CETRAD researcher attended the 4th ESP Europe conference held in in Heraklion, Greece, 10-14th October 2022. Ecosystems services empowering people and societies in times of crisis was the broad conference theme. Lívia Madureira presented the communication “Ecosystems services supply by agriculture: using choice experiments to estimate trade-offs between monetary and non-monetary incentives”.
Alexandre Guedes, the coordinator of CETRAD’s Tourism & Sustainability research group, was present as a guest speaker at the 1st International Seminar on Gastronomic Tourism, which took place from 27-29 March, in Paraty, Brazil. The international seminar was organized by the Federal Institute of Brasília (IFB) and the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism (MTUR). Alexandre Guedes’ presentation focused on…
The Portuguese Association for Political Economy (Ecpol) and CETRAD announces the call for communications for the 6th Annual Political Economy Meeting to be held at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, in Vila Real (Portugal), from the 26th until the 28th of January 2023 with the theme Dependences, Asymmetries and Territories. The Meeting aims to bring…
On International Tourism Day, 27 September, UTAD draws attention to its Tourism degree, which has been running for 25 years.The first academic year took place in 1998-1999 at the Chaves centre. At the time, the course lasted five years, including a full-year curricular internship, and was called ‘Recreation, Leisure and Tourism’. To celebrate this fourth…
On September 22, at the event APANHAR O TEMPO: ENCONTROS DO BARRO NEGRO DE CASTRO DAIRE, CETRAD researcher Alberto Tapada presented the communication: Clay, Land, Territory and Development. The Encontros do Barro Negro de Castro Daire (Castro Daire Black Clay Meetings) are a forum for reflection, sharing and practice on a specific example of the…
Following the fires, ECO is organising a debate on the economic value of the forest. The event will take place on the morning of 8 October at the Belém Cultural Centre.Lívia Madureira, Director of CETRAD, has been confirmed for the debate. Registration is free: https://www.eventbrite.pt/e/a-economia-pode-salvar-a-floresta-tickets-1028739807457 See the report here PROGRAMME (to be updated) 09.30 Opening…
May 15-18, 2024 @ CETRAD, Transdisciplinarity Summer School, Vila Real, Portugal In our societies, we are confronted with a growing number of complex challenges. For example: Climate change exacerbates droughts, making water management, food production, health, and biodiversity conservation more difficult. Rapidly expanding cities struggle to provide services, opportunities, and healthy living conditions for their…
