region. This chapter was written by Ionut Minea from Department of Geography,
Faculty of Geography and Geology, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași.
Chapter 8 “Romanian Danube River Floodplain Functionality Assessment”
identified three types of areas that belong to Romanian Danube River floodplain:
The first type represents the areas with only agricultural potential, the second type
are the areas with potential to be ecologically restored, and the third one is a
combination of the first two. The chapter was written by Cristian Trifanov from
Informational System and Geomatics Department, Danube Delta National Institute
for Research and Development, Tulcea; Alin Mihu-Pintilie from Interdisciplinary
Research Department, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași; Marian Tudor from
Management Department, Marian Mierla from Informational System and
Geomatics Department, Mihai Doroftei from Biodiversity Conservation and
Sustainable Use of Natural Resources Department and Silviu Covaliov from
Ecological Restoration and Species Recovery Department of the Danube Delta
National Institute for Research and Development, Tulcea. Chapter 9
“Deforestation and Frequency of Floods in Romania” assesses deforested
areas in the period 2000–2016, as well as the frequency of floods at the level of each
administrative unit from Romania for the same time. It was prepared by Daniel
Peptenatu, Alexandra Grecu, Adrian Gabriel Simion, Karina Andreea Gruia, Ion
Andronache, Cristian Constantin Draghici, Daniel Constantin Diaconu from
Department of Meteorology and Hydrology and Research Center for Integrated
Analysis and Territorial Management, Faculty of Geography, University of
Bucharest.
Part V is devoted to the topic “Hydrology.” Chapter 10 “Hydrological Impacts
of Climate Changes in Romania” provides a comprehensive synthesis of studies
on hydroclimatic changes in Romania and presents some original results on
hydrological responses to climate changes in Valea Cerbului River basin (area of
26 km
2
) located in the Carpathian Mountains, based on the analysis of historical
data and hydrological simulations. The chapter presents the results of the study of
authors Liliana Zaharia and Gabriela Ioana-Toroimac from Faculty of Geography,
University of Bucharest, and Elena-Ruth Perju from National Institute of
Hydrology and Water Management. Chapter 11 “Monitoring and Management of
Water in the Siret River Basin (Romania)” approaches the methodology of water
resources management, and also the purpose of performing different types of
measurements (both quantitative and qualitative) and measures to be taken in order
to avoid the negative effects that can result from the exploitation of these resources.
Chapter 12 “Water Resources from Romanian Upper Tisa Basin” analyzes and
assesses the hydrological regime and the water resources of Upper Tisa Basin. It
was prepared by Gheorghe Șerban and Răzvan Bătinaș from Faculty of Geography,
Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Daniel Sabău from Romanian Waters
National Administration—Someș-Tisa Regional Water Branch, Cluj-Napoca, Petre
Brețcan from Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities, Valahia University
in Târgoviște, Elena Ignat from Coțofănești Secondary School in Bacău County,
and Simion Nacu from Romanian Waters, National Administration in Bucharest.
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Faculty of Geography and Geology, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași.
Chapter 8 “Romanian Danube River Floodplain Functionality Assessment”
identified three types of areas that belong to Romanian Danube River floodplain:
The first type represents the areas with only agricultural potential, the second type
are the areas with potential to be ecologically restored, and the third one is a
combination of the first two. The chapter was written by Cristian Trifanov from
Informational System and Geomatics Department, Danube Delta National Institute
for Research and Development, Tulcea; Alin Mihu-Pintilie from Interdisciplinary
Research Department, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași; Marian Tudor from
Management Department, Marian Mierla from Informational System and
Geomatics Department, Mihai Doroftei from Biodiversity Conservation and
Sustainable Use of Natural Resources Department and Silviu Covaliov from
Ecological Restoration and Species Recovery Department of the Danube Delta
National Institute for Research and Development, Tulcea. Chapter 9
“Deforestation and Frequency of Floods in Romania” assesses deforested
areas in the period 2000–2016, as well as the frequency of floods at the level of each
administrative unit from Romania for the same time. It was prepared by Daniel
Peptenatu, Alexandra Grecu, Adrian Gabriel Simion, Karina Andreea Gruia, Ion
Andronache, Cristian Constantin Draghici, Daniel Constantin Diaconu from
Department of Meteorology and Hydrology and Research Center for Integrated
Analysis and Territorial Management, Faculty of Geography, University of
Bucharest.
Part V is devoted to the topic “Hydrology.” Chapter 10 “Hydrological Impacts
of Climate Changes in Romania” provides a comprehensive synthesis of studies
on hydroclimatic changes in Romania and presents some original results on
hydrological responses to climate changes in Valea Cerbului River basin (area of
26 km
2
) located in the Carpathian Mountains, based on the analysis of historical
data and hydrological simulations. The chapter presents the results of the study of
authors Liliana Zaharia and Gabriela Ioana-Toroimac from Faculty of Geography,
University of Bucharest, and Elena-Ruth Perju from National Institute of
Hydrology and Water Management. Chapter 11 “Monitoring and Management of
Water in the Siret River Basin (Romania)” approaches the methodology of water
resources management, and also the purpose of performing different types of
measurements (both quantitative and qualitative) and measures to be taken in order
to avoid the negative effects that can result from the exploitation of these resources.
Chapter 12 “Water Resources from Romanian Upper Tisa Basin” analyzes and
assesses the hydrological regime and the water resources of Upper Tisa Basin. It
was prepared by Gheorghe Șerban and Răzvan Bătinaș from Faculty of Geography,
Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Daniel Sabău from Romanian Waters
National Administration—Someș-Tisa Regional Water Branch, Cluj-Napoca, Petre
Brețcan from Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities, Valahia University
in Târgoviște, Elena Ignat from Coțofănești Secondary School in Bacău County,
and Simion Nacu from Romanian Waters, National Administration in Bucharest.
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