The Center for Food Studies is pleased to receive as part of the Visiting Scholar鈥檚 Program Prof. Elisabete Figueiredo听during October 2024.听听听听

Prof. Figueiredo听-听听听is aRural Sociologist and Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Department of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences and Full Researcher at GOVCOPP 鈥 Research Unit in Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies, University of Aveiro, Portugal.听听 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.听听 During her visit to AUR, 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 AUR courses and other activities related to those topics, seminars, and conferences, mentor students interested in these matters, and cooperate with AUR researchers in conducting small projects while looking for joint research opportunities.听听 Her latest work includes:

  1. Figueiredo E, Ribeiro C. & Fernandes M. E. (2024).听鈥Not Even Hell Must Look like This鈥濃擯rint Media Narratives about the October 2017 Wildfires in Portuguese Public-Managed Forests.听Fire, 7(7):236.听
  2. Fernandes, M. E.; Ferreira, C. &听Figueiredo, E.听(2024).听Participatory methods and approaches in the management of Mediterranean forests: a systematic literature review.听International Forestry Review听, 26(2): 178-197.听
  3. Forte, T.; Figueiredo, E. & Silva, A. (2024).听'An Incredible voyage through Portugal" - the promotion of rural provenance foods by听听听 urban specialty shops.听Food, Culture and Society,听27(1): 113-134,听
  4. L贸pez-Maciel, M.; Roebeling, P.; Llewellyn, R.;听Figueiredo, E.;听Matos, F.A.; Mendon莽a, 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.听Resources, 12, 133.听
  5. Forte, T.;听Figueiredo, E.; Eus茅bio, C.; Tib茅rio, M.L. (2023).听Produce or Not Produce Certified Foods? An Exploratory Analysis from Portugal,听RIVAR听- Ibero-糖心logo入口 Review of Viticulture, Agroindustry and Rurality,听10(30), 213-232,听听听
  6. Ribeiro, C.; Viana, C.M.; Gir茫o, I.;听Figueiredo, E.;听Rocha, J. (2023).听The Spatiotemporal Links between Urban and Rural Regions through the Sale and Consumption of Agri-Food Products.听Sustainability,听15, 12038.听
  7. Eus茅bio, C., Carneiro, M.J., Figueiredo, E., Duarte, P., Pato, M.L. and Kastenholz, E. (2023).听How diverse are residents鈥 perceptions of wine tourism impacts in three Portuguese wine routes? The role of involvement with tourism, wine production and destination life-cycle stage.听,听Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print.听