Francesca Poggi holds a PhD in Geography and Territorial Planning, Universidade Nova de Lisboa and an M.Arch. in Architecture and Building Engineering - University of Bologna. She has worked as a researcher in various national and international projects in the fields of sustainable development, spatial and urban planning, with a special focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency. She is author of a book on the topic of the Energy Efficient City and counts on the publication of several articles in indexed journals.

Research Interests:

Sustainability. Energy Transition. Public Policies. Spatial and Urban Planning. GIS.

Main Projects:

• 2013-2018: Ph.D Fellowship with reference SFRH / BD / 94702/2013, “SMART RURAL: energy efficiency and renewable energies in rural areas” founded by the Foundation for Science and Technology portugal - FCT, Portugal;
• 2011-2013: OEIRAS E-CITY, researcher, Oeiras Municipality, GEOTPU.LAB, Reference: PCI03-267-9002, funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the COMPETE - Regional Operational Program of Lisbon;
• TASK 52 - IEA, Solar Heat and Energy Economics in Urban Environments, researcher, International Energy Agency (IEA), GEOTPU.LAB;
• 2009-2012: TASK 41 - IEA, “Solar Architecture Heating & Cooling”, researcher, International Energy Agency (IEA), GEOTPU.LAB.

• Poggi, F., Firmino, A., & Amado, M. (2018). Planning renewable energy in rural areas: Impacts on occupation and land use. Energy, 155, 630–640;
• Poggi, F., Firmino, A., & Amado, M. (2017). Assessing energy performances: A step toward energy efficiency at the municipal level. Sustainable Cities and Society, 33, 57–69;
• Amado, M., Poggi, F., & Amado, A. R. (2016). Energy efficient city: A model for urban planning. Sustainable Cities and Society, 26, 476–485;
• Poggi, F., Firmino, A., & Amado, M. (2015). Moving Forward on Sustainable Energy Transitions: The Smart Rural Model. European Journal of Sustainable Development, 4(2), 43–50;
• Amado, M., Poggi, F., Ribeiro Amado, A., & Breu, S. (2017). A Cellular Approach to Net-Zero Energy Cities. Energies, 10(11), 1826.