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Meeting sustainability and water resources: a dialogue about groundwater science and hydrogeology practice

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An impressive dialogue with the Portuguese Hydrogeologist José Martins Carvalho, Emeritus Professor of Polytechnic of Porto (IPP), retired Professor of Hydrogeology, professional EuroGeologist (EurGeol.) and European Federation of Geologists (EFG) panel of experts on Hydrogeology, was highlighted in the scope of the thematic issue—Sustainability and Water Resources—in Environmental Earth Sciences journal honouring his long career over the last 50 years. This approach encompassed insights from his life-long outlook acting as a professional hydrogeologist and professor of groundwater science that contributed to the graduation of several generations of geologists and engineers. Moreover, Emeritus Professor J. Martins Carvalho served as mentor to numerous geo-professionals in environmental hydrogeology practice and research.

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Acknowledgments

J. Martins Carvalho is deeply grateful to his supporting family, wife Alda, sons Rita, Joana and Tiago, and grandchildren Rodrigo, Miguel, Alexandre and Aurora, and also to: (1) Portuguese Military Army, particularly to the Corps of Engineers, where I served as a military geologist in a warfare environment in the earlier days of my career; (2) Private companies (Geotécnica e Minas, ACavaco, TARH, and all other numerous firms, laboratories and agencies I collaborate with throughout the previous companies) where I worked as a professional geologist and am indebted to all managers, colleagues and operators, as well as all the teams who carried out hydrogeological fieldwork, geological surveys, drilling jobs and desk studies; (3) academia, since 1982, where I regularly collaborated, teaching environmental geology, groundwater science, practical hydrogeology, groundwater drilling, water resources and geothermic subjects, especially at the University of Évora, University of Porto and Polytechnic of Porto and my warmest greetings to all my students, department colleagues and school/faculty boards, as well as to other institutions where I collaborate closer (e.g. University of Aveiro, University of Lisbon, University of La Coruña, University Karlova of Prague, Irish Geological Survey, BRGM, Portuguese Geological Survey, Geographical Society of Lisbon, etc.) who kindly invited me to give systematic talks, workshops, short-courses, and to the Centre GeoBioTec (Georesources, Geotechnics, Geomaterials Research Group) of the University of Aveiro and Centre LABCARGA—Laboratory of Cartography and Applied Geology of the School of Engineering of Porto (ISEP) where I developed my research over the last 10 years focusing on hydrogeology, geothermic and water resources; iv) European Federation of Geologists (EFG), International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH), Portuguese Association of Professional Geologists (APG) and Institution of Engineers of Portugal (OE) for all the support throughout my professional lifetime; v) Springer Science + Business Media for kind support and for publishing this Special Thematic Issue in Environmental Earth Sciences journal and special thanks are due to the Editors-in-Chief, particularly Dr. James W. LaMoreaux, associate editors, guest editor and all colleague authors who generously contributed to the thematic issue.

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    Helder I. Chaminé & José Martins Carvalho

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    Helder I. Chaminé & José Martins Carvalho

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Chaminé, H.I., Carvalho, J.M. Meeting sustainability and water resources: a dialogue about groundwater science and hydrogeology practice. Environ Earth Sci 73, 2531–2542 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-014-3969-z

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