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
@JournalArticle {2920, title = {Methodology for environmental assessment in Antarctic buildings}, journal = {Environmental Impact Assessment Review}, volume = {73}, year = {2018}, month = {2018-08-22 00:00:00}, pages = {104-113}, publisher = {Elsevier}, abstract = {Antarctica, known as the most remote, coldest, windiest, driest, highest, most desert and least inhabited land, presents some of the worst conditions of\ habitability\ on the planet, and stands out for its environmental vulnerability and scientific importance (Alvarez, 2014).
It is known that the Antarctic continent is the site of scientific research, whose results have global implications (Dodds et al., 2017). Researches in the areas of the marine environment, environmental and\ climate changes\ and forecasts, and soil investigations that may lead to significant pharmacological discoveries (Dodds et al., 2017) are examples of the above mentioned. It is worth remembering that the inhospitable conditions, environmental fragility, and isolation will further encourage the research in the area of construction. These studies generally rely on the continued human presence on the site and require that the environment remains without interference that could endanger the fragile Antarctic ecosystem (Alvarez, 2014). Thus, it is extremely important to achieve a balance between the interests that attract humans to Antarctica and the impacts that may be caused by the human presence there (Bargagli, 2005).
}, keywords = {Antarctic buildings, Environmental assessment, Environmental Impact}, issn = {0195-9255}, doi = {10.1016/j.eiar.2018.08.003}, author = {Montarroyos, D. and Alvarez, C. E. and Bragan{\c c}a, L.} }
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 25 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