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“Urban Water Management”

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The Section of “Urban Water Management” publishes articles and reviews on the following topics: urban water infrastructure; urban drainage; urban catchment hydrology and modelling, storm water management; rainwater harvesting; local water storage; green roofs; permeable pavement systems; urban water contamination, effects of urbanization and climate change. Manuscripts on either scientific research or engineering applications are invited for the wide readership of the scientific community as well as practitioners.

“Urban Water Management”

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The Section “Urban Water Management” invites the submission of articles and reviews on either scientific research or engineering applications which will benefit the scientific community as well as practitioners. It includes the following topics:

• Urban water infrastructure;
• Urban drainage;
• Urban catchment hydrology and modeling;
• Rainwater harvesting;
• Local water storage;
• Green roofs;
• Permeable pavement systems;
• Urban water contamination;
• Effects of urbanization and climate change;
• Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDSs);
• Urban water resource management;
• Sponge cities;
• Water consumption;
• Water management in buildings;
• Decentralized and on-site wastewater treatment;
• Nature-based solutions for urban water management;
• Rainwater and stormwater management.

“Wastewater Treatment and Reuse”

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The Section of “Wastewater Treatment and Reuse” covers topics that are connected to water treatment, including water purification, the treatment of domestic and industrial wastewater, water reuse, ecological engineering, constructed wetlands and treatment wetlands. This Section aims to review the exciting progress that we have made in water and wastewater treatment to date, as well as to share new developments. Multidisciplinary studies aiming for integrated solutions for urban water in cities and towns are very welcome.

“Wastewater Treatment and Reuse”

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The Section “Wastewater Treatment and Reuse” covers topics that are connected to water and wastewater treatment with conventional and emerging technologies, including the treatment of domestic and industrial wastewater and supply/process water, water/wastewater reuse technologies and applications, and ecological (natural) treatment technologies (e.g., constructed wetlands, phytoremediation, etc.), in addition to the treatment of emerging contaminants (e.g., anthropogenic particles such as nanoparticles, microplastics, or PFAS). This Section aims to present notable examples of consolidated practices, advancements in the state-of-the-art, and emerging concepts in water and wastewater treatment and reuse technology, including energy-related aspects of technologies, resource recovery from wastewater, and wastewater treatment residuals. This Section accepts the submission of original research articles, review papers, case studies, and perspective papers. Multidisciplinary studies aiming to achieve integrated solutions for water and wastewater management in urban areas are also welcome.

The following topics are covered, though the submission of novel manuscripts is encouraged:

• Biological Wastewater Treatment Processes: Topics may include activated sludge, biofilms, membrane bioprocesses, bioelectrochemical processes, anaerobic digestion, nutrient removal, and process optimization;
• Physico-chemical Treatment Processes: Coagulation–flocculation, adsorption, membrane filtration, oxidation, ion exchange, AOPs, and ARPs. Submissions may cover treatment efficiency, novel materials, process optimization, or technology integration;
• Nature-Based Solutions: Systems that harness natural processes, such as constructed wetlands, green infrastructure, or biofiltration and their integration in hybrid schemes. Topics may include design, performance, ecosystem services, or resilience-building benefits;
• Decentralized Wastewater Treatment: Decentralized treatment solutions using conventional or alternative technologies, especially when aimed at resource recovery and decarbonization of the urban water cycle;
• Water/Wastewater Reuse and Resource Recovery: Recovery of resources (materials, nutrients, and energy), water reuse technologies, and their combinations;
• Wastewater Treatment Residue Management: Sludge (biosolid) treatment, handling, stabilization, disposal, recovery, and reuse. Topics may include anaerobic digestion, dewatering, nutrient recovery, energy generation, and environmental impact assessment;
• Instrumentation, Control, and Smart Sensors: Submissions focusing on the monitoring, automation, and optimization of water/wastewater treatment processes. Sensor development is not included, but submissions should focus on data analytics, real-time control, IoT applications, and system integration.

“Water and One Health”

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The Section of “Water and One Health” will recognize contributes showing how the health of people is closely connected to the health of water, on a local as well as on a global scale. A wide range of proposals can be submitted: from microbiota in ecological niches to macrosystems, from rural to urban environments. Water issues can be addressed by different disciplines including epidemiology, microbiology, chemistry, physics, engineering, also integrating apparently unrelated ones such as economics, sociology, communication, public health and health systems, management and policies, narrative medicine or humanities. Synergies between researchers with very different skills and backgrounds are welcome, especially if joined toward bringing emerging issues into a One Health dimension, facing water-related topics by an experimental or reviewing approach.

“Water and One Health”

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The “Water and One Health” Section will feature contributions that demonstrate the ways in which human health is closely connected to water health, on a local as well as a global scale. A wide range of proposals can be submitted, covering topics from microbiota in ecological niches to macrosystems in rural and urban environments. Water issues can be explored from the perspective of different disciplines, including epidemiology, microbiology, chemistry, physics, and engineering, and also by integrating apparently unrelated fields, such as economics, sociology, communication, public health and health systems, management and policies, narrative medicine, or the humanities. Synergies between researchers with vastly different skills and backgrounds are welcome, especially if focused on transitioning emerging issues into a One Health framework, including water-related topics explored through an experimental or review-based approach. Some examples include the following:

• One Health;
• One Water;
• Planetary health;
• Water microbiota;
• Ecological macrosystems;
• Rural health;
• Urban environments;
• Waterborne diseases and epidemiology;
• Water microbiology;
• Water chemistry;
• Physical pollutants;
• Water and economics;
• Water and sociology;
• Water risks and communication;
• Water management in public health and health systems;
• Water management;
• Water policies;
• Water guidelines;
• Water in narrative medicine and the humanities;
• Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH).

“Ecohydrology”

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The Section of “Ecohydrology” publishes research articles, technical notes and critical reviews on:

• All aspects of the ecohydrological processes in all terrestrial ecosystems.
• Ecosystem sensitivity to drought
• Ecosystem responses to water conveyance
• Forest ecohydrology
• Farmland ecohydrology
• Desert ecohydrology
• Water use efficiency of ecosystem
• Feedbacks of ecosystem to regional climate change
• Ecohydrological variability and global change
• Structure, function and feedbacks
• Ecosystem resilience and resistance
• New techniques on monitoring ecohydrological processes

“Ecohydrology”

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The “Ecohydrology” Section of Water publishes original research articles, reviews, and technical notes that explore the dynamic interactions between ecological and hydrological processes across diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. It aims to improve our understanding of how water availability, distribution, and movement influence ecosystem structure, function, productivity, and resilience under natural and human-induced environmental changes.

The key research themes of this Section include ecohydrological processes in forests, farmlands, grasslands, deserts, and wetlands; ecosystem sensitivity and resilience to drought; water use efficiency and vegetation–soil–atmosphere coupling; feedbacks of ecosystems to regional and global climate change; hydrological and biogeochemical cycles; ecohydrological variability and stability under global change; and advances in monitoring, modeling, and integrated management of hydro- and ecosystems.

This Section serves as an interdisciplinary platform connecting hydrology, ecology, climatology, and environmental science to support sustainable water and ecosystem management.

Keywords:

• Ecohydrology;
• Water–ecosystem interaction;
• Drought resilience;
• Ecosystem water use efficiency;
• Vegetation–soil–atmosphere feedback;
• Hydrological and biogeochemical cycles;
• Ecohydrological modeling;
• Climate change;
• Ecosystem stability;
• Restoration and management

“Water Use and Scarcity”

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The Section of “Water Use and Scarcity” publishes research articles and critical reviews on a broad set of topics related to water use and scarcity, including water allocation and use; water footprint assessment of products, companies or regions; water scarcity; water consumption and pollution along supply chains; virtual water trade; international water dependencies; water security; sustainability of water use; equitability of water use; water use efficiency; irrigation efficiency; water productivity; corporate water disclosure and stewardship; water risk; water recycling and reuse; water storage reservoirs; rainwater harvesting; river basin closure; groundwater depletion; drought management; drinking water supply and sanitation; industrial water use; crop water use; effects of contaminated water on health; waterborne diseases; water and poverty; water constraints to growth.

“Water Use and Scarcity”

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The Section “Water Use and Scarcity” publishes original research articles, review articles, case studies, commentaries, and review papers on a broad set of topics related to water use, water consumption, and water scarcity, including the following:

• Water allocation and use;
• Water footprint assessment of products, companies, or regions;
• Water scarcity;
• Water consumption and pollution along supply chains;
• Virtual water trade;
• International water dependencies;
• Water security;
• Sustainability of water use;
• Equitability of water use;
• Water use efficiency;
• Irrigation efficiency;
• Water productivity;
• Corporate water disclosure and stewardship;
• Water risk;
• Water recycling and reuse;
• Water storage reservoirs;
• Rainwater harvesting;
• Groundwater depletion;
• Drought management;
• Drinking water supply and sanitation;
• Industrial water use;
• Crop water use;
• Effects of contaminated water on health;
• Waterborne diseases;
• Water and poverty;
• Water constraints on growth.

“Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics”

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The Section of “Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics” is dedicated to publishing the most up-to-date research and findings from mathematical hydraulic modelling and laboratory or field experiments in fluid mechanics, hydraulic engineering, fluvial and coastal hydraulics, pressurized systems, environmental hydraulics, hydraulic transients, CFD analyses, multi-phase flow, surge analyses, dynamic effects and FSI.

“Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics”

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The “Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics” Section is dedicated to publishing the most up-to-date research and findings related to mathematical hydraulic modeling and laboratory or field experiments, including, but not limited to, the following topics:

• Fluid mechanics;
• Hydraulic engineering;
• Fluvial and coastal hydraulics;
• Pressurized systems;
• Environmental hydraulics;
• Hydraulic transients;
• Computational flow dynamics (CFD) analyses;
• Multi-phase flow;
• Surge analyses;
• Dynamic effects;
• Fluid–structure interaction (FSI);
• Hydraulic structures;
• New tools to improve water systems’ operations and efficiency;
• Water–energy nexus;
• Hydraulic research and application;
• AI and data-driven modeling.

“Soil and Water”

“Soil and Water”

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The “Soil and Water” Section publishes original research papers and review articles on all aspects of water science, technology, and management related to soil. These topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Soil and water conservation;
• Interactions of soil and water;
• Soil erosion by water;
• Transport of soil and sediment in water;
• Soil remediation and water quality protection;
• Soil and groundwater contamination;
• Water–soil–food–energy nexus;
• Field measurements, experiments and modeling.

“Water-Energy Nexus”

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The Section of “Water-Energy Nexus” publishes research articles and critical reviews on:

• all aspects of the relationship between the water used for energy production and electricity generation and the energy required to extract, clean, deliver, store, and dispose of water;
• water and energy security;
• interactions between water and energy systems;
• connections between water and energy infrastructures;
• hydropower;
• integrated water-carbon footprint studies;
• climate change impact on water and energy systems;
• integrated water and energy system modeling;
• integrated assessment of policies addressing water-energy issues;
• risk assessment and projection for water and energy systems;
• water and energy system management;
• optimization of water efficiency in energy production;
• optimization of energy efficiency in water supply and management;
• co-optimization of water-energy nexus;
• water-energy nexus technologies.

“Water-Energy Nexus”

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The Section “Water–Energy Nexus” focuses on advancing our fundamental understanding and offering practical solutions at the interface of water and energy systems. It aims to examine the role of water resources in supporting energy production and electricity generation, as well as the energy required to sustain water supply, treatment, and management. This Section emphasizes the critical importance of the water–energy relationship in ensuring resource security, enhancing system resilience, and supporting sustainable development under climate change. It welcomes contributions that explore interactions between water and energy infrastructures, integrated assessment and modeling of coupled systems, innovative technologies to improve efficiency, and policy-relevant studies that support co-optimization and risk management. Both original research and review articles covering theory, field studies, engineering applications, and system analysis are encouraged.

The topics covered in this Section include, but are not limited to, the following:

• All aspects of the relationship between the water used for energy production and electricity generation and the energy required to extract, clean, deliver, store, and dispose of water;
• Water and energy security;
• Interactions between water and energy systems;
• Connections between water and energy infrastructures;
• Hydropower;
• Integrated water–carbon footprint studies;
• Climate change impacts on water and energy systems;
• Integrated water and energy system modeling;
• Integrated assessment of policies addressing water–energy issues;
• Risk assessment and projection for water and energy systems;
• Water and energy system management;
• Optimization of water efficiency in energy production;
• Optimization of energy efficiency in water supply and management;
• Co-optimization of the water–energy nexus;
• Water–energy nexus technologies.

“Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance”

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The Section of “Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance” publishes contributions on all aspects of water resources policy, planning, management and governance. Topics covered include the following: integrated water resources management, water resources systems; water resources development; monitoring and protection of water resources; adaptive water management; conjunctive use of water resources; water demand management; capacity building in water resources management; national and international water policy; water economics; institutional arrangements; water law; water rights; property regimes; hydro-diplomacy; trans-boundary water issues; national and international water allocation agreements and treaties; water conflict resolution; public participation, consensus building and confidence building; commercialization of water; water politics; water security; water resources management, policy and governance in socially and environmentally sensitive areas and regions; history of water resources.

“Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance”

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The Section “Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance” publishes contributions on all aspects of water resource policy, planning, management, and governance. Topics covered include the following:

• Integrated water resource management (IWRM);
• Water resource systems;
• Water resource development;
• Monitoring and protection of water resources;
• Adaptive water management;
• Conjunctive use of water resources;
• Water demand management;
• Capacity building in water resource management;
• National and international water policy;
• Water economics;
• Institutional arrangements;
• Water law;
• Water rights;
• Property regimes;
• Hydro-diplomacy;
• Trans-boundary water issues;
• Water allocation agreements and treaties;
• Water conflict resolution;
• Public participation;
• Consensus building;
• Confidence building;
• Commercialization of water;
• Water politics;
• Water security;
• Water resources management in sensitive areas and regions;
• History of water resources.

“Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture”

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The Section of “Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture” publishes papers that relate water to production of food and fiber on land or in aquatic environments. The thematic areas covered include, but are not limited to: rain-fed and irrigated production of crops; water and controlled environment agriculture; fish and shrimp farming; modeling studies of the environmental impact of agriculture and aquaculture; and water as a factor in land use/land cover change brought about by agriculture. This Section contributes to the theoretical and practical framework that is required to meet increasing global demands for food and fiber under conditions of increasing competition for scarce water resources and in the context of global changes.

“Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture”

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The Section “Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture” publishes papers that relate water to the production of food and fiber on land or in aquatic environments. The thematic areas covered include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Rain-fed and irrigated production of crops;
• Water and controlled environment agriculture;
• Fish and shrimp farming;
• Modeling studies of the environmental impact of agriculture and aquaculture;
• Water as a factor in land use/land cover change brought about by agriculture.

This Section contributes to the theoretical and practical framework that is required to meet increasing global demand for food and fiber under the conditions of increasing competition for scarce water resources and in the context of global changes.

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“Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems”

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The Section of “Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems” hosts research articles focusing on the current and past biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems, along with changes in the environment. We use biodiversity in a broad sense, including genetics, classic taxonomy and functional diversity. The ultimate scope of this Section is to identify patterns and mechanisms responsible for changes in the biodiversity of aquatic environments, crucial for understanding the impact and interaction of multiple stressors directly and indirectly linked to human impact. The integration experimental, long-term and paleoecological studies will prove the extent to which the biodiversity of aquatic environments is changing in the Anthropocene, in view of adopting strategies of adaptation to new scenarios in different areas of the globe.

“Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems”

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The Section of “Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems” hosts research articles focusing on the current and past biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems, along with changes in the environment. We use biodiversity in a broad sense, including genetics, classic taxonomy and functional diversity. The ultimate scope of this Section is to identify patterns and mechanisms responsible for changes in the biodiversity of aquatic environments, crucial for understanding the impact and interaction of multiple stressors directly and indirectly linked to human impact. The integration experimental, long-term and paleoecological studies will prove the extent to which the biodiversity of aquatic environments is changing in the Anthropocene, in view of adopting strategies of adaptation to new scenarios in different areas of the globe.

Keywords:

• Taxonomy;
• Diversity;
• Freshwater;
• Marine;
• Anthropocene;
• Human impacts;
• Paleoecology;
• Genetic diversity;
• Aquatic ecosystem management;
• Long term studies;
• Climate change;
• Adaptation;
• Modeling.