**Preface to "Appropriate Wisdom, Technology, and Management toward Environmental Sustainability for Development"**

The protection and maintenance of environmental resources for future generations require responsible interaction between humans and the environment in order to avoid wasting natural resources. According to an ancient Native American proverb, "We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." This indigenous wisdom has the potential to play a significant role in defining environmental sustainability.

Recent technological advances could sustain humankind and allow for comfortable living. However, not all of these advancements have the potential to protect the environment for future generations. Developing societies and maintaining the sustainability of the ecosystem require appropriate wisdom, technology, and management collaboration.

This book is a collection of 19 important articles (15 research articles, 3 review papers, and 1 editorial) that were published in the Special Issue of the journal *Sustainability* entitled "Appropriate Wisdom, Technology, and Management toward Environmental Sustainability for Development" during 2021–2022. The articles are covering the following subjects:

	- 2. Appropriate Technology, including the following:

3. Appropriate Management, including the following:


This book addresses the policymakers and decision-makers who are willing to develop societies that practice environmental sustainability, by collecting the most recent contributions on the appropriate wisdom, technology, and management regarding the different aspects of a community that can retain environmental sustainability.

I would like to acknowledge the journal *Sustainability* and the publisher, MDPI, for their generous support. In addition, I would like to thank the authors who contributed by submitting their valuable work to the Special Issue, as well as the reviewers and editorial staff at the journal

*Sustainability* for their time and effort in reviewing, proofreading, and publishing the articles included in this collection. I am grateful to Eng. Farid Hashemi for his kind support and encouragement.

This book and the Special Issue were edited during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. I would like to express my deepest sympathies to the people worldwide who have suffered losses as a result of the pandemic. I also wish to write in the memory of Prof. Parviz Tajdari and Dr. Shahram Soudagaran to acknowledge their important role in my life. I owe them so much and wish them to rest in peace.

> **Shervin Hashemi**  *Editor*
