​​​​Rui Cunha Marques

• Book launch at the 14th ABAR Congress (Brazilian Association of Regulatory Agencies) in Rio de Janeiro, on November 27, 2025​​​​​

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• Stanford/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists List 2025 and career-long list​​

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• Invited speaker at the CIRSOL, International Conference on Waste and Sanitation, held in Brazil on September 23 and 24.  The talk titled Challenges for Ensuring Universal Access to Sanitation in Brazil.

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• Ibero-American Seminar in Porto Alegre, Brazil, August 21-22

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• Lisbon International Water Conference - One Water 2025​

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• International Conference Adapting to climate change | Water, waste and other local infrastructure. 21, 22 June
   

• Mercado das multilaterais - Conferência Pública Inaugural do curso PPA/ FUNDEC - 17th May

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• 2015 Resources, Conservation & Recycling Excellence in Review Award 
   

• 1st International Conference on Redrafting Governance 8-9 October - Lisbon, Portugal

 

• EPRS/STOA/MEP-Pairing Scheme/2015 - selected scientist
   

• ASCE 2014 Outstanding Reviewer. Journal of Infrastructure Systems

 

• Professor Jean Monet on Water Management, Pisa University - Spring Semester 2014/2015

 

• Editorial Board of Utilities Policy

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• Editorial Board of Journal of Infrastructure Systems

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• Call for papers | International Seminar and Special Issue in Water Resources Management on European Water Utility Management: Promoting Efficiency, Innovation and Knowledge in the Water Industry

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Articles Published 

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WARDEH, M.; MARQUES, R. (2025) Assessing shelter sustainability in refugee camps in the Middle East: Towards adequate, safe and affordable housing. Cities, Vol.168, 106396. ISSN 0264-2751.

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WARDEH, M.; MARQUES, R. (2025) Transportation in refugee camps: A path towards sustainable development and inclusive communities.
City, Culture and Society, Vol. 42, 100649. ISSN 1877-9166.

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FAGUNDES, T.; MARQUES, R.; FERREIRA, D.; MALHEIROS, T. (2025). Exploring water affordability through subsidy policies. Water Research, Vol. 286. ISSN 0043-1354.

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CHAVES, H.; MARQUES, R.; MALHEIROS, T. (2025). Avaliação qualitativa do déficit de acesso a serviços de água e esgoto na região Amazônica brasileira. Redes, Vol. 30 (1).

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FAGUNDES, T.; MARQUES, R. (2025). Water privatization in Brazil: Is the private sector making the same mistakes from the past?. Water International pp. 1–21, Taylor & Francis.

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PAULA, P.; MARQUES, R.; GONCALVES, J. (2025). Public-private partnerships in urban regeneration projects: the Italian context and the case of “Porta a Mare” in Livorno. Buildings, ISSN 2075-5309, Vol. 15, No. 5, 702. 

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WARDEH, M.; SILVA, J.; MARQUES, R. (2025). Urbanization in refugee camps in the Middle East: Towards resilient and sustainable human settlements. Journal of Urban Planning and Development. ASCE, Forthcoming

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ANDRADE, M.; BRAGA, R.; TAVARES, A.; MARQUES R. (2025). The use of indicators in the regulation of municipal solid waste management: A bibliometric analysis (2004-2024). Sustainability. MDPI, ISSN 2071-1050, Vol. 17, no. 5, 1341.

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Talks

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MARQUES, R.; (2016). The application of benchmarking tools in the tourism industry. Does it matter?. Invited speaker. In PhD Tourism Management Seminars Series, ISCTE, Lisbon, January.

 

Marques, R. (2015). A Governança Regulatória em Portugal. Palestra proferida no 9º Congresso Brasileiro de Regulação, Brasilia (Brasil): Associação Brasileira de Agências Reguladoras, Centro de Convenções Ulisses Guimarães, 17 - 20 de August

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Marques, R. (2015). Panorama de Infraestrutura no Brasil. Poderão os  contratos de PPP permitir vencer o Gap? Seminário proferido na UFRN, Natal (Brasil): Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte 2nd Setember.

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Marques, R. (2015). The Public Perception of Public-Private Partnerships. Invited speaker in the Fourth Annual International Public-Private Partnership (P3) Symposium, New York (USA): Hosted by the Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy (CPIP), 14-16 September.

 

 

Presentations

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Vale de Paula, P., Cunha Marques, R., & Gonçalves, J. M. (2025). Public-Private Partnerships in Urban Regeneration Projects:_ the Italian context and the case of “Porta a Mare” in Livorno. In: AESOP Annual Congress - Planning as a transformative action in an age of planetary crisis, July 7-11, Istanbul, Türkiye.

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Vale de Paula, P., Copiello, S., Cunha Marques, R., & Gonçalves, J. M. (2024).Public-Private Partnerships in Waterfront Regeneration Processes: the case of the Port of Livorno. In: In: XVI SIIU - Seminario Internacional de Investigación en Urbanismo, June 20-21, Barcelona, Spain.

Vale de Paula, P., Cunha Marques, R., & Gonçalves, J. M. (2024). Critical Success Factors for Public-Private Partnerships in Urban Regeneration Projects. In: Networks, Markets & People - NMP, May 22-24, Reggio Calabria, Italy.

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de Paula, P. V.; Marques, R. C.; Gonçalves, J. M. (2023). Critical Success Factors for Public-Private Partnerships in Urban Regeneration projects: a framework proposal. In: AESOP Annual Congress - Integrated Planning in a World of Turbulence, July 10-15, Lodz, Poland.

de Paula, P. V.; Marques, R. C.; Gonçalves, J. M. (2023). Enabling Environment for Public-Private Partnerships in Urban Regeneration projects: analysis of the Portuguese, Italian and Brazilian scenarios. In: AESOP Annual Congress - Integrated Planning in a World of Turbulence, July 10-15, Lodz, Poland.

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de Paula, P. V.; Marques, R. C.; Gonçalves, J. M. (2022). Complementary Policies to foster Urban Regeneration: contributions from a systematic literature review". In: NATiURB Congress – Nature for Innovative and Inclusive Urban Regeneration, June 16-17, Milan, Italy.

de Paula, P. V.; Marques, R. C.; Gonçalves, J. M. (2022). Public-Private Partnerships, Urban Regeneration Projects and Asymmetries: contributions from a systematic literature review. In: NATiURB Congress – Nature for Innovative and Inclusive Urban Regeneration. June

16-17, Milan, Italy.

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de Paula, P. V.; Marques, R. C.; Gonçalves, J. M. (2022). Public-Private Partnerships in Urban Regeneration projects: Identifying local actors from a systematic literature review. In: NATiURB Congress – Nature for Innovative and Inclusive Urban Regeneration. June 16-17, Milan, Italy.

de Paula, P. V.; Marques, R. C.; Gonçalves, J. M. (2022). Understanding the Governance of Urban Regeneration in Public-Private Partnerships: Contributions from a systematic literature review. In: AESOP Annual Congress - Space for Species: Rede_ning Spatial Justice, July 25-29, Tartu, Estonia.

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de Paula, P. V.; Marques, R. C.; Gonçalves, J. M. (2022). Typologies of Public-Private Partnership in Urban Regeneration: Contributions from a systematic literature review. In: AESOP Annual Congress - Space for Species: Rede_ning Spatial Justice, July 25-29, Tartu, Estonia.

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Lectures

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Sustainability of Urban Water Services: Scorecards and Roadmaps". Centre for Local Government UNE - Australia. 8th April.

 

Prof. Marcelo Motta

27 November, IST -CESURO Panorama do Sector do Saneamento no Brasil,

 

Dr. Renato Monteiro

SONAR - Sistema de Gestão dos Serviços de Água e Saneamento, 28 November, IST -CESUR
 

Prof. Brian Dollery

 

Council Size and Council Performance: Evidence from Sydney, 9 September, IST -CESUR

 

Amalgamation and Shared Services in Local Government: The case of Australia, 10 September, IST - CESUR