Sustainable Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering Designs

Dear Colleagues,

The disciplines of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering are very resource-intensive. This is related to consumption of vast amount of resources and energy required for design and construction and their potential impact on the landscape. Sustainable development from the perspective of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering is an emerging area of interest. This Special Issue aims to bridge the gap between the state of the art and practice within the context of sustainable geotechnical and geoenvironmental practices and designs.

This Special Issue will be of interest to researchers and practitioners developing resilient approaches to the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and reuse of geotechnical and geoenvironmental infrastructure. We encourage submissions from engineers and scientists working in the fields of use of alternate, recycled, or secondary materials in geotechnical and geoenvironmental infrastructure, sustainable ground improvement, reuse and retrofitting of foundations and underground spaces, the role of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering in alternate energy development, sustainable domestic and mining waste containment, remediation and management of contaminated sites and soils, and geoenvironmental stressors related to agriculture and industrial activities. We highly encourage submissions related to the analysis of existing, and the design of future, geotechnical and geoenvironmental infrastructure within the context of climate change. We also welcome case studies related to sustainable practices in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering.

Papers selected for this Special Issue will be subjected to a rigorous peer review procedure with the aim of rapid and widespread dissemination of research results, developments, and applications.

Prof. Rashid Bashir
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• sustainability
• sustainable infrastructure
• geotechnical design
• geoenvironmental design
• climate change
• waste management
• waste containment
• reuse
• recycle
• ground improvement
• ground remediation
• geoenvironmental stressors
• energy geotechnics
• resource development