Sustainable Groundwater Management: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Securing Water Resources
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 14
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrogeology; water management; isotope hydrology; climate change
Interests: integrated hydrological modeling; water resources management; water accounting; stable isotopes; agricultural water use
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is with great pleasure that we invite you to contribute your novel research findings to this Special Issue, titled "Sustainable Groundwater Management: Multidisciplinary Approaches for Securing Water Resources". This issue is dedicated to advancing the sustainable management, protection, and utilization of groundwater resources. We seek to gather cutting-edge research and practical solutions addressing critical topics, including groundwater recharge techniques and quantification methods, aquifers, including karst systems, characterization using different methods, tracing and environmental isotope techniques, the impacts of climate change and anthropogenic activities, groundwater contamination and remediation, groundwater-surface water interactions, sustainable agricultural practices, innovative technologies, and effective policy and governance frameworks. Groundwater sustainability is crucial for ensuring long-term water security and ecosystem health. This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive resource for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers by showcasing innovative studies and best practices that contribute to the sustainable use and management of groundwater.
We look forward to your valuable contributions that will help advance our understanding and implementation of sustainable hydrogeology practices.
Dr. Yassine Ait Brahim
Dr. Mohamed Ouarani
Dr. Youssef Brouziyne
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- groundwater recharge
- aquifer characterization
- groundwater contamination and remediation
- groundwater–surface water interactions
- sustainable agricultural use
- hydrogeological modeling
- hydrogeophysics
- effective policy and governance frameworks for groundwater
- climate change and anthropogenic activities impact on groundwater resources
- the application of environmental tracers and isotopes in hydrogeology
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