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Luis Alcalá Director Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis

Capacity building session On economic/business models and sustainability of science communication activities and institutions. Luis Alcalá Director Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis. E xploring sustainabilty of science centers Dinópolis. What ?.

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Luis Alcalá Director Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis

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  1. Capacity building session On economic/business models and sustainability of science communication activities and institutions Luis Alcalá Director Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis Exploring sustainabilty of science centersDinópolis

  2. What ?

  3. Dinópolis-Teruel, a regional development project based on palaeontological heritage Palaeontological Park: Leisure Park True Museum (R&D)

  4. Entertainment • History of Life (Dark-Ride) • Tyrannosaurus rex show (NHM-Kokoro animatronic) • Teather • 3D Film • Saurio Park Goal: raise public interest in Palaeontology in a funny way

  5. Palaeontological Museum • Laboratory of Palaeontology • Geological Time • Aquatic Life Hall • Dinosaurs Hall • Mammals Hall Educational resource: The History of Life

  6. Where ?

  7. TERUEL 33.500 • 1900: 245.000 inhab. • 2012: 145.894 inhab. Teruel: <10 inhab./km2 Spanish average: 90 inhab./km2

  8. Why ?

  9. HIGH DIVERSITY, RICHNESS AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE PALAEONTOLOGICAL RECORD IN TERUEL

  10. Teruel dinosauriological milestones • First paper including dinosaur remains of Spain (1872) • First Spanish dinosaur: Aragosaurus ischiaticus (1987) • First Mesozoic mammals recorded in Spain (1966) . Aragosaurus . Turiasaurus . Tastavinsaurus . Galvesaurus . Proa . etc. Juan Vilanova y Piera Dinosaur bone fragment Utrillas Aragosaurus type locality

  11. SOCIAL BENEFITS OF DINÓPOLIS • Research on local issues. • Heritage preservation. • Better education and formation. • New facilities for tourists. • Focus on other resources. • Local population cohesion. SUSTAINABILITY

  12. DINÓPOLIS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FACTS • Beds in Teruel-city: X2. • New rural accomodations. • Increasing local consumption: Dinópolis average time visit: 6 h. 29 min. • 75% visited Teruel just because Dinópolis (and 69,7% spent at least one night – in 83 different Turolian villages). • 80% would come back again to visit Dinópolis (at least 16% do it each year). • 94,6% of all visitors recommend the visit. • Some new regular employments in rural areas (satellites) and several dozens in Teruel-city. FIXING POPULATION

  13. Who ?

  14. New dinosaur sites found last • 132 new dinosaur bone sites • 29 new dinosaur ichnite sites • 38 prospection projects • 28 excavation projects

  15. SCHOOL OF PALAEONTOLOGICAL PREPARATION AT DINÓPOLIS ARAGÓN GOVERNMENT 2 YEARS-TRAINING 7 POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS 4 EDITIONS UP TO NOW 6 first months: professional formation 18 next months: both professional formation and practising on real fossils

  16. 2003: EUROPEAN PALAEONTOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION MEETING 2009: 10th MESOZOIC TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS SYMPOSIUM

  17. How ?

  18. Thank you !

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