Research & Papers Pedro Ferraz de Abreu pfa@mit.edu

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Research projects Conferences Papers Thesis Documents

Research projects:

• Research on "e-Planning", with the "e-Planning Consortium" FCT-UNL, FC-UL, ICS-UL, FA-UTL, UA
  • Digital Inclusion

  • European Policies - Project 'Delors'

  • Smart Cities and Participatory Systems (ENTER.HUB.UrbAct)

  • Internet Governance, Big Data, Security & Privacy

• Research on "Urban Information Systems", Dept. of urban Studies and Planning, MIT

• Program EuroLifeNet - Environment - Education - Citizenship:
  • Project "Trilhos de Acessibilidade"

  • Project "EuroLifeNet PM2.5 'Ciencia Viva'

  • EuroLifeNet Student Project

• Project "IMS- Intelligent Multimedia System for Public Participation".
  • IMS in European Elections [2009]

  • IMS in Environmental Impact Reviews [1995-1998]

  • Perguntas & Respostas para consulta tecnica e publica sobre o EIA da CTRSU (Incineradora de residuos solidos urbanos)

  • Project "WCD/IMS process for Sabor/Coa rivers" (application of the World Commission on Dam's decision-making methodology, together with a process based on the IMS project, towards the proposed dams for the wild rivers Sabor and Coa in Portugal). [english] [português]

• Program "Citizenship and New technologies".
  • Projecto "Kit Cidadania" (portuguese proposal)

  • Project PEOPLE - "Population Exposure to Air Pollutants in Europe", with citizen participation in air pollution evaluation.

  • Projecto PEOPLE-Cidadania (participation of highschool and elementary school's teachers and students in project PEOPLE).

  • Project "Internet-Based Public Access to Environmental Ministry Data"

Planned Conferences:

• e-Planning for Digital Transition, MIT, November 2023

Past Conferences:

• Conference on "The Future Of The Past In Academia And Society", Berkeley, University of California and University of Chicago, September 17-18, 2022
  
  
• Collaborative Planning, Participation, Collective Evaluation and Decisions Making Process, IV International Conference of Community Participation in Planning, UA, 22-23 February 2017.
  
  
• Jornadas e-Planning 2014, FC-UL, Lisboa, organized by e-Planning Consortium (UL, UNL, UA), 28 Fevereiro 2014,

• International e-Planning Workshop 2012, FC-UL, Lisbon, organized by e-Planning Consortium (UTL, UL, UNL, UA), 23 April 2012

• Jornadas e-Planning 2011, FLAD, Lisboa, organized by e-Planning Consortium (UTL, UL, UNL, UA), 14 Dezembro 2011

• Jornadas e-Planning 2010, FLAD, Lisboa, organized by e-Planning Consortium (UTL, UL, UNL, UA), 7 Novembro 2010

• "Personal exposure to air pollutants: Research, Policies and Awareness through participatory science and education", III International EuroLifeNet Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 13-14 November 2009

• "Jornadas em Cidadania Digital", organized by Sociedade Portuguesa de Comunicação, CAPP-ISCSP, LabTecCS, at ISCSP-UTL, Lisboa, Portugal, 19 March 2009

• International ePlanning Colloquium, "Technology with Social Sciences", MIT-Portugal, ISCSP-UTL, Lisbon, Portugal, 27 March 2008.

• II International EuroLifeNet Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 1 June 2007

• IV Curso Livre - Culturas do Desenvolvimento e Cidadania . Módulo 1: Olhares Sobre a Educação, o Desenvolvimento e a Globalização, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, 10 -11 December 2004

• Conferência Nacional do Ambiente 2004, at Centro Cultural de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, organized by the New University of Lisbon - DCEA/FCT/UNL (November 2004)

• International Conference on Public Participation and Information Technologies 2003, 10-12 November 2003, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA, organized by the Dept. Urban Studies and Planning, MIT and the Research Center on Information Technology and Participatory Democracy - CITIDEP (November 2003)

• III Encontro de Investigadores Portugueses in Faro, Portugal, organized by The International Forum of Portuguese Researchers - FIIP and the University of Algarve (April 2001)

• Foro Internacional sobre Ciudadania Migrante y Democracia, Guanajuato, Mexico, organized by the Research Center for Social Studies (CICSUG), Universidad de Guanajuato (March 2001)

• Encontro "Internet na Escola", Odivelas, Portugal, organized by the Municipality of Odivelas (February 2001).

• "Public Libraries and New Technologies: How to fight info-poor exclusion?", Lisbon, Portugal, organized by the Research Center on Information Technology and Participatory Democracy - CITIDEP and the Cultural Department of the Municipality of Lisbon (October 2000)

• International Conference on Public Participation and Information Technologies, Lisbon, Portugal, organized by the Research Center on Information Technology and Participatory Democracy - CITIDEP and the New University of Lisbon - DCEA/FCT/UNL (October 1999)

• Contemporary Portugal: reflecting on 25 years of Democracy, Darthmouth, USA, organized by the Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture, University of Massachusetts / Darthmouth (October 1999)

• "II Encontro de Cientistas Radicados no Estrangeiro" in Açores, Portugal, organized by The International Forum of Portuguese Researchers - FIIP and the University of Açores (September 1998)

• "Desarrollo Social En Mexico. Hacia Un Camino Sustentable" in Toluca, Mexico, organized by COPOED and the Universidad Autonoma del Estado del Mexico / Toluca (October 1996)

  
  

Books, Papers and other Publications / Communications

• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2022), 'Hard' sciences, engineering and social sciences: Shaken, not stirred, in Conference on "The Future Of The Past In Academia And Society", Berkeley, University of California and University of Chicago, September 17-18, 2022
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. et al (2022). "e-Planning: Why, When, How, What ,Who", CITIDEP. First edition: 2009.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. et al (2021), "e-Planning & Ubiquity / e-Planeamento & Ubiquidade", 388pp, C-Press, 2021, ISBN 9789899866133
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2021), "Towards an integrated research approach:The problem life-cycle and transdisciplinary frameworks", in "e-Planning & Ubiquidade", C-Press, 2021, pp247-268, ISBN 9789899866102
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2021), Brief quotes and references, relating MIT Schwarzman College 2018/19 with e-Planning 1992-2008, in "e-Planning & Ubiquity", C-Press, 2021, pp32-33, ISBN 9789899866102
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2021), "ePlanning & Ubiquidade - uma sintese", in "e-Planning & Ubiquidade", C-Press, 2021, pp269-276, ISBN 9789899866102
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. , Fidalgo Gon�alves, J., Maia, A., Feitosa, Z. (2021), "Um Modelo e-Planning de Consulta Publica na Administração Local e Regional: O Caso Brasilia2060", in "e-Planning & Ubiquidade", C-Press, 2021, ISBN 9789899866102
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. & Saeger, E. (2021) "e-Planning Participatory Science Methodology: The EuroLifeNet Project - 2009", in "e-Planning & Ubiquidade", C-Press, 2021, pp113-130, ISBN 9789899866102
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2021), e-Planning & Transdisciplinaridade: Intervenção na Assembleia da Republica (2019), e-Planning News, Fev. 2019, in "e-Planning & Ubiquity / e-Planeamento & Ubiquidade", pp293-319, C-Press, 2021, ISBN 9789899866133
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P., Moreira, J., Carneiro, M. et al (2021) "Livro Verde sobre �As Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação ao Serviço de um Desenvolvimento Sustentável e da Inclusão Social no Espaço da CPLP�, in "e-Planning & Ubiquidade", C-Press, 2021, ISBN 9789899866102
  
  
• Moreira, J., & Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2021) "O Atlantico Digital em Português: A geografia da lingua como potenciador das novas TIC, para o desenvolvimento inclusivo e coeso da comunidade", in "e-Planning & Ubiquidade", pp.289-293, C-Press, 2021, ISBN 9789899866102
  
  
• Pinheiro de Souza, K. ; Santos da Silva, R, ; Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2018), "Ciência Na Praça: Um Diálogo Com a Responsabilidade e Inovação Na Pesquisa", e-curriculum - v. 16, n. 2 (2018), Qualis A - CAPES, e-ISSN 1809-3876,DOI:10.23925/1809-3876.2018v16i2p315-340 (https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/curriculum).
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2018) "Citizen & Capital Mobility Today: The e-Planning Framework", Keynote , IX PostGraduate Conference on Management, Hospitality & Tourism, ESGHT-ISCAL, Ualg, 6 July 2018.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2017) "e-Planning: The Pursuit of Happiness � Colocar as TIC ao Servi�o de uma Sociedade Melhor", comunica��o convidada, CTI - Renato Archer, Min. Ciencia , Campinas, Brasil, 17 de Maio 2017.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2017) "Gathering environmental indicators through participatory science: The e-Planning approach", in Collaborative Planning, Participation, Collective Evaluation and Decisions Making Process, IV International Conference of Community Participation in Planning, UA, 22-23 February 2017.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2017) "e-Planning e inclusão sustent´vel: Desafios e oportunidades da revolução tecnologica informacional", Palestra convidada, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, Brasil, 11 de Maio 2017.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2017) "e-Planning for AAL (Active Assisted Living): Strategy & Design", comunica��o no Evento e-Planning "A Tecnologia ao servico da qualidade de vida dos cidad�os idosos", Sala Henry Dunant, Cruz Vermelha de Portugal, Lisboa, 31 de Marco 2017.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2017) "Desenvolver Tecnologia para uma Sociedade mais Justa � Alguns exemplos", Palestrante convidado para o tema "Pesquisas Tecnológicas para Desenvolvimento Social", Colóquio "Ciência na Praça", Universidade do Trabalho Digital (UTD), Fortaleza - CE, Brasil. 10 Março 2017.
  
  
• Savoldi, F., Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2016). "Bullying, cyber-bullying and Internet usage among young people in post-conflict Belfast". Journal "Cogent Social Sciences", ISSN 2331-1886, �http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2015.1132985 January 2016.
  
  
• Medeiros de Lima, H. & Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2016). "O potencial do uso de novas tecnologias de comunicação digital via satelite no espaço da Comunidade dos Pa�ses de Lingua Portuguesa (CPLP)", CRPP 2016, 1(10), pp 2-21, ISSN 2183-8380
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2015). "Cidade inteligente não prospera em território atrasado", Comunicação convidada, Workshop "e-Planning Territórios Sustentáveis", IBICT - Ministério da Ciência e Inovação, Brasilia , 22-24 de Junho 2015.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (ed.) (2015). "Cities, Citizens & Technology", C Press, FC-UL, 2015, ISBN 978-989-98661-1-9.
  
  
• Sousa Rocha, M., Ferraz de Abreu, P., Roque, S. (2015). "From Territorial Asymmetry to Digital Asymmetry", in "Cities, Citizens and Technology", C Press, ISBN 9789899866119

• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2015). "Knowledge representation of infrastructure shortfalls: Models for expert & citizen input". Journal of Participatory Science (JPS), 1(8), pp. 43-54, ISSN 2183-8399.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2014) "New Technologies - Smart Cities", UrbAct Thematic Expert Report, ENTER.HUB, European Network exploiting Territorial Effects of Railway Hubs, UrbAct December 2014
  
  
• Savoldi, F., Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2014). "Internet, social capital and e-inclusion in the post-conflict Belfast. Expectations of community workers". Journal of Urban Technology (JUT) Volume 21, Issue 3, 2014, pages 49-66, ISSN 1063-0732, DOI 10.1080/10630732.2014.940712
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2014). "10 Recommendations on Smart Technologies and Cities", ENTER.HUB Newsletter, n5, June / July 2014.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2014) "Investigação, Ensino, Transferência de Conhecimento na área de Inclusão Digital - Desenvolvimento Rural Equilibrado com as Cidades na Luta pela Erradicação da Pobreza". Palestra convidada, Secretaria do Desenvolvimento Agrário (SDA|CODET), Arca das Letras e Casa Digital do Campo, Ceará, Brasil, 22 Maio 2014

• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2014) "Tecnologias a serviço da Inclusão Social: Inversão da lógica entre Inclusão Digital e Inclusão Informacional". Palestra convidada, IBICT, Brasilia, 13 Maio 2014

• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2014) "Inteligência Distribuida, ou Serviços Digitais dos Cidadãos para a Sociedade", Comunicação convidada, Painel 2: "Serviços Digitais para o Cidadão" , Conferência Rio Smart Cities 2014, Rio de Janeiro, 12-13 Maio 2014.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2014). "Introduction to New Technologies - Smart Cities", UrbAct Thematic Expert communication, ENTER.HUB Workshop, Lugano, 20-21 February 2014
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2014). "A ‘Peste Grisalha’ e nova ‘Solução Final’ em curso", CRPP , 1(9), pp 12-20, ISSN 2183-8380. Fevereiro 2013 (1a edi��o).
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. et al (2013). "Projectos e-Planning - as primeiras Jornadas / e-Planning Projects - the first steps", C Press, 2013 ISBN 978-989-98661-0-2.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2012). "O amadurecer da primavera arabe - a crise no Egipto", CRPP, 1(8), pp 16-27, ISSN 2183-8380.
  
  
• Savoldi, F. & Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2012). "Technopolitic: sophistication and new dichotomies. The Governments' response to the activists, raises emerging issues.", International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research (IJSER) Volume 3, Issue 8, August 2012.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2012). "Les enjeux et les limites de la démocratie participative via les TIC". Séminaire 'Les TIC et la Ville de demain - Comment les technologies numériques transforment-elles la ville et les pratiques urbaines?', 28 Septembre 2012, JINU, Institut Fran�ais d'Urbanisme, U. Paris, 2012
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2012). "Geopolitica da Sociedade de Informação: As TIC e Estratégias de Desenvolvimento", Keynote at EGGPEL, Estados Gerais da Gestão nos Pa�ses de Expressão Latina, Lisboa, 22-23-24 de Março de 2012, Centro de Congressos do Estoril, Portugal, 2012
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2011). "Programa EuroLifeNet: Um novo paradigma de colheita de indicadores ambientais através de ci�ncia participativa". Comunicação ao Encontro Cient�fico - Uma questão de ambiente, saúde e cidadania insular. 7 Dezembro 2011, Universidade dos Aç'ores, Centro de Ciencia, Angra do Heroismo, Portugal.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2011). "Towards an integrated research approach : The problem life-cycle". CAPP-ISCSP-UTL, 27 April 2011
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2010), "Building Knowledge Capacity with ICT in the Urban Context", guest communication at the Conference "Les technologies de réalité mixte au service du projet urbain : Rencontre autour du projet IP CITY", ENSA-V, Université Paris-Est, 10 November 2010, France
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P., Peixoto, A-S. (2009). "IMS (Intelligent Multimedia System) Aplicado ás Eleições Europeias", CAPP-TSG, ISCSP-UTL, Maio 2009.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2009). "The EuroLifeNet Method For Sustainable Policy Making and Enforcement". "Cleanair Seminar", European Environmental Bureau (EEB), 14-15 December 2009, London, UK..
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2009). "The Promises and Challenges of Participatory Science: Lessons from EuroLifeNet", International Conference on �Personal exposure to air pollutants: Research, Policies and Awareness through participatory science and education�, IES-JRC, CITIDEP, CAPP. 13-14 November 2009, ISCSP-UTL, Lisbon.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2009). "TIC, Cidadania e Participação: A Tecnologia Não é Neutra". Conferência Internacional 'Cidadania Digital', Lisboa, Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, 19 Março 2009.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2008), "Água com Cidadania e Tecnologia: Agitar, não (basta) Misturar - (Shaken, not Stirred)", 9 Congresso da Água, Mesa Redonda "Cidades do Futuro e Serviços de Água", APRH (Associação Portuguesa de Recursos Hidricos), Lisbon, Portugal, 3 April 2008.
  
  Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2008). "As TIC e Uma Nova Dimensão do Território". Seminário "Territórios e uma Nova Razão" , Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (UTL), Instituto Superior de Agronomia, 23 Junho 2008
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2008), "e-Planning Agenda" , International ePlanning Colloquium, "Technology with Social Sciences", MIT-Portugal, ISCSP-UTL, Lisbon, Portugal, 27 March 2008.
  
  
• Saeger, E., Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2007), "Preliminary results from EuroLifeNet 2006-2207 Campaigns: Political and Scientific Context", II International EuroLifeNet Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 1 June 2007.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2006), "EuroLifeNet: a Multidisciplinary Challenge on Environment-Education-Citizenship". APHEIS - Air Pollution-Health-Environment Information System Meeting, invited communication by the Institute for Environment and Sustainability of the Joint Research Centre (IES-JRC) of the European Comission, Ispra, Italy, 7 June 2006.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2006), "Programa EuroLifeNet: Um novo paradigma de interligação Ambiente - Saúde - Educação - Cidadania". Invited communication by UNESCO, Conferência Internacional 'Activar o Futuro: Objectivos e Estratégias da Educação para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável', ICS, Lisboa, 14-15 December 2006.
  
  
• Field, RA; Ballesta, P Pérez; Caracena, A Baeza; Nikolova, I; Connolly, R; Cao, N; Gerboles, M; Buzica, D; Amantini, L; Lagler, F; Borowiak, A; Marelli, L; De Santi, G; De Saeger, E; with, co-authored; Ferraz de Abreu, P.; et al (2005). "Population exposure to Air pollutants in Europe (PEOPLE) Methodological strategy and basic results". Joint Research Centre, European Commission,. 2005
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2005), ""Consulta Pública em Avaliação de Impactes Ambientais — como o choque tecnológico se transforma num choque institucional", Guest Talk, Ordem dos Engenheiros, Conselho Regional do Colégio de Engenharia do Ambiente, Lisbon, Portugal, 23 May 2005
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P., Medina Silva, I., Fonseca, T. (2004), "CITIDEP Project 'PEOPLE-Citizenship', METROPOLIS Workshop: "Information - Communication - Awareness - Education", European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC-IES), Ispra, Italy, June 2004
  
  
• Fonseca, T., Ferraz de Abreu, P. , Costa, D., Liquito, C., Medina Silva, I. (2003), "Promoting citizenship in schools through an european environmental study and using new technologies: the PEOPLE-Citizenship project", International Conference on Public Participation and Information Technologies (ICPPIT03), MIT, USA, 10-12 November 2003
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2003), "Forest Management, Property Rights and Information Systems". In Regiones N°. 11, Spring 2003, pp. 120 to 140.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. & Ferreira, J. Jr. (2003), e-Planning Seminar at MIT (2003), MIT, Dept. of Urban Studies & Planning, 2003, re-published on Ferraz de Abreu, P. et al (2021), " e-Planning & Ubiquity / e-Planeamento & Ubiquidade", 388pp, C-Press, 2021, ISBN 9789899866133
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2002), "New Information Technologies in Public Participation: A Challenge to Old Decision-making Institutional Frameworks". Ph.D. Thesis. MIT , Dept. Urban Studies and Regional Planning, Cambridge, USA, May 2002 .
  https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/8521
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2001), "GIS Technology: New threat to privacy, new promises for citizen empowerment", Journal of Participatory Science, 1(1), pp. 24-43, ISSN 2183-8399
  
  
• Rego, M. & Ferraz de Abreu, P. (orgs). (2001). "Bibliotecas & Novas Tecnologias", Actas do Col�quio 'Bibliotecas & Novas Tecnologias: Como combater a info-exclus�o', co-organizado pela Camara Municipal de Lisboa e pelo CITIDEP, 11. 12 e 13 de Outubro de 2000, Forum Lisboa. Edi��o da Camara Municipal de Lisboa, Departamento de Cultura, 142 pags, ISBN 972-8695-06-3
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2001), "Uma biblioteca pública numa sociedade de informação obcecada pelo mercado: desafios e oportunidades". 2001. Dept. de Cultura da Camara Municipal de Lisboa (Ed.). Colóquio Bibliotecas Publicas e Novas Tecnologias: Como combater a exclusão dos info-pobres? International Colloquium Public Libraries and New Technologies: How to fight info-poor exclusion?), Lisboa, Portugal, October 2000. 142 pages, pp. 9-17.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2001), "Alguns Desafios da Educação em Portugal na Era da Internet e da Democracia Participativa", in Frias Martins, A.M. (ed). 2001. A Investigação Portuguesa: Desafios de um novo milénio, II Encontro de Investigadores Portugueses, Ponta Delgada, Açores, Setembro 1998. Universidade dos Açores e Forum Internacional de Investigadores Portugueses - FIIP, Portugal. 168 pages, pp. 13-22.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2001), "Towards a new framework for citizen mobility within modern democracy", Conferencia Internacional "Ciudadania Migrante y Democracia", Univ. Guanajuato, CICSUG - INAH, Mexico, 8-9 March 2001
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P.; Joanaz de Melo, J. (eds.) (2000), Public Participation and Information Technologies 1999. CITIDEP & DCEA-FCT-UNL. 600 pages, ISBN 972-98617-0-6
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P.; Joanaz de Melo, J. (2000), "Introducing New Information Technologies in Public Participation: Technology is the Easy Part", in Ferraz de Abreu & Joanaz de Melo (eds). 2000. Public Participation and Information Technologies 1999. CITIDEP & DCEA-FCT-New University of Lisbon. 599 pages, pp393-406.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1999), �The impact of new technologies on Portuguese civil society�, invited communication, Conference �Contemporary Portugal: Reflecting on 25 years of Democracy�, Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture of the University of Massachusetts at Darthmouth, USA, October 2-3, 1999
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1998),Projecto IMS - Sistema Multimedia Inteligente para Apoio á Consulta Técnica e Pública", INETI & DGA-MARN & DCEA-FCT-UNL & CITIDEP, January 1998. 160pages
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1998), "An Engineer in the Land of Planning", CRPP, 1998, 1(1) pp. 11-16, ISSN 2183-8380
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. ; Chito, B. (1997) "Current Challenges in EIA Evaluation in Portugal, and the Role of New Information Technologies: -- The Case of S. João da Talha's Incinerator for Solid Urban Waste", in Machado, J. Reis & Ahern, Jack (eds). 1997. Environmental Challenges in an Expanding Urban World and the Role of Emerging Information Technologies. National Centre for Geographical Information (CNIG), Lisboa, Portugal. 538 pages, pp. 1-11.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1996), "Participación y Democracia. La toma de decisiones sociales en la nueva Sociedad de Información" , Conferencia "Desarrollo Social En Mexico. Hacia Un Camino Sustentable, Toluca, Mexico. October 1996 (in press, published by COPOED & Universidad Autonoma del Estado del Mexico / Toluca).
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1995), Metadata for Intelligent Multimedia Sustems, IMS Working Documents, MIT DUSP, USA, 1995.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1993), "Towards a Definition of Information Systems in Planning", MIT, DUSP - Dept of Urban Studies and Planning, Cambridge, USA. 1993, republished on Towards Information Systems in Planning, MIT (1993)
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1993) "The Bertaud Model: A two-way mirror on the evolution of information technology's impact on planning for low-income housing". Biennial International Housing Workshop, Cambridge, USA. November 1993.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1992) "The rude awakening of the recycling adventurers". The Breakfast Papers #2. MIT, DUSP - Dept of Urban Studies and Planning, Cambridge, USA. December 1992.
  
  
• Oliveira, C., Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1990) "Sistemas de Informação Geograficos em Microcomputadores: Aplicações em Planeamento Ambiental". Conference on Remote Sensing '90, Manaus, Brasil. June 1990.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1990) "Intelligent Graphic Interfaces". BUIS'90 Conference , B.U., Boston, USA. April 1990.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1989) "Building knowledge-based graphic interfaces for small Geographic Information Systems". GIS/LIS '89 Conference , Orlando USA. November 1989.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1989) "Intelligent Graphic Interface: Capturing rules of human-computer interaction in a knowledge base". M.S. Thesis. MIT, Media Lab-VLW, Cambridge, USA. September 1989.
  https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/66323
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1987) "Windad - An expert system for wind data at ocean surface" . M.I.T.- Woods Hole , USA. July 1987.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P., Molina H. (1986) "Guidelines for evaluation, selection and execution control of projects in a large R&D Institute". . M.I.T. - CAES, Cambridge, USA. December 1986.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1986) "Contribuição para o Plano de Implementação de um Sistema Integrado de Informação Geografico/Ambiental em Portugal" . Simposium OTAC - Ordenamento do Território Assistido por Computador, Portugal, Junho 1986. OTAC-86, pp. 124-141.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1985) "MINI-GFP : uma ferramenta de gestao de programação". Simposium DECUS, Portugal. May 1985.
  
  
• Ferraz de Abreu, P. (1982) "O Papel do Ensino na Sociedade" . I Seminario de Estudos Associativos, FCT-UNL, Portugal. March 1982.

PhD Thesis Documents

(IMS: Intelligent Multimedia System)
(IT: Information Technology)

English

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Ferraz de Abreu, P. (2002), "New Information Technologies in Public Participation: A Challenge to Old Decision-making Institutional Frameworks". Ph.D. Thesis. MIT , Dept. Urban Studies and Regional Planning, Cambridge, USA, May 2002 . [download pdf] https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/8521 IMS Project: Introduction to IMS Project IMS - System Use Guidelines Knowledge Classes or Canonical Representation Vocabulary classification (Taxonomy elements and Keywords) Limitations of Knowledge Representation Models Methodology for Question / Answer Compilation The FAQ List

Apresentação do Projecto IMS Guia de utilização do Projecto IMS Categorias de Conhecimento Classificação de Vocabulos Metodologia de formulação de perguntas-tipo para EIA Projecto IMS - Relatório Final Introdução O Problema Metodologia Fases de Execução Taxonomias O Sistema A Experiência Discussão dos Resultados Conclusões Agradecimentos Referencias Anexos

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