An integrated multidisciplinary approach will be adopted in order to carry out a broad characterisation of the groundwater in the Porto urban area and Serra da Estrela mountain region (Iberian Massif, Northern and Central Portugal). Such an approach will contribute to improve groundwater management and protection, under the sustainability framework. Research will include the following main tasks: a) presentatio...
The results of a preliminary hydrogeological study of the river Zêzere catchment upstream of Manteigas (Serra da Estrela Natural Park, Central Portugal) are presented. In this mountain region, different types of groundwater and surface water (used in several economic activities) occur. The methodology adopted in this study emphasizes the way how Geology, Geomorphology, Geophysics, Geochemistry, Soil Science and...
The Porto settlement (Northwest Portugal, Iberian Peninsula) was originally built in the twelfth century and has been developed on granitic hill slopes of the Douro riverside, being one of the oldest cities in Europe. In the urban area of Porto, the second most important city of the Portuguese mainland, there is a population of about 216,000 inhabitants. This study highlights the importance of urban speleologic...
This work synthesizes the present knowledge of the main occurrences of the kaolin deposits located near the NW of Portugal and Galicia Atlantic shoreline, namely throughout the Espinho-Albergariaa- Velha metamorphic belt. A geodynamic insight of the geotectonic and morphostructural control of the several outcropping kaolin deposits is presented in order to establish possible exploration guidelines of the geores...
Understanding the role of geomorphology is essential to accurately assess hydrogeological systems and groundwater resources. Hard-rock watersheds provide a source of valuable water resources. They commonly exhibit complex geological bedrock and morphological features as well as distinctive gradients in rainfall and temperature. A comprehensive evaluation and integrated groundwater resources study has been carri...
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