Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@inbook {2287, title = {Introduction to start-up creation for the smart eco-efficient built environment}, booktitle = {Start-Up Creation: The Smart Eco-Efficient Built Environment}, volume = {1}, year = {2016}, note = {Pacheco-Torgal
}, month = {2016-05-23 00:00:00}, pages = {1-17}, publisher = {Elsevier}, organization = {Elsevier}, edition = {1}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {Start-up creation is the most distinctive feature of the entrepreneurial knowledge-based economy. It is also essential for economic growth that is needed in the aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis and especially important in the context of young graduates{\textquoteright} high unemployment rates, which are expected to increase in the next decades. This chapter briefly reviews historic facts on entrepreneurship and on the evolution of the university role from the preservation and dissemination of knowledge (teaching), to knowledge generation (research), and more recently to economic and social development that categorizes the entrepreneurial university. It summarizes studies concerning the discussion on the different university technology transfer rates. Dynamics of start-up creation are briefly reviewed. The importance of start-up creation for the smart eco-efficient built environment is highlighted. An outline of the book is included.
}, keywords = {Biotechnology, Eco-efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Nanotechnology, Smart-built environment, Spinoff, Start-up}, issn = {9780081005460}, doi = {10.1016/B978-0-08-100546-0.00001-7}, url = {http://store.elsevier.com/Start-Up-Creation/isbn-9780081005460/}, author = {Pacheco-Torgal, F.} }
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 24 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt