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Sílvia Sousa is an Urban Planner, Project Manager at the Porto Energy Agency (AdEPorto); Integrated Member of the Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment (CITTA)-RG2; Co-founder and co-coordinator of the cross Thematic Area Societal and Climate Transitions (So-ACT) at CITTA. She is an author and reviewer of scientific and technical publications, and co-supervisor of doctoral and master theses. Formerly, she was a Researcher of the Department of Civil Engineering of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (DEC-FEUP), in several capacities from MsC Research fellow in Interreg Europe ATLANTE project to Contracted Researcher, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Sílvia was appointed as Member of the Board (Executive Secretary) at CITTA, and an Invited Assistant Professor of Territorial Planning and Project at FEUP. She was a co-coordinator of the Portuguese team of the ERA-NET project 3S RECIPE Smart Shrinkage Solutions; and an active (Management Committee) member of COST Actions CA17125 Public Value Capture of Increasing Property Values (PUVACA) and TU0803 Cities Regrowing Smaller (CIRES) ¿ Fostering Knowledge on Regeneration Strategies in Shrinking Cities across Europe. Through the years, she has been a member of the team of several national and international research projects; member of the team and project manager of several urban development and detailed local plans, urban regeneration projects, sector studies, urban design projects and urban architecture projects. Education: Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Aveiro (2001); Specialization in European Spatial Planning from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden (2001); Master in Environment, Planning and Urban Project from the Faculties of Architecture and Engineering of the University of Porto (2006); PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Porto (2011). Research interests/skills: Climate adaptation and mitigation; energy, management of historic centres; urban resilience; smart shrinking solutions; evidence-based planning and urban policies; gentrification phenomena and overtourism; public value capture in shrinking cities and other shrinkage or non-growth contexts, child friendly cities, urban transitions. Other relevant information: Founding Member of the Portuguese Association of Urbanists (APU); Member of the Shrinking Cities International Research Network (SCiRN); SHIFTer - Working Group Member of Cost Action CA21166 - Social Sciences and Humanities for Transformation and Climate Resilience.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Silvia Ávila de Sousa

Citation names

  • Sousa, Silvia
  • Ávila de Sousa, Sílvia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4A15-325A-F82A
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3825-5389
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-6CdM68AAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
N-3671-2014
Scopus Author Id
55104952100

Email addresses

  • sasousa@fe.up.pt (Professional)
  • silviasousa@adeporto.eu (Professional)
  • silviavila@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 222012893 (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Economic and Social Geography
  • Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences
  • Social Sciences - Economic and Social Geography - Urban Studies
  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering
  • Humanities - Arts

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
French Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Italian Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/04/14 - 2023/04/14
Concluded
 Formação pedagógica Gestão de vídeos no Panopto (Outros)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023/03/08 - 2023/03/08
Concluded
 Formação pedagógica Oficina Turnitin: feedback e avaliação de trabalho escrito (Outros)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023/03/01 - 2023/03/01
Concluded
 Formação pedagógica Oficina Turnitin: análise de relatórios de similaridade (Outros)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023/02/22 - 2023/02/22
Concluded
 Formação pedagógica Gravar vídeos educativos no Panopto - Introdução (Outros)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023/02/10 - 2023/02/10
Concluded
 Formação pedagógica Sondagem em sala de aula (Wooclap) (Outros)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023/01/31 - 2023/01/31
Concluded
 Formação pedagógica Aprendizagem cooperativa mediada pelo Moodle (Outros)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2007 - 2011/02/04
Concluded
 Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Civil/ Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering (Doutoramento)
Major in Planeamento do Território e Ambiente/Spatial Planning and Environment
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Planning for Shrinking Cities in Portugal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Accepted by Unanimity/ Aprovada com distinção
2006 - 2006
Concluded
 Curso de Formação Pedagógica de Formadores (CAP)/ Pedagogic Training for Educators Course - with Certificate Recognized by the Portuguese Government (Outros)
Associação Nacional de Empresárias/National Association of Businesswomen (ANE), Portugal
2004/10/01 - 2006
Concluded
 Planeamento e Projecto do Ambiente Urbano/ Master in Environment, Planning and Urban Project (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Contributos para a Avaliação da Performance da Gestão dos Centros Históricos [Contributions to the Performance Assessment of the Management of Historic Centers]" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom/Very Good
1995 - 2001/12/31
Concluded
 Planeamento Regional e Urbano/ Degree in Urban and Regional Planning (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"A Cultura como Recurso e Instrumento de Desenvolvimento em [Culture as a Development Resource and Tool in] Tallinn, Estónia, Northern Hot Spots - Competição e Co-operação entre Regiões Metropolitanas no Norte da Europa" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2001/02/02 - 2001/07/02
Concluded
 ESpace Programme in European Spatial Planning (Outros)
Major in European Spatial Planning
Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Sweden
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/09/03 - 2023/11/26 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
CITTA Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment, Portugal
2013/03/01 - 2018/08/31 Postdoc (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2010/11/01 - 2013/02/28 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022 - 2023/11/26 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/10/06 - Current Co-founder and co-coordinator of the Thematic Area Societal and Climate Transitions (So-ACT) CITTA Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment, Portugal
CITTA Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment, Portugal
2022/07/14 - 2023/11/26 Member of the Board (Executive Secretary) CITTA Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment, Portugal
CITTA Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/11/27 - Current Project Manager Agência de Energia do Porto, Portugal
2017/10/01 - 2022/11/01 Copy-Editor - CITTA Newsletter CITTA Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment, Portugal
2006/10/01 - 2010/10/31 Bolseiro de Doutoramento/ PhD Research Scholar Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2004 - 2006 External Consultant/Spatial Planning Expert Câmara Municipal de Mesão Frio (Municipality), Portugal
2002/02 - 2004/12 External Consultant/Urban Environment and Planning Expert Atelier de Arquitetura Pompílio Souto, Lda, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/01/01 - 2026/12/31 POWERYOUTH Empowering youth for energy community actions
101120687
Project Manager
Agência de Energia do Porto, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2024/01/01 - 2026/12/31 PROLIGHT Progressive lighthouse districts serving as green district Gate towards Leadership in Sustainability
101079902
Project manager
Agência de Energia do Porto, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2023/09/01 - 2026/12/31 CLIMATEFIT Resilient CLIMATE Financing and Investment Taskforces
101112705
Project Manager
Agência de Energia do Porto, Portugal
 European Commission
Ongoing
2013/03 - 2018/08/31 Paths of population and housing development in Portugal: divergences and convergences in space and planning
SFRH/BPD/86503 /2012
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology
Concluded
2006/10 - 2010/09 Planning for shrinking cities in Portugal
SFRH/BD/32087/2006
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/04/01 - 2022/09/30 RE-CITY ITN Reviving Shrinking Cities – innovative paths and perspectives towards livability for shrinking cities in Europe
813803
Supervisor
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Concluded
2017/03/31 - 2020/07/31 JPI Urban Europe ENSUF Smart Shrinkage Solutions - Fostering Resilient Cities in Inner Peripheries of Europe (3S RECIPE)
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/RCUK/ESRC/ES2%FR0003522%F1/GB
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Centro de Investigação do Território Transportes e Ambiente, Portugal
UK Research and Innovation

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/11/01 - 2013/02/28 EVIDENCE - Reinventing analysis, design and decision support systems for planning
PTDC/AUR-URB/103993/2008
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009/01/01 - 2010/12/31 SUPER-CITIES – Sustainable Land Use Policies for Resilient Cities
URBAN/AUR/0002/2008
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/01/01 - 2005/12/31 ATLANTE - Management Models, Institutional and Financial Solutions for Historic Cities - Enhance the UNESCO'S World Heritage Atlantic Cities
ATLANTE
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Interreg Europe
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022/12 - Current Cost Action Social Sciences and Humanities for Transformation and Climate Resilience (SHiFT)
CA21166
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Ongoing
2018/08/27 - 2023/02/26 Cost Action Public Value Capture of Increasing Property Values (PUVACA)
CA17125
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Concluded
2009/09/23 - 2013/09/22 Cost Action Cities Regrowing Smaler (CIRES)
TU0803
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 European Cooperation in Science and Technology
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Pinho, Paulo; Sousa, Silvia; Lois González, Rubén C.; Santos Solla, Xosé M.. Modelos de Géstion: Soluciones institucionales para las ciudades históricas/Modelos de Gestão: Soluções institucionais para as cidades históricas. Câmara Municipal do Porto/Ayuntamiento de Santiago de Compostela. 2005.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Sousa, Silvia; Pinho, Paulo. "Reflections on the challenges for public value capture in shrinking cities". In Handbook on Shrinking Cities, edited by Pallagst, Karina; Cunningham-Sabot, Emmanuèle; Bontje, Marco; Fleschurz, René. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2022.
    Published
  2. Alberto Rodríguez-Barcón; Sousa, Silvia. "Ciudad, espacio y fantasia urbana en la obra narrativa de China Miéville". In Variantes de la comunicación de vanguardia, edited by Pineiro, T; Linares, A; Pérez, A, 385-399. Spain: Editorial FRAGUA, 2022.
    Published
  3. Sousa, Silvia; Ana Paula Barreira; Jesus-Silva, Natacha. "Portugal". In Public Value Capture of Increasing Property Values across Europe, edited by Maliene, Vida; Halleux, Jean-Marie; Hendricks, Andreas; Nordahl, Berit, 193-200. Germany: Vdf, 2022.
    Published • 10.3218/4147-7
  4. Alberto Rodríguez-Barcón; Sousa, Silvia. "Gourmetization and touristification of traditional markets: a comparative approach between Porto and Madrid". In Investigaciones actuales en ciencias y en turismo. Spain: Tirant Lo Blanch, 2021.
    Published
  5. Sousa, Silvia; Rodríguez Barcón, Alberto. "Calidad de vida y sostenibilidad en el contexto de un fenómeno de contracción urbana: el caso de Oporto (Portugal) [Quality of life and sustainability in the context of a phenomenon of urban contraction: the case of Porto (Portugal)]". In Análisis innovadores para manifestaciones culturales clásicas, edited by Romero-Sanchéz, G; Sánchez, P; Del Valle, E, 393-406. Madrid, Spain: Editorial Pirámide (Grupo Anaya), 2020.
    Published
  6. Sousa, Silvia; Rodríguez Barcón, Alberto. "Declive demográfico y dinamismo turísitico: análisis del discurso en torno a la contracción urbana en Oporto [Demographic decline and tourist dynamism: discourse analysis around urban contraction in Porto]". In Los contenidos de humanidades como lectura multidisciplinar, edited by Cristina Guirao Mirón; Marín Palacios, Cristina; Gaona Pisonero, Carmen, 309-324. Barcelona, Spain: Gedisa editorial, 2018.
    Published
  7. Cruz, Sara Santos; Costa, João Pedro T. A.; de Sousa, Silvia Ávila; Pinho, Paulo. "Urban Resilience and Spatial Dynamics". In Resilience Thinking in Urban Planning, edited by Eraydin, Ayda; Tasan-Kok, Tuna, 53-69. Netherlands: Springer Netherlands, 2012.
    Published • 10.1007/978-94-007-5476-8_4
  8. Sousa, Silvia; Pinho, Paulo. "Policies and strategies for dealing with demographic change/shrinkage in Oporto (Portugal)". In Demographic Change and Local Development: Shrinkage, Regeneration and Social Dynamics, edited by Martinez-Fernandez, Cristina; Kubo, Naoko; Noya, Antonella; Weyman, Tamara. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 2012.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Alberto Rodríguez-Barcón; Sousa, Silvia. "Ciudad, Espacio y Fantasía Urbana en la Obra Narrativa de China Miéville". Paper presented in XII Congreso Internacional Latina de Comunicación FORUM XXI, Madrid, 2020.
    Published
  2. Alberto Rodríguez-Barcón; Sousa, Silvia. "Gourmetization and touristification of traditional markets: a comparative approach between Porto and Madrid". Paper presented in X Congreso Universitario Internacional sobre la Comunicación en la profesión y en la Universidad de hoy: Contenidos, Investigación, Innovación y Docencia (CUICIID), Madrid, 2020.
    Published
  3. Sousa, Silvia; Rodríguez Barcón, Alberto. "Calidad de vida y sostenibilidad en el contexto de un fenómeno de contracción urbana: el caso de Oporto (Portugal)". Paper presented in Congreso Universitario Internacional sobre la comunicación en la profesión y en la Universidad de hoy: Contenidos, Investigación, Innovación y Docencia, Madrid, 2019.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Pinho, Paulo; Sousa, Silvia. "CIRES". Paper presented in 2ª edição da Semana de Planeamento - MasterPLAN 2010, 2010.
    10.13140/RG.2.2.28262.24640
Journal article
  1. te Brommelstroet, Marco; Nikolaeva, Anna; Gaziulusoy, Idil; Mladenovic, Milos; Schmidt-Thomé, Kaisa; Ritvos, Roope; Ferreira, Antonio; Sousa, Silvia; Bergsma, Bernadette. "Identifying, Nurturing and Empowering Alternative Mobility Narratives". Journal of Urban Mobility 2 (2022): 100031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urbmob.2022.100031.
    Open access • Published
  2. Karadimitriou, Nikos; Guelton, Sonia; Pagonis, Thanos; Sousa, Silvia. Corresponding author: Karadimitriou, Nikos. "Public Value Capture, Climate Change, and the ‘Infrastructure Gap’ in Coastal Development: Examining Evidence from France and Greece". Sustainability 14 12 (2022): 7019. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/12/7019.
    Open access • Published
  3. Lewis, Olivia; Sousa, Silvia; Pinho, Paulo. "Multifunctional Green Infrastructure in Shrinking Cities: How Does Urban Shrinkage Affect Green Space Planning?". Urban Planning 7 2 (2022): 186-201. https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/5008.
    Open access • Published • 10.17645/up.v7i2.5008
  4. Vaida Vabuolyte; Marija Burinskiene; Sílvia Sousa; Olga Petrakovska; Mykola Trehub; Michela Tiboni. "Increase in the Value Added of Land Due to the Establishment of Industrial Parks". Sustainability 13 15 (2021): 8541-8541. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13158541.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/su13158541
  5. Alberto Rodríguez-Barcón; Sousa, Silvia. "Culture-led place-making and heterotopic brand building: a comparative approach between Ljubljana and Porto". Space and Culture (2021): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/12063312211014031.
    Published • 10.1177/12063312211014031
  6. Sousa, Silvia; Alberto Rodríguez-Barcón. "Narratives around tourism gentrification and urban shrinkage: a qualitative approach to the case of Porto". Finisterra 56 116 (2021): 115-136. https://revistas.rcaap.pt/finisterra/article/view/19829.
    Open access • Published • 10.18055/Finis19829
  7. Tiboni, Michela; Botticini, Francesco; Sousa, Sílvia; Jesus-Silva, Natacha. "A Systematic Review for Urban Regeneration Effects Analysis in Urban Cores". Sustainability 12 21 (2020): 9296. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12219296.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/su12219296
  8. Sousa, Silvia; Pinho, Paulo. "¿¿¿¿¿¿:¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿? Planning for Shrinkage: Paradox or Paradigm (Chinese Translation)". Urban Planning International 35 2 (2020): https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342040524_weishousuoerguihuayizhongbeilunhaishixinfanshi_Planning_for_Shrinkage_Paradox_or_Paradigm_Chinese_Translation?_sg=r7HcZ1tMsfJa7f1E38Lk_z3Jw7hMaKLRZzaUflKvo1nhOvkBUQXHN2awctnLeLxgRaVRyjeQ-HMSANsV2bm9j7wGx9.
    Published • 10.19830/j.upi.2020.015
  9. Sousa, Sílvia. "Local planning attitudes: Comparative content analysis of municipal director plans of shrinking Portuguese cities". Bulletin of Geography Socio-economic series 44 (2019): 81-91. https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/BGSS/article/view/17233/17659.
    Open access • Published • 10.2478/bog-2019-0017
  10. Saraiva, Miguel; Roebeling, Peter; Sousa, Silvia; Teotónio, Carla; Palla, Anna; Gnecco, Ilaria. "Dimensions of shrinkage: Evaluating the socio-economic consequences of population decline in two medium-sized cities in Europe, using the SULD decision support tool". Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science 44 6 (2016): 1122-1144. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265813516659071.
    Published • 10.1177/0265813516659071
  11. Sousa, Silvia; Pinho, Paulo. "Shrinkage in Portuguese National Policy and Regional Spatial Plans: Concern or Unspoken Word". Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics II 4 (2014): 12-32. http://www.cieo.pt/journal/J_4_2014/article1.pdf.
    Open access • Published
  12. Sousa, Silvia; Pinho, Paulo. "Planning for Shrinkage: Paradox or Paradigm". European Planning Studies 23 1 (2013): 12-32. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84881526586&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1080/09654313.2013.820082
  13. Oliveira, Vitor; Sousa, Silvia. "Urban morphology in planning practice". Urban Morphology 16 1 (2012): 80-82. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858412295&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published
Journal issue
  1. Katsavounidou, Garyfallia; Sousa, Sílvia. "Children's Wellbeing in the Post-Pandemic City: Design, Planning, and Policy Challenges". Urban Planning 9 4 (2024): https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/pages/view/nextissues#ChildrensWellbeing.
    Accepted • Coeditor
Newsletter article
  1. Sousa, Silvia; Pinho, Paulo. "O planeamento das cidades em contração: o caso do Porto", Boletim Regional, Urbano e Ambiental da DIRUR/IPEA, 2016, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332350293_O_Planeamento_de_Cidades_em_Contracao_O_Caso_do_Porto.
Online resource
  1. Sousa, Silvia; Alberto Rodríguez-Barcón. 3S RECIPE Project Films - Porto, Portugal. 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKm57XGaoXs&list=PLvhUQXiHnbx0Acbgmhhj0XeIY_qz6DCx2&index=5.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Sousa, Silvia. "Planning for shrinking cities in Portugal". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2011. http://catalogo.up.pt/F/?func=direct&doc_number=000553335&local_base=FEUP.
  2. Sousa, Silvia. "Contributos para a Avaliação da Performance da Gestão dos Centros Históricos". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2006. Contributos para a Avaliação da Performance da Gestão dos Centros Históricos.
Working paper
  1. Sousa, Silvia; Alberto Rodríguez-Barcón; Mykhnenko, Vlad. 2020. "3S RECIPE – Smart Shrinkage Solutions: Porto (PT) Policy Brief #1. Resilient Urban Economy & Municipal Finance". https://zenodo.org/record/3872355#.X9eLUaFxfIU.
    10.5281/zenodo.3872355
  2. Sousa, Silvia; Alberto Rodríguez-Barcón; Mykhnenko, Vlad. 2020. "3S RECIPE – Smart Shrinkage Solutions: Porto (PT) Policy Brief #3. Liveability". https://zenodo.org/record/3939722#.X9eNR6FxfIU.
    10.5281/zenodo.3939722
  3. Sousa, Silvia; Alberto Rodríguez-Barcón; Mykhnenko, Vlad. 2020. "3S RECIPE – Smart Shrinkage Solutions: Porto (PT) Policy Brief #2. Compact Connected City". https://zenodo.org/record/3893939#.X9eOI6FxfIU.
    10.5281/zenodo.3893939
  4. Sousa, Silvia; Dietersdorfer, Lisa; Cottineau, Clémentine. 2011. "Mapping Urban Shrinkage in Europe - Final Report from Trainning School at Dortmund Technical University".

Other

Dataset
  1. Sousa, Silvia. Smart Shrinkage Solutions: Fostering Resilient Cities in Inner Peripheries of Europe, 2017-2020. [Data Collection SN: 854628].. https://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/854628.
    10.5255/UKDA-SN-854628
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/10/04 Shrinking Cities: can solutions for a complex problem be this simple? CUICIID 2023 Creando Academia
Grupo de Investigación de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid Fórum XXI (Madrid, Spain)
2023/10 The impact of European Capital of Culture on urban regeneration and resilience: Porto and Timisoara Joint 5th Urban Economy Forum + 59th ISOCARP World Planning Congress: For Climate Action, Urban Finance
(Toronto, Canada)
2022/06/24 Challenges of public value capture in shrinking cities. Is there any value to capture and who will pay? Changing Cities V: Spatial, Design, Landscape, Heritage and Socio Economic Dimensions
University of Thessaly / Ionian University (Corfu, Greece)
2022/06/21 Involving children in urban planning: Collaborative approaches and methods of participation Changing Cities V: Spatial, Design, Landscape, Heritage and Socio Economic Dimensions
University of Thessaly / Ionian University (Corfu, Greece)
2022/06/07 Involving children in urban planning: Collaborative approaches and methods of participation CITTA 14th Annual Conference on Planning Research - Safe, Equitable and Just Communities
Centro de Investigação do Território, Transportes e Ambiente/ Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2021/07/16 Urban shrinkage: challenge or chance for the European City? RC21 Conference Sensing the City | Place, people, power
University of Antwerp (Antwerp, Belgium)
2021/07/15 Strategies to tackle overtourism impacts in European cities: Lessons from Oporto, Lisbon and Barcelona RC21 Conference Sensing the City | Place, people, power
University of Antwerp (Antwerp, Belgium)
2021/07/02 A Systematic Review for Urban Regeneration Effects Analysis in Urban Cores 13th CITTA Annual Conference on Planning Research - Planning for Human Scale Cities
Centro de Investigação do Território, Transportes e Ambiente/ Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2021/06/17 Overtourism in European Cities after COVID19: Reimagining the Tourism Sector in Three Cities Ciclo de Sessões Quintas ao 1/2 dia I 2021
Centro de Investigação do Território, Transportes e Ambiente/ Secção de Planeamento do Território e Ambiente, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2020/01/23 Smart shrinkage solutions: seven cities, different policies Ciclo de Sessões '5ªs ao ½ dia_2020 – Encontros de I&D em Planeamento – CITTA_SPTA'
Centro de Investigação do Território, Transportes e Ambiente/ Secção de Planeamento do Território e Ambiente, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2019/10/23 Calidad de vida y sostenibilidad en el contexto de un fenómeno de contracción urbana: el caso de Oporto (Portugal) Congreso Universitario Internacional sobre la comunicación en la profesión y en la Universidad de hoy: Contenidos, Investigación, Innovación y Docencia (CUICIID)
Facultad de Ciencias de la Información. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Madrid, Spain)
2019/09/19 Quality of life and sustainability in the context of urban shrinkage: the case of Porto (Portugal) CITTA 12th Annual Conference on Planning Research: Spatial Planning for Change
CITTA - Centro de Investigação do Território, Transportes e Ambiente (Porto, Portugal)
2019/07/11 Liveability and Quality of Life in the Context of Smart Urban Shrinkage Solutions: The Case of Oporto Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Annual Congress: Planning for Transition
Università Iuav di Venezia (Veneza, Italy)
2018/10/24 Declínio populacional e dinamismo turístico: Análise do discurso relativo à contração urbana no Porto CITTA 11th Annual Conference on Planning Research – The Portuguese-Speaking Area and the Future of Cities
CITTA - Centro de Investigação do Território, Transportes e Ambiente (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/10/24 Demographic Decline and Tourist Dynamism: Analysis of the Discourse regarding Urban Contraction in Porto Congreso Universitario Internacional sobre la comunicación en la profesión y en la Universidad de hoy: Contenidos, Investigación, Innovación y Docencia (CUICIID)
Facultad de Ciencias de la Información. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Madrid, Spain)
2018/07/12 Resilient Urban Economy and Municipal Finance in Shrinking Oporto Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Annual Congress: Making Space for Hope
Chalmers University of Technology (Gotemburgo, Sweden)
2017/07/13 Local planning attitudes: comparative content analysis of municipal master plans of Portuguese shrinking cities Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Annual Congress: Spaces of Dialog for Places of Dignity
University of Lisbon (IST, IGOT, Faculty of Architecture) (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/05/12 Local planning attitudes: comparative content analysis of municipal master plans of Portuguese shrinking cities CITTA 10th Annual Conference on Planning Research: Planning for Climate Change - Political Climate and Policy Changes
CITTA - Centro de Investigação do Território, Transportes e Ambiente (Porto)
2015/07 Dimensions of Shrinkage: evaluating the socio-economic consequences of population decline in two medium-sized cities in Europe, using SULD decision support tool Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Annual Congress: Definite space – fuzzy responsibility
Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University (Praga, Czech Republic)
2014/10/24 Housing Vacancy in Oporto: Trends and Policies within the Portuguese Context CITTA 7th Annual Conferenceon Planning Research: Bridging the Implementation Gap of Accessibility Instruments and Planning Support Systems
CITTA - Centro de Investigação do Território, Transportes e Ambiente (Porto, Portugal)
2013/05/07 Evidence-based planning using the Structural Accessibility Layer (SAL): evidence from workshops CITTA 6th Annual Conference on Planning Research: Responsive Transports for Smart Mobility
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia (Coimbra, Portugal)
2012/07/13 The nature and extent of shrinkage in Portugal Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) 26th Annual Congress: Planning to Achieve/Planning to Avoid
Middle East Technical University (Ankara, Turkey)
2012/07/06 Resiliência, planeamento e forma urbana 2ª Conferência da Rede Portuguesa de Morfologia Urbana: Morfologia Urbana nos Países Lusófonos
ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, DINÂMIA-CET (Porto, Portugal)
2012/07/05 Morpho: a avaliação das formas urbanas nos países Lusófonos 2ª Conferência da Rede Portuguesa de Morfologia Urbana: Morfologia Urbana nos Países Lusófonos
ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, DINÂMIA-CET (Lisboa, Portugal)
2011/05/16 Introdução ao tema das cidades em contracção no CinePLAN 'Glasgow's Turnaround' 3ª edição da Semana de Planeamento - MasterPLAN
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia (Porto, Portugal)
2011/02/16 The paradox in planning for shrinkage Conference on Shrinkage in Europe
University of Amsterdam (Amsterdão, Netherlands)
2010/07/09 Typology of Shrinking Cities in Portugal 24th Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Annual Conference: Space is Luxury
Aalto University School of Science and Technology (Helsinquia, Finland)
2010/07 A Resilient Pespective in the Evaluation of Land-use Policies 24th Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Annual Conference: Space is Luxury
Aalto University School of Science and Technology (Helsinquia, Finland)
2009/11/11 Planning Shrinking Cities Ciclo de Sessões ao 1/2 dia
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia (Porto, Portugal)
2008/07/14 Planning shrinking cities for a low carbon urban environment 1º Encontro Português de Jovens Investigadores na Área do Planeamento Regional e Urbano
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia (Coimbra, Portugal)
2007/02/02 Planning shrinking cities for a low carbon urban environment 1º Encontro Português de Jovens Investigadores na Área do Planeamento Regional e Urbano
Universidade de Coimbra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (Coimbra, Portugal)
2005/06/07 Modelos de gestão ou o como fazer? Indissociável de o que fazer? Congresso Repensar as Cidades
Câmara Municipal do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2005/05/20 Modelos de Gestão: Soluções Institucionais e Financeiras para as Cidades Históricas 2º Seminário do Projeto ATLANTE
Câmara Municipal de Angra do Heroísmo (Angra do Heroísmo, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2021/10/01 - Current Cidades em contração [Shrinking Cities]
Co-supervisor
 Master in Spatial Planning and Urban Project (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019 - Current Evolution of green space planning in shrinking cities: transition towards green infrastructure
Co-supervisor
 Spatial Planning (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/09/13 - 2022/07/11 The Role of Children in Urban Planning: Contributions from an Experimental Participatory Approach in a School in Matosinhos
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Planeamento e Projeto Urbano/ Master in Spatial Planning and Urban Project (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/09/16 - 2021/09/17 COST Action CA17125: Public Value Capture of Increasing Property Values (PUVACA) - Management Committee and Working Groups Meeting Porto (2021/09/16 - 2021/09/17)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/10/01 - 2018/10/02 3S RECIPE Third management committee meeting (2018/10/01 - 2018/10/02)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017/05/04 - 2017/06/29 Ciclo de Sessões '5ªs ao ½ dia_ano17 – Encontros de I&D em Planeamento – CITTA_SPTA', Centro de Investigação do Território, Transportes e Ambiente/ Secção de Planeamento do Território e Ambiente, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto (2017/05/04 - 2017/06/29)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2012/05/18 - 2012/05/18 CITTA 5th Annual Conference on Planning Research: Planning and Ageing. Think, Act and Share Age-friendly Cities (2012/05/18 - 2012/05/18)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Centro de Investigação do Território Transportes e Ambiente, Portugal
2011/05/11 - 2011/05/13 COST Action TU0803: Cities Regrowing Smaller (CIRES) - Management Committee and Working Groups Meeting Porto (2011/05/11 - 2011/05/13)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2009/05/14 - 2009/05/14 2º Encontro Português de Jovens Investigadores na Área do Planeamento Regional e Urbano (2009/05/14 - 2009/05/14)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2008/07/14 - 2008/07/14 1º Encontro Português de Jovens Investigadores na Área do Planeamento Regional e Urbano (2008/07/14 - 2008/07/14)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/09 Serious Planning Games
(Thesis) Arguer
 Micael Sousa (PhD)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/07/11 Social housing, urban shrinkage and infrastructure: analysis of a social housing approach in two medium sized shrinking cities in France (Le Creusot and Montluçon)
(Thesis) Arguer
 Fanny Augis (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/06/29 Localização das Atividades: tendências e perspectivas
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Gustavo Silva (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/11/30 A Avaliação da fiabilidade das plataformas digitais (TripAdvisor e OpenStreetMap) na Restauração: o caso da Área Metropolitana do Porto [A Valuation of the reliability of digital platforms (TripAdvisor and OpenStreetMap) in Restaurant Businesses: the case of the Metropolitan Area of Porto
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Diogo Costa Sá (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
2022/11/03 In Search of Housing: From the Europeanization of Housing Politics To Local Responses to the Housing Question
(Thesis) Arguer
 Jorge Afonso de Almeida Rios (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/12/22 AÇÕES INTEGRADAS DE DESENVOLVIMENTO URBANO SUSTENTÁVEL : Estudo de caso Porto
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Venceslau Calvino da Silva Mateus (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020/10/12 Metabolic Impact Assessment in Shrinking Cities
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Juliana Yoshie Marcondes Inaoka (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020/09/07 Shrinking cities and social housing: analysis of reconfiguration and adaptation strategies in postindustrial cities in France
(Thesis) Arguer
 Fanny Augis (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/03/01 - Current European Spatial Research and Policy (1231-1952) Institute of the Built Environment and Spatial Policy, University of Lódz
2022 - Current Space and Culture (12063312) SAGE Publications
2021/09/19 - Current Sustainability (2071-1050) MDPI
2021/07/17 - Current Buildings (2075-5309) MDPI
2018 - Current Bulletin of Geography Socio-economic series (1732-4254) De Gruyter Open Sp. z o.o.

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2017/12/18 - Current Associação Portuguesa de Urbanistas (APU) Membro Fundador/Founding Member
2011 - Current Shrinking Cities International Research Network (SCiRN™) Membro/Member
1997 - 2017/12/18 Associação Portuguesa de Planeadores do Território (APPLA) Membro/Member
2008 - 2011 Shrinking Cities International Research Network (SCiRN™) - PhD Academy PhD Academy Member

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2018/08/27 - 2022/08/26 Management Committee of the Cost Action CA17125 Public Value Capture of Increasing Property Values (PUVACA)
Member
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

CITTA Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment, Portugal
2009/09/23 - 2013/09/22 Management Committee of the Cost Action TU0803 Cities Regrowing Smaler - Fostering Knowledge on Regeneration Strategies in Shrinking Cities across Europe (CIRES)
Member
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

CITTA Research Centre for Territory, Transports and Environment, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2004 - 2006 Plano de Pormenor da Rede, Mesão Frio Definition of planning standards and urban statutory regulations for a Detailed Local Plan in a highly sensible urban environment , classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site - Upper Douro Câmara Municipal de Mesão Frio (Municipality), Portugal
2004 - 2004 Plano de Pormenor de Alfange - Project for the Detailed Local Plan of Alfange; Alfange, Santarém Câmara Municipal de Santarém/Municipality of Santarém, Portugal
2003 - 2004 Urban Development Plan (Plano de Urbanização) for Cepelos - Projet for the Urban Development Plan; Cepelos, Vale de Cambra Câmara Municipal de Vale de Cambra/Municipality of Vale de Cambra, Portugal
2003 - 2003 Projeto de Arranjo de Espaços Exteriores da Casa-Mãe da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Ovar ; Ovar Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Ovar, Portugal
2003 - 2003 Projeto de Loteamento de propriedades da Vista Alegre em Murteira - Project for the Subdivision of Vista Alegre's properties in Murteira; Murteira, Ílhavo Vista Alegre Grupo, SA, Portugal
2002 - 2003 Urban Development of Vista Alegre - Project for the Urban Development of the Surrounding Area of the Factory of Vista Alegre; S. Salvador, Ílhavo Vista Alegre Grupo, SA, Portugal
2002 - 2003 Regeneration and Expansion of Vista Alegre Neighbourhood - Project for the Regeneration and Expansion of the Workers' Neighbourhood in Vista Alegre; S. Salvador, Ílhavo Vista Alegre Grupo, SA, Portugal
2002 - 2002 Plano de Pormenor da Cerca das Almas/Parque Industrial - Project for the Detailed Local Plan of Cerca das Almas/Industrial Park; Cerca das Almas, Barrancos Câmara Municipal de Barrancos (Municipality), Portugal
2002 - 2002 Plano de Pormenor do Centro Urbano da Vila de Arada - Project for the Detailed Local Plan of the town of Arada; Válega, Ovar Câmara Municipal de Ovar (Municipality), Portugal
2002 - 2002 Planos de Pormenor de Arada - Several projects for Detailed Local Plans in Arada; Arada, Ovar Junta de Freguesia de Arada , Portugal

Câmara Municipal de Ovar (Municipality), Portugal
2002 - 2002 Projeto de Loteamento da Quinta do Rangel - Project for the Subdivision of Rangel's Farm; Ancas, Anadia Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Ovar, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Planeamento do Território/Territorial Planning Licenciatura em Engenharia Civil/Degree in Civil Engineering (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Projeto/Project FEUP Licenciatura em Engenharia Civil/Degree in Civil Engineering (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/07/30 - 2019/07/30 Shrinking Cities Best Summer School How I Met your City (Outros) Board of European Students of Technology (BEST) - Local BEST Group Porto, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2023/03 - 2023/03 Expert responsible for evaluating applications submitted in response to a call for proposals for the New European Bauhaus Prizes 2023
Evaluator
 European Commission, Belgium European Commission

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2021/06/24 Bom Ambiente #4 - A Base Geológica do Planeamento Urbano. Com Cláudia Pinto e Sílvia Ávila de Sousa Bom Ambiente - Podcast da Associação Portuguesa de Geólogos
2019/02/12 Os meus laboratórios são o território e as cidades em particular (Novos talentos :: Investigadora CITTA) Revista de Engenharia

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2011 - Current Built Environment (0263-7960) Alexandrine Press
2015 - 2015 Town Planning Review (1478-341X) Liverpool University Press
2015 - 2015 AGER: Journal of Depopulation and Rural Development Studies (15787168) Centro de estudios sobre la despoblacion y desarrollo de areas rurales