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Specialist in research on Cultural Heritage conservation, with a master’s degree in Restoration and Management of Cultural Heritage and broad experience studying heritage sites’ enhancement strategies. He has participated in conservation projects of vernacular architecture-built monuments in Ecuador, a monastery and a walled city in Northern Cyprus, as well as several heritage sites in the Basque Country, the Mediterranean Balearic Islands, La Rioja region´s walled towns (Spain) or La Habana Old Town, in Cuba. He worked in the microclimatic monitoring and later developing of the preventive conservation plan for the Portico de la Gloria in Santiago de Compostela´s Cathedral. As a researcher he has participated and lead tasks in a number of EU funded projects, always related to Cultural Heritage safeguarding, such as TEACH (FP7), HISTCAPE (INTERREG IVC), RURITAGE (H2020), SHCITY (INTERREG SUDOE), ARCH (H2020), SHELTER (H2020), IMPACTOUR (H2020), REGEN (Horizon Europe).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Multi-Criteria Decision Support System for Data-Driven Strategic Planning in Sustainable Cultural Tourism
Zubiaga De la Cal, M., Gandini, A., Pasandideh, S., Sopelana Gato, A., Kalvet, T., Lopez de Aguileta Benito, A., Pereira, P., Koor, T. & Martins, J., Feb 2026, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 18, 3, 1412.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Heritage valorisation as a means of rural regeneration: the RURITAGE inventory of Lessons Learnt
Gandini, A., Conticelli, E., Egusquiza, A., Santangelo, A., Zubiaga, M. & De Luca, C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sustainable Cultural Tourism: Proposal for a Comparative Indicator-Based Framework in European Destinations
Zubiaga, M., Sopelana, A., Gandini, A., Aliaga, H. M. & Kalvet, T., Mar 2024, In: Sustainability (Switzerland). 16, 5, 2062.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Systemic Innovation Areas for Heritage-Led Rural Regeneration: A Multilevel Repository of Best Practices: A multilevel repository of best practices
Egusquiza, A., Zubiaga, M., Gandini, A., de Luca, C. & Tondelli, S., 30 Apr 2021, In: Sustainability. 13, 9, p. 5069 1 p., 5069.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DelimitaciÓn del paisaje cultural del puerto viejo de algorta a partir de la percepciÓn de la poblaciÓn
Translated title of the contribution :Cultural landscape characterization based on the perception of its inhabitants: Algorta’s old fishing port Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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