Carmen Delgado Viñas

Professor, Department of Geography, Urban and Territorial Planning, University of Cantabria (Spain)

Professor (Regional Geographic Analysis), Department of Geography, Urban and Territorial Planning, University of Cantabria (Spain)

Academic formation

BA in Modern and Contemporary History, University of Valladolid, Spain
BA in Geography, University of Valladolid, Spain
Bachelor's Thesis in Geography, University of Valladolid, Spain
Doctoral Thesis in Philosophy (Geography and History), University of Valladolid, Spain

Academic positions held

Coordinator of International Relations of the Degree in Geography and Territorial Planning of the University of Cantabria (2001-2006)
Director of the Language Center of the University of Cantabria (2001-2005)
Director of the Senior Program for permanent university education at the University of Cantabria (2016-2021)
President of the Association of Spanish Geographers (2013-2017)
President of the Spanish Committee of the International Geographical Union (2013-2017)

Research Lines

Historical urban geography
Rural areas and agrarian landscapes
Development and organization of rural areas
Urbanization processes of the rural space
Expansive urbanism and protected areas
Metropolization processes

Research Projects

In relation to these lines of research, I have directed 10 competitive Research Projects as the Principal Investigator in charge and have participated, as a member of the research team, in another 7 projects, all of them also competitive and publicly funded, in addition to having led the as many other research agreements/contracts to carry out territorial diagnostic studies and reports for different public administration bodies.