Friday, 18 November 2016 Aula of Carol I Central University Library, 88 Victoriei Street, Piața Revoluției, Bucharest, Romania Professor Antoni F. Tulla, Emeritus Professor in Human Geography, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Professor Ioan Ianoș, Director, Interdisciplinary Centre of Advanced Research on Territorial Dynamics University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography. 12.45-14.30 Lunch 8.30-9.30 Registration: Aula of Carol I Central University Library, 88 Victoriei Street, Piața Revoluției, Bucharest, Romania 14.30-18.30: THEMATIC PILLARS 9.30-10.30 Welcome and introduction: Aula of Carol I Central University Library Professor Romiță Iucu - Rector of the University of Bucharest Professor Laura Comănescu - Dean of the Faculty of Geography Professor Liliana Dumitrache - Head of the Department of Human and Economic Geography Mrs. Mihaela Vrabete Secretary of State, Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration Professor Vincent Wertz - Chair of the Innovation Education Working Group Coimbra Group Universities 10.30-11.00: Coffee break 11.00-12.45 Plenary sessions: Aula of Carol I Central University Library Professor Thomas Krafft, Co-chair of the European Academic Global Health Alliance (EAGHA), Chair of Global Health Europe and Co-chair of the Commission on Health and Environment of the International Geographic Union (CHE-IGU). Professor Dan Bălteanu, Member of the Romanian Academy, Chair of International Geographical Union Romanian National Committee. THEMATIC PILLAR 1: PHYSICAL AND HUMAN LANDSCAPES IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS 14.30-16.30: Faculty of Geography (AMF.MEHEDINŢI / MEHEDINŢI HALL) Session 1.1. Convergence of Geomorphic Spaces and Persisting Landscapes Chairs: Floare Grecu & Andreea Andra Topârceanu 1. Athanasios-Alexandru Gavrilidis, Avram Marga, Mihai Răzvan Niţă, Iulian Mihai Niculae, Gabriel Ovidiu Vânău, Diana Onose, Denisa Badiu, Cristiana Ciocănea, Cristian Iojă, Maria Pătroescu Categories of Oxygen-Generating Surfaces in Romanian Cities their Place and Role in Urban Landscapes 2. Iulian Andrei Bărsoianu, Adriana Bianca Ovreiu - Anthropic Pressure on the Relief in the Titești Brezoi Depression 3. Iulian Săndulache, Cătălina Săndulache - Bistriţa Mountains - Geomorphological Presentation 4. George Secăreanu - Territorial Disparities in Argeş County
5. Remus Prăvălie, Georgeta Bandoc, Ionuţ Săvulescu - Quantitative Assessment of Land Degradation Susceptibility in Southwestern Romania Using Improved MEDALUS Method 6. Daniela-Gabriela Popa (Cimbru) - Evaluating Built-in Areas in Tazlău Hydrographic Basin between 2000-2012 7. Mihaela Verga, Andreea Andra-Topârceanu, Florina Tatu - Morphological Features of Air Quality Studies Required by the 2008/50 / EC Directive 8. Iulian Andrei Bărsoianu, Adriana Bianca Ovreiu - Geomorphometry Analysis Based on Cartographic Elements and Geographic Profiles. Case Study Bistriţa Vâlceana Drainage Basin 9. Ciprian Bercan, Florina Grecu - Carpathian Buzău Valley - Driving Factors and Causes of Landscape Dynamics 10. Florina Grecu, Ciprian Bercan, Mircea Vişan - Applied Geomorphology Field Researches in the Transcarpathian Buzău Valley 11. Gabriel Stănoiu - The Forest Areas Dynamics in Iezer Mountains 12. Katarzyna Leśniewska-Napierała - Participatory Budget as a Tool for Financing of Investments in Łódź 17.00-18.30: Faculty of Geography (AMF.MEHEDINŢI/ MEHEDINŢI HALL) Session 1.2. Territorial Governance and Land Use Challenges Chairs: Antoni F. Tulla & Ilinca-Valentina Stoica 1. Antoni F. Tulla, Carles Guirado, Natàlia Valldeperas, Ana Vera - Social Farming as an Alternative in Front of Social and Economic Crises: Rural Development and Multifunctionality 2. Iuliana Vijulie, Gabriela Manea, Mihaela Preda, Elena Matei, Roxana Cuculici - Unconventional Crops in Romania. Case Study: Growing Lavender, an Alternative for Local Economic Development 3. Szymon Biały - Preserving Old Mining Routes in the Tatra Mts. (S. Poland): an Analysis with LiDAR Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) 4. Daniela Zamfir, Ilinca-Valentina Stoica, Cristian Tălângă - The Political Actors vs. the (under)development of the Rural Area 5. Ilinca-Valentina Stoica, Daniela Zamfir, Luminița Costina Săftoiu- Small Towns in Romania? Between Political Vision and Present-day Reality 6. Albert - Răzvan Necşoiu - Development Policies of Local Public Administration in Rural Areas. A Critical Perspective 7. Adriana Bianca Ovreiu, Iulian Andrei Bărsoianu - The Influence of Socio-Political Agents on the Dynamics and Structure of the Central Baragan Plain s Landscape 8. Ioana Monica Muscalu, Ioan Dionisa - Current Geomorphological Changes and their Reshaping Role in Izvoru Muntelui Mountain 9. Emil Cristian Ionică, Emanuel - Ioan Bureța - The Impact of the Loss of Arable Land on the Dynamics of Rural Settlements in Dolj County 10. Rafał Kroczak, Tomasz Bryndal, Joanna Fidelus, Anna Bucała, Szymon Biały - Re-shaping Land Use in Small Carpathian Catchments between the Middle of the 19 th and Early 21 st Centuries. Their Record in Mountain Environment 11. Carmen Camelia Rădulescu, Florina Grecu, Robert Dobre - The Concept of Geosite. Preliminary Study of Geosites in South Dobrogea Plateau 12. János Móga, Daniela Strat, Veronika Iván, László Mari, Klaudia Kiss, Mária Szabó, Andrea Borsodi, Gábor Csüllög - Changes of the Karst Landscape and the Elements of the Epikarst System Within the Protected Area of the Tapolca Cave, Balaton Uplands National Park, Hungary 13. Mădălina Teodor, Robert Dobre, Laurenţiu Ilie, Cosmin Păunescu - Sustainable Development Perspective for Romanian Ski Resorts Using an Analysis Model
THEMATIC PILLAR 2: WEATHER, WATER AND CLIMATE: LIVING SUSTAINABLE, SPATIAL DISPARITIES AND PERSISTING DIVISIONS 14.30 16.30: Faculty of Geography (SALA 4A /4A HALL) Session 2.1. Adapting to climate change and weather conditions Chairs: Adrian-Amadeus Tişcovschi & Liliana Zaharia 1. Cătălina Mărculeţ, Nicolae Rusan - Characteristics of Climatic Regime (1961-2015) in the Alba Iulia Turda Depression 2. Daniel-Robert Manta, Adrian-Amadeus Tişcovschi, Raluca-Maria Ştefan - Blizzard and Snowstorm in South and South-East Romania. Case study: 16 18th of January 2016 3. Andreea Mihalcea, Romulus-Dumitru Costache - The Analysis of the 11 13 October 2016 Flood Phenomena in Suhu River Basin 4. Dana Maria (Oprea) Constantin, Elena Grigore, Elena Bogan, Daniel-Robert Manta - The Role of the Synoptic Conditions in the Annual Regime of Sulfur Dioxide (So2) in the Slatina Area 5. Hashim Zaman - Water: Scarcity and Pollution in Pakistan 6. Rodica Mereţ, Liliana Zaharia - Mineral Waters of Tărlungeni (Braşov) and their Exploitation 7. Florentina-Iuliana Stan, Liliana Zaharia, Gianina Neculau - Temporal Variability of Evaporation on the Surface of Lakes in Romania 17.00 18.30 Faculty of Geography (4A HALL) Session 2.2. Living Sustainable And Persisting Divisions Chairs: Liliana Zaharia& Gabriela Ioana-Toroimac 1. Liliana Zaharia, Gabriela-Adina Moroşanu, Gabriela Ioana- Toroimac, Philippe Belleudy, Ivan Canjevac - AMIPAHYR Project Preliminary issues 2. Gabriela Ioana-Toroimac, Liliana Zaharia, Gabriela Moroșanu, Nicu Ciobotaru - Hydromorphological Evaluation of Rivers in Romania: A Review of Methodologies and Indicators 3. Ileana Tănase, Cătălina Petre - Standardisation Flow Duration Curve 4. Gabriel Minea, Irinel Iliescu, Florin Dedu, Andrei Terineanu - The Rainfall Event Properties in Curvature Subcarpathians - Study in progress 5. Daniela Putici - Deglaciation evolution of Romanian Carpathians 6. Laurențiu Țuțuianu - The climate Evolution in Romanian Carpathians Mountains and intra-carpathians space in last 20.000 years 7. Gabriela Adina Moroşanu, Gabriela Ioana-Toroimac, Liliana Zaharia, Philippe Belleudy - Role of Catchment-Scale Drivers in the Variation of Electrical Conductivity in Several Rivers within Jiu Watershed, Romania THEMATIC PILLAR 3: ECOSYSTEMS, BIODIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 14.30 16.30: Faculty of Geography (SALA TEMPUS/TEMPUS HALL) Session 3.1. Integrative Concepts and Field Actions Chairs: Maria Pătroescu & Mihai Răzvan Niţă 1. Andreea Niţă, Laurenţiu Rozylowicz, Steluţa Manolache, Cristiana Ciocănea - Networking Opportunities in Applied Conservation Projects. Case Study LIFE Nature Projects in Romania
2. Mihai Răzvan Niţă, Denisa Lavinia Badiu, Maria Pătroescu - Indicators Evaluating the Benefits of Urban Green Infrastructures in Representative Case Studies from Romania 3. Mihai Răzvan Niță, Athanasios-Alexandru Gavrilidis, Diana Andreea Onose, Denisa Lavinia Badiu, Irina Iulia Năstase - Urban Green Infrastructure Planning in Romania by Integrating the Perception of Experts and Local Actors 4. Gabriel Vânău, Cristian Iojă, Diana Onose, Denisa Badiu, Iulian Niculae - Challenges in Evaluating Urban Ecosystem Services Using Data from Administrative Sources 5. Cristina Posner - Dynamic Processes Affecting Danube's Natural Floodplains and the Role of Collaborative Research 6. Maria Pătroescu, Cristian Iojă, Iulian Niculae, Mihai Niță, Denisa Badiu - Environmental conflicts in Iron Gates Natural Park 7. Valentina - Mariana Mănoiu, Alexandru Valeriu Gadiuta - Environmental Responsibility An Essential Component of Social Responsibility for the Most Important Romanian Companies 8. Sofia Scăunaș, George-Laurenţiu Merciu - The Use of LIDAR Data in Analyzing the Relationship Between Vegetation and Built-Up Space - Influences and Interdependence. Case Study: Central Area of Bucharest Municipality 17.00 18.30: Faculty of Geography (SALA TEMPUS /TEMPUS HALL) Session 3.2. Sustainable Resources Management Chairs: Cristian Iojă & Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor 1. Daniela Strat - The Occurrence of the New Alien Plant Species Cenchrus Longispinus on the Danube Delta Shore - Threats and Possible Impact 2. Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor - Granting Market Value to the Environment: Cornerstone Conceptual Frameworks 3. Denisa Badiu, Cristian Iojă, Mihai Răzvan Niţă - The relationship Between Human Needs and Conservation Goals in Putna-Vrancea Natural Park 4. Cristian Iojă, Mihai Niţă, Alina Hossu, Simona Grădinaru, Diana Onose - Criteria for Land-Use Change Prediction in Fast-Growing Areas 5. Cristian Iojă, Gabriela Osaci, Diana Onose, Simona Grădinaru - Urban wetlands changes in Bucharest city 6. Răzvan Oprea, Roxana Cuculici, Iuliana Vijulie, Gabriela Manea, Monica Oprea - Gravel Pits and their Impact on the Eco-Environment - Case Study: Argeș Valley, Downstream of Piteşti City 7. Ana-Maria Ciobotaru, Ion C. Andronache, Roxana Andreea Radu, Marina Ramona Rujoiu-Mare, Ana-Maria Ilie - Assessment of Deforested Areas Using Fractal Analysis in Suceava County 8. Anghelina Felix, Alina Chicoş - Biodiversity Conservation and Population Vulnerability in the Lower Siret Valley THEMATIC PILLAR 4: GEOGRAPHY, GLOBALIZATION AND SMART DEVELOPMENT 14.30 16.30: Faculty of Geography (SALA TURISM/TURISM HALL) Session 4.1. Demographic Divide and Health Chairs: Liliana Dumitrache & Mariana Nae 1. Liliana Dumitrache, Mariana Nae, Gabriel Simion, Cătălin Negru, Ana-Maria Taloş - Measuring Geographical Access of the Population to Hospitals and Quality Care in Romania 2. Mariana Nae, Liliana Dumitrache - Referentiality in Crisis?: The Romanian Health Care System: #Post-Colectiv Representations in Virtual Space 3. Ana-Maria Taloş - Relationship Between Dwelling Quality and Population Health Status. Case Study: Ialomiţa County (Romania)
4. Andreea Pene (Gaciu) - Regional Disparities of the Population Health Status in Teleorman County 5. Mirela Paraschiv, Igor Sîrodoev, Irina Saghin - Quality of Life and Homelessness in a Bucharest Urban Area 6. Teodora Estera Ursulică - The Economic Vulnerability and Population s Accessibility to Health Care Services in Botoşani County 17.00 18.30: Faculty of Geography (SALA TURISM/TURISM HALL) Session 4.5 Transport Infrastructure and Development Chairs: Cristian Tălângă & Robert Dobre 1. Claudia Popescu - International Delocalisation of Production and Cluster Building in Romania 2. Cristian Iojă, Mihai Niţă, Alina Hossu, Simona Grădinaru, Diana Onose - Land use prediction using SINOLAND innovative service 3. Nicoleta Damian, Irena Mocanu, Bianca Mitrică, Mihaela Persu - The Infrastructure of the Romanian Danube Valley. Geographical Approach 4. Robert Dobre - Suitability Relief for Railway Link Between Bucharest and Henri Coandă Airport 5. Florin Zaharia, Gabriel Simion, Răzvan Voicu, Radu Dumitru - A Statistical Approach of the Relationship Between the Land Use and Transport Network Spatial Connectivity in Bucharest City 6. Cristian Tălângă, Ilinca Valentina Stoica, Daniela Zamfir - Transport Function And Functional Transport Area Of Settlements And Their Role In The Territorial Planning 7. Andreea-Loreta Cercleux, Florentina-Cristina Merciu, Elena Bogan, George-Laurenţiu Merciu - The Creative Industries in Bucharest Typology of Locations, Specializations and Challenges 8. Laurenţiu Ilie - Effective Development by Relief Suitability and Transport Infrastructure of the Obârșia Lotrului Ski Area 14.30 16.30: Faculty of Geography (AMF.VÂLSAN/VÂLSAN HALL) Session 4.2.1. Tourism, competitive identity, places and destination development Chairs: Teodorescu Camelia & Elena Matei 1. Elena Matei, Gabriela Manea, Iuliana Vijulie, Mihaela Verga - Exploring Tourists' Perception Regarding the Sustainability of Sea- Resorts Development in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve 2. Ana - Irina Lequeux Dincă - Cultural Event Tourism a Reinventing Socio-Economic Development Paradigm in the Post-Communist Romania 3. Mentor Sulollari - Tourism Development in the Municipality of Pogradec, Albania 4. Cezar Buterez, Eugen Grama, Valentina Oprea, Gabriela Cristinescu - Investigating Historical Markets and Fairs in Buzău County Using an HGIS 5. Gabriela Manea, Elena Matei, Iuliana Vijulie, Roxana Cuculici, Andreea Ivănescu - Event Tourism and its Impact on the Development of Host Cities. Case Studies: Eurovision, Untold and Electric Castle Festivals 6. Marian Marin, Donatella Carboni, Graziella Benedetto, Ana Maria Marin - Țara Lăpușului Identity and Tourism Competitivity 7. Laura Comănescu, Alexandru Nedelea - Geotouristic Itineraries in Bucharest (Romania) 8. Mădălina - Cristiana Giuşcă - Brâncoveanu Monastery and Its Role in Tourism Development in Sâmbăta de Sus Romania 9. Ioana Mihaela Iamandei - Protected Areas and Tourism Activities in Mehedinţi County 10. Dorin Matei - The Resilience and Community-Based Tourism. A Conceptual Framework
17.00 18.30: Faculty of Geography (AMF.VÂLSAN/VÂLSAN HALL) Session 4.2.2. Tourism, competitive identity, places and destination development Chairs: Daniela Dumbrăveau & Aurel Gheorghilaș & Andreea-Loreta Cercleux 1. Tomasz Napierala - Describing Hotel Competitiveness in Economic Geography. Zipf's Law Renaissance 2. Anca Munteanu, Ilinca-Valentina Stoica - Marked Touristic Routes in the Eastern Area of Piatra Craiului National Park 3. Graziella Benedetto, Donatella Carboni, Marian Marin - L`E- Tourism for Territorial Marketing: Study Case Grotte del Bue Marino (North Eastern Sardinia) 4. Camelia Teodorescu, Adelina Teodorescu, Nicoleta Bira, Iuliana Bora, Gilda Ciorecan, Ramona Cotarta - Religious Cultural Tourism in Oltenia 5. Anca Tudoricu, Daniela Dumbrăveanu, Aurel Gheorghilaș, Ana Maria Crăciun - The challenges of the new museum between sophistication and information 6. Daniela Dumbrăveau, Ana Crăciun, Anca Tudoricu - Exhibiting Museums Through Cultural Events: European Night of Museums in Romania 7. Daniela Dumbrăveau, Anca Tudoricu, Adina Diaconescu - Christian Relics as Spatial Vectors in Practicing Faith Beyond Religious Behaviour - a media approach 8. George Rădulescu - Methods and Evaluation Techniques of Ţinutul Buzăului Geopark Tourist Heritage 9. Elena-Irina Cîrciumaru - Strategies for Economic Recovery of SPA Potential. Case study: Băile Buziaş 10. Elena Bogan, Andreea Loreta Cercleux, Florentina - Cristina Merciu, Dana Maria (Oprea) Constantin - Adventure Tourism in Brașov County: Building Customer Loyalty 11. Camelia Teodorescu, Octavian Teodorescu, Samuel Bejan, Mircea Vişan, Roxana Radu - Popularizing Cultural Identity Through Religious Tourism Socio-Economic and Educational Implications 14.30 16.30: Faculty of Geography (SALA CONEA/CONEA HALL) Session 4.3 Cities, urbanization, planning: Concentration is the rule; Convergence is the objective; Integration is the answer Chairs: Bogdan Suditu & Cristian Iojă 1. Cristian Iojă, Mihai Niţă, Alina Hossu, Simona Grădinaru, Diana Onose - Built-up Area Changes at Bucharest Periphery 2. Nasrin Banu - Livelihood and Sustainability in the Peri-Urban Interface. A Case from Developing India 3. Bogdan Suditu, Daniel-Gabriel Vâlceanu, Cristina Ivana, Theodor Cepraga - Informal Settlements of the Roma Communities in Romania 4. Cătălina Maria Georgescu - Strategic Frames for Institutionalizing Metropolitan Areas: Assessing Strategy, Legislation and Public Management Instruments 5. Theodor Cepraga - The Highlanders from Bărăgan. From the Interbellum Legacy to the Actual Field System 6. Cristina Merciu, Andreea-Loreta Cercleux, George-Laurenţiu Merciu - Romanian Industrial Heritage Assessment in the Light of Cultural Regeneration: Challenges, Opportunities and Solutions for Reuse 7. Jaroslaw Kazimierczak - How Can Cities Shrink? Comparative Analysis of Inner and Outer Urban Zones in Łódź, Poland in the Context of Urban Shrinkage Concept 8. Diana Popovici, Mirela Dragoş, Iuliana Armaş - The Centre of Bucharest City a 100 years of anthropic modifications
14.30 16.30: Faculty of Geography (MIHĂILESCU/MIHĂILESCU HALL) Session 4.4.1. Geopolitics, European policies and Regional Development Chairs: Nicolae Popa & Daniel Peptenatu 1. Nicolae Popa - Nationalisme, Régionalisme, Européanisme et Pratiques Politiques. Le Rôle du Cyberespace et des Réseaux de Socialisation dans le Fait Politique en Roumanie 2. Cristian Iojă, Simona Bacău, Diana Onose, Denisa Badiu - Hotspots of Environmental Conflicts in the Natura 2000 sites from the South- Eastern Development Region 3. Alina Hossu, Cristian Iojă, Mihai Niță, Steluța Manolache, Denisa Badiu - The role of national institutions in establishing the management plans of Romania s Natura 2000 sites 4. Radu Săgeată - The European Union Between Integration and Fragmentation. A Possible Evolution Scenario 5. Anca Parmena Olimid - Hallmarking The Geopolitics of Regional Security in the European Union: A Joint Approach to Territorial Features and Community s Differentials (JATES Analysis 2014-2015) 6. Daniel Peptenatu, Ion Andronache, Radu Daniel Pintilii, Cristian Drăghici, Daniel Diaconu, Karina Gruia, Alexandra Grecu - Fractal Entropy of Economic Development in Romania 17.00 18.30: Faculty of Geography (MIHĂILESCU HALL) Session 4.4.2. Geopolitics, European policies and Regional Development Chairs: Ionuţ Săvulescu & Floarea Bordânc 1. Natașa Văidianu, Mădălina Ristea, Igor Sîrodoev, Irina Saghin - Marine Spatial Planning in Romania: Principles, Methodological Approaches and Perspectives 2. Daniel Alin Olimid - Averaging Analysis of Population Genetics and Demographic Growth for Policies Development and Environmental Conservation in the EAGLESs Countries (APOGE Analysis 2010-2015) 3. Claudia Simona Popescu - Territorial Differences of Community Support for Rural Development in the EU 2007-2013 4. Floarea Bordânc - The Romanian Village under the Policies of the European Rural and Regional Development 5. Mihai Claudiu Nedelcu, Laura Comănescu, Robert Dobre Evaluating the Favorability of Natural Components in the Câineni Boița Area for Transport Infrastructure Development 6. Robert Dobre, Ionuţ Săvulescu, Ilie Laurenţiu, Mădălina Teodor, Florina Grecu - Relief Suitability for Sibiu Pitesti Motorway Project
THEMATIC PILLAR 5: TEACHING GEOGRAPHY: HISTORY, FRONTIERS AND TRENDS 17.00 18.30: Faculty of Geography (SALA CONEA/CONEA HALL) Chairs: Octavian Mândruţ & Gabriela Osaci 1. Mioara Clius, Beniamin Stoica-Fuchs, Bianca Laura Erimia, Andreea Ionescu, Iancu Lazăr, Alexandru Ginel Vija, Manuela Ana - Maria Anghel - Present and Prospects of Educational Potential of Nature and National Parks in the Romanian Carpathians 2. Gabriela Osaci Costache, Octavian Cocoș, Bogdan Suditu - Old Lost Occupations. Cartographic Evidence of Bucharest from the Mid Nineteenth Century 3. Octavian Mândruţ - Theoretical Geography between Geography, Philosophy and Epistemology of Sciences 4. Mihaela Preda, Alina Mareci, Ana Taloș, Iuliana Vijulie, Gabriela Manea - School Dropout in Roma Communities. Case Study: Dolj County 5. Alexandru - Ionuț Cruceru - The Dynamics and Ethnic Composition of Săcuieni County s Population in 19 th Century 6. Robert Stoiculescu, Alina Huzui-Stoiculescu - Mountaineering Narratives of Sense of Place and Conservation Movement in Bucegi Mountains 1. Marian Ene, Georgeta Şerban - Investigating Steps upon the Didactic Methodology in Geography for Pupils with Learning Disabilities (CES) 18.30-19.00 Closing & Conclusions (AMF. VÂLSAN/VÂLSAN HALL) 19.30: SOCIAL EVENT & DINNER