Aproximación a los paisajes culturales del regadío. La Geria de Lanzarote
[EN] La Geria of Lanzarote explains - to our knowledge - the agriculture as a smart way to working the land. The geometry of "small volcanoes" built by hand, causes the rocks to protect from the perennial Trade Winds the few malmsey vines hidden in each crater, which are covered wi...
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| Tipo de recurso: | capítulo de libro |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2015 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) |
| Repositorio: | RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/88121 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/88121 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Irrigation Society Landscape Regadío Sociedad Territorio Paisaje Patrimonio hidráulico Water heritage |
| Sumario: | [EN] La Geria of Lanzarote explains - to our knowledge - the agriculture as a smart way to working the land. The geometry of "small volcanoes" built by hand, causes the rocks to protect from the perennial Trade Winds the few malmsey vines hidden in each crater, which are covered with “picón” (term use in the island for volcanic lapilli). Only then, the vines can pick up the slight spray of the Atlantic, allowing the roots through the thin layers of lava to reach the most solvent clay soils, and avoid in this process the evapotranspiration. Is notoriously photogenic the space achieved, as well as the ability to produce a single system - almost in a single gesture – a landscape as unusual as it is appropriate, which gives special identity and characterizes the island. La Geria is the epitome of the island agricultural architecture, example of perfect integration between man and nature, and an original sample of the sanding technique with which the vast majority of the island's surface is cultivated. Therefore, man in his struggle for survival in a hostile environment such as Lanzarote, shows how to construct settings charged with humanity, dissipating less energy and participating, in turn, in the aesthetic and emotional character of the island environments. |
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