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Mapping Decay: A GIS-Based Assessment of Historic Defensive Heritage and Its Latent Landscape in Castellón, Spain

  • Pablo Altaba Tena
  • Juan Antonio García-Esparza

This study analyses the defensive heritage of Castellón (Spain) to examine how authenticity and integrity can support territorial and landscape planning beyond restoration-based approaches. The methodology combines documentary review, GIS analysis, and fieldwork, applying qualitative indicators of material authenticity, territorial integrity, and scenic value. Results show marked contrasts: 62% of urban castles are restored or consolidated, whereas 71% of rural sites remain in ruins and 82% preserve high visual integrity. These findings suggest that heritage sustainability depends less on reconstruction than on maintaining the relationships between architecture, landscape, and community, supporting integrated territorial management strategies

  • Keywords:
  • Defensive heritage,
  • GIS,
  • Landscape heritage,
  • Authenticity,
  • Integrity,
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Pablo Altaba Tena

Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0002-9263-3600

Juan Antonio García-Esparza

Universitat Jaume I, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0001-5780-5502

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Mapping Decay: A GIS-Based Assessment of Historic Defensive Heritage and Its Latent Landscape in Castellón, Spain

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Pablo Altaba Tena, Juan Antonio García-Esparza

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Inglese

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10.36253/979-12-215-1113-0.19

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2026

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ReUso 2026 - New heritage and future strategies. Perspectives on conservation and promotion

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14th International Congress Barcelona-Girona, 4-7 November

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Alessandro Scarnato, Marisa García Vergara, Ángeles Layuno Rosas

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