El Green Belt Inglés: de la contención edilicia al valor del paisaje

El proceso de descentralización del territorio inglés tuvo dos consecuencias directas: las New Towns y los Green Belts. Las primeras distribuirán de manera equilibrada la población y los segundos dirigirán y limitarán el desarrollo edilicio. Durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX este proceso se consolida y con él la implantación del Green Belt. Su permanencia hasta nuestros días respalda su trascendencia dentro del planeamiento inglés, pero en dicho proceso también advierte una evolución: su figura ha sido objeto de una serie de revisiones y ajustes que estarán supeditados a la aparición de nuevos handicaps y a un cambio de patrón y discurso en lo que al entendimiento territorial se refiere. ¿Cuáles han sido estas circunstancias? ¿Cómo ha ido asumiendo ese nuevo escenario? ¿Cuál es el papel que el Green Belt ejerce en la ordenación de la Inglaterra actual? ¿Cuál podría ser en la futura?The decentralization process of the English territory had two direct consequences: the New Towns and Green Belts; the first ones shall distribute the population in a balanced way, the second ones shall lead and limit the urban development. During the second half of the twentieth century this process is consolidated and therefore, the implementation of the Green Belt. Its permanence until today confirms its importance within the English planning, but also notices an evolution in this process: its figure has been subject to a series of reviews and adjustments which shall be subordinated to the appearance of new handicaps and a change of pattern and trend regarding territorial planning. What have these circumstances been? How has it been assumed this new scenario? What is the role of the Green Belt in the current England planning? What could be in the future?Peer Reviewe

Comprehensive territorial strategies to enhance the agricultural-cultural landscape. Ribeira sacra, Galicia, Spain

La Ribeira Sacra es un paisaje cultural con un inmenso potencial. A su enorme riqueza patrimonial hay que añadir la enorme singularidad de su territorio en bancales, consecuencia del arduo y continuado trabajo que, a lo largo de los siglos, los viticultores de la zona han ido trazando en su escarpada orografía. Estos factores lo han convertido en un destino turístico representativo dentro de la geografía española. Sin embargo, la progresiva despoblación que está sufriendo, la falta de relevo generacional ante la escasez de oportunidades o alternativas económicas, la actuación descoordinada y localista de los agentes que actúan sobre su territorio y la falta de una normativa legal que de manera integral ordene y preserve el territorio están teniendo como consecuencia el debilitamiento de su identidad territorial como paisaje cultural. Bajo la premisa de que el territorio encierra en sí mismo las respuestas a sus demandas, se propone una metodología de análisis y diagnóstico de la Ribeira Sacra que ayude a definir posibles lineamientos, los cuales, además ayudar a preservar y revalorizar los recursos patrimoniales, naturales y turísticos que este lugar ofrece, puedan servir como soporte o punto de partida para una posible figura de planificación integral que proteja y ponga en valor su paisaje cultural agrícola.The Ribeira Sacra is a cultural landscape of immense potential. To its vast territory we must add the peculiarity of its terraces, resulting from hard and continued work over centuries of viticulturists that have left their footprint on the steep topography. These factors have made it a remarkable Spanish tourist destination. However, ongoing gradual population loss, insufficient generation replacement resulting from scant economic opportunities and options, poorly coordinated and locally focused actions of territory-based stakeholders’ initiatives, and the lack of a regulatory framework to provide a comprehensive organization to preserve the territotry result in an increasingly weaker territorial identity as a cultural landscape. Under the premise that the territory provides by itself the answers to its own demands, a methodology of analysis and diagnosis of the Ribeira Sacra is proposed that helps to determine possible guidelines, which, in addition, help to preserve and revalue the patrimony, natural resources and tourist attractions this place offers, and can support or become a starting point for a potential scheme for integral planning that protects and values the agricultural cultural landscape

Queen Catherine of Braganza and the Consumption of Tea in Stuart England (1662-1693)

UIDB/00417/2020 UIDP/00417/2020 DL 57/2016/CP1453/CT0032The history of tea in Portugal is inextricably linked to the figure of Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705). The consumption of this drink was one of the most distinctive features of the Queen of England. The first part of this article examines the primary sources that historiography has tended to use in order to discuss the question of the introduction of tea into Stuart England. It will then look at the culture of agasalho in Portugal and national eating and drinking habits. Finally, based on assorted information, it will explain how tea became associated with the Queen of England, and examine its significance in her daily life. Em Portugal, quando se analisa a história do chá, associa-se de imediato à figura de D. Catarina de Bragança (1638-1705), pois o seu consumo parece ter sido uma das características mais diferenciadoras da história da Rainha de Inglaterra. Na primeira parte do texto iremos analisar quais as fontes primárias em que se baseia a historiografia para veicular a questão da introdução do chá em Inglaterra no tempo dos Stuart. De seguida, abordaremos a cultura de agasalho em Portugal e os hábitos alimentares. Por fim, suportados em documentação variada, explicaremos a forma como se foi associando o chá à Rainha de Inglaterra e a importância que a bebida adquiriu no seu quotidiano.publishersversionpublishe

Pintores de Lisboa (séculos XVII e XVIII): a Irmandade de S. Lucas

O presente livro Pintores de Lisboa do século XVII e XVIII – a Irmandade de S. Lucas trata do universo de artistas que laborou nesta cidade e que se dedicou à arte da pintura e à prática do debuxo . Desde pintores nascidos e formados nas principais oficinas da capital até estrangeiros que estanciaram ou se fixaram no nosso país, atraídos pela oportunidade de trabalhar para a Coroa portuguesa, detentora de um vasto Império, todos satisfizeram encomendas para a clientela lisboeta, ávida pelo consumo de obras de arte. Em comum, artistas nacionais e estrangeiros tiveram a devoção ao Santo Patrono, o Evangelista S. Lucas, cuja confraria instituída no antigo Mosteiro da Anunciada regulou, por quase dois séculos, a actividade de pintores de cavalete, de brutescos, de dourado, de quadratura, de azulejo, de iluminura e dos demais ofícios relacionados com a arte do desenho. As fontes documentais subjacentes à realização deste livro encontram-se à guarda da Academia Nacional de Belas-Artes, que já tinham conhecido uma primeira publicação em 1931, de autoria do Coronel Garcez Teixeira. Considerando que tal obra apresentava apenas extractos da informação contida nesse fundo documental, tornava-se imperiosa a publicação da história da Irmandade ainda inédita, numa versão mais completa e alargada, no ano em que a Academia Nacional de Belas-Artes completa 180 anos de existência.IHA-FCSH/NOVA; Academia Nacional de Belas-ArtesEste trabalho é fnanciado por Fundos Nacionais através da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia no âmbito do Projecto Estratégico. UID/PAM/00417/2013info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

La Infraestructura Verde como alternativa ante la expansión urbana en Santiago de Chile

[EN] The urban expansionist perspective that governs the Modification of the Metropolitan Regulatory Plan of Santiago de Chile (MPRMS-100), and the absence of an integral management of natural and cultural landscape components, is threatening the integrity of the existing ecological matrix. Given this, the concept of Green Infrastructure is presented as a planning tool, capable of addressing land management aspects, from the spatial to the multifunctional that can reconcile urban growth, social prosperity and environmental protection. In that sense, the article aims to define, from the postulates of Landscape Ecology, the elements for the implementation of a primary Green Infrastructure system in San Bernardo, a peripheral commune of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago. This locality faces important challenges in the future urban context as it concentrates almost 40% of the land proposed to be urbanized by the Plan.[ES] La perspectiva expansionista que rige la Modificación del Plan Regulador Metropolitano de Santiago de Chile (MPRMS-100), y la ausencia de una gestión integral de los componentes paisajísticos de valor natural y cultural, está amenazando la integridad de la matriz ecológica existente. Ante esto, la Infraestructura Verde se presenta como una herramienta de planificación capaz de abordar los aspectos ligados a la gestión del suelo, desde lo espacial a lo multifuncional, que puede reconciliar el crecimiento urbano, bienestar social y protección ambiental. En ese sentido, el artículo tiene como objetivo definir, a partir de los postulados de la Ecología del Paisaje, los elementos para la implementación de un sistema primario de Infraestructura Verde en San Bernardo, una comuna periférica de la Región Metropolitana de Santiago. 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Two research avenues for future mate-choice copying studies: a comment on Davies et al

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Informació negativa en copiar l'elecció de parella

Triar parella és una de les decisions més importants per a qualsevol organisme viu, especialment per a les femelles, per a les quals els costos reproductius són generalment més elevats. Per tant, s'espera que aquesta selecció sexual actuarà sobre el comportament de les femelles a l'hora d'escollir parella, afavorint els comportaments que són capaços de prendre les millors decisions. Els models clàssics de l'evolució de l'elecció femenina de parella assumeixen que les seves preferències són genèticament innates. Això vol dir que les femelles amb un, per exemple, al·lel que les faci tenir una "preferència pel verd" preferiran aparellar-se amb mascles que presentin ornaments d'aquest color, i que aquesta preferència no canviarà al llarg de la vida de les femelles, amb independència de l'actuació dels mascles amb ornaments verds. Són les preferències de les femelles exclusivament genètiques i, per tant, immutables? L'evidència empírica suggereix que no és així.Elegir pareja es una de las decisiones más importantes para cualquier organismo vivo, especialmente para las hembras, para las cuales los costes reproductivos son generalmente más elevados. Por lo tanto, se espera que esta selección sexual actuará sobre el comportamiento de las hembras a la hora de escoger pareja, favoreciendo los comportamientos que son capaces de tomar las mejores decisiones. Los modelos clásicos de la evolución de la elección femenina de pareja asumen que sus preferencias son genéticamente innatas. Esto quiere decir que las hembras con un, por ejemplo, alelo que las haga tener una "preferencia por el verde" preferirán aparearse con machos que presenten ornamentos de ese color, y que esta preferencia no cambiará a lo largo de la vida de las hembras, con independencia de la actuación de los machos con ornamentos verdes. ¿Son las preferencias de las hembras exclusivamente genéticas y, por tanto, inmutables? La evidencia empírica sugiere que no es así.Choosing whom to mate with is one of the most important decisions for any living organism, especially for females, for whom the costs of reproduction are generally higher. It is, therefore, expected that sexual selection will act on female mate choice behaviour, favouring the ones capable of making the better decisions. The classical models of female mate choice evolution assume that their preferences are genetically innate. This means that females with an (e.g.) allele for "green preference" would prefer mating with males displaying green ornaments, and that this preference will never change throughout females' lives, independently of the performance of green males. Are females' preference exclusively genetic and, therefore, immutable? Empirical evidence suggests it is not

Social learning by mate‐choice copying increases dispersal and reduces local adaptation

In heterogeneous environments, dispersal may be hampered not only by direct costs, but also because immigrants may be locally maladapted. While maladaptation affects both sexes, this cost may be modulated in females if they express mate preferences that are either adaptive or maladaptive in the new local population. Dispersal costs under local adaptation may be mitigated if it is possible to switch to expressing traits of locally adapted residents. In a sexual selection context, immigrant females may learn to mate with locally favoured males. Mate‐choice copying is a type of social learning, where individuals, usually females, update their mating preferences after observing others mate. If it allows immigrant females to switch from maladapted to locally adapted preferences, their dispersal costs are mitigated as mate choice helps them create locally adapted offspring. To study if copying can promote the evolution of dispersal, we created an individual‐based model to simulate the coevolution of four traits: copying, dispersal, a trait relevant for local adaptation, and female preference. We contrast two scenarios with copying—either unconditional or conditional such that only dispersers copy—with a control scenario that lacks any copying. We show copying to lead to higher dispersal, especially if copying is conditionally expressed. This leads to an increase in gene flow between patches and, consequently, a decrease in local adaptation and trait‐preference correlations. While our study is phrased with female preference as the learned trait, one may generally expect social learning to mitigate dispersal costs, with consequent feedback effects on the spatial dynamics of adaptation.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio

The architectural culture of the Eurasian Mediterranean region: a testimony of satisfactory design for urban infrastructures (May 2014)

The purpose of this paper is to expose the importance of observing cultural systems present in a territory as a reference for the design of urban infrastructures in the new cities and regions of rapid development. If we accept the idea that architecture is an instrument or cultural system developed by man to act as an intermediary to the environment, it is necessary to understand the elemental interaction between man and his environment to meet a satisfactory design.To illustrate this purpose, we present the case of the Eurasian Mediterranean region, where the architectural culture acts as a cultural system of adaptation to the environment and it is formed by an ancient process of selection. From simple observation of architectural types, construction systems and environmental mechanisms treasured in mediterranean historical heritage we can extract crucial information about this elemental interaction.Mediterranean architectural culture has environmental mechanisms responding to the needs of basics habitability, ethnics and passive conditioning. These mechanisms can be basis of an innovative design without compromising the diversity and lifestyles of human groups in the region. The main fundament of our investigation is the determination of the historical heritage of domestic architecture as holder of the formation process of these mechanisms.The result allows us to affirm that the successful introduction of new urban infrastructures in an area need a reliable reference and it must be a cultural system that entailing in essence the environmental conditioning of human existence. The urban infrastructures must be sustainable, understood and accepted by the inhabitants. The last condition is more important when the urban infrastructures are implemented in areas that are developing rapidly or when there is no architectural culture

El Green Belt en Inglaterra : de la contención edilicia al valor del paisaje

The change relates to territorial understanding in the 90s , has caused that suburban open spaces, where daily millions of people are living, begin to play an important role in urban policies of many cities and metropolitan areas. Although the development of experiences whit an important revaluation of these spaces , for example Oslo, Hamburg or Vitoria, the indifferent attitude of politicians and urban planers about the urban periphery, has meant thal those areas near downtowns, are not areas of opportunity, but areas of uncertainty. However, the English territorial scenario could be defined as an unusual case. The implementation and permanence of the Green Belt in urban planning, it is a unique case. Originally it was conceived as an agricultural belt that would control the growth of English cities after World War II. So the periphery has been protected against housing development, keeping a balanced percentage of rural and urban land around the cities. Such circumstance gives many and beneficial added values to surrounding areas. The integration of nature and city, improving the connection between different open spaces, promoting formal and informal recreational activities for people, making a better accessibility to Countryside, protecting the agrarian land, acting as a green lung for the city, have a common objective: to improve the quality of life to 20mill people. Therefore the suburban areas in English cities, are in a privileged position in order to add value to open spaces , mainly to Green Belt as a high and important prototype regarding other experiences. This singularity of the English Green Belt is the most interested and valuable, not only as an exclusive urban legacy, but an opportunity to approach the English territory in the future. The physical and temporary analysis from his origin, it will be helpful in order to formalize his permanence and certificate his evolution. But, is this evolution according to present day situation? Analyzing the London Green Belt position and behavior in new circumstances; it will be the way to understand the current situation. This case of study is origin and reality of an idea becoming a fact. It is the cornerstone in the consolidation process and the pioneer in every change of the Green Belt. The understanding of this case of study will open a discussion line which affects many current experiences and focusing in one question: Would be the English Green Belt able to tackle with current requests? The house demand, sustainability patterns, the suburban agriculture aclivity as urban-territorial strategy, the suburban multifunctionality, the sectorial management to improve the environment protection and regeneration, and the Green Infrastructure as new model to global interpretation of open spaces; these points become the lines of work to clarify the Green Belt roll in the city's future