We should consider that, if mankind was “born” in the African savanna, it was in the Middle East agrarian communities that it became “civilized”. Thus, as mentioned by O. Spengler, world history is largely the history of cities. Far from being a theoretical essay and challenging of...

This work pretends, as far as possible, contribute to the interdisciplinary dialogue about the study and comprehension of cities and urban spaces. Far from a theoretical and existing paradigms challenging essay, we will try to reflect about our personnel and professional experiences, Master...

In these last four or five years, the creation of a Maritime Cluster in Portugal has been an issue of first political and economic relevance in the Country. The enlargement of the Continental Shelf under national jurisdiction into a total surface of 2.2 millions square kilometres (with a...

This article aims to analyse local productive systems in Portugal, according to the four points diamond methodology proposed by Michael Porter: ?factor conditions?, ?demand conditions?, ?related sectors? and ?strategy, structure and competition?. Held the strong and weak points of regional...