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Sara Moreno Pires
Other affiliations: University of Coimbra
Bio: Sara Moreno Pires is an academic researcher from University of Aveiro. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sustainability & Sustainable development. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 20 publications receiving 425 citations. Previous affiliations of Sara Moreno Pires include University of Coimbra.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the constraints and achievements of standardizing these indicators and highlight the benefits of sharing guidelines and the delivery of a top-down but flexible indicator approach in the absence of national or European official guidelines.
128 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented the results of the first phase of the project and assessed the ability of this new data to increase local environmental awareness and support local public policies in Portugal and elsewhere.
107 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the main results of a questionnaire survey submitted to Portuguese municipalities, with the purpose of understanding how far LA21 is being incorporated into planning and management, are presented, exposing some of the main potential, limitations and challenges in the local Portuguese case for the short-term sustainable future.
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to understand how Local Agenda 21 (LA21) is contributing to update local policy and decision making towards sustainable development in Portugal. Departing from a theoretical view of governance for sustainable development – its core values and challenges – and the role of LA21 in its endorsement, the paper presents the main results of a questionnaire survey submitted to Portuguese municipalities, with the purpose of understanding how far LA21 is being incorporated into planning and management. The paper then tries to expose some of the main potential, limitations and challenges in the local Portuguese case for the short-term sustainable future.
53 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the implementation and use of sustainability indicators (SI) in local governance contexts in Portugal and compare seven case studies, in further detail, to explore the governance factors that influence indicator success and how indicators are used within local contexts.
51 citations
01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an integrative analysis of existing sustainability indicator approaches, frameworks, trade-offs, advantages, and drawbacks, at different operational and strategic scales and contexts, and present insights and critical dilemmas about how indicators could be adopted and tailored for higher education institutions that want to assess sustainability performance.
Abstract: There are many ways to assess sustainable development, each of which provides potentially useful, though different, insights for distinct audiences. Despite the abundance, specific features and diversity of methods and tools for assessing sustainability, indicators are one of the most used approaches. In fact, sustainability indicators, have been at the forefront of many political, academic, scientific, and community debates for the past decades. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of research on synthesizing indicator approaches, frameworks, trade-offs, advantages, and drawbacks, at different operational and strategic scales and contexts. Therefore, the aim of this chapter is first to develop an integrative analysis of existing sustainability indicator approaches, frameworks, and different initiatives in scope and scale. In the second place, it aims to present insights and critical dilemmas about how indicators could be adopted and tailored for higher education institutions that want to assess sustainability performance. The roles and potential values of sustainability indicators should be clarified; more than “empty” or “miraculous” assessment tools, they need to be considered as steering processes able to change organizational and cultural dimensions of higher education institutions, their education and research structures, and the way they relate to society.
46 citations
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TL;DR: This research examines the interaction between demand and socioeconomic attributes through Mixed Logit models and the state of art in the field of automatic transport systems in the CityMobil project.
Abstract: 2 1 The innovative transport systems and the CityMobil project 10 1.1 The research questions 10 2 The state of art in the field of automatic transport systems 12 2.1 Case studies and demand studies for innovative transport systems 12 3 The design and implementation of surveys 14 3.1 Definition of experimental design 14 3.2 Questionnaire design and delivery 16 3.3 First analyses on the collected sample 18 4 Calibration of Logit Multionomial demand models 21 4.1 Methodology 21 4.2 Calibration of the “full” model. 22 4.3 Calibration of the “final” model 24 4.4 The demand analysis through the final Multinomial Logit model 25 5 The analysis of interaction between the demand and socioeconomic attributes 31 5.1 Methodology 31 5.2 Application of Mixed Logit models to the demand 31 5.3 Analysis of the interactions between demand and socioeconomic attributes through Mixed Logit models 32 5.4 Mixed Logit model and interaction between age and the demand for the CTS 38 5.5 Demand analysis with Mixed Logit model 39 6 Final analyses and conclusions 45 6.1 Comparison between the results of the analyses 45 6.2 Conclusions 48 6.3 Answers to the research questions and future developments 52
4,784 citations
TL;DR: The authors may not be able to make you love reading, but science and the modern world will lead you to love reading starting from now and this will give you the kindness.
Abstract: We may not be able to make you love reading, but science and the modern world will lead you to love reading starting from now. Book is the window to open the new world. The world that you want is in the better stage and level. World will always guide you to even the prestige stage of the life. You know, this is some of how reading will give you the kindness. In this case, more books you read more knowledge you know, but it can mean also the bore is full.
589 citations
TL;DR: The authors in this article argue that despite these many complexities and challenges, the USDG framework has the potential to encourage and guide needed reforms in our cities but only if anchored in local institutions and initiatives informed by open, inclusive and contextually sensitive data collection and monitoring.
288 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors compare seven indicator standards for smart sustainable cities and provide guidance for city managers and policy makers to select the indicators and standard that best correspond to their assessment need and goals, and align with their stage in Smart sustainable city implementation.
250 citations
TL;DR: The aim is to improve cities' management of natural and municipal resources and in turn the quality of life of their citizens.
Abstract: The aim is to improve cities' management of natural and municipal resources and in turn the quality of life of their citizens.
243 citations