Resources and Sustainable Utilization
A section of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Section Information
Sustainable utilization of resources has been central to the sustainability agenda since the beginning. Oral traditions in rural societies have recognized the need to sustain renewable resources since ancient times, and a written tradition exploring the conditions that would ensure sustainable harvest from forests and fisheries goes back more than two centuries. Theories of optimal depletion of exhaustible resources appeared more recently and led to speculation that human welfare could be sustained if renewable resources were substituted for depleted exhaustibles. The value of environmental quality and the concept of waste assimilation capacity as a resource to be managed have been taken seriously since the mid-twentieth century. Resources and sustainable utilization remain a core component of a coherent sustainability agenda, with relevance at the macro level—how do the essential concepts of sustainability fit together and move us forward?—and the micro level, where the details and particulars of sustainable utilization are studied theoretically and empirically.
As a Section of the Sustainability journal, “Resources and Sustainable Utilization” aims to encourage and publish excellent research on topics ranging from the macro to the micro, using concepts and methods from the sciences and engineering to ethics and aesthetics, with a vast set of disciples in between—for example. geography, social sciences, economics, planning, and management. The organizing principle is that contributions to this Section should have implications, of one kind or another, for sustainable use.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Wind Energy Exploitation: Design and Modeling of Wind Turbines and Wind Farms (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- Advanced Ecological Research in Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- Role of Water Resources and Soil Protection for Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- Renewable Energy Industry Development and Policies in China (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- Sustainable Development of Materials Science and Concrete (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- Agricultural, Environmental and Resource Economics of Developing Countries (Deadline: 31 May 2023)
- The Utilization of Waste and Recycled Materials in Construction (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
- Groundwater Protection and Sustainable Utilization (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
- Modern Water/Air Quality Monitoring and Mapping for Sustainable Management (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
- Organic Waste Treatment, Recycling, and Reuse (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
- Soil Erosion and Water and Soil Conservation (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Agro-Industrial Residues Treatment, Recycling, and Reuse (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Advances in Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Biomass Resource Utilization (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Engineering Properties and Environmental Effect of Recycled Waste in Geotechnical Engineering (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Resources Conservation, Recycling and Waste Management (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Advances in Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Sustainable Development (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Evaluation of Geological Model for Sustainable Utilization and Management of Groundwater Resources (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Sustainable Technology and Policy: Energy Transformation under Decarbonization (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Sustainable Applications for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse in Agriculture (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Sustainable Rainwater Management: Challenges and Perspectives (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Sustainable Development of Power Systems and Renewable Energy (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Sustainability of Environmental Resources Management under Global Change (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Advances in Sustainable and Environmental Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Water Resources (Deadline: 5 July 2023)
- Water Resource Management and Sustainable Environment Development (Deadline: 15 July 2023)
- Application of Biotechnology in Waste Treatment and Valorization for Energy Recovery (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Urban Water and Wastewater: An Overview Based on Circular Economy and Blue Economy Principles (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Wastewater Management and Sustainable Development (Deadline: 30 July 2023)
- Sustainable Composites and the Environment (Deadline: 30 July 2023)
- Recent Advances in Mineral Processing and Coal Preparation for Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Circular Economy, Environmental Monitoring, and Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Micro(nano)plastic Contaminants in Wastewater and Drinking Water – Occurrence, Management and Treatment Technologies (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Advances in Sustainable Reprocessing, Repurposing and Reclamation of Mining Wastes, Industrial Wastes, and Anthropogenic Ores (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Production Efficiency and Environmental Research for Sustainable Mining (Deadline: 1 August 2023)
- Regional Water System and Carbon Emission (Deadline: 1 August 2023)
- Biotechnology in Use of Waste Management (Deadline: 10 August 2023)
- Safety and Risk Management in CCUS: Trends, Projects and Technologies (Deadline: 10 August 2023)
- Renewables and Sustainable Economic Growth (Deadline: 15 August 2023)
- Application of Mathematical Optimization in Power System Operation and Planning (Deadline: 15 August 2023)
- Unlocking Coal Gas from Interactions: Promoting Safe and Efficient Resources Recovery (Deadline: 28 August 2023)
- Reshaping Energy, Environment, and Economy for a Carbon-Neutral and Sustainable Future (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Geological Engineering Problems and Technologies in Sustainable Energy Development (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Managing Forest and Plant Resources for Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Frontier Research: Waste Management for Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Sustainable Mining and Processing of Mineral Resources (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Carbon Emission Mitigation: Drivers and Barriers (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Thermal Technologies and Applications in Renewable Energy (Deadline: 31 August 2023)
- Sustainable Electrochemical Materials and Processes (Deadline: 1 September 2023)
- Sustainable Use and Management of Nonconventional Water Resources for Agricultural Development (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- Innovative and Sustainable Infrastructure Materials for Construction Resilience and Improved Productivity (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- Nature-Based Solutions to Address Climate Change for Sustainable Development (Deadline: 18 September 2023)
- Towards Sustainability and Green: Decarbonizing Water Supply and Drainage (Deadline: 23 September 2023)
- Research and Application of Renewable Energy: Novel Fuel Cells (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- The Role of Wastewater Management and Treatment Technologies for Environmental Sustainability (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Plastic Pollution Inventories and Impact Assessments for Science-Based Policy (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Biorefinery Promotes Bio-Circular Economy of Urban and Rural Areas (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Sustainable Aquaculture Paradigms: Ecosystems, Resources, Environments, and Management (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Energy Transition Amidst Anthropogenic Activities: Implications for Environmental Sustainability (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Application of Data Mining and GIS in Integrated Energy-Economy-Environment Analysis (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- The Energy–Ecosystem Nexus: Balancing Energy Exploitation and Ecosystem Conservation (Deadline: 6 October 2023)
- Sustainable Wastewater Management and Environmental Protection (Deadline: 8 October 2023)
- Interaction between Climate Change and Land Use/Cover of a Watershed (Deadline: 11 October 2023)
- Sustainability Management Strategies and Practices for Zero-Carbon Datacenters (Deadline: 12 October 2023)
- Sustainable Development and Utilization of Coal Measures Resources (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Geomorphological Mapping for the Geoheritage Resources Sustainability (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- The Sustainable Development of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources (Deadline: 17 October 2023)
- Sustainable Development and Economy: Mineral Resources, Energy Consumption and Economic Growth (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Photovoltaic Solar Energy Utilization (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Application of Remote Sensing to the Monitoring of Land Cover and Water Environment (Deadline: 23 October 2023)
- Sustainable Resources and Environmental Management for Regional High-Quality Development (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Raising Power Energy from Distributed Renewable Sources (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Sustainable Resource Utilization: Energy-Based Approaches in Recycling Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Sustainable Development of Materials Recycling and Green Technology (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Development and Optimization of Sustainable Metal Recovery Processes (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Sustainable Biomass and Waste Energy (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Regional Resources and Environment Management and Urban–Rural Green Development (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Recycling Biomass for Agriculture and Bioenergy Production (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Renewable Energy Utilization and Natural Resource Management in the Era of Big Data (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Technologies for a Sustainable Future: Bioeconomy, Biorefineries, Biobased Products and Energy (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Energy Efficiency and Management in Sustainable Food Industry (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Advances in Mineral Processing for Sustainable Economy (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Cleaner Production and Resource Recovery (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Biochar Role in Environmental Sustainability and Circular Economy (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Value-Added Utilization of Organic Waste for Sustainable Development (Deadline: 21 November 2023)
- Applications and Strategies of Using Seaweed and Other Resources for Environmental Protection and Resource Sustainability (Deadline: 24 November 2023)
- Green Technology for Metallurgy and Secondary Efficient Utilization of Polymetallic Mineral Resources (Deadline: 28 November 2023)
- Exploration of Marine Geological Resources and Geological Technology (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Resource Recovery via Sustainable Approaches (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Energy and Cost-Effective Building Construction and Renovation Combining New Solutions, Renewables, and Waste Heat (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Minimizing Resource Input to Increase Sustainability in Production Horticulture (Deadline: 1 December 2023)
- Advances in Sewage Sludge Treatment and Recycling Applications (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Sustainable Wastewater Recovery Based on Advanced Oxidation and Biological Treatment Technologies (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Advances in Intelligent and Sustainable Mining (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Resources and Sustainable Utilization (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Optimizing Filter System for Nutrients' Removal from Domestic Wastewater (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Clean Resources: The Role of Renewable Energy in Economic Growth and Mitigating Climate Change (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Energy Sustainability: Advanced Technology of Thermoelectric Generation (Deadline: 23 February 2024)
- Advanced Chemical Technologies for Organic Pollutant Treatment (Deadline: 4 March 2024)
- Waste Recycling and Low-Carbon Circular Economy (Deadline: 5 March 2024)
- Sustainability Challenges in Geotechnical Engineering (Deadline: 19 March 2024)
- Energy Policy and Sustainable Development of the Global Energy Markets (Deadline: 23 March 2024)
- New Horizons: The Future of Sustainable Islands (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Resource Price Fluctuations and Sustainable Growth (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Nature-Based Solutions and Ecosystem-Based Adaptations to Climate Change and Natural Disasters (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
