Varanda, MartaChaud, Lucas Faria2022-07-272023-01-272022-03Chaud, Lucas Faria (2022). “Enhanced information systems and data visualization : development of a tool for transparent and participatory water governance”. Dissertação de Mestrado. Universidade de Lisboa. Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestãohttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/25025Mestrado Bolonha em ManagementThere are several consequences to groundwater of overexploitation and intensive irrigation, such as depletion of water tables, saltwater intrusion, and pollution, which in addition to the decrease in rainfall, will pose even greater pressure on underground water resources, threatening food security and soils sustainability. Challenges to mitigate these risks vary from technical hydrogeological approaches to social engagement of stakeholders in participatory governance of water. To assist with the latter, and to programmatically provide inputs to the prior, in the regional area of the Campina de Faro Aquifer, in south Portugal, this project proposes a practical approach in building a technological framework to regular extract and concatenate data from multiple sources, providing meaningful insights through interactive visuals to engage stakeholders in participatory governance, as well as offering programmatic connectivity from its database to the research community. Further pathways to advance the tool to a production level with operational guidance are also discussed. Moreover, in consonance with a global effort for positive impact, this work relates to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation for AllengICTData ManagementData VisualizationCloud InfrastructureNonrelational DatabasesGISGroundwaterParticipatory ManagementSDGsSustainable Development Goalsmaster thesis