João Joanaz de Melo

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

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Tomás B. Ramos

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Mariana Alves‐Pereira

Universidade Lusófona

António Galvão

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Nuno A.A. Castelo Branco

Humana (United States)

Nuno Domingues

Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa

Rui Subtil

University of Algarve

Inês Alves

Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Rui Neves‐Silva

University of Lisbon

Miguel Macias Sequeira

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Francisco Andrade

Universidade de Brasília

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Universidade Nova de Lisboa

University of Lisbon

Institute of Marine Research

University of Coimbra

Universidade de São Paulo

University of Algarve

University of Aveiro

Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers

Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa

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Impact of nature and cultural tourism in the Tua Valley

José Veiga Simão João Joanaz de Melo

Nature and cultural tourism is a growing economic activity with great relevance in depressed regions, such as the interior of Portugal. In this paper the potential of tourism in the Tua Valley is evaluated by a combination of reviewing existing local development studies and interviewing mayors, town council officials and tourism agents. Tourism in the Tua is no w responsible for 1.2% of existing jobs and generates profits of 2.1 Meuro/year. The main attractions are the beautiful landscape, with a rare combination of natural and human elements, and rich cultural heritage, from architecture and archaeology to gastronomy. We found the main hurdle impeding further touristy development is a lack of common ground and purpose among economic and political actors. We identified major conflicts with other types of development proposals, chief of which is the building of a large dam at Foz Tua: this would turn a nearly wild river into just another reservoir and destroy the unique Tua railroad. The majority of tourism agents and a minority of political actors see the dam as a major threat to sustainable tourism in the region - one example of incompatible development strategies. We verified that a nature- and culture-based touristy development creates 11 times more jobs per million euros invested, than the construction of the dam. Nature and cultural tourism is a key sector for the development of the region. Nonetheless, this should not be considered as a panacea that solves all problems, and requires unity of purpose, appropriate planning, investment and commitment.

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Static laws in dynamic environments (bridging science to legislation)

João Joanaz de Melo Marta Ferreira Francisco Andrade

Proceedings of the First International Conference on Coastal Conservation and Management in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, p. 193-200

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Developing and implementing an environmental performance index for the Portuguese military

Business Strategy and the Environment (2006)

Tomás B. Ramos João Joanaz de Melo

Abstract At an international level, the implementation of environmental management practices in military facilities is now a growing reality, particularly with the implementation of environmental management programmes and/or systems. The main goal of this research was to assess the Portuguese military sector's environmental performance through an index – the MEPE index – in a simplified and useful manner. A second goal was to measure the units' self‐assessment against the environmental profile of the military sector as evaluated through the index, to determine how far they match. The index was deeloped on the basis of the data obtained in a national questionnaire, which was carried out to evaluate environmental practices adopted by military units. Results show that the Portuguese military's overall environmental performance is poor, reflecting that this is quite a new issue in military organizations. Among the military branches the Air Force reveals the best environmental results. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.

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Decision making in the electricity sector using performance indicators

Energy Ecology and Environment (2016)

Nuno Domingues Rui Neves‐Silva João Joanaz de Melo

Mains electricity

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Surveillance technology and strategy for management of Portugal's EEZ

João Joanaz de Melo Francisco Andrade Pedro Santana Pedro J. Leitão Joaquim R. Afonso

The EEZ importance is crucial for economic reasons — fisheries, off shore mining and energy production, archaeology, energy production and tourism, among others — but also for environmental, internal security, defence, geo-strategic and safety at sea issues. Regarding the environment on should emphasise responsibilities under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL). Regarding safety at sea, Portugal is also responsible for two large Search and Rescue Regions (SRR), Lisboa and Santa Maria, under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS, 1974) and the Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (1979). The institutional boundaries created by such agreements imply different rights and duties and overlap with the existing national institutional boundaries.

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