Application of GIS Models and Remote Sensing in Water Quality Evaluation, Land and Coastal Zone Management
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: closed (31 January 2024) | Viewed by 11212
Special Issue Editors
Interests: remote sensing; GIS; sustainable development goals; climate change; water quality; flood modeling; coastal management
Interests: remote sensing; GIS; coastal management; climate change; ocean modelling
Interests: climate change adaptation; decentralized wastewater management; environmental change & sustainable development; water pollution; water resources management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
One hundred and ninety-three country leaders committed to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to realize a better quality of life and a sustainable environment by 2030. Remote sensing technology (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) take an essential role in achieving the UN’s targets, especially Goal 6 (water), Goal 14 (life below water), and Goal 15 (life on land). Water quality may accelerate other goals, especially in land and coastal zone management. However, some countries lack the resources to collect data, causing some obstacles in achieving the SDGs. Cutting-edge research on the application and integration of RS and GIS widely open the opportunity for the researchers to develop policy recommendation to achieve the SDGs, especially in water quality, land and coastal zone management.
This Special Issue will focus on applying remote sensing technology and Geographic Information Systems in water quality, land and coastal zone management. We provide a platform to showcase the latest research in the field. The aim is to compile the studies highlighting the RS and GIS application to propose a policy recommendation for achieving sustainability in water quality and land and coastal zone management. The study collected in this Special Issue will contribute important information to our current knowledge, directing policy recommendations to achieve the SDGs. We welcome original research articles, study cases and reviews in several research areas focusing on water quality, land and coastal zone management (but are not limited to):
- Remote sensing and GIS application in the coastal zone area;
- Remote sensing and GIS application on natural water-related disasters;
- Remote sensing and GIS application in fishing grounds;
- GIS application on water ground modeling;
- SDG water, land and coast related.
Dr. Andi Besse Rimba
Prof. Dr. Takahiro Osawa
Dr. Saroj Kumar Chapagain
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable development goals (SDGs)
- remote sensing (RS)
- geographic information systems (GIS)
- water quality
- land management
- coastal zone management
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