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| Date |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
Skills |
Transport |
| Wednesday
21st March |
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Arrive 13.45 BA 1796
Lunch at hotel
Orientation tour of city to include Zona Franca (tax-free industrial zone) |
Introduction to the course
Evening meal 20.00 |
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Coach |
| Thursday
22nd |
Breakfast 08.00
Depart 09.00
Barcelona: land use patterns related to contemporary models. Urban transects
to investigate economic and social changes across the city. |
Urban transects continue |
Linking the role of economic and social processes and the part played by
physical factors
Evening meal 20.00 |
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Public Transport |
| Friday
23rd |
Breakfast 08.00
Depart 09.00
El Raval: the impact of urban renewal strategies.
Use of transects and quadrats |
Linking census data within the follow-up session.
20.00 Evening Meal
Evening Excursion to Barcelona |
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Public Transport
Coach |
| Saturday
24th
OPTION A
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Breakfast 08.00
Depart 09.00
'Wet' river study: A source-mouth
investigation of changes along the Tenes or Tordera rivers, examining changes in
discharge, bed load, channel shape, gradient, load in suspension, valley cross
section and land use |
Evening meal 20.00
Classroom follow-up
Adjustment of clocks? |
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Coach |
| Saturday
24th
OPTION B
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08.00 Breakfast
09.00 Riera de Ribes
Flash flooding and river management.
The effects of human activity on the storm hydrograph
Channel morphology: the factors affecting channel efficiency
An evaluation of river management schemes
16.30 Return to hotel
17.30 Classroom follow-up |
20.00 Evening meal
Work continuation after
dinner |
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Coach |
| Sunday
25th |
Breakfast 08.00
Depart 08.30
Garrotxa Volcanic Park
Arrive 10.30
Introduction to the Park: Castellfollit de la Roca (basaltic columns)
Croscat Volcano (volcanic landforms) |
Altitudinal vegetation
zoning: Santa Margarida volcano crater rim (2 hours)
Walk to Santa Pau (1 hour): changes in rural settlements study.
18.00 Depart |
Evening meal 20.30
Classroom follow-up |
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Coach |
| Monday
26th |
Breakfast 08.00
09.00 John Barrass (editor of 'Barcelona Business'): Industrial Change in
Catalunya and Spain |
12.00 Colonia
Sedo (effects of de-industrialisation)
16.00 Torres Bodega: a growth industry
18.00 Return to hotel
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20.00 Evening meal
Evening Excursion to Barcelona |
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Coach |
| Tuesday
27th |
Breakfast 08.00
Depart 09.00 |
Depart 14.30 BA 1797
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