Browsing Articles by Author "Vall-Casas, Pere"
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Evaluating a web-based PPGIS for the rehabilitation of urban riparian corridors
Garcia, Xavier; Gottwald, Sarah; Benages-Albert, Marta; Pavón, David; Ribas, Anna; Vall-Casas, Pere (Applied Geography, 2020)The need for public participation is gaining increasing attention in environmental management in general, and specifically in the rehabilitation of degraded river corridors. Web-based Public Participation ... -
From metropolitan rivers to civic corridors: assessing the evolution of the suburban landscape
Vall-Casas, Pere; Benages-Albert, Marta; Elinbaum, Pablo; Garcia, Xavier; Mendoza-Arroyo, Carmen; Cuéllar Jaramillo, Álvaro Rodrigo (Landscape Research, 2019)The sustainability of metropolitan regions is closely related to the transformation of rivers into civic and ecological corridors. While river rehabilitation in the inner city has been widely reported, ... -
Landscape conflict assessment based on a mixed methods analysis of qualitative PPGIS data
Garcia, Xavier; Benages-Albert, Marta; Vall-Casas, Pere (Ecosystem Services, 2018)The paper presents a public participation GIS (PPGIS) approach designed to support landscape decision-making by spatially identifying and describing conflict. This method is based on participatory mapping ... -
Patterns of physical activity progression in patients with COPD
Koreny, Maria; Demeyer, Heleen; Benet, Marta; Arbillaga-Etxarri, Ane; Balcells, Eva; Barberan-Garcia, Anael; Gimeno-Santos, Elena; Hopkinson, Nicholas; de Jong, corina; Karlsson, Niklas; Louvaris, Zafeiris; Polkeyk, Michael I.; Puhan, Milo A.; Rabinovich, Roberto A.; Rodríguez-Roisin, Robert; Vall-Casas, Pere; VOGIATZIS, IOANNIS; Troosters, Thierry; Garcia Aymerich, Judith (Archivos de Bronconeumología, 2021-03)Introduction: Although mean physical activity in COPD patients declines by 400–500 steps/day annually, it is unknown whether the natural progression is the same for all patients. We aimed to identify ... -
Perception assessment of environmental factors related to leisure-time physical activity in an urban stream corridor
Gargiulo, Irene; Benages-Albert, Marta; Garcia, Xavier; Vall-Casas, Pere (Leisure Studies, 2020)Leisure-Time Physical Activity (LTPA) in green environments is influenced by various social and physical environmental factors. A better understanding of how green environment users perceive these factors ... -
Promoting citizen-based river groups at sub-basin scale for multi-level river governance in the Barcelona Metropolitan Region
Vall-Casas, Pere; Benages-Albert, Marta; Garcia, Xavier; Cuéllar, Álvaro; Pavón, David; Ribas Palom, Anna (Local Environment, 2021)There is a gap between the increasing social use of urban rivers and limited citizen participation in river management under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). A pilot participatory process aimed ... -
Propietat, indústria i turisme. Una reflexió sobre l’estat actual de les colònies tèxtils del Baix Berguedà
Vall-Casas, Pere (Documents d'Anàlisi Geogràfica, 2001)La manca d’estudis sobre l’estat actual de les colònies tèxtils catalanes compromet la seva revaloració pel desconeixement de la nova realitat humana i econòmica. L’anàlisi de l’estructura de la propietat ... -
La recuperación del paisaje cultural como un proceso abierto: el caso del Parque Fluvial Colonias del Llobregat
Vall-Casas, Pere (Ciudad y Territorio. Estudios Territoriales, 2004)Los paisajes culturales adquieren un peso creciente en la ordenación del territorio postindustrial y su uso inteligente se ha convertido en un importante factor de desarrollo. Este trabajo presenta el ... -
Revisión metodológica sobre el planeamiento de un paisaje cultural. El Plan Director Urbanístico de las colonias del Llobregat
Vall-Casas, Pere (URBAN. Revista del Departamento de Urbanística y Ordenación del Territorio de la ETSAM, 2008)El Plan Director Urbanístico (PDU) de las colonias del Llobregat pertenece a una nueva generación de planes supramunicipales impulsada por el Gobierno de la Generalitat de Catalunya durante la legislatura ... -
River rehabilitation: preference factors and public participation implications
Garcia, Xavier; Benages-Albert, Marta; Buchecker, Matthias; Vall-Casas, Pere (Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 2020)Human activities have caused the degradation of rivers and streams, and consequently, the disruption of the provision of valuable services. Therefore, the rehabilitation of these ecosystems can provide ... -
Short-term effects of air pollution and weather on physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Josa-Culleré, Alícia; Basagaña, Xavier; Koch, Sarah; Arbillaga-Etxarri, Ane; Balcells, Eva; Bosch de Basea, Magda; Celorrio, Nuria; Foraster, Maria; Rodriguez-Roisin, Robert; Marin, Alicia; Peralta, Gabriela P.; Rodríguez-Chiaradia, Diego A.; Simonet, Pere; Torán-Monserrat, Pere; Vall-Casas, Pere; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith (Environmental Research, 2024)Introduction: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) accumulate low levels of physical activity. How environmental factors affect their physical activity in the short-term is uncertain. ... -
El sistema de colonias textiles del Baix Berguedà. Génesis y revaloración
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Territorios intermedios en la Región Metropolitana de Barcelona: identidad y reciclaje
Vall-Casas, Pere (Ciudad y Territorio. Estudios Territoriales, 2010)La construcción del territorio metropolitano, únicamente guiada por criterios funcionales, deriva en su empobrecimiento visual y cívico. En este sentido, resultan especialmente preocupantes los extensos ... -
Urban environment and physical activity and capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Koreny, Maria; Arbillaga-Etxarri, Ane; Bosch de Basea, Magda; Foraster, Maria; Carsin, Anne-Elie; Cirach, Marta; Gimeno-Santos, Elena; Barberan-Garcia, Anael; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark; Vall-Casas, Pere; Rodriguez-Roisín, Robert; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith (Environmental Research, 2022)Background: Physical activity and exercise capacity are key prognostic factors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but their environmental determinants are unknown. Objectives: To test the ... -
Vers la recuperació dels corredors fluvials metropolitans. El cas de la conca del Besòs a la regió metropolitana de Barcelona
Benages-Albert, Marta; Vall-Casas, Pere (Documents d´Anàlisi Geogràfica, 2014)L’article analitza les estratègies desenvolupades durant els darrers 30 anys a favor de la recuperació dels rius i les rieres de la conca del Besòs. Es constata el progressiu reconeixement del valor ... -
Women’s safety perception assessment in an urban stream corridor: developing a safety map based on qualitative GIS
Gargiulo, Irene; Garcia, Xavier; Benages-Albert, Marta; Martinez, Javier; Pfeffer, Karin; Vall-Casas, Pere (Landscape and Urban Planning, 2020)Perceived safety influences women’s use of green environments (GE) for physical activity with considerable implications on health. In order to address gender inequality in GE use, the effects of physical ...