Currently is a PhD student in FEUP, studying the relationship between Theory and Practice in Urban Planning, and how Urban Morphology can contribute to it. Collaborated in the research projects SPLACH (DINÂMIA'CET-IUL, Lisbon, 2018) and BooST (CITTA, Porto, 2019-2021). Collaborated as a consultant for municipal urban planning in Portugal. Interested in the sustainability-driven transformations currently taking place in the urban fabric and in supporting urban planning practitioners through applied research.

Research Interests:

• Urban Morphology
• Collaborative Planning
• Cycling Mobility
• Urban Agriculture

CV links:

• ORCID: 0000-0002-5787-3027
• CiênciaVitae: 8B11-B7E4-7562

Silva, C., Lopes, M., Mélice Dias, A. (2022) Revealing the strength of gross potential for cycling as a planning support for starter cycling cities. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 10(1), 539-548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2022.01.014.

Lopes, M., Mélice Dias, A. (2022) Changing perspectives in times of crisis. The impact of COVID-19 on territorial accessibility. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 158, 285-301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2022.03.006.

Mélice Dias, A., Lopes, M., & Silva, C. (2022). More than Cycling Infrastructure: Supporting the Development of Policy Packages for Starter Cycling Cities. Transportation Research Record, 2676(1), 785-797. https://doi.org/10.1177/03611981211034732

Silva, C., Marques, J., Lopes, M., Mélice Dias, A. (2021) The Gross Potential for Cycling: planning for human scale urban mobility. Transport in human scale cities, 157-168. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800370517.00024.

Lopes, M., Mélice Dias, A., Silva, C. (2021) The impact of urban features in cycling potential – A tale of Portuguese cities. Journal of Transport Geography, 95 (103149). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103149.

Marat-Mendes, T., Borges, J. C., Mélice Dias, A., Lopes, R. (2021) Planning for a sustainable food system: The potential role of urban agriculture in Lisbon Metropolitan Area. Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 14(3), 356-386. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549175.2021.1880960.

Mélice Dias, A. (2018) The Shape of Food: An analysis of urban agricultural shapes in Lisbon’s Greater Area. Socializing with Food: Paredes’ Pedagogical Horta. Master Thesis. Lisboa: ISCTE-IUL. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.29247.94883.

Mélice Dias, A., Marat-Medes, T. (2018) Formas urbanas contemporâneas: o caso das hortas urbanas nos municípios de Cascais e Lisboa. 7ª Conferência da Rede Lusófona de Morfologia Urbana: A produção do território: formas, processos, desígnios. July, Porto.