Laura Elena Tucan

Research projects

-Researcher within the SCOUT project – Climate change: exploring analytical methods for Urban design processes and Territorial planning
-Teaching staff within the Erasmus+ project - InCLIMATE - Integrating Climate Resilience in E.U. Higher Education
-Main landscape and urbanism expert, secondary sociology, within the scientific project Integrated Management of the Northern Dobrogean Plateau (MiPoNoDo)
-Researcher within the BRIGAID international project
-Guide and GIS expert within the DANuB project – DaNuBe Urban Brand

Conference participation

-Member of the organizing team of the Student Scientific Communications Session 2018-2019 "Urban [Re]Evolution Second Edition;
-Member of the organizing team of the Student Scientific Communications Session 2017-2018 "Urban [Re]Evolution Edition I;
-Participation in order to ensure the smooth running and organization of the exhibition "Connections between Calea Victoriei and Academiei", organized by the Faculty of Urbanism - "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism;
-Presentation with the title "Flood prevention measures in cities undergoing urban expansion", within the Technical-Scientific Conference "Sustainable Solutions in Water Management 2017", in Bucharest, organized by the Romanian Water Association;
-Poster presentation with the title "Using Green Infrastructure for the future sustainable city", within the Green Surge International Conference, organized by the University of Copenhagen;
-Presentation with the title "Measures and solutions to reduce urban flooding", at the Smart Cities of Romania Conference in Bucharest, organized by the Polytechnic University of Bucharest;
-Presentation with the title "Adaptation of cities to current climate conditions - innovative solutions for decentralized rainwater management", within the Technical-Scientific Conference "Performance in water-canal services", in Bucharest, organized by the Romanian Water Association.
-Presentation of the project results at the Final Conference of the InClimate research project "Climate resilience approaches in urban planning education".

Publications and articles

-Co-author, along with Urb. Elena-Cristina Pelmuș and Diana-Maria Miclăuș, of the article "General historical study - tool to protect the cultural landscape of rural localities", published in the Restoration Notebooks 2020 - Heritage, between intervention and time pressure, Art Conservation Support Association - ACS Publishing House, in Bucharest;
-Co-author, along with Prof. Univ. Dr. Eng. Ioan Bica, of the article "Green infrastructure, a new urban asset", published in the volume of the "Actual Problems of Ecology" Conference, Moscow, Russia;
-Co-author, along with Prof. Univ. Dr. Eng. Ioan Bica, of the article "Introduction to the use of green infrastructure for urban water management", published in Revista Hidrotehnica, Vol. 63, No. 1-3, in Bucharest;
-Co-author, along with Prof. Univ. Dr. Eng. Ioan Bica, of the article "Green infrastructure, a nature-based solution for urban rainwater management", published in ROMAQUA magazine, Vol. 124, No. 2/2018, indexed in the RePEc and EAUDOC international databases, in Bucharest;
-Co-author, along with Prof. Univ. Dr. Eng. Ioan Bica, of the article "Using green infrastructure and urban planning in flood mitigation", published in the volume of the Conference "18th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2018", Vienna, Austria;
-Co-author, along with Prof. Univ. Dr. Eng. Ioan Bica, of the article "Impacts of urban development and climate change on runoff", published in the volume of the Conference "The National Techincal - Scientific Conference - Modern Tecnhologies for the 3rd millennium", indexed by ISI, in Oradea;
-Co-author, along with Prof. Univ. Dr. Eng. Ioan Bica, of the work "Flood prevention measures in cities undergoing urban expansion", published in the volume of the Technical-Scientific Conference "Sustainable Solutions in Water Management 2017", in Bucharest, in May 2017 and in the ROMAQUA magazine indexed in the RePEc and EAUDOC international databases, in Bucharest;
-Author of the article "Urban Storm Water Management and Its Challenges", published in issue 2 of the Journal of Urban Landscape Planning (JULP), with the theme "Liveable cities";
-Co-author, along with Prof. Univ. Dr. Eng. Ioan Bica, of the article "Adaptation of cities to current climate conditions - innovative solutions for decentralized rainwater management", published in the volume of the Technical-Scientific Conference "Performance in water-sewer services", in Bucharest;
-Co-author, along with Prof. Univ. Dr. Eng. Ioan Bica, of the article "The use of the concept of Green Infrastructure in the adaptation of cities to climate change", published in the magazine ROMAQUA indexed in the international databases RePEc and EAUDOC, in Bucharest;

Workshops, competitions

-Team Coordinator that participated in the "Competition of solutions for the awarding of the General Urban Plan of Botoșani Municipality, Botoșani County" organized by Botoșani City Hall;
-Team Member that participated in the "Competition of solutions for the rehabilitation and modernization of the central area of Câmpina Municipality - B-dul Carol I, Prahova County", organized by Câmpina Municipality City Hall.
-Member of the organization team and participation in the "Underground and urban planning - suburban toolbox" workshop; The workshop was organized in partnership by the "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism with the Bucharest Technical University of Construction, during the Urban Underground Planning and Management Week, on the occasion of the conclusion of the SUB-URBAN project, within the COST action;
-Participant in the international course "Mike Urban Flood", organized by DHI, instructor Ondrej Janku, through which applications were made with Mike urban 2D Overland Flow and Mike Flood software.
-Summer School in the Po River Delta, "Iuav" Faculty of Architecture in Venice. Creating Development Scenarios for fragile territories / acquiring the ability to identify viable development solutions for fragile territories, in the context of global warming

Studies

October 2013 – December 2016: Doctorate in technical sciences - Bucharest Technical University of Construction
October 2008 – September 2010: Master in Urban Management for Competitive Cities - "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism
October 2005 - October 2008: Graduate in Urban Planning - Faculty of Urban Planning, "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urban Planning

Academic background

November 2013 - present - University Assistant at "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism, Faculty of Urbanism, Department of Urban Planning and Territorial Development (PUDT)

Activities and general duties related to the position according to the individual job description:
-Seminar activities, year projects, practical and laboratory works (including their preparation);
-Guidance of projects, undergraduate and graduation theses, pedagogical, productive practice and scientific research;
-Evaluation activities;
-Consultations – for all forms related to the provided didactic activities;
-Guidance of workshops, contests or student scientific circles, participation in councils and commissions in the interest of education, organizational and administrative activities.

Other activities related to teaching activities carried out during 2013 – present:
-Guidance activities for students in their final year (IV year) in choosing the master's program that will deepen their skills and competencies learned during the bachelor's program (2013-present);
-Activities to organize interdisciplinary conferences, between universities that carry out activities related to urban planning (2017);
-Scientific research activities (2014);
-Communication with public institutions and individual design offices in order to carry out the professional internship of fourth-year students (2016-2017);
-Activities to develop and prepare the necessary documents for the ARACIS accreditation of the "urban design and planning" license program (year 2014);
-Guiding graduates to fill vacant jobs, both in public administration and in design offices.

Urban planning projects

-Support zoning study for the realization of a Territorial Partnership and integrated development strategies Caraș Severin
-The Integrated Development Strategy of the Iași Metropolitan Area
-General Urban Plan of Ocna Șugatag tourist resort, Maramureș county
-General Urban Plan of Periș commune, Ilfov county
-General Urban Plan of Ciolpani commune, Ilfov county
-Spa Park Zonal Urban Plan, Sărata Monteoru resort, Buzău county
-Historical study of Viștea commune, Brașov county
-Historical study of Tisău commune, Buzău county
-Historical study Topliceni commune, Buzău county
-Landscaping of the Văcărești Natural Park