Edexcel Geography Syllabus B Fieldwork Itinerary Example
Date
Theme/Activity
Evening
Transport
Tue
9
Flight
arrival
Airport/hotel transfer
Introduction
to the characteristics, growth and development of Barcelona. The demographic,
economic, social and environmental issues arising from the growth of the city,
drawing out the significant processes of change.
20.00 Dinner
Work continuation if
necessary after dinner
Coach
Wed
10
08.00
Breakfast
09.00 Rural Depopulation Study: Les Garrigues
A comparison of 4 contrasting settlements, each revealing different social,
economic or environmental effects of out-migration.
Includes a talk with a representative from a local Olive Oil Co-operative
discussing the problems facing farmers in the region.
18.00
Follow-up work: development of models of sustainable rural development based
upon an analysis of primary and secondary data.
20.00 Dinner
Work continuation if
necessary after dinner
Coach
Thu
11
08.00
Breakfast
09.00 Orientation tour of Barcelona
Regeneration of a central urban area: El Raval
Quality of life changes within a district of the city
18.00
Follow-up work: criteria used to evaluate success of urban renewal strategies.
Urban renewal and integrated urban planning
20.00 Dinner
Public transport
Fri
12
08.00
Breakfast
09.00 Coastal management case study: Sitges
18.00
Follow-up work
20.00 Dinner
Work continuation if
necessary after dinner
On foot
Sat
13
08.00
Breakfast
09.00 Depart for Barcelona.
Cerda's l'Eixample: sustainable city planning
14.00 Olympic Village - planning dreams of the past and the lessons learned?
16.00 22@ High-tech zone: Brownfield site management
19.00 Follow-up work: managing decline and growth in the city; Barcelona: a
sustainable city?
20.00 Dinner
Work continuation if
necessary after dinner
Public
Transport
Sun
13
08.00
Breakfast
09.00 Sant Pere de Ribes
Flash flooding and river management.
The effects of human activity on the storm hydrograph
Channel morphology: the factors affecting channel efficiency
