SEMANTIC TOOLS FOR CARBON REDUCTION IN URBAN PLANNING Co-funded by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Programme Manresa The Spanish case study will be conducted in the city of Manresa  the capital of the region of Bages, located in the geographic centre  of Catalonia, with  a population of 76 558.    Some redevelopment plans  are currently underway and it is  expected that these will be completed during the lifetime of the  project.   This will enable the research conducted to have a direct influence  on the redevelopment currently taking place in Manresa. The  selection of this case study is influenced by the existing,  favourable, political framework, current commitments to  sustainable development objectives and the established energy  management data from numerous municipal installations in  MANRESA. Blog  |  GIS  |   The Objectives in Manresa are: 1.  to exploit the potential of ICT to enable a more  strategic approach to energy management  at the local level;   2.  to build intelligence into the process so that it learns from the results, thus it will become  more effective over time enabling new opportunities for improvements to be identified as part  of an ongoing monitoring and targeting programme for improved energy performance and  reduced CO2 emissions. The redevelopment in Manresa will include: The re-modelling of a number of public spaces in the historic centre (specifically in the streets  Na Bastardes, Piques, Fontanet, Plaça Creus, Plaça Pedregar, Dregar,  Joc de la Pilota, Baixada  dels Drets, Sant Andreu, Hospital,  Santa Maria and Òdena) and outside the city centre ( in  streets del Sol, Sol i Aire and Avinguda de l'Esport) new building construction, such as a Civic  Centre (Ateneu de les Bases), a Sports Centre ("El Congost") and an Interpretation Centre for  Manresa Medieval. © Images © Images