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Mr. Ioan-Cristian Ioja

Phd

Professor - UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI

Researcher | Teaching staff | Scientific reviewer | Manager | Consultant

ResearcherID: A-1230-2014

Curriculum Vitae (08/01/2019)

Expertise & keywords

Conceptualizing urbanization as driver of agricultural land abandonment Call name: P 1 - SP 1.1 - Proiecte de cercetare Postdoctorală
PN-III-P1-1.1-PD-2016-1156 2018 - 2020

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO)

Project website: http://ccmesi.ro/?page_id=866

Abstract:

Noua Agendă Urbană (2016) a Națiunilor Unite și rapoartele Agenției Europene de Mediu accentuează nevoia de acționa pentru utilizarea rațională a terenurilor prin planificarea sustenabilă a orașelor și zonelor periurbane. Numărul special al revistei Science - Urban Planet (2016) evidențiază necesitatea prioritizării studiilor privind relația dintre urbanizare și sistemele agricole. Urbanizarea accelerată și abandonul terenurilor agricole au fost identificate ca fiind printre cele mai importante probleme contemporane, afectând societatea umană, ecosistemele naturale și agricole. Una din dificultățile majore în studierea urbanizării ca factor determinant al abandonului terenurilor este dată de contextualitatea procesului de planificare.
Scopul proiectului este de a conceptualiza procesul de urbanizare ca factor determinant al abandonului terenurilor. Proiectul pornește de la analiza rolului urbanizării în abandon utilizand metoda boosted regression trees (O1). Ulterior se va evalua capacitatea politicilor de dezvoltare urbană de a susține utilizarea raționala a terenurilor (O2). Pe baza acestor rezultate se va evalua contribuția planificării în distribuția viitoare a terenurilor abandonate prin dezvoltarea de scenarii(O3).
Originalitatea și inovarea proiectului rezultă din: abordarea integrată (multi-scalar,multi-dimensional) a urbanizării; îmbunătățirea cunoștințelor privind coerența instrumentelor de planificare teritorială; aplicarea de metode din grounded theory în studiul schimbării utilizării terenurilor; transferul metodelor din modelarea spatială în evaluarea planificării.
Proiectul propune o abordare integrată bazată pe metode novatoare, având astfel potențialul de a contribui la generarea unor informații cheie pentru domeniul Mediu și societate.
Rezultatele proiectului includ ca livrabile cel puțin 2 articole ISI cu factor de impact cumulativ de minim 4 (prioritate articole din zona roșie) și 4 prezentări la conferințe internaționale

Assessing the social equity of ecosystem services provided by urban green infrastructures Call name: P 1 - SP 1.1 - Proiecte de cercetare Postdoctorală
PN-III-P1-1.1-PD-2016-2074 2018 - 2020

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO)

Project website: http://ccmesi.ro/?page_id=860

Abstract:

One of the main objectives promoted through UN Habitat III Agenda refers to urban equity in development with 4 directions, one referring to spatial and social equity. Assessing the needs of vulnerable groups represents a complex problem in the field or Urban Ecology due to the difficulties related with their direct approach necessary in establishing their needs related with urban green infrastructures. The project aims to assess the social equity related with ecosystem services provided by urban green infrastructures for vulnerable groups using advanced spatial and statistical analysis (e.g. Grounded Theory, compositional analysis, multiple correspondence analysis). The project starts establishing the conceptual framework for assessing the social equity of ecosystem services provided by urban green infrastructures (O.1), continues assessing the way in which urban parks (O.2) and green areas especially designed for vulnerable groups (O.3) contribute in ensuring social equity and finishes by developing a model for minimizing areas affected by social inequity (O.4). The originality of the project resides in the focus on vulnerable group and integrating their needs in planning multifunctional urban green areas. The project deliverables include 2 ISI (cumulative impact factor over 4), 4 presentation at international conferences and a spatial database publically available through a web GIS service. Both project leader and mentor have high international visibility and experience in conducting research in the field of Urban Ecology.

Methodology to evaluate the quality and the effectiveness of environmental planning Call name: P 1 - SP 1.1 - Proiecte de cercetare Postdoctorală
PN-III-P1-1.1-PD-2016-0248 2018 - 2020

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO)

Project website: http://ccmesi.ro/?page_id=855

Abstract:

The evaluation of environmental planning quality and effectiveness is a key to address sustainability at local, regional and global scale. However, in many countries planning evaluation is poorly performed being mostly a formal procedure, without a strong methodological basis. The project aims to develop a coherent methodology for the evaluation of the quality and implementation effectiveness of environmental planning, taking into account Romania’s institutional, legislative, economic and social realities, including those related to the integration within the European Union. Through complex research methods (e.g. qualitative comparative analysis, multiple correspondence analysis, self-organizing maps, analytic network process) the project aims to evaluate the quality of environmental action plans, including the spatial and temporal variations (O1), the conformance and performance of these plans as well as the factors influencing their implementation effectiveness (O2). The resulted methodology (PQ-COPE, O3) will be adapted to be used for the comprehensive evaluation of environmental planning quality and effectiveness in order to improve the future environmental action plans. The project results will be published in minimum 2 scientific papers in journals within the Q1 Web of Science (with a cumulative impact factor of minimum 4), and will be presented at minimum 3 international conferences.

Nature-based sollutions for increasing cities resilience and sustainability Call name: P 4 - Proiecte de Cercetare Exploratorie
PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2016-0635 2017 - 2019

Role in this project: Project coordinator

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO)

Project website: https://ccmesi.ro/?page_id=666

Abstract:

The UN Global Report on Human Settlements has warned that future synergic relations between urbanization and environmental changes will affect the stability of the human society. Urban ecologists need to develop integrative databases, principles, concepts and tools, required to create liveable cities. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) represent the cornerstone of new urban ecology approaches, which could help the urban areas to increase their resilience to new environmental challenges and improve their sustainability. The assessment of NbS has become an important challenge for practitioners, due to the high complex relations between the components of the urban systems, the high vulnerability to climate change, and the consequences in the social-economical systems. The project aims to assess the integration, acceptance, and the efficiency of NbS in Romania’s cities and to develop a conceptual model for enhancing cities resilience and sustainability, using and adapting some cutting edge methods (i.e. Grounded Theory, Qualitative Comparative Analysis, scenarios planning). The project starts with the identification of categories of NbS related to cities resilience and sustainability (O1). After, it assesses the integration of NbS in spatial planning (O2) and within different components of the urban environment (i.e.residential areas, green-blue infrastructure or social group facilities) (O3). Subsequently, the acceptance of NbS in cities will be assessed, along with the their conflictual dimension (O4). Finally, a conceptual model for enhancing cities resilience and sustainability based on NbS will be developed (O5). The project delivrables include 7 papers (cummulative IF over 12, high priority of top-ranked journals), 6 presentations at international conferences, 1 book, 1 workshop and 3 annual reports. The team includes 3 senior researchers, 3 postdoc, 1 PhD student and 2 master students, who will significantly contribute to the research in the field of Urban Ecology.

Experimental Methods for Ecosystems Services Assessment of Urban Lakes under Climate Changes Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect experimental - demonstrativ
PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2016-1300 2017 - 2018

Role in this project: Project coordinator

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU OPTOELECTRONICA INOE 2000 INCD (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO)

Project website: http://ccmesi.ro/?page_id=39

Abstract:

Urban ecosystems services assessment is an important challenge for practitioners, due to the high complexity of relations between urban systems components, high vulnerability to climate change, and consequences in social-economical systems. Urban lakes represent a significant component in several Romanian cities (average 5% of total surface). Adequate urban management supports diverse benefits of urban lakes: clean water availability, mediation of waste, toxics and other nuisance, air quality and climate regulation, support for physical, intelectual or spiritual interactions. Due to underestimation of climate change and misfit urban planning decision, these benefits may be lost or chaged into diservices. The aim of the project is to assess the potential changes in urban ecosystems services supplied by urban lakes under land use and climate change, considering the Smart Cities principles. Using innovative and traditional methods (e.g. spatial modeling, scenarios, LIDAR, fluorescence, sensors, remote sensing, expert opinion), the project experiments the evolution of ecosystems services of urban lakes under the pressure of urbanisation and climate change. Considering three case studies, it will assess the actual level of main urban lakes` ecosystems services supplying: climate and air quality regulation, water selftreatment and cultural services. Considering these results, the multicriteria spatial models are proposed to validate and to generate an integrative overview of urban lakes` ecosystem services supply. Land-use and climate changes scenarios will prove the future evolution of urban lakes functions and will emhasize the direction to be targeted towards SMART territorial planning decisions.

Methodology for the management and resolution of environmental conflict in Natura 2000 network Call name: Projects for Young Research Teams - RUTE -2014 call
PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-0673 2015 - 2017

Role in this project: Project coordinator

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO)

Project website: http://ccmesi.ro/?page_id=4

Abstract:

The rapid expansion of the network based on some dominant scientific arguments and the impact of the imposed restrictions on the local and regional economies have determined the activation of numerous environmental conflicts in Natura 2000 sites. The high percentage of network surface (22,68% of country’s surface) makes the competition between the conservation and development as complex, especially because the sites were declared without the consultation of the public. Moreover, Natura 2000 sites have inherited many conflicts related to the resources depletion, socio-economic problems, unclear institutional mandates regarding land ownership, existing threats or some negative perceptions. Energy production, water, forest and non-renewable resources exploitation are just a few of the environmental conflicts causes from these areas. The overall objective of the project is to develop a methodology for the management and resolution of environmental conflicts characteristic for Natura 2000 sites. This will be achieved starting to the analysis of the contextual indicators with potential of activating the environmental conflicts and the assessment of the threats which will allow the identification of potential areas of environmental conflicts concentration and their specificities in Natura 2000 sites. It is envisaged the publication of minimum 3 articles in journals with a cumulative impact factor of 8. The project will increase the number of full-time researchers under 35 years old.

Dynamic interaction between the natural and human components based on the synergy of ecological and socio-economic factors in the rapidly urbanizing landscapes Call name: Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA-2011 call, Type 2
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2011-3.2-0084 2012 - 2016

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU OPTOELECTRONICA INOE 2000 INCD

Project partners: INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU OPTOELECTRONICA INOE 2000 INCD (RO); UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO); UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DE CONSTRUCTII BUCURESTI (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE STIINTIFICA IN DOMENIUL MUNCII SI PROTECTIEI SOCIALE - I N C S M P S (RO); ECO SIMPLEX NOVA S.R.L. (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA BUCURESTI (RO)

Project website: http://dynahu.inoe.ro

Abstract:

The aim of this project is to initiate innovative scientific research on the environmental, ecogeomorphological, social and economic specificities of the urban fringe zone, in a post-communist context. The project outcomes will contribute to development of new instruments for environmental management systems at the interaction line between rural and urban zones, will provide prediction model and service, transferable to European level, for land use and administration in relation with water, soil and air pollution and will offer alternative strategies for ecosystem health and population wellbeing.
The project has four objectives: 1) to categorize the peri-urban land use in relation to current policies and practices, in the light of the rapid socio-economic transformations during the post communist period, accomplished by assessing the degree of progress in the urban fringes from an environmental, social and economic standpoint; 2) to identify the major processes, at coupled nature-human systems, that induce rapid environmental, social and economic changes in the urban fringe zone, which attempts to holistically evaluate the human–nature component in peri-urban zones, by acquiring environmental, ecogeomorphological, social and economic data; 3) to elaborate the prediction model for environmental, social and economic changes in the post communist context. This will generate a prediction model for the changes in peri-urban areas considering the interconnectedness between environmental, social and economic factors, aiding to development of decision support tools, prediction of future alternative strategies and to the creation of best practices plans; 4) to transfer the prediction model and scenarios to decision makers. The prediction model and support decision tool will be taken by the SME partner and transformed into an innovative environmental consultancy service, available on the market for implementation at national and international scale.

MODELLING OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT INDUCED BY THE TYPOLOGIES OF INCOMPATIBLE LAND USES IN HUMAN SETTLEMENTS Call name: Projects for Young Research Teams - TE-2011 call
PN-II-RU-TE-2011-3-0285 2011 - 2014

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: Universitatea din Bucuresti

Project partners: Universitatea din Bucuresti (RO)

Affiliation: Universitatea din Bucuresti (RO)

Project website: http://portiledefier.ro/ccmesi/environmental-quality/incompatibilitati/

Abstract:

Human settlements are continuously exposed to the risk of incompatible land uses (ILUs). Their appearance at local and regional scales often generates territorial conflicts, with projection in the social, economical and environmental fields. The project applies to representative human settlements from Romania methods analysing ILUs typologies (matrix model, logistic regression, Delphi methods, and questionnaires) and conflicts generated by them (multicriterion assessment, agglomerative hierarchical clustering). The key result of the project is represented by the development of prediction models for the environmental impact generated by ILUs in human settlements. Assessments will also allow the establishment of emplacement rules for the main categories of functional areas, reducing to minimum ILUs.

Call name: Premierea obtinerii atestatului de abilitare - Competitia 2015
PN-II-RU-ABIL-2015-2-0023 2015 -

Role in this project: Project coordinator

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA BABES BOLYAI

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA BABES BOLYAI (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA BABES BOLYAI (RO)

Project website:

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