Puesta en valor del patrimonio portuario para una mejora del paisaje: el cine en la Bahía de Pasaia.

Abstract

Our proposal is to analyse the historical evolution of the landscape through film and to study the heritage or cultural landscape of the bay as a resource. It also aims to detect which characteristics of the territory arouse cinematographic interest. To do so, we have used a methodology that looks for geographical characteristics in the films, the product of the selection of exteriors and a testimony of human activity; elements that integrate the visual image of the city and make the urban space legible. The intention is to approach mental representations as a different way of analysing space. In contrast to quantitative approaches, which reduce space to a network of arcs and nodes, or to simple geometry, the geography of mental representations considers the territory as a space that is lived, felt, valued and perceived differently by people through mental images and individual and collective impressions. The conclusions of this study show that cinema can contribute to these objectives by means of a cultural itinerary that provides answers to these three needs and allows us to discover the meaning that people give to the scenery that surrounds them.