The "Cañas Method" is a landscape evaluation method developed by researcher Ignacio Cañas Guerrero. This method has been applied in different fields such as construction, road infrastructures, power lines, reservoirs, etc. In addition, it has been widely used by both researchers in this group and researchers outside it.

Lines of research in this area include:

• Imaging and color study system
• Study of the landscape of the highways.
• Application of geographic information systems to the landscape.
• Enhancement of the cultural heritage of cocoa through tourism of its landscapes.
• Landscape integration of rural constructions.
• Integration of agricultural buildings into the landscape: reuse
• Study of color in the landscape
• Landscape through painting