Ecosystem Services and Collaborative Research for Adaptive Communities in the Danube Green Corridor Area

  • Project idea information

    Priority

    Well-governed Danube region - Improve framework conditions for innovation - Foster sustainable use of natural and cultural heritage and resources - Improve institutional capacities to tackle major societal challenges

    Project Idea Promoter
    (name of the institution)

    Geodinamic Research Centre - University of Bucharest

    Needs and challenges
    (Needs, main problems or challenges to be addressed)

    Lower Danube floodplain rural areas have evolved from communities living in harmony with nature with a mixed economy (traditional agriculture on raised areas; pollarding; foraging; semi-wild livestock growing; fishing from natural floodplain lakes) to com

    Objectives
    (main and specific objectives to be achieved)

    1. Develop innovative research projects using hydroinformatics environments focusing on spatial and diachronic analysis; applicative and active participative research to identify socio-metric and psycho-metric indicators and triggers for pro-adaptive beh

    Main results and core outputs

    Main results

    A cross-disciplinary participative e-platform for the programme area
    A participative GIS application for a Danube Green Corridor community
    Socio-metrics and psycho-metrics for pro-adaptive behaviour and non-structural measures of flood pr

    Main foreseen activities

    Partnership Development
    Project management
    Conferences
    Training; Coaching; Mentoring technical assistance for innovative applicative research and partnership development
    Development of on line programme platform and website
    Participation in MSc on-line st

    Innovative character of the project idea

    The project idea is based on collaborative participative research for solutions addressing flood risk mitigation; protection and adaptation. Therefore; knowledge; technology and information will be transferred from Geodinamic research Centre directly to c

    Estimated Total Budget
    (in EUR)

    2.28 million Euro

    Estimated duration
    (in months)

    36

  • Partners involved at this stage

    ERDF Partners

    Geodinamic - Leading Partner
    Two Local Authorities from Romania and Bulgaria
    BRIE
    Enterprises

    IPA Partners

    Not yet.

    Associated Strategic Partners


  • Partners requested

    ERDF Partners

    Yes

    IPA Partners

    Yes

    Associated Strategic Partners


  • Contact Person

    Name

    Prof. Iuliana Armas

    Address

    Faculty of Geography; Geomorphology Department; Bucharest University; Bulevardul Nicolae B

    Country

    Romania

    Is the applicant the project's potential Lead Partner?

    If not, is the potential Lead Partner already being chosen?

Programme co-funded by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA, ENI)