Urban and Architectural Management and Valuation

The doctoral programme in Urban and Architectural Management and Valuation was launched in the 1989-1990 academic year by combining previous doctoral programmes in Urban Management and Property Valuation, which had been running since the 1986-1987 academic year when new doctoral courses were introduced at the UPC. The experience gained in the first years that the two precursor programmes were offered suggested that it would make sense to combine these two subject areas in a single teaching and research programme in order to streamline the UPC’s offering of doctoral degrees and increase efficiency. Over the last decade, the doctoral programme has been integrating new sensibilities and techniques that affect architecture, planning and regional management. This means working with new disciplines, such as housing policy, urban ecology and environmental management; and new technologies, such as geographic information systems, remote sensing, 3D city modelling, and virtual reality applied to urban and regional analysis.

The programme is organised by the academic staff of the Department of Architectural Technology (with the support of other departments), who come together in the Centre for Land Valuation Policy (CPSV) Research Group, a unit whose establishment was approved by the Governing Board of the UPC in 1986. In 1997, the CPSV was recognised as a specific research centre of the University, and the Centre has developed into a postgraduate research and third-cycle training platform with wide experience in basic and applied research. The professors responsible for the doctoral programme were recognised as a consolidated research group by the Catalan Ministry of Universities and Research in 1997, and this status was renewed in 1999, 2001, 2003 and 2005 within the framework of the 1st, 3rd and 4th Research Plans for Catalonia. The group has coordinated the Ecology and City Thematic Network (an initiative of the Catalan Ministry of Universities, Research and the Information Society) and participates in various national and international research platforms.

In 1995, the doctoral programme in Urban and Architectural Management and Valuation was recognised with a quality award granted by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science. In 1997, through an ALFA project of the European Union, the programme organisers began preparing an international doctoral degree in the field of urban management and valuation. The programme maintains collaborative relationships with many European universities, with which it has concluded Socrates agreements on credit recognition and academic staff and student exchanges. Specifically, the programme has agreements with Polytechnic University of Turin, the University of Naples Federico II, NOVA University of Lisbon, the University of Coimbra, and the University of Amsterdam. The doctoral programme (the only one in Spain in the field of urban management and valuation) benefits from the collaboration of a number of renowned professors from universities specialising in the subject area it covers. Participating professors are from the following Spanish universities: Carlos III University of Madrid (Department of Administrative Law), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Department of Applied Economics and CREAF), University of Navarra (School of Architecture), Universitat Politècnica de València (Department of Urbanism), Technical University of Madrid (Department of Construction and Urbanism), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Department of Construction), University of the Balearic Islands (Department of Administrative Law), Complutense University of Madrid (Department of Sociology II), University of Alacant (Department of Architectural Construction), and University of Barcelona (Departments of Sociology and Human Geography).

The doctoral programme is also supported by the Architecture, City and Environment Network, in which a number of European and Latin American universities participate, and which publishes the journal Architecture, City & Environment (ISSN 1886-4805, www-cpsv.upc.es/ace/) and organises the annual Virtual City and Territory International Conference.

COORDINATOR

Marmolejo Duarte, Carlos

CONTACT

Secretary’s Office for Doctoral Programmes in Architecture
Tel.: 934 011 875
Secretariadoctorat.utgab@upc.edu

https://etsab.upc.edu/en/studies/doctoral-programmes

General information

Access profile

Given the multidisciplinary nature of the doctoral programme, in addition to degrees in architecture and urbanism and in engineering, qualifications in other areas of knowledge – such as economics, sociology, geography, law, ecology and environmental sciences – are considered appropriate entry routes.

With respect to UPC master’s programmes, preference is given to students who have completed a master’s degree in Urban and Architectural Management and Valuation or a master's degree in Advanced Studies in Architecture-Barcelona (MBArch) with specialisation in Urban and Architectural Management and Valuation. Applications from graduates of other UPC or external master's programmes will also be accepted and considered. Preference will be given to applicants who hold a master's degree (or equivalent) in a subject area related to one of the programme’s research areas, such as urbanism, economics, sociology, geography and law, among others.

In the assessment process, emphasis is also given to certain personal characteristics—namely, an interest in the research projects coordinated and carried out by professors involved in the programme; critical and analytical skills; initiative and perseverance in academic work; the ability to work in a team; and the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Given that applicants will have a range of different backgrounds, specific criteria will be established to define the basic knowledge they have upon entry to the programme in a standardised way based on their qualifications and place of origin. Accordingly, applicants must complete a standardised curriculum vitae designed by the academic committee for the doctoral programme. This document carries significant weight in the assessment process, particularly in the case of applicants whose entrance qualification is not a UPC master’s degree. It is therefore very important that applicants complete it correctly.

It is considered important and necessary that applicants have a basic knowledge of the key subject areas the doctoral programme is concerned with; namely, urban management, property or urban valuation, spatial and urban planning, the environment and ICT. Students who do not have sufficient knowledge of one or more of these areas will be required to complete bridging courses if admitted.

When an application has been received in the system (and prior to the assessment process), the Postgraduate Course Coordination Unit of the Centre for Land Valuation Policy (CPSV) will notify applicants that they must complete the standardised CV document. Applicants will be provided with detailed instructions and information regarding the specific admission and assessment criteria that apply and their weighting.

Output profile

Doctoral candidates who complete a doctoral degree will have acquired the following competencies, which are needed to carry out quality research (Royal Decree 99/2011, of 28 January, which regulates official doctoral studies):

a) A systematic understanding of the field of study and a mastery of the research skills and methods related to the field.
b) An ability to conceive, design or create, put into practice and adopt a substantial process of research or creation.
c) An ability to contribute to pushing back the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
d) A capacity for critical analysis and an ability to assess and summarise new and complex ideas.
e) An ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general as regards their fields of knowledge in the manner and languages that are typical of the international scientific community to which they belong.
f) An ability to foster scientific, technological, social, artistic and cultural progress in academic and professional contexts within a knowledge-based society.

The award of a doctoral degree must equip the graduate for work in a variety of settings, especially those requiring creativity and innovation. Doctoral graduates must have at least acquired the personal skills needed to:

a) Develop in contexts in which there is little specific information.
b) Find the key questions that must be answered to solve a complex problem.
c) Design, create, develop and undertake original, innovative projects in their field.
d) Work as part of a team and independently in an international or multidisciplinary context.
e) Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and make judgements with limited information.
f) Offer criticism on and intellectually defend solutions.

Finally, doctoral students must demonstrate the following competencies:
a) Have acquired advanced knowledge at the frontier of their discipline and demonstrated, in the context of internationally recognised scientific research, a deep, detailed and well-grounded understanding of theoretical and practical issues and scientific methodology in one or more research fields.
b) Have made an original and significant contribution to scientific research in their field of knowledge that has been recognised as such by the international scientific community.
c) Have demonstrated that they are capable of designing a research project that serves as a framework for carrying out a critical analysis and assessment of imprecise situations, to which they are able to apply their contributions, knowledge and working method to synthesise new and complex ideas that yield a deeper knowledge of the research context in which they are working.
d) Have developed sufficient autonomy to initiate, manage and lead innovative research teams and projects and scientific collaborations (both national and international) within their subject area, in multidisciplinary contexts and, where appropriate, with a substantial element of knowledge transfer.
e) Have shown that they are capable of carrying out their research activity in a socially responsible manner and with scientific integrity.
f) Have demonstrated, within their specific scientific context, that they are capable of making advances of a cultural, social or technological nature and promoting innovation in all areas within a knowledge-based society.
g) Have demonstrated that they are able to participate in scientific discussions at the international level in their field of knowledge and disseminate the results of their research activity to audiences of all kinds.

Number of places

Duration of studies and dedication regime

Duration
The maximum period of study for full-time doctoral studies is three years, counted from the date of admission to the programme to the date of submission of the doctoral thesis. The academic committee of the doctoral programme may authorise a doctoral candidate to pursue doctoral studies on a part-time basis. In this case, the maximum period of study is five years, counting from the date of admission to the programme to the date of submission of the doctoral thesis. For calculating these periods, the date of admission is considered to be the date of the first enrolment for tutorials, and the date of submission the moment in which the Doctoral School officially deposits the doctoral thesis.

For full-time doctoral candidates, the minimum period of study is two years, counted from the date of an applicant's admission to the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited; for part-time doctoral candidates it is four years. When there are justified grounds for doing so, and the thesis supervisor and academic tutor have given their authorisation, doctoral candidates may request that the academic committee of their doctoral programme exempt them from the minimum period of study requirement.

The calculation of periods of study will not include periods of absence due to illness, pregnancy or any other reason provided for in the regulations in force. Students who find themselves in any of these circumstances must notify the academic committee of the doctoral programme, which, where appropriate, must inform the Doctoral School. Doctoral candidates may also temporarily withdraw from the programme for up to one year, and this period may be extended for an additional year. Doctoral candidates who wish to interrupt their studies must submit a justified request to the academic committee of the doctoral programme, which will decide whether or not to approve the request. Each programme will establish conditions for readmission to doctoral studies.

Extension
If full-time doctoral candidates have not applied to deposit their thesis by the end of the three-year period of study, the academic committee of the programme may authorise an extension of up to one year. In exceptional circumstances, a further one-year extension may be granted, subject to the conditions established by the corresponding doctoral programme. In the case of part-time doctoral candidates, an extension of two years may be authorised. In both cases, in exceptional circumstances a further one-year extension may be granted by the Doctoral School's Standing Committee, upon the submission of a reasoned application by the academic committee of the doctoral programme.

Dismissal from the doctoral programme
A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:

The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
The maximum period of study and of extensions thereof ending.
The doctoral candidate not having enrolled every academic year (unless he or she has been authorised to temporarily withdraw).
The doctoral candidate failing two consecutive assessments.
The doctoral candidate having disciplinary proceedings filed against him or her that rule that he or she must be dismissed from the UPC.

Dismissal from the programme implies that doctoral candidates cannot continue studying at the UPC and the closing of their academic record. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission and the committee must reevaluate them in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.

Organization

COORDINATOR:

Marmolejo Duarte, Carlos

ACADEMIC COMMISSION OF THE PROGRAM:

STRUCTURAL UNITS:

Department of Architectural Technology (PROMOTORA)

SPECIFIC URL OF THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM:
https://etsab.upc.edu/en/studies/doctoral-programmes

CONTACT:

Secretary’s Office for Doctoral Programmes in Architecture
Tel.: 934 011 875
Secretariadoctorat.utgab@upc.edu

Agreements with other institutions

Socrates agreements are in effect with the University of Amsterdam, the University of Naples Federico II, NOVA University of Lisbon, Polytechnic University of Turin, and the University of Coimbra.

The programme actively promotes the mobility of member of the doctoral community by establishing contacts with these and other universities according to the area of specialisation for each doctoral thesis. Specific collaborations with these institutions are established to facilitate research stays by doctoral students.
Programme organisers also participate in the search for financial resources to support stays abroad. These stays have led to graduates of the programme being awarded European Doctorate mentions.

In addition to collaborative relationships with other universities under Socrates agreements (covering credit recognition and academic staff and student exchange), the doctoral programme (the only one in Spain in the field of urban management and valuation) benefits from the collaboration of renowned professors from the following Spanish universities:

Carlos III University of Madrid (Department of Administrative Law)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Department of Applied Economics and CREAF)
Universitat Politècnica de València (Department of Urbanism)
Technical University of Madrid (Department of Construction and Urbanism)
University of the Balearic Islands (Department of Administrative Law)
Complutense University of Madrid (Department of Sociology II)
University of Granada (Department of Architectural Construction).

Students of the doctoral programme who wish to obtain the European Doctorate mention also complete stays abroad at universities other than those with which Socrates agreements are in effect, including UCLouvain (Belgium) and the Vienna University of Technology (Austria), among others.

The programme is also enriched by the participation of foreign and national PhD holders, both under its own collaboration agreements and within the framework of programmes that provide mobility grants for doctoral degrees which have been recognised with quality awards. Notable among these participants are:

Dr António José Pais Antunes. University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Dr Agustín de Asís. Carlos III University, Getafe, Spain.
Dr Adriana Olivares. University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
Dr Daniel González Romero. University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
Dr Pedro Abramo. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Dr Héctor Gaete. University of the Bío-Bío, Chile.
Dr Geoffrey Caruso. UCLouvain, Belgium.
Dr Jean-Paul Loborie. University of Toulouse–Le Mirail, France.
Dr Jesús Leal Maldonado. Complutense University of Madrid, Spain.
Dr Jorge Malheiros. NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal.
Dr José António Pereira Tenedorio. NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal.
Dr Mario Cerasoli. Roma Tre University, Italy.
Dr Marina Bravi. Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy.
Dr Riccardo Roscelli. Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy.
Dr Rudolf Giffinger. Vienna University of Technology, Austria.

The programme also has the support of the Architecture, City and Environment (ACE) Network, which, in addition to European universities, includes Latin American universities such as the University of the Bío-Bío (Chile), the University of Guadalajara (Mexico), Autonomous University of Baja California (Mexico), and the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The ACE Network, through the Centre for Land Valuation Policy (CPSV), also publishes the journal ACE, Architecture, City & Environment (ISSN 1886-4805, www-cpsv.upc.es/ace) and organises the Virtual City and Territory International Conference. The involvement of the CPSV in the conference is a significant advantage for students of the programme, who can obtain various internal grants to present papers at and attend this annual event.

Access, admission and registration

Access profile

Access requirements

Applicants must hold a Spanish bachelor’s degree or equivalent and a Spanish master’s degree or equivalent, provided they have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on the two degrees (Royal Decree 43/2015, of 2 February)

In addition, the following may apply:

Holders of an official degree awarded by a university in Spain or any other country in the European Higher Education Area, pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of 29 October, which establishes official university course regulations, who have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on official university degrees, of which at least 60 must be at the master's degree level.
Holders of an official Spanish bachelor’s degree comprising at least 300 credits, as provided for by EU regulations. Holder of degrees of this kind must complete bridging courses unless the curriculum of the bachelor’s degree in question included research training credits equivalent in value to those which would be earned on a master's degree.
Holders of an official university qualification who, having passed the entrance examination for specialised medical training, have completed at least two years of a training course leading to an official degree in a health-sciences specialisation.
Holders of a degree issued under a foreign education system. In these cases, homologation is not required, but the UPC must verify that the degree certifies a level of training equivalent to an official Spanish master's degree and qualifies the holder for admission to doctoral studies in the country where it was issued. Admission on this basis does not imply homologation of the foreign degree or its recognition for any purpose other than admission to doctoral studies.
Holders of a Spanish doctoral qualification issued under previous university regulations.

Note 1: Doctoral studies entrance regulations for holders of an undergraduate degree awarded before the introduction of the EHEA (CG 47/02 2014)

Note 2: Governing Council Decision 64/2014, which approves the procedure and criteria for assessing the fulfilment of academic admission requirements for doctoral studies by holders of non-homologated foreign degrees (CG 25/03 2014)

Admission criteria and merits assessment

When applicants pre-enrol, following the assessment and acceptance of their applications by the academic committee for the doctoral programme, they must submit the following documents in digital format:

• Identity document.
• Academic record for the applicant’s bachelor's or pre-EHEA degree.
• Professional qualification.
• Academic record for a master's programme.
• Master’s degree.
• Curriculum vitae (standardised CV).
• Research proposal or plan.
• Annexed documents (as each applicant deems appropriate).

The academic committee for the doctoral programme has set a number of additional admission requirements.

The admission criteria for the doctoral programme were modified when official university master’s programmes were introduced. Applicants must have obtained the required 60 ECTS postgraduate credits, hold a master's degree, and be graduates of a related bachelor’s degree course.

The following specific admission criteria apply:
• The following degrees qualify students for direct admission to the doctoral programme: the master’s degree in Urban and Architectural Management and Valuation (discontinued) and the master's degree in Advanced Studies in Architecture-Barcelona (MBArch), specialisation in Urban and Architectural Management and Valuation. Students who hold one of these degrees will not need to complete any bridging courses. However, if the number of applications exceeds the number of places offered, applications will be prioritised based on applicants’ results on the master's degree completed and their personal characteristics, which the members of the academic committee will be familiar with as a result of them having completed master’s studies at the UPC.
• Official degrees awarded following completion of a foreign master's programme similar to one of those specified above and master’s degrees in related areas will qualify applicants for direct admission (subject to assessment of the content of the programme in question by the academic committee). Applicants with such qualifications may be required to complete bridging courses if admitted.
• Applicants must also submit a research project, which will be assessed by the academic committee. Applicants who do not submit a research project will not be admitted. It is important to indicate that this project will be worked on by the doctoral student, together with their tutor and thesis supervisor, before it is formally presented to the selection committee.

In the assessment process, specific weighting criteria are also defined to prioritise applicants for admission to the programme:
• Academic record, with particular attention to the mark obtained on the master's degree (weighting: 25%).
• Soundness of the research project proposed to the selection committee (weighting: 25%).
• Research experience as indicated by articles published in scientific journals and conference papers (weighting: 20%)
• Competitive grants previously obtained and international mobility prospects (weighting: 10%).
• Personal contact through questionnaires and face-to-face, telephone or virtual interviews (weighting: 10%).
• Other relevant points: knowledge of languages commonly used in the scientific community, motivation, teaching experience, etc. (weighting: 10%).

Training complements

The academic committee for the programme may require that doctoral students pass specific bridging courses. In such cases, the committee will keep track of the bridging courses completed and establish appropriate criteria to limit their duration.

Students who have not completed the master’s degree in Urban and Architectural Management and Valuation or the master's degree in Advanced Studies in Architecture-Barcelona (MBArch) with specialisation in Urban and Architectural Management and Valuation will be assessed by the academic committee for the doctoral programme, which will decide whether to admit such applicants after assessing their bachelor's degree, master’s degree (entrance qualification), marks and research plan. If admitted, these students may be required to complete bridging courses carrying up to 45 ECTS credits. Any bridging courses required will be compulsory or optional subjects offered within the framework of the master's degree in Advanced Studies in Architecture-Barcelona (MBArch), specialisation in Urban and Architectural Management and Valuation.

Enrolment period for new doctoral students

First enrolment will take place after admission decisions are issued if this happens after the general enrolment period.

More information at the registration section for new doctoral students

Enrolment period

In the first half of October.

More information at the general registration section

Monitoring and evaluation of the doctoral student

Procedure for the preparation and defense of the research plan

Doctoral candidates must submit a research plan, which will be included in their doctoral student activity report, before the end of the first year. The plan may be improved over the course of the doctoral degree. It must be endorsed by the tutor and the supervisor, and it must include the method that is to be followed and the aims of the research.

At least one of these annual assessments will include a public presentation and defence of the research plan and work done before a committee composed of three doctoral degree holders, which will be conducted in the manner determined by each academic committee. The examination committee awards a Pass or Fail mark. A Pass mark is a prerequisite for continuing on the doctoral programme. Doctoral candidates awarded a Fail mark must submit a new research plan for assessment by the academic committee of the doctoral programme within six months.

The committee assesses the research plan every year, in addition to all of the other activities in the doctoral student activity report. Doctoral candidates who are awarded two consecutive Fail marks for the research plan will be obliged to definitely withdraw from the programme.

If they change the subject of their thesis, they must submit a new research plan.

Formation activities

Activity: Tutorial.
Hours: 288.
Type: compulsory.

Activity: Mobility.
Hours: 480.
Type: optional.

Activity: Tutorial records.

Hours: 50.
Type: compulsory.

Activity: Specific courses.
Hours: 50.
Type: optional. Students are recommended and encouraged to take at least one specific course for each year they spend working on their doctoral thesis.

Activity: Tutored research seminars.
Hours: 36.
Type: optional. Students are recommended and encouraged to participate in at least one research seminar for each year they spend working on their doctoral thesis.

Activity: Research process seminar.
Hours: 18.
Type: compulsory. At least two are held each semester. In these seminars, doctoral students make presentations to the academic committee for the doctoral programme on how their doctoral research is progressing. Students must prepare a 15-minute presentation and an A3 poster that focuses on the key points of their presentation. Posters prepared by participating students will be displayed during the activity.

Activity: Thematic seminars.

Hours: 50.
Type: optional. Students are recommended and encouraged to participate in at least one thematic seminar for each year they spend working on their doctoral thesis.

Activity: Workshops.
Hours: 50.
Type: optional. Students are recommended and encouraged to participate in at least one workshop each year.

Activity: Research stays.
Hours: 480.
Type: optional. Students are encouraged to complete a stay at a research centre abroad in order to obtain an International Doctorate mention.

Activity: Attendance of conferences.
Hours: 27.
Type: optional. Students are encouraged to attend and present papers at national and international conferences. The purpose of this activity is for students to present partial results of the research they are working on. The presentation of a paper at the Virtual City and Territory International Conference – organised by the Architecture, City and Environment (ACE) Network, of which the Centre for Land Valuation Policy (CPSV) is a founding member – is compulsory.

Activity: Publications.
Hours: 1.
Publication of partial and final results of the thesis in specialised scientific journals, preferably with a high impact factor (JCR index). Students must submit at least one article to the ACE journal (published by the CPSV) for review.
1 annual publication

Activity: Training in information skills.
Hours: 1.5.
Type: optional.

Activity: Research methodology.
Hours: 12.
Type: optional.

Activity: Innovation and creativity.
Hours: 8.
Type: optional.

Activity: Language and communication skills.
Hours: 18.
Type: optional.

Activity: Assessment based on doctoral student activity report (DAD) and research plan.
Hours: 4.
Type: compulsory.

Procedure for assignment of tutor and thesis director

The academic committee of the doctoral programme assigns a thesis supervisor to each doctoral candidate when they are admitted or enrol for the first time, taking account of the thesis supervision commitment referred to in the admission decision.

The thesis supervisor will ensure that training activities carried out by the doctoral candidate are coherent and suitable, and that the topic of the candidate’s doctoral thesis will have an impact and make a novel contribution to knowledge in the relevant field. The thesis supervisor will also guide the doctoral candidate in planning the thesis and, if necessary, tailoring it to any other projects or activities undertaken. The thesis supervisor will generally be a UPC professor or researcher who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience. This includes PhD-holding staff at associated schools (as determined by the Governing Council) and UPC-affiliated research institutes (in accordance with corresponding collaboration and affiliation agreements). When thesis supervisors are UPC staff members, they also act as the doctoral candidate’s tutor.

PhD holders who do not meet these criteria (as a result of their contractual relationship or the nature of the institution to which they are attached) must be approved by the UPC Doctoral School's Standing Committee in order to participate in a doctoral programme as researchers with documented research experience.

The academic committee of the doctoral programme may approve the appointment of a PhD-holding expert who is not a UPC staff member as a candidate’s thesis supervisor. In such cases, the prior authorisation of the UPC Doctoral School's Standing Committee is required. A UPC staff member who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience must also be proposed to act as a co-supervisor, or as the doctoral candidate’s tutor if one has not been assigned.

A thesis supervisor may step down from this role if there are justified reasons (recognised as valid by the committee) for doing so. If this occurs, the academic committee of the doctoral programme will assign the doctoral candidate a new thesis supervisor.

Provided there are justified reasons for doing so, and after hearing any relevant input from the doctoral candidate, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may assign a new thesis supervisor at any time during the period of doctoral study.

If there are academic reasons for doing so (an interdisciplinary topic, joint or international programmes, etc.) and the academic committee of the programme gives its approval, an additional thesis supervisor may be assigned. Supervisors and co-supervisors have the same responsibilities and academic recognition.

The maximum number of supervisors of a doctoral thesis is two: a supervisor and a co-supervisor.

For theses carried out under a cotutelle agreement or as part of an Industrial Doctorate, if necessary and if the agreement foresees it this maximum number of supervisors may not apply. This notwithstanding, the maximum number of supervisors belonging to the UPC is two.

More information at the PhD theses section

Permanence

The academic committee of the programme may authorise an extension of up to one year for full-time doctoral candidates who have not applied to deposit their thesis by the end of the three-year period of study, in the terms outlined in the Academic Regulations for Doctoral Studies of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. In the case of part-time candidates, an extension of two years may be authorised. In both cases, in exceptional circumstances a further one-year extension may be granted by the Doctoral School's Standing Committee, upon the submission of a reasoned application by the academic committee of the doctoral programme.

A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:

The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
The maximum period of study and of extensions thereof ending.
The doctoral candidate not having enrolled every academic year (unless he or she has been authorised to temporarily withdraw).
The doctoral candidate failing two consecutive assessments.
The doctoral candidate having disciplinary proceedings filed against him or her that rule that he or she must be dismissed from the UPC.

International Mention

The doctoral degree certificate may include International Doctorate mention. In this case, the doctoral candidate must meet the following requirements:

a) During the period of study leading to the award of the doctoral degree, the doctoral candidate must have spent at least three months at a respected higher education institution or research centre outside Spain to complete courses or do research work. The stays and activities carried out must be endorsed by the thesis supervisor and authorised by the academic committee of the programme. The candidate must provide a certifying document issued by the person responsible for the research group of the body or bodies where the stay or activity was completed. This information will be added to the doctoral student’s activity report.
b) Part of the thesis (at least the summary and conclusions) must be written and presented in one of the languages commonly used for science communication in the relevant field of knowledge, which must not be an official language of Spain. This rule does not apply to stays and reports in Spanish or to experts from Spanish-speaking countries.
c) At least two PhD-holding experts belonging to a higher education institution or research centre outside Spain must have issued officially certified reports on the thesis.
d) The thesis examination committee must have included at least one PhD-holding expert from a higher education or research institution outside Spain who was not responsible for the candidate’s stay abroad (point a) above).
e) The thesis defence must have taken place on UPC premises or, in the case of joint programmes, at the location specified in the collaboration agreement.

Learning resources

Secretary’s Office for Doctoral Programmes in Architecture
Doctoral students have access to a team of administrative staff that provide support to doctoral programmes in architecture offered by the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB).
The Secretary's Office deals with processes related to pre-enrolment, enrolment, thesis reception, and any administrative matters that affect doctoral students during their studies. The unit (secretariadoctorat.utgab@upc.edu), which has a staff of five, also provides information on cross-disciplinary and specific activities aimed at programme participants.

Postgraduate Course Coordination Unit of the Centre for Land Valuation Policy (CPSV)
This unit of the CPSV (cpsv.info@upc.edu) provides internal support to the doctoral programme. It is staffed by an academic coordinator and an administrative support person. Its functions include coordinating academic activities linked to the programme (e.g. research process seminars), disseminating other activities, communicating internal information, and supporting doctoral students. In terms of administration, the unit is also responsible for coordinating tutorial meetings between students and their tutors and/or other professors involved in the programme.

Workspaces and facilities of the Centre for Land Valuation Policy (CPSV)

Doctoral students have access to a workspace on the premises of the CPSV (located on the North Campus of the UPC). In addition to a library with specialised documentation in the thematic and research areas covered by the doctoral programme (books, journals, theses, research documents, etc.), this space has two workstations with desktop computers, high-resolution screens and specialised software (GIS and statistical analysis software and other tools).
There are also six workstations (all networked) where students can work with laptops. Students also have access to copying equipment (scanner, photocopier, etc.) and various stationery items. The premises are staffed by two employees who provide administrative support to doctoral students.

Doctoral classroom of the Department of Architectural Technology I (CAI)
On the basement floor of the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB), there is a classroom for exclusive use by the programme. The space is equipped with 42 chairs with arms and four large tables for meetings or group work. The classroom also has a computer for making presentations, with a projection system, sound and board (traditional and whiteboard). Other conventional projection equipment is available, and the classroom has a network connection. Copying equipment (scanner, photocopier, etc.) and various stationery items are also available.

Virtual City Modelling Lab (LMVC)
Another space where students can work and request assistance with technical issues related to information technologies applied to regional and urban analysis is the Virtual City Modelling Lab (LMVC) (http://www.wix.com/lmvc_cpsv/lmvc), an initiative of the CPSV, with the support of the Barcelona School of Architecture (ETSAB) and the Department of Architectural Technology. The LMVC’s main objective is to work on new spatial analysis technologies, regional management, and representation of urbanism and architecture within the framework of two priority research areas: 3D virtual modelling of regions, urbanism, architecture and archaeology; and urban and regional analysis using geographic information systems (GIS).

In the field of virtual representation, the laboratory benefits from the collaboration of the Virtual Reality Centre of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. This relationship has facilitated the introduction of 3D models of urban environments in Barcelona into immersive virtual reality systems such as Computer Animated Virtual Environment (CAVE) and their stereoscopic projection in systems such as Workbench-type tables. In recent years, the LMVC has also worked on laser scanner survey techniques to obtain point clouds that can be used to develop high-resolution 3D models of urban environments and existing buildings and in the virtual reconstruction of heritage sites.

Since the laboratory was established, significant advances have been made in the field of virtual representation, and virtual models of various cities have been developed in an effort to optimise methodologies, particularly with regard to post-processing of point clouds to obtain models. In the context of the LMVC, in 2004 this work led to the idea of organising the Virtual City and Territory International Conference (CTV), which has become an annual event.

One of its main aims of the laboratory is to provide training and specialised support to doctoral students in the use of new technologies, GIS, remote sensing and 3D laser scanner data. To this end, it has six high-capacity workstations (three of which are available for use by doctoral students), four 3D laser scanners and specialised software. The lab also has a staff of two specialists who can provide technical assistance. The workstations have a network connection. Students also have access to copying equipment (scanner, photocopier, etc.) and various stationery items.

Participation in competitively funded research projects
Doctoral students have opportunities to participate in competitively funded research areas and projects carried out by the CPSV – a valuable learning experience. Students (especially those who have obtained competitive grants) are encouraged to actively participate in various projects with competitive public funding that professors on the doctoral programme coordinate or are involved in. In the last five years, five basic research projects have been obtained – in the 2006 (1), 2008 (1), 2009 (2) and 2011 (1) calls. A scientific and technological project classified as “unique and strategic” was also obtained in the 2006 call, and an INNPACTO Programme project in the 2011 call. All of these projects were awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (now the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness). The CPSV was also awarded a project through the Avanza R&D sub-programme of the call for proposals for the 2009 Strategic Action for Telecommunications and the Information Society (Spanish Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade); two projects through the Interuniversity Cooperation and Scientific Research Programme; two projects through the Commission of the European Communities; and one project through the Spanish Ministry of Development, within the framework of the National Plan for Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation 2008–2011, among others. This makes a total of 14 competitively funded national projects in the last six years, to say nothing of various European projects. Information on all of these projects and details of the lines of work and research projects currently being pursued can be found in the research section of the Centre for Land Valuation Policy (CPSV) website (http://www.upc.edu/cpsv/indexrecerca.htm).

Visiting professors with competitive funding for mobility
As explained in the background section, the programme is also enriched by the participation of foreign and national PhD holders, both under its own collaboration agreements and within the framework of programmes that provide mobility grants for doctoral degrees that have been recognised with quality awards. Notable scholars from abroad who have participated in the programme include:
Dr António José Pais Antunes. University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Dr Daniel González Romero. University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
Dr Geoffrey Caruso. UCLouvain, Belgium.
Dr Jean-Paul Loborie. University of Toulouse–Le Mirail, France.
Dr Jorge Malheiros. NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal.
Dr José António Pereira Tenedorio. NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal.
Dr Luigi Fusco Girard. University of Naples Federico II, Italy.
Dr Marina Bravi. Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy.
Dr Patrizia Lombardi. Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy.
Dr Riccardo Roscelli. Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy.
Dr Rudolf Giffinger. Vienna University of Technology, Austria.

In the last five years, five to six applications have been submitted in each annual call for mobility funding; 80% to 83% of these applications were successful.

Travel grants
Thanks to student participation in competitively funded projects and collaboration with public administrations and companies on research contracts (all managed by the Centre for Land Valuation Policy), the programme is able to provide two annual travel grants to partially or fully cover research stays by students at institutions abroad for the purpose of obtaining an international Doctorate mention.

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BIERE ARENAS, ROLANDO MAURICIO: Las One-Stop-Shops, ventanillas únicas para la rehabilitación energética residencial. Estrategia para fomentar la renovación del parque edificado en España
Author: BIERE ARENAS, ROLANDO MAURICIO
Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN URBAN AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT AND VALUATION
Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
Mode: Article-based thesis
Reading date: 22/05/2023
Thesis director: MARMOLEJO DUARTE, CARLOS RAMIRO | GARCIA ALMIRALL, MARIA PILAR
Committee:
     PRESIDENT: ROCA CLADERA, JOSE NICASIO
     SECRETARI: CERASOLI, MARIO
     VOCAL NO PRESENCIAL: ENCINAS PINO, FELIPE ALFONSO
Thesis abstract: Global warming and climate change are undeniable and must be combated with urgent measures. In this sense, the rehabilitation of the building stock is crucial to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In Europe, 35% of buildings are over 50 years old and almost 75% of these are energy inefficient. In addition, only between 0.4% and 1.2% of homes are rehabilitated. In Spain, 50% of buildings are prior to the NBE-CT-79 standard and represent 30% of energy consumption, basically in the residential sector.The energy transition is also essential in the change of the urban paradigm and the introduction of economic, productive and social transformations, making it key for the economy and society. For its part, Energy Efficiency aims to reduce energy consumption in cities and buildings, through the efficient use of energy in production processes and urban activities.The Energy Performance Buildings Directive (EPBD) established in 2002 by the European Union determined cost-effective and ecological policies and measures aimed at building renovation and the inclusion of Energy Efficiency. This has been systematically updated and has prompted actions by member states. In addition, the document ¿Renovation Wave for Europe¿ has encouraged them to explore various innovative financing solutions and to create incentives and tax credits to encourage energy retrofitting of buildings, including taxes that favor renovation, tax reduction for renovation, and VAT reduction for sustainable materials and construction services.However, despite this, the residential renewal rate remains low due to the financial, technical and managerial barriers faced by households. Their ability to undertake such a complex process has possibly been overestimated. For this reason, One-Stop-Shops (OSS) for residential energy rehabilitation (which assist owners in the entire rehabilitation process) can be an opportunity to encourage rehabilitation, if they have structural resources and guidelines are developed. for implementation at the local level.In this context, the objective of the thesis is to study in depth the situation of One-Stop-Shops for energy rehabilitation in Europe and Spain, analyzing its typologies, management models, services, operating structures, benefits to users, etc. This aims to determine the characteristics of success and causes of its failure, and to propose a strategy for its structural implementation in Spain so that they promote the systematic rehabilitation of the residential stock.The thesis has been carried out using a combination of quantitative and qualitative techniques. In the quantitative work, surveys have been used, the results of which have been analyzed with traditional statistical techniques. For its part, the qualitative one has basically consisted of interviews, the responses of which have been analyzed through categorization, response affinity, etc.The main results have shown the benefits of the implementation of the OSS, especially of the ¿all inclusive¿ that assist families in all stages of the residential rehabilitation process, from information to the subsequent energy audit. They also show that the pilot cases that have obtained good results have had to close once its public funding has ended. Therefore, the need for structural funds is deduced for its general operation. Finally, the recent appearance of Rehabilitation Offices in Spain, in the context of the Next Generation Funds, whose purpose is exclusively to help families obtain resources, opens a window of opportunity for its transformation into One-Stop Shops (OSS) for energy rehabilitation.
MACDONALD, JAMES DUNCAN: Mitigating the anthropocene extinction via agrivoltaics and ecovoltaics
Author: MACDONALD, JAMES DUNCAN
Thesis link: Videoconferencia + Presencial (Sala de Graus ETSAB. Planta Baixa). Enllaç públic per a la connexió a la videoconferència/Enlace público para la conexión a la videoconferencia/Public link for the videoconference: meet.google.com/qhz-mzae-kxz
Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN URBAN AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT AND VALUATION
Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
Mode: Article-based thesis
Reading date: 03/07/2023
Thesis director: ROCA CLADERA, JOSE NICASIO
Committee:
     PRESIDENT: MARMOLEJO DUARTE, CARLOS RAMIRO
     SECRETARI: RACON-LEJA, KINGA HANNA
     VOCAL NO PRESENCIAL: PEREZ, MARC JAMES ROBERT
Thesis abstract: This thesis examines agrivoltaics, ecovoltaics, and agriecovoltaics (A/E/ÆPV): innovative alternative formats of ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) projects which integrate agricultural production and/or ecosystem service-rendering plant species within the extensive electricity-generating areas. The primary research question asks how A/E/ÆPV can play a role in mitigating the Anthropocene Extinction (AX). Secondary questions examine contemporary challenges facing A/E/ÆPV¿s expansion, such as linguistic oversimplification and ambiguity, unintentional greenwashing that may lead to poorly performing projects, underexplored research areas, and underdefined roles for the public and private sectors.To build a basis for these inquiries, mainstream PV technology (before considering A/E/ÆPV) is presented and classified together with such activities as crop agriculture, forestry, and ornamental plant cultivation into the newly proposed category of anthropocene photon transformation operations (APTO). APTO¿s long history, intertwined with deforestation and species loss over many millennia is explored, and observations are offered on linkages between prior mass extinctions and AX. AX drivers are divided into kinetic (physical and fire-driven destruction) and akinetic (pollution and atmospheric destabilization), a lens under which APTO such as agriculture (and by extension, fossil fuels) and various formats of PV are inspected.The multitude of environmental transgressions attributed to agriculture are noted to have driven the research¿s original focus on vertical farming (VF) as a potential means towards freeing up huge areas of land for rewilding, by shifting the cultivation of field crops into ultra-efficient (albeit resource-demanding and energy-intensive) controlled-environment cultivation towers. An overview of VF is offered, along with descriptions of the painstaking efforts taken by the author to obtain reliable up-to-date data and professional insight in this field, in the face of scarce academic research. Finally, the author¿s re-insertion into the PV sector (with a clear focus on A/E/ÆPV) and related academic and industry exchanges are detailed. The author¿s positioning as a thought leader in the burgeoning A/E/ÆPV space is outlined, noting such contributions as the conception of an increasingly internationally recognized framework on APV project validation, and regular presentations on A/E/ÆPV at major conferences.The 3 articles at the core of the thesis address the research questions noted in the first paragraph above. In Opportunities and Challenges for Scaling Agrivoltaics in Rural and Urban Africa, the quantities of food and energy that can be generated per square meter of APV area is compared with varying food and electricity demand. It is shown that while very small off-grid APV projects will generate negligible amounts of food per capita, larger projects located closer to cities and perhaps even PV-to-green-hydrogen export operations seem like better fits for APV. In Groundcover impacts on utility-scale solar operations and maintenance practices and costs, data from existing projects is analyzed to argue that unsubsidized EPV and ÆPV stand a strong chance to deliver improved ROI over mainstream low-cost low-biodiversity PV projects. Finally, Photovoltaic + photosynthetic coexistence delivers a much broader overview of the global PV panorama, highlighting best-case PV integration options in a broad variety of urban and rural landscapes, with emphasis on increased spacing between and below PV arrays as a major facilitator of biodiversity and farming. The article also confronts PV¿s interplay with forestry, biofuels, aesthetics, and regional resiliency.The thesis closes with evaluations of E/ÆPV¿s potential effectiveness in mitigating AX, along with reflections on sustainability and AX¿s complex essence, unclear timeframe, and its confounding dual ubiquity and invisibility in mo
UZQUEDA I MARTINEZ, ANGEL LUIS: La intervención pública en rehabilitación y regeneración urbana en Barcelona. Caracterización de claves operativas y metodológicas.
Author: UZQUEDA I MARTINEZ, ANGEL LUIS
Thesis link: Videoconferencia + Presencial (Sala de Graus ETSAB. Planta Baixa) meet.google.com/qin-drbe-gib
Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN URBAN AND ARCHITECTURAL MANAGEMENT AND VALUATION
Department: Department of Architectural Technology (TA)
Mode: Normal
Reading date: 24/07/2023
Thesis director: GARCIA ALMIRALL, MARIA PILAR
Committee:
     PRESIDENT: MARMOLEJO DUARTE, CARLOS RAMIRO
     SECRETARI: LÓPEZ MESA, MARÍA BELINDA
     VOCAL NO PRESENCIAL: FITCH OSUNA, JESÚS MANUEL
Thesis abstract: There is a broad consensus on the need to drive urban intervention public policies with the purpose of promoting more inclusive, sustainable, balanced and diverse cities. Urban intervention is not neutral; it has a significant impact causing changes in the urban context and, at the same time, in the social and economic structure. The mission of correcting urban imbalances fundamentally concerns the public administration.It is clear that there is room for improvement for public effort towards urban rehabilitation and regeneration processes, where intervention models that gather new instruments and methodologies are being developed.The main goal of this study is to examine and aim at the improvement of public intervention in urban environments, starting from a critical, empirical and operational perspective. In order to do so, the analysis focuses on the criteria and essential tools generally considered in both the design and subsequent management of public programs. The framework of the projects is examined in depth, from the context of intervention, the complexity of the public governance and its deficits, the difficulties related to the evaluation its intervention, altogether with an analysis of relevant experiences in Barcelona.The methodology followed combines a triangulation of theoretical, empirical and a critical vision of experts. It is expected that this strategy the emerging aspects of public policies and strengthens the conclusions derived from the research.Both, structural and operational malfunction, are evidenced and contradict the principles of efficiency and efficacy that are required for any public performance. In this sense, in urban rehabilitation and regeneration, these dimensions should be considered: the imbalance of processes and charges between administrations in terms of financing of public policies; the deficit of citizen engagement and institutional collaboration towards a sustainable management, as well as the systematic oblivion of the analysis and evaluation which obstructs transparency and collective learning.As a result of these reflections, some adjustments in the intervention models are proposed focused in fundamental questions of the operations. If the leadership of the urban intervention is public, in consequence, the appropriate use of legal instruments and management models should also be public. Likewise, the consensual management of design in urban intervention should be led. Not every public intervention provides the expected results, making it necessary to evaluate and identify the adverse effects that it collaterally produces.In a scene in which the capacity of public resources is limited, a holistic transversal vision of public policies of urban rehabilitation and regeneration provides added benefits in terms of their sustainability. It is essential to incorporate this approach.

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Theses related publications

AUTHOR:	MACDONALD, JAMES DUNCAN
Title:	Mitigating the anthropocene extinction via agrivoltaics and ecovoltaics
Reading date:	03/07/2023
Director:	ROCA CLADERA, JOSE NICASIO
Mention:	International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Vegetation management cost and maintenance implications of different ground covers at utility-scale solar sites McCall, J.; Macdonald, J.; Burton, R.; Macknick, J. Sustainability (Switzerland), ISSN: 2071-1050 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.0 Publication date: 01/04/2023 Journal article Opportunities and challenges for scaling agrivoltaics in rural and Urban Africa Connecting Agrivoltaics Worldwide Presentation date: 2021 Presentation of work at congresses
AUTHOR:	BIERE ARENAS, ROLANDO MAURICIO
Title:	Las One-Stop-Shops, ventanillas únicas para la rehabilitación energética residencial. Estrategia para fomentar la renovación del parque edificado en España
Reading date:	22/05/2023
Director:	MARMOLEJO DUARTE, CARLOS RAMIRO
Co-director:	GARCIA ALMIRALL, MARIA PILAR
Mention:	International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
One Stop Shops on Housing Energy Retrofit: European Cases, and Its Recent Implementation in Spain Biere, R.M.; Marmolejo, C. Springer Publication date: 07/01/2023 Book chapter Have Population Growth and Economic Activity Converged Towards the Same Pattern in the Spanish Metropolises? Costa, C.; Marmolejo, C.; Biere, R.M. Springer Publication date: 07/01/2023 Book chapter Approach to the influence of energy certifications on real estate values Checa, C.; Biere, R.M. ACE: architecture, city and environment = arquitectura, ciudad y entorno, ISSN: 1887-7052 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.218; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 01/10/2017 Journal article One-Stop-Shops for Energy Renovation of Dwellings in Europe—Approach to the Factors That Determine Success and Future Lines of Action Biere, R.M.; Spairani, S.; Spairani, Y.; Marmolejo, C. Sustainability (Switzerland), ISSN: 2071-1050 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.889; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 17/11/2021 Journal article Olas de Calor en la ciudad de Barcelona: 1971-2020 Arellano, Blanca; Roca, J.; Serra, C.; Martinez, M.D.; Biere, R.M.; Lana, F.J. ACE: architecture, city and environment = arquitectura, ciudad y entorno, ISSN: 1886-4805 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 0.389; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 10/2022 Journal article Las One-Stop-Shops como modelo emergente en la gestión de la rehabilitación energética en España Marmolejo, C.; Biere, R.M.; Spairani, S.; Crespo, E. Ciudad y territorio, estudios territoriales, ISSN: 2659-3254 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 0.0 Publication date: 03/10/2022 Journal article Percepción de beneficios y co-beneficios de las viviendas energéticamente eficientes: un análisis para Barcelona Biere, R.M.; Marmolejo, C.; Crespo, E.; Onecha, Belén Revista INVI, ISSN: 0718-8358 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 0.38; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 05/05/2023 Journal article Spatial implications of EPC rankings on the residential process: a listing price of Barcelona Metropolitan Area Valutazioni economiche e questione energetica Presentation date: 21/09/2017 Presentation of work at congresses Disponibilidad a pagar por la eficiencia energética de las viviendas; un caso de estudio en Barcelona Congreso Internacional Ciudad y Territorio Virtual Presentation date: 06/09/2018 Presentation of work at congresses Modelling nighttime air temperature from remote sensing imagery and GIS data SPIE Space, Satellites, and Sustainability II Presentation date: 29/09/2021 Presentation of work at congresses One-stop-shops as a model to manage housing energy retrofit: a General Approach to Europe and Spain 36th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture Presentation date: 25/11/2022 Presentation of work at congresses
AUTHOR:	ARELLANO RAMOS, BLANCA ESMARAGDA
Title:	El Urban Sprawl. Un modelo de urbanización insostenible
Reading date:	30/09/2022
Director:	ROCA CLADERA, JOSE NICASIO
Mention:	International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Smart neighborhoods: propuesta de ciudad inteligente para el barrio de Covadonga en Sabadell Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) Publication date: 2021 Book chapter Application of conventional UAVs for the identification and classification of dense green spaces Roca, J.; Arellano, Blanca IGI Global Publication date: 04/2021 Book chapter Mercados municipales de Barcelona. Red integradora de tradición, comercio y valor. Caso de estudio: L’Abaceria Central – Vila de Gracia Carrillo, E.; Arellano, Blanca ACE: architecture, city and environment = arquitectura, ciudad y entorno, ISSN: 1886-4805 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 0.0 Publication date: 01/10/2019 Journal article The extraction of urbanized areas through images of high resolution nighttime lights Arellano, Blanca; Roca, J. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, ISSN: 2194-9034 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.318 Publication date: 21/08/2020 Journal article Remote sensing and night time urban heat island Arellano, Blanca; Roca, J. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, ISSN: 2194-9034 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.318 Publication date: 28/06/2021 Journal article Urban Sprawl and Warming: Research on the Evolution of the Urban Sprawl of Chinese Municipalities and its Relationship with Climate Warming in the Past Three Decades Zhang, X.; Arellano, Blanca The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, ISSN: 2194-9034 Publication date: 01/06/2022 Journal article Consecuencias hidrológicas del cambio climático en entornos urbanos XIII Congreso Internacional Ciudad y Territorio Virtual: retos y paradigmas de la ciudad contemporánea Presentation date: 04/10/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Episodios de intensidad extrema de precipitación en Barcelona: riesgo de inundaciones súbitas XIII Congreso Internacional Ciudad y Territorio Virtual: retos y paradigmas de la ciudad contemporánea Presentation date: 03/10/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Estructura, imagen urbana, transporte y movilidad a través de los años en Guayaquil XIII Congreso Internacional Ciudad y Territorio Virtual: retos y paradigmas de la ciudad contemporánea Presentation date: 04/10/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Definición espacial del efecto de enfriamiento de los espacios verdes urbanos mediante teledetección: estudios de caso en el Área Metropolitana de Barcelona XIII Congreso Internacional Ciudad y Territorio Virtual: retos y paradigmas de la ciudad contemporánea Presentation date: 03/10/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Variaciones estacionales del efecto de enfriamiento de los parques urbanos de Barcelona: una aproximación mediante teledetección XIII Congreso Internacional Ciudad y Territorio Virtual: retos y paradigmas de la ciudad contemporánea Presentation date: 04/10/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Measuring night-time urban heat island: still a pending issue EGU2020 European Geosciences Union General Assembly Presentation date: 05/2020 Presentation of work at congresses Can Planning Mitigate UHI? A “Remote Sensing” and “Local Climate Zones” Analysis for Barcelona 35th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture Presentation date: 03/09/2020 Presentation of work at congresses Cooling Effect of Urban Parks in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona: The sample of Viladecans, Gavà and Castelldefels urban continuous 35th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture Presentation date: 01/09/2020 Presentation of work at congresses Can nighttime imagery identify urban sprawl? SPIE Optical Engineering and Applications 2020: XXV Earth Observing Systems Presentation date: 20/08/2020 Presentation of work at congresses Urban landscapes and night time urban heat island V Remote Sensing Technologies and Applications in Urban Environments Presentation date: 20/09/2020 Presentation of work at congresses Using remote sensing imagery to study urban heat island and heat waves SPIE Optical Engineering and Applications 2021 Presentation date: 2021 Presentation of work at congresses Climate Zones Classification for Buildings Energy Efficiency Assessment 23rd European Geosciences Union General Assembly Presentation date: 30/04/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Towards a new methodology to determine nighttime Urban Heat Island 23rd European Geosciences Union General Assembly Presentation date: 27/04/2021 Presentation of work at congresses Effects of Urban Greenery on Health: a Study from Remote Sensing XXIV International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Congress Presentation date: 06/06/2022 Presentation of work at congresses Day and night heat waves in the city of Barcelona. 1971-2020 EGU General Assembly 2022 Geosciences Union General Assembly Presentation date: 2022 Presentation of work at congresses Assessing Urban Greenery using Remote Sensing SPIE Optical Engineering and Applications 2022: XXVII Earth Observing Systems Presentation date: 30/09/2022 Presentation of work at congresses Global Warming in Spanish Cities (1971-2022) European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2023 Presentation date: 25/04/2023 Presentation of work at congresses
AUTHOR:	YANG, LIYA
Title:	Exploring the applications and limitations of location-based social network data in urban spatiotemporal analysis
Reading date:	27/09/2021
Director:	MARMOLEJO DUARTE, CARLOS RAMIRO
Co-director:	MARTÍ CIRIQUIAN, PABLO
Award:
Mention:	International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Analysis of the spatial structure of Beijing from the point view of weibo data Yang, L.; Marmolejo, C. ACE: architecture, city and environment = arquitectura, ciudad y entorno, ISSN: 1886-4805 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 0.0 Publication date: 01/06/2020 Journal article Quantifying the relationship between public sentiment and urban environment in Barcelona Yang, L.; Marmolejo, C.; Martí Ciriquian, Pablo Cities, ISSN: 0264-2751 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 6.077; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 11/2022 Journal article
AUTHOR:	CHEN, AI
Title:	Spatial implications of Energy Performance Certificates on housing prices in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area
Reading date:	25/01/2021
Director:	MARMOLEJO DUARTE, CARLOS RAMIRO
Mention:	No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Spatial implications of EPC rankings over residential prices Marmolejo, C.; Chen, A.; Bravi, M. Springer Nature Publication date: 01/01/2020 Book chapter Is the energy price premium spatially aggregated? A listing price analysis of the residential market in Barcelona Chen, A.; Marmolejo, C. Czasopismo techniczne: architektura = Technical transactions: architecture, ISSN: 0011-4561 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 0.0 Publication date: 07/2018 Journal article The evolution of energy efficiency impact on housing prices: an analysis for Metropolitan Barcelona Marmolejo, C.; Chen, A. Revista de la construcción, ISSN: 0718-915X (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 0.43; Quartil: Q4) Publication date: 2019 Journal article La incidencia de las etiquetas energéticas EPC en el mercado plurifamiliar español: un análisis para Barcelona, Valencia y Alicante CITY AND TERRITORY. TERRITORIAL STUDIES, ISSN: 1133-4762 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 0.0 Publication date: 2019 Journal article Energy efficiency in the residential market and implications for architecture education in Spain World transactions on engineering and technology education, ISSN: 1446-2257 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 0.406; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 2019 Journal article How Relevant is Energy Efficiency in The Marketing of Homes? Evidence from Real Estate Agents in Spain Marmolejo, C.; Spairani, S.; Del Moral, C.; Delgado, L.; Egusquiza, A.; Chen, A. IOP conference series: materials science and engineering, ISSN: 1757-899X (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.201 Publication date: 2019 Journal article The uneven price impact of energy efficiency ratings on housing segments and implications for public policy and private markets Marmolejo, C.; Chen, A. Sustainability (Switzerland), ISSN: 2071-1050 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 2.576; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 12/01/2019 Journal article How different are dwellings whose energy efficiency impacts price formation? Chen, A.; Marmolejo, C. IOP conference series: materials science and engineering, ISSN: 1757-899X (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.201 Publication date: 18/09/2019 Journal article EPC Green premium in two different european climate zones: a comparative study between Barcelona and Turin Dell'Anna, F.; Bravi, M.; Marmolejo, C.; Bottero, M.; Chen, A. Sustainability (Switzerland), ISSN: 2071-1050 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 2.576; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 02/10/2019 Journal article Does the energy premium in residential prices mantains stable along the time? an analysis for the Barcelona Metropolitan Area Urban Transitions 2018: Integrating urban and transport planning, environment and health for healthier urban living : 25 - 27 November 2018, Sitges, Barcelona, Spain Presentation date: 25/11/2018 Presentation of work at congresses How relevant is energy efficiency in the marketing of homes? Evidence from Real Estate Agents in Spain WMCAUS 2019 - 4th World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering - Architecture - Urban Planning Symposium Presentation date: 17/06/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Implications of energy efficiency in the real estate housing market: evidence from the EnerValor project 5th GoGreen Summit Presentation date: 18/09/2019 Presentation of work at congresses Real Estate Housing Market in Barcelona and Effects Derived from the Energy Efficiency: The Enervalor Project Results ISPC - International Scientific and Practical Conference Presentation date: 17/07/2020 Presentation of work at congresses ¿Es suficiente la simetría informativa en la promoción de viviendas energéticamente eficientes? principales resultados del proyecto Enervalor 8th Euro-American Congress Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management Presentation date: 28/09/2020 Presentation of work at congresses
AUTHOR:	VALLS DALMAU, FRANCISCO
Title:	Digital Traces and Urban Research: Barcelona Through Social Media Data.
Reading date:	14/06/2019
Director:	ROCA CLADERA, JOSE NICASIO
Mention:	No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Visualizing digital traces for sustainable urban management: mapping tourism activity on the virtual public space Valls, F.; Roca, J. Sustainability (Switzerland), ISSN: 2071-1050 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.889; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 13/03/2021 Journal article Identificación de puntos de interés turístico a través de datos de redes sociales XIII Congreso Internacional Ciudad y Territorio Virtual: retos y paradigmas de la ciudad contemporánea Presentation date: 04/10/2019 Presentation of work at congresses

Research projects

START DATE	END DATE	ACTIVITY	FINANCING ENTITY
31/03/2023	30/04/2023	Conveni de col.laboració per l'encàrrec de l'aixecament fotomètric del front marítim.	AYUNTAMIENTO DE SANTA SUSANA
01/03/2023	31/03/2023	Conveni de col.laboració per la realització d’un projecte per fer la “Identificació i caracterització del sòl industrial de la ciutat de Reus estratègies d’actuació davant el planejament urbanístic/'	AJUNTAMENT DE REUS
09/02/2023	09/06/2023	Contracte de col.laboració per l'elaboració d’una aplicació web de la sala de calderes del recinte fabril Fabra i Coats.	INSTITUT DE CULTURA DE BARCELONA
15/01/2023	31/03/2023	Technical support contract agreement for an international counselling in urban planning and management in Barcelona between Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain) and King Abdulaziz University	Almobdioon Center for Studies, Cons
23/11/2022	22/03/2024	Regenerar Barcelona	Ajuntament de Barcelona
16/09/2022	16/12/2022	Conveni de col.laboració per la realització de l’assessorament en la redacció de l’elaboració de les estratègies de desenvolupament local (edl) dels grups d’acció local en marc periode 2023-2027	ASSOCIACIO PEL DESENVOLUPAMENT RURA
02/09/2022	25/10/2023	La comuna. La vida (quotidiana) explicada a través de l'arquitectura (Barcelona, 2000-2020)	FUND.CAT. PER A LA RECERCA I INNO.
22/07/2022	31/08/2022	Contracte de col.laboració per l'estudi bases càlcul taxes Terrasses	INST.MUNIC.PAISATGE URBÀ I QUALITAT
01/07/2022	14/01/2023	Conveni de col·laboració per l'elaboració/'Informe de Recerca i Recull documental. Estratègies ubranístiques front al despoblament rural i per a un reequilibri territorial/'	Diputació de Barcelona
01/06/2022	31/05/2023	Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de comunitats d’alta vulnerabilitat socio-residencial al barri del Raval	Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
01/05/2022	31/12/2022	Estalvi energètic i salut. Del cole a casa	Ajuntament de Barcelona
27/04/2022	27/08/2022	Contracte de col.laboració per l'assessorament tècnic en els expedients de reclamació de responsabilitat patrimonial i recursos contenciosos administratius que s'han presentat contra el PDU de revisió	GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA
01/04/2022	30/06/2022	Contracte de col.laboració per la realització de l’aixecament de la totalitat del complex industrial, amb una extensió de 50 ha amb diferents requeriments de detall i precisió.	OUA,GESTIO DEL TERRITORI
01/04/2022	30/04/2023	Innovative Eco-construction System based on Interlocking Modular Insulation Wood and Cork-based Panels	Commission of European Communities
10/12/2021	10/06/2023	Reviure als terrats (REV-TER)	Ajuntament de Barcelona
10/12/2021	10/06/2023	Reviure als terrats	Ajuntament de Barcelona; Fundació La Caixa
23/11/2021	13/02/2022	Definició del model d'espai públic dels nous eixos verds del programa de superilles, redacció dels projectes i assistència tècnica a la direcció d'obra. Realització d'un informe climàtic de l'Eix Verd	UTE GPO-AGENCE TER-ANA COELLO
11/11/2021	31/12/2021	Informe per avaluar la transformació derivada d'un canvi d'ús de sistemes de sòls tècnics a activitat econòmica (àmbit de les tres Xemeneies al Paral·lel de Barcelona)	Ajuntament de Barcelona
06/10/2021	04/11/2022	La informació energètica en l’administració digital: disseny d’un model de Passaport de Renovació d’Edificis basat en BIM i Blockchain.	ESCOLA D'ADMINISTRACIÓ PÚBLICA DE
10/09/2021	09/12/2021	SERVEIS D’AIXECAMENT D’ALTA PRECISIÓ EN 3D DE LES SALES DELS SPRINKLERS I DE CONTROL ELÈCTRIC DE LA FABRA I COATS, AL DISTRICTE DE SANT ANDREU.	BIM,SA (BARCELONA INFRASTRUCTURAS)
01/09/2021	30/09/2021	Contracte de suport tècnic UPC-TERSA, per a la valoració d’una parcel·la, d’us equipament esportiu, a Montcada i Reixac i la redacció d’un dictamen/informe final	TERSA, TRACTAMENT SELECC.RESIDUS SA
01/09/2021	27/10/2021	Informe per determinar el preu de lloguer màxim per als allotjaments dotacionals de titularitat privada, a fixar per l’ordenança de desenvolupament de la MPGM per a regular-los a Barcelona	PATRONAT MUNIC. DE L'HABITATGE
26/07/2021	04/02/2022	CONTRACTE DE SUPORT TÈCNIC PER LA REALITZACIÓ DE L’AIXECAMENT D’ALTA PRECISIÓ DEL PASSEIG DE GRÀCIA PER ANALITZAR LES REMUNTES AL LLARG DE TOT EL PASSEIG	JORNET-LLOP-PASTOR, SLP
07/06/2021	06/07/2021	Contracte de suport tècnic entre la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya i TERSA, tractament i selecció de residus, S.A per a la valoració de dues parcel·les urbanes i redacció dictament/informe final	TERSA, TRACTAMENT SELECC.RESIDUS SA
01/06/2021	01/06/2022	Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de les comunitats d’alta vulnerabilitat socioresidencial - Fase 3	Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
04/05/2021	31/10/2021	Diagnosi de la transformació de l’ús de les terrasses en espai públic. Impacte sobre la zonificació de les ordenances de taxes fiscals de les terrasses.	Ajuntament de Barcelona
30/03/2021	30/09/2022	Cohabitem Barcelona: cinc casos d’estudi a Ciutat Vella per a la reutilització urbana i el foment de models productius innovadors	Ajuntament de Barcelona
29/03/2021	29/06/2021	CONTRACTE DE SUPORT TÈCNIC PER LA REALITZACIÓ DE L’AIXECAMENT AMB METODOLOGIA SCANTOBIM DE L’EDIFICI PRINCIPAL DE L’IMMOBLE DE JESUÏTES LLEIDA – COL·LEGI CLAVER RAIMAT D’UNA EXTENSIÓ APROXIMADA DE 18.	PIBARQUITECTURASIX SLP Y PUIGDEMASA
24/02/2021	24/05/2021	Recorregut virtual Web del Palau Reial Major. Aixecament fotogramètric de les façanes interiors del Tinell i la Capella Reial i del corredor original que unia la Capella de Santa Àgata amb la seva sag	INSTITUT DE CULTURA DE BARCELONA
05/02/2021	04/05/2022	Guia per a la rehabilitació dels barris. Cas d'estudi Poble Nou	Ajuntament de Barcelona
01/01/2021	31/12/2022	SmartHubs	EUROPEAN INST OF INNOV.& TECHNOL.
21/12/2020	20/12/2021	Co-disseny i co-fabricació de solucions de millora de la qualitat de vida en comunitats del Raval	BARCELONA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY F
20/10/2020	31/12/2020	Digitalització fotogramètrica de l’entorn arquitectònic de les façanes exteriors del Palau Reial Major i l’interior de Santa Àgata i del Saló del Tinell.	INSTITUT DE CULTURA DE BARCELONA
31/08/2020	31/12/2020	Actualització de l'aplicació web de la casa del Guarda del Museo d'Història de Barcelona	INSTITUT DE CULTURA DE BARCELONA
16/07/2020	31/12/2020	Realització d’una sèrie de tasques requerides dins del marc de l’estudi REPAREH “Primera avaluació de la REvalorització PAtrimonial per Rehabilitació Energètica en edificis d'Habitatges/'	Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya (IREC)
02/06/2020	15/07/2020	Elaboració d'un estudi tècnic sobre la reducció de la taxa de les terrasses	Ajuntament de Barcelona
01/06/2020	31/07/2022	Herramienta de planificación espacial y urbana extrema para episodios de olas de calor e inundaciones repentinas. Construyendo la resiliencia para ciudades y regiones	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/06/2020	31/05/2025	Allende los EPC. Requerimientos, potencial y riesgos de las hipotecas de eficiencia energética en la promoción residencial eficiente e impacto de los nZEB en los valores	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/06/2020	30/09/2020	Participación como experto consultado en el proyecto "Building a Global Compendium of Land Value Capture"	Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
11/05/2020	31/07/2020	Redacció d’un dictamen de valoració per a la finalitat d’expropiació que determini el valor d’una porció de 584 m2 de la finca cadastral 2674502DF5927S inclosa en la MPPG “Lepant-Churruca/El Rengle/'	PROMOCIONS URBANISTIQUES DE MATARO,
01/05/2020	30/04/2021	Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de les comunitats d'alta vulnerabilitat socioresidencial - Fase 2	Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
04/03/2020	30/09/2020	AIXECAMENT AMB ESCÀNER LÀSER TERRESTRE DE LES PLACES DE FREDERIC MARES	INSTITUT DE CULTURA DE BARCELONA
01/03/2020	28/02/2021	Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de les comunitats d’alta vulnerabilitat socioresidencial - Fase 2	Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC
29/01/2020	31/05/2020	Aixecament fotogramètric de l'immoble del carrer Còrsega núm. 259/'Casa Enric Llorens/' relatiu a les sales declarades d'espai protegit per patrimoni.	ADUNA DIRECTORSHIP SL
01/01/2020	31/12/2023	Nexo Pobreza-Energía-Vivienda. Lineamientos de política pública para abordar la pobreza energética desde la relación con la vivienda en áreas metropolitanas	Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
01/01/2020	30/09/2021	Pedestrians, health and sustainability / PeAtones, Salud y SOStenibilidad	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
11/12/2019	31/01/2021	Estudi i elaboració del mapa aplicable a l’actualització dels valorsbàsics de l’ocupació de l’espai públic de Barcelona.	Ajuntament de Barcelona
15/11/2019	14/02/2020	Assistència Tècnica per a la redacció d'un informe sobre consultes de rehabilitació relacionades amb els edificis 1, 2 i 4 de Can Bagaria	Ajuntament de Cornellà de Llobregat
15/11/2019	31/12/2019	Assistència tècnica per a la redacció d'un informe sobre consultes de rehabilitació relacionades amb els edificis 1,2 i 4 de Can Bagaria.	AJUNTAMENT CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT
31/10/2019	31/01/2020	ASSISTÈNCIA TÈCNICA PER A MODELITZACIÓ DE MESURES TERRITORIALS I URBANÍSTIQUES PER FER FRONT ALS EFECTES DEL CANVI CLIMÀTIC (MITIGACIÓ I DEFENSA).	CONSELL INSULAR DE MALLORCA
23/10/2019	30/06/2020	Contrato de apoyo técnico para la realización de la valoración actualizada del inmueble situado en una finca calificada de equipamiento 7@1 en el “Plan especial de ordenación y Concreción de usos del	HEVF DIAGONAL 177 SLU
17/09/2019	28/02/2020	Realització d'un informe sobre la valoració del impacte de la nova proposta normativa de mesures urgents per millorar l'accés a l'habitatge que reemplaçarà el DLL 5/2019.	PATRONAT MUNIC. DE L'HABITATGE
08/05/2019	31/08/2019	Aixecament amb Escàner Làser de la Plaça de Ramon Berenguer el Gran	INSTITUT DE CULTURA DE BARCELONA
29/04/2019	30/06/2019	Contracte suport tècnic per l'elaboració d'un dictament per determinar la valoració a efectes expropiatoris del terrenys de la/'Muntanya Sant Joan/'	AJUNTAMENT DE BLANES
01/03/2019	31/12/2020	Barcelona Ecotech-mobility house: taller de projectes arquitectònics i urbanisme sobre el futur de la Seat-Mobility house a la Barcelona Metropolitana”.	FUNDACIO C INNOVACIO I TEC CIT UPC
01/03/2019	28/02/2020	Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de les comunitats d'alta vulnerabilitat socioresidencial - Fase 1	Centre Cooperació per al Desenvolupament
14/01/2019	13/01/2021	Patrocini per la recerca en relació a/'Sistemes Domòtics aplicats al Projecte Residencial/'	GIRA IBERICA SL
01/01/2019	30/09/2022	Indicadores socio-espaciales para la mejora del parque habitacional en zonas vulnerables. Criterios de actuación en los casos de las Áreas Metropolitanas de Barcelona y Bilbao	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
20/09/2018	31/12/2019	Estudi participatiu per a intervencions estratègiques a GD al sistema d’EC”	Ajuntament de Barcelona
04/06/2018	31/12/2018	Realització d'una anàlisi del comportament tèrmic dels teixits urbans del Continu Viladecans-Gavà-Castelldefels.	BARCELONA REG. A.M.D.U.I., S.A.
02/05/2018	01/07/2018	Estudio de mercado de uso hotelero y residencial en el ámbito de competencia del mercado del Plan Parcial de Bellver	Cabre-Alegret SL
02/03/2018	31/07/2018	Dictamen relatiu al recurs contenciós-administratiu elevat per l’ASSOCIACIÓ D’APARTAMENTS TURÍSTICS DE BARCELONA	Ajuntament de Barcelona
01/03/2018	28/02/2019	CCD 2018-U018 Estudi participatiu per a intervencions estratègiques al barri G. Dimitrov per a la millora del sistema/xarxa d'espais col·lectius	Ajuntament de Barcelona; Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC
22/02/2018	21/02/2019	Caracterització del valor de la utilitat de l'aprofitament especial del domini públic per als vehicles de mobilitat personal (VMP).	Ajuntament de Barcelona
14/02/2018	13/02/2019	Elaboració d'un model trimensional de les façanes de la Plaça de Rei i de la planimetria CAD corresponent a escala 1:100.	INSTITUT DE CULTURA DE BARCELONA
05/02/2018	30/09/2018	Estudis i anàlisis econòmics i elaboració d'un informe econòmic de la MPGM relacionada amb la destinació parcial de habitatge de protecció pública en sol urbà consolidat.	Ajuntament de Barcelona
01/02/2018	01/02/2020	Valuation for Integrated Urban Management	Politecnico di Torino
01/01/2018	01/12/2020	Caminos de Resiliencia. El uso y reuso de las ferrovías menores para la regeneración de los territorios frágiles. Experiencias en Italia y España	Sapienza Università di Roma
01/04/2017	30/04/2019	PREDIAGNOSI DE L’EDIFICACIÓ RESIDENCIAL EN ELS ÀMBITS DE VULNERABILITAT DE LA CIUTAT DE BARCELONA	Ajuntament de Barcelona

Teaching staff and research groups

Research groups

UPC groups:

CPSV-Centre of Land Policy and Valuations

Teachers

Doctoral Programme teachers:

Other teachers linked to the Doctoral Programme:

Arellano Ramos, Blanca Esmaragda

Research projects

START DATE	END DATE	ACTIVITY	FINANCING ENTITY
31/03/2023	30/04/2023	Conveni de col.laboració per l'encàrrec de l'aixecament fotomètric del front marítim.	AYUNTAMIENTO DE SANTA SUSANA
01/03/2023	31/03/2023	Conveni de col.laboració per la realització d’un projecte per fer la “Identificació i caracterització del sòl industrial de la ciutat de Reus estratègies d’actuació davant el planejament urbanístic/'	AJUNTAMENT DE REUS
09/02/2023	09/06/2023	Contracte de col.laboració per l'elaboració d’una aplicació web de la sala de calderes del recinte fabril Fabra i Coats.	INSTITUT DE CULTURA DE BARCELONA
15/01/2023	31/03/2023	Technical support contract agreement for an international counselling in urban planning and management in Barcelona between Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain) and King Abdulaziz University	Almobdioon Center for Studies, Cons
23/11/2022	22/03/2024	Regenerar Barcelona	Ajuntament de Barcelona
16/09/2022	16/12/2022	Conveni de col.laboració per la realització de l’assessorament en la redacció de l’elaboració de les estratègies de desenvolupament local (edl) dels grups d’acció local en marc periode 2023-2027	ASSOCIACIO PEL DESENVOLUPAMENT RURA
02/09/2022	25/10/2023	La comuna. La vida (quotidiana) explicada a través de l'arquitectura (Barcelona, 2000-2020)	FUND.CAT. PER A LA RECERCA I INNO.
22/07/2022	31/08/2022	Contracte de col.laboració per l'estudi bases càlcul taxes Terrasses	INST.MUNIC.PAISATGE URBÀ I QUALITAT
01/07/2022	14/01/2023	Conveni de col·laboració per l'elaboració/'Informe de Recerca i Recull documental. Estratègies ubranístiques front al despoblament rural i per a un reequilibri territorial/'	Diputació de Barcelona
01/06/2022	31/05/2023	Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de comunitats d’alta vulnerabilitat socio-residencial al barri del Raval	Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
01/05/2022	31/12/2022	Estalvi energètic i salut. Del cole a casa	Ajuntament de Barcelona
27/04/2022	27/08/2022	Contracte de col.laboració per l'assessorament tècnic en els expedients de reclamació de responsabilitat patrimonial i recursos contenciosos administratius que s'han presentat contra el PDU de revisió	GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA
01/04/2022	30/06/2022	Contracte de col.laboració per la realització de l’aixecament de la totalitat del complex industrial, amb una extensió de 50 ha amb diferents requeriments de detall i precisió.	OUA,GESTIO DEL TERRITORI
01/04/2022	30/04/2023	Innovative Eco-construction System based on Interlocking Modular Insulation Wood and Cork-based Panels	Commission of European Communities
10/12/2021	10/06/2023	Reviure als terrats (REV-TER)	Ajuntament de Barcelona
10/12/2021	10/06/2023	Reviure als terrats	Ajuntament de Barcelona; Fundació La Caixa
23/11/2021	13/02/2022	Definició del model d'espai públic dels nous eixos verds del programa de superilles, redacció dels projectes i assistència tècnica a la direcció d'obra. Realització d'un informe climàtic de l'Eix Verd	UTE GPO-AGENCE TER-ANA COELLO
11/11/2021	31/12/2021	Informe per avaluar la transformació derivada d'un canvi d'ús de sistemes de sòls tècnics a activitat econòmica (àmbit de les tres Xemeneies al Paral·lel de Barcelona)	Ajuntament de Barcelona
06/10/2021	04/11/2022	La informació energètica en l’administració digital: disseny d’un model de Passaport de Renovació d’Edificis basat en BIM i Blockchain.	ESCOLA D'ADMINISTRACIÓ PÚBLICA DE
10/09/2021	09/12/2021	SERVEIS D’AIXECAMENT D’ALTA PRECISIÓ EN 3D DE LES SALES DELS SPRINKLERS I DE CONTROL ELÈCTRIC DE LA FABRA I COATS, AL DISTRICTE DE SANT ANDREU.	BIM,SA (BARCELONA INFRASTRUCTURAS)
01/09/2021	30/09/2021	Contracte de suport tècnic UPC-TERSA, per a la valoració d’una parcel·la, d’us equipament esportiu, a Montcada i Reixac i la redacció d’un dictamen/informe final	TERSA, TRACTAMENT SELECC.RESIDUS SA
01/09/2021	27/10/2021	Informe per determinar el preu de lloguer màxim per als allotjaments dotacionals de titularitat privada, a fixar per l’ordenança de desenvolupament de la MPGM per a regular-los a Barcelona	PATRONAT MUNIC. DE L'HABITATGE
26/07/2021	04/02/2022	CONTRACTE DE SUPORT TÈCNIC PER LA REALITZACIÓ DE L’AIXECAMENT D’ALTA PRECISIÓ DEL PASSEIG DE GRÀCIA PER ANALITZAR LES REMUNTES AL LLARG DE TOT EL PASSEIG	JORNET-LLOP-PASTOR, SLP
07/06/2021	06/07/2021	Contracte de suport tècnic entre la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya i TERSA, tractament i selecció de residus, S.A per a la valoració de dues parcel·les urbanes i redacció dictament/informe final	TERSA, TRACTAMENT SELECC.RESIDUS SA
01/06/2021	01/06/2022	Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de les comunitats d’alta vulnerabilitat socioresidencial - Fase 3	Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
04/05/2021	31/10/2021	Diagnosi de la transformació de l’ús de les terrasses en espai públic. Impacte sobre la zonificació de les ordenances de taxes fiscals de les terrasses.	Ajuntament de Barcelona
30/03/2021	30/09/2022	Cohabitem Barcelona: cinc casos d’estudi a Ciutat Vella per a la reutilització urbana i el foment de models productius innovadors	Ajuntament de Barcelona
29/03/2021	29/06/2021	CONTRACTE DE SUPORT TÈCNIC PER LA REALITZACIÓ DE L’AIXECAMENT AMB METODOLOGIA SCANTOBIM DE L’EDIFICI PRINCIPAL DE L’IMMOBLE DE JESUÏTES LLEIDA – COL·LEGI CLAVER RAIMAT D’UNA EXTENSIÓ APROXIMADA DE 18.	PIBARQUITECTURASIX SLP Y PUIGDEMASA
24/02/2021	24/05/2021	Recorregut virtual Web del Palau Reial Major. Aixecament fotogramètric de les façanes interiors del Tinell i la Capella Reial i del corredor original que unia la Capella de Santa Àgata amb la seva sag	INSTITUT DE CULTURA DE BARCELONA
05/02/2021	04/05/2022	Guia per a la rehabilitació dels barris. Cas d'estudi Poble Nou	Ajuntament de Barcelona
01/01/2021	31/12/2022	SmartHubs	EUROPEAN INST OF INNOV.& TECHNOL.
21/12/2020	20/12/2021	Co-disseny i co-fabricació de solucions de millora de la qualitat de vida en comunitats del Raval	BARCELONA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY F
20/10/2020	31/12/2020	Digitalització fotogramètrica de l’entorn arquitectònic de les façanes exteriors del Palau Reial Major i l’interior de Santa Àgata i del Saló del Tinell.	INSTITUT DE CULTURA DE BARCELONA
31/08/2020	31/12/2020	Actualització de l'aplicació web de la casa del Guarda del Museo d'Història de Barcelona	INSTITUT DE CULTURA DE BARCELONA
16/07/2020	31/12/2020	Realització d’una sèrie de tasques requerides dins del marc de l’estudi REPAREH “Primera avaluació de la REvalorització PAtrimonial per Rehabilitació Energètica en edificis d'Habitatges/'	Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya (IREC)
02/06/2020	15/07/2020	Elaboració d'un estudi tècnic sobre la reducció de la taxa de les terrasses	Ajuntament de Barcelona
01/06/2020	31/07/2022	Herramienta de planificación espacial y urbana extrema para episodios de olas de calor e inundaciones repentinas. Construyendo la resiliencia para ciudades y regiones	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/06/2020	31/05/2025	Allende los EPC. Requerimientos, potencial y riesgos de las hipotecas de eficiencia energética en la promoción residencial eficiente e impacto de los nZEB en los valores	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/06/2020	30/09/2020	Participación como experto consultado en el proyecto "Building a Global Compendium of Land Value Capture"	Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
11/05/2020	31/07/2020	Redacció d’un dictamen de valoració per a la finalitat d’expropiació que determini el valor d’una porció de 584 m2 de la finca cadastral 2674502DF5927S inclosa en la MPPG “Lepant-Churruca/El Rengle/'	PROMOCIONS URBANISTIQUES DE MATARO,
01/05/2020	30/04/2021	Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de les comunitats d'alta vulnerabilitat socioresidencial - Fase 2	Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
04/03/2020	30/09/2020	AIXECAMENT AMB ESCÀNER LÀSER TERRESTRE DE LES PLACES DE FREDERIC MARES	INSTITUT DE CULTURA DE BARCELONA
01/03/2020	28/02/2021	Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de les comunitats d’alta vulnerabilitat socioresidencial - Fase 2	Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC
29/01/2020	31/05/2020	Aixecament fotogramètric de l'immoble del carrer Còrsega núm. 259/'Casa Enric Llorens/' relatiu a les sales declarades d'espai protegit per patrimoni.	ADUNA DIRECTORSHIP SL
01/01/2020	31/12/2023	Nexo Pobreza-Energía-Vivienda. Lineamientos de política pública para abordar la pobreza energética desde la relación con la vivienda en áreas metropolitanas	Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica
01/01/2020	30/09/2021	Pedestrians, health and sustainability / PeAtones, Salud y SOStenibilidad	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
11/12/2019	31/01/2021	Estudi i elaboració del mapa aplicable a l’actualització dels valorsbàsics de l’ocupació de l’espai públic de Barcelona.	Ajuntament de Barcelona
15/11/2019	14/02/2020	Assistència Tècnica per a la redacció d'un informe sobre consultes de rehabilitació relacionades amb els edificis 1, 2 i 4 de Can Bagaria	Ajuntament de Cornellà de Llobregat
15/11/2019	31/12/2019	Assistència tècnica per a la redacció d'un informe sobre consultes de rehabilitació relacionades amb els edificis 1,2 i 4 de Can Bagaria.	AJUNTAMENT CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT
31/10/2019	31/01/2020	ASSISTÈNCIA TÈCNICA PER A MODELITZACIÓ DE MESURES TERRITORIALS I URBANÍSTIQUES PER FER FRONT ALS EFECTES DEL CANVI CLIMÀTIC (MITIGACIÓ I DEFENSA).	CONSELL INSULAR DE MALLORCA
23/10/2019	30/06/2020	Contrato de apoyo técnico para la realización de la valoración actualizada del inmueble situado en una finca calificada de equipamiento 7@1 en el “Plan especial de ordenación y Concreción de usos del	HEVF DIAGONAL 177 SLU
17/09/2019	28/02/2020	Realització d'un informe sobre la valoració del impacte de la nova proposta normativa de mesures urgents per millorar l'accés a l'habitatge que reemplaçarà el DLL 5/2019.	PATRONAT MUNIC. DE L'HABITATGE
08/05/2019	31/08/2019	Aixecament amb Escàner Làser de la Plaça de Ramon Berenguer el Gran	INSTITUT DE CULTURA DE BARCELONA
29/04/2019	30/06/2019	Contracte suport tècnic per l'elaboració d'un dictament per determinar la valoració a efectes expropiatoris del terrenys de la/'Muntanya Sant Joan/'	AJUNTAMENT DE BLANES
01/03/2019	31/12/2020	Barcelona Ecotech-mobility house: taller de projectes arquitectònics i urbanisme sobre el futur de la Seat-Mobility house a la Barcelona Metropolitana”.	FUNDACIO C INNOVACIO I TEC CIT UPC
01/03/2019	28/02/2020	Claus per a la detecció i diagnosi de les comunitats d'alta vulnerabilitat socioresidencial - Fase 1	Centre Cooperació per al Desenvolupament
14/01/2019	13/01/2021	Patrocini per la recerca en relació a/'Sistemes Domòtics aplicats al Projecte Residencial/'	GIRA IBERICA SL
01/01/2019	30/09/2022	Indicadores socio-espaciales para la mejora del parque habitacional en zonas vulnerables. Criterios de actuación en los casos de las Áreas Metropolitanas de Barcelona y Bilbao	AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
20/09/2018	31/12/2019	Estudi participatiu per a intervencions estratègiques a GD al sistema d’EC”	Ajuntament de Barcelona
04/06/2018	31/12/2018	Realització d'una anàlisi del comportament tèrmic dels teixits urbans del Continu Viladecans-Gavà-Castelldefels.	BARCELONA REG. A.M.D.U.I., S.A.
02/05/2018	01/07/2018	Estudio de mercado de uso hotelero y residencial en el ámbito de competencia del mercado del Plan Parcial de Bellver	Cabre-Alegret SL
02/03/2018	31/07/2018	Dictamen relatiu al recurs contenciós-administratiu elevat per l’ASSOCIACIÓ D’APARTAMENTS TURÍSTICS DE BARCELONA	Ajuntament de Barcelona
01/03/2018	28/02/2019	CCD 2018-U018 Estudi participatiu per a intervencions estratègiques al barri G. Dimitrov per a la millora del sistema/xarxa d'espais col·lectius	Ajuntament de Barcelona; Centre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament , UPC
22/02/2018	21/02/2019	Caracterització del valor de la utilitat de l'aprofitament especial del domini públic per als vehicles de mobilitat personal (VMP).	Ajuntament de Barcelona
14/02/2018	13/02/2019	Elaboració d'un model trimensional de les façanes de la Plaça de Rei i de la planimetria CAD corresponent a escala 1:100.	INSTITUT DE CULTURA DE BARCELONA
05/02/2018	30/09/2018	Estudis i anàlisis econòmics i elaboració d'un informe econòmic de la MPGM relacionada amb la destinació parcial de habitatge de protecció pública en sol urbà consolidat.	Ajuntament de Barcelona
01/02/2018	01/02/2020	Valuation for Integrated Urban Management	Politecnico di Torino
01/01/2018	01/12/2020	Caminos de Resiliencia. El uso y reuso de las ferrovías menores para la regeneración de los territorios frágiles. Experiencias en Italia y España	Sapienza Università di Roma
01/04/2017	30/04/2019	PREDIAGNOSI DE L’EDIFICACIÓ RESIDENCIAL EN ELS ÀMBITS DE VULNERABILITAT DE LA CIUTAT DE BARCELONA	Ajuntament de Barcelona

Quality

The Validation, Monitoring, Modification and Accreditation Framework (VSMA Framework) for official degrees ties the quality assurance processes (validation, monitoring, modification and accreditation) carried out over the lifetime of a course to two objectives—the goal of establishing coherent links between these processes, and that of achieving greater efficiency in their management—all with the overarching aim of improving programmes.

Urban and Architectural Management and Valuation

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Registry of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT)

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