Ecology, the science that provides the theoretical fundament to perceive and to interpret the environment as a hierarchy of organized and dynamic units with identifiable and quantifiable structural and functional properties, and theology,the science that has the divine perfection as an object of study, describe the same reality of the creation using different languages. This paper attempts to reflect in the specific language of ecology and Christian-Orthodox

Ecology, environmentalism, animism, Western and Orthodox Christianity have different views on the relationship between man and nature, on the causes that determined its changes, and on its future This paper aims to present and analyze these views, discuss some of the underlying causes of the continuing environmental deterioration, and propose some possible solutions.

Starting from a critical comparative analysis of how the systemic conception is applied in geography, ecology and spatial planning, with a particular focus on the new concept of 'territorial system', the book demonstrates the hypothesis according to which the transfer of statistical methods currently used to study ecological systems toward the analysis of territorial systems is not only possible, but also beneficial based on theoretical foundations

25 years have passed since the 'Brundtland Report' defined sustainability as a possibility to equally meet current and future needs. 15 years later, the author of the definition stated that despite of the fact that the definition does not need to be changed, its understanding bettered off during the interval. 25 years later, the present paper takes an in-depth look at the concept and its practical implications. One of the issues being addressed refers