Case studies
Case studies from Spain
These case studies on transhumance and pastoralism have been
collected and described by project partners from Spain: Universidad Pablo de
Olavide and Universidad Católica de Valencia.
Each winter during the last 30 years, a farmer from Linares de Mora (Teruel, Spain) has been moving his flock from his town in the mountains of Teruel to the valleys of the province of Castellón, in search for milder temperatures. The farmer has been interviewed in numerous occasions, both in his summer and winter pastures, and has been accompanied by the researchers during his journeys, both uphill and downhill.
Each winter during the last 30 years, a farmer from Linares de Mora (Teruel, Spain) has been moving his flock from his town in the mountains of Teruel to the valleys of the province of Castellón, in search for milder temperatures. The farmer has been interviewed in numerous occasions, both in his summer and winter pastures, and has been accompanied by the researchers during his journeys, both uphill and downhill.
The study focuses mainly on the identification of the Andorran livestock road network and the conservation of the cultural heritage associated with these routes.
The aim is to identify and evaluate the factors that affect the conservation of this cultural heritage, in order to carry out an early diagnosis allowing to develop a proper maintenance plan.
The Plan for the Recovery and Management of Livestock Roads in Andalusia, approved in 2001, aims to provide livestock roads with a dimension of public utility that goes beyond traditional livestock use, highlighting their environmental functions: protection of landscape, rural development and citizen entertainment.
The “Green Gates Programme”, drawn up by the Regional Ministry of the Environment and Land Management of the Andalusian Government, is integrated into the Plan for the Management and Recovery of Livestock Routes in Andalusia and consists in the design of a network of green corridors in Andalusian towns with more than 20,000 inhabitants, generating a new countryside-city relationship through quality green infrastructures that contribute to the creation of a true Metropolitan Green Space System.