Water Resilience in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas Through a Green Innovation Approach
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 85
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainable urban systems; low-impact technologies; urban hydrology; hydrogeochemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to gather scientific research that examines innovative strategies to strengthen water resilience in arid and semi-arid areas through green and blue infrastructure and nature-based solutions. It is widely known that this type of infrastructure, used to achieve sustainable water management, has important recognition in regions with high rainfall, with defined design criteria, technical manuals, and regulations guiding specialists in its implementation. However, the same does not happen in countries with arid and semi-arid climates, where it is imperative to adopt approaches appropriate to the needs of the population that lives there. The aim is to explore how these strategies can be integrated into a circular economy model to optimize water management systems, reduce vulnerability to climate change, and improve urban and rural sustainability through a waste reduction approach in the conscious use of water cycles to promote water regeneration systems for resource reuse and consumption efficiency. Special emphasis will be given to studies that evaluate these solutions' environmental, social, and economic impact, as well as those which analyze their applicability at different scales and geographic contexts. Proposals that address new methodologies, the implementation of emerging technologies, new regulations, or improvements to existing regulations are welcome.
Dr. Liliana Lizárraga-Mendiola
Dr. Gabriela A. Vázquez-Rodríguez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate adaptation
- integrated water management
- urban ecosystem services
- low-impact technologies
- hybrid infrastructure (gray–green–blue)
- sustainable development
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