The field of socio-hydrology and hydro-social research emerged as an attempt to better understand the dynamic interactions and feedbacks within diverse coupled human-water systems and its implications for the assessment and management of water resources and associated risks.
An integrated perspective offers novel entry points for a more fertile engagement between hydrological and social sciences across different scales ranging from the plot level to entire watersheds. Its interdisciplinary nature encompasses (and integrates) various methodological approaches, epistemologies, and disciplines.
We welcome contributions from researchers from social and natural sciences who are keen to look beyond their research perspective and who like to discuss their research findings in a broader context of coupled human water systems. Papers should 1) contribute to the understanding of complex human-water interactions and their management, 2) discuss the benefits and shortcomings of different inter- and disciplinary perspectives based on empirical, conceptual or model-based research; and 3) shed light on the added value of socio-hydrological modelling and hydro-social analysis for water resources management, risk management and adaptation design. Here, we specifically welcome contributions which reflect how the hydro-social and socio-hydrological research approach supports the new IAHS decade HELPING Science for Solutions aim.