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Despite the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenge of realizing sustainability across the triple bottom line of social, environmental, and economic development remains an urgent priority. If anything, it is now imperative that we work towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the global challenges are significant. Many of the societal challenges represent complex problems that require multifaceted solutions drawing on multidisciplinary approaches.Engineering management involves the management of people and projects related to technological or engineering systems—this includes project management, engineering economy and technology management, as well as the management and leadership of teams. Systems engineering involves the design, integration and management of complex systems over the full life cycle—this includes requirements capture and integrated system design, as well as modelling and simulation. In addition to the theoretical underpinnings of both disciplines, they also provide a range of tools and techniques that can be used to address technological and organisational complexity. The disciplines of engineering management and systems engineering are therefore ideally suited to help tackle both the challenges and the opportunities associated with realising a sustainable future for all.This book provides new insights on how engineering management and systems engineering can be utilised as part of the journey towards sustainability. The book includes a discussion of a broad range of different approaches to investigate sustainability through utilising quantitative, qualitative and conceptual methodologies. The book will be of interest to researchers and students focused on the field of sustainability as well as practitioners concerned with devising strategies for sustainable development.

sustainability --- project success --- business–society --- business models --- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) --- sustainable development --- infrastructure project --- fuzzy analytic hierarchy process --- project selection --- sustainable projects --- multi-criteria decision making --- COVID-19 --- food and beverage --- manufacturing --- complexity theory --- engineering management --- management --- conceptual --- carbon neutral --- electric vehicle --- vehicle-to-grid --- renewable energy --- smart charging --- net-zero --- circular economy --- design methods --- whole systems thinking --- data centre industry --- n/a --- business-society

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This book focuses on the much-needed efforts to design sustainable, well-being-oriented economies, based on appropriate energy use in all sectors of a country´s development. Carbon neutrality, energy efficiency and effectiveness, renewable energies, circular economy strategies, environmental consequences of energy use, engagement and empowerment of local communities in decision making, energy and environmental impacts of consumer behavior, and finally science-based approaches towards sustainable production and consumption are the main focus of the research activities described within this book. An effort to go beyond energy scarcity, to promote energy communities, to explore new technologies, and overall, to understand and address the population-lifestyle-energy nexus towards increased and shared well-being is the final result jointly provided by the book authors. All in all, the aim is for the book to be the starting point of a deeper research and understanding of the importance of a radical improvement in energy use in society, beyond considering energy as just a resource in the world market. Circular economy aspects are also investigated, showing the energy saving potential associated with the appropriate design and recovery of material resources.

energy consumption for heating --- CO2 emissions --- income --- buildings --- cities --- Spain --- emissions --- CO2 --- GWP --- functional unit --- natural gas --- SOFC --- optimal layout --- wake effect --- fluctuation --- wind farm --- ramping rate --- energy policy investments --- cost-benefit analysis --- social discount rate --- dual discounting --- energy transition index --- energy consumer --- behavioural model --- consumer segmentation --- socioeconomic characteristics --- end user profile --- energy awareness --- electricity --- efficiency --- multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis --- multifractality --- MLM --- rolling window --- smart grids --- demand response --- island communities --- social acceptance --- technology readiness --- sustainability --- Italy --- Ireland --- multi-regional input–output --- nexus --- trade --- Belt and Road --- renewable energy --- potential --- Indonesia --- literature review --- 100% renewables --- scenario --- energy savings --- circular economy --- construction and demolition waste --- recycled aggregates --- agri-food by-products --- urban building energy model --- UBEM --- level of detail --- LOD --- shadowing --- thermal zoning --- s-LCA --- LCA --- energy communities --- empowerment --- energy justice --- resource sustainability --- exergy --- exergy cost accounting --- exergy cost of biological resources --- decarbonisation --- climate neutrality --- industrial energy saving --- strategic decision making --- net-zero --- road mapping --- energy efficiency --- ideal mix --- sustainability strategy --- energy efficiency index --- n/a --- multi-regional input-output

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The world needs an accelerated energy transition to meet sustainable development goals. Energy planning has a critical role in providing the information that can guide decision-makers, and energy planning methods continue to evolve rapidly. This Special Issue provides new insights for long-term energy planning, drawing on the Clean Energy Ministerial Long Term Energy Planning Scenarios initiative and the IRENA LTES network.

climate change --- Paris Agreement --- 100% renewable energy --- 1.5 °C mitigation pathway --- energy transition --- energy scenario --- GHG mitigation --- CO2 emission --- non-energy emission --- open access book --- chemical and petrochemical sector --- decarbonisation --- renewable energy --- circular economy --- electrification --- material flow analysis --- hydropower --- electric transport --- energy modeling --- ELENA --- urbs --- Ecuador --- decarbonization --- INDC --- LEAP --- long-term scenarios --- GHG inventory --- power system expansion --- co-optimization of energy and reserve --- associated natural gas --- multi-stage stochastic programming --- electricity-gas integration --- regulation --- Brazil --- Mexico --- renewables --- reliability --- generation system expansion --- efficient energy planning --- energy systems modelling --- scenario analysis --- TIMES-Ukraine --- paris agreement --- energy efficiency --- I-LTS --- energy scenarios --- 2050 carbon neutrality --- energy planning --- TIMES model --- net-zero emission --- decomposition analysis --- mitigation --- integrated assessment --- shared socioeconomic pathways --- scenarios --- climate adaptation --- adaptive capacity --- solar power plants --- thematic analysis --- long-term energy scenarios (LTES) --- site selection --- power purchase agreement --- greenhouse gas emissions --- Ghana road transport --- energy demand model --- biofuel integration --- arable land requirement --- lifestyle --- climate change mitigation --- LTES --- long-term energy scenarios --- energy modelling --- clean energy transition --- climate scenarios --- n/a