María Belen Calderón Roca

María Belen Calderón Roca is a researcher at the University of Malaga's Department of Didactics of Mathematics, Social Sciences, and Experimental Sciences. Her academic focus spans cultural heritage, conservation, and historical architectural studies.

• PhD thesis (2010): Methodological analysis of historical city protection in Spain/Italy (1900-1950)
• Current faculty member specializing in Social Sciences Didactics
• Previously held researcher positions (2015-2017)

Research Interests: Her work examines heritage value systems, focusing on vernacular architecture's axiological categorization and urban landscape interpretation. She analyzes historical conservation frameworks and the intersection of monumental and everyday urban spaces.

Academic Contributions: Key publications include studies on:

• Leopoldo Torres Balbás' pedagogical legacy
• "Lo pintoresco" as historiographical category
• Monumental/cotidian urban analysis
• Historical building preservation criteria
• 17th-century Antequera palace architecture