Circular Ecohydrology for Mediterranean Coastal Systems: Nature-Based Solutions, Waste Valorization and Ecosystem Restoration
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecohydrology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 7
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Interests: ecohydrology; hydrology; biogeochemistry; ecological functioning; ecological engineering; bio-inspiration; watershed management; wastewater use; rain harvest; agroecology; soil/water/energy/food/health nexus
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Interests: sedimentology; geographic Information system; environment; tectonics; geological mapping; environmental impact assessment; climate change; numerical modeling; physical geography; climate change adaptation
Interests: hydrology; climatology; solid transport; human impact; environment; hydrological modelling; climatic scenarios
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mediterranean coastal transitional ecosystems face critical degradation from multiple pollution sources, including untreated wastewater discharge, agricultural runoff, and emerging contaminants, which are further compounded by saltwater intrusion, climate change, and demographic pressures in semi-arid regions. These coastal transitional systems—lagoons, estuaries, and wetlands within agricultural watersheds—represent both environmental vulnerabilities and opportunities for circular economy approaches that transform waste streams into valuable resources while restoring ecosystem services. While the existing literature does address coastal pollution and wastewater treatment separately, integrated ecohydrological frameworks for Mediterranean contexts remain underrepresented. Frameworks connecting runoff hydrology, climate adaptation, waste management, biodiversity conservation, and circular economy principles are particularly needed.
This Special Issue addresses the urgent need for ecohydrological research and nature-based solutions (NbSs) in semi-arid Mediterranean coastal regions, and we seek original research, case studies and reviews that advance understanding of pollution dynamics in transitional waters and demonstrate solutions for climate adaptation and ecosystem restoration. Manuscripts should present effective NbSs and innovative circular economy interventions including constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment, nutrient recovery systems, bioremediation of contaminated sediments, and ecosystem-based approaches to saltwater intrusion and coastline management.
We particularly encourage submissions from UNESCO/IHP demosites, RAMSAR sites, and long-term coastal observatories across the Mediterranean basin and comparable semi-arid regions worldwide.
Topics include coastal erosion and sediment dynamics, dam impacts on coastal hydrology, water quality restoration, wastewater treatment, NbSs, emerging contaminant fate and removal, soil and sediment pollution remediation, saltwater intrusion mitigation, nutrient and water reuse, biodiversity as a bioindicator, ecohydrological modeling, ecosystem service valuation, and stakeholder engagement for circular resource management.
Dr. Didier Orange
Guest Editor
Dr. Oula Amrouni
Guest Editor Assistant
Dr. Gil Mahé
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ecohydrology
- transitional waters
- circular economy
- waste valorization
- nature-based solutions
- mediterranean semi-arid regions
- saltwater intrusion
- emerging contaminants
- nutrient recovery
- bioindicators
- ecosystem restoration
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