Luis Alcalá Director

Fundación Conjunto Paleontológico de Teruel-Dinópolis

Capacity building sessionOn economic/business models and sustainability of science communication activities and institutions

Exploring sustainabilty of science centers

Dinópolis

What ?

Dinópolis-Teruel, a regional development projectbased on palaeontological heritage

Palaeontological Park:Leisure ParkTrue Museum (R&D)

Entertainment

-History of Life (Dark-Ride)

-Tyrannosaurus rex show (NHM-Kokoro animatronic)

- Teather

-3D Film

- Saurio Park

Goal: raise

public in

tere

st in

Palaeontology in

a funny w

ay

-Laboratory of Palaeontology

- Geological Time

- Aquatic Life Hall

- Dinosaurs Hall

- Mammals Hall

Educatio

nal reso

urce:

The History of L

ife

Palaeontological Museum

Where ?

– 1900: 245.000 inhab.– 2012: 145.894 inhab.

Teruel: <10 inhab./km2

Spanish average: 90 inhab./km2

TERUEL

33.500

Why ?

HIGH DIVERSITY, RICHNESS AND

SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE

PALAEONTOLOGICAL RECORD IN TERUEL

Juan Vilanova y Piera• First paper including dinosaur remains of

Spain (1872)

• First Spanish dinosaur:Aragosaurus ischiaticus (1987)

• First Mesozoic mammals recorded in Spain (1966)

. Aragosaurus

. Turiasaurus

. Tastavinsaurus

. Galvesaurus

. Proa

. etc.

Dinosaur bone fragment Utrillas

Teruel dinosauriological milestones

Aragosaurus type locality

SOCIAL BENEFITS OF DINÓPOLIS

• Research on local issues.

• Heritage preservation.

• Better education and formation.

• New facilities for tourists.

• Focus on other resources.

• Local population cohesion.SUSTAINABILITY

DINÓPOLIS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FACTS

• Beds in Teruel-city: X2.• New rural accomodations.• Increasing local consumption: Dinópolis average

time visit: 6 h. 29 min. • 75% visited Teruel just because Dinópolis (and

69,7% spent at least one night – in 83 different Turolian villages).

• 80% would come back again to visit Dinópolis (at least 16% do it each year).

• 94,6% of all visitors recommend the visit.• Some new regular employments in rural areas

(satellites) and several dozens in Teruel-city.

FIXING

POPULATION

Who ?

• 132 new dinosaur bone sites• 29 new dinosaur ichnite sites

New dinosaur sites found last

• 38 prospection projects• 28 excavation projects

6 first months:professional formation

18 next months:both professional formation and practising on real fossils

2 YEARS-TRAINING

7 POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS

4 EDITIONS UP TO NOW

SCHOOL OF PALAEONTOLOGICAL PREPARATION AT DINÓPOLIS

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How ?

Thank you !