Rita Lopes

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).

Scientific Publications

Reports
M.v. Twuijver, H. Toxopeus, N. Bosma, G. Munch, J.P. Gouveia, R. Lopes

HUB-IN: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Historic Urban Areas [2023]


Scientific Publications
Mahoney, K., Gouveia, J.P., [Lopes, R.] (https://fireflyenergylab.com/team/profil/28-Rita Lopes), Sareen, S.

Clean, green and the unseen: The CompeSA framework | Assessing Competing Sustainability Agendas in Carbon Neutrality Policy Pathways. [2022]

Global Transitions

Reports
P.v.d. Glind, R. Kleverlaan, H. Toxopeus, M.v. Twuijver, R. Lopes, L. Arroyave, J.P. Gouveia

HUB-IN Business and Financing Models Guide [2022]


Factsheets, Infographics and Briefs

Reports
M.v. Twuijver, N. Bosma, H. Toxopeus, E.T. Bogliaccini, J.P. Gouveia, R. Lopes, L. Arroyave

State of Play of European Historic Urban Areas – HUB-IN Working Paper [2021]


International

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.

International

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.

National

The Care-Full Sustainability Campus [2022-2022]

The Care-Full Sustainability Campus - Exploring Transformative Sustainability Research

National

Municipal 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.

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