Leonor Matos Silva Research Group: Cities and Territories Supervisor(s): Ana Vaz Milheiro Summary N.A. Period: 2012-2017 Resources: N.A. #CT #AnaVazMilheiro #LeonorMatosSilva

Authors: Sónia Cardoso, Maria J. Rosa, Pedro Videira , Alberto Amaral Research Group: Innovation and Labour Date: 2017 Publisher: Quality Assurance in Education Link: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/QAE-03-2017-0007 Publication type: Scientific journal article Research Project: N.A. Abstract: Purpose: This paper aims to look at the characteristics of internal quality assurance (IQA) systems of higher education institutions to understand whether these systems tend to reproduce a given model, externally defined and suggested to institutions, or rather to be shaped by institutions’ features and interests. Design/methodology/approach: The study is supported in the analysis of the content of self-assessment reports of 12 internal QA systems certified, in Portugal, between 2012 and 2015. An analysis grid was used based on three categories: IQA systems’ historical framework, structural/managerial component and monitoring, assessment and continuous improvement. Findings: Institutions tended to follow a “one size fits all” approach, meaning that external (European and national) quality assurance (QA) references were used in an identical way, giving origin to rather similar IQA systems. Institutional characteristics do not seem to have played a relevant role, eventually due to institutions’ will to obtain their systems’ certification and, thus, achieve a light-touch external QA. Research limitations/implications: The study was based on the analysis of only certified IQA systems and relies on document analysis. It would be interesting to also include non-certified systems, in a comparative perspective, complemented with data deriving from interviews and/or questionnaires with some of the actors involved in the certification process. Practical implications: The study provides an understanding of how IQA systems are being implemented in Portugal. Thus, it can be of interest to other institutions as well as to QA agencies. Originality/value: The study addresses a topic still relatively absent from research on QA in higher education, being of interest for researchers in the field. #2017 #PedroVideira #IL

Title: Costa, P., Guerra, P., Neves, P.S.(2017) Urban intervention, street art and public space, Lisboa e Porto: DINÂMIA'CET-IUL, ISUP, ISBN: 978-989-97712-6-0. Date: 2017 Publisher: DINÂMIA'CET-IUL, IS-UP Link: http://www.urbancreativity.org/urban-intervention.html Publication type: Book Research Project: N.A. Abstract: This book it has its direct origin on an international call for papers, issued by Pedro Costa and Paula Guerra, which aimed to give body to a publication on the thematic of creative milieus and cultural scenes in contemporary urban spaces. The organizers of that publication were surprised by the great quality and interest of the proposals for papers which were presented, even if many of them were not focused specifically and directly on the "creative milieus" and "urban scenes" approach they were looking for. Interestingly, many of the papers raised the issue of the relation between urban interventions (particularly street art approaches) and public space. That was so stimulating that the authors, drawing also upon previous work on that area, decided to give birth to another project, complementary to the edition of the original idea of book, which would be specifically focused on issues of urban interventions, street art and public space. For that, they joined Pedro Soares Neves, which have been working for years in the field of street art and urban interventions, is executive director of Urbancreativity international research topic on Graffiti, Street Art and Urban Creativity. The diversity of contributions put together in this book acknowledges the variety of debates and perspectives that mark contemporary discussions on the relation between art and public space, with particular reference to the case of graffiti and street art, which attracted most of the contributors that came from various disciplines and backgrounds. #2017 #CT #PedroCosta

Title: Kebir, L., Crevoisier, O., Costa, P., Peyrache-Gadeau, V., (2017) Sustainable Innovation and Regional Development Rethinking Innovative Milieus, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, ISBN: 978-1-78471-220-4 . Date: 2017 Publisher: Edward Elgar Link: http://www.e-elgar.com/shop/sustainable-innovation-and-regional-development . Publication type: Book Research Project: N.A. Abstract: This book questions the way contemporary innovation processes develop and become embedded in territories. It analyses recent developments in territorial systems of production, networks of innovation and innovative milieus, with regard to the issue of sustainable development. Drawing on 12 case studies aimed at fostering sustainable development and conducted by an experienced team of international scholars, a new conceptual approach to sustainable innovation is proposed. More broadly, it also reassesses the development models proposed in the 1980s that emerged in the context of globalization, competitiveness and technological innovation. #2017 #CT #PedroCosta

Research Group Cities and Territories On-Line Profiles Ciência IUL | Google Scholar | Research Gate | Academia Contact E-Mail: claudio.carbone@outlook.com Phone: Short Bio Born in 1988. In 2007 I moved to Rome to study architecture, during the writing of my theses in Brazil I became more involved and aware of social architecture. These topics form a constant interest for investigation. That's why I took part in the research of an interdisciplinary group; Sapienza in Rome and GESTUAL in Lisbon in 2016 involving particularly close consideration of peripheral areas, and the involvement of local residents and citizens in making decisions about the place where they live. Updated: 13/11/2017 #CT #ClaudioCarbone #Present

Ana Rita Cruz Research Group: Cities and Territories Supervisor(s): Pedro Costa, João Filipe Marques Summary N.A. Period: ... - 2016 Resources: N.A. #AnaRitaCruz #PedroCosta #CT

Paulo Horta Research Group: Governance, Economy and Citizenry Supervisor(s): Sérgio Lagoa Summary N.A. Period: 2010 - 2015 Resources: N.A. #GEC #SérgioLagoa #PauloHorta

João Cardim Ribeiro Research Group: Cities and Territories Supervisor(s): Paulo Tormenta Pinto Summary N.A. Period: 2017-2020 Resources: N.A. #CT #JoãoCardimRibeiro

Title: Diaconu, A., Roche, J., Duarte, P., Pereira, S.M. (2017), The challenges of social and demographic change for urban planning and housing design. Examples from Dublin, Lisbon, Paris Region and Saint-Étienne, Global dwelling: intertwining research, pedagogy and community, Editorial Enginyeria i Arquitectura La Salle. Date: 2017 Publisher: Editorial Enginyeria i Arquitectura La Salle Link: https://ciencia.iscte-iul.pt/publications/the-challenges-of-social-and-demographic-change-for-urban-planning-and-housing-design-examples-from/31060 Publication type: Book chapter Research Project: SFRH/BPD/76589/2011 Abstract: N.A. #2017 #CT #SandraMarquesPereira #SFRHBPD765892011

Visiting Researcher Research Group Innovation and Labour Short Bio Deep Jyoti Francis is a research scholar at Center for Studies in Science Policy (CSSP), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. She is currently pursuing her PhD thesis titled " Social values, Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Performance: A 'Comparative Institutional Analysis' Perspective, under the supervision of Dr. Saradindu Bhaduri and spent some time at DINÃMIA'CET-IUL in late 2015. + info Updated: 03/08/2017 #DeepJyoti #CristinadeSousa #MariadeFátimaFerreiro #IL #CrossingBoundaries #Past