Water Governance Solutions towards Future Environmental Challenges
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance".
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Special Issue Editors
Interests: nutrient removal; biofilm reactors; algae technology; water reuse; waste valorisation
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Interests: water governance; energy saving in water and wastewater systems; lifecycle assessment (LCA); water economy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water availability in quantity and quality changes considerably among countries and also inside countries. Due to the expected increase in water demand for humans, industry, touristic and agricultural activities regarding water scarcity have been increasing in several regions, exacerbated by the effects of climate change, leading to water shortages, water stress or deficits and water crises. Current governance mechanisms have proved ineffective in responding to climate change. As a result, regions where watersheds are limited struggle to cope with the consequences of water crises and changes in water demands, frequently resulting in the increase in economic costs and social agitation.
Therefore, new methodologies for policy co-design and the integrated implementation of multi-level governance are needed, which could allow the introduction of nature-based solutions for wastewater treatment, energy savings in water infrastructures, energy extraction from wastewater, digital solutions for water management, waste-to-energy recovery approaches, the valorization of waste produced during water and wastewater treatment, lifecycle assessment (LCA) for the analysis and evaluation of water and wastewater infrastructures and green financing as well as the establishment of social, legal and institutional support systems for effective water governance.
The strategic planning for such methodologies would involve the optimization of both water use and energy efficiency for the treatment, storage and distribution of water, the treatment and reuse of wastewaters, the valorization of byproducts (sludges) from water and wastewater treatment and the use of suitable energy operations for maintaining water quality and its reuse.
This Special Issue aims to include research regarding the most recent and innovative solutions for water and wastewater management, which could involve nature-based solutions, practices for reducing energy consumption and carbon release to the atmosphere, digital solutions, byproduct (sludge) valorization, sustainable water and energy governance policies.
Topics will include:
- Water governance;
- Water scarcity management;
- Energy saving in water and wastewater systems;
- Nature-based solutions for wastewater treatment and reuse;
- Water and wastewater treatment and sludge valorization;
- Digital solutions in water and wastewater treatment;
- Energy generation from water, wastewater and related subproducts (sludge);
- Effect of climate change on water and wastewater management;
- Lifecycle assessment (LCA) in water and wastewater infrastructures.
Dr. Antonio Albuquerque
Dr. Eleonora Santos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water governance
- water treatment and distribution
- wastewater treatment and reuse
- energy saving in water
- waste-to-energy recovery
- water byproduct valorization
- digital solutions
- climate changes
- water economy
- lifecycle assessment
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