- Regional Development and Policy
- Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
- Economic Growth and Productivity
- Regional Economic and Spatial Analysis
- Economic Theory and Policy
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Spatial and Panel Data Analysis
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Global Trade and Competitiveness
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Rural development and sustainability
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
- Wine Industry and Tourism
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Smart Agriculture and AI
- Global trade and economics
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
Polytechnic Institute of Viseu
2014-2024
Research Center for Natural Resources, Environment and Society
2020-2024
University of Lisbon
2022
University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
2019-2020
Agricultural Academy
2016
The unadjusted intake of food constitutes a real challenge for the several sustainability dimensions. In this perspective, main objectives research are to characterise current contexts security, its relationship with sustainability, and identify proposals actions that may support design more adjusted policies in future. addition, it is intended assess if security pillars properly address goals evolution undernutrition accompanied by sustainable frameworks. way, statistical information from...
Entrepreneurship is sometimes seen as a glimmer of hope which may bring about some contribution towards improving economic dynamics and performance, specifically in the creation employment by young people, general, with further educational training, greater flexibility who are better prepared for working new technologies. However, entrepreneurship agricultural sector is, certain circumstances, viewed being something incompatible or, at least, difficult to implement. More scientific studies...
Economic circularity involves different dimensions and may be assessed through several indicators. These indicators are, however, scarcer when the intention is to analyse interrelationships between circular economy sustainability. This framework shows that there potential here explored in of economy, namely highlight their interlinkages with From this perspective, main objectives study are bring about new insights into contexts economic how they associated sustainable development. To achieve...
The main objective of this study is to assess the consequences coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. For purpose, developments from convergence theory panel data were considered, as well OECD database last quarter 2017 third 2020. This statistical information was, also, analysed through spatial autocorrelation approaches. findings obtained show that pandemic, specifically...
The innovative technologies developed in the different fields of science (nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, genetic modification, etc.) opened new and infinite possibilities for several stakeholders that carry out their activities economic sectors. For agriculture, these approaches are particularly relevant may bring interesting contributions, considering specificities sector, often dealing with contexts land abandonment narrow profit margins. Nonetheless, question unstopped...
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia–Ukraine crisis on world economy are real. However, these implications do not appear to be symmetric across countries different economic sectors. Indeed, consequences two shocks more severe for some countries, regions activities than others. Considering importance agricultural sector global food security, it is important understand conflict dimensions agriculture, namely land use. Given scarcity data last few years available from various...
The concerns with the environment and sustainability have promoted options for energy sources that mitigate footprint of human life. use biomass from agriculture, forestry other land uses (AFOLU) has enormous potential production bioenergy as a renewable source energy. In this context, research aims to analyse interrelationships between uses, highlighting contributions digital transition these dimensions. To achieve objectives, bibliometric analysis through co-citation links (and items...
New technologies, specifically the internet, have over last two decades increased number of publications in most diverse fields science. Subjects related to renewable and sustainable energy are no exception. These frameworks allowed main insights produced by scientific community through literature surveys be highlighted. Nonetheless, considering vast quantity studies, systematic approaches been proposed researchers better organize perform review. Considering subjectivity some these...
Marketing for wines is a determinant tool several stakeholders within the wine sector, but there are not many studies concerning topic “wine marketing” and even fewer that take bibliometric approach. In turn, strategic agri-food product economy of countries around world, particularly in Mediterranean countries. Beyond economic level, has an environmental, social, cultural dimension. All these dimensions have implications any plan sector should be taken into account. addition, change world...
Climate change and global warming interconnected with the new contexts created by COVID-19 pandemic Russia-Ukraine conflict have brought serious challenges to national international organizations, especially in terms of food security agricultural planning. These circumstances are particular concern due impacts on chains resulting disruptions supply price changes. The digital transition Era 4.0 can play a decisive role dealing these agendas, where drones sensors, big data, internet things...
Recent forest fire activity has resulted in several consequences across different geographic locations where both natural and socioeconomic conditions have promoted a favorable context for what happened recent years number of countries, including Portugal. As result, it would be interesting to examine the implications terms dynamics performance agroforestry sectors those verified Portuguese municipalities. For this purpose, data from Statistics on Portugal was considered output employment...
Food consumption involves several dimensions, being some of them directly associated with the consumers' characteristics. The interrelationships between these domains impact consumer behaviour for food choice and consequent decisions consumption. In frameworks, economic motivations are determinant. On other hand, scientific literature highlights that economic-based stimuli to choose is still underexplored. this perspective, objective study was assess main sociodemographic anthropometric...
From a financial perspective, working capital represents the liquidity of firms that makes them able to deal with short-term liabilities in current assets (inventories, receivables accounts, and net resources). However, this concept is also considered scientific literature as, among other meanings, stock productive capital, or variables costs. Considering importance firms’ dynamics, principal objective study highlight main gaps insights concerning suggest future research. For purpose,...