Teaching
The Conference Centre of the hotel (seating up to 50) is
equipped for the use of the group. Additional classrooms with computers are
available in Barcelona for our use. Equipment includes a very wide range of
topographical, photographic and 3D maps (1:5000, 1:10,000, 1:25,000, 1:50,000),
overhead projector, video, video cameras, television, electronic white board,
etc..
Fieldwork Equipment
There are sufficient items to equip groups of up to 60.
Equipment includes global positioning systems, anenometers, digital pH,
dissolved oxygen content, conductivity, stream flow, light and noise meters,
video cameras, quadrats, surveying equipment, abney levels, pedometers, digital
thermometers, hygrometers, soil thermometers, sieve columns, electronic scales,
vegetation identification books, etc..
Work Sheet Resources
Students are provided on arrival with booklets containing a
range of source material tailored to their working itinerary. Additional work
sheets, individual maps, architectural, vegetation and rock identification
booklets etc. are provided on a case-study basis for each student for each study
area. A range of modern and historical photographs and maps of Castelldefels,
Barcelona, Garrotxa, individual farms etc. are available for classroom analysis
of changes in land use and the identification of particular urban-rural
pressures. Large scale map worksheets are available to enable the individual
mapping of volcanic features, individual farm land use etc..
