The ever decreasing area of forests has lead to environmental and economical challenges
and has brought with it a renewed interest in developing methodologies that quantify the …

Oltenia Plain is one of the most important agricultural regions in Romania and one of the
most sensitive in terms of extreme weather phenomena ie drought, due to its location in the …

Small towns have long been overshadowed, but in recent years, there is a growing
recognition of their territorial role, both on the research agenda and on the European Union …

Abstract Nowadays, Southwestern Romania faces a large-scale aridization of the climate,
revealed by the rise of temperatures and the decline of the amount of precipitations, with …

In the recent years, the effects of extreme climate phenomena (mainly heat-related) on
agricultural crops, infrastructure and human health have become increasingly severe as a …

Deforestation is an important phenomenon that may create major imbalances in
ecosystems. In this study we propose a new mathematical analysis of the forest area …

This study uses fractal analysis to quantify the spatial changes of forest resources caused by
an increase of deforested areas. The method introduced contributes to the evaluation of …

The analysis of a territory's climatic water balance dynamics against the background of
climate change is a key component for increasing water resource management efficiency …

Even though land cover and use changes, climate changes and altered use of energy,
known together as the 'global changes' have been studied intensively, their relationships are …

Forests represent a veritable barrier against land degradation, being the best choice for soil
erosion control. Romanian woody flora consists of more than 300 species of forestry interest …