The multi-proxy study of sediment cores from Lake Isoba (43° 02′ N, 5° 18′ W; 1400 m a.s.l.) allo... more The multi-proxy study of sediment cores from Lake Isoba (43° 02′ N, 5° 18′ W; 1400 m a.s.l.) allows a detailed assessment of the past hydrological and environmental dynamics in north-western Iberia resulting from the interplay between climate variability and anthropogenic impact. The combination of diatom stratigraphy, sedimentology and high-resolution elemental geochemistry along with a robust chronological framework (established by 210Pb, 137Cs and 14C dating) provides a detailed environmental reconstruction for the past ~ 500 years. Abrupt changes in the fossil diatom assemblages indicate a high sensitivity of this small lake to past environmental change and allow identifying four major stages related to the main climate fluctuations of the Little Ice Age (LIA) and recent warming. High lake levels, enhanced runoff and higher productivity characterised the middle phase of the LIA (~ 1550 to 1630 CE), indicating an overall wet climate. Conversely, shallow lake levels, decreased run...
Proceedings of ICERI2014 Conference 17th-19th November 2014, Seville, Spain, 2014
Educational perspectives are usually low when designing curricula for people with functional dive... more Educational perspectives are usually low when designing curricula for people with functional diversity
and there are few attempts to promote scientific divulgation among these collectives. Geodivulgar is a
pioneer project for the divulgation of geology among people with functional diversity in Spain. The
working group of Geodivulgar is formed by different partners, and includes university lecturers,
graduate and postgraduate students, and technical staff from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid
(UCM) and other universities and research institutions as Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM),
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) or Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
(IGME) and also some foundations (FOAPS: Fundación Once para la Atención de Personas con
Sordoceguera) and non-profit associations (CSB: Ciencia sin Barreras).
Multisensory material by itself helps people with functional diversity to enhance their communication
skills. Nevertheless, Geodivulgar’s perspective goes beyond the usual divulgation model adding a
social interaction perspective and the integration of several society groups (lecturers, researchers,
students and end-users).
The first programmed workshops were carried out in a university (UCM) in a big city with a relatively
wide cultural offer for disabled people, but since then, there was a demand from areas with low
population for this kind of workshops. Therefore, portable kits were prepared so they could allow
combining indoor and outdoor geology divulgation activities in areas with a limited cultural offer for
people with functional diversity. These kits are an optimum solution for small groups in outside areas
and create new alternatives for scientific divulgation. The use of portable kits makes possible a faster
assemblage of divulgation activities compared to conventional stationary workshops as they are
ready-made. They provide a wider diffusion since the end user do not need to inhabit nearby a
university or research center and there is the possibility of combining them with field experiences,
which in turn result in a much better understanding of geological concepts.
The interest of these traveling experiences is also evident from a social perspective, as they promote
interactions with scientists who are normally not available to these groups. These experiences have
also an educational purpose for the students who are involved as divulgators as they improve
transferable skills, such as their communicative skills, and increase their awareness to diversity that
will be of use in their future professional life.
The multi-proxy study of sediment cores from Lake Isoba (43° 02′ N, 5° 18′ W; 1400 m a.s.l.) allo... more The multi-proxy study of sediment cores from Lake Isoba (43° 02′ N, 5° 18′ W; 1400 m a.s.l.) allows a detailed assessment of the past hydrological and environmental dynamics in north-western Iberia resulting from the interplay between climate variability and anthropogenic impact. The combination of diatom stratigraphy, sedimentology and high-resolution elemental geochemistry along with a robust chronological framework (established by 210Pb, 137Cs and 14C dating) provides a detailed environmental reconstruction for the past ~ 500 years. Abrupt changes in the fossil diatom assemblages indicate a high sensitivity of this small lake to past environmental change and allow identifying four major stages related to the main climate fluctuations of the Little Ice Age (LIA) and recent warming. High lake levels, enhanced runoff and higher productivity characterised the middle phase of the LIA (~ 1550 to 1630 CE), indicating an overall wet climate. Conversely, shallow lake levels, decreased run...
Proceedings of ICERI2014 Conference 17th-19th November 2014, Seville, Spain, 2014
Educational perspectives are usually low when designing curricula for people with functional dive... more Educational perspectives are usually low when designing curricula for people with functional diversity
and there are few attempts to promote scientific divulgation among these collectives. Geodivulgar is a
pioneer project for the divulgation of geology among people with functional diversity in Spain. The
working group of Geodivulgar is formed by different partners, and includes university lecturers,
graduate and postgraduate students, and technical staff from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid
(UCM) and other universities and research institutions as Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM),
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) or Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
(IGME) and also some foundations (FOAPS: Fundación Once para la Atención de Personas con
Sordoceguera) and non-profit associations (CSB: Ciencia sin Barreras).
Multisensory material by itself helps people with functional diversity to enhance their communication
skills. Nevertheless, Geodivulgar’s perspective goes beyond the usual divulgation model adding a
social interaction perspective and the integration of several society groups (lecturers, researchers,
students and end-users).
The first programmed workshops were carried out in a university (UCM) in a big city with a relatively
wide cultural offer for disabled people, but since then, there was a demand from areas with low
population for this kind of workshops. Therefore, portable kits were prepared so they could allow
combining indoor and outdoor geology divulgation activities in areas with a limited cultural offer for
people with functional diversity. These kits are an optimum solution for small groups in outside areas
and create new alternatives for scientific divulgation. The use of portable kits makes possible a faster
assemblage of divulgation activities compared to conventional stationary workshops as they are
ready-made. They provide a wider diffusion since the end user do not need to inhabit nearby a
university or research center and there is the possibility of combining them with field experiences,
which in turn result in a much better understanding of geological concepts.
The interest of these traveling experiences is also evident from a social perspective, as they promote
interactions with scientists who are normally not available to these groups. These experiences have
also an educational purpose for the students who are involved as divulgators as they improve
transferable skills, such as their communicative skills, and increase their awareness to diversity that
will be of use in their future professional life.
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and there are few attempts to promote scientific divulgation among these collectives. Geodivulgar is a
pioneer project for the divulgation of geology among people with functional diversity in Spain. The
working group of Geodivulgar is formed by different partners, and includes university lecturers,
graduate and postgraduate students, and technical staff from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid
(UCM) and other universities and research institutions as Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM),
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) or Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
(IGME) and also some foundations (FOAPS: Fundación Once para la Atención de Personas con
Sordoceguera) and non-profit associations (CSB: Ciencia sin Barreras).
Multisensory material by itself helps people with functional diversity to enhance their communication
skills. Nevertheless, Geodivulgar’s perspective goes beyond the usual divulgation model adding a
social interaction perspective and the integration of several society groups (lecturers, researchers,
students and end-users).
The first programmed workshops were carried out in a university (UCM) in a big city with a relatively
wide cultural offer for disabled people, but since then, there was a demand from areas with low
population for this kind of workshops. Therefore, portable kits were prepared so they could allow
combining indoor and outdoor geology divulgation activities in areas with a limited cultural offer for
people with functional diversity. These kits are an optimum solution for small groups in outside areas
and create new alternatives for scientific divulgation. The use of portable kits makes possible a faster
assemblage of divulgation activities compared to conventional stationary workshops as they are
ready-made. They provide a wider diffusion since the end user do not need to inhabit nearby a
university or research center and there is the possibility of combining them with field experiences,
which in turn result in a much better understanding of geological concepts.
The interest of these traveling experiences is also evident from a social perspective, as they promote
interactions with scientists who are normally not available to these groups. These experiences have
also an educational purpose for the students who are involved as divulgators as they improve
transferable skills, such as their communicative skills, and increase their awareness to diversity that
will be of use in their future professional life.
and there are few attempts to promote scientific divulgation among these collectives. Geodivulgar is a
pioneer project for the divulgation of geology among people with functional diversity in Spain. The
working group of Geodivulgar is formed by different partners, and includes university lecturers,
graduate and postgraduate students, and technical staff from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid
(UCM) and other universities and research institutions as Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM),
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) or Instituto Geológico y Minero de España
(IGME) and also some foundations (FOAPS: Fundación Once para la Atención de Personas con
Sordoceguera) and non-profit associations (CSB: Ciencia sin Barreras).
Multisensory material by itself helps people with functional diversity to enhance their communication
skills. Nevertheless, Geodivulgar’s perspective goes beyond the usual divulgation model adding a
social interaction perspective and the integration of several society groups (lecturers, researchers,
students and end-users).
The first programmed workshops were carried out in a university (UCM) in a big city with a relatively
wide cultural offer for disabled people, but since then, there was a demand from areas with low
population for this kind of workshops. Therefore, portable kits were prepared so they could allow
combining indoor and outdoor geology divulgation activities in areas with a limited cultural offer for
people with functional diversity. These kits are an optimum solution for small groups in outside areas
and create new alternatives for scientific divulgation. The use of portable kits makes possible a faster
assemblage of divulgation activities compared to conventional stationary workshops as they are
ready-made. They provide a wider diffusion since the end user do not need to inhabit nearby a
university or research center and there is the possibility of combining them with field experiences,
which in turn result in a much better understanding of geological concepts.
The interest of these traveling experiences is also evident from a social perspective, as they promote
interactions with scientists who are normally not available to these groups. These experiences have
also an educational purpose for the students who are involved as divulgators as they improve
transferable skills, such as their communicative skills, and increase their awareness to diversity that
will be of use in their future professional life.