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The research done by the climatology specialists of the National Meteorology Administration, using long stri ngs of data collected from 14 meteorological stations, showed, on a national level, an average temperature rise of 0.3°C between 1901 and 2000 and of 0.5°C between 1901 and 2007, which is statistically relevant in the Carpathian region, with certain seasonal os cillations. The data analysis done with the help of the archives gathered from a la rge number of meteorol ogical stations (94), consisting of conti...

The process of Environmental impact assessmen t (EIA) is successfully applied as a tool for environmental planning and environmental policy in many countries worldwide. It is generally accepted that the environment has three inter-dependent components: economic, socio-political and natural. C onsequently, integrated environmental assessment and management coupled with su stainable development is critical, and in order to achieve this goal, effective guidelines and implementable legislation are necessary. EIA legis...

Remote sensing is a useful tool for a ssessing, monitoring and conservation of groundwater with advantages of spatial and te mporal availability of data from the large and inaccessible areas. Hydroge ological characteristics of a region are derived by surface indicators-geological features, geomorphology, hydrology, vegetation, land use. The paper deals with geological element as a factor influencing the hydrological and hydrogeological processes in the basin and adjacent areas Dambovicioara. Complexity of data pr...

Within the lignite deposits located in the Oltenia coal basin, frequent sand bands are emerging, carriers of signifi cant aquiferous horizons and complexes. The geological pattern induces an important variation of hydro-geological conditions along the deposit’s spreading, which in turn gives difficulties in mining technology selection. Determining the problem’s solution involves th e versions ranking from the strongest to the weakest, in relation to all the criteri a. Both maximum and minimum criteria can exist. I...

The authors want to emphasize in this pape r the role of environmental resources in ecotourism. In previous international studies on the motivation of tourists it could be seen which the elements that in terest them are: namely to travel to wild places that provide visual and unique cultural experiences. These tourists are trained and want to know more about the elements sauce as flora and fauna, natural phenomena and unique cultural forms. Activities that they prefer are hiking observing lands capes, birds, etc. ...

In the new context of European urban and environmental politics, Romania’s small towns must go directly toward sustainability in order to ensure high life quality for their communities on the long term. The smallest urban settlements of Romania are confronted with diverse issues due to the former communist regime, the adaptation to the market economy, the planning policy of the sate and historical environment state. As many urban sustainability assessment methods were developed in lite rature, the present study is...

Praid salt deposit is one of the largest in Europe: the salt body has an elliptic shape, with diameters of 1.2 km and 1.4 km, the depth being extended until 2,700 m. The mining methods employed in time are various: be ll-shaped rooms, trapezoidal rooms. Nowadays, the small rooms and square pillars is employed, the method being described in the paper. At 120 m depth, the cure and treatment facility is located. The underground atmosphere is highly ionized and very eff ective in treating respiratory diseases. The Pra...