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Assessing coastal vulnerability at the village level using a robust framework, ...
Nigam, Ritwik; Luis, Alvarinho J.; Gagnon, Alexandre S.; Vaz, Eric; Damásio, Bruno; Kotha, MahenderNigam, R., Luis, A. J., Gagnon, A. S., Vaz, E., Damásio, B., & Kotha, M. (2024). Assessing coastal vulnerability at the village level using a robust framework, the example of Canacona in South Goa, India. ISCIENCE, Article 109129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109129 --- The first author Mr. Ritwik Nigam, a Ph.D student acknowledges the financial support provided by the University Grant Commission (UGC), ...
Faith, policy, and suicide
Vaz, Eric; Damásio, Bruno; Cusimano, MichaelVaz, E., Damásio, B., & Cusimano, M. (2024). Faith, policy, and suicide: A Machine learning and spatial analysis approach of religious affiliation and suicide rates in Toronto. Habitat International, 150, 1-8. Article 103119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2024.103119 --- This work was supported by national funds through FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia), under the project - UIDB/04152/2020 (DO...
Urban habitats and food insecurity
Vaz, Eric; Damásio, Bruno; Bação, Fernando; Shaker, Richard Ross; Penfound, ElissaVaz, E., Damásio, B., Bação, F., Shaker, R. R., & Penfound, E. (2023). Urban habitats and food insecurity: lessons learned throughout a pandemic. Habitat International, 135, 1-11. [102779]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2023.102779; Background An increasing amount of literature raises the issue of food deserts and urban heterogeneity in larger metropolitan cores throughout North America. Specific to Cana...
Did Covid-19 lockdown positively affect the urban environment and UN- Sustainab...
Nigam, Ritwik; Tripathi, Gaurav; Priya, Tannu; Luis, Alvarinho J.; Vaz, Eric; Kumar, Shashikant; Shakya, Achala; Damásio, Bruno; Kotha, MahenderNigam, R., Tripathi, G., Priya, T., Luis, A. J., Vaz, E., Kumar, S., Shakya, A., Damásio, B., Kotha, M., & Yu, B. (Ed.) (2022). Did Covid-19 lockdown positively affect the urban environment and UN- Sustainable Development Goals? PLoS ONE, 17(9), 1-21. [e0274621]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274621; This work quantifies the impact of pre-, during- and post-lockdown periods of 2020 and 2019 imposed due ...
Smart Tourism como oportunidade para a renovação e diversificação da região-des...
Arvela, André Filipe Samora; Ferreira, Jorge; Panagopoulos, Thomas; Vaz, EricUIDB/04647/2020 UIDP/04647/2020
Open data and injuries in urban areas
Vaz, Eric; Cusimano, Michael D.; Bação, Fernando; Damásio, Bruno; Penfound, ElissaVaz, E., Cusimano, M. D., Bação, F., Damásio, B., & Penfound, E. (2021). Open data and injuries in urban areas: A spatial analytical framework of Toronto using machine learning and spatial regressions. PLoS ONE, 16(March), 1-17. [e0248285]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248285; Injuries have become devastating and often under-recognized public health concerns. In Canada, injuries are the leading cause o...
Mumbai's business landscape
Vaz, Eric; Damásio, Bruno; Bação, Fernando; Kotha, Mahender; Penfound, Elissa; Rai, Shailendra KumarVaz, E., Damásio, B., Bação, F., Kotha, M., Penfound, E., & Rai, S. K. (2021). Mumbai's business landscape: A spatial analytical approach to urbanisation. Heliyon, 7(7), [e07522]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07522; India has proven to be one of the most diverse and dynamic economic regions in the world. Its industry focuses predominantly on the service sector and immediate economic growth seems to s...
Modeling Nature-Based and Cultural Recreation Preferences in Mediterranean Regi...
Arvela, André Filipe Samora; Ferreira, Jorge Ricardo; Vaz, Eric; Panagopoulos, ThomasUIDB/04647/2020 UIDP/04647/2020 SFRH/BD/102328/2014 PTDC/GES-URB/31928/2017; The tourism and recreational offer of Mediterranean destinations involves, essentially, the promotion of mass tourism, based on the appeal of the sun and beach, and the quality of its coastal assets. Alongside the impacts of climate change, poor tourism diversification represents a threat to the resilience of the territory. Thus, heter...
Preferências de turistas e residentes quanto a uma diversificação turística e r...
Arvela, André Filipe Samora; Ferreira, Jorge; Panagopoulos, Thomas; Vaz, EricUIDB/04209/2020 UIDP/04209/2020; A oferta turística e recreativa dos concelhos de Silves, Albufeira e Loulé, região do Algarve, passa, essencialmente, pela promoção do produto “sol e mar” e pela qualificação dos seus ativos litorais, estabelecendo um quadro de fraca diferenciação turística que, a juntar-se aos impactes das alterações climáticas, representa uma ameaça à resiliência de um território, que, sobranc...
Preferências de turistas por recreio e lazer na região do algarve num contexto ...
Arvela, André Filipe Samora; Ferreira, Jorge Ricardo; Oliveira, Rosário; Panagopoulos, Thomas; Vaz, EricUID/SOC/04647/2013 SFRH/BD/102328/2014; A oferta e procura turística da região do Algarve centram-se, sobranceiramente, na promoção do produto Sol e Mar e na valorização, por vezes, pouco qualificadora, dos seus ativos litorais, firmando um quadro de parca diferenciação turística que, conjugado com os impactos das alterações climáticas sobre o respetivo território e setor turístico, impõe uma iminente fragilida...