Abstract: This SLP experience takes place as part of the subject Landscape Analysis and Interpretation in the third year of the Bachelor's Degree in Geography, Territorial Analysis and Sustainability. The aim is to analyse the evolution, transformations and current situation of the landscape of the Horta Gran de Tarragona, a key space in the new POUM (Municipal Urban Plan), conceived as a nexus between the city centre and its western neighbourhoods. The activities to be carried out include the collection of documentary and cartographic information, field work, the geolocation of elements of the study area, the delimitation of the structural elements of the landscape, the mapping of functional landscapes and the drafting of a synthesis report. This experience allows students to acquire applied skills in territorial analysis and landscape management.
Subject: Management Tools for Protected Areas and Landscape
Organisation: Associació d'Amics de la Platja Naturista del Torn (Association of Friends of the El Torn Naturist Beach).
Summary: The Special Plan for the Protection of the Natural Environment and Landscape of La Rojala-Platja del Torn (Vandellos and L'Hospitalet de l'Infant) was given the go ahead in 1996, and was drafted by the Directorate-General of Natural Heritage of the former Department of Environment of the Catalan Government. The Friends of the El Torn Naturist Beach Association was formed in March 1989 and, like other associations, advocated nudism on the beach of El Torn in contrast to the aversity to nudism of the administrations and the owner of the land surrounding a large part of the beach, who blocked many access routes. Apart from ensuring that the beach is used by naturists, the association's main task is to help improve the natural environment of the beach itself and its surroundings. The objective of this service learning project was to do a class project that required drafting a proposal to update the Special Plan for the Protection of the Natural Environment and Landscape of La Rojala-Platja del Torn. The Association collaborated with the students by providing information about the area and accompanying them in their fieldwork.
External internship: Socio-demographic study of and plan for citizen participation in Barri Sant Jordi (Sant Jordi Neighbourhood)
Organisation: Associació de Veïns del Barri de Sant Jordi, Reus. (Residents Association of the Sant Jordi Neighbourhood in Reus)
Summary: This project can be traced back to the URV's 1st Social Projects Marketplace and was carried out as an external internship during the academic year 2014-2015. The objective of this service learning project was to obtain basic data on which to base the subsequent drafting of a plan of community dynamization and citizen participation. The student made a social, demographic and economic study of the Sant Jordi neighbourhood in Reus using statistical indicators, fieldwork and a variety of group interviews. This information allowed the student to reflect on and characterize the diversity existing in the neighbourhood.
Bachelor's thesis: Socio-demographic study of and plan for citizen participation in Barri Sant Jordi (Sant Jordi Neighbourhood)
Summary: The final project and the external work experience are part of one project design for one student. The following proposal was first presented at the first edition of the 1st Social Projects Marketplace held in Reus and was carried out the academic year 2014-15. It is an interdisciplinary project carried out jointly with the Degree in Economics. The student was carried out a social, demographic and economic study of the Sant Jordi neighborhood in Reus. The study reflected the diversity of the neighborhood by using statistical indicators, field work and a selection of interviews. A database will also be prepared on which a social revitalization and participation plan for the neighborhood.
Bachelor's thesis: A study of the impact of water on the Priorat economy over time
Organisation: GEPEC-Ecologistes de Catalunya (GEPEC-Environmentalists of Catalonia).
Summary: This bachelor's thesis comes from the URV's 8th Social Projects Marketplace and was carried out during the academic year 2021-2022. The objective was to assist the work of analysing the consequences for the Priorat region of extracting 6 million cubic meters/year from the Siurana river for use in Baix Camp. Students worked with water consumption data and defined potential benefits, especially in the area of irrigation.
Bachelor's thesis: Is the Gaià River Nature Reserve possible? Analysis of the current environmental and social situation of the proposal
Organisation: Associació Mediambiental La Sínia (La Sínia Environmental Association).
Summary: This bachelor's thesis arose out of the URV's 8th Social Project Marketplace and was carried out during the academic year 2021-2022. The objective was to support those studies that analyse the possibility of establishing the Gaià River Nature Reserve. Students analysed the area potentially affected, particularly the protected spaces, in terms of their natural value, management issues and shortcomings. Students also contacted people, organisations and administrations of the area to find out possible points of consensus.
Bachelor's thesis: Map of ground covers in Tarragona
Organisation: Associació Aurora-Salut Mental, Territori i Paisatge. (Aurora Association- Mental Health, Territory and Landscape.)
Summary: This bachelor's thesis arose out of the URV's 8th Social Projects Marketplace and was carried out during the academic year 2021-2022. The objective of this service learning project was to draw up a cartography of plant habitats in the Glorieta river basin to improve knowledge and regenerate the riverside forest. The student worked on the following areas:
- Exploration of the ground cover of the Glorieta river.
- Identification of habitats and plant species.
- Location of invasive exotic plant species.
- Design of a map using GIS tools to generate layers that may help the organisation to make conservation decisions in the Glorieta river basin.
Abstract: This Bachelor's Thesis was produced in the academic year 2023-2024 and focuses on the analysis and compilation of good practices in the field of improving school environments. The study must make it possible to generate a guide adapted to our current social, political and territorial situation and the preparation of a guide to good practices in transforming school environments.
