The importance of Mina site within Mecca urban cover change between 1998 and 2013

Abstract

The following report describes the activities carried out during a 12-week, full-time internship at the STARLAB LTD, UK Office. The document contains information about the organization and the responsibilities performed throughout the period between 16th of February and 16th of May 2015. More than a plain account of tasks, the objective of this text is to reflect upon the experiences collected during the internship from the perspective of a PhD student in Urban Management Field. The first part of the report offers an overview of the organization, followed by the working plan initially agreed upon with the company and approved by the Barcelona Tech University as a suitable internship. Following, it proceeds to describe in some detail the most relevant tasks carried out and their respective analysis. Finally, the report wraps-up with a few closing remarks and conclusions from the experience.