Author(s)

J.S. Antunes do Carmo & J.C. Marques

Abstract

River dynamics and restoration: A comprehensive management strategy J. S. Antunes do Carmo* & J. C. Marques^ *IMAR - Department of Civil Engineering ^IMAR - Department of Zoology University ofCoimbra, Portugal Abstract In Portugal, from the beginning of the 20* century to the 1970s water management was regarded a non-integrated activity. Various hydraulics projects were developed in the country with the main objective of making an inventory of works that should be undertaken to develop important economic sectors. In that context, the energy and agricultural sectors were considered the most relevant. These plans were developed within a water policy that set hydraulic works above environmental concerns. Regulations published at the beginning of the 1980s established a consistent legal target for water management for the first time in Portugal. The newly-introduced concepts and regulations established provided for the creation of an interface with users, the preparation of reports

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