Department: GEOGRAFÍA Y GEOLOGÍA

Center: FACULTAD DE FILOSOFÍA Y LETRAS

Area: Human Geography

Research group: INVESTIGACIONES SOBRE EL TERRITORIO

Email: jsomm@unileon.es

Doctor by the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela with the thesis Desarrollo urbano en Ourense 1895-2000 2001. Supervised by Dr. Rubén Camilo Lois González.

Since its inception at the University of León in 1997, it has taught more than 20 different subjects, with a focus on content related to the city, tourism, and planning. Recognized six five-year periods of teaching. He has participated in various research projects and contracts, in some of them as the principal investigator, focusing on topics related to urban planning, land management, new geographic information technologies, tourism, and demographic issues. Author of more than 100 publications related to his preferred research areas: urban planning, tourism, political geography, demography, and land use planning. Four six-year periods of research and one six-year period of research transfer have been recognized.