José
Arnáez Vadillo
Catedrático de Universidad
Department: Ciencias Humanas
Programas de doctorado: Doctorado en Humanidades
Programas de doctorado: Doctorado en Patrimonio, Sociedades y Espacios de Frontera
Universidad: University of La Rioja
Area: Physical Geography
Research group: EUSOT Erosión, Usos del Suelo y Ordenación del Territorio
Email: jose.arnaez@unirioja.es
Doctor by the Universidad de La Laguna with the thesis Formas y procesos de erosión en la evolución de vertientes de la sierra de la Demanda 1986. Supervised by Dr. José María García Ruiz.
José Arnáez is Professor (Catedrático) of Physical Geography at the University of La Rioja (Spain), Director of EUSOT research group (Erosion, Land Uses and Land Management), and Director of the Chair of Landscape, Biodiversity and Water Resources. He has taught at the universities of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Zaragoza and La Rioja at undergraduate, master and doctoral levels. His research activity has focused especially on soil erosion, environmental hydrology, land management, environmental consequences of agricultural abandonment and rural development. He served as Rector of the University of La Rioja from 2012 to 2016, and as Executive Director of ANECA (National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation).