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    @inbook {3215,
    	title = {Water Engineering for Sustainable Development},
    	booktitle = {Engineering for Sustainable Development},
    	year = {2021},
    	month = {2021-03-01 00:00:00},
    	pages = {67-73},
    	publisher = {UNESCO},
    	organization = {UNESCO},
    	edition = {UNESCO},
    	chapter = {Chapter 3.2},
    	abstract = {

    The close relationship between human\ health and the well-being of communities with\ access to clean water is a determining factor for\ economic and societal development. Despite the\ human right to safe, clean drinking water and\ sanitation, as recognized by the United Nations\ in 201011, there are still major challenges to\ implementation, particularly in less developed\ countries. Currently, clean water has garnered
    unprecedented focus in public policy in efforts\ to contain the spread of COVID-19. Historically,\ civil and environmental engineers have played\ a prominent role in the design and construction\ of large infrastructure projects to provide\ clean water and adequate sanitation systems.
    Significant progress in water and environmental\ engineering in recent decades has led to the\ development of new and more efficient water\ technologies, such as advanced oxidation,\ adsorption, reverse osmosis, and nano- and\ ultra-membrane filtration, which are used in\ the removal of priority substances in advanced
    water treatment. In addition, innovations in\ engineering disciplines, such as aerospace,\ satellite technology, hydro-environmental\ modelling, electronic and computer engineering\ as well as remote sensing technologies, all\ contribute to identifying trends in the water\ cycle, which is of paramount importance for\ comprehensive assessment of quantitative and\ qualitative water-related climate change impacts.

    }, keywords = {clean water, sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals}, isbn = {978-92-3-100437-7}, author = {Vieira, J. M. P.} }

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    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


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