Symposia

Water, along with the abundance of oxygen in the atmosphere and the existence of life, is the feature that distinguishes Earth from other planets in the solar system. While the blue of the oceans and white of the clouds make the presence of water evident on the planet we inhabit,...

Water, along with the abundance of oxygen in the atmosphere and the existence of life, is the feature that distinguishes Earth from other planets in the solar system. While the blue of the oceans and white of the clouds make the presence of water evident on the planet we inhabit,...

In this conference we explore some aspects of the relationship between water and public space. Water plays an increasingly important role in the design of public space, and this is true for several reasons. Firstly, there is the role that water can play in the composition of urban space, creating...

The arrival of groundwater in the coastal and marine areas is known from old times and has been the subject of exploitation by coastal people or a resource for boaters. The knowledge and study of these springs in our country has followed a long career as the case Falconera (Garraf),...

In the present context of environmental care, the reduction of resource consumption (energy and materials) is an important goal in the conception of new processes.   Wastewater treatment plants are quite involved in this trend and because of this, we have devised this symposium with the title New technologies and approaches...

PRESENTATION TIME AND PLACE INVITED PAPERS REGISTRATION STREAMING: full delayed broadcast PRESENTATION   "Groundwater: a hidden, strategic and global resource" is the theme selected for the UB Institute for Water Research 2013 Symposium. Groundwater is the largest source of freshwater available on our planet to meet the needs of a growing population requiring an ever-higher per capita...

Introduction Symposium Coordinator Subscription Symposium Papers     Since 2007, the Water Research Institute of the University of Barcelona organizes an annual symposium on topics of current interest within their areas of activity. In this edition of 2012, the topic under discussion was focused on bio-waste and sludge and particularly, in the sludge generated by waste...

The Water Research Institute of the University of Barcelona organizes annually a Symposium on water-related items since the year 2007. In the year 2011, Watewater Reuse is the subject which will be considered from different points of view considering that the Institute is multidisciplinary since it was founded by the...

Introduction Symposium papers Posters Scientific Committee of the Symposium  INTRODUCTION   The density of the population and the activities that have been carried out in the coastal area in recent decades have put coastal systems under considerable stress. Coastal waters have been particularly affected. They constitute the first band of the marine system and,...

Global warming, which is the clearest sign of the new reality of climate change, intensifies the water cycle, as it leads to an increase in evaporation from a warmer surface. Water will play a crucial role in future climate and socioeconomic scenarios, as it is an essential resource and sometimes...

A year after it was officially founded in September 2008, the UB Water Research Institute organized a symposium in which numerous current problems were analysed, such as water quality and water as a resource. The symposium was made up of brief presentations. Complete versions of the papers were published in July...