Landfills as anthropogenic landforms in urban environment from Neamt county

Landfills are the most common and easiest methods to dispose the municipal waste in Romania and still prevails in current waste management options. This type of critical infrastructure was designed to dispose urban waste generated over years or even decades and ultimately led to create new landforms in urban landscape. On the other hand, these sites are major sources of complex pollution unfulfilling EU regulations, being scheduled to be closed. This paper aims to analyze landfills as anthropogenic landforms by applying GIS techniques emphasizing them in a geographical context and not only in situ. The location of these sites usually on alluvial plains of rivers leading to positive landforms that may change hydrogeomorphology dynamics or to be exposed to the floods. The other side, their location in hilly or mountainous regions increase vulnerability to other geomorphological process (gully erosion, landslide). Also, the extension of human settlements and land use is influenced by the presence of such a site either it is closed. The implications of these landforms are varied and must be linked to geographical realities from around. Thus, the mapping of these anthropogenic landforms contribute to a better understanding of the systemic interactions from local environment. This approach may be an important tool for EIA studies, in the process of rehabilitation, post-monitoring and reintegration of these landfills

Landfills as anthropogenic landforms in urban environment from Neamţ county.

Landfills are the most common and easiest methods to dispose the municipal waste in Romania and still prevails in current waste management options. This type of critical infrastructure was designed to dispose urban waste generated over years or even decades and ultimately led to create new landforms in urban landscape. On the other hand, these sites are major sources of complex pollution unfulfilling EU regulations, being scheduled to be closed. This paper aims to analyze landfills as anthropogenic landforms by applying GIS techniques emphasizing them in a geographical context and not only in situ. The location of these sites usually on alluvial plains of rivers leading to positive landforms that may change hydrogeomorphology dynamics or to be exposed to the floods. The other side, their location in hilly or mountainous regions increase vulnerability to other geomorphological process (gully erosion, landslide). Also, the extension of human settlements and land use is influenced by the presence of such a site either it is closed. The implications of these landforms are varied and must be linked to geographical realities from around. Thus, the mapping of these anthropogenic landforms contribute to a better understanding of the systemic interactions from local environment. This approach may be an important tool for EIA studies, in the process of rehabilitation, post-monitoring and reintegration of these landfills

The Nexus Between the Travel Trends of the Young Generation and Ecotourism Development in the North East Region of Romania

Taking into account that tourism is one of the main contributors to environmental pollution and deterioration, currently it is important to promote forms of travel with low environmental impact. Thus, ecotourism is often promoted as benefitting local destinations through income generation, employment and direct support for the conservation of key tourist attractions. Research supports the fact that this type of tourism influences environmental attitudes and knowledge, and eventually consumers' behaviour. Therefore, this study is a qualitative research, which aims to study the nexus between the travel trends of the young generation and ecotourism development in the North East Region of Romania. In this sense we applied structured interviews to a sample made of representatives of institutions and organisations in the field of tourism in the North-East Region (NE) of Romania. The results showed that there is an increase of the degree of awareness of local natural and cultural values, through the development of infrastructure and tourism products, through the promotion of the area, through the development of ecotourism and awareness of the importance of protected natural areas. The study represents a contribution to the literature with a growing interest in a subject about younger generation and the development of ecotourism

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Compilation of case studies of applying renewable energies to local development transnationally implemented along IN2RURAL project: Stage 2

Compilation of case studies of applying renewable energies to local development transnationally implemented