Multidisciplinary assessment of engineered dunes for West End, Galveston Island, Texas

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is scheduled to present their solution for a storm surge barrier on Galveston Island in 2021 to congress for approval. A solution for an engineered dune system on the Galveston Island West End has been proposed, but storm surge models have shown that protection from this engineered dune only goes...

Bridging the gap between technology and policy: An assessment on how to report progress in efficient water use in agriculture by means of remote sensing data

Water use has increased with double the rate of population growth in the twentieth century. Combined with changing diets due to increased global economic wealth, almost 50 per cent more food needs to be produced to meet demand, implying that fresh water availability will face even greater stress. At the same time, climate change is predicted to...

The Freshwater Factory: removing organic micro-pollutants with ozonation

Removing organic micro-pollutants (OMPs) can enable wastewater reuse to alleviate pressure on fresh water sources. This research aims on the prediction of OMP removal efficiencies by ozonation and biofiltration based on experimental data sets and/or modelling. Comparison of experimental data on average OMP removal of three different studies from...

Exploring IWRM Linkages in UN Sustainable Development Goal 6: Identifying correlations between the target indicators of SDG 6 through statistical data analysis

The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development defines the mutual values of the international community. These values are captured in the goals as agreed upon by its Member States. Each of the goals has a set of defined targets whose progress can be measured through a change in the associated data indicator. This way, the pursuit of...