Special Issue "Impacts of Anthropogenic Activities on Watersheds in a Changing Climate Ⅱ"

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water and Climate Change".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Fernando António Leal Pacheco
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Guest Editor
DG-CQVR-UTAD – Department of Geology, Chemistry Research Centre, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5001–801 Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: groundwater management; groundwater contamination risk; water–rock interactions; groundwater flow modeling; groundwater–surface water interactions; rainwater harvesting; land degradation and surface water quality; spatial decision support systems in water public supply planning
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In developed and developing countries, watersheds have been and are still subject to multiple anthropogenic pressures at progressively accelerated paces. Meanwhile, the climate has changed and continues to change. Steadily increasing temperatures and decreasing precipitation in some regions are expressions of this change. The coupled influence of climate change and anthropogenic pressures, including land use changes, continues to produce a significant impact on watersheds, because both circumstances induce an amplification of hydrologic events, namely, floods, droughts, a decline in aquifer recharge, and the deterioration of water quality and ecosystems. The impact includes water erosion, a decline in soil fertility, a shortage of groundwater resources, and a disturbance of ecosystem functions, among others.

The purpose of this Special Issue is to give authors the opportunity to publish retrospective or prospective studies focused on the coupling of climate change and environmental impact assessments at the catchment scale. Studies on the direct influence of climate change on water resources are also welcome, as well as studies on the environmental impact of anthropogenic activities in multiple-use watersheds.

Prof. Luís Filipe Sanches Fernandes
Prof. Fernando António Leal Pacheco
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Keywords

  • watershed
  • climate change
  • anthropogenic pressures
  • water resources
  • environmental impact
  • ecosystems
  • hydrologic extreme event

Published Papers

This special issue is now open for submission.
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