Sustainability

LED Measurement and Application to Enhance Sustainability and Energy Savings

edited by

Paola Iacomussi

,

Anna Pellegrino

and

Fabrizio Valpreda

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1420 | Submission Open

Keywords: LED; Solid State Lighting; lighting applications; recycling; public lighting; indoor lighting; lighting for exhibition; photobiological effects of lighting; non-photobiological effect of lighting; blue light hazard; lighting pollution; cognitive aspects; horticultural lighting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Assessing Sustainability in Higher Education

edited by

Mario Grande-de-Prado

,

Roberto Baelo

,

Sheila García-Martín

and

Víctor Abella García

submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1164 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; higher education; assessment; evaluation; curriculum development; student engagement; institutional policies; community partnerships; sustainable infrastructure

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

Towards Sustainable Construction: Construction Management and Project Planning/Controls

edited by

Sameh M. El-Sayegh

submission deadline 16 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8302 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; risk management; Building Information Modeling (BIM); procurement; project scheduling; project controls; safety management; supply chain management; delays; cost overruns; and claims; lifecycle cost analysis

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

Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainable Development: Research and Practices

edited by

Olga Jovanović Glavaš

and

Davorka Hackenberger

submission deadline 16 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5630 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; nature conservation; sustainable development; research; practice

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

Planning and Optimization of Sustainable Transportation in Smart Cities

edited by

Christina Iliopoulou

and

Konstantinos Kepaptsoglou

submission deadline 16 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4685 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport systems; transportation networks; optimization; routing; electromobility; sustainable transportation; intelligent transportation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Quantitative Methods for Sustainable Product Development

edited by

Marcin Relich

submission deadline 16 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4558 | Submission Open

Keywords: business models for sustainability; circular economy; data analytics for sustainable development; decision making for sustainability; eco-friendly products; sustainability evaluation; sustainable entrepreneurship; sustainable innovation practices; sustainable product design; sustainable manufacturing; sustainable supply chain management

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

Towards Sustainable Construction: Best Practices

edited by

Xiancun Hu

, I. Dewa Gede Agung Diasana Putra and Chengshuang Sun

submission deadline 16 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2614 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable buildings; sustainable construction; sustainable construction management; case studies; best practices; education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)

Sustainable Materials Based on Responsive and Smart Polymers

edited by

Erkan Senses

and

Tadanori Koga

submission deadline 16 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1162 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer physics; polymer chemistry; responsive materials; smart nanocomposites; responsive hydrogels; sustainable polymers; responsive biopolymers; supramolecular polymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Modeling and Optimal Management in Wastewater Treatment Processes

edited by

Yiqi Liu

, Jing Wu and Dong Li

submission deadline 16 May 2024 | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; artificial intelligence; sensors; neural network; modeling; wastewater

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

The Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality of Global Air-Transport Industry

edited by

Lei Xu

, Xiaojun Yang and Zhenghong Wu

submission deadline 17 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5054 | Submission Open

Keywords: air-transport industry; Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA); carbon trading market; carbon peaking; carbon neutrality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Smart Grids and Microgrids in Smart Cities: Operation, Control, Protection and Security

edited by Xiangyu Zhang,

Yang Li

,

Yanjun Tian

and Yuan Fu

submission deadline 17 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2618 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid; microgrid; advanced control; renewable energy; optimized operation; energy management; protection; transient stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Environmental Pollution and Impacts on Human Health

edited by

Hefa Cheng

and Hui Zhi

submission deadline 17 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1098 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollutants; emerging contaminants; traditional pollutants; fate and transport; degradation mechanisms; degradation pathway; ecological risk assessment; human health

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

Modeling and Optimization with Industrial Considerations and Risk Assessment of Sustainable Systems and Services

edited by

Zied Hajej

,

Sofiene Dellagi

and

Med Ali Kammoun

submission deadline 17 May 2024 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: reliability; maintenance management; supply chain management; discrete event system; risk assessment; logistic; production; optimization methods

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

Corporate Governance, Social Responsibility and Sustainability in Public and Private Sector Organizations

edited by

Sorin-George I. Toma

submission deadline 17 May 2024 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: social responsibility; sustainability; corporate governance; corporate social responsibility; environmental sustainability; public institutions; corporations

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

Educative Digital Transition: New Sustainable Learning Approaches from Other Technological Realities

edited by

Juan Carlos Bustamante

,

María Cruz Pérez-Yus

and

Marta Modrego Alarcon

submission deadline 18 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4800 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transition; technology; neuroeducation; development

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

Sustainable Development of Asphalt Materials and Pavement Engineering

edited by

Zengping Zhang

,

Hongliang Zhang

and Xiaoping Ji

submission deadline 18 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2641 | Submission Open

Keywords: road engineering materials; sustainability; recycling; asphalt; cement; polymer; nanomaterials; waste materials; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)

Hazard Control and Emergency Rescue in Underground Engineering—2nd Edition

edited by

Kai Wang

,

Yubing Liu

and

Xiaojun Feng

submission deadline 18 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2220 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep underground engineering; sustainable hazard prevention and control; coal and rock dynamic disaster; coal and rock stability and failure mechanism; coal and rock fluid flow characteristics; disaster evolution process and mechanism; risk identification and evaluation; monitoring and early warning; emergency rescue; fire and explosions; evacuation and escape; intelligent ventilation; intelligent hazard control; underground pipe gallery; safety of subways

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hazards and Sustainability)

Sustainable Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

edited by

Sebastiano Vasi

and Salvatore Vincenzo Giofrè

submission deadline 18 May 2024 | Viewed by 215 | 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)

Energy Economics and Energy Policy towards Sustainability

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 19 May 2024 | 18 articles | Viewed by 42738 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy policy; sustainable development; energy consumption; energy structure; energy transition; renewable energy technology; green investment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Low-Carbon Transportation

edited by Shuofeng Wang,

Wenbin Yu

, Qinghe Luo and Du Wang

submission deadline 19 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2755 | Submission Open

Keywords: internal combustion engines; fuel cells; hydrogen; ammonia; combustion; efficiency; optimization; digital twins; transportation

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

Sustainable Management and Remediation of Contaminated Sites 2nd Edition

edited by

Iason Verginelli

submission deadline 19 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1736 | Submission Open

Keywords: contaminated sites; innovative monitoring techniques; risk assessment; mathematical modeling; sustainable remediation of contaminated sites

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

Occupational Psychology and Sustainable Career Development

edited by Ilaria Sottimano, Giacomo Garzaro and

Sara Viotti

submission deadline 19 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1462 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability at work; aging workforce; work ability; health prevention and promotion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)

Sustainability in Innovation and Supply Chain Development

edited by Bill Wang and

Michael Wang

submission deadline 19 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1149 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable supply chain; innovation; environmental sustainability; social responsibility; supply chain development

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

Towards Sustainable Development Goals: Integrating Technology into Business and Tourism Education

edited by Mei-lan Peggy Ng and Mei-mei Lau

submission deadline 19 May 2024 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: immersive learning; business and tourism education; innovation; sustainable goals; technology integration

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

Green and Clean Hydrogen Production

edited by Huaming Dai

submission deadline 19 May 2024 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; water electrolytic hydrogen production; photocatalytic hydrogen production; ammonia or methanol decomposition for hydrogen production; Fuel conversion to hydrogen; hydrogen production from biomass; green hydrogen production; hydrogen safety; energy policy and planning; development and utilization; hydrogen storage and transportation technology; hydrogen energy systems

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

Surfactants and Biosurfactants in Sustainable Environment Treatment: Advances, Applications, and Environmental Impacts

edited by

Joanna Krawczyk

and

Joanna Karasiewicz

submission deadline 19 May 2024 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: surfactants; biosurfactants; biopolymers; adsorption; solubilization; aggregation; wetting; water treatment; detection of surfactants

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

Artificial Intelligence-Driven Green Agriculture for Sustainable Development

edited by

Yang Li

and

Jiachen Yang

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12366 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop pest identification; yield forecasting; path planning; intelligent irrigation; land use; sustainable fertilizer; sustainable postharvest; plant health monitoring; soil quality; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)

Sustainable Invasive Species Management in Aquatic Ecosystems

edited by

Vedrana Nerlović

,

Alper Doǧan

, Özlem Çakal Arslan and

Gorana Jelić-Mrčelić

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5750 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic ecosystems; invasive species; ecology; human activities; aquaculture; macrofauna; maritime transport; bio-fouling; coastal and nautical tourism; underwater construction; impact; management; sustainability; policy makers

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

Sustainable Management and Conservation of the Oceans

edited by

Ying-Ning Ho

,

Te-Hua Hsu

and

Hung-Tai Lee

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5431 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability management; aquaculture; fisheries; biotechnologies; rapid sequencing methods; eDNA monitoring; marine contaminations; marine microbial resources; marine bioremediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Oceans)

Future Trends of Sustainable Rock Engineering

edited by

Kaihui Li

, Dongya Han,

Yanlin Zhao

and

Yu Chen

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4753 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; geothermal system; low-carbon exploitation; multiple coupling; computational geomechanics

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

Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in Soil Environment Monitoring 2nd Edition

edited by

Antonio Ganga

,

Blaž Repe

and

Mario Elia

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 712 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS; soil science; spatial analysis; soil properties detection; geostatistics; remote sensing

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

Flood Resilience in Urban and Rural Communities

edited by

Tsunhua Yang

and

Tran Van Ty

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open

Keywords: flood; disaster; risk; climate change; resilience

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

Present and Future Perspectives of Landscape and Urban Horticulture as Urban Regeneration Practices

edited by Michele D’Ostuni,

Giuseppina Pennisi

and Leonardo Zaffi

submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban farming; building-integrated agriculture; smart horticulture; hydroponics; vertical farming; green infrastructure; food-productive cities

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

Unleashing the Potential of Informatization Teaching for Sustainable Education

edited by

Chih-Chao Chung

,

Chienliang Lin

and

Yusheng Su

submission deadline 21 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2349 | Submission Open

Keywords: informatization teaching; STEAM education; educational technology; sustainable development; virtual reality and augmented reality; innovation and entrepreneurship; vocational high school engineering curriculum

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

Renewable Energy Technology and Sustainable Building Research

edited by Yaran Wang and Yan Jiang

submission deadline 21 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1899 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable building; energy saving in building; building energy analysis; building energy simulation; renewable energy simulation; life cycle assessment; net zero energy buildings; decarbonization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

Climate Resilience and Sustainable Urban Development

edited by

Attila Buzási

and

Monica Salvia

submission deadline 21 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 584 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban sustainability; climate resilience; lock-in; heatwave; flood; cities

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

Ecology of the Landscape Capital and Urban Capital

edited by

Teodoro Semeraro

submission deadline 21 May 2024 | Viewed by 472 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; ecosystem services; natural-based solution; green infrastructure; urban planning; landscape planning

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

Sustainable Development Goals and Agri-Food Supply Chain

edited by Behzad Behdani

submission deadline 21 May 2024 | Viewed by 408 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food supply chains; closed-loop supply chain; resource recovery; sustainability; circularity; food waste; sustainable development goals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)

Application of Geotechnical Engineering and Monitoring Technology in Sustainable Tunnels

edited by Liyun Yang,

Zhigang Tao

, Chenxi Ding, Peng Xu and Liyuan Yu

submission deadline 21 May 2024 | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; construction technology; monitoring technology; sustainable tunnels

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

Intelligence and Sustainability in Electrical Engineering—2nd Edition

edited by

Shuhua Fang

submission deadline 21 May 2024 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open

Keywords: field modulated machine; machine design; servo control; model predictive control intelligent control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)

The Development of Underground Projects in Urban Areas—2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 21 May 2024 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous geomaterials; numerical method; deformation control; settlement treatments; mechanical behavior; safety evaluation

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

Renewable Fuels Research and Sustainable Energy Transition

edited by

Timothy H. Lee

and

Weihua Zhao

submission deadline 22 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3671 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable fuels; sustainability; carbon neutrality; biofuels; internal combustion engines; gas turbines; power generation

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

Applications and Strategies of Using Seaweed and Other Resources for Environmental Protection and Resource Sustainability

edited by

Qingjie Hou

,

Fenwu Liu

and

Yunxiao Li

submission deadline 24 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4034 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; resource utilization; seaweed resources; techno-economics; recycling techniques

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

Sustainable Materials and Management in the Fashion Industry 2nd Edition

edited by

Ting Chi

and

Huantian Cao

submission deadline 24 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2485 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sustainability; social sustainability; sustainable management; sustainable fashion; sustainable materials

Innovative Technologies and Materials for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery

edited by

Md Nahid Pervez

, Tao Jiang and

Dongqi Wang

submission deadline 24 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2204 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; resource recovery; innovative technologies; integrated approaches; novel materials; circular economy

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

Green Logistics and Sustainable Economy 2nd Edition

edited by

Vítor Caldeirinha

submission deadline 24 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1179 | Submission Open

Keywords: green logistics; circular economy; sustainable economy; reverse logistics; green transport; supply chain cooperation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)

Intelligent Design of the Man–Machine Scene for a Sustainable Workplace

edited by

Siu Shing Man

and

Alan H. S. Chan

submission deadline 24 May 2024 | Viewed by 569 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence and machine learning; safety and health; well-being; aging workforce; technological adaptability; behavioral science; exoskeletons; human factors and ergonomics; human– machine interaction; virtual reality; cyber-physical systems

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

Innovative Business Model for SMEs Sustainability

edited by

Christos Lemonakis

submission deadline 24 May 2024 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: business model innovation; digital transformation; sustainable development; circular economy; tourism sustainability; digital transformation; corporate social responsibility (CSR); leadership and organizational culture; resilience and adaptability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)

Geographic Information Science in Transportation and Traffic Safety

edited by Dayong (Jason) Wu,

Ciyun Lin

and Lei Zhu

submission deadline 24 May 2024 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: geographic information science (GIS); traffic safety; sustainability and emission reduction strategies; real-time data; connected-automated vehicle (CAV) data; artificial intelligence (AI); safety and sustainable transportation; eco-friendly mobility

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

Social Innovation and Sustainable Development Goals: Social Enterprises and the Role of the Supply Chain in Creating Dual Value

edited by

Irene Daskalopoulou

and Athanasia Karakitsiou

submission deadline 24 May 2024 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; SDGs (poverty; hunger; health and well-being; education; equality; etc.); social innovation; social enterprises; dual value; operation research; optimization; multicriteria; supply chain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Development Goals towards Sustainability)

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