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 {3139, title = {Introduction to startup creation for the smart eco-efficient built environment}, booktitle = {Start-Up Creation: The Smart Eco-efficient Built Environment}, volume = {1}, year = {2020}, month = {2020-05-21 00:00:00}, pages = {1-15}, publisher = {Elsevier}, organization = {Elsevier}, edition = {2}, chapter = {1}, abstract = {This chapter starts by briefly reviewing worrying evidence concerning Earth{\textquoteright}s environment. The importance of entrepreneurship is highlighted as a way not only to mobilize the energy of young people in developed countries for a sustainability based new economy. But also to tackle the despair of young people in poor countries that could end in terrorist actions. Dynamics of start-up creation are briefly reviewed. The stigma on startup failure is also briefly addressed. The importance of start-up creation for the smart eco-efficient built environment is highlighted.\ An outline of the book is included.
}, keywords = {Entrepreneurship, Smart built environment, startups, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals}, isbn = {9780128199466}, url = {https://www.elsevier.com/books/start-up-creation/pacheco-torgal/978-0-12-819946-6}, 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