Urban speleology applied to groundwater and geo-engineering studies: underground topographic surveying of the ancient Arca D’Água galleries catchworks (Porto, NW Portugal)

Urban speleology applied to groundwater and geo-engineering studies: underground topographic surveying of the ancient Arca D’Água galleries catchworks (Porto, NW Portugal)

The Porto settlement (Northwest Portugal, Iberian Peninsula) was originally built in the twelfth century and has been developed on granitic hill slopes of the Douro riverside, being one of the oldest cities in Europe. In the urban area of Porto, the second most important city of the Portuguese mainl...

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Main Authors: Fontes G., Marques J.M., Lopes M.E., Devy-Vareta N.F., Gomes A., Fonseca P.E., Plancha J.P., Monteiro Santos F.A., Cortez C., Rodrigues P., Robalo P.M., Afonso M.J., Chaminé Helder I., Pires A., Rocha F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of South Florida Libraries 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Speleology
Subjects:
urban speleology
groundwater
catchwork galleries
water supply
portugal
Online Access:http://www.ijs.speleo.it/pdf/72.591.39(1)_Chamine.et.al.pdf

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