Eduardo Natividade-Jesus, CE, MSc, PhD

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering / Department of Civil Engineering of the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Invited Assistant Professor / Urban & Transport Systems Engineering / University of Coimbra, Portugal
Senior Researcher and Scientific Coordination Board Member @ INESC Coimbra
Entrepreneur in Douro Valley - Rural Tourism and Wine Production

Eduardo Natividade-Jesus is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC) at the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra – School of Engineering (ISEC/IPC), where he has served since 1996, and an Invited Professor at the University of Coimbra, Faculty of Sciences & Technology. He served as the DEC/ISEC President from 2017 to 2021 (COVID period), and President of DEC/ISEC Cientific Comité from 2020 to 2022.
He has been responsible for the creation of several courses, including the master’s in Sustainable and Smart Cities (of which he is the current Co-coordinator) and the Master's Degree in Civil Engineering - Specialization in Urban Construction.
He is also a researcher at INESC-Coimbra within the Environmental & Spatial Planning / Sustainable Cities group, where he has been a member of the Scientific Coordination Board since 2020. His scholarly pursuits are grounded in urban regeneration, housing evaluation, and project management, focusing on decision support systems, multicriteria analysis, geographic information systems (GIS), and the nexus of smart, sustainable cities and mobility.
He obtained his 5-year 1st-degree, MSc and PhD in Civil Engineering from UC. His research has pioneered innovative modelling for urban and regional issues, employing computational methods and user-interface design to advance urban regeneration and sustainable mobility.
He is a member of the editorial board for the ISI/WOS journal “Municipal Engineer” (ICE, UK) and contributes to the academic community as an author and editor. He has authored two editorials and 16 journal articles, contributed to book chapters, and participated as an editor in 4 special thematic issues of ISI/WOS journals. His mentorship extends to co-supervising two doctoral students, supervising 25, and co-supervising five master's theses.
His professional expertise encompasses roles such as a Certified Energy Auditor, a Professor within Portugal’s National System of Energy Certification, and a Technical Advisor for the LiderA Sustainability Assessment System. He played a pivotal role in the SIGURB project, a major urban regeneration initiative in partnership with the Coimbra Municipality, and contributed to the development of scientific and professional software. As an Advisor, he grants technical consultancy on identifying opportunities for sustainable construction solutions, analyzing their viability, and evaluating sustainable performance.
As an entrepreneur, Natividade-Jesus is the CEO and co-founder of Spero – Smart Decisions Tools, a company recognized with grants from the EU's Soul-Fi program for urban life optimization (EU-FP7 & FIWARE funds and two more Portuguese companies (one in the engineering consulting field and another in the field of wine tourism).
His extensive publications include journals and conference proceedings in decision support, engineering sustainability, urban analytics, and infrastructure systems.
He has published, among other journals and conference proceedings, in Decision Support Systems, Engineering Sustainability - Institution of Civil Engineers (UK ), Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, International Journal of Geo-Information, Journal of Infrastructure Systems - ASCE, Municipal Engineer - Institution of Civil Engineers (best paper award 2017), Sustainability, Land and Materials.
Among his accolades is a Best Paper award from the ICE - Institution of Civil Engineers in 2017.

Selected publications in scientific international journals:

Monteiro, J., Sousa, N., Coutinho-Rodrigues, J., & Natividade-Jesus, E. (2024) Benchmarking real and ideal cities - a multicriteria analysis of city performance based on urban form. Cities 150(2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.105040

Monteiro, J., Sousa, N., Coutinho-Rodrigues, J., & Natividade-Jesus, E. (2024) Challenges ahead on sustainable cities: An urban form and transport system review. Energies 17(2):409. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17020409

Monteiro J., Sousa N., Natividade-Jesus E., Coutinho-Rodrigues J. (2023) The Potential Impact of Cycling on Urban Transport Energy and Modal Share: A GIS-Based Methodology. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information; 12(2):48. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi12020048

Noga, K., Sikora, A., Siejka, M., Natividade-Jesus, E., Moreira, C., Skrzypczak, I. (2023) Identification of land system transformations in the Rzeszow city square. Archives of Civil Engineering, 2023, 69(2), pp. 607–621, DOI: 10.24425/ace.2023.145287

Sousa, N., Monteiro, J., Natividade-Jesus, E., & Coutinho-Rodrigues, J. (2023) The impact of geometric and land use elements on the perceived pleasantness of urban layouts. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 50(3), 740-756. https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083221129879

Monteiro J., Para M, Sousa N., Natividade-Jesus E., Ostorero C, Coutinho-Rodrigues J. (2023) Filling in the Spaces: Compactifying Cities towards Accessibility and Active Transport. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information; 12(3):120. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi12030120

Monteiro, J., Sousa, N., Pais, F., Coutinho-Rodrigues, J., & Natividade-Jesus, E. (2023) Planning cities for pandemics: Review of urban and transport planning lessons from COVID-19. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.22.00030

Monteiro J., Carrilho A., Sousa N., Oliveira L. K, Natividade-Jesus E., Coutinho-Rodrigues J. (2023) Do We Live Where It Is Pleasant? Correlates of Perceived Pleasantness with Socioeconomic Variables. Land; 12(4):878. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040878

Monteiro J., Sousa N, Natividade-Jesus E., Coutinho-Rodrigues J. (2022) Benchmarking City Layouts - A Methodological Approach and an Accessibility Comparison between a Real City and the Garden City. Sustainability; 14(9):5029. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14095029

Pais, F., Monteiro, J., Sousa, N., Coutinho-Rodrigues, J., & Natividade-Jesus, E. (2022) A multicriteria methodology for maintenance planning of cycling infrastructure. Engineering Sustainability - ICE, 175(5), 248–264. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.21.00088

Kaczmarczyk, G.P.; Wałach, D.; Natividade-Jesus, E.; Ferreira, R. (2022) Change of the Structural Properties of High-Performance Concretes Subjected to Thermal Effects. Materials, 2022, 15, 5753. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15165753.

Natividade-Jesus, E., Almeida, A., Sousa, N., & Coutinho-Rodrigues, J. (2019) A Case Study Driven Integrated Methodology to Support Sustainable Urban Regeneration Planning and Management. Sustainability, 11(15), Article 15. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11154129

Sousa, N., Almeida, A., Coutinho-Rodrigues, J., & Natividade-Jesus, E. (2018) Dawn of autonomous vehicles: Review and challenges ahead. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer, 171(1), 3–14. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.16.00063

Sousa, N., Coutinho-Rodrigues, J., & Natividade-Jesus, E. (2017) Sidewalk Infrastructure Assessment Using a Multicriteria Methodology for Maintenance Planning. Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 23(4), 05017002. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000362

Coutinho-Rodrigues, J., Sousa, N., & Natividade-Jesus, E. (2016) Design of evacuation plans for densely urbanised city centres. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer, 169(3), 160–172. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.15.00005

Natividade-Jesus, E., Coutinho-Rodrigues, J., & Tralhão, L. (2013) Housing evaluation with web-SDSS in urban regeneration actions. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer, 166(3), 194–207. https://doi.org/10.1680/muen.12.00022

Natividade-Jesus, E., & Coutinho-Rodrigues, J. (2009) A Web Spatial Decision Support System for Housing Evaluation in Urban Renovation Projects. In Housing: Socioeconomic, Availability, and Development Issues (Edward P. Hammond and Alex D. Noyes, pp. 129–148). Nova Science Publishers.

Natividade-Jesus, E., Coutinho-Rodrigues, J., & Antunes, C. H. (2007) A multicriteria decision support system for housing evaluation. Decision Support Systems, 43(3), 779–790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2006.03.014

Editor of Special Theme Issues

Theme Issue: "Covid-19 and Municipal Engineering" Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Municipal Engineer) - Volume 173, Issue 3, September, 2023. (https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/toc/jmuen/176/3)

Theme Issue: "Advances in Energy and Sustainable Built Environment: Smart Cities, Transport and Urban Form" Energies (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies/special_issues/F83SW32F41)

Theme Issue: Masonry Structures and Reinforced Concrete Structures (2nd Edition). Materials (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/special_issues/1UC10LK540#info)

Theme Issue: "Digital Twins: Shaping the Future of Municipal Engineering Planning and Management" Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers , Municipal Engineer.


Editorials in scientific international journals:

Natividade-Jesus, E., Lugg, M.. (2023). Editorial: COVID-19 and municipal engineering: Reframing urban life and mobility. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer, 1176(3), pp. 123–124. DOI: 10.1680/jmuen.2023.176.3.123.

Natividade-Jesus, E. (2022). Editorial: COP27 and the Sustainable Urban Resilience Agenda. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer, 175(4), pp.175-176. DOI: 10.1680/jmuen.2022.175.4.175.

Participation as Expert in Non-academic Contexts

Business Activity

Spero - Smart Decision Tools (2015-present)
He is co-founder (2015) and CEO (with due authorization from the President of ISEC) of SPERO - Smart Decision Tools, a startup based in Coimbra and incubated at IPN - Instituto Pedro Nunes (World's 5 Top University-linked Business Incubators & Accelerators 17 /18) and which resulted from research work carried out at INESC Coimbra and the prize/funding obtained under the FIWARE - SOUL-FI Startups Optimizing Urban Life with Future Internet (FP7/European Union) program.
Spero - Smart Decision Tools, develops scientific decision support tools for urban engineering, infrastructure management, sustainable development and planning of innovation actions in smart cities.

1000 and Metro - Consultancy and Project (1999-present)
He is co-founder (1999) and CEO (with due authorization from the President of the IPC) of 1000 e Metro - Consultoria e Projecto, Lda, a company based in Anadia and which develops project and consultancy work in the area of engineering, certification and efficiency energy and oenology.

Quinta do Vale da Ermida, Lda (2008-present)
He is co-founder (2008) and partner of Quinta do Vale da Ermida. Quinta do Vale da Ermida was born in 2008, the result of the dream of young entrepreneurs, who found themselves in the wonderful Alto Douro Wine Region - classified by UNESCO in 2001 as a World Heritage Site, and whose landscape is the result of the wonders of nature and of man's effort and imagination in its transformation - the ideal terroir for the development of a wine tourism project.

Projects:

POLIS project
A UE/Erasmus+ initiative aiming to design and implement a Course on Urban and Territory Planning in six universities of Peru, Chile and Ecuador: a postgraduate interdisciplinary course that will focus on the competencies and knowledge needed for participatory urban planning to develop sustainable, smart and inclusive cities.
Budget: 800.000 €
Duration: 2014 - 2017
Funding entity: UE/Erasmus+

Avaliação do potencial de integração do transporte público de pessoas e de carga usando serviços de crowdshipping (CNPq/MCTI No 10/2023 - UNIVERSAL, Brasil)
Financiamento: 89.197,78 Reais
Duração: 36 meses (ínicio: novembro de 2023)
Entidade financiadora: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq, Brasil

Link Me Up - 1000 ideias - Sistema de Apoio à co-criação de inovação, criatividade e empreendedorismo (POCI-03-33B5-FSE-072070)
Financiamento: 5.562.774,12 €
Duração: 28 meses (12/02/2021 - 30/06/2023)
Entidade financiadora: Portugal 2020 e Fundo Social Europeu (FSE) através do COMPETE - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização

2014/A33 SPERO - Smart Decision Tools for SmartCities (FP7/EU - FIWARE)
Investment: 10000 €
Budget: 10000 €
Duration: 3 months
Funding entity: FP7/Eu - FIWARE

2015/B030 SPERO - Smart Decision Tools for SmartCities (FP7/EU - FIWARE)
Investment: 104068€
Budget: 79301€
Duration: 12 months
Funding entity: FP7/EU - FIWARE

CITYDEMICS - Planning Cities for Pandemics
Investment: 20000 €
Budget: 20000 €
Duration: 6 months (started September 2020)
Funding entity: Banco Santander / UC

LSBuilding – Live and Smart building management
Budget: 9956 €
Duration: 16 months (1/09/2021- 31/12/2022)
Funding entity: INESC Coimbra / FCT UIDB/00308/2019

Cityndex - an aggregated active accessibility indicator for hilly cities
Budget: 51582 € (Budget PhD Grant FCT)
Duration: 36+12 months (started 2021)
Funding entity: INESC Coimbra / FCT UI/BD/150868/2021
FCT grants: 1 PhD, 3 +1 years

Project: CITYNDEXII - Soft Accessibility City Index
Budget: 8700 €
Duration: 15 months (6-2018 / 9-2019)
Funding entity: INESC Coimbra / FCT via no âmbito do Budget 2019 (UIDB/00308/2019)
FCT grant: 1 BI bachelor

Projecto: CITYNDEX - Soft Accessibility City Index
Budget: 9600 €
Duration: 18 months (10-2016 / 03-2018)
Funding entity: INESC Coimbra / FCT, Project 2013 (UID/MULTI/00308/2013)
FCT grants: 1 BI grant / bachelor.

LiveCITY - Data science for a live city
Budget: 10000 €
Duration: 16 months (11-2019 / 10-2020)
Funding entity: INESC Coimbra / FCT UIDB/00308/2019)

MUSUR – Multi-objective modelling for sustainable urban regeneration
Budget: 10000 €
Duration: 16 months (09-2021 / 12-2022)
Funding entity: INESC Coimbra / FCT UIDB/00308/2019)

CityModel – City Model Benchmarking
Budget: 10000 €
Duration: 16 months (11-2019 / 10-2020)
Funding entity: INESC Coimbra / FCT UIDB/00308/2019)

Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Budget: 10000 €
Duration: 2018 - 2019
Project IDs: UI0308 2015-17
Multistep Repair
Duration: 2016 - 2018
Project IDs: UI0308 2015-17

Alvest - Desenvolvimento de Soluções de Paredes em Alvenaria Estrutural
Budget: 403.054,99 €
Duration: 10/2009 / 03/2012)
Funding entity: QREN – Projectos de I&DT empresas em co-promoção

SIGUrb
Project SIGUrb under contract, 2003-2007. Financed by the Coimbra City Council. A Decision Support System based on Web and GIS technologies was developed in order to be applied to the renovation project of Coimbra downtown (about 800 buildings). This included a detailed survey of the buildings covering civil engineering, architecture and sociology fields (total amount 1 million Euros).

Thesis Supervision:

Form and Function - Benchmarking Real and Ideal Cities
PhD in Territorial Planning, University of Coimbra, João Monteiro, 2024 (co-superv)

An aggregated active accessibility indicator for hilly cities
Energy for Sustainability PhD Program, University of Coimbra. Filipe Pais (co-superv - in final stage of the research)

"Innovative tools for urban regeneration planning: The study of alternatives for accessibility to the city of Coimbra", do aluno Marvin Para, no Master of science programme in Building Engineering do Politecnico di Torino, concluída em 29/Novembro/2021.

Apoio à gestão de infraestruturas do espaço público urbano com recurso a sistemas de informação e modelos de análise multicritério: Aplicação a um caso de estudo", da aluna Carolina Louro Faria, do Mestrado em Engenharia Civil - Especialidade: Urbanismo, Transportes e Vias de Comunicação, no Departamento de Engenharia Civil da FCT da Universidade de Coimbra (concluída em dia 14 de Abril de 2023).

"Segurança Contra-Incêndios em Edifícios Escolares Existentes – Estudo comparativo entre os resultados de métodos de análise de risco e da aplicação da legislação”, da aluna Ana Margarida da Silva Laranjeiro Matias, no Mestrado em Construção Urbana, do Departamento de Engenharia Civil do Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, concluída em 2011 com a classificação 17 valores,

"Efeitos das envolventes no comportamento energético segundo o RCCTE”, do aluno Bruno Gonçalo dos Reis Barros, no Mestrado em Engenharia Civil - Especialização em Construção Urbana, do Departamento de Engenharia Civil do Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, concluído em Dezembro de 2013 com a classificação de 15 valores,

"Apoio à decisão na análise técnica de empreendimentos: aplicação ao caso da selecção da localização de um novo aeroporto”, do aluno Francisco Torres, Mestrado em Engenharia Civil - Especialização em Construção Urbana, do Departamento de Engenharia Civil do Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra (Ano lectivo 2012/2013). Concluído em 6 de Novembro de 2014 com a classificação de 17 valores,

"Impacto dos Instrumentos de Fiscalidade Municipal em Contexto de Reabilitação Urbana”, da aluna Ana Filipa Gonçalves de Azevedo, Mestrado em Engenharia Civil - Especialização em Construção Urbana, do Departamento de Engenharia Civil do Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra (Ano lectivo 2012/2013). Concluído em 28 de Novembro de 2014 com a classificação de 15 valores.

"Estudo do Comportamento Térmico de Edifícios: Análise da influência da Orientação e Inércia Térmica”, do aluno Bruno Miguel da Costa Ferreira, Mestrado em Engenharia Civil - Especialização em Construção Urbana, do Departamento de Engenharia Civil do Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra (Ano lectivo 2013/2014). Concluído em 19 de Maio de 2015 com a classificação de 17 valores.

"Avaliação do potencial de reabilitação de zonas urbanas antigas/degradadas - aplicação ao caso da Baixa de Coimbra”, do aluno Frederico Gamas, Mestrado em Engenharia Civil - Especialização em Construção Urbana, do Departamento de Engenharia Civil do Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra. Concluída em 16 de Setembro de 2015 com a classificação de 14 valores.

"Certificação Energética e da Qualidade do Ar Interior dos Edifícios”, do aluno Toni Lopes, Mestrado em Engenharia Civil - Especialização em Construção Urbana, do Departamento de Engenharia Civil do Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra (Ano lectivo 2014/2015). Concluído em 16 de Setembro de 2015 com a classificação de 14 valores.

"Melhoria da eficiência energética de edifícios existentes – Análise técnico-económica”, do aluno Hugo Gaspar, Mestrado em Engenharia Civil - Especialização em Construção Urbana, do Departamento de Engenharia Civil do Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra (Ano lectivo 2014/2015). Concluída em Fevereiro de 2017 com a classificação de 17 valores.

"NZEB – Nearly Zero Energy Buildings Metodologias para Implementação dos NZEB – Aplicação do NZEB a um Edifício Unifamiliar”, do aluno Pedro Santos, Mestrado em Engenharia Civil - Especialização em Construção Urbana, do Departamento de Engenharia Civil do Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra. Concluída em 28 de Março de 2017 com a classificação de 17 valores.

"Métodos de Avaliação da Sustentabilidade na Construção – Análise comparativa e aplicação a caso de estudo”, do aluno António Miguel Saial Calixto, Mestrado em Engenharia Civil - Especialização em Construção Urbana, do Departamento de Engenharia Civil do Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra. Concluída em 23 de Maio de 2017 com a classificação de 15 valores.

"Certificação Energética de Edifícios Existentes - Estudo técnico-económico das medidas de simplificação e das propostas de melhoria”, do aluno Tiago Mota, Mestrado em Engenharia Civil - Especialização em Construção Urbana, do Departamento de Engenharia Civil do Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra. Concluída em 19 de Junho de 2018 com a classificação de 16 valores.

"Análise de Eficiência Energética – Comparação entre o regulamento português (REH) e o regulamento espanhol (DB-HE)”, do aluno Dean Delmo de Freitas Oliveira Mousinho, Mestrado em Engenharia Civil - Especialização em Construção Urbana, do Departamento de Engenharia Civil do Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra.

Media News About Achievements in Applied Research (a selection):

Diário de Notícias 12.2004 (National Newspaper)
"Sistema informático inovador dá pistas para requalificação urbana" - jornal Diário de Notícias de 27/Dezembro/2004. News at the initial stage of the development of an innovative Decision Support System for Urban Renovation Project management.

Construir 01.2005 (Civil Engineering Technical Journal)
"Sistema Informático Executa Tarefas Inéditas" - revista Construir de 28/Ja-neiro/2005.
Article about the recognition of the results obtained on the development of an innovative Decision Support System for Urban Renovation, and respective application to Coimbra downtown.

Campeão das Províncias 03.2005 (Regional Newspaper)
"É preciso reabilitar para evitar o espalhamento" - jornal Campeão das Províncias de 24/Março/2005. Interview about urban renovation and urban planning concepts in the framework of urban sustainability.

Visão 03.2005 (National Newsmagazine)
"A dissecação da baixa de Coimbra"" - revista Visão (caderno Sete - tema "Urbanismo") de 31/Março/2005. Article about the role of the University of Coimbra in the Renovation Project of Coimbra downtown.

Diário de Coimbra 03.2005 (Regional Newspaper)
"Baixa passada a pente fino" - jornal Diário de Coimbra de 31/Março/2005. Article about the role of the University of Coimbra in the Renovation Project of Coimbra downtown.

Público 04.2005 (National Newspaper)
"SIGUrb - Câmara e Universidade apresentam ferramenta para intervir na Baixa de Coimbra" - jornal Público de 01/Abril/2005. Article about a public presentation concerning the conception of an innovative DSS for Urban Renovation Project Management.

Jornal de Notícias 04.2005 (National Newspaper)
"Dados recolhidos pela Universidade vão ser analisados e disponibilizados num sistema de informação" - Jornal de Notícias de 01/Abril/2005. Article about the development of an innovative system for urban data management.

As Beiras 04.2005 (Regional Newspaper)
"SIGUrb - Choque tecnológico a bem da Baixa" - jornal As Beiras de 01/
Abril/2005. Article about SIGUrb, an urban renovation project management and decision support system under development.

Diário de Coimbra 04.2005 (National Newspaper)
"Estudo sobre a Baixa surpreende autarquia" - jornal Diário de Coimbra de 01/ Abril/2005. Article about the work of the University of Coimbra in the Renovation Project of Coimbra downtown.

Correio da Figueira 04.2005 (National Newspaper)
"Requalificar a baixa com instrumento inovador - Universidade e autarquia apresentam ferramenta de intervenção" - jornal Correio da Figueira (Figueira da Foz) de 08/Abril/2005. Article about SIGUrb (under development), an innovative DSS for managing the Renovation Project of Coimbra downtown.

Rua Larga 04.2006 (University Magazine)
"Uma nova imagem da Baixa de Coimbra através da web", revista Rua Larga, n.° 12, Abril de 2006. Article about SIGUrb (under development), an innovative DSS for Urban Renovation Projects.

Beiras 12.2006 (Regional Newspaper)
Sistema SIGUrb, jornal Beiras de 08/Dezembro/2006. Article about SIGUrb (under development), an innovative DSS for Urban Renovation Projects.

Diário de Coimbra 12.2006 (Regional Newspaper)
SIGUrb e Renovação da Baixa de Coimbra (sobre apresentação efectuada na Novalmedina), jornal Diário de Coimbra e 09/Dezembro/2006. Article about a public presentation on urban renovation and urban sustainability concepts.

Jornal de Notícias 12.2006 (National Newspaper)
SIGUrb e Renovação Urbana (sobre apresentação efectuada na Novalmedina), jornal Jornal de Notícias 10/Dezembro/2006. Article about a public presentation on urban renovation and urban sustainability concepts.

Público 12.2006 (National Newspaper)
SIGUrb e Renovação Urbana (sobre apresentação efectuada na Novalmedina), jornal Público 10/Dezembro/2006. Article about a public presentation on urban renovation and urban sustainability concepts.

TVE - TV Galiza 12.2006 (Spanish TV)
Spanish TV interview about urban renovation, urban sustainability and SIGUrb, 19/Dez/2006.

Lusa 01.2009 (The Portuguese News Agency)
"Catástrofes: Cientistas de Coimbra criam modelo para planos de evacuação de qualquer cidade do mundo", Lusa, 12/01/2009.
Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

WordPress 01.2009 (News Agency)
"Cientistas de Coimbra possibilitam evacuação de qualquer cidade do mundo", 12/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

CiénciaPT.net 01.09 (Science on-line Newspaper)
"Investigadores da FCTUC desenvolvem modelo científico único para Planos de Evacuação Urbana", 12/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

i-gov 01.09 (on-line Newspaper)
"Modelo científico auxilia evacuação de cidades", 12/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

RTP and RTPN 01.09 (State TV Corporation)
RTP-"Portugal Directo" and RTPN-"Jornal País". State TV interview about urban renovation, urban sustainability and SIGUrb, 01/2009.

Sol 01.09 (National Newspaper)
"Cientistas de Coimbra criam modelo para planos de evacuação de qualquer cidade do mundo", 12/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

MSN-Tecnologia 01.09 (on-line Newspaper)
"FCTUC desenvolve plataforma de resposta a calamidades", 12/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Diário Digital 01.09 (on-line Newspaper)
"Criado modelo para evacuar qualquer cidade do mundo", 12/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Destak 01.09 (National Newspaper)
"Criado modelo para planos de evacuação", 12/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Portal Millennium-BCP 01.09 (Bank Newspaper)
"Criado modelo para evacuar qualquer cidade do mundo", Janeiro/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Diário Cidade 01.09 (Regional Newspaper)
"Plano de evacuação made in Portugal", 13/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

O Primeiro de Janeiro 01.09 (National Newspaper)
"Projecto Português - Plano para situações de catástrofe", 13/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Global Notícias 01.09 (National Newspaper)
"Investigação - Universidade de Coimbra em destaque", 13/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

IOL - Diário 01.09 (on-line Newspaper)
"Cientistas de Coimbra possibilitam evacuação de qualquer cidade do mundo", 13/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

CanalUP.ty 01.09 (on-line Newspaper)
"Universidade de Coimbra exporta modelo único de evacuação de cidades", 13/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Ambiente Online 01.09 (on-line Newspaper)
"Investigadores da FCTUC desenvolvem modelo científico para planos de evac-uação de zonas urbanas", 13/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Notícias da Manhã 01.09 (National Newspaper)
"Plano para situações de catástrofe", 13/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Diário de Coimbra 01.09 (Regional Newspaper)
"Cientistas ajudam a fugir de catástrofes em cidades", 13/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

12.2.42 Construção Magazine 01.09 (Civil Engineering Technical Journal) "Modelo científico para planos de evacuação de zonas urbanas", Janeiro/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Semanário 01.09 (National Newspaper)
"Ciência ajuda na concepção de planos de evacuação urbana", 16/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Vida Económica 01.09 (National Newspaper)
"Universidade de Coimbra inova modelo de evacuação urbana", 16/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Jornal da Madeira - Rev. Olhar 01.09 (Madeira Regional Newspaper)
"Portugueses criam modelo para planos de evacuação de cidades", 17/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Mundo Geo-Brasil 01.09 (Brazilian on-line Newspaper)
"Cientistas de Coimbra criam modelo para planos de evacuação de qualquer cidade do mundo", 19/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Semana Informática 01.09 (National Newspaper)
"Tecnologia portuguesa desperta interesses internacionais", 23/01/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Exame Informática 02.09 (National Newsmagazine)
"Modelo de evacuação de catástrofes criado em Coimbra", 01/02/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Super Interessante 03.09 (National Newsmagazine)
"Modelo computacional gera planos de evacuação urbana", edição de Mar-ço/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling ap-proach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Exame Informática Online 03.09 (National Magazine)
"Quando o computador indica o caminho da salvação" (vídeo), 19/03/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

CanalUP.ty 04.09 (on-line Newspaper)
"Sismo em Itália: Plano de evacuação ajudaria a salvar vidas", 07/04/2009. Article about the research concerning the innovative modelling approach and decision support system for generating urban evacuation plans.

Smartcities Magazine, Jul 29, 2021
"A Importância da Criação de Ofertas Formativas na Área das Smart Cities em Portugal"
https://smart-cities.pt/noticias/isec-smart-cities-formacao-2907/

TSF, 01/02/2016
Start-ups "à pesca" de investidores para criar "smart cities” - Esta iniciativa é organizada pelo SOUL-FI (Startups Optimising Urban Life with Future Internet), um programa europeu de aceleração liderado pelo Instituto Pedro Nunes e financiado pela Comissão Europeia, que pretende concretizar projetos inovadores na área das cidades inteligentes e desenvolvimento da Internet do Futuro. Várias câmaras municipais portuguesas aceitaram o desafio de conhecer os projetos que podem ajudar na administração local ou na melhoria de vida dos munícipes. Article about Spero.City project presentation at IPN, with finacing from SOUL-FI.

Observador, 29/06/2016
"BIG smart cities. Conheça os 20 projetos a concurso”. Article about smart cities initiatives which included Spero.City project proposal.

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