Advances in Water–Energy–Carbon–Economy–Health Relationships

Dear Colleagues,

With the rapid economy development, the demand for water resources and energy continues to grow, accompanied by increasing carbon emissions and environmental pollution. These issues have profound impacts on the global economy and human health, and the intricate relationship among water, energy, carbon emissions, economy and health has become increasingly prominent. Previous research has primarily focused on the individual components of this complex system, neglecting the intricate interactions among them.

This Special Issue brings together manuscripts from different fields of water–energy–carbon–economy–health relationships, with the common aspect of understanding policy and practice optimization to achieve environmental sustainability and human well-being simultaneously, and providing insights on promoting the coordinated development of water, energy, carbon, economy and health. The topics covered may include, but are not limited to:

• The role of water resources in energy production;
• Energy consumption pattern impact on water pollution;
• Water issues as drivers of environmental burden and their consequences for human health;
• Economic development strategies that promote sustainable use of water resources;
• The relationship between digital economy and water resources;
• The impact of water resource shortage on energy supply and carbon emission;
• Water–energy–carbon–economy–health coordinated management;
• Water–energy–carbon–economy–health system planning;
• Co-benefits and conflict between water, energy, carbon, economy and health;
• Corporate responsibility and resource sustainable management;
• Costs of water resource consumption or pollution on economy and health;
• Transboundary environmental issue transfer and economic trade.

The goal of this Special Issue is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the complex interactions among water, energy, carbon, economy and health. We hope that our efforts will contribute toward developing effective policies and practices for promoting sustainable development while protecting public health. We look forward to receiving your proposals for papers that align with these objectives!

All papers should have a water resource-related component, and it is suggested to mention a connection to energy, carbon, economy or health management issues. Original research articles, theoretical, field, experimental, numerical and analytical studies, and comprehensive review papers focusing on defining the relationship between water resources and other environmental or economic elements are welcome.

Dr. Saige Wang
Guest Editor

Dr. Chengming Li
Dr. Xu Peng
Guest Editor Assistants

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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. Water is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• water–energy–carbon–economy–health relationships
• system analysis
• water resources
• energy demand
• carbon emissions
• economy development
• human health
• nexus and sustainable devleopment
• coordianted management