitoring; policy frameworks for sustainable development; sustainability indicators and metrics; water– energy– food nexus; climate action and resilience; sustainable cities and communities; sustainable consumption and production; poverty and inequality reduction; education for sustainable development; governance and institutions for sustainability; sustainable finance and green investment; technology and innovation for SDGs; social inclusion; global partnerships for sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)

Sustainable Management of Logistics and Supply Chain

edited by

Daisy Valle Enrique

,

Douglas S. Rodrigues

and

Sónia Rosana Alves de Brito

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 766 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; decision making; digital technologies; ESG; environmental risk management; logistics; responsible innovation; sustainability; supply chain management

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

Sustainable Development of Urban Planning, Urban Design and Land Use

edited by Hadas Shadar

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 717 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable planning; sustainable urban design; sustainable land use; adaptive long-term planning; socially sustainable planning; sustainable mobility-oriented planning; resource-preserving planning

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

Agriculture Bioresource Utilization Technology

edited by

Sasa Zuo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 676 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioprocess; bioproducts; biotransformation; agricultural biomass; sustainable

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Advancing Awareness in Sustainability and Integrated Waste Management

edited by

Gigel Paraschiv

,

Georgiana Moiceanu

and

Mirela Nicoleta Dincǎ

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 634 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; sustainable development; integrated waste management; waste conversion technologies; sustainable waste practices; green technologies for waste reduction; waste biorefinery; circular economy; life cycle assessment; environmental awareness; environmental impact assessment

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

Energy and Environmental Economics: Modelling Pathways for Green Transition and Sustainable Development

edited by

Marilen-Gabriel Pirtea

,

Alexandra-Mădălina Țăran

and Georgiana-Raluca Lădaru

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy– environment nexus; energy transition; sustainable development; green economic transition; ESG integration; environmental performance; environmental externalities; climate– energy regulation; sustainable energy systems; green growth

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

Circular Economy, Green Built Environment and Sustainable Construction

edited by

Lovelin Obi

,

Nnedinma Umeokafor

and

Riza Yosia Sunindijo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy activities with health; safety; and wellbeing implications; technologies and digital tools enabling both safety and circularity; offsite construction as a circular economy strategy; safety– cost interdependencies in circular construction; policy; standards; and regulatory perspectives; integrating circular economy and green health in construction; emerging risks and hazard profiles in circularity; case studies and demonstrations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Data-Driven Approaches for Sustainable Water Management and Flood Resilience in River Basins

edited by

Eui Hoon Lee

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven approaches; sustainable water management; flood resilience; deep learning; nature-based solutions; meta-heuristic optimization algorithm

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

Sustainable Research on Water Quality and Organic Micropollutants

edited by

Mirela J. Wolf-Baca

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 432 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; organic micropollutants; sustainable development; environmental monitoring; green chemistry; ecological risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)

Strategic Orientation and Product Innovation for Sustainable Development

edited by

Nicholas Theodorakopoulos

,

Sotiris Apostolopoulos

and Andreas Masouras

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: strategic sustainability; circular economy; low-carbon transition; eco-innovation; dynamic green capabilities; sustainable product design; sustainable value creation; green technologies; sustainability-driven innovation; policy drivers for sustainability

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

Intelligent Multi-Criteria Decision Making for Sustainable Futures

edited by

Jian Liu

, Shuli Yan and

Na Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-criteria decision making (MCDM); sustainable decision-making; artificial intelligence and decision support; uncertainty and robustness group decision making; sustainability assessment; resilient systems

Sustainable Tourism Planning in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

Kaitano Dube

and

Precious Ezeh

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart tourism; tourism aviation; tourism resilience; sustainability; climate policy; adaption; tourism just energy transitions; sustainable destination planning; tourism disaster management

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

Urban Ecosystem in Transition: Integrating Ecology, Design, and Social Innovation for Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

Fabio Angeoletto

, Domingos Sávio Barbosa and Normandes Matos da Silva

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban ecology; urban biodiversity conservation; urban planning; urban ecosystem services; urban green infrastructures; nature-based solutions; ecology in the city; ecology of the city; ecology for the city; urban ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)

Sustainable Seismic Design, Assessment and Retrofit of Buildings

edited by Elisa Saler and

Ciro Del Vecchio

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated seismic and energy retrofit; performance-based seismic design; energy-efficient buildings seismic risk; sustainable design; life-cycle assessment (LCA); low-carbon retrofit solutions

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

Environmental Economics in Sustainable Social Policy Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yuping Shang

,

Xin Zhao

and Xihui Haviour Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; institutional arrangement; environmental protection; low-carbon transition; environmental economics; social policy; economic activity; climate change; resource utilization; interdisciplinary research

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

Digital Technology for Circular Economy Towards Sustainable Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Abderahman Rejeb

,

Steve Simske

and

Suhaiza Zailani

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; digital innovation; sustainable development; resource efficiency; environmental sustainability; Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain technology; data analytics; policy and regulation

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

Advances in the Urban and Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development

edited by

Xiaofang Dong

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban economics; urban climate adaptation; spatial econometrics; environmental economics; green innovation and industrial transformation; land-use planning

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

New Sustainable Energy Formats in Modern Supply Chain Systems: Transformation Challenges and Innovation Opportunities on Strategies and Models

edited by

Paraskevas Georgiou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain management; green supply chain management; energy value chains; renewable energy value chain; eco-friendly supply chains; business models; decision making; decision support systems; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; logistics; transformation; machine learning; artificial intelligence; stakeholders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Urban Forest Resilience and the Development of Sustainable Landscapes

edited by

Ryan W. Klein

, Grace John and Teagan Holly Young

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; risk mitigation; climate-ready urban design; natural resource management; policy; urban heat island effect; municipal green space management; ecosystem dynamics; water cycling; social– ecological systems; urban biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)

Safe and Sustainable Built Environment: Education, Policy and Practice

edited by

David Christopher Oswald

and

Salman Shooshtarian

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: built environment; sustainability; health; safety; wellbeing; education; policy; practice

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

Applications of Remote Sensing Techniques and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Sustainable Hydrological Modelling and Watershed Management

edited by

Paschalis Koutalakis

and

George Zaimes

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geographic information systems (GIS); geospatial data analysis; hydrological modeling; watershed management; sustainable water resources; climate change; floods and droughts; land-use/land-cover changes

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

Intelligent Maritime Systems: Data-Driven Solutions for Sustainable Shipping and Ocean Governance

edited by

Hongchu Yu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent maritime systems; maritime big data; shipping network modeling; spatiotemporal analysis and forecasting; marine geoinformatics; navigation safety; sustainable shipping; ocean governance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Recent Advances in the Sustainable Solar Photovoltaic Energy Technology

edited by

Michel Piliougine

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic devices; solar cell technology; module-level power electronics; degradation and fault diagnosis; sustainable photovoltaic systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Microbiomes in Agricultural Ecosystems: Their Role in Soil Fertility, Plant Health, and Ecosystem Sustainability

edited by

Flavio Pereira de Oliveira

,

Tancredo Augusto Souza

and Raphael Moreira Beirigo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural microbiomes; soil fertility; plant– microbe interactions; sustainable agriculture; soil health; biogeochemical cycles; ecosystem sustainability

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

Urban Livability and Social Resilience: Intergenerational Justice and Climate Adaptation

edited by

Charles Chang-Yu Hong

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban sustainability; climate change adaptation; youth and urban precarity in urban issues; interpellation theory; urban alienation and exclusion; intergenerational conflict; inclusive urban development; urban leisure and recreation; socio-spatial justice; philosophical urban discourse; inclusive urban development; urban leisure and recreation; climate-resilient cities

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

Information Systems for Sustainable Development: SDG/ESG Metrics, Data-Driven Governance, and Responsible Digital Innovation

edited by

Younghee Noh

and M. P. Satija

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development (SDGs); information systems; data-driven governance; responsible digital innovation; digital sustainability; sustainability analytics; ESG data and reporting; responsible AI/AI governance; privacy and ethics; smart cities & public services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Quantitative Methods for Sustainable Socio-Technical Systems: From Spatio-Temporal Data to Decision Support

edited by

George Tsaples

and

Georgios N. Aretoulis

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: socio-technical systems; sustainability transitions; quantitative modelling; integrated assessment; decision support; uncertainty

Novel Fuels and Advanced Combustion Technologies for Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by

Nuno Costa

and

Amândio Jorge Barroso Rebola

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuels; combustion; energy; low-carbon; circular economy; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Livestock Breeding and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Ante Ivanković

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: livestock breeding; genetic improvement; robustness; rangelands; agroecosystems; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Renewable Energy Combinations: Integrating Solar, Wind, and Biomass for a Strong Future

edited by Antônio José Vinha Zanuncio

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid renewable systems; solar– wind integration; biomass energy; forest biomass; solid biofuels; biochar; energy transition; grid stability; dispatchable renewable; techno-economic analysis; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular bioeconomy; microgrids; energy storage; sustainability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

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