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 {3063, title = {Planning and Design for Low Carbon Development in a Sensitive Landscape. A Douro Valley setting for the YPP workshop}, journal = {ISOCARP}, year = {2009}, month = {2009-05-01 00:00:00}, pages = {224-237}, publisher = {ISOCARP}, abstract = {Selecting the Douro Valley as the location of the\ Young Planning Professionals (YPP) workshop
}, keywords = {Carbon Emissions, Douro Valley, sensitive landscape}, url = {https://isocarp.org/app/uploads/2014/04/REVIEW05_digi.pdf}, author = {Louren{\c c}o, J. M. and Alves, F. B.} }
posed a challenge. Given the remoteness of this\ area, its low population densities and its corresponding
low carbon emissions, and also its\ outstanding landscape, this was perhaps not the\ most obvious place as the location for a discussion\ about low carbon cities. But in other respects,\ this is a good location for such a brainstorm. The\ potential advantage is the innovative planning\ approach provided by the YPP Workshop, with its randing potential for the region. For ISOCARP\ the exercise provides an input to the Society{\textquoteright}s
growing knowledge about energy resources issues\ and sustainable spatial planning.
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