The Center for Food Studies is pleased to receive as part of the Visiting Scholar’s Program Prof. Elisabete Figueiredoduring October 2024.
Prof. Figueiredo-is aRural Sociologist and Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Department of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences and Full Researcher at GOVCOPP – Research Unit in Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies, University of Aveiro, Portugal. She is particularly interested in developing research about the role of digital and social networks in the promotion of traditional food products related to Mediterranean diet. During her visit to 91Թ, she will focus on sharing research from several research projects about rural representations and tourism, traditional food paths from production to consumption, traditional food and tourism, food as cultural heritage and patrimony. She will be fully available to participate in 91Թ courses and other activities related to those topics, seminars, and conferences, mentor students interested in these matters, and cooperate with 91Թ researchers in conducting small projects while looking for joint research opportunities. Her latest work includes:
- Figueiredo E, Ribeiro C. & Fernandes M. E. (2024).“Not Even Hell Must Look like This”—Print Media Narratives about the October 2017 Wildfires in Portuguese Public-Managed Forests.Fire, 7(7):236.
- Fernandes, M. E.; Ferreira, C. &Figueiredo, E.(2024).Participatory methods and approaches in the management of Mediterranean forests: a systematic literature review.International Forestry Review, 26(2): 178-197.
- Forte, T.; Figueiredo, E. & Silva, A. (2024).'An Incredible voyage through Portugal" - the promotion of rural provenance foods by urban specialty shops.Food, Culture and Society,27(1): 113-134,
- López-Maciel, M.; Roebeling, P.; Llewellyn, R.;Figueiredo, E.;Matos, F.A.; Mendonça, R.; Bastos, M.I.; Mendes,R.; Postmes, L.; Van Dinter, M. (2023). Adoption and Diffusion of Nature-Based Solutions by Property Owners in Urban Areas: The Case of Green Roofs in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.Resources, 12, 133.
- Forte, T.;Figueiredo, E.; Eusébio, C.; Tibério, M.L. (2023).Produce or Not Produce Certified Foods? An Exploratory Analysis from Portugal,RIVAR- Ibero-American Review of Viticulture, Agroindustry and Rurality,10(30), 213-232,
- Ribeiro, C.; Viana, C.M.; Girão, I.;Figueiredo, E.;Rocha, J. (2023).The Spatiotemporal Links between Urban and Rural Regions through the Sale and Consumption of Agri-Food Products.Sustainability,15, 12038.
- Eusébio, C., Carneiro, M.J., Figueiredo, E., Duarte, P., Pato, M.L. and Kastenholz, E. (2023).How diverse are residents’ perceptions of wine tourism impacts in three Portuguese wine routes? The role of involvement with tourism, wine production and destination life-cycle stage.,Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.