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Literacia financeira e políticas públicas: um pilar estratégico para a sustenta...
Neto, Paulo; Silva, Maria LuísaNum mundo cada vez mais volátil e interligado, a literacia financeira transcende a esfera individual e assume-se como um pilar estruturante da participação cívica e da qualidade das políticas públicas. A capacidade dos cidadãos para compreender conceitos financeiros, avaliar implicações económicas e tomar decisões informadas não é apenas uma competência essencial, mas uma necessidade urgente para a construção d...
Um ano do Relatório Draghi e os desafios territoriais da Política de Coesão 202...
Neto, PauloHá um ano, Mario Draghi apresentou o relatório The Future of European Competitiveness - um documento de rara lucidez sobre o declínio relativo da Europa face às potências tecnológicas globais. O ex‑presidente do BCE descreveu uma União Europeia (UE) vulnerável: com produtividade estagnada, dependência energética, transições verde e digital incompletas e investimento público cronicamente insuficiente (Draghi, 20...
Thermal tourism in Europe: exploring the wellness dimension
Liberato, Dália; Quintela, Joana A.; Neto, Paulo; Liberato, Pedro; Brandão, FilipaHealth tourism is considered a strategic product for the development of many tourist destinations with thermal resources (Pereira et al., 2023). Europe has one of the richest and best-documented areas of thermal waters – the use of which dates to Greek and Roman cultures where they formed part of everyday life – being one of the most ancient forms of western therapy (Solimene, 2020). In recent decades, health a...
Demand trends in european thermalism
Quintela, Joana; Liberato, Dália; Neto, Paulo; Liberato, Pedro; Brandão, FilipaThermalism is a popular form of therapy that involves the use of the healing properties of mineral waters for health and wellness purposes. In Europe, thermalism has a long history and is widely practised in many countries across the continent (Rawlinson & Heap, 2017). In recent decades, health and wellness have become important motives for consumption, attracting the interest of researchers from different disc...
Strategic and Territorial Alignment: Towards a Stronger Efficiency in the Artic...
Neto, Paulo; Silva, Maria LuísaThe articulation between Portugal’s spatial planning instruments and the territorial instruments of the European Union’s Cohesion Policy remains a complex challenge. Despite the existence of multiple regulatory and strategic frameworks at both national and European levels, there is still a lack of effective integration between the objectives of spatial planning and the financial and operational mechanisms of Co...
From Social Responsibility to Sustainable Territories: Enhancing Well-Being And...
Silva, Maria Luísa; Neto, PauloThe ongoing transition towards a sustainable development model in Europe calls for a rethinking of how territorial planning and the European Union's Cohesion Policy interact to address contemporary challenges. In this context, this paper proposes an integrated perspective that connects sustainable territorial planning with the internal social responsibility practices of organizations, focusing on well-being, pu...
Innovation and Multi-Level Governance: Strategies to Enhance the Effectiveness ...
Neto, Paulo; Silva, Maria LuísaEffective multi-level governance is essential for maximizing the impact of EU Cohesion Policy, yet persistent challenges remain in ensuring coordination between European, national, regional, and local actors. In Portugal, the complexity of governance structures, overlapping competencies, and bureaucratic inefficiencies have often hindered the full potential of Cohesion Policy interventions. This paper examines ...
Ethics and Social Responsibility: A Contribution to the Training of Leaders for...
Silva, Maria Luísa; Rodrigues, Jorge; Seabra, Fernando Miguel; Neto, PauloTraining leaders who are committed to sustainability is one of the major challenges facing higher education. This paper presents a pedagogical approach to integrating Ethics and Social Responsibility (ESR) into the training of management students, promoting learning aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The experience, developed at ISCAL, combined active methodologies such as project based lear...
Smart Specialisation and Sustainable Innovation: Lessons From EREI 2030 in the ...
Silva, Maria Luísa; Neto, PauloThe Alentejo Regional Smart Specialisation Strategy 2030 (EREI 2030) is a case of aligning innovation and sustainability in the context of regional development. This extended summary analyses Alentejo's experience of implementing a smart specialisation strategy, highlighting the definition of priority areas for regional specialisation, its alignment with European Union policies and agendas, the preliminary resu...
Purpose, Care, and Sustainability: Building Ethical Economies for Ageing World
Silva, Maria Luísa; Neto, Paulo; Rodrigues, Maria AlbertinaObjective: To explore how the alignment between organizational purpose, care practices, and sustainability can support regenerative and ethical economic models in a context of accelerated population ageing. The paper proposes a framework that positions the care economy as a central response to current social and territorial challenges. Methodology: Qualitative and exploratory approach based on: (1) Interdiscipl...