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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rita Meireles Mendonça

Citation names

  • Mendonça, Rita

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
011E-4CE6-0CBF
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5298-7199
Education
Degree Classification
2018/10/01 - 2024/02/16
Concluded
 Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente/Environmentlal Sciences and Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Policy instruments to mitigate negative impacts and potentiate expected benefits of NBS for urban global change adaptation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2015/08/01 - 2017/07/21
Concluded
 Gestão e Políticas Ambientais/Environmental Sciences and Policy (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Assessing the effectiveness of economic instruments to steer urban sprawl: a hedonic pricing simulation modelling approach" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2012/09/01 - 2015/07/04
Concluded
 Ciências do Meio Aquático/Aquatic Sciences (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"Optimization of the illumination and fixation processes of corals Sarcophyton sp. " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/05/15 - Current Researcher (Research) BUILT CoLAB, Portugal
2018/04/01 - 2019/11/30 Researcher (Research) European Commission, Belgium
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2017/10/01 - 2018/03/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/12/01 - 2024/02/01 Bolsa de Doutoramento FCT/FCT PhD scholarship (SFRH/BD/147005/2019) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/04/01 - 2019/11/30 Project Urban Nature Labs (UNaLab SCC-2-2016-2C2017: Smart Cities and Communities Nature Based Solutions)
UNaLab SCC-2-2016-2C2017
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Concluded
2017/10/01 - 2018/03/31 Project FUTURAR, I&D Air Quality in Portugal in 2030- a Policy Support(FUTURAR; POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016752)
FUTURAR; POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016752
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2025/07/01 - 2027/09/30 Universal Timber Slab
10.3030/101161103
Post-doc
BUILT CoLAB, Portugal
Ongoing
2024/12/01 - 2025/05/31 CommuniCity
10.3030/101070325
Post-doc
BUILT CoLAB, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Ferreira, Joana; Roebeling, Peter; Lopes, Diogo; Mendonça, Rita; Coelho, Sílvia; Relvas, Hélder; Rafael, Sandra; Silveira, Carlos; Monteiro, Alexandra. "Emission reduction costs and air quality impacts in 2030 under the NEC Directive". Paper presented in ITM 2019 - 37th International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application, Hamburg, 2019.
  2. Ferreira, J., S. Coelho, C. Silveira, H. Relvas, A.P. Fernandes, A. Monteiro, M. Lopes, R. Mendonça, P. Roebeling, A.S.. "FUTURAR: Qualidade do Ar em Portugal em 2030 - Cenários e Impactos". Paper presented in CIALP, 2018.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Augusto, Bruno; Ascenso, Ana; Mendonça, Rita; Mendes, Ruben; Costa, Sandra; Menezes, Isilda; Matos, Fabio; et al. "Systemically assessing the multiple impacts of nature-based solutions". Paper presented in Urban Green Infrastructure International Conference, 2020.
Journal article
  1. Rita Mendonça; Peter Roebeling; Teresa Fidélis; Miguel Saraiva. "Can policy instruments enhance the benefits of nature-based solutions and curb green gentrification? The case of Genova, Italy". Environmental Development (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2024.100995.
    10.1016/j.envdev.2024.100995
  2. Mendonça, R., Roebeling, P. C., Fidélis, T., & Saraiva, M.. "Land use and socio-economic impacts of co-created nature-based solutions: a case study for Tampere, Finland". Journal of Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (2024):
    Submitted
  3. Mendonça, R., Roebeling, P. C., Fidélis, T., & Saraiva, M.. "Can policy instruments potentiate the benefits of nature-based solutions and steer green gentrification? The case of Genova, Italy". Environmental Development (2024):
    Submitted
  4. Mendonça, R., Roebeling, P., Fidélis, T., & Saraiva, M.. "Nature-based solutions and policy instruments towards an optimal urban design". CEST (2024):
    Accepted
  5. López-Maciel, Max; Roebeling, Peter; Llewellyn, Rick; Figueiredo, Elisabete; Mendonça, Rita; Mendes, Rúben; Matos, Fábio; et al. "Adoption and diffusion of Nature-Based Solutions by property owners in Urban Areas: the case of Green Roofs in Eindhoven, The Netherlands". Resources (2023):
    Submitted
  6. Max López-Maciel; Peter Roebeling; Rick Llewellyn; Elisabete Figueiredo; Fábio André Matos; Rita Mendonça; Maria Isabel Bastos; et al. "Adoption and Diffusion of Nature-Based Solutions by Property Owners in Urban Areas: The Case of Green Roofs in Eindhoven, The Netherlands". Resources (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/resources12110133.
    10.3390/resources12110133
  7. Fábio André Matos; Filipe Moreira Alves; Peter Roebeling; Rita Mendonça; Rúben Mendes; Max López-Maciel; André Vizinho. "Participatory Action Research Challenges Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review and Comparison across Two European Projects". Sustainability (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/su15086489.
    10.3390/su15086489
  8. Mendonça, R., Roebeling, P. C., Fidélis, T., & Saraiva, M.. "Nature-based solutions co-creation and simulation of land use and socio-economic impacts in Genova, Italy". Advanced in Science, Technology & Innovatiom (ASTI) IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development, Springer. (2023):
    Accepted
  9. Roebeling, Peter; Mendonça, Rita; Bodilis Carole; Mendes Rúben; Bastos Maria Isabel; Matos, Fábio; Teresa Fidélis. Corresponding author: Roebeling, Peter. "Social and economic impacts of nature-based solutions for urban climate change adaptation". Resources (2023):
    Submitted
  10. Carlotta Quagliolo; Peter Roebeling; Rita Mendonça; Alessandro Pezzoli; Elena Comino. "Integrating Biophysical and Economic Assessment: Review of Nature-Based Adaptation to Urban Flood Extremes". Urban Science (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci6030053.
    10.3390/urbansci6030053
  11. Matos, F., Mendonça, R., Roebeling, P., Spinnato, P., Aiello, G., Mendes, R., Bastos, M. I., López-Maciel, M., & Sirchia. "Systemic Decision Support Tool for Online Application to Aid NBS Co-creation". New Metropolitan Perspectives NMP 482 (2022): 1916-1925.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06825-6_184
  12. López-Maciel, M., Roebeling, P., Llewellyn, R., Figueiredo, E., Mendonça, R., Mendes, R., Matos, F. & Bastos, M. I... "The Use of the Adoption Prediction Outcome Tool to Help Communities Improve the Transition Towards the Implementation of Nature-Based Solutions". New Metropolitan Perspectives, NMP 482 (2022):
    Published • http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06825-6_192
  13. Mendonça R., Roebeling P., Fidélis, T & Saraiva, M.. "Socio-economic models to assess and policy instruments to steer the impact of nature-based solutions: a review". WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 253 (2021): 551-564.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.2495/SC210451
  14. Mendonça, R., Roebeling, P., Fidélis, T., & Saraiva, M.. "Policy instruments to encourage the adoption of nature-based solutions in urban landscapes". Resources 10 8 (2021): 1-14.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.3390/resources10080081
  15. Mendonça, R., Roebeling, P., Martins, F., Fidélis, T., Teotónio, C., Alves, H., & Rocha, J.. "Assessing economic instruments to steer urban residential sprawl, using a hedonic pricing simulation modelling approach". Land Use Policy 92 104458 (2020):
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104458
Report
  1. Roebeling, Peter; Maria Dubovik; Ascenso, Ana; Augusto, Bruno; Bastos, Maria Isabel; Costa, Sandra; Teresa Fidélis; et al. Corresponding author: Roebeling, Peter. 2022. Impacts of NBS demonstrations (D3.4).
  2. Roebeling, P.C., Ascenso, A., Augusto, B., Bastos, I., Costa, S., Lopez, M., Martins, R., Matos, F., Mendes, R., Mendonç. 2022. Impacts of NBS demonstrations. UNaLab project, Deliverable D3.4. https://www.unalab.eu.
  3. Roebeling, Peter; Spinnato, Piersaverio; Matos, Fábio; Aiello, Giovanni; Ascenso, Ana; Augusto, Bruno; Bastos, Maria Isabel; et al. 2021. Integrated model refinement for touch tables for public use (D3.3).
  4. Roebeling, Peter; Spinnato, Piersaverio; Matos, Fábio; Aiello, Giovanni; Ascenso, Ana; Augusto, Bruno; Bastos, Maria Isabel; et al. 2021. Internet-based systemic decision support tool application (D4.6).
  5. Roebeling, Peter; Ascenso, Ana; Augusto, Bruno; Bastos, Maria Isabel; Costa, Sandra; López-Maciel, Max; Martins, Ricardo; et al. 2021. Systemic decision support tool user guide for municipalities (D3.2).
  6. Dumitru, A. & Wendling, L. 2021. Evaluating the Impact of Nature-based Solutions: A Handbook for Practitioners. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
    doi:10.2777/244577
  7. Martins, R., Ascenso, A., Mendonça, R., Mendes, R., Roebeling, P., Bodilis, C. and Augusto, B.. 2018. Pre-NBS baseline data for front-runner cities. https://www.unalab.eu.
  8. Mendonça, R., Ascenso, A., Mendes, R., Roebeling, P., Coelho, S., Martins, R., Fidélis, T., Miranda, A.I. and Teles, F.. 2018. Creation of preliminar database of population growth and climate change scenarios for front-runner cities. https://www.unalab.eu.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/08/28 Nature-Based Solutions and Policy Instruments towards na optimal city design. CEST
2022/11/26 Nature-based solutions co-creation and simulation of land use and socio-economic impacts in Genova, Italy Green Urbanism
2021/10/22 Socio-economic models to assess and policy instruments to steer the impact of Nature-Based Solutions: a review Sustainable Cities
2019/09/07 Socio-economic and land-use impacts of of Nature-Based Solutions for climate change adaptation in Eindhoven CITTA
2018/03/01 Apresentações no âmbito do Projeto UNaLab/Project meetings presentations in Eindhoven (Mar 2018), Basaksehir (Nov 2018), Castellón (Nov 2019), Online (Nov 2020 e Jun 2021) UNaLab project meetings
2017/09/14 Assessing the effectiveness of economic instruments to steer urban sprawl: a hedonic pricing simulation modelling approach ME3

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/02/01 - 2021/07/01 Cultural ecosystem service values from and socio-economic impacts of green roofs: a case study in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Co-supervisor
 Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Economia dell’Ambiente, della Cultura e del Territorio (Master)
Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/02/03 - 2020/06/19 Workshop de participação com Municípios/ participatory workshops with Municipalities: Eindhoven (Holanda), Genova (Itália) e Tampere (Finlândia) (2020/02/03)
Workshop

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/08/31 - Current International Journal of Environmental Research
2023/07/17 - Current Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability
2023/04/03 - Current Environmental Science and Policy

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2022/08/15 - 2022/08/15 Podcast Envision Project , Podcast #10
2021/11/07 - 2021/11/07 Documentário RTP3 UAU - Ciência sem limites
Distinctions

Award

2017 Second best presentation at ME3 Conference 2017 - International Association of Energy Economics and Portuguese Association of Economics and Energy
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal