Present and future of geological risk management in urban planning

When

Date

10.04.2025

Timetable

from 12 noon to 2 p.m.

Where

Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya
Parc de Montjuïc
08038 Barcelona

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Presentation of the "Guide for the Preparation of Geological Risk Identification Studies for Urban Planning".

Since 2006, the Urban Planning Law Regulations have established that urban planning must preserve for safe use areas subject to hazards that could affect the safety and well-being of people. Urban planning files must include the mandatory report from the Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia (ICGC), which reviews urban planning actions from a geohazard perspective.

In the Guide for the Preparation of Geological Risk Identification Studies for Urban Planning, the ICGC establishes risk assessment criteria and proposes methods for determining the degree of risk, as well as the resulting recommendations. This guide, available in digital version since 2021, is now being updated and published in print.

The presentation event will be an opportunity to learn about the guide firsthand and discuss the treatment of geological risks in land use planning and development with experts from various fields of urban planning and geohazards.

PROGRAM:

12:00 - 12:10	Welcome and introduction Antonio Magariños, Director of the Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya (ICGC)
12:10 - 12:40	Presentation of the Guide Pere Buxó, Head of the Engineering and Geological Risk Department, ICGC
12:40 - 13:45	Round Table: Present and future of geological risk management in urban planning and civil protection. How can the Guide contribute to risk management? Moderator: Joan Palau, Deputy Director of Geological and Geophysical Engineering, ICGC Speakers: Damià Calvet, Vice President of Urban Planning and Natural Spaces, Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB) Carlos Guardia, Director General of Mountain Policies, Department of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition, Generalitat de Catalunya Rosa Vilella, Deputy Director General of Territorial Strategies and Landscape, Department of Territory, Housing and Ecological Transition, Generalitat de Catalunya Sergio Delgado, Deputy Director General of Civil Protection Programs, Department of Interior and Public Security, Generalitat de Catalunya Nué Vilaplana, Director of the GeoRisc Observatory affiliated with COLGEOCAT, and Emeritus Professor at the Faculty of Geology, University of Barcelona (UB) Rosina Vinyes, Secretary of the Associació Arquitectes Urbanistes Catalunya (AAUC) of the College of Architects of Catalonia (COAC), and Professor of the Department of Urban Planning, Territory and Landscape (UTP), Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC)
13:45 - 14:00	Open speaking and closing session

Download the Guide for the preparation of Geological Risk Identification Studies (landslides and subsidence) for urbanism [4,6 MB, Catalan]