Assessment Methodologies: energy, mobility and other real world application

Pedro Godinho · Joana Dias

Oct 2015 · Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra / Coimbra University Press

About this ebook

The use of assessment methodologies is becoming increasingly important in the decision making process under very different environments. There are increasing concerns about making the best possible use of the limited available resources. There is also an increasing will of justifying the decisions in a sound way. This is even more important when considering public spending, public scrutiny and governance accountability. The use of recognized assessment techniques is actually mandatory in many situations, considering environmental, social, economic and sustainability concerns. This book gathers contributions from several authors, advancing the state-of-the-art and presenting examples of applications of assessment methodologies in energy, mobility and other real world applications. This book appears in the context of a workshop organized under project EMSuRE - Energy and Mobility for Sustainable Regions. EMSuRe is a project from the University of Coimbra, funded by QREN, Mais Centro and the European Union, which started in 2013 and will end in 2015.

About the author

Pedro Godinho é Professor Auxiliar da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra e Investigador do Grupo de Estudos Monetários e Financeiros. É Licenciado em Engenharia Informática pela Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra, Mestre em Economia Financeira pela Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra e Doutorado em Organização e Gestão de Empresas – Ciências dos Sistemas nas Organizações pela mesma Faculdade. É autor ou co-autor de várias publicações em revistas com arbitragem pelos pares e em atas de congressos. Tem feito arbitragem de artigos para várias publicações nacionais e internacionais. He is Auxiliary Professor at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra and a researcher in the Financial and Monetary Study group. He has a Degree in Informatics Engineering from the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra. He holds a Master’s Degree in Financial Economics from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra and a Doctorate in Business Management and Organization – Organisational Systems Science from the same Faculty. He is the author or co-author of several articles in peer-reviewed journals and of conference minutes. He has also done peer-reviews of articles published in national and international journals. Joana Matos Dias é Professora Auxiliar da Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra e Investigadora do Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores (INESC‐Coimbra). É Licenciada em Engenharia Informática pela Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra, Mestre em Investigação Operacional pela Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, e Doutorada em Organização e Gestão de Empresas – Investigação Operacional pela Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra. É autora ou co‐autora de várias publicações em revistas e capítulos de livros com arbitragem pelos pares, publicações em proceedings e participações em Congressos. Faz arbitragem de artigos para várias publicações nacionais e internacionais. Tem lecionado unidades curriculares na área da ciência aplicada à decisão (Investigação Operacional, Logística, Simulação, entre outras). She is Auxiliary Professor at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra and Researcher at the Institute of Systems Engineering and Computers (INESC-Coimbra). She holds a Degree in Computer Engineering from the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra, a Master’s Degree in Operational Research from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon and a Doctorate in Operational Research from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, as well as a Doctorate in Business Operations and Management – Operational Research from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra. She is author and co-author of many peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters. She also acts as article moderator for a number of national and international publications. Among other areas, she has taught subjects such as: Operational Research, Logistics and Simulation.