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Pesos dos critérios de competitividade das rotas de escoamento de soja do mato ...
Castro Corrêa, Alessandro; Tobias, Maisa Sales G.; Ramos, Rui A. R.; Lima Pereira Afonso, Paulo Sérgio; Machado-santos, CarlosA tomada de decisão é um processo mental e cognitivo que envolve a avaliação de critérios tangíveis e intangíveis, sendo particularmente desafiador em contextos complexos, como a logística de escoamento da produção em regiões com vasta dimensão territorial, dispersão geográfica das zonas produtoras e infraestrutura limitada. Este estudo teve como objetivo identificar e ponderar os critérios de competitividade n...
Insights from smart city initiatives for urban sustainability and contemporary ...
Veloso, Águeda; Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.Urbanization growth poses various challenges, such as congestion, pollution, and resource consumption, prompting city planners and governments to adopt smart systems to manage these issues more efficiently. Despite widespread adoption, there is no consensus on the defining attributes of smart cities, particularly regarding their role in urban sustainability and contemporary urbanism. This paper provides a liter...
Evaluating attitudes and preferences towards walking in two european cities
Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Papageorgiou, George; Conticelli, Elisa; Jabbari, Mona; Ribeiro, Paulo; Tondelli, Simona; Ramos, Rui A. R.Understanding pedestrian perceptions and attitudes is crucial for promoting walking as a daily transportation mode for sustainable mobility and the effective development of smart cities. Pedestrian preferences, shaped by factors such as age, gender, and urban infrastructure, play a pivotal role in travel behaviors. Based on a survey study, this paper examines the impact of individual and urban factors on pedest...
The pedestrian network concept: A systematic literature review
Jabbari, Mona; Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Smith, Goran; Conticelli, Elisa; Tondelli, Simona; Ribeiro, Paulo; Ahmadi, Zahra; Papageorgiou, GeorgeThe design of urban spaces that foster sustainable practices requires new analytical and structural approaches to spatial planning. An appropriate pedestrian network could significantly contribute to sustainable urban development goals, particularly by promoting sustainable mobility and pedestrian friendliness. With such goals, several attempts have been made to develop suitable models for pedestrian networks. ...
The effect of sidewalk paving materials in the comfort and safety of walking: a...
Rodrigues, Alexandra; Silva, Hugo M. R. D.; Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Palha, Carlos Alberto Oliveira Fernandes; Ramos, Rui A. R.Sustainable mobility aims a modal shift towards more sustainable forms of mobility to minimize the harmful impacts associated to the intensive use of cars. The promotion of active travel, namely for short daily urban commutes, can help in decarbonizing transportation. As almost every trip begins and ends with walking, pedestrian infrastructure is a crucial component of any sustainable transportation system. Sid...
A bicicleta como transporte sustentável e os desafios para as Smart Cities
Castañon, Ugo Nogueira; Ramos, Rui A. R.; Ribeiro, PauloEsta obra reúne opiniões de pesquisadores de formações diversas e com a mesma dedicação a um tema onde indivíduos, cidades, meio ambiente e desenvolvimento sustentável parecem integrar uma equação com variáveis que mudam em função do tempo e do espaço. Os capítulos sugerem uma importante reflexão sobre assuntos que permeiam a prática da engenharia, a vida cotidiana e todos os aspectos que nos afetam de forma di...
A GIS-based multi-criteria method to evaluate the level of walkability in the c...
Fernandes, Ecolástica; Ramos, Rui A. R.; Fonseca, Fernando Pereira daWalking is the greenest, cheapest, and easiest mode of transport and is often the first and last mode of transport used in a trip. Walking is also a form of doing physical activity that helps to prevent various physiological and mental diseases associated with sedentary lifestyles. Due to these benefits, the promotion of more walkable cities has received increasing attention over the last years. The extent to w...
Evaluation of urban sustainability based on transportation and green spaces: th...
Psara, Olivia; Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Nisiforou, Olympia; Ramos, Rui A. R.Promoting urban sustainability has been on the agenda of researchers, planners, and policymakers. This paper uses quantitative and qualitative approaches to evaluate the sustainability of the Cypriot city of Limassol through transportation and green spaces indicators. The quantitative approach relies on a geostatistical evaluation of six indicators to describe the transportation sector and the proximity and pro...
Walkable cities: using the Smart Pedestrian Net Method for evaluating a pedestr...
Fonseca, Fernando; Fernandes, Escolástica; Ramos, Rui A. R.Evidence for the benefits of walking has attracted the attention of researchers and practitioners and encouraged them to develop healthier and more sustainable walkable cities. Many methods and approaches have been developed to measure walkability; namely, by using land use attributes. This paper examines the transferability of the Geographic Information System (GIS) based multi-criteria method developed in the...
Perceived walkability and respective urban determinants: insights from Bologna ...
Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Papageorgiou, George; Tondelli, Simona; Ribeiro, Paulo; Conticelli, Elisa; Jabbari, Mona; Ramos, Rui A. R.Walking is undoubtedly a sustainable and healthy mode of transport. However, the decision to walk is influenced by many built environment and streetscape attributes. Specifically, the term walkability is used to describe the extent to which the urban environment is pedestrian-friendly, usually by quantifying multiple built environment attributes at the neighbourhood scale. The present study adopts a qualitative...