Andra-Cosmina Albulescu
Biographic Data
| ID | 6018770 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andra-Cosmina Albulescu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andra-Cosmina |
| FAMILY NAME | Albulescu |
| SIGNATURE | ALBULESCU A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Alexandru Ioan Cuza University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2315-4729 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Diagnosing Pandemic Disaster Risk Management through Impact Chains and Forensic Analysis
The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the limits of healthcare facilities around the world, disrupting the provision of essential preventive and curative services. Despite the growing literature on pandemic lessons, a prominent research gap emerges in understanding the unfolding of the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of key disaster components and disaster risk management (DRM). This study aimed to examine the nuanced interplay between pandemic…
Layered or simple
Multi-hazard disasters underline the need to shift from siloed Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRR/M) policies and practice to coordinated, multi-hazard strategies and increased stakeholder engagement. The challenge lies in designing models and tools that accurately convey the intricacies of multi-hazards, compounded impacts, vulnerabilities, and mitigation actions without overwhelming users, thus preserving the clarity needed for effecti…
Hinging on the preparedness of first responders. A case study on the 2021 flood operations in Romania
In this study, we surveyed a sample of 1023 professional first responders involved in the rescue operations to the floods in the summer of 2021 in Romania, when over two hundred lives were lost and five hundred needed to be evacuated. Our goal was to assess the perceived preparedness of rescuers for disaster response in Romania. We tested the relationship between preparedness and perception of the operative intervention from a cognitive aspect an…
Towards managing vulnerability. A new model of systemic vulnerability
Systemic vulnerability represents an underexplored topic in Disaster Risk Reduction, closely linked to vulnerability dynamics. This study is the first to acquire an in-depth understanding of systemic vulnerability within multi-hazard contexts. We introduce a Systemic Vulnerability Model that builds on our prior conceptual framework of vulnerability augmentation and on Enhanced Impact Chains on vulnerability. The model integrates in-depth structur…
Natural multi-hazard risk perception and educational insights among Geography and Tourism students and graduates amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Multi-hazard risk perception is an emerging research topic that has been gaining more and more interest since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, due to the unprecedented interactions between the management practices of the pandemic and of other co-occurring natural hazards, and to the compounded impact of these multi-hazards. This paper aims to investigate the specialization and study level-dependent differences concerning multi-hazard risk …
Seismic Risk Perception and Seismic Adjustments in Vaslui City, Romania
Seismic risk perception is of utmost importance for both prehazard and posthazard time periods because it is linked to the awareness concerning individual preparedness for the impacts of the earthquakes and the adjustments people undertake in order to reduce their vulnerability. Subject to earthquakes originating from the Vrancea Seismic Zone, which lies at the bending of the Carpathian arc, Vaslui City, Romania, distinguishes itself as one where…
Frontiers of protected areas versus forest exploitation
Exploitation of natural forests forms expanding frontiers. Simultaneously, protected area frontiers aim at maintaining functional habitat networks. To assess net effects of these frontiers, we examined 16 case study areas on five continents. We (1) mapped protected area instruments, (2) assessed their effectiveness, (3) mapped policy implementation tools, and (4) effects on protected areas originating from their surroundings. Results are given as…
Frontiers of protected areas versus forest exploitation
Exploitation of natural forests forms expanding frontiers. Simultaneously, protected area frontiers aim at maintaining functional habitat networks. To assess net effects of these frontiers, we examined 16 case study areas on five continents. We (1) mapped protected area instruments, (2) assessed their effectiveness, (3) mapped policy implementation tools, and (4) effects on protected areas originating from their surroundings. Results are given as…
Seismic Risk Perception and Seismic Adjustments in Vaslui City, Romania
Seismic risk perception is of utmost importance for both prehazard and posthazard time periods because it is linked to the awareness concerning individual preparedness for the impacts of the earthquakes and the adjustments people undertake in order to reduce their vulnerability. Subject to earthquakes originating from the Vrancea Seismic Zone, which lies at the bending of the Carpathian arc, Vaslui City, Romania, distinguishes itself as one where…
Frontiers of protected areas versus forest exploitation
Exploitation of natural forests forms expanding frontiers. Simultaneously, protected area frontiers aim at maintaining functional habitat networks. To assess net effects of these frontiers, we examined 16 case study areas on five continents. We (1) mapped protected area instruments, (2) assessed their effectiveness, (3) mapped policy implementation tools, and (4) effects on protected areas originating from their surroundings. Results are given as…
Natural multi-hazard risk perception and educational insights among Geography and Tourism students and graduates amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Multi-hazard risk perception is an emerging research topic that has been gaining more and more interest since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, due to the unprecedented interactions between the management practices of the pandemic and of other co-occurring natural hazards, and to the compounded impact of these multi-hazards. This paper aims to investigate the specialization and study level-dependent differences concerning multi-hazard risk …
Hinging on the preparedness of first responders. A case study on the 2021 flood operations in Romania
In this study, we surveyed a sample of 1023 professional first responders involved in the rescue operations to the floods in the summer of 2021 in Romania, when over two hundred lives were lost and five hundred needed to be evacuated. Our goal was to assess the perceived preparedness of rescuers for disaster response in Romania. We tested the relationship between preparedness and perception of the operative intervention from a cognitive aspect an…
Towards managing vulnerability. A new model of systemic vulnerability
Systemic vulnerability represents an underexplored topic in Disaster Risk Reduction, closely linked to vulnerability dynamics. This study is the first to acquire an in-depth understanding of systemic vulnerability within multi-hazard contexts. We introduce a Systemic Vulnerability Model that builds on our prior conceptual framework of vulnerability augmentation and on Enhanced Impact Chains on vulnerability. The model integrates in-depth structur…
Diagnosing Pandemic Disaster Risk Management through Impact Chains and Forensic Analysis
The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the limits of healthcare facilities around the world, disrupting the provision of essential preventive and curative services. Despite the growing literature on pandemic lessons, a prominent research gap emerges in understanding the unfolding of the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of key disaster components and disaster risk management (DRM). This study aimed to examine the nuanced interplay between pandemic…
Layered or simple
Multi-hazard disasters underline the need to shift from siloed Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRR/M) policies and practice to coordinated, multi-hazard strategies and increased stakeholder engagement. The challenge lies in designing models and tools that accurately convey the intricacies of multi-hazards, compounded impacts, vulnerabilities, and mitigation actions without overwhelming users, thus preserving the clarity needed for effecti…
Disaster Management and Resilience (6 works) · Flood Risk Assessment and Management (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Preparedness (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Computer security (2 works) · Ecology (2 works)