DATABASES AS SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

The support of life development on Earth is the environment. This paper presents the implementation of a structure of environmental legislation database and GIS (Geographic Information System) database into web platform. The databases was designed as support for environmental and management protection. Improve of public awareness is an important part of activity regarding environmental management. The internet user will find in databases the structured knowledge and information regarding to environmental legislation and about the processes, phenomena and actions with negative effects or potential impact on the environment. The structures of databases will be to assure easy access to legislation and their requirements and also to phenomena with environmental impact. The classical features for access to environmental database have been implemented: search, query through the reports, viewing, and also specific facilities for database administrator: update, adding records, structure management, etc. In addition, database will be structured on legislation requirements of main normative act separately. It will allow an analysis of the requirements of each law especially in terms of public awareness on environmental protection and management. GIS database will be available online and allows online access to locations with environmental impact and problems. The main structure contains layers with geographical information. The interaction and administration of the databases will by assured by web interfaces. In terms of structural, conceptual and application level, the methodology of the databases achievement can also be applied in other domain to provide structured information of interest to it.