RURAL LIFE AND RURAL SYSTEMS BETWEEN

Commission on the
Sustainability of Rural Systems
COMMISSION ON THE SUSTAINABILITY
OF RURAL SYSTEMS - IGU
Commission sur le
Développement Durable
et les Systèmes Ruraux
22nd Annual Colloquium
Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems
International Geographical Union
Bucharest and Sibiu, Romania
24 August - 3 September 2014
RURAL LIFE AND RURAL SYSTEMS
BETWEEN TRADITION AND INTEGRATED
URBAN-RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Organizers
Commission on the Sustainability of Rural Systems – IGU
University of Bucharest – CICADIT (Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Research on
Territorial Dynamics)
Professional Association of Romanian Geographers – APGR
Organising Committee
Professor Ioan IANOȘ (University of Bucharest, CICADIT – local organizer)
Professor Ana FIRMINO (CSRS Chair, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal)
Professor Doo-Chul KIM (CSRS Chair, Okayama University)
PhD Cătălina ANCUȚA (West University of Timișoara)
Professor Cristian BRAGHINĂ (University of Bucharest, CICADIT)
PhD Loreta CERCLEUX (APGR)
PhD Cristina MERCIU (University of Bucharest, CICADIT)
PhD Mirela PARASCHIV (University of Bucharest, CICADIT)
PhD(c) Irina SAGHIN (University of Bucharest, CICADIT)
PhD Andrei SCHVAB (University of Bucharest, CICADIT)
PhD Igor SIRODOEV (University of Bucharest, CICADIT)
PhD Ilinca-Valentina STOICA (APGR)
Professor Cristian TĂLÂNGĂ (APGR)
PhD Natașa VĂIDIANU (University of Bucharest, CICADIT)
PhD Daniela ZAMFIR (APGR)
COLLOQUIUM THEMES
1. New theories on the contemporary rural development;
2. Sustainability of the rural life in relation to the economic performance;
3. Returning to rural traditions as perennial values for the modernization of the rural
communities;
4. Applied polycentrism in the rural systems development;
5. Urban sprawl and planned suburbanization;
6. Present day changes in the urban-rural / rural-urban migration flows;
7. Diversity of urban-rural interactions and regional development;
8. Other themes connected with the main topic.
VENUE
CICADIT, University of Bucharest
36-46 M. Kogălniceanu Blv.
Bucharest, Romania
http://www.cicadit.ro/en/events1.html
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
24 August, Bucharest:
Arrival of the participants in Bucharest
Evening Welcome party
25 August, Bucharest:
Official Opening and Welcome remarks by Co-Chairs of the Commission
Paper session
Lunch at the University restaurant
Afternoon visit of the Palace of the Parliament
Dinner at the University restaurant
26 August, Bucharest – Sibiu:
Travel by bus to Sibiu
Lunch in Sibiu area
Afternoon – city centre visit in Sibiu
Dinner at the University restaurant in Sibiu
27 August, Sibiu:
Paper session
Lunch at the University restaurant
Paper session
Dinner at the University restaurant
28 August, Sibiu:
Paper session
Lunch at the University restaurant
Paper session
Dinner at the University restaurant
29 August, Sibiu (mobile workshop):
Sibiu – Săliște – Jina – Orlat – Cisnădie – Sibiu
Paper session in Săliște
Lunch in Săliște
Visit of the rural area
Dinner in Sibiu
30 August: Sibiu (mobile workshop):
Sibiu – Biertan – Mediaș – Copșa Mică – Ocna Sibiului – Sibiu
Paper session in Biertan
Lunch in Biertan
Visit of the rural area
Gala dinner in Sibiu – closure of the colloquium
31 August – 02 September, Fieldtrip:
31 August, Sibiu – Deva
Visit of the rural areas on the route: Sibiu – Alba-Iulia – Abrud – Câmpeni – Brad – Deva
Lunch in Alba-Iulia
Accommodation in Deva
Dinner in Deva
01 September, Deva – Târgu Jiu
Visit of the rural areas on the route: Deva – Hațeg – General Berthelot – Clopotiva – Râu de
Mori – Baru Mare – Petroșani – Târgu Jiu
Breakfast in Deva
Visit of Hațeg area
Lunch in Hațeg – Petroșani area
Accommodation in Târgu Jiu
Dinner in Târgu Jiu
02 September, Târgu Jiu – Bucharest
Visit of the rural areas on the route: Târgu Jiu – Novaci – Berbești – Vaideeni – Horezu –
Râmnicu Vâlcea – Bucharest
Breakfast in Târgu Jiu
Lunch in Vaideeni
Arrival in Bucharest
03 September, Bucharest
Departure of the participants
PAPERS
Participants are invited to submit full papers of 8-15 pages, under the themes of the
colloquium, until 15 November 2014. Papers will be sent for review and accepted papers will
have three options for publication, according to the publishing requirements of each journal:
Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences
http://www.ubm.ro/sites/CJEES/
Papers on sustainable development of rural environments
Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis
http://www.jurareview.ro/
Papers on regional development and urban-rural relations
Annals of the Professional Association of Romanian Geographers
http://apgr.eu/analele-APGR.php
Papers on other themes related to the rural systems
Full papers should be submitted to the local organizer (Professor Ioan Ianoș [email protected]) as an attached file, using the following provisional format:
Language: English
Font: Times New Roman 12 pt
Spacing: single spacing
Alignment: Justify
Title of paper: Upper case, Times New Roman 14 pt, Bold, Center
Name of author/s: Times New Roman 12 pt; Center; first name followed by surname in
capitals; followed by the institutional address in plain text; and email address in italics
Corresponding author: if different from the first author, write in brackets after the name
Institutional affiliation: the institutional affiliation of each author should be given
Endnotes or sub scripts: should not be used
REGISTRATION FEE
Early Registration Fee (by May 31)*
200 Euro
Late Registration Fee (from June 1st until July 31st)*
250 Euro
Participant who joins the fieldtrip
from 31th of August to 2nd of September (early registration)**
400 Euro
Participant who joins the fieldtrip
from 31th of August to 2nd of September (late registration)**
450 Euro
Accompanying person Registration Fee*
150 Euro
Accompanying person who joins the fieldtrip
from 31th of August to 2nd of September**
350 Euro
* The registration fee includes participation during the full period of the paper session and it does NOT include
accommodation costs during the colloquium (24 August-30 August and 02-03 September) in Bucharest and Sibiu.
** The registration fee includes participation during the full period of the paper session, it does NOT include
accommodation costs during the colloquium (24 August-30 August and 02-03 September) in Bucharest and Sibiu, but
it includes accommodation costs during the fieldtrip (31 August-02 September: 2 nights).
PAYMENT DETAILS
The corresponding registration fee may be paid by bank transfer, under the mention
“IGU-CSRS Colloquium participation fee for [your name here]”, to the following bank
account:
ASOCIATIA PROFESIONALA A GEOGRAFILOR DIN ROMANIA
BANK - CEC BANK SA
(S. M. BUCURESTI, SALA PALATULUI AGENCY)
EURO account IBAN - RO04CECEB319C1EUR3715117
CF – RO25807732
After the payment, please send us an email to inform us.
ACCOMMODATION IN ROMANIA
There are several options to book accommodation in Bucharest and Sibiu during the
conference:
I. Bucharest – city centre/University of Bucharest (Conference Venue: 36-46 M.
Kogălniceanu Blv.)
Period: 24-26 August (2 nights); 02-03 September (1 night)
1. booking made through the organizers – please contact the organizers for this option
(two hotels near the conference venue with special prices for the University guests)
University Hotel 2*
Single Room - 100 lei/night
Double Room - 160 lei/night
Siqua Hotel 4*
http://www.hotelsiqua.ro/en/
Single Room - 200 lei/night, breakfast included
Double Room - 240 lei/night, breakfast included
1 Euro = 4.5 lei (Romanian currency)
2. booking made through a tourism agency recommended by the organizers – please use
the following details for this option
Contact person: Sergiu Baboi
Tourism agency: Condor Hunting & Business Travel
E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected]
Phone number: +4 021 320 62 72 / +4 021 320 62 32; +4 0732 134 422
Website: www.condortour.ro
3. booking made on your own
II. Sibiu – city centre
Period: 26-31 august (5 nights)
1. booking made through a tourism agency recommended by the organizers – please use
the following details for this option
Contact person: Sergiu Baboi
Tourism agency: Condor Hunting & Business Travel
E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected]
Phone number: +4 021 320 62 72 / +4 021 320 62 32; +4 0732 134 422
Website: www.condortour.ro
2. booking made on your own