Rita Marteleira

University of Lisbon | UL · Faculty of Science

Surfing is becoming an important asset for local development, despite engaging water quality concerns is often limited to bathing season - thus, a tool for decision support is required to yearly forecast the water quality, in order to minimise health risks and support water management decisions. The QUAL2E model was used on a watershed, in Peniche,...

Demographic growth that will take place on urban centers for the next decades may constitute a new challenge for water providers, which may then have to rely on more distant and/or poorer quality sources, or opt for energy-intensive technological solutions. In this context, the water–energy nexus will assume great relevance in near future water man...

As ondas do mar nas zonas costeiras são um recurso potenciador de actividades desportivas com elas relacionadas (surf, paddle surf, skymboard, bodyboard, kitesurf, windsurf entre outros). Como tal a promoção estratégica dos desportos de ondas é uma oportunidade para o litoral, assegurando a sua sustentabilidade, e a sua governância é fundamental pa...

Sustainable water management may strongly benefit from an integrated approach. Additionally, an integrated urban water management policy considering the various urban water flows and the possible interactions between the water sector and the remaining urban activities can benefit if based on an urban metabolism based analysis. This article assesses...