Sustainability

Community Engaged Nature-Based Solutions for Stewardship and Water Security

edited by

Kristian L. Dubrawski

,

Maleea Acker

and

Ludwig Paul Cabling

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: Nature-based solutions; citizen-science; community-engaged NbS; blue-green infrastructure; science communications; storytelling; creative geographies; community-engaged research; stormwater management; environmental stewardship and education

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

Sustainability for Next Generation Smart Networks

edited by

Abolfazl Mehbodniya

and

Julian L. Webber

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 394 | Submission Open

Emissions and Control of Transport-Related Pollutants

edited by

Ye Liu

, Xiaowei Wang, Haibo Chen and

Yajun Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport-related pollutants; vehicle exhaust emissions; vehicle non-exhaust emissions; regulatory policy for transport-related pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Durability and Performance of Sustainable Construction and Building Materials 2nd Edition

edited by

Quoc Tri Phung

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: durability of cement-based materials (carbonation and leaching); innovative materials and their durability; chemical degradation (chloride and sulphate attack; alkali– silica reaction; and delayed ettringite formation); interface interaction (e.g.; cement– clay); hydration; polymerization; and microstructure; transport properties (permeability and diffusion); geopolymers and alkali-activated materials; supplementary cementitious materials; creep and shrinkage; coupled THCM; geochemical/reactive transport modelling; service life prediction; life cycle assessment; special concretes (high-performance concrete; high-strength concrete; self-compacting concrete; and recycled aggregate concrete); nuclear applications of cementitious materials/alkali-activated materials (waste immobilization and irradiated concrete)

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

Sustainable Study of Railway Engineering and Rail Transportation

edited by Constantine Tarawneh

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable railway systems; resilient rail transportation; efficiency; renewable energy; predictive maintenance; innovative technologies

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

Outdoor Lighting Innovations and the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Pramod Bhusal

and

Laurent Canale

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart lighting systems; urban sustainability; light pollution and its mitigation; outdoor lighting and wellbeing; energy-efficient lighting solutions; economic and environmental impact assessment; lighting sustainability metrics; SDGs

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

Advanced Research on Wildland Fires, Urban Fires and Resilience

edited by

Huaxian Wan

and

Zihe Gao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: forest fire; WUI fire; urban fire; urban resilience; risk assessment; fire detection and prevention; forest and urban planning; personnel evacuation; fire ecology and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)

Sustainable Solid Waste Management: Recycling of Mineral Resource and Electronic Waste

edited by Ping Zhu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban mineral resource; electronic waste; industrial solid waste; tailings; recycle; disposal; management

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

Towards Sustainability: The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Addressing Environmental and Social Challenges

edited by

Tehmina Khan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; environmental; social; challenges; business; organizations; CSR

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

Wastewater Treatment and Water Ecological Environment Protection and Restoration

edited by Claudete Gindri, Jordana Georgin and Dison Franco Stracke Pfingsten

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; ecological water protection; restoration strategies

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

Sustainable Construction through Utilization of Optimization Tools and Experimental Methods

edited by

Uroš Klanšek

and

Tomaž Žula

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 14143 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable building; construction management; project scheduling; production processes; site layout planning; structural design; materials research; environmental engineering; technology development; optimization; mathematical programming; heuristics; hybrid approaches; multi-criteria decision-making techniques; experimental methods

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

Wild Food for Healthy, Sustainable, and Equitable Local Food Systems

edited by

Michael A. Long

and

Michael S. Carolan

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5604 | Submission Open

Keywords: wild food; hunting; gathering; local food; sustainability; food insecurity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Total Quality Management and Sustainability: Digital Quality Management and Quality Ecosystem

edited by

Qin Su

and Chenglong Li

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5588 | Submission Open

Keywords: total quality management; sustainable organizations; data-driven quality and sustainable decisions; business sustainability and ESG performance; digital quality management; quality ecosystem; QEODS implementations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

AI in Action: Advancing Infrastructure Inspection, Monitoring, and Management for Sustainable and Resilient Performance

edited by

Da Hu

and

Niannian Wang

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4547 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; civil infrastructure; infrastructure inspection; infrastructure monitoring; structural health monitoring; data-driven decision making; automated defect detection

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

Smart Food Processing and Packaging for Food Security and Safety

edited by Luis Sabillón Galeas and

Jooyeoun Jung

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3232 | Submission Open

Keywords: reverse food design; artificial intelligence; machine learning; active packaging; intelligent packaging; digital traceability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Sustainable Solutions for Carbon Dioxide Emissions Mitigation through Utilization Schemes

edited by

Domagoj Vulin

and

Jukić Lucija

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3147 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 utilisation; CO2 EOR/EGR/ECBM; CCUS; enhanced oil recovery; enhanced gas recovery; coal bed methane reservoirs; gas injection; underground energy storage; reservoir simulation and modelling; experimental studies; techno-economic analysis; social price of CO2; CCU; carbon neutrality; carbon negativity; chemical carbon capture and utilization; physical carbon capture and utilization; CO2 methanation; CO2 to gasoline; CO2 to methanol; biofuels from algae; BECCS; carbonation; cement production; polymer production; legal framework; public communication

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

Sustainability Management Strategies and Practices—2nd Edition

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 973 | 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)

Pedagogical Models for Sustainable Education: Exploring the Importance of Emotional Intelligence, Resilience, and Motivation

edited by

José Antonio Prieto-Saborit

and David Méndez-Alonso

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 698 | Submission Open

Keywords: active pedagogies; projects; cooperative learning; motivation; emotional intelligence; sustainable education; equity; inclusive education

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

Sustainability Performance of Green Ports: Assessment and Optimization

edited by

Marti Puig

submission deadline 2 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 937 | Submission Open

Keywords: port sustainability; environmental management; green port practices; port environmental impact; sustainable port operations; maritime sustainability; port pollution control; eco-friendly port infrastructure; port environmental regulations; sustainable port development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Food Safety, Food Quality, Food Packaging and Sustainable Food Supply Chains

edited by

Agnieszka Ciurzyńska

and

Monika Janowicz

submission deadline 2 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 698 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain; food safety; food quality; food packaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Small and Medium Enterprises: Green Orientations and Sustainable Business Models

edited by Stephen Oduro and Alessandro De Nisco

submission deadline 2 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: small and medium enterprises; green procurement and supply chains; green manufacturing; green business models; green marketing; sustainable performance; competitiveness; sustainability management; stakeholder pressure; green capabilities

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

Infrastructure and Tourism: A Social Sustainability Perspective

edited by Nigel Morgan, Charles Musselwhite, Tingting Elle Li and Eric Tak Hin Chan

submission deadline 2 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic infrastructure; social infrastructure; transport; aviation; railways; roads; energy; water; telecommunications; equity

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

Life Cycle Sustainability: Achieving Ecological and Economic Balance

edited by

Pasquale Scandizzo

, Vincenzo Atella and

Federico Perali

submission deadline 2 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: economy; environment; balance; lifecycle; one health; sustainability; resilience

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

Promising Alternative Fuels and Sustainability

edited by

Chenxi Ji

and

Qingsheng Wang

submission deadline 3 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 516 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; green fuel pathways; GHG emissions; sustainable technology; transportation decarbonization; carbon neutrality; oil and gas value chain; AI-driven sustainability projection; marine alternative fuels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

New Trends in Educational Research for Sustainability: A Focus on Preparing Teachers for the 21st Century

edited by

Eufrasio Pérez Navío

and

Óscar Gavín-Chocano

submission deadline 4 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9182 | Submission Open

Keywords: educational assessment; emotional development; mental health; program development; psychological evaluation; quality of life; social studies; disabillity; diversity; sustainable education

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

Biotechnology on Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Pedro Miguel Capêlo da Silva

,

Jorge Dinis Câmara Freitas

and João Luís Jesus Gonçalves

submission deadline 4 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; crop production; agri-food quality; environmental sustainability; technological innovations; biotechnology; precision farming; integrated pest management; soil health; water resource management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Breakthroughs in Green Technology Innovations: Paving the Way to Environmental Sustainability and Energy Efficiency

edited by

José Alberto Fuinhas

,

Nuno Miguel Barateiro Gonçalves Silva

and

Matheus Koengkan

submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8175 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; green technology; eco-innovation; environmental sustainability; energy efficiency; circular economy; sustainable agriculture; sustainable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Achieving Sustainability in Production Management with a Focus on Industry 4.0 and Lean Philosophy

edited by

István Budai

and

Judit T. Kiss

submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4251 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; lean philosophy; Industry 4.0; modelling; clean-tech; environmental impact; LCA (life cycle assessment)-green lean

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

Reliability of Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy Generation Systems

edited by

Fisseha M. Alemayehu

,

Shweta Dabetwar

and

Shawn Sheng

submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2810 | Submission Open

Keywords: reliability; wind turbines; risk; resilience; health monitoring; prognostics; health management; remaining useful life

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

Recent Advances in Environmental Geochemistry

edited by Nastja Rogan Šmuc,

Željka Fiket

and Martin Gaberšek

submission deadline 5 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 665 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic pollutants; organic pollutants; translocation; industrial/mining environments; agricultural environments; urbanized environments; environmental assessment

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

Environmental Governance and Environmental Responsibility Research

edited by Ding Li, Ziran Li and

Guoxiang Li

submission deadline 6 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1448 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental decentralization; government responsibility; and high-quality development; government behavior; environmental strategies; and environmental performance; environmental protection system and enterprise environmental protection behavior; environmental responsibility and pollution reduction; green innovation; pollution; and carbon reduction; enterprise digital transformation and green development; green consumption; product selection; and environmental governance; consumption mode choice and industrial green transformation; harmonious coexistence between humans and nature

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

Perspectives and Challenges: New Energy Power Generation and Power System Sustainability

edited by Giovanni Brumana and Elisa Ghirardi

submission deadline 7 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1088 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; power generation; energy storage; energy conversion; renewable energy; energy management; smart grids’ testing and modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Regional and Local Economic Development and Policies in Sustainable Economy

edited by

Jason Jolley

submission deadline 7 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1065 | Submission Open

Keywords: regional economic development; local economic development; economic impact analysis

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

Smart Manufacturing Operations Management and Sustainability

edited by

Fabio De Felice

and

Antonella Petrillo

submission deadline 7 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; enables technologies (artificial intelligence; metaverse; (IoT) in manufacturing; big data; digital twinetc); circular economics and life cycle assessment (LCA) approach; cyber-physical system; carbon and water footprint reduction; policy and sustainability standards; corporate social responsibility (CSR) in manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing metrics

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

Sustainable Road Survey and Maintenance: New Tools, Technologies and Practices

edited by

Giuseppe Sollazzo

, Kelvin CP Wang and

Davide Lo Presti

submission deadline 8 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4512 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; asset management; pavement management systems; BIM; LCA; modern road surveys; deep learning; smart roads; novel paving materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Corporate Environmental Performance and Disclosure: Implications for Sustainability

edited by

Jianfu Shen

submission deadline 8 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3020 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate environmental performance; disclosure; sustainability; carbon; ESG

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

Comprehensive Waste Management with Optimizing Green Technology in Sustainable Environment

edited by

Rajeev Pratap Singh

,

Diganta Bhusan Das

and

Pankaj Kumar Gupta

submission deadline 8 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2440 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; microbiome; vermicomposting; refuse drive fuel; sustainability; green technology; ecotoxicology; technological innovation

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

Green Innovations for Sustainable Development Goals Achievement

edited by Alireza Fathollahi and

Rui Zhao

submission deadline 8 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 578 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean technologies; green chemistry; sustainable industry; bio-based chemistry; bio-based materials; sustainable engineering; renewable energy; waste valorization; eco-friendly synthesis; circular economy

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

Large-Scale Production Systems: Sustainable Manufacturing and Service

edited by

Simone Arena

,

Alessandra Cantini

and

Filippo De Carlo

submission deadline 8 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: large-scale production systems; big size plants; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable services; operations management; industrial plants

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

Renewable Energy Communities: Smart Solutions and the Management of Distributed Energy Sources for the Optimization of Shared Energy

edited by

Elisa Belloni

submission deadline 8 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy community; optimization techniques; electric loads; photovoltaics; storage; machine learning; sustainable buildings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Advances in Energy Systems for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

edited by Nathan Williams and June Lukuyu

submission deadline 8 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals; energy systems; climate resilience; transdisciplinary; energy access; energy policy; sustainability

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

The Future of Circularity: Artificial Intelligence, Green Innovation, and Corporate Sustainable Development Strategies

edited by Beatrice Orlando and

Mouhcine Tallaki

submission deadline 8 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; green economy; sustainability; innovation; business model; growth strategies; artificial intelligence; supply chain

Sustainable Transportation: Electrical Design Automation and Vehicle Navigation

edited by

Yuanjian Zhang

, Lin Zhang and

Jingjing Jiang

submission deadline 9 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical design automation in EVs; advanced vehicle navigation systems; communication protocols and systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainability in Business Development and Economic Growth

edited by

Ferda Halicioglu

and

Dragana Radicic

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 24090 | Submission Open

Keywords: business sustainability; economic sustainability; green finance; optimal investment; sustainability of natural resources; circular economy; sustainable; development; goals; energy economics; environmental economics

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

Emerging and Modern Approaches for Sustainable Food Production and Waste Management

edited by

Elżbieta Radziejewska-Kubzdela

,

Róża Biegańska-Marecik

and

Marcin Kidoń

submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2089 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food processing; alternative sources of protein; plant-based food; functional food; future food resources; energy saving technology; non-thermal processing methods; emerging food technologies; food waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Digital Transformation, Servitization, and Ecosystem Innovation for Sustainable Transition

edited by Silvana Trimi and Hui Han

submission deadline 12 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4507 | Submission Open

Keywords: disruptions in the global economy; sustainable transition strategies; digital transformation; servitization; ecosystem innovation; living innovation for the greater good; generative AI and metaverse

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

Flexible Resources Investment in New-Type Electric Power Systems for Sustainable Development

edited by

Sen Guo

submission deadline 13 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1229 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible resources investment; flexible resources evaluation; market mechanism; new-type electric power system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainability in Fuel Consumption and Pollutant Emission Management

edited by

Denghui Wang

submission deadline 13 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 732 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel consumption pollution emissions emission control energy access environmental remediation catalytic material sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Economics Perspectives on Sustainable Food Security—2nd Edition

edited by

Marian Rizov

submission deadline 13 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; food security; farming; production; supply chain; demand; consumption; food safety; well-being; health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Integrating Tourism Development into Urban Planning

edited by

Serafeim Polyzos

and

Thomas Krabokoukis

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4432 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism development; urban planning; urban competitiveness; tourism impacts; stakeholder engagement; smart cities; community-based tourism; policy and governance

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

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