Using Geospatial Information Tools to Plan Green Infrastructures in Response to Climate Changes: Examples from Bucharest, Romania and Chisinau, Moldova
Provided that, if made in a sustainable way, urban planning contributes to urban sustainability and to the welfare of urban populations, comparative applied planning studies have a societal relevance in addition to the scientific one. Nevertheless, while theoretical urban studies, including those co...
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| author | Alexandru-Ionuț Petrișor Eugeniu Braguța Andrian Țugulea Antonio-Valentin Tache Olga Harea Vladimir Mogîldea Oana-Cătălina Popescu Diana Andronovici Iurie Bejan |
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| description | Provided that, if made in a sustainable way, urban planning contributes to urban sustainability and to the welfare of urban populations, comparative applied planning studies have a societal relevance in addition to the scientific one. Nevertheless, while theoretical urban studies, including those comparative, are relatively well represented, there is a scarcity of comparative studies based on planning practices. Our study fills in this gap comparing Bucharest (Romania) and Chisinau (Moldova) by their experience in planning for the green infrastructure using geospatial technologies and data-driven approaches. The methodology integrates data-based comparisons between the two cities (wherever possible) and qualitative approaches. The results of the comparison indicate that in Bucharest, a proposal for a green infrastructure network could be drafted, provided the availability of scientific results from several projects and institutions. However, a similar proposal could not be drafted for Chisinau due to lacking data. The comparison sustains the initial goal, demonstrating the usefulness of using data and scientific results in planning. At the same time, the results show that countries that share many things can have different approaches to planning. Our study opens new avenues for future research, including the extension to different topics and more diverse countries compared. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cbecd2a1f81844c1a6b822d963e299032025-08-20T02:43:04ZengMDPI AGUrban Science2413-88512025-02-01936210.3390/urbansci9030062Using Geospatial Information Tools to Plan Green Infrastructures in Response to Climate Changes: Examples from Bucharest, Romania and Chisinau, MoldovaAlexandru-Ionuț Petrișor0Eugeniu Braguța1Andrian Țugulea2Antonio-Valentin Tache3Olga Harea4Vladimir Mogîldea5Oana-Cătălina Popescu6Diana Andronovici7Iurie Bejan8Doctoral School of Urban Planning, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism, 010014 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Urban Planning and Urban Design, Faculty of Urban Planning and Architecture, Technical University of Moldova, 2004 Chisinau, MoldovaLaboratory of Eco-Urban Planning, Institute of Ecology and Geography, Moldova State University, 2028 Chisinau, MoldovaNational Institute for Research and Development in Constructions, Urbanism and Sustainable Spatial Development URBAN-INCERC, 021652 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Urban Planning and Urban Design, Faculty of Urban Planning and Architecture, Technical University of Moldova, 2004 Chisinau, MoldovaLaboratory of Eco-Urban Planning, Institute of Ecology and Geography, Moldova State University, 2028 Chisinau, MoldovaNational Institute for Research and Development in Constructions, Urbanism and Sustainable Spatial Development URBAN-INCERC, 021652 Bucharest, RomaniaDepartment of Urban Planning and Urban Design, Faculty of Urban Planning and Architecture, Technical University of Moldova, 2004 Chisinau, MoldovaLaboratory of Landscape Geography, Institute of Ecology and Geography, Moldova State University, 2028 Chisinau, MoldovaProvided that, if made in a sustainable way, urban planning contributes to urban sustainability and to the welfare of urban populations, comparative applied planning studies have a societal relevance in addition to the scientific one. Nevertheless, while theoretical urban studies, including those comparative, are relatively well represented, there is a scarcity of comparative studies based on planning practices. Our study fills in this gap comparing Bucharest (Romania) and Chisinau (Moldova) by their experience in planning for the green infrastructure using geospatial technologies and data-driven approaches. The methodology integrates data-based comparisons between the two cities (wherever possible) and qualitative approaches. The results of the comparison indicate that in Bucharest, a proposal for a green infrastructure network could be drafted, provided the availability of scientific results from several projects and institutions. However, a similar proposal could not be drafted for Chisinau due to lacking data. The comparison sustains the initial goal, demonstrating the usefulness of using data and scientific results in planning. At the same time, the results show that countries that share many things can have different approaches to planning. Our study opens new avenues for future research, including the extension to different topics and more diverse countries compared.https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/9/3/62green infrastructure planninggeospatial technologiesurban planning practicescomparative urban analysisdata-driven planninggreen spaces |
| spellingShingle | Alexandru-Ionuț Petrișor Eugeniu Braguța Andrian Țugulea Antonio-Valentin Tache Olga Harea Vladimir Mogîldea Oana-Cătălina Popescu Diana Andronovici Iurie Bejan Using Geospatial Information Tools to Plan Green Infrastructures in Response to Climate Changes: Examples from Bucharest, Romania and Chisinau, Moldova Urban Science green infrastructure planning geospatial technologies urban planning practices comparative urban analysis data-driven planning green spaces |
| title | Using Geospatial Information Tools to Plan Green Infrastructures in Response to Climate Changes: Examples from Bucharest, Romania and Chisinau, Moldova |
| title_full | Using Geospatial Information Tools to Plan Green Infrastructures in Response to Climate Changes: Examples from Bucharest, Romania and Chisinau, Moldova |
| title_fullStr | Using Geospatial Information Tools to Plan Green Infrastructures in Response to Climate Changes: Examples from Bucharest, Romania and Chisinau, Moldova |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using Geospatial Information Tools to Plan Green Infrastructures in Response to Climate Changes: Examples from Bucharest, Romania and Chisinau, Moldova |
| title_short | Using Geospatial Information Tools to Plan Green Infrastructures in Response to Climate Changes: Examples from Bucharest, Romania and Chisinau, Moldova |
| title_sort | using geospatial information tools to plan green infrastructures in response to climate changes examples from bucharest romania and chisinau moldova |
| topic | green infrastructure planning geospatial technologies urban planning practices comparative urban analysis data-driven planning green spaces |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/9/3/62 |
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