Towards a unified management of the cultural and natural space of Médulas: Theoretical longing and urgent needs

The Roman Empire extracted, two thousand years ago, from the zone of "Las Médulas" gold mineral through complex systems of exploitation whose vestiges, together with the geological characteristics of the land and at the same time, have conformed a unique place that today, Two millennia later and it has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 199, is visited by thousands of people every year with notable consequences in areas such as heritage, territorial, socio-political or economic. Managing this patrimonial resource adequately represents a challenge that has been faced, from the referred International Declaration, public and private institutions, reaching a situation that recommends moving towards the unification of existing assets around a management model that, from the quality , reconcile the interests of all existing actors in the territory included in the already Cultural and Natural Space of Las Medulas, incorporating criteria not only economic but of integral dimension from the patrimonial point of viewEl Imperio romano extrajo, hace dos mil años, de la zona de “Las Médulas” mineral de oro mediante complejos sistemas de explotación cuyos vestigios, unidos a las características geológicas del terreno y al propio paso del tiempo han conformado un paraje único que hoy, dos milenios después y declarado Patrimonio Mundial por la UNESCO en 1997, es visitado por miles de personas al año con consecuencias notables en ámbitos como el patrimonial, el territorial, el socio-político o el económico. Gestionar adecuadamente este recurso patrimonial supone un reto al que se han enfrentado, desde la Declaración internacional referida, instituciones públicas y privadas llegando a una situación que recomienda avanzar hacia la unificación de los activos existentes en torno a un modelo de gestión que, desde la calidad, concilie los intereses de todos los actores existentes en el territorio incluido en el ya Espacio Cultural y Natural de Las Médulas, incorporando criterios no sólo económicos sino de dimensión integral desde el punto de vista patrimonial

The Mining Path or How To Connect History, Heritage and Rural Development

A atividade mineira capitalizou a imagem histórica de Bierzo e Laciana durante o século passado. Foi o motor de expansão e desenvolvimento econômico que forjou sua realidade social durante décadas e condicionou a atual. Os vestígios que hoje existem desta actividade mineira e industrial apresentam-se como uma das referências históricas contemporâneas de Bierzo e Laciana, talvez a mais importante e, sem dúvida, deve ser considerada como um dos elementos essenciais da sua identidade colectiva e, na Conseqüentemente, patrimônio coletivo passível de ser preservado e valorizado. Este património apresenta-se como um valor integrante do território, um nexo entre as diferentes paisagens originadas que, unindo o industrial e o natural, se identificam em El Bierzo e Laciana, podendo estabelecer pontos de contacto que possam constituir um discurso coerente com uma base sólida histórico, cultural e, sobretudo, em termos atuais, integrando do ponto de vista social e econômico, todo o espaço delimitado pela atividade mineira na área./nEntre as linhas de ação que podem ser desenvolvidas a partir da combinação dos elementos citados, está a construção de um roteiro que une todos os municípios mineiros dessas regiões, identificando seus recursos patrimoniais individuais, destacando suas singularidades para que se forme uma rede que conectar todos os pólos, complementares uns aos outros. Desta forma, todos os recursos, sem sobreposição, poderiam ser incorporados em La Senda Minera, um projeto que inclui duas ideias-chave: a de avanço e progresso (rota, caminho, caminho) e a de uma mineração, a de carvão e a de ferro, que nos faz lembrar a história recente e se projeta, patrimonialmente, no futuro como base para o desenvolvimento de territórios particularmente desfavorecidos e atacados pela crise e pelo despovoamento.Mining activity has capitalized on the historical image of Bierzo and Laciana during the last century. It was the engine of its expansion and economic development that has forged its social reality for decades and conditioned the current one./nThe vestiges that exist today of this mining and industrial activity are presented as one of the contemporary historical references of the Bierzo and Laciana, perhaps the most important and, without a doubt, should be considered as one of the essential elements of their collective identity and, in Consequently, collective heritage capable of being preserved and valued./nThis heritage is presented as an integral value of the territory, a nexus between the different originated landscapes that, uniting the industrial and the natural, are identified in El Bierzo and Laciana, being able to establish points of contact that can form a coherent discourse with a solid base historical, cultural and, above all, in current terms, integrating from a social and economic perspective, of all the space delimited by the mining activity in the area./nAmong the lines of action that can be developed by combining the elements mentioned, is to build a route that unites all the mining municipalities of these regions, identifying their individual heritage resources, highlighting their singularities so that a network can be formed that connect all the poles, complementary to each other. In this way, all the resources, without overlapping, could be incorporated into La Senda Minera, a project that includes two key ideas: that of advancement and progress (route, path, path) and that of a mining, that of coal and that of iron, which reminds us of recent history and is projected, patrimonially, into the future as the basis for the development of especially disadvantaged territories and attacked by crisis and depopulation.La actividad minera ha capitalizado la imagen histórica de El Bierzo y Laciana durante el último siglo. Fue el motor de su expansión y del devenir económico que ha forjado su realidad social durante décadas y condicionado la actual./nLos vestigios que existen hoy de esa actividad minera e industrial se presentan como una de las referencias históricas contemporáneas del Bierzo y Laciana, quizás la más importante y, sin duda, deben ser considerados como uno de los elementos esenciales de su identidad colectiva y, en consecuencia, patrimonio colectivo susceptible de ser preservado y puesto en valor./nEste patrimonio se presenta como un valor integral del territorio, un nexo entre los diferentes paisajes originados que, uniendo lo industrial y lo natural, se identifican en El Bierzo y Laciana, pudiendo establecerse puntos de contacto que pueden conformar un discurso coherente con una sólida base histórica, cultural y, sobre todo, en términos actuales, integradora desde una perspectiva social y económica, de todo el espacio delimitado por la actividad minera de la zona./nDentro de las líneas de actuación que se pueden desarrollar combinando los elementos apuntados, está la de construir una ruta que una todos los municipios mineros de estas comarcas, identificando sus recursos patrimoniales individuales, subrayando sus singularidades de modo que se pueda ir formando una red que conecte todos los polos, complementariamente entre sí. De esta manera, todos los recursos, sin solaparse, se podrían incorporar a La Senda Minera, proyecto que recoge dos ideas clave: la de avance y progreso (ruta, camino, senda) y la de una minería, la de carbón y la de hierro, que nos recuerda la historia reciente y se proyecta, patrimonialmente, hacia el futuro como base del desarrollo de territorios especialmente desfavorecidos y atacados por la crisis y la despoblación

The OASIS-Sustainable Nanomanufacturing Framework (OASIS-SNF): a new simplified approach to implement sustainable production in nanomanufacturing pilot lines and evaluate its sustainable manufacturing performance

The pilot production ecosystem deployed by the EU-project OASIS consists of 12 pilot lines (PLs) for the manufacture of nanomaterials, nano-intermediates and nano-enabled products, intended for the final production of lightweight multifunctional products, based on aluminium and polymer composites, for construction, energy, automotive and aeronautics. OASIS intends to deploy this nanomanufacturing ecosystem under a common umbrella of sustainable production, to ensure a future competitive, quality, safe and environmentally friendly production of nanoproducts, in compliance with the applicable regulation. This paper introduces the new OASIS-Sustainable Nanomanufaturing Framework (OASIS-SNF) and some first results obtained during the initial stages of deployment in the PLs (diagnostic and planning stages). The adoption of the OASIS-SNF among the OASIS PLs is intended to enable them to sustainable manufacturing their nanoproducts, properly manage their sustainability priorities, and continually improve their sustainability performance (management and results).The project OASIS received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, under grant agreement Nº 814581. This paper reflects only the authors’ views, and the Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein

Heat Treatment Process Energy Efficient Design and Optimisation

AbstractEnergy efficiency optimization ICT (Information and Communication Technology) solutions are currently being developed for energy saving in buildings and, to some ex-tent, also for the manufacturing domain. This paper describes an approach and ICT tool developed for manufacturing process energy efficiency optimization, in particular focused on the heat treatment process of steel casting parts. Traditionally this manufacturing process is designed based on experts experience selecting a predefined temperature-time curve provided customer specifications for the resulting steel parts. However this curve can actually be optimised in terms of energy consumption while keeping required mechanical properties. This improved design is what the tool here described provides, using knowledge based approach for process design and multivariate optimisation and simulation techniques for process optimisation

ABORTO RETENIDO CON FETOS TORACOPAGOS

Se presenta el caso de una paciente que consulta por síntomas de aborto, detectándose aborto retenido de 9 semanas con fetos toracopagos, que se confirma con el examen macroscópico luego de la evacuación uterin

An interdisciplinary complex problem as a starting point for learning: Impact of the PBL method in second-year Environmental engineering students

[EN] Three courses of the second year degree in Environmental Engineering (Geology and Pedology, Ecology and Economics and Business Administration) have been remodeled using the Problem-Based Learning methodology. The proposed problem is a real-life and integrative problem related to their specialization which must be solved in these three courses at the same time. The results reveal that during this experience students were considerably more active, cooperative and involved, and the success rate doubled that of similar engineering courses of the Faculty. Regarding students’ opinion, it should be emphasized that they perceive that this method is functional and encouraging. A high percentage of the students describe the experience as positive or very positive. Additionally, they stated that the Problem-Based Learning promoted the development of skills that, in their own view, are essential for their career, such as teamwork and communication.This research study has been funded by the UPV/EHU through the educational innovation project entitled “Environmental Problem Based Learning: ∫ disciplines”. Grateful acknowledgement is also made to ERAGIN (Encourage in Basque) and BEHATU (Observe in Basque) active learning professional development programmes.Saez De Camara, E.; Lopez-Urionabarrenechea, A.; Azpiazu, MN.; Ruiz De Arbulo, P.; Insunza, G. (2015). An interdisciplinary complex problem as a starting point for learning: Impact of the PBL method in second-year Environmental engineering students. Multidisciplinary Journal for Education, Social and Technological Sciences. 2(2):153-175. doi:10.4995/muse.2015.3697.1531752