Geography Fieldwork Itinerary Example (4 full days)

Day	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Day 1	Arrival	Orientation tour of Barcelona (coach) followed by hotel transfer	Introduction to the course 20.00 Evening meal
Day 2	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 14.00 Return to hotel 16.30 Classroom follow-up		20.00 Evening meal Classroom follow-up
Day 3	Breakfast 08.00 Depart 09.00 Rural Depopulation: Les Garrigues. A comparison of 4 contrasting settlements, each revealing different social, economic or environmental effects of out-migration.		Linking census data within the follow-up session. Development of models of sustainable rural development based upon an analysis of data collected during the day. 20.00 Evening Meal
Day 4	Breakfast 08.00 Depart 09.00 Sand dunes Llobregat Delta (vegetation succession/management) Start 9.00 Finish 14.30 OR Garraf Natural Park: Park management issues, particularly the effects of fire on vegetation. A comparison between 3 sites with differing burn histories and the climax vegetation for the area, OR 1. Rendzina soil study on a limestone slope 2. Mediterranean xerophytic adaptations 3. Park management issues and simulation exercise Start 9.00 Finish 15.00 Return 15.30 - arrival at hotel 15.15		18.00 Follow-up work Dinner 20.00 Work continuation after dinner
Day 5	08.00 Breakfast 09.00 The social, economic and environmental impact of urban regeneration initiatives: El Raval, Barcelona How successful have the initiatives been? The reasons for and the effects of gentrification 17.00 Return to hotel		18.30 Arrive at hotel 20.00 Evening meal Classroom follow-up
Day 6	08.00 Breakfast Morning sightseeing.	Afternoon: departure