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Lucian-Ionel CIOCA is a full professor at the "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, a position he acquired in 2007. Since 2010, he has been a doctoral advisor in Engineering and Management. His research focuses on management, human resources management, production systems engineering, ergonomics, circular economy, sustainability, occupational safety and health management. He is a member of the following professional organizations: The German General Engineer’s Association, The World Economics Association (WEA), United Kingdom, The General Association of Engineers in Romania, The Association of Doctoral and Excellence Activities in Business Engineering and Management, The Romanian Managers and Economical Engineers Association, and the Transylvanian Association for Romanian Literature and the Culture of Romanian People (ASTRA). In recognition of his research activity, he is the Editor in Chief of INMATEH - Agricultural Engineering (ISSN 2068 – 2239), and Associate Editor of Frontiers in Psychology (ISSN: 1664-1078), both journals indexed Web of Science and Scopus. He is also an editorial board member of the following journals indexed in Web of Science, and Scopus: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601), Polish Journal of Management Studies (ISSN 2081-7452), Quality-Access to Success (ISSN 1582-2559), Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050), and Safety (ISSN 2313-576X).
Currently, there are many different interpretations in the literature of what a circular economy is and how it functions. As cities are still facing challenges to become fully sustainable, the need for a comprehensive analysis of how the circular economy can be implemented in urban areas is increasing. This article aims at outlining circular cities by their key characteristics and to further explore and provide a framework for fostering circularity at the city level. In order to achieve this goal, we performed a systematic review and analyzed key papers published in the field of circular economy to determine how circular economy practices form circular cities. We discovered that cities play a focal role in facilitating the transition towards circularity through the closing of the loops, recirculation, technical innovation, policy elaboration and citizens’ support. However, city policymakers are still uncertain about how a circular city looks like and what its purpose is, as views are ranging from a strategic ambition to a niche concept of a smart city. Such uncertainty brings challenges, especially in the transition phase that many cities are in at the moment. This further implies that circular economy applied at the urban level still needs effort and innovation to successfully pass the transition phase from the linear economy. Therefore, lastly, we developed a framework model that can be adapted in other cities to facilitate their transition to circular cities.
Elena Lakatos; Geng Yong; Andrea Szilagyi; Dan Clinci; Lucian Georgescu; Catalina Iticescu; Lucian-Ionel Cioca. Conceptualizing Core Aspects on Circular Economy in Cities. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7549 .
AMA StyleElena Lakatos, Geng Yong, Andrea Szilagyi, Dan Clinci, Lucian Georgescu, Catalina Iticescu, Lucian-Ionel Cioca. Conceptualizing Core Aspects on Circular Economy in Cities. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):7549.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElena Lakatos; Geng Yong; Andrea Szilagyi; Dan Clinci; Lucian Georgescu; Catalina Iticescu; Lucian-Ionel Cioca. 2021. "Conceptualizing Core Aspects on Circular Economy in Cities." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7549.
Non-ferrous metals mining activities have long accompanied people, and began in the study area of South East Europe over 2000 years ago. The environment quality is significantly affected by both historic mining activities and contemporary impacts. All these problems, inducing synergic negative effects on local organism communities, have created a chronic state of pollution. The Corna Valley has one of the oldest historical human impacts in Romania due to the influence of mining. Fish and benthic macroinvertebrates have exhibited significant responses to long term mining effects on lotic systems. The analysis of macroinvertebrate communities, correlated with the lack of fish and some biotope characteristics, indicates that the Corna River presents a variety of categories of ecological status between sectors. The lack of fish reveals the poor ecological conditions. Technical and management solutions are proposed here to diminish the historical environmental problems and to avoid future ecological accidents, especially in an attempt to improve any construction plan concerning a possible new de-cyanidation dam and lake. Fish and benthic macroinvertebrates have exhibited significant responses to long term mining effects on lotic systems. Two management zones were identified, an upper zone which can be used as a reference area and a lower zone, where pollution remedial activities are proposed.
Doru Bănăduc; Angela Curtean-Bănăduc; Kevin Cianfaglione; John Akeroyd; Lucian-Ionel Cioca. Proposed Environmental Risk Management Elements in a Carpathian Valley Basin, within the Roşia Montană European Historical Mining Area. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 4565 .
AMA StyleDoru Bănăduc, Angela Curtean-Bănăduc, Kevin Cianfaglione, John Akeroyd, Lucian-Ionel Cioca. Proposed Environmental Risk Management Elements in a Carpathian Valley Basin, within the Roşia Montană European Historical Mining Area. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (9):4565.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDoru Bănăduc; Angela Curtean-Bănăduc; Kevin Cianfaglione; John Akeroyd; Lucian-Ionel Cioca. 2021. "Proposed Environmental Risk Management Elements in a Carpathian Valley Basin, within the Roşia Montană European Historical Mining Area." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 9: 4565.
Machining operations on computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools are essential for the machining industry. Most of these operations take place in machining workshops. Safety issues in machining workshops shops can affect not only the health of the operators, which is extremely important, but also the productivity of the process and the accuracy of the parts. The research presented in this article addresses the issue of evaluating the safety of a CNC machining workshop, using a combined approach based on the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and technique for order performance by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) methods. A set of four evaluation criteria was proposed and the methods of processing the information for each criterion were used to extract the significant data needed for the evaluation. The proposed method was used to select the safest CNC machining workshop out of a total of three considered for assessment.
Lucian-Ionel Cioca; Radu-Eugen Breaz; Sever-Gabriel Racz. Selecting the Safest CNC Machining Workshop Using AHP and TOPSIS Approaches. Safety 2021, 7, 27 .
AMA StyleLucian-Ionel Cioca, Radu-Eugen Breaz, Sever-Gabriel Racz. Selecting the Safest CNC Machining Workshop Using AHP and TOPSIS Approaches. Safety. 2021; 7 (2):27.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLucian-Ionel Cioca; Radu-Eugen Breaz; Sever-Gabriel Racz. 2021. "Selecting the Safest CNC Machining Workshop Using AHP and TOPSIS Approaches." Safety 7, no. 2: 27.
This study contemplates the factors that influence consumer intention, before and during the eruption of COVID-19, for the selection of healthy packaged food in Pakistan. The extant studies have identified two distinct attitudes of consumers about food label information: one is its usefulness and the second elucidates the avoidance. Hence forth, the current study contributes to the extant literature while signifying both reasons which motivate consumers to read food labels and reasons which discourage consumers from consult food labels at the point of purchase. Moreover, the impact of subjective norms and self-efficacy for healthy packaged food intentions has also been examined for both before the emergence of COVID-19 and during the spread of COVID-19. The underpinning of the proposed model has been justified by the behavioral reasoning theory. The cross-sectional data of 14,455 students has was collected from 10 universities through Microsoft Teams and Zoom. AMOS 21 was employed for the final analysis. The results indicate that before COVID-19 the subjective norms and self-efficacy were not the stimulating factors for the selection of healthy packaged food. On the contrary, during the COVID-19 outbreak, the subjective norms and self-efficacy divulged a significant effect. Moreover, the reasons to consult food labels are positively significant whereas the reasons to avoid food labels have negatively affected the consumer, both before COVID-19 and during COVID-19 outbreak, while endorsing healthy packaged food. Conclusively, COVID-19 has been proved to be a deterrent for unhealthy packaged food lovers while being a blessing for healthy packaged food.
Muhammad Zafar; Adnan Maqbool; Lucian-Ionel Cioca; Syed Shah; Shahjahan Masud. Accentuating the Interrelation between Consumer Intention and Healthy Packaged Food Selection during COVID-19: A Case Study of Pakistan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 2846 .
AMA StyleMuhammad Zafar, Adnan Maqbool, Lucian-Ionel Cioca, Syed Shah, Shahjahan Masud. Accentuating the Interrelation between Consumer Intention and Healthy Packaged Food Selection during COVID-19: A Case Study of Pakistan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (6):2846.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMuhammad Zafar; Adnan Maqbool; Lucian-Ionel Cioca; Syed Shah; Shahjahan Masud. 2021. "Accentuating the Interrelation between Consumer Intention and Healthy Packaged Food Selection during COVID-19: A Case Study of Pakistan." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 6: 2846.
The use of sewage sludge in agriculture decreases the pressure on landfills. In Romania, massive investments have been made in wastewater treatment stations, which have resulted in the accumulation of important quantities of sewage sludge. The presence of these sewage sludges coincides with large areas of degraded agricultural land. The aim of the present article is to identify the best technological combinations meant to solve these problems simultaneously. Adapting the quality and parameters of the sludge to the specificity of the land solves the possible compatibility problems, thus reducing the impact on the environment. The physico-chemical characteristics of the fermented sludge were monitored and optimal solutions for their treatment were suggested so as to allow that the sludge could be used in agriculture according to the characteristics of the soils. The content of heavy metals in the sewage sludge was closely monitored because the use of sewage sludge as a fertilizer does not allow for any increases in the concentrations of these in soils. The article identifies those agricultural areas which are suitable for the use of sludge, as well as ways of correcting some parameters (e.g., pH), which allow the improvement of soil quality and obtained higher agricultural production.
Catalina Iticescu; Puiu-Lucian Georgescu; Maxim Arseni; Adrian Rosu; Mihaela Timofti; Gabriel Carp; Lucian-Ionel Cioca. Optimal Solutions for the Use of Sewage Sludge on Agricultural Lands. Water 2021, 13, 585 .
AMA StyleCatalina Iticescu, Puiu-Lucian Georgescu, Maxim Arseni, Adrian Rosu, Mihaela Timofti, Gabriel Carp, Lucian-Ionel Cioca. Optimal Solutions for the Use of Sewage Sludge on Agricultural Lands. Water. 2021; 13 (5):585.
Chicago/Turabian StyleCatalina Iticescu; Puiu-Lucian Georgescu; Maxim Arseni; Adrian Rosu; Mihaela Timofti; Gabriel Carp; Lucian-Ionel Cioca. 2021. "Optimal Solutions for the Use of Sewage Sludge on Agricultural Lands." Water 13, no. 5: 585.
The objective of the study is to signify the impact of corporate social responsibility performance on state‐owned and non‐state‐owned enterprises' performance. The contributive concept of CSR performance has been formulated while contemplating total tax, staff expenditure, public welfare expenditure, social cost and total equity. To contemplate with deep insight, the moderating role of innovation input and output has been substantiated through empirical results. The data of 502 listed companies on Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has been endorsed for years 2009–2018. Empirical underpinnings reveal that corporate social responsibility performance boosts the non‐state‐owned enterprises' performance vehemently while state‐owned enterprises have proclaimed insignificant results. Comprehensively, innovation input has decelerated the Non‐state owned Enterprises' performance while innovation output has remained insignificant. Specifically, leverage has been signified as the most deterrent vehicle for declining the Non‐State Owned Enterprises' performance. Intuitively, the theoretical contribution is manifested while deducing the implicative aspect of legitimacy theory which emphasizes on the adoption of corporate social responsibility. Implicatively, the study recommends to ameliorate the corporate structure of state‐owned enterprises comprehensively so that advantage of corporate social responsibility may be attained vigorously. Doubtlessly, empirical results are reliable and authenticated due to the execution of GMM and 2SLS instrumental regressions.
Yingkai Tang; Aswad Akram; Lucian‐Ionel Cioca; Syed Ghulam Meran Shah; Muhammad Asim Ali Qureshi. Whether an innovation act as a catalytic moderator between corporate social responsibility performance and stated owned and non‐state owned enterprises' performance or not? An evidence from Pakistani listed firms. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 2021, 28, 1127 -1141.
AMA StyleYingkai Tang, Aswad Akram, Lucian‐Ionel Cioca, Syed Ghulam Meran Shah, Muhammad Asim Ali Qureshi. Whether an innovation act as a catalytic moderator between corporate social responsibility performance and stated owned and non‐state owned enterprises' performance or not? An evidence from Pakistani listed firms. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 2021; 28 (3):1127-1141.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYingkai Tang; Aswad Akram; Lucian‐Ionel Cioca; Syed Ghulam Meran Shah; Muhammad Asim Ali Qureshi. 2021. "Whether an innovation act as a catalytic moderator between corporate social responsibility performance and stated owned and non‐state owned enterprises' performance or not? An evidence from Pakistani listed firms." Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management 28, no. 3: 1127-1141.
Sustainable use of resources is an act of social responsibility, in which all the factors that benefit or exploit that resource are involved. Education, with its most important goal—finding a place in the labor market in the form of a career—is a process that involves multiple financial, human and institutional resources. The present study analyzes to what extent the careers that young people in Romania build correlate with their personal interests. Using the Holland Test, the interests of a group of engineering students were identified. It was observed that there are three typologies of people: those who have chosen their field of study according to their interests, those who are interested in interdisciplinary fields of which engineering is a part and the third category, who have no interest in the field of engineering. The percentages of the three categories are approximately equal, which should determine the change of educational policies in Romania, in the sense of promoting and practicing career guidance for the early discovery of young people’s interests and the sustainable convergence of all resources towards them.
Lucian-Ionel Cioca; Mihaela Bratu. Sustainability of Youth Careers in Romania—Study on the Correlation of Students’ Personal Interests with the Selected University Field of Study. Sustainability 2020, 13, 229 .
AMA StyleLucian-Ionel Cioca, Mihaela Bratu. Sustainability of Youth Careers in Romania—Study on the Correlation of Students’ Personal Interests with the Selected University Field of Study. Sustainability. 2020; 13 (1):229.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLucian-Ionel Cioca; Mihaela Bratu. 2020. "Sustainability of Youth Careers in Romania—Study on the Correlation of Students’ Personal Interests with the Selected University Field of Study." Sustainability 13, no. 1: 229.
Radian Belu; Alexandru Catalin Belu; Lucian-Ionel Cioca. A Decision Support Software Application For The Design Of Hybrid Solar Wind Power Systems ? As A Teaching Aid. 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings 2020, 12.31.1 -12.31.14.
AMA StyleRadian Belu, Alexandru Catalin Belu, Lucian-Ionel Cioca. A Decision Support Software Application For The Design Of Hybrid Solar Wind Power Systems ? As A Teaching Aid. 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings. 2020; ():12.31.1-12.31.14.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRadian Belu; Alexandru Catalin Belu; Lucian-Ionel Cioca. 2020. "A Decision Support Software Application For The Design Of Hybrid Solar Wind Power Systems ? As A Teaching Aid." 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings , no. : 12.31.1-12.31.14.
(1) Background: In the field of creativity studies there is always space for expansion and new conceptualizations of the methods involved. Therefore, we will present in this paper a brief arrangement of the methods used to enhance creativity and consider whether visual mnemonic devices can increase creativity. The devices are used in the teaching process in order to ease the remembering process by creating a visual representation. Visual mnemonic devices are techniques that increase creativity as part of their own performance. (2) Methods: We will use a quasi-experimental, nonequivalent group design, the procedure involving the use of visual mnemonic devices. (3) Results: The results show that the degree of abstracting increased after using visual mnemonic devices, along with fluency and other creativity dimensions. (4) Conclusions: The paper shows that the creativity increased, based on a national percentile system (along with standard creativity index), after using the visual mnemonics devices, thus demonstrating a case for integrating the visual mnemonic devices among methods to foster creativity.
Lucian-Ionel Cioca; Raluca Andreea Nerișanu. Enhancing Creativity: Using Visual Mnemonic Devices in the Teaching Process in Order to Develop Creativity in Students. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1985 .
AMA StyleLucian-Ionel Cioca, Raluca Andreea Nerișanu. Enhancing Creativity: Using Visual Mnemonic Devices in the Teaching Process in Order to Develop Creativity in Students. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (5):1985.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLucian-Ionel Cioca; Raluca Andreea Nerișanu. 2020. "Enhancing Creativity: Using Visual Mnemonic Devices in the Teaching Process in Order to Develop Creativity in Students." Sustainability 12, no. 5: 1985.
CNC (computer numerically controlled) machine tools are highly advanced technological systems, used to machine parts by means of metal cutting processes. Their structure and kinematics are very complex, involving accurate coordinated motions on three to five axes. Operating CNC machine tools is a complicated process, which can easily be affected by errors. Nowadays, safety systems and devices are developed in order to make this process safer and more user friendly. Modern CNC controllers are designed to deal with obvious sources of hazards, such as overloads (by means of various sensor systems) and collisions (by checking the NC code syntax and simulating it on the machine). However, despite of these safety systems, various unwanted events still occur during machining operations on CNC machine tools. These means that there are still certain hazards, not so obvious, which can severely affect the operation of CNC machine tools. This work tries to identify and hierarchize the above-mentioned hazards by using an AHP (analytic hierarchy process) approach. The results of the AHP emphasize which hazard has the biggest influence upon the CNC machine tools operation and consequently should be avoided. The results of this work could be used by the machine tools designers to develop new safety features for the existing CNC controllers. Also, the users of the machine tools could focus some of the safety measures during the machining process upon the most significant hazards pointed by the results of the research.
Sever-Gabriel Racz; Radu-Eugen Breaz; Lucian-Ionel Cioca. Hazards That Can Affect CNC Machine Tools during Operation—An AHP Approach. Safety 2020, 6, 10 .
AMA StyleSever-Gabriel Racz, Radu-Eugen Breaz, Lucian-Ionel Cioca. Hazards That Can Affect CNC Machine Tools during Operation—An AHP Approach. Safety. 2020; 6 (1):10.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSever-Gabriel Racz; Radu-Eugen Breaz; Lucian-Ionel Cioca. 2020. "Hazards That Can Affect CNC Machine Tools during Operation—An AHP Approach." Safety 6, no. 1: 10.
The relationship between sustainability and business has become one of the central debates at the national and international level in both industrialized and emerging countries. A series of existing business models lack some critical aspects. The automotive industry strongly affects economic development, requiring rethinking business models in order to reduce their impact on the environment. An evaluation of the websites of the major automotive industry companies shows they have reported sustainability (through different methods) and present various practices in implementing organizational sustainability (OS). This paper aims to present a new business model for the automotive industry that takes into account the three dimensions of sustainability and emphasizes the importance of involving stakeholders in the OS approach. This model is developed based upon the literature review of three focus groups with a participation of 33 automotive industry members, of which three are highly-skilled experts of the industry. The proposed sustainable development model is scientifically relevant as it considers that all dimensions of sustainability exist and aims to increase organizational capacity for sustainable organizational development. It is also relevant from a practical point of view because it has been developed and validated by industry experts with automotive industry companies, taking into account the industrial, technical, and technological requirements for organizational sustainability assessment. The findings of this research will guide shareholders and managers in planning and developing organizational strategies.
Lucian-Ionel Cioca; Larisa Ivascu; Attila Turi; Alin Artene; George Artur Găman. Sustainable Development Model for the Automotive Industry. Sustainability 2019, 11, 6447 .
AMA StyleLucian-Ionel Cioca, Larisa Ivascu, Attila Turi, Alin Artene, George Artur Găman. Sustainable Development Model for the Automotive Industry. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (22):6447.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLucian-Ionel Cioca; Larisa Ivascu; Attila Turi; Alin Artene; George Artur Găman. 2019. "Sustainable Development Model for the Automotive Industry." Sustainability 11, no. 22: 6447.
Computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools are complex production systems with fully automatic machine parts. Nowadays, high feed rates and machining speeds are used during the machining process. Human operators are still needed to set-up the machine, load/unload workpieces and parts, load the machining code, and supervise the machining process. The operators work in an environment where automated high-speed motions occur, and consequently, CNC machine tools have to be equipped with safety systems. The approach presented in this paper was to evaluate the main safety systems of CNC machine tools based upon the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The analyzed systems were divided into six main categories and compared pairwise using five criteria proposed by the authors. The approach and the obtained results significantly relied upon the situation found at the industrial company used as a benchmark for the research. The analysis reveals that, among considered safety devices, manually operated controls are the most efficient ones. Finally, a sensitivity analysis was conducted to test the stability of the AHP solution.
Sever-Gabriel Racz; Radu-Eugen Breaz; Lucian-Ionel Cioca. Evaluating Safety Systems for Machine Tools with Computer Numerical Control using Analytic Hierarchy Process. Safety 2019, 5, 14 .
AMA StyleSever-Gabriel Racz, Radu-Eugen Breaz, Lucian-Ionel Cioca. Evaluating Safety Systems for Machine Tools with Computer Numerical Control using Analytic Hierarchy Process. Safety. 2019; 5 (1):14.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSever-Gabriel Racz; Radu-Eugen Breaz; Lucian-Ionel Cioca. 2019. "Evaluating Safety Systems for Machine Tools with Computer Numerical Control using Analytic Hierarchy Process." Safety 5, no. 1: 14.
The rate of occupational accidents is increasing, leading to a number of organizational deficiencies. For European Union (EU), the non-fatal accident number in 2017 was 3,315,101. An increase in the number of accidents is recorded in many of the member states. In addition, the increase in accidents tends to focus on certain sectors and is due more to the increase in the incidence rate than the increase in the workforce. Companies in these industry sectors have also implemented less intensive prevention practices than firms in other sectors. Performing a statistical evaluation of non-fatal and fatal accidents is an important one. This assessment helps managers understand the importance of implementing prevention and control methods across organizations. For this research, we used series of data obtained from the Romanian National Institute of Statistics (NIS), Labor Inspection in Romania, and Eurostatof the European Commission. Data series evaluations were conducted for the EU and Romania. A qualitative assessment of the industry data series had been carried out. Furthermore, T-tests and analysis of variance analysis (ANOVA) were performed to identify the relationships between the frequency index of fatal and non-fatal accidents, and the categories chosen. The values obtained for men were significantly higher than those of female workers. Based on the results of the qualitative assessment and European and national strategies, an experimental model for the prevention and control of occupational accidents is proposed. At the end of the paper, the situation of labor accidents in Romania and Bulgaria, two EU member states, is assessed in the agriculture, forestry and fishing, manufacturing, construction and transport, and storage sectors. A series of trends are presented for the period 2018–2020. The results obtained from the evaluation of the data series represent an important core of the Romanian Labor Inspectorate for the development of strategic actions.
Larisa Ivascu; Lucian-Ionel Cioca. Occupational Accidents Assessment by Field of Activity and Investigation Model for Prevention and Control. Safety 2019, 5, 12 .
AMA StyleLarisa Ivascu, Lucian-Ionel Cioca. Occupational Accidents Assessment by Field of Activity and Investigation Model for Prevention and Control. Safety. 2019; 5 (1):12.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLarisa Ivascu; Lucian-Ionel Cioca. 2019. "Occupational Accidents Assessment by Field of Activity and Investigation Model for Prevention and Control." Safety 5, no. 1: 12.
Nowadays, companies are in the process of renewing their manufacturing lines by equipping them with modern five-axis CNC (computer numerical control) machining centers. The decision to select between different five-axis CNC machining centers, with similar technological capabilities is a difficult process, so the main goal of this work was to develop a method for assisting it. The proposed approach relies on seven technical criteria, four quantitative ones (traverse speed, thrust, spindle power, and spindle speed) which can be expressed by crisp numerical values, while the other three (flexibility, operation easiness, and setup time) are qualitative ones. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was used for ordering four variants of five-axis CNC milling machining centers. The qualitative criteria were processed using fuzzy systems to be expressed by crisp numerical values, suitable for AHP. Finally, the four variants of five-axis CNC milling machining centers were hierarchized and the best one was chosen. A sensitivity analysis was also unfolded to certify the robustness of the AHP.
Lucian-Ionel Cioca; Radu-Eugen Breaz; Sever-Gabriel Racz. Reducing the Risks during the Purchase of Five-Axis CNC Machining Centers Using AHP Method and Fuzzy Systems. Sustainability 2019, 11, 315 .
AMA StyleLucian-Ionel Cioca, Radu-Eugen Breaz, Sever-Gabriel Racz. Reducing the Risks during the Purchase of Five-Axis CNC Machining Centers Using AHP Method and Fuzzy Systems. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (2):315.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLucian-Ionel Cioca; Radu-Eugen Breaz; Sever-Gabriel Racz. 2019. "Reducing the Risks during the Purchase of Five-Axis CNC Machining Centers Using AHP Method and Fuzzy Systems." Sustainability 11, no. 2: 315.
Mechanical separation of light packaging waste is a useful practice for improving the quality of the recyclable waste flows and its exploitation in a frame of the circular economy. Materials Recovery Facilities can treat from 3000 to 5000 tons per year of light packaging waste. Concerning the plastic content, this is divided in four flows: PET, HDPE, other plastics, and waste rejects. The last two are generally used for energy recovery. For improving the quality of the recyclable plastic waste, a manual separation is required for reducing the impurities detectable in the final products. However, this practice could enhance the risk at work of the operators, which should be constantly monitored. This article explores the main differences of a manual separation and of a mechanical separation, assessing the costs and the health risk for the workers. The analysis started from the situation in an Italian Materials Recovery Facility, generalizing the context; a future scenario with the application of a mechanical separation is theoretically introduced. The main results obtained suggest that the manual separation plant improves the quality of the material, though increasing the risk of the operators due to the possible contact with sharp waste, sanitary danger, and risk of injuries for the mismanagement of machines, among others. The mechanical separation can be considered a real advantage from an economic point of view, since the operating costs are lower and the investment could be recovered in around 10 years, in an Italian-like context. On balance, on the one hand, the article provides indications for the private sector for improving the management of a Materials Recovery Facility, while, on the other hand, it detects the main pros and cons of both methodologies.
Lucian Ionel Cioca; Navarro Ferronato; Paolo Viotti; Elena Magaril; Marco Ragazzi; Vincenzo Torretta; Elena Cristina Rada. Risk Assessment in a Materials Recycling Facility: Perspectives for Reducing Operational Issues. Resources 2018, 7, 85 .
AMA StyleLucian Ionel Cioca, Navarro Ferronato, Paolo Viotti, Elena Magaril, Marco Ragazzi, Vincenzo Torretta, Elena Cristina Rada. Risk Assessment in a Materials Recycling Facility: Perspectives for Reducing Operational Issues. Resources. 2018; 7 (4):85.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLucian Ionel Cioca; Navarro Ferronato; Paolo Viotti; Elena Magaril; Marco Ragazzi; Vincenzo Torretta; Elena Cristina Rada. 2018. "Risk Assessment in a Materials Recycling Facility: Perspectives for Reducing Operational Issues." Resources 7, no. 4: 85.
This paper deals with waste management in the tourism sector, specifically in the agro-tourism structures. Two regions of Romania and Italy have been considered as case studies in order to promote good practices and actions for sustainable municipal solid waste management. Specific criteria to adopt for the sustainable consumption of beverages and food and for the sustainable use of packaging of various types have been analyzed and suggested. The adoption of an indicator at the level of the single tourist structure has been proposed to help self-analysis that is aimed at setting the priorities of intervention for improving its environmental sustainability.
Ramona Giurea; Ilaria Precazzini; Marco Ragazzi; Moise Ioan Achim; Lucian-Ionel Cioca; Fabio Conti; Vincenzo Torretta; Elena Cristina Rada. Good Practices and Actions for Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management in the Tourist Sector. Resources 2018, 7, 51 .
AMA StyleRamona Giurea, Ilaria Precazzini, Marco Ragazzi, Moise Ioan Achim, Lucian-Ionel Cioca, Fabio Conti, Vincenzo Torretta, Elena Cristina Rada. Good Practices and Actions for Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management in the Tourist Sector. Resources. 2018; 7 (3):51.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRamona Giurea; Ilaria Precazzini; Marco Ragazzi; Moise Ioan Achim; Lucian-Ionel Cioca; Fabio Conti; Vincenzo Torretta; Elena Cristina Rada. 2018. "Good Practices and Actions for Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Management in the Tourist Sector." Resources 7, no. 3: 51.
With a rapidly growing world population and the need to address the issue of consumption of global resource and its associated environmental impacts and other social and economic issues, the demand for a responsible consumption, production and prevention of waste generation become increasingly crucial. With this broad characterization of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP), businesses based on circular economy should become the norm. With this goal in mind, an online questionnaire survey was performed on a nationwide scale, to explore consumers’ behaviors and attitudes. It was distributed in all four of Romania’s macro-regions and reached 642 respondents. The purpose of the study has been to better understand consumers’ behavior regarding sustainable consumption and production and examine whether generations play a role in responsible consumer attitudes toward the products. Three generations (X, Y, and Z) have been examined and compared. The results show that what extent those three generation agree with the environment and the benefits of reducing resource consumption, also waste generation, selective collection, recycling and reuse. However, most of them have not adopted and do not intend to adopt consumer patterns based on the circular economy. The findings provide empirical evidence and directions that could help marketers identify their consumer’s characteristics and market segments and develop consumer empowerment strategies on the Romanian market.
Elena Lakatos; Lucian-Ionel Cioca; Viorel Dan; Alina Ciomos; Oana Crisan; Ghita Barsan. Studies and Investigation about the Attitude towards Sustainable Production, Consumption and Waste Generation in Line with Circular Economy in Romania. Sustainability 2018, 10, 865 .
AMA StyleElena Lakatos, Lucian-Ionel Cioca, Viorel Dan, Alina Ciomos, Oana Crisan, Ghita Barsan. Studies and Investigation about the Attitude towards Sustainable Production, Consumption and Waste Generation in Line with Circular Economy in Romania. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (3):865.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElena Lakatos; Lucian-Ionel Cioca; Viorel Dan; Alina Ciomos; Oana Crisan; Ghita Barsan. 2018. "Studies and Investigation about the Attitude towards Sustainable Production, Consumption and Waste Generation in Line with Circular Economy in Romania." Sustainability 10, no. 3: 865.
Trentino (an Italian Province located in the northern part of the country) is equipped with a management system of municipal solid waste collection at the forefront. Among the most positive aspects, there is a great ability for waste separation at the source and a consequent low production of residual municipal solid waste for disposal. Latest data show a gross efficiency of selective collection that has recently reached 80%, one of the highest values in Italy. This study analyzed the “Trentino system” to identify the main elements that have been at the base of the current efficient model. This provided an opportunity to propose a selective collection quality index (SCQI), including collection efficiency for each fraction, method of collection, quality of the collected materials, presence of the punctual tariff and tourist incidence. A period relevant for the transition of the collection system to the recent one was chosen for the demonstrative adoption of the proposed indicators in order to determine the potential of the index adoption. Results of the analysis of this case study were obtained in a quantitative form thanks to the sub-parameters that characterize the proposed index. This allowed selected collection decision makers to focus intently on a territory to find criticalities to be solved. For instance, the use of the index and its sub-indicators in the case of Trentino identified and comparatively quantified the local problems resulting from the presence of a large museum in a small town, tourism peaks in some valleys, and a delay in the punctual tariff adoption. The index has been proposed with the aim to make available an integrated tool to analyze other areas in Italy and abroad.
Elena Rada; Claudio Zatelli; Lucian Cioca; Vincenzo Torretta. Selective Collection Quality Index for Municipal Solid Waste Management. Sustainability 2018, 10, 257 .
AMA StyleElena Rada, Claudio Zatelli, Lucian Cioca, Vincenzo Torretta. Selective Collection Quality Index for Municipal Solid Waste Management. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (1):257.
Chicago/Turabian StyleElena Rada; Claudio Zatelli; Lucian Cioca; Vincenzo Torretta. 2018. "Selective Collection Quality Index for Municipal Solid Waste Management." Sustainability 10, no. 1: 257.
Nowadays the global tourism growth has caused a significant interest in research focused on the impact of the tourism on environment and community. The purpose of this study is to introduce a new ranking for the classification of tourist accommodation establishments with the functions of agro-tourism boarding house type by examining the sector of agro-tourism based on a research aimed to improve the economic, socio-cultural and environmental performance of agrotourism structures. This paper links the criteria for the classification of agro-tourism boarding houses (ABHs) to the impact of agro-tourism activities on the environment, enhancing an eco-friendly approach on agro-tourism activities by increasing the quality reputation of the agro-tourism products and services. Taking into account the impact on the environment, agrotourism can play an important role by protecting and conserving it.
L. I. Cioca; R. Giurea; I. Precazzini; M. Ragazzi; M. I. Achim; M. Schiavon; E. C. Rada. Agro-tourism and ranking. TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY: TMREES18 2018, 1968, 020022 .
AMA StyleL. I. Cioca, R. Giurea, I. Precazzini, M. Ragazzi, M. I. Achim, M. Schiavon, E. C. Rada. Agro-tourism and ranking. TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY: TMREES18. 2018; 1968 (1):020022.
Chicago/Turabian StyleL. I. Cioca; R. Giurea; I. Precazzini; M. Ragazzi; M. I. Achim; M. Schiavon; E. C. Rada. 2018. "Agro-tourism and ranking." TECHNOLOGIES AND MATERIALS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY: TMREES18 1968, no. 1: 020022.
Waste management in European Union has long being regulated by the 4Rs principle, i.e. reduction, reuse, recycling, recovery, with landfill disposal as the last option. This vision recently led the European Union (especially since 2015) to the introduction of virtuous goals based on the rejection of linear economy in favour of circular economy strongly founded on materials recovery. In this scenario, landfill disposal option will disappear, while energy recovery may appear controversial when not applied to biogas production from anaerobic digestion. The present work aims to analyse the effects that circular economy principles introduced in the European Union context will have on the thermochemical waste treatment plants design. Results demonstrate that indirect combustion (gasification + combustion) along with integrated vitrification of the non-combustible fraction of treated waste will have a more relevant role in the field of waste treatment than in the past, thanks to the compliance of this option with the principles of circular economy.
E. C. Rada; M. Ragazzi; Vincenzo Torretta; G. Castagna; L. Adami; L. I. Cioca. Circular economy and waste to energy. AIP Conference Proceedings 2018, 1968, 030050 .
AMA StyleE. C. Rada, M. Ragazzi, Vincenzo Torretta, G. Castagna, L. Adami, L. I. Cioca. Circular economy and waste to energy. AIP Conference Proceedings. 2018; 1968 (1):030050.
Chicago/Turabian StyleE. C. Rada; M. Ragazzi; Vincenzo Torretta; G. Castagna; L. Adami; L. I. Cioca. 2018. "Circular economy and waste to energy." AIP Conference Proceedings 1968, no. 1: 030050.