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Alqueva. Changing Ecologies of the Montado Landscape. Alentejo, Portugal
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 ; EDI