Great strides have been made in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) research over the
past half-century. However, this progress has created both opportunities and challenges …

The design and implementation of effective environmental policies need to be informed by a
holistic understanding of the system processes (biophysical, social and economic), their …

Companies play a decisive role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
However, most of the world's sustainable development challenges are interconnected and …

Abstract The Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC (WFD) is widely accepted as the most
substantial and ambitious piece of European environmental legislation to date. It has been …

Enhancing the resilience of ecosystem services (ES) that underpin human well-being is
critical for meeting current and future societal needs, and requires specific governance and …

Governance failures are at the origin of many resource management problems. In particular
climate change and the concomitant increase of extreme weather events has exposed the …

The most persistent obstacles for the sustainable management of water resources lie in the
realm of water governance. Numerous recommendations often relying on simplistic …

The water footprint shows the extent of water use in relation to consumption of people. The
water footprint of a country is defined as the volume of water needed for the production of the …

Modelling interactions in urban drainage, water supply and broader integrated urban water
systems has been conceptually and logistically challenging as evidenced in a diverse body …

Water management is facing major challenges due to increasing uncertainties caused by
climate and global change and by fast changing socio-economic boundary conditions. More …