Author(s): Radke, John ; Pinto, Pedro ; Lachwani, Kushal ; Kondlof, G. Mathias ; Rocha, João ; Serra Lloet, Anna ; et, al
Date: 2016
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/16951
Origin: Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora
Subject(s): Alqueva; Alentejo; Impacto Ambiental; Acesso Ambiental; Territorio; Arquitectura
In the past decade Alqueva Dam brought a tremendous landscape change in all three sectors-environmental, social and economic. While the dam and reservoir was a project which was carefully executed, there are certain issues which need to be monitored/rectified as the reservoir goes into 5th straight year with full capacity. The Alentejo region is currently under threats from environmental stress (drought, climate change and habitat disturbances), social stress (with declining population in nearby villages) and is also struggling to attract people to this economically backward region in Portugal. This report presents analysis and recommendations proposed by Environmental Planning Students from UC Berkeley to create and revise holistic strategies that measure the effects of the dam and future proposals to improve human access and ecological values of Alentejo region.
Portuguese Studies Program, UCBerkeley ; EDIA
