the 10th conference of geography, timiȘoara –...

1 International Conference – Academic Geography of Timisoara at the 55th Anniversary, May 16 th -17th 2014

GENERAL PROGRAM

Friday, May 16, 2014

08.30 – 09.00 West University of Timisoara, 1st floor, in front of Aula Magna

Participants registration

09.00 – 11.00 West University of Timisoara, Aula Magna

Celebrations for the anniversary of 55 years of Geography

at West University of Timisoara

The launch of the anniversary book

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 – 13.30 West University of Timisoara, Aula Magna

Plenary session

Dan BĂLTEANU – Romanian Geography – Recent Developments and Future Challenges

Ioan IANOȘ – The Death of Geography through the Suicide of Geographers? André-Louis SANGUIN – End of Geography or Revenge of Geography? The

Human Societies between a Smooth World, a Spiky World or a Flat World Pompei COCEAN – Geographical Mental Space and Territorial cohesion Peter JORDAN – Thoughts on a Concept of Language Geography Nicolae POPA – 55 Years of Academic Geography in Timisoara: Steps,

Options, Certitudes and Utopias

13.30 – 14.30 Lunch break

14.30 – 16.30 Sections and workshops (part I)


17.00 – 19.00 Sections and workshops (part II)

19.00 – 19.30 West University of Timisoara, A01 Amphitheatre

Conclusions, outlooks

20.00 Festive dinner – Swiss House Restaurant, Bul. V. Pârvan, no. 1-3A (at 5 min.

from the seat of WUT)

Saturday, May 17, 2014 Scientific field application

07.30-22.30

West University of Timisoara Parking (bus departing at 07.15)

1st Application: Timisoara – Beograd – Timisoara

2nd Application: Timisoara – The Danube Defile – Timisoara

Sunday, May 18, 2014 Departure of participants


Sections and Workshops

Topic 1: Interdisciplinary in Geomorphological Research – Room 132

Moderators: LÓCZY Dénes (Hungary), Danuţ PETREA (Romania) 14.30 – 16.30 Florina ARDELEAN, Lucian DRĂGUŢ, Petru URDEA, Marcel TÖRÖK-OANCE,

Melania TĂUT - Towards an objective mapping of glacial cirques. A case study from Ţarcu Mountains, Southern Carpathians

Laurenţiu ARTUGYAN, Petru URDEA – Karst geomorphology – a scientific field of interdisciplinarity

Laura COMĂNESCU, Alexandru NEDELEA - Hazard Perception and Geomorphological Heritage. Case Study: The Central Area of Bucegi Mts. (Southern Carpathians, Romania)

Ioan-Aurel IRIMUŞ, Dănuţ PETREA – Current trends in the scientific approach of natural hazards and risks

LÓCZY Dénes, PIRKHOFFER Ervin, DEZSŐ J. - Water recharge and rehabilitation potential of the Drava River Floodplain in Hungary

Alexandru ONACA – Permafrost in Romanian Carpathians: a review of a young research field

Mihaela POPESCU, Alexandru ONACA, Petru URDEA, Raul David ȘERBAN - Internal structure of slopes affected by landslides using electrical tomography technique. Case study - Buzad landslide

Grigore POSEA – The main principle for the geographical- territorial regionalization of Romania


Moderators: Laura COMĂNESCU (Romania), Constantin RUSU (Romania)

17.00 – 19.00 Roxana PUTAN - Relative dating through lichenometry of the periglacial landforms from the Upper basin of Capra Valley, Făgăraș Mountains

Constantin RUSU, Dumitru BULGARIU - Considerations about the andosolisation process from Călimani – Gurghiu – Harghita vulcanic Mountains (Eastern Carpathians, Romania)

Ivan RVOVIĆ, Mladjen JOVANOVIĆ, Minučer MESAROŠ, Rada ŠORAK, Stefan KOTRLA - GIS based morphometry and evolution of Ešikovački stream (Fruška gora Mnt, N Serbia)

Raul David ŞERBAN, Alexandru ONACA, Petru URDEA, Mihaela POPESCU - Predicting areas with possible block streams occurrence using multiple linear regression in Retezat Mountains

Rada SORAK, Mladjen JOVANOVIĆ, Minučer MESAROŠ, Ivan RVOVIĆ - Budovar stream valley – an unique landform in Eastern Srem region (N Serbia)

Fabian TIMOFTE - Spatio-temporal evolution of the lower Mureş River between Lipova and Nădlac in the last 150 years

Aleksandar VALJAREVIĆ, Dragica ŽIVKOVIĆ - Digital Cartographic Relief Modelling of Vrsac mountains Expostions

Ionuţ ZISU, Andrei DORNIK - Lugoj Hills agricultural land quality and its current utilization


Topic 2: Critical Toponymy, Collective Memory and Spatial Identity –

Room 128

Moderators: Remus CREŢAN (Romania), Peter JORDAN (Austria)

14.30 – 16.30 Timothy G. ANDERSON - Organized Habsburg colonization in the Romanian Banat, 1718-1787: the planned rectilinear villages of the “Donauschwaben”

BAJMÓCY Péter, BALIZS Dániel - Ethnic identity on the border-region of Austria, Hungary and Slovenia

Ionel BOAMFĂ - Anthroponomical thesaurus of Olt Country – geographical peculiarities reflected in the Făgăraş Country anthroponomy;

BOROS Lajos, PÁL Viktor - The production of symbolic meanings of spaces in Budapest

Peter JORDAN – The meaning of bilingual naming in public space for the cultural identity of linguistic minorities


Moderators: Bogdan SUDITU (Romania), Paul WOODMAN (United Kingdoom)

17.00 – 19.00 Nicolaie HODOR, Remus CREŢAN, Viorel PUIU - Collective memory and critical toponymy in Maramureş (Romania-Ukraine)

Ion NICOLAE, Bogdan SUDITU, Cezar BUTEREZ – Spatial dynamic of Romanian state – toponymic aspects

Vincent VESCHAMBRE - Silk as a banner: using a positive historic reference to value a big urban project, Carré de soie in the Grand Lyon

Paul WOODMAN - The interconnections between toponymy and identity

Topic 3: New Trends in Territorial Regeneration Strategies – between

Spatial Justice and Economic Reason. Local Answers to the

Consequences of Globalisation – Room 107

Moderators: Cătălina ANCUŢA (Romania), Gabriela ILIEŞ (Romania)

14.30 – 16.30 Daniela ARSENOVIĆ, Branislav ĐURĐEV, Aleksandar KNEŽEVIĆ - Spatial distribution and demographic aspects of urban population in Vojvodina Province at the beginning of 21st century

Alexandru DRĂGAN - A geographical approach of social and solidarity economy. Some preliminary results on Romania’s Western Region.

Claudiu FILIMON, Luminiţa FILIMON - Agricultural activities as support of rural settlements sustainability. Case Study: Oradea - Bratca Depression

Gabriela ILIEŞ - Intervention points revealed by the „Studies on the zone” of LAG’s

Elena IRINCU, Rodica PETREA, Luminiţa FILIMON - The importance of the social capital and participative process in local development. Case study: city of Sulina

Sorin, PAVEL, Alexandru BIROU, Flavius IGNEA – Optimization possibilities of the public transport in Timisoara

Călin-Cornel POP - Axes - natural, economic- and geographical space organization 16.30 – 17.00 Coffee break


Topic 4: Is Tourism a Viable Solution for Local and Regional

Sustainable Development? – A13 Amphitheatre

Moderators: Nicolae CIANGĂ (Romania), Alexandru ILIEŞ (Romania)

14.30 – 16.30 AUBERT Antal, MARTON Gergely, RAFFAY Zoltán - Impacts of the European Capital of Culture title of Pécs on the city's tourism

Mariana Andreea CHINDRIS - What is the role of stakeholders system in the development of tourism?

Nicolae CIANGĂ, Cristina BOLOG - Touristic Remodelling, Form of Adaptation and Durable Development

Paula Olivia CIMPOIEŞ, George GAMAN - Built heritage, tourism and regional development in the Land of Făgăraş

Nemanja DAVIDOVIĆ, Tanja ARMENSKI - Strategic Approach to Tourism Development by Applying the Dimensions of Learning Organisation Model

George GAMAN - The value of touristic attractions as part of primary and derived offer from Moineşti, Târgu Ocna, Slănic Moldova

Alexandru ILIEŞ, Dorina Camelia ILIEŞ, Ioana JOSAN, Maria GOZNER, Ştefan BAIAŞ - Geographical Atlas Crisana-Maramures (Romania). Tourist potential.

JÓNÁS-BERKI Mónika, KÖBLI Ádám, PÁLFI Andrea - Actual trends of medical tourism in Hungary

Anamaria Liana LĂZURAN (GIURĂU), Mihaela UNGUREANU - Villages from the commune of Brusturi, Bihor county: proposal of tourism capitalization

Ribana LINC, Gheorghe NEDELCU - Touristic map of Nădrag commune (Timiş County)


Moderators: Sandu BOENGIU (România), Adrian NEDELCU (Romania)

17.00 – 19.00 Cristina MERCIU, Loreta CERCLEUX, George MERCIU - Best practices models and proposals for industrial heritage elements reuse as tourism resources

Cezar MORAR - Involving Stakeholders in the Tourism Development of Bihor County, Romania

Adrian NEDELCU - Wine Tourism. The Project Wine Road - vineyard Dealu Mare: planning and touristic arrangement

Antoaneta-Carina POPESCU - Tourism development in the Oltenian Subcarpathians: why, how much and how?

Florentina POPESCU - GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Analysis for Planning Ski Areas

Liliana POPESCU, Amalia BĂDIŢĂ, Mirela MAZILU, Sandu BOENGIU - Can rural tourism foster local development? Perspectives on the future of rural tourism in Romania

Bianca Sorina RĂCĂŞAN - Types and forms of tourism induced by natural tourist resources and human-built environment in Apuseni Mountains. Case study: rural mountain area of Cluj county

SZABÓ Géza, CSAPÓ János, SZABÓ Katinka - The Baranya Greenway as thematic tourism product and regional brand in cross-border cooperation

Doina TOMA – Urban planning in Sinaia

Mihaela UNGUREANU, Anamaria Liana LĂZURAN (GIURĂU) - Wine Tourism in Romania - an overview of the potential and development prospects

Mihai VIŞAN, Mihaela MARTIN - Options meant to regain Bocşa’s inter-war tourist brand


Topic 5: Human Society between Pollution, Natural or Anthropogenic

Hazards and Associated Risks – Room 136

Moderators: Adelina-Eliza CROITORU (Romania), Laurenţiu ROZYLOWICZ (Romania) 14.30-16.30 Andreea NIŢĂ, Alexandre BUTTLER, Laurenţiu ROZYLOWICZ, Ileana PĂTRU-

STUPARIU – Landscape analysis in Environmental Impact Assessessment. Case study: Switzerland and Romania

Adelina-Eliza CROITORU – Methods to detect heatwaves

Lucian SFÎCĂ, Pavel ICHIM, Liviu OANĂ, Cătălin MIHĂILESCU, Cristina NISTOR, Andreea STOICA – Foehn wind in Moldova

Ioana DICU, Iulian Cătălin STÂNGĂ – Assessing pedological drought through quantitative and heuristic methods within the region Siret –Prut (Eastern Romania)

Alexandru BĂNICĂ, Marinela ISTRATE – Towards a resilient energy system in Eastern Romania - from fossil fuels to renewable sources

Ionuţ VASILINIUC, Cristian SECU, Anca MORUZI – Aspects regarding land take and soil sealing in north-eastern Romania

Adrian GROZAVU, Iulian Cătălin STÂNGĂ, Doru Toader JURAVLE – Assessing physical vulnerability to landslides at medium and small scale

Milosav DUNJIĆ, Milica SOLAREVIĆ, Aleksandra KOSTOVIĆ, Jelena DUNJIĆ – Social changes in drought affected societies – Horn of Africa

16.30-17.00 Coffee break

Moderators: Adrian GROZAVU (Romania), Mircea VOICULESCU (Romania)

17.00-19.00 Alexandru BĂNICĂ, Ionel MUNTELE – Regional industrial resilience and air quality.

Mihai HOTEA, Alina Simona SIMION – Natural hazards with anthropogenic favouring factors in the Maramureş Mountains

Andreea-Mihaela ARBA – Extreme hydrological phenomena on the Timiş-Bega hydrological basin (1968-2012)

Patrick CHIROIU, Mihai LUPȘAN, Adrian VĂDUVA, Adrian Cristian ARDELEAN – Active slope processes on six avalanche paths located in Arpaş Valley, Făgăraş Mountains. Deendrogeomorphic study

Cristian Iosif NICHITA, Iuliana Anca VASILACHE – Synoptic structures associated with dangerous weather phenomena: blocking high and rapid cyclogenesis

Gheorghe IANOŞ – The impact of ionizing radiations sources on the state of environmental quality in the western part of Romania

Delia COVACI, Alina SATMARI – Using the ring roads – an important factor to reduce urban roadside noise pollution. A case study in the city of Caransebeş (Romania)

Mircea VOICULESCU – Natural hazards and risk management. Current state and perspectives in Southern Carpathians (Romanian Carpathians)


Topic 6: The Dialogue between the Demographic System and the

Economic System: Influences, Similarities, Challenge – Aula Magna

Moderators: Branislav DJURDJEV (Serbia), Vasile SURD (Romania) 14.30 – 16.30 Milka BUBALO-ŽIVKOVIĆ, Tamara LUKIĆ, Bojan ĐERČAN, Gordana JOVANOVIĆ,

Jovan PLAVŠA - Economic issues and their influence on demographic changes of the russian population in Vojvodina

Raluca COVACI - The settlements from the plain Birda-Moraviţa-classification criteria

Claudia DOICIAR - Demographic risk in Timisoara municipality

Tamara LUKIĆ, Milka BUBALO-ŽIVKOVIĆ, Bojan ĐERČAN, Branislav ĐURĐEV, Gordana JOVANOVIĆ - The Impact of Economic Conditions on the Demographic Problems of Ethnic Groups in Vojvodina (Serbia)

Maria-Magdalena LUPCHIAN - Ageing population - a problem of contemporary Romanian society

SAŠA MILOSAVLJEVIĆ, JOVO MEDOJEVIĆ, BOJANA JANDŽIKOVIĆ - Ethno-demographic processes of the Romanian minority in Serbia during the period 1948-2011

Anda Veronica NEDELCU-IENEI - Migration and emigration in European Union

Alexandra Camelia POTRA - Demographic spams - a limit of sustainable territorial development. Case study: Ciceului land


Moderators : Dejan FILIPOVIĆ (Serbia), Cristian BRAGHINĂ (Romania)

17.00 – 19.00 Cristina ŞOŞEA - Recent mutations in the social-economic structure of Craiova municipality and its peripheries

Milena SPASOVSKI, Dejan FILIPOVIĆ, Marija MARTINOVIĆ, Danica ŠANTIĆ - Demographic chalenges of sustainable development in Serbia

Marcu STAŞAC, Marius SUPARIU - New perspectives on demographic behavior of the population from Bihor county

Vasile SURD -„Tot Banatu-i fruncea!”- Technical and cultural-scientific priorities in Banat Region

Cristian TĂLÂNGĂ, Cristian BRAGHINĂ - The economic potential of Ploieşti-Bucureşti-Giurgiu axis

Despina VASILCU - Quality of life of older people in Romania between reality and perception

Ion VELCEA – Rural space – functions and development strategies

Daniela ZAMFIR, Ilinca-Valentina STOICA, Cristina MERCIU - Dominant processes in small towns’ economy and their consequences

Topic 7: Sustainable Cities – Room 134

Moderator: Sorina VOICULESCU (Romania)

14.30 – 16.30 Iulia-Floriana CIANGĂ - Sustainable interventions in the 18th -19th centuries, causal factor in shaping the urban landscape in Transylvania

Liviu JIGORIA-OPREA, Flavius IGNEA - Mapping of industrial landscape and analysis of urban brownfields: Timişoara perspective

Ronan PADDISON - Cultural regeneration, diversity and the making of democratic public spaces

Mariana PRAȘCA, Rodica PETREA, Mălina Ilia FILIMON - Small towns of bihor county and urban shrinkage

Gabor TOLNAI - GIS & Photogrammetry - based analysis of the changes of brownfield zones in Budapest (A case study of Soroksári road)



Topic 8: Political Territories, Territorial Policies, Limits: More

Competitiveness, or Cohesion in the Sustainable Development of the

European Space? – A01 Amphitheatre

Key Speaker: Prof. Dr. André Louis SANGUIN (France)

Moderators: Corneliu IAŢU (Romania), Voicu BODOCAN (Romania)

14.30 – 16.30 Octavian GROZA, Alexandru RUSU – Current Stakes of the European Regional Policy

André-Louis SANGUIN - The UN Peacekeeping Operations, An Applied Political Geography

Vasile EFROS - Cronologic evolution of Dniester river as geopolitical border

Voicu BODOCAN - Electoral development in Romania between 2008 and 2012. A geographical approach of the electoral system and electoral behavior

Corneliu IAŢU – Budget management for the basic administrative-territorial units in Romania. Political-spatial-temporal approach

Ionel BOAMFĂ - Two models of regional development: Roman Empire and European Union – geographical perspective

Samuel DELÉPINE - Quelle pertinence d’une « question rom » à l’échelle européenne : enjeux et dangers d’une approche ethnique ?

Cristian-Nicolae BOŢAN, Viorel GLIGOR, Ion-Horaţiu PAVEL, Silviu-Florin FONOGEA - Regional Identities within the European Union. Case Study: Ţara Moţilor


Moderators : Octavian GROZA (Romania), Emmanuel BIOTEAU (France)

17.00 – 19.00 Tudor ANISTOROAIEI, Octavian GROZA - Territorial cohesion - between political desideratum and territorial reality

Emmanuel BIOTEAU, Aurélien MARTINEAU, Jérôme PRUGNEAU - L'hypothèse de dimensions spatiales dans l’identification et l'accompagnement des personnes en situations de surendettement (France et Irlande)

Romeo BIBIRIGEA - The Energetic vulnerability of EU

Alexandru RUSU, Octavian GROZA - Delineating alternative geometries for Eastern European countries - preliminary results from ESPON Database II (M4D)

Bogdan SUDITU, Daniel Gabriel VÂLCEANU, Mariana NAE, Gabriel SIMION, Daniel VÎRDOL – Using ESDA (Exploratory spatial data analysis) to study the demographic disparities in the areas with low urban polarization in Romania

Sorin AVRAM, Cristiana VÎLCEA - Social-economic features of the metropolitan areas from the south-eastern Europe

Marin ILIEȘ - Strengthening regional identity elements through mechanisms of geobranding. Case Study: Maramureş Land

Ilie CHINCEA, Maria PĂTROESCU, Martin OLARU - The Projection of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region in environmental quality of Caras-Severin County

Stelian NISTOR, Ribana LINC – Trans-boundary ecological networks with Natura 2000 sites along Romanian-Hungarian border – premises for a regional sustainable development


Topic 9: New Geographies and the Romanian Geographic Curriculum:

the Reconsideration of the Place and Role of Geography in the

Romanian Educational System – Room 107

Moderators: Ramona IVAN (Romania), Sebastian JUCU (Romania) 17.00 – 19.00 Ramona IVAN, Adina- Ramona IŞFĂNESCU – Extracurricular activities with

complementary role in teaching and learning Geography: the partnership programs between schools and museums

Ioan Sebastian JUCU – New contemporary geographies in Romanian Post-Socialist curriculum

Ilinca-Valentina STOICA, Daniela ZAMFIR - The perception of students/graduates of Geography domain related to occupational opportunities. Case study: specialization of Territorial Planning

Mihaela VERGA, Mioara CLIUS - Structural and Functional Impairments in Learning Geography Highlighted by Romanian Results of TIMSS International Tests


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