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River Engineering and Water Resources Management for Sustainability

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Water Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 968

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Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Interests: urban stormwater and river basin management; flash flood; sustainable urban drainage system; integrated river basin management; urban drainage; river modelling; water resources management; drought and water shortage management; sedimentation and water quality improvement; water quality modelling

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1. College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou 412007, China
2. School of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China
Interests: coastal hydrodynamics; sustainability of coastal and ocean resources; security and stability of coral reef; effective utilization of water resources; intelligent algorithm and information technology in hydraulic engineering

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Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih 43500, Malaysia
Interests: water resources management; water engineering; hydrology; hydrological modeling; environment hydrologic; hydro-environemtal engineering; flood modeling; rivers hydraulics; water quality; coastal and estuarine development
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The world is currently facing a trio of water-related issues affecting many people at an alarming rate: too much water, causing flooding; too little water, causing water stress; and polluted water, making it useless. Water is an important natural resource and is the elixir of life. Moreover, rivers are the source of water and may be referred to as lifelines. The sustainability of water resources management and river engineering is indeed fundamental for the achievement of all 17 of the  United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) for better living in the future. With about 97% of all the water sources coming from rivers, the time has come for a global effort expedite the implementation of water resources best management practices and river engineering approaches to reduce the impact on both the quantity and quality of water in our river systems. Water resources management is closely linked with river processes and activities.

The Special Issue, therefore, focuses on sustainable water resources management and river engineering and welcomes contributions of best practices, new approaches, new ideas, and novel solutions. We welcome papers that are related, but not limited, to any of the following topics:

  • Water resources management;
  • River engineering and management;
  • Sustainable water management for agriculture;
  • Water management optimization;
  • River sedimentation and transport;
  • River restorations and regulations;
  • Irrigation and drainage;
  • Flood and drought.

Dr. Sai Hin Lai
Prof. Dr. Changbo Jiang
Dr. Fang Yenn Teo
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Keywords

  • water resources
  • river engineering
  • river management
  • agricultural water
  • water optimization
  • river sedimentation
  • river transport
  • river restorations
  • river regulations
  • irrigation
  • drainage
  • flood
  • drought

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Effect of Hydraulic Structure on Mitigating Extreme Hydrological Conditions of a Small River in the Temperate Zone (Główna River, Central Europe)
by Mariusz Ptak, Katarzyna Szyga-Pluta, Senlin Zhu, Lavdim Osmanaj and Mariusz Sojka
Sustainability 2023, 15(21), 15278; https://doi.org/10.3390/su152115278 - 25 Oct 2023
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Water resources are of elementary economic and environmental importance, and the observed global transformations as well as regional environmental conditions necessitate activities aimed at providing an optimal amount of water at different levels. One such solution is hydrotechnical infrastructure that permits the precise [...] Read more.
Water resources are of elementary economic and environmental importance, and the observed global transformations as well as regional environmental conditions necessitate activities aimed at providing an optimal amount of water at different levels. One such solution is hydrotechnical infrastructure that permits the precise control of the amount of water in the catchment. This paper presents results concerning changes in the water flow in the Główna River in Poland before (1955–1983) and after (1984–2021) the construction of the Kowalski Reservoir. In the former period, there were no changes in water flow, and the obtained results were not statistically significant (p 0.05). In the period after the construction of the reservoir, a decreasing trend in monthly flow was observed in December, April, July, September, and October. Moreover, a decrease in 1, 3, 7, and 90 day maximum flow was observed. For maximum 30 day flow, the changes were below the threshold of the adopted significance level. Moreover, minimum flow in the period after the construction of the reservoir showed no significant decreasing trend. In hydrological terms, the reservoir served its purpose by contributing to the stabilisation of the water flow. This information is important from the point of view of an increase in retention and corresponds with a broader programme conducted in the territory of Poland. In the context of the construction of further reservoirs, it is important to investigate the current range of changes in water circulation for objects of the type already functioning in the environment, constituting an actual point of reference. Full article
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