Research areas
Green infrastructure and ecosystem services
The green infrastructure is a framework for the regulation of special interest to the group since it takes years. Currently with particular interest for the sink in the planning of services ecosistémicos specific or in the social dimension of the infrastructure green.
Geodata science
The large volume of proprietary data produced by the laboratory gives us an advantage when modeling, simulating, and reinterpreting the dynamics present in research projects. This is complemented by the development of new proprietary tools and infrastructure geared towards spatial information processing.
Spatial planning and territorial transition
Artella among others, activities related to the planning and territorial planning, with special interest in rural areas or in the monitoring of resources for the formulation of strategies for the transition from rural.
Active land use management
A line of work that integrates the analysis of land-use dynamics and the land market with innovation in property governance for land mobilization, aiming to diagnose and improve the territorial base of agricultural activities and to attract and guide new managers toward underutilized plots.
Participatory action research
Participatory action research is a cross-cutting pillar of the Land Lab. It is applied as a methodological principle that promotes research acting as a driver of change, rooted in the territory and connected to the communities who live there.
Food systems and generational renewal in agriculture
LaboraTe analyses the agri-food system from a holistic and participatory perspective, investigating generational renewal as a relational process between stakeholders. This line of research is oriented toward maintaining the functionality of the food system and ensuring food security.
