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Water efficiency perception among higher education students

The present study surveyed students from 7 High Education Institutions (HEI) in Portugal aiming at analyzing university students’ perceptions regarding water efficiency. A questionnaire answered by 663 students revealed that they are very aware of the importance of water resources, strongly agreeing that water is essential for the livelihood and health of the environment (73%) and essential for human activities...

Higher education institutions’ students’ literacy in sustainable use of potable...

Higher education institutions (HEIs) play a key role in fostering sustainability, since students will be future active society members. By providing them with the knowledge, skills, and mindset needed to address environmental challenges, they can contribute to increasing sustainability in a long-term approach. With the effects of climate change strongly affecting water availability across the planet, it is incr...

Higher education institutions’ students’ literacy in sustainable use of potable...

Higher education institutions (HEIs) play a key role in fostering sustainability, since students will be future active society members. By providing them with the knowledge, skills, and mindset needed to address environmental challenges, they can contribute to increasing sustainability in a long-term approach. With the effects of climate change strongly affecting water availability across the planet, it is incr...

Para as Actas: A Participação de Portugal na Elaboração da Estratégia de Segura...

O artigo analisa o contexto que conduziu à adoção da Estratégia Europeia de Segurança Marítima, instrumento que identifica os interesses estratégicos da União Europeia no domínio marítimo mundial, assim como os riscos, desafios e ameaças ligados ao mar e à gestão das fronteiras marítimas, e que estabelece um quadro político e estratégico abrangente, coerente e eficaz através do desenvolvimento de políticas e aç...

Hidden synchronous tumor

Synchronous primary lung carcinoma consists of separate neoplastic processes, histologically identical or different, but occurring in different segments, lobes, or lungs. It is a relatively rare condition, with the reported incidence ranging from 0.26 to 1.33%.1 We report the case of a 63-year-old female patient, with smoking habits and a strong familial history of cancer, who was first detected a suspicious lu...

Analyzing green behavior and the rational use of water in portuguese higher edu...

In the forthcoming years Portugal expects to be an increasingly hot and dry country dealing with the risk of water scarcity. According to the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere data, annual precipitation values have decreased 20 mm/decade. On the other hand, it is also verified that the periods of rain occur in a shorter interval, although more intensively. Water scarcity is one of the major challenges...

Infraestruturas verdes urbanas: soluções tecnológicas para aumentar a resiliênc...

A alteração da paisagem nas grandes áreas urbanas tem sido uma realidade desde a segunda metade do século XX, como consequência do êxodo populacional das zonas rurais para as grandes cidades, na procura de melhores condições e qualidade de vida. Esta alteração manifesta-se principalmente pelo aumento das superfícies construtivas (edificado, arruamentos), em substituição das infraestruturas verdes aí existentes,...

Editorial: urban nature-based solutions and green infrastructure as strategies ...

The impact of green roofs (GR) runoff in storm water quality and quantity

Nature-based solutions are being worldwide implemented in highly impermeabilized city centres, due to the environmental benefits they generate and their contribution to urban sustainability and resilience, especially regarding stormwater management issues. The impact of Nature-based Solutions in the surrounding environment where they are set up, considering all the environmental aspects they have an effect on, ...

The impact of green roofs (GR) runoff in storm water quality and quantity