Rui Cunha Marques
Graduated, Post-graduated, MSc, PhD and Postdoc (habilitation), is a Full Professor of the Scientific Area of Systems and Management of Infrastructure in the Department of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geo-resources at the Instituto Superior Técnico of the University of Lisbon (IST), Portugal. He is a researcher of the Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability of IST (CERIS / CESUR), 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 500 scientific publications in several countries, including 13 books and two theses and more than 215 referred journal articles.He also produced more than 400 technical reports. Currently he is a consultant of the World Bank and in the past he collaborated with other international organisations, 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 50 countries in the five continents.
Contacts:
Universidade de Lisboa
Instituto Superior Técnico
Departament of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Georesources
Av. Rovisco Pais
1049-001 Lisbon
Portugal
T: +351218418305
Email:
Skype:
rdcmarques
AREAS OF INTEREST
Regulation; Benchmarking; Public Policies; PPPs; Privatizations; Local Public Services; Infrastructure; Water; Solid Waste; Transport.
NEWS | EVENTS
1st October 2020
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AWARDS
IWA (international Water Association) Prize Awarded for academic and scientific career
"In more than 20 years of academic dedication he carried out an honorable, respected and successful career with more than 400 scientific publications including books, theses and more than 160 refereed journal articles. Drive and motivation are enormous. Also a lot of knowledge, share and wisdom in the aim of the regulation, procurement and performance evaluation of infrastructure services".
CERIS / CESUR - Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability - IST
PURC - Public Utility Research Center
CLG - Centre for Local Government
New Books
Temas de Direito da Água - Vol. 2 | Faculdade de Direito
Direito do Saneamento - Vol. 2 | Faculdade de Direito
New Articles
Isomorphic mimicry and the effectiveness of water-sector reforms in Brazil. Utilities Policy | IF: 1.835
Access to water and sanitation services in Brazilian vulnerable areas: the role of regulation and recent institutional reform. Water | IF: 2.544
Ageing as a determinant of local government performance: Myth or reality? The Portuguese experience. Local Government Studies. | IF: 1.909
Investment in drinking water and sanitation infrastructure and its impact on waterborne diseases dissemination: The Brazilian case. Science of the Total Environment | IF: 6.551
Customer satisfaction in pediatric inpatient services: A multiple criteria satisfaction analysis. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences | IF: 4.149
Incorporating preference information in a range directional composite indicator: The case of Portuguese public hospitals. European Journal of Operational Research | IF: 4.213
Public-private partnerships in the water sector: A review. Utilities Policy | IF: 1.835
Adapting water tariffs to climate change: linking resource availability, costs, demand, and tariff design flexibility. Journal of Cleaner Production. IF: 7.246
Presentations
Indicadores de desempenho para empressas de saneamento. Presented at Encontro Técnico AESABESP, Brasil, November 2020.
Las politicas del agua en Portugal. Presented at Mesa de Intercambio Internacional: Lecciones aprendidadas en el acesso universal a los servicios, Peru, October 2020.
Base de remuneração regulatória de serviços públicos de água e saneamento. Presented at Brazil Water Week, Brazil, October, 2020