Public works policy in Portugal: a case study in unsustainability

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Autor(a) principal: Melo, João Joanaz de
Data de Publicação: 2009
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/5574
Resumo: International Journal of Engineering and Industrial Management, nº 1, p. 195-208
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spelling Public works policy in Portugal: a case study in unsustainabilityPublic worksSustainabilityEnvironmental impact assessmentInternational Journal of Engineering and Industrial Management, nº 1, p. 195-208Portugal has had a strong public works policy for centuries. In recent years, the largest environmental conflicts were focused precisely on public works. Two case studies are hereby examined. The third crossing of the Tagus at Lisbon should support the high-speed rail link between Lisbon and Madrid, plus suburban and heavy cargo trains; recently, the Government decided to add a road. But Lisbonalready suffers from too much traffic and air pollution; and the cost is too high,because project-finance is not viable; instead, more and better public transportationis needed. A policy for large dams aims to create 12 new dams, supposedly to reduce GHG emissions and improve the balance of the electric network; unfortunately, those dams will hinder regional development in poor regions, destroy the last major wild rivers in Portugal and a number of social infrastructures; they would generate 2 TWh/year of electricity, about 1% of energy demand in Portugal, at a cost of 3 000 M€; in contrast, the same investment in energy-efficiency projects would save at least 8 TWh/year. In both cases, the decision process was aprioristic and disregarding of public opinion. In short, public works in Portugal remain as unsustainable as ever, environmentally, socially and economically.Universidade LusíadaRUNMelo, João Joanaz de2011-05-05T13:38:19Z20092009-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/5574eng1647-578Xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T03:36:14Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/5574Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:16:22.210243Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Public works policy in Portugal: a case study in unsustainability
spellingShingle Public works policy in Portugal: a case study in unsustainability
Melo, João Joanaz de
Public works
Sustainability
Environmental impact assessment
title_short Public works policy in Portugal: a case study in unsustainability
title_full Public works policy in Portugal: a case study in unsustainability
title_fullStr Public works policy in Portugal: a case study in unsustainability
title_full_unstemmed Public works policy in Portugal: a case study in unsustainability
title_sort Public works policy in Portugal: a case study in unsustainability
author Melo, João Joanaz de
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Melo, João Joanaz de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Public works
Sustainability
Environmental impact assessment
topic Public works
Sustainability
Environmental impact assessment
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