[AO announcement] International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management Special Issue Call for Papers

[Chua Pei Wen, Vivien]

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management  (IJRAM)

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Special Issue on: "Assessing the Risks of Climate Change for Water Resources and Coastal Environments"
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Guest Editor:
Vivien P. Chua, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Climate change is now widely recognised as one of the major challenges facing the world. This phenomenon refers to a statistically significant variation in weather patterns leading to a long-term shift in weather conditions. While we are certain that climate change is in our future, our ability to predict the magnitude of these changes is limited due to uncertainties in forecasting anthropogenic interference with the climate system.

We expect climate change to have wide-ranging effects on the environment and on socioeconomic factors. For densely populated urban areas, the impact of climate change on water resources and coastal zones is of critical importance for the social, economic and environmental sustainability of the region. This reinforces the need to assess the risks of and vulnerability to climate change and formulate adaptation strategies to address the impending changes.

The objective of this special issue is to invite original research papers focused on the risks of climate change for water resources and coastal environments. We hope this will promote the advancement and propagation of knowledge in this field and provide a resource for policy makers involved in regulating the increasing demands of climate change.

 [cid:image003.gif at 01CC9236.6FC56B00] <http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1737#top>   Subject Coverage

Suitable topics include but are not limited to:

 *   Coastal and/or inland inundation associated with storm surges and sea-level rise
 *   Salinity intrusion of surface water or ground water due to rising sea levels
 *   Hydrologic response to changes in temperature, precipitation patterns and snowmelt
 *   Wetland and estuarine habitat restoration in adapting to climate change
 *   Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for coastal seaports
 *   Application of risk assessment methods in the context of climate change
 *   Challenges of freshwater availability and quality due to climate change
 *   Effects of climate change on marine and/or freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity
 *   Changes to lake dynamics due to climate change

 [cid:image003.gif at 01CC9236.6FC56B00] <http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1737#top>   Notes for Prospective Authors

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).

All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the Author Guidelines<http://www.inderscience.com/mapper.php?id=31> page

 [cid:image003.gif at 01CC9236.6FC56B00] <http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1737#top>   Important Dates

Submission deadline: 1 March, 2012

Notification of acceptance: 1 May, 2012

Final paper due: 1 July, 2012

 [cid:image003.gif at 01CC9236.6FC56B00] <http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=1737#top>   Editors and Notes

All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please go to Online Submissions of Papers<http://www.inderscience.com/mapper.php?id=35&jid=24>. If you experience any problems submitting your paper online, please contact submissions at inderscience.com<mailto:submissions at inderscience.com>, describing the exact problem you experience. (Please include in your email the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the names of the Guest Editors)

Please contact Dr. Vivien P. Chua (ceecpwv at nus.edu.sg<mailto:ceecpwv at nus.edu.sg>) with any queries concerning this special issue.



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Vivien Chua
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
National University of Singapore
1 Engineering Drive 2, E1A 07-03
Singapore 117576
Tel: +65 9238 5755
Office: +65 6516 2267

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