Ana MendesAna Mendes has a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the Technical University of Lisbon, School of Agriculture (Portugal), since 2010, with a thesis entitled "Assessment of Landscape Scenic Quality. Implementation of Steinitz's methodologyto Alentejo Coast”. She worked as a research fellow at the University of the Azores (Portugal) until 2016, participating in research projects in the areas of plant ecology and nature conservation, and in the ecological monitoring programs implementation and landscape evolution assessment using Geographic Information Systems. She was also a research fellow for the Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, at the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Architecture, participating as a handbook editorial member in the beginning of 2017. She is currently a research fellow at Direção-Geral do Território producing, improving and analyzing the Portugal Mainland’s Cover Land Use Map, based on spatial modeling, visual interpretation of aerial photographs, and satellite images. Read More Read Less