PrintCristina M Monteiro graduated in Microbiology (ESB-UCP, 2001) and completed a PhD degree in Biotechnology – Microbiology (ESB-UCP, 2010). Currently she is a researcher at CBQF, on the subject “Green Roofs in Urban areas”, regarding rainwater management and urban resilience and sustainability. Her research always focused on the Environmental Sciences and her interest topics includes nature-based solutions, water quality, urban water management and reuse, hydric efficiency, urban ecosystems.
Publications
Monteiro CM, Santos C, Wood JR, Rosenbom K (2022). Nature-based solutions using Leca® LWA to increase urban sustainability and support stormwater management. Chapter 9. In: Urban Green Spaces, Rui Alexandre Castanho and José Cabezas Férnandez (Eds). IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.102997. ISBN: 978-1-80355-157-9.
Santos C, Monteiro CM (2022). Green Roofs influence on Stormwater quantity and quality: a review. Chapter 8. In: Urban Green Spaces, Rui Alexandre Castanho and José Cabezas Férnandez (Eds). IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.101952. ISBN: 978-1-80355-157-9.
Monteiro CM, Santos C (2022). Coberturas ajardinadas em edifícios usando Leca® para Gestão das águas pluviais. pp.15-17. In: Energuia-Guia de Eficiência Energética e Hídrica nos Edifícios, 16ª Edição, Maio 2022. Dossier “Soluções Construtivas”. Editor: Engenho e Média, Lda – Grupo Publindústria.
Monteiro CM, Calheiros CSC, Palha P, Castro PML (2017). Growing substrates for aromatic plant species in green roofs and water runoff quality: pilot experiments in a Mediterranean climate. Water Science and Technology, 2017, 76.5, 1081-1089. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2017.276
Monteiro CM, Calheiros CSC, Pimentel-Rodrigues C, Silva-Afonso A, Castro PML (2016). Contributions to the design of rainwater harvesting systems in buildings with green roofs in a Mediterranean climate. Water Science and Technology, 2016, 73.8, 1842-1847. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2016.034
