Paula Reis

Department: Social Sciences, Territory and Development

CARE – Research Center on Health and Social Sciences

Portalegre Polytechnic University

Contact information

paula.reis@ipportalegre.pt

ORCID: 0000-0002-0258-8990

CiênciaID: 3019-3201-E89E

Relevant links outside academia

  • Specialist consultant in territorial planning and tourism development;
  • Research technician in R&D (project design, funding applications and project management);
  • Municipality of Trancoso (territorial development and tourism).

Expertise

  • Strategic planning, implementation and evaluation of territorial development plans;
  • Evaluation of public policies, programmes and projects in rural and low-density territories;
  • Territorial foresight studies and scenario-building methodologies;
  • Sustainable tourism development and destination management;
  • Evidence-based decision support for local and regional development;
  • Rural development and territorial cohesion;
  • Territorial governance and participatory planning processes;
  • Development of territorial monitoring and evaluation frameworks to support public policy and strategic planning.

Relevant projects

  • Support for the Implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Tourism Development Strategic Plano of Vila de Rei 2030;
  • Design and operationalisation of the methodological framework for statistical data collection and analysis within the Historical Villages of Portugal Network;
  • Municipal Strategic Education Plan of Avis 2030;
  • Tourism Development Strategic Plan of Vila de Rei 2030.