International Journal of Engineering and Industrial Management, nº 1, p. 195-208 ; Portugal has had a strong public works policy for centuries. In recent years, the largest environmental conflicts were focused precisely on public works. Two case studies are hereby examined. The third crossing of the Tagus at Lisbon should support the high-speed rail link between Lisbon and Madrid, plus suburban and heavy cargo...
Journal of Cleaner Production, nº 17, p. 36-52 ; The environmental performance evaluation (EPE) of organizations is becoming an autonomous management tool. The main goal of this research was to assess the state of EPE practice in the Portuguese defence sector, as a particular part of public services. A questionnaire survey was conducted involving all Portuguese military units that have a person in charge of en...
Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation: International and Comparative Perspectives: Volume VI, 699-715 ; Land use management is one of the least studied, more diffi cult, but possibly one of the most important fi elds for the application of economic instruments in environmental policy. Present biodiversity loss is a consequence of the decisions of many individual users of environmental products and service ...
In: ARHT (Ed),Os Planos de Ordenamento da Orla Costeira: Balanço e Reflexões, 89-93. Colecção "Tágides" ; Resumo da intervenção na Sessão Debate sobre os POOC
In: ARHT (Ed), Os Planos de Ordenamento da Orla Costeira: Balanço e Reflexões, 89-93 ; Alqueva é um dos maiores empreendimentos já realizados em Portugal. É certamente o mais polémico, o mais emblemático deste estilo de desenvolvimento, o causador de maiores impactes ambientais e de mais medidas para a sua mitigação, num século XX recheado de obras públicas mais ou menos problemáticas. Alqueva tem sido defendi...
Journal of Cleaner Production, nº 16, p. 639-645 ; Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) education has been a reality for years in many graduate and undergraduate programs worldwide. As EIA has grown as a widely accepted environmental policy tool, several professions have tried to incorporate these skills into their academic training. The main aim of this research was to assess the Portuguese profile of EIA ed...
60 Anos pela Natureza em Portugal, 100-103
Sustainable Construction, Materials and Practice, p. 426-432 ; The EcoBlock method is an environmental performance tool that allows the comparison of products, projects or organizations. It is based on seven indicators: water extraction, resource extraction, land use, greenhouse gases (GHG), other air pollution, water pollution, and waste. A simplified life cycle analysis approach is adopted. The indicators ma...
Progress in Industrial Ecology, An International Journal, nº 4(5), p. 363-381 ; Public institutions are beginning to realise that they must shift their management towards sustainability. Thus, public sector, including defence services, environmental performance evaluation is a growing reality. The main objective of this research was to assess the environmental pressures and impacts profile of the Portuguese d...
Journal of Environmental Management, nº 82 p. 410–432 ; The development of environmental performance policy indicators for public services, and in particular for the defence sector, is an emerging issue. Despite a number of recent initiatives there has been little work done in this area, since the other sectors usually focused on are agriculture, transport, industry, tourism and energy. This type of tool can b...
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