Pais, F., Sousa, N., Coutinho-Rodrigues, J., Natividade-Jesus, E. (2024) Walking and cycling friendliness as proxies to retrofit active transport infrastructure. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer, in press (accepted for publication, 10/Dec/2024).
Alçada, L., Sousa, N., Coutinho-Rodrigues, J. (2024) A Multi-objective Model for Publicly Funded Festival Scheduling. International Transactions in Operational Research DOI: 10.1111/itor.13500
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.2024.105040Monteiro J, Sousa N, Coutinho-Rodrigues J, Natividade-Jesus E (2024). Challenges Ahead for Sustainable Cities: An Urban Form and Transport System Review. Energies, 17(2):409. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17020409
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. Municipal Engineer, 176(3):125-138. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.22.00030
Monteiro J, Carrilho AC, Sousa N, Oliveira LKd, 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, 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, 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
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
Freiria S, Sousa N, Calvo-Poyo F (2022). Spatial analysis of the impact of transport accessibility on regional performance: A study for Europe. Journal of Transport Geography, 102, 103371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2022.103371
Pais F, Monteiro J, Sousa N, Coutinho-Rodrigues J, Natividade-Jesus E (2022). A multicriteria methodology for maintenance planning of cycling infrastructure. Engineering Sustainability, 175(5):248-264. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.21.00088
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. (Editor's choice) https://doi.org/10.3390/su14095029 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/9/5029
Sousa N, Rodrigues A (2021). Aceitação da energia nuclear em Portugal: um estudo exploratório. Revista de Ciências da Computação, 16:137-150. https://doi.org/10.34627/rcc.v16i0.269 https://journals.uab.pt/index.php/rcc/article/view/269 https://repositorioaberto.uab.pt/handle/10400.2/11545
Bidarra J, Sousa N (2020). Implementing Mobile Learning Within Personal Learning Environments: A Study of Two Online Courses. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 21(4):181-198. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v21i4.4891
Sousa N, Almeida A, Coutinho-Rodrigues J (2020). A multicriteria methodology for estimating consumer acceptance of alternative powertrain technologies. Transport Policy, 85:18-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2019.10.003
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):4129-ff. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11154129
Almeida A, Sousa N, Coutinho-Rodrigues J (2019). Quest for Sustainability: Life-Cycle Emissions Assessment of Electric Vehicles Considering Newer Li-Ion Batteries. Sustainability, 11(8):2366-ff. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11082366
Sousa N, Pais F, Natividade-Jesus E, Coutinho-Rodrigues J (2019). Design of pedestrian network friendliness maps. Municipal Engineer, 172(4):224-232. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.18.00051
Sousa N, Alçada-Almeida L, Coutinho-Rodrigues J (2019) Multi-objective model for optimizing railway infrastructure asset renewal. Engineering Optimization, 51(10):1777-1793. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305215X.2018.1547716
Sousa N, Coutinho-Rodrigues J, Natividade-Jesus E (2018). Bike-Index – um índice de acessibilidade velocípede recorrendo a programação em ambiente SIG. Revista de Ciências da Computação, 13:67-88. https://journals.uab.pt/index.php/rcc/article/view/151 https://doi.org/10.34627/rcc.v13i0.151
Sousa N, Almeida A, Coutinho-Rodrigues J, Natividade-Jesus E (2018). Dawn of autonomous vehicles: review and challenges ahead. 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). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000362
Sousa N, Alçada-Almeida L, Coutinho-Rodrigues J (2017). Bi-objective modeling approach for repairing multiple feature infrastructure systems. Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 32(3):213-226. https://doi.org/10.1111/mice.12245
Coutinho-Rodrigues J, Sousa N, Natividade-Jesus E (2016). Design of evacuation plans for densely urbanised city centres. Municipal Engineer, 169(3):160-172. (James Hill Prize 2017) https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.15.00005
Tralhao L, Sousa N, Ribeiro N, Coutinho-Rodrigues J (2015). Design of bicycling suitability maps for hilly cities. Municipal Engineer, 168(2):96-105. https://doi.org/10.1680/muen.14.00009
Costa MS, Herdeiro CAR, Penedondes J, Sousa N (2005). Hagedorn transition and chronology protection in string theory, Nuclear Physics B, 728(1):148-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2005.08.022
Sousa N, Schellekens A (2003). Orientation matters for NIM-reps, Nuclear Physics B, 653(3):339-368. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0550-3213(02)01124-0
Schellekens A, Sousa N (2001). Open descendants of U(2N) orbifolds at rational radii, International Journal of Modern Physics A, 16(22):3659-3671. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217751X01005158
Huiszoon L, Schellekens A, Sousa N (2000). Open descendants of non-diagonal invariants, Nuclear Physics B, 575(1):401-415. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0550-3213(00)00090-0
Huiszoon L, Schellekens A, Sousa N (1999). Klein bottles and simple currents, Physics Letters B, 470(1):95-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(99)01241-1
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Budget: 10000 €
Duration: 2018 - 2019
Project IDs: UI0308 2015-17
Multistep Repair
Duration: 2016 - 2018
Project IDs: UI0308 2015-1
(to be completed)
Install, Monitor and Multi-Otimization
Post-doc corporate research project (INESC-Coimbra and ISA), Marisa Cristina Marquês Neto de Matos Resende, 2017.
Form and Function - Benchmarking Real and Ideal Cities
PhD in Territorial Planning, University of Coimbra, João Monteiro, 2024.
An aggregated active accessibility indicator for hilly cities
Energy for Sustainability PhD Program, University of Coimbra. Filipe Pais (in final stage of the research)
Multicriteria methodology for estimating consumer acceptance of alternative powertrain technologies: na expanded overview
Energy for Sustainability MSc Program, University of Coimbra. Luiz Felipe Magalhães Antunes de Almeida, 2020.
Estudo de modelos para previsão da produção da energia eólica na Ilha de São Vicente, Cabo Verde
MSc in Statistics, Mathematics and Computation, Universidade Aberta. Fidel Jesus Gomes, 2019.
Multicriteria Evaluation of the Cyclability of an Urban Road Network
Avaliação Multicritério da Ciclabilidade de uma Rede Viária Urbana
MSc in Civil Engineering/Urban & Transport Systems, DEC/FCTUC. João Pedro Medina Monteiro, 2018.
Indicators of Cycle Accessibility in Urban Areas: Study in Coimbra
Indicadores de Acessibilidade Ciclável em Zonas Urbanas: Estudo em Coimbra
MSc in Civil Engineering/Urban & Transport Systems, DEC/FCTUC. Rita Alexandra Costa Rêgo, 2018.
Railway Mode of Transport: Multiobjective Analysis of Renewal Interventions
Modo de Transporte Ferroviário: Análise Multiobjectivo de Intervenções de Renovação
MSc in Civil Engineering/Urban & Transport Systems, DEC/FCTUC. Sara Isabel Cruz Antunes de Brito, 2017.
Acessibilidade e Atratividade Turística na Região Centro
MSc in Civil Engineering/Urban & Transport Systems, DEC/FCTUC. Mariana Oliveira Pereira, 2017.
Mobilidade Sustentável: permeabilidade urbana à bicicleta elétrica e suas vantagens energéticas – Aplicação à cidade de Coimbra
Energy for Sustainability MSc Program, University of Coimbra. Ana Esmeralda Martins Gonçalves, 2016.
Pathways to Sustainable Energy in Transport
Vias para a Sustentabilidade Energética dos Transportes
MSc in Civil Engineering/Urban & Transport Systems, DEC/FCTUC. Cátia Raquel Nunes Morais, 2016.
Methodology for the Evaluation of Urban Pedestrian Infrastructures - Application to the City of Coimbra
Metodologia para Avaliação de Infraestruturas Pedonais Urbanas - Aplicação à Cidade de Coimbra
MSc in Civil Engineering/Urban & Transport Systems, DEC/FCTUC. Filipe J. Matos Costa Pais, 2016.
Determinantes da Mudança para o Modo Velocípede em Lisboa
Degree in Environmental Sciences, Universidade Aberta. André Eduardo Lamarão Pais, 2022.
Energia Nuclear em Portugal: não, obrigado!
Degree in Environmental Sciences, Universidade Aberta. André Filipe Vaz Rodrigues, 2021
Energia Nuclear em Portugal: não, obrigado?
Degree in Environmental Sciences, Universidade Aberta. Maria Eliana Santos Pires, 2021. [Top mark: 20/20.]
BabyCloud - Aplicação móvel para registo e acompanhamento da Grávida durante o período de gestação
Degree in Informatics Engineering, Universidade Aberta. Filipe Miguel Dias Rodrigues, 2018.
Short-term quantitative precipitation forecasting challenge
Degree in Informatics Engineering, Universidade Aberta. Frederico Antão, 2017.
PhysiSurfer – Navegador de Fórmulas de Física
Degree in Informatics Engineering, Universidade Aberta. António Ritto Coucelo, 2013.
Formulário para Android
Degree in Informatics Engineering, Universidade Aberta. Alexandre Filipe Marques Abreu, 2012.
“Energias” - RTP 2 TV, Sociedade Civil. TV debate about energy sources, 07/feb/2022.
Pais, F., Sousa, N., Coutinho-Rodrigues, J., Natividade-Jesus, E. (2024) Walking and cycling friendliness as proxies to retrofit active transport infrastructure. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer, in press (accepted for publication, 10/Dec/2024).
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
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
Sousa, Nuno; Pais, Filipe; Natividade-Jesus, Eduardo; Coutinho-Rodrigues, João. "Design of pedestrian network friendliness maps". Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Municipal Engineer (2019): 1-19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.18.00051.
He has been researcher in several INESCC projects, enumerated below:
CITYDEMICS - Planning Cities for Pandemics
Investment: 20000 €
Budget: 20000 €
Duration: 6 months (started September 2020)
Funding entity: Banco Santander / UC
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
CITYNDEX II - 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
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.
Licenciaturas, Mestrados e Doutoramentos: Engenharia Civil, Engenharia do Ambiente, Construção Metálica e Mista, Eficiência Acústica e Energética para uma Construção Sustentável, Reabilitação de Edifícios, Segurança aos Incêndios Urbanos, Gestão Sustentável do Ciclo Urbano da Água, Mecânica dos Solos e Engenharia Geotécnica, Gestão da Mobilidade Urbana, Planeamento do Território, Sistemas de Transportes, “
Fundada em 1290, Património Mundial UNESCO.
8 Faculdades
380+ Cursos
38 Unidades de Investigação, 500+ Projetos Investigação.
3400 Trabalhadoers
2027 Docentes e Investigadores
32000+ alunos (20+% estrangeiros, 120+ nacionalidades)
35+ years nurturing science & tech development
Unidade de I&D, maioritariamente participada pela Universidade de Coimbra, tem por objecto a realização de actividades de investigação científica, desenvolvimento tecnológico, transferência e integração de conhecimento, tendo por base disciplinas das Ciências de Engenharia, das Ciências de Gestão e Investigação Operacional