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PhD. José Benedicto

Senior R&D Consultant and Sustainable Development Researcher

Graduate in Business Administration and Management from the University of Valencia. PhD in Human Geography from Brunel University London. His thesis focused on the analysis of alternative scenarios for preparing the sustainable development of a small island (Flores, Azores, Portugal).

He has experience in both project management (including INTERREG and H2020) and research on topics related to ecosystem services, the circular economy, multi-criteria analysis, public participation and sustainable development. He is co-author of a dozen scientific articles, reports and book chapters.

Since 2023, he has been part of the Kveloce team, where he has been involved in technical support and the drafting of R&D&I project proposals. At Kveloce, he is directly involved in the implementation of Horizon Europe projects, providing support in the participation of case studies and the development of the Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) evaluation framework, as well as in the review and simulation of ERC proposals.

  • Benedicto-Royuela, J., Costa, J. M., Heleno, R., Silva, J. S., Freitas, H., Lopes, P., Mendes, S. B., & Timóteo, S. (2023). What is the value of biotic seed dispersal in post-fire forest regeneration? Conservation Letters17(1)e12990. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12990
  • Royuela, J. B., Parejo, S. H., Ambros, B., Cruz, A. D. L., & Gil, A. (2020). Assessing the local perception of climate change in a small island: A case study. International Journal of Global Warming, 22(1), 30. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGW.2020.110211
  • Benedicto-Royuela, J., Buckingham, S., & Eames, M. (2018). Transitions to sustainability in small islands: combining foresight scenarios with multi-criteria analysis to develop viable sustainability strategies in an EOR. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology25(8), 730–738. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504509.2018.1483442