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Sofia Guedes Vaz. Concluiu a Licenciatura em Engenharia do Ambiente em 1989 pela Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Doutoramento em Filosofia da Natureza e Ambiente em 2008 pela Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Letras e Mestrado em Environmental Technology - Ecological Management em 1993 pelo Imperial College da University of London. É investigadora no IFILNOVA, FCSH, UNL. Recebeu 1 prémio(s) e/ou homenagens. Atua nas áreas de Ambiente e Filosofia.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sofia Guedes Vaz

Citation names

  • Vaz, Sofia
  • Vaz, Sofia G.
  • Vaz, SG

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
741E-E4D5-5C34
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0587-4992

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Environmental Engineering
  • Humanities - Philosophy, Ethics and Religion - Ethics

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Danish Advanced (C1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
French Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/10/01 - 2020/06/30
Concluded
 Ecologia e Visualidade (Pós-doutoramento)
Major in Ética Ambiental
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2008/04/01 - 2012/04/01
Concluded
 Pós doutoramento em Ética ambiental e Consumo sustentável (Pós-doutoramento)
Major in Ambiente e filosofia do ambiente
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2008
Concluded
 Filosofia da Natureza e Ambiente (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
"Circumstances of responsibility. Contributions from virtue thinking in the realm of the environmental crisis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Distinção e Louvor
1993
Concluded
 Environmental Technology - Ecological Management (Mestrado)
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
"The fish assemblage around the falkland islands. analysis of trawl survey data" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Pass
1989
Concluded
 Engenharia do Ambiente (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/10/01 - 2020/06/30 Postdoc (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Filosofia, Portugal
2015/11/01 - 2019/03/31 Science and Technology Management Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2008/04/01 - 2012/03/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/08/01 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) The Knowledge Hub Universities, Egypt
The Knowledge Hub Universities, Egypt

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/10/15 - Current Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) S.714 Sustentabilidade e Ética , Portugal
S.714 Sustentabilidade e Ética , Portugal
2012/04/01 - 2015/10/31 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Ministério da Agricultura e do Mar, Portugal
Ministério da Agricultura e do Mar, Portugal
1997/02/01 - 2002/12/31 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Agencia Europeia de Ambiente, Denmark
Agencia Europeia de Ambiente, Denmark

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1990/01/01 - 1997/01/30 Consultadoria Vários, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2009 - 2012 RESPONDER - Linking sustainable consumption and production and growth
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Post-doc Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/02/02 - Current Present Democracy for Future Generations
PTDC/FER-FIL/6088/2020
Researcher
UNL / FCSH / IFILNOVA, Portugal
 Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Vaz, Sofia. Ambiente em Portugal. Lisboa, Portugal: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos. 2016.
Book chapter
  1. Vaz, Sofia; Bina, Olivia. "Environmental ethics: philosophy, ecology and other species". In Routledge Handbook of Global Environmental Politics. United Kingdom: Routledge, 2022.
    Published
  2. Vaz, Sofia. "Implicações éticas dos comportamentos do cidadão consumidor". In Ética Aplicada, 351-368. Almedina, 2017.
    Published
  3. Vaz, Sofia. "Environmental ethics: philosophy, ecology and other species". In Routledge Handbook of Global Environmental Politics. United Kingdom: Routledge, 2014.
    Published
Edited book
  1. Vaz, Sofia. Environment: Why Read the Classics. Londres, United Kingdom: Greenleaf Publishing. 2012.
    10.4324/9781351277686 • Editor
Encyclopedia entry
  1. Vaz, Sofia. "Haeckel, Ernst (1834–1919)". In Green Ethics and Philosophy: An A-to-Z Guide. SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963961.n246.
    10.4135/9781412963961.n246
  2. Vaz, Sofia. "Environmental Pragmatism". In Green Ethics and Philosophy: An A-to-Z Guide. SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Cadilha, Susana; Guedes Vaz, Sofia. "Prospection as a Sustainability Virtue: Imagining Futures for Intergenerational Ethics". Zeitschrift für Ethik und Moralphilosophie 6 2 (2023): 293-309. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42048-023-00152-3.
    10.1007/s42048-023-00152-3
  2. Vaz, Sofia Guedes; Campos, Andre Santos. "Justificatory Moral Pluralism in Climate Change". SATS 23 1 (2022): 75-96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/sats-2021-0021.
    10.1515/sats-2021-0021
  3. Vaz, Sofia. "Justificatory Moral Pluralism: A Novel Form of Environmental Pragmatism.". Environmental Values 30 6 (2021): 737-758. https://doi.org/10.3197/096327121X16141642287601.
    Published
  4. Vaz, Sofia. "Time, silence and Frugality". Furia Umana, LFU39, (2020): http://www.lafuriaumana.it/.
    Open access • Published
  5. Vaz, Sofia Guedes. "Philosophy and the Precautionary Principle: Science, Evidence, and Environmental Policy". International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 30 1 (2016): 95-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02698595.2015.1195152.
    Published • 10.1080/02698595.2015.1195152
  6. Vaz, Sofia. "The seafood market in Portugal: Driving forces and consequences". Marine Policy (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.07.012.
    10.1016/j.marpol.2015.07.012
  7. Vaz, Sofia; Cheila Almeida; Vanja Karadzic. "The seafood market in Portugal: Driving forces and consequences". Marine Policy 61 (2015): 87-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.07.012.
    Published
  8. Almeida, Cheila; Altintzoglou, Themistoklis; Cabral, Henrique; Vaz, Sofia. "Does seafood knowledge relate to more sustainable consumption?". British Food Journal 117 2 (2015): 894-914. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bfj-04-2014-0156.
    Published • 10.1108/bfj-04-2014-0156
  9. Almeida, Cheila; Vaz, Sofia; Ziegler, Friederike. "Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of a Canned Sardine Product from Portugal". Journal of Industrial Ecology 19 4 (2015): 607-617. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12219.
    Published • 10.1111/jiec.12219
  10. Vaz, Sofia. "Introduction". International Journal of Sustainable Development (2014):
  11. Pinto, Bruno; Marçal, David; Vaz, Sofia G.. "Communicating through humour: A project of stand-up comedy about science". Public Understanding of Science 24 7 (2013): 776-793. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963662513511175.
    Published • 10.1177/0963662513511175
  12. Almeida, Cheila; Vaz, Sofia; Cabral, Henrique; Ziegler, Friederike. "Environmental assessment of sardine (Sardina pilchardus) purse seine fishery in Portugal with LCA methodology including biological impact categories". The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 19 2 (2013): 297-306. http://www.inderscience.com/editorials/f191012284511736.pdf.
    Published • 10.1007/s11367-013-0646-5
  13. Almeida, C.; Vaz, S.; Cabral, H.; Ziegler, F.. "Erratum to: Environmental assessment of sardine (Sardina pilchardus) purse seine fishery in Portugal with LCA methodology including biological impact categories". International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment (2013): 1-2. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84886898473&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11367-013-0664-3
  14. Bina, Olivia; Vaz, Sofia Guedes. "Humans, environment and economies: From vicious relationships to virtuous responsibility". Ecological Economics 72 (2011): 170-178. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.09.029.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.09.029
Manual
  1. Vaz, Sofia. Manual de Ética Ambiental. Lisboa, Portugal: Universidade Aberta. 2010.
    Published

Artistic / Performance

Artistic exhibition
  1. Futuros de Lisboa. 2018.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/09/05 Environmental communication for a better public participation Citizens' Commitment in Risk Governance: From Inaction to Co-Decision
Universidade de Coimbra CES (Coimbra, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2010 - 2013 Investigating the advantages and potentialities of raising awareness among consumers in contributing to a sustainable seafood production and consumption in Portugal
Co-supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2019/12 Contributo para a redução dos plásticos descartáveis provenientes da praça de alimentação (foodcourt) do Loureshopping
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Soraia Simões de Albuquerque (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
2016/10 Metodologia de avaliação integrada da sustentabilidade do consumo de alimentos
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Miguel Ferreira Cruz (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2014 Ecologia no Antropoceno. Uma Perspectiva Objecto-Orientada
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Amanda Vissoto dos Santos Hugo (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2012 Análise da pegada hídrica de um conjunto de produtos agrícolas
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Vanessa Sofia Carvalho Seixas (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2019/06/19 - 2019/06/21 International Conference on Ethics Porto
2018/11/16 - 2018/11/16 CONFERÊNCIA INTERNACIONAL EM ÉTICA APLICADA Desafios éticos contemporâneos Lisboa

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2020/05/11 Ciência Pós Normal para quando a certeza é uma das poucas certezas Expresso
2020/03/17 Ética em clima de pandemia Expresso
2019/12/20 Artigo no Expresso - Uma observadora na COP25 Expresso Curto - Opinião
2019/07/06 Artigo publicado - Ambiente em Portugal Jornal económico
2019/06/05 Reflexões inspiradas por-555mil passos a pensar ambiente Expresso Curto

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020 - 2020 Kairos Journal of Philosophy & Science (1647-659X) Walter de Gruyter GmbH
2012 - 2012 International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management (1756-8692) Emerald (MCB UP )
2012 - 2012 Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change (2157-7617) OMICS Publishing Group
Distinctions

Other distinction

2012 Prémio Ideias Verdes
Fundação Luso e Jornal o Expresso, Portugal