▶ Topics
Researchers and practitioners are encouraged to submit original, unpublished contributions. The topics of interest mainly include, but are not limited to:
(1) Water Resources and Hydrology
• Climate change impacts on hydrological cycles
• Watershed modeling and sustainable management
• Flood and drought risk assessment and forecasting
• Urban hydrology and stormwater management
• Water allocation, governance, and policy planning
(3) Water Circulation through Nature-based Solutions
• Water circulation and sponge cities
• Green infrastructure and low-impact development
• Constructed wetlands for stormwater management
• Urban green spaces
• Blue-green network
(5) Low-Carbon Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery
• Energy-neutral/positive treatment and anaerobic digestion
• Nutrient (N, P) and water recovery technologies
• Waste minimization and resource valorization
• State-of-the-art technology
• Life cycle assessment (LCA) of treatment systems
(7) Climate Change and Mitigation
• Climate impacts on ecosystems and water resources
• Greenhouse gas emissions from environmental systems
• Carbon sequestration and natural climate solutions
• Urban climate mitigation and adaptation strategies
• Environmental monitoring and climate modeling
• Climate change impacts on hydrological cycles
• Watershed modeling and sustainable management
• Flood and drought risk assessment and forecasting
• Urban hydrology and stormwater management
• Water allocation, governance, and policy planning
(3) Water Circulation through Nature-based Solutions
• Water circulation and sponge cities
• Green infrastructure and low-impact development
• Constructed wetlands for stormwater management
• Urban green spaces
• Blue-green network
(5) Low-Carbon Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery
• Energy-neutral/positive treatment and anaerobic digestion
• Nutrient (N, P) and water recovery technologies
• Waste minimization and resource valorization
• State-of-the-art technology
• Life cycle assessment (LCA) of treatment systems
(7) Climate Change and Mitigation
• Climate impacts on ecosystems and water resources
• Greenhouse gas emissions from environmental systems
• Carbon sequestration and natural climate solutions
• Urban climate mitigation and adaptation strategies
• Environmental monitoring and climate modeling
(2) Aquatic Ecosystems and Restoration
• Biodiversity conservation in freshwater systems
• Restoration of degraded habitats and connectivity
• Eutrophication, hypoxia, and invasive species impacts
• Ecological assessment and ecosystem health indicators
• Sediment pollution and recovery strategies
(4) Drinking Water Safety
• Emerging contaminants
• Disinfection by-products and control measures
• Source water protection and real-time monitoring
• Resilience of supply systems to extreme events
• Point-of-use treatment and aging infrastructure challenges
(6) Soil and Groundwater
• Pollution from industrial and agricultural sources
• Contaminant fate and transport modeling
• In-situ and ex-situ remediation
• Risk assessment and source identification of groundwater pollution
• Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) and groundwater risk prevention
• Biodiversity conservation in freshwater systems
• Restoration of degraded habitats and connectivity
• Eutrophication, hypoxia, and invasive species impacts
• Ecological assessment and ecosystem health indicators
• Sediment pollution and recovery strategies
(4) Drinking Water Safety
• Emerging contaminants
• Disinfection by-products and control measures
• Source water protection and real-time monitoring
• Resilience of supply systems to extreme events
• Point-of-use treatment and aging infrastructure challenges
(6) Soil and Groundwater
• Pollution from industrial and agricultural sources
• Contaminant fate and transport modeling
• In-situ and ex-situ remediation
• Risk assessment and source identification of groundwater pollution
• Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) and groundwater risk prevention