Water-Related Disaster Assessments and Prevention
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydraulic engineering; hydrodynamics; landslides; dam break flow; debris flow; hazard chain; hydraulic structures; flood risk assessment
Interests: hydraulic engineering; hydrodynamics; dam break flow; sediment transport; hydraulic structures
Interests: debris flow prediction; multi-hazard risk assessment; archaeological hazard evidence; community disaster resilience; GIS hazard mapping
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water-related disasters pose significant threats to human settlements, infrastructure, and ecosystems worldwide. Climate change and rapid urbanization have intensified the frequency and severity of these events, while human engineering activities such as dam construction, river modifications, and slope alterations have created new disaster scenarios, including dam break floods, barrier lake formations, and engineered slope failures. Intense flows can also trigger scour around bridge piers and other in-channel structures, undermining their stability. Additionally, natural landslides triggered by extreme precipitation, earthquakes, or geological processes can significantly impact water systems, creating secondary hazards such as river blockages, flash floods, and cascading disaster chains. The complex interactions between natural processes, engineering interventions, and hydrological systems demand comprehensive assessment and prevention strategies that integrate physical process understanding, risk assessment frameworks, and community resilience building approaches.
This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research on fundamental mechanisms, experimental investigations, advanced measurement techniques, and risk assessment methodologies for water-related disasters. We seek contributions that enhance our understanding of physical processes through laboratory experiments, field observations, numerical simulations, and innovative monitoring technologies. A special emphasis is placed on mechanistic studies, novel experimental methodologies, advanced instrumentation, multi-hazard risk assessment, GIS-based hazard mapping, debris flow prediction models, and community disaster resilience strategies. We welcome research that reveals the underlying physics of disaster phenomena and supports the development of effective prevention, mitigation, and adaptation measures from both engineering and socio-ecological perspectives.
Dr. Zhipan Niu
Prof. Dr. Faxing Zhang
Prof. Dr. Baofeng Di
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- dam break flow
- landslide-induced disasters
- river blockage
- debris flow
- water-related hazard chains
- hydrodynamic modeling
- flood risk assessment
- multi-hazard assessment
- failure of hydraulic structures
- multi-hazard risk assessment
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