METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN THE ROMANIAN COASTAL AREA USING GIS.

This brief research report attempts to introduce a special methodology developed for the environmental analysis of the Black Sea coastal area, part of the spatial plan of the region. The methodology employed GIS to look at biodiversity and threats against it (reflected by biogeographical regions, land cover and use and their changes) and its conservation through natural protected sites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]