Publications by authors named "Irena Mocanu"
The COVID-19 pandemic was and continues to be a major challenge for tourist activities worldwide. Cultural tourism was mostly hit because of the social distancing measures, travel restrictions and ban on people gatherings for cultural events. The current study is trying to provide an overall image of the challenges local cultural tourism has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic in a predominantly rural area of Romania-the Buzău Carpathians and Subcarpathians.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe assessment and identification of risk/vulnerable groups and risk factors are vital elements that can help quantify the pandemic potential of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in order to plan prevention and treatment measures. The aim of the study is to identify a methodological approach of population vulnerability to the SARS-CoV-2 virus infection. The study identifies reliable data sources and sets up a unitary database with statistical variables, quantitative and qualitative indicators with potential for being updated and improved.
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- Extreme climate events, particularly heat-related issues like drought and heat waves, are increasingly impacting agriculture, infrastructure, and public health, especially in southern Romania, including the Bucharest Metropolitan Area.
- The study focuses on assessing vulnerability to these heat-related phenomena through a multi-criteria approach, utilizing 23 indicators categorized into socio-economic and environmental components.
- Two indexes, the Socio-Economic Vulnerability Index (SEVI) and Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI), were created, culminating in an integrated Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI) to evaluate overall heat vulnerability.