Project title: Enhancing social equity in urban planning through citizen science (CitizenPlanning)
Project code: PN-IV-P1-PCE-2023-1851
Funding body: Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI)
Budget: 1,200,000 RON
Period: 2025-2027
Aim:
To assess the role citizen science can have in enhancing the social equity in urban planning filling the gap related to the integration of social equity in urban planning objectives and the role citizen science can fulfill in increasing it. This represents a significant contribution since there is only little research both related to the integration of the social equity principles in urban planning and in citizen science.
Objectives:
O1. To establish a conceptual framework for assessing the role of citizen science in increasing the social equity in urban planning
O2. To assess the potential of enhancing social equity in urban planning through public participation in the administrative process
O3. To explore the potential of enhancing social equity in urban planning through environmental activism
O4. To evaluate the potential enhancement of social equity through citizen science in different areas of urban planning
O5. To develop a conceptual model for promoting best practices for enhancing social equity in urban planning through citizen science
Research Team:
- Onose Diana Andreea (PI)
- Ioja Ioan Cristian
- Nita Mihai Razvan
- Vanau Gabriel Ovidiu
- Hossu Constantina Alina
- Gavrilidis Athanasios Alexandru
- Popa Ana Maria
- Todoran Ana Maria
- Calin Petru Emanuel
Results
Articles
Stoia N.L., Niță M.R., Grădinaru S.R., Zwierzchawska I., Iojă I.C. (2026) The distribution and uses of private gardens in Romanian small towns, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 122, 129479
Slave A.R., Popa A.M., Onose D.A., Esmail B.A., Albert C., Hossu C.A., Iojă I.C., Gradinaru S.R. (2025) Evaluating trends in the consideration of urban green spaces in strategic spatial planning: Insights from Romania, Landscape and Urban Planning, 263, 105425.
Book Chapters
Vânău, G.O., Gavrilidis, AA., Onose, D.A., Popa, AM., Slave, R.A. (2025). The Role of Small Public Green Spaces in Regulating Urban Microclimate: Insights from Bucharest. In: Anwar, M.M., Aziz, A. (eds) Sustainable Landscape for Urban Resilience. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer,
Conferences
2026
- Onose D.A., Iojă I.C., Popa A.M., (2026) Assessing the Decline in Urban Tree Health through Participatory Mapping for Resilient Planning and Management, ECSA (European Citizen Science Association) Conference 2026, 3-6 March 2026, Oulu, Finland;
- Onose D.A., Popa A.M., (2026) Unlocking the Potential of PPGIS in Urban Nature Monitoring, Workshop Harmonizing local ecological knowledge and digital tools for climate stewardship in cities, 19-20 March 2026, Bucharest, Romania;
2025
- Vânău G.O., Onose D.A., Gavrilidis A.A., Niță M.R., Popa A.M., Călin P.E., (2025) Citizen Science for Inclusive Urban Governance from Expert and Institutional Perspectives, The 3rd International Conference – Geograhical Geographical Science and Future of Earth, 7-8 November 2025, Bucharest, Romania;
- Hossu C.A., Călin P.E., Onose D.A., Niță M.R. (2025), Analysis of international policies and regulation regarding public involvement in urban planning, Seminarul Geografic Internațional Dimitrie Cantemir, 24-26 October 2025, Iași, Romania;
- Onose D.A., Grădinaru S.R., Popa A.M., Slave A.R. (2025) How equitable and inclusive is the green space strategic planning in Romania?, AESOP Congress 2025 – Planning as a Transformative Action in an Age of Planetary Crisis, 7-11 July 2025, Istanbul, Turcia
- Popa A.M., Onose D.A., Hossu C.A., Todoran A.M., Călin P.E., Iojă I.C. (2025), Involving citizen to plan the city – from theory to practice, SURE 4 th World Conference – Cities Under Global Social Transformations: Embracing Change for a Greener Future, 16-19 July 2025, Istanbul, Turcia
- Vânău G.O., Onose D.A., Niță M.R., Gavrilidis A.A. (2025), Beyond the hype: What can Citizen Science really do for urban planning?, EcoServ – Ecosystem Services in Transdisciplinary Approach, 18-20 September 2025, Poznan, Poland
Other dissemination activities
- Online dissemination – Presentation of CitizenPlanning Project
- Online dissemination – Presentation of the article The distribution and uses of private gardens in Romanian small towns published in Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
Reports