Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
Title | STORMWATER MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION: THE NEED FOR A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH |
Publication Type | Communications in International Conferences |
Year of Publication | 2018 |
Authors | Arezes D., Costa H., and Ramísio P. J. |
Abstract | Stormwater management is directly related to sustainable development, with a clear impact on the quality of life of urban centres. While some countries have, already, become aware of its importance, producing legislation and implementing management solutions, in other regions the approach to the problem is still in a very early stage. Therefore, in this article an analysis of the legislation in force in the United States of America, in Europe and in Portugal is made as far as stormwater is concerned. It aims to present the main characteristics and differences, as well as the great opportunities inherent to a more efficient management of this resource. This study has shown that, unlike in the United States of America, both in the European Union and at a national level, there is no legislation supporting the importance of stormwater. This is a serious and potentially problematic situation, due to the great impact these waters have on the sustainability of the regions.
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Conference Name | 18.º Encontro de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental / 18.º Simpósio Luso-Brasileiro de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental |
Edition | APESB |
Date Published | 2018-10-10 |
Publisher | APESB |
Conference Location | Porto, Portugal |
ISBN | 978-989-54301-0-9 |
DOI | 10.22181/18ENASB-SILUBESA.2018 |
Keywords | legislation, Sustainable development, urban runoff, Water management |
Citation | Arezes, Diogo; Costa, Hélder; Ramísio, Paulo J. (2018). STORMWATER MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION: THE NEED FOR A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH. 18.º Encontro de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental / 18.º Simpósio Luso-Brasileiro de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental. Porto, 10-12 de Outubro de 2020. APESB. |
Rights | openAccess |
Peer reviewed | yes |
Status | published |
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt