One of the key elements of sustainable and integrated water resource management is human psychology, encompassed by the social and cognitive dimensions. These dimensions are often overlooked in research on water resources management, with numerous studies focusing solely on the technical and economic dimensions of the issue and disregarding the incorporation of social dimensions in the discourse on water resources management. It is worth mentioning that studies introducing the social dimension as one of the most important elements of sustainable water resource management tend not to provide practical suggestions on how to apply their results in practice. Therefore, their results and suggestions do not extend beyond the realm of theory.
In order to gauge the complexities of natural resource exploitation and sustainable water resource management, relationships at the individual (intra-actor) and community (inter-actor) level must be investigated, as well as the relationship existing between the two levels. Analyzing these relationships can lead to a practical and non-radical solution for sustainable resource management. Such studies require generally the use of the experiences of social science researchers.
Researchers are welcome to prepare and submit original research papers, review papers, and commentaries on the following specific themes:
• Analysis of the nature of the results of social studies on water resource management and water conservation;
• Facilitation of results implementation from social studies in the sector of water management policies and practices;
• Application of social, psychological, cognitive theories to conceptualize the water management and conservation practices;
• Role of values, attitudes, perceptions, norms, trust, and other social-psychological factors in improving water conservation practices;
• Social sub-systems in water resources management systems;
• Social networks analysis and its role in (re)directing water resources management policies;
• Social-ecological indexing in the fields of water management, water security, water poverty, water shortage, climate-induced water scarcities, adaptation to droughts, and resilience against water scarcity;
• Social science contributions to the fields of wastewater re-use, aquifer storage and recovery management, water bankruptcy, and other water-related issues;
• Social impacts of droughts, floods, water shortages, and water in-insecurity on communities;
• The role of place attachment and nature-connectedness in improving water management and conservation behaviors of stakeholders;
• Technical, social, economic and environmental analysis of water conflict; and,
• Social-behavioral analysis of wastewater management and water reuse.
One of the key elements of sustainable and integrated water resource management is human psychology, encompassed by the social and cognitive dimensions. These dimensions are often overlooked in research on water resources management, with numerous studies focusing solely on the technical and economic dimensions of the issue and disregarding the incorporation of social dimensions in the discourse on water resources management. It is worth mentioning that studies introducing the social dimension as one of the most important elements of sustainable water resource management tend not to provide practical suggestions on how to apply their results in practice. Therefore, their results and suggestions do not extend beyond the realm of theory.
In order to gauge the complexities of natural resource exploitation and sustainable water resource management, relationships at the individual (intra-actor) and community (inter-actor) level must be investigated, as well as the relationship existing between the two levels. Analyzing these relationships can lead to a practical and non-radical solution for sustainable resource management. Such studies require generally the use of the experiences of social science researchers.
Researchers are welcome to prepare and submit original research papers, review papers, and commentaries on the following specific themes:
• Analysis of the nature of the results of social studies on water resource management and water conservation;
• Facilitation of results implementation from social studies in the sector of water management policies and practices;
• Application of social, psychological, cognitive theories to conceptualize the water management and conservation practices;
• Role of values, attitudes, perceptions, norms, trust, and other social-psychological factors in improving water conservation practices;
• Social sub-systems in water resources management systems;
• Social networks analysis and its role in (re)directing water resources management policies;
• Social-ecological indexing in the fields of water management, water security, water poverty, water shortage, climate-induced water scarcities, adaptation to droughts, and resilience against water scarcity;
• Social science contributions to the fields of wastewater re-use, aquifer storage and recovery management, water bankruptcy, and other water-related issues;
• Social impacts of droughts, floods, water shortages, and water in-insecurity on communities;
• The role of place attachment and nature-connectedness in improving water management and conservation behaviors of stakeholders;
• Technical, social, economic and environmental analysis of water conflict; and,
• Social-behavioral analysis of wastewater management and water reuse.
