Research Group 2 - Urban Planning and Housing (UPH)

Scope & Objectives

The research unit “Urban Planning and Housing” has been focusing on the study of urban policies and new forms of governance, as well as on the development of policy and plan evaluation methodologies.

These two general objectives have been achieved through various types of projects, with themes covering several concerns: the issue of urban and territorial policy coordination at “micro” (intra-urban) and “meso” (metropolitan and regional) scales; the experiences of partnerships in national urban regeneration policies, the urban deprivation issue and urban regeneration policies; the importance of urban policy evaluation with the purposes of innovation and collective learning; the relevance of the “just city” and of social criteria in policies and plans.

Research Team

Integrated Researchers with PhD - Paulo Conceição (coordinator), Cecília Rocha, Emília Malcata-Rebelo, Fernanda Sousa, Isabel Coimbra, Luísa Batista, Miguel Branco Teixeira, Miguel Graça, Sílvia Sousa, Tatiane Serrano
Integrated Researchers without PhD (PhD Students and young researchers) - Diana Silva, Filipe Cruz, Jorge Rios, Nicolás Artaza
Collaborators Researchers - Cilísia Ornelas, Isabel Breda-Vázquez, Paula Ramos, Rui Silva

Financial Support

European Union Foundation for Science and Technology
Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia
Faculty of Engineering of the University of Oporto / Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
AICCOPN
Domus Social