Special Issue "Water Management and Efficiency for Sustainable Development Strategies"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Resources and Sustainable Utilization".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Domenico Morrone
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Department of Management, Finance and Technology, University LUM Giuseppe Degennaro, 70010 Casamassima, Italy
Interests: sustainability; green marketing; agrifood; energy
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Prof. Rocco Roma
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Department of Agro-Environmental and Territorial Sciences, University of Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
Interests: sustainable development; agrifood; life cycle assessment
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Prof. Dr. Pierluigi Toma
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Department of Economics and Management, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: econometrics; economics; efficiency and productivity
Prof. Francesco Manta
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Department of Management, Finance and Technology, University LUM Giuseppe Degennaro, 70010 Casamassima, Italy
Interests: sustainability management; innovation; green marketing; energy; quantitative research

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Water is one of the most important strategic natural resources for social and economic development. In the last few decades, attention toward its use has grown in a considerable way, with water scarcity becoming a concrete problem to face. Observing all production systems, it is urgently necessary to introduce more efficient and sustainable practices. In this context, the debate is actual and open. There are different solutions that could be adopted, considering the double perspective of production and consumption. Some sectors, such as agriculture and energy, are highly involved in this process, but consumers have also been called to a new consciousness toward this resource. Several elements such as climate change, global warming, and ecosystem unbalances are compromising water availability, too. Therefore, it is useful to search for new and shared strategies and practices to change direction.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide a real contribution to this debate by providing relevant evidence from the scientific, economic, and managerial points of view for the better use of fresh water, assessing all possible solutions. Contributions that focus on technologies, operations management, or reuse systems will be welcome. Moreover, it will be a pleasure to accept works where the social value of water is also evaluated, since water is the first, and necessary, element for human life.

Prof. Domenico Morrone
Prof. Rocco Roma
Prof. Francesco Manta
Prof. Pierluigi Toma
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • water
  • fresh water
  • water scarcity
  • water management
  • energy–water nexus
  • water footprint
  • food–water nexus
  • water efficiency
  • sustainability

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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