Advancing Groundwater Sustainability: Integrated Risk Assessment and Management Strategies
A special issue of Geosciences (ISSN 2076-3263).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2026 | Viewed by 803
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrology; groundwater contamination and risk assessment; GIS and remote sensing in hydrogeology; numerical modeling of groundwater flow
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Groundwater sustainability is a critical challenge in the face of climate variability, increasing demand and contamination threats. A multidisciplinary approach that integrates hydrogeological risk assessments, modeling, policy-driven management strategies, and advanced computational techniques is required to ensure long-term availability and quality of groundwater. This Special Issue, titled “Advancing Groundwater Sustainability: Integrated Risk Assessment and Management Strategies”, aims to showcase innovative research that enhances our understanding of groundwater systems and supports the development of sustainable water resource management solutions.
This Special Issue will feature studies that apply numerical modeling of aquifer dynamics, GIS and remote sensing for groundwater risk assessment and mapping, machine learning in hydrology, and emerging technologies for contamination mitigation. It will also highlight research on climate-resilient water management, groundwater recharge strategies, and regulatory frameworks for sustainable governance.
We invite contributions that offer novel methodologies, case studies, and cross-disciplinary insights with respect to the following topics:
- Groundwater vulnerability and risk assessment.
- Hydrogeochemical processes and water quality monitoring.
- GIS and remote sensing in hydrogeology.
- Stream–aquifer interactions and surface water–groundwater exchange.
- Computational hydrology and numerical modeling.
- Groundwater contamination and remediation strategies.
- Climate change impacts on groundwater resources.
- Managed aquifer recharge and water conservation.
- Policy frameworks for groundwater governance.
Dr. Arina Khan
Dr. Haris Hasan Khan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- groundwater sustainability
- hydrogeological risk assessment
- numerical modelling
- remote sensing
- GIS applications in hydrology
- managed aquifer recharge
- groundwater contamination
- climate change impacts
- water resource management
- policy and governance
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