Papers by Guillermo S. Reher
Journal of Tourism Analysis, 2024
Cultural landscapes often pose problems for planning and management because of insufficient infor... more Cultural landscapes often pose problems for planning and management because of insufficient information regarding visitor movements, interests and infrastructure burden. Traditionally visitor surveys have helped to fill this gap, albeit limited to their incomplete and occasional nature. This paper presents a methodology for using cellular antenna metadata for understanding tourism flows. This information is collected systematically by the mobile phone network but only recently has its big data potential begun to be exploited for understanding socio-economic phenomena. The present case study of the Roman gold mine of Las Médulas (León, Spain) provides a model for tourism impact analysis using anonymized data from cell phone towers.
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Libro: E. Zubiaurre & A. Beltrán (eds.) Aproximaciones al estudio del paisaje cultural. Líneas educativas y perspectivas de futuro, 2023
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Journal of European Landscapes
The Faro Convention1 underlined the importance of educational initiatives related to heritage. Th... more The Faro Convention1 underlined the importance of educational initiatives related to heritage. This paper focuses on the educational dimension of landscape, as a means to better facilitate its social acceptance and hence its inclusion in planning and management processes. The relation between landscape education and social perception, through a few European examples will be analysed to ascertain whether the principles of the Convention are being complied with effectively. The authors introduce four case studies of heritage-related education carried out in three European countries (Spain, Norway and Italy). These case studies provide the possibility to coherently analyse a wide range of activities and initiatives occurring at various scales and levels: geographic, local and sectoral. In addition, they describe the pedagogical potential of cultural landscapes and cultural heritage, and highlight some of the educational strategies and measures currently used in this field.
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Innovación e investigación educativa para la formación docente.
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Consejería de Cultura y Turismo, 2014
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This paper provides an interpretation of a pollen diagram from the Roman archaeological site at C... more This paper provides an interpretation of a pollen diagram from the Roman archaeological site at Castro Ventosa (El B ierzo, Leon). T he diagram indicates various periods of occupation in Roman times and possibly in Medieval times. Palaeoeconomic bases, related to cereal and chestnut culture are discussed, as well as the changing impact of the pastoral activities between the two periods.
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In the South-West corner of the province of León lies a singular place known by the name Las Médu... more In the South-West corner of the province of León lies a singular place known by the name Las Médulas. There, a Roman gold mine tore the land and left behind spectacular remains presided by the columns, picuezos, reaching to the sky, in a place where caves and precipices, always reddish in color, wading in a sea of chestnut trees. The visitor or inhabitant can today not only enjoy the natural beauty of this magical landscape, but also the cultural resources created by research: visitor centers –particularly the Aula Aqueológica in the namesake village of Las Médulas–, as well as various itineraries for vehicles, pedestrians or cyclists, which allow for active tourism in the area. The Fundación Las Médulas (www.fundacionlasmedulas.org) today plays an important role in the management and sociocultural promotion of this landscape, a Foundation participated by public administrations, important companies with strong local presence, and research and education institutions. The presence, am...
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Ponencia presentada en el "Seminario sobre la evolucion del paisaje vegetal y el uso del fue... more Ponencia presentada en el "Seminario sobre la evolucion del paisaje vegetal y el uso del fuego en la Cordillera Cantabrica” celebrado el 15 y 16 de noviembre de 2007
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Trabajos de Prehistoria, 2002
... PRIETO MARTÍNEZ, María del Pilar: La cultura material cerámica en la prehistoria reciente de ... more ... PRIETO MARTÍNEZ, María del Pilar: La cultura material cerámica en la prehistoria reciente de Galicia: Ya-cimientos al aire libre. ... SAMANIEGO BORDIU, B.; JIMENO MARTÍNEZ, A.; FERNÁNDEZ MORENO, JJ y GÓMEZ BARRERA, JA: Cueva Maja (Cabrejas del Pinar. ...
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Territorial Heritage and Development, 2012
ABSTRACT Landscape studies are closely related, and strongly benefit, from Landscape Archaeology.... more ABSTRACT Landscape studies are closely related, and strongly benefit, from Landscape Archaeology. As a tool to understanding the past, Archaeology enables the landscape to benefit from the rich heritage it includes. In this paper we outline what this concept truly means, including the diversity of origins and the multiple ramifications it has for society and territorial planning as a whole. Afterwards, an example of applied scientific activity in a particular type of landscape: Roman gold mining areas has resulted in one of the most richly studied and best preserved cultural landscapes in Europe. The pro-active attitude on behalf of research which has been applied in some examples from the Hispanic Northwest is a model which can be applied to many other depressed regions of the continent, where mining activity has left behind only poverty and abandonment. http://www.crcnetbase.com/doi/abs/10.1201/b11809-6
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Journal of European Landscapes, 2022
The Faro Convention 1 underlined the importance of educational initiatives related to heritage. T... more The Faro Convention 1 underlined the importance of educational initiatives related to heritage. This paper focuses on the educational dimension of landscape, as a means to better facilitate its social acceptance and hence its inclusion in planning and management processes. The relation between landscape education and social perception, through a few European examples will be analysed to ascertain whether the principles of the Convention are being complied with effectively. The authors introduce four case studies of heritage-related education carried out in three European countries (Spain, Norway and Italy). These case studies provide the possibility to coherently analyse a wide range of activities and initiatives occurring at various scales and levels: geographic, local and sectoral. In addition, they describe the pedagogical potential of cultural landscapes and cultural heritage, and highlight some of the educational strategies and measures currently used in this field.
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Poster presentado en el 1st Landscape Archaeology Conference, LAC2010 celebrado en Amsterdam (Hol... more Poster presentado en el 1st Landscape Archaeology Conference, LAC2010 celebrado en Amsterdam (Holanda) del 26 al 29 de enero de 2010
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Fragua (Madrid, España), Sep 17, 2020
This paper addresses the importance of focusing on prior student knowledge and its relationship t... more This paper addresses the importance of focusing on prior student knowledge and its relationship to course learning outcomes. Regarding this, Bass comments in the article “The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: What’s the Problem?” the following: “I realized I didn’t know really if the better students in a course who demonstrated a real understanding of the material by the end of the semester were actually acquiring that understanding in my course, or were merely the percentage of students who entered the course with a high level of background and aptitude” (3). Indeed, there is a need for professors across the curriculum in higher education to consider student prior knowledge in relation to course learning outcomes for the sake being able to emphasize specific learning outcomes and to help guide pedagogy. This paper, taking a scholarship of teaching and learning approach, focuses on three different courses and explores the problem of understanding student prior knowledge in relation to course learning outcomes and includes results pre and post student surveys, feedback from students, and final course grades. Overall, in a collaborative spirit, this paper seeks to help other professors refocus their attention on what they specifically want students to learn by the end of a course, why learning such objectives is important, and how to help students achieve these learning goals.
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Sustainability, 2021
This paper intends to weigh the importance of archaeology by how much impact it has, or could hav... more This paper intends to weigh the importance of archaeology by how much impact it has, or could have, on society. Heritage values are precisely the language in which that impact translates to the general public. It is necessary, however, to balance the duty to protect heritage with the mutating and negotiated nature of these values. Archaeologists should not be seen as the wardens but rather as the enablers, the midwives, of local communities coming to terms with a deeper understanding of their past. The more effectively this heritage stimulates the relation of the community with these values, the greater the potential it will have to stimulate social innovation, which is the foundation for sustainable development or abandonment. For many the boon of cultural heritage is tourism, and this is true but to an insufficient extent. In order to be sustainable, tourism must be part of a broader social innovation strategy that foregoes easy pickings in favor of the creation of quality brands,...
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Complutum, 2021
La Convención Europea del Paisaje cumple 20 años. Sin embargo, todavía existen carencias a la hor... more La Convención Europea del Paisaje cumple 20 años. Sin embargo, todavía existen carencias a la hora de conceptualizar el significado que esto tiene tanto para la arqueología, como para la sociedad. La definición allí contenida integra la realidad física del territorio, con la población que en él habita, y el tiempo. En este artículo se van a explorar las consecuencias que esto tiene para la práctica arqueológica, y para la gestión del patrimonio cultural. La progresiva asociación de los conceptos de paisaje y patrimonio es el fruto de grandes esfuerzos por parte de organismos y asociaciones, que con variado éxito han recogido las políticas públicas y científicas. Cuando el patrimonio es paisaje, ya no hay límites, acotaciones ni zonificación. Todo es importante porque todo es testimonio de los procesos que lo han formado, y que lo transformarán de nuevo. Es difícil, desde la perspectiva del patrimonio cultural, comprender la transitoriedad del mismo, su fluidez. Pero es necesario. La...
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