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Sustainable placemaking and thermal comfort conditions in urban spaces: the cas...
Lopes, Hélder Tiago da Silva; Remoaldo, Paula Cristina Almeida; Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Ribeiro, Vítor; Silva, Lígia Torres; Martín-Vide, JavierThe urban microclimate of Avenida dos Aliados and Praça da Liberdade was subjected to comprehensive examination through twelve measurement campaigns at six strategic observation points over the course of two seasons, namely summer and winter, between 2019 and 2020. The study employed an objective approach based on measurements to evaluate key microclimatic factors, including air temperature, which ranged from 1...
The use of collaborative practices for climate change adaptation in the tourism...
Lopes, Hélder Silva; Remoaldo, Paula; Ribeiro, Vítor; Martín-Vide, JavierWhen climate change became a global concern in the 1980s, mitigation was considered the best strategy to address all challenges. For a long time, it was thought possible to stabilize atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs), which, according to many experts, brought on an unfit adaptation. There are international agreements designed to significantly reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions and achieve carbo...
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourist risk perceptions - The case study o...
da Silva Lopes, Hélder; Remoaldo, Paula Cristina Almeida; Ribeiro, Vitor; Martín-Vide, JavierThe COVID-19 pandemic outbreak (in early 2020) has dictated significant changes in society and territories by anticipating trends, changing priorities, and creating challenges, which are manifested in the territories. These are influenced by the levels of economic, cultural, and social restructuring, in the measures implemented by public administration or in attempts to redefine strategies for tourism destinati...