Sofia Bento

ORCID: 0000-0002-2267-7376
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Research Areas
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Water resources management and optimization
  • Water Governance and Infrastructure
  • Environmental Sustainability and Education
  • Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Risk Perception and Management
  • Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
  • Cruise Tourism Development and Management
  • History, Culture, and Society
  • Labor Movements and Unions
  • Social and Economic Solidarity
  • Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
  • Policy Transfer and Learning
  • Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies
  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Social and Political Issues
  • Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
  • Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
  • Migration, Racism, and Human Rights
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Mining and Resource Management
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management

University of Lisbon
2013-2023

Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
2022

Instituto Superior de Gestão
2015-2021

ISEG - Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão
2016

Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
2012

National Institute of Statistics and Geography
2011

ABSTRACT Groundwater management policies will need to be revised in many Mediterranean countries, light of the impact climate change and increasing demand for water. In this paper, we analyse stakeholder perceptions three groundwater policy scenarios which respectively assume a strengthening state intervention, introduction market regulation mechanisms, transfer responsibility farmers. The method consists organizing scenario workshops with experts, institutional representatives It is applied...

10.1002/ird.1661 article EN Irrigation and Drainage 2012-04-01

Project management is a common field in many industries, and it not immune to the innovations that artificial intelligence bringing world. Even so, application of widespread companies especially all project areas. The reasons are clear but seem be related uncertainty management. purpose this paper was acknowledge potentialities limitations specific area by doing systematic literature review with which possible analyse correlate selected articles reach some patterns tendencies. In end, there...

10.1504/ijtip.2022.126841 article EN International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning 2022-01-01

Visual communication is widely and commonly used in environmental impact assessment (EIA) practice by all stakeholders. It includes maps, photographs, tables, info-graphics other images statements, as well videos graphics online materials or face-to-face consultation sessions (e.g., posters PowerPoint presentations). The purpose of this research was to understand the visual EIA, focusing upon perceptions experiences Surveys were conducted with international EIA practitioners along...

10.1016/j.eiar.2023.107210 article EN cc-by Environmental Impact Assessment Review 2023-07-17

As the need to address climate change is ever more urgent, many have emphasised importance of community-level responses. The Transition movement has advanced community-based action increase resilience for over a decade and expanded significantly. Thus, it critical setting examining community engagement towards in practice. Our study based on 39 interviews with facilitators initiatives Portugal, coupled observational data, guided by two main research questions: how do promote at local level?...

10.1080/13549839.2017.1379477 article EN Local Environment 2017-09-23

Abstract This text explores the meaning of expression “mined future,” which has been used by local populations who oppose lithium production in Northern Portugal. We argue that encapsulates existence a conflict for “ownership” future, unfolding battle visions future between and governments. The population sees exploitation as takeover future. In contrast, governments justify project promising sociotechnical convergence with European green energy rhetoric. article follows grounded theory...

10.1186/s40309-022-00209-3 article EN cc-by European Journal of Futures Research 2022-10-13

This paper looks at three contaminated communities in southern Europe facing pollution from industrial and mining activity analyses forms of avoidance behaviour, using both economic sociological approaches. Based on a quantitative household survey, we show that behaviour is mainly explained by residential location socio-economic characteristics. Pollution perception not statistically correlated to most behaviour. From in-depth qualitative interviews, learn more about people's risk whether...

10.1080/00346764.2022.2030542 article EN Review of Social Economy 2022-01-31

O artigo centra-se no estudo da interação e troca de conhecimento entre cientistas stakeholders na investigação para adaptação às alterações climáticas. Baseia-se numa realizada contexto um programa Europeu denominado Circle Era-Net delineado impulsionar a ligação stakeholders, através uma rede pesquisa europeia que estuda as Foram entrevistados 33 cientistas, financiadores envolvidos em sete projetos apoiados pelo Circle-Med. A colaboração conhecimentos constituíram intenções reconhecidas,...

10.21814/rlec.125 article PT cc-by Revista Lusófona de Estudos Culturais 2016-06-18

The eGROUNDWATER project aims to improve sustainable, participatory groundwater management in the Mediterranean region by developing and testing Enhanced Information Systems (EIS) that integrate citizen science information communication technology (ICT) tools. A key component of EIS is a mobile app will allow farmers other users report levels their wells amount water used for irrigation purposes. At same time, provide with about state aquifer recommendations sustainable use (for example,...

10.5194/egusphere-egu23-11715 preprint EN 2023-02-26
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