Fernando Fonseca (1218-6408-6817)

Curriculum Vitae

Fernando Fonseca

Fernando Fonseca is an urban researcher with skills in spatial analysis, sustainable planning and sustainable mobility. He concluded his graduation in Geography in 1997 at the University of Porto, completed his MSc in 2006 in Municipal Engineering at the University of Minho (UM), and concluded his PhD in 2014 in Civil Engineering at UM. During the PhD, he explored the use of agent-based models in urban planning at a regional scale. The work included multi-criteria analysis, fuzzy logic, programming on NetLogo, GIS analysis and spatial simulation. In the period 2013-2014, he was an invited professor at UM, teaching three different BSc and MSc courses, including one international MSc course. In the period 2015-2020, Fernando Fonseca was a post-doctoral researcher at the Centre of Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC), UM, in two research projects. The first (2015-2017) was a national project funded by FCT (SC4Life Cities), while the second (2017- 2020) was a European research project funded by JPI Urban Europe (Smart Pedestrian Net). In the first project, his research activity has been primary focused on mitigating the impacts of human activities in urban environments, particularly in terms of noise and air pollution. In the second project, the main goal was to promote the use of the pedestrian mode for short urban trips and to create more pedestrian-friendly cities. In 2021, Fernando Fonseca was a post-doctoral researcher at the Center for Computer Graphics (CCG), UM, in the context of the research "Walkability as an urban planning and urban design problem: understanding the walking in the urban environment and mobility". Since March 2022, he is an Auxiliary Researcher of CTAC on the topics of urban sustainability and geosimulation tools. During the last eight years of research activities, his focus has been on studying ways to make our cities more resilient, sustainable, livable and healthier. Fernando Fonseca is author and co-author of dozens of papers in peer-review journals and conferences. He is Guest editor of the indexed journal (WoS, Scopus) Sustainability and Planning Practice & Research for the topics of sustainable mobility and sustainable urban development. He is also one of the editors of the Topical Collection "Towards more walkable cities" of the journal Sustainability. He has been invited to participate in various national and international workshops and talks and made dozens of reviews for international journals and conferences. He has been invited for scholarships juries, scientific consultancy and supervising thesis. He has also experience in preparing and submitting applications to national and international calls, with international and national research projects selected for funding. Recently, he promoted the creation of an international network group of researchers for strengthening the research on sustainable mobility and sustainable urban development.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Fernando Fonseca

Citation names

Fonseca, Fernando

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 1218-6408-6817
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2336-175X
Researcher Id: S-6163-2016
Scopus Author Id: 24767291400

Websites

http://ctac.uminho.pt/users/fernandofonseca (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Civil Engineering

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening
Portuguese	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
English	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)
French	Intermediate (B1)	Advanced (C1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2014/01/28 Concluded	Civil Engineering (Doutoramento) Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal "An agent-based model to simulate planning policies for industrial estates: the case of Quadrilátero Urbano" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved
2006/03/08 Concluded	Municipal Engineering (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal "The role of strategic planning in fostering territorial development: the case of Almeida" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Very Good
1997/07/14 Concluded	Geography (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Letras, Portugal "." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	14

Affiliation

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/03/01 - Current	Auxiliary Researcher at the Centre of Territory Environment and Construction, University of Minho	Universidade do Minho Centro de Território Ambiente e Construção, Portugal

2021/09/01 - 2022/01/31	Post-doctoral researcher at the Technological Interface Centre, University of Minho	Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal
	Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal
2017/11/01 - 2020/10/31	Post-doctoral researcher at the Centre of Territory Environment and Construction, University of Minho,	Universidade do Minho Centro de Território Ambiente e Construção, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Território Ambiente e Construção, Portugal
2015/10/01 - 2017/10/31	Post-doctoral researcher at the Centre of Territory Environment and Construction, University of Minho,	Universidade do Minho Centro de Território Ambiente e Construção, Portugal

2016/03/01 - 2016/06/30	Jury member of the North Portugal Regional Coordination and Development Commission of the proposals submitted to the FEDER call "NORTE- 53-2015-14"	Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte, Portugal

2014/10/13 - 2015/08/31	Urban planner and researcher at the North Portugal Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDRN)	Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte, Portugal

2013/09/01 - 2014/08/31	Assistant Professor - University of Minho (Civil Engineering; Urban Engineering)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal

2009/09/01 - 2013/12/31	PhD researcher of the Foundation for Science and Technology	Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal

2008/07/01 - 2008/12/31	Researcher - School of Engineering, University of Minho	Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal

2007/09/01 - 2008/06/30	Researcher - School of Engineering, University of Minho	Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal

2008/02/04 - 2008/05/30	Tutor teacher of Geography - high school students	Margens do Saber, Portugal

2006/10/09 - 2007/08/31	Researcher - Polytechnic Institute of Bragança	Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal

2003/10/01 - 2005/05/31	Urban planner in the Municipality of Almeida	Câmara Municipal de Almeida, Portugal

1997/09/22 - 2002/08/31	Professor of Geography in elementary and high public schools	Republica Portuguesa Ministério da Educação, Portugal

1997/07/27 - 1997/09/19	Urban planner within the project PROCOM - Quaternaire Portugal	Quaternaire Portugal, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2017/11 - 2020/10/31	Smart Pedestrian Net: Smart cities are walkable - A model to plan a pedestrian network and a pedestrian navigation system ENSUF/0004/2016 Post-doc Fellow	European Commission
2015/10/01 - 2017/10/31	Planning and Governance for S4cities UID/ECI/04047/2013 Post-doc Fellow Universidade do Minho Centro de Território Ambiente e Construção, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2009/01/01 - 2012/12/31	An agent-based model to simulate planning policies for industrial parks: the case of Quadrilátero Urbano SFRH/BD/48567/2008 PhD Student Fellow	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2007/01/01 - 2008/08	Green Spaces impacts on the Urban Environmental Quality POCI/AMB/59174/2004 Scientific Initiation Fellow Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal	Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2021/09/01 - 2021/12/31	Walkability in Urban Planning CCG-Verbas próprias Post-doc Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal	Concluded
2014/10/13 - 2015/08/31	Rehabilitation of abandoned industrial buildings in the North of Portugal and Website for promoting industrial areas P427/2014 Technical development Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte, Portugal	Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte Concluded
2008/07/07 - 2008/12/31	ATCLUSTERS Regional and multiregional clusters and meta-clusters in the Atlantic Area ATCLUSTERS Researcher Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal	Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte Concluded
2007/09/01 - 2008/06/30	Ave Compete: Qualifying and planning industrial areas to better compete (Ave Compete, Qualificar e Ordenar para Competir) AveCompete/2007 Researcher Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal	Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book	Fonseca, Fernando; Elisa Conticelli; Mona Jabbari; Paulo Ribeiro; Simona Tondelli; George Papageorgiou; Elena Petrova; Rui António Rodrigues Ramos. Smart Pedestrian Net: A Smart Approach to Evaluate Built Environment Attributes and their Influence on Walkability, Fundamentals, Assessment and Application. Braga, Portugal: University of Minho. 2020. Published Fonseca, F.P.; Ramos, R.A.R.; Fonseca, Fernando. Rural tourism in peripheral areas: Evidence from the Portuguese municipality of Almeida. Ashgate. 2013.
Book chapter	Fonseca, Fernando; Mona Jabbari; Rui António Rodrigues Ramos. "Assessing the Pedestrian Network Conditions in Two Cities: the cases of Qazvin (Iran) and Porto (Portugal)". In Urban Heritage Along the Silk Roads, edited by Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian; Seyed Hossein Iradj Moeini, 229-245. Germany: Springer International Publishing, 2020. Published Fernando Fonseca; Paulo Ribeiro; Mona Jabbari; Elena Petrova; George Papageorgiou; Elisa Conticelli; Simona Tondelli; Rui Ramos. "Smart Pedestrian Network: An Integrated Conceptual Model for Improving Walkability". 125-142. Springer International Publishing, 2020. 10.1007/978-3-030-45293-3_10 Fonseca, Fernando. "An agent-based model as a tool of planning at a sub-regional scale". In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 611-628. Springer, 2014. Published Fonseca, Fernando. "Urban networks as tools to adopt sustainable planning practices at the regional scale (Original: As redes urbanas enquanto instrumentos de planeamento sustentável à escala regional)". In Ambiente Construído e sua Sustentabilidade, 15-51. Brazil: Editora da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 2014. Published
Conference paper	Rodrigues Alexandra; Silva, Hugo M. R. D.; Fonseca, Fernando; Palha Carlos; Ramos, Rui. "The effect of sidewalk paving materials in the comfort and safety of walking: a case study in Braga, Portugal". Paper presented in 23rd European Colloquium of Theoretical and Quantitative Geography, Braga, 2023. Published Escolástica Fernandes; Fonseca, Fernando; Ramos, Rui. "A GIS-based multi-criteria method to evaluate the level of walkability in the city centre of Guimarães". Paper presented in 2nd Civil Engineering Symposium, Lisbon, 2023. Published Fonseca, Fernando; Mona Jabbari; Elena Petrova; George Papageorgiou; Elisa Conticelli; Simona Tondelli; Paulo Ribeiro; Rui António Rodrigues Ramos. "Smart pedestrian network: an integrated conceptual model for improving walkability". Paper presented in SC4Life Conference, Braga, 2019. Published Ribeiro, Paulo Jorge Gomes; Fonseca, Fernando; Rodrigues, Daniel Souto. "A Multi-Criteria Model to Define Intervention Priority Levels for Traffic Signs". Paper presented in 10th European Conference of CIVIL ENGINEERING, Lisbon, 2019. Published Mona Jabbari; Fonseca, Fernando; Rui António Rodrigues Ramos. "Features of spatial models for assessing pedestrian network". Paper presented in 8º Congresso Luso-Brasileiro de Planeamento Urbano, Regional, Integrado e Sustentável, Coimbra, 2018. Published Fonseca, Fernando. "Silk cities are smart cities". Paper presented in 2nd Silk Cities International Conference, London, 2017. Rodrigues, Daniel Souto; Magalhães, Carlos Eduardo Pires; Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Duarte, António A. L. S.; Ribeiro, Paulo. "Evaluation of the visibility of traffic signs based on a multi-criteria analysis: an application in the historical centre of Guimarães, Portugal (Original: Avaliação da visibilidade de sinais de trânsito com base numa análise multicritério implementada num SIG. Uma aplicação no centro de Guimarães, Portugal)". Paper presented in 7º Congresso Luso-Brasileiro de Planeamento Urbano, Regional, Integrado e Sustentável, Maceió, 2016. Published Fonseca, Fernando. "Functional and spatial integration of urban networks: the case of the Urban Quadrilatero". Paper presented in Second International Conference of Young Urban Researchers, Lisbon, 2014. Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "Contributions for the creation of a network of industrial areas in the Ave region, Portugal (Original: Contributos para a criação de uma rede supramunicipal de áreas de acolhimento empresarial na região do ave, Portugal)". Paper presented in 6º Luso-Brazilian Congress of Urban, Regional, Integrated and Sustainable Planning (PLURIS), Lisbon, 2014. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.; Silva, António Nélson Rodrigues da. "An agent-based model to support the adoption of planning policies for industrial sites (Original: Um modelo baseado em agentes como instrumento de apoio às políticas de ordenamento de áreas de acolhimento empresarial)". Paper presented in 6º Congresso Luso-Brasileiro de Planeamento Urbano, Regional, Integrado e Sustentável, Lisbon, 2014. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.; Silva, Antônio Nélson Rodrigues da. "Entrepreneurs' overview and perceptions about the conditions for attracting companies to the region of Quadrilátero Urbano (Original: Perspetivas e perceções dos empresários em relação às condições de acolhimento empresarial do Quadrilátero Urbano)". Paper presented in 20º Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Desenvolvimento Regional, Évora, 2014. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.; Silva, Antônio Nélson Rodrigues da. "An agent-based model as a tool for planning at a sub-regional scale". Paper presented in 14th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, Guimarães, 2014. Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-09129-7_44 Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "Urban networks and regional policies: European examples and current situation in Portugal (Original: As redes urbanas nas políticas regionais: exemplos europeus e ponto da situação em Portugal)". Paper presented in 19º Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Desenvolvimento Regional, Braga, 2013. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "Functional and spatial integration of urban networks: the case of Quadrilátero Urbano (Original: Integração espacial e funcional de redes urbanas : o caso do Quadrilátero Urbano)". 2011. Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "An agent-based model to simulate the development of industrial parks in an urban network". 2011. Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "A multi-criteria analysis for defining and planning a network of industrial sites in the Ave region (Original: O ordenamento e a estruturação em rede das áreas de acolhimento empresarial do Ave a partir de uma análise multi-critério)". Paper presented in 16º Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Desenvolvimento Regional, Funchal, 2010. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "Characterization of the industrial sites located in the Ave region and respective framework within the national public policies (Original: A caracterização da oferta de áreas de acolhimento empresarial no Ave e o seu enquadramento nas políticas públicas)". Paper presented in 16º Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Desenvolvimento Regional, Funchal, 2010. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "The use of multi-agent systems in spatial planning (Original: A aplicação de sistemas multi-agentes no planeamento do território)". Paper presented in 16º Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Desenvolvimento Regional, Funchal, 2010. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "An overview of the clusters policies in the north region of Portugal". Paper presented in European Network on Industrial Policy International Conference, Reus, 2010. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "The adoption of a regulatory framework for industrial parks network in the Ave Valley, Portugal". Paper presented in European Network on Industrial Policy International Conference, Reus, 2010. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "The implementation of industrial clusters for strengthening the competitiveness of the northern region of Portugal (Original: Os clusters e a tentativa de reforço da competitividade da região Norte de Portugal)". 2010. Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "The entrepreneurship dynamic in rural tourism : the case of the Portuguese municipality of Almeida". Paper presented in International Conference on Knowledge in Small and Medium Sized Towns, Faro, 2008. Published Fonseca, Fernando. "Rural tourism dynamics in low-density rural areas: the case of Almeida (Original: Dinâmicas do turismo em espaço rural em regiões de baixa densidade: o exemplo de Almeida)". Paper presented in VII Colóquio Ibérico de Estudos Rurais, Coimbra, 2008. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "Tourism and new governance structures, a relation with potential to develop depressed rural areas: the example of the municipality of Almeida (Portugal)". Paper presented in 48th Congress of the European Regional Science Association (ERSA), Liverpool, 2008. Published Fonseca, Fernando. "Territorial governance and the sustainable development in rural territories: an imperative or a utopia? The case of Almeida". Paper presented in 4th IASME/WSEAS International Conference on Energy, Environment, Ecosystems and Sustainable Development, Faro, 2008. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "Almeida heritage as factor for local and sustainable development". Paper presented in Heritage 2008: World Heritage and Sustainable Development Conference, Vila Nova de Foz Côa, 2008. Published Fonseca, Fernando. "Is tourism a panacea to reverse the decline of rural spaces? The case of Almeida (Original: O turismo como panaceia para inverter o declínio dos espaços rurais? O caso de Almeida)". Paper presented in III Congresso de Estudos Rurais, Sociedade Portuguesa de Estudos Rurais, Faro, 2007. Published Fonseca, Fernando. "Tourism as a panacea to reverse the decline of rural spaces? The case of Almeida (Original: O turismo como panaceia para inverter o declínio dos espaços rurais? O caso de Almeida)". Paper presented in 5º Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Economia Agrária, Vila Real, 2007. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "Rural tourism as a strategy for promoting a sustainable development process: The case of Almeida (Original: O turismo no espaço rural como eixo estratégico de desenvolvimento sustentável: o caso de Almeida)". Paper presented in 13º Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Desenvolvimento Regional, Angra do Heroísmo, 2007. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "A strategic marketing plan for strengthening the territory: The case of Almeida (Original: O planeamento estratégico de marketing territorial em busca de potenciar o território: o caso de Almeida)". Paper presented in 2º Congresso Luso-Brasileiro de Planeamento Urbano Regional Integrado Sustentável, Braga, 2006. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "A strategic marketing plan for improving territorial competitiveness and visibility: The case of Almeida (Original: O planeamento estratégico de marketing territorial como instrumento fundamental para o aumento da competitividade e afirmação territorial : o caso de Almeida)". Paper presented in 12º Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Desenvolvimento Regional, Viseu, 2006. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "Strategic planning as a tool to boost the territory (Original: O planeamento estratégico na busca de potenciar o território)". Paper presented in XI Jornadas da Associação de Urbanistas Portugueses, Santa Maria da Feira, 2004. Published
Journal article	Águeda Veloso; Fernando Fonseca; Rui Ramos. "Insights from Smart City Initiatives for Urban Sustainability and Contemporary Urbanism". Smart Cities (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/smartcities7060124. 10.3390/smartcities7060124 Fonseca, Fernando; Papageorgiou, George; Conticelli, Elisa; Jabbari, Mona; Ribeiro, Paulo J. G.; Tondelli, Simona; Ramos, Rui. "Evaluating Attitudes and Preferences towards Walking in Two European Cities". Future Transportation 4 2 (2024): 475-490. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp4020023. Published • 10.3390/futuretransp4020023 Santos, Eduardo; Fonseca, Fernando; Santiago, Aníbal; Rodrigues, Daniel. "Sustainability Indicators Model Applied to Waste Management in Brazil Using the DPSIR Framework". Sustainability 16 5 (2024): 2192. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su16052192. 10.3390/su16052192 Baroghi, Farideh; Ribeiro, Paulo J. G.; Fonseca, Fernando. "Towards a Holistic Framework for the Olympic-Led Sustainable Urban Planning Process". Sustainability 16 3 (2024): 951. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su16030951. 10.3390/su16030951 Mona Jabbari; Fernando Fonseca; Göran Smith; Elisa Conticelli; Simona Tondelli; Paulo Ribeiro; Zahra Ahmadi; George Papageorgiou; Rui Ramos. "The Pedestrian Network Concept: A Systematic Literature Review". Journal of Urban Mobility 3 (2023): 100051-100051. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.urbmob.2023.100051. 10.1016/j.urbmob.2023.100051 Psara Olivia; Fonseca, Fernando; Nisiforou Olympia; Ramos, Rui. "Evaluation of Urban Sustainability Based on Transportation and Green Spaces: The Case of Limassol, Cyprus". Sustainability 15 10563 (2023): Published Olivia Psara; Fernando Fonseca; Olympia Nisiforou; Rui Ramos. "Evaluation of Urban Sustainability Based on Transportation and Green Spaces: The Case of Limassol, Cyprus". Sustainability (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/su151310563. 10.3390/su151310563 Fernando Fonseca; Paulo Ribeiro; Carolina Neiva. "A Planning Practice Method to Assess the Potential for Cycling and to Design a Bicycle Network in a Starter Cycling City in Portugal". Sustainability (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054534. 10.3390/su15054534 Fernando Fonseca; Marina Paschoalino; Lígia Silva. "Health and Well-Being Benefits of Outdoor and Indoor Vertical Greening Systems: A Review". Sustainability (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/su15054107. 10.3390/su15054107 Maria Soares; Fernando Fonseca; Rui Ramos. "A quantitative spatial methodology for delimiting historical centers - an application in Guarda, Portugal". Journal of Spatial Information Science 25 (2022): 1-28. http://dx.doi.org/10.5311/josis.2022.25.164. 10.5311/josis.2022.25.164 Fernando Fonseca; Escolástica Fernandes; Rui Ramos. "Walkable Cities: Using the Smart Pedestrian Net Method for Evaluating a Pedestrian Network in Guimarães, Portugal". Sustainability (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/su141610306. 10.3390/su141610306 Fernando Fonseca; George Papageorgiou; Simona Tondelli; Paulo Ribeiro; Elisa Conticelli; Mona Jabbari; Rui Ramos. "Perceived Walkability and Respective Urban Determinants: Insights from Bologna and Porto". Sustainability (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159089. 10.3390/su14159089 Paulo J.G. Ribeiro; Fernando Fonseca. "Students' home-university commuting patterns: A shift towards more sustainable modes of transport". Case Studies on Transport Policy 10 2 (2022): 954-964. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2022.03.009. 10.1016/j.cstp.2022.03.009 Silva, Lígia T.; Magalhães, Alda; Silva, José Ferreira; Fonseca, Fernando. "Impacts of low-frequency noise from industrial sources in residential areas". Applied Acoustics 182 (2021): 108203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108203. 10.1016/j.apacoust.2021.108203 Fonseca, Fernando; Conticelli, Elisa; Papageorgiou, George; Ribeiro, Paulo; Jabbari, Mona; Tondelli, Simona; Ramos, Rui. "Use and Perceptions of Pedestrian Navigation Apps: Findings from Bologna and Porto". ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 10 7 (2021): 446. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10070446. 10.3390/ijgi10070446 Fonseca, Fernando; Ribeiro, Paulo J. G.; Conticelli, Elisa; Jabbari, Mona; Papageorgiou, George; Tondelli, Simona; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "Built environment attributes and their influence on walkability". International Journal of Sustainable Transportation (2021): 1-40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2021.1914793. 10.1080/15568318.2021.1914793 Jabbari, Mona; Fonseca, Fernando; Ramos, Rui. "Accessibility and Connectivity Criteria for Assessing Walkability: An Application in Qazvin, Iran". Sustainability 13 7 (2021): 3648. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13073648. Open access • 10.3390/su13073648 Fonseca, Fernando; Conticelli, Elisa; Papageorgiou, George; Ribeiro, Paulo; Jabbari, Mona; Tondelli, Simona; Ramos, Rui. "Levels and Characteristics of Utilitarian Walking in the Central Areas of the Cities of Bologna and Porto". Sustainability 13 6 (2021): 3064. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13063064. Open access • 10.3390/su13063064 Ribeiro, Paulo; Fonseca, Fernando; Meireles, Tânia. "Sustainable mobility patterns to university campuses: Evaluation and constraints". Case Studies on Transport Policy 8 2 (2020): 639-647. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2020.02.005. 10.1016/j.cstp.2020.02.005 Ribeiro, P. J. G.; Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Santos, P.. "Sustainability assessment of a bus system in a mid-sized municipality". Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 63 2 (2019): 236-256. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/60996. Published • 10.1080/09640568.2019.1577224 Silva, Lígia Torres; Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Pires, M.; Mendes, B.. "SAUS: A tool for preserving urban green areas from air pollution". Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 46 (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/61726. Published • 10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126440 Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "Vacant Industrial Buildings in Portugal: A Case Study from Four Municipalities". Planning Practice & Research 34 3 (2019): 239-254. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/59884. Published • 10.1080/02697459.2019.1590767 Soares, M. E. S.; Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Fonseca, A. M. D.; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "A quantitative spatial methodology to delimit urban areas: a case study from Portugal". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Municipal Engineer 173 4 (2019): 196-206. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/59886. Published • 10.1680/jmuen.18.00007 Rodrigues, Daniel Souto; Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ribeiro, Paulo Jorge Gomes. "A multi-criteria model to define intervention priority levels for traffic signs". International Journal of Transportation Systems 4 (2019): 1-7. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/61005. Mona Jabbari; Fernando Fonseca; Rui Ramos. "Combining multi-criteria and space syntax analysis to assess a pedestrian network: the case of Oporto". Journal of Urban Design 23 1 (2018): 23-41. https://doi.org/10.1080/13574809.2017.1343087. Published • 10.1080/13574809.2017.1343087 Silva, Lígia Torres; Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Rodrigues, Daniel Souto; Campos, A. "Assessing the influence of urban geometry on noise propagation by using the sky view factor". Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 61 3 (2018): 535-552. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/45845. Published • 10.1080/09640568.2017.1319804 Ribeiro, Paulo; Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Neiva, Carolina; Bardi, Tiziana; Lourenço, Júlia. "An integrated approach towards transforming an industrial park into an eco-industrial park: the case of Salaise-Sablons". Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 61 2 (2018): 195-213. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/46088. Published • 10.1080/09640568.2017.1300576 Rodrigues, Daniel Souto; Magalhães, Carlos Eduardo Pires; Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Duarte, A. A. L. S.; Ribeiro, Paulo. "Evaluation of road signs conformity for improving road safety in urban areas: a case study in Guimarães, Portugal". Brazilian Journal of Urban Management 9 (2017): 346-360. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/49694. Published • 10.1590/2175-3369.009.SUPL Ramos, Rui A. R.; Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da. "A methodology to identify a network of industrial parks in the Ave valley, Portugal". European Planning Studies 24 10 (2016): 1-19. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/42398. Published • 10.1080/09654313.2016.1202201 Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.; Silva, Antônio Nélson Rodrigues da. "Entrepreneurs' overview about the industrial sites located in the region of Quadrilátero Urbano (Original: Os parques industriais do Quadrilátero Urbano segundo a visão dos empresários)". Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais 43 (2016): 51-67. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/43125. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.; Silva, Antônio Nélson Rodrigues da. "An agent-based model to simulate planning policies for industrial sites (Original: Um modelo baseado em agentes para simular políticas de ordenamento de áreas de acolhimento empresarial)". Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais 41 (2016): 5-20. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/43136. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.; Silva, António Nélson Rodrigues da. "An agent-based model to assess the attractiveness of industrial estates". Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 18 4-13 (2015): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/38853. Published • 10.18564/jasss.2893 Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "Heritage tourism in peripheral areas : development strategies and constraints". Tourism Geographies 12 3 (2012): 467-493. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/18130. Published • 10.1080/14616688.2011.610147 Fonseca, Fernando. "Behaviours and perceptions related to Green spaces in the city of Bragança (Portugal) (Original: Comportamentos e perceções sobre os espaços verdes da cidade de Bragança)". Finisterra 89 (2010): 119-139. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/18166. Published • 10.18055/Finis1355 Fonseca, Fernando. "Ways of interurban cooperation: The case of the urban network of Quadrilátero Urbano (Original: Formas de cooperação interurbana: o caso da rede de cidades do Quadrilátero Urbano)". Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais 25/26 (2010): 37-54. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "Impacts of tourism in rural spaces: The case of the municipality of Almeida (Original: Impactos do turismo em espaço rural, o caso do município de Almeida)". Iberografias, Revista de Estudos Ibéricos 5 (2009): 35-48. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/18160. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "The innovation on managing territorial policies: challenges and perspectives (Original: A inovação no contexto da gestão do território, desafios e perspectivas)". Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais 21 (2009): 37-59. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/18158. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "What is the relationship between rural spaces and tourism? The case of Almeida (Original: Espaços rurais e turismo, que relação? o caso de Almeida)". Turismo y Território, Revista do Instituto de Estúdios de Desarrollo de Galicia 1 (2008): 31-50. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/18150. Published Fonseca, F.P.; Ramos, R.A.R.; Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "Rural areas towards a challenge to territorial governance: The case of the Portuguese municipality of Almeida". WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development 4 6 (2008): 555-565. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-51149083038&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Published Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Ramos, Rui A. R.. "A strategic marketing plan to improve the tourism development: The case of Almeida (Original: Potenciar o desenvolvimento turístico a partir de um processo de planeamento estratégico de marketing: o caso de Almeida)". Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais 15 (2007): 41-64. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/18177. Published
Magazine article	Fonseca, Fernando. "Pedestrians, mobility and walkability in cities", Government Europe Quarterly, 2017
Thesis / Dissertation	Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da. "An agent-based model to support the adoption of planning policies for industrial sites located in the urban network of Quadrilátero Urbano (Original: Um modelo baseado em agentes para simular políticas de ordenamento de áreas de acolhimento empresarial: o caso da rede do Quadrilátero Urbano)". PhD, Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/29023. Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da. "A strategic marketing plan for strengthening the territory: The case of Almeida (Original: O planeamento estratégico em busca de potenciar o território : o caso de Almeida)". Master, Universidade do Minho, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/6922.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2019/09/09	Smart pedestrian network: an integrated conceptual model for improving walkability	SPN Workshop of Bologna Municipality of Bologna (Bologna, Italy)
2019/05/21	SPN a model to plan a pedestrian network and a pedestrian navigation system	ENSUF Midterm Event (Oslo, Norway)
2019/05/07	A strategic marketing plan for strengthening the territory: The case of Almeida (Original: O planeamento estratégico de marketing territorial em busca de potenciar o território: o caso de Almeida)	Marketing and Comunication Master Polytechnic Institute of Guarda (Guarda, Portugal)
2017/05/29	Smart Pedestrian Net, Smart cities are walkable	JPI Urban Europe Projects Meeting (Brussels, Belgium)
2012/05	A strategic marketing plan for strengthening the territory: The case of Almeida (presentation done between 2010 and 2016 to the course of Innovation in City Management of the master in Urban Engineering)	Urban Engineering Master University of Minho (Portugal)
2009/04/30	Heritage as a tool for promoting local development, strategies and challenges: the case of Almeida (Original: O património como factor de desenvolvimento local, estratégias e desafios: o caso de Almeida)	Workshop on Iberian Territories and Cultures (Seminário Territórios e Culturas Ibéricas) Centre of Iberian Studies (Guarda, Portugal)
2007/05/26	The strategic planning as a tool for strengthening the territorial competitiveness: the case of Almeida (Original: O planeamento estratégico como instrumento fundamental para o aumento competetividade e afirmação territorial, o caso de almeida)	25 ANOS DA CASA DO CONCELHO DE ALMEIDA Municipality of Almeida (Lisbon, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/01 - Current	Social vulnerability and exposure to heat events in urban spaces: the case of Braga (Vulnerabilidade social associada à exposição a episódios de calor em meio urbano: o caso de Braga) Co-supervisor	Civil Engineering (Integrated Master) (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/11/01 - 2023/07/31	The impact of the condition and materials used on sidewalks in the comfort and safety of walking: a case study in Braga (Impacto do estado superficial dos pavimentos dos passeios nas condições de circulação dos peões) Co-supervisor	Master in Urban Engineering (Master) Universidade do Minho Centro de Território Ambiente e Construção, Portugal
2016 - 2017/12	Low-frequency noise from industrial sources and its impacts on the quality of life of the exposed population (Ruído de Baixa Frequência proveniente da indústria e o impacte na qualidade de vida da população exposta) Co-supervisor	Civil Engineering (Integrated Master) (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2022/10/21	A model to evaluate urban resilience: a case study in the norther of Portugal (Um modelo de avaliação da resiliência urbana. Caso de estudo da Região Norte de Portugal) (Thesis) Main arguer	Pedro Rafael Sá Fernandes Gomes (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/07	Sustainable mobility on commuting trips: the case of Continental Advanced Antenna (Thesis) Arguer	Júlio César dos Santos (Other) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/10/07	The role of green infrastructure on mitigating urban heat island and air pollution (O Papel das Infraestruturas Verdes na Ilha de Calor e Poluição Atmosférica Urbana) (Thesis) Main arguer	Maria Inês Cunha Ferreira da Silva (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/07/14	Planning a regular public transport service for low-density rural areas according to the new legal regulations: the case of Ponte de Lima (Diagnóstico para o planeamento de um serviço regular de transportes públicos de passageiros por autocarro em meio rural à luz do novo regime jurídico. O caso de Ponte de Lima) (Thesis) Main arguer	Óscar Mário da Silva Barros Cerqueira de Oliveira (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016	A model to evaluate measures to improve the urban environmental quality (Modelo de avaliação de medidas para a melhoria da qualidade ambiental urbana) (Thesis) Arguer	Bruno Mendes (Other) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/07	The reduction of traffic noise through the implementation of a low speed zone in the historical centre of Viana do Castelo (Medidas a implementar numa zona de baixa velocidade para diminuir o ruído no centro histórico de Viana do Castelo) (Thesis) Main arguer	Catarina Puig Fernandes (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2014/04 - 2017/05	President of the Social and Cultural Association "Palmilhar"	President during the period 2015-2017

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2013/10/23 - 2017/10/22	President of the Local Council (Assembleia de Freguesia de Palme) President / Vice-president

Conference scientific committee

	Conference name	Conference host
2020/02 - 2020/03	9° Luso-Brazilian Congress of Urban, Regional, Integrated and Sustainable Planning (PLURIS)	Digital
2018 - 2018	8º Luso-Brazilian Congress of Urban, Regional, Integrated and Sustainable Planning (PLURIS)	Coimbra
2016 - 2016	7º Luso-Brazilian Congress of Urban, Regional, Integrated and Sustainable Planning (PLURIS)	Maceió, Alagoas
2014 - 2014	6º Luso-Brazilian Congress of Urban, Regional, Integrated and Sustainable Planning (PLURIS)	Lisboa

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2014 - Current	Innovation in city management (Urban Engineering Master)	Engenharia Urbana (Mestrado)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2014 - Current	Sustainable Urban Design (International Master Program and Post-graduation in Sustainable Built Environment)	(Mestrado)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2013 - Current	Geographic Information Systems (Urban Engineering Master)	Mestrado em Engenharia Urbana (Mestrado)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2013/10/01 - 2014/08/31	Territorial Planning (Civil Engineering Integrated Master)	Planeamento Territorial (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2023/03 - Current	Buildings	MDPI
2023/03 - Current	Landscape and Urban Planning	Elsevier
2023/02 - Current	Transport Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives	Elsevier
2023/01 - Current	European Spatial Research and Policy
2022/12 - Current	International Journal of Sustainable Transportation	Taylor and Francis
2022/12 - Current	Journal of Urban Design	Taylor and Francis
2022/10 - Current	Journal of Urban Mobility	Elsevier
2022/10 - Current	Transportation Planning Technology	Taylor and Francis
2022/10 - Current	TeMA - Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment
2022/07 - Current	Case Studies Transport Policy	Elsevier
2022/02 - Current	Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health	MDPI
2021/01 - Current	ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information	MDPI
2021 - Current	Future Internet	MDPI
2021 - Current	Energies	MDPI
2021 - Current	Applied System Innovation	MDPI
2021 - Current	Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science	SAGE Publications
2021 - Current	Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering	Taylor and Francis
2021 - Current	TRANSPORTES: The journal of the Brazilian Association for Transportation Research and Education	ANPET
2020/10/01 - Current	Sustainability	MDPI
2020 - Current	Planning Practice and Research	Taylor and Francis
2019 - Current	Forests	MDPI
2019 - 2019	Sustainable Cities and Society (2210-6707)	Elsevier
2017 - 2017	Tourism Geographies (1470-1340)	Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2015 - 2015	Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation (1460-7425)	Politeknik Negeri Jember
2015 - 2015	Tourism Management (0261-5177)	Elsevier
2014 - 2014	Journal of Geography and Regional Planning (2070-1845)	Academic Journals
2010 - 2010	African Journal of History and Culture (2141-6672)	Academic Journals
2009 - 2009	Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais	APDR
2009 - 2009	Journal of Public Administration and Policy Research (2141-2480)	Academic Journals

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2016/03 - 2016/06	Expert member invited by the CCDRN to evaluate 45 projects submitted to the call NORTE 53-2015-14, which provided European funds for improving the conditions provided by industrial sites. The call had a global budget of 22.5 million Euros.	Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte, Portugal

Distinctions

Other distinction

2008	Distinguished by the Centre for Iberian Studies with the work: Tourism impacts on rural spaces: the case of Almeida (financial award CEI, 2008).