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Green spaces in Bucharest - present situation, current developmental programs and future aspirations
Full text linkThe following article aims to review the situation of the green spaces in Bucharest, by going through a case study with the goal of emphasizing crucial aspects for this city to become “smarter†than it currently is, in terms of sustainable development. This article is based on geophysical data and urban characteristics of this capital, compared to the other major European cities. We also present some of the previously proposed governmental initiatives in terms of natural spaces and lifestyle improvement, as well as what citizens believe to be improvements of their current living conditions. Through our research, we found that Bucharest possesses various sectors with a large demographic index. These condensed housing sectors, usually involving tall apartment buildings, could benefit from small parks, as well balcony or “vertical†gardens. Considering the great number of schools of this capital, green initiatives can be implemented in educational set-ups as well. Implementing previously proposed ideas such as the creation of a “green belt†would significantly improve the air quality, landscape and pedestrian security of the busy Bucharest. After all, maintaining a green and healthy urban area brings major benefits, and it should be a common goal for all its citizens. Besides the general public, this review article can be of particular interest to the city council and to researchers interested in civil engineering and urban development. Lastly, we strongly believe in the importance of the present study, since it contains up-to-date information and it customizes sustainability initiatives to the economical and social conditions of this city
Local Initiatives of Sustainable Development Stimulation. Case Study
Full text linkIn the recent years, the local authorities within the EU are facing a series of socio-economic and political challenges which they must adequately manage such as to ensure the increase of the quality of life of the citizens they represent: adaptation to the common market, reduction of the exclusion degree, as well as of social and territorial inequity, adaptation to the pace and innovations brought by the new technologies or, recently, the increase of the number of immigrants with respect to whom the local authorities are responsible to identify integration solutions.
In this context, the local authorities have a key-role on the path of ensuring sustainable development, by means of local initiatives specific to each collectivity, depending on the interests, needs, resources and actors managing them.
The paper at hand presents the road map of a set of initiatives taken by the Bucharest Municipality, appreciated as sustainable development engine, through competitiveness, innovation and human capital.
The methodology used is preponderantly qualitative and it is based on the analysis of official documents, key information and case study
Registration of motorvehicles and proposed improvements E-Government portal
Full text linkE-Government is to automate the process of new styles of management, strategy and conduct business. Facilitates the flow of information and significantly exceeds the physical barriers of traditional systems. As one aspect of the use of electronic administration, in this paper we will be based on the extension of the registration of motor vehicles through the E-Government portal of the Republic of Serbia. The aim of this work is to improve the service with certain proposals that facilitate the communication between the Interior Ministry and the citizens. The work consists of five chapters and conclusion. Chapter one is an introduction, the second is proposals to improve, the third is infrastructure and the trust of users, the fourth is smart government with m-government and the chapter five is the application for mobile devices. The conclusion is that the modern state consists of strong and centralized e-government, with innovative solutions
What Does the \u27Smart City\u27 Construct Not Yet Contain?
Full text linkAdriana-Carolina Bulz discusses contemporary humanistic limitations, paradoxes, false challenges and perspectives within a \u27Smart City\u27, while focusing on Don DeLillo’s novel Cosmopolis (2003). Eliza Bulz expands on financial drift to learn from previous mistakes (by way of the 2008-2013 global financial crisis, and more versus the estate boom trick), while Nicolae Bulz starts from the concept of "Knowledge Society" and works toward "Consciousness Society" alongside the \u27Smart City\u27 construct