Sustainable Water Management
A section of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Section Information
Sustainable water management means to ensure using water in a way that meets both current and future socio-economical ecological demand. This section is aimed at improving the development and utilization of sustainable water resources management to meet increasing water demand worldwide. This section will provide information for water managers for managing water by applying sustainable solutions with a foreseeable risk.
Keywords
- Sustainable water resources management and governance:
water demand management; water resources system monitoring and modelling; water resources protection and planning; water economics, water allocation and water recycling; water harvesting; river basin closure; regional and international water-related policy.
- Water and wastewater treatment:
wastewater reuse; water purification; domestic and industrial wastewater treatment.
- Sustainable urban water management:
Drainage and water management in urban areas under extreme weather condition; hydro system assessment and analysis; integrated urban water resources management.
- Sustainable water management and food production:
water use and irrigation in agriculture aquaculture; hydroponics and aquaponics; water–food–energy nexus.
- Water and energy sustainability:
hydropower; integrated water–energy nexus footprint studies; energy supply that depends on water use; water supply that depends on energy.
- Water and sustainable human development and interaction:
water supply and sanitation; public health issues related to water quality; social impacts of water security and poverty.
- Water and sustainable ecosystems:
aquatic ecology; aquatic ecosystems; wetlands; environmental water-related issues, environmental degradation, preservation; restoration.
- Sustainable applications in hydrology and hydraulics:
hydrodynamic and design of drainage systems, water bodies and catchments; soil water; design and analysis of water supply; surface–groundwater interactions.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advanced Studies in Environmental Technology and Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 17 May 2026)
- Novel Techniques for Water Resources in a Changing Climate: Hydrological Strategies for a Sustainable Future (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Research and Application of Sustainable Water Management to Agricultural Development (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in the Sustainable Development of Environmental, Ecological and Hydrological Monitoring (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Enhancing Sustainable Hydrological and Geochemical Modeling for Intelligent Water Resource Management (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Water Resource Economics and Sustainability (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- The Role of Wastewater Treatment in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Recent Advances in Water Quality Assessment and Sustainable Wastewater Treatment: Analysis and Methods (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Research on Water, Wastewater Management Technologies and Environmental Sustainability (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Activated Carbon Adsorption in Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 10 June 2026)
- Sustainable Development and Applications in Membrane Technology (Deadline: 19 June 2026)
- Biological Wastewater Treatment, Biomass Valorization, and Environmental Sustainability (Deadline: 20 June 2026)
- Sustainable Water Pollution Control: Bioremediation and Biological Solutions (Deadline: 27 June 2026)
- Vegetation–Soil–Water Nexus: Ecological Solutions for the Environment (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Architecture, Spatial Planning, and Interdisciplinarity for Increased Urban Climate Resilience and Biodiversity: Dealing and Designing with Energy, Water, and Ecosystems (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Water Ecological Pollution Monitoring and Sustainability (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advances in Water and Sediment Quality Assessment, Treatment Technologies, Pollution Control, and Resource Reuse (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Rainfall Patterns and Flood and Drought Risk: Assessing Vulnerabilities, Building Resilience and Enhancing Sustainability (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Water Distribution Systems: Security, Resilience, Water Loss Management and Sustainability (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Sustainable Management of Hydrological Systems and Water Resources (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- Wastewater as a Resource: Sustainable Management and Utilization (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Multicriteria Decision Making for Sustainable Holistic Flood Risk Assessment and Mitigation (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Microbial Applications and Ecological Research in Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Advances in Sustainable Water Management: Wastewater Treatment and Water Reclamation (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Biotechnologies for Wastewater Treatment and Environmental Remediation (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Drought and Water Quality Dynamics: From River Basins to Sustainable Management (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Water Management Strategies for Sustainable Ecosystems and Agriculture (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Sustainable Water Resources Management: Strategies for Hydrology and the River Systems (Deadline: 24 August 2026)
- Ecohydrological Research Toward Sustainable and Resilient Watershed Management (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Hydrosystems Engineering and Water Resource Management: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Sustainable Modelling Approaches for Groundwater and Hydrogeologic Systems (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Sustainable Water Management: Pollution Control and Environmental Sustainability (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Water Sustainability: Managing Surface Water, Groundwater and Ecosystems for a Resilient Future (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Sustainable Water Management: Advanced Treatment and Nature-Based Solutions (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Environmental Technology in Sustainable Biological Wastewater and Biowaste Management (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advances in Management of Hydrology, Water Resources and Ecosystem (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Sustainable Water Management: Innovations in Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Sustainability in Hydrology and Water Resources Management (Deadline: 1 September 2026)
- Membrane Technology at the Forefront of Sustainable Water Treatment, Resource Recovery, and Environmental Management (Deadline: 1 September 2026)
- Water Sustainability: Innovative and Sustainable Technologies for Wastewater Pollution Control in the Context of the Circular Economy (Deadline: 8 September 2026)
- Climate Change, Hydrological Uncertainty and Sustainable Water Management (Deadline: 10 September 2026)
- Advancing Innovation in Sustainable Treatment of Water and Wastewater (Deadline: 11 September 2026)
- Novel Modelling/Assessment Approaches in the Sustainable Management of River/Lake Ecosystems (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Geoenvironmental Engineering and Water Pollution Control (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Sustainable Management and Regulation of Agricultural Water Resources in the Context of Global Climate Change, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Sustainable Strategies for Improving Water Quantity and Quality in Anthropogenically Transformed Areas (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Advanced Technologies and Innovative Process Control Strategies Used for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Innovative Materials for Sustainable Water Remediation Technologies (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Impact of Anthropogenic Pressures on the Groundwater Quality and Sustainability (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- AI Solutions for Improving Sustainability in Water Resource Management (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Water Security: Governance, Inequalities, and Sustainability (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
- Towards Sustainable Wastewater Solutions: Innovations, Challenges, and Economic Opportunities (Deadline: 23 October 2026)
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability of Wastewater Treatment Technologies (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- Advances in the Grey Water Footprint (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- Circular Economy and Sustainable Water Treatment (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Critical Nexus Between Climate Change, Wastewater Management, and Sustainable Development (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Sustainable Research Progress on Treatment of Wastewater (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Ecohydrological Research: The Pathways to Sustainable and Resilient Watershed Management (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Water Treatment, Waste Valorization and Environment Sustainability (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Biologically Based Green Technology for Sustainable Water and Wastewater Treatment Management (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Water and Wastewater Treatment Futures: Sustainable Solutions for a Circular Economy (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Promoting Sustainable Urban Water: Advanced Treatment, Reuse, and Tackling Emerging Contaminants (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Sustainable Hydrology Under Climate Changes (Deadline: 9 November 2026)
- Sustainable Water Security: Forecasting Hydrometeorological Events in Poorly Gauged Basins (Deadline: 10 November 2026)
- Groundwater Resources and Sustainable Water Management (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Sustainable Water Management Under Climate Change: Advances in Modeling and Decision-Support (Deadline: 26 November 2026)
- Sustainable Water Futures: Integrated Approaches for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Impacts of Climate Change on Water Sustainability: Rivers, Floods, Droughts, and Extreme Precipitation (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Sustainable Aquatic Environments: Sources, Transport, and Fate of Contaminants in Waters and Sediment (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Water Desalination and Water Treatment Technologies for Sustainability (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Ecological Water Engineering and Ecological Environment Restoration (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Sediment Movement, Sustainable Water Conservancy and Water Transport (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Application of Microbial Technology in Sustainable Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Ecosystems: Enhancing Biological Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery (Deadline: 3 January 2027)
- Advances in Adsorption Processes for Sustainable Water Treatment—2nd Edition (Deadline: 6 January 2027)
- Groundwater Sustainability: Scientific, Environmental and Societal Challenges (Deadline: 6 February 2027)
- Sustainable Water Supply and Drainage Systems: Design, Modeling, and Reliability (Deadline: 17 February 2027)
- Advancements in Nanomaterials for the Adsorption and Treatment of Wastewater Pollutants (Deadline: 26 February 2027)
- Data-Driven Approaches for Sustainable Water Management and Flood Resilience in River Basins (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Applications of Remote Sensing Techniques and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Sustainable Hydrological Modelling and Watershed Management (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Micro- and Nano-Plastics and Their Interaction with Other Pollutants in Wastewater Treatment Systems: Monitorization, Management, and Impact on Receiving Waters and Soils (Deadline: 26 March 2027)
- Aquatic Ecosystem Integrity and Sustainable Management of Fisheries (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Smart and Sustainable Water Infrastructure (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Groundwater Monitoring and Methods for Sustainable Resource Management Under Climate and Anthropogenic Pressures (Deadline: 31 March 2027)