(ISSN 2766-6190)
Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research (AEER) is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal published quarterly online by LIDSEN Publishing Inc. This periodical is devoted to publishing high-quality peer-reviewed papers that describe the most significant and cutting-edge research in all areas of environmental science and engineering. Work at any scale, from molecular biology to ecology, is welcomed.
Main research areas include (but are not limited to):
- Atmospheric pollutants
- Air pollution control engineering
- Climate change
- Ecological and human risk assessment
- Environmental management and policy
- Environmental impact and risk assessment
- Environmental microbiology
- Ecosystem services, biodiversity and natural capital
- Environmental economics
- Control and monitoring of pollutants
- Remediation of polluted soils and water
- Fate and transport of contaminants
- Water and wastewater treatment engineering
- Solid waste treatment
Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research publishes a variety of article types (Original Research, Review, Communication, Opinion, Comment, Conference Report, Technical Note, Book Review, etc.). We encourage authors to be succinct; however, authors should present their results in as much detail as necessary. Reviewers are expected to emphasize scientific rigor and reproducibility.
Special Issue
Natural Disasters in History, Social Cohesion and Societal Resilience
Submission Deadline: February 28, 2027 (Open) Submit Now
Guest Editor
G.-Fivos Sargentis, Ph.D.
Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zographou, Greece
Research Interests: Issues of prosperity; Water-Energy-Food nexus; Natural Hazards; Civil Engineering; Art & Aesthetics
About This Topic
Natural disasters have long acted as catalysts of profound social transformation, at times strengthening solidarity and at others triggering fragmentation, instability, or even collapse. This Special Issue examines how extreme events—earthquakes, droughts, floods, volcanic eruptions, and pandemics—reshape institutions, economies, and collective well-being, particularly when they interact with pre-existing vulnerabilities and produce cascading effects.
We invite contributions that critically analyze such cases, emphasizing the dynamics of the disaster, the societal response under stress, and an engineering-informed perspective on system behavior, infrastructure performance, and failure mechanisms. Submissions must be grounded in data-driven analysis, supported by empirical evidence, quantitative methods, and transparent, reproducible approaches. Interdisciplinary work combining historical records, environmental data, and social analysis is strongly encouraged.
Authors should not only interpret past events but also consider what responses were feasible within the technological limits of the time, and how modern tools—such as early warning systems, risk modeling, and adaptive governance—might alter outcomes. By prioritizing evidence over speculation, this issue aims to deepen understanding of how societies can anticipate, withstand, and adapt to natural hazards.
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted through the LIDSEN Submission System. Detailed information on manuscript preparation and submission is available in the Instructions for Authors. All submitted articles will be thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process and will be processed following the Editorial Process and Quality Control policy. Upon acceptance, the article will be immediately published in a regular issue of the journal and will be listed together on the special issue website, with a label that the article belongs to the Special Issue. LIDSEN distributes articles under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License in an open-access model. The authors own the copyright to the article, and the article can be free to access, distribute, and reuse provided that the original work is correctly cited.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). Research articles and review articles are highly invited. Authors are encouraged to send the tentative title and abstract of the planned paper to the Editorial Office (aeer@lidsen.com) for record. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office.
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