An index-based approach to assess the vulnerability of socio-ecological systems to aridity and drought in the Danube Delta, Romania

N Damian, B Mitrică, I Mocanu, I Grigorescu… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Delta regions are compound socio-ecological systems increasingly exposed to various multi-
hazards (eg, drought, flooding). The Danube Delta, one of the most complex wetland areas …

Modelling potential geographical access of the population to public hospitals and quality health care in Romania

L Dumitrache, M Nae, G Simion, AM Taloș - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The geographical accessibility to hospitals relies on the configuration of the hospital
network, spatial impedance and population distribution. This paper explores the potential …

Socio-economic and environmental vulnerability to heat-related phenomena in Bucharest metropolitan area

I Grigorescu, I Mocanu, B Mitrică, M Dumitraşcu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Effects of the covid-19 pandemic on the budgetary mechanism established to cover public health expenditure. A case study of Romania

M Onofrei, E Cigu, AF Gavriluta, I Bostan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic stressed the importance of understanding the sources of
vulnerabilities that can lead to a financial crisis and highlighted the predominant impact on …

Population vulnerability to the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus infection. A county‐level geographical‐methodological approach in Romania

B Mitrică, I Mocanu, I Grigorescu, M Dumitraşcu… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The assessment and identification of risk/vulnerable groups and risk factors are vital
elements that can help quantify the pandemic potential of the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus in order to …

Out-migration and social and technological marginalization in Romania. Regional disparities

B Mitrică, N Damian, I Grigorescu, I Mocanu… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
Migration is one of the drivers of population change in Europe. Out-migration has become a
relatively new phenomenon for Romania, especially after the fall of communism and the …

Contrasting clustering in health care provision in Romania: Spatial and aspatial limitations

L Dumitrache, M Nae, D Dumbrăveanu… - Procedia Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Despite its over 26 years of continuous efforts to reform the health care system, Romania is
facing serious problems in meeting population health care needs, mainly due to chronic …

Does Shrinking Population in Small Towns Equal Economic and Social Decline? A Romanian Perspective

C Vîlcea, L Popescu, A Clincea - Urban Science, 2024 - mdpi.com
Sustainable development has been a global concern worldwide for the last decades now,
but only recently have the challenges faced by small towns, especially in regions …

Reduction of social and economic asymmetry of territories in new economic conditions

S Zheleznyakov, I Risin - Economic annals-XXI, 2017 - ceeol.com
The article presents the research results of the economic and social situation in Russian
territories in 2013-2015 obtained by calculation of indicators characterising the level and …

Education and health care provision in the Romanian Danube Valley: Territorial disparities

N Damian, I Mocanu, B Mitrică - Area, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Romanian Danube Valley is an integral part of the Danube Region. According
to the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), a healthy and well‐educated …