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 {3064, title = {Comparative Study of National Responses to Climate Change}, journal = {ISOCARP}, year = {2009}, month = {2009-05-01 00:00:00}, pages = {238-251}, publisher = {ISOCARP}, abstract = {One of the main strengths of ISOCARP is\ that it is a truly global association of planners
}, keywords = {Climate change, comparative study, Douro Valley}, isbn = {978-94-90354-04-6}, url = {https://isocarp.org/app/uploads/2014/04/REVIEW05_digi.pdf}, author = {Louren{\c c}o, J. M. and Gossop, C. and Alves, F. B.} }
with some 80 countries now represented.
This provides a powerful knowledge\ base regarding the theory and practice of\ planning world wide, knowledge that is disseminated and shared at Annual Congresses\ and other events and through the Society{\textquoteright}s\ publications. ISOCARP{\textquoteright}s international\ network has also facilitated the assembly of
comparative material about the world{\textquoteright}s planning\ systems. Thus, in 1989 the Society\ published its first edition of the International\ Manual of Planning Practice (IMPP) and this\ has since been updated and expanded several\ times. The most recent and most ambitious\ version was published in 2008.
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