This technical report is an update and expansion of the preliminary studies for the stabilization of the beaches of Gavà and Viladecans, of December 2019. This new document analyzes the entire coastal section that extends from the mouth of the Llobregat river to Ginesta port and the evolution of the shoreline from 1990 to 2020, critical areas and related problems are identified with coastal stability, and action strategies are proposed that can solve the problem that has been identified.

This study analyzes the historical transformation and current situation of the dune landscape in Catalonia.

The patterns of use and frequentation of beaches are a useful tool in coastal management and planning. The aim of this article is to apply the methodology for the analysis of physical carrying capacity in 16 beaches of the island of Menorca, based on the values in m²/user recommended in 2000. A multi-temporal analysis of the evolution of the beaches is carried out using qualitative variables that allow obtaining the trends of the beaches with parameters that analyze their management and occupation (2000-2017). The results obtained show that the beaches have acceptable carrying capacities and that environmental management, their publicity, and the services provided condition their spatio-temporal evolution. The methodology allows establishing future scenarios through the use of the analyzed variables.

Preliminary analysis of Storm Nelson’s impacts (27/03–01/04/2024) along the Catalan coast: inventory of impacts, beach evolution and infrastructure damage, supported by post-storm aerial imagery and field surveys.

Report analysing the effects of several marine storms between 19/10 and 5/11/2023, including erosion, sediment accumulation and beach rotation in different Catalan municipalities.

The central element is the 1:25,000 geological map; the rest are called peripheral elements. The peripheral elements are: the legend of the cartographic units, the conventional signs, the stratigraphic columns, the geological sections, the stratigraphic relationship diagram, the geological diagram and the complementary diagrams. The geological map shows the distribution of different types of rocks that emerge on the surface of the earth and their relative arrangement. It allows us to deduce much of the arrangement of rocks in the subsoil and to learn about the geological history of a region. It is a two-dimensional graphic representation that allows us to make extrapolations in three dimensions or, even, four if time is considered, depending on the level of reading that is made. It is formed by a set of cartographic units limited by contacts and by symbols that represent other geological elements: surface dip, folding structures, subsoil information (isopachs or isobaths of the Quaternary), slope of recent deposits, morphological indications, landslides and other recent processes, deposits, etc. It also includes symbols of various references (geological sections, drillings, names of major geological structures, etc.).

Methodological report defining how to characterize flooding and erosion along the Catalan coast, considering present conditions and climate-change scenarios (SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5). It proposes combining wave and sea-level data (IH Cantabria, CNRM), calculating flood elevation (MM+MA+run-up+SLR), and using the XBeach model (1D/2D) to delineate hazard, alongside an approach to estimate erosion and assess risk in GIS.

The Geoanthropic Map is a cartographic document with applied geothematic content in which the current state of the physical constitution of the territory is represented, at the appropriate scale for territorial planning, as a result of anthropogenic action on the geological environment and the geological conditions for human activity. It reflects those geological elements and processes that directly affect or may directly affect human activities, together with those human activities or actions that modify the morphological characteristics of the topographic surface or that may directly affect the physical properties and behavior of the natural terrain. The Geoanthropic Map includes elements typical of a geomorphological map, while, in the Anglo-Saxon sense of the term, it makes an inventory of natural geological processes and artificial interventions in the geological environment. It classifies natural processes according to their activity and orders them according to the areas of generation of the materials involved, the transport mechanisms, the areas of deposition and the characteristics and geological properties of the deposits. Similarly, it classifies artificial elements and deposits according to the activities that have generated them, to which they give or have given service. This map also includes geotechnical determinations, such as a map of lithological groups and structural elements, the degree of consolidation, the degree of weathering, the degree of rippability and other geomechanical properties of the materials.

Report identifying geological hazards across 166 sectors within the Girona Coastal RSNS Master Plan, describing territorial context, methodology, identification criteria, hazard assessment and recommendations.

The publication includes two documents related to the socioeconomic benefits of metropolitan beaches: on the one hand, an evaluation of the economic value of the beaches in the metropolitan area of ​​Barcelona, ​​and on the other, a report on the socioeconomic impact of metropolitan beaches.