Uses and historical management of water in the landscapes of cultural interest in Andalusia

Abstract

A cultural vision of the resources linked to water is presented as historical and cultural modelers of landscapes in Andalusia. As a guide, the Register of Landscapes of Cultural Interest in Andalusia will be used, an institutional project focused on the knowledge of regional landscapes, their identification and characterization. In this Register it is possible to recognize, among other elements, how water is integrated into very different types of landscape. They will be shown, from those linked to agricultural activities, to those related to infrastructures dedicated to channeling and transport or to the production of energy, or even others that exemplify the creation of collective symbolic landscapes. Finally, a synthesis of the patrimonial management framework of these landscapes will be made from the territorial point of view as one of the bases to foresee its conservation and sustainability in the future.