About this Research Topic
Articles published in the first edition of this series can be read and downloaded here – The Urban Fluvial and Hydro-Environment System
With the rapid urbanization of cities around the world, maintaining water security, managing flood control, and protecting the urban hydro-environment have become important tasks to tackle. As a related challenge, the management of wastewater from urbanization has also become a major concern in many big cities. The majority of large megacities are located in delta regions surrounded by river networks or coastal areas that are threatened by the interactions of high tidal influences, floods, and pollution from upstream river basins, besides facing the complexities of urban hydro-environment governance. Fast urbanization typically causes interference and fragmentation of the river system and impedes its hydrodynamic potential, which has been the primary cause of flooding, pollutant dispersal, and altered patterns of sediment deposition. Consequently, water security, environmental protection, and stormwater management problems are major issues with regard to sustainable urban development.
This Research Topic welcomes contributions that aim to minimize the effects of urban development on the fluvial and freshwater systems. This can be achieved through a collection of advanced research concerning the urban river network, hydrodynamics, hydro-environmental processes, wastewater management, river and marine pollution, and sediment transport.
In recent years, urban hydrological and hydrodynamic models have generated tremendous interest from scholars and practitioners all over the globe. These models can be widely applied to urban flood management, water pollution mitigation studies, urban watercourse behavioral sciences, and river restoration efforts. This list demonstrates the crucial role of these models and how they benefit a wide range of management issues and community concerns. Although this collection targets the latest novel research in theoretical and numerical models and related fields, interesting experimental and field studies are also welcome.
In summary, this Research Topic welcomes high-quality submissions with an aim to produce a collection targeted to achieve a safer, healthier, and better urban living space. We are looking for, but not limited to, innovative theories, advanced technologies, and application examples in this targeted field of study.
Potential themes include:
· Urbanization processes affecting the fluvial environment.
· How river networks have been altered and their response characteristics.
· Hydrological and hydrodynamic models which demonstrate urban hydrological advances.
· Hydro-environmental research explaining how to mitigate urban influences on the fluvial system.
· Sustainable cities, including the implementation of fluvial management and green networks.
· Morphological studies in complex fluvial systems
· Pollutant and harmful substances adsorption and mitigation from wastewater/water resources
· Coastal studies focusing on hydrodynamics, sediment transport, marine water quality, and coastal management.
With the rapid urbanization of cities around the world, maintaining water security, managing flood control, and protecting the urban hydro-environment have become important tasks to tackle. As a related challenge, the management of wastewater from urbanization has also become a major concern in many big cities. The majority of large megacities are located in delta regions surrounded by river networks or coastal areas that are threatened by the interactions of high tidal influences, floods, and pollution from upstream river basins, besides facing the complexities of urban hydro-environment governance. Fast urbanization typically causes interference and fragmentation of the river system and impedes its hydrodynamic potential, which has been the primary cause of flooding, pollutant dispersal, and altered patterns of sediment deposition. Consequently, water security, environmental protection, and stormwater management problems are major issues with regard to sustainable urban development.
This Research Topic welcomes contributions that aim to minimize the effects of urban development on the fluvial and freshwater systems. This can be achieved through a collection of advanced research concerning the urban river network, hydrodynamics, hydro-environmental processes, wastewater management, river and marine pollution, and sediment transport.
In recent years, urban hydrological and hydrodynamic models have generated tremendous interest from scholars and practitioners all over the globe. These models can be widely applied to urban flood management, water pollution mitigation studies, urban watercourse behavioral sciences, and river restoration efforts. This list demonstrates the crucial role of these models and how they benefit a wide range of management issues and community concerns. Although this collection targets the latest novel research in theoretical and numerical models and related fields, interesting experimental and field studies are also welcome.
In summary, this Research Topic welcomes high-quality submissions with an aim to produce a collection targeted to achieve a safer, healthier, and better urban living space. We are looking for, but not limited to, innovative theories, advanced technologies, and application examples in this targeted field of study.
Potential themes include:
· Urbanization processes affecting the fluvial environment.
· How river networks have been altered and their response characteristics.
· Hydrological and hydrodynamic models which demonstrate urban hydrological advances.
· Hydro-environmental research explaining how to mitigate urban influences on the fluvial system.
· Sustainable cities, including the implementation of fluvial management and green networks.
· Morphological studies in complex fluvial systems
· Pollutant and harmful substances adsorption and mitigation from wastewater/water resources
· Coastal studies focusing on hydrodynamics, sediment transport, marine water quality, and coastal management.
Keywords: River network, hydrodynamics, sustainability, fluvial management, urban flood management, water pollution mitigation studies, wastewater, water resources, urban watercourse behavioural sciences, stormwater management, high-tide effect, coastal studies.
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