Nature-Orientated Hydraulic Engineering and Eco-Hydraulics
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2021) | Viewed by 445
Special Issue Editor
Interests: flood protection and flood risk management; nature-orientated hydraulic engineering and eco hydraulics; sediment transport and morphodynamics; water resources management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent decades, the focus of hydraulic engineering research has shifted significantly from a purely technical approach towards an integrated combination of technical, ecological, and nature-orientated aspects. New terms such as nature-based solutions, green infrastructures, engineering with nature, eco-hydraulics, ecological engineering, and building with nature reflect the trend towards more ecologically friendly hydraulic structures. Research in this field does not only requires good knowledge of the relevant hydraulic processes but also an understanding of natural processes, short- and long-term hydraulic–ecological interactions, and the impacts of hydraulic structures on the environment. Therefore, research in eco-hydraulics ranges from a reduction and minimization of environmental impacts towards a replacement of traditional concrete structures by nature-based solutions. It is our objective to combine human needs with ecological requirements in an integrated and interdisciplinary approach.
This Special Issue brings together highly innovative and sophisticated approaches, new challenges, and possibilities of eco-hydraulics and nature-orientated hydraulic engineering. The Special Issue will cover publications from fundamental research, applied research, and best practice examples to show the present state of research related to eco-hydraulics and nature-orientated hydraulic engineering.
Prof. Dr. Holger Schüttrumpf
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Eco-hydraulics
- Eco-hydrology
- Habitat modelling
- River restoration
- Fish passages
- Interaction of biota with waves, currents and sediments
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