Freshwater Security and Safety Management: New Approaches and Advanced Technologies
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2024 | Viewed by 2794
Special Issue Editors
Interests: freshwater pipe networks; water audit; water losses; hydraulics; simulation; optimization; pressure management
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Interests: water distribution networks; pumping systems; pressure management; energy recovery; PAT; hydropower; water consumptions
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Interests: water distribution networks; urban drainage systems; low-impact development (LID); meta-heuristic optimization models; decision support system; water systems; pressure management
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Interests: hydraulics of closed and open conduits; flows of closed and open conduits; experimental measurements (hot-film anemometry, particle image velocimetry); computational hydraulics; flows in porous media; gravity currents in lock-exchange experiments; buoyant jets in closed and open conduits
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Today, freshwater security and safety are both at risk due to either intentional interventions or climate crisis impacts. Safeguarding both is of the utmost importance as the well-being of the users depends on them. Additionally, the economic impacts involved are huge, as restoration actions entail much higher costs compared to those of avoidance measures. Threats must be highlighted and effectively confronted, while, at the same time, prevention policies must be planned and thoroughly applied as a precautionary measure. Water demand is rising, aquifers are being depleted, the threat of extreme weather is increasing and the fear of “water terrorism” is not a science fiction scenario anymore. In view of the new challenges climate crisis has imposed on the environment as a whole, mankind has to withstand the related stresses and move towards a future worth living. It is worth noting that the assessment and prediction of the adverse effects of the climate-related events, the estimation of the vulnerability of the affected areas, and risk assessment are relevant steps in strategic decision-making procedures for integrated climate change adaptation.
This SI aims to collect high-quality studies related to either good practices or bad examples, case studies, policy-making processes, decision-supporting tools, and advanced technologies.
Prof. Dr. Vasilis Kanakoudis
Prof. Dr. Maurizio Giugni
Prof. Dr. Francesco De Paola
Dr. Evangelos Keramaris
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- freshwater pipe networks
- water security
- water safety
- water terrorism
- environmental crisis and hazards
- resilience of critical water infrastructure
- innovative methods for urban water cycle management