The environmental protection of landscapes in the high semiarid Mediterranean mountain of Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain): Historical evolution and future perspectives |
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| Institution: | 1. Dpt. Ciencias de la Tierra y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad de Alicante, Ap. Correos 99, 03080 Alicante, Spain;2. Dpt. Ingeniería Civil, Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva, Av. Severo Ochoa s/n., 18071 Granada, Spain;3. Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l''Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR-Paris), 14-20 Boulevard Newton Cité Descartes, Champs sur Marne, F-77447 Marne la Vallée Cedex 2, France;4. Dpt. Física Teórica y del Cosmos, Universidad de Granada, Campus Fuentenueva, Av. Severo Ochoa s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain;5. Dpt. Scienze della Terra and Centro di Ricerca per i Rischi Geologici (CERI), Università di Roma, “Sapienza”, P.le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy;6. Servicio de Carreteras, Consejería de Fomento y Vivienda, Junta de Andalucía, C/ Joaquina Eguaras 2, 18071 Granada, Spain;1. Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Universidad de Zaragoza, Edificio Geológicas, C/. Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain;2. Departamento de Geología, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;3. Àrea de Geodinàmica Externa i Geomorfologia, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain;4. Geo-Haz Consulting Inc., CO, USA;5. Universidad Estatal de Bolivar, Guaranda, Ecuador;1. British Geological Survey, Columbus House, Tongwynlais, Cardiff CF15 7NE, UK;2. British Geological Survey, Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG, UK;3. Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK |
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| Abstract: | Sierra Nevada is a protected mountain in the Iberian Peninsula classified as a Biosphere Reserve (1986), Natural Park (1989) and National Park (1999). All these environmental protection programmers are a consequence of its unique landscape in the context of the mid-latitude semiarid mountains, with enclaves of exceptional scientific and cultural value. Thanks to its high altitude, Sierra Nevada held the southernmost Quaternary glaciers in Europe, as well as it happened during the Little Ice Age. In turn, Sierra Nevada is also singular thanks to its vast cultural heritage, since very early societies settled on its slopes and valleys and accommodate their lifestyles and economy to the characteristics of this mountain environment. Currently, Sierra Nevada has become an important tourist centre and receives a large amount of visitors. This process of change has conditioned the implementation of a different economic model: it brings benefits to the populations but it involves changes in the landscape as well, sometimes questionable. From this perspective, a critical revision of the legislation is required balancing the sustainable economic development of the population and the preservation and safeguarding of the heritage values of the landscape. With this goal, we suggest creating and implementing the Sites of Geomorphological Interest. |
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