Dear Colleagues,

Water resources are under increasing pressure to meet the demands of an ever-growing world.  The disproporsionate natural availability of water resources creates uneven access for many populations.  This, combined with the effects of climate change and the cumulative effects of pollution on the natural environment, have pushed some communities to the brink of water security.  The sustainability and vibrancy of many populations are directly tied to the availability of clean water at the household, commercial and industrial levels.

The focus of this special issue will be to highlight the state-of-the-art research being undertaken to improve the access to and use of water, while reducing the pollution footprint associated with human activity.  This will include a link to the socio-economic aspects of water.

The scope of this special issue will include the full cycle of water use, including tbe protection and enhancement of source-water, innovative and efficient public and private water systems, the built environment, and sustainable wastewater treatment.  In addition, efficient industry water taking and re-use, as observed in commercial process water and agricultural irrigation will be included.  Finally, the link to human populations, both with respect to water governance as well as on a health and socioeconomic level will be covered.

This issue will invite a range of papers which include novel reviews of existing literature, laboratory and field-scale studies, as well as qualitative investgations at the individual and population levels.  This issue will also encourage the submission of work which spans disciplines and brings together multiple sectors which interconnect in the larger picture of water sustainability (For example, the Water, Energy and Food Nexus concept)

The purpose of this special issue issue is to bring together ideas and researchers from a variety of backgrounds, to further the many facets of water sustainability.  The anticipated impact of this issue is to spur further collaborative discussion and research into water sustainability, to bring real change at the community level, for populations around the world..

Dr. Geof Hall
Dr. Corinne Schuster-Wallace
Prof. Dr. Pascale Champagne
Guest Editors

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• Water Sustainability
• drinking water
• wastewater
• access to water
• water scarcity