Modelo deposicional de las formaciones travertínicas de la depresión de Banyoles (Girona)

Estudi de les formacions travertíniques que es troben al Pla de Banyoles

Caraterización de las inestabilidades gravitatorias en el área de Banyoles (Girona)

El entorno de la Depresión donde se ubica el lago de Banyoles presenta unas especiales características litológicas, morfológicas e hidrogeológicas que se traducen en unos claros ejemplos de inestabilidad gravitatoria. Esta ocasiona, en general, rápidas modificaciones de la superficie topográfica, que delimitan el uso territorial de la zona. Son relativamente frecuentes los fenómenos de inestabilidad de laderas, siempre coincidentes con episodiospluviométricos de carácter extraordinario, así como manifestaciones gravitatorias de hundimiento por colapso, ligadas a la carstificación del material yesífero infrayacente

El sistema defensivo frontal del Castellet de Banyoles, Tivissa, Ribera d'Ebre

En agosto de 1978 iniciamos nuestras primeras excavaciones en este poblado, en el que en 1912, 1925 Y 1927 se habían hallado de forma casual diversos lotes de materiales de una cierta importancia, sobre todo el último, que ofreció cuatro páteras de tipo mesómphalos decoradas, diez vasos de tipo aqueménida y una copa, todo en plata, dado a conocer, el primero de ellos, por el Dr. Pere Bosch en el A.l.E.C. de 1913-14 y el resto por J. de C. Serra Ráfols en la revista Ampurias de 1941. Debido a la importancia de las piezas, a partir de 1929 se iniciaron los primeros sondeos y las primeras excavaciones en 1932, 1937 Y una gran campaña en 1942-43, a cargo de S. Vilaseca, Ll. Brull y J. de C. Serra Ráfols, a partir de las que se constató la existencia de un asentamiento ibérico y se descubrieron dos torres que flanqueaban el acceso al poblado, parte de la muralla y unos hábitats. De la última campaña se editó en 1949 una Memoria, no excesivamente completa, en la que los autores se limitaban a indicar la situación geográfica del yacimiento, los hallazgos fortuitos anteriores a su intervención, un breve repaso a los materiales de excavación y su opinión sobre la fecha de la destrucción del poblado, que situaron sobre el 218 a. de J. C. Indicamos que los materiales hallados en 1912 fueron depositados en el Museo Arqueológico de Tarragona, los de 1925 y 1927 en el de Barcelona, y los procedentes de las diversas campañas en el Museo Municipal de Reus. A partir del trabajo de 1949 nadie se volvió a ocupar de este magnífico poblado junto al Ebro, salvo algún intento de interpretación y estudio de las escenas, que grabadas a buril y sobredoradas, aparecen en una de las páteras halladas en 1927, y que han sido y son reproducidas en numerosas ocasiones, de manera que ellas, en el fondo, han sido las que han mantenido vivo el recuerdo de este yacimiento.

Un cuenco de plomo hallado en el Castellet de Banyoles (Tivissa, Ribera d'Ebre) Antigons', Reus

En 1949, con motivo de la publicación, por parte de S. Vilaseca, J. de C. Serra-Ráfols y L. Brull, de la memoria de excavaciones llevadas a cabo en los años 1942-43, en el yacimiento ibérico del Castellet de Banyoles (Tivissa, Ribera d'Ebre), se dio la noticia y sucinta descripción del hallazgo de un cuenco de plomo en dicho poblado.l Recientemente, en la presentación de su tesis doctoral sobre el Castellet de Banyoles, el Dr. Ramón Pallarés hacía especial mención de este objeto, no sólo por su singularidad, sino también por su significado dentro del contexto del yacimiento y del área geográfica en el que se enmarca.

[Notes breus (fauna)] Noves introduccions i poblament actual de peixos a l’estany de Banyoles = New introductions and present population of fishes in Lake Banyoles

Nota breu de fauna sobre les noves introduccions i el poblament actual de peixos a l’estany de Banyoles

La zona lacustre de Banyoles (Girona, España)

Descripció de la zona lacustre de Banyoles des del punt de vista geològic i hidrogeologic

Zona lacustre de Banyoles

Descripció de la zona lacustre de Banyoles des del punt de vista geològic i hidrogeològic

Technological trampolines for new venture creation in Catalonia: the case of the University of Girona

Recent trends in technology transfer show an intensification of spin-off creation as a modality of university research commercialisation, complementary to the conventional ones, contract research and licensing. In this paper we analyse the evolution, objectives, resources and activities of a specialised unit –Technological Trampoline (TT) - in charge of new venture creation at the University of Girona (Catalonia-Spain). Based on two theoretical frameworks, Resource-based-view and Institutional Theory, we adopt a multi-dimensional approach to study the strategy of spinning-off new ventures at the University of Girona in terms of resources and activities, how this process is organised and if the outputs fit with this UdG’s objectives and the local environment. Our main contribution is an in-depth analysis of the spin-off creation unit with special emphasis on its variety of resources and activities. The results have a series of implications and recommendations at both university and TT level.

Milk, from medicine to food Mediterranean Europe: Catalonia, 19th-20th centuries

The spread of milk consumption was a significant change in the diet of Europeans, however it is one that has not been greatly studied with regard to the populations of Mediterranean Europe. In this article we shall analyse the ain circumstances that conditioned that process in Catalonia between the middle of the 19th century and 1936. In our study we shall argue that the consumption of milk in this area was only relevant in the 19th century in situations of illness or old age, and that it subsequently increased and acquired a new significance as a result of various factors. In particular, we shall emphasise: (a) the scientific advances in microbiology and nutrition, (b) the activities carried out by doctors and various public institutions to promote the consumption of fresh milk, and (c) the technological innovations in the milk producing sector. In Appendix 1 we show two maps representing the main territorial references that we shall mention.

The Total fiscal cost of indirect taxation: an approximation using Catalonia's recent input-output table

In this note we quantify to what extent indirect taxation influences and distorts prices. To do so we use the networked accounting structure of the most recent input-output table of Catalonia, an autonomous region of Spain, to model price formation. The role of indirect taxation is considered both from a classical value perspective and a more neoclassical flavoured one. We show that they would yield equivalent results under some basic premises. The neoclassical perspective, however, offers a bit more flexibility to distinguish among different tax figures and hence provide a clearer disaggregate picture of how an indirect tax ends up affecting, and by how much, the cost structure.

Why Catalonia will see its energy metabolism increase in the near future: an application of MuSIASEM

This paper applies the so-called Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism (MuSIASEM) to the economy of the Spanish region of Catalonia. By applying Georgescu-Roegen's fund-flow model, it arrives at the conclusion that within a context of the end of cheap oil, the current development model based on the growth of low productivity sectors such as services and construction must change. The change is needed not only because of the increasing scarcity of affordable energy carriers, or because of the increasing environmental impact that the present development represents, but also because of an ageing population that demands labour productivity gains. This will imply industry requiring more energy consumption per worker in order to increase its productivity, and therefore its competitiveness. Thus, we conclude that energy intensity, and exosomatic energy metabolism of Catalonia will increase dramatically in the near future unless major conservation efforts are implemented in both the household and transport sectors.

Barriers to innovation and public policy in Catalonia

The present paper analyses the link between firms’ decisions to innovate and the barriers that prevent them from being innovative. The aim is twofold. First, it analyses three groups of barriers to innovation: the cost of innovation projects, lack of knowledge and market conditions. Second, it presents the main steps taken by Catalan Government to promote the creation of new firms and to reduce barriers to innovation. The data set used is based on the 2004 official innovation survey of Catalonia which was taken from the Spanish CIS-4 sample. This sample includes individual information on 2,954 Catalan firms in manufacturing industries and knowledge-intensive services (KIS). The empirical analysis reveals pronounced differences regarding a firm’s propensity to innovate and its perception of barriers. Moreover, the results show that cost and knowledge barriers seem to be the most important and that there are substantial sectoral differences in the way that firms react to barriers. The results of this paper have important implications for the design of future public policy to promote entrepreneurship and innovation together.

Applications of the MuSIASEM approach to study changes in the metabolic pattern of Catalonia

This document presents an integrated analysis of the performance of Catalonia based on an analysis of how the energy consumption (measured at the societal level for the Catalan Society) is used within both the productive sectors of the economy and the household, to generate added value, jobs, and to guarantee a given level of material standard of living to the population. The trends found in Catalonia are compared to the trends of other European Countries to contextualize the performance of Catalonia with respect to other societies that have followed different paths of economic development. The first part of the document consists of the Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism (MuSIASEM) approach that has been used to provide this integrated analysis of Catalan Society across different scales (starting from an analysis of the specific sectors of the Catalan economy as an Autonomous Community and scaling up to an intra-regional (European Union 14) comparison) and across different dimensions of analyses of energy consumption coupled with added value generation. Within the scope of this study, we observe the various trajectories of changes in the metabolic pattern for Catalonia and the EU14 countries in the Paid Work Sectors composed of namely, the Agricultural Sector, the Productive Sector and the Services and Government Sector also in comparison with the changes in the household sector. The flow intensities of the exosomatic energy and the added value generated for each specific sector are defined per hour of human activity, thus characterized as exosomatic energy (MJ/hour) (or Exosomatic Metabolic Rate) and added value (€/hour) (Economic Labour Productivity) across multiple levels. Within the second part of the document, the possible usage of the MuSIASEM approach to land use analyses (using a multi-level matrix of categories of land use) has been conducted.