João Manuel Machado Ferrão#
| Membership Number: | 3392 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HUMAN MOBILITY, GOVERNANCE, ENVIRONMENT AND SPACE |
| Elected: | 2011 |
| Main Country of Residence: | PORTUGAL |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.ics.ul.pt/instituto/?ln=p&pid=133&mm=5&ctmid=2&mnid=1&doc=31809901190 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2011 - Professor of Research, Institute for Social Sciences, University of Lisbon
- 2005 - 2009 - Secretary of State for Spatial Planning and Towns, Portuguese Government
- 2001 - 2005 - Member of the Management Board, Institute for Social Sciences, University of Lisbon
- 1992 - 2010 - Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Social Sciences, University of Lisbon
- 1986-1991 - Professor, Department of Geography, University of Lisbon
- 1976 - 1986 - Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Lisbon
- 1983 - 1985 - Member of the Management Board, Centre of Geographical Studies, Lisbon
- 1976 - 1986 - Research Assistant, Centre of Geographical Studies, Lisbon
Fields of Scholarship
- Regional development
- Human geography
- Public policies
- Economic geography
- Spatial planning
Honours and Awards
- 2011 - Adviser of the National Strategy for Security and Defense working group, Institute for National Defense
- 2010 - Member of Academia das Ciências de Lisboa (Academy of Sciences Lisbon)
- 2010 - Member of Conselho Nacional do Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustentável (National Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development)
- 2010 - Member of the Scientific Council for Social Sciences and Humanities, Science and Technology Foundation
- 2010 - President of the General Assembly of the Portuguese Association of Geographers
- 2000 - Member of the Portuguese Committee of MOST/UNESCO Programme
- 1995 - OCDE adviser for Rural Development Issues
- 1987 - 1990 - President of the Portuguese Association for Regional Development
- 1990-2012 - Invited Professor in Spain, Brazil, Argentina and Chile.
