Emeritus Full Professor at the University of Lisbon. President of the Humanities Class and Vice-President of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences (2019\/2021). Geographer and Urban Planner. Researcher at the Centre for Geographical Studies, University of Lisbon. Visiting Full Professor at Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico and the Universities of Ume\u00e4 (1988), East Asia (Macau, 1991), and Paris X (1998 and 2003).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Holds a degree in Geography from the University of Lisbon (1960-1965) and a postgraduate diploma in Regional and Urban Analysis from the University of Lund, Sweden (1966-1968). Earned a PhD from the University of Lisbon (1972) with the dissertation The Influence Area of \u00c9vora \u2013 System of Functions and Central Places<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He has held several academic leadership roles, including Director of the Department of Geography at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (UL), President of the Faculty Board, and Vice-Rector of the University of Lisbon (1989-1990). He has led and coordinated numerous research projects in Geography, Planning, and Urban Development, funded by the EU, ESF, VW Stiftung, FCG, and INIC\/JNICT\/FCT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Awards and Honours: Honour Medal of the Parish Council of Quinta do Conde (2020); Scientific Merit Medal from the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Higher Education (2018); Honour Medal of the Municipality of Alvito (2017); Grand Officer of the Order of Infante D. Henrique (2010); University of Lisbon Award (2010); International Geocr\u00edtica Award (2007); Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Le\u00f3n, Geneva, and \u00c9vora; Full Member of the Academia Europaea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Research Areas: Human Geography; Prospective Studies: Society and Territory; Urban and Regional Studies; Electoral Studies (Geography and Sociology of Elections); European Community \u2013 Integration and Territorial Transformations; Telecommunications and Regional Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was Technical Coordinator of the National Programme for Territorial Planning Policy (PNPOT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Publications: Published around 40 books and over 200 articles in leading academic journals, including: Finisterra \u2013 Revista Portuguesa de Geografia<\/em> (Portugal); L\u2019Espace G\u00e9ographique<\/em> (France); Sports Place<\/em> (USA); Geografisk Annaler<\/em> (Sweden); Pol\u00edgonos<\/em> (Spain); Progress in Human Geography<\/em> (UK); International Encyclopedia of Human Geography; Research in Geographic Education; Berliner Geographische Arbeiten; Die Erde; Applied Geography; Kluwer Academic Publishers; G\u00e9ographie, \u00c9conomie, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9, \u00c9ditions scientifiques et m\u00e9dicales; Elsevier; Sud-Ouest Europ\u00e9en; Cadernos de Geografia; GeoJournal; Anales de Geograf\u00eda de la Universidad Complutense; Rassegna; Urban Studies; International Journal of Urban and Regional Research; Annales de G\u00e9ographie; Espaces Populations Soci\u00e9t\u00e9s; Quaderni dell\u2019Osservatorio Elettorale; Biblos; Lund Studies in Geography \u2013 Ser. <\/em>B<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Recent Publications: Geografia e Ge\u00f3grafos \u2013 Colheita Tardia<\/em>, Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Portuguesa de Ge\u00f3grafos, Lisbon, 2024, 410 pp.; Alentejo \u2013 Apontamentos Geogr\u00e1ficos<\/em>, in Casa do Alentejo \u2013 Cultura, Liberdade e Solidariedade \u2013 100.\u00ba Anivers\u00e1rio<\/em>, Edi\u00e7\u00f5es Colibri\/Casa do Alentejo, Lisbon, 2023, pp. 93-110; A Centralidade de Abrantes e os Portos Fluviais do Tejo<\/em>, Munic\u00edpio de Abrantes, Abrantes, 2023, 64 pp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Editorial Board Memberships: Finisterra \u2013 Revista Portuguesa de Geografia<\/em> (Portugal); L\u2019Espace G\u00e9ographique<\/em> (France); Sports Place<\/em> (USA); Iberian Studies<\/em> (UK); Ci\u00eancia Pol\u00edtica<\/em> (Portugal); Geografisk Annaler<\/em> (Sweden); Pol\u00edgonos<\/em> (Spain); Scottish Geographical Journal<\/em> (UK).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Emeritus Full Professor at the University of Lisbon. 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