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A conceptual framework for higher education institutions and the circular economy

The need to investigate the knowledge and participation of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) students in sustainability issues is crucial. The working group on Circular Economy and Waste Management from the Portuguese Sustainable Campus Network (RCS) is dedicated to investigating the attitudes and comprehension of HEIs students about the principles and practices of the Circular Economy (CE). This group inten...

Perceções e práticas dos estudantes do ensino superior português sobre economia...

As Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) têm um papel crucial na educação para a economia circular e gestão sustentável de recursos e resíduos (ECGSRR), cabendo-lhes assegurar a transmissão de conhecimento e valores aos estudantes, que serão os futuros profissionais e decisores. Neste contexto, a missão das IES inclui diagnosticar e enfrentar os desafios ambientais contemporâneos, oferecendo uma formação inovad...

From Knowledge to Action: How Portuguese Higher Education Students Engage with ...

This study investigates the perceptions and practices of Portuguese higher education students regarding the circular economy (CE), emphasising their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours toward sustainable resource management. Carried out by the Working Group on Circular Economy and Waste Management of the Portuguese Sustainable Campus Network (RCS), the research used an online survey targeting students from 20 ...

From knowledge to action: how portuguese higher education students engage with ...

This study investigates the perceptions and practices of Portuguese higher education students regarding the circular economy (CE), emphasising their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours toward sustainable resource management. Carried out by the Working Group on Circular Economy and Waste Management of the Portuguese Sustainable Campus Network (RCS), the research used an online survey targeting students from 20 ...

Challenges in the achievement of European targets for recyling: Biowaste treatm...

The management of municipal solid waste (MSW) continues to be a challenge for municipalities and management entities that face upcoming European-wide targets. The aim is to transition to a management model that allows decoupling economic growth from the use of resources, reducing the impact on the environment, promoting the designs of a circular economy. The Portuguese Strategic Plan for Municipal Waste (PERSU ...

Treatment, at real scale, of a Mediterranean running water with Acid Mining Dra...

Context/Purpose: In the Southern of Alentejo region (Portugal), the surrounding area of Roxo stream features sections completely sterile, putting in question the productivity of agricultural activities there lo-cated. This may be due to the affluence of the Água Forte stream, which has Acid Mining Drainage (AMD) characteristics. In view of this situation, it is considered relevant to solve this problem, using e...

Valorisation of titanium filings

Ecoreabilitação de massa de água modificada com recurso a leitos flutuantes

A ribeira do Roxo, localizada no sul de Portugal, devido às suas principais afluências apresenta qualidade da água degradada, provocando efeitos negativos na atividade agrícola de regadio, na qual se insere e se assume como bacia de drenagem. O objetivo deste trabalho foi testar a eco-tecnologia de Leitos Flutuantes (LF) para melhorar a qualidade desta água. Colocaram-se três Leitos Flutuantes de Vetiver Zizani...

Use of Vetiver Zizinioides Floating Beds to improve the quality of surface wate...

Due to the negative effects of its main inflows, the water quality of Roxo stream, located in southern Portugal, an area characterized by Mediterranean climate, is degraded, causing consequences in irrigated agricultural activity. The eco technology of floating beds was used to improve the quality of this water. Three Vetiver zizinioides floating beds (3.3 m2/unit; density 40.5 plants/m2) were placed on the Rox...

Impacto da ligação ao Alqueva na qualidade da água do perímetro de rega do Roxo

O Aproveitamento Hidroagrícola do Roxo fornece água à agricultura, à indústria (extrativa e agro) e para produção de consumo humano. Com a ligação da Albufeira do Roxo (Bacia Hidrográfica do Sado) ao Empreendimento de Fins múltiplos de Alqueva (EFMA) em 2010 e com o primeiro reforço de água em 2016 registou-se um aumento da área regada, que actualmente é de 8.689 hectares e os volumes de água distribuídos passa...