Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. XIV
Written by Raluca Lucia DINCULOIU, Daniel SIMULESCU, Carmen Otilia RUSĂNESCU, Irina Aura ISTRATE, Gabriel Alexandru CONSTANTIN, Mihaela BEGEA, Edmond MAICAN, Gheorghe VOICU, Maria CIOBANU
This study represents an assessment of the spatio-temporal dynamics of anthropic pressure in the Olteț Piedmont (a subdivision of the Getic Piedmont), located in the southern part of Romania. With the help of ArcGIS 10.5 software, we managed to process the statistical data provided by Dolj, Olt, Gorj and Vâlcea County Statistics Offices (for 2004 and 2014) by creating a vector database and calculating the following environmental indicators: population density, human pressure through arable land use (0.68 ha/inh. - 2014), landscape naturality (0.29 ha/ha - 2014), environmental change (12.91 ha/ha - 2014) and landscape artificialization (0.053 ha/ha - 2014). By comparing the results, for the two reference years (2004 and 2014), we managed to identify some areas were the anthropogenic impact on the environment of the Olteț Piedmont is significantly. Thus, the southern part of the piedmont is the most affected especially by the expansion of rural areas around the major urban areas (such as Craiova, Filiași, Balș, Piatra-Olt, and Drăgășani cities); built-up area increased from 17,110 hectares to 17,248 hectares. The central and northern part of the piedmont, widely forested, is very little affected by the impact of human activities.
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