Sustainability Perspectives in Earth and Marine Sciences: From Hydrogeochemistry and Sedimentology to Marine Geology
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability in Geographic Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 December 2026 | Viewed by 12
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Earth and marine systems are undergoing rapid change due to climate variability, increasing human pressures, and the growing demand for water and geo-resources. Understanding how physical, chemical, and biological processes interact across catchments, aquifers, coasts, and marine basins is essential to ensure environmental sustainability and the long-term availability of natural resources. Process-based approaches that integrate observations from modern environments and the geological record provide powerful tools for identification of degradation and tipping points, while designing effective strategies for management and conservation.
This Special Issue focuses on how Earth and marine sciences can contribute to environmental sustainability and the protection of natural resources. We welcome studies that use hydrogeochemistry, sedimentology, and marine geology to understand the quality and availability of water resources, the dynamics of sediments and contaminants, and the evolution of coastal and marine systems under natural and anthropogenic pressures. A central goal is to demonstrate how these process-based approaches can support sustainable management of groundwater, surface waters, marine habitats, and geo-resources, helping to prevent degradation, overexploitation, and pollution.
By highlighting interdisciplinary and cross-system studies, this Special Issue complements and extends existing research on sustainable water management, coastal protection, and biodiversity conservation, and fits the journal’s scope of publishing innovative, process-oriented work on Earth and marine environments.
Interdisciplinary case studies, monitoring strategies, and modelling efforts that link physical, chemical, and biological processes are particularly welcome, with a view to informing evidence-based policies for climate adaptation, coastal protection, and biodiversity conservation. For this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following themes:
- Hydrogeochemical characterization of groundwater and surface waters under natural and anthropogenic pressures;
- Sediment transport, deposition, and contaminant dynamics from catchment to coast; marine geological records of environmental change and extreme events;
- Integrated studies of groundwater–surface water–coastal–marine connectivity;
- Monitoring strategies and observatories for long-term environmental assessment;
- Process-based and numerical modelling of coupled physical, chemical, and biological systems;
- Nature-based solutions and geo-based strategies for coastal protection and habitat restoration;
- Case studies linking scientific evidence to management, policy, and governance for sustainable resource use.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Mara Cipriani
Dr. Giovanni Vespasiano
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- groundwater and surface water resources
- coastal and marine systems
- environmental sustainability
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