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Editorial

Optimisation of the geobiodiversity index for protected natural areas in northe...

Most studies on geodiversity and geoheritage have focused exclusively on analyzing and evaluating abiotic elements. Although some authors have emphasized the important links between abiotic and biotic elements, the focus has mostly been on abiotic elements alone and not on the interrelationship between the two. In this sense, our proposal is to analyze the potential of geodiversity in a broader sense. In other ...

A importância das fontes históricas no arquivo da Agência Portuguesa do Ambient...

O projeto Archiv-Ave “Memória digital - Património documental da bacia do Ave” nasce da necessidade de recuperar e reabilitar o importante acervo histórico da Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA), numa colaboração entre a Universidade do Minho, a APA e a Casa de Sarmento. Com este trabalho, pretendemos analisar as fontes históricas que o projeto permitiu identificar e avaliar as atividades que foram realizadas ...

I Reunião Iberoamericana sobre Património Geomorfológico e V Encontro Luso-Bras...

Planejamento Ambiental Urbano: alicerces de uma cidade inteligente e sustentáve...

Research on wildfires, soil erosion and land degradation in the XXI century

This study carries out a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of scientific production on wildfires, soil erosion and land degradation, with the aim of understanding trends, critical gaps in scientific knowledge and research patterns. A total of 1400 articles published between 2001 and 2023 were analyzed with bibliometric tools (Bibliometrix and VOSviewer), revealing a steady growth in the number of publications...

A Three-Level Decision Support Approach Based on Multi-objective Simulation-Opt...

Decision-making in multi-objective problems is a complex problem with several approaches existing in the literature. Many such approaches typically com bine simulation and optimization methods to achieve a robust tool capable of provid ing useful information to decision-makers. While simulation helps decision-makers to test alternative scenarios and allows uncertainty to be considered, optimization enables them...

The levadas and their implications for the dynamics of the slopes in the north ...

Hydraulic works are commonly investigatedin terms of efficiency and installation and operating costs. However, it is also important to assess their impact on environmental aspects, especially their repercussions on river and slope systems. The aim of this study is to present an example of works that have been responsible for hydraulic, sedimentary, erosive and depositional changes in a stretch of a river channe...

Are beaches losing their capacity to receive holidaymakers? The case of Ofir, P...

Coastlines are suffering from the effects of erosive processes, the decrease in sediment supply, the rise in mean sea level, and the construction of coastal infrastructure and drainage works, which are further exacerbated by global climate change. The area of the Parque Natural do Litoral Norte (North Coast Natural Park) reveals worsening erosion rates and the transformations directly affect the natural resourc...

Education and financial literacy as factors of risk aversion

This consulting project, Client risk profile – the Portuguese case, commissioned by BPI Asset Management, investigates the most relevant factors that determine the risk aversion of Portuguese investors. Using qualitative and quantitative research methods, we demonstrate why the average Portuguese citizen tends to be excessively risk-averse compared to its European peers. The quantitative analysis was based on o...