Advances in Water Resource Management and Planning
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Resources Management, Policy and Governance".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editors
Interests: water management; hydromorphology; water resources; environmental development; eco-engineering; hydrology; climate resilience and adaptation; blue-green infrastructure; environmental protection; environmental monitoring
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Interests: environmental planning and management; environmental system analysis; water quality and the hydrology model
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Interests: environmental planning and management; sponge city; water resource management; water environment and aquatic ecosystem restoration, nature-based solutions; water quality assessment; water chemistry; blue-green infrastructure; wetland surface–groundwater interactions; sustainable development
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Interests: blue-green infrastructure; water resources; climate adaptation; environmental protection; urban planning
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water resource management is currently facing unprecedented challenges, driven by climate change, rapid urbanisation, and the increasing demand for limited freshwater supplies. To ensure the resilience and sustainable development of water systems, innovative approaches are needed that integrate planning, forecasting, and adaptive strategies. Traditional management frameworks are increasingly inadequate for addressing the rising frequency of extreme hydrological events, escalating water scarcity, and the growing complexity of socio-ecological systems.
This Special Issue focuses on advances in water resource management and planning, paying particular attention to technological, methodological, and cross-sectoral innovations. We welcome contributions that present new tools, models, and practices to enhance integrated water resources management (IWRM) and scenario-based planning in the context of climate change. This Special Issue aims to expand global knowledge and practice of adaptive, forward-looking water resource planning, highlighting innovative technological, methodological, and organisational solutions that strengthen the resilience of water systems to 21st-century challenges.
Key topics include:
- Digitalisation and smart water management
- The Internet of Things (IoT) in water monitoring and management;
- Smart water supply and sewerage networks;
- Automation of water treatment systems;
- Big data and artificial intelligence in water resource forecasting and optimisation.
- Water resource modelling and forecasting
- Modern analysis and modelling methods;
- Hydrological and hydroclimatic modelling that takes climate change into account;
- GIS, remote sensing, and spatial analysis in water management;
- Adaptive water resource planning.
- Sustainable and resilient water systems
- Blue-green infrastructure and nature-based solutions (NbS);
- Resilience of water systems to extreme hydrological events.
- Water management in cities and rural areas
- Innovations in water management in urban and rural areas;
- Water management in smart cities and urban farms;
- Water management in cities of the future: integration of water, energy, and food systems;
- Water retention and recovery systems, including rainwater and greywater.
- Economic and social aspects
- Financial and economic instruments supporting sustainable water management;
- Public participation and cross-sectoral cooperation in water resource management;
- Cost–benefit analysis of implementing innovative water technologies.
Dr. Mariusz Adynkiewicz-Piragas
Prof. Dr. Haifeng Jia
Dr. Alicja Edyta Krzemińska
Dr. Anna Zaręba
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water resource management
- digitalisation and smart water systems (IoT, AI, Big Data)
- hydrological and hydroclimatic modelling
- GIS and remote sensing in water management
- sustainable and resilient water systems (NbS, blue-green infrastructure)
- water management in cities and urban farms
- water retention and recovery systems
- adaptive water resource planning
- integration of water, energy, and food
- economic and financial instruments in water management
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