Cezar Morar

University of Oradea · Department of Geography, T

The Western Balkans (WB) region is highly prone to water erosion processes, and therefore, the estimation of rainfall erosivity (R-factor) is essential for understanding the complex relationships between hydro-meteorological factors and soil erosion processes. The main objectives of this study are to 1) estimate the spatial-temporal distribution R-...

This third article in a series of three on land reuse describes brownfield sites in Romania and the U.S. In 2018 and 2019, four of the authors toured brownfield areas in Romania (including Bucharest, southern Transylvania, and Oradea) and the U.S. (Southeast Missouri [called the Missouri Bootheel], Northern Arizona and Navajo Nation, and Northwest...

The investigation of weather properties and clouds distribution in the stratosphere is rare, but essential for science. In this research, twenty years of satellite recordings showed the properties of stratospheric clouds approved by GIS (Geographical Information System) and Remote sensing (RS) techniques. This type of clouds covered a small area in...

Fog water collection provides a sustainable resource for watering of crops. The Jizan region is one of the smallest states in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) but very rich with unique flora, fauna, landscape diversity, and occurrence of fog. According to satellite data from the period between (1991-2021) the average visibility in this fog belt va...

In terms of climate related security risks, the region of South-Eastern Europe (SEE) can be identified as one of the world's hot spots. As weather-related hazards continue to increase in numbers and spatial distribution, risk perception in the tourism industry becomes even more important. Additionally, people's perception of natural hazards is one...

Downscaling and modeling natural disturbances such as the extratropical storms are important for understanding and predicting the behavior of the air flow over complex forested areas, especially in high wind instances that cause damages. Therefore, the rationale of the research was that the windscape of a storm could be reconstructed based on the f...

Snow avalanches are one of the most devastating natural hazards in the highlands that often cause human casualties and economic losses. The complex process of modeling terrain susceptibility requires the application of modern methods and software. The prediction of avalanches in this study is based on the use of geographic information systems (GIS)...

Snow avalanches are one of the most devastating natural hazards in the highlands that often cause human casualties and economic losses. The complex process of modeling terrain susceptibility requires the application of modern methods and software. The prediction of avalanches in this study is based on the use of geographic information systems (GIS)...

To understand the complex relationships between hydrological and soil erosion processes it is essential to estimate rainfall erosivity (RE) and erosivity density (ED). In this study, we conducted a detailed analysis of the spatial-temporal trends and variability of the RE and ED observing the study area of the central and southern Pannonian Basin....

The contemporary globalized world characterizes the rapid population growth, its significant concentration in cities, and an increase in the urban population. Currently, many socio-cultural, economic, environmental, and other challenges are arising in modern cities, negatively affecting the state of the urban environment, health, and quality of lif...

The persistence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus imposed vaccination passports for traveling in most countries. We investigated psychological factors that predict the intention to vaccinate for travel. In a cross-sectional study, we examined how demographic variables, vaccination status, perceived risk of infection and severity of disease contracted at trav...

Estimation of rainfall erosivity (RE) and erosivity density (ED) is essential for understanding the complex relationships between hydrological and soil erosion processes. The main objective of this study is to assess the spatial–temporal trends and variability of the RE and ED in the central and southern Pannonian Basin by using station observation...

The article considers the issue of the world cities in terms of sustainable development. The population has been increasing in such intensive rates never reached during the middle of the 20th century. The expansion of the cities indicates, on the one hand, the growth of the world's general socio-economic development, on the other hand, it raises a...

This first article in a series of three on land reuse highlights sustainable brownfields redevelopment in Europe. Sustainability is a key European concept. Europe's densely populated urban areas are facing specific challenges that include urban sprawl and environmental pollution. Redeveloping brownfields, or reusing the abandoned built landscape, c...

This first article in a series of three on land reuse highlights sustainable brownfields redevelopment in Europe. Sustainability is a key European concept. Europe’s densely populated urban areas are facing specific challenges that include urban sprawl and environmental pollution. Redeveloping brownfields, or reusing the abandoned built landscape, c...

This study investigates travel behavior and psychosocial factors that influence it during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a cross-sectional study, using an online survey, we examined changes in travel behavior and preferences after lifting travel restrictions, and how these changes were influenced by exposure to COVID-19, COVID-19 travel-related risk and...

The paper aims to provide an overview of the most important parameters (the occurrence, frequency and magnitude) in Vojvodina Region (North Serbia). Monthly and annual mean precipitation values in the period 1946–2014, for the 12 selected meteorological stations were used. Relevant parameters(precipitation amounts, Angot precipitation index) were u...

The use of weather satellite recordings has been growing rapidly over the last three decades. Determining the patterns between meteorological and topographical features is an important scientific job. Cloud cover analysis and properties can be of the utmost significance for potential cloud seeding. Here, the analysis of the cloud properties was con...

Much evidence suggests that parents of children with special needs have elevated levels of stress when confronting with children’s problems. This article presents a validation of a multimodal cognitive program for reducing parental stress in parents and children behavior problems of children with special needs that can be applied during COVID-19 pa...

There are places where history is still alive: heritage sites, locations of great cultural, scientific, educational, and social significance. The military presence in the city of Oradea, Romania, generated an impressive cultural-historical heritage, both tangible and intangible, as the consequence of centuries of alternative militarization and demi...

Romania is one of the countries severely affected by numerous natural hazards, where landslides constitute a very common geomorphic hazard with strong economic and social impacts. The analysed area, known as the "Ciuperca Hill", is located in Oradea (NW part of Romania) and it has experienced a number of landsliding events in previous years, which...

The Fortress of Oradea is one the most representative in Transylvania, which strongly influenced the socio-economic development of the city, in the same time turning the settlement into a cultural and multiethnic center, with impacts on the architecture of the city. The main aim of the paper is to explain the importance of the cultural, historical,...

In order to assess the rainfall erosivity in the Pannonian basin, several parameters which describe distribution, concentration and variability of precipitation were used, as well as 9 extreme precipitation indices. The precipitation data is obtained from the European Climate Assessment and Dataset project for the period 1961-2014, for 8 meteorolog...

The changing geo-political world of the 19th century had many socio-economic consequences in Central-Eastern Europe that resulted in alternative militarization and demilitarization processes. In the city of Oradea, Romania, most of the built historic environment successfully survived over the last several centuries, its existence and reuse maintain...

The practice of producing drone videos for hobby or commercial purposes has already created a vast amount of open and free video datasets. When these videos are properly authored, time-stamped and geo-referenced, they receive characteristics of volunteered geographic information (VGI). As alternative forms to user-generated content (UGC), these vis...

The affirmation and development of local and regional tourism as a reflection of the technological advances imposed by globalization have led to a certain specialization of the spatial entities in the direction of shaping and asserting the tourist destinations. On this background, the present study aims to underline some geographic aspects that con...

The paper aims at presenting the seasonality as one of the most important elements that influences significantly the tourist activities. The research methododology deals with the statistical analyze of the basic indicators that define the seasonal flows – the arrivals of tourists, the overnight stays and the ratio between them and the average stay,...

Geoarcheology is a term used to describe the work of experts who deal with the archeological record and combine the expertise of their different disciplines, mainly archeology and geology. Because such scientists have different educational backgrounds and use different research methods it was expected that they might value archeological sites (or g...

The post-Cold War conditions, following the collapse of the USSR, brought radical socio-economic changes in Central and Eastern Europe, including the process of military restructuring – a process of military relocation, which resulted in huge amounts of under-used land. Many regions are facing development dilemmas while experiencing demilitarizatio...

The article deals with the complex connections between water, tourism and sport, generating reciprocal conceptual and development connection. For sport and tourism, water is an important asset, since ancient times being used in either physical activities or in complex balneo plannings with curative purposes. The water-based sport-tourism activities...

The Pârâul Pețea Nature Reserve from Băile 1 Mai, Bihor County, is a protected area of IUCN IV 1 category and a Natura 2000 Site, ROSCI0098. It is an ecosystem with thermal waters of European importance, unique by the presence of the species: Scardinius racovitzai, Melanopsis parreyssi and Nymphaea lotus var. thermalis. Through specific analysis me...

In the years that followed 1990, the mining regions of Central and Eastern Europe faced the same challenges: the massive closure of industry, low investments, the emergence of "industrial and polluted landscapes", and underdeveloped infrastructure. The traditional mining communities from Bihor County (Romania) were deeply rooted in historical minin...

Abstract: The labor capacity of a certain area is highly connected to tourism development, because the population, as part of a functional system, plays an important role in tourism. The paper examines demographic aspects from the disadvantaged mining regions in Bihor County taking into consideration the fact that the economic state of the analysed...

The paper describes the characteristics, criteria and methodology used for the creation of the Geo-tourist map of Băile Felix-Băile 1 Mai-Betfia Area (Bihor County), located at the contact of the Tăşadului Hills and Tisa Plain. The geo-tourist map derived from the geological and geomorphological maps and combined the most evident geological-geomorp...

In the years that followed 1990, the mining regions from Eastern Europe addressed the same challenges: massive industrial closure, loss of traditional markets, high unemployment, price inflation and dramatic decrease in living standards. The authorities have promoted policies of economic and social development, in order to improve the areas serious...

The cultural and physical-geographical elements, at individual or associated level, participate to organization of the specific territorial sub-systems located on both sides of the border; through associations these elements can make up cross border territorial systems, represented by the protected natural areas component; for example: natural park...