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The main objective of this project is to assess the potential of these peri-urban areas to meet future challenges for sustainable development in a changing world. It aims to look in-depth into the peri-urban areas of the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon (AML), its environmental, social, economic and institutional characteristics using a prospective approach.Methodology: In order to achieve this goal this project aims at: (1) identifying typologies of peri-urban areas based on its ecological, social, economic and institutional characteristics for the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon; (2) creating visions for peri-urban areas according to their typology by developing scenarios for case studies based on: (a) understanding structural and functional dynamics of each typology, taking into account: ecosystems services provided by each typology, identifying vulnerabilities; economic activities, their innovative potential, and evolving demand patterns; perceived quality of life of resident population and their expectation toward future developments; governance models and spatial planning systems at local scale, assessing its potential for change; and (b) expert and stakeholder participation, identifying the specific challenges that need to be faced by each peri-urban typology, namely in terms of the formulation of sustainability quality objectives; (3) bridging scientific and practice by communicating knowledge acquired in research and into useful and relevant information for planners and decisionmakers, developing strategic planning guidelines and governances models with stakeholders, and envisaging orientations to deal with the challenges faced by peri-urban areas.
| Research Centre | Research Group | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
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| DINAMIA'CET-Iscte | -- | Partner | 2012-03-21 | 2015-07-31 |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
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| Maria de Fátima Ferreiro | Vice-Reitor; Professora Catedrática (DEP); Integrated Researcher (CEI-Iscte); | Researcher | 2012-03-21 | 2015-07-31 |
| Teresa Costa Pinto | Professora Associada (DS); Integrated Researcher (DINAMIA'CET-Iscte); | Researcher | 2012-03-21 | 2015-07-31 |
| Pedro Miguel Machado da Costa | -- | Researcher | 2012-03-21 | 2015-07-31 |
| Ricardo Venâncio Lopes | Integrated Researcher (DINAMIA'CET-Iscte); | Researcher | 2012-03-21 | 2015-07-31 |
| Sebastião Ferreira de Almeida Santos | Integrated Researcher (DINAMIA'CET-Iscte); | Researcher | 2012-03-21 | 2015-07-31 |
| Reference/Code | Funding DOI | Funding Type | Funding Program | Funding Amount (Global) | Funding Amount (Local) | Begin Date | End Date |
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| 117305 | -- | Contract | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - PTDC/2010 - Portugal | 123398 | 41196 | 2012-03-21 | 2015-07-31 |
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