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Actors in the spotlight: scrutinising how actors affect strategic environmental...
Fernandes, Maria da Luz; Pires, Sara Moreno; Ramos, Tomás B.; Rodrigues, Carlos; Teles, Filipe; Polido, AlexandraChanging the paradigm towards sustainability falls implicitly in transforming the urban systems, as most of the world's population lives in cities. The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process is relevant in this context because it supports the evaluation of the sustainability of the plans and promotes open and accountable decision-making. However, SEA processes are embedded in a broader decision-making...
Territorial innovation in less developed regions: governance, technologies, and...
Teles, Filipe; Rodrigues, Carlos; Ramos, Fernando; Botelho, AnabelaThis volume stems from the work developed within the framework of a research project focused on understanding the innovation poli-cies in less developed regions in Europe.1 Despite the specific focus on the Portuguese case of lagging regions, it aims at providing concep-tual improvements useful to other geographies, as it fosters the debate through the contribution from leading experts in the different topics a...
The Inner Functioning of Local Governance Networks in Centralized Countries: A ...
Silva, Patrícia; Mota, Luís F.; Carneiro, Raúl; Valentim, Raquel; Teles, FilipeAbstract: Local governance networks are increasingly seen as the big idea to cope with issues that are complex enough in scope and scale to require a diversity of expertise and resources. While conventional narrative has posited that local networks are optimal for addressing a range of policy problems, and enhancing democratic participation, scarce attention has been devoted to understanding their inner working...
Territorial cohesion: discussing the mismatch between conceptual definitions an...
Chamusca, Pedro; Marques, Joao L.; Pires, Sara Moreno; Teles, FilipeThe European Union’s Cohesion Policy aims at strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion to correct imbalances between countries and regions. However, European Union policy was expressed unevenly, and asymmetries grew at different scales. Therefore, it has raised discussions on territorial cohesion, which looks much different on the ground than in its theoretical design. This paper confronts this co...
Voice, responsiveness, and alternative policy venues: an analysis of citizen co...
Tavares, António F.; Pires, Sara Moreno; Teles, FilipeThe Ombudsman is one of the most relevant and institutionalized tools to give voice to citizens, so they can express their dissatisfaction with local public services. The literature has yet to produce a systematic explanation for the variation in complaints to the national Ombudsman. This article uses classic literature from public administration and public policy to consider arguments of voice, responsiveness ...
Ecological footprint reduction recommendations for Higher Education Institutions
Pires, Sara Moreno (ed.); Ferreira Dias, Marta; Onofrietti, Giulia; Madeira, Catarina; Nicolau, Mariana; Galli, Alessandro (ed.); Mancini, Maria SerenaNo abstract available.
What is spatial planning saying? A conceptual and methodological framework to a...
Mendes, Rúben; Fidélis, Teresa; Roebeling, Peter; Teles, Filipe; Farrelly, MichaelSpatial planning policies are fundamental blocks for the implementation of sustainable development goals. Still, despite the growing adoption of environmental proxies, as it is nature- based solutions, the study of their institutionalization in policy and spatial planning is in the early stages. Simultaneously, the use of discursive and interpretative methods to unfold the social structures related to environme...
Governance Arrangements for Water Reuse: Assessing Emerging Trends for Inter-Mu...
Riazi, Fayaz; Fidélis, Teresa; Teles, FilipeThe transition towards a Water Circular Economy (WCE), in the sense of water reuse, demands cooperative governance and territorial rescaling to overcome fragmentations in sectors and water policies. While the transition is challenging for local governments and crosses economic sectors and spatial scales, Inter-Municipal Cooperation IMC is gaining popularity due to its ability to contribute additional human, fin...
Recomendações de redução da pegada ecológica para instituições de ensino superior
Pires, Sara Moreno (ed.); Pulselli, Federico Maria (ed.); Malandrakis, George (ed.); Caeiro, Sandra (ed.); Galli, Alessandro (ed.); Ferreira Dias, MartaSem resumo disponível.
Συστάσεις μείωσης του Οικολογικού Αποτυπώματος για τα Ιδρύματα Τριτοβάθμιας Εκπ...
Pires, Sara Moreno (ed.); Pulselli, Federico Maria (ed.); Malandrakis, George (ed.); Caeiro, Sandra (ed.); Galli, Alessandro (ed.); Ferreira Dias, MartaSem resumo disponível.