details
- Name
- Institute of Geography, Romanian Academy
- Native name
- Institutul de Geografie al Academiei Romane
- Address
- 12, Dimitrie Racovita Street
- City
- Bucharest
- Country
- Romania
- Phone
- +40 213135990
- Fax
- +40 213111242
- igar@geoinst.ro
- Centre Website
- http://www.geoinst.ro
organisation profile
The Institute of Geography, belonging to the Romanian Academy, is specialised in the study of the relationships between physical and biotic environment components (relief, air, water, soil, vegetation and fauna) on the one hand and, the social and economic ones, on the other. It carries out fundamental and applied geographical research and is engaged in research documentation and higher education at PhD level.
Research Activities. The Institute's activity focuses on branch studies, implying Physical Geography and Human Geography, and integrated studies, involving geographical studies on the environment at national level or by geographical units, studies of natural and technological hazards, applied geographical research under contract with various institutions or correlated with global research programmes (IGBP, IHDP) etc.
The Institute of Geography is involved in projects financed by the Romanian Academy, such as: The Environmental Geographical Atlas, programmes regarding studies of current geographical conditions of the Lower Danube Sector and of the Romanian Black Sea Coast and natural protected areas(Cross-border Areas in Romania). Studies regarding the settlement systems in Romania in the context of sustainable development (Geodemographic and Socio-economic developments, settlements and their prospects in Romania; Romania financed projects and FP and FP7. It also participates in international programmes, namely International Human Dimension Programme - IHDP, International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme - IGBP.Teaching Activities. The Institute of Geography develops activities at Ph.D. level, having 6 doctoral supervisors who coordinate over 50 Ph.D. students.
The Institute of Geography hosts each year The International Summer School on Natural Hazards and Sustainable Development in Mountainous Regions at the Research Station in Patarlagele (ten editions up to now). The main topics approached in the school programme include issues related to following topics environmental hazards field assessment and mapping; human pressure on the environment and the impact of the natural hazards on the socio-economic systems; vulnerability of rural settlements at landslides and floods.
edmo metadata
- EDMO record id
- 2797
- Collating centre
- National Institute for Marine Research and Development "Grigore Antipa" (NIMRD)
- Latest update
- 27 February 2017 10:29:47 AM