Irena Mocanu
Biographic Data
| ID | 272797 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irena Mocanu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irena |
| FAMILY NAME | Mocanu |
| SIGNATURE | MOCANU I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Romanian Academy |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8036-4012 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Tourists' perception of cultural tourism in the Carpathian and Subcarpathian mountains (Buzău, Romania)
Cultural tourism highlights the lifestyle of the inhabitants, including, along with cultural creations and culinary heritage, value systems, beliefs and traditions. The paper aims to emphasize the cultural tourists’ motivation to visit the Buzău Carpathians and Subcarpathians. The study is based on a survey applied in 22 LAUs which provides information on the profile of tourists (country of origin, age, education, occupation, income, number of ho…
An indicator-based approach to assess and compare the environmental and socio-economic consequences of photovoltaic parks in Romania's development regions
Land reform catalysts of capitalism and communism
This paper presents a comprehensive overview of historical Romanian agricultural changes from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries, focusing on the main land reforms and their effects on land ownership patterns, spatial disparities and their consequences on individual farms. The study follows a stepwise chronological approach covering these major historical periods: modern Romania before the First World War; Romania in the interwar period…
Out-migration and social and technological marginalization in Romania. Regional disparities
Shepherding at Mărginimea Sibiului (Romania); Past, Present and Future
This article aims to highlight the impact on local development of traditional economic activities. The case study that the authors consider concerns an area in the Romanian Carpathians developed through transhumant grazing and forestry activities: Mărginimea Sibiului. As shepherding kept developing, forest-cutting intensified to make room for pastures and hayfields, thus stimulating activities connected with the processing of wood. As trade on th…
The resilience of sub-urban small farming in Bucharest Metropolitan Area in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
Human Health Vulnerability to Summer Heat Extremes in Romanian-Bulgarian Cross-Border Area
Human health vulnerability (HHV) to different climate change-related phenomena, that is, summer heat extremes, is related to the exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity of the affected entities. The current research is an empirical regional assessment of the human health effects of summer heat extremes in the Romania-Bulgarian Danube floodplain Calafat-Vidin–Turnu Măgurele-Nikopol (CV-TMN) sector. The external biophysical and socioeconomic f…
The Chinese minority in Bucharest
Since 1990, many Chinese immigrants have come to Romania. These Chinese persons are full time involved in the profitable wholesale and retail trade activities; they have families and children, cared for by Romanian nannies. The study is focused on the particularities of an intercultural dialogue, unique and recenlty highlighted in the Romanian society: between the Romanian nannies and Chinese children, located in a representative urban area for t…
Centralized Industrialization in the Memory of Places. Case Studies of Romanian Cities
The paper highlights the impact of excessive industrialization during the centralized economy era on urban spatial identity, as well as the disruption of this identity through political-administrative decisions, a phenomenon characteristic of the Central and Eastern European region during the era of centralized economies. The tendency to rebalance urban territorial systems is achieved through deindustrialization, together with reindustrialization…
Territorial competitiveness, cohesion and sustainability in Romania’s urban border areas
Following the expansion of NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007, Romania has become the Eastern frontier of these structures, which lends Romanian borders a strategic role. The territorial development of a border area is influenced by the political, economic, socio-cultural, demographic characteristics of the neighbouring countries sharing the same border. The border areas of Romania include 898 Local Administrative Units (LAU), of which 88 are urban.…
Social Development and Regional Disparities in the Rural Areas of Romania
Education and health care provision in the Romanian Danube Valley
The Romanian Danube Valley is an integral part of the Danube Region. According to the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), a healthy and well‐educated population is the key issue for sustainable and coherent development of this territory. This paper aims to explore, at micro‐scale level (Local Administrative Units 2 – LAU2), the population's responsivity to health care and education provision according to the demographic characteristics. By…
Socio-Economic Disparities in the Development of the Romania's Border Areas
Social Development and Regional Disparities in the Rural Areas of Romania
Socio-Economic Disparities in the Development of the Romania's Border Areas
Centralized Industrialization in the Memory of Places. Case Studies of Romanian Cities
The paper highlights the impact of excessive industrialization during the centralized economy era on urban spatial identity, as well as the disruption of this identity through political-administrative decisions, a phenomenon characteristic of the Central and Eastern European region during the era of centralized economies. The tendency to rebalance urban territorial systems is achieved through deindustrialization, together with reindustrialization…
Shepherding at Mărginimea Sibiului (Romania); Past, Present and Future
This article aims to highlight the impact on local development of traditional economic activities. The case study that the authors consider concerns an area in the Romanian Carpathians developed through transhumant grazing and forestry activities: Mărginimea Sibiului. As shepherding kept developing, forest-cutting intensified to make room for pastures and hayfields, thus stimulating activities connected with the processing of wood. As trade on th…
The resilience of sub-urban small farming in Bucharest Metropolitan Area in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
Territorial competitiveness, cohesion and sustainability in Romania’s urban border areas
Following the expansion of NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007, Romania has become the Eastern frontier of these structures, which lends Romanian borders a strategic role. The territorial development of a border area is influenced by the political, economic, socio-cultural, demographic characteristics of the neighbouring countries sharing the same border. The border areas of Romania include 898 Local Administrative Units (LAU), of which 88 are urban.…
Education and health care provision in the Romanian Danube Valley
The Romanian Danube Valley is an integral part of the Danube Region. According to the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), a healthy and well‐educated population is the key issue for sustainable and coherent development of this territory. This paper aims to explore, at micro‐scale level (Local Administrative Units 2 – LAU2), the population's responsivity to health care and education provision according to the demographic characteristics. By…
Socio-Economic Disparities in the Development of the Romania's Border Areas
Education and health care provision in the Romanian Danube Valley
The Romanian Danube Valley is an integral part of the Danube Region. According to the EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR), a healthy and well‐educated population is the key issue for sustainable and coherent development of this territory. This paper aims to explore, at micro‐scale level (Local Administrative Units 2 – LAU2), the population's responsivity to health care and education provision according to the demographic characteristics. By…
Social Development and Regional Disparities in the Rural Areas of Romania
Human Health Vulnerability to Summer Heat Extremes in Romanian-Bulgarian Cross-Border Area
Human health vulnerability (HHV) to different climate change-related phenomena, that is, summer heat extremes, is related to the exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity of the affected entities. The current research is an empirical regional assessment of the human health effects of summer heat extremes in the Romania-Bulgarian Danube floodplain Calafat-Vidin–Turnu Măgurele-Nikopol (CV-TMN) sector. The external biophysical and socioeconomic f…
The Chinese minority in Bucharest
Since 1990, many Chinese immigrants have come to Romania. These Chinese persons are full time involved in the profitable wholesale and retail trade activities; they have families and children, cared for by Romanian nannies. The study is focused on the particularities of an intercultural dialogue, unique and recenlty highlighted in the Romanian society: between the Romanian nannies and Chinese children, located in a representative urban area for t…
Centralized Industrialization in the Memory of Places. Case Studies of Romanian Cities
The paper highlights the impact of excessive industrialization during the centralized economy era on urban spatial identity, as well as the disruption of this identity through political-administrative decisions, a phenomenon characteristic of the Central and Eastern European region during the era of centralized economies. The tendency to rebalance urban territorial systems is achieved through deindustrialization, together with reindustrialization…
Territorial competitiveness, cohesion and sustainability in Romania’s urban border areas
Following the expansion of NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007, Romania has become the Eastern frontier of these structures, which lends Romanian borders a strategic role. The territorial development of a border area is influenced by the political, economic, socio-cultural, demographic characteristics of the neighbouring countries sharing the same border. The border areas of Romania include 898 Local Administrative Units (LAU), of which 88 are urban.…
Out-migration and social and technological marginalization in Romania. Regional disparities
Shepherding at Mărginimea Sibiului (Romania); Past, Present and Future
This article aims to highlight the impact on local development of traditional economic activities. The case study that the authors consider concerns an area in the Romanian Carpathians developed through transhumant grazing and forestry activities: Mărginimea Sibiului. As shepherding kept developing, forest-cutting intensified to make room for pastures and hayfields, thus stimulating activities connected with the processing of wood. As trade on th…
The resilience of sub-urban small farming in Bucharest Metropolitan Area in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
An indicator-based approach to assess and compare the environmental and socio-economic consequences of photovoltaic parks in Romania's development regions
Land reform catalysts of capitalism and communism
This paper presents a comprehensive overview of historical Romanian agricultural changes from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries, focusing on the main land reforms and their effects on land ownership patterns, spatial disparities and their consequences on individual farms. The study follows a stepwise chronological approach covering these major historical periods: modern Romania before the First World War; Romania in the interwar period…
Tourists' perception of cultural tourism in the Carpathian and Subcarpathian mountains (Buzău, Romania)
Cultural tourism highlights the lifestyle of the inhabitants, including, along with cultural creations and culinary heritage, value systems, beliefs and traditions. The paper aims to emphasize the cultural tourists’ motivation to visit the Buzău Carpathians and Subcarpathians. The study is based on a survey applied in 22 LAUs which provides information on the profile of tourists (country of origin, age, education, occupation, income, number of ho…
Geography (11 works) · Economics (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Regional science (6 works) · Romanian (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Socioeconomics (4 works)