RT journal article
T1 Underwater Cultural Heritage as an Engine for Social, Economic and Cultural Development. State of Research at the University of Cadiz (Andalusia, Spain)
A1 Pérez-Reverte Mañas, Carlota
A1 Cerezo Andreo, Felipe
A1 López Osorio, Pablo
A1 González Gallero, Raúl
A1 Mariscal Rico, Luis Antonio
A1 Arévalo González, Alicia
A2 HistoriaGeografía y Filosofía
A2 Ingeniería Informática
K1 underwater heritage
K1 underwater accessible heritage
K1 VR applied to underwater heritage
K1 shipwreck
K1 Strait of Gibraltar
K1 underwater heritage toolkit
K1 underwater communications
AB Public access to underwater and maritime cultural heritage has proven to have a verypositive effect on the local economy. This type of heritage is very attractive for the cultural tourismsector in general and for active and diving tourism. The Nautical and Underwater Archeology Lineof the University of Cadiz, within the framework of the TIDE Project (Interreg Atlantic Area) andHerakles Project (FEDER-UCA18-107327) have been working on the enhancement of maritime andunderwater heritage through the application of new technologies. In this paper, we will present theadvances in the project in the Strait of Gibraltar, based on the first phase of scientific analysis and onthe definition of a common working methodology that has resulted in a toolkit for the developmentof tourism activities linked to the MCH and UCH. Pilot activities under development are focusedon accessible underwater heritage routes, VR applications to create Dry Dive experiences and thestreaming of underwater archaeological works, thanks to a bottom-surface acoustic communicationbuoy. Results show that these types of outreach solutions and, by extension, of tourism application,must be preceded by a rigorous archaeological research process, a study of the target audienceand the evaluation of the carrying capacity of the sites, to avoid falling into the mercantilisation ordeterioration of the UCH. On the other hand, virtual or indirect access solutions are very useful, butalways through the correct interpretation of the heritage.
PB MDPI
SN 2571-9408
YR 2021
FD 2021-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26457
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26457
LA eng
NO This research was funded by TIDE, or Atlantic Network for Developing HistoricalMaritime Tourism; EAPA_630/2018 is an Interreg funded project. Thiswork has been co-financed by the 2014-2020 ERDFOperational Programme and by theDepartment of Economy, Knowledge, Business andUniversity of the Regional Government of Andalusia. Project reference: FEDER-UCA18-107327. This work has been co-financed by II Convocatoria de Ayudas Para El Fomento de Proyectos Universidad-Empresa Fundacion Campus Tecnologico de Algeciras. Project Reference: FCTA2020-07.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 09-may-2026