A legal approach to fostering green infrastructure for improved water and energy efficiency

Paula Castro; Raquel Carvalho

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-24888-7_17

A legal approach to fostering green infrastructure for improved water and energy efficiency

Paula Castro, Raquel Carvalho^*

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Over the last 30 years, numerous protocols, agreements, and conventions were signed to ensure that environmental protection related to climate change, pollutants, biodiversity, soil erosion, and water quality, among others, is part of the agenda, and the language of ecology has been introduced into political discourse and public policies. However, this does not appear to have been sufficient and there remains a need for national and international instruments that respect all future citizens. Buildings account for around 40% of EU energy consumption and 36% of greenhouse gas emissions. Ways of reducing the energy consumed by buildings have already been developed, in addition to methods to improve water management. One such approach is the so-called ecosystem service-based approach for green infrastructure, with nature-based solutions that involve much more than bringing nature to cities. Green roofs retain water in times of heavy rain, especially in “waterproof cities”, mitigate the heat island effect and contribute to thermal efficiency of buildings. and air quality, with a significant effect in public health. Current construction standards do not lay down strict environmentally friendly solutions. Laws and regulations have yet to become goal-oriented, holistic, and interdisciplinary.

Idioma original	English
Título da publicação do anfitrião	Blue planet law
Subtítulo da publicação do anfitrião	the ecology of our economic and technological world
Editores	Maria da Glória Garcia, António Cortês
Local da publicação	Cham
Editora	Springer
Páginas	215-226
Número de páginas	12
ISBN (eletrónico)	9783031248887
ISBN (impresso)	9783031248870, 9783031248900
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24888-7_17
Estado da publicação	Publicado - mar. 2023

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Nome	Sustainable Development Goals Series
ISSN (impresso)	2523-3084
ISSN (eletrónico)	2523-3092

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CEID-CRCFL: Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law
Pais, S. O. (Professor Associado), Costa, A. C. R. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Afonso, A. (Professor Auxiliar), Ribeiro, A. T. (PI), Martins, A. A. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Guedes, A. (Professor Associado), Sousa, A. F. D. (Professor Auxiliar), Triunfante, A. (Professor Auxiliar), Botelho, C. S. (Professor Auxiliar), Fraipont, C. D. (Estudante), Tavares, E. (Estudante), Ferreira, A. S. (Estudante), Antunes, A. F. M. (PI), Fonseca, A. (PI), Abrantes, A. M. (Estudante), Amaro, A. E. L. (Bolseiro), Cortês, A. U. (Professor Associado), Rocha, A. (Professor Auxiliar), Baldé, A. (Estudante), Sardinha, C. (Professor Auxiliar), Lucena, C. (Estudante), Sequeira, E. V. D. (Professor Auxiliar), Ferreira-Pinto, F. A. (Professor Auxiliar), Calvão, F. (Professor Associado), Alves, F. C. (Docente Assistente Convidado), Ribeiro, G. A. (Professor Auxiliar), Matias, G. (Professor Auxiliar), Ferreira, H. P. (Estudante), Salinas, H. (Professor Auxiliar), Antunes, H. S. (Professor Associado), Sousa, I. P. D. (Docente Assistente Convidado), Costa, I. G. (Estudante), Duarte, I. T. (Bolseiro), Dalhuisen, J. (Professor Visitante), Geng, J. (Estudante), Vasconcelos, J. (Professor Associado), Gomes, J. S. (Estudante), Lopes, J. F. (Estudante), Silva, J. P. D. (Professor Auxiliar), Lopes, J. A. (Professor Associado), Moutinho, J. L. (Professor Associado), Antunes, J. E. (Professor Associado), Proença, J. C. B. (Professor Associado Convidado), Estaca, J. N. (Estudante), Domingos, J. L. (Estudante), Cunha, J. D. D. (Professor Associado), Rodrigues, J. (Estudante), Taborda, J. (Estudante), Araújo, L. (Estudante), Fábrica, L. (Professor Auxiliar), Naia, L. R. (Bolseiro), Campos, M. F. (Professor Associado), Queiroz, B. M. (Professor Auxiliar), Cunha, M. D. C. (Professor Associado), Baptista, D. (Professor Auxiliar), Ribeiro, M. D. F. (Professor Associado), Ferreira, M. E. (Professor Auxiliar), Quadros, I. (Professor Auxiliar), Tavares, M. I. (Professor Auxiliar), Campos, I. M. (Professor Auxiliar), Martins, M. D. (Professor Auxiliar), Faria, M. P. R. D. (Professor Associado), Xavier, R. (Professor Catedrático), Faria, R. L. D. (Professor Auxiliar), Rocha, V. (Professor Auxiliar), Almeida, M. A. D. (Professor Catedrático), Domingos, M. P. (Bolseiro), Rosas, M. (Docente Assistente Convidado), Portocarrero, M. (Professor Auxiliar), Rouxinol, M. (Professor Auxiliar), Alija, N. (Estudante), Silva, N. S. E. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Martins, P. F. (Professor Auxiliar), Pichel, P. (Docente Assistente Convidado), Cunha, P. O. (Professor Associado), Albuquerque, P. P. D. (Professor Catedrático), Marques, P. G. (Professor Auxiliar), Machete, P. (Professor Associado), Gomes, P. C. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Freitas, P. (Professor Auxiliar), Carvalho, R. (Professor Associado), Moreira, R. R. (Bolseiro), Andrade, R. (Docente Assistente Convidado), Morais, R. D. (Professor Catedrático), Medeiros, R. (Professor Catedrático), Duarte, R. P. (Professor Catedrático), Carvalho, C. D. O. (Professor Associado), Tavares, S. (Professor Auxiliar), Vasques, S. (Professor Associado), Venda, S. B. E. (Estudante), Maltez, S. (Bolseiro), Rendas, T. (Professor Auxiliar Convidado), Tavares, T. (Professor Auxiliar), Ventura, V. (Estudante) & Nogueira, J. F. P. (Professor Auxiliar)
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Blue planet law: the ecology of our economic and technological world
Garcia, M. D. G. (Editor) & Cortês, A. (Editor), 2023, 1 ed. Cham: Springer. 280 p. (Sustainable Development Goals Series)
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