Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Valente, B. – Somewhere Between Citizen Participation and Technology: Democratic Innovations in Spanish Urban Mobility (Accepted for Publication)

Uršič, E. & Valente, B. (2025) The European Union Cohesion Policy impact on Circular Economy and Renewable Energy: a comparison between Portugal and Slovenia. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy45(4). https://www.scielo.br/j/rep/a/3tkhvDMHjtXWBKw7bNrqvtG/?lang=en

Pinto, H., Valente, B. & Elston, J. (2025). The Governance of Smart Regions in Peripheral Areas: Exploring the Case of a Tourism-Dependent Region. Urban Science9(5), 143. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci9050143

Valente, B. & Uršič, E. D. (2025). An Ex-Ante Approach to the Resilience and Recovery Plan’s Impacts on Sustainable Tourism in Algarve and Alentejo. Tourism and Hospitality6(1), 38. https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp6010038

Valente, B. & Medeiros, E. (2024) Assessing the impacts of public policies towards environmental sustainability in the Centre NUTII of Portugal. The case of POSEUR (2014-2020). Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, nº 69 2024, 41-56 https://doi.org/10.59072/rper.vi69.636

Valente, B., Pinto H., Pereira T.S & Campos, R. (2024) Exploring Biosensors’ Scientific Production and Research Patterns: A Bibliometric Analysis. Sensors. 24(10):3082. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24103082

Medeiros, E. & Valente, B. (2024). Assessing impacts of public policies towards environmental sustainability in an EU region: North of Portugal. European Planning Studies, 32(2), 410-429. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2023.2169068

Medeiros, E., Valente, B., Pinto, R. & Dias, M.S. (2023) Using the Impact-WEB_GIS Platform to Assess the Impacts of Environmental Sustainability Public Policies in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. Sustainability, 15, 16761. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416761

Valente, B. & Medeiros, E. (2023) Sustentabilidade Ambiental na região do Alentejo. Os impactos do POSEUR (2014-2020). Public Policy Portuguese Journal vol.7, n.02. ISSN 2183-8992

Medeiros, E., Valente, B., Gonçalves, V. & Castro, P. (2022) Sustentabilidade e eficiência no uso de recursos em Portugal. Os impactos do PO SEUR (2014-2020). Cidades, Comunidades e Territórios, 45 (Dec/2022), pp. 260–278. DOI: 10.15847/cct.27282

Valente, B. & Medeiros E. (2022) The Impacts of EU Cohesion Policy on Sustainable Tourism: The Case of POSEUR in Algarve. Sustainability. 14(19):12672. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141912672

Medeiros, E., Valente, B., Gonçalves, V. & Castro .P. (2022) How Impactful Are Public Policies on Environmental Sustainability? Debating the Portuguese Case of PO SEUR 2014–2020. Sustainability. 14(13):7917. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14137917

Book Chapters

Valente, B. (2025) Unveiling the Challenges and Opportunities of Citizen E-Participation in Shaping Mobility Policy in European Urban Settings: A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Literature Review (2000-2024). In Digital Transformation(s): Social & Ethical Consequences of Rapid Technological Change. University of Oslo, Norway. [To be published in December 2025]

Conference Full Articles

Romão, A.L., Firmino, S. & Valente, B. (2025) Digital Transformation in Portugal’s Administrative Reform: Emerging Trends. The European Group for Public Administration (EGPA) – To be published

Valente, B. (2022) Can Environmental Restorative Justice be implemented in the Portuguese Judicial System?, EnAJUS 2022. ISSN: 2674-8401

Firmino, S. I., Reis, S. M., Romão, A. L. & Valente, B. (2021) A Política Pública de Justiça Restaurativa em Portugal: Perspetivas e Desafios. EnAJUS 2021, ISSN:2674-8401

Ferreira, A. P., Pereira, E., Costa, D., & Valente, B. (2021) Um Diagnóstico Territorial da Criminalidade Registada em Portugal. Outros temas relacionados à Administração da Justiça, EnAJUS 2021, ISSN:2674-8401

Work in Progress

Valente, B., Vilares, J., Imran, M., Santos, R., Uršič, E & Gorenc, J. – Decoding Stakeholder Sentiment in E-Governance: Insights on an EU Cohesion Policy Digital Platform

Valente, B., Pinto, H. & Elston, J. – Industrial Collaboration Networks in Recombinant DNA Patent Production