Sérgio António Neves Lousada holds an International PhD. in Civil Engineering – Hydraulics, at the University of Minho (UMinho), Portugal and an International PhD. in Sustainable Territorial Development at the University of Extremadura (UEx), Spain. He teaches at the University of Madeira (UMa), field of Hydraulics, Environment and Water Resources and Construction. Furthermore, he collaborates with the Research Group on Environment and Spatial Planning (MAOT) - University of Extremadura (UEx), Badajoz, Spain; VALORIZA - Research Center for the Enhancement of Endogenous Resources, Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (IPP), Portugal; CITUR-Madeira - Centre for Tourism Research, Development and Innovation, Madeira, Portugal; RISCO - Civil Engineering Department of University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; OSEAN – Outermost Regions Sustainable Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Madeira, Portugal. Moreover, he holds and International Interuniversity Master’s Degree in Ports and Coasts Engineering at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) and at the University of La Laguna (ULL).