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Graduate in architecture engineering, focus on urban planning, from the Karlsruhe University of Technology, Germany. Decade abroad in Germany and Italy (Pavia, two times as Marie Curie fellow, the second one as intra-European individual fellowship), then worked as a research scientist at the "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism, Romania, where also the doctorate title is from. Later on, a Vasile Pârvan postdoctorate in Rome, Italy. Other travels led to Montreal, Canada, Faro, and Lisbon in Portugal, and Budapest, Hungary. Member of the external body of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (grants), and of 2 ICOMOS committees: ISCARSAH and ISCEC. Another post-doctorate was with European funds in geography at the University of Bucharest, where I also worked on some projects and obtained the psycho-pedagogy certification. From the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology: certificates in multimedia work, project management, English for business, and international competence. Management committee member in 3 COST actions, substitute in 2 actions and observer in 1 action, WG member in 2 further actions. Steering committee member at Network for Digital Methods in Arts and Humanities. (Co)convener of an EGU session for 20 years. Member of the team of some projects such as SFB461 in Germany (research assistant) and the INTERREG DANUrB project. Research focuses on the preservation of early 20th century heritage against disasters.
Land cover and use changes are important to study for their impact on ecosystem services and ultimately on sustainability. In urban environments, a particularly important research question addresses the relationship between urbanization-related changes and biodiversity, subject to controversies in the literature. Birds are an important ecological group, and useful for answering this question. The present study builds upon the hypothesis according to which avian diversity decreases with urbanization. In order to answer it, a sample of 4245 observations from 650 sites in Annaba, Algeria, obtained through the point abundance index method, were investigated by computing Shannon-Wiener’s diversity index and the species richness, mapping them, and analyzing the results statistically. The findings confirm the study hypothesis and are relevant for planning, as they stress the role of urban green spaces as biodiversity hotspots, and plead for the need of connecting them. From a planning perspective, the results emphasize the need for interconnecting the green infrastructure through avian corridors. Moreover, the results fill in an important lack of data on the biodiversity of the region, and are relevant for other similar Mediterranean areas. Future studies could use the findings to compare with data from other countries and continents.
Hani Aouissi; Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor; Mostefa Ababsa; Maria Boştenaru-Dan; Mahmoud Tourki; Zihad Bouslama. Influence of Land Use on Avian Diversity in North African Urban Environments. Land 2021, 10, 434 .
AMA StyleHani Aouissi, Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor, Mostefa Ababsa, Maria Boştenaru-Dan, Mahmoud Tourki, Zihad Bouslama. Influence of Land Use on Avian Diversity in North African Urban Environments. Land. 2021; 10 (4):434.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHani Aouissi; Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor; Mostefa Ababsa; Maria Boştenaru-Dan; Mahmoud Tourki; Zihad Bouslama. 2021. "Influence of Land Use on Avian Diversity in North African Urban Environments." Land 10, no. 4: 434.
This paper describes the greening of ash dumps from two thermal power plants located in Romania, in the villages of Mintia and Doicești, two rural areas neighboring middle-sized cities, both with architectural, archaeological and landscape heritage. Currently, the two Romanian villages have different fates in the context of shrinking cities, and solutions from the industrialized country of Germany that are more advanced in closing polluting thermal power plants are examples of this. Thus, the greening of industrial waste is one of the current challenges of the energy shift towards renewable energy. Nature-based solutions such as the proposed use of the biodegradable geo-textile in the greening is one of the current trends. The development of the biodegradable geo-textile was contemporary with the creation of the International Building Exhibition (Internationale Bauaaustellung—IBA) Emscher Park in the ancient industrial coal mining Ruhr area, in Germany; later research, around 10 years ago, explored soil pollution at these two Romanian thermal power plants. A recent research study investigated the conversion of the industrial buildings of the thermal power plant in Doicești, however, these buildings were demolished at the end of last year. Mintia thermal power plant continues to function. This paper explores the current challenges of industrial brownfields, energy shift, ecology, the 21st yearly session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris and “Laudato si”, spanning 30 years of history and the legacy of the research over this time.
Maria Bostenaru Dan; Magdalena Bostenaru-Dan. Greening the Brownfields of Thermal Power Plants in Rural Areas, an Example from Romania, Set in the Context of Developments in the Industrialized Country of Germany. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3800 .
AMA StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan, Magdalena Bostenaru-Dan. Greening the Brownfields of Thermal Power Plants in Rural Areas, an Example from Romania, Set in the Context of Developments in the Industrialized Country of Germany. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (7):3800.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan; Magdalena Bostenaru-Dan. 2021. "Greening the Brownfields of Thermal Power Plants in Rural Areas, an Example from Romania, Set in the Context of Developments in the Industrialized Country of Germany." Sustainability 13, no. 7: 3800.
Landslides threaten transportation ways infrastructure, ex. after deforestation. Geotextiles on mountain sites were observed in France, including at the COST action TU1401 "Renewable energy and landscape quality" (COST RELY) final conference which at the UNESCO geoheritage of Chaîne des Puys (Pidon et al, 2016), presented in the EGU geoheritage sessions as well. This paper presents research on biodegradable geosynthetics which are also able to stabilise ground in a different large scale setting after laboratory setting. The large scale setting is stabilisation of flying ash at the thermo power of Mintia and Doicesti in Romania (Siminea and Bostenaru, 2008, Bostenaru et al, 2010), right before closure. Nature based solutions gained attention in the last decade and the blue-green infrastructure approach is reevaluated in this presentation. Preda (2011) dealt with the degradation of soil in these two locations. Pleasea (2011) dealt with how to reactivate the industrial rural area of the Doicesti thermal power as alternative to demolition, which however happened late 2020. The location of both Mintia and Doicesti is examined also from the point of view of the vicinities (the former court archeological remains in Doicesti and the neighbouring Targoviste and the castle ruins and Modernist architecture in Deva near which Mintia is). Another reevaluation is the turn towards renewable energy (see COST RELY). With this turn thermopower, one of the most important in Romania along with hydropower which has been examined in the action, needs to be rethought. The IBA Emscher Park (Shaw, 2002, Bostenaru, 2007) in the Ruhr area in Germany was a participative large scale retrofit in the 1990s of a former coal mining region and therefore the high tech renewable energy among converted industry buildings, some of which UNESCO heritage. Experience in urban renewal of industrial buildings in Germany will be compared with success stories in water industry connected to slope greening at the water works in Suceava.
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Bostenaru Dan, M. (2007): Von den Partizipationsmodellen der 70er Jahre zu Kommunikationsformen Ende des XXten Jahrhunderts in Architektur und Städtebau, Cuvillier, Göttingen.
Bostenaru M., Siminea I., Bostenaru Dan M. (2010): Use of geotextiles for mitigation of the effects of man-made hazards such as greening of waste deposits in frame of the conversion of industrial areas, Geophysical Research Abstracts 12, EGU2010-13293.
Pidon A., Niemiec D., Sabourault P. (2016): Mise en sécurité d’un dépôt de résidus detraitement de minerai de plomb-argentifère, Pontgibaud, Auvergne. Journées Nationalesde Géotechnique et de Géologie de l’Ingénieur, Nancy, France
Plesea, S. M. (2019): Potentialul zonelor industriale abandonate in context rural, master dissertation, "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism.
Preda C.-E. (2011): Impactul poluantilor produsi de termocentralele pe carbune asupra solurilor. Studii de caz: termocentralele Doicesti, Rovinari si Mintia, doctoral dissertation, University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography.
Siminea I., Bostenaru M. (2008): Biodegradable geocomposite a material for the future,to be applied in slope protection and recovery of waste dumps, Scientific Bulletin of“Politehnica” University of Timişoara, Romania Transactions on Hydrotehnics 53/67(1), pp. 75-78
Shaw, R. (2002): The International Building Exhibition (IBA) Emscher Park, Germany:A Model for Sustainable Restructuring?, European Planning Studies, 10(1), pp. 77-97
Magdalena Bostenaru; Maria Bostenaru Dan. Nature based solutions against environmental risks: biodegradable geosynthetics. 2021, 1 .
AMA StyleMagdalena Bostenaru, Maria Bostenaru Dan. Nature based solutions against environmental risks: biodegradable geosynthetics. . 2021; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMagdalena Bostenaru; Maria Bostenaru Dan. 2021. "Nature based solutions against environmental risks: biodegradable geosynthetics." , no. : 1.
Napoleon founded, after drainage and demolition, the Giardini in Venice, which in the 19th century (1985 first edition) started to be the ground for the Venice Biennale. Pavillions were built for different countries, after the model of World Exhibitions. The Venice Biennale was at the begin an art exhibition. Since 1975 the Art Biennale takes place alternatively with the architecture Biennale, each of them every two years. In 2016, the 15th Architecture Biennale was curated by Alejandro Aravena and had the title "Reporting from the front". The Biennale features central pavillions at the Giardini and at the Arsenale (a younger extension), and in the free spaces, and also 61 national pavillions. Google Arts and Culture archived the Biennale 2016 as a museum and it can be consulted also afterwards by anyone. Among others, it called for contributions presenting how architecture is dealing with natural disasters. The overall call and interdependence between natural disasters mitigation and sustainability will be presented. The response to the call was mainly approaching man-made disasters, but also installations on climate change dedicated museums or on disaster resistant infrastructure by Marte architects. The curator himself received 2016 the Pritzker prize, the most prestigious one for architecture, among others for acclaimed work in reconstructing 2010 after an earthquake and tsunami in Chile, using participatory means. Participatory means have an important footprint at the Biennale. 2006 already the USA presented at the Biennale in their Pavillion dealing with the aftermath of Kathrina.
The contribution at the EGU will compare this approach with the latest developments in participatory approaches to disaster management, also approached in other research works of the author (ex. NHESS publication from 2004, present in the encyclopedia entry), and of dedicated associations (ex. i-REC). It is an endeavour of the contribution of the author to show how architecture and urban planning can contribute to disaster mitigation, also in this session. The author visited the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale and will report a first hand experience with artistic presentation of the approach to disasters.
Maria Bostenaru Dan. Natural disasters and architecture: the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale "Reporting from the front". 2021, 1 .
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Elena Petrova; Maria Bostenaru Dan. Preface: Natural hazard impacts on technological systems and infrastructures. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 2020, 20, 2627 -2631.
AMA StyleElena Petrova, Maria Bostenaru Dan. Preface: Natural hazard impacts on technological systems and infrastructures. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 2020; 20 (10):2627-2631.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElena Petrova; Maria Bostenaru Dan. 2020. "Preface: Natural hazard impacts on technological systems and infrastructures." Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 20, no. 10: 2627-2631.
This contribution presents the way the construction material reinforced concrete was introduced at the beginning of the 20th century, from both the technical (Hennebique system) and the philosophical points of view. The philosophy underlying the use of this material is evident in the theories on finding a language of form corresponding to tectonics, and its dialogue with timber, formulated by certain notable practicing architects of the time across Europe. Not to be neglected are aspects relating to the conservation of material and to interventions carried out over time. In Modernist times, this meant a change from the artistic expression of Art Nouveau. Today, it means technical adaptation. The paper addresses thus sustainability of intervention versus conservation.
Maria Bostenaru Dan. Building the Future on Lessons of Historic Reinforced Concrete. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5925 .
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Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan. 2020. "Building the Future on Lessons of Historic Reinforced Concrete." Sustainability 12, no. 15: 5925.
Between the Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism in Bucharest, Romania and the Szechenyi Istvan University in Gyor, Hungary a cooperation agreement was concluded between the first and fourth author regarding disaster management. A first step was taken in January 2020 starting the reciprocical visits by a visit of the third author to the Romanian university. Exchange encompassed participation to master level courses at the Master Urban Design (urban prospective: urban vulnerability and protection of localities against risks, the later taught by the second author, who is also a titular member of the doctoral school) and a lecture at the doctoral school with discussions moderated by the first and third authors. The conclusions were discussed with the master students as well. The innovative in the cooperation is that it regards how urban planners can contribute to disaster management and infrastructures in a field where they can best plan. Master students learn how to design urban projects while doctoral candidates do research in this, and are thereof complementary. Cooperation will continue by various national and bilateral schemes. This contribution shows the conclusions of the discussions.
Maria Bostenaru Dan; Cristina Olga Gociman; Mirela Adriana Anghelache; Orsolya Kegyes-Brassai. Romanian-Hungarian cooperation in the field of reduction of seismic risk to infrastructures. 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan, Cristina Olga Gociman, Mirela Adriana Anghelache, Orsolya Kegyes-Brassai. Romanian-Hungarian cooperation in the field of reduction of seismic risk to infrastructures. . 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan; Cristina Olga Gociman; Mirela Adriana Anghelache; Orsolya Kegyes-Brassai. 2020. "Romanian-Hungarian cooperation in the field of reduction of seismic risk to infrastructures." , no. : 1.
1712 Swabian immigration started to Sathmar county on today's Romania territory. This followed closing the Sathmar peace 1711 after a war which left lands empty without work force. The colonists came from Upper Swabia, which is today Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The immigration took about one century. The colonists came by means of ships called Ulmer Schachtel from Ulm on the Danube, for which reason these are the first Danube Swabians. The later waves of colonists were brought by Emperor Maria Theresia to further areas in Banat and Hungary. Within a DOMUS scholarship in the home country, the author investigated how patterns of architecture were brought by the migrants from their old to their new home, including church and vernacular architecture. The colonists came from an area where much of the land belonged to monasteries, and following the end of the 30 years war an intense construction activity started, in Baroque style, which led to what is today the Upper Swabian Baroque Street. Investigation of Zsiros assessed the magnitude of the 1834 Érmellék earthquake, which affected this area, by effects on vernacular architecture. But also churches displayed earthquake damage, as research of Julia Bara shows, including destruction of towers and vaults. Churches were built by foreign architects such as Josef Bittheuser from Würzburg and Franz Sebastian Rosenstingl from Vienna. The churches of the later in Vienna displayed damages with time as well. Within the research of the author these damages were mapped and connected to patters of earthquake safe construction in the home country, which is also affected by moderate earthquakes. Particularly in case of vernacular architecture, the houses of the colonists are related to other typologies of Danube Swabians but not to those which can be observed in the houses conserved in village museums, from which some date from before the migration. This can be explained by their destruction. The oldest identified one is one of the ancestors of the author, dated by genealogy data to be built around 1840. The in situ conserved museum house is of a more recent date. The vernacular housing typology was investigated employing the GEM taxonomy based on the World Housing Encyclopedia questionnaire. Relevant for the session is how migration patterns result in architectural shape patterns, for which the author also participated in building a society game. Migration has been mapped by means of story maps as well, but also using Gephi network analysis. The effects of the anthropic hazard of war on letting large amounts of population move (migration) are also relevant for the session.
Maria Bostenaru Dan. The 1834 Ermellek earthquake effects and the architecture of migration after war in Baroque times. 2020, 1 .
AMA StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan. The 1834 Ermellek earthquake effects and the architecture of migration after war in Baroque times. . 2020; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan. 2020. "The 1834 Ermellek earthquake effects and the architecture of migration after war in Baroque times." , no. : 1.
Maria Bostenaru Dan. international cooperation. 2019, 1 .
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"Water as hazard and water as heritage" was an international workshop funded by the European Geosciences Union and run in frame of the "Spazi aperti" international event of the Romanian Academy in Rome, along with other cultural events. The "Spazi aperti" (open spaces) event is an international exhibition inviting the scholars in arts and humanities at other foreign academies in Rome, an international city. The convener of the workshop, the first author, was Vasile Pârvan fellow at that time in Rome, on a topic about water, and volunteered to the "Spazi aperti" event, whose curator was Roxana Mihaly. Fellows from different academies contributed to the book. Participation was multidisciplinary, from geosciences to archeology, art history, architecture and urban and landscape planning. Participation was also international, from Romania, Italy, the USA, the UK and Germany. In 2018 the report was published, with support of the Marie Curie Alumni Association, which also supports participation to present the book at the EGU GA in 2019. Marie Curie Alumni contributed to the book. Working on the report has been supported by two short term scientific missions in frame of the COST action TD1406 ("Intelligent management of heritage buildings"), both under the mentorship of Alex Dill, co-editor of the book, a conference stay in Karlsruhe funded by the Marie Curie Alumni Association and a mobility project of the Romanian science authority (PN-III-P1-1.1-MC2017-1334), all leading to Karslruhe, Germany. The book has also been presented at the Romanian Architecture Biennale 2018, an event in frame of the European Year of Cultural Heritage of the European Commission. The book has also been announced on platforms such as the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and CORDIS of the European Union (https://cordis.europa.eu/news/rcn/129019_de.html). A contact has been established to present also on the EGU blog. The book contains an overview of the event (both the Spazi aperti exhibition and the workshop, including its webpage) and the abstracts of the presentations, along with images and the CVs of the presenters. The presentations include: symbols of water in the work of Carlo Scarpa, water as hazard in case of earthquakes, postwar riverfront reconstruction, water in the arts, waterways across Europe, water and archaeology (architecture and archaeology, Roman baths, virtual museums), water sketching, waterscapes, precipitation estimation, water and natural risks in smart cities, pastoralism and water, new forms of water in landscape. The countries covered are in Europe and beyond (near East), including different countries in Europe than those of the authors (such as Danemark and the Balkans for example). The contributions display the dual character of water, between hazard (geoscience) and heritage (arts), and thus link to previous contributions of the first author to the EGU, co(convening) since 2002 the session on natural hazards’ impact on urban areas and...
Maria Bostenaru Dan; Alex Dill; Roxana Mihaly; Maria Beatrice Andreucci; Mirela Adriana Anghelache; Gruia Badescu; Ciprian Buzila; Daniela Calciu; Oana Diaconescu; Anca Cezarina Fulger; Mark Kelly; Marina Mihaila; Cristian Banica; Maria Montopoli; Beniamino Murgante; Michele Nori; Patricia Osmond; Eva Pietroni; Roxana Maria Triboi. Water as hazard and water as heritage: Report of the European Geosciences Union Topical Event in Rome, 13.-14. June 2016. 2019, 1 .
AMA StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan, Alex Dill, Roxana Mihaly, Maria Beatrice Andreucci, Mirela Adriana Anghelache, Gruia Badescu, Ciprian Buzila, Daniela Calciu, Oana Diaconescu, Anca Cezarina Fulger, Mark Kelly, Marina Mihaila, Cristian Banica, Maria Montopoli, Beniamino Murgante, Michele Nori, Patricia Osmond, Eva Pietroni, Roxana Maria Triboi. Water as hazard and water as heritage: Report of the European Geosciences Union Topical Event in Rome, 13.-14. June 2016. . 2019; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan; Alex Dill; Roxana Mihaly; Maria Beatrice Andreucci; Mirela Adriana Anghelache; Gruia Badescu; Ciprian Buzila; Daniela Calciu; Oana Diaconescu; Anca Cezarina Fulger; Mark Kelly; Marina Mihaila; Cristian Banica; Maria Montopoli; Beniamino Murgante; Michele Nori; Patricia Osmond; Eva Pietroni; Roxana Maria Triboi. 2019. "Water as hazard and water as heritage: Report of the European Geosciences Union Topical Event in Rome, 13.-14. June 2016." , no. : 1.
In the call of 2015, the European Geosciences Union funded the workshop "Water as hazard and water as heritage", to take place in Rome in the consecutive year. The frame for the workshop was given by the "Spazi aperti" (=open spaces) event at the Accademia di Romania a Roma, where the convener (Maria Bostenaru Dan) was a fellow that time on a topic related to water and architecture. Spazi aperti XIV, the edition of 2016, was curated by Roxana Mihaly, former fellow of Accademia di Romania a Roma. The integration reached over the day of oral presentations, as posters of the workshop were displayed in frame of the exhibition in a creative way. Accademia di Romania a Roma opens in frame of Spazi aperti all its spaces, not only the conference room, and the posters were displayed in an underground corridor ending in spaces with related artistic works (for example the convener participated with an installation). The artists invited come from other foreign accademies in Rome, Rome being a city to be visited by scientists from humanities and artists since a number of centuries ("all ways lead to Rome"). This ensured international participation from Europe and beyond. The geosciences were also well represented, which enabled the dialogue between science and the arts. After the talks guided tours were organised to related exhibitions on water in related museums which emphasized the archaeology dimension. Apart of this event there were a number of scientific and musical events accompanying the exhibition, strenghening the dialogue. The event was part of the "month of international culture" in Rome, highly mediatised, and different of the exhibitions of just own fellows in other foreign academies. In 2018 the book was published and is subject of a poster in another session (EGU2019-2000) which all attendees are invited to see. More about the event can be followed on the webpage https://sites.google.com/site/egutopicalevent/
Maria Bostenaru Dan; Roxana Mihaly; Maria Beatrice Andreucci; Mirela Adriana Anghelache; Gruia Badescu; Ciprian Buzila; Daniela Calciu; Oana Diaconescu; Anca Cezarina Fulger; Mark Kelly; Marina Mihaila; Cristian Banica; Mario Montopoli; Beniamino Murgante; Patricia Osmond; Eva Pietroni; Roxana Maria Triboi. Water as hazard and water as heritage at Spazi Aperti exhibition in Rome. 2019, 1 .
AMA StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan, Roxana Mihaly, Maria Beatrice Andreucci, Mirela Adriana Anghelache, Gruia Badescu, Ciprian Buzila, Daniela Calciu, Oana Diaconescu, Anca Cezarina Fulger, Mark Kelly, Marina Mihaila, Cristian Banica, Mario Montopoli, Beniamino Murgante, Patricia Osmond, Eva Pietroni, Roxana Maria Triboi. Water as hazard and water as heritage at Spazi Aperti exhibition in Rome. . 2019; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan; Roxana Mihaly; Maria Beatrice Andreucci; Mirela Adriana Anghelache; Gruia Badescu; Ciprian Buzila; Daniela Calciu; Oana Diaconescu; Anca Cezarina Fulger; Mark Kelly; Marina Mihaila; Cristian Banica; Mario Montopoli; Beniamino Murgante; Patricia Osmond; Eva Pietroni; Roxana Maria Triboi. 2019. "Water as hazard and water as heritage at Spazi Aperti exhibition in Rome." , no. : 1.
The reduction of seismic risk through the retrofitting of historic buildings serves catastrophe management. In the application of such measures, actors from the spheres of the passive public, experts, as well as active affected people, are involved. The focus of this work is on planning management in the expert area, with a detailed view on the decision space between goals, means, benefits and costs. Buildings of a typology were modelled, and the models translated using a finite elements software with fibre-based modelling of plasticity. The concept of retrofit elements was developed, in order to connect building surveys, construction management, structural simulations, and costs computation based on devices, all related to these retrofit elements. With a view to the general methodology, in order to compare the costs for repairs to buildings after an earthquake with the costs associated with preventive retrofitting of an undamaged building, several cases were considered: damages on a non-retrofitted building, damages on retrofitted building, retrofitting on an undamaged building, retrofitting on a pre-damaged building, and the subsequent damages in an earthquake for the last two. The innovative part of this research lies in the use of the tension-elongation approach to models of building size. Such an analysis allows not only the description of ways of collapsing and the setting of limit states, but also exactly the specific amount and position of the structural members which fail in certain performance criteria. This type of results can form the basis for interdisciplinary studies, such as economic efficiency studies. The method was applied for early reinforced concrete buildings, which are common in Bucharest, Romania, in a deterministic method which takes into account recorded earthquakes. In conclusion, depending on the size of an earthquake, the timing and extent of the retrofit to be applied differ, if we are to obtain cost savings in preventive retrofitting compared to post-earthquake repair. This is presented through a range of costs curves.
Maria Bostenaru Dan. Decision Making Based on Benefit-Costs Analysis: Costs of Preventive Retrofit versus Costs of Repair after Earthquake Hazards. Sustainability 2018, 10, 1537 .
AMA StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan. Decision Making Based on Benefit-Costs Analysis: Costs of Preventive Retrofit versus Costs of Repair after Earthquake Hazards. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (5):1537.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan. 2018. "Decision Making Based on Benefit-Costs Analysis: Costs of Preventive Retrofit versus Costs of Repair after Earthquake Hazards." Sustainability 10, no. 5: 1537.
Due to heavy urbanisation, approaches in greener cities are required. This is addressed by a number of initiatives, including seeing the city as an ecosystem, and the dialogue between economy and ecology. Sustainable and resilient cites mean connection between the city and the landscape, bringing the landscape into the city, for example through nature based solutions such as green walls or through more open spaces which are green, such as urban parks. In this context the landscape quality of the city can be judged. The renewable energy in the city can relate to solar energy of the passive house which can be a house of heavy geomaterials. In this contribution the authors present their approach to sustainable and resilient cities, including the first author’s approach to renewable energy and landscape quality. The first author would like to thank the Inclusiveness Target Countries grant scheme for supporting participation in the conference to represent the COST Action TU1401 (http://www.cost-rely.eu/).
Maria Bostenaru Dan; Ira Didenkulova; Gianna Avellis; Magdalini Theodoridou; Mirela Adriana Anghelache. Women in greening the city: solutions to more self-sufficient and resilient urban communities. 2018, 1 .
AMA StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan, Ira Didenkulova, Gianna Avellis, Magdalini Theodoridou, Mirela Adriana Anghelache. Women in greening the city: solutions to more self-sufficient and resilient urban communities. . 2018; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan; Ira Didenkulova; Gianna Avellis; Magdalini Theodoridou; Mirela Adriana Anghelache. 2018. "Women in greening the city: solutions to more self-sufficient and resilient urban communities." , no. : 1.
Maria Bostenaru Dan. classical method. 2017, 1 .
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Maria Bostenaru Dan; Cerasella Crăciun; Bucharest Ion Mincu Uversity Of Architecture And Urbanism. Creativity and Spatial Urban and Landscape Perception in Architectural Imagination. 9th LUMEN International Scientific Conference Communicative Action & Transdisciplinarity in the Ethical Society 2017, 4, 67 -79.
AMA StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan, Cerasella Crăciun, Bucharest Ion Mincu Uversity Of Architecture And Urbanism. Creativity and Spatial Urban and Landscape Perception in Architectural Imagination. 9th LUMEN International Scientific Conference Communicative Action & Transdisciplinarity in the Ethical Society. 2017; 4 (1):67-79.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan; Cerasella Crăciun; Bucharest Ion Mincu Uversity Of Architecture And Urbanism. 2017. "Creativity and Spatial Urban and Landscape Perception in Architectural Imagination." 9th LUMEN International Scientific Conference Communicative Action & Transdisciplinarity in the Ethical Society 4, no. 1: 67-79.
Maria Bostenaru Dan. Architecture Travels to Rome. WLC 2016 World LUMEN Congress. Logos Universality Mentality Education 2016, 128 -134.
AMA StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan. Architecture Travels to Rome. WLC 2016 World LUMEN Congress. Logos Universality Mentality Education. 2016; ():128-134.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Bostenaru Dan. 2016. "Architecture Travels to Rome." WLC 2016 World LUMEN Congress. Logos Universality Mentality Education , no. : 128-134.
“Digital Media Art in the Upper Rhine Valley. Conservation – Restoration – Sustainability” is a European project that ran from January 2010 to December 2012 by ZKM (Centre for Art and Media) and five partners from France and Switzerland in the upper Rhine valley. The exhibition, entitled, “Digital Art Conservation. The Challenges of Conservation,” curated by Bernhard Serexhe, Chiara Marchini Camia, and Arnauld Obermann was presented to various partners. It featured the 10 case studies from the project, from iconic media art pieces such as Jeffrey Shaw’s Legible City to contemporary Macromedia Director works such as Antoine Schmitt’s “still living”. Older works display the problem of hardware that became difficult to preserve, sometimes of analogue signals, which drew attention to the future of the contemporary. Some works were updated in the framework of the project. A book was published afterwards, with the same title, on the theoretical background.
Maria Boştenaru Dan; Alex Dill. Digital Art Conservation: Review of the Book and an Itinerant Exhibition Resulting from a European Project. Space and Time Visualisation 2016, 141 -148.
AMA StyleMaria Boştenaru Dan, Alex Dill. Digital Art Conservation: Review of the Book and an Itinerant Exhibition Resulting from a European Project. Space and Time Visualisation. 2016; ():141-148.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Boştenaru Dan; Alex Dill. 2016. "Digital Art Conservation: Review of the Book and an Itinerant Exhibition Resulting from a European Project." Space and Time Visualisation , no. : 141-148.
Several computer-aided methodologies are available to select buildings or urban areas for priority action by those involved in earthquake preparedness measures. These serve to measure the criteria after which structural engineers, project managers, or regional planners will set priorities. The potential for interactivity between the computer tool and its user decides the possibilities and limits in meeting the optimal solution. Usage of strong motion data to predict damage to buildings and urban areas is exemplified. The development of tools suitable to set priority criteria to protect urban settlements from earthquake impact is shown.
Maria Boştenaru Dan. Limits and Possibilities of Computer Support in Priority Setting for Earthquake Risk Reduction. Space and Time Visualisation 2016, 281 -302.
AMA StyleMaria Boştenaru Dan. Limits and Possibilities of Computer Support in Priority Setting for Earthquake Risk Reduction. Space and Time Visualisation. 2016; ():281-302.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Boştenaru Dan. 2016. "Limits and Possibilities of Computer Support in Priority Setting for Earthquake Risk Reduction." Space and Time Visualisation , no. : 281-302.
In concluding this book, the author presents the initial thoughts in which context both 2D and 3D representations can be found regarding employment of digital methods for translating past, present, and future art and architecture objects into virtual reality. Approaches to this can be grouped into 3D city models, digital modelling of landscape, digital survey of building and landscape, employment of digital photo and video and their mapping and participative methods of mapping and modelling for decision making. This grouping led to the structure of the book, which is presented here. Authors from leading laboratories in the field in Europe, with whom the author collaborated through exchange visits, common applications, networks, and conference participation were invited either as authors or reviewers. The framework of the cooperation is presented. In detail, a review of Digital Landscape Architecture 2013 is given as an example. Conclusions are drawn on how this networking influenced the research presented in this book which contributed to the overall framework of NeDiMAH research, highlighting thus the way virtual mobility can contribute to research. Future initiatives are also presented.
Maria Boştenaru Dan; Cerasella Crăciun. Conclusions. Space and Time Visualisation 2016, 303 -318.
AMA StyleMaria Boştenaru Dan, Cerasella Crăciun. Conclusions. Space and Time Visualisation. 2016; ():303-318.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria Boştenaru Dan; Cerasella Crăciun. 2016. "Conclusions." Space and Time Visualisation , no. : 303-318.
This work deals with the different methods of building surveys. Special attention is paid to the record of building geometry. But methods of investigation of building materials are also considered. First, the classic approach to surveying buildings is presented to the readers. Proven measurement techniques are explained on the basis of sketches; the instruments used in this case are presented with color images. In the later chapters of this work, the reader is introduced to modern building survey systems. The use of a standard computer allows numerical evaluations of photos and makes the interpolation between two points in space measured in situ possible in the office. The monitoring of onsite measurements and the (also associated) reduced personnel costs by using site-ruggedized laptops are also discussed. But especially, the mystical world of photogrammetry is entered. The mathematical background is explained for the most part and software developed at IMB shows how to master façade evaluations using a photo and everyday programming means (the source code is located in Appendix C). Investigation processes of building materials and the fledgling recording system “laser pantograph” complete the circle of modern building acquisition systems. The use of computers causes in every area of daily life an automatic increase in information density. This fact is taken into account by modeling considerations in the last section.
Gregor Bourlotos; Maria Boştenaru Dan. Building Survey System for the Representation of the Load-Bearing Structure. Space and Time Visualisation 2016, 207 -231.
AMA StyleGregor Bourlotos, Maria Boştenaru Dan. Building Survey System for the Representation of the Load-Bearing Structure. Space and Time Visualisation. 2016; ():207-231.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGregor Bourlotos; Maria Boştenaru Dan. 2016. "Building Survey System for the Representation of the Load-Bearing Structure." Space and Time Visualisation , no. : 207-231.