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Assessing Climate Change Projections through High-Resolution Modelling: A Comparative Study of Three European Cities Open

Ana Ascenso, Bruno Augusto, Sílvia Coelho, Isilda Menezes, Alexandra Monteiro , et al. · 2024

Climate change is expected to influence urban living conditions, challenging cities to adopt mitigation and adaptation measures. This paper assesses climate change projections for different urban areas in Europe –Eindhoven (The Netherlands…

Enhancing multi-mode transport emission inventories: Combining open-source data with traditional approaches Open

Diogo Lopes, M. De Rosa, Daniel Graça, Sandra Rafael, Joana Ferreira , et al. · 2024

Assessing the impact of different urban morphology scenarios on air pollutant emissions distribution Open

Bruno Augusto, Diogo Lopes, Sandra Rafael, Margarida C. Coelho, J. A. Ferreira · 2024

As urban areas grow with the increase in population, so do the problems associated with these areas, such as an increase in atmospheric emissions. Since urban morphology has an effect on the environment, it is necessary to design future ur…

Vehicle Platooning: A Detailed Literature Review on Environmental Impacts and Future Research Directions Open

Micael Rebelo, Sandra Rafael, Jorge M. Bandeira · 2024

This paper provides a detailed literature review of the environmental implications of vehicle platooning, a topic gaining significant attention in transportation. While previous reviews have focused on the safety, planning, fuel economy, a…

Setting up a CFD model to evaluate the impact of green infrastructures on local air quality Open

Vera Rodrigues, Bruno Augusto, Kevin Oliveira, Ana Ascenso, Sandra Rafael , et al. · 2024

Green infrastructures have been pointed out as innovative solutions to deal with current and future challenges related to air pollution and climate change. Although the potential of green infrastructures, such as green walls and green roof…

Life Cycle Assessment of green roofs: A comprehensive review of methodological approaches and climate change impacts Open

Débora Pons Fiorentin, Mario Martín-Gamboa, Sandra Rafael, Paula Quinteiro · 2024

Green roofs provide several environmental, economic, and social benefits making them crucial to promoting Sustainable Developments from the 2030 Agenda. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been applied to evaluate and compare the environmental…

How Does Urban Morphology Impact Cities Air Quality? A Modelling Study Open

Bruno Augusto, Sónia D. Coelho, Sandra Rafael, Margarida C. Coelho, Paulo J. S. G. Ferreira · 2024

Assessing the Impact of Different Urban Morphology Scenarios on Air Pollutant Emissions Distribution Open

Bruno Augusto, Diogo Lopes, Sandra Rafael, Margarida C. Coelho · 2024

Connecting the Dots between Urban Morphology and the Air Quality of Cities under a Changing Climate: A Bibliometric Analysis Open

Bruno Augusto, Sandra Rafael, Margarida C. Coelho, Joana Ferreira · 2023

The expected increase in urbanization changes the morphology of urban areas. These changes affect the urban environment and impact several aspects, such as climate, energy, air quality, and socioeconomic factors, among others. Therefore, i…

Multi-scale high-resolution atmospheric emission inventory for the transport sector Open

Diogo Lopes, Bruno Augusto, Sandra Rafael, Daniel Graça, M. De Rosa , et al. · 2023

This study aims to develop a multi-scale atmospheric emission inventory for the transport sector with high spatial and temporal resolution using Portugal as a case study. For that, a combination of the traditional method of emissions calcu…

An exploratory approach to estimate point emission sources Open

Diogo Lopes, Daniel Graça, Sandra Rafael, M. De Rosa, Hélder Relvas , et al. · 2023

The main purpose of this dataset is to improve the spatial and temporal distribution of the public power, refineries, manufacturing, and construction emissions in the European emission inventories using Portugal as a case study. More infor…

An exploratory approach to estimate point emission sources Open

Diogo Lopes, Daniel Graça, Sandra Rafael, M. De Rosa, Hélder Relvas , et al. · 2023

Impact of autonomous vehicles on air quality and energy efficiency of road traffic flows – a case study in an urban roundabout Open

A. Afonseca, Sandra Rafael, Jorge M. Bandeira · 2023

Due to the likely market penetration of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in the short-medium term, several studies have analysed their environmental impact due to changes in demand patterns or market models. However, there is little research on t…

An integrated analysis of COVID-19 impacts on energy and environment: Lessons learnt Open

Michael Russo, Sandra Rafael, Diogo Lopes, Paula Quinteiro, Alexandra Monteiro · 2022

Environmental performance of a cement composite reinforced with vegetable fibers cultivated in the Brazilian Amazon Open

Géssica Zila Batista dos Santos, Lucas Rosse Caldas, João de Almeida Melo Filho, Sandra Rafael, Néliton Marques da Sílva · 2022

The technical viability of using of the vegetable fibers as a reinforcement for building materials has been attested in several previous studies. However, there was a gap in the scientific literature regarding its environmental viability. …

A versatile decision-support tool to assess air quality and health effects Open

Hélder Relvas, Joana Ferreira, Diogo Lopes, Sandra Rafael, Susana Marta Almeida , et al. · 2022

This work presents a web-based policy tool for the development of effective particulate matter (PM) pollution strategies. The tool is based on an integrated modelling approach, from emissions to health effects, which allows testing measure…

How well have CMIP3, CMIP5 and CMIP6 future climate projections portrayed the recently observed warming Open

David Carvalho, Sandra Rafael, Alexandra Monteiro, Vera Rodrigues, Myriam Lopes , et al. · 2022

Analysis of spatial factors, time-activity and infiltration on outdoor generated PM2.5 exposures of school children in five European cities Open

Antti Korhonen, Hélder Relvas, Ana Isabel Miranda, Joana Ferreira, Diogo Lopes , et al. · 2021

Atmospheric particles are a major environmental health risk. Assessments of air pollution related health burden are often based on outdoor concentrations estimated at residential locations, ignoring spatial mobility, time-activity patterns…

Exposure to ambient particulate matter increases blood count parameters with potential to mediate a cardiovascular event: results from a population-based study in Portugal Open

Vânia Gaio, Rita Roquette, Alexandra Monteiro, Joana Ferreira, Sandra Rafael , et al. · 2021

High-Resolution Analysis of Wind Flow Behavior on Ship Stacks Configuration: A Portuguese Case Study Open

Luís P. Correia, Sandra Rafael, Sandra Sorte, Vera Rodrigues, C. Borrego , et al. · 2021

Atmospheric emissions related to harbor-related activities can significantly contribute to air pollution of coastal urban areas and so, could have implications to the citizens’ health that live in those areas. Of great concern is the local…

Urban Air Pollution and Human Health: How to Quantify the Potential Benefits from Citizens’ Behaviour Change? Open

Vera Rodrigues, Sandra Rafael, Sónia D. Coelho, Kevin Oliveira, Joana Ferreira , et al. · 2021

IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTING SEPTIC TANKS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BOREHOLES (GROUND WATER): THE CASE OF KESSELLY BOULEVARD COMMUNITY IN MONTSERRADO COUNTY, LIBERIA Open

Chea, Kevin Sampson, Ngumbu, Sandra Rafael, Gomah , et al. · 2021

d5-6-assessment-of-impacts-liguria Open

Myriam Lopes, Carlos Borrego, Vera Rodrigues, Sílvia Coelho, Carlos Augusto Faria , et al. · 2020

Data output from the tool set application for the assessment of the environmental (emissions, carbon footprint, ambient air concentrations), health (exposure and health effects), and economic impacts (e.g. health-related costs). Li…

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d5-5-assessment-of-impacts-bristol Open

Myriam Lopes, Carlos Borrego, Vera Rodrigues, Sílvia Coelho, Carlos Augusto Faria , et al. · 2020

Data output from the tool set application for the assessment of the environmental (emissions, carbon footprint, ambient air concentrations), health (exposure and health effects), and economic impacts (e.g. health-related costs). D5…

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d5-6-assessment-of-impacts-sosnowiec Open

Myriam Lopes, Carlos Borrego, Vera Rodrigues, Sílvia Coelho, Carlos Augusto Faria , et al. · 2020

Data output from the tool set application for the assessment of the environmental (emissions, carbon footprint, ambient air concentrations), health (exposure and health effects), and economic impacts (e.g. health-related costs). So…

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d5-6-assessment-of-impacts-aveiro Open

Myriam Lopes, Carlos Borrego, Vera Rodrigues, Sílvia Coelho, Carlos Augusto Faria , et al. · 2020

Data output from the tool set application for the assessment of the environmental (emissions, carbon footprint, ambient air concentrations), health (exposure and health effects), and economic impacts (e.g. health-related costs). CI…

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d5-6-assessment-of-impacts-sosnowiec Open

Myriam Lopes, Carlos Borrego, Vera Rodrigues, Sílvia Coelho, Carlos Augusto Faria , et al. · 2020

Data output from the tool set application for the assessment of the environmental (emissions, carbon footprint, ambient air concentrations), health (exposure and health effects), and economic impacts (e.g. health-related costs). So…

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d5-2-cities-database Open

Kris Vanherle, Vera Rodrigues, Myriam Lopes, Kevin de Oliveira, Sandra Rafael , et al. · 2020

This data-set contains all data resources, either directly downloadable via this platform or as links to external databases, to execute the generic modeling tool as described in D5.4 0 generic model file: d5.4-generic-mode…

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d5-6-assessment-of-impacts-amsterdam Open

Myriam Lopes, Carlos Borrego, Vera Rodrigues, Sílvia Coelho, Carlos Augusto Faria , et al. · 2020

Data output from the tool set application for the assessment of the environmental (emissions, carbon footprint, ambient air concentrations), health (exposure and health effects), and economic impacts (e.g. health-related costs). Am…

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d5-6-assessment-of-impacts-ljubljana Open

Myriam Lopes, Carlos Borrego, Vera Rodrigues, Sílvia Coelho, Carlos Augusto Faria , et al. · 2020

Data output from the tool set application for the assessment of the environmental (emissions, carbon footprint, ambient air concentrations), health (exposure and health effects), and economic impacts (e.g. health-related costs). Lj…