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Volume XII | Issue 1
Landscape Quality Assessment in Almăj Land Rural System from the Mountainous Banat (Romania), during the 1990-2010 period
Abstract: Almăj Land represents one of the “land” types of territorial entities from Romania and the only one of this type from the Mountainous Banat. It is a purely rural regional system where the hierarchy and the centrality are the two defining attributes for the 31 villages that represent the region’s habitat component. The geographic location of Almăj Land constitutes the main element of restrictiveness regarding the region’s development and the setting of the interrelations with the neighboring regional systems, aspect that has recorded the region in the category of the mountainous rural landscape. For this reason, the economic practices are not very diversified, being based only on the revaluation of the local resources (especially forests and agricultural resources). This has accelerated the anthropogenic impact on its landscape and components, causing transformations in the typology of the rural landscapes. The changes occurred were identified following the calculation of several indicators of landscape quality assessment for a period of 20 years, choosing 2010 as the reference year.. The results obtained (the naturality index – 0.56, population density 15.1 inhabitant/km², the human pressure through agricultural – 2.84 ha/inhabitant, non-agricultural lands – 4.54 ha/inhabitant and forests – 4.35 ha/inhabitant, the environmental transformation indicator 1.5) present the current state of the environment, practically emphasizing the more and more obvious anthropization of the mountainous rural landscape after the change of the political regime and the transition to the market economy, especially through massive deforestation. The evaluation of the current condition of the landscape quality and of the changes in the landscape of the study area, should have a very important role for the mountainous rural community, in order to identify several protection measures of the ecosystems for the assurance of the sustainable development process, especially of the forest ecosystems, which are the most affected and the most important for maintaining ecological balance.
Full article 10.5775/fg.2067-4635.2013.034.iDates:
Received: 20-10-2012 Accepted: 14-03-2013 Printed: 28-06-2013 Online: 20-07-2013
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Volume XII | Issue 1
Hierarchical analysis of the threats for Species of Community Interest in the Iron Gates Natural Park, Romania
Abstract: Threats to biodiversity are diverse and the management of these threats is a major research direction in the conservation of biological diversity. Determining the status of a species is essential in identifying those in danger of becoming extinct and also to establish conservation priorities. For the management of all types of threats that manifest themselves for certain species of community interest in the Iron Gates Natural Park, we must first understand their causes and effects. Conservationists are increasingly interested in determining threats to biological communities, this being an important part of territorial and environmental planning strategies. The analysis undertaken for some geographical areas showed that the most important threats are the socio-economic and demographic variables, the fragmentation, destruction and degradation of habitats through various practices, the introduction of non-native species, illegal hunting or overfishing. In this context, for elaborating sustainable patterns of habitat management we must analyze and prioritize the threats that we are dealing with. The method requires an inventory of the main threats in the Iron Gates Natural Park, the threats for certain Species of Community Interest (Tulipa hungarica, Colchicum arenarium, Pulsatilla grandis). We have also applied a method used by WWF in order to achieve a hierarchy of the main threats and to establish logical and efficient actions that can be locally applicable.
Keywords: threat, threat ranking, species of community interest, biological diversity, habitat management, Iron Gates Natural Park, Romania
Full article 10.5775/fg.2067-4635.2013.047.iDates:
Received: 17-01-2013 Accepted: 03-06-2013 Printed: 28-06-2013 Online: 20-07-2013
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- 1 Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest
- 2 Centre for Environmental Research and Impact Studies, University of Bucharest, ccmesi@yahoo.com ,1 Blvd. Nicolae Bălcescu, sector 1, Bucharest, 010041, Romania
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The investigations were conducted in the framework of POSDRU project 107/1.5/S/80765 “Excellence and interdisciplinary in PhD studies for an informed society”
We would also like to thank the two anonymous reviewers whose suggestions helped us to improve this paper.
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Volume XII | Issue 1
Spatial analysis of dumpsites volumes from rural territory. Case study: Neamţ County, Romania
Abstract: Open dumps was the main option of the local communities in household waste management, this practice being banned after July 16, 2009. The paper examines the correlation between dumpsites volumes, population density and local geographical conditions in the context that in most rural administrative-territorial units of the county there were no facilities for waste collection. The geographical distribution of dumpsites volumes reflects the disparities between different areas of the county and on the other hand, it highlights the spaces exposed to pollution. Also, the comparative analysis between 2004 (pre-accession) and 2009 (post-accession) reflects a rudimentary waste management system in this period which favored the waste dumping. This paper analyses the issues of rural waste management and its environmental implications at local scale. Such approaches are necessary for a proper analysis of EU environmental policies implementation at regional and local level.
Full article 10.5775/fg.2067-4635.2013.063.iDates:
Received: 01-02-2012 Accepted: 26-03-2013 Printed: 28-06-2013 Online: 20-07-2013
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- 1 Department of Geography, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University, Carol I Avenue, No. 20 A, RO-700505, Iași, Romania
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Authors would like to thank National Environmental Guard, County Commissariat of Neamţ for informational support.
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Volume XII | Issue 1
Population Trends in Serbia and the Implications for Settlement System
Abstract: Demographic transition over recent decades has led to population decline as well as changes in fertility and mortality rates and household structure in Serbia. Negative natural growth and large scale emigration were partly compensated by refugee flows from the former Yugoslav republics, but this large refugee inflow will not have significant impact on the future demographic changes of Serbia. In the light of the first results of the 2011 Census of population, households and dwellings in Serbia, this paper is focused on contemporary and past population trends and their implications. Along with depopulation, there has also been a decrease in number of households, whereas there has been an increase in the number of settlements with small number of population and the ones without inhabitants, with large regional demographic differences. Significant changes in population pose a number of economic and social challenges for the society and government in the field of public finances, pension fund, health insurance etc., but also in domain of spatial planning and regional development.
Full article 10.5775/fg.2067-4635.2013.070.iDates:
Received: 09-12-2012 Accepted: 20-02-2013 Printed: 28-06-2013 Online: 20-07-2013
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- 1 Institute of Social Sciences – Center for Demographic Studies, Kraljice Natalije 45, Belgrade, Serbia
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This study resulted from the project funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (No. 47006).
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Volume XII | Issue 1
Impact of Livestock Rearing on the Socio-Economic Development in North India
Abstract: Livestock rearing not only helps agriculture and production of manure, but also the production of milk and meat. After the first and second Green revolution, the importance of livestock in India goes beyond the function of food production. It is an important source of draught power, manure for crop production and fuel for domestic use. Thus, by minimizing use of non-renewable energy, livestock make a positive contribution to the environment. Although crops and livestock are interdependent to a large extent, the latter constitute an important mechanism for coping with the risks of crop failure. In land-scarce economies, livestock provide livelihood support in terms of income and employment generation to the millions of landless and small landholder.The present study also tries to investigate the role of livestock husbandry in the socio-economic development of an agricultural district of north India. The study reveals that Mahamaya Nagar district has witnessed considerable change in livestock sector. The role of livestock in providing food, livelihood and ensuring sustainable cropping system is evident. Livestock rearing is mostly practiced by the unprivileged and the deprived social groups and it gives employment to the rearers. Thus, the study reveals the importance of the livestock rearing and its impact upon the development of the Mahamaya Nagar district.
Full article 10.5775/fg.2067-4635.2013.084.iDates:
Received: 09-11-2012 Accepted: 30-03-2013 Printed: 28-06-2013 Online: 20-07-2013
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We are thankful to University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India for funding the present study. This research paper is a part of the Major research project entitled “Livestock Husbandry and its Impact on Sustainability of Agriculture and Economic Viability of Small and Marginal Farmers in Mahamaya Nagar District, U.P.”.
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