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Papers by Mihaela Sencovici
Journal of Science and Arts, 2021
On Romania's territory, after the major floods that took place during the 70s, the hydrotechn... more On Romania's territory, after the major floods that took place during the 70s, the hydrotechnical setup of the large rivers that drain the peri-Carpathian areas was made. The purpose of building these anthropogenic dam lakes is complex, given that extreme hydrological phenomena occurred in late spring and early summer, caused by a significant rainwater supply (about 70%), the difference being made up by the underground supply. Such a hydrotechnical setup was made in the Subcarpathian areas, on large rivers, to mitigate flood waves, but also to create water resources to supply local communities. The main problem facing these lakes is the massive silting due on the one hand to the geological and geomorphological characteristics of the Subcarpathians and, on the other hand, to the high degree of anthropization. The Subcarpathians are, from a geological point of view, made up of friable deposits (marls, clays, marl-clays, gypsums, conglomerates), which trigger a series of geomorphol...
SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference EXPO Proceedings, 2019
In an ecosystem, vegetal organisms have a very important role, constituting the level where the m... more In an ecosystem, vegetal organisms have a very important role, constituting the level where the most intense and complex matter and energy exchanges are realized and the synthesis and decomposition processes of the organic matter occur, in close correlation with the abiotic environmental factors. The present study aims to describe certain practical methods of study for the vegetation (of a Subcarpathian area, Vulcana-Băi Commune), which has as structural and functional subunits the phytocenoses specific of a Subcarpathian depression. In the outdoor applications, we have been able to observe the structure of the vegetal layer both vertically and horizontally, by employing the phytogeographic sheet and the vegetation pyramid (through which it was possible to establish the abundance, dominance by species and dominance by stratum), in order to appreciate the architectural model, but also in order to highlight the vegetation as a factor of stability in the development of the present modelling processes.
Journal of Science and Arts, 2021
On Romania's territory, after the major floods that took place during the 70s, the hydrotechn... more On Romania's territory, after the major floods that took place during the 70s, the hydrotechnical setup of the large rivers that drain the peri-Carpathian areas was made. The purpose of building these anthropogenic dam lakes is complex, given that extreme hydrological phenomena occurred in late spring and early summer, caused by a significant rainwater supply (about 70%), the difference being made up by the underground supply. Such a hydrotechnical setup was made in the Subcarpathian areas, on large rivers, to mitigate flood waves, but also to create water resources to supply local communities. The main problem facing these lakes is the massive silting due on the one hand to the geological and geomorphological characteristics of the Subcarpathians and, on the other hand, to the high degree of anthropization. The Subcarpathians are, from a geological point of view, made up of friable deposits (marls, clays, marl-clays, gypsums, conglomerates), which trigger a series of geomorphol...
Romanian Review of Regional Studies, 2009
In the sustainable development context, waste management is seen as a major problem, which cannot... more In the sustainable development context, waste management is seen as a major problem, which cannot be solved only by using technical means; a fundamental change is necessary in the current production, consumption and waste elimination pattern. Our study refers to the environmental impact of the closure of the urban Titu- Dâmboviţa solid waste dump, and comprises: quality of the environmental factors, analysis of the size of the impact, evaluation of the potential impact on the environmental factors, evaluation of the global impact and post-closure monitoring of the waste dump. The results obtained concerning the value of the global pollution index and the bonitation grades for each environmental factor have led us to state that through the closure of this solid domestic waste dump, environment is affected within allowable limits, the impact is low and local, and the effects of this project on the environmental factors are positive.
15th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2015, ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION AND LEGISLATION, 2011
The analysis of the main climate elements allows the characterization of the geographical area of... more The analysis of the main climate elements allows the characterization of the geographical area of the Târgovişte Plain from the climatic viewpoint (located at the contact of two major physical-geographical units, the Sub-Carpathians and the plateau, the Târgovişte Plain has benefited from the natural and human resources offered by the two units, as well as by the presence of the IalomiŃa and the DâmboviŃa rivers on the margins; within the Romanian Plain, the Târgovişte Plain has a peripheral position, being bordered by the subsidence plain of Titu-SălcuŃa in the south, southwest and southeast , and by the piedmont plain of Cricovul Dulce). This analysis was made based on the data recorded at the weather station of Târgovişte (located at 228 m altitude, 44 0 56' N latitude, 25 0 26' E longitude) and at the weather station of Titu (125 m altitude, 45 0 36' latitude N, 26 0 25' longitude E) during the period between 1961 and 2007. The annual, seasonal and monthly values of the Standardized Precipitation Anomaly (SPA) was calculated and interpreted.
SGEM2012 12th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference, 2012
14th SGEM GeoConference on ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION AND LEGISLATION, 2014
13th SGEM GeoConference on ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION AND LEGISLATION, 2013
SGEM2012 12th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference, 2012
SGEM2011 11th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference, 2011
Geographica Pannonica, 2011
The evaluation of the environmental quality concerns the analysis of the physical, chemical, biol... more The evaluation of the environmental quality concerns the analysis of the physical, chemical, biological and statistical features that allow the scientists to classify a territory in a certain category or hierarchic scale. In the model used in this study, the environmental quality was assessed at the administrative unit level (county), as a result of the interaction of different components. Fifty indicators were selected and included into 6 major groups based on several factors (natural hazards, air quality, biodiversity, water quality, human health, soil quality, economic activities) that increase the communities' susceptibility to different negative aspects concerning the environment. Each indicator was classified on a scale from 1 to 5 (1-very good…5-very weak). The sum of the indicators was reclassified according to the same model, until the total environmental quality was finally determined. The analysis of the environmental quality on a departmental level provides the opportunity to identify the regions that need to be allotted financial resources in order to diminish the negative impact of the disturbing (anthropic and natural) factors. At the same time, by focusing the research on the most vulnerable counties, a more detailed analysis has revealed the most vulnerable administrative units (towns and communes).
The human intervention is strongly felt in Târgoviste Plain. Here, man has transformed most of th... more The human intervention is strongly felt in Târgoviste Plain. Here, man has transformed most of the forest in agricultural terrains, building areas, ways of communication etc. The agricultural terrains include: arable terrain (53 762 ha), grazing fields (8 451 ha), hay fields (1 080 ha) and in small proportions, only nearby the Sub-Carpathians, orchards (1 689 ha) and vineyards (223 ha). Of the total surface of 102 078 ha of this plain situated at the foot of the mountain, 36 873 ha belong to the non-agricultural fund (36.12% of the total surface), while the waters occupy 3 495 ha of it, and the ways of communication cover 2 049 ha.
Land uses are closely connected to the favorableness of the natural factors, to their productive ... more Land uses are closely connected to the favorableness of the natural factors, to their productive potential and to the ameliorative works. In the Plain of Târgovite, in time, the structure and geographic repartition of the land uses categories have changed, especially in the sense of the increase of the agricultural areas through the valorization of the weakly productive or non-productive areas, the deforestation of certain areas that were once occupied by orchards and vineyards, and also in the sense of the shrinking of certain areas, due to economic transformations generated mainly by the extension of the constructible areas. Man's transformative activity has led, on the one hand, to the decrease of the forests' consistence until they sometimes became clearings - or until there appeared the first herbaceous formations with a secondary character - and also to the modification of the composition on species according to their different resistance to these actions. There occurr...
The analysis of the main climate elements allows th e characterization of the geographical area o... more The analysis of the main climate elements allows th e characterization of the geographical area of the Târgovite Plain from the climatic viewpoint (located at th e contact of two major physical-geographical units, the Sub-Carpathi ans and the plateau, the Târgovite Plain has benefited from the natural and human resources offe red by the two units, as well as by the presence of the IalomiŃa and the DâmboviŃa rivers on the margins; within the Romanian Plain, the Târgovite Plain has a peripheral position, being bordered by the su bsidence plain of Titu-Sălcu Ńa in the south, south- west and south-east, and by the piedmont plain of C ricovul Dulce). This analysis was made based on the data recorded at the weather station of Târgovite (located at 228 m altitude, 44 0 56' N latitude, 25 0 26' E longitude) and at the weather station of Titu (125 m altitude, 45 0 36' latitude N, 26 0 25' longitude E) during the period between 1961 and 2007. The annual, seasonal and monthly v...
Mihaela SENCOVICI, Mădălina Nicoleta FRÎNCULEASA Valahia University of Târgoviște, Department of ... more Mihaela SENCOVICI, Mădălina Nicoleta FRÎNCULEASA Valahia University of Târgoviște, Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities, 35 Lt. Stancu Ion Street, Romania, Email: mihaelasencovici@gmail.com, madalina_chitescu@yahoo.com Abstract The paper presents the results of a study that aimed at identifying the satisfaction of tourists in relation to the presence of the lacustric landscape in the Ialomita River’s upper course. The researches, based on the field reality and the bibliographic sources, emphasize the importance of the lacustric landscape, in close interdependence with the natural mountain landscape of Bucegi and the anthropic, reservoir lakes, in the choice of these places by tourists. Beyond that, the satisfaction of tourists depends, according to the analysis of the data obtained from the research based on the questionnaire, on a complex set of factors reflecting the intellectual profile of the tourist and the type of chosen tourism (recreational, scientific, adventure t...
Journal of Science and Arts, 2021
On Romania's territory, after the major floods that took place during the 70s, the hydrotechn... more On Romania's territory, after the major floods that took place during the 70s, the hydrotechnical setup of the large rivers that drain the peri-Carpathian areas was made. The purpose of building these anthropogenic dam lakes is complex, given that extreme hydrological phenomena occurred in late spring and early summer, caused by a significant rainwater supply (about 70%), the difference being made up by the underground supply. Such a hydrotechnical setup was made in the Subcarpathian areas, on large rivers, to mitigate flood waves, but also to create water resources to supply local communities. The main problem facing these lakes is the massive silting due on the one hand to the geological and geomorphological characteristics of the Subcarpathians and, on the other hand, to the high degree of anthropization. The Subcarpathians are, from a geological point of view, made up of friable deposits (marls, clays, marl-clays, gypsums, conglomerates), which trigger a series of geomorphol...
SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference EXPO Proceedings, 2019
In an ecosystem, vegetal organisms have a very important role, constituting the level where the m... more In an ecosystem, vegetal organisms have a very important role, constituting the level where the most intense and complex matter and energy exchanges are realized and the synthesis and decomposition processes of the organic matter occur, in close correlation with the abiotic environmental factors. The present study aims to describe certain practical methods of study for the vegetation (of a Subcarpathian area, Vulcana-Băi Commune), which has as structural and functional subunits the phytocenoses specific of a Subcarpathian depression. In the outdoor applications, we have been able to observe the structure of the vegetal layer both vertically and horizontally, by employing the phytogeographic sheet and the vegetation pyramid (through which it was possible to establish the abundance, dominance by species and dominance by stratum), in order to appreciate the architectural model, but also in order to highlight the vegetation as a factor of stability in the development of the present modelling processes.
Journal of Science and Arts, 2021
On Romania's territory, after the major floods that took place during the 70s, the hydrotechn... more On Romania's territory, after the major floods that took place during the 70s, the hydrotechnical setup of the large rivers that drain the peri-Carpathian areas was made. The purpose of building these anthropogenic dam lakes is complex, given that extreme hydrological phenomena occurred in late spring and early summer, caused by a significant rainwater supply (about 70%), the difference being made up by the underground supply. Such a hydrotechnical setup was made in the Subcarpathian areas, on large rivers, to mitigate flood waves, but also to create water resources to supply local communities. The main problem facing these lakes is the massive silting due on the one hand to the geological and geomorphological characteristics of the Subcarpathians and, on the other hand, to the high degree of anthropization. The Subcarpathians are, from a geological point of view, made up of friable deposits (marls, clays, marl-clays, gypsums, conglomerates), which trigger a series of geomorphol...
Romanian Review of Regional Studies, 2009
In the sustainable development context, waste management is seen as a major problem, which cannot... more In the sustainable development context, waste management is seen as a major problem, which cannot be solved only by using technical means; a fundamental change is necessary in the current production, consumption and waste elimination pattern. Our study refers to the environmental impact of the closure of the urban Titu- Dâmboviţa solid waste dump, and comprises: quality of the environmental factors, analysis of the size of the impact, evaluation of the potential impact on the environmental factors, evaluation of the global impact and post-closure monitoring of the waste dump. The results obtained concerning the value of the global pollution index and the bonitation grades for each environmental factor have led us to state that through the closure of this solid domestic waste dump, environment is affected within allowable limits, the impact is low and local, and the effects of this project on the environmental factors are positive.
15th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2015, ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION AND LEGISLATION, 2011
The analysis of the main climate elements allows the characterization of the geographical area of... more The analysis of the main climate elements allows the characterization of the geographical area of the Târgovişte Plain from the climatic viewpoint (located at the contact of two major physical-geographical units, the Sub-Carpathians and the plateau, the Târgovişte Plain has benefited from the natural and human resources offered by the two units, as well as by the presence of the IalomiŃa and the DâmboviŃa rivers on the margins; within the Romanian Plain, the Târgovişte Plain has a peripheral position, being bordered by the subsidence plain of Titu-SălcuŃa in the south, southwest and southeast , and by the piedmont plain of Cricovul Dulce). This analysis was made based on the data recorded at the weather station of Târgovişte (located at 228 m altitude, 44 0 56' N latitude, 25 0 26' E longitude) and at the weather station of Titu (125 m altitude, 45 0 36' latitude N, 26 0 25' longitude E) during the period between 1961 and 2007. The annual, seasonal and monthly values of the Standardized Precipitation Anomaly (SPA) was calculated and interpreted.
SGEM2012 12th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference, 2012
14th SGEM GeoConference on ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION AND LEGISLATION, 2014
13th SGEM GeoConference on ECOLOGY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION AND LEGISLATION, 2013
SGEM2012 12th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference, 2012
SGEM2011 11th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference, 2011
Geographica Pannonica, 2011
The evaluation of the environmental quality concerns the analysis of the physical, chemical, biol... more The evaluation of the environmental quality concerns the analysis of the physical, chemical, biological and statistical features that allow the scientists to classify a territory in a certain category or hierarchic scale. In the model used in this study, the environmental quality was assessed at the administrative unit level (county), as a result of the interaction of different components. Fifty indicators were selected and included into 6 major groups based on several factors (natural hazards, air quality, biodiversity, water quality, human health, soil quality, economic activities) that increase the communities' susceptibility to different negative aspects concerning the environment. Each indicator was classified on a scale from 1 to 5 (1-very good…5-very weak). The sum of the indicators was reclassified according to the same model, until the total environmental quality was finally determined. The analysis of the environmental quality on a departmental level provides the opportunity to identify the regions that need to be allotted financial resources in order to diminish the negative impact of the disturbing (anthropic and natural) factors. At the same time, by focusing the research on the most vulnerable counties, a more detailed analysis has revealed the most vulnerable administrative units (towns and communes).
The human intervention is strongly felt in Târgoviste Plain. Here, man has transformed most of th... more The human intervention is strongly felt in Târgoviste Plain. Here, man has transformed most of the forest in agricultural terrains, building areas, ways of communication etc. The agricultural terrains include: arable terrain (53 762 ha), grazing fields (8 451 ha), hay fields (1 080 ha) and in small proportions, only nearby the Sub-Carpathians, orchards (1 689 ha) and vineyards (223 ha). Of the total surface of 102 078 ha of this plain situated at the foot of the mountain, 36 873 ha belong to the non-agricultural fund (36.12% of the total surface), while the waters occupy 3 495 ha of it, and the ways of communication cover 2 049 ha.
Land uses are closely connected to the favorableness of the natural factors, to their productive ... more Land uses are closely connected to the favorableness of the natural factors, to their productive potential and to the ameliorative works. In the Plain of Târgovite, in time, the structure and geographic repartition of the land uses categories have changed, especially in the sense of the increase of the agricultural areas through the valorization of the weakly productive or non-productive areas, the deforestation of certain areas that were once occupied by orchards and vineyards, and also in the sense of the shrinking of certain areas, due to economic transformations generated mainly by the extension of the constructible areas. Man's transformative activity has led, on the one hand, to the decrease of the forests' consistence until they sometimes became clearings - or until there appeared the first herbaceous formations with a secondary character - and also to the modification of the composition on species according to their different resistance to these actions. There occurr...
The analysis of the main climate elements allows th e characterization of the geographical area o... more The analysis of the main climate elements allows th e characterization of the geographical area of the Târgovite Plain from the climatic viewpoint (located at th e contact of two major physical-geographical units, the Sub-Carpathi ans and the plateau, the Târgovite Plain has benefited from the natural and human resources offe red by the two units, as well as by the presence of the IalomiŃa and the DâmboviŃa rivers on the margins; within the Romanian Plain, the Târgovite Plain has a peripheral position, being bordered by the su bsidence plain of Titu-Sălcu Ńa in the south, south- west and south-east, and by the piedmont plain of C ricovul Dulce). This analysis was made based on the data recorded at the weather station of Târgovite (located at 228 m altitude, 44 0 56' N latitude, 25 0 26' E longitude) and at the weather station of Titu (125 m altitude, 45 0 36' latitude N, 26 0 25' longitude E) during the period between 1961 and 2007. The annual, seasonal and monthly v...
Mihaela SENCOVICI, Mădălina Nicoleta FRÎNCULEASA Valahia University of Târgoviște, Department of ... more Mihaela SENCOVICI, Mădălina Nicoleta FRÎNCULEASA Valahia University of Târgoviște, Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities, 35 Lt. Stancu Ion Street, Romania, Email: mihaelasencovici@gmail.com, madalina_chitescu@yahoo.com Abstract The paper presents the results of a study that aimed at identifying the satisfaction of tourists in relation to the presence of the lacustric landscape in the Ialomita River’s upper course. The researches, based on the field reality and the bibliographic sources, emphasize the importance of the lacustric landscape, in close interdependence with the natural mountain landscape of Bucegi and the anthropic, reservoir lakes, in the choice of these places by tourists. Beyond that, the satisfaction of tourists depends, according to the analysis of the data obtained from the research based on the questionnaire, on a complex set of factors reflecting the intellectual profile of the tourist and the type of chosen tourism (recreational, scientific, adventure t...