Effectiveness of Natura 2000 network in Romanian Alpine Biogeographical Region: an assessment based on forest landscape connectivity

Niculae, Mihaiță-Iulian; Avram, Sorin; Vânău, Gabriel Ovidiu; Pǎtroescu, M.

doi:10.15287/afr.2016.793

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“…Assessments of the collaboration degree of different actors have proved to be a useful approach in analyzing the flows of knowledge in developing planning strategies and in the decision-making process. Social network analysis was used in various studies leading to valuable information about the governance of natural protected areas [58][59][60] or urban settings [61]. The network analysis used in our study revealed that enhancing the accessibility of metropolitan residents towards the transportation network is among the top priorities of different stakeholders and public institutions.…”

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Assessing the Potential Conflict Occurrence Due to Metropolitan Transportation Planning: A Proposed Quantitative Approach

2020

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Large urban settlements are being organized in metropolitan areas, with a polarizing city influencing and shaping the landscape of the hinterland. Transport infrastructure networks are the main vectors for the permanent flux of resources, and these exchanges should be maintained undisturbed. A poor transportation network impedes the continuity of these flows, causing unsatisfaction, ultimately generating planning-based conflicts within metropolitan zones. This study aims in assessing the potential occurrence of metropolitan conflicts generated by the transportation network design. We used a quantitative approach based on a set of new proposed indexes. The methods were applied on nine metropolitan zones from Romania. The results show that each metropolitan zone has specific potential for conflict occurrence. The higher potential was recorded within the more recent established metropolitan zones. Our results raise the question on whether the Romanian metropolitan zones are fully functional and worthy of this status. The study provides a useful and usable tool in assessing the effectiveness of the transportation networks within metropolitan areas, establishing the potential conflict occurrence and it provides interesting insights about the metropolitan transportation issues, raising red flags toward local and regional decision makers and planners.

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Assessing the Potential Conflict Occurrence Due to Metropolitan Transportation Planning: A Proposed Quantitative Approach

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“…The Natura 2000 network is an important biodiversity conservation measure [11], and consists of different types of protected areas: the terrestrial Special Protection Areas (SPA, for bird protection only), the terrestrial Sites of Community Importance, and Special Areas of Conservation (SCI and SAC, for habitats and/or species) [59]). In addition to, but partly overlapping with the Natura 2000 network, Romania also implemented protected areas designated as natural and national parks as well as biosphere reserves [48].…”

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“…It is important to stress, however, that our evaluations by no means suggest that the current network of PAs is sufficient. Around 23% of Romania's land surface area is currently under protection, and improvements to the protected area network may be necessary [48,49]. Large ecoregions and several widespread bird and mammal species may be protected sufficiently well, but smaller ecoregions, as well as invertebrate and plant species are for example underrepresented in the existing Natura 2000 network [49].…”

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“…We implemented this analysis for Romania, a country within the European Union exhibiting high bird species and habitat diversity, likely caused by the variety of biogeographic regions it comprises [46,47]. While 23% of Romania is protected, either under the pan-European Natura 2000 network or as natural or national parks or biosphere reserves [48], and despite its high levels of biodiversity, efforts to identify conservation priorities and evaluate the efficacy of the network of reserves to protect biodiversity have been sparse [mentioned by 11 but not examined, 21,[48][49][50][51]. One reason for this disparity is that species distribution data have only recently become widely available.…”

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“…One reason for this disparity is that species distribution data have only recently become widely available. As such, PA management could greatly benefit from prioritization efforts using systematic conservation planning principles and the latest available data, particularly when establishing new PAs [48,49]. The implementation of such scientific research in the establishment and governance process of PAs is, however, often limited [52,53].…”

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Effectiveness of Natura 2000 network in Romanian Alpine Biogeographical Region: an assessment based on forest landscape connectivity

Cited by 10 publications

References 32 publications

Assessing the Potential Conflict Occurrence Due to Metropolitan Transportation Planning: A Proposed Quantitative Approach

Assessing the Potential Conflict Occurrence Due to Metropolitan Transportation Planning: A Proposed Quantitative Approach

Limited reciprocal surrogacy of bird and habitat diversity and inconsistencies in their representation in Romanian protected areas

Assessment of urban heat islands for land use based on urban planning: a case study in the main urban area of Xuzhou City, China

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