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Hydraulics and Environment Department Hydraulics and Environment Department

Luís David

Luís David
Phone: 218 443 839

Professional Situation

Assistant Researcher

Academic and Scientific Degrees

  • Doctor in Philosophy in Civil Engineering (IST, 2006)
  • Master in Hydraulics and Water Resources (IST, 1996)
  • Graduated in Civil Engineering (IST, 1990)

Functions and Relevant Public Offices

  • Assistant researcher at LNEC, Urban Water Unit (since june 2006)
  • Lecturer in Urban Water at Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (since september 2021)
  • Member of the APRH Steering Committee (2016-2018)

Areas of Research / Interest

  • Urban drainage and water supply infrastructures management
  • Floods, energy efficiency and urban and coastal water quality management
  • Monitoring, mathematical modelling and real-time alert systems
  • Urban planning, re-naturalization and sustainability of the water cycle
  • Adaptation to climate change and infrastructure rehabilitation

Research and Professional Activity

R&TD Projects and studiesCollaborated in more than 60 national and international R&TD projects, including advanced consultancy and other scientific and technical activities such as knowledge transfer:
  • SINERGEA Intelligent system to support the efficient use of energy and the flooding and coastal contamination emergency management in coastal cities (ANI, P2020, 2020-23)
  • Water gardens (LISwater, LNEC, CML, 2019-22)
  • RESCCUE - Resilience to cope with climate change in urban áreas - a multisectorial approach focusing on water (H2020, 2016-2020).
  • iGPI 2015: National Initiative for Infrastructure Asset Management (2015-16).
  • AQUAGIS-Mon - Autonomous robotic platform for surface water bodies monitoring (ANI, P2020, 2013-15).
  • PREPARED Enabling Change. (7º PQ da UE, 2011-14).
  • INNOVATION - Application for the Urban Pollution Management Procedure to River Water Quality Protection in European Member States (4PQ da UE, 1997-2000).

Scientific Orientation

Supervisor of 4 master dissertations and more than 20 project research grants and trainees

Relevant Publications

More than 300 publications, including 150 journal and conference papers, and 150 reports and technical notes.
  • David L.M., Mota T.M. (2022). Quality Assessment of Small Urban Catchments Stormwater Models: A New Approach Using Old Metrics. Hydrology 2022, 9(5), 87; doi.org/10.3390/hydrology9050087.
  • David L.M., Pinto A., Oliveira A., Martins A.; Ataíde A.; Silva O. (2022). SINERGEA - Energy: Modelling energy consumption in wastewater systems during rainfall events. In 7th IAHR Europe Congress, https://www.iahr.org/library/infor?pid=22328.
  • David L.M., Carvalho R.F. (2021). Designing for People’s Safety on Flooded Streets: Uncertainties and the Influence of the Cross-Section Shape, Roughness and Slopes on Hazard Criteria. Water 2021, 13, 2119; doi.org/10.3390/w13152119.
  • Cardoso M.A., Brito R.S., Pereira C., David L.M. (2020). Avaliação da resiliência dos serviços urbanos de águas face às alterações climáticas. Águas & Resíduos, IV, n.º 6, p. 63-77, DOI: 10.22181/aer.2020.0606.
  • Carvalho R.F. Lopes P., Leandro J., David L.M. (2019). Numerical Research of Flows into Gullies with Different Outlet Locations. Water 2019, 11, 794; doi.org/10.3390/w11040794.
  • David L.M. (2019). Projetar para inundações – efeito do perfil, rugosidade e declive das ruas nos critérios de segurança. Águas & Resíduos, IV, N.º 4, p. 37-47. DOI 10.22181/aer.2019.0404.
  • David L.M., Rodrigues M., et al.  (2018). An integrated smart approach for multi-scale management of urban wastewater systems. ERSAR Technical Course 08, p. 341-354. ISBN 978-972-98996-9-0.
  • Rodrigues M., Guerreiro M., David L.M., Oliveira A., Menaia J., Jacob J. (2016). Role of environmental forcings on fecal contamination behavior in a small, intermittent coastal stream: an integrated modelling approach. J. Environ. Eng., 142(5): 05016001, 11p, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001075.
  • David, L.M., Rodrigues M., et al. (2015). Chapter 1.4 Demonstration system for early warning of faecal contamination in recreational waters in Lisbon. In Climate Change, Water Supply and Sanitation: Risk Assessment, Management, Mitigation and Reduction. IWA Publishing, p. 18-23. ISBN 9781780404998.
  • Barbosa A.E., Fernandes J.N., David L.M. (2012). Key Issues for Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management. Water Research 46(20): 6787-6798, doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.05.029.

Other scientific and technical Activities

  • Lecturer in more than 30 knowledge transfer and training actions
  • National delegate of CEN/TC 165/WG 41

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