Assistant Professor at NOVA University of Lisbon
Rita Lopes holds a Ph.D. in Climate Change and Sustainable Development Policies, a joint program at NOVA University of Lisbon and University of Lisbon (2017), and a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering from NOVA University of Lisbon (2008). She is a researcher at CENSE, Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research at NOVA University of Lisbon, and an Assistant Professor at the Environmental Sciences and Engineering Department at NOVA FCT. Her main research topics range from socio-ecological systems, ecosystem services valuation, circular economy, low carbon economies, well-being economy, green public procurement, climate change adaptation to cities, where she has been developing and applying different collaborative tools and approaches, with a focus on participatory modeling. She has extensive national and international experience in the design and conduction of collaborative processes engaging different stakeholder groups from national, international, and local authorities, businesses, civil society, and research in the co-production of knowledge and sharing of experiences, mainly in these research areas. Rita is the author of several peer-reviewed articles in high-impact factor journals. She is a board member of the European Society of Ecological Economics (ISEE).
Perceptions of competing agendas in carbon neutrality policies in Portugal: Adverse impacts on vulnerable population groups [2024]
HUB-IN: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Historic Urban Areas [2023]
Clean, green and the unseen: The CompeSA framework | Assessing Competing Sustainability Agendas in Carbon Neutrality Policy Pathways. [2022]
HUB-IN Business and Financing Models Guide [2022]
State of Play of European Historic Urban Areas – HUB-IN Working Paper [2021]
ENTRACK Empowering local and regional authorities to design clean Energy TRAnsition plans through Capacity and Knowledge (LIFE) [2023-2026]
Empowering local and regional authorities is pivotal in achieving the EU's ambitious climate neutrality goals by 2050. The #ENTRACK project recognizes the challenges faced by local policymakers, especially in rural areas, where a lack of knowledge and technical capacity often hinders socially just energy planning.HUB-IN: Hubs of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the Transformation of Historic Urban Areas [2020-2025]
HUB-IN is an EU funded project that wants to transform and regenerate Historic Urban Areas (HUAs) while preserving their unique cultural and social identity and the environment.The Care-Full Sustainability Campus [2022-2022]
The Care-Full Sustainability Campus - Exploring Transformative Sustainability ResearchMunicipal Plan for Climate Change Adaptation of the Municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos (CM Arruda dos Vinhos). [2020-2021]
The Municipal Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change in the municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos (PMAAC-AR), in accordance with the National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change (ENAAC, 2020) and PIAAC-Oeste (2019), essentially intends to systematize climate knowledge, define and indicate adaptation options at the municipal level, as well as inform and mobilize the municipal community. It aims to reduce climate vulnerability in the municipality and promote adaptation, through a set of measures and actions identified for different priority sectors.Higher Education Summit - CO-CREATING CHANGE FOR SUSTAINABILITY
João Pedro Gouveia and Rita Lopes at the 11th International Conference on "Energy, Sustainability and Climate Crisis" ESCC 2024
1st Municipal-Regional Partnership meeting targeting the region of Norte Alentejo e Tejo in the LIFE Programme ENTRACK Project context
João Pedro Gouveia and Rita Lopes at the EU HUB IN Porject Meeting in Angoulême (France)
João Pedro Gouveia and Rita Lopes at the 17th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics
João Pedro Gouveia and Rita Lopes at the HUB in Project meeting in Génova