Sustainability

Sustainable Electric Power Systems: Design, Analysis and Control (2nd Edition)

edited by

, Ke Ma and Qianjun Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1188 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric power system; low-carbon operation; cooperated planning; renewable energy; carbon markets; optimal control; stability analysis; energy storage system; equivalent circuit

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

Integrated Regional Energy Planning towards Sustainable Development

edited by

Yongli Wang

and

Ling Ji

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 911 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy planning; renewable energy utilization; low carbon; multi-energy coupling; sustainable development; integrated energy system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Small and Medium Enterprises: Green Orientations and Sustainable Business Models

edited by Stephen Oduro and Alessandro De Nisco

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 565 | 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)

Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Business Innovation and Organizational Performance

edited by

George Saridakis

, Yanqing Lai, Rebeca I. Muñoz Torres and Jay Mitra

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurial activity; sustainable SMEs; sustainable entrepreneurship in public sector; sustainable technological innovation; ethical leadership; inclusive and green growth; sustainable economic development; sustainable micro/macro models; heterodox environmental economics; sustainable regional development; firm strategic priorities; long-term public policy

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

Digital Technologies as Enabling Strategies for the Sustainable Transition of Productive Systems

edited by

Pasqualina Sacco

and

Fabrizio Mazzetto

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 423 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable digitalization; sustainable production systems; twin transition

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

Renewable Energy Policies and Ecological Economics: Pathways to Sustainability

edited by

Chia-Hsing Huang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; ecological economics; technology innovation; eco innovation; ESG; institution; green finance; international trade; foreign direct investment; corporate strategy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Urban Ecology and Sustainability: The Status of Research and Future Directions

edited by

Sang-Don Lee

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban restoration; green networking; amenity; sustainability; NBS

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

Sustainable Development of Textile Engineering Materials

edited by

Radostina A. Angelova

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable textiles; eco-friendly textiles; circular design; recycling technologies; green manufacturing; biodegradable materials; smart textiles; low-impact finishing; circular economy; materials science; environmental impact; human– textiles interaction; social responsibility; innovation in textile engineering; circular design principles; textile recycling; ethical manufacturing; life cycle assessment; renewable materials; sustainable fashion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

New Developments in Renewable Energy Sources and Sustainable Manufacturing

edited by

Jorge Gabitto

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; novel technologies; combined processes; sustainable manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Cultivating Ecology-Conscious Engineers: Learning for Thriving Together on Planet Earth

edited by Linda Vanasupa

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering education; sustainability; transdisciplinary; holism; transformative; just transition; social justice; equity; curriculum

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

Sustainable Freshwater Ecosystems: Diversity, Assessment and Management

edited by

Maria Spoljar

,

Natalia Kuczyńska-Kippen

,

Tea Tomljanović

and Tvrtko Drazina

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality of aquatic ecosystems; restoration of hydrosystems; biomanipulation; agricultural leaching; urban vs. pristine catchment area; human efforts in the freshwater sustainability

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

Energy Economic Transition and Environmental Sustainability for Resilient and Inclusive Markets and Cities

edited by

Grazia Napoli

and

Simona Barbaro

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; economic feasibility; evaluation models; real estate market; financial tools; multicriteria decision aid; energy retrofit model; energy affordability; energy prosumers; renewable energy models

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

Alternative Fuels for Advanced Internal Combustion Engine Technologies, Thermodynamic and Emission Assessment

edited by

Rafał Ślefarski

,

Radosław Jankowski

and Jaroslaw Markowski

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: green fuels; hydrogen; ammonia; methanol; fuel flexibility; sustainable development of advanced combustion technologies; gas turbine; internal combustion engine; toxic pollutant formation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Sustainable Seismic Design Approaches, Structural Systems, and Retrofit Measures of Civil Engineering Structures

edited by Aman Mwafy and Asas Issa

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; resilience; loss assessment; fragility analysis; buildings; infrastructure; risk mitigation; seismic design

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

Advanced Sustainable Warehouse Management

edited by

Bernardo Nicoletti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: warehouse management; sustainability; artificial intelligence; sustainable logistics; supply chain 5.0

Sorption and Biosorption: Applications and Advances in Sustainable Technologies for Removing Contaminants from Water and Wastewater

edited by

Dorota Papciak

and

Andżelika Domoń

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; sewage treatment; sorption; biosorption; biochars; biodegradation; natural sorbents; biofiltration

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

Environmental Functional Materials for Sustainable Development

edited by Wei Zuo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution control; environmental remediation; adsorption materials; catalytic materials; migration and transformation; water/air/soil remediation; clean air; nanostructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Inputs of Engineering Education towards Sustainability—2nd Edition

edited by

Clara Viegas

and

Natércia Lima

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability education; engineering education; sustainability development goals; inner transformation; sustainability challenges; innovative engineering solutions; societal challenges

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

Smart Cities, Eco-Cities, Green Transport and Sustainability

edited by

Atour Taghipour

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21993 | Submission Open

Keywords: eco-city; smart cities; green transport city of future; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Recent Advances in Sustainable Food Systems—Local and Alternative Solutions for Global Challenges

edited by

Áron Török

and

Zsófia Benedek

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13932 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable food chains; short food supply chains; food systems; food trade; agricultural trade; alternative food networks; local food; food quality schemes; fair trade; food labeling; resilience; food security; food sovereignty; social-ecological systems; agrobiodiversity; farmers' market; community-supported agriculture; box schemes; solidarity purchasing groups; food hubs; food cooperatives; organic production; agroecology; sustainable pest management; sustainable food waste management; sustainable food consumption; agri-food transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Benefits of Green Infrastructures on Air Quality in Urban Spaces

edited by

Vera Rodrigues

and

Sandra Rafael

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13436 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; urban environment; air quality; CFD modelling; wind tunnel; mesoscale models; thermal comfort; pedestrian comfort; future climate scenarios

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

Sustainable Development Goals and Circular Economic

edited by

Gheorghita Dinca

and Mirela Camelia Baba

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7826 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable economic growth; recyclable and renewable resources; circular economy; green economy; blue economy; sustainable development goals

Sustainable Environmental Analysis of Soil and Water

edited by

Solmaz Fathololoumi

and

Asim Biswas

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5240 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil water; sustainability agricultural; erosion environment; remote sensing

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

Towards Sustainable Agriculture: Pollution Prevention and Control Technologies

edited by

Liandong Zhu

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3287 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-point source pollution; agricultural pollution reduction; pollutant transmission process; pollutant interception; nutrient recovery; transformation; biodegradation; new pollutant; smart agriculture; agricultural policy; agricultural management; environmental risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Mobility and Automated Vehicle: Challenges for a Desirable Future

edited by

Isabelle Nicolaï

, Julie Bulteau and Guy Fournier

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: automated vehicle; inclusive mobility; transportation governance; MaaS; affordability; behavioral acceptance; local territory; social innovation; intermodal transport; active modes; environmental efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

New Tools for Assessing Sustainable Products

edited by

Sara Sousa

,

Clara Viseu

and Carla Oliveira Henriques

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; society; environment; sustainable products; environmental protection

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

Control of Traffic-Related Emissions to Improve Air Quality

edited by

Hefeng Zhang

, Yunjing Wang and

Xinping Yang

submission deadline 2 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1499 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic-related emissions; exhaust and non-exhaust emissions; emerging pollutants; emissions characteristics; emissions inventory; environmental implications; control techniques; mobile source management policy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health, Well-Being and Sustainability)

Gender Inequality and Sustainable Development: Women’s Empowerment and Effective Participation

edited by

Enrico Ivaldi

submission deadline 3 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2529 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender awareness; gender equity; sustainability; effective participation; women’ s empowerment; gender-equitable sustainable development

Marine Industry and Environmental Sustainability under the Belt and Road Initiative

edited by

Jian Li

, Bao Jiang, Wei Wang and Lili Ding

submission deadline 3 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1748 | Submission Open

Keywords: one-belt-one-road (OBOR); sustainable marine development; coastal environmental sustainability

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

Sustainable Energy Storage Materials and Devices

edited by

Yunjun Ruan

submission deadline 3 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials synthesis; battery technologies; supercapacitors; nanomaterials; energy storage mechanism; applications; electrocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Smart City Building and Sustainable Governance

edited by

Milan Kubina

, Gabriel Koman and

Zdeněk Dvořák

submission deadline 4 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1759 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart city; smart sustainable city; information and communication technology; management; mobility

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

Advances in Carbon Neutrality and Renewable Energy Integration in Architecture

edited by

Abel Tablada

and

Vesna Kosorić

submission deadline 4 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1322 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-neutral buildings; net-zero energy buildings; BIPV; renewable energy; sustainable architecture; building design; architectural education; BIM; building performance simulation; passive design strategies; LCA; green building rating tools; building standards

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Digital Solutions for Promoting a Circular Economy and Sustainability

edited by

António Miguel Rosado da Cruz

and

Estrela Ferreira Cruz

submission deadline 4 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; circular economy; process traceability and transparency; circular business models; extending products’ lifespan; sharing economy; sustainable intra- and inter-organizational business processes; engaging business partners in a circular economy; engaging the end customer in a circular economy; emerging technologies (e.g.; IoT or blockchain) for sustainability

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

Immigrants, Social Integration and Sustainable Rural Development

edited by

Apostolos G. Papadopoulos

and

Loukia-Maria Fratsea

submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8726 | Submission Open

Keywords: immigration; international migrants; internal migrants; refugees; lifestyle migration; social integration; precarity; rural development; rural transformation; sustainable development; well-being; social conditionality; farming; intensive agriculture; transnationalism

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

Environmental Economics in Sustainable Social Policy Development

edited by

Yuping Shang

,

Xin Zhao

and Xihui Haviour Chen

submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5616 | 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 Environmental Sustainability and Applications)

Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Regional and Firm Sustainable Development

edited by Heng Liu and Zelong Wei

submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2672 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; emerging contexts; policy; entrepreneurship; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Advancing Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Circular Economy through Industry 4.0 Technologies

edited by Reza Akbari, Huy Truong Quang, An Duong Thi Binh and Tho Pham

submission deadline 6 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13663 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; climate change; closed-loop supply chains; digital twins; Industry 4.0; resilience; sustainable development; transparency and traceability; urban and rural logistics; waste management

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

Sustainable Development in Different Fields of Tourism

edited by

José Luís Abrantes

and Natália de Lima Figueiredo

submission deadline 6 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8849 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism; sustainable development; responsible tourism; sustainable tourism practices; sustainable development goals

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

Sustainable Development of Underground Engineering and Tunnel Construction Technology

edited by Junling Qiu and Jinxing Lai

submission deadline 6 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6309 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground space; sustainable development; ecological environment; tunnel engineering; intelligent control

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

Sustainable Agriculture: Plant Physiology, Nutrition and Crop Production

edited by Qunfeng Zhang and

Jianhui Hu

submission deadline 6 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2293 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiology; metabolism; plant; nutrition; quality; environmental adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Assessment of Highway Network Performance and Sustainable Traffic Control

edited by

Sadko Mandzuka

and Marko Šoštarić

submission deadline 6 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1355 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transport systems; cooperative systems; highway traffic management; traffic demand management; expert systems; assessment of highway network performance; sustainability; new technologies for intelligent transport planning; big data in traffic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Digital Twin and AI-Driven Sustainability Excellence

edited by

Sheng Yang

, Julia Zhao,

Dahai Qi

and Jingchao Jiang

submission deadline 6 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; artificial intelligence; sustainability; machine learning; lifecycle assessment; smart manufacturing; smart cities; digital transformation

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

Sustainable Development and Application of Biochar

edited by

Rosa Rodriguez

,

Germán Mazza

and

María Fabani

submission deadline 7 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5676 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; sustainable; emerging technologies; agriculture applications; energy vector; wastewater treatment; gas cleaning; soil decontamination; composite materials

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

Measurement Systems, Models, Tools, and Innovative Techniques for Sustainable Urban Planning and Regeneration

edited by

Simona Tondelli

, Mauro Francini,

Gabriele Bitelli

,

Francesco Lamonaca

and Elisa Conticelli

submission deadline 7 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 421 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial analysis; measurement methods; decision support systems; resilience; urban regeneration

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

Geographic Information Science for the Sustainable Development, 2nd Edition

edited by

Shi Shen

,

Peichao Gao

and

Shaohua Wang

submission deadline 8 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographical information science; sustainability; sustainable development goals; GeoAI; high-quality development; complex geosystem

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

Modeling of Traffic Flow and Sustainable Safety Management for Automated Driving

edited by

Tomas Tichy

,

Jiri Broz

and Jiri Ruzicka

submission deadline 8 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; traffic flow analysis; traffic safety; telematics systems; technological approaches; traffic management and efficiency; detection methods and devices; newly adapted technologies (C-ITS; navigation systems) that are limited in autonomous operation; its fire prevention measures; extraordinary events— floods; incident detection; cybersecurity applications for autonomous operation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Air Pollution Management and Environment Research

edited by

Sudhir Kumar Pandey

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 13 articles | Viewed by 25273 | Submission Open

Keywords: particulate matter; aerosol; trace gases; environmental research; green remediation; air pollution management; environmental policies; biogeochemical processes; biochar; sustainable approaches; sustainable goals; soil– plant– atmosphere exchange; biogenic volatile organic compounds; trace metals; hazardous air pollutants; greenhouse gases; climate change; global warming; ozone; secondary organic aerosols; global carbon balance; carbon sequestration; secondary air pollutants; environmental tobacco smoke; emerging air contaminants; air pollution and respiratory ailments; air pollution and cardiovascular diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)

Cultivating Diverse Perspectives on Cultural and Heritage in Sustainable Tourism

edited by

Young-joo Ahn

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3268 | Submission Open

Keywords: culture and heritage; sustainable tourism; regional tourism; destination management; world heritage sites (WHSs); sustainable development goals (SDGs)

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

Tourism Destination Marketing: The Power of Cultural and Creative Industries

edited by

Hak-Seon Kim

and

Jue Wang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2972 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural industry; creative industry; sustainability; sustainable development; cultural practices; creative practices; interdisciplinary; sustainable societies

Energy Storage and Sustainable Power Supply

edited by

Moonyong Lee

and

Ahmad Naquash

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2940 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical energy storage systems; energy storage; power-to-X; energy conversion; power supply; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

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