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Application of Emerging Techniques and Sustainable Quality Management in the Architectural, Engineering, Construction (AEC) and Facilities Management Industries
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1154 | Submission Open
Keywords: green buildings; sustainable quality management; architecture; engineering; construction; facilities management; emerging techniques; BIM; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
The Future of Water, Energy and Carbon Cycle in a Changing Climate
edited by and Hamed Hashemi
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1110 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy sustainability; CO< sub> 2< /sub> capture and conversion; water treatment; climate change; greenhouse gas emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Renewable Energy and Power System Transformation: Striving towards Carbon Neutrality
edited by Changzheng Shao and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1099 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; power system; integrated energy system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Project, Production and Service Operations Management submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1083 | Submission Open
Keywords: project management; manufacturing process; service delivery; operations research; circular economy; lean manufacturing; resource utilization; life cycle considerations; environmental impact reduction; supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Products and Services)
Weeds Management in Sustainable Agriculture System
edited by Amar Singh Godar, and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1071 | Submission Open
Keywords: harvest weed seed control (HWSC); cover crops; crop rotation; non-chemical methods of weed management; integrated weed management; allelopathy; bioherbicides; robotic weeding; intercropping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Addressing Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation at the Organizational Level
edited by Ivo Hristov and Sara Trucco
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1065 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change mitigation; sustainable development; CSRD; GHG emission
(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)
Logistics Optimization and Sustainable Operations Management
edited by Guanghui Zhou and Dongning Liu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1017 | Submission Open
Keywords: logistics optimization with the sustainable goals; sustainable OM; circular economy and reverse logistics; humanitarian logistics; sustainable transportation system; closed-loop supply chains management; social responsibility in supply chain; sustainable manufacturing; green innovation; environmental management and performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Life Cycle Assessment of Renewable Energy Systems and Infrastructure: Assessing Sustainability and Environmental Performance
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 958 | Submission Open
Keywords: lifecycle assessment; renewable energy systems; environmental impact assessment; environmental mitigation; climate mitigation; circular economy; resource efficiency; resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Development of Architectural, Structural and Material Sustainability Solutions submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 769 | Submission Open
Keywords: architectural; structural and material sustainability solutions; high-performance wood; metal and concrete structures; durability properties; development of materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Sustainable Lighting: Design for Human Wellbeing and Technological Development
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 701 | Submission Open
Keywords: lighting design; human-centric lighting; lighting quality; energy efficiency; lighting sources; lighting management; lamp innovation; sustainable design for lighting systems; energy conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Enterprises under Circular Economy: Knowledge, Policy, and Practice
edited by Samsul Alam
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open
Keywords: corporate governance; corporate social responsibility; circular economy; innovation in sustainable enterprises
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Designing Chemical Processes for a Sustainable Future submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 463 | Submission Open
Keywords: catalyst preparation; chemical processes; radiation chemistry; digital modelling; computational fluid dynamics; CO2 utilization; hydrogen economy; biomass; technoeconomic study; life-cycle analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
Sustainable Development of Air Transport Management and Airport Operations
edited by Jose M. Sallan and Oriol Lordan
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability in air transport; sustainable airport operations; environmental impact of air transport; air traffic management; flight delays
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Sustainable Architecture: Energy Efficiency in Buildings
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 409 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable architecture; energy efficiency; innovative design; renewable energy; smart building technologies; sustainable materials; urban planning; life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
edited by and Salvatore Vincenzo Giofrè
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable materials; 2D materials; biomaterials; mechanisms and synthesis; characterization; energy application; biomedical application; miscellaneous application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Selected Papers from the Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality in Transportation Section of the World Transport Convention (WTC)
edited by , Jiangfeng Wang and Xiaowei Hu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 376 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transportation infrastructure; life cycle assessment; low-carbon materials and structure; environmentally friendly design and construction; multiscale and multiphase; numerical simulation  ; layout of sustainable transportation infrastructure; data-driven modelling; climate resilience; resource efficiency; alternative materials for carbon neutral infrastructure; recycled materials in infrastructure; cold mix asphalt materials; green and sustainable infrastructure materials; energy harvesting and green conversion technologies for road infrastructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Natural Products and Phytochemicals for Sustainability submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural organic substances; phenolic compounds; biological activity; biofungicides; antioxidants; functional ingredients; functional foods; healthy and sustainable food
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology)
Advancing Sustainability in Humanitarian Action and Post-disaster Settlements
edited by and Mai Wardeh
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; sustainable development goals; resilience; disaster; humanitarian settlements; refugees; internal displaced person; development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Sustainable Crop Production and Plant Science: Theories, Methods, Modeling and Applications submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable crop production; modeling and optimization of sustainable systems; innovations and challenges for biostimulants and biopesticides production and application; low-input agriculture; novel natural resources for biostimulants and biopesticides; screening new agricultural products; efficient and sustainable methods for the extraction and isolation of natural products; naturally derived chemicals and potential applications to science; industry; and agriculture; novel experimental studies regarding plant products to reinforce sustainable agriculture; rational and sustainable management of agri-food waste: an innovative approach to waste conversion into high-quality and environmentally friendly products; plant extracts: chemical composition; biological activity; and applications within sustainable agriculture; plant extracts or naturally derived compounds; as botanical biostimulants or pesticides; to manage sustainable crop production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Upscaling Sustainable Technology
edited by and Sandra Hasanefendic
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable technology; sustainability upscaling; sustainable technological innovation; sustainable technological transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Solutions for Energy-Efficient Buildings and Net-Zero Emissions
edited by , , Jintai Wang and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open
Keywords: building energy-efficiency; net-zero building energy; intelligent building automation and control; sustainable building design; sustainable building materials; renewable energy integration; building electrification; grid-interactive efficient buildings; energy storage; thermal comfort
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Urban and Buildings Regeneration Strategy to Climatic Change Mitigation, Energy, and Social Poverty after a World Health and Economic Global Crisis: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open
Keywords: economic crisis; circular economy; decarbonization of the construction sector; refurbishment of buildings; neighborhood regeneration; eco-efficient construction solutions; construction and waste management; indoor environmental quality; resource efficiency; artificial intelligence; building and urbanism cost control; nanoparticles applied to the construction industry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Sustainable Application of Advanced Material Surface Engineering
edited by Zhenyang Cai, and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable materials; surface technology; surface engineering for sustainable applications
Soil Microorganisms, Plant Ecology and Sustainable Restoration
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant microbiota; fungi; ecological restoration; soil quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Urban Planning: Management and Uses of Water from a Historical Perspective submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use; water management; economy; heritage; history
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Protecting Vulnerable Water Resources by Integrated Wastewater Management: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development goals; water scarcity; integrated wastewater management; reuse of treated wastewater; best management practices; treatment technologies; risk assessment; groundwater protection; hydrogeology; water politics; governance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Advanced Design and Control Solutions for Grid-Interactive Energy Efficient Buildings
edited by , and Riadh Zaier
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open
Keywords: building-to-grid (B2G) integration; vehicle-to-grid (V2G) integration; smart buildings; grid-interaction buildings; building automation and control; machine learning; artificial intelligence; building-integrated renewable energy; smart microgrids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Advancements and Modeling in Machinability of Difficult-to-Cut Composites and Alloys submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3175 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable manufacturing; sustainable coolants/lubricants; surface integrity; energy-efficient manufacturing; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); finite element analysis (FEM); mathematical modeling; cutting simulations; hybrid lubricooling; heat transfer; difficult-to-cut composites materials; aerospace alloys
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Remote Sensing in Geologic Hazards and Risk Assessment
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2879 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; geologic hazards; early identification; monitoring; stability analysis; risk assessment; warning technology; disaster mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Marine Fisheries Management and Ecological Sustainability submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1921 | Submission Open
Keywords: fisheries management; ecology; eco-biology; fish species; fishing gear and gear impact; fishing techniques; impact of diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Modeling, Control and Optimization for Smart Water Systems
edited by
submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1362 | Submission Open
Keywords: water systems; data analysis; machine learning; modeling; control; optimization; decision support systems; fault detection; leakage detection; water quality; energy recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Bioresource Technology and Energy Sustainable Development
edited by
submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1074 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development; bioresource technologies; biosystems engineering; pressed fertilizers; solid biofuels; energy plants; herbaceous plants; non-traditional plants; woody plants; fibrous plants; pellets; briquettes; chaff; biofuel properties; ash characteristics; calorific value; harmful emissions; energy evaluation; life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Energy Storage Technologies for a Sustainable Future
edited by Isaac Dyner, and Camila Ochoa
submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 803 | Submission Open
Keywords: large-scale energy storage systems; distributed energy storage systems; energy storage operation; energy storage regulation; sustainability; renewable energy integration; flexibility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
From the Field to the Factory: The Dynamics of Sustainable Urban Agriculture submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 593 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable urban agriculture; community-supported agriculture; urban agriculture; vertical agriculture; Agriculture 4.0; food security; food justice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Resource Recovery and Management for Sustainable Urban Development
edited by
submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 462 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; waste management; sustainable urban infrastructure; resource optimization; industrial symbiosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
From Concept to Reality: The Role of Micromobility in Enabling the 15-Minute City Vision submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 385 | Submission Open
Keywords: 15-minute city; micromobility; electric bikes; shared mobility systems; sustainable mobility; urban development; policymaking for promoting sustainable mobility; sprawl cities; inclusive spaces
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Research on Pollutant Monitoring and Remediation Technologies for Contaminated Soil submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil; remediation; nature-based remediation solutions; monitoring; soil contamination; soil pollution; urban soils; coastal soils; soil vulnerability; sustainability assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Sustainable Supply Chain from the Perspective of International Strategy
edited by Alessandro Antimiani and Ilaria Fusacchia
submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable supply chain; supply chain 4.0; AI in supply chain; procurement; sourcing; business strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Mitigation and Resilience of Coastal Hazard submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal hazard; climate change; vulnerability and risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Renovation of Buildings and Revitalization of Urban and Rural Areas towards Sustainability
edited by and Artur Juszczyk
submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open
Keywords: renovation of buildings; revitalization of degraded areas; repair investments; adaptations; modernization; diagnostics; maintenance of facilities; technical condition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Environmental Impact Assessment and Green Energy Economy: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 2 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3063 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon neutrality; INDCs; environmental policies; carbon emission trading; post-COVID-19 era
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Risk Management Challenges for Sustainability and Wellbeing—2nd Edition submission deadline 2 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2276 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution; climate change; water pollution and sanitation; pandemics; finance and the economy; industrial development; energy crisis; toxic chemicals and hazardous and radioactive wastes; population explosion and urbanization; impact of globalization; degradation of ecosystems and species; education; health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Human Exposure to Air Pollution and Environmental Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 2 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1182 | Submission Open
Keywords: indoor and outdoor air pollution; integrated human exposure; air pollution assessment methodologies; environmental performance; sustainable transportation; renewable energy; green technology; sustainable development; low-carbon economy; environmental policy
Urban Green Space and Sustainable Forest Management submission deadline 3 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6306 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; bioeconomy; urban forests; visitors; citizens
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Spatial Analysis and Land Use Planning for Sustainable Ecosystem submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17254 | Submission Open
Keywords: terrestrial ecosystem; land surface monitoring; land use/cover; machine/deep learning based ecological application; net primary productivity of vegetation; vegetation phenology and vegetation dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Sustainable Rural Development and Agricultural Economic Transformation
edited by Peter Bielik, Natália Turčeková and
submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2287 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural economics; regional development; CSR; climate change mitigation; green economy; natural resources; environmental integrity; carbon neutrality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
New Science and Management Approaches to Support Coral Reefs in a Time of Rapid Climate Change
edited by Adam Smith, John 'Charlie' Veron, Peter Harrison and Katharina Fabricius
submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 637 | Submission Open
Keywords: coral; reef; marine; carbon; climate; leadership; action
Ecosystem Services, Green Innovation and Sustainable Development submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 566 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem services; green innovation; sustainable development; climate change; renewable energy; biodiversity conservation; circular economy; urban resilience; policy instruments; socioeconomic impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Bioeconomy, Circular Economy and Sustainability: 2nd Edition submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 421 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; forest-based bioeconomy; environmental management; eco-innovation; integrated value chain; agroforestry; nonwood forest products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Sustainable Transportation: Human–Computer Interaction and Intelligent Transportation
edited by Amir Hossein Ghasemi, Srinivas Pulugurtha, Baisravan HomChaudhuri and Lei Zhu
submission deadline 5 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transportation; intelligent infrastructure; human-centered design; smart mobility solutions; augmented reality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
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