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Department of Geography, History and History of Art


VILA SUBIRÓS, Josep

Lecturer in Geography
Director of the Environment Institute
Research lines: Landscape; Landscape ecology; Land abandonment;
 Mediterranean landscapes; Natural protected areas

He completed a Degree in Geography at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB, 1993) and a Doctorate in Geography at the University of Barcelona (UB, 2000). He is a Lecturer in Physical Geography at the University of Girona (UdG), a member of the Environment and Geographic Information Technologies Research Group (http://web2.udg.edu/aigua) attached to the Environment Institute of the UdG (http://www.udg.edu/ima), and is a member of the Water, Territory and Sustainability Consolidated Research Group. Since 2008 he has been Director of the Environment Institute (IMA-UdG). His research has focused on landscape analysis and evolution, with special emphasis on the process of land abandonment and landscape transformation in the Mediterranean biome. On a theoretical and methodological level, a key area of study has been the approach developed from a landscape ecology perspective. Much of his research has also focused on the planning and management of natural protected areas.
Publications
Llibres
  • Vila, J. (ed.) (2008). La conservació del patrimoni natural i la biodiversitat. VI Jornades sobre l'Alta Garrotxa, Diversitas, 62. Girona: Universitat de Girona: Càtedra de Geografia i Pensament Territorial
  • Vila, J. (ed.) (2007). Passat, present i futur. V Jornades sobre l'Alta Garrotxa, Diversitas, 58. Girona: Universitat de Girona: Càtedra de Geografia i Pensament Territorial
  • Vila, J. (ed.) (2006). IV Jornades sobre l’Alta Garrotxa: la gestió forestal: explotació versus conservació, Udegé, 14. Girona: Universitat de Girona: Càtedra de Geografia i Pensament Territorial
  • Vila, J., and Varga, D. (eds.) (2006). La futura Llei de Biodiversitat - Patrimoni Natural: jornades de reflexió, participació i debat: Universitat de Girona, 14 i 15 de juny de 2005. Girona: Universitat de Girona - Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge - Càtedra de Geografia i Pensament Territorial -  Documenta Universitaria
  • Calabuig, J., Carrillo, I., and Vila, J.(eds.) (2005). III Jornades sobre l’Alta Garrotxa: La ramaderia extensiva i la gestió dels espais oberts. Girona: Universitat de Girona: Càtedra de Geografia i Pensament Territorial
  • Mallarach, J.M., Vila, J., and Varga, D. (eds.) (2004). El PEIN deu anys després: balanç i perspectives. Girona: Universitat de Girona: Càtedra de Geografia i Pensament Territorial
Articles
  • Barriocanal, C., Crous, A., Varga, D., and Vila, J. (2006). "Preliminary assessment of factors responsable for periodic river mouth closure, river Daró (Costa Brava, Girona)", Journal of Coastal Research, 48, pp.16-20
  • Varga, D., and Vila, J. (2006). "Ecología del paisaje y sistemas de información geográfica ante el cambio socioambiental en las áreas de montaña mediterránea. Una aproximación metodológica al caso de los valles d’Hortmoier y Sant Aniol", AREAS. Revista Internacional de Ciencias Sociales, 25, pp. 59-73
  • Vila, J., Varga, D., Llausàs, A., and Ribas, A. (2006). "Conceptos y métodos fundamentales en ecología del paisaje (landscape ecology). Una interpretación desde la geografía", Documents d'Anàlisi Geogràfica, 48, pp. 151-166
Contact details
E-mail: josep.vila@udg.edu
Office: 2nd floor
Tel: 972 41 87 78

Courses taught
Biogeography (Geography Degree)
The Faces of Landscape: Catalonia & North Karelia (Geography Degree)
Management of Natural Areas (Environmental Sciences Degree)
Environmental Problems of the Catalan Countries (Environmental Sciences Degree)
Landscape Analysis and Planning (Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies)
Landscape Ecology (Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies)