Sustainability in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2024 | Viewed by 115
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pavement engineering; construction material recycling; concrete pavements; asphalt pavements; concrete block pavements; sustainable pavements; environmental impact assessments
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The construction of infrastructure is a material- and labour-intensive task that results in massive environmental burdens. In response to natural disasters due to global warming and human calamity, a new concept has emerged: resilient infrastructure. This term underpins any approaches and technologies that lead to an energy-efficient, eco-friendly, and sustainable life cycle. It should be noted that the environmental burdens of infrastructure assets in the utility phase may be higher than those in the construction and recycling phases. Therefore, it is essential to analyse the energy feedstocks and carbon footprints of infrastructure assets from the cradle to the grave. However, one of the most energy-intense phases of the infrastructure industry is the construction phase. Any change that results in energy being saved is a form of investment towards a greener economy, as infrastructure assets encompass a wide range of facilities within socio-economic development, as follows:
- Water and wastewater;
- Waste management;
- Energy production and distribution;
- Buildings;
- Recreation facilities;
- Communication;
- Transportation.
To overcome the challenges of the development of sustainable and resilient infrastructure, it is necessary to benefit from cutting-edge technologies, digital platforms, machine learning, novel approaches, sophisticated analytical models, and research.
This Special Issue provides a platform for publishing world-class research, paving the way toward the sustainable construction of infrastructure. All authors, researchers, technologists, developers, business staff, technicians, and vendors are invited to submit their research papers, review papers, book reviews, discussions, or short comments on sustainable construction infrastructure or the state of the art of the technology/materials related to one or more of the following topics:
- Carbon footprints;
- Digital transformation;
- Artificial intelligence;
- Machine learning;
- Pavements;
- Fuel consumption;
- Life cycle analysis;
- Concrete;
- Metal manufacturing;
- Asphalt;
- Nanomaterials;
- Nanotechnology;
- Data science;
- Waste material;
- Water resources;
- Roads;
- Airports;
- Ports;
- Railways;
- Photovoltaic technology;
- Renewable energy.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Ali Jamshidi
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- sustainable infrastructure material
- sustainable construction
- concrete pavements
- asphalt pavements
- heavy-duty pavements
- infrastructure asset management
