Nicolæ Popa
Biographic Data
| ID | 2024873 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicolæ Popa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicolæ |
| FAMILY NAME | Popa |
| SIGNATURE | POPA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | West University of Timişoara |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2196-1842 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Spaces of Culture, Places of Belonging—An Analytical Perspective on Participatory Governance and Placemaking in European Capitals of Culture
This article explores the extent of ECoCs (European Capitals of Culture) as placemaking laboratories. Methodologically, this study employed a mixed-methods approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with public and private stakeholders involved in the ECoC programming, and questionnaires were applied to capture personal insights of citizens. Data were correlated within spatial contexts using ArcGIS spatial analyses. The findings show tha…
Pop-up urbanism in post-industrial landscapes within the European capital of culture program
The transformation of brownfield sites, regarded as unsightly features of the urban landscape, is currently a challenge in urban regeneration. One way in which this can be achieved is through temporary cultural interventions and adaptive reuse. This study investigates the European Capital of Culture 2023 cultural program as a temporary intervention within post-socialist former industrial areas of Timisoara, Romania, to highlight the creative plac…
Green Transition and Livability in Communist-Inherited Large Housing Estates in Romania
Increasing the level of livability in cities is a topical area both in EU policies and in local urban development, as well as in scientific studies. The aim of this article is to assess the degree if livability of the large housing estates (LHEs) built during the socialist period in the main regional cities of Romania and how adequately they meet the requirements of current urban life. The research focused on assessing the accessibility of these …
Culture-led urban regeneration in post-socialist cities
Urban development in the post-socialist countries, Romania among them, differs from that seen in countries influenced by liberal ideologies, with the former exhibiting a trend towards clustering that is accentuated by the phenomena of urbanisation and industrialisation. With a slowing-down in industrial performance, followed by a decline of their industrial estates, post-socialist cities were left with traces of the ideology of their previous gov…
A Sample of Resilient Intercultural Coexistence in Ethnic Hungarian, Serbian and Bulgarian Communities in Western Romania
This article sets out to highlight the way in which the phenomena of co-construction and territorial deconstruction make themselves apparent locally. We focused our study on Timiș County, core of the historical Banat region, for the reason that it is still an ethno-cultural mosaic linked to its cross-border space. We based our analysis on the exploitation of a specific bibliography and, especially, on a survey through questionnaire and interview.…
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Independent Creative Activities in Two Large Cities in Romania
The COVID-19 pandemic has had both financial and activity-related effects on a number of areas of activity, among which those involving the creative industries have proved to be weak in their capacity to survive the halting of all events held in physical spaces. The long-term effects of the current health crisis are bringing about changes in cultural demand and offer and highlighting the need to adapt and to think of new ways of functioning. Taki…
Bibliographie sélective
notamment par photocopie, n'est autorise que dans les limites des conditions gnrales d'utilisation du site ou, le cas chant, des conditions gnrales de la licence souscrite par votre tablissement
Social Economy in Post-communist Romania
This article analyses the social economy from the perspective of NGOs and voluntary work. The research was conducted on four different territorial levels in the Western Region of Romania and employed both quantitative (questionnaires administered to the general population and within NGOs, bivariate analyses) and qualitative (semi-structured interviews within NGOs) methods of analysis. This method of working has allowed a picture of NGOs and volun…
Industrial brownfields
The fall of the socialist system in the late 1980s determined major changes in the economy of former socialist countries. These changes affected especially the mono industrial cities. Even after privatisation, the industrial sector remained in restructuring and decline, often leading to the closure of factories. Structural or functional conversion processes have been delayed and on the site of former factories remain many abandoned places, which …
Pluriconfessionnalité et recompositions urbaines. L'Ouest roumain
Dans les villes roumaines actuelles, le passé impérial (Habsbourg) a légué des cathédrales catholiques dans les centres anciens et des édifices orthodoxes dans les faubourgs. Le programme de destruction de ce patrimoine religieux sous l'ère Ceaucescu n'a pu être mené à terme. Depuis la Révolution de 1989, la concurrence est vive entre églises, catholiques, orthodoxes, protestantes et néo-protestantes, pour peser sur les choix d'urbanisme et étend…
Culture-led urban regeneration in post-socialist cities
Urban development in the post-socialist countries, Romania among them, differs from that seen in countries influenced by liberal ideologies, with the former exhibiting a trend towards clustering that is accentuated by the phenomena of urbanisation and industrialisation. With a slowing-down in industrial performance, followed by a decline of their industrial estates, post-socialist cities were left with traces of the ideology of their previous gov…
Industrial brownfields
The fall of the socialist system in the late 1980s determined major changes in the economy of former socialist countries. These changes affected especially the mono industrial cities. Even after privatisation, the industrial sector remained in restructuring and decline, often leading to the closure of factories. Structural or functional conversion processes have been delayed and on the site of former factories remain many abandoned places, which …
A Sample of Resilient Intercultural Coexistence in Ethnic Hungarian, Serbian and Bulgarian Communities in Western Romania
This article sets out to highlight the way in which the phenomena of co-construction and territorial deconstruction make themselves apparent locally. We focused our study on Timiș County, core of the historical Banat region, for the reason that it is still an ethno-cultural mosaic linked to its cross-border space. We based our analysis on the exploitation of a specific bibliography and, especially, on a survey through questionnaire and interview.…
Pluriconfessionnalité et recompositions urbaines. L'Ouest roumain
Dans les villes roumaines actuelles, le passé impérial (Habsbourg) a légué des cathédrales catholiques dans les centres anciens et des édifices orthodoxes dans les faubourgs. Le programme de destruction de ce patrimoine religieux sous l'ère Ceaucescu n'a pu être mené à terme. Depuis la Révolution de 1989, la concurrence est vive entre églises, catholiques, orthodoxes, protestantes et néo-protestantes, pour peser sur les choix d'urbanisme et étend…
Social Economy in Post-communist Romania
This article analyses the social economy from the perspective of NGOs and voluntary work. The research was conducted on four different territorial levels in the Western Region of Romania and employed both quantitative (questionnaires administered to the general population and within NGOs, bivariate analyses) and qualitative (semi-structured interviews within NGOs) methods of analysis. This method of working has allowed a picture of NGOs and volun…
Industrial brownfields
The fall of the socialist system in the late 1980s determined major changes in the economy of former socialist countries. These changes affected especially the mono industrial cities. Even after privatisation, the industrial sector remained in restructuring and decline, often leading to the closure of factories. Structural or functional conversion processes have been delayed and on the site of former factories remain many abandoned places, which …
Bibliographie sélective
notamment par photocopie, n'est autorise que dans les limites des conditions gnrales d'utilisation du site ou, le cas chant, des conditions gnrales de la licence souscrite par votre tablissement
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Independent Creative Activities in Two Large Cities in Romania
The COVID-19 pandemic has had both financial and activity-related effects on a number of areas of activity, among which those involving the creative industries have proved to be weak in their capacity to survive the halting of all events held in physical spaces. The long-term effects of the current health crisis are bringing about changes in cultural demand and offer and highlighting the need to adapt and to think of new ways of functioning. Taki…
A Sample of Resilient Intercultural Coexistence in Ethnic Hungarian, Serbian and Bulgarian Communities in Western Romania
This article sets out to highlight the way in which the phenomena of co-construction and territorial deconstruction make themselves apparent locally. We focused our study on Timiș County, core of the historical Banat region, for the reason that it is still an ethno-cultural mosaic linked to its cross-border space. We based our analysis on the exploitation of a specific bibliography and, especially, on a survey through questionnaire and interview.…
Green Transition and Livability in Communist-Inherited Large Housing Estates in Romania
Increasing the level of livability in cities is a topical area both in EU policies and in local urban development, as well as in scientific studies. The aim of this article is to assess the degree if livability of the large housing estates (LHEs) built during the socialist period in the main regional cities of Romania and how adequately they meet the requirements of current urban life. The research focused on assessing the accessibility of these …
Culture-led urban regeneration in post-socialist cities
Urban development in the post-socialist countries, Romania among them, differs from that seen in countries influenced by liberal ideologies, with the former exhibiting a trend towards clustering that is accentuated by the phenomena of urbanisation and industrialisation. With a slowing-down in industrial performance, followed by a decline of their industrial estates, post-socialist cities were left with traces of the ideology of their previous gov…
Spaces of Culture, Places of Belonging—An Analytical Perspective on Participatory Governance and Placemaking in European Capitals of Culture
This article explores the extent of ECoCs (European Capitals of Culture) as placemaking laboratories. Methodologically, this study employed a mixed-methods approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with public and private stakeholders involved in the ECoC programming, and questionnaires were applied to capture personal insights of citizens. Data were correlated within spatial contexts using ArcGIS spatial analyses. The findings show tha…
Pop-up urbanism in post-industrial landscapes within the European capital of culture program
The transformation of brownfield sites, regarded as unsightly features of the urban landscape, is currently a challenge in urban regeneration. One way in which this can be achieved is through temporary cultural interventions and adaptive reuse. This study investigates the European Capital of Culture 2023 cultural program as a temporary intervention within post-socialist former industrial areas of Timisoara, Romania, to highlight the creative plac…
Political science (6 works) · Urbanization and City Planning (5 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Creative Cities (2 works)