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Description
SDIC Title Development of network of settlements
Acronym DevNetSet
Details
Mission and Objectives Discuss issues of harmonization of a planning basis for defining the development of network of settlements on the national level and in the regional zones and cross-border territories in South-East Europe. Additional objectives are defining dynamic hierarchy of activities of the network of settlements which are aligned to or conditioned by functional-gravitational and transport flows. The aims include cultural environmental and transport issues
Mandate member in 2 main project activities in geographical spatial analysis: The influence of the principles of the European union regional development policy on development processes in planning regions and Evaluation of the polycentric growth, territorial trends, threats - dangers and challenges, spatial typologies and indicators and urban policy
Formal Mandate None
Main Activities Intended activities include a workshops and seminar with review of some ideas seen as necessary for contemporary functioning of settlements and the distribution of the territory between the settlements and study the possibilities of model circumstances
SDIC URL
Membership The Institute of geography at the Bulgarian Academi of sciences is research institute on the geographical systems in Bulgaria.
Typology Regional
Comments
Contact information for SDIC
Contact Person Vassil Kovatchev
Organisation Institute of geography
Function research
Address 1113 Sofia, Acad. G. Bonchev str., block 3
Country BULGARIA
Tel +359 88 745 7896
Fax +359 2 87 00 204 
PROPOSED ROLE IN INSPIRE DEVELOPMENT
Which role(s) do you foresee for the SDIC in INSPIRE development
  1. submit reference material as input to the Drafting Teams
  2. collect and describe user requirements related to Environmental policies
  3. participate in the review process
  4. implement pilot projects to test/revise/develop the draft Implementing Rules
  5. be kept informed
Area of work/experience
Geographic Domain: National
Description of geographic extent population, land and settlements
Societal Sector research
Specific Expertise
Data and Service Sharing
Monitoring and Reporting
INSPIRE Data Themes
Title UserProducerCoordinator
Geographical grid systems    
Geographical names    
Administrative units  
Transport networks    
Hydrography    
Protected sites    
Elevation    
Statistical units    
Land use    
Human health and safety    
Production and industrial facilities    
Agricultural and aquaculture facilities    
Population distribution and demography  
Atmospheric conditions    
Meteorological geographical features    
Sea regions    
Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development 1998 diploma project "Geodemographical characteristic and special features of the development of the town of Velingrad 1998 Sofia university “Sv. Kl. Ohridski” – master degree in geography – specialization “Population and settlements” 2000-2001 Municipality of Velingrad, head of section “Human resources” – participating in local government policy of human resources and population and settlements 2001 census – participating in local level organization since 2002 - Institute of geography – studies in human resources, the population in the West Stara planina Mt. – factor in the cross-border cooperation with Serbia; the population in the south border zone with Greece in the process of eurointegration; new declared towns 2002-2003 in the frame of the urban population in Bulgaria
Primary Business  
Environmental application domains Spatial Planning ,Transport development, Urban development , Rural development, Transport and pipe-lines Management  

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