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Круглый Стол Философов Славянских Стран (23 IX 2014)
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Gert Melville, Frommer Eifer und methodischer Betrieb. Beiträge zum mittelalterlichen Mönchtum, hrsg. von Cristina Andenna, Mirko Breitenstein, Köln-Weimar-Wien: Böhlau Verlag, 2014, ss. 398 [Rafał Kubicki]; Die Klöster der Franziskaner im Mittelalter. Räume, Nutzungen, Symbolik, hrsg. von Gert Melville, Leonie Silberer, Bernd Schmies (Vita Regularis. Ordnungen und Deutungen religiosen Lebens im Mittelalter, Abhandlungen, 63), Berlin: LIT Verlag, 2015, ss. 274 [Rafał Kubicki]; Миколa Кyгyтяк (ред.), Великий Скит у Карпатах у трьох томах [Wielki Skit w Karpatach w trzech tomach], t. I: Патерик Скитський. Синодик [Paterik Skicki. Sinodik], Івано-Фраківськ-Львів: Манускрипит, 2013, ss. 728, il.; t. II: Великий Скит у документах і матеріалах XVII–XXI ст. [Wielki Skit w dokumentach i materiałach XVII–XXI w.], Івано-Фраківськ-Львів: Манускрипит, 2015, ss. 514, il. [Beata Lorens]
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This paper presents several case studies of reused and retrofitted buildings from Karlsruhe, Darmstadt and Heidelberg and their architectural-cultural integration in the surroundings. Reasons to replace missing parts of heritage buildings were motivated by new rules regarding materials, neglect or war damage state, but also by new developments in the neighbourhoods. Conclusions underline the impact on the surroundings of the altered buildings as being rather good. Also, the new developments which raised the profile of the surroundings would not have been possible otherwise. Reuse of buildings was justified by extension of the activities, new activities or social development. Through this the impact has been also rather good. Risks evaluation are identifying the questionable threat of the heritage character dilution in the intervention when several interventions are coupled.
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Considering the climate change and the global issue in which human capacity to control floods is exceeded, ihis article is an approach to the topic of international concern “urban stormwater management”. Thus, in this paper it will be presented measures which the public and local governments should adopt in order to prevent the catastrophic effect that climate change may have both on the antrophic space and on the natural space in urban areas. Being a recent attitude for planning the city of the future, this approach presents an initiation of specialists (engineers, architects, town planners, landscape architects, etc.) in an interdisciplinary research, provided by the interrelation of urban dimension with engineering size.
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For the cities on its shores, Danube represents a matrix of development, the origin of growth and the birth of a specific landscape, shaped up to the horizon of the transformations they have suffered during centuries. The landscapes of these cities gradually emerged and overlapped with the Danube natural landscape, taking over its conditions and constraints. Everything that could have influenced the man-made landscape, also have been distilled and adapted: the land declivity, the water’s strength, the wetlands, the forests, the wilderness areas, the islands, the fishing boats, the people themselves.In the context of looking for a Danube brand, as the paper is part of the INTERREG-DANUrB project [1], beyond its existing borders, limits, barriers, the Danube urban landscape - seen both from the inside (from the city), and from the outside (from the water) is more than an impressing image, but speakes about how the river have given birth and created the people life opportunities, and also how it have imposed strong barriers and limits for urban development.For the Romanian Danube cities, the peripheral landscapes have assimilated both the natural character, the ante-industrial identity, and the remains of the (post) industrial age, now showing a combining pattern of different and contradictory elements.
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Wetlands are complex ecosystems, which provide excellent conditions as habitats for numerous species. It has been known that continuous unsustainable urbanization negatively affects natural resources, especially wetlands. The study has underlined the need for proper planning in a wetland of international importance, as a key element in the development of a sustainable urban-rural scenario. This paper is a mixture of both inductive and deductive steps, which underline a case study based on the abductive method. The investigation consisted in analysing the ecotourism planning methods of several case studies and drawing a parallel between them and the study area, Old Danube-Măcin Arm, where this activity is not implemented. The key results show that ecotourism plays a crucial role in the sustainable development of an urban-rural area with the following properties: compact microregion and the adaptability of it to the challenges of the territory. Successful zoning and visitor management methods are used to mitigate the existing conflict between conservation of sensitive areas and the danger of exposing said areas to public use. Ecotourism, encouraged and managed by the community, becomes a way of consolidating the economic growth of the study area.
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This paper presents the heritage of Germans in Romania (Danube Swabians and Transylvanian Saxons) in relationship with the regions of emigration in the home country of Germany. Nowadays there are institutions dealing with the effects of immigration on art and architecture, including research institutions and museums, and the paper makes reference to these. Also, Italian research is interested in the province of Dacia and many conservation methods come from those lessons, while many of the buildings in the home country were inspired by Italian journeys. The heritage was subjected to disasters over time (earthquake, fire, war among others) and is facing abandonment today, for which reason conservation and management of these heritage buildings is important. This conservation includes also digital conservation, such as CAD virtual reconstruction and laser scanning.The confessional history has been different, with the Saxons arriving before the church Reformation and becoming protestant, while the Swabians arrived as part of the Counter-Reform of Emperor Maria Theresia of the Habsburgs. This and the position of the dominant architecture programme for the respective periods of history of architecture determined the position of the churches of different confessions in the city. In 2017, 500 years of Reformation were celebrated, which made the question of confession topical and the agreement today between Christians. Also, the basic professions of the immigrants influenced how the church architecture spread from urban to rural areas.Research methods included looking into both scientific literature and fiction dealing with the issue of German churches and the confessional history, research in the archives on urbanism issues, visit of the sites. Baden-Württemberg, the home of the Swabians, features even more important Baroque heritage after the emigration of the Danube Swabians, which opens the questions for incentives of the movement of population that time.
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At present, there are many challenges facing cities and affecting their ability to create jobs and prosperity, without endangering the environment and resources. Among the most common urban challenges we can list traffic congestion, inadequate housing, air, soil and water pollution, green areas, waste of all kinds etc. These challenges can be overcome in order to continue sustainable urban development based on resource efficiency and aiming at reducing pollution and poverty. The future of cities includes opportunities for all inhabitants, reducing economic and social inequalities.Seen as opportunity and challenge at the same time, waste recycling due to the economic and social growth of cities has a positive impact on the local environment (air, water, land, human health etc.). Therefore, the complexity, costs and coordination of waste management require the involvement of all stakeholders, but also financial resources, including the identification of new technologies, research actions and eco-innovation.This article aims to address, in a synthetic way, the issue of urban waste recycling, which is currently considered as a major source of urban pollution, an important factor affecting the quality of life and living, as well as the prospects for sustainable urban development
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Generally speaking, conceptual models are used to identify the relationships between key-factors of a system (economic, social, environmental, etc.) and they represent the methodological basis for the development of some programs and strategies.The DPSIR Model (Drivers–Pressures–State–Impact-Responses Model), designed in the late 1990s, is considered one of the most useful tools for reporting and analysing environmental issues and its appliance varies from global systems to specific areas of interest (river basins, protected areas, etc.). Frequently, international organizations apply it in the framework of the evaluation of sustainable development initiatives, in order to identify the existing relationships between different processes and phenomena. After 1999s, the DPSIR Model was taken over by the Environmental European Agency (EEA) and was widely used in environmental studies and reviews in EU regions and Member States. This article aims to synthesize the constituent elements of the DPSIR Model. Also, it presents an application of the model in the South-Muntenia region.
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I wanted this exercise of imagination to make a brief analysis of the playground and the way we managed to organize it during childhood. Our space is subjectively centered. It is organized around us and our needs. Most of the time this space is organized around the home. The analysis of our childhood playground focus on the elements and sub-elements that determine the sense of community. My space is defined as the space in which I identify myself, where I find myself, I share memories and I feel a sense of belonging.The longer time we spend in a certain space, the more we get to know its little secrets, discover it and thus identify with it. The perception of space is subjective, depending on the motivations of each subject and past experiences. We can lear and study the inherited rules from the way we were protecting the garden, retaining the same parking lot or by the way we organised the games in the given space. The space had also to satisfy emotional needs so that the sense of belonging can create social relationships.Architectural space must be understood as the mental image of the built environment, a space with rules that derive from basic human relations, a space that is organised by feelings and social connections.
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