Conducting field research can make you end up in places where you may have never gone otherwise. That was the case for me when I – Merve Neziroğlu, researcher at the GWZO in Leipzig – went to Romania in July Read More …
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The Unexpected Afterlife of Socialist Infrastructure: The Văcărești Natural Park (Bucharest), a Vast Wetland in a Capital City
Not every infrastructural project that was launched at some point was completed, especially if a political system change took place in the meantime. In Romania’s capital Bucharest, one such legacy of the socialist past can be found, which today has Read More …
‘The Father of the Danube’: Charles Hartley and the Transformation of the Sulina branch
In the second half of the 19th century, Sulina, one of the Danube Delta’s branches, became a hub of transnational engineering aiming to transform this perilous section of the Danube into a fully navigable waterway. Complicated hydraulic works became successful Read More …
The Canal That Made the Birds Return
A newly dug canal in the Danube Delta’s southern branch, the Sfântu Gheorghe, has made a significant impact on the local fauna and human economy. In today’s blogpost, the Romanian anthropologist and environmental historian Dr. Stefan Dorondel gives us a Read More …
The Protected Area of Kalimok-Brushlen (Калимок-Бръшлен)
About 30 miles east from the Bulgarian town Ruse (Русе), you find the Kalimok-Brushlen Protected Area (Калимок-Бръшлен) with several endangered animal and plant species. Bulgarian ethnologist Ivelina Eftimova (PhD) from Shumen University explores the impact of the channel and the Read More …