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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
edited by Md Romij Uddin and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 62024
Keywords: food availability; safe food; environmental soundness; food marketing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainable Development of Construction Engineering submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 54494
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Building)
Digital Technology Supports for Sustainable Development of Human Society during and Post-pandemic Contexts submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 52513
Keywords: COVID-19; sustainable ICT management; emergent technologies; digital transformation; sustainable education and learning; sustainable tourism; pro-environmental behaviors; corporate social responsibility
Sustainable Education and Technology Development submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 44609
Keywords: e-learning; education technology; artificial intelligence; metaverse; AR/VR/XR; affective computing; non-fungible token (NFT); blockchain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Sustainable Road Transport System Planning and Optimization
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 17 articles | Viewed by 38149
Keywords: sustainable transportation; transport planning; public transport; fuel consumption and emission; spatiotemporal analysis; big data; traffic safety; resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
Value Co-Creation in Sustainable Project Society
edited by and Ronggui Ding
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 30201
Keywords: project value; society; co-creation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
Sustainable Mining and Circular Economy submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 25176
Keywords: raw materials; critical raw materials; sustainable mining; ore deposits; ore processing; extractive waste; tailings; recycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Smart Cities and Smart Villages and the Global Digital Transformation: Strategy and Community Engagement—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19174
Keywords: global digital transformation and smart cities research; global digital transformation and smart villages research; “ AI for good” and smart city/smart village development; smart city/villages and the UN’ s SDGs; ICT and community engagement in smart city/village development; ICT and the digital transition of cities/villages into smart city/smart village; challenges; caveats and problems relating to smart cities/villages development and functioning; smart cities/villages in the era of platform economy; smart cities/villages; competitiveness and economic growth; ICT and the provision services in smart cities/villages; e.g. healthcare; education; etc.; energy communities and smart cities/villages; data cooperatives and smart cities/villages; smart city strategy and community enegagement; smart village and community engagement; services provision and community engagement in smart city/village context; smart cities/villages in the global south/north contexts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainable, Resilient and Smart Manufacturing Systems submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17048
Keywords: process modeling; optimization; performance; optimization; transformation; intelligent technologies; human-centric; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Sustainable Waste Management and Recycling for Achieving a Circular Economy
edited by , Kazuaki Okubo and Xiaoyue Liu
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15850
Keywords: waste management; circular economy; recycling; carbon-neutral; SDGs; eco-design; sharing; reuse; data science; international cooperation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Renewable Energy and Sustainable Energy Systems
edited by and Yongming Yao
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13797
Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable energy; energy storage; energy system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Recent Advances in Biomass Conversion, Renewable Energy, and Biomaterials
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13265
Keywords: agricultural and forestry waste processing; bioactive materials; biomass degradation; biomass refinery; biofuels processes; biomaterials; bioresource technology; biotechnologies applied for renewable energies; biotransformation; chemical and biological conversions; renewable energy; sustainable processing; biomaterials for sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Green Microbiology: Advancing Sustainability through Microbial Innovations
edited by , Adenike A. Akinsemolu and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12605
Keywords: green microbiology; microbes; sustainability; bioremediation; biofertilizers; innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Green Supply Chain Management for Sustainable Development
edited by Adolf Acquaye and Sharfuddin Ahmed Khan
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 11406
Keywords: green supply chain management; sustainable development; circular economy; lifecycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Management)
Innovation and Sustainable Development of Seamless Education and Teaching Methods
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11122
Keywords: education systems; new social contract; new normal; OER; OER recommendation; open education; open pedagogy; sustainability; quality; teaching methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Education and Approaches)
Research Advances in Sustainable Materials and Structural Engineering submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10861
Keywords: sustainable materials; design of sustainable structures; resilient structural engineering; structural retrofitting and rehabilitation; energy-efficient building; building materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Emerging IoT and Blockchain Technologies for Sustainability
edited by Abdelaziz Bouras and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8506
Keywords: IoT; blockchain; AI; decentralized applications; efficient security; supply chain sustainability; energy-efficient IoT/computing; smart transportation; smart agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Sustainability of Future Satellite Communications: Opportunities and Challenges for 6G and Beyond submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6952
Keywords: satellite communication; communication engineering; technical sustainability; network management; resource allocation; artificial intelligence; big data; 6G communication
Energy Efficiency and Management in Sustainable Food Industry submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6559
Keywords: food industry; industrial energy uses; energy performance benchmarking; energy efficiency; sustainable food production; waste heat recovery and valorization; industrial symbiosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Sustainable Transportation and Traffic Psychology
edited by and Pierluigi Cordellieri
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6228
Keywords: sustainable transportation; traffic psychology; driving emotions; safety perception; decision-making; attention shifting while driving; soft mobility perception
(This special issue belongs to the Section Psychology of Sustainability and Sustainable Development)
Municipal Solid Waste Management (2nd Edition)—Innovative Solutions and Sustainable Strategies
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5964
Keywords: circular economy; waste management; sustainable urban infrastructure; resource optimization; industrial symbiosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Geological Resources and Climate Change: Impacts and Adaptation Strategies
edited by , Shahram Danaei and Seyed Mahmood Mousavi
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5729
Keywords: geological resources; climate change impacts; mineral resources; fossil fuels; groundwater resources; resource exploration; resource extraction; adaptation strategies; sustainable resource management; climate change mitigation; environmental impacts; low-carbon transition; resource policies; resource economics; carbon capture; utilization and storage (CCUS)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Resources and Sustainable Utilization)
Advances in Stability Control, Optimal Operation and Modeling Analysis of Power System with High-Level Renewable Energy
edited by Bo Zhang, Jiaoxin Jia and Sen Cui
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5633
Keywords: renewable energy; active distribution network; distributed energy; smart grid; energy storage; optimal operation; stability control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Perspective on Power Systems and Renewable Energy
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4913
Keywords: power systems; renewable energy; grid integration; energy storage; policy frameworks; technological innovations; economic analysis; environmental impact assessment; energy transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES 2024)
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3525
Keywords: sustainability comparisons and measurements; green economy and better governance; sustainable resilience of systems; environmental policy and management; energy policy; energy systems; renewable energy sources; waste and wastewater treatment; water– energy nexus; energy and water efficiency
Global Sustainability: Good Governance, Dynamism in Ecosystems, and International Business
edited by , , Robert Ebo Hinson and Charles Blankson
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3381
Keywords: good governance; ecosystems; emerging markets; dynamism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Marine Biomass as the Basis for a Bio-Based, Circular Economy
edited by Adam Hughes, Hui Liu and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3363
Keywords: marine biomass; marine bio-based circular economy; blue economy; sustainable use of the marine environment; sustainable aquaculture; marine ecosystem-based management; marine biomass stabilisation and conversion; social/environmental or economic impacts of biomass production; stabilisation or conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Bioeconomy of Sustainability)
Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Industry
edited by Jinhai Liu and Fuming Qu
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3327
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable industry; process monitoring; fault diagnosis; preventive maintenance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Engineering and Science)
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) for Clean Energy
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3216
Keywords: carbon dioxide storage; carbon dioxide utilization; carbon dioxide capture; advancements; carbon dioxide; modelling; tecno-economic assessment; LCA; experimental research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Fuel Spray, Fuel Film Formation and Combustion Applied in Low-Carbon Powertrains—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2586
Keywords: sustainable fuels; spray and atomization; heat and mass transfer; fuel film formation; low-carbon combustion; thermodynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Urban Resilience and Sustainability—Assessment Tools submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2128
Keywords: urban resilience; sustainability; land consumption reduction; urban regeneration; existing building stock; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Towards Sustainability: Advanced Research on Renewable Energy Policy and Smart City
edited by , Yayun Ren and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2024
Keywords: renewable energy; smart cities; sustainable development; urban planning; energy policy; technological innovation; energy efficiency; socio-economic impacts; digital technologies; urban resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
The Road to Sustainable Resources and Environmental Economics—2nd Volume
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1620
Keywords: sustainable development; resources and environmental economics; carbon constraints
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
New Advances in Biomass Conversion and the Environmental Implications-2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1581
Keywords: biomass conversion; energy production; pollution control; environmental implications; biomass biochemical conversion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Applications of Remote Sensing Technology in Agricultural Sustainable Development submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1546
Keywords: remote sensing; agriculture; sustainable development; precision farming; crop yield and quality prediction; irrigation management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability in Geographic Science)
Climate Change and Sustainability: Health Risks and Policies to Address Them—Special Focus on Urban Settings
edited by , Donald Brown and David Satterthwaite
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 1511
Keywords: urban sustainability; climate change; urban health; climate justice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Urban and Rural Development)
Sustainable Management of Sewage Sludge Based on Recovery and Reuse Strategy: Ecological and Health Risks
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1368
Keywords: sewage sludge recycling; reuse; hazardous pollutants; ecological risk; health impact; sustainable sludge management; sludge disposal; energy and nutrients recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
Risk Assessment of Pollutants in the Environment and Their Impact on Human Health submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1230
Keywords: pollutants; human health; pollutant risk assessment; 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 Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability)
Water Pollution and Risk Assessment
edited by Chaonan Zhang, and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 986
Keywords: water pollution; human health; risk assessment; compound biological effects; interaction; investigation; data analysis; pollution treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Water Management)
Sustainable Development of the Tourism Economy submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 634
Keywords: tourism; sustainable development; economic and social implications; tourism products; tourism market
(This special issue belongs to the Section Tourism, Culture, and Heritage)
Sustainable Development Promoted by Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (IoT): Models, Methods, and Applications submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 630
Keywords: AI; IoT; machine learning; sustainable development; energy modeling; smart cities; climate changes; intelligent agriculture; education science
The Pros and Cons of Autonomous Vehicles (Ground, Aerial and Marine) on Wildlife Conservation
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 498
Keywords: UAV; wildlife; drones; census
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation)
Circular Economy Strategies for Urban Resource Management and Sustainable Growth
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 369
Keywords: circular economy; urban mining; governance; case studies; zero waste; extended producer responsibility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Artificial Intelligence’s Contribution to the Circular Economy in the Transition to Industry 5.0 via Industry 4.0
edited by Seunga Venus Jin
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 367
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; circular business models; algorithm-based decision making; digital transformation; sustainability; circular economy; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; sustainable development goals (SDG)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
Oasis Agricultural Ecology and Sustainable Development and Utilization of Oasis Resources—2nd Edition
edited by Fenghua Zhang, Zhibo Cheng and Weichao Wang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 354
Keywords: arid zone; oasis agriculture; resource utilization; sustainable development; ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Agriculture)
Sustainable Control and Management of Pollution from Solid Waste: New Technologies and Advancements for Waste Characterization and Processing submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 329
Keywords: eco-friendly technologies; solid waste management; waste characterization; waste processing; sustainable development; pollution control; circular economy; waste utilization; resource recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Waste and Recycling)
Developing Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Telecommunication Systems
edited by Jose Carlos Marinello and Taufik Abrão
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 318
Keywords: reconfigurable intelligent surfaces; resource allocation; energy efficiency maximization; precoding; decoding; antenna selection; non-terrestrial networks; terahertz communications; green wireless communication; 6G
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Sustainable Materials and Technologies for Battery Manufacturing
edited by , Qinghua Zhang and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 229
Keywords: eco-friendly materials; battery recycling; Li-ion batteries; Na-ion batteries; Li-air batteries; K-ion batteries; cathode materials; anode materials; solid-state electrolytes; green manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Sustainable Development of Renewable Energy Resources
edited by Feng Wu
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 26
Keywords: new energy-dominated power systems; renewable energy; hydropower; operation optimization; hybrid energy systems; design and sizing; power electronics; economic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Sustainability)
Advances in Active Travel and Transportation Planning in Smart Cities: Past, Present and Future
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14947 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart mobility; shred mobility services; intelligent transportation systems; data science; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Transportation)
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