Editorial: Smart Geography: 100 Years Bulgarian Geographical Society

Nedkov, Stoyan; Koulov, Boian; Nikolova, Mariyana; Ilieva, Nadezhda; Zhelezov, Georgi; Naydenov, Kliment

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-28191-5_1

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“…Therefore, the ES activities were driven back to the research groups that were active during the previous periods. The achievements of the Bulgarian geographers in the ES research were presented by significant contributions in the book (Smart Geography) dedicated to the 100 th anniversary of the Bulgarian Geographical Society (Nedkov et al 2020). The ES research is extended towards the application of new and innovative spatial approaches as well as the development of interdisciplinary research.…”

Section: General Overview Of the Es Research In Bulgariamentioning

confidence: 99%

Twenty years of ecosystem services research in Bulgaria: lessons learned and future directions from a geographical perspective

Nedkov,

Stoycheva,

Prodanova

et al. 2024

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The ecosystem services (ES) concept has established itself in recent years as the predominant paradigm for framing environmental research and policy-making. The EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 with its task for member countries to map and assess the state of ecosystems and their services has contributed vastly to the development of the ES studies in the European countries. Bulgaria was among the countries that made substantial progress in its implementation and the contribution of the geographers was of vital importance. This paper aims to provide an overview and analysis of the ES research in Bulgaria focusing on the contributions of the geographers and the spatial aspects of the studies. The information on the ES research was performed through a literature review by collecting all available published works that address the main objectives of the study. To systematize and characterize the content of the reviewed papers, a special database with a standard nomenclature was constructed. The findings from the review allowed us to identify both achievements and research gaps in the ES studies conducted by Bulgarian geographers. This enabled us to define the main research priorities of the coming years which can trace the future directions of ES research in the country. They include the development of the spatial aspects in the methodological frameworks for mapping and assessment of ES, better use of GIS-based tools for mapping ES alongside models’ integration, and improvement of the publication's quality and increase of the papers published in highly rated indexed journals.

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Section: General Overview Of the Es Research In Bulgariamentioning

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Twenty years of ecosystem services research in Bulgaria: lessons learned and future directions from a geographical perspective

Nedkov,

Stoycheva,

Prodanova

et al. 2024

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Section: General Overview Of the Es Research In Bulgariamentioning

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Supplementary material 1 from: Nedkov S, Stoycheva V, Prodanova H, Ananiev I, Yordanov Y (2024) Twenty years of ecosystem services research in Bulgaria: lessons learned and future directions from a geographical perspective. BioRisk 22: 33-52. https://doi.org/10.3897/biorisk.22.125194

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Prodanova

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“…Geography of the 21 st century is expected to contribute to the development of human capital and the knowledge society, to offer place-specific solutions for sustainable regional development and use of the planet's natural and human capital (Nedkov et al 2020). One of the main goals of the Bulgarian Geographical Society is to stimulate the geographic community to search for smart spatial solutions which can contribute to meet the challenges of modern society.…”

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“…After 1989 the society's activities declined, publishing of the journal was interrupted in 1993, and in 2001 it collapsed. The third period starts after the reestablishment of the Bulgarian Geographical Society in 2014 and the first issue in this period marks the 100th anniversary of the Society in 2018 (Nedkov et al 2020). Although this period is relatively short, publishing has been active and for the first time in its history the journal managed to publish two issues per year.…”

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Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society: the new vision and perspectives

Nedkov¹,

Pickles²,

Naydenov³

et al. 2021

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The Journal of Bulgarian Geographical Society was the first scientific geographical journal in the country established in 1933. During the long period of its development, it became a leading journal for publishing scientific results in geography and related interdisciplinary fields in Bulgaria. Geography of the 21st century is expected to contribute to the development of human capital and the knowledge society, to offer place-specific solutions for sustainable regional development and use of the planet’s natural and human capital. One of the main goals of the Bulgarian Geographical Society is to stimulate the geographic community to search for smart spatial solutions which can contribute to meet the challenges of modern society. The Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society will contribute to the achievement of this goal by providing a platform for scientists in the main fields of geography and the interrelated sciences as well as decision-makers, and the interested public to share their knowledge in an efficient and open manner. In these days of continuous speeding up of paces of work and life, the idea of facilitating the sharing of existing knowledge in order to create synergies, new knowledge, and innovation is more than timely and our journal can join the efforts to achieve these goals.

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Editorial: Smart Geography: 100 Years Bulgarian Geographical Society

Cited by 3 publications

References 14 publications

Twenty years of ecosystem services research in Bulgaria: lessons learned and future directions from a geographical perspective

Twenty years of ecosystem services research in Bulgaria: lessons learned and future directions from a geographical perspective

Supplementary material 1 from: Nedkov S, Stoycheva V, Prodanova H, Ananiev I, Yordanov Y (2024) Twenty years of ecosystem services research in Bulgaria: lessons learned and future directions from a geographical perspective. BioRisk 22: 33-52. https://doi.org/10.3897/biorisk.22.125194

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