The Land of Buzau - Revision history

Catalina Olariu at 18:47, 25 July 2009

2009-07-25T18:47:05Z

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	=== Rationale: Why is this case study interesting? ===		=== Rationale: Why is this case study interesting? ===
	*This case study is interesting because it presents an area that is going to be declared a Geopark. It is a case with many questions and also with lots of constraints because the territory is composed of economically disadvantaged areas but with a rich [[geological]], [[biological]] and [[cultural potential]], potential that it is not exploited. The combination of these elements leads to a specific local landscape. The geopark territory presents an almost optimum balance between natural and anthropic, balance that should be maintained.		*This case study is interesting because it presents an area that is going to be declared a Geopark. It is a case with many questions and also with lots of constraints because the territory is composed of economically disadvantaged areas but with a rich [[geological]], [[biological]] and [[cultural potential]], potential that it is not exploited. The combination of these elements leads to a specific local landscape. The [[geopark territory]] presents an almost optimum balance between natural and anthropic, balance that should be maintained.

	* A geopark is a protected area, but also a tool to ensure sustainable development of the communities. This development includes also tourism, which can lead to destruction of the initial values, because of uneducated tourists and uneducated local communities.		* A geopark is a protected area, but also a tool to ensure sustainable development of the communities. This development includes also tourism, which can lead to destruction of the initial values, because of uneducated tourists and uneducated local communities.

Catalina Olariu: /* Which research questions does it generate? */

2009-07-25T18:33:53Z

Which research questions does it generate?

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	=== Which research questions does it generate? ===		=== Which research questions does it generate? ===
	~~Short statement plus background notes~~
			- Can locals adapt to the new industry (tourism) without destroing their traditions?

			- Can tourist be responsible for their actions?

			- Can this project of landscape protection and value be implemented with succes?

			- Can the geoparks project be implemented with success?

			- Can the EE (environmental education) programs change the humas perception over nature?

	=== ANALYSIS PHASE - Image Gallery ===		=== ANALYSIS PHASE - Image Gallery ===

Catalina Olariu: /* Future development directions */

2009-07-25T18:22:39Z

Future development directions

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 Besides the geoparks objectives (especially the developement of tourism in this area, sustainable developement of the districts from the geopark, the conservation of the biodiversity and geodiversity, etc.) with which we agree, we propose the next important objectives for a good and complete developement strategy of the geopark, because the actual one aims the socio-cultural context and a haotic developement of the tourism could destroy the initial values and the local landscape:
-''1.	Conservation, protection and to value the specific landscape from The Land of Buzau.
+''1.	Conservation, protection and to value the specific landscape from The Land of Buzau.''
-.	Revitalization of the geopark’s area and value the natural, material, human and cultural potential aiming a sustainable and balanced developement of the territory with ecological (environmental frendly) solutions.''
+''2.	Revitalization of the geopark’s area and value the natural, material, human and cultural potential aiming a sustainable and balanced developement of the territory with ecological (environmental frendly) solutions.''
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Catalina Olariu: /* Future development directions */

2009-07-25T17:42:34Z

Future development directions

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	=== Future development directions ===		=== Future development directions ===
	* How is the area~~/project/plan evolving?~~
	* Are there any future goals?		Besides the geoparks objectives (especially the developement of tourism in this area, sustainable developement of the districts from the geopark, the conservation of the biodiversity and geodiversity, etc.) with which we agree, we propose the next important objectives for a good and complete developement strategy of the geopark, because the actual one aims the socio-cultural context and a haotic developement of the tourism could destroy the initial values and the local landscape:
	~~Illustration: Map/diagram/sketches photos~~ and ~~background notes~~
			''1. Conservation, protection and to value the specific landscape from The Land of Buzau.

			2. Revitalization of the geopark’s area and value the natural, material, human and cultural potential aiming a sustainable and balanced developement of the territory with ecological (environmental frendly) solutions.''

	=== Peer reviews or critique ===		=== Peer reviews or critique ===

Catalina Olariu: /* Author's perspective */

2009-07-25T17:24:50Z

Author's perspective

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	The project for The Land Of Buzau Geopark (Geoparcul Tinutul Buzaului) was and it is an interdisciplinary project, containing the contribution (intake/work) of geographers, geologists and also sociologists, botanists, anthropologists, etc. but entirely missing the landscapers.		The project for The Land Of Buzau Geopark (Geoparcul Tinutul Buzaului) was and it is an interdisciplinary project, containing the contribution (intake/work) of geographers, geologists and also sociologists, botanists, anthropologists, etc. but entirely missing the landscapers.
	Initially, our involvement was voluntary as exhibition designers for the exhibitions to launch the project of the future geopark initiated by Buzau County council in collaboration with Geomedia Center (University of Bucharest), coordinated by Alexandru Andrasanu.		Initially, our involvement was voluntary as exhibition designers for the exhibitions to launch the project of the future geopark initiated by Buzau County council in collaboration with Geomedia Center (University of Bucharest), coordinated by Alexandru Andrasanu.
	In time, both the project coordinator and us, realized how important it was to involve someone that could deal with recovery and preservation of the landscape and also put it in value in the future projects of the Geopark, as a complementary axis to the strategic directions.		In time, both the project coordinator and us, realized how important it was to involve someone that could deal with recovery and preservation of the landscape and also put it in value in the future projects of the Geopark, as a complementary axis to the strategic directions, so our project aims the landscape in the future geopark.

	=== Landscape and/or urban context===		=== Landscape and/or urban context===

Catalina Olariu: /* Analysis of design/planning process */

2009-07-25T17:23:16Z

Analysis of design/planning process

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	* How was the area/project/plan formulated and implemented?		* How was the area/project/plan formulated and implemented?
	*Were there any important consultations/collaborations?		*Were there any important consultations/collaborations?
	~~Illustration~~: ~~Map/diagram/sketches photos~~ and ~~background notes~~
			For now the case study site it is not a protected area: the geopark project is still in progress, waiting for different political approvals. The site was elected to be declarated a geopark for all the geological, bilogical and cultural wonders that it presents inside the 18 districts.

			The project of the geopark was made by Geomedia Center (from University of Bucharest), Buzau Council, all 18 districts city halls, in colaboration with the National Museum of Natural History Grigore Antipa, the National Museum of Geology, the Romanian Peasant Museum, APM Buzau, etc.

	=== Analysis of use/users ===		=== Analysis of use/users ===

Catalina Olariu: /* Analysis of program/function */

2009-07-25T17:08:55Z

Analysis of program/function

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	=== Analysis of program/function ===		=== Analysis of program/function ===
	* What are the main functional characteristics?		* What are the main functional characteristics?
	* How have they been expressed or incorporated?
	~~Illustration~~: ~~Map/diagram/sketches photos and background notes~~		To exemplify the main characteristics of the site, we choose to present them as a small list:

			-rural area

			-agriculture: orchards, wineyards, pasures, breeding;

			-industry:extractive industry

			-great landscapes

	=== Analysis of design/planning process ===		=== Analysis of design/planning process ===

Catalina Olariu: /* Analysis of use/users */

2009-07-25T16:51:53Z

Analysis of use/users

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	=== Analysis of use/users ===		=== Analysis of use/users ===
	* How is the area/project/plan used and by whom?
	* Is the use changing? Are there any issues?
	~~Illustration: Map/diagram/sketches photos and background notes~~

			Because we are talking here about a large area we only generalised a few characters of use/users.
			The site is represented by a rural area with a housing concentration especially along the rivers valleys and with different relationships of land use between the districts. Depending on the type of the villages there are different land use: eg: near the gathered villages the locals are using the land for agriculture, while in the scattered villages they use it for pastures.
			90% of the land it is used by locals most of them for for own purpose; there are few investitors in this area: especially in Berca where the industry sector is very developed.

			The land use is strating to change because there not many young people willing to take the old traditions further; they migrate to the big cities in order to go to school or to find something better to work so they can earn money.

	=== Cross-cutting questions ===		=== Cross-cutting questions ===

Catalina Olariu: /* What can be generalized from this case study? */

2009-07-25T16:29:23Z

What can be generalized from this case study?

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	=== What can be generalized from this case study? ===		=== What can be generalized from this case study? ===
	*Are there any important theoretical insights?
	~~Short statement plus background notes~~		The geoparks territory presents some malfunctions at the infrastructure level, in the socio-economic and cultural context and also in the environmental context, BUT it has a great potential regarding sights/atractivities, benefiting of many geological, cultural and religious targets, and last but not least the impressive landscape potential wich is a result of superposition and intersection of all landscape types with all their elements.

	=== Which research questions does it generate? ===		=== Which research questions does it generate? ===

Catalina Olariu: /* Landscape and/or urban context */

2009-07-25T16:09:55Z

Landscape and/or urban context

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	Cultural diversity: the territory of the geopark is situated at the interference of three Romanian provinces loaning something from all, without denying its own identity: dominance of the countryside, village settlement along the river valleys, the existence of isolated hamlet with old traditions, the existence of powerful and ancient religious and monastic center, traditionally clothing, traditional architecture, cultural and arhitectural monuments, boundary stones and religious crosses, and also customs, legends, stories, festivals.		Cultural diversity: the territory of the geopark is situated at the interference of three Romanian provinces loaning something from all, without denying its own identity: dominance of the countryside, village settlement along the river valleys, the existence of isolated hamlet with old traditions, the existence of powerful and ancient religious and monastic center, traditionally clothing, traditional architecture, cultural and arhitectural monuments, boundary stones and religious crosses, and also customs, legends, stories, festivals.


	*Overall character

	=== Cultural/social/political context===		=== Cultural/social/political context===