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Mr. Alexandru Bănică

lect. dr.

- UNIVERSITATEA "ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA" IASI

Researcher | Teaching staff | Scientific reviewer

Alexandru Bănică is a lecturer PhD at the Faculty of Geography and Geology, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Romania and a researcher at the Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch. His primary expertise is environmental and human geography, with interests in sustainable development, life quality, environmental assessment and risk assessment. During the last five years, he studied (territorial) resilience, was involved in a post-doctoral project in this area, participated in numerous scientific events, publishing books and articles analysing the resilience of social-ecological systems from different viewpoints. He is the author of numerous articles, books and book chapters.

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Expertise & keywords

Institutions, digitalization and regional development in the European Union Call name: P 4 - Proiecte de cercetare exploratorie - PCE-2021
PN-III-P4-PCE-2021-1878 2022 - 2024

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA "ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA" IASI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA "ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA" IASI (RO)

Affiliation:

Project website: https://cse.uaic.ro/indider/

Abstract:

A general agreement present in literature is that the institutions (formal and informal) matters in the development process. Additionally, recent theoretical and empirical studies highlight a positive relationship between digitalization and smart development. However, there is a lack of research on the topic of interdependencies between institutions and digitalization from the perspective of regional development, core-periphery patterns, and the inequalities dynamics. INDI-DeR (Institutions, digitization and regional development in the European Union) aims to address this gap, considering the accelerating rate of digitalization in economy and society, and the institutional transformations generated by it. The project is based on an interdisciplinary approach gathering researchers from economy, psychology, geography, regional studies, law, and ICT in order to better address the strategic priorities for enhancing the digitalization process and mitigating the development gaps. Besides traditional research methods, the project will make use of big data to infer people’s opinions regarding digitalization impacts in different sectors of the EU economy. The research is undertaken from the perspective of Quadruple Helix, the impact generated by the project results being spread on the four components (science, economy, society and policy). The main novelty of the project is represented by a living lab environment created for the design and deployment of nudge-based interventions.

Advancing ground-breaking research in regional growth and development theories, through a resilience approach: towards a convergent, balanced and sustainable European Union Call name:
PN-III-P4-ID-PCCF-2016-0166 2018 - 2021

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA "ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA" IASI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA "ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA" IASI (RO); ACADEMIA DE STUDII ECONOMICE (RO); UNIVERSITATEA BABES BOLYAI (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA "ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA" IASI (RO)

Project website: http://regroweu.uaic.ro

Abstract:

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA "ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA" IASI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA "ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA" IASI (RO); ACADEMIA DE STUDII ECONOMICE (RO); UNIVERSITATEA BABES BOLYAI (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA "ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA" IASI (RO)

Project website: http://regroweu.uaic.ro/

Abstract:

The current challenges that the EU faces highlight, as never before, the Union’s crucial need to move forward on its integration and convergence path, as well as the necessity to manage more efficiently any potential dilution risks and threats. Thus, the EU needs to find new approaches and action tools that would be most adequate for the current economic, political and geopolitical context and for the specificities of each member state. In this context, the project proposes a ground-breaking analytical model for the study of resilience with the case study of Romania, although with a wider applicability at European and international level. As such, the project offers a new and state-of-the-art comprehensive model of resilience in a multi-disciplinary, multi-level and multi-actor approach and will consolidate the knowledge in and about the European and particularly Romania’s regional growth and development perspectives. As such, the current proposal aims to design and provide new approaches, methods and instruments for EU policies towards deeper convergence, regional development and growth.

The research activities and results will greatly benefit from the participation of lead experts with wide expertise and international visibility, in both the research teams and the management structures which will enhance considerably the quality, competitivity and visibility of Romanian research activities and results at international level. Thus, the position of director of the project will be filled by Peter Nijkamp, Emeritus Professor in Regional Economics and in Economic Geography, who will definitely ensure high quality and visibility of the action. The potential impact of the proposed project is consistent as it has high scientific and normative relevance, as well as a consistent explanatory power and it will respond to key priorities in several areas of strategic interests on the EU and Romania’s agendas.

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