Journals in Water supply and management

Urban Water

ISSN: 1462-0758

AIMS AND SCOPE Urban Water aims to provide a forum for the research and professional communities dealing with water-related and water-based systems in the urban environment. Particular emphasis is placed on defining the practical outcomes of sustainable development and on documenting and analysing the mutual interrelationships and interactions between the individual water systems and urban water bodies (including groundwater). The journal encourages the increasing importance of integrated approaches to solve the numerous pressing problems in urban water engineering.Most of the current water, environmental and infrastructure journals cover some aspects of the urban water scene. However, none of them are solely dedicated to this fast growing topic and none emphasise the importance of integration and interrelationships, considering urban water as an entity with all its internal and external interactions. In this respect, the journal aims at filling a gap in the provision of international, scientific and professional journals.The journal focuses on the water-based infrastructure in the city; namely potable water, sewerage and drainage. Also included are the network peripheries; the customer/consumer, point-of-use and point-of-discharge technologies (e.g. recycling, source controls) and the end-of-pipe treatment systems for potable and wastewater where they relate to and interact with their respective networks. Further, the impact of the networks on the water environment (water resources, groundwater, and watercourses) and vice versa is included. Papers discussing issues of utilisation of groundwater aquifers for urban areas are particularly appreciated. Additionally, papers concerned with water planning (including the interactions of urban water amenities with city planning and landscaping), design, analysis, informatic support (GIS/CAD), operational management and associated economics are all welcome. A strong emphasis is placed on data needs, data acquisition and processing, quantification of uncertainty and assurance of data quality and robustness.The overarching issues and developments in "sustainability" find a natural home in Urban Water too, especially those related and applied to urban water supply and sanitation. Papers dealing with new, alternative or unconventional solutions for rehabilitation of aged systems and with appropriate technologies for developing countries are welcomed. Also included are the urban water issues associated with socio-economic and resources management in developing countries. Space is provided too for papers dealing with education and vocational training of specialists in urban water.An associated aim of Urban Water is to foster and encourage the development and dissemination of urban water educational software and data relevant to the papers published. Thus up-to-date and reliable digital information, tools and methodologies can be rapidly made available to the international scientific, educational and professional community.The readership as well as authorship will consist of international specialists in civil, water and environmental engineering, other relevant engineering disciplines and urban planning. Other disciplines include environmental chemistry, biology and toxicology and many others. The journal will reach professionals working in universities, research organisations, software houses, consulting companies, water utilities and governmental bodies.International organisations concerned with water management and policy, as well as non-governmental organisations involved in scientific, professional and public awareness raising issues will find Urban Water suitable both for publishing their findings and to provide access to up-to-date knowledge and global trends.

Waste Management

ISSN: 0956-053X
5 Year impact factor: 7.9
Impact factor: 7.1

International Journal of Integrated Waste Management, Science and TechnologyWaste Management is devoted to the presentation and discussion of information on solid waste generation, characterization, minimization, collection, separation, treatment, and disposal, as well as manuscripts that address waste management policy, education, and economic and environmental assessments. The journal addresses various types of solid wastes including municipal (e.g., residential, institutional, and commercial), agricultural, and special (e.g., hazardous household, hazardous and non-hazardous industrial, construction and demolition, sewage sludge, healthcare and medical) wastes. Mining, metallurgical and radioactive wastes are not in the scope of the journal.The journal welcomes both fundamental and applied research that can be related to problems of interest to solid waste researchers, practitioners and/or policy makers. Well documented case studies will be considered but they must describe results that can be applied beyond the specific location of the case study. Manuscripts that focus on the use of a waste material in a new product are often more suitable for a journal that focuses on the material properties of the product. In considering whether a manuscript is suitable for publication in Waste Management, consider whether the information is of potential use to solid waste researchers, practitioners and/or policymakers.The following are some of the major areas in which papers are solicited:Generation and characterizationMinimizationRecycling and reuseStorage, collection, transport, and transferTreatment (mechanical, biological, chemical, thermal, other)Landfill disposalEnvironmental assessments (including LCA and S-LCA)Economic analysis (including LCC)Policy and regulationsPlanningNew and emerging issues and technologiesWaste Management will not be accepting proposals for new Special Issues (SI) anymore. The new Special Issue topics and contents will be arranged and announced by the editorial team of WM. Interested authors are welcome to contribute articles.

Water Resources and Economics

ISSN: 2212-4284
5 Year impact factor: 2.1
Impact factor: 2.3

In association with the International Water AssociationFor the purpose of sustainable water resources management, understanding the multiple connections and feedback mechanisms between water resources and the economy is crucial. Water Resources and Economics addresses the financial and economic dimensions associated with water resources use and governance, across different economic sectors like agriculture, energy, industry, shipping, recreation and urban and rural water supply, at local, regional and transboundary scale.Topics of interest include (but are not restricted to) the economics of: Aquatic ecosystem servicesBlue economyClimate change and flood risk managementClimate smart agricultureCoastal managementDroughts and water scarcityEnvironmental flowsEutrophicationFood, water, energy nexusGroundwater managementHydropower generationHydrological risks and uncertaintiesMarine resourcesNature-based solutionsResource recoveryRiver restorationStorm water harvestingTransboundary water allocationUrban water managementWastewater treatmentWatershed managementWater health risksWater pollutionWater quality managementWater securityWater stressWater technology innovationWater Resources and Economics aims to contribute to the advancement of integrated water accounts and hydro-economic modeling at relevant temporal and spatial scales, water resources valuation and pricing, the design and evaluation of water policy instruments, including water markets and payments for watershed services, and the economics of public water supply, sanitation and waste water treatment in developed and developing regions. We are particularly interested in publishing high quality examples of innovative interdisciplinary collaborations between economists and water engineers and scientists. Both conceptual/methodological as well as applied research papers are welcome.Water Resources and Economics is one of a series of specialist titles launched by the highly-regarded Water Research. The journal is targeted at economists, engineers, natural and social scientists interested in water resources management. Papers should deal with the changing value of water in its different uses and the evaluation of economic tradeoffs, aiming for the creation of water resource management strategies that are ecologically, socially and economically sustainable.The other specialist title in the series is Water Resources and Industry, which focuses on the role that industry plays in the exploitation, management and treatment of water resources.In association with International Water Association (IWA).

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