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http://geografie.uvt.ro/

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Keywords

Human Geography, Social Geography, Political Geography, Regional development

Biography

Nicolae Popa is Professor of Geography at the West University of Timișoara and Director of the Center for Regional Development, Cross-Border Studies and Spatial Planning (CDR-START). Since 2010, he conducts doctoral theses at the West University of Timișoara. From 2017, he is associate member of the doctoral school of IIDL of the Valencia University and Castellon University, Spain. He was also an associate member of the doctoral school of the University of Angers, France. He has carried out 42 research and development projects in the fields of social geography, political geography, spatial development and cross-border cooperation, projects financed from European, national or local funds. Currently, his research focuses on the issue of creative industries, tourism and urban regeneration, especially in the European capitals of culture.

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Employment (1)

Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara / West University of Timisoara: Timisoara, Timis, RO

1991-10-01 to present | Phd Professor/ Director of the CDR-START Research Center (Department of Geography)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Universitatea din București: Bucuresti, RO

1993-10-01 to 1999-02-18 | PhD (Geography)
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Universitatea din București / University of Bucharest: Bucharest, Capital, RO

1981-10-01 to 1985-07-15 | Bachelor Degree in Geography (Department of Geography)
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Works (10)

Culture-led urban regeneration in post-socialist cities: From decadent spaces towards creative initiatives

Cities
2025-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2025.105707
Contributors: Nicolae Popa; Ana-Maria Pop; Alexandra-Camelia Marian-Potra
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A Sample of Resilient Intercultural Coexistence in Ethnic Hungarian, Serbian and Bulgarian Communities in Western Romania

Social Sciences
2022-07-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/socsci11080320
Contributors: Iancu-Constantin Berceanu; Nicolae Popa
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grade
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Independent Creative Activities in Two Large Cities in Romania

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2021-07 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18147674
Contributors: Nicolae POPA; Ana-Maria Pop; Alexandra-Camelia Marian-Potra; Pompei Cocean; Gheorghe-Gavrilă Hognogi; Nicoleta Afrodita David
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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TOURISTS’ OR RESIDENTS’ PRIORITY? A DOUBLE PERSPECTIVE ON AN EMERGING TOURIST DESTINATION

GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites
2020-03-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.30892/gtg.28112-459
Part of ISSN: 2065-1198
Part of ISSN: 2065-0817
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Industrial brownfields: An unsolved problem in post-socialist cities. A comparison between two mono industrial cities: Reşiţa (Romania) and Pančevo (Serbia)

Urban Studies
2017-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/0042098016655057
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Nicolae POPA

Spherical harmonics analysis based on the Reuss model in elastic macro strain and stress determination by powder diffraction

Journal of Applied Crystallography
2017-12-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1107/S1600576717014431
Contributors: Nicolae C. Popa
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Social Economy in Post-communist Romania: What Kind of Volunteering for What Type of NGOs?

Jurnal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies
2017-02-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/19448953.2017.1277088
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Nicolae POPA

EVALUATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL SETTLEMENTS. CASE STUDY: RURAL SETTLEMENTS FROM ROMANIAN BANAT

Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences
2015-05-30 | Journal article
OL: http://www.cjees.ro/viewTopic.php?topicId=549
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Dynamique économique et renouvellement urbain en Roumanie : l’exemple de la ville de Timisoara

Revue Géographique de l'Est
2009-05-28 | Journal article
OL: https://doi.org/10.4000/rge.895
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Les liaisons transcarpatiques et l'organisation de l'espace en Roumanie

spgeo
1994 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3406/spgeo.1994.3330
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Peer review (6 reviews for 6 publications/grants)

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