Edexcel Geography Syllabus A Itinerary Example
| Date | Time | Theme/Activity | Venue | Transport |
| Wed 10 |
16.45 |
Flight
arrival Airport/hotel transfer |
Coach ½ hr |
|
| Evening |
Introduction
to the characteristics, growth & development of Bcn Evening meal |
Conference
Centre Hotel |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Sun 14 |
9.00 |
Breakfast Depart for Montseny Microclimatic studies Altitudinal vegetation zoning |
Hotel Montseny |
Coach
1½ hr |
| 14.00 |
Depart
for the airport Flight 17.35 |