Comparative analysis of the current uneven situation of historical quarries associated with the UNESCO world heritage sites in Spain

Navarro, Rafael; Martı́nez-Martı́nez, J.; Suárez, Jorge Fernández; Areces, Enrique Álvarez; Baltuille, José Manuel

doi:10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102471

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“…The effective porosity, water absorption and capillary absorption coefficient are high when compared to currently commercial building granites (Vázquez et al 2010). However, it should be considered that this work is focused on heritage stones, which were obtained from surface quarries (Navarro et al 2022), where granite is easier to extract, cut and carve. These altered granites usually present yellowish colours.…”

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Building Granite Characterisation, Construction Phases, Mason’s Marks and Glyptography of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe Church, Mouçós e Lamares, Galicia-North Portugal Euroregion

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The Romanesque church of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe of Mouçós e Lamares is located in Vila Real (North of Portugal). The exterior part of its nave is preserved almost unaltered. Most of the granite ashlars and corbels that make up this church have a mason’s mark in the centre of their faces. The building granites (Sanguinhedo and Vale das Gatas) have been identified and characterised petrographically and petrophysically. The mason’s marks have been as well identified; all the ashlars with visible mason’s marks have been mapped, and a glyptographic study has been carried out. In addition, the surface roughness of ashlars was measured. All these analyses have made it possible to locate the main historical quarry, to calculate the number of stonemasons who worked in the construction of the church, and to determine its construction phases. There are eight main types of mason’s marks on the nave façades. The quarrymen extracted the main building granite (Sanguinhedo granite) from the same quarry, or from nearby quarries. Although the most experienced stonemason has been identified, most stonemasons worked as a team during all construction phases of the church. Techniques such as petrography, ultrasonic P wave velocity, colourimetry, roughness and the determination of hydric properties will guarantee the quality and durability of the heritage stone for restorations. In addition, the glyptographic analysis revealed important historical and ethnographic findings that will be very useful for the appreciation of the monument. Therefore, the knowledge of built heritage, such as mason’s marks contribute to the conservation of historical quarries and traditions, as well as help understand the close cultural association societies have had with heritage stones. In this way, the scientific corpus of historical-cultural heritage can face for the development of tourism in Galicia-North Portugal Euroregion in a long-lasting sustainable way.

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Building Granite Characterisation, Construction Phases, Mason’s Marks and Glyptography of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe Church, Mouçós e Lamares, Galicia-North Portugal Euroregion

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“…(Bloxan 2011). Furthermore, the correct management and promotion of the historical quarry can offer new perspectives for the promotion of cultural and nature tourism (Navarro et al 2022).…”

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The Importance of Preserving Small Heritage Sites: the Case of La Tuiza Sanctuary (Zamora, Spain)

2022

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For centuries, granite has been one of the most widely used natural stones for building heritage, especially in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. The sanctuary of La Tuiza in Lubian (Zamora, northwest of Spain), built with Calabor granite, dates from the eighteenth century and was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in 1995. The heritage importance of this site lies in its location, on the Sanabria route (Silver Route) of the Way of St James (Camino de Santiago), attracting visitors from all over the world. This work presents the complete characterisation of the building stone of both the monument and the original quarry and the qualitative description of the main pathologies that have been detected. The capillary water absorption coefficient is twice the value in the sanctuary compared to the quarry; the open porosity, water absorption at atmospheric pressure and sound speed propagation are slightly higher, and the compressive strength value is lower in the stones of the building. These differences reveal the incipient decay processes. In terms of pathologies, biological colonisation is scattered throughout the building, affecting the north face more intensely, and on the exterior, scaling is observed on the west face. Inside the sanctuary, deterioration is related to humidity due to capillary water infiltration, which causes conspicuous stains, efflorescence and biological colonisation in the western sidewalls. The authors recommend that measures be taken to prevent further deterioration and to protect this small site in order to maintain the cultural heritage linked to the local community.

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“…Based on a century of coal mining From the 1980s onwards, the government gradually became aware of the dangers of mining production on the natural environment [25,26]. At this time, the development and utilization of mining heritage and research mainly focused on assessing the value of mining heritage, the landscape development of mining heritage, and the tourism development of mining heritage [27]. For example, the European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH) has created distinctive cultural heritage tourism and mining heritage protection systems through the holistic utilization of mining heritage.…”

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Risk Assessment of Mining Heritage Reuse in Public–Private-Partnership Mode Based on Improved Matter–Element Extension Model

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Zhuo,

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With the development and utilization of resources, mineral-resource cities face the dilemma of resource depletion, the environmental restoration of mines, and industrial transformation. Reusing their mining heritage is a good way for these cities to change their mono-industrial structure and vigorously develop successor industries. Due to the complexity of reusing mining heritage, introducing the “Public–Private-Partnership” (PPP) mode can be a good solution to the problems of the government’s mining heritage reuse, such as large capital investment and a long construction-cycle time. To accurately classify the risk of reuse of mining heritage in the PPP mode, 26 indicators are selected to construct the evaluation index system of mining heritage reuse in the PPP mode based on five aspects: social capital-side, contractor-side, government-side, civilian-side, and the natural environment. The path coefficients of the structural equation model are used to calculate the weights of the indicators. The improved matter–element extension model is constructed to evaluate the reuse of mining heritage in the PPP mode. The Jiaozuo-Centennial Mining Heritage Park project is the object of research for applying the model. The results show that the risk evaluation index system combines the risk factors from the stakeholders’ perspective. The risk-evaluation model of the mining heritage reuse PPP project is constructed based on the combination of the improved matter–element extension model, the calculation of the asymmetric closeness, and the structural equation modeling method, which solves the drawbacks of the traditional model, such as the difficulty of determining the weights of the indicators, the incomplete scope of the material element domains, and the poor calculation of the comprehensive correlation degree. The case analysis shows that the risk level of the Jiaozuo-Centennial Mining Heritage Park project is Level II. This aligns with the actual situation and verifies the feasibility of the risk-evaluation model applied to the actual project. The research in this paper fills the gap in the risk model of mining heritage reuse in the PPP mode, enriches the theoretical system of risk evaluation of mining heritage reuse projects, and provides reference significance for similar mining heritage development projects in the future.

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Comparative analysis of the current uneven situation of historical quarries associated with the UNESCO world heritage sites in Spain

Cited by 14 publications

References 37 publications

Building Granite Characterisation, Construction Phases, Mason’s Marks and Glyptography of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe Church, Mouçós e Lamares, Galicia-North Portugal Euroregion

Building Granite Characterisation, Construction Phases, Mason’s Marks and Glyptography of Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe Church, Mouçós e Lamares, Galicia-North Portugal Euroregion

The Importance of Preserving Small Heritage Sites: the Case of La Tuiza Sanctuary (Zamora, Spain)

Risk Assessment of Mining Heritage Reuse in Public–Private-Partnership Mode Based on Improved Matter–Element Extension Model

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