Sustainability

Sustainable Approaches for Developing Concrete and Mortar

edited by

Ali Edalat Behbahani

,

Fatemeh Soltanzadeh

and Amin Abrishambaf

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5866 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable cementitious materials; recycled aggregate concrete/mortar; recycled fiber reinforced cementitious composites; life cycle assessment (LCA); LCA inventory data; pozzolanic materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Digitalization and Its Application of Sustainable Development

edited by

Jing Gao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5817 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitalization; sustainability; digital transformation

Process Innovations in Agri-Food Supply and Value Chains

edited by

Giulio Paolo Agnusdei

,

Eleonora Bottani

,

Giada La Scalia

and

Giuseppe Vignali

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5580 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; industry 4.0; supply chain; vulnerability; food security; sustainability; resilience

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

Resident Well-Being and Sustainable Tourism Development

edited by

Larry Dwyer

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5547 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism development; resident wellbeing; destination performance; sustainable development goals (SDGs); beyond GDP

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

Emerging Research of Eminent Scholars in Sustainable Manufacturing

edited by

Joosung Lee

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4970 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable manufacturing technology; environmentally friendly production; sustainable business

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

Spatial Analysis for the Sustainable City

edited by

Sumeeta Srinivasan

and

Rebecca Shakespeare

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4933 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban planning; spatial analysis; spatial decision support systems; spatial indicators; geovisualization; sustainability assessment; spatial statistics; GIS (geographic information systems); sustainable development goals; qualitative GIS; big data; remote sensing

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

Water Desalination: Most Available Alternative over the Earth for Covering the Freshwater Shortage

edited by

Abdelkader T. Ahmed

and

Md. Shafiquzzmaan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4412 | Submission Open

Keywords: desalination; seawater; thermal processes; membrane technologies; renewable energy sources; solar still

(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)

ESG Impact Management and Corporate Social Responsibility

edited by

Nicola Raimo

, Massimo Mariani, Alessandra Caragnano and Filippo Vitolla

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4330 | Submission Open

Keywords: CSR; ESG; green financing; socially responsibility investing; environmental investment; corporate disclosure; integrated reporting; ESG impact management

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

Current Advances in Green Governance and CO₂ Emissions towards Sustainable Development

edited by

Yongrok Choi

and

Hyoungsuk Lee

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4318 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; green governance; Emission Trading Scheme (ETS); net zero; energy efficiency; environmental pollution

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

Anaerobic Environmental Biotechnology and Sustainability II

edited by

Goksel Demirer

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4178 | Submission Open

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

Recent Advances in Wetland Material Cycle, Pollution Control and Engineering Application

edited by

Huai Li

,

Zifang Chi

and

Jiuling Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3769 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater wetlands; saline-alkaline wetlands including coastal wetlands; degraded wetlands; constructed wetlands including paddy wetlands; other eco-treatment technologies

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

Biology Education and Health Education in Sustainability (Volume II)

edited by

Graça S. Carvalho

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3749 | Submission Open

Keywords: biology education; health education; health promotion; health-promoting schools; empowerment; science literacy; health literacy

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

Sustainability: Resources and Waste Management

edited by

Henning Friege

, Simone Raatz and

Ziyang Lou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3606 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas and leachate management from landfills; utilization of bottom ash and fly ash from WtE facilities; reuse and recycling of separately collected end-of-life products; product design for repair or recycling; recycling of composite materials; value chains in the circular economy; comparison of alternatives for regional waste management and innovative treatment processes

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

Nature-Based Solutions as Sustainable Engineering for Improving Water Security

edited by

Kristian L. Dubrawski

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3515 | Submission Open

Keywords: water security; water quality; nature-based solutions; sustainability science; technology and society; sustainable engineering

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

Sustainable Bioeconomy and Biotechnology in Waste Management

edited by

Juris Burlakovs

and

Zane Vincēviča-Gaile

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3497 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; future landfills; sustainable ecodesign; revitalization of dumps; bioenergy; gas collection systems; waste engineering

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

Energy Storage and Integration of Renewable Energy Systems towards Energy Sustainability

edited by Jian Chen, Wen Zhang,

Yongliang Liang

and Muhammad Mamdouh Kabsha

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2900 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; renewable energy integration; energy management system; planning and operation; energy economics; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Public Health and Sustainable Development: Justice, Inclusivity, and Financing for a Resilient Future—2nd Edition

edited by

David Turbow

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2876 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable health financing; public health; pollution control; promoting health and well-being; clean water and sanitation; energy subsidies; sustainable development; environmental health; climate resilience; environmental justice; maternal and child health; food security; globalization

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Climate Change and SDGs

edited by

Pallav Purohit

,

Xiaodong Yan

and Shaohong Wu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2860 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; climate projection; climate dynamics; climate modeling; extreme weather; climate change risk; risk assessment; natural disasters; climate adaptation and mitigation; climate change policy and governance; climate economics; renewable energy; GHG emission; climate-sensitive ecosystem; air pollution; climate-related health impacts; SDGs

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

Sustainable Building Environment

edited by

Elisa D. Sotelino

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2767 | Submission Open

Keywords: lean construction; green construction; building information modeling; lifecycle assessment; construction waste reuse; energy efficient materials; energy simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Open Urban Mobility for Efficient and Sustainable Transport

edited by

Miroslav Vujić

,

Ivana Semanjski

and

Martin Gregurić

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2732 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transport system; urban traffic control; open data in traffic; smart cities; sustainable traffic system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Advances in Industrial Risk Analysis and Management

edited by

Qingqing Zhai

and

Zhiguo Zeng

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2718 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industrial risk analysis; data-driven methods; IoT; prognostics and health management; industrial statistics

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

Natural Rubber: Withstanding Challenges of Sustainable Materials

edited by

Wiwat Pichayakorn

and

Jirapornchai Suksaeree

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2467 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural rubber; blends; composite; interpenetrating polymer network; vulcanization; mechanical properties; safety; application; manufacturing process; economic

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

Advance in Food Waste and Environment Sustainability: Current Trends, Challenges and Management Strategies

edited by

Saqib Gulzar

and

Mariarosaria Lombardi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2463 | Submission Open

Keywords: food waste valorization; upcycling of waste; circular economy; sustainable food production; sustainable development goals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Novel Decision Technology Analytics for Evaluating Sustainable Strategies and Environmental Operations

edited by

Julian Scott Yeomans

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2207 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental decision-making; simulation; optimization; computational analytics; visual analytics; sustainability; strategy; operations; analysis; waste management; water resource planning; energy; climate change; industrial ecology; resource recovery; recycling

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

Plastic Pollution and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds from Plastics

edited by

Sergiu Fendrihan

and

Robert Wolff

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2120 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic; microplastics; nanoplastics; endocrine disrupter; bisphenols; phthalates; toxicity; pollutants; pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)

Concrete Structure Design and Health Monitoring: Enhancing Resilience in Face of Disasters

edited by

Mahmoud H. Akeed

,

Akram Jawdhari

and

Marijana Hadzima-Nyarko

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2102 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); concrete structure design; resilient structures; self-centering structural system; rocking structural system; seismic-resilient structures based on high-performance materials; seismic-resilience-based design method; seismic performance evaluation of seismic-resilient structures; damper-added structural system; isolated structural system; high-performance precast structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Advanced Technology in Net Zero Energy Buildings: Solar and Renewable Energy Applications

edited by

Grazia Lo Sciuto

, Paweł Kowol,

Zygmunt Kowalik

and

Marek Kciuk

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1996 | Submission Open

Keywords: neural networks and soft computing techinique; renewable energy; energy management; buildings and urban environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Power Generation Systems for Green Sustainable Energy

edited by Yanghong Xia and Yaolong Bo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1906 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon development; sustainable development; power system planning; integrated energy system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Marine Pollution: Environmental Effect and Its Ecological Remediation

edited by

Yuqing Sun

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1901 | Submission Open

Keywords: restoration of coastal marine ecosystems; remediation of marine systems; shipping sustainable development; marine biodiversity; fisheries management and governance; ocean and marine microplastics; detection and monitoring of marine pollution; marine microplastics pollution; sea-based pollution; Marine Protected Area Governance (MPAG); Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBN)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)

The Application of Waste Materials in Pavement Construction

edited by

Suksun Horpibulsuk

and

Menglim Hoy

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1695 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction and demolition wastes (CDW); recycling; resource efficiency; waste management; life-cycle assessment (LCA); pavement materials; Bio-Green-Circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Sustainable Urban Transport: Energy Saving and Pollutant Emission Control

edited by

Tiezhu Li

,

Xiaohua Zhao

and

Ran Tu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1591 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy-duty vehicle; emission; energy consumption; transportation infrastructure construction emission; energy-saving driving; modelling; vehicle charging facilities; intelligent networking and driverless vehicles; hybrid electric vehicles; carbon reduction; collaborative management; transportation and energy integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Sustainable Strategies for Food Waste Utilization

edited by Philip Soladoye

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1550 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; food waste utilization; environmental sustainability; greenhouse gas emission; food security; food waste recycling; food waste reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Entrepreneurship, Technology Revolution and Sustainability

edited by

Manjula S. Salimath

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1363 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable entrepreneurship; sustainable technology; technology revolutions; innovation; ethics

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

Environmental Quality of Agroecosystems: Characterisation, Monitoring and Remediation of Environmental Matrices Applying Nature-Based Solutions

edited by

Carmine Massarelli

and

Claudia Campanale

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1330 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental quality; agro-ecosystem; nature-based solutions; soil; water; biodiversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)

Mammals as Key Species in the Maintenance of Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Conservation

edited by

William Douglas Carvalho

and

Luciana de Moraes Costa

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1292 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; Mammalia; ecosystem services; functional diversity; protected areas; alien species

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

Advanced Technologies for Sustainable Water Distribution Systems

edited by

Do Guen Yoo

and

Seungyub Lee

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1287 | Submission Open

Keywords: water distribution system analysis; sustainable development; planning and management; big data; artificial intelligence; drinking water infrastructure; smart water system

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

Advanced Analysis of Energy Economics and Sustainable Development in China in the Context of Carbon Neutrality

edited by

Kai Chang

and

Zhangqi Zhong

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1237 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon energy system; sustainable economic development; dual-carbon target; resource allocation; policy and green economic growth

Integrated Coastal Restoration, Conservation and Resources Sustainability

edited by

Claudia Patricia Ruiz-Diaz

,

Carlos Toledo-Hernandez

and

Aldo Croquer

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1135 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine ecosystem; corals; mangrove; seagrasses; seaweeds; aquaculture; fish; invertebrates

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

Sustainable Movement Ecology and Wildlife Conservation

edited by

Yu Ning

,

Gang Liu

and

Shubin Dong

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1062 | Submission Open

Keywords: movement ecology; sustainability; wildlife conservation; habitat; adaptive management; scale; communication; evaluation; big data

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

Animal Nutrition and Dairy Science: In Search of Precision Farming and Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Marios Mataragas

and

Bosnea Loulouda

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1057 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision livestock farming; Industry 4.0; sensors; animal health and welfare; automatic milking systems; precision feeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Food)

Innovations in Water Quality Improvement Technologies: Current Advances and Future Directions

edited by

Tahereh Jafary

and

Mohammad Reza Nikoo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 992 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; advanced water-related technologies; sustainability; machine learning; Internet of Things (IoT); nanotechnology; bioelectrochemical systems; optimization; wastewater treatment

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

The Role of Physical Activity in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

edited by

Brigita Miežienė

,

Biljana Popeska

and

Saulius Šukys

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 872 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; sustainable healthy lifestyles; physical activity and active transportation; sustainability-related attitudes; ecologically sustainable physical activity

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

Industry 4.0 and Hands-On Sustainable Education

edited by

Jaejong Park

and

Michael H. Gyamerah

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 534 | Submission Open

Keywords: industry 4.0; active learning; sustainability; STEM education; hands-on

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

Energy Use, Storage and Emission Analysis for Industrial Decarbonization

edited by

Xingchao Wang

and

Fan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 452 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial decarbonization; industrial emission control; low- and zero-carbon fuel; renewable energy integration; system modeling and analysis; energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Community Engaged Nature-Based Solutions for Stewardship and Water Security

edited by

Kristian L. Dubrawski

,

Maleea Acker

and

Ludwig Paul Cabling

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: Nature-based solutions; citizen-science; community-engaged NbS; blue-green infrastructure; science communications; storytelling; creative geographies; community-engaged research; stormwater management; environmental stewardship and education

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

Sustainable Enterprises under Circular Economy: Knowledge, Policy, and Practice

edited by Samsul Alam

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 363 | 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)

Application of Bio-Based Materials in Environmental Governance

edited by Can Jin,

Caoxing Huang

and

Lishu Shao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: lignocellulose; biomass valorization; bio-based materials; pollution control; environmental monitoring; wastewater treatment; gas separation; soil remediation; carbon capture and utilization

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

Achieving Zero Carbon Strategy: Towards What Direction Should Supply Chain Focus On?

edited by

Nikunja Mohan Modak

and

Shibaji Panda

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain management; emission controlling policies; corporate social responsibility; closed-loop supply chain; coordination; game theory; carbon footprint; optimization

Green and Sustainable Wastewater Management, Pollutant Analysis, and Treatment by Carbon Based Materials

edited by

Suhas Suhas

,

Isabel Cansado

and

Baskaran Stephen Inbaraj

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon allotropes; fullerenes and nanodiamonds; graphene and its derivatives; carbon nanotubes; nanofibers; and nanohorns; carbon composites/nanocomposites; carbon-based polymer composites/nanocomposites; magnetic carbon nanomaterials; plant/agricultural/food-derived carbon adsorbents; physical/chemical/hydrothermal/biological activated carbon materials; green and sustainable synthesis of carbon nanomaterials; carbon-based sensors for rapid and sensitive detection of water pollutants; levels and toxicity of organic; inorganic; and biological pollutants in water; analysis and treatment of water pollutants by carbon materials

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

Assessment of the Environmental Risk and Challenges of Micro(nano)plastics

edited by Wenfeng Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro(nano)plastics; environmental behavior; biological effects; biogechemical cycling

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

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