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Volume XIII |
Environment

The environmental impact of arable land in a protected area of community interest. Case study: ROSCI0123 Măcin Mountains, Romania

1,*, 2, 2

Abstract: Plant cultivation activities represent the widest form of environmental agression at global scale. Their sustainability influences the stability of natural ecosystems at local, regional and global level. In this context, the aim of this study is to assess the sustainability of arable land in ROSCI0123 Măcin Mountains using the Pimentel- Eulenstein model. The model takes into account as input data various parameters characterizing the agricultural activities in the whole area occupied by six administrative units (mechanization, chemical treatment, irrigation etc.), this way assesing the energy efficiency and sustainability of crop plants. The results show that the exploitation of arable land in ROSCI0123 Măcin Mountains is done unsustainably in terms of energy efficiency, leading to a medium risk of affecting the valuable environmental components. Under these conditions, improved farming management is a key component in the management of ROSCI0123 Măcin Mountains.

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Full article 10.5775/fg.2067-4635.2014.132.iDates:
Received: 12-03-2014 Accepted: 30-06-2014 Printed: 02-06-2014 Online: 08-08-2014
Affiliations:
  • 1 Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, 11 N. Bălcescu Ave., Bucharest, Romania
  • 2 Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies (CCMESI), University of Bucharest, 1 N. Bălcescu Ave., Bucharest, Romania
Corresponding author:
  • * denisabadiu@gmail.com
Citation:
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Acknowledgements: The results of this study were obtained during the ongoing of the SOP Environment research project "Studies for develop the integrated management plan for Măcin Mountains National Park by reviewing and integrating management prescriptions for Natura 2000 sites (ROSPA0073 Măcin - Niculiţel and ROSCI0123 Măcin Mountains), including Măcin Mountains National Park".
Copyright: © 2014 The Author(s). Published by Forum geografic.
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Open Access article.
Volume X |
Environment

Land Use Change in the Bucharest Metropolitan Area and its Impacts on the Quality of the Environment in Residential Developments

1,*, 1, 1, 1, 1

Abstract: The Bucharest Metropolitan Area (BMA) is undergoing a major and alert phase of reorganisation as a response to changes in the political, institutional, administrative, economic and social environment. Over the last 20 years land use has profoundly changed in the area under study, mainly by means of agricultural land conversion and the subsequent formation of residential and commercial areas. These two kinds of land uses were also expanded over industrial spaces in the Bucharest Metropolitan Area. Residential areas are showing a large quantitative increase and extremely non-concentrated dispersion, as well as complex and diverse typology. The present study analyses the possible direct and indirect consequences of land use change regarding the quality of the environment in the residential areas of the Bucharest Metropolitan Area (focusing on new residential districts). The results show that agricultural and forested areas are decreasing in surface and suffer from fragmentation, while residential areas are expanding in a chaotic manner, thus indicating the possible areas of conflict regarding the quality of the environment. The lack of coordination in the numerous institutional or private projects in real estate is the main cause of this situation. Public authorities administered the real estate projects between 1947 and 1990 (Communist Era) as the majority of the land and the constructed property were state-owned by law. After 1990, in the era of private property, in absence of legislation and convenient decision-making, the consequences of the privatization were difficult to manage (spreading of residential districts, overused and insufficient infrastructure in many areas, poor accessibility and waste management problems).

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Full article 10.5775/fg.2067-4635.2011.036.iDates:
Received: 13-01-2011 Accepted: 24-04-2011 Printed: 30-06-2011 Online: 03-07-2011
Affiliations:
  • 1 Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies, University of Bucharest, Blvd. Nicolae Balcescu, Sector 1, Bucharest, 010041, Romania
Corresponding author:
  • * ccmesi@yahoo.com
Citation:
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Acknowledgements: This article was conducted in the framework of PN II IDEI 1925 project – Methodology of assessing environmental quality in residential spaces from metropolitan areas (contract 1012/2008) funded by the Ministry of Education and Research - CNCSIS.
Copyright: © 2011 The Author(s). Published by Forum geografic.
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Open Access article.
Volume IX |
Environment

Indoor Air Quality in Bucharest Housings in the Framework of Present Environmental Changes

1,*, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Abstract: The indoor air quality represents one of the factors conditioning housing quality in urban residential spaces. The paper analyses the spatial and temporal distribution of parameters defining the indoor air quality from representative housings in Bucharest, correlated with their influence factors. The characterisation of permanent, seasonal and circumstantial influence factors was realised using the US EPA (1991) and WHO (2006) methodologies. Between November 2008 and February 2010 there were applied questionnaires for appreciating the dimension of influence factors inside and outside the housings. In the same time, for determining the values of representative indicators analysing the indoor air quality, measurements were realised in selected housings. From analysing the obtained results, it can be stated that in the indoor habitat of most residential spaces from Bucharest, the quality of air is unsatisfactory, values of human comfort recommended by international legislation being exceeded at indicators such as: volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide or particulate matter. The building’s ventilation systems are mostly dismantled or not functioning, and as a result the thermal isolation of buildings only aggravates these problems as it isn’t compensated with an improvement of the ventilation systems. The significant expansion of areas affected by Sick Building Syndrome, which are economically, ecologically and/or sanitary inefficient, in the framework of recent environmental changes, it requires an integrated approach of problems concerning the air quality management in Bucharest residential spaces.

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Full article Dates:
Printed: 01-11-2010 Online: 21-11-2010
Affiliations:
  • 1 University of Bucharest, Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies 1, Bd. Nicolae Bălcescu, Sector 1, Bucharest, 010041
Corresponding author:
  • * ccmesi@yahoo.com
Citation:
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Acknowledgements: The observations were carried out in the framework of the PN II IDEI 1012/2008 - "Methodology for integrated assessment of environmental quality in residential spaces from metropolitan zones" projects. We address our acknowledgements to the collective of the Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies (CCMESI), for the permission of using the necessary equipments and the research reports from previous studies.
Copyright: © 2010 The Author(s). Published by Forum geografic.
Provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License.
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