António Manuel de Sousa Xavier

Research Staff Member with PhD Degree
Researcher (Universidade de Évora)
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Ph.D in Ciências Agrarias (U. Algarve, 2014), M.Sc. in Sustainable Management of Rural Spaces (U. Algarve, 2009), B.A. in Geography (U. Coimbra, 2005).

Research Topics


Agricultural and forestry management models, multi-criteria analysis, agrarian economics

Research output

Articles Published in Selected Journals (indexed in CEFAGE ranking)

2022

Costa Freitas, M. B., A. Xavier, R. Fragoso, C. Antunes , (2022) , "A composite indicator to measure sustainable water use in Portugal: A compromise programming approach" , Journal of Environmental Management , 311 .

2014

Martins, M.B., A.M. Xavier, R. Fragoso , (2014) , "A bio-economic forest management model for the Mediterranean forests: a multi-criteria approach" , Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis , 21 , 101-111 .

2012

Martins, M.B., A.M. Xavier, R. Fragoso , (2012) , "Redistributing soil occupation data by a dasymetric mapping methodology" , Agricultural and Resource Economics Review , 41 , 351-366 .

Articles Published in WoS Journals (not indexed in CEFAGE ranking)

2024

Xavier, A., Rosário, M. do S., Carvalho, M. L. S., Feitas, M. de B. C. , (2024) , "On Farm Non-Agricultural Activities: Recent Evolution and Dynamics in Portugal " , New Medit , 23 , (1) .

2022

Xavier, A., M.B. Costa Freitas, R. Fragoso, M. Socorro Rosário , (2022) , "Analysing the Recent Dynamics of Agricultural Sustainability in Portugal Using a Compromise Programming Approach" , Sustainability , 14 .

2019

Freitas, M.B.C., A. Xavier, R. Fragoso , (2019) , "An integrated decision support system for the Mediterranean forests" , Land use Policy , 80 , 298-308 .

2018

Xavier, A., M.B.C. Freitas, R. Fragoso, M.S. Rosário , (2018) , "A regional composite indicator for analysing agricultural sustainability in Portugal: A goal programming approach" , Ecological Indicators , 89 , 84-100 .
Xavier, A., M.B. Costa Freitas, M.S. Rosário, R. Fragoso , (2018) , "Disaggregating statistical data at the field level: An entropy approach" , Spatial Statistics , 23 , 91–108 .
Xavier, A., R. Fragoso, M.B.C. Freitas, M.S. Rosário, F. Valente , (2018) , "A Minimum Cross-Entropy Approach to Disaggregate Agricultural Data at the Field Level" , Land , 7 , 62 .

2017

Costa Freitas, M.B., A. Xavier, R. Fragoso , (2017) , "Integration of Fire Risk in a Sustainable Forest Management Model" , Forests , 8 , 270 .

2015

Xavier, A.M.S., M.B.C. Freitas, R. Fragoso , (2015) , "Management of Mediterranean forests — A compromise programming approach considering different stakeholders and different objectives" , Forest Policy and Economics , 57 , 38-46 .

2014

Xavier, A., M.B. Costa Freitas , (2014) , "Recent dynamics and trends of Portuguese agriculture – a Biplot analysis" , New Medit , 13 , 67-74 .

Articles Published in Other Peer-review Journals

2023

Xavier, A., M. Socorro Rosário , (2023) , "Uma análise das dinâmicas recentes dos valores de produção padrão das atividades vegetais nos concelhos de Portugal continental" , Revista de Ciências Agrárias , 46 , (3) , 191-202 .

2019

Fragoso, R., W. Rocha-Junior, A. Xavier , (2019) , "Determinant factors of entrepreneurial intention among university students in Brazil and Portugal" , Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship .
Xavier, A., Fragoso, R., Costa Freitas, M., Rosário, M. , (2019) , "An Approach Using Entropy and Supervised Classifications to Disaggregate Agricultural Data at a Local Level" , Journal of Quantitative Economics , 17 , 763-779 .

2017

Costa Freitas, M.B., A. Xavier, R. Fragoso , (2017) , "Integration of Fire Risk in a Sustainable Forest Management Model" , Forests , 8 , 270 .
Xavier, A., M.B. Freitas, R. Fragoso, M.S. Rosário , (2017) , "Uma abordagem baseada na programação por metas para a gestão de sistemas agroflorestais com múltiplos stakeholders" , Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais , 46 , 57-70 .

2016

Xavier, A.S., M.B.C. Freitas, C.R. Antunes , (2016) , "The water surfaces’ ecosystem services and the opinion of different stakeholders: an approach based on goal programming" , International Journal of Management and Decision Making , 15 , 184-204 .

2014

Xavier, A., M.B.C. Freitas, R. Fragoso , (2014) , "Disaggregation of Statistical Livestock Data Using the Entropy Approach" , Advances in Operations Research , 2014 .
Xavier, A., M.B. Costa Freitas , (2014) , "Recent dynamics and trends of Portuguese agriculture – a Biplot analysis" , New Medit , 13 , 67-74 .

2013

Xavier, A., M.B. Martins , (2013) , "The Mediterranean forests: problems and management models" , Journal of Spatial and Organizational Dynamics , 13 , 57-71 .

2011

Martins, M.B., R. Fragoso, A. Xavier , (2011) , "Spatial disaggregation of agricultural data in Castelo de Vide, Alentejo, Portugal: an approach based on maximum entropy" , JP Journal of Biostatistics , 5 , 1-16 .

Book Chapters or Conference Proceedings

2024

Xavier, A. , (2024) , "“The factors affecting the domestic water consumption in Portugal: an econometric approach”, In: 8th International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) Europe Congress, Lisbon, Portugal" , 297-298 .
Xavier, A., M. B. C. Freitas, C. Antunes , (2024) , "A Compromise Programming Approach for Assessing the Biophysical Suitability of the Territory: The Case of the Loulé Municipality”, In: 33rd European Conference on Operational Research, 30th June – 3rd July 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark." .
Xavier, A., R. Fragoso , (2024) , "“A Composite Indicator For Analysing The Entrepreneurship Environment In Europe: A Goal Programming Approach”, 33rd European Conference on Operational Research, 30th June – 3rd July 2024, Copenhagen, Denmark." .

2022

Freitas, M. D. B. C., Xavier, A., Fragoso, R., Antunes, C. , (2022) , "Uso da água em Portugal: uma abordagem de programação de compromisso para analisar a sustentabilidade do uso deste recurso" , IX CER Congresso de Estudos Rurais / X Encontro Rural Report Universidade do Algarve , Faro, 26-28 de Maio de 2022 .
Xavier, A. Costa Freitas, M.B., Fragoso, R. , (2022) , "A multicriteria approach for building sustainability composite indicators" , 94th EWG on MCDA 2022, Elounda Town, 15-17/09/2022 .
Xavier, A. Costa Freitas, M.B., Fragoso, R., Antunes, C. , (2022) , "The analysis of the sustainable water use in Portugal: an approach using HJ-Biplot and compromise programming" , 93rd Meeting of EURO Working Group on Multicriteria Decision Aiding “Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding and Sustainable Development Goals” , Belgrade, Serbia, April 7-9, 2022 .
Xavier, A. Costa Freitas, M.B., Fragoso, R., Socorro Rosário, M. , (2022) , "A compromise programming approach for analysing the recent dynamics of agricultural sustainability in portugal , “Territórios, Agriculturas e Agroalimentar: desafios globais e riscos no século XXI”" , X Congresso da APDEA e IV Encontro Lusófono em Economia, Sociologia, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Rural (ESADR 2022) , 14 a 16 de setembro de 2022, Coimbra, Portugal .
Xavier, A., Socorro Rosário, M. , (2022) , "Uma análise das dinâmicas recentes dos valores de produção padrão das atividades vegetais nos concelhos de Portugal continental" , X Congresso da APDEA e o IV Encontro Lusófono em Economia, Sociologia, Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Rural “Territórios, Agriculturas e Agroalimentar: desafios globais e riscos no século XXI" , 14 e 16 de setembro de 2022, Coimbra, Portugal .

2014

Xavier, A., T. Noronha , (2014) , "Regional innovation dynamics: behavioural patterns and trends" , T. Noronha, J. Gomes , Innovation for Sustainability and Networking , Faro , Universidade do Algarve .

Editorials

2024

António Xavier, R. Fragoso, M. B. Costa Freitas , (2024) , ""Forest Management: Planning, Decision Making and Implementation", Forests, MDPI." .

2022

Rui Fragoso, A. Xavier, M. B. Costa Freitas , (2022) , "Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis towards Promoting Socio-Economy, Energy and Environment Management Strategies" , Sustainability .

Master Theses

2012

Xavier, A., M.B. Martins, R. Fragoso , (2012) , "An eco-sustainable forest management model for the Mediterranean forests - a multiple criteria approach" , 2012/22 , 19 .