Introduction
to the characteristics, growth & development of Bcn
Evening meal
Conference
Centre
Hotel
Thu 11
Morning
Breakfast
Orientation tour of Bcn & key features
Hotel
Barcelona
Coach 3 hr
14.00
Urban
continuity and change
Regeneration of a central urban area
Gentrification
Quality of life in a district of the city
Barri
Gotic
El Raval
El Raval
El Raval
Walk
Evening
(a)
Cerda's l'Eixample
(b) Developing an urban landuse model of Bcn
Evening
meal
Conference
Centre
Hotel
Fri 12
09.00
Morning
Breakfast
Depart for Barcelona
Cerda's l'Eixample
Hotel
l'Eixample
Coach
½ hr
14.30
(a)
Barcelona - the first housing estate
(b) Vila Olympica - planning dreams of the past and the lessons learned?
(c) Urban renewal in a neglectedd suburb
(d) A declining city district
Barceloneta
Olympic
Village
Poble Nou
Poble Nou
Walk/Coach
Evening
(a)
The demographic, economic, social & environmental issues arising from the
growth of Bcn, drawing out the significant processes of change
(b) Urban renewal & integrated urban planning
(c) Managing decline and growth in the city
(d) Criteria used to evaluated success of urban renewal strategies
(e) Barcelona: a sustainable city?
Evening meal
Conference
Centre, Hotel
Sat 13
9.00
Breakfast
Depart for the Ebro Delta
(a) Sand dune ecosystem: vegetation succession
and / or
(b) Salt marsh ecosystem: vegetation succession
and / or
(c) Ricefield ecosystem; the impact of agriculture; reclamation of abandoned
ricefields
(d) Impact of grazing of saltmarsh vegetation
(e) Impact of aquaculture, fishing and salt mining
(f) Management issues in the Park
Hotel
Ebro Delta
Coach
2 hrs
Evening
Free
Evening meal
Hotel
Sun 14
9.00
Breakfast
Depart for Montseny
Microclimatic studies
Altitudinal vegetation zoning
