List

of all projects of Department “Geography”, (by divisions)
for years 2015 – 2019, grouped in the following categories:

Physical geography Division

Economic and social geography Division

Geographic information systems Division

Physical geography Division

1. Projects financed by the budjet subsidy – Physical geography Division
• Comparative analysis of data from daily electronic, automatic and manual liquid precipitation measurement – NIGGG site. Project coordinator: Dr. Vladimir Vlaskov, 2012-2019;
• Landscape diversity of mountain regions in Bulgaria – potential, use, conservation and conservation. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Zhelezov. 2013-2016;
• Reconstruction models of the wetland systems in Bulgaria – spatial changes, dynamics and evolution. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Zhelezov. 2013-2019;
• Development of a high-resolution electronic database of climatic data for Bulgaria. Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Zoya Mateeva, 2014-2024;
• Assessment of wind-solar renewable energy resources in representative regions of Bulgaria. Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Zoya Mateeva, 2015-2018;
• Bio-climatic parameterization of Bulgaria. Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Zoya Mateeva, 2015-2020;
• Arrangement and systematization of the scientific archive and scientific measuring apparatus for hydrology and climatology of the Physical Geography Division of the Department of Geography at NIGGG: Project coordinator: Dr. Vladimir Vlaskov, 2015-2019;
• Assessment of groundwater quality in model catchments from the Danube drainage area (Tsibritsa, Ogosta and Iskar rivers). Project coordinator: Dr. Kristina Gartsianova, 2017-2019.
2. Projects finaned by “The national scientific research fund” and other national funds – Physical geography Division
• Bulgarian Scientific Periodical Competition – 2016 – Problems of Geography. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marian Varbanov, 2016-2017;
• Arsenal migration in riparian zones: connection of dynamics of river and ground waters with mobilization of arsenic in polluted river terraces” (ARSENT). Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tsvetan Kotsev, 2016-2020;
• Bulgarian Scientific Periodicals Competition – 2017 – Problems of Geography Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marian Varbanov, 2018-2019;
• ProKARSTerra-GlobCha, Contemporary Impacts of Global Changes on the Cartesian Evolution (Based on Integrated Monitoring in Model Karst Geosystems in Bulgaria)”. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Petar Nojarov, 2017-2020;
• The content of heavy metals in the soils of the Danube lowlands between the Timok River and the Vit River: a relationship with the morphography of relief and river dynamics.” Project coordinator: Dr. Velimira Stoyanova, 2018-2019;
• Connection of spatial distribution of heavy metals in the soil with the morphology of contaminated flooded river terraces (TOPOMET) “. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Zhelezov, 2018-2021;
• Profiles of spatial differentiation of river water quality in pools with heterogeneous anthropogenic impact “. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marian Varbanov , 2018-2021;
• Bulgarian Scientific Periodicals – 2018″ – Problems of Geography. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marian Varbanov , 2017-2018.
3. Project financed by international programs – Physical geography Division
• IZEBZO-142978, Arsenic contamination of Ogosta River: Linking biogeochemical processes in floodplain soils with river system dynamic (ASCOR). Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tsvetan Kotsev , 2012-2016;
• Unesco PP 2018-2019, First international competition for students “Karst – the last “white spot” on the Planet Earth”. Project coordinator: Petar Stefanov, 2018-2020;
• BG7290115062, ProKARSTerra2015, Travelling Summer Scool of Karst. Project coordinator: Petar Stefanov, 2014-2016.
4. Project financed by ministries other state institutions – Physical geography Division
• Determination of the territorial coverage of mountainous, semi-mountainous and border regions in Bulgaria at municipal level for the purpose of developing a targeted investment program for development of lagging areas. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marian Varbanov, 2015;
• Innovative education through karst. Project coordinater: Petar Stefanov, 2017-2018;
• National Science Program (NNP) “Environmental Protection and Reduction of Risk of Adverse Events and Natural Disasters” WPI.3. Water quality (surface and underground). Subfloor “Surface water quality”. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marian Varbanov, 2019-2022;
• Update of the national program for reduction of pollutant levels and achievement of established norms for harmful substances in the ambient air (Blagoevgrad Municipality 2019-2023). Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Zoya Mateeva, 2017-2018;
• Update of the national program for reduction of pollutant levels and achievement of established norms for harmful substances in the ambient air (Municipality of Nessebar 2018-2022). Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Zoya Mateeva, 2018;
• Update of the national program for reduction of pollutant levels and achievement of established norms for harmful substances in the atmospheric air (Municipality of Asenovgrad 2019-2023). Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Zoya Mateeva, 2018-2019.
5. Projects financed by programs fot bilateral cooperation – Physical geography Division
• Bilateral cooperation Bulgaria-Azerbaijan, “Contemporary state and transformations of the environment in mountainous territories (on the example of the Azerbaijan part of the Great Caucasus and Pirin in Bulgaria)”, Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mariyan Varbanon, 2018-2020;
• Bilateral cooperation Bulgaria-Slovakia, “Contemporary ecological status of the landscapes in the mountainous regions of Bulgaria and Slovakia”. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Zhelezov, 2015-2017;
• Bilateral cooperation Bulgaria-Romania, “Status of the natural environment and changes in the landscape diversity in the mountain regions of Romania and Bulgaria”. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Zhelezov, 2014-2016;
• Bilateral cooperation Bulgaria-Czech republic ,”Application of Radium Density in the Cartesian Geosystems Studies”. Project coordinator: Petar Stefanov, 2014-2016.

TOP – Projects – Department “Geography”

Economic and social geography Division

1. Projects financed by the budjet subsidy – Economic and social geography Division
• Sustainable management of mountain regions. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boian Koulov. 2014-2019;
• Spatial segregation of Roma in the cities of Bulgaria. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nadezhda Ilieva 2015-2017;
• Socio-economic problems in the development of rural territories in Bulgaria, after changing the socio-economic system. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nadezhda Ilieva 2015-2017;
• History and Contemporary Situation of Socio-Economic Geographic Studies at BAS during the period 1950-2013, Project coordinator: Gergana Metodieva 2014-2017;
• Digital Model of the Relief of Bulgaria on a scale of 1: 600 000. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nadezhda Ilieva.2015-2016.
2. Projects finaned by “The national scientific research fund” and other national funds – Economic and social geography Division
• Spatial segregation and its impact on the social integration of Roma in Harman Mahala, Plovdiv. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nadezhda Ilieva. 2017-2020.
3. Project financed by international programs – Economic and social geography Division
• COMPASS – Comparative Analysis of Territorial Governance and Spatial Planning Systems in Europe Applied Research. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boian Koulov, 2016-2018.
4. Project financed by EU operational programs – Economic and social geography Division
• H2020 – 817527 MAIA Valuing Nature: Mainstreaming Natural Capital in Policies and in Business Decision-Making. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boian Koulov. 2018-2022 г.;
• 642007 ESMERALDA Enhancing ecoSysteM sERvices mApping for poLicy and Decision mAking. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boian Kulov. 2015-2018 г.;
• Self-care Support for People with Long Term Conditions, Diabetes and Heart Disease: A Whole System Approach, (EU WISE). Lead partner: University of Southampton, UK, Co-funded by 7th FP, GD ‘Research and Innovation’- EC. Contract № F3-2011-279081; 2012-2015. Key researcher assist. prof. P. Roukova.
• Territorial Impact of Globalization for Europe and its Regions, (TIGER). Lead partner: Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Funded by ESPON 2013 Program, OP Regional Development – EC. Contract № 068/2010; 2010-2013. National coordinator assist. prof. P. Roukova.
5. Project financed by ministries other state institutions – Economic and social geography Division
• BG05M2OP001-1.001-00 Construction and development of Center of Excellence “Heritage BG”, Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boian Koulov. 2018-2023;
• NNP “ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND REDUCTION OF RISK OF IMPOSSIBLE PHYSICS AND NATURAL DISADVANTAGES” Work Package II.3 Public presentation and communication of the scientific results obtained in society. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boian Koulov. 2019;
6. Projects financed by programs fot bilateral cooperation – Economic and social geography Division
• Bilateral cooperation Bulgaria-Hungary. Depopulating areas in Bulgaria and Hungary impacts of depopulation on the changes of rural settlements and their environment. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nadezhda Ilieva. 2016-2018;
• Bilateral cooperation Bulgaria-Czech republic. Comperative evaluation of the practices of landuse in vulnerable model areas in Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Diliyana Stefanova. 2014-2016.

TOP – Projects – Department “Geography”

Geographic information systems Division

1. Projects financed by the budjet subsidy – Geographic information systems Division
• Significant Bulgarian geographers. NIGG – BAS. Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mariyana Nikolova, 2018-2020;
• Hydro-climatic studies of the region of the Seven Rila Lakes. 7RL. NIGGG – BAS. Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mariyana Nikolova, 2018-2020;
• 11th National Children’s World Card Competition “We love maps”. Project coordinator: Prof. Dsc. Rumiana Vatseva, 2018-2018;
• 10th National Children’s World Card Competition “We love maps”. Project coordinator: Prof. Dsc. Rumiana Vatseva 2016-2017;
• Designing an integrated GIS and expert-based system for the purpose of geo-archaeological research on the example of Ada Tepe and the Krumovitsa River Valley. NIGG – BAS. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emiliya Tcherkezova, 2015-2017;
• Ecological monitoring in the region of the Seven Rila Lakes. Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mariyana Nikolova, 2015-2017;
• 9th National Children’s World Card Competition “My Place in the Modern World” (“My place in today’s world”). Project coordinator: Prof. Dsc. Rumiana Vatseva, 2014-2015.
2. Project financed by international programs – Geographic information systems Division
• COST European Cooperation in Science & Technology;
• COST CA17134 SENSECO. Optical synergies for spatiotemporal sensing of scalable ecophysiological traits. Project coordinator: Prof. Dsc. Rumiana Vatseva, 2018-2022;
• COST CA 17133. Circular City Re. So, Implementig Nature Based Solutions for Creating a Resourceful Circular City. Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mariyana Nikolova, 2018-2022;
• COST ES1309. Innovative optical Tools for proximal sensing of ecophysiological processes (OPTIMISE). Project coordinater: Prof. Dsc. Rumiana Vatseva, 2014-2018;
• COST TD1202. Mapping and the citizen sensor.Project coordinator: Prof. Dsc. Rumiana Vatseva, 2012-2016;
• SCERIN. Building capacity for Land-Cover and Land-Use Change challenges in South Central and Eastern Europe. Project coordinator: Prof. Dsc. Rumiana Vatseva, 2017-2017;
• Applied Geoinformatics (CEE-GIS). CEEPUS. CIII-PL-0062-12-1617. Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mariyana Nikolova , 2018-2019;
• Applied Geoinformatics (CEE-GIS). CEEPUS. CIII-PL-0062-12-1617. Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mariyana Nikolova, 2017-2018;
• GLOCAD 2. Global Change Atlas of Danube River. Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mariyana Nikolova, 2016-2017;
• GLOCAD. Global Change Atlas of Danube Basin. Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mariyana Nikolova, 2015-2016;
• Applied Geoinformatics (CEE-GIS). CEEPUS. CIII-PL-0062-12-1617. Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mariyana Nikolova, 2015-2016;
• EARSeL Advancing horizons for land cover services entering the big data era. Project coordinater: Prof. Dsc. Rumiana Vatseva, 2016-2016;
• EARSeL. Sensors, Multi-sensor integration, large volumes: New opportunities and challenges in Forest Fire Research. Project coordinator: Prof. Dsc. Rumiana Vatseva, 2015-2015;
• EUFAR/OPTIMISE SWAMP. Project coordinator: Prof. Dsc. Rumiana Vatseva, 2015-2015.
3. Project financed by EU operational programs – Geographic information systems Division
• Establishment and development of a center of excellence “Heritage BG”. Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mariyana Nikolova, 2018-2024;
• Horizon 2020. Coordination and support action: SC5-10a-2014: Enhancing mapping ecosystems and their services. Enhancing ecoSysteM sERvices mApping for poLicy and Decision mAking (ESMERALDA). Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stoyan Nedkov, 2015-2018;
• FP 7 Theme (INCO.2011-7.6-USA). Sustainable Water Action – Sustainable Water ActioN: building research links between EU and USA, 2-12-2016. Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mariyana Nikolova, 2012-2016;
• Integrated geo-spatial information technology and its application to resource and environmental management towards the GEOSS. FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IRSES 247608 IGIT. Project coordinator: Prof. Dsc. Rumiana Vatseva, 2011-2015.
4. Project financed by ministries other state institutions – Geographic information systems Division
• Archaeological map of Bulgaria. Project coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stoyan Nedkov, 2017-2018.
5. Projects financed by programs fot bilateral cooperation – Geographic information systems Division
• Bilateral cooperation Bulgaria-China. Мonitoring technology and its application of urban green space based on high resolution remote sensing. Project coordinator: Prof. Dsc. Rumiana Vatseva, 2018-2020;
• Mapping urban green spaces based on remote sensing data: Case studies in Bulgaria and Slovakia. Project coordinator: Prof. Dsc. Rumiana Vatseva, 2018-2020.

TOP – Projects – Department “Geography”