Urban water-related problems associated with rapid urbanization, including waterlogging,
water pollution, the ecological degradation of water, and water shortages, have caused …

While extreme rainfall events may provide rare opportunities for replenishment of surface
water and groundwater resources in vulnerable (semi) arid areas, they are typically also …

Rapid urbanization has dramatically changed regional land use patterns and brought
enormous pressures on ecosystem services (ESs). The assessment of the impact of …

Rapid urbanization has emerged as one of the most critical challenges to ecological
sustainability in urban areas. In developing countries, the degradation of the ecosystem is …

Coastal ecosystems and their marine populations are increasingly threatened by global
environmental changes. Bivalves have emerged as crucial bioindicators within these …

A Gini-coefficient based stochastic optimization (GBSO) model was developed by integrating
the hydrological model, water balance model, Gini coefficient and chance-constrained …

Increasing demand for water resources, shortage of fresh water resources and imperfect
management of wastewater emission permits compose the main conflicts of water resource …

In order to study river health status from harmonic relationship between human and natural
environment, a river health evaluation method was proposed from the aspects of ecosystem …

Understanding the origins of groundwater and its movement from mountain to plain during
different high intensity rainfall events is critical for conserving water supplies, determining …

Under the influences of both anthropogenic activities and natural forces, saltwater intrusion
has been a main issue in the Pearl River Estuary (PRE), China, in recent decades. Using …