Proceedings of the International

Transcription

University of Bucharest
Faculty of Geography
International Conference – Environment at a
CrossrOads: SMART approaches for a sustainable
future
Book of abstracts
Bucharest
2015
PROCEEDINGS
of the
International Conference
Environment at a CrossrOads: SMART
approaches for a sustainable future
2015 Annual Meeting of the Faculty of Geography
Bucharest, Romania
November 12-15, 2015
Edited by
Faculty of Geography, Department of Regional Geography and Environment
2
Proceedings of the International Conference Environment at a CrossrOads: SMART approaches
for a sustainable future (ECOSMART), November 12-15, 2015, Editor University of Bucharest,
Faculty of Geography, Department of Regional Geography and Environment, Romania, 224 pp.
The Proceedings and conference schedule are available online: geo.unibuc.ro/ecosmart/
Conference secretariat: secretariat_dgrm@g.unibuc.ro
Editors: Cristian Iojă, Mihai Răzvan Niţă, Diana Andreea Onose, Ileana Stupariu
ISBN: 978-973-0-20300-4.
© 2015, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Department of Regional Geography and
Environment, Romania
3
Table of content
Organizers ................................................................................................................................. 16
Conference scientific committee ................................................................................................. 19
Organizing committee ............................................................................................................... 20
Introduction............................................................................................................................... 21
Plenary speakers........................................................................................................................ 23
EMMANUEL REYNARD - The heritage value of landforms…………………………………………………….…….23
DAGMAR HAASE - Scenarios for sustainable European cities securing human well-being and
biodiversity ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………25
CHANSHENG HE - Development of a watershed science for sustainable water resources
management ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………27
GERARD BELTRANDO - The Crau plain (west of Provence), a land of economic and ecological issues
changing …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..29
JURGEN BREUSTE - The concept of eco-cities - Implementing the ecosystem service approach and
reduce resource consumption …………………………………………………………………………………………….……..30
IBRAHIM ATALAY - A new approachon the land capability classification ……………………………………31
DAN BALTEANU - Geography in a global environmental change context …………………………….…….32
IOAN IANOS - What does rural smart development means for Romania?.....................................33
ALEXANDRU-IONUT PETRISOR, ION ANDRONACHE, ANA-MARIA CIOBOTARU, DANIEL
PIEPTANATU - Assessing the fragmentation of the green infrastructure in Romanian cities using
fractal models and numerical taxonomy..................................................................................... 34
PRZEMYSŁAW SZOPA, JACEK CZERNIAK, ANDRZEJ GAJEWSKI - Biomonitoring of air pollution in
urban areas of southern Poland ................................................................................................. 35
SANTIAGO GIRALDO ANDUAGA - Geo-spatial technology and the Environment .......................... 36
N.ELIZBARASHVILI, G.MELADZE, D.SVANADZE, R.ELIZBARASHVILI - First transboundary protected
areas in Caucasus ...................................................................................................................... 37
ANA-MARIA TALOS - Influence of population lifestyle on local health profile. Case study: Ialomita
County ....................................................................................................................................... 38
ALINA SIMION, MIHAI HOTEA - Rural tourism, a development vector in the Maramures areas .... 39
RODICA MEREȚ - The mineral waters in Rupea and their exploitation ......................................... 40
CALIN VALSAN, ELENA DRUICA, RADU PINTILII - Sustainable regional economic development and
naive prediction models: The case of the greater Bucharest metropolitan area ........................... 41
4
CRISTINA LINCARU, DRAGA ATANASIU, VASILICA CIUCA, SPERANTA PIRCIOG - Periurban areas and
land use structure in Romania at LAU2 level: An Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis ..................... 42
CAMELIA TEODORESCU, CRISTIAN DRAGHICI, DANIEL DIACONU, RADU DANIEL PINTILII,
OCTAVIAN TEODORESCU, ADRIAN SIMION - Ethno-creative zones in Oltenia and their implication
into developing cultural tourism ................................................................................................ 43
DRAGHICI CRISTIAN CONSTANTIN, DIACONU DANIEL, TEODORESCU CAMELIA, PINTILII RADUDANIEL, CIOBOTARU ANA-MARIA - Health tourism contribution to the structural dynamics of the
territorial systems with tourism functionality ............................................................................. 44
ION ANDRONACHE, DANIEL PEPTENATU, ANA-MARIA CIOBOTARU, ANDREEA-KARINA GRUIA,
NINA-MARGARETA GROPOSILA - Using fractal analysis in modeling concentration trends in the
national economy ...................................................................................................................... 45
GABRIEL MINEA, MARY-JEANNE ADLER - Hydrometrical and hydrological field tests at microscale
................................................................................................................................................. 46
DANIEL CONSTANTIN DIACONU, CAMELIA TEODORESCU, RADU-DANIEL PINTILII, CRISTIAN
CONSTANTIN DRAGHICI, DANIEL PEPTANATU, MIRCEA VISAN - The economical valorization of the
swamps of Borsaros- Sancraieni, and the perspectives of the touristic function development ...... 47
ANA-MARIA CIOBOTARU, ION ANDRONACHE - Analysis of forest fund evolution between 20002012 using fractal analysis ......................................................................................................... 48
ELENA DRUICA, CALIN VALSAN, RODICA IANOLE - Opportunism vs. Commitment in Romanian
Firms: A Case of Behavioral Economics? ..................................................................................... 49
RADU-DANIEL PINTILII, DANIEL PEPTENATU, ADRIAN-GABRIEL SIMION, ANA-MARIA ILIE,
ALEXANDRA GRECU - Tourism, basic functionality versus complementary component of the
territorial systems in Romania ................................................................................................... 50
BOJAN ĐURIN, TONI KEKEZ - Sustainable water and energy use for irrigation demands .............. 51
TIBERIU FLORESCU, ANDREI MITREA - The dynamic master plan - an innovative approach in
contemporary urban and territorial planning ............................................................................. 52
MARTINA ARTMANN - Compact cities vs. living quality – applying the ecosystem services
approach for building sustainable cities ..................................................................................... 53
GEORGE-LAURENTIU MERCIU, FLORENTINA-CRISTINA MERCIU, ANDREEA LORETA CERCLEUX Socio-economic and environmental impact assessment of an abandoned uranium mining site.
Case study: Ciudanovita (Romania) ............................................................................................ 54
GABRIELA MOROSANU, GISELE VERNIERS, LILIANA ZAHARIA - Assessing the physical quality of the
Coşuştea River using the Qualphy method .................................................................................. 55
DENISA LAVINIA BADIU, CRISTIAN IOJĂ, MARIA PĂTROESCU, SIMONA RALUCA GRĂDINARU,
ALINA CONSTANTINA HOSSU - Heterogeneity predictors of urban green infrastructures in
Romanian cities ......................................................................................................................... 56
CRISTIAN VLADESCU, MIHNEA DOSIUS, SIMONA MUSAT, SILVIA FLORESCU - The territorial
patterns of hospital services delivered for aggressions in Romania in 2014 ................................. 57
5
CARMEN SASU, MARIUS CIUTARU, SILVIA GABRIELA SCINTEE, SIMONA MUSAT - Potentially lifethreatening vascular events (myocardial and cerebral infarction) - geographical distribution and
temporal evolution .................................................................................................................... 58
ABDELKADER ABDELLAOUI, ABDELKADER MEDJDOUB, BELAL RAMZI - Transport Information
System: road infrastructure and transport networks (present and future) in the wilaya of
Laghouat ................................................................................................................................... 60
FLORINA GRECU, LAURA COMĂNESCU - Synergy of natural hazards and geomorphosites (in
Romania)................................................................................................................................... 61
MARIUS LUCIAN MATACHE, CARMEN HURA, IULIA GABRIELA DAVID, LAURENTIU ROZYLOWICZ Non-invasive monitoring of some organochlorine compounds in eggshells and feathers of birds
from the Lower Prut Floodplain Natural Park, Romania .............................................................. 62
ANGELIKA TAMÁSOVÁ - Challenges in the evaluation of urban ecosystem services - a case study
from Bratislava .......................................................................................................................... 63
ANDREEA IONELA GACIU (PENE) - Barriers to access healthcare for a social vulnerable group: the
case of Roma minority in Smârdioasa, Romania ......................................................................... 64
MARIUS CIUTAN, SILVIA GABRIELA SCINTEE, MIHNEA DOSIUS, CRISTINA MOTOTOLEA, CRISTIAN
VLADESCU - Geographical distribution of avoidable hospital conditions, Romania, 2013 ............. 65
CRISTIAN IOJA - Overview of Urban Ecosystems Services Assessment in Romania ........................ 67
LAURA COMANESCU, ALEXANDRU NEDELEA - Flood Risk Perception. Case Study: Floods of
September 2013, in Cudalbi (Galaţi County)................................................................................ 68
ANTONIO TACHE, MONICA TACHE, CONSTANTIN CHIFTELEA - Assessment of functional
policentricity in county residence municipalities in Romania ....................................................... 69
ALINA HUZUI-STOICULESCU, GEORGIANA TOTH, ALINA CHICOS, ROBERT STOICULESCU - What are
the features of Romanian functional urban areas considering the human and natural capital? ... 70
MONICA DUMITRAŞCU, IRENA MOCANU, BIANCA MITRICĂ, CARMEN DRAGOTĂ, INES
GRIGORESCU, CRISTINA DUMITRICĂ - Assessment of socio-economic vulnerability to dryness and
drought phenomena in the Oltenia plain. A preliminary approach .............................................. 71
GABRIELA MANEA, ELENA MATEI, IULIANA VIJULIE, LAURA TÎRLĂ, ROXANA CUCULICI, OCTAVIAN
COCOȘ, ADRIAN TIȘCOVSCHI - Arguments for integrative management of protected areas in the
cities – Case study in Bucharest city ............................................................................................ 72
BEAT OERTLI, ELIANE DEMIERRE, CHRISTIANE ILG - Can biodiversity conservation be promoted
when other services are targeted for urban waterbodies? .......................................................... 73
SILVIU COJOCARU, CRISTIAN DRAGHICI, CAMELIA COJOCARU - The impact of IT companies
evolution over the business environment development and labor market in Romania ................. 74
ALEXANDRU IONUT CRUCERU, CEZAR BUTEREZ - How long did trips last at the end of the XVIIIth
century according to Specht’s map? Case study – Saac district .................................................... 75
ANA MAGDALENA BAIDAN - Linking territories: transport planning around Bucharest ................ 76
6
MOSTAFIA BOUGHALEM, ABDELKADER ABDELLAOUI, MOHAMED MAZOUR - Effect of different
land use types and their implications on land degradation: the case of the watershed IsserTlemcen (Algeria)....................................................................................................................... 77
MOSTAFIA BOUGHALEM, KACEM MOUSSA, ABDELKADER ABDELLAOUI, MOHAMED MAZOUR Toposequential analysis and cultivation of the land skills Misserghin region (the northern margin
of the Great Sebkha of Oran, western Algeria). .......................................................................... 78
PETRONELA NISTOR - Geographic Accessibility vs. Affordability to Health Services. Case of Ilfov
County, Romania ....................................................................................................................... 79
ROXANA CUCULICI - Land use/land cover changes related to mining activities in the MotruRovinari coal field ...................................................................................................................... 80
BOGDAN MIHAI, CONSTANTIN NISTOR, LIVIU TOMA, IONUȚ SĂVULESCU - High resolution
landscape change analysis with photogrammetric techniques. A case study from Iron Gates
reservoir area (1968-2012) ......................................................................................................... 81
FLORINA PAUNESCU - Teaching and assessing skills in environmental geography in a bilingual
class .......................................................................................................................................... 82
EMANUEL BURETA - Recent dynamics of the most disadvantaged rural areas in Oltenia (Romania)
................................................................................................................................................. 83
H.AMIRECHE, D. DEKOUMI - Degradation of natural environments in the Algerian Oriental Tell:
case of Beni Haroun dam basin. ................................................................................................ 84
SANDU BOENGIU, OANA IONUS, EMIL MARINESCU - Man-made changes of the relief due to the
mining activities within Husnicioara open pit (Mehedinti County, Romania) ............................... 85
ADELINA TEODORESCU, DELIA IONESCU, CARLOS CUETO, NICOLETA BIRA - Corabia residents’
perception on industrial tourism development and their effects on local economy ...................... 86
ANTONETA STOICA - A review on geomorphology today. Denudation and stripping – minimum
resistance at base level. ............................................................................................................. 87
IULIANA ARMAȘ, ALEXANDRU GAVRIȘ - Exploring social vulnerability Index in Bucharest at the
2011 census ............................................................................................................................... 88
SORIN CONSTANTIN, ȘTEFAN CONSTANTINESCU, FLORINA GRECU - North Atlantic Oscillation
(NAO) and East Atlantic / West Russia (EAWR) indices variations impact on water turbidity in the
Danube Delta coastal area ......................................................................................................... 89
YANGANG XING, PHIL JONES, GRAHAM ORMONDROYD, SIMON CURLING - Restoration of
Degraded Urban Ecosystems for Healthy Cities- Developing technical and scientific references for
Nature-Based Solutions.............................................................................................................. 90
VASILE POPA, OCTAVIAN COCOS - The role of socio-demographic, economic and environmental
factors in perpetuating the conflicts in Yemen ............................................................................ 91
SERGIO GINESU, MANUELA CAPULA - Examples of polycyclic intrusions in granitic magmas in
Sardinia (Italy, western Mediterranean Sea): some geomorphologic considerations.................... 92
7
DONATELLA CARBONI, SERGIO GINESU, MARIAN MARIN - Coastal erosion and its use in northern
Sardinia (Italy) ........................................................................................................................... 93
BOGDAN MIHAI, IONUT SAVULESCU, CRISTIAN IOJA, MARIA VISAN - Wildfires in temperate areas.
A national level approach .......................................................................................................... 94
MARILENA ONETE, MINODORA MANU, FLORIAN BODESCU, MIRELA MOLDOVEANU, LARISA
FLORESCU - Plant species from Bucharest as indicators of urban conditions ................................ 95
DORINA MICU - Evaluation of susceptibility to erosion of the area located at the contact between
Lipovei Hills and Timis – Bega Plain ............................................................................................ 96
IOAN EUSTATIU MARINESCU, CLAUDIU POPIRLAN - Assessment of GSM HF-Radiation impact
levels within urban residential area of Craiova city ..................................................................... 97
MIRELA MOLDOVEANU, MARILENA ONETE, ATHANASIOS GAVRILIDIS, ALINA DUMITRACHE,
CIPRIAN BIRSAN, LARISA FLORESCU - Urban lakes in Bucharest – ecological significance of
phytoplankton pigment fingerprint in the plankton foodweb ...................................................... 98
ALEXANDRA IULIA COZMA, CALIN BACIU - Using natural tracers to track the groundwater flow
path and the residence time in a mining area ............................................................................. 99
GRAZIELLA BENEDETTO, DONATELLA CARBONI, GIAN LUIGI CORINTO - Sustainable Management
of Tourist Arrivals in Protected Areas. The case of the Asinara National Park in Sardinia (Italy) . 100
VALENTIN COJANU, ALEXANDRU GAVRIȘ, RALUCA POPESCU - In search of emerging polities: a
content analysis of thematic agendas of selected European cross-border cooperation structures
............................................................................................................................................... 101
AMALIA MIHAELA OGLINDOIU - Geodemographical characteristics of population in Balacita
Piedmont Plateau .................................................................................................................... 102
IULIAN SANDULACHE, CATALINA SANDULACHE - Using photos in geography lessons................. 103
IORDACHE VIRGIL, RADU LĂCĂTUȘU, MARILENA ONETE, ION STELIAN, AURORA NEAGOE, RĂZVAN
ORZA, GABRIEL BURTEA, FLORIAN BODESCU, DANIEL SCRĂDEANU - Public georeferenced data
sets for coupling plant scale and catchment scale ..................................................................... 104
TEODORA ESTERA URSULICA - Relationship between the health care needs and the accessibility of
the health care services in Botosani county .............................................................................. 105
ÁGNES TAKÁCS, MÁRTON KISS, ÁGNES GULYÁS, NOÉMI KÁNTOR - Components of micro-climate
modification effect of urban shade trees – integrated approach promoting the development of
ecosystem service indicators .................................................................................................... 106
MARIAN MARIN, DONATELLA CARBONI - The traditions as promoter of modernity in changing
cultural landscapes .................................................................................................................. 107
ALIN-IONUȚ PLEŞOIANU, MIHAI-SORIN STUPARIU, ILEANA PĂTRU-STUPARIU - Identifying fine
scale landscape patterns using wavelets-based techniques....................................................... 108
8
SORINA-MIHAELA BOGDAN, ILEANA PĂTRU-STUPARIU, LILIANA ZAHARIA, ANDREEA ANDRATOPÂRCEANU - The assessment of regulatory ecosystem services: the case of the sediment
retention service in a mountain landscape in the Southern Romanian Carpathians ................... 109
S. ATHANASOPOULOU, L. STAMATOPOULOS,G. ALEVIZOS & A., I. ANDRIKAKOS-LANGOURAS Holocene coastal dune development and environmental changes in Helis area (NW Peloponnese),
Hellas ...................................................................................................................................... 110
IULIANA VIJULIE, GABRIELA MANEA, LAURA TÎRLĂ, ELENA MATEI, MIHAELA PREDA, ROXANA
CUCULICI - Revival of the rice crops in the south of Romania: Pros and cons ............................. 111
ALEXANDR K. STRELKOV, SERGEY V. STEPANOV, SVETLANA YU. TEPLYKH, ASHOT M. SARGSYAN Monitoring Pollution Level in Railroad Right-Of-Way................................................................ 112
VALENTINA-MARIANA MĂNOIU, ERTAN DÜZGÜNEŞ - The Holy Quran and Environmental
Teachings ................................................................................................................................ 113
MAREK ZOLADEK - Transformation of tourism infrastructure in high mountain area - Based on
selected areas.......................................................................................................................... 114
OANA PROFIR, GHEORGHE ROMANESCU, MIHAI-GABRIEL BALAN - Bârlad catchment –
morphometric characteristics ................................................................................................... 115
ANDREEA LORETA CERCLEUX, FLORENTINA CRISTINA MERCIU, GEORGE LAURENTIU MERCIU - A
model of development strategy encompassing creative industries to reduce visual pollution - Case
study: Strada Franceză, Bucharest’s old city ............................................................................. 116
RADU-MATEI COCHECI, CATALIN NICULAE SÂRBU - Ecological renewal models – planning
approaches in restrictive environments in Romania’s South West Region .................................. 117
MIHAI-GABRIEL BALAN, EUGEN RUSU, OANA PROFIR - Morphometric aspects in the Humor
catchment ............................................................................................................................... 118
ROXANA CICĂ, NICOLETA IONAC, SORIN BURCEA, ROXANA BOJARIU - Climatology of hail in
Southern Romania during 1961–2013....................................................................................... 119
IOANA STOICESCU, ILENA PĂTRU-STUPARIU, ALINA TUDOR-HOSSU, ALEXANDER PERINGER Simulating landscape dynamics in pasture-woodlands of the Southern Carpathians: land-use
guidelines for maintaining habitat diversity ............................................................................. 120
PETRE GASTESCU, PETRE BRETCAN, DACIAN TEODORESCU - The lakes of the Romanian Black Sea
Coast-anthropic modifications, hydrological features and state-of-the-art ................................ 121
CLAUDIA IONELA VARAN, ALINA-MARIA TENCHE-CONSTANTINESCU - The impact of
hidroconstruction of the Iron Gate dam on environment and local communities in the Danube
valley ...................................................................................................................................... 122
FLORENTINA - IULIANA STAN, GIANINA NECULAU, LILIANA ZAHARIA - Study on the evaporation
and evapotranspiration measured on Căldăruşani Lake ............................................................ 123
CRISTIANA VÎLCEA, MIHAELA LICURICI, OANA IONUȘ - Urban tourism. Acoustic comfort of
accommodations in Craiova (Romania) .................................................................................... 124
9
GEORGE SECAREANU - A multiscale analysis of Bucharest’s GDP on a NUTS 3 level ................... 125
MIHAELA UNGUREANU, DORINA CAMELIA ILIES, IOANA JOSAN, OVIDIU GACEU - Sustainable
management of the protected areas. Study case: Padiș Karst Plateau ....................................... 126
NARCIZIA STEFAN TODICA - Impact of migration on economic development and demographic
change in the rural space of Constanta County ......................................................................... 127
MARIA NASTAC, KARINA IORGOVAN, RALUCA VATAFU - The natural resources protection and the
quality of life ........................................................................................................................... 128
ANDREI SCHVAB, IGOR SIRODOEV, MIRELA PARASCHIV, NATASA VAIDIANU, IRINA SAGHIN - Steps
in understanding the role of instability upon urban systems ..................................................... 129
IOANA-DELIA MIFTODA, GHEORGHE ROMANESCU - The analysis of the flash floods from the Uz
hydrographic basin registered at the Dărmănești hydrometric station ...................................... 130
CONSTANTINA ALINA HOSSU, CRISTIAN I. IOJA, LAWRENCE SUSSKIND - Environmental conflict
resolution outcomes: comparative analysis of case studies from the U.S. and Romania ............. 131
IRENA MOCANU, BIANCA MITRICĂ, NICOLETA DAMIAN, MIHAELA RODICA PERSU, DANIELA
NANCU - Rural and urban dwelling-houses quality characteristics in the Romanian Danube valley.
A geographical approach ......................................................................................................... 132
IULIANA ARMAS, MIHAELA GHEORGHE - Comparison of multi-temporal differential interferometry
techniques applied to the measurement of Bucharest city subsidence ....................................... 133
CATALIN IORGA - Types of Tourism in Tara Vrancei Land........................................................... 134
ANDREEA - FLORENTINA MARIN, IULIANA ARMAȘ - Shape characteristics of fluvial islets based on
GIS techniques. Case Study: Danube's Islets between Giurgiu (km 493) and Oltenita (km 430) .. 135
ELENA IRINA CARCIUMARU - Strategies for the commercial exploitation of the western region’s
spa potential ........................................................................................................................... 136
DAN CRISTIAN OPARIUC, ALINA RESTEANU, KARINA IORGOVAN - The public perception and
attitude on general environmental problems Case study : Constanta and Vidin in the mirror .... 137
DAN CRISTIAN OPARIUC, RALUCA VATAFU, MONICA MIHAELA DRAGOMIR - The public perception
and attitude on soil and forests pollution Case study : Constanta and Vidin in the mirror ......... 138
MARIA NASTAC, DAN CRISTIAN OPARIUC, FLORIAN COTAN - The public perception and attitude on
water pollution Case study : Constanta and Vidin in the mirror ................................................ 139
KARINA IORGOVAN, DAN CRISTIAN OPARIUC, MONICA MIHAELA DRAGOMIR - The public
perception and attitude on air pollution Case study : Constanta and Vidin in the mirror ........... 140
DANIELA STRAT - Wetlands - a significant feature of the salt karst landscape in the Meledic
Plateau.................................................................................................................................... 141
ALEXANDRU ANGHELESCU - Evolutionism. Language, logic and thought .................................. 142
MARINA - RAMONA RUJOIU-MARE - Mapping land cover using Remote Sensing data and GIS
techniques: A case study of Prahova Subcarpathians ................................................................ 143
10
RUTH PERJU - The assessment of areas prone to flash floods in Bucegi Mountains (Romanian
Carpathians) ............................................................................................................................ 144
LILIANA DUMITRACHE, MARIANA NAE, DANIELA DUMBRAVEANU - Romanian Health Care
Professionals (Im)mobilities and Their Migration Strategies ..................................................... 145
MIHAI NICULIȚĂ, DAN CRISTEA - GeoEduGIS – a GIS geodatabase for educational purposes ...... 146
MIHAELA HĂRMĂNESCU, CRISTINA ENACHE - Vernacular and Technology. In Between ............. 147
GABRIEL SZEKELY, ALINA-MARIA TENCHE-CONSTANTINESCU - The analyzes of the urbanistic and
ecological potential for regional development in Caransebeş .................................................... 148
MARIAN ENE - Open learning in the Faculty of Geography ........................................................ 149
ANDREEA MIHALCEA, ROMULUS COSTACHE, ANDREEA-VIOLETA MANOLACHE - Using GIS
techniques for assessment the differences between recorded rainfall from hydrometric stations
and radar products, in Romania ............................................................................................... 150
RADU PITIGOI, MIHAELA VERGA, ANDREEA ANDRA-TOPARCEANU - Groundwater Resources from
Slănic Basin. Case Study: Penteleu – Blidaru Spring................................................................... 151
JENI VASILESCU, DOINA NICOLAE, ANCA NEMUC, LIVIO BELEGANTE, LUMINITA MARMUREANU Active and passive remote sensing techniques for atmospheric investigation ............................ 152
MARIANA NAE, LILIANA DUMITRACHE, GABRIEL SIMION, DANIELA ZAMFIR - Romanian
Landscapes of Care Paradoxes: Geographical Divide in Health Care Needs and Health Care Supply
............................................................................................................................................... 153
IULIANA ARMAS, CRISTINA POSNER - Ethnographic and Psychometric methods addressing
vulnerability and adaptation to floods in the Lower Danube, Romania ..................................... 154
CRISTIANA MARIA CIOCANEA, CARMEN SORESCU, MIRELA IANOSI, VASILE BAGRINOVSCHI Assessing public perception on protected areas in Iron Gates Natural Park, Romania ................ 155
ELENA MATEI, DESPINA VASILCU, OCTAVIAN COCOŞ, DORIN MATEI, ROXANA CUCULICI, GABRIELA
MANEA, IULIANA VIJULIE - Semi-subsistence farming development in a Carpathian declining
mining area. A microscale study of landowners’ perception: Stulpicani commune, Romania ..... 156
GABRIEL OVIDIU VANAU, IOAN CRISTIAN IOJA, DIANA ANDREEA ONOSE, IONUT SANDRIC,
SIMONA GRADINARU, MARIANA UTA - Air temperature regulation by urban trees and green
infrastructure .......................................................................................................................... 157
FLORIN TATUI, ALFRED VESPREMEANU-STROE, FLORIN ZAINESCU, STEFAN CONSTANTINESCU Shoreface Dynamics and Evolution on Danube Delta Coast ....................................................... 158
REMUS PRĂVĂLIE, GEORGETA BANDOC, CRISTIAN PATRICHE - Climate warming between 19612009 in the main agricultural region of Romania ...................................................................... 159
GHEORGHE SORIN CARABLAISA, AMALIA MIHAELA OGLINDOIU, FLORINA GRECU - The rainfalls
precipitation recorded between 14th and 16th September 2014 and morphological consequences
that have affected the town Orsova and the village of Svinita from the Danubian corridor of the
Iron Gates................................................................................................................................ 160
11
IONUT COSMIN SANDRIC, IOAN CRISTIAN IOJA, GABRIEL OVIDIU VANAU, DIANA ANDREEA
ONOSE, SIMONA RALUCA GRADINARU - Ground monitoring of the urban heat island in Bucharest
in the framework of the UCLIMESA project ............................................................................... 161
ATHANASIOS ALEXANDRU GAVRILIDIS, CRISTIANA MARIA CIOCANEA, MIHAI RAZVAN NITA,
DIANA ANDREEA ONOSE, IRINA NASTASE - Urban Landscape Quality Index – planning tool for
evaluating urban landscapes and improving the quality of life ................................................. 162
VIRGIL DRAGUSIN - Speleothems as archives of environmental change information ................. 163
DRAGOS TOMA-DANILA, IULIANA ARMAS - Computing seismic loss estimates within a big city.
Bucharest case study. .............................................................................................................. 164
RADU IONESCU - Urbanisation and Whistleblowing as Disaster Risk Reduction ......................... 165
ILEANA TANASE - Trends in low-flow variability of Romanian rivers .......................................... 166
ANA IRINA LEQUEUX – DINCA - The commons and their tragedy - implications for post-communist
Romania .................................................................................................................................. 167
ADRIANA SUIU - Socio-economic activities, religious presence and urban visibility. The case of
Romanian immigrants in Catalonia .......................................................................................... 168
BOGDAN OLARIU - Evaluating anthropogenic influence in Bucegi Natural Park, Romanian
Carpathians ............................................................................................................................. 169
MIHAITA IULIAN NICULAE, MIHAI RAZVAN NITA, GABRIEL OVIDIU VANAU, MARIA PATROESCU Evaluating the functional connectivity of Natura 2000 forest patches for mammals in Romania 170
MOJCA FOŠKI, SIMON SEVNŠEK, ALMA ZAVDONIK LAMOVŠEK - The impact of motorway
construction on land use changes ............................................................................................. 171
CRISTINA ANDRA VRÎNCEANU, ȘTEFAN CONSTANTINESCU - Changes in sea surface height in the
Black Sea basin – comparison between hydrological drought and wet periods .......................... 172
ANDREEA ANDRA-TOPARCEANU, MIHAI MAFTEIU, VERGA MIHAELA, CHRISTIAN STANCIU,
NICHIFOR BOGDAN, FLORINA TATU - Geomorphological environment in relation to heritage and
tourist sites of interest: The Roman Edifice with Mosaic case study, Constanta ......................... 173
IRINA IULIA NASTASE - Spatial patterns in urban landscapes: urbanization and urban forests. Case
study: Brașov-Săcele, Romania ................................................................................................ 174
EFROS VASILE - Sustainable development and international tourism: criteria and indicators ..... 175
ADRIAN TISCOVSCHI, ROBERT MANTA, SIPOS ZOLTAN, MIHAITA HUSTIU - Characteristics of
atmospheric instability in Titu plain. Case study: Severe convective phenomena, July 14, 2015 .. 176
CRISTINA GHIȚĂ, FLORINA GRECU - Micromorphology of the landforms emerged as a result of the
hydroameliorative systems in the Romanian plain .................................................................... 177
MĂDĂLINA TEODOR, LAURENTIU ILIE, ROBERT DOBRE - An interactive map as a GIS tool for
Romanian ski areas management and information .................................................................. 178
12
ROBERT DOBRE, MARCEL BOLOȘ, LAURENTIU ILIE, MĂDĂLINA TEODOR, ANCUȚA NETCU interactive map – a GIS tool for informing and monitoring the implementation of Romanian
transport infrastructure projects .............................................................................................. 179
MĂDĂLINA ELENA RISTEA - Sensitivity assessment to erosion of the Romanian Black Sea coast 180
CRISTIAN IOJA, GABRIELA OSACI-COSTACHE - Wetlands change in urban areas – key indicator for
ecosystems services assessment. Case study: Bucharest city (Romania) .................................... 181
ILIE RADOI - The Role of Church in Preserving Local Identity within the Area of Danube Gorge .. 182
RADU IRIMIA, IONUT SANDRIC, ZENAIDA CHITU, BOGDAN MIHAI - Landslide hazard analysis in
the Luncavăț Catchment, România ........................................................................................... 183
MANUELA ANA MARIA ANGHEL - Urbanization and territorial cohesion. Case study: Region of
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada ...................................................................................................... 184
MIRELA PARASCHIV, IGOR SÎRODOEV, NATAȘA VĂIDIANU, ANDREI SCHVAB - Homelessness and
the quality of the urban environment in Bucharest ................................................................... 185
MIOARA CLIUS, MADALINA RISTEA - Gaps in transforming the national parks of Romania in
ecotourism destinations. Case Study: National Park Domogled-Cerna Valley ............................ 186
IGOR SÎRODOEV - Will learning from post-socialist changes help us to stop wasting our resources?
............................................................................................................................................... 187
ANCA MUNTEANU - Morphological considerations on the distribution of tourism infrastructure in
the Piatra Craiului Massif ......................................................................................................... 188
CRISTINEL SANDU - Water sanitation and health in Calarasi County .......................................... 189
MARIA VIȘAN, MARGARETA SIMA - Practical solutions for exploiting the SIAFIM vulnerability
map fires ................................................................................................................................. 190
LIVIU TATU, FLORINA TATU, MIHAELA VERGA, ANDREEA ANDRA-TOPARCEANU - Demographic
changes reflected in the spatial evolution of Braila City ............................................................ 191
MARIUS BUDILEANU - Evolution of the Sulina mouth based on historical maps ......................... 192
RAZVAN MATEESCU, DANUT DIACONEASA, SILICA PETRISOAIA, ELENA VLASCEANU, DRAGOS
NICULESCU - Application and validation of the coastal remote sensing and UAV surveillance
techniques within wave-run measurements polygon from 2 Mai – Vama Veche shore sector .... 193
FLORIN ZĂINESCU, ALFRED VESPREMEANU-STROE - The importance of biogeomorphic interactions
in determining the complexity of barrier breaching .................................................................. 194
POPESCU RĂZVAN, VESPREMEANU-STROE ALFRED, CRUCERU NICOLAE, POP OLIMPIU - Post Little
Ice Age climate and vegetation changes: implications on permafrost processes from Retezat
Massif ..................................................................................................................................... 195
VLADIMIR IONUT BOC - Recent approaches in bioclimatic landscape planning projects ............. 196
13
LAURA TÎRLĂ, IONUȚ ȘANDRIC, IULIANA VIJULIE, GABRIELA MANEA, ROXANA CUCULICI - Change
detection analysis of the spruce forest in the Romanian Carpathians (1986-2014): an example
from Căpățânii Mountains ....................................................................................................... 197
DIANA ALEXANDRA MAROLA - Management and protection measures against floods in the lower
sector of the Siret .................................................................................................................... 198
ALFRED VESPREMEANU-STROE, FLORIN ZĂINESCU, FLORIN TĂTUI, LUMINIȚA PREOTEASA - Storm
climate and morphological responses (from short- to long-term scales) on the Danube delta coast
............................................................................................................................................... 199
DIANA ANDREEA ONOSE, ILEANA PATRU-STUPARIU, MIHAI RAZVAN NITA, ATHANASIOS
ALEXANDRU GAVRILIDIS, IRINA NASTASE - Quantifying the role of accessibility in the
attractiveness of urban parks. Case study Bucharest ................................................................ 200
CRISTIAN IOJA, MIHAI-RAZVAN NITA, CONSTANTINA ALINA HOSSU, DIANA-ANDREEA ONOSE,
DENISA LAVINIA BADIU - Contextual indicators with potential of activating/fuelling the
environmental conflict in Natura 2000 sites.............................................................................. 201
DORINA CHEVAL, TEODORA MARCHIȘ - Literary text as a didactical tool in geography.
Applications with the “Book of Apolodor” by Gellu Naum ......................................................... 202
RAMONA IVAN, SORIN PAVEL - Conversion and urban regeneration in the city of Timisoara.
Redefinitions and controversy .................................................................................................. 203
LAURENȚIU ILIE, ROBERT DOBRE, MĂDĂLINA TEODOR - Relief suitability for ski area development
and 3D panoramic map of the resort Obârşia Lotrului............................................................... 204
ALEXANDRA CONSTANTIN - The dynamics, forecasting and effects of using renewable energy
sources in the European Union. The case for Romania .............................................................. 205
LIGIA BARBALATA, BOGDAN OLARIU - Tourism planning and development in Baiului Mountains,
Romanian Carpathians ............................................................................................................ 206
VASILICA ISTRATE, LIVIU APOSTOL, OVIDIU MIRON MACHIDON, AUREL DANUT AXINTE, DANIEL
FLOREA - The necessity for hail suppression system in vineyard and orchard areas from Moldova
............................................................................................................................................... 207
IULIANA NICHERSU, IULIAN NICHERSU - Multi-criteria cause- effect analysis for the integration of
flood risk management into spatial planning ........................................................................... 208
OCTAVIAN MANDRUT - Geography and Environment in the National Curriculum ...................... 209
IOANA IPATE, IONUT IPATE, IONUT GIUSCA, LOREDANA GIUSCA - The impact of meteorological
risk phenomena in performing mountain tourism ..................................................................... 210
GEORGIAN IONUȚ PURCĂREAȚĂ, BOGDAN ANDREI MIHAI, IONUȚ SĂVULESCU, ROBERT RĂZVAN
DOBRE - A3 Motorway (Predeal – Râșnov Section) - GIS analysis of land suitability, cost and
environmental impact analysis................................................................................................. 211
GABRIEL SIMION, LILIANA DUMITRACHE, SUDITU BOGDAN, MARIANA NAE - GIS datasets – the
foundation for analysis of health care patterns and ageing in Romania .................................... 212
14
MIRELA VASILE, ALFRED STROE-VESPREMEANU, RAZVAN POPESCU - Topography control on
freeze-thaw weathering assessment in mountain areas from the Romanian Carpathians .......... 213
IULIANA VAIDAN - Deva population, past and future ................................................................ 214
ALEXANDRA CAPRA - A modern approach of what rural tourism means in Soveja and Tulnici
villages in Vrancea County ....................................................................................................... 215
ŞTEFANIA (OMRANI) GRIGORIE, FLOARE GRECU - The intervention of the anthropic factor on the
Danube floodplain dynamics in the Olteniţa- Călăraşi sector..................................................... 216
NICOLAE POPA - Mutations in the evolution of the growth poles and in setting up regional
balances from Romania ........................................................................................................... 217
DIANA POPOVICI, IULIANA ARMAŞ, ALEXANDRA CAPRĂ - Decision management – new ways to
make better spatial decisions ................................................................................................... 218
MIHAI IELENICZ - Constantin Brătescu – a life dedicated to modern geography ......................... 219
SORIN CHEVAL, DAN CONSTANTINESCU, ALEXANDRU DUMITRESCU, GABI CARACAȘ - Effective
Monitoring and Alerting of Urban Heat Island Effect on the Indoor Thermal Risk in Bucharest
(Romania) ............................................................................................................................... 220
DANIELA DUMBRAVEANU, ANCA TUDORICU, ANA CRACIUN - The European night of museums Between Night and Museums .................................................................................................. 221
CORNELIU IATU, MIHAI BULAI - Assessment of national policies and strategies of tourism
development in the post-communist period .............................................................................. 222
SIMONA GRADINARU, CRISTIAN IOJA, GABRIELA PAVELESCU, LIDIA NICULITA, CRISTINA LICARU Explaining urban expansion in Romania: from county to local drivers ....................................... 223
15
Organizers
University of Bucharest – Faculty of
Geography, Department of Regional
Geography and Environment
www.geo.unibuc.ro
with the support of:
Ministerul Educaţiei şi Cercetării Ştiinţifice
www.edu.ro
Centre for Environmental Research and
Impact Studies
www.ccmesi.ro
Centre of Landscape – Territory –
Information Systems
landscape.cc.unibuc.ro
Society for Urban Ecology
www.society-urban-ecology.org
16
International Geographical Union
igu-online.org
Intergraph Computer Services
www.intergraph.ro
Multidimension
multidimension.ro
Universitur
universitur.ro/en/home
Casa Studenţilor
www.ccs.ro
Cercul Militar Naţional
www.cmn.ro
EcoNat
econat.biz
17
Wirtschaft und Natur GmbH
econat_wirtschaft_und_natur_gmbhberlin.firmen-informer.de
Domeniile Sâmbureşti
www.samburesti.com
18
Conference scientific committee
Jürgen Breuste, Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg, president of SURE
Emmanuel Reynard, Universitatea Laussanne, Member of Executive Committee of the IAG/AIG
Dagmar Haase, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Felix Kienast, ETH Zurich, WSL Biermensdorf, president of IALE
Eric Fouache, Universite Paris 1 Sorbonne, President of IAG/AIG
Abdelaoui Abdelkader, Universite Paris 12
Claudio Smiraglia, University of Milano
Prof. Ibrahim Atalay, Docuz Eylül University of Izmir
Anna Hersperger, ETH Zurich, WSL Biermensdorf
Fedor Lisetsky, National University fo Belgorod
Artur Badyda, Technological University of Warsaw
Zacharoula Andreopoulou, Aristotel University of Salonic
Laura Comanescu, University of Bucharest
Liliana Dumitrache, University of Bucharest
Iuliana Armas, University of Bucharest
Ioan Ianoş, University of Bucharest
Alfred Stroe-Vespremeanu, University of Bucharest
Stefan Constantinescu, University of Bucharest
Bogdan Suditu, University of Bucharest
Dan Balteanu, Romanian Academy
Sandu Boengiu, University of Craiova
Dănuț Petrea, “Babes Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca
Călin Baciu, “Babes Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca
Corneliu Iațu, “Alexandru Ioan-Cuza” University, Iasi
Petru Urdea, West University of Timişoara
Nicolae Popa, West University of Timişoara
Vasile Efros, Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava
Alexandru Ilieș, University of Oradea
Gheorghe Damian, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Baia Mare University Center
19
Organizing committee
President: Professor Cristian Ioja, Head of Department Regional Geography and
Environment
Professor Laura Comanescu
Professor Liliana Dumitrache
Professor Alexandru Nedelea
Professor Iuliana Armas
Professor Cristian Braghină
Professor Ioan Ianoş
Professor Liliana Zaharia
Professor Ileana Stupariu
Associate professor Stefan Constantinescu
Associate professor Daniela Dumbraveanu
PhD Anca Tudoricu
Associate professor Marian Marin
Associate professor Gabriela Manea
Associate professor Ştefan Grigorescu
Lecturer Mioara Clius
Lecturer Vasile Popa
Lecturer Iuliana Vijulie
Lecturer Nicolae Mocanu
Lecturer Ionut Şandric
Lecturer Radu Irimia
Lecturer Gabriel Vânău
Lecturer Mihai Răzvan Niță
Lecturer Laura Tirlă
Assistant Roxana Cuculici
Researcher Viorel Popescu
Assistant Iulian Niculae
Assistant Diana Onose
Research Assistant Cristiana Ciocănea
Research Assistant Athanasios Gavrilidis
Research Assistant Alina Hossu
Research Assistant Simona Gradinaru
Mariana Uta
20
Book of abstracts.
International Conference – Environment at a CrossrOards: SMART approaches for a sustainable future
Bucharest, November 12-15, 2015
Introduction
The International Conference Environment at a crossroads: smart approaches for a
sustainable future is organized by the Department of Regional Geography and Environment and
by the Faculty of Geography, in the period 12 -15 November 2015. The partners in organizing
the conference are: Society for Urban Ecology - South Eastern Europe Chapter.
(http://sure.geo.unibuc.ro/), International Geographical Union (http://igu-online.org/) and
UNIVERSITUR (www.universitur.ro).
The conference will address topical issues internationally debated. Also, at national level,
the theme of the conference is of particular relevance since it addresses the complex analysis of
environmental and geographical landscapes in the European context. These objectives can be
found also in the National Sustainable Development Strategy and National Development
Strategy of Romania in the medium term.
The most important topics are: Applied geomorphology and Pedology, GIS and Remote
Sensing Applications, Climate Change Adaptation, Challenges in Water Management,
Environmental Sciences, Geodemographic Research, Sustainable Territorial Planning,
Urbanization and Territorial Cohesion, Tourism as a driver for sustainable development, Novel
teaching strategies for Geography and Environmental Sciences.
During the conference two workshops will be held: Challenges in the assessment of
urban ecosystems services (1) and Geography of Health and Health Care - Spatial inequalities
and inequities in health and Healthcare Provision: systematic embodied landmarks for territorial
development (2). The first one will be focused on assessing ecosystem services in urban areas.
This is a topic of great actuality from the scientific point of view and also new in our country,
which appeared as a consequence of intensifying the promotion of sustainable solutions in urban
environments. The second workshop will be focused on spatial inequalities in population health
outcomes and inequalities in access to health services and healthcare provision.
The participation of economic agents, who will present the results obtained in
collaboration with research entities from Romania and abroad (e.g. Intergraph Computers
Services, company that develops Geomedia geospatial solutions) will bring an added value to
this event. As well, there will also be presented results of national and international projects that
are aiming strengthening existing partnerships (e.g. between University of Bucharest, Technical
University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and
21
Book of abstracts.
Urbanism, National R&D Institute for Optoelectronics - nationally or between University of
Bucharest, University of Salzburg, University of Liege, Centre Geophile - internationally).
The Ecosmart Conference benefited from an impressive number of over 200 participants,
from countries such as Algeria, Australia, Croatia, France, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Hungary,
Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, USA, and United Kingdom. The number
of papers presented at the Conference (either as oral presentations and posters) is 187.
Following the Ecosmart Conference, full papers can be published in Procedia
Environmental Sciences - Special Issue for the Conference and in other journals, such as: Human
Geographies, Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis, Annals of University of Bucharest,
Geography series, Geomorphology Journal, Journal of Environmental and Tourism Analyses.
We wish to address a special appreciation to all the people involved in the organization of
the scientific manifestation, members of the organizing committee, volunteers, partners and
collaborators.
On behalf of the organizing committee,
Professor Cristian IOJA
22
Book of abstracts.
Plenary speakers
Professor Emmanuel Reynard – Faculty of geosciences and environment, University of
Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
emmanuel.reynard@unil.ch
Emmanuel Reynard is Professor of physical geography at the University of Lausanne since
September 2005. He has been Director of the Institute of Geography (IGUL) from September
2008 to July 2012. He is Director of the Institute of Geography and Sustainability (IGD) since
August 2012. He has also been chairman of the Working Group on Geomorphosites of the
International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) from 2001 to 2013. Since 2013, he is a
member of the Executive Committee of the IAG, as Publication Officer. Emmanuel Reynard is
also president of the Working Group on Geotopes (Swiss Academy of Sciences) and of the
Association “Mémoires du Rhône”– an interdisciplinary group of researchers who studied the
history of the Rhone River from a natural and social science perspective. The teaching activities
are related with physical geography, geomorphology, and geography of resources, landscape
studies, geomorphosites and geoconservation. His main researches are in geomorphology in
mountain areas, geomorphosites and geoconservation, water management.
Plenary: The heritage value of landforms
Geomorphology is the science that studies the genesis and the evolution of landforms at the
surface of the Earth. Today, geomorphologists work in three main domains: (1) the study of
landforms in the long-term geological framework and the large-scale contexts; (2) the
comprehension, measuring and modelling of geomorphological processes (process
geomorphology); (3) the place of geomorphology in landscape studies. Within the latter
framework a new current has developed during the last 20 years: the study of landforms as part
of regional or national geoheritage and geodiversity. Methods for the selection, the assessment
and the cartography of the geomorphological heritage have been developed. Actions for
promoting the geomorphological heritage within the tourism and education contexts have been
carried out. And, more recently, studies on the links between geoheritage, process
geomorphology and geodiversity have been launched. After an introduction on the relations
between geoheritage, landscapes and cultural heritage, this communication will focus on three
main topics:
23
Book of abstracts.



the concept of “heritage trajectories” (Portal, 2010; Reynard et al., 2011), illustrated by
the history of the protection of erratic boulders in the Swiss Alps;
the integration of cultural and geomorphological heritage – synthetized by the concept of
“cultural geomorphology” (Panizza and Piacente, 2003; Coratza and Panizza, 2009),
illustrated by the case of troglodytic habitats in cuesta landscapes in Southern Tunisia;
the concept of “natural monument” and its implications for the protection and promotion
of geomorphological heritage, illustrated by the case of the Euseigne earth pyramids
(Swiss Alps).
24
Book of abstracts.
Professor Dagmar Haase – Landschaftsokologie, Geographisches Institut, MathematischNaturwissenschaftliche Fakultat, Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
dagmar.haase@geo.hu-berlin.de
Dagmar Haase works for the research group Landscape Ecology at Humboldt Universitat zu
Berlin and is titular professor in the Department of Geography. In the last ten years she has been
actively involved in several international and national projects dealing with urban ecosystem
services assessment, modelling and mapping land-use changes in urban areas. The research has
been published in relevant publication as Ecological Indicators, Landscape and Urban Planning,
Global Environmental Changes. She relies on an extended international and national network of
scientific connections due to the activities from different professional associations. She is guest
editor of several special numbers of Ecological Indicators, Ambio, Land Use Science and
Environmental Planning B. Also, she is a member of scientific board of Society for Urban
Ecology.
Plenary: Scenarios for sustainable European cities securing human well-being and
biodiversity
The plenary introduces a mapping approach to identify hot- and hard-spots for sustainability
transition by analyzing different stakeholder and policy-driven land-use scenarios for different
European cities, among them Berlin, Rotterdam and Stockholm. The scenario building bases on a
knowledge co-production process in which visions and transition pathways for the cities were
co-created by stakeholders and scientists together. Hereinafter, the visions were translated into
narratives and those into rules that drive a GIS-model framework that produced spatially explicit
maps. The plenary shows and discusses how this kind of straightforward scenario approach helps
to spatially identify, map and analyze change and transition potential in cities. By mapping
change, trade-offs and synergies between different land-use options among the scenarios, the
study disentangles the complexity of a stakeholder co-production process and to discover crucial
transition areas. Furthermore, multiple urban ecosystem services were valued for each scenario
and environmental impacts could be detected for the different visions/narratives. The mapping
approach applied marks a good way to communicate the consequences of induced land-use
change back to stakeholders and decision-makers and thus contributes with a visual loop of a real
co-design. Identifying the hot-spots of change enables to draw attention to the most rewarding
areas for transition and, what is more, it shows areas were different visions are not conflicting
but rather cross-benefitting each other. Additionally hard-spots or areas were existing visions
25
Book of abstracts.
contradict each other and shows were careful mediation and the revision of change options might
be the way to go.
26
Book of abstracts.
Professor Chansheng He – Department of Geography, Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo, United States of America
he@wmich.edu
Dr. He‟s is professor at Western Michigan University. His academic interests are in water
resources management, watershed hydrology, nonpoint source pollution modeling, hydrology of
the Great Lakes watersheds, water resources issues in China, and comparative analysis of SinoU.S. water resources policies. He has received numerous external research grants from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation, (NSF), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS), Michigan Departments of Environmental Quality and Natural
Resources, Kalamazoo Foundation, NSF of China, and The Chinese Academy of Sciences. He
has published over 100 articles and proceedings papers in leading national and international
journals. His current research projects focus on development and refinement of a watershed scale
water quality model (distributred large basin runoff model or DLBRM) to support water
resources research and decision making in the Great Lakes Basin, in collaboration with the
NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, and analysis of hydrologic impacts of
climate change and human activities in Northern China, in collaboration with Lanzhou
University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Dr. He serves as a reviewer for
research proposals for U.S. EPA, USDA, NSF, NASA, NOAA, USGS, and other national and
international institutions such as The State Natural Science Award and National Office for
Science and Technology Awards of China, and Australian and Belgium institutions. He reviews
manuscripts for over 40 national and international journals. He serves on the editorial boards of
Science China Earth Sciences , Resources Science, Journal of Resources and Ecology, and
Chinese Geographical Science (English edition). He is a member of the Association of American
Geographers (AAG) Publication Committee, and a member of the Steering Committee of
Commission for Water Sustainability, International Geographical Union (IGU). As a Fulbright
Specialist, he is also an Adjunct Professor of Lanzhou University, Shanghai Jiao Tong
University, and The Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural
Resources Research.
Plenary: Development of A Watershed Science for Sustainable Water Resources Management
Rapid population growth, fast urbanization, increasing economic expansion, drastic land cover
alterations, and climate change have resulted in a global water crisis. Worldwide, approximately
27
Book of abstracts.
2.6 billion people lack access to safe drinking water supply and improved sanitation, and waterassociated diseases cause serious illness of over 300 million people each year, and by 2025 over
3.5 billion people will have water shortages. The World Economic Forum defines water supply
crisis as one of the top 5 crises facing the globe in the next 10 years. To address this pressing
challenge, researchers have called for the development of a predictive science of earth surface
dynamics by taking advantage of the advances in tracing, mapping, remote sensing, and
modeling technologies over the past few decades to reliably understand, model, and predict the
interwoven physical, biological, geochemical, and human dynamics that collectively shape the
Earth‟s surface. Moving toward this direction, we need to develop a watershed science that takes
into full account development and implementation of policies, processes, technologies, and
organizations for understanding, distributing, and improving the movement and characteristics of
water resources to meet the multiple needs of human societies and ecosystems in a socially
responsible, economically viable, and environmentally sustainable way.
28
Book of abstracts.
Professor Gerard Beltrando - Université Denis Diderot Paris, France
beltrando@univ-paris-diderot.fr
Gerard Beltrando is professor at Université Denis Diderot Paris, Directeur de l‟Instruit des
Ecoles Doctorales de Paris Diderot and membre nommé du Conseil National des Universités
(Géographie, 2011-2012 à 2014-2015). He is Professeur Honoris Causa de l‟Université de
Bucarest (2004). In 2005, he obtained the Award Pierre-Jules-César JANSSEN for the book
« Les climats processus variabilité et risques » (Armand Colin Press). The main research
activities are related by the risks, vulnerability and land management, including climatology,
climate change, air pollution and health impact assessment. The main areas of interest are West
Africa, Champagne, Romania, Tunisia and Paris region.
Plenary: The Crau plain (west of Provence), a land of economic and ecological issues
changing
The Crau plain, dried paleo delta of Durance rivers, is a naturally steppe environment on which
man grazed sheep for over 4000 years which helped a unique ecosystem at the international
scale. With the creation of irrigation canals in the late sixteenth century, a part of the Crau was
transformed into hayfield, allowing one hand, the establishment of a “pastoral system – Crau hay
“and the creation of a strong link between the irrigated steppe part and the existence of an
abundant groundwater indispensable for 270 000 people and to local economic activities. Since
the early twentieth century, the plain sees his artificialization of land use to the detriment of the
steppe and the irrigated area to the profile of urbanization and the economic activities (military,
transportation, logistics platform, filing garbage, gardening, arboriculture …). The three main
activities and traditional functions of the plain are disturbed: (1) The ancestral system formed
between the itinerant sheep grazing and hay production Crau (labeled AOP); (2) The regular
flooding, in hot season, of the hay meadows, which allows feeding a grown water in which 80
M3 of water are withdrawn each year ; (3) The seasonal sheep grazing that allows maintaining a
unique biodiversity in the steppe (this area is co-managed by agricultural stakeholders and the
Regional Natural Conservatoire, Which is a very original management mode).
Today, the rapid change in land use raises the question of the viability of this territory, first to the
availability of groundwater that offer many benefits to people secondary for the maintenance and
protection of exceptional biophysical environment.
29
Book of abstracts.
Professor Jurgen H. Breuste – Paris Lodron University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
juergen.breuste@sbg.ac.at
Dr. Jürgen Breuste is professor in the Geography and Geology, Urban and Landscape Ecology
Paris Lodron at the University Salzburg, Austria. He was university lecturer for geography, geoecology and urban ecology at the German universities in Halle, Greifswald, Dresden and Leipzig
and headed the department of Urban Landscape at the Environmental Research Centre
Leipzig/Halle for 10 years before joining his actual position in 2001. He is Honorary Professor of
East China Normal University Shanghai, and Capital Normal University Beijing, China, member
of several scientific boards and president of the International Society of Urban Ecology (SURE).
He has worked as project leader in a number of research projects on urban ecology and urban
development at EU level and in other international cooperation. He is specified in urban
ecosystem research, nature protection and modelling of urban development by numerous
publications.
Plenary: The concept of eco-cities – Implementing the ecosystem service approach and reduce
resource consumption
Worldwide there are many eco-cities in planning or even in realization, most of them in China.
Unfortunately it is mostly not very clear in which way their design and management will
contribute as a best practice example to urban sustainability. Such assessment of all relevant
ecological aspects of eco-cities is necessary. The ecosystem service approach focuses on
ecosystem services on which cities are depend on and from which urban dwellers can profit. This
and the resource consumption reduction concept must be applied in eco-city design, management
and evaluation. It is for sure, that especially these aspects are of high importance to make ecocities livable and sustainable.
An indicator based assessment approach of ecosystem services in eco-cities will be implemented
on the example of the Austrian eco-city Solar-City which becomes in 2015 10 years old. The
evaluation shows that Solar City fulfills several ecological aspects good or very good but beside
these other (e.g. soil) are mostly not included. This shows the fragmented approaches to the ecocity concept in several examples worldwide and allows coming to a complete and sustainable
approach to comprehensive eco-city development.
The methodology allows developing eco-city standards, to compare eco-cities, and to improve
them.
30
Book of abstracts.
Professor Ibrahim Atalay - Docuz Eylül University of Izmir, Turkey
ibrahim.atalay@deu.edu.tr
Ibrahim ATALAY is professor in geography, soil and ecology at Dokuz Eylul University in
Izmir and Mehmet Akif Ersoy University in Burdur. He engages in applied geography on the
subjects of ecoregions, plant ecology, land degradation, desertification, and erosion. Dr. Atalay‟s
leading text books are Applied Hydrography, Soil Formation, Classification and Geography,
Ecosystem Ecology and Geography, Biogeography (with Recep Efe), Regional Geography of
Turkey and the World, Geomorphology of Turkey, Ecoregions of Turkey, Dictionary of Natural
Science and the author of more than 200 articles. He travelled most part of the World. His effort
is to continue of academic collaboration with Faculty of Geography of Bucharest University and
Institute of Geography, Romanian Academy; because he loves Romanian people and
geographers, in particular.
Plenary: A New Approach on the Land Capability Classification
Land capability classification is one of the very important in terms of sustainable land use. Many
land capability classification has been prepared and applied especially in the developed countries
such as USA, UK, and France. Most of the land capability classification mapping is an
adaptation of the US Department of Agriculture method. Up to now the criteria in the land
capability classification are topography especially inclination, slope and soil are taken into
consideration in general. Land Capability classes are designated by the numbers I through VIII.
I-IV land classes are suitable for agricultural practices. Remaining classes are unsuitable for
cultivation.
31
Book of abstracts.
Dan Balteanu – Romanian Academy, Romania
geoinst@rnc.ro
Dan Balteanu is full member of Romanian Academy, director of the National Institute of
Geography and professor at University of Bucharest. His research-work has focused on the
geomorphological aspects related to landslides, gully processes, and small catchments. The
impact of climate change on natural hazards-triggered technological hazards (NATECH) has
been among his major preoccupations over the past ten years. Prof. Dan Balteanu is Chair of the
National Geography Committee and of the National Committee for Global Environmental
Change.
Plenary: Geography in a Global Environmental Change Context
Global environmental change has increasingly become a key topic for Geography. Latest
evolutions, reflecting in the activities of the IGU Congress in Köln (2012) and the Moscow
Conference (2015), highlighted the diversity of geographical research themes in the conditions of
increasing human pressure on the environment. The new Global research programme on “Future
Earth–research for Global Sustainability” (2015-2025), developed under the ICSU and UN aegis
is structured in three broad themes: Dynamic planet; Global development; Transformations
towards sustainability (Future Earth Newsletter, October 2012). The integrated researches will
provide new insights on such aspects as global water, energy and food problems; sustainable
development of natural resources; development of resilient urban and rural settlements;
improvement of people‟s health condition; increased intensity of impacts on society and
environment of natural hazards, etc. Stackholders will be directly involved in the new
Programme, from co-design to co-production and the dissemination of results, generating
transdisciplinarity in the research process. The participation of Geography in the new transdisciplinary research programme implies re-discovering Applied Geography under the name of
“Geographical Services”. These aspects are illustrated in the paper by examples from existing
researches undertaken in some European projects.
32
Book of abstracts.
Profesor Ioan Ianos – University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
ianos50@yahoo.com
Ioan Ianos is full professor at the University of Bucharest and director of the Interdisciplinary
Centre of Advanced Research on Territorial Dynamics. His academic interest is focused on
territorial dynamics analysis, comprising urban, rural and regional development. He produced
over 230 volumes and scientific articles, published in different prestigious publishing houses
(Doccumentation Francaise, Palgrave, Harmatan, Elgar, University Press of America Inc.
Pennsylvania, Aldersholt). As an active member of the Association of American Geographers, in
2014 he received the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Regional Development and
Planning Specialty Group, recognizing his outstanding scholarly contributions. He is member of
the editorial board in national and international journals and reviewer at some well-known
journals as Area, Urban Studies or Geographical Review. With an important contribution in the
development of Romanian planning research he is a member of the National Register of Planners
and national technical commissions in the field.
Plenary: What does rural smart development means for Romania
Romania is one of countries with profound rural character in the European Union. Considering
present-day development level and the excessive connotation of the basic concepts, could the
rural localities take a big step to modernity. What kind of significance does the rural smart
development has. The presentation represents a critical analysis of this concept, presenting its
added value during the development process. Smart development includes economic growth,
social equity and sustainable livelihood, or using an adequate infrastructure with the main target
of achieving in a timely horizon (generally long-term) educated and informatized rural
communities. The key question is HOW could we realize this. Fundamental roles are played by
the quality of environmental elements, education levels, and infrastructures, the ageing process,
isolation, low resistance to urban pressure and globalization. The conclusion is that rural smart
development requires a balanced relationship between resources, rural actors and the quality of
environment, targeting a spiraled development
33
Book of abstracts.
Assessing the fragmentation of the green infrastructure in Romanian cities
using fractal models and numerical taxonomy
Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor1, Ion Andronache2, Ana-Maria Ciobotaru2, Daniel Peptenatu2
“Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urban Planning & National Institute for Research and
Development in Constructions, Urban Planning and Sustainable Spatial Development URBAN-INCERC,
Bucharest, Romania;
2
Research Centre for Integrated Analysis and Territorial Management, Faculty of Geography, University
of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
1
alexandru_petrisor@yahoo.com
As the share of urban population increases globally each year, man-dominated systems tend to
sprawl over the natural ones, substituting and fragmenting them. Urban sprawl is the main cause
of many environmental issues, in tight connection with pollution and loss of biodiversity. One of
the main consequences is a decrease of the ecosystem services provided by the urban green
infrastructure. However, the extent of urban sprawl is spatially uneven due to the spatial structure
of human settlements. Among the methods used to pinpoint sprawl, fractal analyses have a good
potential for analyzing fragmentation, especially if used in conjunction with statistical methods.
This study aimed to assess, in an exploratory perspective, the level of fragmentation in the
Romanian cities covered by the Urban Atlas data, and determine its correlation with parameters
related to their demographical, economic and geographical characteristics. In addition,
taxonomical analyses were used to find whether cities or specific components of the green
infrastructure can be grouped. The results did not reveal a general trend, although it seems that
the green infrastructure consisted of agricultural/ semi-natural/ wetland areas, forests, green
areas, sports and leisure facilities and water bodies in all of them, in different shares. The
correlation analysis revealed that the population and its density and the share of the green
infrastructure within the total area are significantly correlated with most fractal parameters.
Similarly, the fractal dimension of the area, computed using Interactive Quantitative
Morphology, seems to correlate with most morphological parameters. The results suggest that
the degree of urban fragmentation is correlated especially with the population of cities and its
density, reclaiming planning measures aimed at controlling the densification processes (sprawl,
gentrification, location of specific activities etc.)
34
Book of abstracts.
Biomonitoring of air pollution in urban areas of southern Poland
Przemysław Szopa, Jacek Czerniak, Andrzej Gajewski
Cracow University of Economics, Poland
szopap@uek.krakow.pl
Abstract: In urban areas gases from motor vehicles and the burning of coal in coal-fired furnaces
cause significant air pollution manifested by smog (Honour et.al. 2009). A special case is
Krakow in Poland. City is situated in the valley of Kraków-Częstochowa uplands. Due to poor
air circulation particulate matter concentrations of pollutants often exceeds the legal limit. Large
concentrations of pollutants adversely affect human health and the physiology of plants in the
study area (Gupta, Ghouse, 1987). This unfavorable impact of the environment on green plants
can be used for determining the degree of contamination in the study area, positive
correlation between the level of chlorophyll and level of harmful substances in the air has been
noticed. The largest concentration of pollutants was expected at the lowest point of the Cracow
city and along major thoroughfares of the city where during hour traffic comes to blocking of
streets and increase concentration of emissions from fuel combustion in the engines of motor
vehicles. In the article Evergreen plants was chosen as bioindicators of air pollution from spring
to winter. The choice of this type of plants was dictated by the ability to take measurements
throughout the year. Measurements were carried out using modern equipment based on the
measurement of the total fluorescence of chlorophyll compounds extracted from test plants. The
aim of the research is to select plants with the greatest sensitivity to specific types of pollution in
urban areas, taking into account changes in the level of chlorophyll during a year. The advantage
of growing evergreen plants in urban areas is to use them as natural air filters while maintaining
their advantages as biomarkers.
35
Book of abstracts.
Geo-spatial technology and the Environment
Santiago Giraldo Anduaga
Civic Technologist at CartoDB, United States of America
santiago@cartodb.com
Abstract: Innovations in mapping technology and data are re-shaping the ways in which we
understand and respond to environmental crisis situations on both a small and large scale. Opensource Geographic Information Science (GIS) technology and the capacity for people and
organizations across the world to leverage this technology to efficiently understand, analyze, and
intervene in environmental issues has re-shaped the methods of environmental evaluation and
response. Organizations such as Global Forest Watch are using real-time data on web-based GIS
platforms to create analysis and help actors make rapid decisions in times of environmental
stress. Rapidly visualizing and understanding real-time information such as forest fires helps
environmental actors quickly evaluate a situation and act. During the recent earthquakes in
Nepal, real-time crowdsourced data quickly visualized with easily sharable and publishable GIS
mapping engines such as CartoDB created instances of human empowerment where relief efforts
could rapidly react to road damage, building damage, and destruction information to make more
informed decisions.
The possibilities for how easily accessible leading-edge mapping technology and data resources
are being used are paving new roads into the future. While the use of GIS for environmental
action has traditionally been reserved for spatial scientists, the urgent modern needs of
environmental response requires pragmatic approaches that seek to empower people on the
ground, organizations, and environmental actors. Web-based GIS technology can effectively
create a culture of driven environmental action for the challenges of the 21st century.
36
Book of abstracts.
First transboundary protected areas in Caucasus
N. Elizbarashvili, G. Meladze, D. Svanadze, R. Elizbarashvili
I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia
meladzeg@gmail.com
Abstract: Landscape Planning of Protected Areas was first carried out in 2009-2010 as in
Georgia so in the Caucasus under the initiative of Caucasian office of the WWF. The results of
the Landscape Planning were reported at the pan-Caucasian conference on the “Development of
Protected area”, which was held in Ankara (Turkey) in spring of 2010. The participants of this
conference were leaders from all Caucasian States and regional and head offices.
The methodology of the Landscape Planning was used in the south of Georgia (in Javakheti) in
order to create transboundary Protected Areas. Javakheti is a part of the volcanic origin
mountainous region between Georgia, Turkey and Armenia. It is one of the unique areas in the
Caucasian eco regions because of its ecosystem that contains mountain steps, subalpine herbs,
relict forest and humid territories.
Javakheti has international importance as there exist humid forests high above the sea that are
migration zone for birds from the Europe, Asia and Africa. Javakheti is among the Ramsar
Convention Site because of its surplus humid territories according the International Law on
Environment. Soon it becomes a real part of Ramsar Site as Georgia is connected to the above
mentioned convention from the year 1996. It„s worth to mention that in Georgia there exist s an
object with international status and it is The Black Sea beach zone and sough on Kolkheti
lowland.
37
Book of abstracts.
Influence of population lifestyle on local health profile. Case study: Ialomita
County
Ana-Maria Talos
Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
talos.ana@gmail.com
Many studies focusing on health pointed out territorial inequalities and inequities. It was
recognized the fact that rural areas have a precarious health status compared to urban areas, also
there differences in health status between the poorest and the most developed areas.
The main objective of the present study is to point out the importance of lifestyle in influencing
the population health status compared to other important determinants, using spatial analysis and
health survey.
In Ialomița County the values of health indicators are higher than the national average, which
reveals a poorer health status, and the major risks are related to circulatory system diseases.
The relationship between lifestyle and health status has been analyzed using two different
indicators: health services index and deprivation index. The first is resulted from the
standardization of demographic indicators (coverage of physicians), and the second one from
socioeconomic indicators (education, employment, housing endowment). Lifestyle resulted from
health survey variables: nutrition, stress level, physical activity, unhealthy behaviors, and
medical behaviors.
Preliminary results reveal the fact that there are several determinants that have a large share in
health: lifestyle, health services, environment, socioeconomic factors and age. There are
inequalities in health between rural and urban areas as a result of different access to healthcare,
medical services, medical education and lifestyles.
38
Book of abstracts.
Rural tourism, a development vector in the Maramures areas
Alina Simion, Mihai Hotea
Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Sighetu Marmatiei Extension, Romania
simion.alina@ymail.com
Rural tourism has grown successfully in Maramures area, due to the existence of well-preserved
traditional spiritual values in time. But knowledge and deep understanding of Maramures area
cannot be achieved but by analyzing its geographical and historical context. Apparently
Maramures is an entire but throughout a detailed analysis one can se in its structure two
components: an administrative one and a historical one, which are independent from one another.
From the administrative point of view the county of Maramureș is structured in well-defined
economic-social territories from the geographic and historical point of view, with specific traits
and spiritual space, grouped in distinct ethnographic areas called "lands" (Maramureş Land,
Lăpuş Land, Chioar Land, Codru Land), clearly delimited just balances water and mountain
areas, and the disparities in terms of development and practice rural tourism.
Strong rural character and a degree of conservation of the elements of attractiveness are the main
cause of the differences in perspective in Maramureș country tourism and in the background (in)
existence of units of accommodation, food and entertainment that requires large workforce and
well prepared.
his paper aims to highlight the elements of attraction in the county in rural tourism which are
many and great, but capitalized differently, leading to the development of tourism and practicing
concentration only in certain localities.
39
Book of abstracts.
The mineral waters in Rupea and their exploitation
Rodica Meret
Secondary School No 19, Braşov, Romania
kanord2908@yahoo.com
This paper aims to highlight specific issues concerning mineral waters in Rupea (Braşov
County): physico-chemical characteristics, a short history of their exploitation, and future
exploitation options. The article is based on the synthesis and analysis of information obtained
from specialized scientific papers, archival sources, and field investigations and measurements
conducted between 2010 and 2015. The spatial analyses and the graphical representations and
mapping operations were performed by means of different techniques and specific software
programs: ArcGIS 10.1 (ArcMap 10.1), CorelDraw X7.
Geographically, Rupea City, within which the Băile Cohalm/ Rupeni spa was established, is
located in the Transylvanian Subcarpathians, 64 km northwest of Braşov and 53 km southeast of
Sighişoara. The Rupea mineral water springs are found in the Transylvanian Depression
geological unit. The presence of the salt layer in the Tortonian deposits (Miocene) at different
levels of depth and thickness explains the occurrence of concentrated cholorosodic waters, as
well as that of several types of salts, including potassium, calcium, magnesium, lithium, iron etc.
The presence of carbonic acid (volcanic origin) makes water mineralization particularly
complex. W. Hanko (1914) describes the mineral waters at Băile Cohalm as "one of the few
chlorosodic sulphated waters", used to treat rheumatism, dermatology-related conditions etc.
he mineral springs in Rupea have been used for therapeutic purposes by local residents until
1950 ("Iodine-sulphuric Mineral Spa"), as well as for household activities, which has continued
until present day. The six springs were captured in two pools, and the spa unit had 15 treatment
valve cabins. The spa was functional until 1950 (August), and living quarters for workers were
built in its vicinity; however, the old pavilions and basins remained until 2000. Currently, only
the salt water from the well located 1.5 km east from the city, towards Homorod (which locals
call "Slatina"), is still being used, and it is well maintained by the two managers of Rupea
Cityhall.
40
Book of abstracts.
Sustainable regional economic development and naive prediction models: The
case of the greater Bucharest metropolitan area
Calin Valsan1, Elena Druica2, Radu Pintilii2
1
Bishop's University, Canada,
University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania,
2
elena.druica@faa.unibuc.ro
This study attempts to predict aggregate profits for small and medium Romanian firms using a
relatively naïve model. We use a dataset consisting of 4,519 observations spanning a period of
eleven years, from 2001 and 2011. Each observation is obtained by aggregating the data
associated with all small and medium firms that can be found for a given NACE and SIRUTA
code in the greater Bucharest metropolitan area. Our sample includes a number of 1,514
observations that correspond to firms with aggregate zero turnovers and aggregate zero number
of employees. These are in fact shell companies, firms that are inactive, but somehow remained
in the evidence of the Romanian Trade Register Office. We split our sample into two distinct
periods, using the 2008 financial crisis as the dividing point. We fit a simple prediction model of
aggregate total profits as a function of four variables, using the pre-financial crisis period. We
test the predictions of our model using the post-crisis period.
The results are imparting three important lessons. First, we can greatly improve the prediction
accuracy of our model by excluding from our sample the shell companies. Many surveys and
economic studies conducted by the Romanian government take into account all companies in the
evidence of the Trade Register Office, whether active or not. We thus strongly recommend that
policy initiatives be based only on statistical surveys that only include firms in operation.
Second, we do not need very detailed information, a large number of explanatory variables, or a
very sophisticated model in order to achieve a good prediction power. Using only four variables,
our naïve prediction model boasts an impressive out-of-sample R-square of almost 62%.
Third, the 2008 financial crisis might have wreaked havoc in Western Europe and North
America, but it did not represent a true tipping point for the economy of the greater Bucharest
metropolitan area.
41
Book of abstracts.
Periurban areas and land use structure in Romania at LAU2 level: An
Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis
Cristina Lincaru, Draga Atanasiu, Vasilica Ciuca, Speranta Pirciog
National Scientific Research Institute for Labor and Social Protection - INCSMPS, Bucharest, Romania
cristina.lincaru@yahoo.de
The smart, sustainable and inclusive growth adopted by Europe 2020 demands new types of
information as it is the land use data as an indicator of the land (a primary production factor) -the
building block of any economy. Land use under the definition (FAO) of “what” is the purpose of
activities undertaken reflect how people are using the land in a holistic manner under the
consideration that the space integrates the society, economy and environment. On this
background we could characterize the periurban areas as the fringes that registered land use
changes from other activity (economic and non-economic activity) towards habitation land use
(social use), in a significant share. Starting from the article of Salvati & Carlucci (2014)
regarding the Urban growth and land Use Structure we develop an ESDA for periurban areas in
Romania at LAU2 level / NUTS 5 level. Land use categories are modeled for 2 years (2010 and
2014) using the indicator provided by TEMPO INS: AGR101B - Land fund area by usage. In
view to emphasize the urban fringes dynamics, we calculate the global and local Moran‟s
Indexes from the Spatial Autocorrelation Analysis (Anselin) using Arc GIS and GeoDA
software. This information represents the input for more efficient and effective decisions and
actions, useful also in socio-economic policies development, according with assumed purpose to
deliver a better life for everybody.
42
Book of abstracts.
Ethno-creative zones in Oltenia and their implication into developing cultural
tourism
Camelia Teodorescu1, Cristian Draghici1, Daniel Diaconu1, Radu Daniel Pintilii1, Octavian
Teodorescu2, Adrian Simion2
1
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, CAIMT (Research Center for Integrated Analysis and
Territorial Management), Bucharest, Romania
2
University of Architecture and Urbanism "Ion Mincu”, Bucharest, Romania
camiteo@yahoo.com
The objective of this study consists of the involvement of the ethno – creative into the
development of the local economy. The domain of applicability of the creative tourism refers to
the subject creating or generating tourism. The ethno- creative tourism helpfully welcomes the
people who are eager to discover the cultural values of certain ethnical entities by the usage of
certain products and practice that inoculate the sensation of reaching beyond space and time, or
new bindings to the traditional ethno-cultural elements, by real involvement and self-learning.
There has been analyzed the geographical area of Oltenia Region, where ethnical groups may be
spaciously identified, as well as their creative values and possibilities, in the attempt of
developing a cultural ethno-creative tourism. The research has been founded on economical data
at CAEN - National Economy Activity Classification code level, as well as on data obtained as a
consequence of having consulted some representative samples as: creative artists, tourists and
resident population, surveyed by specific statistical methods. The results obtained emphasize the
remarkable impact of this prolific idea of development, which may certainly contribute to the
upheaval of the functional complexity of these territorial systems where such type of tourism
may be easily implemented. The cultural tourism relying on traditional values and creativity
directly contribute to economical multiplication effects. The development of the ethno- creative
tourism may correlate to creating new work places within a period of economical crisis and
relative social crisis. It may also be considered a popularization factor regarding cultural identity,
which plays such an important role in promoting cultural diversity.
43
Book of abstracts.
Health tourism contribution to the structural dynamics of the territorial
systems with tourism functionality
Cristian Constantin Draghici, Daniel Diaconu, Camelia Teodorescu, Radu-Daniel Pintilii, AnaMaria Ciobotaru
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, CAIMT (Research Center for Integrated Analysis and
Territorial Management), Bucharest, Romania
cristian.draghici@geo.unibuc.ro
The study aims to identify the role of health (SPA) tourism in developing the territorial systems,
characterized by the tourism functionality, in Romania, for the period 2000-2012, a period
marked by spectacular transformations, especially for this economic sector. Tourism has now
become a true economic engine, generating an increase in the functional complexity of the
territorial system, which is based on exploiting tourism resources. To quantify how tourism has
contributed to the economic development of these territorial systems in Romania a database of
NACE codes was set up, specific for the tourism activity, for the period 2000-2012, for territorial
mainframe systems with functionality resort. Based on this statistical support analyzes on the
evolution of the number of companies, number of employees, turnover and profit were made.
The results show the important role of health tourism in generating multiplier effects on other
components of the economic subsystem. They were defined two categories of territorial systems:
territorial systems where tourism plays a complementary role function and territorial systems in
which health tourism has a preeminent role in the local economy.
44
Book of abstracts.
Using fractal analysis in modeling concentration trends in the national
economy
Ion Andronache, Daniel Peptenatu, Ana-Maria Ciobotaru, Andreea-Karina Gruia, NinaMargareta Groposila
University of Bucharest - Faculty of Geography/Research Center for Integrated Analysis and Territorial
Management, Romania
peptenatu@yahoo.fr
The study aims to develop a methodology for analyzing the trend of concentration of economic
activities in the main core of national polycentric network. A spatial projection has been realized
in ArcGIS platform, for the period 2000-2012, containing the number of companies, number of
employees, turnover and profit. The original images are converted to images created 8-bit
grayscale (using open-source software ImageJ) is then analyzed using Fractal Dimension
Higuchi and the open-source software IQM. The Higuchi fractal dimension is a measure of
irregularity and is calculated for time series directly in the time domain. The calculations are
carried out without phase space constructions. They have obtained three fractal dimensions
Higuchi: Dy horizontal fractal dimension, fractal dimension and fractal dimension Dx vertical
average. Higuchi average fractal dimension provides information on how the number of
companies, the profit, the number of employees and the turnover are spatialized, and the profile,
more or less chaotic disposed. An evolution of this indicator is shown by a higher fractal
dimension and vice versa. The results confirmed most of the results obtained by Higuchi Fractal
Dimension, Fractal difference that the Fractal Analysis System is a global fractal analysis.
45
Book of abstracts.
Hydrometrical and hydrological field tests at microscale
Gabriel Minea, Mary-Jeanne Adler
National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management, Bucharest, Romania
gabriel.minea@gmail.com
The aim of this paper is to accuracy test the measured values of hydrometric instruments
installed in a calibrated water tank with overflow and the ways of determining liquid flow
elements. The hydrometry of liquid flow on experimental plots (runoff and water balance) of the
National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management, is based on continuously recording
variations in water level (water contact devices), with various hydrometric equipment.
Hydrological processing of water levels for determining the rates of liquid flow and hydrological
elements (such as: volume, depth, specific maximum flow, runoff coefficient) is performed with
the help of the "ParExp v1" software. In order to determine the accuracy of the hydrometric tools
we carried out two field experiments campaigns, by pumping water volumes with constant
intensity discharges (Q1 = 0.15 l/s, ... Q4 = 0,6 l/s ...), in a water tank with overflow (V = 0.38
m3). Hydrometrical equipment are based on the float principle (a mechanical limnigraph, Valdai
type and an electronically limnigraph SE-200 model, accuracy ± 0.003% by OTT) or on pressure
sensor technology (two pressure sensors U20L-04; one submerged and one suspended in air for a
precise compensation, accuracy ± 0.2%, by HOBO).
The results regarding the measurement of water level showed a good accuracy for water levels
accumulation in the tank and for the overflow from the water tank (45°) all hydrometric
equipment recorded instrumental errors at maximum levels. From the hydrological processing
we observed inconsistencies due to the accuracy of hydrometric equipment that are transmitted
to hydrological calculations.
46
Book of abstracts.
The economical valorization of the swamps of Borsaros- Sancraieni, and the
perspectives of the touristic function development
Daniel Constantin Diaconu, Camelia Teodorescu, Radu-Daniel Pintilii, Cristian Constantin
Draghici, Daniel Peptanatu, Mircea Visan
diaconudc@hotmail.com
The hereby study intends hyphening the specific details of the Swamps of Borsaros- Sancraieni,
which may certainly contribute to the touristic function of Sancraieni place. The hydro-geologic
research of Sancraieni Area has been developed on the grounds of the geological and tectonic
elements within the specialty studies accomplished up to the present, as well as based on the
physico-chemical analysis of the water extracted within the hydro-geologic drilling stations
belonging to The National Company of Mineral waters S.A. The economical profit has been
analyzed on the basis of several data bases concerning the years 2000 – 2012, regarding the
number of companies, stock capital, profit and employee number. On the grounds of this
statistical investigation there has been resourced the role of the tourism within local economy
dynamics, as well as the perspectives of the touristic function development starting from the
genuinely original elements of the study applied to the above mentioned area. The specific
profile of the area consists of the exceptionally qualitative water supply this area possesses,
which essentially catalyzes the formation of characteristic habitats of peaty slumps, which
constitute refugees for of a remarkable diversity of rare fauna and flora species. These mineral
gas water springs are particular as well for the fact that the mineral salts (limonite) this water
contains precipitate around themselves forming up cones, or spread all over as a muddy cover
which the local people call “borsar” – and that is where the name of the Slumps of Borsaros
place comes from. By specific facilities the slumps may undoubtfully contribute to the increase
of the number of tourists as well as to outcome in significant multiplication effects upon.
47
Book of abstracts.
Analysis of forest fund evolution between 2000-2012 using fractal analysis
Ana Maria Ciobotaru, Iona Andronache
Research Centre for Integrated Analysis and Territorial Management, Faculty of Geography, University
of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania,
ciobotaruanamaria@inbox.lv
In this article we conducted a detailed analysis of forest funds (deforestation, regeneration) at
national level and in the development regions using fractal analysis - box-counting dimension. It
was used as image processing software for analysis (ImageJ software) and for fractal analysis
was used Fractalyse software. At national level, fractal dimension of forest areas is 1,15215,
which indicates the complexity, fragmentation, irregular arrangement in the territory of the forest
fund. Due to the accentuatednon-uniformity of spatial distribution of regenerate and deforested
areas, often pointlike appearance, fractal dimension is 0,9635 (deforestation) and 0,9189
(regeneration). West region Central and North-West region have a fractal dimension of 1,6,
followed by South-West and North-East regions when the fractal dimension exceeding 1,5.
Weak wooded regions, southeast Dobrogea and South Muntenia (1,4356) and the BucharestIlfov (1,1437), have lower fractal dimensions than the national average.
Fractal dimension of development regions indicate the fact that the highest values of
deforestation are found in the Central region 1,1477, North-West region 1,0829, West region
1,0535, North-East region 0,9903 and South-West region 0,9760, which reveals greater volume
of timber exploited but the deforestation was made more chaotic than organized. The lowest
values in South Muntenia and Southeast Dobrogea and Bucharest-Ilfov regions (0,5263) are
caused by the weak wooded areas, forests dominate the floodplain areas or the former secular
forests.
In the situation of natural and controlled regeneration, the fractal dimension is smaller because
the regenerated area is lower, but it covers a large part of the fragmentation and irregularity
induced by the deforestation. Fractal dimension of regeneration is higher than the deforestation
in South-West Oltenia and Center region where were made important reforestation campaigns.
On the opposite end is situated the Bucharest-Ilfov region where the difference deforestation regeneration reaches 0,1225 and plantations are needed to ensure sufficient green space / per
inhabitant. In studying the forest areas (as in other geographic features) a significant role is to be
played by the fractal analysis as mostly entirely these formsforests are fragmented, irregular and
discontinuous, unable to fit in the Euclidean geometry. Thus, the fractal analysis provides a
powerful tool of for analysis as a way to discriminate between two or more aspects or
evolutionary phases of the same form.
48
Book of abstracts.
Opportunism vs. Commitment in Romanian Firms: A Case of Behavioral
Economics?
Elena Druica1, Calin Valsan2, Rodica Ianole1
1
University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Bishop's University Canada
2
elena.druica@faa.unibuc.ro
Romanian firms are classified according to their object of activity, summarized by an
identification number assigned by the Trade Register Office, and known as the NACE code.
Each NACE code indicates whether a given firm operates in the oil industry, agriculture,
forestry, tourism, grocery business, steel industry, information technology, entertainment etc.
When applying with the Trade Register Office, a firm must chose a primary and one or several
secondary objects of activity, and thus receives a primary and secondary NACE codes. It turns
out that a significant number of firms prefer to choose multiple possible objects of activity,
making their classification according to the NACE code almost impossible. For simplicity, we
call “committed” the firms with a well defined object of activity and “opportunistic” the firms
who are not committed to any specific type of activity.
In this paper we attempt to determine if and how opportunistic firms are different from the
remaining majority of committed firms. We use a dataset comprised of all Romanian firms in the
evidence of the Trade Register Office, spanning a period of thirteen years. Each observation
consists of all firms found for a given NACE code and geographic location – indicated by the socalled SIRUTA code. We also use other variables measuring aggregate turnover, aggregate
profits, and aggregate number of employees.
We found significant differences between the majority of committed firms and the minority of
opportunistic firms. Aggregate profits, aggregate turnover, and aggregate number of employees
in the case of opportunistic firms tend to be significantly higher. Moreover, there is a much
higher degree of correlation among aggregate profits, aggregate turnover, and aggregate number
of employees in the case of opportunistic firms. Finally, these last two variables have a much
lower power in explaining profits in the case of committed firms. We speculate that these
differences might be explained in part by the same behavioral quirks that are responsible for the
lack of commitment in choosing the type of economic activity.
49
Book of abstracts.
Tourism, basic functionality versus complementary component of the
territorial systems in Romania
Radu-Daniel Pintilii, Daniel Peptenatu, Adrian-Gabriel Simion, Ana-Maria Ilie, Alexandra
Grecu
University of Bucharest - Faculty of Geography/Research Center for Integrated Analysis and Territorial
Management, Bucharest, Romania
radu.pintilii@geo.unibuc.ro
The tourism is nowadays an economic component that must be taken into account, a
complementary sub-branch for the economic development of some territorial systems, especially
of those with specific resources. This study aims to reveal how tourism functionality of a
territory is a dominant or a complementary one. On the other hand it also shows the role of the
tourism phenomena in shaping the basic functionality of some local economies.
The methodology consists in a series of statistical analysis of data, for a period of 13 years
(2000-2012), containing at administrative unit level and NACE code, evolution of the number of
companies, particularly those operating in Tourism, the number of employees, turnover and
profit. The results are represented by a series of statistical and cartographic detailed analysis,
showing some correlation variations. For example: how the variation of the total profit is
influenced by the variation of the turnover, of the number of companies and of number of
employees. This are able to widely conclude the present contribution of the tourism sector in the
local economy, to show if the economic functionality of a territorial systems belong to the
tourism sector or there is also other economic activities that contribute to the complexity of the
economic profile.
50
Book of abstracts.
Sustainable water and energy use for irrigation demands
Bojan Đurin1, Toni Kekez2
Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering, Varaždin, Croatia.
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, Split, Croatia.
1
2
bojan.djurin@gfv.hr
System approach and sustainable use of water and energy in all kinds of human activities is not
only because of financial reasons but it is also a legal obligation. This paper presents the
application of Critical Period Method for irrigation systems design. Irrigation system consists of
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) generator, pumping station, water reservoir and pipelines. PV generator
is used as a energy source for pumping station energy demands. For irrigation water demands,
groundwater is used in combination with rainwater. This solution is in accordance with
Directives and Strategies of European Union related to negative impacts of climate changes and
greenhouse gas emissions.
51
Book of abstracts.
The dynamic master plan - an innovative approach in contemporary urban
and territorial planning
Tiberiu Florescu, Andrei Mitrea
Faculty of Urban Planning, UAIM, Bucharest, Romania
tiberiuflorescu@gmail.com
Urban development has become less predictable and more difficult to manage today. Hence,
strategic planning needs a thorough change in attitude: first, it needs to change its ways of
analyzing urban phenomena, and second, it needs to change its ways in managing them.
These two major changes result in a need for flexible regulations for an efficient urban
development. The team working for the Dynamic Master Plan for Bucharest has constructed a
methodology based on insights gained form complex system theory, self-organization and
scenario building techniques.
This approach has a structure governed by four overlapping fields: the field of urban and
territorial planning, encompassing urban functions and urban structures; the field of spatial data
analysis; the structural field, comprising urban development goals and collaborative planning
techniques, and fourth, the operational field, which includes the management of urban
development opportunities.
52
Book of abstracts.
Compact cities vs. living quality – applying the ecosystem services approach
for building sustainable cities
Martina Artmann
Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER), Dresden, Germany
m.artmann@ioer.de
The on-going worldwide urbanization is connected with expansive land consumption. Research
and policy suggest compact cities to reduce urban sprawl and its related negative impacts on the
environment. However, there is the need of a more integrative view on the concept of compact
cities to secure high living qualities according to the demands of urban residents also in the
highly sealed and densely built-up centers. To show up if a balance of demand and supply of
urban living quality is achieved, the ecosystem service approach is a powerful concept. Thus, it
illustrates human demands on urban ecosystems as well as the patchy supply of ecosystem
service within cities. In this study the supply of and demand on ecosystem services and quality of
life aspects are studied along a sealing gradient in Leipzig and Munich (Germany). By an online
survey of urban residents it could be shown that especially in highly sealed and densely built-up
areas a range of living quality aspects are not supplied according to the urban dwellers' needs.
This unequal distribution of living quality can reduce the acceptance of people towards a
compact city. The sealing gradient approach interlinked with the evaluation of supply and
demand of ecosystem services and aspects of the built-up environment can be one way to
approach sustainable compact cities. Such demands and supplies in quality can also feed into
decision support systems supporting the municipal planning staff in evaluating the suitability of
vacant and underused land for reuse strategies.
53
Book of abstracts.
Socio-economic and environmental impact assessment of an abandoned
uranium mining site. Case study: Ciudanovita (Romania)
George-Laurentiu Merciu, Florentina-Cristina Merciu, Andreea Loreta Cercleux
krysten1009@yahoo.com
Abstract: The issue of abandoned mine sites represent a major concern because they generate
social and environmental impacts in traditional industrial areas. The present study aimed to
analyze the effects generated by Ciudanovita ex uranium mining site located in the southwestern
part of Romania. The analysis is focused on both the socio-economic effects (professional
morbidity, high rate of mortality, unemployment, economic decline) and the environmental ones
(radioactive pollution, dumps, land degradation, soil and groundwater contamination).
Potential rehabilitation costs and lack of involvement of local government representatives
determine postponing the solving of identified problems.
At the same time, the authors pay particular attention to identifying opportunities for
redevelopment of rural locality based on rehabilitation and spatial planning actions.
54
Book of abstracts.
Assessing the physical quality of the Coşuştea River using the Qualphy
method
Gabriela Moroşanu1, Gisèle Verniers2, Liliana Zaharia1
1
Université de Namur, Unité de Recherche en Biologie Environnementale et Evolutive, Namur, Belgique
2
beju_gaby@yahoo.com, zaharialili@hotmail.com, gisele.verniers@unamur.be
This paper aims to assess the physical quality of Coșuștea River by means of Qualphy method
(developed by Rhin - Meuse Water Agency, France, 1998, based on the principle of comparing a
stream with its geomorphological reference state. Coșuștea River (a 77 km long tributary of
second order of Jiu River through its collector, Motru River), belongs to the homonymous basin
(with an area of 449 km2) and it is located in the south-west of Romania. Following the Qualphy
preliminary procedure, three homogenous sectors, located in the upper, middle and lower basin
were selected for implementing the method: respectively Nadanova (270 m length), Şişeşti (210
m length) and Corcova (170 m length). Afterwards, the quality indices and sub-indices were
calculated in order to highlight both disturbed areas and close to natural state areas. The
information resulted from the field measurements and observations was processed in Qualphy
software, revealing for each of the selected sections, the hydrological, geomorphological and
ecological status for the three specific Qualphy sub-indices (corresponding to the river channel,
riverbank and floodplain) and finally, the overall score of the Qualphy index was calculated as a
weighted average (for each section). For the river channel, the Qualphy index showed a small
variation from a quite good state (at Corcova – 62.53% and Şişeşti – 63.6%) to a poor to good
condition upstream (at Nadanova – 50.25%), whereas for the riverbanks, the index was slightly
lower than the previous one for Corcova and Şişeşti sections (58.3% and 58,71%), but mediocre
for Nadanova section (50.25%). The Qualphy index of the floodplain illustrated a good to very
good quality, due to the small number of the hydraulic uses, ranging from poor to good condition
at Corcova (60.4%) to a very good state upstream (Şişeşti – 86.33% and Nadanova – 93.4%).
Despite the subjectivity required by the handling of the Qualphy software, limited to fewer
details than the items on the field worksheet, the river quality assessment through Qualphy
method, proved suitable in this endeavor to characterize Coșuștea river from the ecological
standpoint (existence or not of habitat complexity and nesting or breeding places for fish, birds
and insects), but more importantly, from the hydraulic and hydro-morphological perspective. As
a result of the overall score of Qualphy index for each of the three analyzed sectors (60.4 % at
Corcova, 69.5 % at Şişeşti and 73.8 % at Nadanova), derived from the three sub-indices, the
river meets the criteria for the satisfactory class of physical quality, with a reserved judgment in
the case of Corcova sector, whose final score is at the limit between the poor and good quality.
Therefore, adapted and applied on a larger scale, the Qualphy method could be further used in
the management plans of the Coșuștea River catchment.
55
Book of abstracts.
Heterogeneity predictors of urban green infrastructures in Romanian cities
Denisa Lavinia Badiu, Cristian Iojă, Maria Pătroescu, Simona Raluca Grădinaru, Alina
Constantina Tudor
denisabadiu@gmail.com
Urban green infrastructures are now considered key elements in improving the life quality of
residents and creating an appropriate framework for the development of sustainable cities.
In Romania, however, scientific concerns related to structural and functional diversity of urban
green infrastructures are relatively poorly assessed. Information available at the moment does not
provide specific groundwork to assess the relationship between the dynamics of urban areas and
green infrastructures at national level.
The analysis aims to identify the factors that determine the presence and the values of urban
green area at national level, taking a sample of 39 randomly selected cities in order to capture the
heterogeneity of urban green infrastructure nationwide. The second objective of this paper is to
identify typologies of cities depending on the structure of their urban green infrastructure. We
used a model of multiple linear regression to test parameters from the geographic and socioeconomic fields that can explain the variation of the green surface per capita index in cities of
Romania. We also applied a Multiple Correspondence Analysis to identify patterns between
cities based on the structure of urban green infrastructures.
We concluded that the density of built-up space, the proximity to transport infrastructure, the
founding period of the cities and the landform criteria are important predictors for the green
surface per capita index, which shows an important variation, from 6.3 m2 /person for Mioveni
city to 27.6 m2 / person for Iași.
The knowledge about the factors that determine the presence and the diversity of urban green
infrastructures can contribute to an efficient management in improving the areas with urban
green space deficit.
56
Book of abstracts.
The territorial patterns of hospital services delivered for aggressions in
Romania in 2014
Cristian Vladescu, Mihnea Dosius, Simona Musat, Silvia Florescu
National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development, Bucharest, Romania
florescu.silvia@gmail.com
Background: The service use associated with domestic and street violence is not very well
known in Romania.
Objectives: To describe the territorial patterns and variation regarding the hospital services
provided to aggression's inpatients in 2014 (number of hospitalizations, length of stay, number of
interventions, hospital mortality associated to domestic aggression by spouse/parents/carrier /
other family member or either by friends either or by not known persons ).
Methodology: From the DRG database were considered the codes diagnosing the aggression, and
variables related to prevalence, severity, the type of interventions (medical or surgical or both),
the intensity of care (hospitalization days, number of procedures).
Discussion: The data were analyzed by district and after determining the average per country,
the districts were ranked, identifying those areas with critical aspects of care (high rate of
services provisions and extended length of stay). Out of 10287 hospitalizations, Iasi district and
Bucharest hospitals assisted almost 12% and respectively 9% of cases while the hospitals from
other 9 districts (Vaslui, Prahova, Timis, Brasov, Bacau, Cluj, Dolj, Constanta and Galati)
assisted each 3-6% of cases. The smallest values were registered for Bihor, Covasna, Salaj,
Ialomita, Giurgiu, Satu Mare, Valcea (0.2 – 0.9%). During 2014, the aggression's diagnostics
cumulated 48330 days of hospitalizations and over 150749 medical or surgical procedures for
persons with a median age of 37 years. The inter-quartilic age was between 25 and 50 years old.
Out of 101 deceased hospitalized persons, the largest proportions were recorded in the hospitals
of Bucharest (16.8%), Dolj (13.9%), Iasi (9,9%) and Bacau (8.9%). Large proportions of cases
were discharged from surgery departments (35.4%), oral maxillo-facial surgery (15.7%) and
neuro-surgery (15.2%) while much smaller proportions from Orthopedics (8.9%) and from Ear
Nose Throat (8.5%) departments. The median length of stay was 3 days, only 0.4% of
hospitalizations having length of stay above 30 days, until 107 days. The largest proportions of
persons with length of stay above 30 days were met in the hospitals of Bucharest (23.3%), Galati
and Iasi (11.6% each), Prahova (9.3%). Out of the total hospitalizations, 29% had not medical
insurance.
Conclusions: Given that both domestic and street violence belong to the avoidable causes of
death and morbidity, the intensive use of hospital services as a proxy of violence occurrence
draw attention to the areas where improvements consisting in prevention programs (with social,
psychological or medical approaches), better organization of social and medical services could
be tested and accomplished.
57
Book of abstracts.
Potentially life-threatening vascular events (myocardial and cerebral
infarction) - geographical distribution and temporal evolution
Carmen Sasu, Marius Ciutan, Silvia Gabriela Scîntee, Simona Musat
National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development in Health, Bucharest,
Romania
csasu@snspms.ro
Background: Cardio and cerebrovascular diseases represent the most important disease category
in Romania, it is also marked by the highest mortality, myocardial and cerebral infarction
representing the main cause of death in our country.Objectives: To identify nationwide, regional
and county-level the distribution of two types of life-threatening vascular diseases, myocardial
and cerebral infarction and their temporal evolution.
Methodology: It was conducted analysis, data processing and interpretation of DRG data
(diagnostic related groups) reported by Romanian hospitals in 2010-2014 and were considered
related codes of recent installed acute myocardial infarction, with different locations and cerebral
infarction, affecting different vascular territories. The analysis was conducted for a period of 5
years, depending on demographic factors (gender, age) and socioeconomic (patient‟s residence,
educational level, occupation). Were analyzed not only validated cases, but the entire discharged
casuistry.
Results In the last 5 years total number of potential life-threatening vascular events such as
stroke and myocardial infarction reported by hospitals in Romania through national DRG
system, increased approximately constant over the observation period. If in myocardial events
values are observed constantly increasing from year to year, in case of stroke it is a slight
reduction in infarct total number of cases nationwide in the last 2 years. We can observe a
number of cerebrovascular events several times greater than cardiovascular events. Regarding
the distribution of cases by region, the highest values are found in the South and Northeast, the
most affected being Bucharest area and several counties, both in myocardial and cerebral
infarction. The most common forms of myocardial events were coded by hospitals as acute trans
mural myocardial infarction of the anterior wall and sub endocardium myocardial infarction and
as stroke most patients presented cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteries. The
study gender distribution indicates an impairment of male almost double in the case of cardiac
events, and an impairment equal to a slight predominance about the female sex in the last 2 years
in case of stroke. Data indicates a constantly increasing predominance of patient's urban
58
Book of abstracts.
residence for cardiac events, while patients with cerebral infarction come from both residential
environments, almost similar from urban and rural area. The ages most affected were those over
65 and mature adult category (41-64 years), where the values are constantly increasing for
myocardial infarction, but significant percentages, particularly for cardiac events are registered at
younger ages (20-40 years).
Conclusions A better knowledge of the situation at national and local level regarding these types
of conditions allow targeted interventions so many fatal cases due to these events can be
prevented through an improved management of chronic conditions, both at the patient and health
system level.
59
Book of abstracts.
Transport Information System: road infrastructure and transport networks
(present and future) in the wilaya of Laghouat
Abdelkader Abdellaoui1, Abdelkader Medjdoub2 Et Belal Ramzi2
1
AIDEC International & Réseau Campus Numérique Avicenne Paris
Université de Laghouat (Algérie)
2
abdellaoui.geo@gmail.com
At any time human activity has been an impact on the environment. Industrial development
related to transportation and energy use (in most non-renewable) amplified these impacts to
make them ineligible. Hertig JA noted in 2006 in his civil engineering Treaty on the
environmental impact studies that "the environmental protection concern is not new, but the
related internal legislation in place since the past mid-century has been under pressure from
special events at certain times and it does not ensure the necessary coordination between the
different specific laws." He added that "many projects were carried out on the basis of the sole
criterion cost / benefit, no legal obligation being practically provided to impose promoter‟s
consideration of environmental consequences."
Moreover, since the industrial revolution of the nineteenth century, the rhetoric of the "impact"
of the "effect induced" transport on urbanization and development has continued to support the
development of infrastructures communication. But taking into account the environment in
infrastructure and transport policy requires having as relevant valuation methods as possible
given the diversity and complexity of the impacts (Lamure 1993).
What about it in Algeria? And what about it especially in the wilaya of Laghouat ? In Algeria,
the space is, since the 60s, in continuous mutation and deep and, according to many authors,
skilled way more often anarchic by reference not to the lack of planning but rather the
distribution and form of areas occupation. Space planning diagrams are designed and offered
regularly in view of optimizing the use of land; measures and procedures are adopted to protect
sensitive areas (agricultural areas, steppe). The general finding is that reality is too distant
projections and forecasts: if the constructed space and large infrastructure does not meet this
worries global development, protection and promotion for many reasons, the network of roads is
continually questioning: Changing tracks, "ways of improvement", etc. It almost seems that there
is no long-term strategy and these network improvements obey rather to the pressure of special
events at different times. It then becomes legitimate and urgent, ask a number of questions and
try to provide answers: on what basis are developed major road infrastructure projects (policy
development, implementation strategies, realization) what is the regulation in the field, what is
the real procedure, what are the bases of data and information related to this subject, what are the
means of access to this information.
60
Book of abstracts.
Synergy of natural hazards and geomorphosites (in Romania)
Florina Grecu, Laura Comănescu
Department of Geomorphology- Pedology and Geomatics, Faculty of Geography, University of
Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
florinagrecu@yahoo.com, lauracomanescu@yahoo.com
This work presents the inter-dependency reports between hazards and geomorphosites, even
proposing the term of geohazsite for the sites generated by hazards. There is a double
significance of the geomorphologic hazards in relation to geosites: of sites generation and of site
alteration, vulnerability or even destruction. The geosite can be vulnerable not only at the
generating hazard but also to other hazards, generally associated. The geosites constitute into a
sequence of temporary dynamic equilibrium of an evolutive system. In this respect, correlations
must be done between geomorphosites as a landform and the geomorphologic hazards, in the
perspective of dynamic geomorphology.
In the process of geomorphosite identification and selection some characteristics of the landform
as response to natural and/or antropic hazards are taken into account. Geomorphosites thus
become elements at risk, vulnerable to the environmental factors and to the natural and/or
antropic hazards.
In our acceptation, Geosites (term which also includes the geomorphologic sites) are relief forms
with a scientific, aesthetical, ecological, economical, and cultural value, in respect of human
perception, that complete the total heritage of a given territory, including the biodiversity and
human creation. Geomorphological hazard is defined as a probability for the occurrence of some
phenomena liable to changing the dynamic balance of slopes hence visible effects on the
environment and human activity. Consequently, the geomorphological processes (erosion,
transport and accumulation), through the action exerted on ground surface comes to create
forms/geosites vulnerable to both human interventions and to natural hazards. The dynamics and
evolution of these forms/geosites lead to the deterioration and destruction of the geosite, to the
generation of a new geosite or to the disappearance of the geosite
This work presents and the modelling systems and typification of geomorphologic hazards and
geomorphosites in Romania
61
Book of abstracts.
Non-invasive monitoring of some organochlorine compounds in eggshells and
feathers of birds from the Lower Prut Floodplain Natural Park, Romania
Marius Lucian Matache1, Carmen Hura2, Iulia Gabriela David3, Laurentiu Rozylowicz1
1
University of Bucharest, Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Public Health Institute Iasi, Food Hygiene Laboratory, Iasi, Romania
3
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Bucharest, Romania
2
media@portiledefier.ro
The aim of this paper is to quantify the levels of DDT and its main metabolites (DDE, DDD) and
also of the HCH congeners in biological samples collected from birds living in the Lower Prut
Floodplain Natural Park, Romania. In order to limit the stress on the bird species, a non-invasive
approach was performed using chorioallantoic membrane of the eggs and feathers as
representative samples. DDTs are the main organohalogen compounds in both categories of
samples. Differences appear between species and categories of samples; for Anas sp., the
concentration is up to 10 times higher in eggs than feathers.
62
Book of abstracts.
Challenges in the evaluation of urban ecosystem services - a case study from
Bratislava
Angelika Tamásová
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Slovak Republic
angelika.tamasova@gmail.com
The proposed paper responds to the current trends in the field of urban ecosystem services
research and focuses on several methodological approaches as field survey, mapping of selected
forms of vegetation and their species composition and evaluation of ecosystem services in urban
environment by selected indicators. It presents a case study from Bratislava – the capital of the
Slovak Republic –where urban ecosystem services are investigated by collection of data relating
in particular to the microclimatic function of selected vegetation structures.
63
Book of abstracts.
Barriers to access healthcare for a social vulnerable group: the case of Roma
minority in Smârdioasa, Romania
Andreea Ionela Gaciu (Pene)
andreeagaciu@yahoo.ro
Ethnic inequalities in health are well known, but those inequalities are difficult to monitor due to
limited data. In Romania, Rroma population is generally perceived negatively by the rest of
society, most of the time living in informal settlements, without access to public infrastructure
and basic needs. The low level of education, reduced income, poor housing conditions and lack
of identity documents increase the vulnerability of this group, most often being disadvantaged,
despite the economic changes and reforms. The aim of the study is to identify and analyze the
barriers to access healthcare encountered by Rroma population from Smârdioasa, influencing
their poor health outcomes. The objective of this research is to point out the relationship between
economic, social and ethnic characteristics of this group and healthcare access, through
qualitative and quantitative methods, using statistical data and in-depth interviews. The
preliminary results show the precarious health status of this ethnic group and also the main
formal or informal factors limiting the access to health care facilities even though certain health
policies were directed particularly to this group. Also, the study reveals the need to re-design
health policies so that they could benefit from thus facilitating their social inclusion.
64
Book of abstracts.
Geographical distribution of avoidable hospital conditions, Romania, 2013
Marius Ciutan, Silvia Gabriela Scintee, Mihnea Dosius, Cristina Mototolea, Cristian Vladescu
National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development Bucharest, Romania
sg.scintee@gmail.com
In recent decades, the Romanian health care reform has focused mainly on developing primary
care, with its subsidiary role of relief hospitals less serious cases that can be solved in the
primary care sector. Standing problems were related to territorial availability (rural and isolated
areas) and public access to basic health services. Avoidable hospital conditions (AHCs) is an
indicator that can indirectly measure the access to primary health care and can be used to
compare health systems.
To analize disparities in potentially avoidable hospitalizations in Romania, in 2013, and to
identify some determinants associatted with a high level of this indicator.
We analyzed data on Romanian hospitals activity (no of admissions, sex, age, patient, residence,
type of admission, main diagnosis etc.) and demographic data (2013 population by district), as
well as the coverage of population with medical personnel and medical units. Data used for
hospital activity are part of 2013 DRGNational database; data from National Institute of
Statistics were used for resources data. We calculated hospitals activity indicators such as:
number of avoidable hospital conditions (according to List of ICD10 codes list used to identify
hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions in Annals of Family Medicine), and
standardized rates of avoidable hospital morbidity. Data were aggregated by region and district
level; cartodiagrams were used for graphical analysis.
During the year 2013, about 221176 episodes that can be classified as avoidable hospitalizations
were recorded, representing 6% of all hospitalizations. Over half of these hospitalizations have
one of the following six diagnoses: primary hypertension (over 20%); hypertensive
cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure (6.3%); bacterial pneumonia, unknown (6%);
noninfectious gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified (5.5%); acute interstitial nephritis (4.6%)
and type 2 diabetes mellitus with poor control (3.5%). District with the highest number of
avoidable hospitalizations are among the university centers districts and those with larger
population. In terms of avoidable hospitalizations density (number of avoidable hospitalizations /
no. of population * 100000 inhabitants), the top ranks districts in the south (Caras-Severin, Alba,
Teleorman, Ilfov, Olt, Giurgiu, Mehedinti). High rates of avoidable hospitalizations were
65
Book of abstracts.
associated with high mortality and poor coverage of the population with family medicine
cabinets, and hospital beds, and number of doctors and number of nurses.
As the organization of primary care sector plays an important role in geographical disparities in
terms of avoidable hospitalizations, this study provides evidence for health policies and, in
particular, for policy in resource allocation, AHCs can be addressed by increasing the coverage
of population with medical staff and the availability of ambulatory and primary care in areas
with high rates of avoidable hospitalizations; these solutions can eventually lead to increasing
equity, quality and efficiency in provision of healthcare.
66
Book of abstracts.
Overview of Urban Ecosystems Services Assessment in Romania
Cristian Ioja
Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies , University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
cristian.ioja@g.unibuc.ro
Urban ecosystems services assessment represents important challenges for urban areas,
interested to promote measure for increase the resilience to environmental, social, economic and
political changes. At European level, more assessment tools were promoted in order to improve
the city capacity for a fast response to these changes (e.g. URBES, MAES, TEEB). Thus, the
evaluation of the city capacity to supply resources and services become an important step in
environmental planning. In Romania, few studies were promoted linked to urban ecosystems
services assessment. Cultural and regulating urban services assessment was the main subject of
these researches, that is too fragmented in terms of methodological approaches. In this paper is
presented main directions related with ecosystems services approaches in Romanian cities using
the most relevant national and international literature. Also, it proposes a vision of the future
researches in this field.
67
Book of abstracts.
Flood Risk Perception. Case Study: Floods of September 2013, in Cudalbi
(Galaţi County)
Laura Comanescu, Alexandru Nedelea
Geomorphology-Pedology-Geomatics Department, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest,
Bucharest, Romania
lauracomanescu@yahoo.com
Cudalbi is a village in the county of Galați (Romania), located to 55 km north of Galati and
about 200 km from the capital Bucharest. The floods that occurred in Cudalbi in September
2013, were the result of the heavy precipitation fallen between September 11-12 and September
13-14 and the torrential flows loaded with high amounts of sediments (September 14-15).
Compared with other papers that have focused of the people‟s perception on how authorities
have managed such events, this paper emphasizes how people perceive the overall risks of
floods. For this study the authors used both the questionnaire implemented in the previous stages
(September, November 2013) as well as the interview method. The sample population was
chosen so that it would be representative for the village and no overlapping with the previous
questionnaires was possible. The questionnaire has 26 questions structured in three chapters
(most of them have single or multiple choice answers), and the present study focuses on the
chapter dealing with people‟s past experiences and their awareness about floods. The results
prove that people‟s perception about floods varies greatly depending on past experiences, age,
gender, level of education. Most interviewed people are aware of the main causes of floods and
what their attitude should be in front of such events. Individual perceptions differ from the
collective ones. This contribution is part of the VULMIN project (from the PCCA category),
managed by Professor dr. Alexandru Nedelea.
68
Book of abstracts.
Assessment of functional policentricity in county residence municipalities in
Romania
Antonio Tache, Monica Tache, Constantin Chifelea
National Institute for Research and Development in Constructions, Urbanism and Sustainable Spatial
Development URBAN-INCERC; Bucharest, Romania
tonytache62@gmail.com, marianitu12@yahoo.ro, constantinchifelea@yahoo.ro
The main problem in adopting functional urban areas (or metropolitan areas) as territorial units
for analysis and policy formulation, in European countries, is the lack of accepted standards for
their identification.
Current economic development of the European territory is characterized by the
”metropolisation” process, resulting in an increase of economic output and innovation capacity.
The study assessed the functions of Romania‟s county residence cities, using concepts of ESPON
project 1.1.1. and an original methodology to establish the capacity of these cities to constitute
metropolitan areas.
The original methodology for assessing the functional polycentricity of Romania‟s county seats
includes three major phases:
- the first phase used statistical indicators to assess the functions of Romania‟s county residences,
with the concepts of ESPON project.
- in the second phase the values of each statistical indicators were transformed into 10 classes of
values according to statistical support (based on quintiles) of ARCGIS program.
- in the third stage the General index was calculated by aggregating the final values of specific
indicators of each studied area.
The results of the survey are quantified as follows: an assessment of Romania‟s county residence
city in in terms of mission requirements on ESPON areas; analysis and cartogrames for each
county municipality; final ranking of the general indicator of Romania‟s county capital.
Conclusion - The analyses reveal significant discrepancies in municipalities and county seat of
unbalanced development of the national territory, which requires national policies that build on
the strengths of cities, highlight priority national projects.
69
Book of abstracts.
What are the features of Romanian functional urban areas considering the
human and natural capital?
Alina Huzui-Stoiculescu, Georgiana Toth, Alina Chicos, Robert Stoiculescu
National Research Institute Urban-Incerc; Bucharest, Romania
Centre for Migration Studies, University of Bucharest; Bucharest, Romania
CeLTIS Research Centre, ICUB, University of Bucharest , Bucharest, Romania
huzui.alina@incd.ro
Present urban policies define the city‟s role in regard to new growth poles and the integrated
urban development. In this context, functional urban areas represent multinuclear urban
structures that interact beyond the administrative boundaries of the core city, hence behaving as a
single entity from various perspectives, ranging from demographic to political ones. In fact
human and natural capital stand as significant dimensions in measuring the polycentricism of
functional urban areas. Focusing on the human capital, the analysis reveals large disparities
between functional urban areas including the largest cities in Romania and the average or smaller
ones, if we consider the population volume and evolution, commuting, the remunerated
workforce and education, all influenced by the economic shortfall experienced by average or
small cities, a process that started with the industrial restructuring and was increased by the 2008
economic crisis. Functional areas of large cities differ from those of declining urban structures
on account of representing poles of population convergence, attracting workforce, concentrating
large shares of skilled population and offering better opportunities to the labour market for
people living in the outer area. Also, functional urban areas have the potential to form regional
planning systems that could initiate a processes of reorganising traditional environmental links
that have been established between urban centres and the supporting territory. The urban
ecosystem suggests a strong reliance on the natural capital of the territory, the spatial dispersion
process setting forth several consequences on this capital.
70
Book of abstracts.
Assessment of socio-economic vulnerability to dryness and drought
phenomena in the Oltenia plain. A preliminary approach
Monica Dumitraşcu, Irena Mocanu, Bianca Mitrică, Carmen Dragotă, Ines Grigorescu, Cristina
Dumitrică
Institute of Geography, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
stefania_dumitrascu@yahoo.com
Oltenia Plain is one of the most important agricultural regions in Romania and one of the most
“sensitive” in terms of extreme weather phenomena (e.g. dryness and drought, heat waves, heavy
rainfall, hail storms) due to its location in the south-western part of Romania, associated with the
natural (e.g. sandy soils, sand dunes) and socio-economic (e.g. high levels of poverty,
unemployment, high degree of rurality) conditions. During the post-communist period, Oltenia
Plain was subject to major transformations which triggered significant environmental
consequences: land use/land cover changes, excessive fragmentation of farming land, emergence
of individual farms practicing subsistence agriculture, poor services in agriculture (e.g. irrigation,
fertilization, mechanization). All of these have turned this area into one of the most vulnerable to
extreme weather phenomena leading to severe degradation of agricultural land with direct impact
on crop production, human health and rural welfare. As a result, the paper aims to develop a
multi-criteria vulnerability assessment using both quantitative and qualitative methods. The
current study is seeking to identify relevant indicators in order to emphasize and assess various
components of socio-economic vulnerability to dryness and drought phenomena using the
statistical data available at LAU 2 level. As a result, three main categories of statistical variables
and indicators were taken into account: demographic and social features (e.g. population,
different vulnerable groups, medical care), economy (e.g. unemployment rate, employment in
agriculture, the share of land covered with different land use categories) and public utilities (e.g.
drinking water supply, sewerage system). Based on the resulted outcomes, the selected indicators
will be grouped in three major indexes defining: demographic and social vulnerability, economic
vulnerability and infrastructure vulnerability. Ultimately, an integrated socio-economic
vulnerability index to dryness and drought phenomena (using Hull score, average 50 and
standard deviation 14) will be computed. In order to point out some aspects related to the climate
particularities of dryness and drought phenomena the authors computed relevant climate
indicators (e.g. Palfai aridity index, Climatic Water Deficit, Thornthwaite Aridity Index) based
on the meteorological data of the most representative weather stations in the study-area.
71
Book of abstracts.
Arguments for integrative management of protected areas in the cities – Case
study in Bucharest city
Gabriela Manea, Elena Matei, Iuliana Vijulie, Laura Tîrlă, Roxana Cuculici, Octavian Cocoș,
Adrian Tișcovschi
maneagabriela2002@yahoo.com
Protected areas should be considered as a complementary form of anthropogenic environmental
intervention geared towards restoring its balance by removing the causes of its visible
degradation. Some urban ecosystems may have ecological functions of interest; they can be
valued by creating urban protected areas as ecologically sustainable management models. This
approach meets the new recommendations of IUCN, concerning the conservation of valuable,
original ecosystems, which through mismanagement, non-protective, may suffer significant
degradation or irreversible disappearances. The study area is represented by Văcăreşti wetland, a
""sui generis"" landscape unit in the built-up area of Romania capital, overlaid on the Southern
compartment of Bucharest Plain. Taking into consideration the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems,
the purpose of the study lies in the analysis of the environmental context, economic and social
vulnerability of wetland ecosystem, as argument for manage the Văcăreşti wetland as urban
natural park with multiple functions: scientific, cultural, educational and social. The research
methodology was based on: the study of international documents on the issue of urban protected
areas, historical and statistical data collection on the study area; using GIS and diachronic and
synchronic analysis; monitoring of press articles, opinions from social networks and processing
of semi-structured interviews in QSR NVivo 10 software. The results revealed necessity of
integrative management of the study area, under the circumstances of contradictions between the
valuable natural and semi-natural potential and current anthropogenic and heterogeneous
exploitation, leaded by the group interests.
72
Book of abstracts.
Can biodiversity conservation be promoted when other services are targeted
for urban waterbodies?
Beat Oertli, Eliane Demierre, Christiane Ilg
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Switzerland
beat.oertli@hesge.ch
The conservation of biodiversity is rarely the targeted ecosystem service of small waterbodies in
the urban matrix. Usually other services are promoted for urban ponds and small lakes, such as
water retention, flooding prevention, climate regulation, water treatment, along with providing a
platform for environmental education, experience of aesthetic values and a space for leisure
activities (fishing, boating, bathing). But do urban waterbodies networks also host a biodiversity
valuable for conservation? Can ponds designated for other services be hotspots for urban
biodiversity or, on the contrary, do they host pest or undesirables species? A study of a hundred
ponds in a large European city (Geneva, Switzerland) evidenced a freshwater biodiversity with
various contrasting facets. The local and regional species richness of aquatic plants, aquatic
invertebrates, amphibians remained moderated if compared with natural areas, and these
waterbodies hosted only few threatened taxa. Therefore, the interest for conservation of these
communities is relatively low. Additionally, exotic species were numerous, especially aquatic
plants, and could potentially constitute a threat. Nevertheless, pest species and nuisances were
inconspicuous, biting dipterans being limited and claims of public remaining anecdotal (also
regarding frog songs). Nevertheless, the biodiversity of urban ponds often included flagship and
esthetics species (plants, frogs, damselflies) and provide therefore nature experience for urban
citizens. The biodiversity of urban wetlands presents here an opportunity for the social aspects.
Furthermore, targeted management measures to promote biodiversity could easily enhance their
conservation value.
73
Book of abstracts.
The impact of IT companies evolution over the business environment
development and labor market in Romania
Silviu Cojocaru, Cristian Draghici, Camelia Cojocaru
silviu@itchannel.ro
This study aims to identify the patterns related to the dynamic evolution of software and IT
services companies in the period 2000-2012, in Romania. Information Technology has proven
one of the most dynamic areas of Romanian economy, registering a growth rate over the overall
economy‟s growth rate. Also, the study is intended to identify the effects of this development on
the labor market and other local businesses. Concerning the methodology, Bucharest and other
cities with a population of more than 200,000 inhabitants were selected for the study. All
selected cities are large university centers, having faculties or university specializations in the
area of information technology.
74
Book of abstracts.
How long did trips last at the end of the XVIIIth century according to
Specht’s map? Case study – Saac district
Alexandru Ionuț Cruceru, Cezar Buterez
ionutcruceru88@gmail.com
Being among the first maps of Muntenia that had been made on a relatively big scale (approx.
1:57.600), and also among the first that were provided with modern topographic survey means,
Specht‟s map (1790-1791) represented through time an indispensable documentary source for
the geography and historical cartographical studies. A less known fact nowadays, and mainly
unexplored by researchers, is the content of the three manuscript tomes located at the Library of
the Romanian Academy, copied by Nicolae Docan in 1912, which elaborates the elements of the
plates. In the present work, on the basis of the information provided by the third tome, the
authors focus on the presentation of a single aspect: the distance in time between villages. The
analysis aims to assess how much time was spent on trips at the end of the XVIIIth century, with
the traditional means of traveling, in the interior of Saac district, frequently crossed by
merchants, due to the roads that connected Transylvania to Bucharest and Brăila.
75
Book of abstracts.
Linking territories: transport planning around Bucharest
Ana Magdalena Baidan
Lille 1 – TVES, France
magda_baidan@yahoo.com
The transport system is a major contributor to urban growth, providing the answer to the main
and initial development needs: access. Yet in the current context of a capital leaving behind its
communist past (at an urban, administrative, political level), while agreeing to the European
demands, Bucharest is working on several fronts to move forward and lead in the creation of a
network and an efficient transportation infrastructure, sustainable and able to meet the needs of
all stakeholders.
From a practical standpoint, however, the situation is often complicated by the dysfunction
between the different responsible public institutions, through the role of private actors on the one
hand, and the need to involve civil society, on the other, or the brakes posed by the political or
economic / financial elements.
Starting from traffic flow management projects (underpasses or bridges), the need to install bike
lanes and finishing with the creation of the transport master plan of Bucharest, several dynamics
concerning transport in Bucharest are being created.
By analyzing all these elements of the system, we want to present an overview that is both
objective and clear, focusing on concrete projects that have been realized in recent years or are
currently being implemented, while reframing the situation in the European context, hoping that
this work will highlight the reality and the opportunities for a better progress and that it will
provide the basis for future research.
76
Book of abstracts.
Effect of different land use types and their implications on land degradation:
the case of the watershed Isser-Tlemcen (Algeria).
Mostafia Boughalem1, Abdelkader Abdellaoui2, Mohamed Mazour1
1
Ctr Univ Ain Temouchent, Laboratory of Applied Hydrology and environment/DGRSDT, BP 284- 46000
Ain Temouchent, Algéria ()
2
Agence Internationale pour le développement de l’Education et de la Coopération (AIDEC), 61 Avenue
du Général de Gaulle, 94010 Créteil, France
boughalem_2000@yahoo.fr
Water erosion is one of the most active processes in soil formation. In the Algerian watersheds,
water and soil, vital resources needed for production, are currently experiencing degradation in
terms of quantity and quality. This process continues to grow and is reflected by the decline and
exhaustion of these resources and the worsening of environmental problems. To assess the risk
of runoff and erosion, we looked for indicators of the soil's ability to produce runoff.
This work focuses on water erosion observed in the northwest region of Algeria. It deals with the
specific case of cereals, whose surface status (SS) influences strongly the formation of runoff
during the rainy season, due to the formation of slaking crusts. The objective of this work is to
study the surface states under different modes of land use, practiced in the region in order to
apprehend the contributing areas of runoff and land loss. For this, surface observations were
carried out taking into account the spatial organization of SS created by the soil tillage. The
surveys (SS) are completed at the watershed of the Isser, at a scall of m2, on a six plots sample
submitted different cropping systems. These observations were completed by in situ
measurements of soil infiltrability. It shows that runoff is closely related to the hydrous and
structural state of soil. It decreases from upstream to downstream slopes and is higher on the
south-facing slopes than the north-facing ones.
77
Book of abstracts.
Toposequential analysis and cultivation of the land skills Misserghin region
(the northern margin of the Great Sebkha of Oran, western Algeria).
Mostafia Boughalem1, Kacem Moussa2, Abdelkader Abdellaoui3, Mohamed Mazour1
1
Ctr Univ Ain Temouchent, Laboratory of Applied Hydrology and environment/DGRSDT, BP 284- 46000
Ain Temouchent, Algéria
2
Université d'Oran- Faculté des sciences de la Terre, de Géographie et de l'Aménagement du TerritoireEl Menouar B.P 1524 - Oran 31000- Algérie
3
Agence Internationale pour le développement de l’Education et de la Coopération (AIDEC), 61 Avenue
du Général de Gaulle, 94010 Créteil, France
boughalem_2000@yahoo.fr
Toposequentiel analysis based on data and clay analysis, climate, vegetation, geology and
geomorphology of soil allowed identifying different type of soil in Misserghin area. We have
had expect the presence of three types of soil as following:
-The Ironsiallitic soils: we found them at the bottom of Murdjadjo Mount. It corresponds to an
agrological poor quality land. It‟s situated in a medium depth. These soils have one or more
adverse characters that can be developed in a modest way. It occupied the downstream part of
the studied Mount and by the installation of a dense forest on a relatively high slope.
- The Alluvial soils, which occupying the plain of Misserghin on a medium altitude slopes,
indicate an agrological good quality land, deep, naturally fertile and which has favorable
properties (nitrogen: 2,5 à 3 0/00, phosphate: 0,80/00), in which we did find diversified crops such
as grapes, grain, citrus, fruit trees etc.
- The Saline sodic soils (or salino-sols) are found in the downstream part of the catchment area
(in the proximity of the Sebkha SS) and they showed very poor agrological quality (to zero),
these soils have one or more extremely unfavorable edaphic characters and this land is occupied
by halophilic vegetation.
The key recommendation in relation to the development of agriculture in the north of the Great
Sebkha of Oran, is the concentration of farming activities in the alluvial soils that have good
agrological quality land where the slope is delivering an average vast plain like that of
Misserghin which served as a model of cultural aptitudes of studies based on a thin
toposequentiel analysis.
78
Book of abstracts.
Geographic Accessibility vs. Affordability to Health Services. Case of Ilfov
County, Romania
Nistor Petronela
nistor.petronela29@yahoo.ro
The socio-economic situation of Romania in conjunction with low level of education of the
population from rural areas have led to a poor addressability to health services. In the past few
years, Ilfov County has been going through a series of social, economic and demographic
changes that led to a proper ground for highlighting contrasts from the point of view of
accessibility to health services.
The present study focuses on the relationship between geographical accessibility and population
affordability to health services.
Data bases were processed using statistic, mathematic and spatial analyzes with SPSS and
ArcGis applications.
Territorial distribution of health units and medical personal were analyzed in order to evaluate
the geographical accessibility. The addressability was measured using different indicators such
as weekly doctor-hours available from consulting rooms during opening hours, and associated
nurse-hours of service, number of consultations in medical offices, etc.
The preliminary results highlight the fact that even if particulars groups in Ilfov Country are not
disadvantaged in terms of spatial/geographical access to health services, their affordability is
limited due to high costs (including informal payments), lack of information/education, negative
perception of doctors, which negatively affects their health status.
79
Book of abstracts.
Land use/land cover changes related to mining activities in the MotruRovinari coal field
Roxana Cuculici
Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest , Bucharest, Romania
roxanacuculici@yahoo.com
The Motru-Rovinari Coal Field is located in the south-western part of Romania, overlapping the
southern part of the Getic Subcarpathians and the northern part of the Getic Piedmont, covering
522.54 sq.km. The study-area is distinguished as one of the foremost critical environmental
regions in Romania due to the radical land transformations that took place within the past fifty
years as a result of the expansion of human habitat and intensification of the mining activities.
As a result, land use/land cover changes stand out as the most sensitive recorder of
environmental changes in the region. The author are using modern GIS computer mapping and
statistical techniques for the processing of a wide range of cartographic documents covering the
analysed period in order to provide a spatial and temporal dynamics of land use/land cover
changes. Thus, several relevant topographical maps were taken into considerations (1940, 1956,
1970, 1990, and 2009). The analysed cartographic documents were chosen based on the specific
historical, political and economic drivers of change (e.g. the agrarian reforms, the opening of the
first coal mines) in order to highlight the causal relationships between land transformations and
the triggering key factors. Therefore, after the beginning of the mining exploitations, the studyarea faced critical land cover/land use changes which, together with the expansion of the coal
fields and the adjacent amenities (e.g. quarries, mine holes, tailings) have led to the expansion of
degraded lands against other land use categories (e.g. arable, forest and even build-up in the case
of settlements‟ displacements).
80
Book of abstracts.
High resolution landscape change analysis with photogrammetric techniques.
A case study from Iron Gates reservoir area (1968-2012)
Bogdan Mihai1, Constantin Nistor1, Liviu Toma2, Ionuț Săvulescu1
1
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, Romania
GISBOX srl Bucharest, Romania
2
bogdanandrei0771@gmail.com, nistorcosti@yahoo.com, liviu.toma@gisbox..ro,
savulescui@yahoo.com
The paper proposes a methodology to integrate in the same GIS analysis data derived from
DECLASS 1 intelligence imagery (KH-4B satellite imagery from 1968, 1.5 m resolution, USGS
data collection), together with Romanian orthphotos from 2012. Both data sets were coregistered
in Stereographic 1970 projection after a photogrammetric workflow focused on the older data
coverage. Study area was the Danube River Valley between Orsova and Drobeta-Turnu Severin,
where the Iron Gates Dam and Reservoir generated a dramatic landscape and land cover change
between 1965 and 1972. Historical imagery from August 17, 1968 was obtained from archive in
the original data format (GeoTiff, perspective projection) on four frames covering the study area.
A photogrammetric workflow was developed in order to create image models with an accurate
orientation and to produce a correct mosaic based on aerotriangulation techniques with points
from independent data sources (historical maps and present-day orthophotos). Using the
corresponding Digital Elevation Model derived from declassified imagery, an orthophoto
coverage was produced. After coregistration of data we continued with a GIS analysis of the
diachronic datasets in order to map and analyze the changes (type, magnitude, trend etc.) within
the flooded areas and along the neighboring slopes (settlement built-up area movement, transport
infrastructure reconstruction, hidrotechnical works impact, deforestation, cropland flooding, old
historical vestiges situation – Ada Kaleh island etc.).
81
Book of abstracts.
Teaching and assessing skills in environmental geography in a bilingual class
Florina Paunescu
"George Cosbuc" Bilingual National College, Bucharest, Romania
fpaunescu@yahoo.com
This paper presents my experience in bilingual teaching, an integrated programme for geography
and English language learning for upper secondary students. General geographical aspects are
linked with the geography of Great Britain and that of the USA, with an attitude of raising
students' awareness on environmental issues. The topics are a framework for the development of
(environmental) geography - related knowledge and skills, cognitive skills and language aspects.
Therefore, the paper presents various methods of teaching and assessing environmental issues in
four distinct structured texts which combine typical geographic skills (like completing a table or
a sketch) with methods used in English classes (like true / false questions). A special accent is
put on both the use of specific environmental vocabulary (synonyms, false friends, also
anticipated grammar mistakes) - as well as on discussions in class based on cause-effect
relationships between processes and phenomena.
82
Book of abstracts.
Recent dynamics of the most disadvantaged rural areas in Oltenia (Romania)
Emanuel Bureța
Faculty of Geography, Univesity of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
emanuel.bureta@yahoo.com
This paper aims to analyze the mechanisms of functionality for the economic system of weakly
polarized areas in the region of "" Oltenia "". The “South-West” Region of Romania overlaps
the territory of the historical province of Oltenia. From a demographic perspective this area is
predominantly rural with a share of 52.5 % compared to 47.5 % for population that lives in the
urban areas. So here we meet large areas with a deeply rural character.
These areas are disadvantaged socio-economically, because of low productivity of the economic
system , one predominantly agricultural , but also because of poor infrastructure development ,
which produces a rift between them and urban areas of the region.
Agriculture is practiced on small and dispersed surfaces and the secondary sector, the one
responasabile for collecting and processing of products, is missing. This situation created a
sistem impossible to link with the economic needs of the cities, leading to the loss of markets.
Residents were shifted to jobs in main cities but, even this is not an economic solution to revive
their settlements. Capital brought by them represents the amount spent in the same unproductive
system.
The main goal of the study is to optimize the development process of these sites by creating new
points of connection between deep rural areas and urban centers.
83
Book of abstracts.
Degradation of natural environments in the Algerian Oriental Tell: case of
Beni Haroun dam basin.
H.Amireche, D. Dekoumi
Institute of Management of Urban Technics University of Constantine 3, Algeria
hamzaamireche@yahoo.fr
Living areas of ecosystems of oriental Tell, weakened by their lithological and topographic
constitution are permanently experiencing intense processes of physical and biological
degradation in time space.
The observation and analysis of these phenomena for more than three decades have mostly
revealed the difficulty of partial or sequential approach and to report on the place and importance
of the different determinants in the functioning of these basins.
Erosion or the result of a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors seems finally as
surrender into dust of the substratum and its charriage by water.
The question of the study of erosion phenomena relates to the social relation to habitat and the
biotope and biosenosis restricted to the plant and animal kingdoms, or in other words, the
society's relationship with its natural environment. To understand this feedback type relationship
in its functional diversity, the study of the formation and evolution of the determinants of erosion
mechanisms seems unavoidable. It is through the history of living areas that it is possible to
detect the right time of the undermining of the operating mechanisms.
The spotting of the different factors, the nature of their interaction and their evolution, will lead
us to better predict the launching time of the phenomenon and specify therefore its path in this
case.
The question of the analysis of the spatial genesis, through the example of Beni Haroun basin
remains an important link in the knowledge of ecosystem functioning or local geo-systems and
the prediction of their future path.
84
Book of abstracts.
Man-made changes of the relief due to the mining activities within
Husnicioara open pit (Mehedinti County, Romania)
Sandu Boengiu, Oana Ionus, Emil Marinescu
Geography Department, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
sboengiu@central.ucv.ro
Depending on the relief, the technological process for lignite extraction from Husnicioara open
pit uses 2 or 3 excavation steps of the mine waste deposits that lie over the coal strata (I+IV);
first, the mining waste is deposited in the outer spoil tip and then in the inner tip, followed by
coal excavation on another step. So far, the mining activities have affected 3.5 km2, including
part of the Long Valley, Lake Valley and Fata Lacului and Padurea Dumbrava hills.
The lignite exploitation implies the dislocation, relocation and storage of materials, which has
caused a significant change of the local geomorphological context, leading to the construction of
some anthropic structures such as cavities and prominent relief forms. The area of the mining
exploitation is an artificial space that functions according to new rules. The takeover, transport
and depositing activities of the materials resulted from the coal exploitation caused the
destruction of the aquifer strata, the modification of the local lithology, the emergence of cavities
and prominent (temporary or definitive) forms, triggering or accelerating the geomorphological
processes within the exploited or neighbouring area, relief inversions, modeling of slope profile,
appearance of mining techno-structures, changes of the intensity and speed of the
geomorphological processes, emergence of conflicting relationships between the natural
components of the geomorphological system and the anthropic activity, environment pollution.
85
Book of abstracts.
Corabia residents’ perception on industrial tourism development and their
effects on local economy
Adelina Teodorescu1, Delia Ionescu2, Carlos Cueto3, Nicoleta Bira4
1
Cernatesti School
2
Galicea Mare School, Dolj County, Romania
3
Peru Embassy in Romania
4
N. Balcescu Oltenita, Calarasi County, Romania
camiteo@yahoo.com
After 1990 Romania recorded a noticeable economic transformation. Many functional economic
units in the city of Corabia shortly became only empty spaces, with no activity. Not to get
degraded to an extent that it may no longer take any destination, the study aims to integrate them
in the tourism activity, which almost does not exist in this city, despite its Danube harbour-city.
Residents‟ perception on the development of this activity is rather interesting, the data being
collected through a survey, highlighting both the positive and the negative aspects of tourism. It
becomes increasingly obvious the solution to develop a campaign focusing on the education and
awareness of the correct understanding of the service sector activities and which could precisely
understand the effects on local economy.
86
Book of abstracts.
A review on geomorphology today. Denudation and stripping – minimum
resistance at base level.
Antoaneta Stoica
antonetst@yahoo.com
The present communication follows on the work previous presented in the book of Vlad Cristian
Bârligeanu entitled Morfostructural analysis of the Subcarpathians between the Ialomita and
Prahova Valley. The purpose of the communication is to improve the knowledge about structural
relief in the perspective of base levels assimilated to axes of minimum resistance – perceived as
host systems and in which the structural relief is integrated easily.
The motivation of the present study is related to approaching the theme of base levels in the
study of terrestrial morphodynamic and the ranking of irregularities in the landforms inspired by
the term of stripping.
87
Book of abstracts.
Exploring social vulnerability Index in Bucharest at the 2011 census
Iuliana Armaș1, Alexandru Gavriș2
1
University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
2
alexandru.gavris@rei.ase.ro
Bucharest city is among the highest exposed capitals to earthquakes. Memories about the large
damages produced during the past century and the daily seismic activity of the nearby Vrancea
area make Bucharest a center of interest to study its vulnerability. But because of the visible
destruction of 1977 earthquake, the focus was mainly on the build environment and less on the
social and economic vulnerability of this city. That is why; we strive to explore areas at risk and
their spatial association by applying Social Vulnerability Index (SoVI) at the 2011 census.
Throughout the analysis we discuss the results and comment on the census induced issues that
hinder on a clear identification of vulnerable areas.
88
Book of abstracts.
North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and East Atlantic / West Russia (EAWR)
indices variations impact on water turbidity in the Danube Delta coastal area
Sorin Constantin, Ștefan Constantinescu, Florina Grecu
sorin@geo-spatial.org
Large scale climatic changes can have important impacts on regional and local environments,
especially on fragile ecosystems like wetlands and coastal areas. In order to better quantify the
magnitude of such impacts on marine areas in front of Danube Delta, specific indicators can be
correlated with locally determined parameters. The analyzed climatic indicators within this study
are the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and the East Atlantic / West Russia (EAWR) indices.
Their dynamics are linked to local processes (waves and currents), which can influence the
variability of total suspended matter in the water column. Detailed knowledge of the dynamics of
suspended sediments in this area is crucial for understanding the mechanisms that govern
specific geomorphological processes such as formation and evolution of barrier islands or
submerged bars. The sedimentary balance also dictates the evolution of the entire delta shoreline,
through appearance of erosion/accumulative sectors, particularly depending on the amount of
solid particulates at specific time periods and locations. In this context, turbidity products
derived from long time series of satellite data are used as an expression of sediment loads in the
upper water layers. Although the values of turbidity can be influenced also by other factors, such
as chlorophyll concentration, in the area of interest the main cause for large turbidity units is
represented by inorganic particulate matter from river input or caused by resuspension processes.
Analyzing 12 years of remote sensed turbidity values shows the degree of correlation between
large-scale atmospheric forcing systems and regional dynamics of suspended sediments.
89
Book of abstracts.
Restoration of Degraded Urban Ecosystems for Healthy Cities- Developing
technical and scientific references for Nature-Based Solutions
Yangang Xing1, Phil Jones1, Graham Ormondroyd2, Simon Curling2
1
Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
Bangor University, United Kingdom
2
xingy5@cardiff.ac.uk
Significant areas of ecosystems are being lost or degraded as a result of human activities. There
is growing concern for the health of urban populations as cities sprawl at an unprecedented rate.
Urban green infrastructures provide a notable range of environmental remediation benefits, and
pioneering health policy is recognizing nature as a cost-effective tool for planning healthy cities.
It is general recognized that ecosystems can provide air/water purification, soil erosion
protection, flood damage control, carbon sequestration and recreational facilities (green gym)
that contribute to human well-being, economic stability and physical security. However, there is
limited information on how specific elements of nature deliver health outcomes. In this study,
we developed a framework for identifying pathways through which nature bring environmental
remediation benefits, and highlight current evidence, established measurement methods and
future research needs.
90
Book of abstracts.
The role of socio-demographic, economic and environmental factors in
perpetuating the conflicts in Yemen
Popa Vasile, Cocoș Octavian
popavasile2005@yahoo.com
Lying in a strategic region from the economic point of view, on the Bab al-Mandab Straits, the
Republic of Yemen is known for its ancient civilization, but also for the political instability
affecting the country for several decades. This situation has largely been influenced by the
population‟s structure and dynamics, as well as by the low economic level and the restrictiveness
of the natural environment. The population, which is very heterogeneous from the socio-cultural
standpoint, has known a rapid growth in the last half century, putting an increasing pressure on
the natural resources (water, soil, biodiversity), which have started to dwindle and to get worse in
terms of quality. In all this time, the low level of economic development has failed to bring about
visible improvements in the quality of life, which remained precarious for most of the people.
The inefficiency of governmental policies in solving these problems has been an almost
permanent reason for discontent among the population.
91
Book of abstracts.
Examples of polycyclic intrusions in granitic magmas in Sardinia (Italy,
western Mediterranean Sea): some geomorphologic considerations
Sergio Ginesu, Manuela Capula
University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
ginesu@uniss.it
Recent geological surveys, which have focused on the evolution of the hydrographic network of
northeastern Sardinia, have outlined examples of morphosites of geological interest that are
linked to the complex evolution of pluton emplacement. Two outcrops, the Cala Sarraina and
Fizza Ona sites, which are near a northeastern Sardinian coast town, are good examples of
morphosites along the edge of different plutonic units. These outcrops represent a well-exposed,
pillow-like horizon that is observable in the field for at least 100-200 m. The first outcrop is
underlined by the occurrence of the coast, whereas the second occurs in a large tafoni form.
Under the microscope, these aphyric rocks may be classified as granophyres; graphic textures are
commonly observed in the surrounding fine-grained rocks. In addition, a similar granitic
composition is observed in samples from the investigated area, indicating that pillow-like
structures may have resulted from the occurrence of local filter-press mechanisms under fastcooling conditions (i.e., granophyric and graphic textures) during their emplacement in the upper
crustal levels of satellite bodies. Overall, the two outcrops represent a good and rare example of
the emplacement mechanisms of granitic magmas in the Sardinian batholith. Many preserved
forms support the occurrence of inselbergs that characterize the entire Gallura landscape and the
northeasterly tilting northern block of the Sardinia basement in accordance with the OligoMiocene tectonic movements. Some characteristics can be used to determine the development of
magmatic digestion; the first site, Cala Sarraina, is more mature than the Fizza Ona site
92
Book of abstracts.
Coastal erosion and its use in northern Sardinia (Italy)
Donatella Carboni1, Sergio Ginesu1, Marian Marin2
1
University of Sassari, Italy
2
carbonid@uniss.it
The study provides an overview of coastal erosion in northern Sardinia, indicating the causes and
the effects of the most relevant and identifies critical areas in relation to the possible scenarios of
extreme event. The knowledge of the state of natural balance of the coasts is essential for
planning and protection in the medium-long term and requires careful evaluation of the risks and
potential dangers, obtainable through geomorphological, sedimentological and meteomarine data
interpretation, and degree and the human settlement type. Much of Sardinians waterways are
torrential and have poor solid discharges due to the presence of dams was 393 (56 large
reservoirs and 336 small reservoirs) that remove sediment to natural beach nourishment. It is
sufficient to calculate the volume of sediment trapped from the reservoir to have a dimension of
the phenomenon, total 4,372,933.5 m3 for Cedrino in use from 1989 to 1,085,700.0 m3 for
Cixerri in activity since 1992 and 2498.226,2 m3 for Bidighinzu in use since 1959. An
interference such significant contributions to the sea involves a sedimentary deficit in the system
which leads to an inevitable retreat of shorelines. For the evaluation of the areas with greater
sensitivity and vulnerability it is also considered the human load resulting from the presence of
infrastructure and activities along the coast and next to the river banks. It was also decided
through a questionnaire to assess the value of environmental asset (in this case a stretch of
coastline) is understood as a "sense of well received" by the people, because it became clear that
the remediation or enhancement cannot be delegated to a mere technical-scientific approach but
there has to be sharing community. The integrated analysis of these factors helped to identify
critical situations and vulnerabilities along the coasts of Northern Sardinia that led to the
mapping of areas at risk.
93
Book of abstracts.
Wildfires in temperate areas. A national level approach
Bogdan Mihai1, Ionut Savulescu1, Cristian Ioja1, Maria Visan2
1
Faculty of Geography; University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Intergraph Romania, Bucharest, Romania
2
bogdanandrei0771@gmail.com
Forest fires in Romania frequently occurred during the last decade, although climate and other
environmental features did not create typical conditions. From 2004, forest fires affect in
Romania more than 1000 hectares/year of different forest types (mainly coniferous). These
phenomenons are typical for the summer dry periods but the month of March has the largest
number of events, mainly in foehn type winds affected areas. Their magnitude and frequency are
not well known, since a historical forest fire inventory does not exist. Only recent reports
(starting from 2000) from the IGSU (National Emergency Situation Inspectorate), field mapping
and monitoring provide data about forest fires.
SIAFIM – Satellite Images Analysis for Forest Fire Monitoring project proposes a methodology
for Romanian forested regions starting from existing data. The GIS analysis integrates all the
environmental data coverage for Romanian territory, focusing on the identification of the
differences between forest stands (fuel modeling). This also integrates data derived from
processed remote sensing imagery produced by European sensors (Pleiades and PROBA V) as
well as orthophotos.
The project confirmed a special attention must be paid to wildfire in coniferous forests with a
higher economic and environmental value, situated in low accessibility areas (this introduce real
fire management difficulties). Another aspect is the occurrence of wildfires in protected areas
with rare forest stands (Pinus nigra ssp. banatica from Domogled-Valea Cernei National Park).
Although different approaches were done in Mediterranean areas, our project identified an
increasing role of the soil cover features.
94
Book of abstracts.
Plant species from Bucharest as indicators of urban conditions
Marilena Onete1, Minodora Manu1, Florian Bodescu2, Mirela Moldoveanu1, Larisa Florescu1
1
Institute of Biology Bucharest, Romania
SC Multidimension SRL, Romania
2
bogdanandrei0771@gmail.com
Bucharest is the biggest city from Romania, presenting air and soil pollution due to traffic
agglomeration and other diffuse sources. On an urban-rural transect the plant species from five
sites have been inventoried and chemical analyses have been performed. The multivariate
statistical analysis of the vegetation reveals the differences among the sites and that the natural
trees and shrubs species had mainly disappeared, being replaced by alien planted species.
Remains of the natural vegetation are adapted to the modified conditions of the city. During
summer (increased temperatures, low humidity, etc.) the vegetation is scarce comprised from a
few dominant species and we can argue that the plants change their phenology in the city. The
chemical analysis of soils and plants revealed that the heavy metal content of these components
of the urban environment is different according with: the site complexity, the proximity with the
main traffic roads, management of the sites and plant species diversity. Due to the structural
complexity of the sites, aerial depositions (wet and dry) are kept at the soil level, vegetation‟s
high diversity not allowing to the dust particles together with pollutant to re-suspend in the air.
Plants influence and are influenced by their environment. Understanding plant species diversity
and its services in urban area and surroundings can bring a better understanding and protection of
biodiversity, ecosystems and proper and more use of green infrastructure.
95
Book of abstracts.
Evaluation of susceptibility to erosion of the area located at the contact
between Lipovei Hills and Timis – Bega Plain
Dorina Micu
West University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania
micu_dorina89@yahoo.com
The main objective of this paper is to analyze the characteristics of the relief: the morphometric
parameters (hypsometry, the slope of the terrain, the slopes, depth and drainage density),the
morphological parameters (curvature in plan and profile), but also the influence of geological
composition, of soils and how the land use to assess susceptibility to erosion at the contact
between Lipovei Hills and Timis - Bega Plain, using GIS technology. To achieve this goal, I
have had as purpose: the precise delineation of the area of study, the achievement of geological
mapping with scale 1: 200 000, manual digitizing contours from 5 to 5 m using a topographic
map with scale 1:25 000, which had the result obtaining digital terrain model and his
implementation to realize the hypsometric map, the slope of the terrain map, the exhibition
slopes map, the depth drainage map, the drainage density map, the curvature in plan map and the
curvature in profile map, the mapping of soils and the land use map, on which was drawn the
assess susceptibility to erosion map . Achieving this map had as a result identifying the existence
of a risk of erosion due to the composition of geological study area: sand, gravel, clay red and
loess Quaternary age and clay shale, sands and gravels of Neogene at altitudes exceeding 200 m
and where slopes exceed 16 ° classes and where the slopes is northwest, and the depth is 80 m
drainage and drainage density is about 3 km / km.
96
Book of abstracts.
Assessment of GSM HF-Radiation impact levels within urban residential area
of Craiova city
Ioan Eustatiu Marinescu1, Claudiu Popîrlan2
1
Geography Department, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
Informatics Department, University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
2
marrinescu.ioan@gmail.com
The present study aims at analyzing the level of exposure to non-ionizing radiation for the
population inside residential areas of Craiova. This type of EM (electromagnetic radiation) is
generated mainly by GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) technology of wireless
communication based on the electromagnetic emitters (GSM antensas) needed for covering
wider territorial areas. They produce constant pulsed microwave radiation even when nobody is
using the phone, affecting the people inside and outside public and residential buildings.
Contributions in this filed show that there is a direct link between continuous exposure to
microwave radiation from cell phone towers and serious health problems over the years. Key
factors in this type of research are the distance and the direct line of sight to the cellular base
station (antennas). The study presents a series of measurements carried out both near the cell
towers and inside residential areas of Craiova. Romania. In most cases the HF radiation levels
measured values superior to recommended values. Finally there are considered some prevention
and minimization procedures for residential exposure as long as non-thermal biological effects
are not considered in any official standard and guideline.
97
Book of abstracts.
Urban lakes in Bucharest – ecological significance of phytoplankton pigment
fingerprint in the plankton foodweb
Mirela Moldoveanu1, Marilena Onete1, Athanasios Gavrilidis2, Alina Dumitrache1, Ciprian
Bîrsan1, Larisa Florescu1
1
Institute of Biology, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania
Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
2
mirelamold@yahoo.com
This study aims to identify patterns of phytoplankton pigment fingerprint in order to assess the
ecological dynamics of urban lakes. The evaluation of the changes in the features of biotic
components of a lake under various pressures as pollution, climate changes and invasive species
is the main goal of the actual ecological researches worldwide. The urban ecosystems are the
most endangered and less studied in order to find the link between biodiversity and ecological
services. Our study focused on the diversity assessment of some biotic component of urban lakes
in Bucharest, mainly phytoplankton and zooplankton. The functional diversity based on algal
fingerprint was assessed using in situ florometry. The study was conducted in Bucharest, in
2014-2015 period. The samples have been collected from a network of urban lakes on River
Colentina and from enclosed lakes as Tineretului, Circului, Morii. According to chlorophyll a
content of various algal types, the lakes were grouped in some clusters. Also, the phytoplankton
composition shaped the consumer levels, especially the zooplankton assemblages. The grouping
trend of lakes varied seasonally. This classification reflected the local conditions (nutrient
status), the lake origin and factors governing these ecosystems. Conservation of these urban
lentic ecosystems is important both from an economical and an environmental point of view and
can be done by the rapid, accurate evaluation and monitoring of their state of health.
98
Book of abstracts.
Using natural tracers to track the groundwater flow path and the residence
time in a mining area
Alexandra Iulia Cozma, Călin Baciu
Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, România
alexandraiuliacozma@yahoo.com
The greatest challenge in the mining industry consists in the mitigation of AMD (Acid Mine
Drainage), therefore certain natural tracers, such as 222Rn, 226Ra, δ18O and δ2H are frequently
used in hydrological studies to determine the origin, dynamics and mixing of waters. A sampling
campaign has been carried out over a period of 9 months, in order to get a better understand the
flow pattern and estimate the residence time of groundwater in Rosia Montana mining area,
Romania. Water samples have been collected from 10 points (springs, dug wells, and gallery
outlets) in the period November 2013-July 2014. The 222Rn and 226Ra results reflect a low
level of radioactivity in the area, even more, the values are within the national and international
standards. Radon-222 concentrations range from a minimum of 2.43 Bq/L to a maximum of
10.40 Bq/L, with an average of 7.14 Bq/L. Regarding the Ra-226 concentrations, the minimum
value obtained is 25.33 mBq/L and the maximum value 210 mBq/L. The average concentration
of 226Ra is 130.02 mBq/L. In terms of stable isotopes, most of δ2H values of water samples
vary from -74.82‰ to -64.35‰. Most δ18O values of samples analyzed in the specified period
are in the range of -11.49‰ to -9.00‰, and are considered to be very close to the Local Meteoric
Water Line, and also to the Global Meteoric Water Line. The groundwater recharge in the
system of galleries comes from precipitations, and the underground circuit of the water is
relatively short.
Acknowledgements: The present contribution was financially supported by a grant of the
Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research, CCCDI – UEFISCDI, project 3-005 Tools
for sustainable gold mining in EU (SUSMIN). "
99
Book of abstracts.
Sustainable Management of Tourist Arrivals in Protected Areas. The case of
the Asinara National Park in Sardinia (Italy)
Graziella Benedetto1, Donatella Carboni2, Gian Luigi Corinto3
1
Department of Science for Nature and Environmental Resources, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
Department of Social and Human Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
3
Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism, University of Macerata, Italy
2
gianluigi.corinto@unimc.it
Practices of sustainability are often far from rhetoric declarations and models for assessing
capacity of carrying capacity needs continuing proofs. Protected areas need more scientific
attention due to the political interest by national and local administrative bodies, divided between
strict conservation policies and the necessity to ensure financial resources coming from tourism.
There are many ways for assessing the Tourist Carrying Capacity (TCC), and a methodological
choice is necessary for any effective managing decision, today and in future times. In order to
cast a theoretical framework for future applications, we have examined national and international
literature review on application in case studies about parks and other tourist destinations.
Considering our review, we present the rationale for choosing a feasible model and democratic
procedures to be tested and implemented for the case-study. The Asinara National Park shows
the peculiarity to be located in a big island, even separated from that of Sardinia. The specific
site needs a rethinking of the management policies through the rationalization of arrivals to be
subjected to an assessment of the TCC consistent with the goals of the Asinara Park plan. The
tourist access rationing is easily detectable for programming and governing purposes. Thus the
venue is particularly good for an experimentation of policies on sustainable management, to be
oriented to the conservation of biodiversity and human activity management, through the
regulation of tourist arrivals.
100
Book of abstracts.
In search of emerging polities: a content analysis of thematic agendas of
selected European cross-border cooperation structures
Valentin Cojanu, Alexandru Gavriș, Raluca Popescu
Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
alexandru.gavris@rei.ase.ro
The paper starts from the hypothesis that the viability of emerging territorial units depends on the
way their members reach a converging approach towards issues of common concern. Based on
previous results, we rank ten selected cross-border cooperation structures (CBCS) according to
their institutional strength as a measure of assessment of their viability as polity. Data are then
collected for each CBCS for three areas of cooperation, i.e. economy, society, and environment,
in the form of policy documents. The analysis uses text mining techniques to explore the content
of documents on each selected region and on each areas of cooperation. The results are further
explored inside a thematic mapping of clusters, which is analyzed through content analysis. The
goal is to investigate and assess what is the cross-border cooperation level of policy convergence
inside EU selected case studies, based on the emerging themes.
101
Book of abstracts.
Geodemographical characteristics of population in Balacita Piedmont Plateau
Amalia Mihaela Oglindoiu
mihaelaoglindoiu@yahoo.com
Rising and growth of human settlements (199 villages) in this region was possible due to its
favorable natural geographical features of this region. The structure and evolution of
demographical phenomena depend on the social, political and economical frame. There has been
fluctuations in the evolution of the number of inhabitants. From 1977 to 2004 rate of population
growth in this region has permanently a negative value. Between 2004 and 2008 there has been a
change in the rate, recording positive values in 31 of the 36 towns of Balacita Piedmont (Bucovat
town recorded the highest rise 10.31%). The consequences of migration of population to cities
were until 2004, when the population focused on agriculture due to the worse economical
situation of Romania (subsidies for seeds, fuel). After 48 years of continuous decrease, the rate
of population growth records a rise of 1.35%. The financial support offered by the Romanian
state to mothers for raising their children was another element that led to population growth.
From 2008 until now there has been noticed a decrease in the number of inhabitants of this
region (positive values of the rate of population growth are recorded just in two of the 36 towns
of the piedmont). By analyzing the others demographic indicators there can be noticed the
following: an increase in the proportion of elderly population, a slow but continuous process of
demographic aging, a larger share of female population, a decrease in the share of active
population.
102
Book of abstracts.
Using photos in geography lessons
Iulian Săndulache1, Catalina Săndulache2
1
Technical College Mihai I, Bucharest, Romania
2
catalinaraboj@yahoo.com
Photos are frequently used in teaching activities, for observing environmental components,
illustrating or explaining phenomenon and processes. Their use during lessons gives students the
competence of analyzing and interpreting an image. Teachers can use only a few photos in
different moments of the lesson or can realize slide-shows accompanied by short texts.
The efficiency of organized learning based on images is dependent on certain characteristics of
the photos: they are realized in a large format, clear and color, projected to a screen so that they
are visible from the entire class, represent a single essential aspect of the reality and do not
include other insignificant details, contain an element of size (human or tool) to correctly
appreciate dimensions.
103
Book of abstracts.
Public georeferenced data sets for coupling plant scale and catchment scale
Virgil Iordache, Radu Lăcătușu, Marilena Onete, Ion Stelian, Aurora Neagoe, Răzvan Orza,
Gabriel Burtea, Florian Bodescu, Daniel Scrădeanu
Institute of Mathematical Statistics and Applied Mathematics, University of Bucharest, Bucharest,
Romania
virgil.iordache@g.unibuc.ro
Producing large geo-referenced data sets for characterizing environmental variables is a major
research objective. In Romania georefenced public raw data sets are practically absent. In the
framework of two ongoing research projects we adopted a concept framework focusing the
production of such data on coupled environmental processes, not on environmental objects as is
usually done in the environmental monitoring. Here we report the structure of the existing data
sets, their location on the web, and methodological issues related to the allocation of
geographical coordinates to the measured variables. We end the presentation by discussing the
role of geographical objects in coupling the mathematical models describing the targeted
processes.
104
Book of abstracts.
Relationship between the health care needs and the accessibility of the health
care services in Botosani county
Teodora Estera Ursulică
Siomion Mehedinti Doctotal School, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
doraursulica@gmail.com
The population‟s access to health care services is conditioned on the offer of medical services,
which, being unevenly distributed in the country and in Botosani County determines a limited
access of the population, especially in rural areas.
This paper focuses on the accounting and interpretation of the population‟s accessibility
indicators to health services in Botosani, in the period 2000-2013, in order to highlight the
inequalities outlined in the county between the two areas of life.
The spatial distribution analysis of health services index, shows that the rural Botosani County is
poorly covered by health services, compared to the urban area, causing a limited access of rural
population to health services.
The health needs index also shows that the population‟s dependence on health services is higher
in rural areas and lower in urban areas. This outlines an inverse relationship between the two
indices: the higher the health needs are the poorer the health services.
The spatial accessibility of public health services was analyzed taking into account the average
distance, that the patient has to cover up to the nearest medical unit (general practician office,
hospital, permanent center) and the temporal accessibility according to the time, that the patient
needs in order to cover the distance to the nearest medical unit, which depends on the type of
transport that the patient has available.
The outlined inequalities in people's access to health services have serious consequences on the
health status of population from Botosani County.
105
Book of abstracts.
Components of micro-climate modification effect of urban shade trees –
integrated approach promoting the development of ecosystem service
indicators
Ágnes Takács, Márton Kiss, Ágnes Gulyás, Noémi Kántor
Department of Climatology and Landscape Ecology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
kiss.marton@geo.u-szeged.hu
Several indicators have been developed to evaluate urban ecosystem services for various
purposes on different spatial scales. Microclimate regulation is one of the most important
services of greenery that is directly perceived by urban population, therefore many studies have
been published in the last years aiming to map and evaluate this service. However, in many
instances these studies focus on the modification of only one parameter, generally of air
temperature. Nevertheless, human thermal sensation is formed by the integrated effect of all
thermal parameters, including air temperature, thermal radiation, air movement and air humidity.
That raises the necessity to evaluate the modification effect of urban greenery, especially of
urban trees, on these parameters separately, and, if it is possible, to compare different species
from this point of view. We would like to present some results of a longitudinal Hungarian study
with the above mentioned objective. Detailed microclimate modification capacity of four urban
tree species were investigated in the city of Szeged with a pair of special urbanbiometeorological stations. We compare the median values of the main thermal parameters
(temperature, humidity, wind velocity, as well as the short- and long-wave radiation components
from the upper and lower hemisphere) measured under the canopy of the trees, and in the sun.
Our results refer to clear summer days and reveal that trees have much greater modification
effect on the radiation fluxes than on air temperature and relative humidity. We discuss our study
also from the viewpoint of indicator development.
106
Book of abstracts.
The traditions as promoter of modernity in changing cultural landscapes
Marian Marin1, Donatella Carboni2
1
Universita degli Studi di Sassari, Sassari, Italy
2
marian.marin@geo.unibuc.ro
Traditions played a significant role in defining cultural landscape of Tara Lapusului county.
From specific land using methods to traditional building concepts, from individual and group
conservative behavior to the appearance of new oral expression, both tangible and intangible
traditions are in a complex process of changing. Could be interpreted tradition as a promoter of
modernity? It is possible to preserve the traditions using the modernity? Nowadays, structural
and mental changes, have appeared, due to people who are working abroad represents the most
influential factors in changing cultural landscapes process. The material landscape and the
cognitive landscape reveal new population approaches in the last fifteen years. Tara Lapsului
became a space of an ambivalent relationship, where traditions are competing with modernity,
where modernity sustained traditions, where together are defining the cultural landscapes.
107
Book of abstracts.
Identifying fine scale landscape patterns using wavelets-based techniques
Alin-Ionuț Pleşoianu1,2, Mihai-Sorin Stupariu2,3, Ileana Pătru-Stupariu1,2
1
Department of Regional Geography and Environment, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest,
Bucharest, Romania
2
Institute of Research of University of Bucharest, ICUB; Transdisciplinary Research Centre LandscapeTerritory-Information Systems, CeLTIS, Bucharest, Romania
3
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Bucharest, Romania.
plesoianu_alin@yahoo.com
Pattern detection constitutes an important study direction in Landscape Ecology, due to the
complex relations between landscape structure and associated processes. The problem of scale at
which patterns are analyzed poses multiple challenges related to the difficulty of transferring the
results between scales. Most studies are made at large spatial scales, revealing mostly landscape
level processes that do not fit for smaller scales. Subsequently, due to the necessary usage in
ecological applications (e.g. ecosystem services, landscape planning) there is a high need for
identifying fine scale features such as isolated trees or bushes. For achieving this goal, one may
benefit of wavelets techniques, which are filtering methods used in multiresolution signal
processing for detecting various features in data. Their main advantages are the ability to work
on non-stationary data, and the facility to identify the scale and location of the features. In this
study, the Mexican Hat wavelet was convoluted with a 2D Canopy Height Model derived from
LiDAR data, for a wood pasture in Fundata, Romanian Southern Carpathians. The
methodological challenges encountered were the manipulation of the dilation parameter, the 2D
translation parameters, as well as the filter size of the mother wavelet (Mexican Hat). Further, we
needed a method for normalizing the output signal, in order to compare the results for different
daughter wavelets, and also to implement an option for zero summation of the values. The results
show proficiency to identify isolated trees within the canopy, as well as small grouped plots.
108
Book of abstracts.
The assessment of regulatory ecosystem services: the case of the sediment
retention service in a mountain landscape in the Southern Romanian
Carpathians
Sorina-Mihaela Bogdan1, Ileana Pătru-Stupariu1,2, Liliana Zaharia1, Andreea Andra-Topârceanu1
1
Research Institute, ICUB; Transdisciplinary Research Centre Landscape-Territory-Information Systems,
CeLTIS, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
2
sorina.bogdan0@gmail.com
The ecosystem services concept offers an interdisciplinary approach to the integrative study of
both socio-economical and ecological systems. The sediment retention service is mentioned
among the regulation ecosystem services in all the main international classifications (MA,
TEEB, CICES). It refers to the capacity of ecosystems to regulate the quantity of eroded
sediment reaching the stream network, and thus delivering benefits like maintaining soil and
water quality and reservoir functions. Our study aims to assess the link between possible land
cover changes and the sediment retention service. The analysis focuses on a mountain landscape
from the upper catchment of Raul Targului, Iezer Mountains in the Romanian Carpathians.
To this purpose, we considered recent changes in the forest landscape (2005-2012) and, with the
participation of local administrative stakeholders, we developed three land cover scenarios
(Business-as-Usual, Conservation and Development). For each resulting land cover map we
compared the provision of sediment retention services by using quantitative indicators: sediment
retention, sediment export and the amount of potential soil loss. We also tried to assess the
service in socio-economical terms. For the preparation of spatial data we applied GIS techniques
using the ArcGis software (ESRI) and for the modeling we used the InVEST 3.2 software
(Natural Capital Project). The results show important changes in the sediment export and
potential soil loss indicators between the scenarios, but little differences for the sediment
retention indicator. Nevertheless they are relevant for local planning and decision making
activities as an argument for the maintenance of large, un-fragmented forest areas.
109
Book of abstracts.
Holocene coastal dune development and environmental changes in Helis area
(NW Peloponnese), Hellas
S. Athanasopoulou, L. Stamatopoulos, G. Alevizos & A., I. Andrikakos-Langouras
Department of Geology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
leonstan@upatras.gr
Abstract. The coastal area of western Peloponnese is characterized by marine deposits of
Pleistocene and Holocene ages. It shows the effects of different phases of coastal morphology
evolution. During the Upper Pleistocene (Tyrrhenian interglacial age), a number of marine
terraces were shaped. In places, they are characterized by thin beach deposits along with a dune
belt and relative back dune deposits. Three important morphogenetic phases occurred during the
Holocene. The first was radiometrically aged from 7000 to 3810 BP. It was characterized by a
static coastline deposition of beach deposits, and by formation of dune belts. This event marks
the end of the rapid postglacial transgression that occurred during the Holocene Climatic
Optimum. In the next morphogenetic phase, between 3810 and 1400 BP, the rate of
sedimentation was higher than the rate of relative sea level change. The cause of this high rate of
sedimentation was possibly the proximity of the mouth of the Peneus River, and resulted in the
accumulation of predominantly fluvial sediments. During the last and younger phase, from 1400
BP to present, landward migration of the coast and deposition of aeolian sands occurred.
Archaeological and morphological evidences suggest that this phase should be related to a low
sea-level stand followed by a slow sea-level rise, up to the present position and by humidtemperate climatic conditions. The collected data concerning the Holocene dune belts that occur
along the Helis (NW Peloponnese) coastline, suggest that main phases of dune development
could be related to the effects of sea-level changes, climatic conditions, and in a subordinate
way, to human activity.
110
Book of abstracts.
Revival of the rice crops in the south of Romania: Pros and cons
Iuliana Vijulie, Gabriela Manea, Laura Tîrlă, Elena Matei, Mihaela Preda, Roxana Cuculici
iuliana.vijulie@yahoo.com
In Europe, the rice is presently cultivated on small areas. The south of Romania is one of the
regions with tradition in rice agriculture, as the paddies are located at the northern rim of its
European belt. The aim of the study is to bring arguments for the benefits of reviving the rice
paddies in the Danube and its major tributaries floodplains, which are suitable for such kind of
farming. The research methodology was based on direct field survey, map interpretation,
diachronic analysis (1950-2014) and survey (semi-structured interview). Results have shown that
a decay period in rice farming had occurred during 1990 to 2000 because of the misapplication
of the agrarian policies in the rice-based agricultural societies. After 2000, a slight revival of the
rice paddies has occurred in the south of Romania, with the help brought by foreign investors on
the Romanian of the rice market. At the same time, the conflicting perception of the target
groups on both the advantages and disadvantages of this process (economic, environmental, etc.)
has been found.
111
Book of abstracts.
Monitoring Pollution Level in Railroad Right-Of-Way
Alexandr K. Strelkov, Sergey V. Stepanov, Svetlana Yu. Teplykh, Ashot M. Sargsyan
Samara State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Russia
lana2802@mail.ru
The paper describes environmental pollution in railroad right-of-way. The authors set a goal of
collecting systematic data about concentration of pollutants in soils and surface run-off, which
are close to railroad tracks and railway service enterprises. They also justified the choice of their
research sites and described pollution forms typical for areas, which are close to railroad tracks.
Petroleum products and iron were investigated as main pollutants. The authors carried out a set
of field-tested experiments to measure the level of railroad right-of-way pollution. The results are
summarized in graphs showing how the level of pollutant concentration in surface run-off
depends on the level of the same pollutant in soil samples. The paper considers the Russian
Legislation regulatory documents requiring enforcement of environmental protection measures
to decrease dirty discharge into water bodies.
112
Book of abstracts.
The Holy Quran and Environmental Teachings
Valentina-Mariana Mănoiu1, Ertan Düzgüneş2
1
Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Forestry, Karadeniz Technical University
2
valentina.mariana.manoiu@gmail.com
The Holy Quran, the sacred Muslim religious book, is also a sum of principles and teachings
covering all aspects of human life ‒ religious concepts, ethical and spiritual conduct precepts,
and rules and regulations on various aspects of everyday life. Moreover, it comprises numerous
rules on nature and environmental protection. About 750 verses (of 6236) refer to various aspects
of nature, to the relationship between man and nature, and to that between vegetal and animal
organisms and their environment.
The Holy Quran shows that nature is a whole, a complete and complex system, in which the
components support and protect each other. If one component is affected, the order and
functioning of the entire system, i.e. nature, are disturbed. It states “And the sky, He raised; and
He set up the balance. So do not transgress in the balance.” (55:7-8). In this respect, the Holy
Quran has started supporting a holistic approach to the environment approximately 1300 years
before the introduction of the academic concept of holism.
The aim of this paper is to briefly analyse some of the many ecological verses, i.e. the ones that
educate people in the spirit of nature conservation and responsibility towards its preservation for
future generations. The article highlights the eco-educational dimension of the Holy Quran by
means of a qualitative investigation. It addresses the ecological considerations on the rational use
of natural resources, ethical interactions between man and nature, and the rights of plants,
animals and of the physical elements of the environment.
113
Book of abstracts.
Transformation of tourism infrastructure in high mountain area - Based on
selected areas
Marek Zoladek
Institute of Geography, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Cracow, Poland
herrmagen@poczta.fm
In the XXI century mountaineering it is one of the most important forms of outdoor activity for
people in different parts of the world. In recent years this type of tourism is experiencing rapid
development. Increase in the number of tourists causes increasing development of tourism
infrastructure in high mountain area. This causes a rapid transformation of these areas. In
different parts of the earth can be found mountain areas with variable development of tourism
infrastructure. One of the poorest in the development of tourist areas is Miyar Valley located in
Indian part of Himalaya Lahoul. Since the discovery of the area for tourists in the late XXth
century Miyar Valley does not become crowded by visitors. This resulted in a slow
transformation of infrastructure in the valley. Another situation can be observed in the massif of
the highest peak in South America – Aconcagua. This popular area is well prepared for a large
number of trekkers and mountaineers. Among the facilities people can find base camp‟s tents, a
small restaurant, an internet café and a shower heated by solar panels. In another area of
mountain massif of Mount Elbrus in the Russian part of the Caucasus, can be observed high
environmental transformation. In this area the infrastructure allows visitors not only enjoy a meal
and use the accommodation. They can also use the cable car or specially modified snow
grooming on the way to the top. In 3 different studied areas can find various forms of
infrastructure development intended for trekkers. Currently, these areas are different
transformation. Research material collected during scientific expeditions in the years 2005-2014
in different parts of the earth. To their processing used GIS tools and SWOT analysis.
114
Book of abstracts.
Bârlad catchment – morphometric characteristics
Oana Profir, Gheorghe Romanescu, Mihai-Gabriel Balan
Geography Department, Geography and Geology Faculty, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Iași,
Romania
oanabalanp@gmail.com
The morphometric techniques developed the quantitative description of the geometry of the
drainage basins and its network which helps in characterizing the drainage network, comparing
the characteristic of several drainage networks and examining the effect of variables such as
lithology, rock structure, rainfall etc. The Bârlad catchment covers a large surface in eastern part
of Romania, left tributary of the Siret River, in which overflows, covers over 45% (over 7220
km2) of Moldavia Plateau. The Bârlad river and its tributaries brought a big contribution to the
landscape fragmentation and to the creation of its current energy. In hypsometric terms the
altitude of Bârlad hydrographic basin varies between 17 and 564 m, with an average elevation of
209 m. The relief energy range from 0 to 134 m, with an average of 30, 17 m. Within the Bârlad
hydrographic basin, slope varies between 0 and 32 °, with an average of 6º. Structurally, this
catchment overlaps on sectors with differentiated lithologies, corresponding to the southern part
of the Moldavian Platform and structural and tectonic-structural Bârlad depression, on which
relatively uniform monoclinic deposits of sedimentary layers develops. Geomorphometry
analysis of the study area was based mostly on 1:25 000 topographic maps, and at a resolution of
30x30 m based on SRTM altitude data. This study was aimed at the necessity of an analysis
which highlights the morphometric aspects of the Bârlad hydrographic basin.
115
Book of abstracts.
A model of development strategy encompassing creative industries to reduce
visual pollution - Case study: Strada Franceză, Bucharest’s old city
Andreea-Loreta Cercleux1, Florentina-Cristina Merciu1, George-Laurențiu Merciu2
1
The Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Researches on Territorial Dynamics, Faculty of Geography,
University of Bucharest;
2
Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest
loretacepoiu@yahoo.com
The study is presenting some aspects about visual pollution observed in the Old City of
Bucharest, and more specifically in the street called Strada Franceză (French Street), and the
suitability of the corresponding area for developing creative industries. Among a wide range of
parameters used in the interpretation of visual pollution, the analysis focuses on the condition of
the abandoned buildings (as a whole or partially) which are mismatching today, unfortunately
and despite their known status as historical monuments for most of them, with the rest of the area
because of the negative effects caused to the environment, urban image and population. Strada
Franceză, from where the Old City gets its origins, includes all among its extent a lot of
architectural testimonies of different stages of Bucharest history that need to be saved. The
occurrence of disconnections in the buildings morphology and functionality is due to different
causes, some of them amplified after 90‟s. By using various analysis criteria in relation with the
area‟s history and the current socio-economic profile, including the contribution of external
factors in the future of these constructions, the proposed model of strategy contains the main
project steps that must be considered in order to achieve the objective of developing Strada
Franceză as one of the creative areas of Bucharest‟s Old City.
116
Book of abstracts.
Ecological renewal models – planning approaches in restrictive environments
in Romania’s South West Region
Radu-Matei Cocheci, Catalin Niculae Sârbu
„Simion Mehedinți” Doctoral School - Faculty of Geography - University of Bucharest, University of
Architecture and Urban Planning „Ion Mincu” - Urban Planning and Territorial Development
Department
matei.cocheci@gmail.com
While areas with structural socio-economic issues have often been described in literature,
sometimes even becoming subject of national policies, the same cannot be said about areas with
significant environmental issues, which are rarely the subject of integrated policy.
Natural and anthropogenic systems co-evolve, producing upon each other opportunities as well
as restrictions for development. The complex territorial development of human settlements is a
result of these processes. The reclamation of broad wetlands along the Romanian Danube banks
and surface exploitation mining lead in much of the cases to the exhaustion of resources. The
abrupt ceasing of economic activities leads to negative social impacts, besides of the already
produced severe environmental impacts. In these cases, ecological renewal (including renaturing/re-wilding or ecological reconstruction) can become a new restriction for development.
Consequently, there are approaches which try to conciliate socio-economic issues with the
objectives for ecological renewal, despite their apparent restrictiveness. It is the case of the
Motru-Rovinari lignite basin studied here.
The first aim of this paper is to introduce the concept of restrictive environment, as the
environment where human development is restricted either due to natural or anthropogenic
factors, or due to specific legal provisions. Another aim is to propose a restrictiveness index for
the studied territorial administrative units.
We considered the hypothesis that spatial planning must directly address environmental issues
such as the need to reduce environmental damage due to anthropogenic activities. Consequently,
approaches such as ecological renewal should be assessed, taking into account their restrictive
dimension as planning instruments."
117
Book of abstracts.
Morphometric aspects in the Humor catchment
Mihai-Gabriel Balan, Eugen Rusu, Oana Profir
Geography Department, Geography and Geology Faculty, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Iași,
Romania
mihaigabrielbalan@gmail.com
Morphometric analysis as practiced in geomorphology that may be applied to a particular kind of
landform or to drainage basins and large regions generally. Morphometric analysis of a
watershed provides a quantitative description of a drainage system and it is an important aspect
of the watershed characterization. In this present study attempt has been to study the
morphometric characteristics of Humor catchment, situated in the south-eastern part of Obcina
Mare mountain subdivision, Eastern Carpathians. The study region comprises 106.15 km2, the
catchment stretch from 471 m a.s.l. in the southern part, at the confluence with Moldova river, to
1221 m a.s.l. in the north-western part. The Humor river floodplain gently slopes between 800
and 471 m a.s.l. along ≈ 22 km. This catchment overlays Paleocene to lower Miocene flysch
deposits, which represent the external nappes of the Eastern Carpathians, stacked on the pile of
basement nappes, which is eastward thrusted over the undeformed foreland deep, represented by
the Moldavian Platform. The Digital Elevation Model (DTM) was obtained through interpolation
from contour lines and height points digitized from 1:5 000 topographic maps. The DEM was
used to derive catchment area, the slope, relief energy and spatial distribution of the relief
orentation. Morphometric parameters have a particular importance in assessing the overall
morphology of this region, but also in assessing its morphogenetic potential. The general
appearance of the relief is in full compliance with the particular geological substratum and with
the activity done by the denudation factors.
118
Book of abstracts.
Climatology of hail in Southern Romania during 1961–2013
Roxana Cică1,2, Nicoleta Ionac1, Sorin Burcea2, Roxana Bojariu2
1
National Meteorological Administration; Bucharest, Romania
2
cicadianaroxana@yahoo.com
A climatology of hail has been developed for Southern Romania, using records performed at
weather stations from Southern Romania in 53 years (1961–2013). Also, the two reference
climatological periods (1961–1990, 1981–2010) have been considered. The methodology
consisted in calculating the multi-annual, seasonal, and monthly means of hail days in Southern
Romania, as well as the trend of the average hail days. The research included an analysis of
certain convection parameters that provide valuable information on the probability of occurrence
of severe convective storms. The results show a general decreasing trend of the mean annual
number of hail days in Southern Romania, in the 1961–2013 interval, while the monthly
distribution of the mean multi-annual frequency of hail days indicate an increase during the
warm seasons, with a maximum in June. The results also reveal an increase of the average
number of hail days with altitude. Comparing the multi-annual mean frequency of every month
of the year, specific to the two climatological periods (1961–1990, 1981–2010), one observe a
decreasing trend in the second reference interval. The spatial distribution of the multi-annual
mean frequency of hail days in Southern Romania, in the 1961–2013 interval, shows that the
mean number of hail days is less than 2. Another result is showing that the geographic
repartitions for spring and winter are similar with the annual spatial distribution, the frequency
being minimum in the east and maximum in the west and north-west areas of the studied region.
119
Book of abstracts.
Simulating landscape dynamics in pasture-woodlands of the Southern
Carpathians: land-use guidelines for maintaining habitat diversity
Ioana Stoicescu1, Ileana Pătru-Stupariu1,2, Alina Tudor-Hossu1, A. Peringer3
1
Institute of Research of University of Bucharest, ICUB; Transdisciplinary Research Centre LandscapeTerritory-Information Systems, CeLTIS, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
3
Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
2
ioana.stoicescu@yahoo.com
In the Romanian Carpathians, where pasture-woodlands are still managed in a traditional
manner, a process of landscape transition has started, towards either intensification or
abandonment. Several guidelines have been proposed for the management of pastures, which
focused on the regulation of grazing pressure (AGROMEDIU 2007-2013, Marușca et al. 2014).
Our study area, located in Fundata (Bran Passageway), pictures the loss of wood pastures to
forest due to encroachment. In order to test the management guidelines regarding their efficiency
for the conservation of diverse forest-grassland mosaics, we used the spatially explicit model
WoodPaM, developed by F. Gillet, A. Peringer et al. (2008). We adapted the model to the
environmental conditions of the selected location and used it to simulate pasture-woodland
landscape transitions based on the relationships among grazing intensity, tree cover, landscape
structure, forest-grassland ecotones and recent climate change.
120
Book of abstracts.
The lakes of the Romanian Black Sea Coast-anthropic modifications,
hydrological features and state-of-the-art
Petre Gâştescu1, Petre Breţcan2, Dacian Teodorescu3
1
Valahia University Târgovişte, Romania
3
Dobrogea Waters Administration, Romania
2
gastescu_petre@yahoo.com
Unlike other regions in Romania, the lakes in Dobrogea are marginally positioned – closely
connected to the presence of the Danube on two fronts, to the west and north, and that of the
Black Sea, on the east. This characteristic/position is the result of paleogeographic evolution in
Quaternary and the current climatic conditions in Dobrogea. The paleogeographical evolution in
the Quaternary resulted in the formation of several depressions at the edges of dry land, where
fresh and salt/sea water accumulated.
The lakes on the Romanian coastline are grouped into two types of genetic depressions, a fact
partially reflected in the hydrological and physicochemical properties of these – fluvial-marine
limans and marine lagoons. Of the limans, we can mention the largest – Babadag, grafted into
the united valley of the two rivers of Northern Dobrogea, Taita and Telita, situated on the
western side of the Razim-Sinoie lagoon (the largest lacustrine complex from Romania), Tasaul,
initially at the mouth of the river Casimcea, draining into the Black Sea Techirghiol, after the
union of the two tributaries, Urlichioi (Derea) and Biruinta, Tatlageac, at the end of the Dulcesti
(Tatlageac) Valley, and Mangalia, in Albesti Valley. Of the lagoons, the most notable, by
surface area, are the lake complex of Razim-Sinoie, followed by Siutghiol, to which we can add
the old marsh of Comorova (through draining, resulting in three recreational lakes-Neptun,Cozia,
Jupiter) and the Herghelia-Mangalia marsh.
In relation to the size of the drainage basin, subterranean water sources, links to coastal marine
waters, and the semiarid, temperate-continental climate of Dobrogea, in natural conditions, the
spectrum of the chemical composition-mineralisation gradient of the water lakes has varied and
still varies from that of fresh water, brackish water, salty water and hypersalty water.
Anthropic interventions on the lacustrine area, the drainage basins and the links to coastal marine
waters, have resulted in significant modifications in the structure of the lacustrine ecosystems,
depending on the purpose of their use.
121
Book of abstracts.
The impact of hidroconstruction of the Iron Gate dam on environment and
local communities in the Danube valley
Claudia Ionela Văran1, Alina-Maria Țenche-Constantinescu2
Faculty of Geography, West University of Timișoara, Timisoara, Romania
Banat University Of Agricultural And Veterinary Medicine King Michael I Of Romania, From
Timișoara, Timisoara, Romania
1
2
clau_varan23@yahoo.com
Although achieving economic development is a goal for all countries, regardless of the policies
implemented by their governments (communist, capitalist, etc.), it requires sacrifices major
impact on human communities and the environment. A frequent modern phenomenon in
developing countries as a result of intensive economic development, development-induced
displacement is characterized by forced displacement of human communities from different
geographical areas (Robinson, 2003; Jain, Dixena, 2008). Worldwide, the major cause of
population displacement are irrational exploitation of natural resources (deposits, water
resources, forestry ecosystems, etc); hydroelectric dams, the road and rail infrastructure,
irrigation channels, etc., to implement economic development projects. The largest displacement
of population (10 million people displaced annually), are caused by hydroelectric dams
construction. Using the methodology of historiography of the socialist theory development
induced displacement (DID), the article examines retrospective population displacements and
their consequences in the communist period (Romania, 1968), with the commencement of
construction of the largest hydroelectric power plants on the Danube and the largest dam and
reservoir (Dam Iron Gates I). Shown major impact economic (cheap energy, creating jobs),
social (the phenomenon of displacement of the population in the economic development of the
communist state - the displacement of approximately 30,000 people) and environmentally
(pollution, destruction of old settlements and building new settlements on the Danube Gorge),
emerged after the Iron Gates dam construction I.
122
Book of abstracts.
Study on the evaporation and evapotranspiration measured on Căldăruşani
Lake
Florentina-Iuliana Stan1, Gianina Neculau2, Liliana Zaharia1
1
Faculty of Geography; University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
2
stanflorentinaiuliana@yahoo.com
Evaporation and evapotranspiration are fundamental components of the water cycle and water
balance. Studying them allows a better knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms and
regularities that guides the movement of water in nature and also in the associated processes. The
general aim of this study is to analyze the evaporation and evapotranspiration measured on
Căldăruşani lake, these two processes having an important influence on the quantitative variation
of the water volume on lake. The study focuses on: 1) the analysis and comparison of the
measured values of the evaporation and evapotranspiration 2) the assessment of the volume of
water loss by evaporation. The data base includes climatic, hydrologic and morphometric data
on Căldăruşani lake. The analysis is performed for the 2014 year by using statistical and
mathematical methods (for example, linear correlations or equations to estimate the volume of
water loss by evaporation).
The results highlight higher values of the evapotranspiration (1588 mm/year), than those of the
evaporation (1050 mm/year). The volume of water loss by evaporation from Căldăruşani lake, in
2014, was around 2.9 mil.mc."
123
Book of abstracts.
Urban tourism. Acoustic comfort of accommodations in Craiova (Romania)
Cristiana Vîlcea, Mihaela Licurici, Oana Ionuș
University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania
cristiana_oana@yahoo.com
On the background of regional development, during the last decade, the number of the
accommodation units, especially hotels, increased significantly. Thus, if in 2001 there were 8
accommodation units (3 of which were hotels), in 2014, the number of registered units reached
35 out of which 18 were hotels, 9 guesthouse, 4 hostels and 2 motels and 2 tourist villas. Besides
the business tourism, Craiova city has the possibility (if it will become Cultural European Capital
in 2021) to increase the number of tourists, their trend, already increasing, is evidenced by the
63,144 tourists registered in 2014, as compared to 41,081 persons registered at the beginning of
the above mentioned period. This study analyses the present situation regarding the location of
the accommodation units from the point of view of the noise conform and accessibility. Also, the
authors of the study correlate the existing noise map of Craiova with their own measurements
(Sound Level Meter NL-31) performed for the main accommodation units existent,
measurements on the basis of which the units will be granted a grade value according to the
noise level, accessibility and related improvements. The results of the research consists in grating
value points for each hotel, which allows us to include the respective units in three category of
noise comfort (low, medium and high). The importance of the research consists in using the
results by local authorities, economic agents to locate and built new accommodation units in
Craiova and can even be extrapolated to other urban centers.
124
Book of abstracts.
A multiscale analysis of Bucharest’s GDP on a NUTS 3 level
George Secăreanu
secareanugeorge@yahoo.com
This article‟s main purpose is the multiscale analysis of Bucharest, from an economic point of
view. This is the reason why this research will have the GDP as a dependent value, which will be
explained through the GVA (the added value), this last one being the explanatory variable. The
EU will be used as study field and our analysis will be done on a nuts 3 level. This type of
territorial-administrative units, which will represent the study plan, will be debated in three
fields: the field of the analysis of the European Union (a European analysis) the field studying
the states which formerly had a centralized economy but are now part of the European Union (a
regional analysis) and then, an analysis of Romania (a local analysis).
125
Book of abstracts.
Sustainable management of the protected areas. Study case: Padiș Karst
Plateau
Mihaela Ungureanu, Dorina Camelia Ilieș, Ioana Josan, Ovidiu Gaceu
Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning, Faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sport,
University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania
umihaela59@yahoo.com
Padiș Karst Plateau is located in the central-western side of Apuseni Natural Park and it is
distinguished in the Romanian karst landscape through the density, variety and uniqueness of the
karst forms and phenomena, represented by: caves, potholes, pit-ponor, sinkholes, valleys and
fields of sinkholes, uvala, polje, dry valleys, blind valleys, gorges, ditches etc. The scientific
value of some of the natural components (endemic vegetation, ice caves, erosion remnants,
drainage systems and complex karst etc.) has led to their declared as natural reserves and
monuments, therefore Karst Plateau Padiș, in its entirety is included in the Apuseni Natural Park.
Through its quality of protected area, i.n. "natural park", natural and anthropogenic resources
management must be done in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. As
such, recreational tourism activities carried out within this area must have a eco-protective
character (hiking, specialized speotourism, study of nature, landscape photography etc.).
Exploiting the tourism potential is made by signposted routes. The present paper aims to
highlight the main environment issues of the Karst Plateau Padiş (soil degradation through
deforestation; overgrazing and uncontrolled circulation of tourists; the destruction of the
microreliefs from caves, especially speleothemsdue to lack of facilities and arrangements for
visiting failure; degradation and even destruction of vegetation by placing on the ground of the
grilles and overgrazing etc). At the end of the paper are proposed solutions to sustainable
management of natural and anthropogenic tourism resources from Padiș Karst Plateau.
126
Book of abstracts.
Impact of migration on economic development and demographic change in
the rural space of Constanta County
Narcizia Stefan Todica
narcizia_stefan@yahoo.com
In recent years, Constanta county's rural area has experienced a number of demographic and
economic changes, based on the intensification of migratory movement. This paper aims to
analyze migratory flows in Constanta county, special attention being given to the urban-rural
migration, whose volume generated changes in both demographic (the increase of rural
population, the socio-professional changes in structure), economic (the increased activity of
interest) in terms of spatial organization (changes in the usage of the land, by increasing the
building space to the detriment of the agricultural space, the excessive tendency to land plotting,
the physiognomy changes of rural settlements).
The study shows several individualized socio-economical patters which were determined by the
migratory movement: Bedroom villages (people who have settled in recent years in villages near
the town where they worked – e.g. Valu lui Traian, Agigea) the main reason being the desire to
have a residence in an area that provides better living conditions than the urban area (area less
crowded both in terms of traffic and of density of built space, and also the presence of green
spaces); Villages that have seen an increase in tertiary activities (e.g. tourism: Vama Veche, May
2). The changes caused by the migratory movement in rural areas examined were highlighted in
evolutionary terms (between 1990-2011 analysis period) using different graphical and
cartographical materials.
127
Book of abstracts.
The natural resources protection and the quality of life
Maria Nastac, Karina Iorgovan, Raluca Vatafu
ECOM - Association for the Protection of the Human Being and the Environment for a Sustainable
Development in the World
marianastac@ecomct.ro
Good quality natural environments provide multiple benefits to health and well-being In contrast,
air pollution, noise, poor quality water, chemicals, radiation, and environmental degradation
cause diverse impacts on human health. Understanding of the links between the environment and
human health has evolved from perceiving them as isolated issues towards recognising the
interdependencies between complex systems.
This paper offers an overview of the main pollutants, their sources, their main effects on health
and the global environment, and what can be done to reduce them.
128
Book of abstracts.
Steps in understanding the role of instability upon urban systems
Andrei Schvab, Igor Sirodoev, Mirela Paraschiv, Natasa Văidianu, Irina Saghin
CICADIT, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
andrei.schvab@isb.ro
Instability is an omnipresent process that creates the conditions for adaptation and change. A
system cannot develop without it. In the present study we propose a method to measure system
instability through structural and functional changes. We are doing this by quantifying changes
and transfers in hierarchies and their amplitude. Highlighting system instability is important
because it shows the role that the system plays in its environment and consequently the measures
that can be taken to amplify or hinder (depending on the desired outcome) that role. We argue
that by creating this conceptual framework it allows the researcher to capture adaptive processes
associated with system instability and the emergence of new types of territorial structures. The
authors can thus capture both radical structural and functional changes. These non-linear
processes make the urban system of Baia Mare (our case study) to adapt to the changing of its
environment. System instability can lead to emergence of new structures, functions and
hierarchies that allow the existence of the system even if it is in another domain of attractors. The
method that we propose starts from the assumption that systemic hierarchy is a very stable
parameter of state. If the system is unstable significant changes of the internal hierarchy will
happen, and this will be reflected in a strong structural and functional shift. Measuring this
instability will help researchers to better understand the impact that change and adaptation has
over the system and the environment that it is part of. Understanding these processes may offer
policy makers the evidence they need to take actions in a conscious manner.
129
Book of abstracts.
The analysis of the flash floods from the Uz hydrographic basin registered at
the Dărmănești hydrometric station
Ioana-Delia Miftode, Gheorghe Romanescu
Faculty of Geography and Geology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania
miftodeioanadelia@yahoo.com
"The flash floods and the floods, both represent the most dynamic and the most dangerous
hydrological risk phenomena. The floods from the Uz hydrographic basin constitute important
threats, having an unpredictable and a high distribution over time. For the analysis of the past
floods, registered data from the Dărmănești station was utilized: 1977-1981; 1992-1997. The
data was retrieved from the Water Basin Administration Siret-Bacău. Among the registered
floods from these periods have been selected the most important, being analyzed their frequency
and their intensity. In order to prevent and alleviate the negative effects of the flash floods‟
occurrence, it was required the evaluation of particular features of the flash flood‟s waves: basis
flow, peak flow, increasing time, decreasing time, total time, the transited water volume, the
leaked water layer, the shape coefficient, the particular maximum leak. The features of the floods
were studied based on a temporal analysis. It has been analyzed the level oscillation during the
flood, in comparison with the attention level (AL), flooding level (FL), and danger level (DL). It
is remarkable that during all the years of the studied periods, floods have occurred which
exceeded the flooding level. The danger level was exceeded only during particular cases. During
these situations, the local population has been exposed to the risk, protection measures being
required.
130
Book of abstracts.
Environmental conflict resolution outcomes: comparative analysis of case
studies from the U.S. and Romania
Constantina Alina Hossu1, Cristian I. Ioja1, Lawrence Susskind2
1
Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies, University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania;
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Cambridge,
Massachusetts, United States of America
2
alina.hossu@g.unibuc.ro
Collaboration is an essential element of conflict management. It can provide a framework for
problem solving fostering a successful environmental conflict resolution process. This research
aims to evaluate and contrast U.S. and Romanian case studies of environmental conflicts in order
to evaluate the collaborative initiatives undertaken in the resolution processes. The case studies
refer to: a collaborative partnership to manage the grizzly bears conflict triggered by their
presence within the ranching communities (U.S.), the collaborative efforts to move the bears
away from a city (RO), a consensus-based planning process regarding the action plans for the
management plan of a watershed (U.S.) and the negotiation efforts over the actions proposed in
the management plan of a river valley in order to achieve a consensual agreement (RO). Based
on this evaluation, the research identifies how conflict resolution has created opportunities for
communities to learn and adapt. We expect that new ideas and theories will be developed in
order to expand the cultural scope of existing frameworks of conflict resolution in environmental
issues. Consequently, the findings of this research will provide useful insights on theory building
in the field of conflict resolution.
131
Book of abstracts.
Rural and urban dwelling-houses quality characteristics in the Romanian
Danube valley. A geographical approach
Irena Mocanu, Bianca Mitrică, Nicoleta Damian, Mihaela Rodica Persu, Daniela Nancu
persu_mihaela@yahoo.com
The dwelling, one of the main components of the urban and rural living conditions, represents
one of the key-issue in the national, regional and local sustainable development strategies. The
quality of dwellings is the result of the political, legislative, economic, demographic contexts, in
the framework of policy integration and coherent development provided by the EU Strategy for
the Danube Region (EUSDR). The present paper approaches the complex issues of dwelling
quality in the Romanian Danube Valley rural and urban communities, based on the territorial
disparities (LAU2 level) of three types of statistical indicators: dwelling stock (% of finished
dwellings, % of finished dwellings out of the total number of dwelling-houses), dwelling
development indicators: living floor m2/inhabitant, density of dwellings) and comfort indicators
(access to drinking water, sewerage, electricity, etc.). Differences in the quality of dwellings in
the Romanian Danube Valley are revealed by the Dwelling Quality Index (DQI). This study
relies on the statistical data provided by the National Institute of Statistics (the results of the
Population and Housing Census, 2011 and TEMPO Online).
132
Book of abstracts.
Comparison of multi-temporal differential interferometry techniques applied
to the measurement of Bucharest city subsidence
Iuliana Armas1, Mihaela Gheorghe2
1
Department of Geomorphology-Pedology-Geomatics, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest,
Bucharest, Romania;
2
Faculty of Geodesy, Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
mihaelagheorghe10@gmail.com
This paper aims to present some of the most popular multi-temporal differential interferomtery
(DInSAR) techniques that are used for monitoring surface deformations in different types of
areas. We focus on the urban area of Bucharest, where we applied the PS (Persistent Scatterers)
and SBAS (Small BAseline Subset) techniques and validated the radar displacement products
using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). Both PS and SBAS methods generate
millimeter accuracy for ground displacement rates. The PS approach analyzes interferograms
generated with a common master image, looking at point targets that remain stable over time,
generating signal that remains coherent from an acquisition to another. The SBAS approach
relies on small baseline interferograms that maximize the spatial and temporal coherence. In this
paper we compare these techniques by applying them for the urban area of Bucharest using ERS,
ENVISAT and TSX images. The subsidence rate maps are compared from a quantitative and
qualitative point of view, taking into account also the type of movements that the techniques can
derive. The PS technique generates punctual differential subsidence between human made
objects, while the SBAS technique analyzes mainly the movement of the surface. The
movement derived by the PS technique is linear, while the SBAS approach can depict more
complex deformation patterns that can be useful in understanding nonlinear dynamical systems
that are common in geomorphic systems.
133
Book of abstracts.
Types of Tourism in Tara Vrancei Land
Catalin Iorga
Edmond Nicolau Technical College, Focsani, Romania
catalinerciyes2013@yahoo.ro
This paper is focused on the most suitable types of tourism that could be developed in Tara
Vrancei Land, a zone with an outstanding natural and cultural heritage, where the tourism
industry is still undeveloped. After a theoretical and field research using topographic maps and
aerial photographs combined with the study of local accommodation, tourism services, host
communities and legislation we concluded that the most appropriate types of tourism that could
be developed in Tara Vrancei Land are the following: hiking, biking, adventure tourism, birds
and animals watching, phototourism, educational tourism, scientific tourism, religious tourism
,recreational tourism and gastronomic tourism. In this way is enhanced the niche tourism instead
of that of mass, according the international environmental laws and IUCN rules.
134
Book of abstracts.
Shape characteristics of fluvial islets based on GIS techniques. Case Study:
Danube's Islets between Giurgiu (km 493) and Oltenita (km 430)
Andreea - Florentina Marin, Iuliana Armaș
andreea.marin09@yahoo.com
Shape holds an important role in many fields such as Spatial Science, Mathematics, Computer or
Cognitive Science. Nevertheless, the definitions, goals and applications in each discipline are a
little different. In geography, shape has been primarily used as a descriptive tool (Boyce, Clark,
1964), but the need for a quantitative measure of shape that could address geographical
phenomena come with the quantitative revolution in the 1960's (Sovik, 2012).
This study aims to quantitatively characterize shape parameters of fluvial islets, using GIS
techniques. There were seven metrics selected for the analysis, namely: Length (L), Width (W),
Elongation (ELONG), Area (A), Perimeter (P), Interior Edge Ratio (IER), Shape Index (SI). For
the automation of the work flow, all processing functions were joined into a single graphical
model.
For case study we chose Danube sector situated between Giurgiu city (km 493) and Oltenita city
(km 430). Fluvial islets may not be permanent on the geologic time scale, due to natural or
human induced hydrological changes, but can remain in place over years and years, so we chose
to track their shapes evolution from 1864 to 2008. Information was extracted from historical data
sources, such as maps and ortophotoplans. The graphical model created has been run for each
year studied.
The results show some changes in the aspect of fluvial islets. In the period 1864-2008 the
number of islets increased slightly, with the total area ranging from 21.19 km2 to 27.96 km2. In
the period studied, the shape turned from a rounded aspect to a more elongated one. Knowledge
of the information on the shape of those landforms are relevant for river restoration strategies,
nature conservations of islets or maintenance of the protected habitats."
135
Book of abstracts.
Strategies for the commercial exploitation of the western region’s spa
potential
Elena Irina Circiumaru
irina.circiumaru@yahoo.com
Romania enjoys a vast and diverse array of natural therapeutic factors, such as mineral waters,
sapropelic mud, gas vents and so on. The significant number of these elements and their spatial
distribution are a result of the geographic location and geological structure of our country, which
has led to the creation of 160 spas and localities with beneficial therapeutic factors in Romania.
Spa tourism (the oldest and most specific form of tourism found in Romania) and balneotherapy
are constantly gaining new aspects, in parallel with the development and modernization of the
accommodation, catering treatment and leisure facilities offered by the resorts.
In order to understand the important role of spa tourism for Romania, it is necessary to view and
analyze it from a broad perspective. The issues of establishing the relationship between spa
tourism and two other adjacent concepts from the area of healthcare (medical tourism and
wellness tourism) and determining its multiple aspects, expressed by the resources and activities
involved in its touristic destinations will lead us to a broad vision of the role of spa tourism in
Romania‟s tourism market.
The three strategic questions that must be asked with regards to Romania‟s spa sector are: How
can we create an offer for several well defined internal or external markets, starting from
Romania‟s competitive advantages? How can we create a dynamic for a medium term
development project for the spa sector? What role can the state and the local authorities play?
In Romania, spa tourism is important because, unlike other types and forms of tourism, it has
several advantages: it is not influenced by changing seasons, benefits from a wide range of
natural therapeutic factors and the treatment products have various durations.
136
Book of abstracts.
The public perception and attitude on general environmental problems Case
study : Constanta and Vidin in the mirror
Dan Cristian Opariuc, Alina Resteanu, Karina Iorgovan
ECOM- Association for the Protection of the Human Being and the Environment for a Sustainable
Environmental awareness is to understand the fragility of our environment and the importance of
its protection. Environmental public awareness comes from a result of general knowledge,
specialist knowledge of a particular problem and also sensitivity to, and a sense of, responsibility
for the environment. An active public, whose members are aware of the effects of human activity
on the quality of the environment and understanding the role they should play in the protection of
the environment, may induce positive reactions from politicians and decision-makers and
stimulate them to take the appropriate decisions. This aim of this paper is to identify the public
perception, attitude and behavior on general environmental problems from two regions :
Constanta and Vidin.
137
Book of abstracts.
The public perception and attitude on soil and forests pollution Case study :
Constanta and Vidin in the mirror
Dan Cristian Opariuc, Raluca Vatafu, Monica Mihaela Dragomir
The beauty of our natural surroundings affects every human being. Picturesque landscapes
arouse aesthetic feelings. Every human being is able to wonder at the natural world and therefore
it is of great importance that such sensitivity be developed from the earliest age. Any signs of
damage to the environment cause strong negative feelings. Placing emphasis on aesthetic value
influences the development of ties between people and their environment. This aim of this paper
is to identify the public perception, attitude and behaviour on soil and forests pollution problems
from two regions : Constanta and Vidin.
138
Book of abstracts.
The public perception and attitude on water pollution Case study : Constanta
and Vidin in the mirror
Maria Nastac, Dan Cristian Opariuc, Florian Cotan
Clean and plentiful water provides the foundation for prosperous communities. We rely on clean
water to survive, yet right now we are heading towards a water crisis. The health of the world‟s
freshwater resources depends on commitment from individuals, communities, and governments
to ensure that water resources are protected and managed in a sustainable manner. This aim of
this paper is to identify the public perception, attitude and behavior on water pollution problems
from two regions: Constanta and Vidin
139
Book of abstracts.
The public perception and attitude on air pollution Case study : Constanta
and Vidin in the mirror
Karina Iorgovan, Dan Cristian Opariuc, Monica Mihaela Dragomir
Air pollution can damage human health through direct exposure via inhalation or indirectly
through exposure to contaminants transported through the air, deposited on plants and the soil,
and accumulated in the food chain. So to control air pollution all have to play their due role in
daily life. It can‟t be controlled with the enforcement of law only. It does need awareness to
ensure community participation to keep our air safe from all types of hazards. This aim of this
paper is to identify the public perception, attitude and behavior on air pollution problems from
two regions: Constanta and Vidin.
140
Book of abstracts.
Wetlands - a significant feature of the salt karst landscape in the Meledic
Plateau
Daniela Strat
danielastrat@gmail.com
In the area of the Meledic Plateau that belongs to Mânzăleşti salt formation (Vrancei
Subcarpathians) it have been developed a great diversity of salt karst genuine features. Dolines,
as type of karst macroforms, are frequent and they are the most important element which defines
the distinctiveness of the geomorphological landscape from the western part of Meledic Plateau.
As salt rock dissolves in subsurface it creates void space into which overlying clay strata drape
and create peculiar landforms – dissolution and collapse dolines. These closed depressions are
circular, elliptical, often funnel shaped, or irregular with diameters ranging from a few meters to
a few tens of meters. Due to meteoric water source, the undulating topographic surface has
induced freshwater lakes and wetlands areas. With their characteristic plant associations – both
herbaceous and shrubs vegetation – in the study area wetlands are discrete units and biodiversity
hot spots that give specificity to general appearance of the landscape. Based on hydrological
features and main plant association criteria it has distinguished following types of wetlands:
seasonally wetlands, wet meadows, shallow marshes, deep marshes, ponds.
141
Book of abstracts.
Evolutionism. Language, logic and thought
Alexandru Anghelescu
angelealex01@yahoo.com
Cancer and resistance to antibiotics obliged us to ask if other earthly forms of life evolved to the
level of intelligent life. Signs of intelligence are found at its simplest levels. We try to see if logic
is used at these levels. Peter of Spain‟s supposition materials is applied to the chemical signals of
cells. Dynamic Logic is used to understand these chemical communications. “System of
communications” is used, instead of “language”. The development of live appears as the
development of an axiomatic system. The rights of unborn humans and God‟s rights over His
own creation appear as the most powerful arguments for conservationism.
142
Book of abstracts.
Mapping land cover using Remote Sensing data and GIS techniques: A case
study of Prahova Subcarpathians
Marina-Ramona Rujoiu-Mare
rujoiumarina@yahoo.com
"Land cover is one of the most important and dynamic factor in our geographical applications
(landscape analysis, natural hazards, spatial planning, thematic mapping). It reflects the
interaction between the spatial components and it is necessary to be updated frequently.
There are many land cover models available, such as Corine Land Cover or Global Land Cover
30, but they are not every time accurate at detailed scales. For long time, mapping land cover
was a difficult and time consuming task.
My purpose is to obtain a land cover model at detailed scale by integrating Remote Sensing data,
the land cover models available and GIS techniques. The study area is located in Prahova
Subcarpathian where the classes are various and complicated in configuration.
The methodology includes data processing, image interpretation, data filtering, thematic
classification, land cover models and ancillary data integration, validation, correction and land
cover mapping.
143
Book of abstracts.
The assessment of areas prone to flash floods in Bucegi Mountains (Romanian
Carpathians)
Ruth Perju
National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management and Faculty of Geography, University of
ruth.perju@hidro.ro
In populated mountainous areas, where the probability of flash floods generation is high, the
study of the vulnerability of human communities to such extreme phenomena is a necessity. The
quantification and mapping of flash flood potential can be achieved by applying the
methodology of the Flash Flood Potential Index (FFPI), developed within a project of Colorado
Basin River Forecast Center (CBRFC), of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) (Smith, 2003), further adapted depending on the data available and on the specificity of
the studies' aims (Mătreaţă and Mătreaţă, 2010; Zogg and Deitsch, 2013). FFPI is applied in GIS
environment by considering the values of the physiographic parameters, as gridded maps: slope
gradient, profile curvature, geology, soil texture, land use, each of which are classified, then
given a weight in the equation, in accordance with their importance in the occurrence of flash
floods. The result is a map that emphasizes (by suggestive colors and higher values) the areas
more susceptible to rapid flows. In Bucegi Mountains, a region important for tourism, thus with
great economical value, the highest values of FFPI is found at the steep extremities of the massif
(north-east, north and east) and on the slopes of Brătei Valley (southern part of the massif). But
the area of interest for the analysis of areas prone to flash floods is the eastern slope of Bucegi
Mountains, because of its vicinity with the settlements located in the Prahova Valley.
144
Book of abstracts.
Romanian Health Care Professionals (Im)mobilities and Their Migration
Strategies
Liliana Dumitrache, Mariana Nae, Daniela Dumbraveanu
dosaredumitrache@yahoo.com
The paper presents a critical analysis of Romanian health professionals emigration, presented as
an alarming fact by the media and the health authorities but without having the precise
dimension of the phenomenon, various institutions presenting contradictory data, referring
especially to the potential migration.
Although the push and pull factors are well known, actually, there are not concrete studies to
reveal the consequences of doctors emigration at health units levels
The shortage of medical personnel is a reality faced mostly by public health units, however, is
still not proven that it should be directly related to emigration.
What is the profile of Romanian emigrant doctor? Are they renowned professionals or young
graduates seeking better opportunities for career development, which has not found an
acceptable employment in Romania, and therefore fits into the general trend?
Paradoxically, the number of physicians has increased in recent years, and Romania does not
impose any limit regarding the students‟ enrollment in medical schools.
Although the number of doctors is lower than in other European Union countries, actually there
are no studies to assess the physician workforce and the necessary to cover the needs for care,
larger issues representing their inequitable geographic distribution than number.
Also, it is not evident whether Romanian doctors emigration is compensated by immigration or
return migration, although media report occasionally such cases and representatives of major
private hospital chains asserts that emigration is a myth, Romanian physicians are directing
rather towards the private sector than abroad.
145
Book of abstracts.
GeoEduGIS – a GIS geodatabase for educational purposes
Mihai Niculiță1, Dan Cristea2
Faculty of Geography and Geology, University “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” of Iași; Romania
Faculty of Informatics, University “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” of Iași, Romania
1
2
mihai.niculita@uaic.ro
GeoEduGIS (Geographic Educational GIS) is a free geodatabase which stores in a GIS
environment, resources which are needed in the educational process, especially but not necessary
restricted to geography teaching, and at all levels (gimnasium, high-school, faculty). The
geodatabase has also a geocatalog and a WebGIS viewer, where several maps can be browsed.
The system is maintained by WebGIS infrastructure, but it can be also downloaded and
replicated on local networks. The catalog give access to metadata and web coverage services
(WGS) for the available data, while the WebGIS viewer allow the browsing of the raw data, or
of several thematic maps, created with the data contained by the database. The coverage of the
database is global and national (for Romania), and the data comes from free sources, being
presented either as the raw data, either as processed products, which fulfill the requirements of
the educational process. From a technical point of view, the geodatabase and the GIS are based
on open source software and formats.
146
Book of abstracts.
Vernacular and Technology. In Between
Mihaela Hărmănescu, Cristina Enache
"Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism, Faculty of Urban Planning, Bucharest, Romania
mihaela.harmanescu@gmail.com
The challenges of 21st century are related to the community's ability to succeed a sustainable
management of the landscape‟s resources, in a world where tradition‟s nostalgia and the
heritigization are interpreted and re-used in relation with globalization and consuming. In a time
of dramatic changes on the social scale and technology, sustainability means more than
preserving traditions in places where the vernacular knowledge are important resources to
recovery the local identity. It requires a reformulation of their use, a suitable dynamic adaptation
of the contemporary world, merging with the technology integration into the landscape. This
paper proposes an introspection on the integration of indigenous values identified in the current
technology development through the transfer of information on landscape.
A smart landscape is an adaptable landscape. Adaptability is derived from the proposed uses of
technologies in a sustainable vision, in a balanced use of local resources and evolutionary
protection of the heritage. The resource, local heritage and technology need to be reconsidered in
a relationship with a return to the primary motivation - their coexistence in the landscape, which
can be seen as information‟s primary database that spawned the first technological elements clay, metal tools, first building blocks.
In a cyclical evolution, the technology returns in the 21st century landscape in the form of
information and its impact and consequences oscillates between transformation and conservation
nostalgia. In this context the dialogue between vernacular and technology gains materiality,
redefining old taboo-dispute between tradition and contemporaneousness.
147
Book of abstracts.
The analyzes of the urbanistic and ecological potential for regional
development in Caransebeş
Gabriel Szekely, Alina-Maria Ţenche-Constantinescu
Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine “King Michael I of Romania” of
Timişoara, Romania
gabi_szekely@yahoo.com
The town of Caransebes in located in Romania, Banat Region, at a point where high mountains,
hills and meadows meet at the confluence of the Timis and Sebeș rivers. The town has a very
special geographical position at the meeting point of different types of landscape. Concerning the
morphology of the settlement we can divide Caransebeș in different parts, which form totally
different layers. These differ in size, urban image, value, age, position, number and wealth of the
inhabitants, green surfaces. Central Caransebes represents an old urban fabrique, with relatively
dense population, architectural values, but also great problems due to the old age of the buildings
and the mediocre quality of the urban space. It is composed of the proper town centre, and the
surrounding rather narrow streets with small houses. The newer neighborhoods build during the
Communist Regime are composed of blocks of apartments, some of which show a decaying
image - of decrepit buildings and muddy playgrounds. The industrial part of the town is partly
abandoned, but lately new investments tend to reuse the land. The part of the town meant for
recreation needs much attention, because of its special qualities, and the lack of care and
investment from the part of the authorities. Analysis showed a surprising potential of many of
these urban spaces, and an interesting variety of zones for such a small town. Economic grows,
due to substantial recent investments in industry shows progress. There are great possibilities of
development by turning to account the potential of some precious green areas like Teius Region,
Teius Park and the river banks. The public space in central town also has potential. Proper
analysis and planning could turn a little industrial town into an attraction for tourists and a
healthy and nice place for the inhabitants. There is much unused geographical, urban and human
potential which only serious studies can identify.
148
Book of abstracts.
Open learning in the Faculty of Geography
Marian Ene
ene2466@yahoo.com
Open learning in the Faculty of Geography has proven to be a flexible learning form which
students the possibility to combine their need for studying with activity at work, and manage
their own learning process within the host institution. Open learning is a modern form of
education, successfully applied in the advanced education systems, which provide training
instruments for a wide range of students from various domains. This learning form has real
development opportunities in the Faculty of Geography and we can already consider it a tradition
as it has been functioning since 18 years. During this time, the professors have succeeded in
adapting their knowledge and teaching methods to the requirements of the open learning system..
149
Book of abstracts.
Using GIS techniques for assessment the differences between recorded rainfall
from hydrometric stations and radar products, in Romania
Andreea Mihalcea1, Romulus Costache1,2, Andreea-Violeta Manolache1
1
National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management of Romania, Bucharest, Romania
2
romuluscostache2000@yahoo.com
The aim of this study is to achieve a comparative analysis between the daily precipitations
recorded at the hydrometric stations from national hydrological network and rainfall estimates
based on the radar data recorded, especially for events characterized by torrential rainfall.
In order to achieve this analysis, we used data recorded during summer 2015 (June, July and
August) in which rainfall events were relatively common. Thus, were analyzed the adjustment
coefficient data values from radar, reporting the amount of rainfall recorded at the amount
estimated by radar. Both data from the radar and the hydrometric stations data were analyzed in
Microsoft Excel, and the results were further introduced and spatialized in GIS environment.
In order to perform the spatial analysis, in ArcGIS 10.3.1 software, was established a fishnet of
rectangular cells with size of 0,5º latitude and 1º longitude in polygon format. Furthermore they
were generated, for each fishnet cells, the following products: ecart adjustment coefficient values
for each cell and median values of the adjustment coefficient for each cell.
Regarding the comparison between data from hydrometric stations and those shown by the
national radar, it may be noted that in most cases the data provided by the radar are
underestimated (especially in the southern part of the Romania), or overestimated (in the
Moldavian region).
150
Book of abstracts.
Groundwater Resources from Slănic Basin. Case Study: Penteleu – Blidaru
Spring
Radu Pitigoi1, Mihaela Verga2, Andreea Andra-Toparceanu2
1
Pure Aquamin,
2
radupitigoi@gmail.com
In the current context of increased pollution of drinking water, identifying and capitalizing on
new sources has become a necessity, at least for domestic consumption.
Known as ""Penteleu - Blidaru"", the spring is located in the external edge area of Curvature
Carpathians (Buzau Mountains), at 900 m altitude, representing one of the major water sources
from Ploştina catchment, tributary on the right side of main river - Slănic.
The hydrogeological studies reveal that this source drains the aquifer stucked in PaleoceneEocene layers of Plopu.
The lack of pollution in the region and the physico-chemical, microbiological and organoleptic
characteristics of this water, confirmed by laboratory test results, classified this source as a
mineral water microbiologically pure, with a low mineral content (oligo-mineral, with a residue
sec at 180°C set between 185 and 400 mg/l). The total hardness value is 6.05° german grads (to
at least 5.0 as required by law) and pH is low alkaline (7.4), similar with human blood.
Moreover, the physico-chemical indicators that could pose a risk to human health (nitrogen,
copper and manganese) are below the minimum detectable (SLQ) by current methods of
analysis.
Although the high quality of the water allows its classification as mineral water, this is not
possible in the current legal conditions, due to low debits (<0.9 l / s) and amounts of the fees who
are too high.
Currently this source is captured, bottled and sold, being recorded in the Register of Drinking
Water from Romania as table water, non-carbonated, microbiologically pure, according to the
drinking water quality legislation.
151
Book of abstracts.
Active and passive remote sensing techniques for atmospheric investigation
Jeni Vasilescu, Doina Nicolae, Anca Nemuc, Livio Belegante, Luminita Marmureanu
National Institute of R&D for Optoelectronics, Bucharest, Romania
jeni@inoe.ro
Observations are fundamental to improve atmospheric models by advancing process
understanding, evaluating model performance, and improving initial conditions via data
assimilation. Today the most advanced observations of the atmosphere are achieved by remotesensing instrumentation. In particular lidars (optical active remote sensing instruments) and
sunphotometers (passive remote sensing instruments) are used to characterize aerosols and
clouds.
The continental-scale or worldwide ground based networks (e.g. EARLINET- European Aerosol
Research Lidar Network; AERONET- Aerosol Robotic Network), which provide quality assured
data on a large temporal and spatial scale are relevant for climatology, but also for special events,
with strong aerosol influence like Saharan dust outbreaks, forest-fire smoke plumes transported
over large areas, photochemical smog and volcano eruptions.
A significant expertise was gained in Romania in the last decade referring to ground-based
remote sensing, contributing today to European databases on a regular basis regarding the
aerosols layers and their optical, microphysical and chemical properties. The aerosols
characteristics at the Romanian site (Magurele- Bucharest) are assessed based on measurements
carried out during two international measurement campaigns in the frame of ACTRIS
infrastructure (Aerosols, Clouds, and Trace gases Research InfraStructure Network). Several
episodes of biomass burning aerosols have been identified by synergistic approach based on
specific markers (linear particle depolarization ratio, Ängström exponent)."
152
Book of abstracts.
Romanian Landscapes of Care Paradoxes: Geographical Divide in Health
Care Needs and Health Care Supply
Mariana Nae, Liliana Dumitrache, Gabriel Simion, Daniela Zamfir
mirella.nae@gmail.com
"Despite the sustained efforts to reform the health system for over 20 years (a quarter of a
century), Romania is facing serious problems in satisfying population health care needs, chronic
underfunding of public health units, shortage of medical personnel, lack of GP in rural areas,
being frequently mentioned. The economic crisis accentuates these problems making more
difficult the access to healthcare of disadvantaged or vulnerable groups.
Poor health status of the Romanian population, demographic aging especially in rural areas and
high incidences of chronic diseases increases the need for health services and also healthcare
costs.
Although private health services have had a an extraordinary development in recent years, trying
to compensate in some way the gaps in the public sector, they are restrictive for most of the
population due to high costs, but also due to geographical location, these being concentrated
mainly in large cities.
This study examines the distribution of healthcare units and health care professionals,
highlighting the deep territorial discordances between the supply and the needs for health care
services and even deeper divide between the rural and urban areas from this point of view, with
important economic and social consequences further contributing to the deterioration of
population health.
153
Book of abstracts.
Ethnographic and Psychometric methods addressing vulnerability and
adaptation to floods in the Lower Danube, Romania
Iuliana Armas, Cristina Posner
iuliaarmas@yahoo.com
Floods are a link between society and nature and can be studied only trough multidisciplinary
science, anthropology with its focus on the link between nature, society and culture plays an
important role. There is a widespread belief that disasters are bad and that people are risk averse,
however evidence from floodplain study areas shows that in the past people coped living with
nature in a way that took advantage of flooding. Therefore researchers and managers should
consider evidence from local level before prescribing methodologies and strategies for mitigation
at national or regional level. Using qualitative methods such as ethnography (semi-structured
interviews, participative observation, field notes), which requires „inquiry from the inside‟ the
authors attempt to identify coping patterns at the village level from a local conceptual
perspective trying to provide evidence on vulnerability and adaptation to flooding in Lower
Danube Floodplain. The authors argue that situational and contextual approaches of vulnerability
and adaptation using ethnographic methods applied to Gostinu and Rast Villages from the Lower
Danube Floodplain can be correlated with psychometric indicators identified through a
quantitative questionnaire to produce tools, knowledge and information required by local
authorities designing plans and strategies for vulnerability and adaptation to floods.
154
Book of abstracts.
Assessing public perception on protected areas in Iron Gates Natural Park,
Romania
Cristiana Maria Ciocanea1, Carmen Sorescu2, Mirela Ianosi2, Vasile Bagrinovschi1
1
University of Bucharest - Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Environmental Protection Agency Caras-Severin; Resita, Romania
2
cristiana1986@gmail.com
Iron Gates Natural Park, situated in the south-western part of Romania is protected for its
remarkable landscape, high biological diversity and unique habitats. Our aim is to examine local
people‟s knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards Iron Gates Natural Park. Pertinent data
were collected through a questionnaire survey and the analysis revealed that local people‟s
perceptions were affected by many factors, including education, gender, age, occupation and
level of urbanization. Most respondents held a positive attitude towards protected areas and the
analysis of their attitudes and perceptions revealed potential conflicts that might affect
biodiversity conservation and protected area management. The main problems are the limited
knowledge and a poor communication with authorities which implies a lack of local participation
in conservation activities. Based on our studies, some recommendations are given for
improvement of Iron Gates Natural Park management.
155
Book of abstracts.
Semi-subsistence farming development in a Carpathian declining mining area.
A microscale study of landowners’ perception: Stulpicani commune, Romania
Elena Matei, Despina Vasilcu, Octavian Cocoş, Dorin Matei, Roxana Cuculici, Gabriela Manea,
Iuliana Vijulie
Suceava "Stefan cel Mare" University, Suceava, Romania
Hermes College, Bucharest, Romania
e_matei58@yahoo.com
Globalization mechanisms, the new economic orientation of Romania after the Communism
collapse and as a member state of the European Union have led to several transformations in the
mountain rural space, which meant, beside others, changes of the land use, the closing down of
the unproductive mines. The study was conducted in Stulpicani commune, Suceava County,
Romanian Carpathians, between 2013 and 2015, where people turned into farming as the only
country uranium active mining, nearby was resized and others were decommissioned. The aim of
this paper is to analyze the semi-subsistence farmers‟ perception about their farms‟ development
in the framework of a large return to agriculture due to the declining mining activities, and
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). In order to assess this, a field survey has been applied on
342 househeads of semi-subsistence farms involved in getting specific funding, which was
processed in SPSS v.17 soft through Chi-square test and PCA. The results show that semisubsistence farms represent the main suitable forms of economic development of the Romania‟s
mountain rural areas in consent with traditions and environmental offer. It is also revealed that
even at the first stage, 2009-2013, it is a high rate of trust in CAP, the continuation for 20142020 exercise (Sub-measure 6.3) was broken by maladjustment at local offer and CAP
requirements. In this context, a common effort is needed, from local to national in order to keep
the tradition of farming and to find ways to maintain the advantages of EU programs to develop
farms further.
156
Book of abstracts.
Air temperature regulation by urban trees and green infrastructure
Gabriel Ovidiu Vânău, Ioan Cristian Iojă, Diana Andreea Onose, Ionuț Șandric Simona
Grădinaru, Mihaela Uţă
gabi_vanau@yahoo.com
A well-known effect of urbanization is the warming of the local climate relative to surrounding
rural areas, creating a phenomenon known as the urban heat island (UHI). UHI intensity varies
across a city and over time, but temperature differences may reach 9°C. Factors that contribute to
a UHI include the thermal properties, height and spacing of buildings, the production of waste
heat, air pollution, and differences in land cover and albedo. Since the UHI is related to the large
extension of artificial cover, the green areas of a city, especially those with large surfaces and
high plant density, as the parks, are extremely important to moderate the climate.
We have used the values recorded during 2008-2015 by a network of iDS1921G Thermochron
iButton devices, located in and outside the city to prove with irrefutable data that this
phenomenon exists in Bucharest. The network consisted of 30 sensors. The data we gathered was
validated by using official National Meteorological Administration measurements form three
ground based stations. Our map shows the atmospheric UHI and can be compared with data from
Landsat and MODIS in order to assess the UHI at the soil level. We located our recording
devices in the city‟s green spaces as they offered a good distribution across the city and
conditions similar to those of meteorological shelters. One of the most important conclusions is
that the UHI footprint in Bucharest is decisively shaped by the two largest parks of Bucharest,
one mitigating the negative effects in the northern part of the city (Herastrau Park) and the other
in the south (Tineretului Park).
The results have been obtained within the project UCLIMESA (Urban Heat Island Monitoring
under Present and Future Climate), ongoing between 2013 and 2015 in the framework of the
Programme for Research-Development Innovation for Space Technology and Advanced
Research (STAR), administrated by the Romanian Space Agency.
157
Book of abstracts.
Shoreface Dynamics and Evolution on Danube Delta Coast
Florin Tatui, Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe, Florin Zainescu, Stefan Constantinescu
florin.tatui@geo.unibuc.ro
Our objective is to explain shoreface dynamics and evolution over the medium- and large-scales
(years, decades to centuries) along a wave-dominated, low-lying coastline (Danube Delta, Black
Sea). Our research comprises comparative analysis (profile to profile volume changes) of
historical and modern maps (since 1856) and bathymetrical measurements (2008 and 2014)
extending along both Romanian and Ukrainian sectors to water depths of 20 m; annual
bathymetries of the upper shoreface (2003 – 2014); LIDAR data (2011), satellite images,
ortophotos and GPS surveys.
At multi-decadal and centennial time-scales, the shoreface sediment volume changes are linked
to storminess, Danube sediment supply, longshore sediment transport (LST) distribution and
impact of engineering structures. The presence of active deltaic lobes (Chilia) or developing
barrier islands (Sacalin) induced significant increase of shoreface volumes in the last century,
while decreasing volumes are related mainly to retreating deltaic lobes (Sulina). The construction
of Sulina jetties accentuated the erosion by blocking the LST and inducing severe erosion
downdrift. In the last three decades, the significant decrease of Danube sediment input
determined an important reduction of shoreface volumes.
At multi-annual scale, shoreface morphodynamics is linked to storm pattern changes and river
floods. The different morphodynamic behaviour is related to the distance from river mouths,
with fully active shoreface in their proximity and seaward partially-active shoreface elsewhere.
158
Book of abstracts.
Climate warming between 1961-2009 in the main agricultural region of
Romania
Remus Prăvălie1, Georgeta Bandoc1, Cristian Patriche2
1
Center for Coastal Research and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Geography, University of
2
Romanian Academy, Iaşi Divison, Geography Department, Iaşi, Romania
pravalie_remus@yahoo.com
This work analyzes the spatial and temporal trends of air mean temperature in Romania‟s most
important agricultural area, the south-south-eastern region, between 1961 and 2009. In this
respect, multiannual (the entire period) and multidecadal (1961-1990, 1971-2000, 1981-2009)
trends were analyzed (with Mann-Kendll test and Sen‟s slope method) at 23 weather stations,
annually, seasonally and for the growing season of the region‟s main agricultural crops (maize
and wheat). Multiannually, the results showed statistically significant temperature increases, on
all temporal scales (maximum rate of 0.06 °C/yr recorded in summer, equivalent to a net
temperature rise of 2.82°C), except for the autumn season (cooling without statistical
significance). Multidecadally, the 1961-1990 period is marked by a general cooling, especially in
autumn (maximum values of -0.07 °C/yr or over 2 °C net cooling). In the 1971-2000 and 19812009 periods, a general warming was observed (maximum in summer for both multidecades,
when positive rates peaked at 0.09 °C/yr, or 2.5–3 °C net warming), but the warming of the last
three decades is the most prominent in terms of spatial average magnitude and trend significance.
The results can be useful first and foremost for mitigating the climate change impact on
agricultural systems, by prioritizing future adaptation strategies enforced by policy makers.
159
Book of abstracts.
The rainfalls precipitation recorded between 14th and 16th September 2014
and morphological consequences that have affected the town Orsova and the
village of Svinita from the Danubian corridor of the Iron Gates
Gheorghe Sorin Carablaisa, Amalia Mihaela Oglindoiu, Florina Grecu
cgsorin@yahoo.com
According to the analysis of the recorded values from the days of 14th- 15th-16th September
2014 at the weather station Drobeta Trunu Severin, the most important weather station situated
near the Natural Park Iron Gates, resulted the fact that the clouds systems powerfully developed,
have brought rich precipitation, recording 170,4 mm with a maximum of 102 in 24 hours (the
first day), the total quantity of precipitation from September was of 228mm, an exceptional value
for the analyzed period of time. The recorded value from September 2014 is the highest from all
the row of analyzed data for September month between the period 1961/2014. The most affected
area by the hydromorphological hazard is inside or in Orsova town and Svinita village with
extension to Tekja, a village situated on the Serbian shore of the natural park in front of the two
Romanian settlements, where has been recorded a powerful impact over the environment and
over the local communities. Heavy rainfalls have produced floods, pluviodenudal and sudden
gravitational processes on all the studied surface. The negative effects of the hydromorphological
processes produced as a consequence of the precipitation from those days, have been measured
in damages of billions of lei, important material and human losses, destroying and affecting the
houses, the roads and the agrarian lands from the disaster area.
160
Book of abstracts.
Ground monitoring of the urban heat island in Bucharest in the framework of
the UCLIMESA project
Ionuţ Cosmin Şandric, Ioan Cristian Iojă, Gabriel Ovidiu Vânău, Diana Andreea Onose, Simona
Raluca Grădinaru
dianaandreea.onose@g.unibuc.ro
"Urban climate represents a major element for environmental stability and housing quality
especially in the large metropolitan areas. UCLIMESA (Urban Heat Island Monitoring under
Present and Future Climate) project was aimed at better understanding the urban climate, the
associated use of remote sensing and the relationship between air and surface urban heat island.
Ground monitoring of the urban heat island in Bucharest was directed to the atmospheric urban
heat island. The iButtons used in the monitoring process were organized in a rationale network
inside green areas in the city and its surroundings. The network produced data over a period of
approximately 6 months.
The data derived from this network may represent the basis for a wide variety of analysis
including the general characteristics of the urban heat island (intensity, amplitude), the spatial
distribution of the phenomena, the relation with the local characteristics, the hot-spots analysis
and the temporal dynamics of the heat island.
The use of iButtons overcomes the main limitation of the ground based measurements used until
now in the monitoring process of the urban heat island, namely the impossibility of registering
simultaneous values for various points covering a large surface.
161
Book of abstracts.
Urban Landscape Quality Index – planning tool for evaluating urban
landscapes and improving the quality of life
Athanasios Alexandru Gavrilidis, Cristiana Maria Ciocanea, Mihai Razvan Nita, Diana Andreea
Onose, Irina Nastase
athanasiosalexandru.gavrilidis@g.unibuc.ro
Researchers and planners worldwide have emphasized the need for a better planning in an
urbanizing world. The expansion of urbanized areas has increased people‟s access to modern
facilities and urban infrastructures but decreased the quality of life due to social imbalances
characterizing large cities. The quality of urban landscape can be used as an indicator of high or
low quality of life levels.
Our study proposes the assessment of urban landscape using an Urban Landscape Quality Index
(ULQI) that can be used for mapping the landscape quality within a city. The methodology used
for calculating ULQI was based on an expert assessment of the urban landscape items from a
first rank city from Romania followed by a multicriterial analysis. The assessment was made for
each district of the city resulting in an urban landscape quality map for our study case. The
results were validated by comparison with a survey targeting the landscape quality perception of
the locals.
The study showed that using ULQI in order to assess the urban landscape is an efficient and
useful tool that doesn‟t require plenty resources and can generate an outline over a city in short
period. ULQI values can be used by planners, landscapers or authorities in order to prioritize the
areas of an urban area that need to be taken into consideration.
162
Book of abstracts.
Speleothems as archives of environmental change information
Virgil Dragusin
Emil Racovita Institute of Speleology, Romania
virgil.dragusin@iser.ro
During the last few decades, speleothems have proven themselves as a valuable source of
information about past environmental change. Taking advantage of their suitability for absolute
age determinations and their ability to store a large and diverse number of environmental
proxies, speleothem studies brought to light changes that took place during the Quaternary.
Here we will present the fundamental notions of speleothem work, including notions about the
uranium disequilibrium series, the behavior of oxygen stable isotopes through the hydrological
cycle or the influence of soil processes on stable carbon isotopes in speleothems.
Further, we will illustrate these notions with several examples from Romania, from the last
glacial cycle. We will see how the region around the Eastern Mediterranean responded to the
increase in temperature during the Middle Holocene, how seasonality changed during the letter
part of the Marine Isotope Stage 3 and how the Southern Carpathians witnessed optimal
conditions for plant activity during the warmest part of the Marine Isotope Stage 5e.
163
Book of abstracts.
Computing seismic loss estimates within a big city. Bucharest case study.
Dragos Toma-Danila1,2, Iuliana Armas2
1
National Institute for Earth Physics, Romania
2
toma_drag@yahoo.com
"The seismic risk analysis of big cities is a very demanding yet necessary task; the modeling of
such complex systems requires first of all insightful input data at a good resolution, referring to
local effects, buildings, their residents and economical aspects. Also, seismic risk assessment
methods with good confidence levels are needed. Until recent, these requirements were not
fulfilled for Bucharest, one of the most endangered capital city in the world due to earthquakes.
Based on the 2011 and 2002 buildings and population census data at census tract level, on actual
hazard studies at city level and on the framework of the near-real time System for Estimating the
Seismic Damage in Romania (SEISDaRo), we estimate for the first time the possible building
damage and human losses, for more than 100 areas defining the entire city. The methodology
applied relies on 48 vulnerability curves for buildings, on the Improved Displacement
Coefficient Analytical Method for computing building damage probabilities and on empirical
methods for deriving the social impact.
In order to compare the results with real losses, one of the scenarios is for the 4 march 1977
Vrancea earthquake (Mw 7.4, H 94 km) that produced 1424 deaths and 7598 injuries in
Bucharest.
The analysis and representation of the results is performed through the use of GIS; by using
overlay analysis with satellite imagery or other data we try to provide an even higher resolution
of the vulnerable areas. Best practices for seismic risk mapping are also expressed."
164
Book of abstracts.
Urbanisation and Whistleblowing as Disaster Risk Reduction
Radu Ionescu
radu.ionescu@geo.unibuc.ro
Urban areas bring together complex technical systems and human habitation. The issue with this
proximity is that it creates exposure to a wide range of hazards for the communities relying on
these systems for employment, transportation, power, communications, and other, quite crucial,
goods and services. Any technical system can, and, given enough time, will fail if it is
mismanaged or if there is organizational misbehavior involved. Post disaster enquiries contain a
sad account of mismanagement and of people cutting corners. They also show that there were
others who were in the know, tried to speak up, but were overruled or silenced. Quite simply
opacity hides vulnerability. The necessity is therefore to understand what those managing these
technical systems think about whistleblowing and its ability to inform of hidden risks within their
organizations. This is critical both for them and the communities they operate in.
165
Book of abstracts.
Trends in low-flow variability of Romanian rivers
Ileana Tanase
lili.tanase@yahoo.com
Romania has a transitional climate between temperate and continental with four distinct seasons,
and with various climate influences, reflected by the hydrological regime. Low flows in Romania
usually occur in late summer when precipitation is low and evaporation is high and in winter
when precipitation is frozen in ice and snow. Lately, because the climatic change, droughts tend
to be longer lasting than floods in same areas (Svensson et. all, 2005).
This paper aims to analyze the trends in low-flow variability of rivers in Romania. It is based on
data flow (daily, monthly, annually) recorded at 54 gauging station, with a natural runoff regime.
The local significance of trends has been analyzed with the nonparametric Mann-Kendall test for
annual, monthly and seasonal low flow in the last 34 years (period 1980-2013).
The results show, in the case of the lowest annual values of the mean daily discharge, a positive
trend at 22% of the considered stations and a negative trend at 11%. A relatively similar trend is
observed for the annual minimum monthly mean discharges (20% increase and 17% decrease).
Increases in minimum monthly flow were particularly evident in February, March, and
December, perhaps reflecting seasonal shifts toward earlier spring melt and later autumn freezeup, respectively. The main identified trends for the seasonal low flow is winter (positive) and
summer (negative). Together with other drought or water scarcity indicators, knowledge of river
low flow trends is important for establishing appropriate management measures of the water
resources, in the context of climate changes.
166
Book of abstracts.
The commons and their tragedy - implications for post-communist Romania
Ana Irina Lequeux - Dinca
Department of Human and Economic Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest,
Bucharest, Romania
dincaanairina@gmail.com
The common pool of resources represents an already defined concept approached by both
economists and political scientists. Its tragedy, generally described as an individual independent
way of acting which endangers the common use depleting the common resource and
jeopardizing its sustainability, applies today to various environmental and economic resources
both globally and particularly such as in the case of Eastern European post-communist countries.
As a subject of complex and profound political and societal changes after 1989, influencing the
system of property and administration, Romania brings into matter the tragedy of commons
revisited after having also witnessed a tragedy of anticommons. The present study focuses on
theoretical aspects of this issue illustrated through practical implications addressing the
sustainability of natural resources and economic activities in the present-day Romania. In order
to scientifically support ideas both quantitative and qualitative data were gathered, analysed and
further illustrated through appropriate methods. Sectors such as protecting natural areas, forestry,
deindustrialization and mining activities or sustainable tourism are among the key domains to
illustrate the interest for a current study of the tragedy of commons in this country.
167
Book of abstracts.
Socio-economic activities, religious presence and urban visibility. The case of
Romanian immigrants in Catalonia
Adriana Șuiu
Universitat Jaume I de Castelló, Spain
adriana.suiu76@e-uvt.ro, al326258@uji.es
When they decided to leave their homeland, the immigrants prepare their luggage with
everything they need in order to start a new life. They also take, without realizing, their culture,
traditions, gastronomy, customs and religion, etc.
The phenomenon of migration from Romania to Spain should be also analyzed from the cultural
and religious point of view because immigrants carry with them their own culture and religion.
The protagonists of this study are people who emigrated from Romania and have become quite a
large community in Catalonia. The object of the study is the knowledge of socio-economic and
religious activities and the evaluation of the urban visibility of the Romanian immigrants who
have settled in Catalonia. I will also pay particular attention to the following issues as regards the
visibility of Romanians in Catalonia: the symbiosis between the Romanian population and
Catalan population (the linguistic similarity), the syncretism, the importance of the religious
practice, the opening up spaces for practicing various activities, the preservation of national
identity, the cultural contamination, the way the immigrants keep in touch with their relatives
from Romania, the gastronomic habits, the presence of Romanian institutions and organizations
etc.
When they arrive in Spain, Romanians are interested to practice their own religion. They started
to constitute a lot of churches in Spain. There are Orthodox, Greek Catholic, Roman Catholic,
Protestant and Neo-Protestant churches. The Neo-Protestant churches include: Baptist churches,
Adventism, Pentecostalism, Evangelism. The church managed to bring together the members of
the Romanian community in Spain. Beside the Orthodox community, the Neo-Protestant
community has had an important development in Romanian community.
168
Book of abstracts.
Evaluating anthropogenic influence in Bucegi Natural Park, Romanian
Carpathians
Bogdan Olariu
bogdanolariu28@yahoo.com
The study presents an evaluation method for the anthropogenic influence in protected areas. Thus
the environmental problems were mapped constructing a database used as input for the analysis
model. A case study was chosen for Bucegi Natural Park it presents almost all types of
environmental impact factors that one could find in a protected area. The anthropogenic
influence is the expression of the actual environmental state which indicates the level of change
from the initial state, expressed in quantifiable data. The methodology used for the study was
based on field data collection, processing and analyzing, then validation and finally cartographic
representation. Firstly, land cover was mapped, using orthophotos, same as all the impact factors
(constructions, roads, tracks, sheepfolds, pastures, utilities, traffic, affected vegetation, soil
erosion and any other environmental disturbance). Afterwards, all these data were analysed using
GIS tools. The InVEST model was applied (Tallis et al 2013) which uses land cover, habitat and
protection status, together with impact factors and sensitivity scores to create an anthropogenic
influence overview. A grid was generated for the study area and based on all raster data that was
mapped and analyzed, scores were derived. The result is a new raster map, with information for
all levels of anthropogenic influence. This methodology stands for a solution when evaluating
the environmental state of the Natural Park, helping the park‟s management to improve
protection measures.
169
Book of abstracts.
Evaluating the functional connectivity of Natura 2000 forest patches for
mammals in Romania
Mihaita- Iulian Niculae, Mihai Razvan Nita, Gabriel Ovidiu Vanau, Maria Patroescu
mihaitaiulian.niculae@g.unibuc.ro
Maintaining and improving landscape connectivity represents a central objective in biodiversity
conservation. The present study aims at evaluating the functional connectivity for mammals of
forest surfaces included in the Natura 2000 sites from Romania, and identifying the priority areas
based on the principles of spatial conservation planning.
For the present study we used the distribution of 17 species of protected mammals included in
the Habitats Directive. The species were divided in three groups according to the dispersion
distance and the average home-range size: small mammals (1km; 1ha), intermediate (10km;
100ha) and large mammals (100km; 1000ha).
For measuring the connectivity of forest patches we used a graph theory approach and the
software CONEFOR 2.6 and ArcGis 9.3. The importance of each patch as an indicator for the
connectivity of forest surfaces was determined using a binary index, the Harary index (dH).
Results reveal that forest surfaces included in the Natura 2000 network present a high
connectivity for terrestrial mammals with a large dispersion value and home range when
compared with other categories of mammals. The index values above 0 ensure a good
connectivity and dispersion for terrestrial mammals.
Furthermore, results evidence that the connectivity objective of the Natura 2000 network is not
totally fulfilled, especially for forest surfaces, requiring that future human activities should focus
on increasing the connectivity of the network.
170
Book of abstracts.
The impact of motorway construction on land use changes
Mojca Foški1, Simon Sevnšek2, Alma Zavdonik Lamovšek1
1
Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia, Slovenia
2
alma.zavodnik@fgg.uni-lj.si
Motorway construction is a major development which is assumed to greatly affect land use
changes. Taking the example of the motorway cross completion in Slovenia, we will show
whether this assumption is correct, and to what extent does the planned land use change besides,
of course, the existing land use. We assume that great changes occur, which show a trend of
construction land growth (urban land use) at the expense of reducing forest and agricultural land.
The impacts of motorway construction were determined by using a comparative analysis of
selected Slovenian municipalities with motorway connections and those that lack motorway
connections. The study was conducted in the period 2002–2012 when Slovenia intensively
implemented its National Motorway Construction Programme (2004). For this purpose, we
particularly monitored demographic, economic, and spatial indicators, such as new and cancelled
house numbers, and land use. Study results show that motorway construction greatly influences
land use changes; nevertheless, land use changes are also dictated by other socio-economic
development factors.
171
Book of abstracts.
Changes in sea surface height in the Black Sea basin – comparison between
hydrological drought and wet periods
Cristina Andra Vrînceanu, Ștefan Constantinescu
cavrinceanu@yahoo.com
"Dynamic topography is one of the youngest branches in Oceanographic research and although
the subject has been tackled for a long period, research has been scarce compared to other topics.
Moreover, regional studies are rare compared to a global ones, albeit having a more in depth
view is crucial for understanding the mechanisms of oceanic circulation and the impact over the
climate and climate changes.
This research focuses on the Black Sea basin and aims to identify some of the changes in
dynamic topography over three temporal intervals represented by 2003, a year with hydrological
drought, 2005-2006 and 2008-2010, portraying wet periods. The context is to analyze and
quantify the variation of the sea surface topography and to identify possible factors that
determined them.
The methods comprise analysis of delayed time products obtained from Ssalto Duacs
multimission altimetry products, computed for a mean profile gridded (1/8°x1/8° on a regular
grid), comparison and correlation with other hydrological and meteorological data.
The preliminary results aim to create an overview of the distinct variations of the sea surface
height in the Black Sea basin and serve as a basis for further analysis of the conditions that
determined the fluctuations.
172
Book of abstracts.
Geomorphological environment in relation to heritage and tourist sites of
interest: The Roman Edifice with Mosaic case study, Constanta
Andreea Andra-Toparceanu1, Mihai Mafteiu2, Verga Mihaela1, Christian Stanciu3, Nichifor
Bogdan4, Florina Tatu1
1
2
MM Georesearch
3
University of Florida, United States
4
SEP
andreea.andra@geo.unibuc.ro
Over the history, a series of edifices have been built as a result of certain strategic, economic,
social or religious requirements, edifices which nowadays are included in the national or world
heritage.
The contemporaneous changes are added with the development of urban environment (new
constructions, sewage and water supply installations, the modernization of transport
infrastructure, the rise in the number of inhabitants and/or tourists) and its can cause different
responses from the edifices and from the hydrogeological and geomorphological environment.
The perspective of this paper is given by the relation between the historical monument – The
Roman Edifice with Mosaic heritage from Constanta - and the geomorphological and
hydrogeological environment in its capacity of support, also the anthropogenic impact that
society has on it. The south-west Black Sea front cliff is the morphological surfaces which have
served as base for the three terraces construction of the Roman Edifice with Mosaic in the IV
A.D. century, near the ancient harbor Tomis. The loessoid complex and Sarmatian limestones are
the geological features and the water table are below 3 meters. However the high humidity of
temporary infiltration (at least from the past 20-30 years) causes suffusion on the one hand, and
slip processes on the other hand. The consequences reverberate through waving on the museum
wall with arches and mosaic.
Local features of the cliff, hydrogeological conditions, present geomorphological processes
arising from the intensification of human activities, implicitly tourism endangering of permanent
degradation of the largest Roman Mosaic in Eastern Europe.
173
Book of abstracts.
Spatial patterns in urban landscapes: urbanization and urban forests. Case
study: Brașov-Săcele, Romania
Irina Iulia Năstase
"Simion Mehedinți" Doctoral School, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest
nastase.irina90@yahoo.com
The urban landscape is the result of socio-economic development and urbanization patterns
which continue to have a significant impact at different scales. Minimizing the negative impacts
of urbanization remains an important objective in order to achieve a sustainable development.
The expansion of impervious surfaces, such as buildings, has determined changes in the land
use/land cover matrix of urban areas. This study aims to quantify the landscape fragmentation
focusing on the spatial relationship between urban forests and built up areas. The study area
comprises neighborhoods from two urban areas: Brașov and Săcele. The data used consists of
aerial images from two different years (2005 and 2008) based on which land use/land cover
maps were created. The changes between the two moments chosen were quantified using
landscape metrics. A spatial multi-criteria analysis was applied to compare the linkages between
urbanization patterns and urban forests in the selected urban areas. The results highlight the
increase of built up spaces close to urban forests and the higher fragmentation of the landscape,
mostly in Săcele. This information can be helpful in terms of urban planning and urban forestry.
174
Book of abstracts.
Sustainable development and international tourism: criteria and indicators
Efros Vasile
„Ştefan cel Mare” University, Suceava, Romania
efros@atlas.usv.ro
The concept of sustainable development enters into a wide number of domains, including
research. International tourism doesn´t make any exception, which in recent decades, plays an
important role in the global economy. For these reasons sustainable development can not be aut
of this branch.
Based on WTO materials, World Bank and IMF, were calculated following values, which can
become the basis of determining the degree of sustainability of tourism: share of tourism receipts
in the country's GDP, the number of arrivals from 1 aq.km. of the country and 1 capita, tourism
receipts per capita, the ratio of receipts and tourist arrivals, the number of places in hotels per
1,000 inhabitants, the number of tourist arrivals reported together in hotels etc. Based on these
and the relations between them we evaluate some prerequisites for sustainable tourism from the
point of view of the economic and tourism possibilities available in the country.
175
Book of abstracts.
Characteristics of atmospheric instability in Titu plain. Case study: Severe
convective phenomena, July 14, 2015
Adrian Tiscovschi, Robert Manta, Sipos Zoltan, Mihaita Hustiu
National Meteorological Administration Bucharest
atiscovschi@gmail.com
Supercells are one of the most complex mesoscale atmospheric processes. A supercell is usually
associated with severe convective weather and has a lifespan ranging between 1 and 4 hours, and
in some cases even 8 hours (Markowski & Richardson, 2010). Typically, most tornadoes and
large hail cases (over 5 cm) are linked with supercelullar convection. Also, strong wind gusts
that may exceed 100 km/h, high electrical activity, sometimes even 200 lightnings per minute
(Markowski & Richardson, 2010) and heavy rain that can accumulate significant amounts of
water in very short intervals are often caused by supercells. During the warm season of 2015, in
the geographical space of Romania were reported at least three severe convective events related
to supercelullar storms. One of them has developed on July 14, 2015 in the eastern county of
Dâmbovița and was detected by ECC C-band radar from Bucharest. The presence of rotation and
the TDS (Tornado Debris Signature) observed in the radar products have been validated on the
ground by a well defined mesocyclone, hail and strong wind gusts. There were reports of trees
and many roofs brought down by wind gusts, and most of the crops have been compromised
partially or totally in Răcari city.
176
Book of abstracts.
Micromorphology of the landforms emerged as a result of the
hydroameliorative systems in the Romanian plain
Cristina Ghiță, Florina Grecu
Department of Geomorphology, Pedology and Geomatics, Faculty of Geography, University of
chrys_geo_2007@yahoo.com
"The minor landforms of the flat interfluves in the Romanian Plain have resulted from the
synergy of the natural factors (climate, hydrogeology, geomorphology and phytogeography), but
mostly of the anthropogenic ones (dammings, reservoirs, irrigations, draining works, levellings,
terracing etc.).
Taking into account the agricultural potential of the area, the works undertaken here have led
over the time to causal genetic and functional alterations of the overall mophohidrography and
soil cover. Consequently, the hydric regime changed, while the soils suffered further degradation
(by settling, waterlogging, gleysation, salination and alkalization). The major purpose of this
research was the assessment of spatial distribution and morphology of the landforms that came
into existence as a result of the hydroameliorative works undertaken in the Romanian Plain, east
of the Argeş River, and implicitly, of the dynamics and vulnerability of these lands to settling
phenomena, waterlogging conditions, gleyzation and salination proceses.
Between 1976 and 1988, on the Danube‟s terraces between Argeş and Mostiştea, an area affected
by intense settling processes, was in operation at full capacity the Mostiştea I irrigation system.
Therefore, the groundwater raised up, because of the land unevenness, as the water coming from
precipitation was scarce. This is proved by the weak direct correlation between the areas
occupied by the isophreate lower than 3 m and the amount of precipitation fallen during the same
period. Along the irrigation-drainage canals appeared areas with waterlogging conditions, while
intrazonal soils occurred in close dependence on the intensification of settling processes and the
enlargement of the croves and tiny valleys.
177
Book of abstracts.
An interactive map as a GIS tool for Romanian ski areas management and
information
Mădălina Teodor, Laurentiu Ilie, Robert Dobre
mada.teodor@yahoo.com
The goal of this project is to create a digital interactive map that would integrate all the ski slopes
in Romania. Most of the times, during the winter season, on weekends or holidays the saturation
of certain ski resorts is obvious. Sometimes skiers encounter the difficulty of choosing a resort;
this choice is subjective and directly influenced by some elements such as the slopes features, the
characteristics of the snow, the weather, the number of skiers in the resort, the location of the ski
slopes and the proximity to other resorts.
The study area is represented by the Romanian Carpathian space where 35 winter sports resorts
were identified. They cumulate 159 ski slopes on a total length of 231 km. From the total of 159
slopes, 10 slopes are aimed at children and beginners, 43 are easy slopes, 78 are medium slopes
and 28 are difficult slopes. The cable transport system totals 77 chairlifts, 24 ski lifts, 6 gondolas
and 4 cable cars.
CartoDB application was used to create this map. The application is a GIS tool using Shapefile
layers that have a spatial description and can integrate GIS programs.
This map could be a very useful information element because it can view and consult
incorporatedly the characteristics of the slopes according to the accessibility, performances or
desires of the tourist. The application can be very useful for the resorts managers because it
integrates all the ski areas and facilitates the management of the ski slopes.
178
Book of abstracts.
Interactive map – a GIS tool for informing and monitoring the
implementation of Romanian transport infrastructure projects
Robert Dobre1, Marcel Boloș2, Laurentiu Ilie1, Mădălina Teodor1, Ancuța Netcu1
1
Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Oradea, Oradea, Romania
2
dobre@geo.unibuc.ro
The development of the transport infrastructure in Romania represents a national priority which
aims to ensure the connectivity of the population and business environment in all transport
sectors. The transport sector represents at the same time 'the engine of economy' of a state or of a
region. Therefore, this subject should be necessarily handled with special attention.
The implementation of infrastructure projects is done very often with a delay caused directly or
indirectly by numerous factors. The stages of implementation of a project from the intent until
the starting of the operation involve many aspects, each generating delays. Monitoring these
steps and the quickness and efficiency managing the problems that may occur can accelerate the
process of implementation.
Thus, creating a complex information tool that would provide detailed and updated spatial
information for all beneficiaries of the projects during their implementation represents a reliable
and modern solution.
The database can be viewed through an online platform accessible from any workstation
connected to the internet. The platform provides general information about the projects: the route
of the project, the relief units crossed, as well as technical information for the beneficiaries. Such
information is: physical stage of the work, financial progress, payments performed, critical
sectors from a geomorphological viewpoint, the stage of the approvals, maps, situation plans,
GIS resources.
Both the interactive map and associated information represent the GIS tool that could monitor all
the projects identified in the General Master Plan of Transport.
179
Book of abstracts.
Sensitivity assessment to erosion of the Romanian Black Sea coast
Mădălina Ristea
ristea_madalina@yahoo.com
"The vulnerability of the shoreline to different hazards is a topic of great interest in climate
change studies. In the past years a series of indices that assess vulnerability were used on
different coasts of the world. The present study uses a sensitivity approach (sensitivity is a part
of the vulnerability analysis along with exposure and adaptive capacity) because it assesses only
the physical indicators of the Black Sea coast, without taking into account any socio-economic
variables.
The methodology consists in applying a Coastal Sensitivity Index (CSI) which comprises a
number of 5 variables: shoreline evolution, beach width, coastal slope, Storm Impact Potential
(SIP) and relative sea-level rise, which were ranked on a scale from 1 to 4. The formula used for
the index is the arithmetic mean of all the ranked variables mentioned above. A number of 4
sensitivity classes were established: low sensitivity (1), moderate sensitivity (2), high sensitivity
(3) and very high sensitivity (4). The results of the analysis are displayed in a GIS-based
sensitivity map of the Romanian coast.
The future directions of this study are: (a) establishing all the socio-economic variables that are
relevant to the area of interest and integrating them in an overall vulnerability analysis and (b)
using a decision support system in order to determine the coastal risk.
180
Book of abstracts.
Wetlands change in urban areas – key indicator for ecosystems services
assessment. Case study: Bucharest city (Romania)
Cristian Ioja, Gabriela Osaci-Costache
Wetlands became key areas for promoting urban sustainability. Over the years, their perception
in urban areas has been radically changed from unhealthy and dangerous to very attractive landuse. Now, urban wetlands are considered important providers of multiple ecosystems services.
The paper aims to emphasize the fact that wetlands changes are a key indicator for ecosystem
services assessment. The study area is located in Bucharest, in Tineretului area (16.5 km2). Using
historical maps and aerial images (1856, 1900, 1955, 1977, 1990, 2005, 2012), wetlands changes
have been analyzed. The results show: (1) major decrease of urban wetlands (86%) due to
conversion in built-up areas, agricultural lands and green areas; (2) increase of wetlands area due
to human intervention; (3) reducing the role of urban wetlands as ecosystems services providers.
Thus, in the 19th Century, wetlands in the case study area covered 1.29 km2, with large surfaces
(between 6 and 27 ha) and agricultural land around. In 2012, the surface has decreased to 0.18
km2, located especially in urban parks or with dominant built-up areas around. Also, Dâmbovița
floodplain was radically changed, through movement to the south (82-805 m), reduction of
length (from 7207 m to 4938 m) and decreasing of meander coefficient (from 1.653 to 1.02).
Due to massive human intervention during communist time, new wetland was created in
Văcăreşti area (0.26 km2). However, more ecosystems services of wetlands are considerably
diminishing in case study area. Our study shows that wetlands change could be an important
indicator for ecosystems services assessment.
181
Book of abstracts.
The Role of Church in Preserving Local Identity within the Area of Danube
Gorge
Ilie Radoi
ilie_radoi87@yahoo.com
Over the years, in a particular community, the Church has kept the unity and identity of the
members who belonged to the Orthodox confession. Human communities spread in wide
geographical areas have also kept some of their characteristics. It is possible that this specific
affiliation to the confession has given the identity of the community- a local or regional identity
well –grounded, which has been preserved over the history. Thereby, the identity of the Serbian
and Romanian communities from Danube Gorge area is a socio-cultural product. By the simple
presence of the Orthodox Romanian and Serbian communities, the church had an essential role
in preserving the local identity in the Danube Gorge area. In the area, the proof of the Serbian
presence has been stated from the 15th century in several localities. Through the history, have
been made many efforts in order to keep the religion and this efforts changed the “face” of the
churches. So, taking this into consideration, is it still possible to discuss about a church that
belongs to the community and has an important contribution to preservation of cultural, linguistic
and territorial identity?
182
Book of abstracts.
Landslide hazard analysis in the Luncavăț Catchment, România
Radu Irimia1, Ionut Sandric1, Zenaida Chitu2, Bogdan Mihai1
1
2
raduirimia@yahoo.com
The study assesses the landslide hazard in the Luncavăţ catchment, part from Căpățânii
Mountains and Getic Subcarpathians. Luncavăț catchment spreads over an approximate 300 km2
and over 65% of the area is moderately or highly susceptible to landslides. The spatial
component of the landslide hazard was calculated as the mean value of three difference methods:
HG447/2003, weight of evidence and weighted overlay. It was found that the results from all the
methods converge for approximate 75% of the Luncavăț watershed. However, the bivariate
method had some severe deficiencies and parts of the high and medium landslides susceptibility
classes did not overlapped with the actual landslide inventory map. The result of the multivariate
technique was more sensitive to the different local features of the test zone and it resulted in
more accurate and homogeneous susceptibility maps. The temporal component of the landslide
hazard was estimated as the probability and landslide to trigger for a return periods of 10, 25 and
50 years. The statistical analysis made use of the landslide inventory that comprises 35 landslides
with temporal information. The result of this work can be used by local authorities to help them
to identify high risk landslide areas, and those that are safe for constructions and other human
activities
183
Book of abstracts.
Urbanization and territorial cohesion. Case study: Region of Waterloo,
Ontario, Canada
Manuela-Ana-Maria Anghel
ana.anghel007@gmail.com
I have studied the Southern region of Ontario, more specifically the Regional Municipality of
Waterloo, where I have spent almost four months and noticed important elements regarding land
use and infrastructure planning. In this particular case I wanted to emphasize the project
“Complete Streets for Canada” policy, initiated by Toronto Centre for Active Transportation.
The following case study is consisted by an analysis of Kitchener, the main urban centre of
Waterloo. I have considered the following parameters: investments, restoration and re-use of
heritage resources, employment by industry, population profile, labor force profile, business
profile, income, wages and cost of living, community, age characteristics, mother tongue-total
population excluding institutional residents, how different nationalities interact, immigrants. I
have accessed the previous information from the Statistics Canada, available on the Government
of Canada‟s platform.
Moreover, I have focused my study on Kitchener‟s progress in the last years and the
environmentally sensitive landscapes in Waterloo, information collected from the Regional
Growth Management Strategy Greenlands Strategy Implementation.
In conclusion, does City of Waterloo present cohesion?
184
Book of abstracts.
Homelessness and the quality of the urban environment in Bucharest
Mirela Paraschiv, Igor Sîrodoev, Natașa Văidianu, Andrei Schvab
CICADIT (Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Research on Territorial Dynamics), University of
mirela.paraschiv@ymail.com
Urban poverty represents a constant issue for the sustainable development of cities as it impacts
the quality of the urban environment. Homelessness stands out as the extreme expression of
urban poverty, associated with multidimensional dimensions of exclusion and a specific use of
the urban territory. Romania is one of the European countries with the highest rates of extreme
poverty, being concentrated in Bucharest – the predominant polarization centre of both growth
and increased inequalities. The study includes a qualitative assessment of the quality of the urban
environment in Bucharest, based on the relation between homelessness, the urban territory and
the general population. The empirical analysis included (1) field observations to investigate the
homeless localisation‟s effects on the environment, (2) a direct survey on a sample of homeless
people to find information on daily practices and the use of the urban territory and (3) a
questionnaire conducted on the Bucharest residents to highlight the interactions established
between the general population, homelessness and the urban space, in the framework of an urban
environment explored from two perspectives – physical environment and social environment.
The results evidence in what manner the territorial manifestation of homelessness represents a
source of urban environment quality degradation. The main findings argue that homelessness
specificities influence the quality of the urban environment and participate at the generation or
intensification of existing environmental problems in the city. The analysis‟ conclusions
emphasize useful insight to increase the quality of the urban environment and to support the
sustainable development of Bucharest.
185
Book of abstracts.
Gaps in transforming the national parks of Romania in ecotourism
destinations. Case Study: National Park Domogled-Cerna Valley
Mioara Clius, Madalina Ristea
Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, Romania
mioara.clius@geo.unibuc.ro
The importance of protected areas in the development of ecotourism activities is recognized for
more than two decades around the world. In Romania, the national ecotourism development
strategy approved in 2009, states that national parks are priority destinations for this form of
tourism and the law requires that the objective of management plans is supposed to be the
assessment of the ecotourism potential and recommends its correlation with visitation strategies.
Of the 13 national parks of Romania, 12 are located in the Carpathian Mountains and although
they have an impressive natural tourism potential, they fail to impose themselves as ecotourism
destinations. The National Park Domogled–Cerna Valley (NPDCV) is situated in the Carpathian
Mountains, in the south-western part of Romania and occupies an area of 61 211 ha. NPDCV
belongs to the II IUCN category and aims to protect habitats that are representative on the
national scale, landforms, natural and traditional landscapes. Assessment of current situation was
achieved by aggregating a set of indicators: the accessibility of the park to the national and local
infrastructure, the density of touristic routes and their degree of overlap with areas where the
visitation is allowed, the identification and quantification of the types of structures that can be
converted into eco lodges and the efficiency of financial management and human resources. The
results of this work point out that the gaps in developing an ecotourism destination can be
overcome by revising the management plan and the visitation strategy, but also for the focus of
conservation and investment projects.
186
Book of abstracts.
Will learning from post-socialist changes help us to stop wasting our
resources?
Igor Sîrodoev
Ovidius University of Constanța; University of Bucharest, Romania
igor.sirodoev@geo.unibuc.ro
Incorporation of the former socialist countries in the European Union structures have been
challenging for both the core countries and the new periphery. Discrepancies between the EU
member states started to deepen, while results of the equalization efforts have turned out to be
weaker than expected. Explanations have been provided and solutions proposed. New financial
instruments were designed to diminish the gap between the core and the periphery. However, the
impact of the EU funds was low just because the periphery was not capable enough to absorb
those funds. The problem seems to be in the same place as before. We suppose that it was not
the instruments‟ fault, but their designers‟ one. In our work we come with arguments that local
features had to be taken into account. We argue that lessons of post-socialist transformations
must be taken into account when designing new EU-wide development policies.
187
Book of abstracts.
Morphological considerations on the distribution of tourism infrastructure in
the Piatra Craiului Massif
Anca Munteanu
munteanca@yahoo.com
This material aims to present the peculiarities of the distribution infrastructure in the Piatra
Craiului Massif. It presents some unique morphological features, the limestone ridge, with two
steep slopes, which makes the anthropic activities. There are two major types of arteries, the
form of forest roads, access, the main valleys at the base, which delimit massive and tourist
paths, reaching up to the highest part of the ridge. Distribution of the 45 touristic routes over the
whole surface is uneven, subject to general morphological appearance. How are found on land
adjacent to the link between the areas, lodges and sightseeing. By addressing this material fills
the link between the substrate and how the data submitted information showing the unique
features of Piatra Craiului Massif.
188
Book of abstracts.
Water sanitation and health in Calarasi County
Cristinel Sandru
cristi_san@yahoo.com
"The present research tries to highlight the relationship between water quality and waterborne
disease incidence in Calarasi County. For this purpose it were analyzed data provided by the
Public Health Department of Calarasi County since 2008 and until 2014 (between 2008 and
2014). During this period of time, many changes occurred in the method of water supply to the
population, especially in rural areas.
The results of water analyses samples were correlated with the occurrence of diseases. The
diseases included in the research are: acute infantile methemoglobinemia, BDA, dysentery and
hepatitis acute hepatitis A.
It was investigated whether progress toward centralized water supply systems in rural areas
managed to reduce the incidence of waterborne diseases by increasing drinking water quality
The analyzed data on water supply systems were: the percentage of population connected to
these services, the tariffs and the capture sources.
In the end, it was made a comparison between rural and urban areas in terms of water quality and
waterborne disease incidence.
189
Book of abstracts.
Practical solutions for exploiting the SIAFIM vulnerability map fires
Maria Vișan, Margareta Sima
Intergraph Computer Services, Bucharest, Romania
maria.visan@ingr.ro
The management of the environmental risks begins by their assessment. This evaluation was the
subject of several research papers and several risk models were developed. One was developed
by ourselves in SIAFIM (Satellite Images Analysis for Fire Monitoring) project dedicated to fire
forest, developed by Intergraph Computer Services together with its partners: the University of
Bucharest - Center for Environmental Research and Realization Impact Studies, National
Institute for Research and Development Optoelectronics - INOE 2000, Research Institute for
Artificial Intelligence, Romanian Academy and funded by Romanian Space Agency in STAR
program. Environmental vulnerability to forest fires is an important part of risk; it is, in fact, the
challenge exposed to this evil and therefore merits special attention by policy makers. Applying
the proposed model and service suggests the use of geomatics technologies in the space of
vulnerability. The vulnerability map is not a means to fight, but it helps decision makers to plan
and exercise proper control. Forest fires impact your business or you are an institution that
calculates the environmental impact of the life and safety of citizens and the reaction rate
translates into economic losses or human lives or prevent them, then a practical solution today is
to call services (web) that gives you actionable information on vulnerability to fire forest. The
results of SIAFIM project was tested in pilot areas in Romania and was widespread throughout
the country and today can be offered as a SaaS service providing information on the spatial
distribution of areas susceptible to fires in Romania.
190
Book of abstracts.
Demographic changes reflected in the spatial evolution of Braila City
Liviu Tatu1, Florina Tatu2, Mihaela Verga2, Andreea Andra-Topârceanu2
1
Military Topographic Directorate, Bucharest, Romania
2
foleaf@yahoo.com
Together with socio-economic factors, political and legislative climates who have succeeded
over the time, population is an essential component of territorial development for a city,
representing the most dynamic element of urban landscape. The pace of demographic growth,
structure, natural and migratory movement and spatial distribution of population in correlation
with the rhythm and the specific of the economic development can impose the trends of spatial
extension of a city. With an advantageous geographical position on the Danube shore, with
opportunities for territorial extension offered by nature, Braila City has made notable steps in its
development as an important urban and economic center, becoming an attraction for an
increasing number of inhabitants. Social and economic phenomenon that took place inside the
city, the massive industrialization from the middle of XX century which determined the rural
exodus, the demographic explosion due to the pronatalist policy on the one hand and location
and connections with other rural or urban settlements on the other hand, determined a permanent
growth and development of Braila City. This paper aims to analyze the relation between the
dynamic of population and the spatial extension of the city by statistical and cartographic data
processing and some socio-economic aspects that influenced the development of Braila City in
the last one hundred years.
191
Book of abstracts.
Evolution of the Sulina mouth based on historical maps
Marius Budileanu
budileanumarius@gmai.com
This paper studies the dynamics of the Sulina branch mouth by analyzing the influence of human
intervention on sediment deposition at the point at which the Danube river empties into the sea.
Following the creation of the European Commission of the Danube (ECD) in 1856, the Sulina
mouth underwent important improvement works. The first stage of jetty construction started in
1858 and was completed in 1861; the northern dike measured 1411 m, while the southern dike
measured 914 m – today the length of the dikes is approximately 9 km; the role of the jetties was
to exceed the length of the bar which, in its natural state, extended over the entire mouth. At the
same time, the ECD drafted bathymetric plans (based on seasonal bathymetric measurements),
subsequently published in complex atlases of the Sulina mouth. Our goal is to indexing and
ranking of all types of cartographic materials produced by (ECD), as well as other cartographic
materials published after 1940. All this maps will further stand as a starting point for
geomorphological analysis like sedimentation rates and volume calculation.
192
Book of abstracts.
Application and validation of the coastal remote sensing and UAV
surveillance techniques within wave-run measurements polygon from 2 Mai –
Vama Veche shore sector
Razvan Mateescu, Danut Diaconeasa, Silica Petrisoaia, Elena Vlasceanu, Dragos Niculescu
NIMRD "Grigore Antipa", Constanta, Romania
razvan_doru@yahoo.com
Within an Pilot project of COSMOMAR, Center of Competence in Space Technologies for the
South-Eastern Romania, was developed, in the summer of 2015, an experimental session for the
waves run-up process investigation. The polygon of measurements were aimed primarily to
develop specific methods to facilitate certain space surveillance technologies applications on the
shore sector of 2Mai – Vama Veche. During the field sessions, it were used specific equipment,
including UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) techniques for coastal monitoring and rapid
assessment of the coastal response to sea state regime, digital-scoping techniques, as well as
classical topographical equipment.
The paper-work will present the results obtained during the coastal zone surveillance/continuous
integrated monitoring, using unmanned aircraft, highlighting the technical advantages, the spatial
data resolution and the probability of the overall vision of coastal geomorphological features.
The UAVs were suitable for use of multiple sensors, in particular for the monitoring of the
coastal areas mainly in high-resolution mapping systems, providing the analysis of the hydromorphological evolution on the sea-land interface features in certain marine hydrological events.
It will be presented the results of complex analysis of data from various sensors deployed within
a polygon measurements conducted in order to investigate several vulnerable beach and cliff
area."
193
Book of abstracts.
The importance of biogeomorphic interactions in determining the complexity
of barrier breaching
Florin Zăinescu, Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe
florinzainescu@yahoo.com
Deltaic barriers and spits are among the most highly dynamic and vulnerable coastal landforms
rapidly changing their dimension, plan position and morphology. Spits are often composed from
an attached barrier near the river mouth, a central barrier backed by a lagoon and a distal tip
usually forming a beach ridge plain reflecting the erosion-accumulation transition alongshore the
barrier. The high shoreline mobility of the narrow and low Sacalin barrier is mainly driven by
coastal storms and associated processes: longshore and cross-shore sediment transport,
overtopping, washover fan building and sediment transport during breaching. The barrier spit
was frequently breached in the central part and, episodically it experiences large elongation and
retreat rates (up to 500 m/year and 80 m/year). The in-depth analysis performed on the evolution
indices in correspondence with the storm climate and storm-induced sediment transport indicate
that the long term evolution is orchestrated by the storm climate, the preexisting barrier island
morphology and the interactions with backbarrier reeds (Phragmites australis). Moreover, the
central sector of the Sacalin spit appears to be controlled by the dynamics and patterns of
breaching which play a major role in the decadal erosion rates. The time evolution of the central
barrier retreat, which historically has had some of the fastest shoreline retreat rates of over 20
m/yr appears as an intricate patchwork of former and recently deposited breach sands that extend
progressively with time into the backbarrier lagoon. Hence, a new 3-stage model of breaching
and building up behavior is developed that emphasizes the role of cross-shore sand transport
during breaching and biogeomorphic interactions in the migration and periodically widening of
the barrier.
194
Book of abstracts.
Post Little Ice Age climate and vegetation changes: implications on
permafrost processes from Retezat Massif
Răzvan Popescu1, Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe2, Nicolae Cruceru3, Olimpiu Pop4
1
University of Bucharest Research Center (ICUB), University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Faculty of Geography - University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
3
Faculty of Geography - Spiru Haret University, Bucharest, Romania
4
Faculty of Geography - Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2
rzv_popescu@yahoo.com
"Geomorphological evidences and several types of thermal, topographical and geophysical
methods applied in the highest massifs of the Southern Carpathians indicate that most of the rock
glaciers are currently relict or inactive. Only a few rock glaciers are probably active or contain
active sectors in their upper parts as indicated by their expressive topography and lack of
vegetation. They are located only in the granitic massifs (Retezat and Parâng) above 2100 m
altitude. Pinus mugo shrubs are among the most encountered species colonizing the blocky
surfaces of rock glaciers and they are well suited for growth ring analysis, i.e.
dendrogeomorphological investigations.
The present work aims at assessing the age of Pinus mugo installed on rock glaciers fronts from
three rock glaciers from Retezat Massif and their implication on post Little Ice Age climate
changes and permafrost creep processes. Another purpose is to evaluate the vegetation changes
in the alpine area of Retezat Massif in the last 50 years based upon old and recent aerial imagery
comparison and to correlate it with the alpine climate changes from the last 70 years based on
meteorological data.
Additionaly, the results of the dynamic measurement applied on Judele rock glacier in 20122014 time interval are presented.
195
Book of abstracts.
Recent approaches in bioclimatic landscape planning projects
Vladimir Ionut Boc
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine - Landscape Architecture Department,
Romania
vladimirboc@gmail.com
"Nowadays, bioclimatic planning and design are well known concepts in the field of architecture
and urban planning which have been deeply researched in the last half century. In landscape
architecture, the development of bioclimatic principles and their application in projects and
strategies appeared much later, mostly in the last 20 years, although some principles date back to
Antiquity. Bioclimatic landscape planning has been developed in order to improve the
relationship between human habitats and the natural environment as well as to ameliorate the
microclimate influence on human health and comfort.
The approach is focused on analysing recent bioclimatic landscape planning projects from
several cities located in different climatic zones of the world, including hot-arid zones, hothumid areas, temperate-humid areas, etc. The research aims to identify, evaluate and compare
methods of analysis, planning and implementation used in each case study.
The results of the study indicate the main factors underlying the development and
implementation of projects in bioclimatic landscape architecture, presenting the impact of
proposed interventions on bioclimatic variables. The conclusions set out the main methods used
and the benefits of woody vegetation, the most significant controlling factor of the bioclimatic
variables in most geographical areas.
196
Book of abstracts.
Change detection analysis of the spruce forest in the Romanian Carpathians
(1986-2014): an example from Căpățânii Mountains
Laura Tîrlă, Ionuț Șandric, Iuliana Vijulie, Gabriela Manea, Roxana Cuculici
tirla@geo.unibuc.ro
The forests have been intensively exploited since ancient times in the Romanian Carpathians,
especially where the natural environment has created optimal conditions for traditional activities
like shepherding or timber processing. The study focused on the changes that recently affected
spruce forest in the Căpățânii Mountains (a sub-unit of the South Carpathians). The change
detection analysis was performed on four Landsat imagery: 1986, 2000, 2011 and 2014. Results
show the natural restoration of spruce forest during the last 25 years, especially on the less
exposed surfaces to human activities. The area covered by mature forest (>60 years) on the
young forest account has increased by 17% until 2011, although the spruce forest has generally
lost ground by about 4.8%. Rapid changes have locally occurred between 2011 and 2014: small,
but numerous parcels were completely clear-cut, and the timberline was sensitively lowered on
some areas. Overall, the following phenomena were emphasized: a) the impact of large-scale
deforestation in mountain areas under the communist regime; b) the regenerative capacity of
spruce on the formerly deforested areas, favored to some extent by the decrease of shepherding
and grazing; c) the current small-scale, but intensive logging on private properties enabled by the
recent changes in forestry legislation and shifts in local economy.
197
Book of abstracts.
Management and protection measures against floods in the lower sector of the
Siret
Diana Alexandra Marola
dianaalexandramarola@gmail.com
"The main purpose of this project is to analyse the lower section of the Siret to propose a viable
flood protection measure. To achieve this goal, they were established several objectives. In the
first stage relevant parameters (geology, soils, land use, geodeclivity) that influence vulnerability
to flood in the studied area were studied.
In the second stage it was aimed proposing a safeguard against flooding. The proposed measure
is the construction of a reservoir that takes some of the Siret flow during torrential rains. To
choose the most optimal location of a lake, they were taken into account existing
geomorphological factors and variations of the river flow. It has also been determined riverbed
dynamics between 1982-2005.
In the last phase of the project, two possible options for the location of a lake were proposed to
demonstrate the suitability of the land for this solution. Finally, through this study it was proved
the need to build a reservoir in the study area.
198
Book of abstracts.
Storm climate and morphological responses (from short- to long-term scales)
on the Danube delta coast
Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe, Florin Zăinescu, Florin Tătui, Luminița Preoteasa
vsalfred@yahoo.com
An expected consequence of global climate change that will potentially impact the coastal
landscape in the 21st century include an increase in storminess or at least an increasing
storminess variability, which could result in an intensification of coastal erosion and more
frequent flooding of low-lying coasts. Storminess can vary as a function of the local climatic
variability, ultimately controlling the intensity of the coastal dynamics.
Hourly wind speed and direction data registered between 1960 and 2014 at five meteorological
stations placed on the Romanian Black Sea coast were used to analyse the coastal storm (v ≥ 10
m/s, T ≥ 24 h) regime: mean wind speed, total duration, resultant wind direction, storm severity
index – SSI and storm impact factor - SIF.
The coastal storms temporal variability shows three active intervals (1961-1973, 1975-1978,
1995-1998), with high intensities of both the erosional and accretional coastal processes, and two
calm periods (1989-1994, 2005-2012), with a decrease of 50-70% of the shoreline migration
rates. The last interval (2005-2014) is an exceptional negative anomaly, the storm frequency
being half of the multi-decadal average. All intervals are strongly negatively correlated with the
North Atlantic Oscillation (r = - 0.76), which demonstrates the control of climate variability
systems on the frequency and intensity of winter storms on the Romanian Black Sea coast.
This coast is subject to intense geomorphological processes with a net domination of erosion
(70% of total shoreline length). The strongest coastal processes are recorded during winter, due
to high storms frequency and magnitude. The storm activity is responsible for 62% of the total
longshore sediment transport (LST); moreover, the high prevalence of northern storms (89%
from all storms) imposes an unidirectional development for many coastal processes at different
time scales: LST, aeolian sediment transport, sand wave migration and deltaic lobes lop-sided
development.
199
Book of abstracts.
Quantifying the role of accessibility in the attractiveness of urban parks. Case
study Bucharest
Diana Andreea Onose, Ileana Pătru-Stupariu, Mihai Răzvan Niță, Athanasios Alexandru
Gavrilidis, Irina Năstase
dianaandreea.onose@g.unibuc.ro
Accessibility is one of the characteristics that shape the attractiveness of urban parks. There are
many examples in the world of parks with numerous endowments and facilities that are
underused due to their location in relation with the residential areas or the center of the city
meanwhile parks with lower diversity or quality of endowments attract larger flows of visitors.
The aim of the study is to quantify the proportion in which the attractiveness of urban parks is
dependent of their accessibility. In order to obtain a value as objective as possible we applied
observation sheets (to assess the existing facilities and their quality and the general access to the
park) and questionnaires (to evaluate the reasons for which the population chose to come into the
park) for 20 urban parks in Bucharest considered as representative. Spatial analysis (used to
delineate the attractiveness pools of the parks) and statistical analysis were used to quantify the
role of accessibility in the attractiveness of four different categories of urban parks (metropolitan,
municipal, neighborhood and transition parks). The results of the study can help to better
understand what the population prefers regarding the urban parks and to highlight the parks with
good accessibility and problems related with the facilities or the other way around.
200
Book of abstracts.
Contextual indicators with potential of activating/fuelling the environmental
conflict in Natura 2000 sites
Cristian Ioja, Mihai-Razvan Nita, Constantina Alina Hossu, Diana-Andreea Onose, Denisa
Lavinia Badiu
The rapid expansion of the network based on some dominant scientific arguments and the impact
of the imposed restrictions on the local and regional economies have determined the activation of
numerous environmental conflicts in Natura 2000 sites. The high percentage of network surface
(22,68% of Romania‟s surface) makes the competition between the conservation and
development as complex, especially because the sites were declared without the consultation of
the public. Moreover, Natura 2000 sites have inherited many conflicts related to the resources
depletion, socio-economic problems, unclear institutional mandates regarding land ownership,
existing threats or some negative perceptions. Energy production, water, forest and nonrenewable resources exploitation are just a few of the environmental conflicts causes from these
areas. The paper aims to emphasize main spatial indicators that could be used for assessment of
natural, social, economic and historic characteristics of Natura 2000 sites with role in
activating/fuelling the environmental conflicts.
201
Book of abstracts.
Literary text as a didactical tool in geography. Applications with the “Book of
Apolodor” by Gellu Naum
Dorina Cheval1, Teodora Marchiș2
„Miguel de Cervantes” Theoretical Bilingual Highschool, Bucharest, Romania
„Sfântul Andrei” School, Bucharest, Romania
1
2
dorina.cheval@yahoo.ro
Many of the literary text students come by are also a source of geographical information.
Through regular reading these information are assimilated becoming part of the informal
education. The aim of this study is to exemplify ways in which this information can be used in an
organized manner, through non-formal activities or during the geography class.
The applications organized as a case study are based on a very known and loved book which is
studied in the V-th grade – “Cartea lui Apolodor” (Apolodor‟s Book), wrote by Gellu Naum. The
book presents in lyrics the journey of the penguin Apolodor who in search for his family travels
from Bucharest to Antarctica on a very long and complicated path. The books geographical offer
is very generous: geographical names, descriptions of some natural environments, a path which
crossed all the continents. The success of a such transdisciplinary teaching approach is
guaranteed by the expressivity of the lyrics and the dynamic of the facts that arouse the curiosity
of each and every student and determines him to look on the map the extraordinary places
presented in this journey.
202
Book of abstracts.
Conversion and urban regeneration in the city of Timisoara. Redefinitions
and controversy
Ramona Ivan, Sorin Pavel
ramona.ivan@e-uvt.ro
The urban development of the city of Timișoara is a result of historical evolution. For centuries,
the city has incorporated various influences and each of these has defined the current
characteristics of urban space. Even if between urban structures belonging to different ages there
are obvious contrasts, Timișoara has individualized urban spaces with specific characteristics, its
own identity and well-defined functional links. The 21st century has found Timișoara with vast
areas of great historical value (but in a precarious state of conservation), with large
neighborhoods of blocks (but with serious problems of image quality and infrastructures), with
large industrial areas abandoned (without concrete projects for the conversion) and, in addition,
with significant reserves of land for the built in proximity to the central area. In the context of the
pressure of large real estate projects and the urgency to resolve some problems absolutely
binding (in terms of movement and mobility, the rehabilitation of the historic centre), some
questions concerning the most appropriate solutions for the urban development of Timisoara
have not delayed to appear: How much of the city's architectural heritage must be rehabilitated
and in which way? The city's current profile (with modest buildings that height) must be
retained? Big real estate projects are a solution for conversion of abandoned industrial spaces?
203
Book of abstracts.
Relief suitability for ski area development and 3D panoramic map of the
resort Obârşia Lotrului
Laurențiu Ilie, Robert Dobre, Mădălina Teodor
ilie_laurentiuandrei@yahoo.com
"First of all, the study represents an evaluation of morphometric and morphographic relief
parameters designed to identify the eligible areas for ski development. Our goal is to achieve the
suitability map for ski area development by analyzing the environmental factors (hypsometry,
slopes, aspect, geology, land cover, soil and geomorphological processes) by means of GIS
techniques.
Secondly, using the result above, we propose to create a new panoramic map for Obârșia
Lotrului resort. The map would contain all the highlights of the resort (existent and proposed).
This map was made by using GIS and graphic software. The first step was to extract the outline
from the topographic map and to create the Digital Elevation Model. To represent the land
surface, aerial images from 2009-2010 and 2012-2013 were used. The next step was to digitalize
the ski slopes with polygon vector types and overlay them on the aerial images with 3Deffects
added. After that, the line vectors were represented with a certain symbol corresponding to the
difficulty level of the ski slopes. The graphic program was used to add the other map elements,
such as the geographical information, texts and other useful information.
The work puts forward new areas in order to develop tourist infrastructure for winter sports in
accordance with European standards and a new and quite intuitive 3Dmap. This work can be
very useful both for tourists and for the policy makers. It would also help the local authorities to
access funded projects to develop the Obârșia Lotrului ski resort.
204
Book of abstracts.
The dynamics, forecasting and effects of using renewable energy sources in
the European Union. The case for Romania
Alexandra Constantin
Eco Simplex Nova, Bucharest, Romania
crinaconstantin01@yahoo.com
The paper aims at issuing trends at the level of the energy sector of the European Union,
Romania included, for the year 2020, which allow for the assessment of the targets achieved in
this sector in accordance with the rules imposed at the European Union level, as well as analysis
of the potential of developing and use of renewable energy sources.
205
Book of abstracts.
Tourism planning and development in Baiului Mountains, Romanian
Carpathians
Ligia Barbalata, Bogdan Olariu
Faculty of Geography, University of Geography, Bucharest, Romania
ligia.barbalata@gmail.com
This study aims to analyze the touristic potential of Baiului Mountains, using the cartographic
method, in order to represent the key elements by which these mountains assert in terms of
tourism in Romanian landscape.
Baiului Mountains, bounded by Prahova and Doftana Valley, are very climbable. Despite this
fact, they are not well-kept. One of the problems Baiului Mountains face in terms of hiking and
tourism development is the lack of markings. The content represents field research and illustrates
the approval of a tourist route, very important for hikers, and not only.
206
Book of abstracts.
The necessity for hail suppression system in vineyard and orchard areas from
Moldova
Vasilica Istrate1,3, Liviu Apostol1, Ovidiu Miron Machidon2, Aurel Dănuț Axinte3, Daniel
Florea3
1
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania
Regional Meteorological Centre Moldova
3
General Conf Grup
2
istratevasile87@gmail.com
Agricultural areas from Moldavia region, especially vineyards and orchards are affected annually
by hail. Based on data from weather stations in the period 1967-1998, in the vineyard and
orchard areas recorded on average 0.8 - 1.7 annual hail cases. The losses suffered by large
vineyards in Vrancea, Vaslui and Galati counties affected by hail of about 3700 kg / ha. From the
economic point of view, it is appropriate to implement a hail suppression system to protect these
areas. Hail prediction and hail supression is performed using synoptic information, upper air data
or radar information. Active intervention in the atmosphere is achieved by introducing silver
iodide into the Cumulonimbus clouds using anti-hail rockets. The work to combat hail is
achieved in 2012 by the Iasi county where Cotnari Hail Supression Group acting by 5 rocket
launcher points.
207
Book of abstracts.
Multi-criteria cause- effect analysis for the integration of flood risk
management into spatial planning
Iuliana Nichersu, Iulian Nichersu
Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Romania
iuliana.nichersu@ddni.ro
"This paper aims to present a study on the integration of hydraulic aspects to the theory,
modeling and practice of spatial planning, as this is becoming an increasingly common concern
in studies of both spheres (or systems). From this perspective we can highlight two main
approaches - hydraulic scenarios input for a strategic spatial planning process, in order to
achieve integrated management of flood risk, and on the other hand, to use information from
hydraulic scenarios in spatial planning scenarios to reduce the effects of floods .
Spatial planning is an inclusive concept of four aspects: socio-economic and cultural elements in
the context of permanent environmental requirements.
Given that the effects of flooding are on the economy, society and environment (including loss of
life, property or environmental imbalances), and considering the comprehensive elements of the
concept of spatial planning (analyzed here as subsystems), it can be said that flood risk
management is interdependent with the spatial planning. On the other hand we can say that flood
risk management is a condition of proper spatial planning and success.
CONSIDEO program is a very important tool in the analysis of the interactions between flood
risk management and spatial planning system, as it can bring to the fore a wide selection of subsystem elements. Using this program it can be achieved a number of scenarios concerning the
relationships between these factors and can be done a detailed analysis of how they interact or
act on spatial planning.
208
Book of abstracts.
Geography and Environment in the National Curriculum
Octavian Mandrut
“Vasile Goldis” Western University, Institute for Educational Sciences, Romania
octavianmandrut@yahoo.com
"This paper represents an attempt of transferring and adapting, from the Theoretical Geography,
some key elements useful to a substantial renewal of the Educational Curriculum (National
Curriculum). The specific curriculum fields where the key, selected new elements of Geography
and Environment may play a significant role are as follows: the study field, the methodological
elements (the cartographic method and GIS), the internal taxonomy of Geographical and
Environmental sciences (organised on elements, phenomena, processes, systems, structures and
interactions), the undertaken definition of the modern Geography, the conceptual system and
specific terminology, the taxonomic organisation of the geographical space, the dual nature of
Geography and Environment (physical and human), the integrated nature of Geography, the
elements of the paradigmatic dimension, the educational development and the achievement of an
innovative framework.
The dual nature of Geography (as a natural science and as a science related to the society) gives
it distinctive opportunities of integrating some transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary elements
into the National Curriculum as well as into the educational process as a whole.
209
Book of abstracts.
The impact of meteorological risk phenomena in performing mountain
tourism
Ioana Ipate1, Ionuț Ipate2, Ionuț Giușcă3, Loredana Giușcă4
1
Faculty of Transportation, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
3
University of Reading, Department of Meteorology, United Kingdom
4
University of Birmingham, Geophysics and Earth Sciences, United Kingdom
2
ipateioana@yahoo.com
"There have been researches done along the time regarding meteorological phenomena and the
way they regulate human society , concluding that human society is molded of their occurrence
and evolution on a time and space reference scale.
Regarding mountain tourism performing in Fagaraș mountains, once those risk phenomena are
susceptible to occur some safety precautions are applied ending up to tracks closures for certain
sectors and certain periods.
Phenomena with the greatest impact on mountain tourism are mainly the winter ones such as
avalanches.
The triggering factor in avalanches generation has a meteorological or non-meteorological base.
The non-meteorological factor is related to the aspect of topography ,slope and even the human
fingerprint.
Risk phenomena have a major impact nevertheless Fagaraș mountains have an outstanding resort
potential in winter-sports performing."
210
Book of abstracts.
A3 Motorway (Predeal – Râșnov Section) - GIS analysis of land suitability,
cost and environmental impact analysis
Georgian Ionuț Purcăreață, Bogdan Andrei Mihai, Ionuț Săvulescu, Robert Răzvan Dobre
ionut5blue@yahoo.com
"This study focuses on one part of the future A3 Motorway. It transits the hydrographical basins
of Râşnoava and Ghimbășel, spread in Clăbucetele Predealului Mts, Bucegi and Postăvaru
Massifs. The perspective of communication ways in this area is geographically conditioned,
primarily by the morphodynamics of the surrounding landscape and the lithological substrate.
The working methodology was based on the GIS analysis of four main factors: geodeclivity,
lithology, pedology and land use. The final raster of land suitability was obtained by integrating
the factors in a geographical algebra equation which was mapped with Raster Calculator function
of Spatial Analyst extension in ArcGIS. Through reclassification we obtained a raster with four
categories of land suitability values: suitable lands, lands with moderate suitability, lands with
low suitability and unsuitable lands.
The possible routes were then analysed according to the resulted raster, highlighting the shares
held by each route for the four categories of suitability, thus making possible the estimation of
environmental impacts and costs in relation to the values mentioned in Romania‟s General
Transport Master Plan (2015).
Even if the specialized engineering software offers easy modelling alternatives for a route, we
found that they do not take into account important factors such as lithology or active
geomorphological processes. Therefore, the GIS analysis of land suitability must be the
preceding stage for any infrastructure project, as it perfectly highlights the favourability degree
of new designed routes and relieves any additional costs for maintenance, rehabilitation and
remodelling in the post-construction phase.
211
Book of abstracts.
GIS datasets – the foundation for analysis of health care patterns and ageing
in Romania
Gabriel Simion, Liliana Dumitrache, Bogdan Suditu, Mariana Nae
Department of Human and Economic Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest,
Bucharest, Romania
gabriel.simion@geo.unibuc.ro
GIS datasets for analysis health care services and ageing presumes access to different digital
layer on land uses, population, health care units. Ideally, the information must have spatial
resolution enough to separate between similar patterns as well the access to official statistical
data to be transferred to GIS format. Datasets must be available at the national, regional and local
level, and it is a priority to collect and put together, in many cases manually digitization
information using satellite imagery, topomaps and field survey. Ageing and demographic decline
underpinned major challenges for economies and health care services. Description and analysis
of spatio-temporal patterns of ageing and health care patterns became a priority for sustainable
development, balanced, coherent and integrated various categories of disadvantaged areas. In the
literature, most critical analysis enhanced the effects of ageing on economic development and
socio-demographic structure changes due to the effects of demographic transition. Ageing can
have negative effects on economic development or in the population access to the health service.
This presentation attempts to analyse the spatial and temporal patterns of demographic
structures, using different methods, such as ESDA (Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis) or
different GIS datasets collection. These approaches may both contribute to a better
understanding of health care patterns and identify of ageing areas in Romania, thereby helping to
detect clusters and spatial polarization trends.
212
Book of abstracts.
Topography control on freeze-thaw weathering assessment in mountain areas
from the Romanian Carpathians
Mirela Vasile, Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe, Răzvan Popescu
mirela.vasile@geo.unibuc.ro
"It is widely acknowledged that topographic characteristics exert a great influence on the
occurrence and intensity of most geomorphological processes, mainly by the imposed thermal
and humidity conditions. Thus, the consideration of parameters such as orientation, slope and
ground cover highly increases the reliability of most process-distribution analyses on mediumhigh spatial scales.
Freeze-thaw weathering is a significant process in mountain environments, contributing to the
continuous shaping of landforms and mountains evolution. Within this study, we evaluate in-situ
ground frost conditions (thermal behavior) compared to air frost which was constantly used
when describing the very intensity of weathering (i.e. the detachment of rock/soil particles or
fragments). We used different exposures, slope values and altitudes and tried to quantify the
persistence of insulating snow cover. Our work presents examples of in-situ air, soil and rock
temperature analyses from sites in the Eastern and Southern Romanian Carpathians located in
inter-mountain depressions (Poiana Ştampei, Joseni), on low to mean altitude interfluves and
plateaus (Bucegi Mountains) and from high altitude interfluves and compact vertical rockwalls
(Bucegi and Retezat Mountains).
The results prove the increased relativity of air frost in estimating ground frost and the consistent
variation of active diurnal freezing, seasonal frost and snow cover duration, which clearly
modify with altitude and present a strong influence by the degree of surface exposure. The
thermal regime in rockwalls expressed the effect of direct solar radiation on exposed (snow-free)
surfaces, with the clear distinction of diurnal and seasonal freezing on north and south-oriented
steep slopes.
213
Book of abstracts.
Deva population, past and future
Iuliana Vadan
irinavadan@yahoo.com
"Deva, an urban settlement with a high population dynamics, grows between 1912 and 1992
about 7.8 times more. The demographic growth, expressed through the natural increase, has
evolved in time. In the first half of the 20th century it stagnated, but after 1948 it increased
spectacularly, between 1948 and 1956. Then, it began to decline, registering ever lower values in
1977 (6.4 per mille) and 1990 (2.4 per mille), culminating in 1996 with a negative value.
This phenomenon has multiple explanantions and implications, and comes as a consequence of
changes taking place in the contemporary Romanian society. One of the main reasons would be
the rethinking of family size, the increasing number of women involved in economy, as well as
the ever decreasing rate of marriages.
The migrating population from the rural areas had a great importance, with Deva representing,
until 1990, an important point of attraction to the inhabitants of the Hunedoara county.
At present, the town‟s population is 56,664 (according to the 2011 census) and keeps declining
as the natural and migratory increases are negative.
214
Book of abstracts.
A modern approach of what rural tourism means in Soveja and Tulnici
villages in Vrancea County
Alexandra Capră
oneway2alex@yahoo.com
Soveja and Tulnici are two villages from Vrancea Depression in which the rural tourism is
present and in fact represents the main economic field for local community. The term of rural
tourism is used for a specific type of tourism in which the nature with its primitive and ancient
forms is preserved. Rural tourism for Romania and particulary for Vrancea Depression with
special view on Soveja and Tulnici villages means for local community to preserve the original
way of living, of popular art and rituals. These two villages are located at the contact with the
mountains in small depressions called basinets and the landscapes are wild with small
anthropical interventions and in fact this means rural tourism - a location with wild nature, fresh
air and local traditions. Having these for this type of tourism we need modern touristic
infrastructure which is very important for international tourism. Analyzing the touristic
infrastructure in these villages we can say that the needs of any tourist is fulfilled because the
rural tourism lovers are honest and simple people with the need to reconnect with their own
origins, with nature and traditional simple life , rituals, food.
215
Book of abstracts.
The intervention of the anthropic factor on the Danube floodplain dynamics
in the Olteniţa- Călăraşi sector
Ştefania (Omrani) Grigorie, Floare Grecu
stefania_grigorie@yahoo.com
Starting with the second part of the twentieth century, the Danube floodplain suffered the
greatest degree of anthropic interventions. The main aim of this numerous involvements was to
convert this area into a major agricultural region. The significant human interventions that has
profoundly altered the floodplain is represented by its damming.
The first mention of damming area (Botzanet al., 1991) covers the period between 1905 and
1906, when there were dammed 334 ha at the Monastery regale state and 3150 ha in Giurgeni for
the Eforia Civil Hospitals, and between 1906 and 1910- the 1493 ha of the 1779 ha belonging to
State Farm's Spanţov, following a 1906 law that which foresee the damming of the Ministry of
Agriculture properties (M.A.D.).
Among other major human intervention which affected this floodplain sector it can also be
mentioned: the draining of the lakes, swamps and marshy areas; the construction of a dense
drainage network channels; the agricultural accomplishments; the leveling topographic work
surfaces (for the filling of the water basin screated by the desiccation and, also the leveling of the
higher surfaces as the bank sands, locally called ,,hillock"); the deforestation (clear-cutting trees
in the river meadows) and the afforestation; the construction of the industrial buildings (the
former Călăraşi Steel Factory implied interventions on the floodplain relief, in particularby
building the steel channel, which is large) etc.
It was concluded that, before 1950, the floodplain evolved under natural conditions, being
covered by numerous lakes and marshes, but after 1950 it was completely changed as a result of
human intervention.
216
Book of abstracts.
Mutations in the evolution of the growth poles and in setting up regional
balances from Romania
Nicolae Popa
nicolae.popa@e-uvt.ro
In Romania, more than in other countries of Europe, between the Capital (Bucharest) and the
large mass of the provincial cities and towns, is a group of large cities, the second echelon,
traditionally composed by 7 regional polarization centers, whose population exceeded at a given
time or exceeds currently 300 thousands of inhabitants. With one exception, these cities have
been designed growth poles, in 2008. However, the liberal evolution of the Romanian urban
system in the past two decades was entailed some disparities and to impose a certain hierarchy,
both in terms of population number, but especially in terms of socio-economic performance. The
paper proposes to address these differences across many demographic and economic indicators,
within the framework of a quantitative analysis, able to provide a good insight in to differentiated
dynamics of 7 poles and the trends of regional development planning, especially in the wake of
the crisis triggered in Romania in 2009.
217
Book of abstracts.
Decision management – new ways to make better spatial decisions
Diana Popovici, Iuliana Armaş, Alexandra Capră
diana.popovici@geo.unibuc.ro
Because of the increasing volume of information, the decisions tend to be more difficult to make.
Achieving an objective and making a suitable decision may become a real challenge, in the
context of growing needs and lack of resources (financial and spatial). In order to better deal
with spatial decision problems, spatial decision support systems (SDSS), that combine
management with GIS tools, have been developed. SDSS offers support in the decision making
process (how a decision should be made) and it does not focus on the result (what decision that
should be made). SDSS can also involve a large number of stakeholders and criteria, in the same
time, making from SDSS a great tool to use in spatial planning. A limitation for this method is
that, regardless of the mathematical results, the final decision has to be made by the decision
maker. The present paper aims to illustrate the importance of decision management through two
different study cases, first implying a natural risk and second having a more economical nature.
218
Book of abstracts.
Constantin Brătescu – a life dedicated to modern geography
Mihai Ielenicz
mielenicz@geo.unibuc.ro
Constantin Brătescu was one of the most famous university professors and geographers in the
first half of the 20th century. After having graduated the faculty of literature and philosophy in
Bucharest (he was the disciple of the great Simion Mehedinţi) and geography lectures attendance
in Berlin (he had Albrecht Penck as professor) thanks to a scholarship granted by the Society of
Geography, Constantin Brătescu had an intense university life in Cernăuţi and Bucharest. In both
cities he led geography departments and made complex researches with geomorphologic, historic
and ethnographic character. His studies were oriented towards the Danube Delta, Dobrogea, the
Black Sea basin, Bucovina and the Danube and relied on a competition among ideas generated
by fieldwork, intuition and a realistic confrontation with the scientific literature. They represent a
treasure of original and viable problems and solutions. Simion Mehedinţi stated that “No one
promoted with a greater interest and understanding the Low Danube lands than the
geomorphologist and etnoographer Constantin Brătescu”.
219
Book of abstracts.
Effective Monitoring and Alerting of Urban Heat Island Effect on the Indoor
Thermal Risk in Bucharest (Romania)
Sorin Cheval1, Dan Constantinescu2, Alexandru Dumitrescu1, Gabi Caracaș3
1
National Meteorological Administration, Bucharest, Romania
Academy of Technical Sciences of Romania
3
Nemetschek Romania
2
sorincheval@yahoo.com
Extreme temperatures and heat waves occur frequently in Bucharest during the warm season,
triggering significant heat stress and thermal risks, especially in buildings with inappropriate
ventilation and architecture, and climate change scenarios convey upon warming trends in the
next decades. This study promotes an enhanced methodology for the effective monitoring of the
Urban Heat Island (UHI) impact on the thermal regime within buildings, in order to develop an
alert system capable to issue early warnings for indoor thermal risks in Bucharest. Ground-based
meteorological data and satellite products were used to compute the ambient summer
temperature over several test areas for the summer months, while the indoor climate was
dynamically modeled with an hourly resolution. The thermal risk was determined using standard
comfort indices, e.g. Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) and Predicted Percentage of Dissatisfied
(PPD), as well as the specific thermal and functional characteristics of selected buildings. Taking
into account the expected climate warming, the results reveal (1) the essential need for
developing alert systems designed to predict in real time the indoor health risks, and (2) the high
potential of using multiple data sources for UHI monitoring. The results were obtained within the
national project REDBHI (Reducing urban heat island effects to improve urban comfort and
balance energy consumption in Bucharest - PN–II–PCCA–2013–4–0509).
220
Book of abstracts.
The European night of museums - Between Night and Museums
Daniela Dumbraveanu1, Anca Tudoricu2, Ana Craciun
1
Universitur
2
anaa.craciun@gmail.com
This paper aims to examine and analyze the impact of the European Night of Museums (ENoM)
as a cultural event which tries to provide a new perspective on museums.
As an international event, it manages to shape the local realities regarding the situation of
museology, the relation between people and museums, highlighting at the same time the
discrepancies inside the society.
The cities have recently become stages for events, and the ENoM is a particular case due to the
fact that it happens at night, bringing culture in the streets and animating the cityscape.
The results show that the Romanian Night of Museums is a real success among the events alike
due to the fact that it satisfies various needs of the community: to communicate, to explore the
city at night, to manifest their need of belonging and to share a common identity in a European
context.
221
Book of abstracts.
Assessment of national policies and strategies of tourism development in the
post-communist period
Corneliu Iatu, Mihai Bulai
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi, Romania
ciatu@uaic.ro, mihai.bulai@uaic.ro
In the communist era the touristic policies and strategies followed the main directory lines of the
communist party from an instrument for creating a new identity for the working class (years ‟50‟60) to mean of supporting an ephemeral international opening (years ‟70) and to an important
recoil (years ‟80).
The transition period between 1990-2000 put the policies and strategies in tourism in background
because of the collapse of the mass tourism and the occurrence of various small and medium
touristic enterprises. After 2000, with the perspective of the European and euro-Atlantic
integration, there is a period of economic increase which will bring a sustained implication in the
development of touristic policies and strategies, through the National Master Plan in Tourism
and the National Plan for Territorial Planning – Section VI – Touristic Areas. After the crisis in
2008, the national policies in tourism follow a heterogeneous course from the creation of the first
Ministry of Tourism and a sustained strategy of national branding to a stagnation and uncertainty
related with the politics. The study highlights the main directory elements of the national
strategic documents after 1990, the evolution of the organizational structures and the way in
which a series of key concepts – tourism, sustainable touristic development, sustainable tourism,
territorial planning, touristic governance – are included, understood and instrumented in these
documents.
222
Book of abstracts.
Explaining urban expansion in Romania: from county to local drivers
Simona R. Grădinaru1, Cristian I. Iojă1, Gabriela Pavelescu2, Lidia Niculiță3, Cristina Lincaru4
1
Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies, University of Bucharest, Romania
National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics, INOE 2000, Romania
3
Tehnical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
4
National Scientific Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection, Romania
2
simona.gradinaru@g.unibuc.ro
Urban expansion is increasingly gaining attention in Europe and also in Romania. For control
measures to be proposed, there is a need to identify the drivers behind dynamics of urban areas.
The aim of our paper is to identify the factors that drive urban expansion in Romania. As they
vary at different governance levels, we focused our analysis on two levels: a) county, and b)
local. Variables representing social, economic, spatial planning and infrastructure, and
environmental aspects were used in four linear multiple regression models to determine their
influence over the dynamics of built-up areas at county level. To determine the local drivers, we
defined a logistic regression model using the presence of new built-up areas as a dependent
variable and a set of spatially explicit variables that cover socio-economic and planning aspects
as explanatory variables. We used: a) Corine Land Cover data sets to extract the land cover
spatial information on the built-up area dynamics at county level, and b) and aerial images to
obtain land use and land cover data al local level. The results showed that at county level, the
subsidies played an important role in the evolution built-up areas, whereas at local level land use
and economic variables had great explanatory power.
223
Book of abstracts.
Proceedings of the International Conference Environment at a CrossrOads: SMART approaches
for a sustainable future (ECOSMART), November 12-15, 2015, Editor University of Bucharest,
Faculty of Geography, Department of Regional Geography and Environment, Romania, 227 pp.
The Proceedings and conference schedule are available online: geo.unibuc.ro/ecosmart/
Conference secretariat: secretariat_dgrm@g.unibuc.ro
© 2015, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Department of Regional Geography and
Environment, Romania
ISBN: 978-973-0-20300-4.
224

Proceedings of the International

Transcription

Similar documents

to read newsletter

World Refugee Day 2011 Romania

Bucharest - UNEP/GRID

WINDFARM - NEGRESTI / ROMANIA

Friday, September 5th, 2014 Fapte Bune in Parcul Lumea Copiilor

investing investing investing

here - ottersasc

brochure

Camera consultantilor fiscali (CCF)

EUROMOD annual meeting – 10 of October 2012 2nd