The region of Andalusia was the scene of several civilizations, from Roman, through Islamic and later, Christian reconquest. All these cultures have left their marks. This research study focuses on the period from the late 15th century until the 16th centuries. In this period, Andalusia is the stage for an ...
(Show more)The region of Andalusia was the scene of several civilizations, from Roman, through Islamic and later, Christian reconquest. All these cultures have left their marks. This research study focuses on the period from the late 15th century until the 16th centuries. In this period, Andalusia is the stage for an intense exchange of professionals and knowledge that will stimulate a significant impact on the territory. Our methodology includes unconventional methods to investigate heritage: Geographic Information System and Graphs Visualization. We hoped that by using a range of approaches, we would generate new ideas about how Andalusia´s territory was defined, constructed, and experienced in this period.
We propose a new line to study heritage: heritage understood as a complex system in which the interaction and relation of several elements shapes the space in time. Apply a methodology that considers the activities of the various actors in the process of formation of this heritage seen as a product and producer of these relationships becomes essential for your understanding. Therefore, what we propose is to understand the complexity of the Late Gothic "phenomena" - analyzing their elements as an ontology. In order to achieve this goal, we are creating a historical database to analyze the network of buildings, roads, administration, materials and professionals. For some analyzes we use GIS, and for others - especially when we are analyzing the network of professionals - we use the Graphs. In addition, through this historical database, we also propose a multiscale analysis in which we analyze the elements on a territorial scale through the network agents in Andalusia´s region and on an urban scale through the typological classification of buildings – future interconnected to a Digital Information Model (BIM) - and their relationship to the macro-network.
This methodology may have applications in the future for many fields of heritage research and management. This paper presents some results of this innovative way of researching cultural heritage that could be joined to similar studies in regional or national contexts of Spain.
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