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{"title":"Advances in the application of smartphones in hydrology","authors":"Lei Li, S. Khu, J. Wang, Mingna Wang","doi":"10.1080/02508060.2023.2204636","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2204636","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In order to better cope with water environmental problems as part of the whole world’s climate change, much data are needed. As citizens are more concerned about the safety of the water environment, the role of citizen data in promoting the development of hydrology is a subject of attention. Hydrological data based on smartphones are expected to become a key research direction for new breakthroughs in hydrology. This paper explores the three functions of smartphones in the field of hydrology, summarizes the application advances of smartphones and puts forward the possible future development direction in China.","PeriodicalId":49371,"journal":{"name":"Water International","volume":"48 1","pages":"358 - 378"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42915355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Risk assessment and leakage prediction system of the water distribution system of Changzhou, China","authors":"Shuaihua Hou, T. Tao, Chao Wang, Haiqing Zong","doi":"10.1080/02508060.2023.2204624","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2204624","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In order to improve the application efficiency of intelligent monitoring equipment, leakage early warning system and water loss estimation methods under flow monitoring in different water supply areas are explored. Pressure monitoring provides risk alerts regarding unusual activity in the water distribution system in an effort to lessen or prevent catastrophic pipe bursting incidents. The location of leak points can be more accurately identified with the help of hydrophones or leak noise loggers. Furthermore, on the basis of the continuous improvement of hydraulic monitoring, a technical way to predict water quality changes through hydraulic monitoring is being developed.","PeriodicalId":49371,"journal":{"name":"Water International","volume":"48 1","pages":"344 - 357"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43931041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editors’ introduction","authors":"Mingna Wang, S. Khu, M. Quesada, J. Nickum","doi":"10.1080/02508060.2023.2204627","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2204627","url":null,"abstract":"Smart water management refers to the use of advanced information and communications technologies (ICTs) to improve water management and provision of services, including supply, treatment, conservation and disaster control. These technologies have the potential to increase efficiency and effectiveness in water provision, while reducing energy consumption, and facilitating the management of water-related risks and disasters. Smart water management can also help to improve water quality by providing real-time monitoring and control of water pollution levels, allowing prompt and effective responses to protect public health and the environment. (Nickum et al., 2020). Smart water technologies are developing rapidly in many parts of the world, providing an evolving set of innovative tools and solutions. The use of ICTs is frequently presented as a powerful strategy for ‘smart’ development, that is, economic development that encompasses and environmental sustainability (Office of Sustainable Communities, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2016; European Investment Bank, 2017). In a context of urbanization and climate change, the need to find innovative solutions that can help to address these challenges has become increasingly important. The integration of cutting-edge technologies and data analytics promises to provide ways to enhance water governance by addressing the challenges facing the sector. Smart technologies, such as sensor networks, superfast cloud and edge computing, digitalization of infrastructures and control systems, etc., are permeating much of our daily lives worldwide and affect our usage and relationship with water management. Many developed countries have embraced the digitalization of the water sector as a strategy to optimize the use of water resources, reduce waste and improve water quality. Germany’s ‘Water 4.0’ initiative, the United States’ ‘Digitizing Utilities’ programme, Israel with its ‘Digital Israel’ strategy or Singapore with its ‘Smart Nation’ approach, amongst others, have put at the centre of their national strategies the need to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of water management, from water collection to decision-making. The private sector is also supporting these efforts to modernize infrastructure by leveraging digital technologies. Initiatives such as ‘Digital Water Platform’ by MWH/Stantec, ‘Industry 4.0 Water’ by Deloitte or ‘Smart Water Solutions’ by Siemens seek to increase the take-up by water utilities and others of digital technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics (Leflaive et al., 2020). Moreover, many countries and organizations have developed approaches to facilitate investment and technological exchange through overseas development assistance (ODA) (Yangyang Li et al., 2023) In China, smart water management has become a critical issue. China’s growing urban population and rapid economic development has made increasing demands for w","PeriodicalId":49371,"journal":{"name":"Water International","volume":"48 1","pages":"305 - 308"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47982757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Towards consistency of value and order: cooperation strategies of international water projects","authors":"Yangyang Li, Mingna Wang, Hao Wang","doi":"10.1080/02508060.2023.2204690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2204690","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This article discusses the policy principles and strategy models for water resources projects around developing regions of the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank, European Union, United States and Japan. To address conflicts and risks, they adapted different frameworks following a similar logic. A two-track sustainable model – value of isomorphism and order of symbiosis – is then identified, combining strategies of consistency, methodology diffusion, community participation and resource incentives.","PeriodicalId":49371,"journal":{"name":"Water International","volume":"48 1","pages":"393 - 422"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49298603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Can sponge city construction in mainland China restore the river basin hydrology to an undeveloped state?","authors":"Xin Zhao, Zhiming Zhang, Junqing Li, Xiaotian Qi, Wenhan Hu, Feng Guo","doi":"10.1080/02508060.2023.2195725","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2195725","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper explores whether the sponge city construction implemented in China can restore the hydrological condition of the river basins through runoff depth. The annual runoff depth was calculated based on the volume capture ratio of annual rainfall (VCRAR) and compared with undeveloped and before sponge city construction. The results conclude as follows: the current rainwater source control standard benefits the hydrology recovery in China. But the difference between before sponge city construction and undeveloped is large in 12.9% of the regions. The adjustment recommendations of the VCRAR proposed in this paper are favourable to restoring the river basin hydrology.","PeriodicalId":49371,"journal":{"name":"Water International","volume":"48 1","pages":"423 - 436"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41551541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Model application for monitoring and locating leakages in rural area water pipeline networks","authors":"Xiaoqin Li, Yannan Jia, Dan Zhang, Jifu Yang, Zheng Chen","doi":"10.1080/02508060.2023.2195722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2195722","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Monitoring and locating leaks in water supply pipelines are critical to the safety of rural drinking water, which is a highlighted issue in China. To meet this need, an XGBoost-based model was developed and applied to the rural water supply network in Dingyuan, China. It could diagnose water leakage while overcoming the obstacles caused by the limited scale and incompleteness of data. In a comparative case study, the proposed model outperformed the probabilistic neural network models, which require large-scale data, in terms of both F1-score and accuracy, thus demonstrating its capability to accurately locate leakage in rural water supply pipelines.","PeriodicalId":49371,"journal":{"name":"Water International","volume":"48 1","pages":"309 - 321"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43446620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sewage system diagnosis based on online monitoring technology","authors":"Chenchen Zhao, Haoyan Liu, Yingxin Guo, Le An","doi":"10.1080/02508060.2023.2204616","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2204616","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT External water (such as rainwater, mountain water and groundwater) will decrease the inflow contaminant concentration in urban sewage plants, and pose challenges in improving the wastewater treatment quality and efficiency. Therefore, removing the external water is vital for this target. A sewage plant in Zhuhai, China, was considered as an example. By performing online flow monitoring, water quality testing, on-site survey and data analysis, the rainfall-derived inflow and infiltration of the sewage system were quantitatively analysed through the pollutant balance method. By proposing key emphases of severe problems, the presented findings will aid in sewage system maintenance and pipeline network renovation.","PeriodicalId":49371,"journal":{"name":"Water International","volume":"48 1","pages":"322 - 330"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48300516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Do needs motivate the exchange of data in transboundary waters? Insights from Africa’s shared basins","authors":"Patience Mukuyu, J. Lautze, A. Rieu-Clarke, D. Saruchera, M. McCartney","doi":"10.1080/02508060.2023.2177075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2177075","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49371,"journal":{"name":"Water International","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43698732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Different regulatory approaches to enhanced water protection in selected European jurisdictions","authors":"Nicole Grmelová, A. Lähteenmäki-Uutela, P. Štěpánek","doi":"10.1080/02508060.2023.2177052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2177052","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of the analysis of initiatives taken by selected European Union member states concerning enhanced water protection with respect to ownership and management of water resources and water distribution systems. Two of the countries studied have recently enacted their constitutional protection of water (Slovakia and Slovenia), one country is planning to reinforce the protection of water in its constitution (Czech Republic) and one state found the constitutional protection of water unnecessary (Finland). Whereas the reasons for (not) protecting water at the constitutional level vary widely, the common denominator is a strong support for protecting water as resource.","PeriodicalId":49371,"journal":{"name":"Water International","volume":"48 1","pages":"188 - 201"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48045835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spatial heterogeneity of household water insecurity in rural Uganda: implications for development","authors":"Eliza Stuart, Justin Stoler, A. Pearson, G. Asiki","doi":"10.1080/02508060.2023.2183641","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2023.2183641","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Little is known about the micro-scale spatial patterns of household water insecurity and their implications for community water interventions. This cross-sectional study analyses the location data of 250 households surveyed in Arua, Uganda, in August–September 2017 to evaluate correlates and geospatial clustering of household water insecurity, that is, geographical patterns in how water insecurity is experienced. The spatial cluster analysis identified clusters or outliers in every community, though with different spatial patterns. Household water insecurity was positively associated with food insecurity, round-trip fetching time, and water-related conflict within households and with neighbours. The observed spatial heterogeneity provides a new view of how household water insecurity experiences may vary in space and time, and can help practitioners understand the heterogeneity of impact that is often observed in water interventions.","PeriodicalId":49371,"journal":{"name":"Water International","volume":"48 1","pages":"282 - 301"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46791009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}