Luis Loures

Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre · DCAV

The strategic management of human resources in organizations is fundamental due to the competitive demands of the markets, which is why an excellent organizational culture must be maintained to increase workers' motivation. This study aims to provide specific recommendations to improve strategic human resource management in the context of municipal...

The primary objective of this paper is to explore how management capabilities influence the sustainable business performance of women-owned SMEs in Bangladesh, encompassing the moderating role of technological capabilities and the mediating effect of conceptual competency. This research is necessary to address a gap in understanding how managerial...

Border Cooperation in Borderlands signifies the collaborative efforts and alignment of initiatives among neighboring countries or geographically interconnected regions. It encompasses joint ventures across economic, political, social, and environmental spheres. Within sustainable development studies, Land Use (LU) dynamics are of paramount interest...

Borderlands present intricate landscapes that require nuanced comprehension and delicate governance frameworks. These areas have witnessed unprecedented interaction and collaboration in recent years, propelled by their potential for regional integration and growing global significance. This trend is notably observed in initiatives like infrastructu...

El suelo y el paisaje son recursos limitados y no renovables. En España durante el S. XXI, se ha producido un aumento de construcciones en el medio rural, sin seguir ningún tipo de criterio a la hora de construir, provocando en la mayoría de los casos un gran impacto visual en zonas de especial relevancia paisajística. Una vez se ha realizado la co...

En los últimos años se ha producido un aumento de las construcciones en el medio rural. En la legislación de usos del suelo Autonómica y Nacional, solo se puede construir en suelo rustico o rural con fines agrarios y con unas medidas establecidas en función del tamaño de la explotación agrícola. Pero la realidad es que en los últimos años se ha pro...

This study intends to verify how the alteration of the landscape configuration, represented by different metrics of configuration and diversity, is related to the intensity of human disturbance. The objectives of the study are: (1) to quantify the change in land use/land cover (LULC) patterns and the degree of human disturbance in Serbia between 20...

Olive orchards cover over 10 million hectares worldwide, with production techniques undergoing significant changes in the past three decades. The traditional rainfed approach, involving minimal inputs, has given way to irrigated super-intensive systems with higher planting density, increased productivity, a greater use of fertilizers and phytopharm...

The study's primary goal is to understand and address gender disparities in STEM education and careers in Malaysia. The methodology entails an in-depth review and analysis of existing policies, academic literature, and statistical data from previous reports. The study reveals that the gender discrepancy in STEM education and careers has significant...

In Mediterranean farming systems, the semi-arid conditions and agricultural ecosystems have made site-specific management an important approach. This method aims to understand and handle the variability of soil properties and crop management, particularly through the utilization of geospatial information and accessible technology. Over three years...

1264 quer através da internacionalização competitiva dos produtos agroalimentares e serviços, quer da criação de uma agenda cultural e social, ligada ao território e à paisagem rural. Para que as novas propostas de actividades e serviços sejam bem sucedidas é necessário uma boa articulação dos espaços rurais e a criação e reforço de infra-estrutura...

Olive orchards cover over 10 million hectares worldwide, with production techniques undergoing significant changes in the past three decades. The traditional rainfed approach, involving minimal inputs, has given way to irrigated super-intensive systems with higher planting density, in-creased productivity, greater use of fertilizers and phytopharma...

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The sustainable management of Mediterranean agricultural soils, characterized by salinization and low organic matter content, requires a thorough understanding of their temporal and spatial evolution. The focal point of this investigation encompasses an area of 6769 ha within the Portuguese Mediterranean basin, from which as many as 686 topsoil spe...

Bangladesh's deltaic geography makes it highly subject to natural disasters, with the southwest region being especially vulnerable to cyclones, storm surges, waterlogging during the monsoon, and soil salinity during the dry season. Despite being primarily an agricultural country, frequent natural disasters have severely impacted crop production and...

Border areas are highly sensitive, mainly regarding its territorial success - the 'line' between suc- cess and failure is extremely tenuous; thus, a deep knowledge of all the factors and actions that can influence their success should be analyzed and studied. In this regard, an analysis of the land use in the socio-economic development of these reg...

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This research aims to evaluate whether agritourism is a sustainable activity, comparing the profiles of accommodation, farmers, and accommodation with agricultural activities. Four specific objectives drive this study: (a) examining the cultural/landscape, economic, environmental, and social indicators of sustainability; (b) comparing indicators of...

Considering the complex dynamics, patterns, and particularities that the Alto Tâmega region present—e.g., the fragility, shown to achieve sustainable development and growth—a study that analyzes the Land-Use of this region is seen as pivotal to identifying barriers and opportunities for long-term sustainable development, get a vision of sustainable...

This paper discusses several cases of the Offline Nanosatellite Task Scheduling (ONTS) optimization problem, which seeks to schedule the start and finish timings of payloads on a nanosatellite. Modeled after the FloripaSat-I mission, a nanosatellite, the examples were built expressly to test the performance of various solutions to the ONTS problem....

The COVID-19 pandemic had severe implications in different economic sectors, among them tourism, with countries where tourism has a relevant economic role, such as Portugal, being greatly affected. However, the impact was different in the various regions of the country, which could be related to some tourism units, being more isolated or with fewer...

An examination of population growth in Iran during the past three decades shows that the sharp increase in the rate of birth in the 1980s significantly expanded the base of the age pyramid of the Iranian population in that decade. Throughout time, this expanded surface has gradually transitioned to the higher levels of the pyramid and has now reach...

With the fall of the Communist Regimen in the Western Balkans Region, governance politics regarding urban and spatial planning processes led to significant changes in several territorial aspects. In this regard, several scientific studies and researches have put forward significant regional differences in urban development between cities of the Bal...

Neste projeto damos continuidade à linha de investigação e transferência de tecnologia iniciada com o projeto MechSmart Forages http://mechsmartforages.ipportalegre.pt/ reforçando e consolidando o conhecimento do uso integrado de tecnologias de Agricultura de Precisão, Mecanização e Digitalização em itinerários técnicos de agricultura de conservaçã...

The specific richness and value of Mediterranean landscapes require a robust, well-defined, and comprehensive conservation strategy planning. Therefore, and considering the relevance of the topic in the light of the sustainability concept, those planning strategies should be based and sustained by many different studies and fields in order to provi...

Portugal and Spain share one of the greatest European borderland areas. This fact has direct impacts on a large territory and consequently on the communities’ living in it. Still, even if the border areas represent an essential fraction of the territory, planning policies have not resulted in specific cooperation programs that could enable sharing g...

El propósito de esta investigación es aportar herramientas metodológicas que, en un escenario de largo plazo, permitan analizar los efectos que la aplicación de los programas de desarrollo rural endógeno, tienen sobre el territorio; o, dicho de otra forma, la huella de estos programas más allá del período de elegibilidad de las inversiones ejecutad...

In these times of strong pressure on aquatic ecosystems and water resources due to climate change and water abstraction, intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) (rivers that periodically cease to flow and/or dry) have become valuable assets. Indeed, not only do they supply water but they also offer services for humanity. Despite a growing...

Careful management of agricultural ecosystems is considered a vital procedure to ensure both environmental health and the sustainability of this sector, particularly when, besides all the argumentative used by farmers, there are no globally accepted sustainable management solutions for agriculture. This scenario poses several challenges for the agr...

The multi-functionality inherent to the concept of Urban Agriculture (UA) can be associated with a recreational occupation, a method of overcoming financial distress, and a requalification of the landscape. However, urban development and the poor implementation of urban planning policies resulted in the loss of agricultural land and the emergence o...

This paper is part of research under development, which aims to define a set of criteria and/or parameters in the fields of design and communication, to enhance the sustainability of Low-Density Territories, through the recognition of their identity and their distinctive signs.Thus, this article aims to know if the colour is constituted as a distin...

The concept of nature-based solutions (NBSs) has become increasingly popular among urban policymakers and planners to help them tackle the urban challenges arising from urban expansion and climate change. Stakeholders' involvement is a fundamental step, and stakeholders' perceptions and preferences can affect the development of NBS projects. This s...

There is a small sample of edaphic geochemistry studies over large geographic areas, especially studies that consider major reference soil groups (RSG) that evaluate both native concentrations of elements and anthropogenically contaminated soils in agricultural settings, considering the long-term effect of agricultural practices on landscape sustai...

Available phosphorus (AP) is a key macropollutant predictor of ecosystem services as well as a crucial indicator of soil productivity. Long-term applications of this macronutrient and its implications on sustainability in the face of peak phosphorus harvest have raised some concerns in recent years. This study aimed to characterise the edaphic AP i...

The present study aims to propose the creation of an artificial beach in the municipality of Machico and its complementary infrastructures, located on the south-eastern coast of the Madeira Island (Portugal). Machico’s beach sand consists of a mixture of black volcanic sand and round basalt stones. Usually, it has clear waters and a quiet sea. This...

Increases in the planet's temperature, related to the increase in atmospheric CO2, are generating models of climate change characterized by the increment of extreme climatic events-i.e. floods, droughts and heat-cold waves that increase in frequency and intensity. Moreover, researches carried out in recent decades have analysed the environmental al...

In the Mediterranean basin, edaphic salinization, sodification and alkalinization related to anthropic pressures and climatic changes may hinder the ecosystem sustainability. It is pertinent to study the mid and long-term variability of these soil characteristics in face off the macro agricultural system in use (i.e., irrigation or rain-fed). Four...

Portugal and Spain share one of the greatest European borderland areas. This fact has direct impacts on a large territory and consequently on the communities’ living in it. Still, even if the border areas represent an essential fraction of the territory, planning policies have not resulted in specific cooperation programs that could enable sharing...

The need to control the concentration of nitrates in vulnerable areas of the Alentejo region and the poor efficiency of nitrogen top-dressed fertilizations in winter crops, as a result of the rainfed characteristics of the Mediterranean regions, suggest new forms of mechanization based on precision farming technologies namely variable rate applicat...

Taking in account the growing use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in all sectors of society, also in the farm sector there is an increasingly urgent need for all farmers to have access to ICT and digital skills to use them. The Farm to Fork Strategy is at the heart of the European Green Deal aiming to make food systems fair, hea...

The golf courses are not isolated areas in the territory where they are located; instead, these elements are an integral part of the surrounding ecosystem. The golf courses are components of the landscape and, in addition to all the benefits of functional, visual, and economical that could bring to the region, they may also, if their management is...

Climate change does not know borders, contributing to the fast deterioration of life. An effective approach to face climate change challenges is through cross-border cooperation, which could be the catalyst to stop the ecosystem degradation and develop the basis for a more sustainable development paradigm. In this regard, this chapter aims to asses...

Como criar um mapa de aplicação a taxa variável, que critérios usar e como o importar para um terminal eletrónico são os objetivos deste artigo, escrito com base no trabalho experimental realizado na herdade da Comenda em Caia, no âmbito do projeto ISOmap Forragem ALT20-03-0246-FEDER-000062.

In the last decade, an awareness towards temporary rivers has increased globally in response to drying climates and growing human demand for water. However, social perceptions of temporary rivers have rarely been incorporated in their science and management. In this study, we advance an understanding of the socio-cultural values of temporary rivers...

A presença no mercado de tratores e máquinas agrícolas equipadas com tecnologia para uso em agricultura de precisão é hoje uma realidade. Urge, contudo, potenciar o conhecimento junto dos utilizadores finais destas máquinas sobre como tirar partido da mesma de forma a dar resposta a uma agricultura mais verde e digital. O atual rumo a um sistema al...

The particular richness and singularity of Azorean Landscapes demand a strong, well-defined, and extensive conservation policy planning. Accordingly, and recognizing the importance of the problem in the enlightenment of the sustainability thought, those planning approaches should be based and sustained by multiple studies and thematic fields to ful...

Natural open fractures are present in sidewall cores and in whole core samples from pre-salt reservoirs in the license BM-C-33 in the Campos Basin, Brazil. Open fractures are also observed in borehole image logs, and fracture densities are in general high. The highest density of open fractures is seen in the damage zones above and below larger cavi...

Although the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) has made a considerable contribution to increasing transport infrastructure and improving transport services, it still often seems that border regions have reduced accessibility compared to central regions. The Iberian border regions of Alto-Alentejo (Portugal) and Badajoz (Spain) were analyzed....

Human activities have been changing the Earth's cover at an unparalleled scale. In this regard, land cover mapping is a decisive advantage for several kinds of research. Also, the outcomes from these investigations could be applied to plan a sustainable regional governance policy. This article studied land-use changes in the Turkish Territories in...

The specific richness and value of Mediterranean landscapes require a robust, well-defined, and comprehensive conservation strategy planning. Therefore, and considering the relevance of the topic in the light of the sustainability concept, those planning strategies should be based and sustained by many different studies and fields in order to provi...

In Iberian Peninsula territories there are many common projects of Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) in a form of Euro-cities agreements. Therefore , and considering the pursuit for more sustainable cities and societies, the green peri-urban surfaces located in those border territories could be use as tool to give an answer to those populations' envir...

Careful management of agricultural ecosystems is considered a vital procedure to ensure both environmental health and the sustainability of this sector, particularly when, besides all the argumentative used by farmers, there are no globally accepted sustainable management solutions for agriculture. This scenario poses several challenges for the agr...

The large number of borderlands existing in European territory contains many ventures of Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC). Nonetheless, the management strategies related to such projects and the sustainable development they bring to the regions still raise many questions. Considering the little knowledge regarding the management and governance of bor...

Através de políticas públicas regionais é possível moldar profundamente os territórios, provocando impactos, por vezes significativos, em atividades como o turismo. Esta problemática é ainda mais evidente em regiões com uma base socioeconómica estritamente ligada ao turismo. Neste sentido, desenvolveu-se uma análise das perceções públicas através d...

Planners and designers are often interested in the criteria, values, and principles employed to create an intervention. In our study, we were interested in respondents’ guiding beliefs and principles associated with post-industrial land reclamation. Experts have proposed heuristically, dimensions and sets of guiding planning and design beliefs asso...

Landscape is a dynamic mosaic of various structures interacting together. Neglecting or overusing one part of this mosaic may boost up or damage the development of others. For instance, overgrazing may increase soil erosion process which may clog a river/stream. In this regard land use changes, climate change and landscape management may lead to in...

The relationships between territorial governance and the pursuit of sustainable development are evidenced to be critical. Exploratory tools, like Geographic Information Systems (GIS), enable us to comprehend the patterns, dynamics, and parameters of land-use changes over the years. The results from such studies could be used in the design of a sust...

Chapter 5 from the Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams: what water managers need to know. Technical report – Cost ACTION CA 15113

In a nutshell: ▪ There is a variety of benefits that IRES provide to our societies, from the provision of materials such as water and timber, to iconic species, the regulation of biogeochemical cycles, and space for cultural manifestation and as a corridor for both wild and herded animals. ▪ Drying and rewetting processes, timing and duration of...

While the world population continues to grow, increasing the need to produce more and better-quality food, climate change, urban growth and unsustainable agricultural practices accelerate the loss of available arable land, compromising the sustainability of agricultural lands both in terms of productivity and environmental resilience, and causing s...

Horse riding is a popular leisure and sports activity worldwide, well established in North America, Europe and Australia, and quickly expanding in the fast-growing Chinese economy since the 2008 Olympic Games. In developed countries, equestrian facilities are generally located nearby urban communities for convenience of riders, but the possibility...

In the last decades, there was a significant population growth in urban areas. In this regard, the European major cities are not an exception; in fact, they are even still more affected by that populational exodus and consequently for an urban growth. Therefore, and considering that the urban parks in the cities are not growing at the same pace, a...

Planners, designers, governmental organizations, and citizens are interested in creating enduring safe buildable environments. Landscape hazards such as earthquakes, wildfires, hurricanes, tornados, flooding, volcanoes, radon, air pollution, sinkholes, avalanche, landslides, and blizzards create a complex set of destructive forces that form disturb...

The last decades have seen a rapid change in attitudes towards the environment, reflecting a greater environmental awareness of environment among professionals as well as the general public. Public participation has become increasingly more important, playing a relevant role in determining the way society will manage, protect, and reclaim the envir...

Accessibility plays a major role in achieving sustainable transport, and therefore urban and regional sustainability. The urban public transport system promotes mobility and realizes a large part of urban movements. Moreover, improving accessibility in order to promote sustainable transport requires the application of new concepts and indicators as...

OTALEX C is a cross border project elaborated by several entities of the administrations, agencies, and Portuguese and Spanish enterprises. The aim is to develop joint cartography, in addition to the union of territorial and environmental data and their interexchange. SDI-OTALEX C has defined a method capable of assigning the degree of sustainabili...

The understanding of flood phenomena regarding torrential rain, occurring in natural channels within urban areas represents a crucial aspect to increase safety and life´s standards of the populations, issues that are deeply related to a well-developed sustainable urban and spatial planning. In this regard, flows inside urban areas have great hetero...

Self-harm has become one of the leading causes of mortality in developed countries. The overall rate for suicide in Canada is 11.3 per 100,000 according to Statistics Canada in 2015. Between 2000 and 2007 the lowest rates of suicide in Canada were in Ontario, one of the most urbanized regions in Canada. However, the interaction between land use, la...

The Spanish transportation and housing infrastructure plan has planned that in 2024 all provincial capitals in peninsular Spain are to be connected by high-speed rail lines. Nowadays, 35 stations are already operational. These stations and the roads to access them are very important, as these are the only access points for travelers to benefit from...

The study of how financial markets behave continues to be interesting. The existence of more and more data and the development of statistical techniques are some reasons for the increase in research in finance. However, the difficulty in understanding some markets' behavior is a continuous challenge. In this context, a new research area called Econ...

Cities are facing a broad range of social and environmental challenges due to the current pressure of global urbanization. Nature-based solutions aim to utilize green infrastructure to improve people's health and wellbeing. The design of urban environments must embrace the individual ideals of citizens and stakeholders which can only be achieved if...