Class Integrated Management and Sustainability of Water Resources Module - Integrated water resources management II

The Course Unit Integrated Water Resources Management II deepens the instruments and mechanisms used to implement integrated water management, focusing on the institutional, economic, and operational dimensions of water governance. The course analyses the role of public participation, the challenges associated with water services, and the different management instruments applied to the use, allocation, and protection of water resources. It also addresses issues related to drinking water supply management, wastewater management, water use rights allocation, and economic instruments in water management. The course further includes a critical reflection on different water management paradigms and their application in the European and Portuguese contexts.

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Governance and functions of integrated water resources management. Public participation in water management. Challenges related to water services. Drinking water supply and wastewater management. Allocation of water use rights. Economic instruments in water resources management. Water management paradigms: theory, critique, and application in Portugal and the European Union.

Participatory methodologies will be used, including the analysis of case studies related to water policies and management practices. The course will include discussions of strategic documents, examples of water services management, and the analysis of economic and regulatory instruments.

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