Departamento de Geografia, Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, Portugal.

António José Bento Gonçalves graduated with a degree in Geography from the University of Coimbra and holds a PhD in Physical Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Minho, where he is Professor in the Department of Geography at the Institute of Social Sciences. He is an integrated researcher of the CEGOT (Center for Studies of Geography and Spatial Planning).