Network characteristics of film tourism websites in Catalonia: an application of network analysis in tourism

This master thesis presents a research on the analysis of film tourism stakeholders in Catalonia applying the network analysis approach. The research aims to provide an analysis of the relations between local tourism stakeholders with local film offices through their websites. Therefore, the development of the present work involved the review of literature on the themes of film tourism and network analysis. Then the main stakeholders of film and tourism of Catalonia were identified and their websites analyzed. The measures indicators for network analysis such as centrality, closeness and betweenness degree have been applied on the analysis of the websites to determine the extent of the relations of film and tourism stakeholders in Catalonia. Results and conclusions are presented on the referred sections

Projecte de restauració mediambiental d'una zona humida degradada per una antiga extractiva a La Roca del Vallès (Vallès Oriental)

L'objectiu del projecte és definir les característiques tècniques i les mesures derevegetació i adequació ambiental que s’han de portar a terme durant l’execució deles obres de recuperació de l’espai degradat per l’home, com a conseqüència dediverses actuacions realitzades, que han sotmès a un estat d’estrès la zona.Per a l’elaboració d’aquest projecte s’han tingut en compte les accions mésdeterminants que han comportat l’estat actual de la zona:- Activitat extractiva “Congostell”. Vilanova del Vallès (X,Y: 442527.2,4602558.8). Activitat extractiva establerta dins domini públic hidràulic. Ubicada, en la seva major part, al municipi de Vilanova del Vallès i enuna menor superfície, dins l’àmbit del projecte. Durant el període defuncionament de l’extractiva, es va extreure força material de la zona d’estudi. Actualment no està en actiu i no s’ha iniciat la restauració.- Obra civil “Projecte Artèria Planta del Ter – Estació de la Trinitat Tram II. LaRoca del Vallès – Montornés del Vallès”. És una obra consistent en el soterrament d’una canonada de diàmetre 2200mm per transport d’aigua i no contemplada en el Pla General d’Ordenació Municipal. - Obra civil “Projecte Artèria Planta del Ter – Estació de la Trinitat Tram II. La Roca del Vallès – Montornés del Vallès”. És una obra consistent en el soterrament d’una canonada de diàmetre 2200mm per transport d’aigua i no contemplada en el Pla General d’Ordenació Municipal. - Obra civil de la construcció del tren d’Alta Velocitat Espanyol (AVE),concretament la línia Madrid-Zaragoza-Barcelona-Frontera Francesa.S’utilitza part de l’àmbit d’estudi com acopi de terres sobrants de l’obra Aquestes activitats han afectat de forma desigual la zona on s’ubica el projecte. L’activitat extractiva i la canonada d’aigua han afectat directament el terreny, ja que tots els treballs de l’activitat han tingut lloc dins l’àmbit d’estudi, mentre que la construcció de l’AVE ha comportat el pas de camions per la zona i l’abocament de les terres.El promotor del projecte és l’Ajuntament de La Roca del Vallès (Vallès Oriental)

Epidemiology of foodborne Norovirus outbreaks in Catalonia, Spain

Background: Noroviruses are one of the principal biological agents associated with the consumption of contaminated food. The objective of this study was to analyse the size and epidemiological characteristics of foodborne outbreaks of gastroenteritis in Catalonia, a region in the northeast of Spain. Methods: In all reported outbreaks of gastroenteritis associated with food consumption, faecal samples of persons affected were analysed for bacteria and viruses and selectively for parasites. Study variables included the setting, the number of people exposed, age, sex, clinical signs and hospital admissions. The study was carried out from October 2004 to October 2005. Results: Of the 181 outbreaks reported during the study period, 72 were caused by Salmonella and 30 by norovirus (NoV); the incidence rates were 14.5 and 9.9 per 100,000 person-years, respectively. In 50% of the NoV outbreaks and 27% of the bacterial outbreaks (p = 0.03) the number of persons affected was ≥10; 66.7% of NoV outbreaks occurred in restaurants; no differences in the attack rates were observed according to the etiology. Hospitalizations were more common (p = 0.03) in bacterial outbreaks (8.6%) than in NoV outbreaks (0.15%). Secondary cases accounted for 4% of cases in NoV outbreaks compared with 0.3% of cases in bacterial outbreaks (p < 0.001) Conclusion: Norovirus outbreaks were larger but less frequent than bacterial outbreaks, suggesting that underreporting is greater for NoV outbreaks. Food handlers should receive training on the transmission of infections in diverse situations. Very strict control measures on handwashing and environmental disinfection should be adopted in closed or partially-closed institutions.

La publicación de artículos en las áreas de ciencias sociales y humanidades analizada a partir de los sistemas de información sobre investigación: el caso de las Universidades de Barcelona y Girona

Los sistemas de información sobre investigación y actividad científica de las universidades permiten complementar los datos que ofrecen las bases de datos multidisciplinares internacionales tales como WoS o Scopus, especialmente en disciplinas cuya cobertura no es suficientemente exhaustiva. En el presente estudio se analizan algunas características sobre los artículos y revistas publicados en las áreas de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades por profesores e investigadores de dos universidades catalanas. Los datos han sido extraídos a partir de bases de datos que permiten el acceso libre a los registros de la producción de ambas instituciones académicas. Se concluye la importancia del acceso abierto a este tipo de registros además de la existencia de diferencias entre las áreas de conocimiento en aspectos tales como calidad, nivel de colaboración, porcentaje de divulgación, idioma de publicación, aunque existe una tendencia general a un mayor uso relativo de la lengua inglesa.

Euthyneura del Plioceno del Empordà (Girona). Descriptiva y sistemática

En el presente trabajo se describen.16 especies de Euthyneura procedentes del Plioceno ael Empordh. Girona. Para ello se ha tenido en cuenta tanto el material nuevo como el procedente de las colecciones ya existentes, Cuando el numero dc individuos lo ha permitido, la descripcion ha sido acompañada por los siguientes datos numericos: valor maximo (M), minimo (m), media (x). desviación tipica (S). varianza (s2). intervalos media y varianza. asi como elcoeficiente de correlación (r).

Estudio geoeléctrico de la depresión de la Selva (Girona)

Mediante la interpretación de una campaña de sondeos eléctricos se caracterizan las resistividades del Neogeno de la depresión de La Selva así como su potencia. En general estas resistividades están comprendidas entre 10 y 30 0hm.m característicos, en general, de formaciones predominantemente arcillosas. La presencia de materiales arcósicos y de basaltos en el Plioceno se caracteriza por resistividades superiores. El mapa de isobatas del basamento resistivo paleozoico muestra la irregularidad del fondo de la cubeta, destacando zonas deprimidas con potencias de sedimentos neógenos de más de 300 m separadas por umbrales en 1os que el basamento está a muy poca profundidad.

Landscape Systems and Human Land-Use Interactions in Mediterranean Highlands and Littoral Plains during the Late Holocene: Integrated Analysis from the InterAmbAr Project (North-Eastern Catalonia).

The main goal of the InterAmbAr reseach project is to analyze the relationships between landscape systems and human land-use strategies on mountains and littoral plains from a long-term perspective. The study adopts a high resolution analysis of small-scale study areas located in the Mediterranean region of north-eastern Catalonia. The study areas are distributed along an altitudinal transect from the high mountain (above 2000m a.s.l.) to the littoral plain of Empordà (Fig. 1). High resolution interdisciplinary research has been carried out from 2010, based on the integration of palaeoenvironmental and archaeological data. The micro-scale approach is used to understand human-environmental relationships. It allows better understanding of the local-regional nature of environmental changes and the synergies between catchment-based systems, hydro-sedimentary regimes, human mobility, land-uses, human environments, demography, etc.

Cultural Planning and community sustainability: The case of the Cultural Facilities Plan of Catalonia (PECCAT 2010-20)

The government of Catalonia has developed a planning framework that seeks to establish the provision of cultural facilities throughout the country. The Cultural Facilities Plan of Catalonia (PECCAT) is based on an analysis of historical gaps and establishes a minimum spatial scheme. The plan responds to problems associated with the absence of a former similar instrument, which has led to an inconsistent and inappropriate cultural infrastructure that fails to fulfill its fundamental mission of securing the cultural rights of the population. The paper sets forth the aims of this policy and describes the objectives and basic characteristics of the plan and the expected outcomes. With the plan, the government of Catalonia seeks to rebalance the infrastructure within the territory and to ensure universal access to basic cultural services, while avoiding a logic of standardization and taking local communities into account. With the development of local plans in the municipalities, local governments encourage community participation processes to adapt and decide on priorities for action based on needs assessments and cultural opportunities for local sustainable development. The local plans focus on local cultural strengths, take advantage of opportunities, and aim to realize the cultural dynamics of a place through establishing an infrastructure that can best respond to the needs and cultural demands of the local communities, taking into account economic, social, and environmental sustainability.

Population-based incidence of myeloid malignancies: fifteen years of epidemiological data in the province of Girona, Spain

Myeloid malignancies (MMs) are a heterogeneous group of hematologic malignancies presenting different incidence, prognosis and survival.1–3 Changing classifications (FAB 1994, WHO 2001 and WHO 2008) and few available epidemiological data complicate incidence comparisons.4,5 Taking this into account, the aims of the present study were: a) to calculate the incidence rates and trends of MMs in the Province of Girona, northeastern Spain, between 1994 and 2008 according to the WHO 2001 classification; and b) to predict the number of MMs cases in Spain during 2013. Data were extracted from the population-based Girona Cancer Registry (GCR) located in the north-east of Catalonia, Spain, and covering a population of 731,864 inhabitants (2008 census). Cases were registered according to the rules of the European Network for Cancer Registries and the Manual for Coding and Reporting Haematological Malignancies (HAEMACARE project). To ensure the complete coverage of MMs in the GCR, and especially myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a retrospective search was performed. The ICD-O-2 (1990) codes were converted into their corresponding ICD-O-3 (2000) codes, including MDS, polycythemia vera (PV) and essential thrombocythemia (ET) as malignant diseases. Results of crude rate (CR) and European standardized incidence rate (ASRE) were expressed per 100,000 inhabitants/year

Aportacions al coneixement dels gravats prehistòrics dels massissos de les Gavarres i de Begur (Girona)

S'inventarien i descriuen els gravats prehistòrics localitzats fins ara als massissos de les Gavarres i de Begur. Hi ha un clar domini de les cassoletes, en uns pocs casos associades a reguerons. La majoria han estat insculpits sobre megàlits o en roques properes. Les inscultures sobre roques plutòniques són poc freqüents, sobretot en comparació amb les que apareixen sobre roques metamòrfiques

El Món funerari antic, tardoantic i altomedieval a la ciutat de Girona: u n estat de la qüestió

Article que estudia els cementiris antics i altomedievals de la ciutat de Girona ubicats a l'entorn immediat de la ciutat, a la riba esquerra del riu Onyar i intra muros

Un casal medieval amb torre: "La pabordia" de Girona

Article sobre l'edifici de 'La Pabordia' de Girona, un casal medieval amb torre. Es fa una reflexió i un estudi sobre l'estructura de l'edifici, les tècniques constructives emprades en cada fase i la relació existent entre els seus diversos àmbits i cossos, tenint en compte la documentació planimètrica, la informació gràfica a través de fotografies, i la consulta puntual de documentació medieval

Percepció del patrimoni militar a la província de Girona i la Catalunya Nord

L’objecte d’aquest estudi rau en plantejar si els ciutadans de la província de Girona, concretament de la ciutat de Figueres, tenen una percepció d’indiferència vers el seu patrimoni militar i en si aquesta percepció ha influït en el desenvolupament turístic d’aquest patrimoni

Structuration and branding of a religious tourism product: Catalonia sacra

This article aims to provide an overview of the products Catalonia has to offer in terms of religious tourism. The growing interest in this kind of tourism worldwide, and in Catalonia itself, along with the region's wealth of religious heritage (particularly connected to the Christian Church) contrast with the lack of religion-based tourism products available, which results in its absence from the region's image as a tourism destination. In view of this, the Faculty of Tourism (University of Girona), the Vic Bishopric's Albergueria-Centre for Cultural Dissemination and the Tarraconense Episcopal Conference's Interdiocese Secretariat for the Custody and Promotion of Holy Art (SICPAS) decided to address the situation with the help of funding from the Autonomous Government of Catalonia. In order to re-position Christian religious heritage in the image of Catalonia as a tourist destination, the aforementioned parties embarked upon a project to set up a series of routes throughout the region, branded under the name Catalonia Sacra

Die ersten offiziellen Ausgrabungen in Ampurias (Empuries, L'Escala, Provinz Girona): 1846

En el año 2008 tuvo lugar el aniversario del centenario de las excavaciones arqueológicas en la ciudad greco-romana de Ampurias. Precisamente las investigaciones de esa época tienen un significado cultural y simbólico muy importante para el desarrollo de la autognosis de Cataluña a comienzos del siglo XX. El presente artículo intenta llamar la atención sobre los verdaderos comienzos de las investigaciones sobre la antigua ciudad, que habían comenzado bastante antes. Si nos concentramos en considerar los lugares de patrocinio público las excavaciones privadas fueron habituales en todas las épocas entonces las excavaciones científicas comenzaron siete décadas antes. Responsable fue la Comisión de Monumentos de Girona, que contó con el apoyo financiero de la Diputación Provincial.