She holds a graduate degree in Applied Ecology (2006) and a master’s degree in Ecosystems Management (Urban Ecology) (2009) fromย the University of Trรกs-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD). She has worked on territorial development, cohesion and regional policies as well as on initiatives evaluating territorial sustainability.

Currently, she is a PhD student in Development, Societies and Territories at UTAD. Her research interest focuses on territorial cohesion policies in dispersed and low-density territories.

Main Publications:

Fernandes A., et al. (2023) โ€œPlano de Acฬงaฬƒo para a Descarbonizacฬงaฬƒo dos municiฬpios do Eixo Atlaฬ‚nticoโ€ย Eixo Atlaฬ‚ntico do Noroeste Peninsular (ISBN versaฬƒo impressa: 978-989-9060-71-5 | ISBN versaฬƒo digital: 978-989-9060-72-2)

Fernandes, A.; Ropero, F. (2021) โ€œO transporte puฬblico como elemento estrutural da mobilidade sustentaฬvel nos municiฬpios do Quadrilaฬtero Urbanoโ€ย Eixo Atlaฬ‚ntico do Noroeste Peninsular (ISBN 978-989-54918-7-2)

Fernandes A., et al. (2021) โ€œPlano de Mobilidade Urbana Sustentaฬvel do Eixo Atlaฬ‚ntico”ย Eixo Atlaฬ‚ntico do Noroeste Peninsular (ISBN 978-989-53014-7-8)

Fernandes A., et al. (2013) โ€œDesenvolvimento de Atividades Inovadoras para a Gestaฬƒo do Territoฬrioโ€ย Eixo Atlaฬ‚ntico do Noroeste Peninsular (ISBN 978-989-97959-8-0)

Fernandes A., et al. (2011) โ€œRelatoฬrio de Sustentabilidade da Euro-regiaฬƒo Galiza-Norte de Portugal 2011โ€ย Eixo Atlaฬ‚ntico do Noroeste Peninsular (ISBN 978-989-95035-6-4)

Fernandes A., et al. (2010) โ€œAgenda 21 Local: apoio aฬ€ elaboracฬงaฬƒo e implementacฬงaฬƒoโ€ย Eixo Atlaฬ‚ntico do Noroeste Peninsular (ISBN 978-84-693-6434-5)ย