Maria da Graça Saraiva

Adviser in the Office of the MAOTDR
MAOTDR






Nota Biográfica

Landscape architect and agronomic engineer, who graduated from the Higher Agronomy Institute (ISA) of the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (UTL). She has a PhD in Landscape Architecture from ISA. Associate Professor in the Faculty of Architecture of UTL, researcher in CESUR at IST.

Adviser to the Office of the Minister for the Environment, Territorial Planning and Regional Development (MAOTDR) since September 2005.
Responsible for organisation of the “Golf Courses – Environment, Landscape and Sustainability” seminar, organised at the initiative of MAOTDR, on 6/3/2006, in the Lisbon Conference Centre.

Coordinator for drawing up the “Manual of Good Environmental Practices for Golf Courses – Norms for planning, design, construction and operation of golf courses from the perspective of environmental sustainability”, currently being prepared at the MAOTDR




Key themes of Speech

• Manual of Good Environmental Practices for Golf Courses - an initiative of the MAOTDR – reasons and context, from the perspective of environmental sustainability
• Structure of the Manual – recommendations for the planning, design, construction and operating stages
• Concerns and objectives relating to conservation and enhancement of natural resources – several examples
• Conclusions and perspectives for the future.