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- Hydroagriculture project - A Portuguese case studyPublication . Silva, Paulo; Felgueiras, Carlos; Almeida Santos, Adriano Manuel; Pereira, FilipeWater plays an essential role in the social fabric and comfort of society, as it plays an important role in our survival and subsistence, in its accessibility, in economic activities, and in the particular case of this study, in the manufacture of agricultural products and activities. In a developing society, and with the number of the human population increasing, consumerism takes place, resulting in an increasing need to use space, resources and food. Agriculture is an ancient activity that serves as the basis for ensuring the subsistence and resilience of the population, producing crops and different types of food, from vegetables, fruits, legumes, seeds, etc... and they all have one thing in common: The existence of water. If there are fields suitable for agriculture, but there is no water, they become unusable. Water improvement and supply projects can drastically change this situation, thus stimulating agricultural production. The analysis of this case study, the largest hydroagriculture project in Europe nowadays, aims to highlight the importance of carrying out hydroagriculture projects and the impact they can have on society, demonstrating that this project considerably increases the production of the rice harvest in Portugal through the artificial irrigation of land that previously could not be used for this purpose.
- Energy Policies, Education and Sustainable Development Goals Applied to Low Developed Countries - a Symbiotic Case StudyPublication . Martins, Florinda; Silva, Paulo; Felgueiras, Carlos; Almeida Santos, Adriano Manuel; Pereira, Filipe; Caetano, NídiaEnergy, its use and management, weighs heavily on the burden that each society can impose on a fragile balance of nature, with implications not only environmental and financial, but also social, creating jobs and improving quality of life. Devising strategies that combine these three factors are a valuable option that will yield good results, meeting the challenge of fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The most important thing is to implement the old maxim: "no one is left behind", so low developed countries are an opportunity to achieve impressive results, while allowing them to improve their way of life and their comfort. It’s often said that ‘action begets reaction’, so any positive action taken in the community can have social repercussions, such as improving the quality of education and knowledge about sustainability. This study will provide an overview of how energy management and environmental mitigation strategies can impact underdeveloped countries.