Category: 2018

Preliminary study of the phreatic waters at the confluence of Cerna and Olteț rivers, getic piedmont (Romania)

Constantin ENACHE Oana MITITELU-IONUȘ
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In the Olteț floodplain, the alluvium contains a small-thickness aquifer phreatic, consisting of small pebbles and sands remodelled from the deposits brought by the upstream river; these are store rock suitable for significant groundwater accumulation. The research used hydrogeological data made available by the Olt Water Administration (12 observation wells) and its own measurements made between October 2017-May 2018. The observation drillings, taken into account, are located on a West-East alignment, located after the confluence of the Cerna River with the Olteț River within the area of Bălcești-Băbeni-Otetelișu localities. At the Cerna-Oltet confluence, the hydrostatic level of the groundwater aquifer is at depths between 187.43 cm – F1 Oteteliş and 179.44 cm – F3 Bălceşti (average multiannual for the period 2007-2016). The analysis of the lithological columns and the measurements of the hydrostatic levels in the observation wells led to the highlighting of the location of the drilling on hydrogeological sections and to the drawing of the variation of the hydrostatic levels of the hydro-hips map. The results obtained from the measurements on the hydrostatic level from 3 wells located in the study area between October 2017-May 2018 were corroborated with the specialized literature, more exactly hydrological and climatic research. Consequently, the present study confirms and explains the contribution of groundwater from the meadow to the flow of the Olteţ and Cerna Rivers in the confluence sector.
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Lithological characteristics and structural implications for the relief within the Gilort basin (Romania)

Emil MARINESCU
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The study highlights the structural and lithological implications within the three morphological sectors of the Gilort hydrographic basin. Within the mountaineous sector, there are mostly obsecvent glacial cirques, since this versant, although developed on the southern flank of the main ridge anticline, descends northwards, towards the glacial cirques Groapa Mândrei-Mohoru, situated southwards of the main ridge. The obsecvent character of the cirques causes a steep aspect of the slopes and the emergence of some shelf counter-slope. Within the Subcarpathians sector, most of the landslides occur on the strata end of cuestas or subsequent at the upper parts of the torrential valleys. The typical example of landslides along the cuestas can be found along the Giovria valley, where there are also some forms of slope undercutting due to torrential erosion within Pliocene deposits, alternating with marls, clays and sands, gathered in a folded and faulted structure (Câlnic anticline). Within the piedmont sector, the slopes of the valleys that cut through the Jiu Hills are heavily affected by present modelling process, and the river beds are drown in alluvia. On the left slope of the Gilort river basin, the neotectonic movements and modelling agents dug out strips of Romanian deposits. The predominantly clayish facies of these formations has caused recent landslides on the deforested slopes from the Vladimir basin, while the relief on Pleistocene sands and gravels is affected by ravines (the left slope) and landfalls with large steep slopes (right slope).
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Environmental management systems, instruments to achieve sustainable development goals

Lavinia CRIȘU Cristian RĂDUCĂ
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We are witnessing an intensification of efforts to align states to “Transforming our world,” imposed by the need to maintain the balance between the environment, society, and the economy. The article signals the emergence of National Sustainable Development Strategy 2030 and its main objectives. The management systems required by an organization to manage environmental aspects are presented in a comparative manner: The Community Environmental Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and ISO 14001: 2015 Standard – “Environmental Management Systems. Requirements with user guide “. The authors appreciate that at the level of organizations, experience in the field of ISO certification: 9001 and 14001 has to be capitalized to meet sustainable development goals. It is highlighted the fact that certification of any environmental management system (EMAS and / or ISO guidelines) brings benefits for sustainable development through better use of raw materials and resources. Proposals are made on continuous training with new concepts, collaboration between certification bodies and authorities.
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The ecological dimension of Craiova municipality. Case study: Craiovița Nouă district

Gheorghe CURCAN Ioan Eustațiu MARINESCU
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The inhabitants of Craiovița Nouă district, like most of the people of Craiova, presently live in an urban environment marked by numerous dysfunctions. The study of different aspects related to the state of the urban environment in this district enabled us to identify the following types of dysfunctions: household waste management, lack of modern road infrastructure, chaotic parking even within green spaces, high percentage of asphalt and concrete surfaces, air, water, soil and noise pollution, uneven distribution of green urban spaces, unpleasant odours caused by household waste, sewage or gases released into the atmosphere from various sources.
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Planning and landscaping the main ecosystems in Craiova municipality

Gilda CIORECAN
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The importance of this study of landscape architecture results from the fact that it classifies the landscaped ecosystems on the territory of Craiova, describes the main parks and gardens within the city perimeter (both in terms of spatial characteristics and evolution over time) and emphasizes their complex importance (under ecological, sanitary, aesthetic, educational and spatial planning report). Emphasizing the need to protect and extend the areas belonging to landscaped ecosystems, this paper identifies and proposes several directions of action in this regard: proper maintenance of parks and gardens, both in terms of diversity and the richness of the current floristic fund, as well as in terms of the existing endowments; integral arrangement of Craioviţa and Comiţoiu parks as rest and relaxation spaces (in this sense, the transformation of Lake Craioviţa into a real recreational area and for the practice of water sports is of special importance); the extension of the surfaces owned by the arranged ecosystems by transforming into squares or public gardens some vacant lands from the new neighbourhoods; improving the degree of arrangement of the parks and gardens of Craiova; restoration of street alignments damaged over time and their development by arranging arteries without such alignments; increasing the area owned by the species of trees and shrubs that are most indicated in the ecological conditions of Craiova, taking into account the current climatic trends and the possibilities of diminishing their effects; carrying out actions to raise awareness of the role that the population can play in protecting and enlarging the areas of landscaped ecosystems. In conclusion, we express our hope that this work will be a useful tool in the future management of the landscaped ecosystems in Craiova.
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Dolj County education system – diagnosis and reception basins of geographical students

Cristina ȘOȘEA Diana Cristiana ȚIGANTELE
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The main purpose of the paper is, on the one hand, to outline a complete image of the education system in Dolj County and, on the other hand, to explain the general characteristics and causes that conditioned each element of Dolj county’s educational system. The present research analyzes the territorial discrepancies and the dynamics in time of the situation registered in Dolj, from the perspective of the following aspects: educational infrastructure of Dolj county (schools, classrooms, school laboratories, gyms, sports fields, PCs), human resources in the education system, the county’s school population and its evolution, students enrolled in higher education by specialization. A special attention was paid to students in Geography and Geography of Tourism.
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