Sustainable Management of Water Distribution Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Water distribution systems (WDSs) are complex infrastructures designed to reliably process, store and supply potable water to consumers. Efficient and flexible managing strategies of WDSs are needed to reach these goals in a sustainable way and to maintain high performance of the water infrastructure over time. WDSs around the world are facing major challenges related to water scarcity, aging of infrastructures and climate change impacts. This Special Issue intends to collect contributions about critical aspects of water distribution. The specific focus will be on the sustainable management of water distribution systems, including mitigation of problems related to intermittent supply, equity in water distribution among users and water leakage management. Pressure managing strategies, real-time control techniques and district-metered areas are included in the topics of this Special Issue. Contributions may concern experimental, modeling and review works.

Dr. Alberto Campisano
Guest Editor

Dr. Aurora Gullotta
Guest Editor Assistant

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• water distribution systems
• intermittent supply
• equity in water supply
• water leakages
• water pressure managements
• real-time control
• water distribution systems modeling