Raquel Melo
2018, Doutoramento, PhD, Physical Geography, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território
2009, Mestrado, MSc, Physical Geography and Spatial Planning, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras
2007, Licenciatura, Geography (specialization in Cartography and Geographic Information Systems), Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras
Ongoing Projects
Last publications
Journal article
Ghosh, Pritha; Bera, Somnath; Dahal, Kshitij; Melo, Raquel; Tamang, Sachin; Priyadarshi, Shivam; Talukdar, Swapan. 2026. «Extreme event-induced landslides and flooding in Darjeeling, 4–5 October 2025». Landslides 10.1007/s10346-026-02743-8 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-026-02743-8
Pritha Ghosh; Somnath Bera; Swapan Talukdar; Shivam Priyadarshi; Raquel Melo. 2026. «Dynamics of population exposure to landslides under climate change scenarios». International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106041 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106041
Nelson Mileu; Anna Barra; Pablo Ezquerro; Sérgio C. Oliveira; Ricardo A. C. Garcia; Raquel Melo; Pedro Pinto Santos; et al. 2025. «ADAImpact Tool: Toward a European Ground Motion Impact Map». ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 10.3390/ijgi14100389 https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/14/10/389
Melo, R. ; Oliveira, S.C.; Marques, F.; Garcia, R.A.C.; Zêzere, J.L.. 2025. «Physically-based modelling of shallow slides susceptibility at the basin scale using proxy soil thickness and geotechnical data». CATENA 250 108788 10.1016/j.catena.2025.108788 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2025.108788
Chauhan, Neha; Kumar, Vipin; Sundriyal, Yaspal; Kaushik, Sameeksha; Subramanian, Srikrishnan Siva; Melo, R. ; Rana, Naresh. 2024. «Debris flow in indian himalaya: A threat to emerging infrastructure». Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 83 (11) 10.1007/s10064-024-03923-3 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10064-024-03923-3
Book chapter
Jamir, Imlirenla; Kumar, Vipin; Melo, Raquel; Lee, Won Young; Kariminejad, Narges. 2026. «Quantifying landslide risk: a critical reassessment of slope stability and human settlement impacts». in Quantitative Geomorphology in the Artificial intelligence Era 219-232 Elsevier 10.1016/b978-0-443-30036-3.00008-3 https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-30036-3.00008-3
Zêzere, José Luís; Reis, Eusébio; Pereira, Susana; Santos, Pedro Pinto; Oliveira, S.C.; Ricardo A. C. Garcia; Melo, R. . Corresponding author: Zêzere, José Luís. 2026. «Avaliação do perigo de deslizamentos na escala regional considerando cenários de alterações climáticas». in Natureza, ambiente e território: Homenagem a Lúcio Cunha 477-486 Coimbra, Portugal. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra
Melo, Raquel; Zêzere, José Luís; Oliveira, Sergio Cruz; Cezar, L; Castro. E; Vieira, Gonçalo. 2024. «Post-fire debris flow hazard in the Zêzere glacial valley and Manteigas village (Estrela UNESCO Global Geopark, Portugal)». in Geohazards in European Geoparks editado por Pellicer, X et al. 54-57 Ankara, Turkey. Vadi Printing Press
Branco, Igor; Oliveira, Sérgio C.; Melo, R. . 2023. «Road Network Exposure to Deep-Seated and Shallow Slides at the Basin-Scale (Grande da Pipa River Basin, Portugal)». in Advances in Natural Hazards and Volcanic Risks: Shaping a Sustainable Future 115-119 Springer Nature Switzerland 10.1007/978-3-031-25042-2_21 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25042-2_21
Cardoso, Ana; Pereira, Susana; Ferreira, Tiago Miguel; Zêzere, José Luís; Melo, R. ; Vaz, Teresa; Oliveira, Sérgio Cruz; et al. 2023. «On the Physical Vulnerability of Buildings Exposed to Landslide Hazards in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area». in Multi-risk Interactions Towards Resilient and Sustainable Cities 117-144 Springer Nature Singapore 10.1007/978-981-99-0745-8_7 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0745-8_7