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Analysis of the policies and constraints limiting the aquaponics industry in Po...
Mata, Fernando; Dos-Santos, MariaAquaponics is an innovative and potentially sustainable method of producing vegetables and fish, enabling local, inland fish production, and vegetable production without the need for artificial fertilization. With the aim to analyze the potential development of commercial aquaponics in Portugal, a group of Portuguese stakeholders and experts were interviewed to capture their understanding of the challenges face...
Institutional trust as a driver of product boycotts in Europe
Baptista, Nuno; Dos-Santos, Maria; Mata, Fernando; Jesus-Silva, NatashaDespite the significant growth in consumer boycotts, research has devoted insufficient attention to the institutional factors that may motivate consumers to engage in such behaviour. This article aims to address this research gap. The main objective is to analyse the factors that affect consumer boycotts from an institutional sustainability perspective, by focusing on a specific dimension of institutional susta...
Modeling cork yield, thickness, price, and gross income in the portuguese cork ...
Mata, Fernando; Dos-Santos, MariaThe cork oak (Quercus suber L.) woodlands, known as montados in Portugal, hold significant economic, cultural, social, and environmental value. They are found in the Mediterranean Sea basin, particularly in the Iberian Peninsula, and sustain various activities like silvopastoralism, with cork being a primary product. Despite its economic significance, challenges such as climate change threaten its sustainabilit...
The society of information and the european citizens’ perception of climate cha...
Mata, Fernando; Dos-Santos, Maria; Cano-Díaz, Concha; Jesus, Meirielly; Vaz-Velho, ManuelaThe scientific community has reached a consensus on humans’ important role as causative agents of climate change; however, branches of society are still sceptical about this. Climate change is a key issue for humanity and only the commitment to change human attitudes and lifestyles, at the global level, can be effective in its mitigation. With this purpose, it is important to convey the right message and preven...
Institutional trust as a driver of product boycotts in Europe
Baptista, Nuno; Dos-Santos, Maria; Mata, Fernando; Silva, Natacha JesusDespite the significant growth in consumer boycotts, research has devoted insufficient attention to the institutional factors that may motivate consumers to engage in such behaviour. This article aims to address this research gap. The main objective is to analyse the factors that affect consumer boycotts from an institutional sustainability perspective, by focusing on a specific dimension of institutional susta...
Attitudes towards consumption: The development of an operacional scale
Baptista, Nuno; Dos-Santos, Maria; Mata, Fernando; Matos, Nelson; Jesus-Silva, NatachaThe western economic development, which allowed the consumer to have access to goods and services in an easy and accessible way, brought the attention of the academia and practitioners for the current mass consumption society and consumption’s role in generating happiness among consumers. However, contradictory to the contemporary way of life, some consumers have established a different current, in which anti-c...
Crowdfunding as entrepreneurial funding for investigative journalism in Portugal
Dos-Santos, Maria; Baptista, Nuno; Mata, Fernando; Jesus-Silva, NatachaThe 2007 financial and economic subprime crisis arising from the collapse of the Lehman Brothers Bank in the USA had severe impacts on all the economic sectors. Journalism in Portugal was highly affected, and the most remarkable impacts led to editorial budget cuts. These cuts led to a drastic decrease in human resources in newsrooms, leading to a consequent breach of investigative journalism. These aspects res...
Exploring the relationship between anti-consumption and consumerism
Baptista, Nuno; Dos-Santos, Maria; Mata, Fernando; Matos, Nelson; Jesus-Silva, NatachaThe present article theoretically discusses the relationship between anti-consumption and consumerism. The article starts with a general review of the most critical aspects of both concepts and concludes with a conceptual discussion of the link and interrelationships between the two. This includes a review on anti-consumption manifestations and the related concepts of brand avoidance, politically motivated bran...
Profiling european consumers that engage in boycotting
Mata, Fernando; Baptista, Nuno; Dos-Santos, Maria; Jesus-Silva, NatachaBoycott involves abstention from buying specific products or brands for political, ethical, or ecological reasons.Boycott is usually framed as an expression of political consumerism and has been on the rise. Companies that suffer aboycott may endure severe consequences including long-term damaged brand image and harmed reputation. However,there is still an incomplete picture of the socio-political and demograph...
European citizens worries and self-responsibility towards climate change
Mata, Fernando; Jesus, Meirielly; Cano-Díaz, Concha; Dos-Santos, MariaAttitudes and perceptions about climate change (CC) are crucial to public engagement and support in the promotion of mitigating actions and sustainable lifestyles embracing the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. This study aimed to investigate how worried are European citizens about CC, and what is their willingness to assume self-responsibility in its mitigation. We used the European Social Survey,...