ECOSMART

International Conference Environment at a CrossrOards: SMART

approaches for a sustainable future
November 12-15, 2015
The conference marks the 115th year of Geography education at the University of Bucharest, and the
25th anniversary of the Faculty of Geography.

Organizers:
University of Bucharest Faculty of
Geography, Department of Regional
Geography and Environment
www.geo.unibuc.ro
With the support of:

Thursday, November 12
Sala de Marmur (Marble Room), National Military Center
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Registration desk

Registration of participants

Introduction and welcoming moment

Professor Cristian Ioja

Speech of the Ministry of National Education

Ministry for Higher Education Professor Gigel Paraschiv

Speech of the University of Bucharest

Rector Professor Mircea Dumitru

9:45
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Faculty of Geography at 25 years

Dean Professor Laura Comanescu

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Speeches from Deans of Geography Faculties, Alumni and Partners

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Lunch Break

Coffee break
Professor Honoris Causa Festivities

Profesor Emmanuel Reynard, University of Lausanne

Professor Jurgen Breuste, University of Salzburg

Plenary 1
Plenary 2
Plenary 3
Plenary 4

The heritage value of landforms

Emmanuel Reynard, Switzerland
Scenarios for sustainable European cities securing human well-being and biodiversity
Dagmar Haase, Germany
Development of A Watershed Science for Sustainable Water Resources Management
Chansheng He, USA
The Crau plain (west of Provence), a land of economic and ecological issues changing
Grard Beltrando, France

Coffee break
Plenary 5
Plenary 6
Plenary 7
Plenary 8
Official Dinner

The concept of eco-cities - Implementing the ecosystem service approach and reduce resource consumption
Jurgen Breust, Austria
A New Approach on the Land Capability Classification
Ibrahim Atalay, Turkey
Geography in a Global Environmental Change Context
Dan Blteanu, Romania
What does rural smart development means for Romania?
Ioan Ianos, Romania

Friday, November 13
8:30
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Registration desk

Registration of participants

Sala Stefan cel Mare

Workshop Challenges in the assessment of urban ecosystems services, organized by
Society for Urban Ecology, South Eastern Europe Chapter
Live Stream
Chairs: Jurgen Breuste, Cristian Ioja
Why to be a SURE member? President SURE, Jurgen Breuste
SURE SEE Europe Chapter targets and approaches. Overview of Urban Ecosystems
Services Assessment in Romania
Cristian Ioja, Romania
Compact cities vs. living quality applying the ecosystem services approach for building
sustainable cities
Martina Artmann, Germany
Assessing the fragmentation of the green infrastructure in Romanian cities using fractal
models and numerical taxonomy
Alexandru-Ionu Petrior, Ion Andronache, Ana-Maria Ciobotaru, Daniel Peptenatu,
Romania
Heterogeneity predictors of urban green infrastructures in Romanian cities
Denisa Lavinia Badiu, Cristian Ioj, Maria Ptroescu, Simona Raluca Grdinaru, Alina
Constantina Hossu, Romania
Discussion: Proposed subject> Are green infrastructure the most important component of
urban areas that provide ecosystems services? How could be included the urban
ecosystems services approach in territorial planning?
Components of micro-climate modification effect of urban shade trees integrated
approach promoting the development of ecosystem service indicators
gnes Takcs, Mrton Kiss, gnes Gulys, Nomi Knto, Hungary
Air temperature regulation by urban trees and green infrastructure
Vnu Gabriel Ovidiu, Ioj Ioan Cristian, Onose Diana Andreea, andric Ionu, Grdinaru
Simona, Ua Mihaela, Romania

Sala Norvegiana
Workshop Geography of Health and Health Care Spatial Inequalities and inequities in
health and healthcare provision: embodied landmarks for territorial systematic
development, organized by National School of Public Health and Management
Bucharest and Geodemographic and Territorial Analysis Research Center
Chairs: Silvia Gabriela Scintee, Liliana Dumitrache
Geographical distribution of avoidable hospital conditions, Romania, 2013
Marius Ciutan, Silvia Gabriela Scintee, Mihnea Dosius, Cristina Mototolea, Cristian
Vladescu, Romania
Romanian Health Care Professionals (Im)mobilities and Their Migration Strategies
Liliana Dumitrache, Mariana Nae, Daniela Dumbraveanu, Romania
The territorial patterns of hospital services delivered for aggressions in Romania in
2014
Cristian Vladescu, Mihnea Dosius, Simona Musat, Silvia Florescu, Romania
Potentially life-threatening vascular events (myocardial and cerebral infarction) geographical distribution and temporal evolution
Carmen Sasu, Marius Ciutan, Silvia Gabriela Scntee, Simona Musat, Romania
Water sanitation and health in Calarasi County
Cristinel Sandru, Romania
Romanian Landscapes of Care Paradoxes: Geographical Divide in Health Care Needs
and Health Care Supply
Mariana Nae, Liliana Dumitrache, Gabriel Simion, Daniela Zamfir, Romania
GIS datasets the foundation for analysis of health care patterns and ageing in
Romania
Gabriel Simion, Liliana Dumitrache, Suditu Bogdan, Mariana Nae, Romania
Barriers to access healthcare for a social vulnerable group: the case of Roma minority
in Smrdioasa, Romania
Andreea Ionela Gaciu (Pene), Romania

Cofee break: 11.00-11.30

Discussion: Which methods could be promoted in order to better evaluation of urban
ecosystems services? How could be included the monnetary value of regulatory and social
ecosystems services?
Wetlands change in urban areas key indicator for ecosystems services assessment. Case
study: Bucharest city
(Romania)
Cristian Ioja, Gabriela Osaci-Costache, Romania
Plant species from Bucharest as indicators of urban conditions
Onete Marilena, Manu Minodora, Bodescu Florian, Moldoveanu Mirela, Florescu Larisa,
Romania
Discussion> Is it land use change an indicator for ecosystems services assessment? How
could be quantified the impact of land use changes on ecosystems services supply in
urban areas?
Restoration of Degraded Urban Ecosystems for Healthy Cities- Developing technical and
scientific references for Nature-Based Solutions
Yangang Xing, Phil Jones, Graham Ormondroyd, Simon Curling, United Kingdom
Can biodiversity conservation be promoted when other services are targeted for urban
waterbodies?
Oertli Beat, Demierre Eliane, Switzerland
Discussion> How could be improved the capacity of urban areas to provide ecosystems
services? Are ecocities a solution for improvement the quality and quantity of urban
ecosystems services?
Final Discussion> How is the steps for improving the data gap in Romanian urban
ecosystems services assessment? What projects could be promoted in these areas? What
are the common topics?
13.00-15.00 Lunch
15.00 17.00 - Visit to Vacaresti areas (urban wetlands new paradise for wildlife) meeting point in the front of National Military Center (conference site) at 14.45 at clock
(free of charge).

Geographic Accessibility vs. Affordability to Health Services. Case of Ilfov County,

Romania
Petronela Nistor, Romania
Relationship between the health care needs and the accessibility of the health care
services in Botosani county
Teodora Estera Ursulic, Romania
Influence of population lifestyle on local health profile. Case study: Ialomita county
Ana-Maria Talos, Romania

9:00
11:00

Rotonda Tudor Vladimirescu

Section Sustainable territorial planning
Chairs: Alma Zavdonik Lamovek, Athanasios Alexandru
Gavrilidis
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,
Romania
The impact of motorway construction on land use changes
Mojca Foki, Simon Sevnek, Alma Zavdonik Lamovek,
Slovenia
Urban lakes in Bucharest ecological significance of
phytoplankton pigment fingerprint in the plankton foodweb
Mirela Moldoveanu, Marilena Onete, Athanasios Gavrilidis,
Alina Dumitrache, Ciprian Brsan, Larisa Florescu, Romania
The dynamic master plan - an innovative approach in
contemporary urban and territorial planning
Tiberiu Florescu, Andrei Mitrea, Romania
Transport Information System: road infrastructure and
transport networks (present and future) in the wilaya of
Laghouat
Abdelkader Abdellaoui, Abdelkader Medjdoub, Belal Ramzi,
France, Algerie
Linking territories: transport planning around Bucharest
Baidan Ana Magdalena, France
Steps in understanding the role of instability upon urban
systems.
Andrei Schvab, Igor Sirodoev, Mirela Paraschiv, Natasa
Vidianu, Irina Saghin, Romania
Spatial patterns in urban landscapes: urbanization and
urban forests. Case study: Braov-Scele, Romania
Irina Iulia Nstase, Romania

11:00
11:30

Sala Spectacole
Section Challenges in Water Management

Sala Gotica
Section Urbanization and territorial cohesion

Chairs: Petre Gastescu, Liliana Zaharia

Chairs: Nicolae Popa, Igor Sirodoev

The lakes of the Romanian Black Sea Coast-anthropic

modifications, hydrological features and state-ofthe-art
Petre Gtescu, Petre Brecan, Dacian Teodorescu,
Romania

The impact of IT companies evolution over the business

environment development and labor market in Romania
Silviu Cojocaru, Cristian Draghici, Camelia Cojocaru, Romania

Assessing the physical quality of the Coutea River

using the Qualphy method
Gabriela Moroanu, Gisle Verniers, Liliana Zaharia,
Romania
Sustainable water and energy use for irrigation
demands
Bojan urin, Toni Kekez, Croatia
Ethnographic and Psychometric methods addressing
vulnerability and adaptation to floods in the Lower
Danube, Romania
Iuliana Armas, Cristina Posner, Romania
The mineral waters in Rupea and their exploitation
Rodica Mere, Romania
Hydrometrical and hydrological field tests at
microscale
Gabriel Minea, Mary-Jeanne Adler, Romania

Periurban areas and land use structure in Romania at LAU2

level: An Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis
Cristina Lincaru, Draga Atanasiu, Vasilica Ciuca, Speranta
Pirciog,Romania
Mutations in the evolution of the growth poles and in setting
up regional balances from Romania
Nicolae Popa, Romania
In search of emerging polities: a content analysis of thematic
agendas of selected European cross-border cooperation
structures
Valentin Cojanu, Alexandru Gavri, Raluca Popescu, Romania
Urbanization and territorial cohesion. Case study: Region of
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Manuela-Ana-Maria Anghel, Romania
Will learning from post-socialist changes help us to stop
wasting our resources?
Igor Srodoev, Romania

Groundwater Resources from Slnic Basin. Case

Study: Penteleu Blidaru Spring
Radu Pitigoi, Mihaela Verga, Andreea AndraToparceanu, Romania

Urbanisation and Whistleblowing as Disaster Risk Reduction

Radu Ionescu, Romania

Trends in low-flow variability of Romanian rivers

Ileana Tanase, Romania

The Role of Church in Preserving Local Identity within the

Area of Danube Gorge
Ilie Radoi, Romania

The analysis of the flash floods from the Uz

hydrographic basin registered at the Drmneti
hydrometric station
Ioana-Delia Miftode, Gheorghe Romanescu,Romania

Computing seismic loss estimates within a big city. Bucharest

case study.
Dragos Toma-Danila, Iuliana Armas, Romania

Coffee Break
Sala Bizantina

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13:00

Rotonda Tudor Vladimirescu

Section Novel Teaching Strategies in Geography and
Environmental Sciences
Chairs: Mihai Ielenicz, Octavian Mandrut
Constantin Brtescu a life dedicated to modern
geography
Mihai Ielenicz, Romania
Geography and Environment in the National Curriculum
Octavian Mandrut, Romania
Literary text as a didactical tool in geography.
Applications with the Book of Apolodor by Gellu Naum
Dorina Cheval, Teodora Marchi, Romania
Teaching and assessing skills in environmental
geography in a bilingual class
Florina Paunescu, Romania
Using photos in geography lessons
Iulian Sandulache, Catalina Sandulache, Romania
A review on geomorphology today. Denudation and
stripping minimum resistance at base level.
Antoneta Stoica, Romania

Sala de Spectacole
Section Applied Geormorphology

Sala Gotica
Section Environmental Sciences

Chairs Alfred Stroe Vespremeanu, Hamza Amireche

Chairs: Virgil Iordache, Ioan Marinescu

Storm climate and morphological responses (from short- to

long-term scales) on the Danube delta coast
Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe, Florin Zinescu, Florin Ttui,
Luminia Preoteasa, Romania

Wetlands - a significant feature of the salt karst

landscape in the Meledic Plateau
Daniela Strat, Romania

Degradation of natural environments in the Algerian

Oriental Tell: case of Beni Haroun dam basin
H.Amireche, D. Dekoumi, Algeria
Shoreface Dynamics and Evolution on Danube Delta Coast
Florin Tatui, Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe, Florin Zainescu,
Stefan Constantinescu, Romania
Evolution of the Sulina mouth based on historical maps
Marius Budileanu, Romania
Evaluating anthropogenic influence in Bucegi Natural Park,
Romanian Carpathians
Bogdan Olariu, Romania
Sensitivity assessment to erosion of the Romanian Black Sea
coast
Mdlina Elena Ristea, Romania

Using natural tracers to track the groundwater flow path

and the residence time in a mining area
Alexandra Iulia Cozma, Clin Baciu, Romania
Assessment of GSM HF-Radiation impact levels within
urban residential area of Craiova city
Ioan Eustatiu Marinescu, Claudiu Poprlan, Romania
Public georeferenced data sets for coupling plant scale
and catchment scale
Virgil Iordache, Radu Lctuu, Marilena Onete, Ion
Stelian, Aurora Neagoe, Rzvan Orza, Gabriel Burtea,
Florian Bodescu, Daniel Scrdeanu, Romania
First transboundary protected areas in Caucasus
N.Elizbarashvili, G.Meladze, D.Svanadze, R.Elizbarashvili,
Georgia
The assessment of regulatory ecosystem services: the
case of the sediment retention service in a mountain
landscape in the Southern Romanian Carpathians
Sorina-Mihaela Bogdan, Ileana Ptru-Stupariu, Liliana
Zaharia, Andreea Andra-Toprceanu, Romania
Simulating landscape dynamics in pasture-woodlands of
the Southern Carpathians: land-use guidelines for
maintaining habitat diversity
Ioana Stoicescu, Ileana Ptru-Stupariu, Alina TudorHossu, A. Peringer, Romania, Switzerland

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15:00

Lunch
Sala Bizantina

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17:00

Sala Stefan cel Mare

Section GIS and Remote Sensing Applications
Live Stream
Chairs: Iuliana Armas, Stefan Constantinescu
North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and East Atlantic / West
Russia (EAWR) indices variations impact on water
turbidity in the Danube Delta coastal area
Sorin Constantin, tefan Constantinescu, Florina Grecu,
Romania
Comparison of multi-temporal differential
interferometry techniques applied to the measurement
of Bucharest city subsidence
Iuliana Armas, Mihaela Gheorghe, Romania
Geo-spatial technology and the Environment
Santiago Giraldo Anduaga, USA
Wildfires in temperate areas. A national level approach
Bogdan Mihai, Ionut Savulescu, Cristian Ioja, Maria
Visan, Romania
Practical solutions for exploiting the SIAFIM vulnerability
map fires
Maria Vian, Margareta Sima, Romania
A multiscale analysis of Bucharests GDP on a NUTS 3
level
George Secreanu, Romania
Interactive map a GIS tool for informing and
monitoring the implementation of Romanian transport
infrastructure projects
Robert Dobre, Marcel Bolo, Laurentiu Ilie, Mdlina
Teodor, Ancua Netcu, Romania
GeoEduGIS a GIS geodatabase for educational
purposes
Mihai Niculi, Dan Cristea, Romania

Sala Norvegiana
Section Geodemograpy and tourism

Sala Gotica
Section Sustainable spatial planning

Chairs: Corneliu Iatu, Marek Zoladek

Chairs: Iuliana Nichersu, Ana Irina Lequeux-Dinca

Transformation of tourism infrastructure in high mountain

area - Based on selected areas
Marek Zoladek, Poland

Recent dynamics of the most disadvantaged rural areas

in Oltenia (Romania)
Emanuel Burea, Romania

Rural tourism, a development vector in the Maramures

areas
Alina Simion, Mihai Hotea, Romania

The commons and their tragedy - implications for postcommunist Romania

Ana Irina Lequeux Dinca, Romania

Tourism planning and development in Baiului Mountains,

Romanian Carpathians
Ligia Barbalata, Bogdan Olariu, Romania

Multi-criteria cause- effect analysis for the integration of

flood risk management into spatial planning
Iuliana Nichersu, Iulian Nichersu, Romania

Types of Tourism in Tara Vrancei Land

Catalin Iorga, Romania

Homelessness and the quality of the urban environment

in Bucharest
Mirela Paraschiv, Igor Srodoev, Nataa Vidianu, Andrei
Schvab, Romania

Geodemographical characteristics of population in Balacita

Piedmont Plateau
Amalia Mihaela Oglindoiu, Romania
Exploring social vulnerability Index in Bucharest at the 2011
census
Iuliana Arma, Alexandru Gavri, Romania
Deva population, past and future
Iuliana Vadan, Romania
Socio-economic activities, religious presence and urban
visibility. The case of Romanian immigrants in Catalonia
Adriana uiu, Romania
Assessment of national policies and strategies of tourism
development in the post-communist period
Corneliu Iatu, Mihai Bulai, Romania

Vernacular and Technology. In Between

Mihaela Hrmnescu, Cristina Enache, Romania
Analysis of forest fund evolution between 2000-2012
using fractal analysis
Ana-Maria Ciobotaru, Ion Andronache, Romania
How long did trips last at the end of the XVIIIth century
according to Spechts map? Case study Saac district
Alexandru Ionu Cruceru, Cezar Buterez, Romania
Monitoring Pollution Level in Railroad Right-Of-Way
Alexandr K. Strelkov, Sergey V. Stepanov, Svetlana Yu.
Teplykh, Ashot M. Sargsyan, Russia

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17:00

Rotonda Tudor Vladimirescu

Section Climate change adaptation

Sala de Spectacole
Section Applied Geomorphology

Chairs: Monica Dumitrascu, Sorin Cheval

Chairs: Mihai Bogdan, Ginesu Sergio

Speleothems as archives of environmental change information

Virgil Dragusin, Romania

Examples of polycyclic intrusions in granitic magmas in Sardinia (Italy, western Mediterranean

Sea): some geomorphologic considerations
Sergio Ginesu, Manuela Capula, Italy

Characteristics of atmospheric instability in Titu plain. Case study: Severe

convective phenomena, July 14, 2015
Adrian Tiscovschi, Robert Manta, Sipos Zoltan, Mihaita Hustiu, Romania
Assessment of socio-economic vulnerability to dryness and drought phenomena
in the Oltenia plain. A preliminary approach
Monica Dumitracu, Irena Mocanu, Bianca Mitric, Carmen Dragot, Ines
Grigorescu, Cristina Dumitric, Romania
Climate warming between 1961-2009 in the main agricultural region of Romania
Remus Prvlie, Georgeta Bandoc, Cristian Patriche, Romania
Post Little Ice Age climate and vegetation changes: implications on permafrost
processes from Retezat Massif
Rzvan Popescu, Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe, Nicolae Cruceru, Olimpiu Pop,
Romania
The necessity for hail suppression system in vineyard and orchard areas from
Moldova
Vasilic Istrate, Liviu Apostol, Ovidiu Miron Machidon, Aurel Dnu Axinte, Daniel
Florea, Romania
Effective Monitoring and Alerting of Urban Heat Island Effect on the Indoor
Thermal Risk in Bucharest (Romania)
Sorin Cheval, Dan Constantinescu, Alexandru Dumitrescu, Gabi Caraca, Romania

A3 Motorway (Predeal Rnov Section) - GIS analysis of land suitability, cost and
environmental impact analysis
Georgian Ionu Purcrea, Bogdan Andrei Mihai, Ionu Svulescu, Robert Rzvan Dobre,
Romania
Brlad catchment morphometric characteristics
Oana Profir, Gheorghe Romanescu, Mihai-Gabriel Balan, Romania
Morphological considerations on the distribution of tourism infrastructure in the Piatra Craiului
Massif
Anca Munteanu, Romania
Landslide hazard analysis in the Luncav Catchment, Romania
Radu Irimia, Ionut Sandric, Zenaida Chitu, Bogdan Mihai, Romania
Coastal erosion and its use in northern Sardinia (Italy)
Donatella Carboni, Sergio Ginesu, Marian Marin, Italy
Topography control on freeze-thaw weathering assessment in mountain areas from the
Romanian Carpathians
Mirela Vasile, Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe, Razvan Popescu, Romania
Morphometric aspects in the Humor catchment
Mihai-Gabriel Balan, Eugen Rusu, Oana Profir, Romania
The importance of biogeomorphic interactions in determining the complexity of barrier
breaching
Florin Zinescu, Alfred Vespremeanu-Stroe, Romania

17:00
17:30

Coffee break
Sala Bizantina

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19:00

Sala Stefan cel Mare

GIS and Remote Sensing
Live Stream
Chairs: Jeni Vasilescu, Ionut Sandric

Chairs: Elena Druica, Elena Matei

Chairs: Donatella Carbonni, Daniel Peptenatu

Active and passive remote sensing techniques for

atmospheric investigation
Jeni Vasilescu, Doina Nicolae, Anca Nemuc, Livio
Belegante, Luminita Marmureanu, Romania

Sustainable regional economic development and naive

prediction models: The case of the greater Bucharest
metropolitan area
Calin Valsan, Elena Druica, Radu Pintilii, Romania

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, Romania

High resolution landscape change analysis with

photogrammetric techniques. A case study from Iron
Gates reservoir area (1968-2012)
Bogdan Mihai, Constantin Nistor, Liviu Toma, Ionu
Svulescu, Romania

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, Romania

The assessment of areas prone to flash floods in

Bucegi Mountains (Romanian Carpathians)
Perju Ruth, Romania
Change detection analysis of the spruce forest in the
Romanian Carpathians (1986-2014): an example
from Cpnii Mountains
Laura Trl, Ionu andric, Iuliana Vijulie, Gabriela
Manea, Roxana Cuculici, Romania
Using GIS techniques for assessment the differences
between recorded rainfall from hydrometric stations
and radar products, in Romania
Andreea Mihalcea, Romulus Costache, AndreeaVioleta Manolache, Romania
Mapping land cover using Remote Sensing data and
GIS techniques: A case study of Prahova
Subcarpathians
Marina-Ramona Rujoiu-Mare, Romania

19:00
19:30

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 Arma, Romania
Closing ceremony

Sala Norvegiana
Section Sustainable territorial planning

Rural and urban dwelling-houses quality characteristics in

the Romanian Danube valley. A geographical approach
Irena Mocanu, Bianca Mitric, Nicoleta Damian, Mihaela
Rodica Persu, Daniela Nancu, Romania
Ecological renewal models planning approaches in
restrictive environments in Romanias South West Region
Radu-Matei Cocheci, Catalin Niculae Srbu, Romania
Semi-subsistence farming development in a Carpathian
declining mining area. A microscale study of landowners
perception: Stulpicani commune, Romania
Elena Matei, Despina Vasilcu, Octavian Coco, Dorin
Matei, Roxana Cuculici, Gabriela Manea, Iuliana Vijulie,
Romania
Identifying fine scale landscape patterns using waveletsbased techniques
Alin-Ionu Pleoianu, Mihai-Sorin Stupariu, Ileana PtruStupariu, Romania
Opportunism vs. Commitment in Romanian Firms: A Case
of Behavioral Economics?
Elena Druica, Calin Valsan, Rodica Ianole, Romania

Sala Gotica
Section Tourism as Drivers for Sustainable Development

The traditions as promoter of modernity in changing cultural

landscapes
Marian Marin, Donatella Carboni, Romania, Italy
The economical valorization of the swamps of BorsarosSancraieni, and the perspectives of the touristic function
development
Daniel Constantin Diaconu, Camelia Teodorescu, Radu-Daniel
Pintilii, Cristian Constantin Draghici, Daniel Peptanatu, Mircea
Visan, Romania
Ethno-creative zones in Oltenia and their implication into
developing cultural tourism
Camelia Teodorescu, Cristian Draghici, Daniel Diaconu, Radu
Daniel Pintilii, Octavian Teodorescu, Adrian Simion, Romania
Sustainable management of the protected areas. Study case:
Padi Karst Plateau
Mihaela Ungureanu, Dorina Camelia Ilie, Ioana Josan, Ovidiu
Gaceu, Romania
Strategies for the commercial exploitation of the western
regions spa potential
Elena Irina Circiumaru, Romania
Sustainable Management of Tourist Arrivals in Protected
Areas. The case of the Asinara National Park in Sardinia (Italy)
Graziella Benedetto, Donatella Carboni, Gian Luigi Corinto,
Italy
The European night of museums - Between Night and
Museums
Daniela Dumbraveanu, Anca Tudoricu, Ana Craciun, Romania
Sala Stefan cel Mare

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13:00

Sala Bizantina

Poster section 1
Distance learning in the Faculty of Geography
Marian Ene, Romania

Sinergy of natural hazards and geomorphosites (in Romania)

Florina Grecu, Laura Comnescu, Romania

The Holy Quran and Environmental Teachings

Valentina-Mariana Mnoiu, Ertan Dzgne, Romania, Turkey

Toposequential analysis and cultivation of the land skills Misserghin region (the northern
margin of the Great Sebkha of Oran, western Algeria)
Mostafia Boughalem, Kacem Moussa, Abdelkader Abdellaoui, Mohamed Mazour, Algeria

Changes in sea surface height in the Black Sea basin comparison between
hydrological drought and wet periods
Cristina Andra Vrnceanu, tefan Constantinescu, Romania
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, Romania
Decision management new ways to make better spatial decisions
Diana Popovici, Iuliana Arma, Alexandra Capr, Romania
Climatology of hail in Southern Romania during 19612013
Roxana Cic, Nicoleta Ionac, Sorin Burcea, Roxana Bojariu, Romania
Recent approaches in bioclimatic landscape planning projects
Vladimir Ionut Boc, Romania
The dynamics, forecasting and effects of using renewable energy sources in the
European Union. The case for Romania
Alexandra Constantin, Romania
The impact of meteorological risk phenomena in performing mountain tourism
Ipate Ioana, Ipate Ionu, Giuc Ionu, Giuc Loredana, Romania

Man-made changes of the relief due to the mining activities within Husnicioara open pit
(Mehedinti County, Romania)
Boengiu Sandu, Ionus Oana, Marinescu Emil, Romania
Evaluation of susceptibility to erosion of the area located at the contact between Lipivei
Hills and Plain Timis - Bega
Dorina Micu, Romania
Holocene coastal dune development and environmental changes in Helis area (NW
Peloponnese), Hellas
S. Athanasopoulou, L. Stamatopoulos,G. Alevizos & A., I. Andrikakos-Langoura, Greece
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
Carablaisa Gheorghe Sorin, Oglindoiu Amalia Mihaela, Grecu Florina, Romania
Geomorphological environment in relation to heritage and tourist sites of interest: The
Roman Edifice with Mosaic case study, Constanta
Andreea Andra-Toparceanu, Mihai Mafteiu, Verga Mihaela, Christian Stanciu, Nichifor
Bogdan, Florina Tatu, Romania
Micromorphology of the landforms emerged as a result of the hydroameliorative systems
in the Romanian plain
Cristina Ghi, Florina Grecu, Romania

The impact of hidroconstruction of the Iron Gate dam on environment and local
communities in the Danube valley
Vran Claudia Ionela; enche-Constantinescu Alina-Maria, Romania

Management and protection measures against floods in the lower sector of the Siret
Marola Diana Alexandra, Romania

Study on the evaporation and evapotranspiration measured on Cldruani Lake

Stan Florentina-Iuliana, Neculau Gianina, Zaharia Liliana, Romania

Flood Risk Perception. Case Study: Floods of September 2013 in Cudalbi (Galai County)
Laura Comanescu, Alexandru Nedelea, Romania

The natural resources protection and the quality of life

Nastac Maria, Iorgovan Karina, Vatafu Raluca, Romania
Environmental conflict resolution outcomes: comparative analysis of case studies from
the U.S. and Romania
Constantina Alina Hossu, Cristian I. Ioja, Lawrence Susskind, Romania, USA
Quantifying the role of accessibility in the attractiveness of urban parks. Case study
Bucharest
Onose Diana Andreea, Ptru-Stupariu Ileana, Ni Mihai Rzvan, Gavrilidis Athanasios
Alexandru, Nstase Irina, Romania
Evaluating the functional connectivity of Natura 2000 forest patches for mammals in
Romania
Niculae Mihaita- Iulian, Nita Mihai Razvan, Vanau Gabriel Ovidiu, Patroescu Maria,
Romania

15:00
19:00

Relief suitability for ski area development and 3D panoramic map of the resort Obria
Lotrului
Laureniu Ilie, Robert Dobre, Mdlina Teodor, Romania
The intervention of the anthropic factor on the Danube floodplain dynamics in the OlteniaClrai sector
tefania (Omrani) Grigorie, Floare Grecu, Romania
Revival of the rice crops in the south of Romania: Pros and cons
Iuliana Vijulie, Gabriela Manea, Laura Trl, Elena Matei, Mihaela Preda, Roxana Cuculici,
Romania
Non-invasive monitoring of some organochlorine compounds in eggshells and feathers of
birds from the Lower Prut Floodplain Natural Park, Romania
Marius Lucian Matache, Carmen Hura, Iulia Gabriela David, Laurentiu Rozylowicz, Romania

Sala Bizantina

Poster section 2
Biomonitoring of air pollution in urban areas of southern Poland
Przemysaw Szopa, Jacek Czerniak, Andrzej Gajewski, Poland
Arguments for integrative management of protected areas in the cities Case study in
Bucharest city
Gabriela Manea, Elena Matei, Iuliana Vijulie, Laura Trl, Roxana Cuculici, Octavian
Coco, Adrian Ticovschi, Romania

The role of socio-demographic, economic and environmental factors in perpetuating the

conflicts in Yemen
Popa Vasile, Coco Octavian, Romania
Demographic changes reflected in the spatial evolution of Braila City
Tatu Liviu, Tatu Florina, Verga Mihaela, Andra-Toprceanu Andreea, Romania

Land use/land cover changes related to mining activities in the Motru-Rovinari coal field
Roxana Cuculici, Romania

Using fractal analysis in modeling concentration trends in the national economy

Ion Andronache, Daniel Peptenatu, Ana-Maria Ciobotaru, Andreea-Karina Gruia, NinaMargareta Groposila, Romania

The public perception and attitude on general environmental problems. Case study :
Constanta and Vidin in the mirror
Opariuc Dan Cristian, Resteanu Alina, Iorgovan Karina, Romania

Effect of different land use types and their implications on land degradation: the case of
the watershed Isser-Tlemcen (Algeria)
Mostafia Boughalem, Abdelkader Abdellaoui, Mohamed Mazour, Algeria

The public perception and attitude on soil and forests pollution Case study : Constanta
and Vidin in the mirror
Opariuc Dan Cristian, Vatafu Raluca, Dragomir Monica Mihaela, Romania

Conversion and urban regeneration in the city of Timisoara. Redefinitions and controversy
Ivan Ramona, Pavel Sorin, Romania

The public perception and attitude on water pollution Case study : Constanta and Vidin

Assessment of functional policentricity in county residence municipalities in Romania

Tache Antonio, Tache Monica, Chifelea Constantin, Romania

in the mirror
Nastac Maria, Opariuc Dan Cristian, Cotan Florian, Romania
The public perception and attitude on air pollution Case study : Constanta and Vidin in
the mirror
Iorgovan Karina, Opariuc Dan Cristian, Dragomir Monica Mihaela, Romania
Evolutionism. Language, logic and thought
Alexandru Anghelescu. Romania
Sustainable development and international tourism: criteria and indicators
Efros Vasile, Romania
An interactive map as a GIS tool for Romanian ski areas management and information
Mdlina Teodor, Laurentiu Ilie, Robert Dobre, Romania
Gaps in transforming the national parks of Romania in ecotourism destinations. Case
Study: National Park Domogled-Cerna Valley
Mioara Clius, Madalina Ristea, Romania
Assessing public perception on protected areas in Iron Gates Natural Park, Romania
Cristiana Maria Ciocanea, Carmen Sorescu, Mirela Ianosi, Vasile Bagrinovschi, Romania
Ground monitoring of the urban heat island in Bucharest in the framework of the
UCLIMESA project
andric Ionu Cosmin, Ioj Ioan Cristian, Vnu Gabriel Ovidiu, Onose Diana Andreea,
Grdinaru Simona Raluca, Romania
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, Romania

What are the features of Romanian functional urban areas considering the human and
natural capital?
Alina Huzui-Stoiculescu, Georgiana Toth, Alina Chicos, Robert Stoiculescu, Romania
A model of development strategy encompassing creative industries to reduce visual
pollution - Case study: Strada Francez, Bucharests old city
Cercleux Andreea-Loreta, Merciu Florentina-Cristina, Merciu George-Laureniu, Romania
Impact of migration on economic development and demographic change in the rural space
of Constanta County
Stefan Todica Narcizia, Romania
The analyzes of the urbanistic and ecological potential for regional development in
Caransebe
Szekely Gabriel , enche-Constantinescu Alina-Maria, Romania
Health tourism contribution to the structural dynamics of the territorial systems with
tourism functionality
Draghici Cristian Constantin, Diaconu Daniel, Teodorescu Camelia, Pintilii Radu-Daniel,
Ciobotaru Ana-Maria, Romania
Corabia residents perception on industrial tourism development and their effects on local
economy
Teodorescu Adelina, Ionescu Delia, Cueto Carlos, Bira Nicoleta, Romania
Urban tourism. Acoustic comfort of accommodations in Craiova (Romania)
Cristiana Vlcea, Mihaela Licurici, Oana Ionu, Romania
A modern approach of what rural tourism means in Soveja and Tulnici villages in Vrancea
County
Alexandra Capr, Romania

Saturday, November 14

Transylvania field trip

Bucharest field trip guided tour by foot with the help of our partner Universitur

Price: 50 Euro (to be paid at the Conference desk)

Price: Free

Registration: Please proceed to the Conference desk.

Registration: Please proceed to the Conference desk.

Schedule:

Schedule:

[1] Meeting at 08:00 AM at the University Fountain.

[2] Chitila land use conflicts in the rural-urban fringe, urban sprawl.
[3] Targoviste large industrial unit UPET situated in the center of the city,
restructuration, historic character of an ancient capital city, Chindia Tower.
[4] Campulung Muscel small industrial city of Romania (cement industry).
[5] Rucar land use conflicts between traditional agricultural and pastoral activities
and the sprawl of tourism, environmental conflicts with the objectives of the Piatra
Craiului National Park.
[6] Bran, Rasnov castles and strongholds protecting the former border, current use
and problems, lunch break (*visit to the Bran Castle).
[7] Sinaia former royal resort, present tourism activities, Bucegi Natural Park.
[8] Ploiesti land use conflicts in a former oil-based city in Romania, commercial and
logistic development of the peripheral areas.
[9] Pipera, Baneasa environmental conflicts due to the presence of an airport,
transformation of a agricultural settlement in a residential one.
[10] Return at the University Fountain

The tour will start at 10:00 AM on [1] Halelor Street, right in the heart of Bucharest.
We will then reach [2] St. Anthony Square, the area that was first mentioned in a
document as the centre of the settlement. We will then have a glimpse at [3]
Manucs Inn, the most famous inn in Bucharest where the stories of famous
merchants and historical figures meet. We will then pass by [4] The Old Princely
Court, one of the most controversial places in Bucharest built by Vlad the Impaler,
where the Dracula paradox will be presented. We will then head down [5] the
French Street, the place of many legends which will frighten and amuse you at the
same time. We will then get to see [6] The Post Office Palace and [7] Caru cu Bere,
a brewery dating back to 1879, where you can later enjoy a glass of beer and a
traditional meal. Another attraction is [8] Stavropoelos church, one of the most
beautiful buildings and an oasis of peace and quiet in the area. [9] Lipscani street,
the most famous commercial street in the old city, will take you back to the
medieval times since we will get to see the ruins of erban Vod Inn. We will go
through [10] the Vilacrosse Macca Passage and walk up the [11] Victory Avenue,
the must-see of Bucharest. The tour will end in the [12] Revolution Square where
you will get to discover some interesting facts about the recent past of Romania,
marked by the bloody anti-communist revolution in 1989.

* Lunch and entrance costs are included in the price.

* No lunch or personal expenses included in the tour

Publishing
All abstracts of the accepted papers are included in the Conference Book of abstracts (received by each participant on a cd
in the conference bag). The Book of abstracts is indexed by the Romanian National Library.
Special Issue of the Conference
Procedia Environmental Sciences
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/procedia-environmental-sciences/
Papers will follow a double peer-review process (Editors and Elsevier), as participation at the Ecosmart Conference does not
necessarily guarantees acceptance of the paper.
All papers should follow the standard template available in the Publishing section of the website.
Please send your full paper to the e-mail address: secretariat_dgrm@g.unibuc.ro with the subject Procedia Ecosmart until
December 15, 2015.
Note: Papers published in the above partner journals must fulfill the specific criteria and formats imposed by each
journal, as well as accept their peer-review process, as participation at the Ecosmart Conference does not necessarily
guarantees acceptance of the paper.
Venue
The location of the Environment at a
CrossrOads: SMART approaches for a
sustainable future Conference is the
National Military Centre.
Address: 1 Constantin Mille, Sector 1,
Bucharest
Contact
e-mail: secretariat_dgrm[at]g.unibuc.ro
phone/fax: +4021.310.38.72
post: 1 N. Balcescu Blvd, Sector 1, CP
010041, Bucharest, Romania

Partner Journals
Human Geographies
http://www.humangeographies.org.ro/
editor@humangeographies.org.ro
Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis
http://www.jurareview.ro/
office@cicadit.ro
Annals of University of Bucharest, Geography series
http://www.annalsreview.geo.unibuc.ro/
grecu@geo.unibuc.ro
Revista de Geomorfologie (Geomorphology Journal)
http://www.geomorfo.ro/publicatii.htm
office@geomorfo.ro
Journal of Environmental and Tourism Analyses
http://jeta.rev.unibuc.ro/
jeta@g.unibuc.ro