📢 Call for Chapters – Edited Volume by Springer Nature
Submission Open Now!
Title: Urbanisation and Waterscapes: Resilience and Sustainability in Urban Deltas
Editors: Dr. Kavita Dehalwar & SN Sharma
🌍 This edited book aims to explore how rapid urbanisation in deltaic regions interacts with water systems, governance structures, and socio-ecological resilience. It invites scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to contribute original research, case studies, and conceptual analyses that advance understanding of sustainable urban futures in water-rich yet vulnerable delta landscapes.
📘 Proposed Thematic Structure
Part I: Conceptual and Theoretical Foundations
Urbanisation, Water, and Deltaic Landscapes – A Conceptual Overview
Historical Perspectives on Urban Deltas and Waterscapes
Governance and Policy Frameworks for Urban Waterscapes
Part II: Pressures and Challenges of Urbanisation in Deltas
Climate Change, Sea-Level Rise, and Deltaic Vulnerability
Water Pollution, Waste Management, and Health in Urban Deltas
Land-Use Change and the Disappearing Urban Waterscape
Social Inequalities and Water Injustices in Urban Deltas
Part III: Case Studies from Global Urban Deltas
Ganges-Brahmaputra, Mekong, Nile, Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt, and Mississippi Deltas
Part IV: Towards Resilient and Sustainable Urban Deltas
Nature-Based Solutions
Smart Cities and Water Governance
Community-Led Resilience
Integrating Urban Planning and Water Security
🗓️ Important Dates
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15th November 2025
Full Chapter Submission Deadline: 27th November 2025
🖋️ Submission Guidelines
Authors are invited to submit:
A 300–400 word abstract outlining objectives, methods, and findings.
Author details (name, affiliation, contact email).
All submissions should align with the book’s central theme and contribute to scholarly and policy-oriented discourse on urban resilience, sustainability, and water-sensitive planning in delta regions.
📩 Submit abstracts and chapters to: kdehalwar@manit.ac.in or research@track2training.com
📘 Title: Urbanisation and Waterscapes: Resilience and Sustainability in Urban Deltas
🌐 Publisher: Springer Nature
🖋️ Editors: Dr. Kavita Dehalwar & SN Sharma
Join us in shaping an interdisciplinary dialogue on resilient urban deltas and sustainable waterscapes!
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