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Groundwater Management: A Major Step in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

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

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 4222

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Qing Wang

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Research and Development Center for Watershed Environmental Eco-Engineering, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519085, China
Interests: wetland restoration; wetland vegetation; biogeomorphology; plant life cycle; wetland resilience; ecohydrological processes
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Dr. Hongxi Liu

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Research and Development Center for Watershed Environmental Eco-Engineering, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China
Interests: soil erosion; soil and water conservation; sustainable agriculture; land degradation; sustainability; hydrological modeling; catchment hydrology; integrated river basin management
Dr. Zhe Yuan

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Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute, Changjiang Water Resources Commission of the Ministry of Water Resources of China, Wuhan, China
Interests: climate change; the water cycle
Dr. Tian Xie

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School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Interests: wetland restoration; ecohydrological processes; invasion ecology; wetland vegetation; biological conservation; wetland biodiversity; biogeomorphology
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Groundwater is widely buried beneath the Earth's surface and provides important freshwater resources for ecosystems and human society. Groundwater is a major contributor to the flow of many rivers as well as streams and has a strong influence on river and wetland habitats and ecosystems, also having complex interactions with surface water. In this way, groundwater influences surface processes in many ways, such as soil water content and characteristics, materials migration, and transformation. Moreover, groundwater interacts with the climate through the modulation of surface energy and water distribution, with long-term memory. Currently, unsustainable use has depleted groundwater storage, water demand and pressure on our groundwater resources continue to increase, and the effects of groundwater use extend beyond the regional scale. Therefore, sustainable groundwater management is critical and urgent. This relies on a deeper understanding of groundwater and the exploration of the multiple interactions between groundwater and surface processes.

Every new piece of information matters for scientific progress, the understanding of mechanisms, and sustainable management. As a result, the objective of this Special Issue is to serve as a forum for advancing the scientific understanding of groundwater processes and dynamics, methods and management, interactions between groundwater and important surface processes, and environmental effects. We encourage the submission of five types of articles, namely original research, hypotheses and theories, community case studies, methods, and reviews. We accept exceptional merit research covering one or more of, but not limited to, the following topics:

  • Groundwater processes;
  • Ecohydrological effects of groundwater;
  • Groundwater modeling;
  • Interaction between groundwater and surface water;
  • Response of groundwater to climate change;
  • Groundwater pollution;
  • Groundwater in permaforst regions;
  • Ecological service functions of groundwater;
  • Groundwater conservation and restoration;
  • Groundwater management.

Dr. Qing Wang
Dr. Hongxi Liu
Dr. Zhe Yuan
Dr. Tian Xie
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • hydrological process
  • ecohydrological effects
  • modeling
  • interaction
  • pollution
  • conservation and restoration
  • sustainable management

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Process–Based Identification of Key Tidal Creeks Influenced by Reclamation Activities
by Ying Man, Fangwen Zhou and Baoshan Cui
Sustainability 2023, 15(10), 8123; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15108123 - 17 May 2023
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Reclamation activities constitute a major factor threatening tidal creeks, which play an important role in the health of the ecosystem of deltas. Research on the influence of reclamation activities on the connectivity of tidal creeks is often based on changes in their morphology [...] Read more.
Reclamation activities constitute a major factor threatening tidal creeks, which play an important role in the health of the ecosystem of deltas. Research on the influence of reclamation activities on the connectivity of tidal creeks is often based on changes in their morphology and ignores the process that shapes this morphology. Instead, the authors of this study focus on the influence of reclamation activities on hydrological connectivity inside the tidal creek from a process-based perspective. Changes in the hydrological distances that reflect the relative movement of sites in each tidal creek are identified and related to the resistance surface (a spatial layer that assigns values to features of the landscape, indicating the degree to which these features impede or promote movement) of the reclamation activities. We also objectively quantify the influence of different reclamation activities on the connectivity of the tidal creek. We used the proposed method to identify changes in key tidal creeks in the Yellow River Delta under the influence of reclamation activities. The results revealed the potential influence of reclamation activities (before changes appeared in the morphology of the tidal creek) from 1990 to 1995. The use of resistance surfaces thus provides a comprehensive understanding of the interactions between reclamation activities and the connectivity of tidal creeks. Full article
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Runoff–Sediment Simulation of Typical Small Watershed in Loess Plateau of China
by Shengqi Jian, Peiqing Xiao, Yan Tang and Peng Jiao
Sustainability 2023, 15(6), 4894; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15064894 - 09 Mar 2023
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The implementation of measures such as check dams and terraces in the Loess Plateau of China has had a groundbreaking impact on water and sediment conditions. The question of how to accurately simulate the runoff–sediment process under complex underlying surface conditions has become [...] Read more.
The implementation of measures such as check dams and terraces in the Loess Plateau of China has had a groundbreaking impact on water and sediment conditions. The question of how to accurately simulate the runoff–sediment process under complex underlying surface conditions has become key to clarifying the water cycle law. This study focused on the Chenggou River basin, a small watershed located in the Loess Plateau, to examine the effect of the underlying surface characteristics on the runoff production process, and the spatial distribution of the dominant runoff process in the runoff generation mechanism was determined according to the land application, slope and vegetation coverage of the watershed. A runoff–sediment model was constructed that was combined with the traditional hydrological physical mechanism and a deep learning algorithm. Different parameters were calibrated depending on the spatial distribution of the dominant runoff process and we then ran the runoff–sediment simulation model to very its serviceability in the typical watershed of the Loess Plateau. Different parameters were calibrated for each type of hydrological response unit (HRU), according to the division of each HRU and the actual flood process, to calculate the runoff yield of each HRU. An LSTM algorithm was used for flow routing and a CSLE algorithm was used to simulate soil erosion. The results show that there were 29 flood events in the Chenggou River basin from 2013 to 2017. The average runoff depth had an 8.86% margin of error, while the peak flow had a slightly higher 9.44% deviation. The Nash efficiency coefficient was 0.84, and the relative error of soil erosion was 14.45%. The model simulation effect is good and can be applied to the typical watershed of the Loess Plateau. The model can provide a scientific basis for the highly efficient and sustainable utilization of water resources, ecological environment construction and the sustainable development of agriculture. Full article
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On-Farm Water Use Efficiency: Impact of Sprinkler Cycle and Flow Rate to Cool Holstein Cows during Semi-Arid Summer
by Abu Macavoray, Muhammad Afzal Rashid, Hifzul Rahman and Muhammad Qamer Shahid
Sustainability 2023, 15(4), 3774; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15043774 - 18 Feb 2023
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Sprinkler cooling is a common heat abatement method in dairy cows and uses huge quantities of groundwater. Sprinkler flow rate and timing affect cow cooling and water use efficiency, but little is known about how these strategies may influence dairy cow performance under [...] Read more.
Sprinkler cooling is a common heat abatement method in dairy cows and uses huge quantities of groundwater. Sprinkler flow rate and timing affect cow cooling and water use efficiency, but little is known about how these strategies may influence dairy cow performance under heat stress conditions in Pakistan. The objective of this study was to evaluate the cooling efficiency of different sprinkler cycles and flow rates in Holstein Friesian cows under semi-arid summer conditions in Pakistan. Thirty (30) lactating cows were subjected to 2 sprinkler flow rates and 3 sprinkler cycle strategies in a crossover design. Flow rates were 1.25 and 2 L/min, and the sprinkler cycles (water on|off) were: 3 min on|3 min off, 3 on|6 off, and 3 on|9 off. Results showed that the 1.25 L/min flow rate had a similar performance to the 2.0 L/min group in terms of milk yield and behavior, despite using 37.2% less water. The respiration rate was lowest in the 3|3 sprinkler cycle (SC) group, followed by the 3|6 and the 3|9 SC groups, respectively. Milk yield in the 3|3 group was 2 kg/d higher than the 3|9 group. In conclusion, these findings suggest that the 3|3 sprinkler cycle and 1.25 L/min flow rate may be a more efficient option in terms of water use while maintaining cow performance in semi-arid heat stress conditions. Full article
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