Boian Koulov
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Research interests (key words): environmental policy and politics, environmental sustainability, marine regions, integrated watershed-based management,globalization, regionaldevelopment.
Education:
1988 - Ph.D., Economic and Social Geography, BulgarianAcademy of Sciences
1983 - MA, (with distinction, 1st in my class) major: Geography of Tourism; minor: Geography and English Language Education, SofiaUniversity
Professional experience:
10/2010 – presentScientific Secretary and Secretary of the Scientific Council, NationalInstitute for Geophysics, Geodesy, and Geography (NIGGG) - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS).
10/2007 – presentAssociate Professor, Institute of Geography(now NIGGG) - BAS.
7/2010 – 10/2010Interim Section Head, NIGGG - BAS.
5/2009 – 7/2011 Founding Member, Managing Council, Institute for Doctoral and Post-doctoral Studies “Dialogue Europe,” Sofia, Bulgaria.
5/2008 – 7/2010Scientific Secretary, Institute of Geography - BAS.
8/2000 – 6/2007Assistant Professorial Lecturer, Elliott School of International Affairs andDepartment of Geography, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA.
8/1998 – 2000 Visiting Professor, Department of Geography and Earth System Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
8/1991 - 5/1998Assistant Professor, School of International Service, American University,Washington, D.C., USA.
2/1990 - 5/1991Visiting Professor, Department of Geography, and Visiting Scholar,Regional Research Institute, West Virginia University, USA.
7/1987 - 1/1992Research Fellow, Regional Development and EnvironmentalProtection Lab, Geology and GeographyFaculty, Sofia University.
Recent projects (last 5 years):
Projecttitle, leader, duration, position (participant/leader)
Scientific Research Fund.Ministry of Education, Youth, and Science. Principle Investigator.Environmental Security in the Black Sea Region, 2009, Principle Investigator
Selected Publications (last 5 years):
Mladenov, Ch., M.Nikolova, R.Vatseva, B. Koulov, B. Borisova, I.Kopralev, M.Varbanov, M.Ilieva(eds.)2010. Environmental Policy Integration For Sustainable Regional Development. Geography and Regional Development. International Conference Proceedings, Sofia:BAS, 2010,pp. 61-66.
S.Nedkov, M.Nikolova, A.Popov, A.Kotsev, S.Dimitrov)Mladenov, Ch., M.Nikolova, R.Vatseva, B. Koulov, I.Kopralev, M.Varbanov, M.Ilieva (eds.) 2010. Development of GIS Databases for Assessment and Management of Natural Hazards Risk forArcheological Sites in Bulgaria. Geography and Regional Development. International Conference Proceedings, Sofia: BAS, 2010, pp. 385-395.
Koulov, B. 2010. Land Use/Cover Changes and Sustainability of Tourism Development in the Bulgarian Black SeaCoastal Zone. (with R. Vatseva). Car, A., G. Griesebner, J. Strobl (eds.) GeospatialCrossroads @ GI_Forum ’10. Proceedings of the Geoinformatics Forum Salzburg. Berlinand Offenbach: Wichmann, 2010, pp. 215-18.
Koulov, B. 2009. Globalization Impacts and Cities in Southeast Europe. Proceedings of the Bulgarian-HungarianInternational Scientific Conference on Globalization and Urbanization, 11 – 13 December, 2009
Koulov, B. 2008. Glolobalization Studies in Geographic Education. Proceedings of the 5th InternationalConference “Global Changes: Vulnerability, Mitigation, and Adaptation.” Sofia, 2008,pp. 316-319.
Koulov, B. 2008. Protected Areas, Recreation and Forest Management in the US. Challenges and Solutions.“NATURA 2000” in the Transborder Region Bulgaria-Romania – Problems andPerspectives”, International Conference Proceedings, Vratsa, 2008, pp. 86-98.
Koulov, B. Donert, K., G. Wall (eds.) 2008. International Education Policy, Geography, and Identity. FutureProspects in Geography. HERODOT Conference Proceedings. Liverpool: LiverpoolHope University Press, 2008, pp. 155-162.
Koulov, B., L. McCarthy, Brunn, S., M. Hays-Mitchell, and D. Zeigler (eds.) 2008. Cities of Europe. Citiesof the World. 4 ed., Lanham, Boulder, New York, Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008, pp. 201-254.
Koulov, B. 2008. American Studies: “Discovery of America” or Discovery of Geography? Bulgarian Journal ofAmerican and Transatlantic Studies, 4/2008