Prácticas sostenibles en el grado de geología: los recorridos urbanos

Résumé

In the geology degree, the students have multiple activities such identification of rocks, minerals and fossils. These are done both in the University labs and during the geology field activities. Seeking for the sustainability of the topics, other alternative activities have been established, using the non- renewable resources found in the cities, such decorative stones. As an example of such activities, the proposal is a geology walk between Bellas Artes and Guggenheim museums in Bilbao. The petrology and the content of fossils are described in some representative buildings during this walk. This urban geological route, with universal accessibility, has no environment impact, as no non-renewable resources are destroyed. There is just a use of the existing building materials. All the above complies with several of the characteristics necessary to described this development as sustainable, with efficient use of resources and promotion of reuse and recycling.