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Opposed to the historical concept of the olive oil mills as places just for transporting the fruit, milling and olive oil production, the growing interest in its museumization is turning them into gastronomic, cultural and ethnographic points of reference. This study analysed the components of the museumization of Andalusian olive oil mills, using the Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) technique and employing the fuzzy-set approach (fsQCA). To that end, it draws on the definition of museum put forward by the more progressive elements of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). The main implication from the results is that olive oil mill professionals should adapt the museum offer according to the needs and aspects identified by the causality results of the model, and design museumization strategies with actions tailored to olive oil tourism, in order to more effectively tackle the transformations needed in the sector and enable the conservation of olive cultural heritage.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a commitment to sustainability through innovation, sustainable economic growth and the diversification of economic activities. The social economy and the revaluation of rural heritage play a fundamental role in implementing and progressing towards these goals, especially in agri-food cooperatives. In the case of the Spanish olive oil industry, a substantial percentage of the business in olive oil producing areas revolves around the social economy: 70% of the olive oil produced in Spain is made by cooperatives. For these cooperatives, the implementation of the SDGs offers them a potential tool for sustainable development, diversification and the economic growth of their businesses. This article focuses on analysing the relative importance of the SDGs in the olive oil cooperative sector in Andalusia, using the Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) technique and applying the fuzzy-set approach (fsQCA) to the tenets of the SDGs. Lastly, causal models have been established, the practical implications of which centre on the implementation and development of the SDGs as a means of achieving the sustainable economic growth of these enterprises. The main findings of this study suggest that the sustainable development goals on which the cooperative societies analyzed are focused, in addition to producing olive oil, promote values linked to food security, sustainability, the showcasing of heritage, and gender equality.

The Social Economy plays a fundamental role in the implementation and development of social innova-tion practices, especially in the field of cooperatives. In the case of agri-food cooperatives in the olive oil producing areas of Spain, a substantial share of the business is based around the social economy, with CIRIEC reporting a cooperativization rate of 70%. As such, there are increasing opportunities for these cooperatives to adopt tools that enable the potential development of social innovation actions. In the present article, we conduct a literature review to explore the definitions of social innovation provided in the last decade. We then analyse the results relating to a proposed model of social innovation applied to the olive oil industry, involving the participation of an expert panel composed of people with a position on the board of directors or managers of olive oil cooperatives and companies in the olive oil industry. From the analysis of the data collected, we identify four dimensions of Social Innovation that are particularly relevant to the olive oil industry: the Economic Dimension, the Cultural Dimension, the Environmental Dimension, and the Technological Dimension. These dimensions give rise to a methodological model for the implementation of Social Innovation actions in the olive oil industry.

En un universo global donde el mundo rural tan solo se concibe como un entorno secundario, destinado preferentemente a la generación de recursos económicos y vacacionales, el arte se convierte en una herramienta válida para generar nuevos estímulos que permitan su recuperación como espacio de vida. Concretamente, el proyecto Murales Conciencia, desarrollado en Bailén (Jaén), plantea la creación de una colección de arte público a través de la utilización del propio municipio como continente, que se completa con un museo virtual. Artistas relevantes en el ámbito de la tipología mural, han conformado una colección única que se fundamenta en dos pilares básicos: el Patrimonio y la Ciencia. En este trabajo abordamos la construcción de un proyecto singular que, además de reconvertir estéticamente enclaves denostados de la localidad, ha favorecido la creación de ámbitos comunitarios y de memoria, repletos de conocimiento y responsabilidad social.

In a universe where the rural world is only conceived of as a secondary environment, preferably exploited for the generation of economic and holiday resources, art becomes a valid tool to generate new stimuli that allow its recovery as an authentic living space. Specifically, the Murales Conciencia project, developed in Bailén (Jaén, Spain), proposes the creation of a public art collection by using the municipality itself as a continent, which is completed with a virtual museum. Relevant artists in the field of mural typology have formed a unique collection that is based on two basic pillars: Heritage and Science. In this work, we describe a unique project that, in addition to aesthetically converting sites in the town endangered by gentrification, has favored the creation of community and memory areas, full of knowledge and social responsibility.

Recent years have witnessed a notable increase in the implementation of social innovation strategies for creating products with major social impact. Despite the lack of conceptual clarity still surrounding the term, social innovation, as a participatory research method, is finding scope for growth in agricultural cooperatives, whether in the areas of R&amp, D and knowledge transfer, or in the commercialization of innovative products. Society has underscored the need for change in the environment and the implementation of new projects that help improve socioeconomic living conditions, promoting territorial development through social transformation. In the case of cooperativism in the olive oil industry in southern Spain, cooperatives are responsible for 70% of the oil produced there. As such, the actions carried out under their influence have a huge impact on the population and serve as tools that anchor people to their municipalities. This article analyses a case study from an olive oil cooperative, exploring the development of a social innovation project involving knowledge transfer and public awareness-raising through the label of an early harvest olive oil called “Primer Día de Cosecha” (First Day of Harvest). It also assesses the impact of the project on the population of the Andalusian municipality of Bailén (Jaén).

Resumen La realización de esquemas de campo y la toma de apuntes del natural son una de las principales herramientas para fijar las observaciones realizadas en los viajes científicos, y pueden aportar beneficios en diversos ámbitos más allá del investigador o científico, como lo son el artístico o educativo. La necesidad de tratar el cuaderno de campo del artista naturalista desde una perspectiva A/R/Tográfica (Ars, Research, Teaching), abordando las referencias históricas, las diferentes técnicas y recursos que se utilizan como fuente de conocimiento, y la plasmación de una experiencia vivencial que va más allá del mero registro de datos, suponen considerar al dibujo como una herramienta metodológica que permite interiorizar el conocimiento de una forma superior a la que se consigue con las tecnologías propias de nuestro tiempo, si bien éstas pueden servir de apoyo para el desarrollo de trabajos en base a los apuntes obtenidos. Asimismo, se plantea el valor intrínseco del carácter procesual del dibujo gestual, habitualmente relegado al papel de elemento intermediario entre la investigación y el resultado final. Abstract Making field diagrams and drawing field sketches are one of the main tools to fix the observations made in the scientific trips, and can bring benefits in diverse fields beyond the researcher or scientist, as they are the artistic or educational. The need to treat the field notebook of the naturalist artist from an A/R/Tographic perspective (Ars, Research, Teaching), based on the historical references, the different techniques and resources used, as a source of knowledge and the expression of a know-how experience, which goes beyond the data registry, suppose that drawing is considered a methodological tool that allows knowledge to be internalized in a way superior to that achieved with the technologies of our time, although these can serve as support for the development of works based on the notes obtained. Likewise, the article raises the intrinsic value of the procedural character of the gestural drawing, usually relegated to the role of intermediary element between the investigation and the final result.

En este artículo se pretenden abordar los mecanismos, procesos y resultados de la investigación artística en el ámbito científico y técnico, a partir del encargo de una obra de ilustración científica. Esto es, la petición al artista, por parte de un tercero (investigador, científico, editor o especialista en alguna de las áreas de las ciencias experimentales), de la realización de obras que permitan alguna de estas opciones (de manera independiente o combinada): mostrar los resultados de una investigación científica, comunicar ciencia, o realizar materiales de carácter didáctico / educativo.Partiendo de una justificación inicial que nace del interés que nos mueve a considerar necesaria la investigación artística en un ámbito científico, posteriormente se contextualiza a nivel teórico la forma en la que se afronta un encargo de ilustración científica, para una investigación específica de carácter arqueológico, describiendo el proceso de investigación y el trabajo de campo. Para finalizar este artículo, se plantean a modo de discusión los resultados de la experiencia artística y cómo éstos favorecen los del estudio en el ámbito de la investigación científica.