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ASSESSMENT OF THE ANTHROPIC IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS OF THE FĂGĂRAŞ MOUNTAINS. CASE STUDY: TRANSFĂGĂRĂŞAN HIGHWAY AND VIDRARU HYDROENERGETIC DEVELOPMENT

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Environmental change caused by human activities.
The effect of environmental change on human settlements.

Abstract

Human activity has produced changes on Făgăraş Mountains, particularly in the beginning of the XIXth century. This took many forms such as forest's burning and cleaning in order to extend  pasture areas, excessive pasture, forest's exploitation, minerals extraction, uncontrolled turism etc. New infrastructural elements such as the construction of accumulation dames (Vidraru), and the Transfagarasan highway, have also appeared since. Clearing and generally bad exploitation of these forests, represent the main anthropical action leading to the bursting of the slope's balance and to active morphodynamic effects too. This was made, first of all, for the extension of pasture surfaces both on the high peaks of Fagaras Mountains, and on the affluent/tributary stream valleys of Arges, beginning with the middle of the XVIIIth century. Then, it was also caused by the extensive extraction of the forsts' wood for sale, beginning with the second behalf of the XIXth century. The irrational exploitation of forests, to which the delay of reforestation and amelioration measures was added, generated conditions for an intense manifestation of slope processes with repercussions lasting to date. Bad exploitation has, thus, continued during the past few decades too (particularly after 1990, when a part of the forests were given back to their rightful owners). The system of tree-cutting practiced in some regions, eventually led to a complete removal of forest trees from great surfaces in the basins of the following valleys: Modrogazu, Cumpăna, Cumpeniţa, Oticul, Valea cu Peşti, Valea Lupului, Calugarita, to mention but a few affluent valleys of Arges. Frequently enough, this led to the rise of various consequential processes, among which are landslides, rain-wash, gully erosion etc. An ample pastoral process, with a transhumant character, was developed with generally moderate repercussions. Between the XIXth and XXth centuries (particularly in this period's first part), extensions of the pasture surfaces, by cuttings, clearings and arsons, took place.

DOI

10.21608/ejec.2009.96556

Keywords

anthropic impact, environmental components, Fagaras mountains, Romania

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1

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1

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14556

Issue Date

2009-10-01

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2008-07-27

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2009-10-01

Page Start

47

Page End

53

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2090-2271

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2090-6005

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1,344

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Journal

Publication Title

The Egyptian Journal of Environmental Change

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https://ejec.journals.ekb.eg/

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ASSESSMENT OF THE ANTHROPIC IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS OF THE FĂGĂRAŞ MOUNTAINS. CASE STUDY: TRANSFĂGĂRĂŞAN HIGHWAY AND VIDRARU HYDROENERGETIC DEVELOPMENT

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23 Jan 2023