Landscapes and heritage landscapes. A methodological approach applied on ‘Sierra de Huelva’

Acknowledging the complexity of both concepts landscapes and heritage landscapes, a few methodological keys (embedded in a broader framework) are explored in order to understand landscapes (through their character) and heritage landscapes (through heritagetisation processes and vectors). Our methodological approach is tested on ‘Sierra de Huelva’, a mountainous county region on west Andalusia that has a large variety of landscapes dotted with cultural values, many of which have been both institutionally and socially recognised. It is concluded that heritagetisation is spatially selective and some areas can be identified by means of the density and the intensity of its heritage vectors