Rui Cunha Marques
Graduated, Post-graduated, MSc, PhD and Postdoc (habilitation), is a Full Professor of the Scientific Area of Systems Engineering in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at the Lusófona University, Portugal. He is a researcher of the Research Centre for Asset Management and Systems Engineering (RCM2+), of the Public Utility Research Center (PURC) at the University of Florida and of the Center of Local Government (CLG) at the University of New England in Australia, where he is a Visiting Professor at the Business School. His areas of expertise include regulation of public services, performance assessment, project management, procurement, particularly public-private partnerships and infrastructure services. He is the author of over 700 scientific publications in several countries, including 14 books, two theses, and more than 270 referred journal articles.He also produced more than 500 technical reports. After a fourteen year long position as consultant for the World Bank, he is now a consultant of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and in the past he collaborated with other international organizations, such as the European Investment Bank, the European Union, the United Nations, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation, as well as with other government entities and public and private companies from several countries. He has developed work in more than 60 countries in the five continents.
Contacts:
Lusófona University
Research Centre for Asset Management and Systems Engineering (RCM2+)
Av. do Campo Grande Nº 376 1749-024 Lisbon
Portugal
T: +351 217 515 500
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Skype:
rdcmarques
AREAS OF INTEREST
Regulation; Benchmarking; Public Policies; PPPs; Privatizations; Local Public Services; Infrastructure; Water; Solid Waste; Transport.
NEWS | EVENTS
Chair of the Conference One Water, New Water Sources and Nature Based Solutions Conference, hosted by Lisbon Public Law, June 5-6 2025
As member of the Scientific Coordination, participated in the opening session of the 6th Postgraduate Course in Water Law, of Law Faculty
Participation in the Launch of ESAWAS Training Centre for WSS Regulation (2024).
International Conference on "Water Policies, Institutions and Regulation: Advancing SDG 6", January 25 and 26, 2024 | Law Faculty
Research paper listed among the most influential papers in ITOR!
Systems & Management Seminars
Economic aspects on the road to universalization & PIR| Doutor Carlos Novaes
21 April 2023
AWARDS
2023 | World's Top 2% Scientist
The Stanford University recently released an update of the World’s Top 2% Scientists list,
- Career Long Impact
- Single Year 2022
2022 | University of Lisbon/Caixa Geral de Depósitos Awards | Economics and Management
The University of Lisbon (ULisboa), with the support of Caixa Geral de Depósitos, awards annual “University of Lisbon/Caixa Geral de Depósitos Scientific Awards”, which aim to reward scientific research activity and encourage the practice of publication in international journals of recognized quality.
Research Centre for Asset Management and Systems Engineering (RCM2+), Lusófona University
PURC - Public Utility Research Center
CLG - Centre for Local Government
New Books
O Modelo de Subsidiação dos Serviços de Abastecimento de Água e de Saneamento Residuais em Portugal | AEPSA
A Governança da Água | ERSAR | Faculdade de Direito
Temas de Direito da Água - Vol. 2 | Faculdade de Direito
Direito do Saneamento - Vol. 2 | Faculdade de Direito
New Book Chapters
A participação do setor privado através de contratos de gestão ou de assistência técnica baseados em desempenho: quando, como e para quê?. In A Governaça da Água. Edited by Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços de Águas e Resíduos (ERSAR) and Instituto de Ciências Jurídico Políticas (ICJP)
Águas pluviais urbanas: o Novo Marco Legal do Saneamento no Brasil significa uma nova oportunidade rumo à universalização? Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea).
Moçambique e as PPP no setor da água – aprender com o passado para compreender o presente e planear o futuro. In: Estudos de Homenagem a José da Silva Costa, U. Porto Press.
Revisiting the theory on the regulation of water utilities: Evolution, challenges and trends. In: Routledge Handbook of Urban Water Governance. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
New Articles
Performance Evaluation of Water Supply Service Providers: a Review with a focus on Brazil. Water Supply. IWA | IF: 1.9
Policies, institutions and regulation – PIR stormwater management system. Water Science & Technology. IWA | IF: 2.7
Water affordability analysis: a critical literature review. AQUA - Water Infrastructure, Ecosystems and Society | IF: 4.3
Is rainwater and stormwater part of the urban CE efficiency? Sustainability| IF: 3.9
An institutional and transaction cost analysis for the efficiency of water service in Brazilian local government consortia. Local Government Studies | IF: 2.791
Project Risks Influence on Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Financing Opportunities. Water. MDPI | IF: 3.530
Public–Private Partnerships: A Fresh Risk-Based Approach to Water Sector Projects. Infrastructures. MDPI | IF: 2.984
Data envelopment analysis models with imperfect knowledge of input and output values: An application to Portuguese public hospitals. Expert Systems With Applications | IF: 8.665
Challenges of recycled water pricing. Utilities Policy | IF: 3.247
Progress on SDG 6 in Refugee Camps in the Middle East: a comparative study . Utilities Policy | IF: 3.247