Sustainable Water Resources Management under Growing Anthropic Demands and the Effects of Climate Change
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 35436
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Interests: sustainable water resources management; erosion control and land restoration; watershed hydrology
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Interests: hydrology; water resources management; hydrological modeling
Interests: watershed hydrology; water resources management; forest hydrology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A significant portion of the global continental territory is quickly running out of water because of an excess of human consumption to satisfy the growing demands for agriculture, mining, industry, human consumption, etc., as well as because of the effects of climate change and inappropriate regional water resources management, making this vital element less available in many regions, with direct economic, social, and ecological consequences. This Special Issue focuses on what has been done to prevent, report, and/or mitigate water-scarcity-related problems, including:
- Regional water management/overuse;
- Water treatment/reuse/supply technologies;
- Water transportation/importation/storage in basins;
- Water efficiency;
- Watershed modeling and land use planning;
- Solutions to water-related conflicts;
- Climate change effects on water resources;
- Climate change adaptations;
- Water conservation education;
- Politics.
While some countries have already solved the issue, many regions have not done much and are only acting after the problem appears. This important Special Issue is intended to show examples of how different regions are experiencing/solving water scarcity problems, envisioning a more sustainable use of the resource and its preservation for future generations, with the hope that other regions will follow the examples.
Dr. Pablo A. Garcia-Chevesich
Dr. Rodrigo Valdes-Pineda
Dr. Daniel G. Neary
Dr. Héctor Novoa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- regional water management
- climate change adaptations
- water scarcity
- water efficiency
- water treatment technologies
- water conflicts
- water education
- environmental politics
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