Drinking Water, Water Management and Environment
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2025 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editor
Interests: management science and systems engineering; ecosystem and public resources management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Today, water shortage caused by environmental pollution is increasingly becoming a global problem. Consequently, protecting the environment and ensuring the sustainability of water resources have become important issue. Some methods have been undertaken to help solve the problem of drinking water, including recycled water utilisation, desalination, water infrastructure building, appropriate water pricing, etc.
Of these, recycled water utilisation is notably effective. After treatment, wastewater can be used again for various purposes, such as irrigation and in other industries. Equivalently, seawater desalination refers to the process of removing excess salt and minerals from seawater to obtain fresh water. This process is mainly used to provide drinking water and agricultural water—and sometimes edible salt as a by-product. Seawater desalination is very popular in areas where there is an extreme lack of rainfall. In addition to these, building and maintaining water infrastructure is important for distributing clean drinking water and managing wastewater. Effective infrastructure ensures safe water delivery and helps prevent loss and contamination. Lastly, setting appropriate water prices can also help avoid the accumulation of unnecessary waste.
Given this background, we welcome the contribution of research articles, case studies, and review articles to this Special Issue. The topic of this Issue is related to the above-mentioned methods that help solve the drinking water shortage and help balance the needs of people and ecosystems, ensuring sustainable water use while protecting the environment.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Gang Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- recycled water utilisation
- desalination
- water infrastructure
- water price
- sustainable development
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