Sustainability

Environmental Impact Assessment, Coastal Vulnerability, and Environmental Management

edited by

and Beyza Aslan

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 501 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental impact assessment (EIA); coastal vulnerability assessment (CVA); environmental management; climate change adaptation; coastal resilience; sustainable development; ecosystem-based management; natural resource management; risk assessment

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

Digital Learning and Sustainable STEAM Education

edited by

Eilish McLoughlin

submission deadline 14 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitial learning; digital competence; STEAM education; sustainability

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

Enterprise Performance, Teamwork, and Team Management: A Perspective of Sustainable Enterprise and Public Organizations Development

edited by

Georgios Tsekouropoulos

,

Stefanos Tsiaras

and George Kokkinis

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 35142 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable information technology; public management; sustainable development; sustainable digital skills; organizational culture; employee loyalty; business ethics; corporate responsibility; consumer behavior; internal branding; transparency and credibility; educational leadership; human resources management; social justice; sustainable economic development of businesses and organizations; teamwork; business efficiency; team management

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

Data-Driven Sustainable Development: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Shuo Yu

, Tong Zhang, Yu Sun, Hayat Dino Bedru and

Chaofan Chen

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18923 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; data science; machine learning; artificial intelligence

Innovative Ingredients and Sustainable Practices for Food Production

edited by Maurílio Lopes Martins and

Bruno Ricardo de Castro Leite Júnior

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5985 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food production; innovative ingredients; plant-based proteins; regenerative agriculture; circular economy; precision agriculture; food security; environmental resilience; food by-products’ valorization; zero-waste food systems; new food product development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Empowering Safe and Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Systems: Challenges, Innovations

edited by

Mohammad Yazdi

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5010 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen energy; renewable energy; safety; sustainability infrastructure; technological innovations; decarbonization; energy security; policy frameworks; integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Traffic Safety, Traffic Management, and Sustainable Mobility

edited by

Virginia P. Sisiopiku

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3980 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic safety; sustainability; transportation operations; traffic management; vulnerable transportation users; green transportation modes

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

Climate Change, Air Pollution and Sustainable Environmental Protection

edited by

BumSeok Chun

and Shobha Yadav

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2314 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; air quality; urban climate; extreme weather; machine leaning/artificial intelligence; remote sensing application; environmental justice

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

Advanced Research on Waste Management and Biomass Valorization

edited by

Faiz Ahmad Ansari

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2117 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; renewable energy; sustainable goal; waste valorization; waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)

AI-Enhanced Sustainable Design and Planning for Housing and Indoor Environments

edited by

Wei-An Chen

,

Mingzhe Liu

and Yuan Gao

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1715 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable housing; indoor environmental quality (IEQ); artificial intelligence (AI); building performance optimization; occupant behavior modeling; smart energy systems; climate-responsive design; resilient built environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Maritime Transportation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jiangang Fei

, Junzhong Bao and Shenping Hu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1019 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; maritime safety; maritime security; energy efficiency; maritime education and training; digitalization; digital twins; risk assessment and ship safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Empowering Sustainability: The Role of Digital Transformation in Green Business Development

edited by

Fernando Moreira

, Carla Azevedo Lobo and

Carla Santos Pereira

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 694 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; green business development; sustainability; digital technologies; environmental performance; data-driven sustainability; sustainable policy and regulation

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

Sustainable Building Materials: Innovations and Trends in Green Construction

edited by

Svetlana Pushkar

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 629 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement-based materials; circular economy principles; eco-friendly composites; green building rating systems; green cement; green concrete; life cycle assessment; life cycle cost; nanotechnology applications; self-healing materials; strengthening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Urban Mobility: Road Safety and Traffic Engineering

edited by Evangelos Paschalidis and

Socrates Basbas

submission deadline 16 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14401 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban transport; road safety; traffic engineering; smart mobility; pedestrian safety; cyclist safety; micromobility; autonomous vehicles; traffic management; infrastructure design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Building a Sustainable Future: Sustainability and Innovation in BIM

edited by

Ahmad Jrade

,

Jieying Jane Zhang

and

Farzad Jalaei

submission deadline 16 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10566 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability in construction; building information modeling (BIM); open BIM; life cycle assessment (LCA); construction 4.0; digital twins; circular economy; interoperability and data exchange; innovation; green construction; sustainable retrofitting and energy efficiency; life cycle cost analysis (LCCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Evaluation and Utilization of Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development

edited by

Florinda Martins

submission deadline 19 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6958 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable development; photovoltaics; wind; biofuels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Pavement Engineering: Design, Materials, and Performance

edited by

Wei Si

,

Bo Li

and

Pengfei Liu

submission deadline 19 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 593 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavement engineering; bitumen; asphalt mixture; bio-binder; sustainability; recycling; solid waste; pavement materials; ageing; rejuvenation

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

Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Industry 4.0

edited by Zhitao Xu, Zhenyong Wu and Yaping Fu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19954 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain; Industrial 4.0; sustainability; data analytics; sustainable supply chain optimization; logistics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Sustainable Energy Systems and Applications

edited by

Ana Fernández-Guillamón

,

Minerva Díaz-Heras

,

Guillermo Martínez de Lucas

and

Isabel Cristina Gil-Garcia

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10674 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; renewable energies; energy efficiency; urban development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Smart Infrastructure Management and Sustainable Urban Development

edited by Sungjoo Hwang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1186 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart infrastructure; sustainable society and community; resilience; urban development; monitoring and control; ICTs; safety and health; quality of life; urban population

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

Strategies for Improving the Sustainability of Asphalt Pavements

edited by

Mena I. Souliman

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 905 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt pavements; sustainability; green technologies; recyclable materials; life-cycle assessment; climate resilience; pavement maintenance strategies; low-carbon construction; circular economy; sustainable infrastructure

Data Science Innovative Techniques and Applications for a Sustainable Environment

edited by

Domenico Rossi

,

Claudio Guarnaccia

and Daljeet Singh

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 830 | Submission Open

Keywords: data science; machine learning; artificial intelligence; environmental data; sustainable environment

Whose Sustainable Education for Whom in an Era of Commodification of Education and Technology

edited by

Gazi Mahabubul Alam

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 604 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable education; education for sustainable development; sustainability in education; artificial intelligence and digitalisation in education; commodification; commercialism; and capitalism in education; technologization in education; policy for sustainable education

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

Applications of Chemical Engineering in Environmental Protection and Remediation

edited by Patricia Balderas Hernández

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical engineering; cathodic protection; corrosion inhibitors; green chemistry; theoretical modeling; water; air and soil treatment; historical heritage; environmental chemistry; environmental remediation; sustainability

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

Sustainable Agriculture and Restoration of Agroecosystem Affected by Climate Change

edited by

Aniruddha Sarker

and

Tofazzal Islam

submission deadline 22 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16742 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; biochar; carbon sequestration; green remediation; environment restoration; agro-food waste; biotechnology; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Advancing Water and Soil Sustainability with Integrative Approaches

edited by

Xiaokai Zhang

submission deadline 24 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8604 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; water pollution; soil health; remediation techniques; pollution risk assessment; environmental degradation

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

Consumer Behaviour and Sustainable Decision-Making: Bridging the Gap Between Awareness and Action

edited by

Elisabetta Savelli

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16548 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable consumption; pro-environmental behaviour; consumer decision-making; value-action gap; behavioural interventions; sustainability marketing; environmental psychology; eco-conscious choices; sustainability transitions; policy interventions

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

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Geotechnical and Underground Infrastructures

edited by

Qiujing Pan

, Dalong Jin,

Yutao Pan

and

Hui Xu

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8429 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-centric geotechnics; geotechnical risk assessments and management; computer vision in geotechnical engineering; building information modeling and digital twin; integration of data-driven and physics-based methods

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

Groundwater, Soil and Sustainability (2nd Edition)

edited by

Christiana Mystrioti

and

Aikaterini Toli

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 546 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater sustainability; groundwater management; groundwater and soil contamination

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

Ecology, Biodiversity and Sustainable Conservation

edited by

Nengwen Xiao

and Xun Du

submission deadline 26 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2887 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity monitoring and assessment; monitoring technology and methods; ecosystem functions and services; species conservation strategies; sustainable resource management; species endangerment and extinction; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem stability; ecosystem health; protected areas

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

Innovating the Circular Future: Pathways to Sustainable Growth

edited by

Ting Chi

submission deadline 26 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1606 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; technological innovation; sustainable supply chain management; sustainable materials; collaborative consumption; sustainable consumption behavior; recycling and resource recovery; upcycling practices; waste management strategies; Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

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

Hospitality and Tourism Management: Trends, Innovations and Sustainable Development

edited by Fabiana Sepe and

Mario Tani

submission deadline 29 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism management; hospitality; sustainability; innovation; community engagement

Patterns and Drivers of Urban Greenspace and Plant Diversity

edited by

Huafeng Wang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9170 | Submission Open

Keywords: patterns; drivers; urban greenspace; plant diversity; ancient and old trees

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

Innovations in Water Distribution Networks: Sustainability, Resilience, and Risk Assessment

edited by

Md Mortula

and

Mohammad Shahedur Rahman

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4954 | Submission Open

Keywords: water distribution system; water leak detection; condition assessment; resilience; risk assessment; vulnerability assessment; water quality monitoring; maintenance management; optimal network design; rehabilitation and renewal of water distribution network

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

Shaping Future Cities: Turning Assessment into Strategies and Actions for Resilience

edited by Beatrice Mecca,

Francesca Abastante

and Ombretta Caldarice

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4075 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate resilient cities; sustainability assessment; nature-based solutions

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

Regional Development, Environmental Governance, and Sustainable Transformations

edited by

Silvestre García de Jalón

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 551 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental governance; sustainable development; political ecology; public goods; biodiversity; climate change; water agreement; environmental policy

Current Advances in Green Polymers, as Substitutes for Container Industries, for the Reduction of Synthetic Plastics’ Pollution

edited by

Santiago Casado

and

Mirari Arancibia

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastics; microplastics; biodegradability; biodegradable containers; sustainability; plastic accumulation; pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Towards Sustainable Waste Systems: Advancing Solutions for Circular Economy, Resource Recovery, and Environmental Protection

edited by

Anna Gronba-Chyła

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: barriers to a circular economy; opportunities of a circular economy; sustainability; waste management; problematic waste

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

Advancements in Entrepreneurship, Economic Analysis, and Business Strategy from a Sustainable Perspective

edited by Federico Lanzalonga, Andrei Bonamigo and Harnesh Makhija

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 77619 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; green business models; ESG (environmental; social; and governance) policies; corporate sustainability strategies; economic analysis in sustainability; business innovation for environment; social impact of entrepreneurship; sustainable development goals (SDGs); green economics; sustainable business practices

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

Advanced Research on Agriculture and Food Systems Landscape towards Sustainability

edited by

Tiziana Amoriello

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 25015 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; agroecology; land use planning; sustainable food systems; circular economy; AI and smart technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Organizational Adaptation: Nurturing Ecosystems for Innovation and Resilience

edited by Okechukwu Lawerence Emeagwali

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 23038 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation ecosystems; ecosystem innovation; ecosystem management; business ecosystems; innovation ecosystem management; strategic adaptability; sustainable adaptation; complex adaptive systems; organizational resilience; open innovation; value networks; absorptive capacity; co-innovation

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

Digital Transformation and Open Innovation for Business Ecosystems

edited by

Yuki Inoue

and Naoshi Uchihira

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 22682 | Submission Open

Keywords: business ecosystems; platform ecosystems; innovation ecosystems; digital transformation; open innovation

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

Novel Technologies and Digital Design in Smart Construction

edited by

Long Chen

and Zhihe Yang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 22475 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology innovation; digital technologies; AI techniques; data-driven approaches; novel materials; sustainable development; climate change socio-technical system

Intelligent Systems and Consciousness Society: Sustainable Transportation and Decision Making

edited by Yorgos Stephanedes and

Nikos Karacapilidis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 21051 | Submission Open

Keywords: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) ; C-ITS • Artificial Intelligence ; Machine Learning (ML) ; Natural Language Processing (NLP); decision/policy making; dynamic transport; traffic systems; traffic management; safety and security; logistics; digital data management; sustainability; smart cities; impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Circularity, Innovation, and Optimisation in Sustainable Supply Chains

edited by

James O. B. Rotimi

, Esther Oluwadamilola Olufemi Rotimi and Olamide Shittu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20404 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; optimization; supply chain; sustainability; circular economy

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

Smart Sensors and IoT Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture and Aquaculture Practices

edited by

Li-Wei Liu

,

Yu-Min Wang

and Hsin-Wei Kuo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 19562 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-aqua sustainability; smart irrigation and aquaculture management; machine learning in agriculture and aquaculture; digital agriculture and aquaculture; climate-smart agriculture and aquaculture; controlled environment agriculture and aquaculture; environmental sensing; wireless sensor networks; remote control; IoT; UAV; Zigbee; LoRa; deep learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Digitalisation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Sustainable Business Management

edited by

Martin Wynn

and

Bilgin Metin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17612 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable business; circular economy; digitalisation; entrepreneurship; innovation; leadership; business strategy

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

Application of Data-Driven in Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain

edited by

Wen Jiang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16823 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable logistic; sustainable inventory management; logistics route optimization; data-driven technology; operation management and optimization; sustainable supply chain; supply chain coordination; sustainable supply chain network design; supply chain visualization; carbon emission reduction strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Asphalt Binder and Sustainable Pavement Design

edited by

Md Rashadul Islam

and Hasan Faisal

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 16263 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt binder; recycled asphalt pavement; rubber-modified asphalt; recycled plastic asphalt; warm-mix asphalt; cold-mix asphalt; pavement performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Safety and Risk Analysis of Industrial Processes from the Perspective of Sustainability

edited by

Paolo Mocellin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16212 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable processes; safety; hazards and risks; environment; industrial processes; integrated framework; industrial accidents; responsibility; prevention; mitigation

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

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