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Sustainability runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors who are experts in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Machine Learning in Action: Outcome Prediction for Sustainable Development submission deadline 5 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; supervised learning; unsupervised learning; reinforcement learning; data-driven sustainability; sustainability; circular economy; sustainable development; data science; big data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Land Cover, Climate Change, and Environmental Sustainability submission deadline 6 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3964 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use land cover; climate change; environmental sustainability; land-based solutions; mitigation adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Operations Research: Optimization, Resilience and Sustainability submission deadline 8 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5052 | Submission Open
Keywords: operations research; sustainability; resilience; optimization; AI; net-zero; systems thinking; digitalization; digital twin
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Creativity and Innovative Technologies in Product Design and Development submission deadline 9 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7799 | Submission Open
Keywords: product design and development; creativity and Innovation; technologies.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Technology Enhanced Learning and Resilience in Higher Education Institutions during COVID-19 and Beyond: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by and Fiona Oster
submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 12 articles | Viewed by 72069 | Submission Open
Keywords: technology acceptance and adoption; innovative and smart technologies; readiness for online teaching; organisational culture and change; behavioural change; sustainable development; educational leadership; crisis management; e-learning and the student experience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Challenges and Opportunities of Higher Education in a Post-COVID-19 World: Headed for Sustainable Development submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9151 | Submission Open
Keywords: higher education; sustainable education; sustainability strategy; sustainability; challenges of post-COVID-19 world; online teaching and learning; working conditions in higher education; student mobility; 21st century skills
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Sustainable Development in Smart Apparel Design and Evaluation
edited by , and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4981 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart textile materials; intelligent garments; numerical models; production technologies; sustainable design; performance evaluation; functional design; personal thermal management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Precision Management of Water Resources under Changing Climate and Weather Dynamics: Data, Simulation, Modeling, and Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3045 | Submission Open
Keywords: water resources management; sustainability; agricultural and urban watersheds; data; policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Cultural Heritage Tourism on the Example of Knightly Traditions and Other Historical Warrior Cultures submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2210 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural tourism; cultural heritage; cultural anthropology; martial arts; fortified castles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Agrifood Production and Conservation Agriculture submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 14 articles | Viewed by 22083 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental sustainability; sustainable agriculture; diversified cropping; soil functionality; precision input management; soil and water conservation; integrated farming system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Climate Change and Sustainable Disaster Management submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17305 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; sustainability; disaster management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Sustainable Small Business Development and Digital Transformation submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11487 | Submission Open
Keywords: SMEs; digital transformation; sustainability; performance; CSR; disruption; digitalization; environment; country; smart technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Psychology and Education for a Sustainable World, Current Advances and Cutting-Edge and Innovative Developments, Especially from the Use of the New Digital Framework submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10349 | Submission Open
Keywords: psychology and education; cutting-edge developments; new digital framework; sustainable world; psychological variables and processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Sustainable Blue Economy and Marine Management
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8492 | Submission Open
Keywords: blue growth; blue economy; sustainability pillars; aquaculture; fisheries; renewable energies; tourism; seabed mining; biotechnologies; Nature-based management; trade-offs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
State-of-the-Art of Geosynthetic Engineering for Sustainable Construction
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 12 articles | Viewed by 8342 | Submission Open
Keywords: geocells; geochemistry; geocomposites; geoenvironment; geofoams; geogrids; geomembranes; geonets; geopolymers; geosynthetic applications; geosynthetic-reinforced soil walls and slopes; geosynthetics; geosynthetics– soil interactions; geotextiles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Smart Cities—the Role of Transportation, Artificial Intelligence, and Big Data submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7938 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart cities; connected and autonomous transportation; artificial intelligence; large-scale complex systems; multiagent systems; big data; smart transportation; electric vehicles; advanced driver assistance systems; connectivity of transportation systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
New Food Waste Horizons submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7889 | Submission Open
Keywords: food waste mitigation; UN SDGs; 2030 Agenda; life cycle assessment; food waste modeling; food waste scenario
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Application of Remote Sensing Technology for Land Use and Land Cover Change Analysis submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 7673 | Submission Open
Keywords: land use/cover change; ecological security; food security; ecosystem service value; urbanization; Anthropocene
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Sustainable Business and Organizational Behavior: Where Everything Begins submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7338 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable business; organizational behavior; sustainable behaviors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Environmental Analysis of Water Pollution and Water Treatment submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7122 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental sustainability; hydrosphere and climate change; water resources assessment; water quality and treatment; pollution control and mitigation; wastewater systems; wastewater treatment processes; wastewater reuse
Business and Collaborative Networks: Production, Creation and Shared Value submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6788 | Submission Open
Keywords: business networks; collaborative networks; value co-production; value co-creation; internationalization; shared value; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Modern Water/Air Quality Monitoring and Mapping for Sustainable Management
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6752 | Submission Open
Keywords: water quality; air quality; mapping; remote sensing; low-cost sensors; interpolation; data integration; data visualization; big data; UAV; IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Industry 4.0 Process Design—Enhancing Organizational and Social Sustainability submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6575 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industry 4.0; digital transformation of production systems; smart manufacturing; organizational sustainability; social sustainability; human-centred design; process design; process management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Industry 4.0 for Manufacturing Sustainability-Industrial Facilities and Project Management Innovation submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6166 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industry 4.0; smart factory; smart manufacturing; smart design; smart production; project management innovation; sustainable technological solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Urban Landscape Ecology and Sustainability submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6100 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecology; urban ecosystem; landscape; ecosystem functioning; social– economic– ecological interactions; planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainable Technologies by Advanced Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment
edited by , and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5127 | Submission Open
Keywords: wastewater treatment; anaerobic digestion; resource recycling; biomass utilization; bioenergy recovery and reuse; anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR); upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASB); microbial fuel cell (MFC); anammox; microbial community; microbial electrochemical systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Optimization and Evaluation of Climate Responsive Design Solutions for Buildings and Cities submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4242 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate responsive design; Energy Efficiency; climate change; adaptation; mitigation; optimized design; sustainability; sustainable buildings; resilient cities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Sustainable Innovation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3949 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; innovative technologies; logistics; supply chain management; business models; mathematical modeling; case and empirical studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
The Utilization of Waste and Recycled Materials in Construction
edited by Zhuo Tang
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3932 | Submission Open
Keywords: waste materials; recycled materials; construction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Consumer Satisfaction and Changing Business Models for a Sustainable Economy
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3898 | Submission Open
Keywords: consumer satisfaction; business models; sustainable economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainable Risk Management and Safety in Coal Mine
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3745 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent mine; safety management; emergency management; double prevention; risk prevention and control; public safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)
Innovative and Sustainable Technological Solutions for the Agri-Food Sector
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3669 | Submission Open
Keywords: food loss; food waste; decision support systems; retail; distribution; logistics; production management systems; agricultural technologies; sustainability; circular economy; packaging; 5R; refrigeration; life cycle assessment; energy efficiency; heat transfer; eco-design; recycling; operation; performance efficiency; feasibility; optimization; best practices; shelf life; food quality; food safety; climate change; climate impact; ecological; biodegradable; compostable; active packaging; intelligent packaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Global and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Conservation Ecology submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3401 | Submission Open
Keywords: indigenous and local knowledge; traditional ecological knowledge; interdisciplinarity; collaboration; coproduction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Industrial Symbiosis, Resilience and Sustainable Development in the Post-COVID-19 Era
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3324 | Submission Open
Keywords: industrial symbiosis; industrial resilience; economic resilience; sustainability; industrial policy; industrial planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Microalgae-Based Wastewater Treatment Processes and Biorefineries submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3191 | Submission Open
Keywords: integration of microalgae cultivation in wastewaters; sustainable nutrient removal/recovery; bioenergy production; CO2 biofixation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Biosolids and Sludge of Sustainability
edited by and Guanyu Zheng
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3177 | Submission Open
Keywords: sludge; biosolids; treatment; pollutant; sustainability; environmental and sustainability assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Prevention and Control of Heavy Metal Water Pollution submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2447 | Submission Open
Keywords: heavy metal removal; biosorbent; detection; advanced removal methods; magnetic sorbent; mechanistic study; analytical methods; water treatment; LCA; techno-economic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Tropical Rivers and Wetlands: Impacts, Hazards, Conservation, and Management submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2420 | Submission Open
Keywords: tropical rivers; tropical wetlands; hydro-geomorphology; human impacts; land use changes; land cover changes; mining; waterway; riparian ecology; water management; water resources; flood hazards; dams; aquatic ecology; environmental policies; modelling; restoration; monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Global Status of Air Pollutants under Pre and Post COVID-19 Lockdown Periods submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2103 | Submission Open
Keywords: global air pollution; air pollutants; COVID-19 pandemic; populous countries; megacities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air, Climate Change and Sustainability)
Circular Economy Models and Innovations in Agri-Food Supply Chains and Agri-Food Sectors Under High Risks and Uncertainties submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2024 | Submission Open
Keywords: agri-food supply chain resilience; agri-food supply chain risks; transition risks; circular agri-food supply chains; circular economy practices; innovative food products and agri-food processes; supply chain and process redesign; cooperative models and sharing economy; innovative digital and technological solutions in agri-food sector; pandemic; wars and conflicts; climate change and extreme weather; food security; COVID-19; responsible innovations; digital transformation; agriculture sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Low Energy Architecture and Design for Thermal Comfort
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1920 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal comfort; adaptative thermal comfort; thermal sensation prediction; indoor thermal environment; personal thermal management; building energy conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Groundwater Protection and Sustainable Utilization submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1846 | Submission Open
Keywords: groundwater; groundwater protection; groundwater management; thermal water; groundwater heat pumps; geothermal district heating; geothermal power plant
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Organic Waste Treatment, Recycling, and Reuse
edited by Xiaowei Li
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1833 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic waste; sewage sludge; food waste; animal waste; physical treatment; chemical treatment; biological treatment; thermal treatment; recycling; reuse; resource utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Groundwater, Soil and Sustainability submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1704 | Submission Open
Keywords: groundwater sustainability; groundwater management; groundwater and soil contamination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Studies of Crop Products and Food Processing Technology from a Sustainable Food Perspective
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1668 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural sustainability; biodiversity; crop processing by-products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)
Forest Growth Monitoring and Sustainable Management submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1577 | Submission Open
Keywords: forest modelling; forest resource mapping and monitoring; sustainable forest management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Forestry)
Sustainable Agriculture and Plant Biotechnology submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1515 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; improved crop varieties; biotic and abiotic stress; gene expression; climate change; plant ecophysiology; plant breeding; plant stress tolerance; molecular markers; plant genetic engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Novel Materials, Techniques, and Process for Sustainable Treatment of Seawater/Wastewater submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1380 | Submission Open
Keywords: water treatment; desalination; materials; freshwater; potable water; wastewater; process enhancement; thermal based water treatment; membrane based water treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Advances in Seagrass Ecosystem Restoration
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1348 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecosystem restoration; sustainable development goals; aquatic habitats; carbon retention; ecosystem engineers; mitigation of anthropogenic stressors; habitat heterogeneity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)
Sustainable Smart Manufacturing and Service submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1339 | Submission Open
Keywords: (1) Sustainable smart manufacturing smart manufacturing; digital manufacturing; green manufacturing; industrial big data; industrial internet; industrial artificial intelligence; industrial blockchain; digital twin; data driven; sustainable smart PSS framework; smart product service ecosystem; sustainability awareness smart PSS design; smart PSS for sustainable manufacturing; smart PSS for sustainable transportation; smart PSS for sustainable city; circular supply chain; supply chain collaboration; sustainable logistics service; smart delivery; Industry 4.0 in supply chain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
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