The lack of natural resources in the face of population growth is a serious challenge for today’s societies. The development of circular economy strategies is a possible way forward, also for tourism as one of the main economic activities in the world. Based on the assumption that the circular economy is a factor in the sustainability of the tourism sector, the main objective of this research was to analyse the...
The pandemic context has presented new challenges for education. In a short time, higher education institutions (HEIs) adapted their students, staff, technology, and infrastructures for a fast migration to distance learning. This change brought new challenges but also new opportunities that justify more contributions. The purpose of this paper is to study distance education (DE) methods and approaches, with a f...
Portugal, in line with the European Union, is aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050 (Net Zero), which implies a transition to sustainable energy sources. Climate change is all too evident, as extreme weather periods are occurring in a cyclical manner with greater brevity to such an extent that the grid operator must deal with production scenarios where it can no longer rely on hydroelectric production given the ...
Este artigo analisa o impacto económico do Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal na região. Utilizando uma abordagem pelo lado da procura, mediu-se o impacto dos gastos dos estudantes, docentes e não docentes, bem como das aquisições de bens e serviços da própria instituição na economia, medindo o impacto no PIB, no emprego, bem como nos gastos totais para a economia. Foi utilizada uma abordagem quantitativa, atravé...
Advanced countries have pledged to mobilize additional financial resources to developing countries, including funding from multiple sources other than official development assistance (ODA), known as foreign aid. However, the effect of the novel coronavirus pandemic has raised doubts about the feasibility of such a pledge, highlighting, once again, the possible role of ODA and the importance of explaining its al...
Os trabalhadores de escritório permanecem em posições estacionárias durante longos períodos e estão sujeitos a elevadas cargas laborais que podem interferir com a Qualidade de Vida, em interação com caraterísticas do trabalhador (como personalidade, autonomia, competência e empenho no trabalho). A Qualidade de Vida é um conceito multidimensional influenciado por fatores sociodemográficos, de saúde e trabalho, q...
Teachers play a key role in creating effective conditions for students to succeed in school. The quality of student-teacher relationships is consistently associated with social, emotional, behavioural, and academic adjustment and it is even more relevant for students with special educational needs (SEN), considering these students’ emotional, social, and learning vulnerabilities. This study aimed to examine the...
Introduction: Economic crises have consequences on labor market, with impacts on mental health (MH) and psychological well-being (PWB). We describe the effectiveness of an intervention among unemployed, performed within EEA Grants Healthy Employment project.Objectives Evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention for MH literacy, PWB and resilience among unemployed. Aims MH and PWB promotion, common mental diso...