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This Special Issue is entitled “Environmental Sustainability in Maritime Infrastructures”. Oceans and coastal areas are essential in our lives from several different points of view: social, economic, and health. Given the importance of these areas for human life, not only for the present but also for the future, it is necessary to plan future infrastructures, and maintain and adapt to the changes the existing ones. All of this taking into account the sustainability of our planet. A very significant percentage of the world's population lives permanently or enjoys their vacation periods in coastal zones, which makes them very sensitive areas, with a very high economic value and as a focus of adverse effects on public health and ecosystems. Therefore, it is considered very relevant and of great interest to launch this Special Issue to cover any aspects related to the vulnerability of coastal systems and their inhabitants (water pollution, coastal flooding, climate change, overpopulation, urban planning, waste water, plastics at sea, effects on ecosystems, etc.), as well as the use of ocean resources (fisheries, energy, tourism areas, etc.).

Technology: general issues --- floating offshore wind --- concrete wind platform --- economic feasibility --- IRR --- NPV --- LCOE --- feasibility study --- offshore wind --- levelized cost of energy (LCOE) --- wave energy --- software --- EU ETS --- Emission allowances --- Greenhouse gas emissions --- Transparency --- Accounting regulation --- tidal current energy --- life cycle assessment --- ISO --- greenhouse gases emissions --- port infrastructure --- carbon footprint --- offshore waste disposal facility --- hazard analysis --- risk matrix --- subsystem --- environmental impact --- ocean renewable energy --- OTEC --- environmental and social impacts --- energy production --- renewable energy --- zero emissions port --- wave energy converter --- young mangroves --- mangrove restoration --- portable reef design --- field observation --- Amami Oshima --- geographic information system --- back-propagation neural network --- rainfall --- historical flood --- prediction --- formal planning --- informal planning --- spatial planning process --- coastal area spatial planning --- planning levels --- community involvement --- territorial community --- coastal communities --- coastal fisheries --- dry fish --- livelihood --- vulnerability --- AHP --- urban regeneration --- littoral landscape --- Mediterranean architecture --- sustainable mobility --- transport infrastructure --- greenway

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This Special Issue is entitled “Environmental Sustainability in Maritime Infrastructures”. Oceans and coastal areas are essential in our lives from several different points of view: social, economic, and health. Given the importance of these areas for human life, not only for the present but also for the future, it is necessary to plan future infrastructures, and maintain and adapt to the changes the existing ones. All of this taking into account the sustainability of our planet. A very significant percentage of the world's population lives permanently or enjoys their vacation periods in coastal zones, which makes them very sensitive areas, with a very high economic value and as a focus of adverse effects on public health and ecosystems. Therefore, it is considered very relevant and of great interest to launch this Special Issue to cover any aspects related to the vulnerability of coastal systems and their inhabitants (water pollution, coastal flooding, climate change, overpopulation, urban planning, waste water, plastics at sea, effects on ecosystems, etc.), as well as the use of ocean resources (fisheries, energy, tourism areas, etc.).

floating offshore wind --- concrete wind platform --- economic feasibility --- IRR --- NPV --- LCOE --- feasibility study --- offshore wind --- levelized cost of energy (LCOE) --- wave energy --- software --- EU ETS --- Emission allowances --- Greenhouse gas emissions --- Transparency --- Accounting regulation --- tidal current energy --- life cycle assessment --- ISO --- greenhouse gases emissions --- port infrastructure --- carbon footprint --- offshore waste disposal facility --- hazard analysis --- risk matrix --- subsystem --- environmental impact --- ocean renewable energy --- OTEC --- environmental and social impacts --- energy production --- renewable energy --- zero emissions port --- wave energy converter --- young mangroves --- mangrove restoration --- portable reef design --- field observation --- Amami Oshima --- geographic information system --- back-propagation neural network --- rainfall --- historical flood --- prediction --- formal planning --- informal planning --- spatial planning process --- coastal area spatial planning --- planning levels --- community involvement --- territorial community --- coastal communities --- coastal fisheries --- dry fish --- livelihood --- vulnerability --- AHP --- urban regeneration --- littoral landscape --- Mediterranean architecture --- sustainable mobility --- transport infrastructure --- greenway

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The school of thought surrounding the urban ecosystem has increasingly become in vogue among researchers worldwide. Since half of the world’s population lives in cities, urban ecosystem services have become essential to human health and wellbeing. Rapid urban growth has forced sustainable urban developers to rethink important steps by updating and, to some degree, recreating the human–ecosystem service linkage. Assessing, as well as estimating the losses of ecosystem services can denote the essential effects of urbanization and increasingly indicate where cities fall short. This book contains 13 thoroughly refereed contributions published within the Special Issue “Urban Ecosystem Services”. The book addresses topics such as nature-based solutions, green space planning, green infrastructure, rain gardens, climate change, and more. The contributions highlight new findings for landscape architects, urban planners, and policymakers. Important future cities research is considered by looking at the system connectivity between the social and ecological sphere—via varying forms of urban planning, management, and governance. The book is supported by methods and models that utilize an urban sustainability and ecosystem service-centric focus by adding knowledge-base and real-world solutions into the urbanization phenomenon.

Research & information: general --- urban planning --- urban space --- urban regeneration --- planning process --- public participation --- forest fragmentation --- sustainable development goal (SDG) --- land consumption rate to the population growth rate (LCRPGR) --- biodiversity --- non-native species --- protected species --- range expansion --- species distributions --- ecosystem services --- assessment --- urban ecosystem services --- site --- green infrastructure --- cities --- systematic literature review --- urban greenspace --- privatization --- property rights --- incremental greenspace loss --- the tyranny of small decisions --- resilience planning --- urban densification --- baseline shifts --- urban nature connection --- green spaces --- ecosystem disservices --- economic benefits --- proximity principle --- hedonic pricing analysis --- climate change --- human health, human-nature connection theory --- urbanization --- urban resilience theory --- capacity building --- municipal planning practice --- urban governance --- environmental planning --- nature-based solutions --- urban adaptive capacity --- LiDAR/NDVI --- stakeholders --- Delphi analysis --- full-scale infiltration test --- MPD infiltration test --- boreholes --- SuDS --- NBS --- flood resilience --- online climate adaptation platforms --- citizen science --- community-building

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This book focuses on original research works about Green Technologies for Production Processes, including discrete production processes and process production processes, from various aspects that tackle product, process, and system issues in production. The aim is to report the state-of-the-art on relevant research topics and highlight the barriers, challenges, and opportunities we are facing. This book includes 22 research papers and involves energy-saving and waste reduction in production processes, design and manufacturing of green products, low carbon manufacturing and remanufacturing, management and policy for sustainable production, technologies of mitigating CO2 emissions, and other green technologies.

Technology: general issues --- electric power substitution --- potential forecasting --- CSO-ELM --- green sustainable development --- BFIMP --- all-factors analysis approach --- material flows --- energy flows --- operation parameters --- biomass resource --- power plant --- GHG emission mitigation --- Anhui --- emission reduction --- green production --- waste disposal --- co-incineration --- rotary kiln --- remanufacturing --- sustainability supply chain --- authorized remanufacturing --- game --- production process --- efficiency evaluation --- greenhouse vegetables --- data envelopment analysis --- sustainability --- micro energy grid --- distributed energy --- uncertainty --- risk aversion --- demand response --- grinding optimization --- low carbon --- low cost --- improved NSGA-II --- fuzzy matter element --- PV-storage charging stations --- green energy --- planning process --- bi-level optimization --- user utility --- energy-economizing --- hot stamping --- lightweight material --- magnesium alloy --- process parameters --- fluid–solid coupling --- coal containing gas --- permeability --- energy safety --- intelligent systems --- motor production lines --- process management --- sustainable process --- efficiency --- sustainability strategy --- scale development --- sustainable supply chain management --- implementation framework --- reverse logistics --- supplier selection --- MCDM --- multiprocess route --- workshop scheduling --- multi-objective optimization --- logistics intensity --- emergy --- logistics parks --- Halon candidate substitute --- aircraft weight reduction --- HFC-125 --- release pressure --- flow --- diffusion --- flexible job shop scheduling problem --- genetic algorithm --- multi-crossover operator --- co-evolution --- green synthesis --- multi-branched gold nanoparticles --- ultrasound --- hydroquinone --- chitosan --- renewable energy --- renewable portfolio standard --- nearby accommodation --- peak regulation --- prospect analysis --- multicriteria decision-making --- circular economy --- collection modes --- Chinese automobile manufacturing industry --- corporate environmental responsibility --- fuzzy DEMATEL --- triple bottom line --- sustainable development --- green manufacturing --- n/a --- fluid-solid coupling

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This book focuses on original research works about Green Technologies for Production Processes, including discrete production processes and process production processes, from various aspects that tackle product, process, and system issues in production. The aim is to report the state-of-the-art on relevant research topics and highlight the barriers, challenges, and opportunities we are facing. This book includes 22 research papers and involves energy-saving and waste reduction in production processes, design and manufacturing of green products, low carbon manufacturing and remanufacturing, management and policy for sustainable production, technologies of mitigating CO2 emissions, and other green technologies.

Technology: general issues --- electric power substitution --- potential forecasting --- CSO-ELM --- green sustainable development --- BFIMP --- all-factors analysis approach --- material flows --- energy flows --- operation parameters --- biomass resource --- power plant --- GHG emission mitigation --- Anhui --- emission reduction --- green production --- waste disposal --- co-incineration --- rotary kiln --- remanufacturing --- sustainability supply chain --- authorized remanufacturing --- game --- production process --- efficiency evaluation --- greenhouse vegetables --- data envelopment analysis --- sustainability --- micro energy grid --- distributed energy --- uncertainty --- risk aversion --- demand response --- grinding optimization --- low carbon --- low cost --- improved NSGA-II --- fuzzy matter element --- PV-storage charging stations --- green energy --- planning process --- bi-level optimization --- user utility --- energy-economizing --- hot stamping --- lightweight material --- magnesium alloy --- process parameters --- fluid-solid coupling --- coal containing gas --- permeability --- energy safety --- intelligent systems --- motor production lines --- process management --- sustainable process --- efficiency --- sustainability strategy --- scale development --- sustainable supply chain management --- implementation framework --- reverse logistics --- supplier selection --- MCDM --- multiprocess route --- workshop scheduling --- multi-objective optimization --- logistics intensity --- emergy --- logistics parks --- Halon candidate substitute --- aircraft weight reduction --- HFC-125 --- release pressure --- flow --- diffusion --- flexible job shop scheduling problem --- genetic algorithm --- multi-crossover operator --- co-evolution --- green synthesis --- multi-branched gold nanoparticles --- ultrasound --- hydroquinone --- chitosan --- renewable energy --- renewable portfolio standard --- nearby accommodation --- peak regulation --- prospect analysis --- multicriteria decision-making --- circular economy --- collection modes --- Chinese automobile manufacturing industry --- corporate environmental responsibility --- fuzzy DEMATEL --- triple bottom line --- sustainable development --- green manufacturing