Sónia Alves

Sónia Alves is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research, Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge and a Visiting Researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences (University of Lisbon).

Within the framework of her Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship, she is currently developing PLANAFFHO. PLANAFFHO (PLANning for AFFordable HOusing) aims to examine how land-use planning contributes to the provision of affordable housing for low-income people and how it has promoted a mix of housing tenures within new developments in three capital cities - Copenhagen, Lisbon, and London - since 2007.

Projects

Coordenação	Estado
Sustainable urban requalification and vulnerable populations in the historical centre of Lisbon	Ongoing

Colaboração	Estado
Making sense of planning expertise: housing policy and the role of experts in the Programa Especial de Realojamento (PER)	Concluded
Technical study to support the development of an urban rehabilitation strategy for the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira for the period 2014-2020	Concluded

Jounal Article

Branco, R.Alves, S(2018)Urban rehabilitation, governance, and housing affordability: lessons from Portugal Urban Research & Practice, [Online first]Online[Jounal Article]

Alves, S(2017)Poles Apart? A Comparative Study of Housing Policies and Outcomes in Portugal and DenmarkHousing, Theory and Society Vol. 37, 2, pp.221-248Routledge. Taylor and FrancisOnline[Jounal Article]

Alves, S(2017)Assessing the impact of area-based initiatives in deprived neighborhoods: The example of S. João de Deus in Porto, PortugalJournal of Urban Affairs Vol. 39, 3, pp.381-399Routledge. Taylor and FrancisOnline[Jounal Article]

Alves, S(2017)Requalificação e gentrificação no centro historico do Porto [Requalification and gentrification in the historical centre of Porto]Scripta Nova. Revista Electrónica de Geografía y Ciencias Sociales Vol. 21, 557, pp.32Universidad de BarcelonaOnline[Jounal Article]

Alves, S(2017)Conflitos institucionais no âmbito da Capital Europeia da Cultura Porto 2001 [Institutional conflicts in the context of the European capital of culture Porto 2001]Finisterra: Revista Portuguesa de Geografia Vol. 52, 104, pp.39-56Centro de Estudos Geográficos do Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território da Universidade de LisboaOnline[Jounal Article]

Alves, S(2016)Spaces of inequality: It's not differentiation, it is inequality! A socio-spatial analysis of the City of PortoPortuguese Journal of Social Science Vol. 15, 3, pp.409-431IntellectOnline[Jounal Article]

Alves, S(2015)Welfare State Changes and Outcomes: the Cases of Portugal and Denmark from a Comparative PerspectiveSocial Policy & Administration, Vol. 49-1 (Article first published online 13 April 2014), pp.1-23[Jounal Article]

Alves, S(2012)The Patterns of Unemployment and the Geography of Social HousingWorld Academy of Science, Engineering and Technolog International Science Index, 71, pp.759-767

Online (598.82 KB)[Jounal Article]

Alves, S(2011)Construção, densificação, declínio e demolição de uma área urbana em crise: Uma história de desassossego em torno do abandono e das políticasCidades, Comunidades e Territórios, 23, pp.41-59[Jounal Article]

Alves, SAlves, Flávio(2011)To Shuffle and to Give Again: Construction and Destruction of a Critical Area of PortoSpaces and Flows: An International Journal of Urban and ExtraUrban Studies, 1 (2), pp.15-26[Jounal Article]

Alves, S(2008)A Geografia do Desemprego no Porto. Comunidades e territórios com maior vulnerabilidade à pobreza e à exclusão socialCidades, Comunidades e Territórios, 16, pp.43-67[Jounal Article]

Alves, S(2008)A Diferença que a Participação faz em Iniciativas de Regeneração UrbanaSociedade e Território , 41, pp.8-18[Jounal Article]

Book Chapter

Alves, SBranco, R.(2018)With or without you: models of urban requalification under neoliberalismo in Portugal. In : S. Aboim, P. Granjo, A. Ramos (Eds.)Changing societies: legacies and challenges. Ambiguous inclusions: inside out, outside in Vol. 1, pp.457-479 Imprensa de Ciências SociaisOnline[Book Chapter]

Alves, S(2015)O mix social no âmbito das políticas de habitação e de regeneração urbana: uma análise comparada internacional. In : J. Ferrão & A. Horta (Eds.)Ambiente, Território e Sociedade. Novas Agendas de Investigação, pp.165-172ICS. Imprensa de Ciências SociaisOnline[Book Chapter]

Vasquez, I. B.Conceição, P.Alves, S(2008)The University of Oporto and the process of urban change: an ambiguous relationship. In : W. Wievel e D. Perry (Eds.)Global Universities and. Urban Development: Case Studies and Analysis, pp.226-254M.E. Sharpe / Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. [Book Chapter]

Policy Brief

Allegra, M.Tulumello, S.Falanga, R.Cachado, R.Ferreira, A. C.Colombo, A.Alves, S(2017)Um novo PER? Realojamento e políticas de habitação em Portugal. Policy Brief 2017Observatório de Ambiente, Território e Sociedade. Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de LisboaOnline[Policy Brief]

Thesis

Alves, S(2010)O social, o espacial e o político na pobreza e na exclusão: avaliação de iniciativas de regeneração de áreas urbanas em risco na cidade do PortoOnline[Thesis]

Alves, S(2001)Planeamento colaborativo em contextos de regeneração urbanaOnline[Thesis]

Review

Alves, S(2017)No Centro, à Margem. Sociologia das intervenções urbanísticas e habitacionais do Estado no centro histórico do PortoCidades, Comunidades e TerritóriosNo Centro, à Margem. Sociologia das intervenções urbanísticas e habitacionais do Estado no centro histórico do Porto, 34, pp.150-152DINÂMIA - CET IULOnline[Review]

Minutes

Alves, SBranco, R.(2017)Models of urban rehabilitation under neoliberalism and austerity: the case of Porto, In Spaces of Dialog for Places of Dignity: Fostering the European Dimension of Planning. 30th annual AESOP 2017 Congress. Book of Proceedings, pp.1839-1851Online[Minutes]

Alves, S(2017)Ethnic Housing Segregation and the Roma/Gypsy Population: a portuguese perspective, In Spaces of Dialog for Places of Dignity: Fostering the European Dimension of Planning. 30th annual AESOP 2017 Congress. Book of Proceedings, pp.1472 – 1480Online[Minutes]

Alves, SFerreira , P. M.Azevedo, A. B.(2017)Arrendamento privado em Portugal: uma leitura a partir da regulação das rendas, In Congresso da Geografia Portuguesa: As dimensões e a responsabilidade social da Geografia, pp.315-318Online[Minutes]

Alves, SAzevedo, A. B.(2017)Estratégias de mix social no âmbito das políticas de habitação em Portugal, In XI Congresso da Geografia Portuguesa: As dimensões e a responsabilidade social da Geografia, pp.537-541Online[Minutes]

Alves, S(2017)Políticas de Habitação em Portugal: tendências recentes e cenários futuros.In Pensar o Futuro, Preparar a Mudança. 1º Encontro de Prospectiva, Universidade de Évora, CICS.NOVAOnline[Minutes]

Alves, SVeludo, R.(2014)The Importance of Housing in Portugal in the Age of Austerity, The Welfare State in Portugal in age of austeriry , pp.1-26ISEG[Minutes]

Alves, S(2013)Fatores e Processos de Segregação Socioespacial: o caso do Porto nas últimas décadas, IX Congresso da Geografia Portuguesa - Geografia: Espaço, Natureza, Sociedade e Ciência, pp.364-372Associação Portuguesa de Geógrafos[Minutes]

Alves, S(2013)Evaluation and Evaluating the Community Initiative "URBAN", 2nd International Scientific Conference: Regional Development, Spatial Planning and Strategic Governance, Belgrade, pp.323-340Institute of Architecture and Urban & Spatial Planning of Serbia[Minutes]

Alves, SLobato, I. R.(2012)Urban Decay in Porto - Strengths and Weaknesses of Portuguese Regeneration Programmes, pp.1-15

Online (471.41 KB)[Minutes]

Article/WebSite section

Alves, S(2018)Polos opostos? Um estudo comparativo das políticas de habitação em Portugal e na DinamarcaConfidencial Imobiliário. Prémio André Jordan, pp.24-33Online[Article/WebSite section]

Designação	Encontro	Data
Planning policies and affordable housing: A cross-comparative analysis of Portugal, England and Denmark	Conference on the Global Dynamics of Social Policy	25/10/2018
Land-use planning and housing – issues of supply and affordability in England and Portugal	Planning Research Conference 2018- Alternative Futures for Planning UK and Ireland	03/09/2018
Outcomes of Urban Requalification under Neoliberalism: A critical appraisal of the SRU model	European Sociological Association Research Network 37 (Urban Sociology) - III Midterm Conference Inequality and uncertainty: current challenges for cities	27/06/2018
Conceptualising the differences and commonality in spatial planning	Professionalism, Policy and Practice: Exploring the Relationship between Theory and Practice in Housing Studies	11/04/2018
Land-use planning and the provision of affordable housing in Portugal	Migrations – Impacts, Law and Spatial Planning 12th Annual Conference of the International Academic Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights	23/02/2018
Models of urban rehabilitation under neoliberalism and austerity: the case of Porto	Spaces of Dialog for Places of Dignity: Fostering the European Dimension of Planning. 30th annual AESOP 2017 Congress	14/07/2017
Ethnic Housing Segregation and the Roma/Gypsy Population: a portuguese perspective	Spaces of Dialog for Places of Dignity: Fostering the European Dimension of Planning. 30th annual AESOP 2017 Congress	11/07/2017
The quest for social mix: the Copenhagen experience	Cities for Us: engaging communities and citizens for sustainable development / Cidades para Nós:envolver comunidades e cidadãos no desenvolvimento sustentável	02/06/2016
The Role of the Welfare State and Housing Policies as a Medium and Outcome of Rising Inequalities in the Cities	Building Bridges: Cities and Regions in a Transnational World	05/04/2016
Políticas de Habitação em Portugal: tendências recentes e cenários futuros	1º Encontro de Prospetiva "Pensar o futuro, preparar a mudança"	11/09/2015
Social housing in Portugal and Denmark: a comparative perspective	ENHR, Lisboa, 2015	01/07/2015
Affordable housing and urban regeneration in Portugal: a troubled tryst?	ENHR, Lisboa, 2015	29/06/2015

Sónia Alves

Associated Researcher