Доц. д-р Никола Тодоров (1955-2018) – живот в името на географията

Доц. д-р Никола Тодоров (1955-2018) – живот в името на географията

Христина Проданова, Мария Петрова

Assoc. Prof. PhD Nikola Todorov (1955-2018) – A Life Dedicated to Geography

Hristina Prodanova, Mariya Petrova

Abstract

The paper is devoted to Assoc. Prof. PhD Nikola Todorov’s life and professional contributions (1955- 2018) – a prominent Bulgarian geographer, unreservedly dedicated to the science and field researches, who left а rich creative heritage in the field of Physical Geography and Landscape Science. He was the leading author in the development of the second landscape classification system of Bulgaria and in the creation of а landscape map of Bulgaria on a 1:500 000 scale, which is one of his main contributions. An important contribution in his research activity is the developed classification system of anthropogenic changes and landscape disturbances in Bulgaria, which is applicable to the whole country and encompassing the enormous variety of natural-territorial complexes and their changes. He was a scientific mentor for 26 master students and 4 PhD students. Assoc. Prof. Nikola Todorov was a Lecturer who inspired generations of students and many young researchers with his erudition and oratory skills.

Keywords: physical geography, landscape ecology, landscape map, anthropogenization, landscape classification and regionalization, geophysics of the landscape

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Начин на цитиране / Citation

На български:

Проданова Хр, Петрова М (2020) Доц. д-р Никола Тодоров (1955-2018) – живот в името на географията. Известия на Българското географско дружество 42: 115–131. https://geography.bg/publication/magazines/item/460-vol42-2020-17 

English:

Prodanova H, Petrova M (2020) Assoc. Prof. PhD Nikola Todorov (1955-2018) – A Life Dedicated to Geography. Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society 42: 115–131. https://geography.bg/publication/magazines/item/460-vol42-2020-17