PhD candidate under FCT scholarship (SFRH-BD-149710-2019), associated with the University of Mykolas Romeris (Vilnius, Lithuania), and the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra). MSc in Planning and Design of the Urban Environment, from the Faculties of Architecture and Engineering of the University of Porto (1999). Degree in Regional and Urban Planning from the Department of Environment and Planning at the University of Aveiro (1994). Currently studying human interactions with urban green spaces and their implications for well-being.
Paulo Pereira, Luís Valença Pinto, Eduardo Gomes, Miguel Inácio
Land use changes in Klaipeda, Kaunas and Vilnius (Lithuania) functional urban areas (2025)
Geocarto International
DOI:
10.1080/10106049.2025.2511156Luís Valença Pinto, Miguel Inácio, Paulo Pereira,
A protocol to evaluate urban green spaces accessibility using network analysis (2025)
MethodsX
DOI:
10.1016/j.mex.2025.103646M. Inácio, E. Baltranaitė, L.Valença Pinto, M. Meisutovic-AkhtarievaD. BarcelóP. Pereira
A systematic literature review on the implementation of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting-Ecosystem accounting in forests, cities and marine areas (2025)
Ecosystem Services
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecoser.2025.101752Paulo Pereira, Luis Valenca Pinto, Miguel Inacio, Damia Barcelo
A method to map lake ice temperature in urban environments (2025)
MethodsX
DOI:
10.1016/j.mex.2025.103390Paulo Pereira, Luis Pinto, Miguel Inacio, Damia BarceloEric C. BrevikCorinne E. Brevik
A method to map real-time gamma-ray radiation in urban areas near the soil surface (2025)
MethodsX
DOI:
10.1016/j.mex.2025.103414Luís Valença Pinto, Miguel Inácio, Eduardo Gomes, Paulo Pereira
A protocol to model future land use scenarios using Dinamica-EGO (2025)
MethodsX
DOI:
10.1016/j.mex.2025.103283Marija Meišutovič-Akhtarieva, Luís Valença Pinto, Miguel Inácio, Paulo Pereira
Assessing Influential Variables Affecting Outdoor Levels of Formaldehyde (HCHO) (2025)
Environmental Processes
DOI:
10.1007/s40710-025-00772-4Eglė Baltranaitė, Miguel Inácio, Luís Valença Pinto, Katarzyna BogdziewiczJorge RochaEduardo GomesPaulo Pereira
Tourism impacts on marine and coastal ecosystem services: A systematic review (2025)
Geography and Sustainability
DOI:
10.1016/j.geosus.2025.100277Miguel Inácio, Eglė Baltranaitė, Luís Valença Pinto, Marija Meisutovic-AkhtarievaDamià BarcelóPaulo Pereira
Implementing the System of Environmental Economic Accounting-Ecosystem Accounting: A Systematic Review (2025)
DOI:
10.5194/egusphere-egu25-2139Paulo Pereira, Luis Pinto, Egle Baltranaite, Eduardo GomesMiguel InacioDamia Barcelo
Land use impacts on microclimate regulation in Vilnius (Lithuania) (2025)
DOI:
10.5194/egusphere-egu25-5050Luis Valença Pinto, Miguel Inácio, Paulo Pereira,
User preferences for landscape components in an urban park – Contributions for the design of recreation-inclusive NbS from Oporto (Portugal) (2025)
DOI:
10.5194/egusphere-egu25-10091Pereira, Paulo, Inácio, Miguel, Valença Pinto, Luís, Kalinauskas, MariusBogdzevic, KatarzynaZhao, WenwuCorresponding author: Pereira, Paulo.
Mapping ecosystem services in urban and peri-urban areas. A systematic review (2024)
Geography and Sustainability ,vol.5, 3 , pp.491--509
DOI:
10.1016/j.geosus.2024.06.002Valença Pinto, Luís, Pereira, Paulo, Corresponding author: Pereira, Paulo.,
Relevant landscape components in a large urban green space in Oporto (Portugal) (2024)
Urban Forestry & Urban Greening ,vol.99 , pp.128421
DOI:
10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128421Pereira, Paulo, Kalinauskas, Marius, Valença Pinto, Luís, Barcelo, DamiaZhao, WenwuInacio, MiguelCorresponding author: Pereira, Paulo.
A simple method for mapping winter recreational fishing ecosystem services supply in lakes. A contribution to mapping freshwater ecosystem services (2024)
MethodsX ,vol.12 , pp.102764
DOI:
10.1016/j.mex.2024.102764Valença Pinto, Luís, Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira, Paulo Pereira, Autor correspondente: Valença Pinto, Luís.
Temporal and spatial differences in human activities performed in Urban Green Spaces of Vilnius (Lithuania) (2024)
Geography and Sustainability
DOI:
10.1016/j.geosus.2024.03.002Luís Valença Pinto, Miguel Inácio, Katažyna Bogdzevič, Eduardo GomesPaulo Pereira
Factors affecting the use of cultural ecosystem services in Lithuanian coastal area. (2024)
Ocean & Coastal Management
DOI:
10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107095Kalinauskas, Marius, Shuhani, Yuliana, Pinto, Luis Valenta, Inacio, MiguelPereira, Paulo
Mapping ecosystem services in protected areas. A systematic review (2024)
Science of the Total Environment
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169248A. Ju, L. M. Roy, P. Pereira, L. V. PintoM InácioE. Baltranaitė
Spatio-Temporal Forest Harvesting in Dzukija National Park (Lithuania) (2024)
International Conference of Young Professionals «GeoTerrace-2024»
DOI:
10.3997/2214-4609.2024510102Shuhani, Yuliana, Valença Pinto, Luís, Inácio, Miguel, Das, ManobPereira, Paulo
The importance of urban trees in nature-based solutions conditions. The case of Vilnius city center (Lithuania) (2023)
ECOSERV 2023
Luis Valenca Pinto, Miguel Inácio, Paulo Pereira,
Green and blue infrastructure (GBI) and urban nature-based solutions (NbS) contribution to human and ecological well-being and health (2023)
Oxford Open Infrastructure and Health
DOI:
10.1093/ooih/ouad004Valença Pinto, Luis, Inácio, Miguel, Kalinauskas, Marius, Bogdzevič, KatažynaGomes, EduardoPereira, Paulo
Factors influencing CES use in Vilnius, Lithuania (2023)
EGU General Assembly 2023
DOI:
10.5194/egusphere-egu23-16969Pinto, Luis Valenca, Inacio, Miguel, Bogdzevic, Katazyna, Kalinauskas, MariusGomes, EduardoPereira, Paulo
Factors affecting cultural ecosystem services use in Vilnius (Lithuania): A participatory mapping survey approach (2023)
Heliyon
DOI:
10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15384Leone, Michael, Misiune, Ieva, Pinto, Luis Valenca, Palliwoda, JuliaCarmen, RaisaJacobs, SanderPriess, Joerg A.
Lost in implementation? A field study of the uptake of the 'green infrastructure' term and concept in urban policies (2023)
Ecosystems and People
DOI:
10.1080/26395916.2023.2220831Pinto, Luis Valenca, Inacio, Miguel, Pereira, Paulo,
Observation-based data-gathering method to support the assessment of the use of cultural ecosystem services in urban green spaces (2023)
MethodsX
DOI:
10.1016/j.mex.2023.102326Pinto, L.V., Ferreira, C.S.S., Pereira, P.,
Using Local Indicators of Spatial Association (LISA) to assess spatial relation between urban parks' structure and users' activities in Vilnius (Lithuania) (2022)
Monitoring'2022 - XVI International Scientific Conference “Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment”
DOI:
10.3997/2214-4609.2022580180Pinto, L.V., Ferreira, C.S.S., Pereira, P.,
Local Indicators of Spatial Association (LISA), spatial autocorrelation, urban green spaces, observed activities, park characteristics (2022)
Monitoring'2022
Valença Pinto, Luís, Inácio, Miguel, Ferreira, Carla Sofia Santos, Ferreira, António DinisPereira, Paulo
Contribution of the urban green areas to ecosystem services supply and wellbeing (2022)
4th ESP Europe Conference
Valença Pinto, Luís, Ferreira, Carla Sofia Santos, Pereira, Paulo,
Do Park characteristics affect the spatial distribution of recreational activities in an urban park? A case study in Vilnius, Lithuania (2022)
4th ESP Europe Conference
Valença Pinto, Luís, Ferreira, Carla Sofia, Ferreira, António Dinis, Pereira, Paulo
Human interactions with urban green spaces and implications for well-being in a changing world (2022)
1º Encontro de Doutorandos e Pós-Doutorados do CERNAS
Urban green spaces accessibility in two European cities: Vilnius (Lithuania) and Coimbra (Portugal) (2022)
Geography and Sustainability
DOI:
10.1016/j.geosus.2022.03.001Pinto, Luis Valenca, Inacio, Miguel, Ferreira, Carla Sofia Santos, Ferreira, Antonio DinisPereira, Paulo
Ecosystem services and well-being dimensions related to urban green spaces-A systematic review (2022)
Sustainable Cities and Society
DOI:
10.1016/j.scs.2022.104072Geographical influence and potential coverage of the offer on cultural ecosystem services for urban population: a case study of five parks in Coimbra, Portugal. (2021)
Mapping and assessment of ecosystem services: Challenges in a global environmental context. Vilnius
Time of Day and Workdays vs. Weekend Differences in the Use of Cultural Ecosystem Services in Urban Parks (Coimbra, Portugal) (2021)
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2021)
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-75315-3_61Assessment of NBS Impact on Pluvial Flood Regulation Within Urban Areas: A Case Study in Coimbra, Portugal (2021)
DOI:
10.1007/698_2021_769Luis Valença Pinto, Carla Sofia Ferreira, Paulo Pereira,
Environmental and socio-economic factors influencing the use of urban parks in Coimbra (Portugal) (2021)
DOI:
10.5194/egusphere-egu21-1042Jörg Priess, Luis Valença Pinto, Ieva Misiune, Julia Palliwoda
Ecosystem Service Use and the Motivations for Use in Central Parks in Three European Cities (2021)
Land ,vol.10, 2 , pp.154
DOI:
10.3390/land10020154Pinto, L.V., Ferreira, C.S.S., Pereira, P.,
Digital elevation models resolution impact on Topographic Wetness Index mapping: A case study in Coimbra (Portugal) (2021)
DOI:
10.3997/2214-4609.20215k2033Pinto, L., Ferreira, C.S.S., Pereira, P.,
Environmental and socioeconomic factors influencing the use of urban green spaces in Coimbra (Portugal) (2021)
Science of the Total Environment ,vol.792
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148293Luís Valença Pinto, Carla Sofia Ferreira, António Ferreira, Zahra KalantariPaulo Pereira
Green and Blue Infrastructure (GBI) in Urban Areas (2021)
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Futures
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-51812-7_174-1Pinto, Luís Valença, Ferreira, Carla Sofia Santos, Pereira, Paulo, Jacobs, SanderMisiune, IevaLeone, MichaelPalliwoda, JuliaPriess, JoergFerreira, António Dinis
Integration of Ecosystem Services and Green and Blue Infrastructures Concepts in the Land Use Planning Process: The Coimbra Case Study (2020)
Proceedings ,vol.30, 1 , pp.90
DOI:
10.3390/proceedings2019030090Luis Pinto, Carla Ferreira, Paulo Pereira, António Ferreira
Analyzing social media photo posts distribution as a potential indicator for UGBI user preferences: the case of Coimbra, Portugal (2020)
DOI:
10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-20417Carmen, R., Jacobs, S., Leone, M., Palliwoda, J.Pinto, L.Misiune, I.Priess, J.A.Pereira, P.Wanner, S.Ferreira, C.S.Ferreira, A.
Keep it real: Selecting realistic sets of urban green space indicators (2020)
Environmental Research Letters ,vol.15, 9
DOI:
10.1088/1748-9326/ab9465Pinto, L.V., Ferreira, Carla, Sander, Jacobs, Martínez-Murillo, JuanFerreira, António
A review on Urban Green and Blue Infrastructures and their Ecosystem Services and Disservices - Navigating through troubled waters (2019)
ESP 10
DOI:
10.1061/9780784412312.055Valença Pinto, Luís, Ferreira, C.S.S., Ferreira, A.J.D., Corresponding author: Valença Pinto, Luís.
Public urban green space (in)equality in Coimbra, Portugal (2019)
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2019
Pinto, L.V., Ferreira, Carla, Sander, Jacobs, Martínez-Murillo, JuanFerreira, António Diniz
Urban Green and Blue Infrastructures, Nature-Based Solutions and their Ecosystem Services and Disservices - A review (2018)
International Workshop on Ecosystem Services, Green and Blue Infrastructures, and Citizen Participation
Pinto, L.V., Leitão, Inês, Ferreira, António Dinis, Pereira, PauloBoulet, Anne-KarineFerraz, IvoneMartins, António
Dealing with climate change: how to cope with wildfire threat in a climate transition region (2018)
EGU 2018
Ferreira, António, Ferreira, Carla, Leitão, Inês, Pinto, Luís (FE15-6E6B-754A)Pereira, PauloJacobs, SanderMartínez-Murillo, JuanPriess, Joerg
Improving Ecosystem Environmental Services in urban areas of four European cities (2018)
EGU 2018
DOI:
10.1109/mipro.2016.7522225José Gaspar, Fidalgo, B., Miller, D., Pinto, L.V.Salas, R.
Visibility analysis and visual diversity assessment in rural landscapes (2010)
Forest Landscapes and Global Change-New Frontiers in Management, Conservation and Restoration , pp.486--490
Pinto, L., Gaspar, J., Miller, D.,
A methodology for visual impact assessment of complex industrial facilities (2008)
ESIG'08
Pinto, L., Páscoa, F., Fidalgo, B., Gaspar, J.
Assessing landscape perceptions and preferences to improve CVM scenarios for landscape changes - a case study for Serra do Açor, Portugal (2005)
Our Shared Landscape Conference
Pinto, L., Gaspar, J., Miller, D.,
Modelling landscape change using Cellular Automata Markov method: from a projective approach to a prospective approach (2005)
Our Shared Landscape Conference
Pinto, L., Gaspar, J., Fidalgo, B., Páscoa, F.
Planeamento e Gestão Participada da Paisagem (2005)
5º Congresso Florestal Nacional
Pinto, L., Gaspar, J., Miller, D.,
Cellular Automata Markov method - Modelling Land Use Change (2005)
ECTQG'05 - 14th European Colloquium on Theoretical and Quantitative Geography
Fidalgo, B., Pinto, L., Miller, D.,
Cognitive maps in land use planning - Their role in cultural forested landscapes in rural áreas of Portugal (2005)
ECTQG'05 - 14th European Colloquium on Theoretical and Quantitative Geography
Pinto, L., Fidalgo, B.,
Linking Landscape Functions and Preferences - A Tool to Incorporate Biodiversity in Land Use Planning (2005)
First DIVERSITAS Open Science Conference
Pinto, L.V., Belveze, P., Miller, D., Morrice, J.Gaspar, J.Fidalgo, B.Páscoa, F.Schroth, O.Wissen, U.
Visualization tools for public participation in the management of landscape change (2004)
From Knowledge of Landscapes to Landscape Action
Pinto, L., Fidalgo, B., Torres, R., Gaspar, J.
Construção de um modelo teórico de cadastro de pequena propriedade florestal (2004)
ESIG 2004
Pinto, L., Fidalgo, B.,
Visibilidade do uso do solo a diferentes distâncias - o contributo do projecto VisuLands (2004)
ESIG 2004
Pinto, L., Gaspar, J., Fidalgo, B., Páscoa, F.Torres, R.Curado, M.J.
Ferramentas de visualização para a gestão da paisagem - o contributo do projecto VisuLands (2003)
Seminário Sistemas e Tecnologias de Informação em Recursos Naturais e Ordenamento do Território
Biophysical Planning in the Northern Coastal Area of Portugal - Case-study - POOC Norte Caminha - Espinho (1996)
Coastal Zone Management
Andresen, T., Martins, F., Alves, F. , Pinto, L.
Biophysical Planning in the Northern Coastal Area of Portugal - Case-study - POOC Norte Caminha - Espinho (1996)
Coastal Zone Management , pp.207--212
A Gestão Ambiental como ferramenta de ecoeficiência para a competitividade. O exemplo da aplicação da análise de ciclo de vida à fileira da Pera Rocha (2022)
Livro Verde para o Desenvolvimento Rural da Região Centro
