Water Management and Circular Economy

Dr. Miltiadis Zamparas (PhD) serves as a Teaching and Research Associate at the School of Science and Technology, Hellenic Open University, Greece. Zamparas holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in environmental engineering from the University of Ioannina and University of Patras, Greece. He received his Ph.D. in environmental engineering in 2015 from University of Patras, School of Engineering, Department of Environmental and natural Resources Management. Zamparas has published his research in peer reviewed scientific journals and international conferences and has reviewed a number of scientific papers. His primary research activities focus on environmental analytical chemistry, environmental monitoring, materials science, characterization, as well as novel functional materials for water treatment. He has served at edited books and special issues. Grigorios L. Kyriakopoulos is a Teaching and Research Associate at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece. He holds 2 PhDs, in Low Carbon Economy (DUTH, 2022, Greece) and in Chemical Engineering (NTUA, 2005, Greece). He (co)authored more than 140 papers at 70 journals, 30 invited book chapters, and 30 papers at conferences, all received more than 6000 citations. He is also the reviewer of more than 7000 manuscripts at more than 500 journals. He has been also listed among the top 2% of the world’s most cited researchers, both for the single successive five years 2020-2024 and for the whole career (last 28 years-long) 1996-2024, based on the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators by Elsevier and Stanford University. His research interests are engineering, environmental systems and remediation, energy, and renewable energy sources

• 1. Climatic and non-climatic issues to Water in the Linear Economy2. Water Footprint Estimations - Theoretical Framework / Policies and Regulation Challenges / Barriers and Enablers3. Closing the Loop in Water Management - The Role of Water Reuse in the Circular Economy4. Water Reuse in Israel and Middle East Counties - Past, Present, Future5. Wastewater Recycling in European Countries6. The Use of Wastewater as Irrigation Water in Mediterranean-basin Countries7. Proposals, Regulations and Recommendations of the Singapore’s Public Utilities Board towards Circular Water Economy8. Wastewater for Drinking Water Production in African Countries (e.g. the case of Namibia/Windhoek)9. Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: Past, Present, Future10. Methods and Policies for Energy and Resource Recovery11. Managing Product Quality Risks and Mitigation of Public Health Risks12. Novel Wastewater Treatment Techniques (Plants, Processes, Management, Organisations)13. Market Opportunities, Financing, Regulations, Legislation, Social Acceptance14. Book Overview - Limitations, Concerns, Challenges, Policies and Future Research Orientations