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 600 scientific publications in several countries, including 13 books and two theses and more than 230 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:
rui.marques@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
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
Customer satisfaction in the presence of imperfect knowledge of data. International Transactions of Operation Research |IF : 4.193
Sustainable water and sanitation for all: Are we there yet?. Water Research | IF: 11.236
A paradigm shift in risk management in public-private partnership arrangements. Water Policy | IF: 1.434
The 'Sustainable Public Health Index': What if public health and sustainable development are compatible?. World Development | IF: 5.278
Public interest and early termination of PPP contracts. Can fair and reasonable compensations be determined?. Utilities Policy | IF: 2.812
Entry barriers in the Brazilian bus market: a contractual prospect. Case Studies on Transport Policy.
Identifying interactions between size effects in New South Wales local government. Local Government Studies | IF: 1.909
Elaboração de tarifas de saneamento sustentáveis-caso de estudo de Cabo Verde. Brazilian Journal of Development.
A bibliometric and meta-analysis of studies on public-private partnership in China. Construction Management and Economics
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