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OTHER GROUPS: GIA / BIOCON / EOMAR / OFYGA

The Tourism, Territorial Planning and Environment Research Group (TOTMA), led by Inmaculada González Cabrera, develops its research activity in three areas of great relevance in an insular context such as the Canary Islands. It was founded at the end of the 1980s, and since then it has participated in more than 70 research projects and more than 300 scientific publications, as well as having supervised numerous master's and bachelor's degree theses and doctoral dissertations.

TOTMA is currently composed of eleven members who teach at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria as principal or associate professors. It also has a network of external collaborators of professionals who develop their research in this same sector.

Its headquarters are located in the Legal Sciences building of the Tafira University Campus.

Researchers

  • Inmaculada González Cabrera

    Inmaculada González is the head of the TOTMA group of the ECOAQUA University Institute from the ULPGC. PhD in law, she has published more than 45 scientific publications. She has participated in 9 R&D projects related to business, economics and tourism.

    Academic position: Professor of Commercial Law at the Faculty of Legal Sciences of the ULPGC.

    Corporate email: inmaculada.gozalezcabrera@ulpgc.es

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  • Carmen Grau Pineda

    PhD in law she has published around 50 scientific publications. She has participated a dozen research projects, related to Labor and Social Security Law.

    Academic position: Professor of the Department of Public Law at the Faculty of Legal Sciences of the ULPGC.

    Corporate email:
    carmen.grau@ulpgc.es

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  • José Luis Zamora Manzano

    He has published more than eighty publications in the field Roman Law and Comparative Law and he has participated in more than fifty congresses. He is member of numerous editorial committees of journals, among others Iustel and Docrea.

    Academic position: Holder of the Chair of Law at the ULPGC and professor at the UNED.

    Corporate email:
    joseluis.zamora@ulpgc.es

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  • Adolfo Jiménez Jaén

    The current secretary of University Institute ECOAQUA is a PhD of law, expert on environment and tourism administrative law. He has published more than 60 scientific publications on this subject. His researchs focus on the marine spatial planning and the protection of natural areas.

    Academic position: Professor of administrative Law at the ULPGC.

    Corporate email:
    adolfo.jimenez@ulpgc.es

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  • Juan Manuel Sanabria Díaz

    PhD in law associated with the Public Departament of the ULPGC. He is expert on adminitrative law, public management and tourism.

    His researchs focus on the tourism resources, urban planning law, investment projects, tourism competitiveness and sustainable tourism.

    Academic position: Associate Professor at the ULPGC.

    Corporate email:
    jose.sanabriadiaz@gmail.com

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  • Beatriz Fonticiella Hernández

    Her main research line focuses on the retailer investors in the financial market. She has made publications on this field and currently involved in different R&D projects.

    Academic position: PhD in law of the ULPGC.

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    beatriz.fonticiella@ulpgc.es

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  • Elena Proietti

    PhD in Administrative Law, she specialises in matters related to the Law of the Sea and Environmental Law. Her main lines of research are climate change, Human Rights and the development of renewable energies, the protection of marine biodiversity, the legal protection of underwater cultural heritage, and the development of sustainable aquaculture.

    Academic position: Assistant Professor in Administrative Law at the ULPGC.

    Corporate email:
    elena.proietti@ulpgc.es

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  • Tewise Ortega González

    PhD in Law associated with the Faculty of Legal Sciences, and an expert in Roman Law (social vulnerability, maritime law and environmental law). She has participated in several international congresses in her area of knowledge and in conferences and seminars on innovation and improvement of the quality of teaching through ICT. She has contributed to several publications in journals and collective works.

    Academic position: PhD, Assistant Professor at the ULPGC.

    Corporate email:
    tewise.ortega@ulpgc.es

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  • María José Estrada Margareto

    PhD student of the ULPGC.

    Her lines of research focus on the fields of commercial law, business and tourism.

    Academic position: PhD student of the ULPGC

    Corporate email:
    mariajose.estrada@ulpgc.es

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  • Arturo Montesdeoca Suárez

    Professor in the area of Labour and Social Security Law. His line of research focuses on topics such as the adaptation of data protection regulations in the field of employment in relation to the introduction of new technologies in the field of labour relations; the impact of technology on health and safety in teleworking; and the gender digital divide in terms of the labour market insertion of women in the STEM sector.

    Academic position: PhD, assistant professor at the ULPGC.

    Corporate email:
    arturo.montesdeoca@ulpgc.es

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  • María del Mar Gómez Lozano

    Graduated in Law from the UNED and PhD in Law from the UAL. She is the author of two monographs on distinctive signs and of several chapters and articles related to the research lines of industrial and intellectual property, competition law, tourism and consumption. She has participated in several research projects with professors from different Spanish universities and has supervised a doctoral thesis on institutional trademarks in the agri-food sector.

    Academic position: Professor in Commercial Law at the University of Almeria.

    Corporate email:
    margomez@ual.es

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  • Stefano Bini

    Doctor cum laude in Law, from the University of Seville, and in Law and Business, from the Luiss University of Rome, in Italy (in co-tutelage). This cum laude graduate with distinction in Law, from the Luiss University of Rome, is the author of numerous publications on Labour Law and Social Security (also with reference to the impact of Artificial Intelligence) and Teaching Methodology and Innovation. During his professional career, he has worked as a lecturer at the ULPGC, as an assistant lecturer at the University of Cordoba (UCO) and as a postdoctoral researcher at the Luiss University of Rome, as well as continuing to participate in various research projects.

    Academic position: Permanent lecturer in Labour Law and Social Security (accredited university lecturer) at the University of Cordoba.

    Corporate email:
    sbini@uco.es

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Projects

MARINE SABRES

Project description:
This project will demonstrate good ecosystem management practices in three European coastal areas: the North Sea Islands Arch, the archipelagos of the Açores, Madeira and the Canary Islands, and the Toscana archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.

Main researcher:
Dr. Ricardo J. Haroun Tabraue

Number of researchers involved: 3

Funding scope: European

Budgets: 400.000€

Start/end date: 03/2022 - 03/2026

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The response of tourism companies to the restructuring of the sector: between the crisis and the Next Generation EU plan

Project description:
This initiative seeks to provide solutions to the challenges faced by the tourism sector in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent war in Ukraine.

Main researcher:
Dr. Inmaculada González Cabrera

Number of researchers involved: 16

Funding scope: Insular and regional

Budgets: 16.068 €

Start/end date: 01/05/2023 - 30/11/2024

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CAPonLITTER

Project description:
CAPonLITTER aims at improving policies and practices in preventing marine litter that results from coastal tourism and recreational activities.

Main researcher:
Dr. Ricardo J. Haroun Tabraue

Number of researchers involved: 15

Funding scope: European

Budgets: 184.331€

Start/end date: 01/10/2020 - 31/07/2023

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FROM THE COLLABORATIVE ECONOMY TO SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: NEW CHALLENGES FOR TOURISM IN THE CANARY ISLANDS

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Main researcher:
Dr. Inmaculada González Cabrera

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Funding scope: European

Budgets: 61.100€

Start/end date: 01/01/2020 - 31/10/2023

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Project description:
Creation of an agenda of regulatory and interpretative proposals for the legal system applicable to collaborative tourism, as well as the presentation and adoption of the appropriate administrative rules that contribute to provide the desirable legal security and clarity.

Main researcher:
Dr. Humberto Gosálbez Pequeño y Dr. Manuel Rebollo Ruig (UCO)

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Funding scope: European

Budgets: 15.000€

Start/end date: 01/01/2020 - 31/12/2021

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News
20/05/2026
ECOAQUA will deliver 13 of the 26 talks scheduled by FIMAR 2026, which are open to all members of the public attending
Thirteen researchers from various groups will deliver these informative talks on Friday 22 May, and Saturday 23 May at...
09/06/2025
ECOAQUA presents seven of its projects to the public as part of the 14th edition of FIMAR 2025
Researchers from different groups of the ULPGC university institute gave talks this weekend on the Portuguese Caravel,...
05/06/2025
ECOAQUA will offer 7 of the 17 informative talks linked to the International Sea Fair FIMAR 2025
Seven researchers from different groups of the university institute will give these lectures on Friday, 6 June and...

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Events

International Sea Fair – FIMAR 2026

22/05/2026

Under the theme ‘Outermost regions and the sea’, this event is a key regional gathering for the nautical and maritime sector in the Canary Islands.

The ECOAQUA University Institute, part of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), is once again playing a key role in one of the most important events in the Canary Islands relating to the sea, the FIMAR 2026 International Sea Fair, which will take place from Friday 22 May and Sunday 24 May, at the Sanapú quay in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, near the Poema del Mar aquarium and the Onda Atlántica walkway.

To this end, in addition to its now traditional stand, the university institute will offer, through its researchers, 13 of the 26 free public talks scheduled as part of the 15th edition of this major event – a figure that is almost double the number given last year, when it delivered a total of seven.

The fair is sponsored by the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Council and the Port Authority of Las Palmas, and organised by Infecar Feria de Gran Canaria and Ciudad de Mar. Among the fair’s activities is the dissemination of scientific knowledge relating to the marine and maritime environment.

Date: 22, 23 and 24 May 2026.

Venue: Muelle Sanapú, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Organisers: INFECAR and Ciudad de Mar, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Council.

In collaboration with: Cabildo of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria City Council, Las Palmas Port Authority.

Participating research groups: EOMAR, OFYGA, GIA, BIOCON, TOTMA.

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International Sea Fair FIMAR-2025

06/06/2025 

Under the slogan “The sustainability of the Canarian coastline”, this event is a regional event of reference for the nautical and marine-maritime sector of the Canary Islands, which will take place in the Muelle Sanapú, in the surroundings of the Poema del Mar aquarium and the Pasarela Onda Atlántica, promoted by the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, the City Council of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the Port Authority of Las Palmas and organised by Infecar Feria de Gran Canaria and Ciudad de Mar. Among the fair's activities is the dissemination of scientific information about the marine-maritime environment.

Date: 6th, 7th & 8th June 2025.

Venue: Muelle Sanapú, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Organizers:  INFECA y Ciudad de Mar, Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Partners: Cabildo de Gran Canaria, Ayuntamiento de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas.

Participating research group: EOMAR, OFYGA, GIA, BIOCON & TOTMA.

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Conference on European regulations on artificial intelligence under debate

27/06/2024 28/06/2024

The aim of this event is to debate the future regulation that the EU is pioneering, and is about to complete. The conference will offer a multifaceted view of the real scope and the main problematic legal issues that this regulation and its specific application may entail.

Date: 27th – 28th June.

Venue: Rectorate of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Researchers taking part: Beatriz Fonticiella, Inmaculada González, Elena Proietti, María José Estrada, Carmen Grau, and José Luis Zamora.

Organisers: Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities; ACIISI, Regional Ministry of Tourism and Employment and Vice-Ministry of Justice of the Canary Islands; University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the Registrars Association of Spain.

Partners: Binter, ULPGC, Gran Canaria Island Council, University of Valencia, University Foundation of Las Palmas.

Research group: TOTMA

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