Programul conferintei ICRD 2012

THE 6th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & THE 10th ANNIVERSARY

OF THE CENTRE FOR REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY

Regional Disparities and Regional Development: From Scientific Research to Policy Recommendations

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CONFERENCE BOARD

Scientific Committee / Comitetul ştiinţific:

Professor Dănuţ PETREA, PhD

Faculty of Geography, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Professor Gyula HORVÁTH, PhD

Institute of Regional Studies, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungarian

Academy of Sciences, Pécs, Hungary

Research Fellow Cecília MEZEI, PhD

Transdanubian Research Department of the Centre for Economic and Regional

Studies, Institute for Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pécs,

Hungary

Professor Dan BĂLTEANU, PhD

Member of the Romanian Academy, National Institute of Geography, Bucharest,

Romania

Professor Nicolae POPA, PhD

West University of Timişoara, Timişoara, Romania

Professor József BENEDEK, PhD


Associate Professor Sorin FILIP, PhD


Associate Professor Titus MAN, PhD


Associate Professor Raularian RUSU, PhD


Lecturer Ştefan BILAŞCO, PhD


Organizing Committee / Comitetul de organizare:

Professor Pompei COCEAN, PhD

Faculty of Geography, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

Lecturer Lelia PAPP, PhD


Senior Researcher Ana-Maria POP, PhD


Junior Researcher Magdalena DRĂGAN, PhD

Romanian Academy, Cluj-Napoca Subsidiary, Geography Section




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Volunteers / Voluntari Lecturer Ibolya TÖRÖK, PhD Paula Olivia CIMPOIEŞ, PhD Student Alexandra Camelia POTRA, PhD Student Cezar APACHIŢEI, Student Raul BĂIA, Student Mihai BREJE, Student Carmen RUS, Student Vlad SĂNDULESCU, Student Alexandru ŞERBAN, Student Maria-Elena ŞTIRBĂŢI, Student




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Collaborators / Colaboratori We express our sincere gratitude to: / Mulţumim colaboratorilor noştri:

Casa Universitarilor Restaurant 1 Emanuel de Martonne, Cluj-Napoca Tel.: +40 264 430-062 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://casauniversitarilorcluj.ro

Babeş-Bolyai University Accommodation Complex 7 Pandurilor Street, Cluj-Napoca Tel.: +40 264 429 788, +40 264 429 787, +40 264 584 315 Fax: (+40) 264 429 798, (+40) 264 428 010 E-mail: [email protected]

Cluj Guided Tours Horea Street, Cluj-Napoca Tel.: +40 745 043-025 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.clujguidedtours.ro

SC Turda Salina Durgău SA 7 Aleea Durgăului Street, Turda Tel.: +40 364 260-940 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://salinaturda.eu/

Milexim Guest House 208A Laminoriştilor Street, Câmpia Turzii Tel.: +40 264 365-600 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.pensionmilexim.ro

Tourist Information Centre of Cluj-Napoca 6-8 Eroilor Street, Cluj-Napoca Tel: +40 264 452244 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.visitclujnapoca.ro

Tourist Information Centre of Turda 45 Republicii Street, Turda Tel.: +40 264 314 611 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.turismturda.ro




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Conference Programme / Programul conferinţei

Saturday, 18th October 2014 / Sâmbătă, 18 octombrie 2014

800 - 900 Registration of participants / Înregistrarea participanţilor

Lobby of the “George Vâlsan” Geography Auditorium (1st floor) / Holul Amfiteatrului de Geografie „George Vâlsan” (etajul I)

900 – 930 Official opening of the conference / Deschiderea oficială a conferinţei Room 43/ Sala 43: “George Vâlsan” Geography Auditorium (1st floor) / Amfiteatrul de Geografie „George Vâlsan” (etajul I)

Professor Pompei COCEAN, PhD Director of the Centre for Regional Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Professor Ioan-Aurel POP, PhD Rector of Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Academician Emil BURZO, PhD Romanian Academy, President of the Romanian Academy, Cluj-Napoca Subsidiary, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Research Fellow Cecília MEZEI, PhD

Head of the Transdanubian Research Department of the Centre for Economic and

Regional Studies, Institute for Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pécs,

Hungary

Professor Dănuţ PETREA, PhD Dean of the Faculty of Geography, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Professor József BENEDEK, PhD Dean of the Faculty of Geography, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Claudiu N. COŞIER Executive Manager of the Strategic Planning Department, North-West Regional Development Agency

Liviu Gabriel MUŞAT Director, South Muntenia Regional Development Agency, Călăraşi

930 - 1030 Plenary session / Comunicări în plen Room 43/ Sala 43: “George Vâlsan” Geography Auditorium (1st floor) / Amfiteatrul de Geografie „George Vâlsan” (etajul I)

Cecília MEZEI (Pécs, Hungary) Change of Hungarian Local Government’s Economic Development Practice [Schimbarea practicilor de dezvoltare economică aplicate de administraţia locală din Ungaria]

Pompei COCEAN (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Centre for Regional Geography – A Decade of Applied Research [Centrul de Geografie Regională – un deceniu de cercetări aplicative]




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József BENEDEK1, György KOCZISZKY2, Dóra SZENDI3 (1 Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2, 3 Miskolc, Hungary) Paths of Convergence and Polarization in the Visegrád-Countries [Convergență şi polarizare în ţările Visegrád]

Liviu-Gabriel MUŞAT (Călăraşi, Romania) The Attractive Religious Potential of the Northern Part of South Muntenia Development Region (Argeș, Dâmbovița, and Prahova Counties) [Potenţialul atractiv religios al nordului Regiunii de Dezvoltare Sud Muntenia – judeţele Argeş, Dâmboviţa şi Prahova]

1030 - 1100 Coffee break / Pauză de cafea Room 10 and Room GEONET / Sala 10 şi Sala GEONET

1030 - 1100 Book sale and exhibition / Expoziţie de carte cu vânzare 1st floor / Etajul I

1100 - 1400 Workshop sessions / Lucrări pe secţiuni Room 27/ Sala 27: Parter Sud (ground floor / parter) Room 43/ Sala 43: George Vâlsan” Geography Auditorium (1st floor) / Amfiteatrul de

Geografie „George Vâlsan” (etajul I) Room 46/ Sala 46: “Emmanuel de Martonne” (1st floor / etajul I)

1400 - 1500 Lunch / Prânz Room 10 and Room GEONET / Sala 10 şi Sala GEONET

1500 - 1600 Guided tour of Cluj-Napoca (optional activity) / Tur ghidat în Cluj-Napoca (activitate opţională)

1600 - 1845 Workshop sessions / Lucrări pe secţiuni Room 27/ Sala 27: Parter Sud (ground floor / parter) Room 43/ Sala 43: George Vâlsan” Geography Auditorium (1st floor) / Amfiteatrul de

Geografie „George Vâlsan” (etajul I) Room 46/ Sala 46: “Emmanuel de Martonne” (1st floor / etajul I)

1845 - 1915 Conclusions / Concluzii Room 43/ Sala 43: George Vâlsan” Geography Auditorium (1st floor) / Amfiteatrul de

Geografie „George Vâlsan” (etajul I)

2000 - Gala Dinner / Cina festivă Casa Universitarilor

Sunday, 19th October 2014 / Duminică, 19 octombrie 2014

745 - 1400 Field trip to Turda and Salina Turda




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Section I /Secţiunea I

Achievements on Regional Development / Rezultate privind dezvoltarea regională

(a) The Impact of Regional Development in the Territory / Impactul dezvoltării regionale în teritoriu

Room 43: “George Vâlsan” Geography Auditorium (1st floor) / Sala 43: Amfiteatrul de Geografie „George Vâlsan” (etajul I)

Moderators: / Moderatori: Assistant Professor Ionel BOAMFĂ, PhD

Assistant Professor Cristiana VÎLCEA, PhD 11.00 – 11.20 Ionel BOAMFĂ (Iaşi, Romania) Chrono-spatial Pecularities (at County Level) of Romanian Education (1831-2013) [Particularități crono-spațiale (la nivel județean) ale învățământului românesc (1831-2013)]

11.20 – 11.40 Zoltán HAJDÚ (Pécs, Hungary) Sátoraljaújhely – Slovenské Nové Mesto: Living in State-Border Divided Towns under Changing Circumstances [Sátoraljaújhely – Slovenské Nové Mesto: trăind în oraşe divizate de frontiere statale în contexte variabile]

11.40 – 12.00 Rosalina GRUMO, Luigi BELLINO (Bari, Italy) Regional Disparities and Social Cohesion Policies. The Case of the Metropolitan Area of Bari (Italy) [Disparităţi regionale şi politici de coeziune socială. Cazul Zonei Metropolitane Bari (Italia)]

12.00 – 12.20 Ágnes HEGYI-KÉRI (Miskolc, Hungary) Connection between the Brownfield and the Labor Market on Subregional Level [Legătura dintre terenurile de tip brownfield şi piaţa muncii la nivel subregional]

12.20 – 12.40 Cristiana VÎLCEA, Sorin AVRAM, Costela IORDACHE (Craiova, Romania) The Relation between Spatial Distribution of Pharmacies and Social-Economic Characteristics of the Population within Craiova Metropolitan Area [Relaţia distribuţiei spaţiale a unităţilor farmaceutice şi caracteristicile socio-economice ale populaţiei din zona metropolitană a Craiovei]

12.40 – 13.o0 Ionel BOAMFĂ (Iaşi, Romania) Demo-Socio-Economic Peculiarities at Regional Level in the European Communities / European Union (1960-2014) [Particularități demo-social-economice la nivel regional în Comunitățile Europene/Uniunea Europeană (1960-2014)]

13.00 – 13.20 Eugen LASLO, Marius STUPARIU, Ion Emilian VASILE (Oradea, Romania) Methods of Optimizing Transportation Networks [Metode de optimizare a reţelelor de transport în comun]




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13.20 – 13.40 Constantin POSTOIU (Bucharest, Romania) Innovation and Regional Development in the European Union [Inovare şi dezvoltare regională în Uniunea Europeană]

13.40 – 14.00 Ibolya TÖRÖK (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) How Do Education Systems Shape Educational Inequalities: An Evidence from Romania [Cum pot sistemele educaţionale să influenţeze inegalităţile educaţionale: o dovadă din România] [POSTER] Zsuzsanna DABASI-HALÁSZ (Miskolc, Hungary) Migration of the Y and Z Generation from the Hungarian Perspective [Migraţia generaţiei Y şi Z din perspectiva maghiară] [POSTER] Georgiana TOTH, Alina HUZUI-STOICULESCU (Bucharest, Romania) Socio-Environmental Issues of Marginal Territories within the Romanian-Bulgarian Cross Border Area [Aspecte socio-environmentale ale teritoriilor periferice din zona transfrontalieră româno-bulgară]

[POSTER] Réka HORECZKI, Ákos BODOR, Zoltán GRÜNHUT (Pécs, Hungary) Development and Socio-Cultural Context [Dezvoltare şi context socio-cultural]

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(b) The Optimal Management of Present Dysfunctions /

Gestionarea optimă a disfuncţionalităţilor existente

Room 43: “George Vâlsan” Geography Auditorium (1st floor) / Sala 43: Amfiteatrul de Geografie „George Vâlsan” (etajul I)

Moderators: / Moderatori: Associate Professor Sorin FILIP, PhD

Associate Professor Titus Cristian MAN, PhD 16.00 – 16.20 Titus Cristian MAN, Raularian RUSU, Ciprian MOLDOVAN, Sonia MOLDOVAN, Iulia HĂRĂNGUŞ (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Road Network Structure and Transport Peripherality: Cluj Metropolitan Area [Structura rețelei de comunicație rutieră și marginalitatea indusă de transport: Zona Metropolitană Cluj]

16.20 – 16.40 Ştefan BILAŞCO, Sorin FILIP (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Accessibility to Hospital Infrastructure in Romania. A Spatial Analysis Approach [Accesibilitatea la infrastructura spitalicească în România. Analiză spaţială]

16.40 – 17.00 Marta Christina SUCIU, Cristina Andreea FLOREA, Ioana COMSULEA (Bucharest, Romania) The Role of Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management in Regional Development [Rolul aplicaţiilor business intelligence şi managementul cunoştinţelor în dezvoltarea regională]




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17.00 – 17.20 Veronica CONSTANTIN1, Alexandru-Sabin NICULA2, Oana-Elena BLAGA, Ionuţ RUS3

(1 Alba Iulia, Romania, 2, 3 Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Policies of Territorial Management in the Umland of Alba Iulia City [Politici de management teritorial în umlandul municipiului Alba Iulia]

17.20 – 17.40 Cătălina-Maria BÂTEA (BOTA) (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Cross-Border Cooperation in the Field of Tourism: Practice, Sustainability and Regional Development in Satu Mare and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Counties [Cooperarea transfrontalieră în domeniul turismului: practici, durabilitate și dezvoltare regională în județele Satu Mare și Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg]




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Section II / Secţiunea II


(c) Typologies of Regional Disparities /

Tipologii ale disparităţilor regionale

Room 27/ Sala 27: Parter Sud (ground floor / parter)

Moderators: / Moderatori:

Associate Professor Cătălina ANCUŢA, PhD Assistant Professor Filip IPATIOV, PhD

11.00 – 11.20 Cătălina ANCUŢA, Martin OLARU, Liviu JIGORIA-OPREA (Timişoara, Romania) Socioeconomic Disparities in Banat Rural Space: Winners and Losers of the Transition Process [Disparităţi socio-economice în spaţiul rural al Banatului: câştigători şi perdanţi în procesul de tranziţie]

11.20 – 11.40 Filip IPATIOV (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Territorial Disparities of the Elderly Population in Romania [Disparități teritoriale la nivelul populației vârstnice din România]

11.40 – 12.00 Daniel-Gabriel VÂLCEANU, Bogdan SUDITU, Georgiana TOTH, Cristina IVANA

(Bucharest, Romania)

Socio-Geographic Disparities regarding the Informal Settlements in Romania [Disparități socio-geografice privind așezările informale din România]

12.00 – 12.20 Constantin POSTOIU, Ionuţ BUŞEGA (Bucharest, Romania) Inter-Regional Disparities in the European Union [Disparităţi interregionale în Uniunea Europeană]

12.20 – 12.40 Nóra-Csilla VERESS (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Aspects of Intraregional Economic Disparities in North-West Romania [Aspecte privind disparităţile economice intraregionale din Nord-Vestul României]

12.40 – 13.00 Ionuţ BUŞEGA (Bucharest, Romania) The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Regional Disparities in Romania. Testing the Williamson Hypothesis in the Context of Economic and Financial Turmoil [Impactul crizei economice asupra disparităţilor regionale din România. Testarea ipotezei Williamson în contextul tulburărilor economice şi financiare]

13.00 – 13.20 Mariana MIHĂESCU (Târgovişte, Romania) Taxonomy of the Geo-Tourist Units from the Subcarpathians of Ialomiţa [Taxonomia unităţilor geoturistice din regiunea Subcarpaţilor Ialomiței]




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13.20 – 13.40 George GĂMAN, Bianca Sorina RĂCĂŞAN (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) The Tourism Development Strategy of North-East Region of Romania. Myth or Reality? Efficiency or Twaddle? [Strategia de dezvoltare turistică a Regiunii de Dezvoltare Nord-Est, România. Mit sau realitate? Eficienţă sau vorbărie?]

13.40 – 14.00 Ionela Corina CHIRILEASA (DEDIŢĂ) (Bucharest, Romania) Suceava – Dynamics of Functional Areas [Suceava – dinamica zonelor funcţionale]

[POSTER] Sorin AVRAM, Cristiana VÎLCEA (Craiova, Romania) Disparities and Challenges of Urban Development in South-West Oltenia Development Region [Disparități și provocări în dezvoltarea urbană din Regiunea de Dezvoltare SV Oltenia]

[POSTER] Petru Daniel MĂRAN1, Nicolaie HODOR2, Sorin Alin KOSINSZKI3 (1, 3 Sighetu Marmaţiei, Romania, 2 Cluj-Napoca, Romania) The Contribution of Applied Geography to the Development of Maramureş Cross Border Tourism. The Results of the Project “Maramureș-Transcarpathia Info Tour” [Aportul geografiei aplicate la dezvoltarea turismului transfrontalier maramureșean. Rezultatele proiectului „Maramureș-Transcarpathia Info Tour”]

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Challenges for Regional Development / Provocări privind dezvoltarea regională

Room 27/ Sala 27: Parter Sud (ground floor / parter)


Associate Professor Viorel CHIRIŢĂ, PhD Assistant Professor Radu Cristian BARNA, PhD

16.00 – 16.20 Viorel CHIRIŢĂ1, Daniela MATEI2 (1Suceava, Romania, 2 Iaşi, Romania) Entrepreneurial Local Models and Integrated Regional Development Systems in Mountain Rural Areas of Bucovina [Modele antreprenoriale locale şi sisteme integrate de dezvoltare regională în arealele montane din Bucovina]

16.20 – 16.40 Călin Cornel POP (Zalău, Romania) The “Axis” Type Structures: Theory. Typology. Classification [Structurile de tip „axă”: Teorie. Tipologie. Clasificare]

16.40 – 17.00 Radu Cristian BARNA, Ana-Maria POP (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Can Romanian Rural Communities Be Creative? [Pot comunităţile rurale româneşti să fie inovative?]

17.00 – 17.20 Simona MĂLĂESCU (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Patterns of Social Marginalization and its Spatial Expression in the Urban Area of Râmnicu Vâlcea: Preventing vs. Controlling the Outcomes [Modele de marginalizare socială şi expresia sa spaţială în arealul urban al municipiului Râmnicu Vâlcea: prevenirea vs. controlul efectelor]




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17.20 – 17.40 Paula Olivia CIMPOIEŞ (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Inhabitants' Perceptions of their Residential Regional Space: A Case Study on the Land of Făgăraș, Romania [Percepțiile locuitorilor cu privire la spaţiul regional în care trăiesc: studiu de caz - Ţara Făgărașului, România]

17.40 – 18.00 Gheorghe-Gavrilă HOGNOGI, Roxana VĂIDEAN (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Access Infrastructure of the Land of Hațeg. Relevant Aspects Considered for a Regional Geographical Analysis [Infrastructura de acces a Ţării Haţegului. Aspecte relevante luate în considerare pentru o analiză geografică regională]

18.00 – 18.20 Viorel CHIRIŢĂ (Suceava, Romania) Cultural Bucovinean Village - A Model for a Sustainable Development of Rural Areas? [Satul cultural bucovinean – un model de dezvoltare durabilă a zonelor rurale?]

18.20 – 18.40 Timea BENEDEK, Gabriel NICULA (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Creative Economy in Cluj-Napoca [Economia creativă în Cluj-Napoca]

[POSTER] Nicoleta-Ileana MORAR (BUMBU)1, Sanda ROŞCA2 (1Suceava, Romania, 2 Cluj-Napoca, Romania) The Characteristics and the Role of the Development Axes within the Geographical Teritory of Southern Bucovina [Caracteristicile și rolul axelor de dezvoltare în spațiul geografic al Bucovinei de Sud]




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Section III /Secţiunea III


(d) Regional Spatial Analyses / Analize spaţiale regionale

Room 46/ Sala 46: “Emmanuel de Martonne” (1st floor / etajul I)


Associate Professor Iuliu VESCAN, PhD Assistant Professor Cristian Nicolae BOŢAN, PhD

11.00 – 11.20 Iuliu VESCAN, Ştefan BILAŞCO, Ioan Fodorean, Sanda ROŞCA (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Evaluation of Noise Pollution Caused by Traffic Using GIS Modeling. A Case Study [Evaluarea poluării fonice produse de traficul rutier utilizând modelarea GIS. Un studiu de caz]

11.20 – 11.40 Gabriela-Alina MUREŞAN, Cristian Nicolae BOŢAN (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Geo-Demographic Risks in the Apuseni Mountains. Demographic Ageing [Riscuri geodemografice în Munţii Apuseni. Îmbătrânirea demografică]

11.40 – 12.00 Rozalia BENEDEK (Zalău, Romania) Current Situation and Principles of Development of the Primary Sector in the Context of Economic and Geographical Disparities in the North-West Development Region of Romania [Actualităţi şi principii ale dezvoltării sectorului primar, în contextul disparităţilor economico-geografice în Regiunea de Dezvoltare Nord-Vest a României]

12.00 – 12.20 Boróka-Júlia BÍRÓ (Bucharest, Romania) Regional Absorption of CAP Rural Development Funds Targeted for Semi-Subsistence Farms in Romania in the 2007-2013 Programming Period [Absorbția regională a fondurilor PAC de dezvoltare rurală destinate fermelor de semi-subzistență în România în perioada de programare 2007-2013]

12.20 – 12.40 Liviu JIGORIA-OPREA (Timişoara, Romania) Analysis of the Spatial Dynamics of Industrial Areas in Reşiţa [Analiza dinamicii spaţiale a zonelor industriale din municipiul Reşiţa]

12.40 – 13.00 Petru Daniel MĂRAN (Sighetu Marmaţiei, Romania) Geodemographic Aspects Concerning the International Migration of Romanians in Spain. Case Study Regions: the Land of Maramureş and Province of Ciudad Real [Aspecte geodemografice privind migrația internațională a românilor în Spania. Studii de caz regiunile: Țara Maramureșului şi Provincia Ciudad Real]




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13.00 – 13.20 Cătălina-Elena ROŞU, Ioan-Aurel IRIMUŞ (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) The Teritorial Evolution of Piatra-Neamţ Urban Space in the Context of the Geografical and Historical Premises [Evoluţia teritorială a spaţiului urban al municipiului Piatra-Neamţ în contextul premiselor geografico-istorice]

13.20 – 13.40 Valeriu-Mircea VANA (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Geospatial Analysis of the Phenomenon of Tourism between the Mara Valley and the Cavnic Valley of Maramureş [Analiză geospaţială a fenomenului turistic între Valea Marei şi Valea Cavnicului din Maramureş]

13.40 – 14.00 Lelia PAPP (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Promoting Local Products through Partnership. Case Studies in Cluj County [Promovarea produselor locale prin parteneriat. Studii de caz din judeţul Cluj]

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Scenarios for the Future Regional Development / Scenarii privind viitorul dezvoltării regionale

Room 46/ Sala 46: “Emmanuel de Martonne” (1st floor / etajul I)


Assistant Professor Luminiţa FILIMON, PhD Assistant Professor Alexandru-Ionuţ PETRIŞOR, PhD

16.00 – 16.20 Luminiţa FILIMON, Claudiu FILIMON (Oradea, Romania) What Place for Identity and Place Branding in Local Development? The Case of the Land of Beiuș (Romania) [Identitate şi brand teritorial în dezvoltarea locală - cazul Ţării Beiuşului]

16.20 – 16.40 Antonio Valentin TACHE, Oana-Cătălina POPESCU, Alexandru Ionuţ PETRIŞOR (Bucharest, Romania) Strategic Planning for the Development of the Danube Area [Planificare strategică pentru dezvoltarea zonei Dunării]

16.40 – 17.00 Ion Horaţiu PAVEL, Silviu Florin FONOGEA, Viorel GLIGOR, Cristian-Nicolae BOŢAN (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Sustainable Tourist Land Management of the Historical and Cultural Heritage - Vector of Economic Revitalizing for the Local Communities. Case Study: Ciceu Fortress [Amenajarea turistică durabilă a patrimoniului cultural istoric - vector al revitalizării economice a comunităţilor locale. Studiu de caz: Cetatea Ciceului]

17.00 – 17.20 Ileana-Cristina VASILIŢĂ-CRĂCIUN1, Camelia-Ina GAVRA2 (1 Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2Brad, România) The Role of Vineyard Cultural Landscape and Micro-Regional Differentiation. Comparative Study: Alba and Bistriţa-Năsăud Counties [Rolul peisajului cultural viticol și diferențierea microregională. Studiu comparativ: județele Alba şi Bistrița-Năsăud]




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17.20 – 17.40 Liliana Elza PETRIŞOR, Alexandru-Ionuţ PETRIŞOR (Bucharest, Romania) Contribution of Romanian Geographers to Spatial Planning: A Geographical Approach [Contribuţia geografilor români la planificarea spaţială – o abordare geografică]

17.40 – 18.00 Marinela RĂDUŢĂ (Bouţari, Caraş Severin, Romania) Cultural landscapes in the Bistra Valley [Peisaje culturale din Valea Bistrei]

18.00 – 18.20 Magdalena DRĂGAN, Gabriela COCEAN (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Constraints upon Tourism Development caused by the Road Network in the Apuseni Mountains [Constrângeri impuse de rețeaua de drumuri asupra dezvoltării turismului în Munții Apuseni]

18.20 – 18.40 Simona Monica CHITA, Alexandra Camelia POTRA (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) A Model of Sustainable Development by the Use of Agricultural Practices in the Codru and the Ciceu Districts [Un model de dezvoltare durabilă prin utilizarea practicilor agricole în Ţinuturile Codrului şi Ciceului]

18.40 – 19.00 Mădălina-Ioana RUS, Ioan-Aurel IRIMUŞ (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Local Sustainable Development Model of the Almaș Basin [Modelul local de dezvoltare sustenabilă a bazinului Almaș]

[POSTER] Rădiţa ALEXE1, Stelian CHIRIŢĂ2 (1Târgovişte, Romania, 2 Finta, Dâmboviţa County, România) Contributions to the Local Sustainable Development Strategy of Finta Area [Contribuții la strategia locală de dezvoltare durabilă a teritoriului Finta]

[POSTER] Marta COSMA, Raluca LUȚAI (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) The Gorge of Lăpuş River: Resources and Regional Development [Defileul Râului Lăpuş: resurse şi dezvoltare regională]

[POSTER] Sanda ROŞCA1, Dănuţ PETREA2, Nicoleta-Ileana MORAR (BUMBU)3 (1, 2 Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 3 Suceava, Romania) GIS Based Multi-Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessment for Spatial Planning. A Case Study in the Niraj River Basin (Transylvania Depression, Romania) [Studiu de multirisc, hazard și vulnerabilitate utilizând tehnologia G.I.S. pentru planningul teritorial. Studiu de caz bazinul hidrografic al Nirajului (Depresiunea Transilvaniei, România)]




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Abstracts / Rezumate

Rădiţa ALEXE1, Stelian CHIRIŢĂ2

1“Valahia” University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Geography Department Târgovişte, Romania

2Secondary School in Finta Finta, Dâmboviţa County, România

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF FINTA AREA [CONTRIBUȚII LA STRATEGIA LOCALĂ DE DEZVOLTARE DURABILĂ

A TERITORIULUI FINTA]

By this paper, the authors aimed to obtain some synoptic ideas and to realize a scientifically-based material for the local community of Finta, meant to turn to good use the sustainable development strategy in relation to the above-mentioned area.

The SWOT analysis of the Finta area highlighted some strong points (the existence of large arable areas, a high potential for the obtaining of ecological products, local pottery traditions), some opportunities (the creation of an agro-industrial platform for the processing of the local products, the reconversion of certain facilities towards production areas adaptable to the local conditions), but also some weak points (the existence of uncultivated lands, the poor technical endowment of the agricultural sectors, the low degree of practice of the traditional crafts) or threats (a lack of legal framework for the protection of the agricultural production, the accentuation of the population‟s ageing process).

The authors had in view the need for a correct realization of the sustainable development strategy of an area, in agreement to the needs of the present but also of the future, which would lead to the increase of the inhabitants‟ welfare and standard of living.

Cătălina ANCUŢA, Martin OLARU, Liviu JIGORIA OPREA West University of Timișoara, Faculty of Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Department of Geography

Timişoara, Romania

SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN BANAT RURAL SPACE: WINNERS AND LOSERS OF THE TRANSITION PROCESS [DISPARITĂŢI SOCIO-ECONOMICE ÎN

SPAŢIUL RURAL AL BANATULUI: CÂŞTIGĂTORI ŞI PERDANŢI ÎN PROCESUL DE TRANZIŢIE]

The paper investigates the differences inside the rural space of Banat region from Romania (a

region situated in the south-west of Romania). The analysis consists in a statistical, spatial and cartographic study of a set of indicators: demographic tendency, population ageing, business activity, per capita turn-over, relative density of SMSs, numbers of employed persons, ratio of the development of the infrastructure network. The study emphasizes the impact of some factors such as location, proximity of urban centers and presence of transport corridors, as well as local resources and human capital. Four different types of rural communities were established, from the most adaptive to the most inertial ones.




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Sorin AVRAM, Cristiana VÎLCEA University of Craiova

Craiova, Romania

DISPARITIES AND CHALLENGES OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH-WEST OLTENIA DEVELOPMENT REGION [DISPARITĂȚI ȘI PROVOCĂRI ÎN

DEZVOLTAREA URBANĂ DIN REGIUNEA DE DEZVOLTARE SV OLTENIA]

Having a population of 2,191,347 persons (1st of January 2014), in a continuous decreasing trend, the South-West Oltenia Development Region ranks on the last but one place among the eight development regions of Romania. The present study presents an analysis of the urban space of the region regarding the disparities caused by a different urban development. The research was conducted on two stages. The first presents an analysis of the existent situation regarding the ranking of the local and regional urban poles, as well as the share of population on classes of urban settlements, identifying, in the same time, the communes that play the role and have similar technical equipment as small towns and have a local influence upon the surrounding rural space. The study continues with the analysis on the distortions existent at the urban level induced by different urban development based on the legislation, the effects of the planning policies before 1989 and also by the favorable status from which the county seats benefited from. Using theoretical and mathematical calculation methods to establish the influence area of urban settlements (in order to establish the role and the importance of cities in the process of stimulating and sustaining regional development), analyzing the indices that show the growth urban rate and performing an analysis on the state of urban poverty, the study shows that there are major discrepancies between the supraregional urban poles, the regional poles and small towns of local importance or that are included in the influence area of the urban development poles. These discrepancies in the urban development create real challenges in the process of a balanced regional development in the analyzed region. By knowing these imbalances and having a detailed analysis of the economic situation and the existing human resources, the local authorities can take better decisions regarding the decentralization and relocation of economic activities toward the local and subregional urban poles (assimilated to functional urban areas, respectively to polycentric integration areas, by the European Spatial Development Perspective), in order to stop the social and economic degradation processes in case of IIIrd rank urban settlements and to impel the communes that play the role and have similar technical equipment as small towns to enter into the following category, of sustainable urban settlements.

Radu Cristian BARNA1, Ana-Maria POP2

1Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of European Studies & Centre for the Study of Territorial Development

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography & Centre for Regional Geography Cluj-Napoca, Romania

CAN ROMANIAN RURAL COMMUNITIES BE CREATIVE? [POT COMUNITĂŢILE RURALE ROMÂNEŞTI SĂ FIE INOVATIVE?]

On the one hand, innovation represents a worldwide concept, generally used in connection

with the urban space. On the other hand, rurality, at least in the Romanian context, has been almost always perceived as a space with traditional features and with a low level of innovation. The aim of the study is to highlight if and how the Romanian rural communities can be creative. Following the literature review as regards the innovation concept, the article investigates the existing problems of the rural space (lack of creativity, space dominated by agricultural activites, lack of innovative individual forms), seconded by the identification of some innovative best practices examples from all over the EU and their transfer capacity in the Romanian rural communities.




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Cătălina-Maria BÂTEA (BOTA) Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography


CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM: PRACTICE, SUSTAINABILITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SATU MARE AND

SZABOLCS-SZATMÁR-BEREG COUNTIES [COOPERAREA TRANSFRONTALIERĂ ÎN DOMENIUL TURISMULUI: PRACTICI, SUSTENABILITATE ȘI DEZVOLTARE REGIONALĂ ÎN JUDEȚELE SATU MARE ȘI SZABOLCS-SZATMÁR-BEREG]

The present paper approaches the linkage between cross-border tourism partnerships and

regional development, by focusing on ten projects implemented under Hungary-Romania Cross-Border Co-operation Programme, 2007-2013. The study concentrates on the two neighbouring counties of Satu Mare and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, where the border joins together two areas characterised by social and economic similarities. Building on a solid foundation, as the first Hungarian- Romanian transboundary relations were established nearly two decades ago, the two counties work together towards achieving shared goals. The joint interventions were focused on strengthening the social and economic cohesion of the border area, by developing the following directions: business infrastructure, cross-border trade, communication, research, education, labour market and environment protection. The present study examines the relevance of cross-border projects against the theoretical framework of transboundary collaborations and regional development policies in two peripheral counties featuring similar resources. Moreover, the research was based on the study of bibliographic materials and sources of secondary data (official studies, programme documents and evaluation reports, promotional materials), which provided a background for further discussions on the relation between cross-border tourism, sustainability and regional development. The second stage makes use of the case study approach, the focus being mainly on the cross-border tourism projects implemented in Satu Mare and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg counties, highlighting their outcome.

József BENEDEK1, György KOCZISZKY2, Dóra SZENDI3

1 Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2, 3 University of Miskolc Miskolc, Hungary

PATHS OF CONVERGENCE AND POLARIZATION IN THE VISEGRÁD-COUNTRIES [CONVERGENȚĂ ȘI POLARIZARE ÎN ȚĂRILE VISEGRÁD]

Territorial cohesion relates strongly with processes like economic growth, convergence or

polarization. Two basic questions are related to this issue: the first one is how economic development takes place in a different spatial context? The second question addresses the appropriate policies for diminishing the regional disparities created by uneven economic development. These questions have not been easy ones to answer in any spatial and socio-economic context. This paper will focus rather on the first question, but some policy relevant questions will be addressed in the final part as well. We will look to bring new facts and arguments to this debate, from a Central-European perspective, offering the critical evaluation of the convergence and spatial polarization processes in the Visegrád Countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary), for the period 1995-2010. The paper is structured as follows: after an introduction, the second section offers an overview of theories explaining the convergence process, and a short synthesis of the spatial convergence process in the EU. The third section will evaluate the new concept of multi-dimensional convergence, while in the following part we analyse the economic convergence (sigma and beta-convergence), and the multi-dimensional convergence process in the Visegrád countries. As proxies for the economic convergence we use the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, and the Human Development Index (HDI) for the measurement of the multi-dimensional convergence at NUTS 2 level (35 regions). In the fifth section of the paper we focus on testing the hypothesis of convergence clubs, first introduced by Baumol (1986). We share the opinion formulated in recent studies on convergence clubs (Mora, 2005), that backward regional economies can be trapped in clubs with no chance of a way out. Finally, the paper ends with a summary of key findings.




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Rozalia BENEDEK Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography

Zalău, Romania

CURRENT SITUATION AND PRINCIPLES OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRIMARY SECTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF ECONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHICAL DISPARITIES IN THE NORTH-WEST DEVELOPMENT REGION OF ROMANIA

[ACTUALITĂŢI ŞI PRINCIPII ALE DEZVOLTĂRII SECTORULUI PRIMAR, ÎN CONTEXTUL DISPARITĂŢILOR ECONOMICO-GEOGRAFICE ÎN REGIUNEA DE

DEZVOLTARE NORD-VEST A ROMÂNIEI]

The present approach aims at presenting the spatial distribution of the economic activities carried out by active companies in 2008 and not only, in the field of agriculture and management of hunting ground supported by sequences and examples of reciprocal conditioning.

In the first instance, aspects related to the components of agriculture and fishery as economic fields included in the primary sector have been dealt with in the PhD thesis on the disparities in which a specific alternative methodology for the treatment of economic and geographical disparities has been developed and presented inclusively. Generating an overall picture of the economic activities involving agriculture and fishery through the correlation between the physical and geographical potential and the options of the decision-making bodies in the region, i.e. “the owners”, would then be completed as well through the relations established between the agricultural and hunting potential existing in the North-West Development Region.

Based on the results of the research the following shall be highlighted: aspects of “entrepreneurial” profitability, factors and principles of functioning of agricultural economics and the economics of hunting, but as well as the areas with optimum production for each type of activity through the economic and geographical differences and disparities established in this way.

Timea BENEDEK1, Gabriel NICULA2

1Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2Romanian Academy, Cluj-Napoca Subsidiary, Geography Section Cluj-Napoca, Romania

CREATIVE ECONOMY IN CLUJ-NAPOCA [ECONOMIA CREATIVĂ ÎN CLUJ-NAPOCA]

Over the past few years, the changes in the economy field have brought new terms to the

attention of the scientific world. Creative industry is one of the most discussed terms, the current paper aiming at a disambiguation of the term, through the analysis of the statements (definitions and classifications) already made by the authorized parties. As a study case for this concept, Cluj-Napoca was considered the best option, following the country‟s capital, Bucharest, due to its diversity and effervescence that characterize a large part of its economic sectors. Therefore, mapping and graphical representation of the spatial distributions of companies operating in the sectors of creative economy and highlighting their contribution to the economic growth of the study area were considered necessary.

Ştefan BILAŞCO, Sorin FILIP Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography


ACCESSIBILITY TO HOSPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN ROMANIA. A SPATIAL ANALYSIS APPROACH [ACCESIBILITATEA LA INFRASTRUCTURA SPITALICEASCĂ

ÎN ROMÂNIA. ANALIZĂ SPAŢIALĂ]

Easy access of the population to hospital infrastructure represents one of the main preoccupations of local and national authorities in the attempt to increase the degree of deliverance of




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quality medical services. The analysis of territorial distribution of various hospital categories- public, private, emergency, non-emergency hospitals- has revealed some areas of deficit in what regards the availability of various types of medical assistance. Identifying the areas of deficit from the point of view of accessibility to hospital infrastructure is carried out my means of a GIS model of space analysis (Cost Surface Modeling type) based on the calculation of access time from any location in the territory to the nearest hospital taking into consideration the vector databases (access ways, hospitals etc), assignment (speed of motion on access ways, hospital type) and raster (access time).

Boróka-Júlia BÍRÓ Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Bucharest, Romania

REGIONAL ABSORPTION OF CAP RURAL DEVELOPMENT FUNDS TARGETED FOR SEMI-SUBSISTENCE FARMS IN ROMANIA IN THE 2007-2013

PROGRAMMING PERIOD [ABSORBȚIA REGIONALĂ A FONDURILOR PAC DE DEZVOLTARE RURALĂ DESTINATE FERMELOR DE SEMI-SUBZISTENȚĂ ÎN ROMÂNIA

ÎN PERIOADA DE PROGRAMARE 2007-2013]

Land fragmentation and the need for consolidation are major problems of current Romanian agriculture. The transition from the status-quo of an agricultural structure dominated by subsistence and semi-subsistence farms in the view of restructuring, resulting in a more efficient sector – is a must. Present study proposes to evaluate the application of specific measures of the Romanian National Rural Development Programme that sought to support semi-subsistence farms between 2007 and 2013. Three NRDP measures have been identified under which semi-subsistence farms were eligible: Measure 112 “Setting up of young farmers”, Measure 121 “Modernization of agricultural holdings” and Measure 141 “Supporting semi-subsistence agricultural holdings”. Above measures belong to the 1st Axis of the Common Agricultural Policy‟s second pillar, thus having a common general goal of improvement of the competitiveness of the agricultural sector, while aiming at restructuring and developing the physical potential and management of generation change - trying to maintain the population of rural settlements. Available data on a seven years‟ time horizon is going to be analyzed. Absorption level of measures 112, 121 and 141 - under which Romanian semi-subsistence farms were eligible - on national and subnational scale are going to be mapped.

Ionel BOAMFĂ “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi, Faculty of Geography and Geology

Iaşi, Romania

CHRONO-SPATIAL PECULARITIES (AT COUNTY LEVEL) OF ROMANIAN EDUCATION (1831-2013) [PARTICULARITĂȚI CRONO-SPAȚIALE (LA NIVEL

JUDEȚEAN) ALE ÎNVĂȚĂMÂNTULUI ROMÂNESC (1831-2013)]

This paper presents the chrono-spatial evolution of education in Romanian lands from the time of Organic Reglement (when starting the accelerated modernization of state institutions and Romanian Principalities) until today. The analysis is performed at the county level for the territory that was in the Romanian Principalities administration period (after 1878 – in Romania, as an independent state). The development of education in the Romanian lands includes four periods: the period from the promulgation of the Organic Reglement to the Union of Romanian Principalities; the reign of Alexandru Ioan Cuza and Carol I; the interwar period; the postwar period. The general trend that followed the general pace of modernization of the Romanian society and the state, is the development and diversification of educational units, with a plus for the two decades post-Revolution, in which, besides many contradictory processes, there is a rapid increase unprecedented both in the number and, especially, in the share of university graduates.




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Ionel BOAMFĂ “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi, Faculty of Geography and Geology

Iaşi, Romania

DEMO-SOCIO-ECONOMIC PECULIARITIES AT REGIONAL LEVEL IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES / EUROPEAN UNION (1960-2014)

[PARTICULARITĂȚI DEMO-SOCIAL-ECONOMICE LA NIVEL REGIONAL ÎN COMUNITĂȚILE EUROPENE/UNIUNEA EUROPEANĂ (1960-2014)]

This paper aims to analyze the chrono-spatial distribution, at regional level, of demographic

and socio-economic features of the European Communities / European Union from the first years after the founding of this supranational entity until now. As analyzed indicators we mention: the population density, the share of urban / rural population, the professional structure of the active population, the share of active population, the unemployment rate, the age structure of population, the share of literacy, the gross domestic product per capita. The chrono-spatial evolution of these variables is achieved using the combination between the principal component analysis and the hierarchical ascending classification.

Ionuţ BUŞEGA Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Bucharest, Romania

THE IMPACT OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS ON REGIONAL DISPARITIES IN ROMANIA. TESTING THE WILLIAMSON HYPOTHESIS IN THE CONTEXT OF

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL TURMOIL [IMPACTUL CRIZEI ECONOMICE ASUPRA DISPARITĂŢILOR REGIONALE DIN ROMÂNIA. TESTAREA IPOTEZEI WILLIAMSON ÎN

CONTEXTUL TULBURĂRILOR ECONOMICE ŞI FINANCIARE]

The economic downturn triggered by the economic crisis, was installed in 2008 in Romania stopping the economic growth process. The financial turbulence had asymmetrical effects at the regional level, both in terms of GDP per capita and occupation rate. The aim of present article is to analyze how regional economies reacted in this context and to assess what was the impact of the crisis on intraregional disparities in Romania. From the methodological point of view, the research involves the design and use of an aggregate index which reflects the negative effects of the economic crisis at the regional level and provides evidence of their degree of flexibility, depending on economic specialization of each region. Also using panel data analysis, the paper aims to estimate the degree to which the crisis has induced a process of economic convergence between regions or increased regional disparities.

Ionela Corina CHIRILEASA (DEDIŢĂ) University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography

Bucharest, Romania

SUCEAVA – DYNAMICS OF FUNCTIONAL AREAS [SUCEAVA – DINAMICA ZONELOR FUNCŢIONALE]

Once surpassed the economic transition stage, Suceava, urban development pole of the North-

Eastern Development Region, defines more clearly its socio–economic coordinates that it tends to enroll for. Increased development of economic activities in the tertiary sector, compared to the socialist era, to the prejudice of the industrial activities helps to define more clearly its role of urban utility center (for services), which exerts a powerful attraction on its influence area. Within the new context, the urban territory is marked by a redefinition of the functional areas that seemed to be indissoluble in the socialist era. This article intends to analyze the socio-economic functional changes that mark Suceava nowadays compared to previous periods and to identify the factors responsible for generating this change.




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Viorel CHIRIŢĂ “Ştefan cel Mare” University of Suceava

Faculty of History and Geography Suceava, Romania

CULTURAL BUCOVINEAN VILLAGE - A MODEL FOR A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS? [SATUL CULTURAL BUCOVINEAN – UN

MODEL DE DEZVOLTARE DURABILĂ A ZONELOR RURALE?]

The Bucovina village‟s development in territorial profile knows and experienced, different stages, following local possibilities and options trough exploitations local resources, on the background evolutions of national and regional socio-economic conjunctures.

This paper first aspect is to reveal the role of resource exploitation in outlining areas of interest and priority development in different stages, whether we are talking about forests, manganese, mineral waters, peat, building materials, pastures, hayfields etc. , either the ones that make sense now to the local development, as tourist potential; simultaneously or separately , exploiting these resources fingerprinted geographic area by dynamicity of socio/economic functions of the villages.

The second aspect of our issue is revealed the enshrining Bucovina cultural village Ciocănesti - on the basis of national competition organized by AFSR, 2014 The study aims to identify the dimensions and possible plans/levels for the analysis of "cultural village", and in the current context of sustainable rural development, the proposed reconsideration of this attribute ca un possible model for a sustainable development of the area Bucovina, but not only trough criteria of festivals but those of components movable cultural heritage. The concept of cultural village became a more feasible to develop qualities that Romanian rural coveted, as the model gave by the cultural city or urban cultural district.

The thirs aspect of our paper is that cultural village model (CVM) for economic growth, with local sample in region, successful on the tourism level, as the current component of the strategic development of Bucovina. Become an associated concept of sustainable development of the village of Bucovina, alongside traditional activities and local festivals should enter into this field of analysis the degree of functional conservation of the cultural landscape components of the territorial areas by reflecting perceptual and organizational level rural world image Bucovina.

The analysis of these territorial rural systems associated regional territorial planning functionality that, cultural heritage of rural cultural landscapes may be parts of sustainable development.

Viorel CHIRIŢĂ1, Daniela MATEI2

1“Ştefan cel Mare” University of Suceava Faculty of History and Geography

Suceava, Romania 2Romanian Academy, Iaşi Branch

“Gh. Zane” Institute of Social Economic Research Iaşi, Romania

ENTREPRENEURIAL LOCAL MODELS AND INTEGRATED REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS IN MOUNTAIN RURAL AREAS OF BUCOVINA

[MODELE ANTREPRENORIALE LOCALE ŞI SISTEME INTEGRATE DE DEZVOLTARE REGIONALĂ ÎN AREALELE MONTANE DIN BUCOVINA]

The paper is concentrated with changing generational values and aspiration for better life in

rural areas of Bucovina, a disadvantaged area. Local development towards European Strategy 2020 emphasizes sustainable local development directions through local entrepreneurship

In the last decade, mountainous Bukovina region was and still is the subject to continuous pressure, generated by the lack of local labor, rising emigration, restricting exploitation of local resources by the tendency of market economy, the specific local accessibility in mountain area, etc. On this restrictive background, visible effects of local entrepreneurship are actually “gates” for regional economic recovery and regional decentralization component resizing. Our issue describes how these




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challenges are optimally integrated system development in rural areas Bukovina, through local entrepreneurship.

The main issue of paper is to analyze /outline practical approach directions of development of rural areas by linking levels of organization of local systems development and rural villages in Bukovina sample/models of successful local entrepreneurship: Vicovu de Sus, Margine, Poiana Negrii, Ciocăneşti, Mălini, Horodnic and so on, or from peri-urban areas of Suceava, Rădăuţi, Gura Humor and Vatra Dornei.

Local initiatives have had the “resonance points” Bucovina, as traditional activities in rural areas and relatively new, the rural tourism, agri-tourism, dominant component white, green and cultural.

Local entrepreneurship typologies are frequently associated with a specific pattern to attract European funds as or, in fewer cases than, by its own financial resources. Entrepreneurship in Tourism is complemented at the medium and small companies, with profiles: woodworking, shoes industry and traditional food industry.

The dimension for integrated sustainable development, specific in villages in Bukovina, shall also include, this component local entrepreneurship, already having a specific component of rural territorial planning, with specific relevance to specific cultural landscapes.

Simona Monica CHITA, Alexandra Camelia POTRA Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography


A MODEL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BY THE USE OF AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES FOR THE CODRU AND THE CICEU DISTRICTS [UN MODEL DE

DEZVOLTARE DURABILĂ PRIN UTILIZAREA PRACTICILOR AGRICOLE ÎN ŢINUTURILE CODRULUI ŞI CICEULUI]

Living in an age of speed, where technology has developed rapidly, characterized by the

appearance more and more efficient technology products every month, all serving to ease everyday life activities, we realize that nature is seriously affected by our actions. This has led to redefining economic development by assigning it the attribute of sustainability. Sustainable development aims to be a human development achievable through the will of the people who, through the activities they carry out, are able to promote the assertion of the region (or state, etc) they inhabit, with a dual end result: the welfare of local population and environmental conservation. Therefore, in accordance with these particular aspects, the present study proposes a model of sustainable development applied to the Codru and the Ciceu districts (“ţinut”-type of regions) by implementing appropriate agricultural practices, the main economic activities that characterize the two micro-regions. The shift from individual farming of the land to joint ownership (associative) farming involves the use of biomass and employment of local workforce in lucrative activities. The application of the model will lead to a balanced development of the micro-regions considered for analysis.

Paula Olivia CIMPOIEŞ Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography


INHABITANTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR RESIDENTIAL REGIONAL SPACE: A CASE STUDY ON THE LAND OF FĂGĂRAȘ, ROMANIA

[PERCEPȚIILE LOCUITORILOR CU PRIVIRE LA SPATIUL REGIONAL ÎN CARE TRĂIESC: STUDIU DE CAZ - ȚARA FĂGĂRAȘULUI, ROMÂNIA]

There have been a lot of studies on the Romanian „land”-type territorial formations which

emphasized their structure and functions, development trends and viability (Cocean, 2012, p. 11). Moreover, the „lands” were regarded and analyzed as geographical mental spaces due to very tight attachment of men to the local spiritual values of maximum importance (Cocean, 2008, p. 39). Within the context of analyzing the „lands” as geographical mental spaces, the main aim of this paper was to




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investigate the mental space of the Land of Făgăraș by taking an in-depth look into inhabitants' awareness of their region. The research was conducted on several occasions in 2012. Data were collected from 154 participants. A two-and-a-half page questionnaire was developed containing both closed and open-ended questions. The results show that respondents are highly aware of their residential regional space. The vast majority of respondents stated that they consider themselves to be part of the region called „the Land of Făgăraș” and believe that there is only one expression which is appropriate when referring to it. The study revealed that respondents' perceptions with regard to the regional limits varied according to the place of residence. In addition, the results show that the respondents hold positive attitudes on the community they live in. Positive attitudes result from residents' belief that the inhabitants of the Land of Făgăraș are „generous” and „diligent” people. Further research is needed, in order to extend the analysis to the entire region and also to increase the number of respondents, ensuring the representativeness of the sample population.

Pompei COCEAN Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography & Centre for Regional Geography


CENTRE FOR REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY – A DECADE OF APPLIED RESEARCH [CENTRUL DE GEOGRAFIE REGIONALĂ – UN DECENIU DE CERCETĂRI APLICATIVE]

The Centre for Regional Geography of Babeş-Bolyai University has its beginnings in the PATIJ project (Inter-County Spatial Plan) conducted between 1997 and 1999. The project gathered 15 research and administrative institutions and a total of 17 specialized research groups. The practical experience gained during this project and the consolidation of an effective methodology of scientific investigation made another major project possible - PATR (North-West Region Spatial Plan), completed in 2004, when the Centre for Regional Geography was accredited by the National University Research Council (CNCSIS), one year after its establishment in 2003. Under its auspices, research targeting spatial planning and territorial development strategies has been subsequently conducted focused on spatial structures in Transylvania, Crişana and Maramureş. The development strategies of Craiova City and of Bistriţa were also elaborated. A large-scale national project, also managed by the Centre for Regional Geography, was the Sinaia-Azuga-Buşteni-Predeal-Râşnov-Braşov-Poiana Braşov Intermunicipal Spatial Plan. One of the main international projects was the Tisa Catchment Area Development (SEE A/638/4.2./X-TICAD), elaborated in collaboration with specialists from Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Ukraine. Since 2005 the Centre has published the journal Romanian Review of Regional Studies, indexed in 15 national and international databases and has organized the international conference on regional disparities every two years since 2004.

Veronica CONSTANTIN1, Alexandru-Sabin NICULA2, Oana-Elena BLAGA, Ionuţ RUS3

1 Centre Regional Development Agency Alba Iulia, Romania

2, 3Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography Cluj-Napoca, Romania

POLICIES OF TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENT IN THE UMLAND OF ALBA IULIA CITY [POLITICI DE MANAGEMENT TERITORIAL ÎN UMLANDUL

MUNICIPIULUI ALBA IULIA]

This paper intends to emphasize the policies of territorial management employed in the umland of Alba Iulia City. From a methodological point of view, our endeavour uses and is heavily based on statistical data provided by specialised departments of local and county governments. Moreover, the graphical and cartographical representations were created with the help of ArcGIS 10.2.2 and Microsoft Excel 2010. By using such methods, the study at hand aims to bring forward the policies of territorial management during the 2007-2014 period in order to identify the degree of




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territorial cohesion and local development. The effects of the implementation of these policies are found in the territorial dynamics and systemic answer of the urban-rural fringe centrifugal and centripetal flows. The main policies adopted by the local authorities aim, for instance, to attain the following targets: proper urban-rural partnership (insuring good governance, intermodal transport development etc.); better quality of life for all communities (accesibility to central facilities, education, healthcare, safety, culture etc.); sustainable economic development (development of SMEs, research-development-innovation, agricultural improvement etc.); the preservation and capitalization of the natural and cultural environment (Natura 2000 sites, brownfield redevelopment, restoration of the protected built environment etc.). In the near future, we believe that territorial management policies must lead to a paradigm shift, from sustainable development to smart specialization (Brad S., 2014). The establishment of new policies should be integrated in accordance to urbanism charters and to the strategic directions of the upper echelon arrangement plans. Such policies must be integrated and implemented in a down-up manner, and must encourage decentralization and integrated development in umland of Alba Iulia City.

Marta COSMA1, Raluca LUȚAI2 1Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography

Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2 Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy


THE GORGE OF LĂPUŞ RIVER: RESOURCES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT [DEFILEUL RÂULUI LĂPUŞ: RESURSE ŞI DEZVOLTARE REGIONALĂ]

The main discussion, which is focused on the regional development and on its sustainability,

starts from the idea that human activities are dependent on the environment and on the natural resources. We propose to approach our work in the natural resources and more specifically, we analyze the geomorphologic resources in particular, and landscape resources. In the following, as geomorphological elements, we discuss about the Gorge of Lăpuş River, the Mountain of Preluca, the Șatra Plateau and the Meadow of Lăpuş. The last but not least, we will discuss also about landscape elements of the same territorial unit analyzed. The gorge of Lăpuş River is in the administration of several municipalities such as: Târgu Lăpuş, Vima Mică, Boiu Mare, Şomcuta Mare, Remetea Chioarului and Coaş. This area is a natural reservation and is a part of Sit Natura 2000 with the natural habitat being protected by the law. The purpose of the reservation is that of restoring the environment in order to encourage biological diversity.

After understanding the geographical and cultural resources that Lăpuş Gorge holds, this paper will focus its attention on the analysis of a regional development project funded by European Union for promoting geographical resources. We aim to describe the reasoning behind the project Nature, traditions and adventure-tourism promotion in Lăpuș Gorge and also analyze the web portal done by the project managers within the project, starting from the idea that the web site is a good way to present and promote the geographical values of this area.

Zsuzsanna DABASI-HALÁSZ University of Miskolc

Miskolc, Hungary

MIGRATION OF THE Y AND Z GENERATION FROM THE HUNGARIAN PERSPECTIVE [MIGRAŢIA GENERAŢIEI Y ŞI Z DIN PERSPECTIVA MAGHIARĂ]

The Europe 2020 strategy can see the young generation as a driving force for smart,

sustainable and economic growth because young people are most likely to take the risk to move abroad for educational or work-related reasons and to contribute to social and economical development with innovative business strategies (Eurofound 2011). However, in view of the large number of young unemployed people in Europe some call the 16-29 years old the ‚lost generation„, shut out from productive activity. The economic downfall has led to a situation with high unemployment rates of




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young people in some countries. In other countries there is a manpower shortage in some areas requiring specific qualifications. At the same time lack of internal mobility on the European labour market still persists: “While 4.1 percent of EU residents are from outside the European Union, only 2.5 percent are EU nationals living in another Member State” (Benton and Petrovic 2013). In terms of a deep economic crisis specifically the younger generations are forced to emigrate which can have negative effects like the disruption of families. In this article I mention the reasons of the youth migration from the Northern Hungarian region. I also mention the economic and social effects of this youth migration as problem issue in this region. My hypothesis is the following: After the Northern Hungarian region was not able to find a successful economic development pathway, the children of the economic structure change generation, the so called Y and Z generation was on to migration. The reason of that is mainly the depressed labour market.

Magdalena DRĂGAN, Gabriela COCEAN Romanian Academy, Cluj-Napoca Subsidiary, Geography Section


CONSTRAINTS UPON TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CAUSED BY THE ROAD NETWORK IN THE APUSENI MOUNTAINS [CONSTRÂNGERI IMPUSE DE

REȚEAUA DE DRUMURI ASUPRA DEZVOLTĂRII TURISMULUI ÎN MUNȚII APUSENI]

The Apuseni Mountains stand out due to the specific landscape, containing a wide range of landmarks, both natural and cultural, thus having a great touristic potential. Due to the intense and prolong anthropization, the area displays a dense road network that constitutes an asset for tourism development. However, the presence of these roads is not in itself a guarantee of a high level of accessibility and connectivity of the tourist resources that actually rely more on the viability of different road sectors. There are some sites, located on functional axes that benefit from the general, preexisting, transport infrastructure, but one can note malfunctions regarding the access towards sites located on no through roads. Such malfunctions have a deep negative influence upon the touristic capitalization of the resources in the study area. Another constraint upon tourism development is the relatively limited possibility for exploiting the touristic resources in an integrated and efficient manner, by connecting them in touristic thematic routes. In most cases, the causes are not orographic barriers or the absence of connections, but to the scarce viability of some existing road sectors. These observations come to underline the decisive role (yet hardly addressed in the scientific research) that the transport infrastructure plays in the touristic development of regions and the need of an integrated approach in touristic planning.

Luminiţa FILIMON, Claudiu FILIMON University of Oradea, Faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sport

Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning Oradea, Romania

WHAT PLACE FOR IDENTITY AND PLACE BRANDING IN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT? THE CASE OF THE LAND OF BEIUȘ (ROMANIA) [IDENTITATE

ŞI BRAND TERITORIAL ÎN DEZVOLTAREA LOCALĂ - CAZUL ŢĂRII BEIUŞULUI]

The global economical mutations (development of IT and e-economy, globalization etc.) trigger the standardization of territories and the lessening of the importance of distance between areas by coaxing the local communities into the world competitional system, focused on competitiveness and performance. Among the various ways of adjusting to these new realities, we note two tendencies: on one hand, the separation of economies from local reality, specific to big world cities, with chances of assertion within global competition, and, on the other hand, the return to local specific and the establishment of the development strategies on the local identity and heritage, specific to rural areas. In addition, over the last decades, both scientific studies and European strategies equally render these concerns over the boost of competitiveness and territorial development in relation to their yet unexplored potential. Thus, it becomes more and more important the geographical analysis of the




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territories, the assessment of development potential and identification of local distinctiveness as defining elements of strategies of local development. There has been one more step to take from here to the establishment of territorial branding as proof of localization within a globalized world. In Romania, this context that favours the growth of the local factor importance and the encouragement of collectivities to take part in the local development process, gives new opportunities to capitalize the potential of Romania's rural areas.

Starting from the case of the Land of Beiuș, the present study highlights the importance of new territorial resources represented by identity and local heritage in the sustainable local development. The main supposition is that, by integrating them into a process of territorial management focused on local distinctiveness, as elements of an yet unexplored territorial potential, the local heritage and territorial identity can both represent a viable alternative for the growth of territorial attractiveness By extrapolating the case of the Land of Beiuș to the all other 17 “ţara” (land) type areas from Romania, this study analyses also the opportunity to use their territorial identity and image (brand) of authentic Romanian dowry, as a potential factor to boost local economy. The results of the research conclude in the proposal of a brand for the Land of Beiuș and the identification of several courses of reflection as regards the possibilities of using this brand (the quintessence of identity and heritage elements of the local community) as an instrument of territorial management in order to boost the national and European attractiveness and visibility of other rural areas with a strong identity in Romania. The conclusion of the study is that the local identity and heritage can and must constitute a starting point for any step toward the sustainable local development of the targeted territories, and the “land” type areas from Romania can successfully represent the authentic Romanian rural brand, “our heritage”, seen as a “territorial capital” inherited from the forefathers.

George GĂMAN, Bianca Sorina RĂCĂŞAN Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography


THE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF NORTH-EAST REGION OF ROMANIA. MYTH OR REALITY? EFFICIENCY OR TWADDLE? [STRATEGIA DE

DEZVOLTARE TURISTICĂ A REGIUNII DE NORD-EST, ROMÂNIA. MIT SAU REALITATE? EFICIENŢĂ SAU VORBĂRIE]

The tourism development strategies play an increasingly important role inside of those

documentations that aim to a socio-economic development, undertaken at local, zonal, county, regional, national level. Frequently, tourism is viewed as one the best solution for economic recovery, but without a detalied and realistic analysis of what the territory offers from this point of view, this new trend for resolving the economical dysfunctions, remains at a mirage level. The North-East Region of Romania, the second poorest of European Union, situated at the same place with Severn Tsentralen from Bulgaria, with a purchasing power by only 29% of European Union average, rushes to come with a development strategy for tourism which relying on “relief and environmental factors, diversity and beauty of landscape, cultural heritage”, wants to strengthen the specific offers especially of mountain, cultural and ecumenical tourism. The present study, through multiple research methods (analysis, graphic, cartographic, survey, comparative, statistical) aims to verify the truthfulness of concerned documentation, to specify with solid arguments the type of tourism that has the biggest premises of affirmation and to highlight some proposals for its development.




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Rosalina GRUMO1, Luigi BELLINO2

1 University of Bari Bari, Italy

2Italian Department of Education Bari, Italy

REGIONAL DISPARITIES AND SOCIAL COHESION POLICIES. THE CASE OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA OF BARI (ITALY) [DISPARITĂŢI REGIONALE ŞI

POLITICI DE COEZIUNE SOCIALĂ. CAZUL ZONEI METROPOLITANE BARI (ITALIA)]

The role of Regions appears reconfigured by the “reshaping” of national States. Besides, under a sub-regional scale, forms of governance have been launched, redefining a new territoriality. In Italy, the role of the Regions and Cities is more and more important in the decision-making processes of the territories, and it is also characterized by the recent establishment of the metropolitan cities, but still not geo-politically defined. There is, in fact, a constitutional reform process through the region‟s reorganization legislative autonomy and strengthening of local governments. In this context, some areas are characterized by social unrest that includes new forms of poverty, urban malaise and marginalization, due also to the financial and economic crisis whose signs of recovery are still very weak.

The problems highlighted tend to localize in “vast areas”. This attributed a fundamental role in social policies to regions and metropolitan cities through forms of complementarity, but also of competitiveness.

In the European Union the programming decisions, considered the policy of development and cohesion also at the local scale. The 2014-2020 EU programming cycle, in fact, has defined the main role of metropolitan cities, but also of cities and internal areas.

The contribution will analyze Puglia, region of southern Italy, and the metropolitan area of Bari, the regional capital, in order to verify policies concerning the social field, both through “strategic planning” and launching the so called "smart city" experience. In the metropolitan city, indeed, there is already an orientation towards the "social innovation" to address the issues of social cohesion and inclusion, consistent to sustainable development

Zoltán HAJDÚ Transdanubian Research Department, Institute of Regional Studies

Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Pécs, Hungary

SÁTORALJAÚJHELY – SLOVENSKÉ NOVÉ MESTO: LIVING IN STATE-

BORDER DIVIDED TOWNS UNDER CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES [SÁTORALJAÚJHELY – SLOVENSKÉ NOVÉ MESTO: TRĂIND ÎN ORAŞE DIVIZATE DE

FRONTIERE STATALE ÎN CONTEXTE VARIABILE]

The united Sátoraljaújhely was seat of the big Zemplén County until 1918. In 1910 it had a population of 20 thousand. The town was developed as administrative and market centre on the Hungarian-Slovakian language border. In the Trianon Peace Treaty (1920) a new state border was formed between Hungary and Czechoslovakia, in the middle of Zemplén county and in the territory of Sátoraljaújhely. Between 1938 and 1944 the two settlements were united again. In the first years of period of state socialism in Hungary and Czechoslovakia border was totally closed, but in the 60‟s a border crossing point was open. Sátoraljaújhely in Hungary has a population of about 15 thousand, and it is a relatively developed market town with a big hospital and secondary schools. The population of Slovenské Nové Mesto is about 1100, and a relatively underdeveloped settlement. After the common EU membership of Hungary and Slovakia (2004), the two settlements have nearly united functionally on the level of everyday life.




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Ágnes HEGYI-KÉRI University of Miskolc

Miskolc, Hungary

CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BROWNFIELD AND THE LABOR MARKET ON SUBREGIONAL LEVEL [LEGĂTURA DINTRE TERENURILE DE TIP BROWNFIELD ŞI

PIAŢA MUNCII LA NIVEL SUBREGIONAL]

I analyze in detail the brownfields arising after the industrial decline in the aforementioned areas. The basic presumption of my research and my article is that deindustrialization is followed by social and environmental degradation, the thus avoided revitalization has further negative effects on society. The primary focus of my article is the brownfields appeared after deindustrialisation, the brownfileds and their complex revitalization, especially as regards labor market. My aim is to prove the correlation between brownfields and labor market at subregional level in Hungary with two regions characterised by negative deindustrialization. The regions in depression due to deindustrialisation – the old industrial regions – can be defined by common internal characteristics, characterised by brownfields springing into existence, dwindling human potential, labor market depression and secondary migrational push. I used Local Moran‟s I index to analyze regional autocorrelation between brownfields and labor market indicators. Furthermore, I discuss microregions smitten by industrial depression in detail. I analyze the following hypothesis in this article: in Hungary, brownfields came into being following deindustrialisation, especially negative deindustrialisation, which influence the labor market of the region at subregional and local level.

Gheorghe-Gavrilă HOGNOGI, Roxana VĂIDEAN Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography


ACCESS INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE LAND OF HAȚEG. RELEVANT ASPECTS CONSIDERED FOR A REGIONAL GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS

[INFRASTRUCTURA DE ACCES A ŢĂRII HAŢEGULUI. ASPECTE RELEVANTE LUATE ÎN CONSIDERARE PENTRU O ANALIZĂ GEOGRAFICĂ REGIONALĂ]

The analysis of the infrastructure based on data from various sources (cartographic and field

observations) involves focusing on two major issues: the implications of the environment in the distribution of the access infrastructure and its qualitative assessment.

The study begins with an assessment at regional and national scale, followed by an assessment of the environment implications, both for the construction phase and for maintenance. We have chosen the following representative sectors: E 79 (Petros - Haţeg), DN 68 (Haţeg- Porțile de Fier), DJ 685 (Carnesti – Lacul Gura Apelor), the Roman Road (Porțile de Fier - Subcetate), 202 (Subcetate - Baru) and 211 (Subcetate – Porțile de Fier) secondary rails. For the first two cases the identification of the sectors characterized by high susceptibility to road accidents reveals an actual and unforeseeable implication of the relief as far as road traffic is concerned. The county road chosen for this analysis is considered to be representative due to its location in the high mountain part of the region, which requires specific maintenance activities in the context of accentuated dynamics of the geomorphological processes.

The qualitative assessment of the road network and the quantification of the intervention actions which are needed, according to the development directions of the region, are elements that cannot be omitted in a comprehensive regional analysis.




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Réka HORECZKI, Ákos BODOR, Zoltán GRÜNHUT Institute of Regional Studies, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies

Hungarian Academy of Sciences Pécs, Hungary

DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIO-CULTURAL CONTEXT [DEZVOLTARE ŞI CONTEXT SOCIO-CULTURAL]

For decades it is undisputable that social resources, i.e. different capacities and capabilities

which are usually named as some kind of symbolic capital (like human capital, social capital, cultural capital, relational capital, etc.) are basic factors for development – and it doesn‟t matter what kind of development [economic, regional (territorial, local, rural), social, innovation-based, competitiveness-based, sustainable-based, etc.] we talk about. This paper aims to propose a more complex and more in-depth indicator matrix firstly to identify these social resources, and secondly for a better understanding of the different socio-cultural contexts‟ role. To achieve this result, we review the latest wave of the European Social Survey, pick up possible indicators, create comparable dimensions, and map the differences between the selected states, regions.

Filip IPATIOV Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography


TERRITORIAL DISPARITIES OF THE ELDERLY POPULATION IN ROMANIA [DISPARITĂȚI TERITORIALE LA NIVELUL POPULAȚIEI VÂRSTNICE DIN ROMÂNIA]

Although it is perceived as a risk factor, demographic aging is a contemporary reality that

manifests itself in all of the countries of the world and specialists from more and more science areas show interest in studying this topic. Geography, because of the investigation of the spatial manifestation of the demographic and social phenomena, could contribute to the knowledge phenomenon.

As the state of Europe, the continent that records the highest degree of aging compared to other continents of the world, Romania is also affected by this phenomenon. Thus, the paper analyses the aging process in our country in the last two decades, trying to record the territorial disparities at both regional and county. In his approach, the study examines: the evolution process, the rural-urban differences, the feminization of aging and tries to identify the causes and effects, for present and future, of the process.

Liviu JIGORIA-OPREA West University of Timişoara,

Department of Geography Timişoara, Romania

ANALYSIS OF THE SPATIAL DYNAMICS OF INDUSTRIAL AREAS IN REŞIŢA [ANALIZA DINAMICII SPAŢIALE A ZONELOR INDUSTRIALE DIN MUNICIPIUL REŞIŢA]

The beginnings of industrial development across Reşiţa city occurred since the 18th century,

when the first blast furnaces were built (in 1771), this city being one of the first industrial centers developed on the actual territory of Romania. During the socialist period, all industrial activities have intensified causing multiple mutations of the urban structure. The transition toward the market economy and the post-socialist deindustrialization caused collapse on several plans, the city facing serious social, economic and environmental problems. The multiplication of brownfield areas confirms and emphasizes the crisis installed and requires the development of complex urban regeneration strategies, not only for the city of Resita, but also for all the mono-industrial cities in the Banatul Montan region.




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Eugen LASLO1, Marius STUPARIU2, Ion Emilian VASILE3

1, 3 University of Oradea, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Oradea, Romania

2 University of Oradea, Faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sport Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning

Oradea, Romania

METHODS OF OPTIMIZING TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS

[METODE DE OPTIMIZARE A REŢELELOR DE TRANSPORT ÎN COMUN]

In this paper we propose the construction of a numerical coefficient associated to transportation routes. The calculation is based on the set of points of interest, that are within range of the transportation network. Points of interest can be addresses, institutions, jobs and places to relax. Based on this coefficient and their geographical distribution, we constructed an algorithm (based on the concepts of genetic algorithms and evolutionary strategies) to optimize transportation network in question. The objective of this algorithm is given by minimizing the distance and cycle time while maximizing the number of points of interest covered.

Titus Cristian MAN, Raularian RUSU, Ciprian MOLDOVAN, Sonia MOLDOVAN, Iulia HĂRĂNGUŞ

Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography Cluj-Napoca, Romania

ROAD NETWORK STRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT PERIPHERALITY: CLUJ METROPOLITAN AREA [STRUCTURA REȚELEI DE COMUNICAȚIE RUTIERĂ ȘI

MARGINALITATEA INDUSĂ DE TRANSPORT: ZONA METROPOLITANĂ CLUJ]

The road network is essential for the connectivity of communities to large urban areas, especially where there are few other transport alternatives. The development of a metropolitan area is usually closely related to the state of transport infrastructure. Metropolitan areas in Romania are rather recent and their impact in the urban system is yet to be assessed. Cluj Metropolitan Area has been set up in 2009 and includes the city of Cluj-Napoca and 19 neighboring communes. Despite their inclusion in Cluj Metropolitan Area, several settlements are still in a state of isolation due to their lack of accessibility to the road network, the poor quality of the road infrastructure, the low number of bus connections. These areas face several economic and demographic threats: poor economic performance, high emigration rates, demographic ageing. Jobs are usually available only in Cluj-Napoca and therefore the connection to the city is vital for these communities.

Simona MĂLĂESCU Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography


PATTERNS OF SOCIAL MARGINALIZATION AND ITS SPATIAL EXPRESSION IN THE URBAN AREA OF RÂMNICU VÂLCEA: PREVENTING VS.

CONTROLLING THE OUTCOMES [MODELE DE MARGINALIZARE SOCIALĂ ŞI EXPRESIA SA SPAŢIALĂ ÎN AREALUL URBAN AL MUNICIPIULUI RÂMNICU VÂLCEA:

PREVENIREA VS. CONTROLUL EFECTELOR]

This paper aims to underline the dynamic patterns of social marginalization (including peripherization) which ultimately leads to social exclusion within the urban area of Râmnicu Vâlcea from the communist period to present. Conclusions were drawn from field observations, semi-structural interviews conducted with the VMG/GMI beneficiaries (according to the law no. 416/2001), the meta-analysis of the statistical data collected by the DMPS, content analysis of the local press and cartographic and historical materials. Data confirm the clustering of the VMG/GMI beneficiaries,




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mostly in the peripheral areas (the Nuci Colony, Morilor-Izvorului, Alunului-Poienari and Gib Mihăescu colonies as well as the ethnic fingerprint (not exclusively though) of the urban poverty along with the absence of the spatial concentration of the ethnic majority, only the areas with a high rate of marginalization (social as well as spatial) making an exception. The interviews show that the elements from the historical life of the subjects are responsible for their laps from the main social and professional activities flux, as well as the gradual pauperization and the urban peripherization by means of forced residential mobility (demolitions and dwelling repartitions) during the time of the urban reconstruction of the center of the town in the communist period, the impact of the nationalized real estate retrocession to the initially dislocated families during the communist period and the crisis for spaces and social dwellings in the urban construction perimeters characteristic for the present time. In areas with concentrated social dwellings such Nuci Colony the effects of the intensive social contamination and disorganization emphasize that once installed the social disorganization is much more difficult to eradicate or even to control the sprawl than to prevent the social disorganization, conflicts and increasing crime.

Petru Daniel MĂRAN Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography

Sighetu Marmaţiei, Romania

GEODEMOGRAPHIC ASPECTS CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION OF ROMANIANS IN SPAIN. CASE STUDY REGIONS: THE LAND

OF MARAMUREŞ AND PROVINCE OF CIUDAD REAL [ASPECTE GEODEMOGRAFICE PRIVIND MIGRAȚIA INTERNAȚIONALĂ A ROMÂNILOR

ÎN SPANIA. STUDII DE CAZ REGIUNILE: ȚARA MARAMUREȘULUI ȘI PROVINCIA CIUDAD REAL]

The subject of the research is the transnational migration of the people of Maramures region.

The topic was addressed through the analysis carried out on the two poles that constitute a system of international migration respectively the origin and destination of migration flows. The migration to Spain was chosen because it was the main destination for Romanian emigrants in the period 2002-2014. Questions underlying the research seek to explain the spatial distribution of migration flows and the consequences of migration from a regional development perspective. The methodology of the thesis consists in statistical and geodemographic analysis conducted using the Geographic Information System technology. The models established within the research allow complex conclusions, taking into account that during the analyzed period a global economic crisis set off with major consequences on the dynamics of international migration. Thus the positive economic aspects related to the development of the region of origin can be associated with a number of negative social and demographic aspects of the phenomenon such as the impact of the migration on the family and especially on the underage children.

Petru Daniel MĂRAN1, Nicolaie HODOR2, Sorin Alin KOSINSZKI3

1Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography Sighetu Marmaţiei, Romania

2Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography Cluj-Napoca, Romania

3Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences Sighetu Marmației, Romania

THE CONTRIBUTION OF APPLIED GEOGRAPHY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MARAMURES CROSS BORDER TOURISM. THE RESULTS OF THE PROJECT

“MARAMUREȘ-TRANSCARPATHIA INFO TOUR” [APORTUL GEOGRAFIEI APLICATE LA DEZVOLTAREA TURISMULUI TRANSFRONTALIER MARAMUREȘEAN.

REZULTATELE PROIECTULUI “MARAMUREȘ-TRANSCARPATHIA INFO TOUR”]




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The paper presents the results of the cross border cooperation project ”Maramures-Transcarpathia Info Tour”, implemented during June 2012 – March 2014 and was financed within The Cross Border Cooperation Programme Hungary-Slovakia-Romania-Ukraine 2007-2013. Within the action activities of tourism prospective research of the project region were conducted, which led to the completion of a tourist guide book and four tourist maps for the region of Historical Maramures. The project also resulted in the establishment of four cross border tourist information centers in the localities: Sighetu Marmației, Săpânța, Botiza, from Romania and Solotvino from Ukraine. The marking of eight tourist tracks, the rural tourism development courses and the consolidation of local identity by implementing traditional workshops in some of the Maramures villages also fall among the results achieved in the project. The project activities and results have a strong geographic side being implemented by geographers and specific methodology of this discipline in order to strengthen cooperation in the domain of cross border tourism within the project region.

Cecília MEZEI Transdanubian Research Department of the Centre for Economic and Regional Studies,

Institute for Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Pécs, Hungary

CHANGE OF HUNGARIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE [SCHIMBAREA PRACTICILOR DE DEZVOLTARE

ECONOMICĂ APLICATE DE ADMINISTRAŢIA LOCALĂ DIN UNGARIA]

The study shows the change of the Hungarian local governments‟ involvement in local economic development from the change of the regime (1989) till nowadays. According to the empirical studies* forming the background of the research a shift in the development activity of local governments can be detected. The study covers the tracking of effects of EU and national support policy, the regulation of local governments and the change in their power resulting from this control as well as regional development institutions and tools.

The Hungarian local governments have faced with the necessity of local development since the beginning of the 1990s as the local inhabitants expected community intervention in the areas which do not belong to the competence of local government (i.e. the establishment of telephone lines.) The settlement development can be considered as the local government‟s voluntary task, though it has never received direct public settlement development funds. Thus the developments were financed on the local level by the local governments‟ own resources or by open tender. While the former is scarcely available, the latter has forced the local improvements to take other path resulting mass-produced or unsustainable investments (spas, sport facilities etc.), unused public buildings, industrial investments built next to settlements based on tourist potentials. The effectiveness of the grants used can be questioned and the Hungarian self-governmental system has been indebted significantly. The local government reform after 2011 tried to respond to these problems. Whilst the scope of the local governments has significantly narrowed, the local development needs remain and in fact the development built on endogenous resources has increasingly appreciated. One thing is certain: new approaches and solutions, new tools and local development trends better exploiting the opportunities in partnerships should be built in the Hungarian development practice.

Mariana MIHĂESCU

„Constantin Brâncoveanu” College Târgovişte, Romania

TAXONOMY OF THE GEO-TOURIST UNITS FROM THE SUBCARPATHIANS OF IALOMIŢA [TAXONOMIA UNITĂŢILOR GEOTURISTICE DIN REGIUNEA

SUBCARPAŢILOR IALOMIȚEI]

The tourist region under analysis is remarkable for its large number of tourist sites, its high-quality boarding facilities for tourists, its variety of the leisure and restaurant structures, to which one




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can add the traditional hospitality of the inhabitants, all these constituting favorable factors for tourism. In the analysis of the tourist potential of the Subcarpathians of Ialomiţa, we have opted for the use of the taxonomy that comprises the following hierarchic scale: tourist point, tourist locality, tourist center and tourist region.

One can note that the tourist region of the Subcarpathians of Ialomiţa has two important aspects. The first aspect refers to the fact that the tourist sites are concentrated along the alignment of some valley corridors and depressions going from the mountains to the plain, which delineates some axes with a tourist potential. The second aspect refers to the fact that tourist localities and centers have developed along these axes, polarizing tourist activities, which make up network systems.

In the Subcarpathians of Ialomiţa, two main tourist axes have been delineated (the axis of Ialomiţa and the axis of Prahova) and two secondary tourist axes (the axis of Cricovul Dulce and the axis of Dâmbovita), each one with a high tourist development potential.

Nicoleta-Ileana MORAR (BUMBU)1, Sanda ROŞCA2

1“Ştefan cel Mare” University of Suceava Faculty of History and Geography

Suceava, Romania 2Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography


THE CHARACTERISTICS AND THE ROLE OF THE DEVELOPMENT AXES WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL TERITORY OF SOUTHERN BUCOVINA

[CARACTERISTICILE ȘI ROLUL AXELOR DE DEZVOLTARE ÎN SPAȚIUL GEOGRAFIC AL BUCOVINEI DE SUD]

Besides its historical character, Bucovina is a functional geographic region with a well defined

mental space, whose polarizing center Suceava exerts its influence on the whole territory of the region. Varied in terms of the support component, with certain morphological features, with an important demographic potential and with significant natural resources, the territorial system of Bucovina has favorable conditions for increasing the level of development. The development of a region is closely related to the dynamics of the development axes which spread and focus information, energy and material. Also they have a primary role in the urban-rural relation, being responsible for the diffusion of development from the center in the polarized areas. Therefore, this paper aims to identify and analyze the corridors which underline Bucovina‟s development and to define the types of the existing relationships between the urban centers and their polarizing fields of influence. The development axes fold on the main road arteries of the area, arteries that link to neighbouring regions, thus will be determined, in addition to intraregional relations, the types of interregional relations. To identify and analyze the elements that outline the development axes, it is required a presentation of the favorable elements of the landscape, of the existing human resources, of the population spatial condensation forms, of the tehnical equipment, of the health and educational infrastructure of thereof. Because the development axes are important tools in the development of a region, the present study finds its usefulness in the elaboration of development strategies.

Gabriela-Alina MUREŞAN, Cristian Nicolae BOŢAN Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography


GEO-DEMOGRAPHIC RISKS IN THE APUSENI MOUNTAINS. DEMOGRAPHIC AGEING [RISCURI GEODEMOGRAFICE ÎN MUNŢII APUSENI. ÎMBĂTRÂNIREA

DEMOGRAFICĂ]

The territorial system of the Apuseni Mountains can be considered a critical region from a geo-demographic viewpoint. This is due to two major geo-demographic risks which affect it at present namely the massive migration, mainly of the young and adult population and the severe decrease in




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birth rate, also as a consequence of migration. These two processes determine the main two geo-demographic risks within the Apuseni Mountains: on one hand, depopulation and the geo-demographic decline of the settlements and on the other hand, population ageing. The present study aims to analyse the latter by focussing on the Land of the Moţi. The conclusions emphasise a rather severe process of demographic ageing. The rate of the old age group increased from 17.9% in 1992 to 25.2% in 2011. All the 16 territorial-administrative units analysed registered an increase in the rate of the old age group. In 2011 the ratio of the extreme age groups (young population/old age group) is above the unit (1) in the region as a whole and in the majority of its administrative units.

Liviu-Gabriel MUŞAT South-Muntenia Regional Development Agency

Călăraşi, Romania

THE ATTRACTIVE RELIGIOUS POTENTIAL OF THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTH MUNTENIA DEVELOPMENT REGION (ARGEȘ, DÂMBOVIȚA AND

PRAHOVA COUNTIES) [POTENŢIALUL ATRACTIV RELIGIOS AL NORDULUI REGIUNII DE DEZVOLTARE SUD

MUNTENIA – JUDEŢELE ARGEŞ, DÂMBOVIŢA ŞI PRAHOVA]

The project has as main goal the analysis of the attractive religious potential of the counties from the Northern part of South Muntenia development region. This area is located in the touristic region of the Getic Sub-Carpathians (no. XI, mixt, cultural and leisure tourism) and of the Romanian Plain (no.XII, cultural tourism). This zone is the second in the country as far as it concerns the religious attractions, after the touristic region no.8 of the Oriental Carpathians and of the Moldavian Sub-Carpathians. One the the reasons of the great number of religious attractions is the fact that in this area there are located three former capitals of the Walahia (Târgovişte, Câmpulung Muscel and Curtea de Argeş). Owning over 1300 places of worship, the overwhelming weight of the area belongs to the Christian orthodox cult. There have been catalogued the cathedrals, monasteries, hermitages and the orthodox churches, as well as the places of other confessions. The physical state of these is good and allows tourism activities development. There are, also, increasing projects to renovate this heritage, as well as for facilities development in order to increase the touristic attractiveness. The presence of Bucharest capital, with the main aerial gate of the country, next to the analyzed area, represents an advantage which can give an impulse to the development of visiting religious tourism.

Lelia PAPP Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography & Centre for Regional Geography


PROMOTING LOCAL PRODUCTS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP. CASE STUDIES IN CLUJ COUNTY [PROMOVAREA PRODUSELOR LOCALE PRIN PARTENERIAT.

STUDII DE CAZ DIN JUDEŢUL CLUJ]

As practice has already demonstrated, partnership provides an opportunity for local communities to get involved in the local development process, to support local producers and entrepreneurs in producing and promoting their products. In recent years, an increasing interest in different types of partnerships can be noted, aiming at supporting local producers to promote their products and hence to increase production in a sustainable manner. In this respect, Cluj County offers several viable examples, be they associations, cooperatives, groups of producers, or even agro-industrial clusters.




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Ion Horaţiu PAVEL, Silviu Florin FONOGEA, Viorel GLIGOR, Cristian-Nicolae BOŢAN

Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography Cluj-Napoca, Romania

SUSTAINABLE TOURIST LAND MANAGEMENT OF THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE - VECTOR OF ECONOMIC REVITALIZING FOR THE

LOCAL COMMUNITIES. CASE STUDY: CICEU FORTRESS [AMENAJAREA TURISTICĂ DURABILĂ A PATRIMONIULUI CULTURAL ISTORIC -

VECTOR AL REVITALIZĂRII ECONOMICE A COMUNITĂŢILOR LOCALE. STUDIU DE CAZ: CETATEA CICEULUI]

Nucleus of a domain which, in the medieval time, spread over the territory of 63 villages, Ciceu

fortress is presently in an advanced degraded state. A former possession of the Moldavian rulers (Stephen the Great, Petru Rareş and Alexandru Lăpuşneanu) in Transylvania, Ciceu Land includes today human rural communities that are looking for the economical land cultural resources, which would restore the importance of this area reached between the 13th and 16th centuries. Thus, by restoring the fortress and the surrounding area (including the reconstruction of the historical objectives presenting signs on the site location, the landscape management in view of underlining the whole, the management of animated theme-based tracks- belleviews, demonstrative workshops etc) the development of the national cultural patrimony the fortress is a part of, as an A category historical monument with important benefits directed towards the local community. The present study intends to reflect the way in which the restoration of Ciceu Fortress will have a positive impact on the local community. The way we approached the problem is based on a series of studies on the restoration of this edifice and its integration within the tourist circuit both on a regional and national level.

Liliana Elza PETRIŞOR, Alexandru-Ionuţ PETRIŞOR1 1“Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism &

“URBAN-INCERC” National Institute for Research and Development Bucharest, Romania

CONTRIBUTION OF ROMANIAN GEOGRAPHERS TO SPATIAL PLANNING: A GEOGRAPHICAL APPROACH [CONTRIBUŢIA GEOGRAFILOR ROMÂNI LA

PLANIFICAREA SPAŢIALĂ – O ABORDARE GEOGRAFICĂ]

Spatial sustainability implies an integration of economic, social, environmental and cultural issues taking into account their territorial particularities. Through the nature of their formation, as part of multi-disciplinary teams, geographers are called to be part of the planning process. Furthermore, the law entitles them to coordinate specific plans. The paper examines in detail the involvement of geographers in the elaboration and coordination of urban and spatial plans, with a special emphasis on their spatial distribution and potential area of influence. The results of geostatistical analyses indicate that the distribution and influence of geographers are sparse and uneven, concentrating around large university centers.

Călin Cornel POP Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography

Zalău, Romania

THE „AXIS” TYPE STRUCTURES: THEORY. TYPOLOGY. CLASSIFICATION [STRUCTURILE DE TIP „AXĂ”: TEORIE. TIPOLOGIE. CLASIFICARE]

Theory. The geographical axis works by integrating the elements of formation, thereby being connected, so that each organizing order, point, place, level, secondary axis, main axis, particular places etc. can achieve their own organization laws. In an axis the relationships are different, complex




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and fulfill material, energetic, informational and relational (the relational eco-field) goals. The relationships are influenced by permanent, temporary and own decision factors, which influence and direct them. The relationships are synergetic, and self-sustaining, and by reflecting the relations at different times there can be observed various states of fragility, degradation, stability or regress. The axis is withhold within certain limits, so it has a space, a period (time), case function, has it‟s own surrounding environment (the environments have environments), has relations (inside, outside, between the elements and the system, between the element and the environment, between the system and the environment etc.). It has a certain material component, as plan-spatial as well as vertical, including here natural elements, anthropoid, derived or new elements, the visible or the hidden ones - those from the underground, but also those that are not materialized - the weather, but with a great impact. It has a (geometrical) shape that can be extremely useful, especially in the local studies of great complexity (example: transport, distances etc.). It has (dynamic) functions etc. Following this facts we can define the geographical axis in several ways: space-time line force, line that allows the geographical diagnosis and prognosis of a certain territory in time and space, territory that can have different geometrical conformations and dimensions in conformity with their capacity of polarization (C.C. Pop, 2003, pg.78).

Typology 1: the general model of axis has the development centre in a natural and social profile as a foundation the sustaining element (that real or imaginary line), but it also has components with a bigger charge of a natural order inside.

Typology 2: the axis type of organization starts from the tectonic (the Danube Valley, the Siret

Valley), even from the cosmic physics and end with human thinking (that can be materialized in the political decisions). Some general examples of axis organization can be edifying in this matter: sub lines, lines and valleys, fonts (cuesta fronts, historic fronts), mountains, contacts referring to the seaside region, the contact of the Sub-Carpathians with the high plains of those of the high plain resulting the restraints the bordures (the administrative ones that make Sălaj a central place in the North-Vest region).

Typology 3: In all these exemplifications we can talk about concentration having in mind the

industry, the groups but also other realities, as the linear development characteristic to Sălaj County. For the Sălaj County we have the following human concentration axis in conformity with the geographical organization, the charge and the requests of the European Union, distinguishing forest axis (areas), tourist areas, wine zones, tree zones, transit axis etc.: the Someş Valley axis ranked one in the North-East of the Sălaj County; the crossroad of the axis group defined by the Agrij Valley and Almaş Valley, a group developed on a South-North direction, that can be interpreted as of inferior rank and is polarizes the South-East of the Sălaj County; the Crasna Valley axis, that defines the West and North-West part of the Sălaj County; the central area of the county, defined by the geographical axis of the Zalău Valley that also concentrates the residence of the county; the axis given by the concentration of the Sălaj Valley, polarizing the central and Northern part of Sălaj; the South-West part of the county developed on the axis given by Barcău Valley, defined by a great concentration of localities.

Typology 4: the Maramureş County presents a human concentration organization in two

major groups. The historical Maramureş in the North-East, in two big axes divided by the volcanic mountains with a direction of polarization on South-East towards North-West, and in the South-West of the county we assist to a grain type concentration on the axis generated by the Someş Valley. For the Cluj County we have the North-East to West the Someş Valley axis and the Crişului Repede axis with the secondary axis. In what the Bihor County is regarded the organization is much simpler, realized on the three-axes East-West oriented, defined by the Crişul Negru, the Crişul Repede and Barcău rives, completed by the North-South axis, developed at the contact between plain and hill. If we analyze the




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human concentration state from other counties the things seem to get more clear so that for Bacău County, the human concentration organization is given by two parallel axis on a North-South direction on the Siret Valley and the Trotuş Valley that has a grain form. For the Mureş County there are three axes developed on an Easth-West direction on the Mureş Valley and on the two Târnave. If we speak about regions, Moldavia‟s organization is characteristic from this point of view here, with a grain type organization on a main axis developed on the Siret valley, but also on the Jijia Valley and the Bârlad Valley.

Constantin POSTOIU Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Bucharest, Romania

INNOVATION AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE EUROPEAN UNION [INOVARE ŞI DEZVOLTARE REGIONALĂ ÎN UNIUNEA EUROPEANĂ]

The globalization process has shifted the competition among countries to competition among

regions and, in line with the concept of knowledge economy, emphasis is put on generating new ideas and innovations that can act as new sources of competitive advantages. In the same time the European regions are subject to the EU‟s Cohesion Policy which aims at reducing the gaps within the European Union. This paper analyzes the role of innovation on regional development, expressed as GDP per capita and employment rate. A regional innovation indicator is build based on Eurostat‟s Community Innovation Survey (CIS). The empirical results are in line with the literature showing a direct positive connection between innovation performance and GDP. In poorer regions there is less innovation activity which is also less effective than in the developed regions. Innovation has an influence on the labor market as well: product innovations create jobs and are associated to higher levels of employment while process innovation has the opposite effect.

Constantin POSTOIU, Ionuţ BUŞEGA Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Bucharest, Romania

INTER-REGIONAL DISPARITIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION [DISPARITĂŢI INTERREGIONALE ÎN UNIUNEA EUROPEANĂ]

One of the European Union‟s major goals is to reduce disparities between countries and

regions. We compute sigma convergence at national and regional level (NUTS2) on GDP per capita and employment rates to analyze the evolution of convergence in the EU. Results show a growing dispersion both at regional and national levels. Quartiles are used to separate the best and the worst performing regions. Comparing the average performance of the 25% most developed regions with the one of the 25% least developed regions reveals that the widening gaps are due to the increasing performance of the former and the worsening situation of the latter. Both in terms of GDP and employment, after 2009 the leading regions enjoy high growth rates while the regions lagging behind show small or negative growth. According to the results, divergence levels are currently at the highest levels since 2000. Choropleth maps are used to illustrate the levels and the evolution of the two indicators at regional level.

Marinela RĂDUŢĂ Bouţari School, Bouţari, Caraş Severin, Romania

CULTURAL LANDSCAPES IN THE BISTRA VALLEY [PEISAJE CULTURALE DIN VALEA BISTREI]

Cultural landscape is a product developed by the human interrelation with his living

environment. It is a result of both natural and anthropogenic factors. The genetic factors of the cultural landscape in Valea Bistrei are related to the diversity of the natural resources that have become the




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object of anthropogenic exploitation, but also to the intensity of population over time, as well as to the anthropogenic pressure on the environment. In this region there are diversified cultural landscapes such as: agricultural landscapes, related to subsistence crops, orchards, beekeeping and sheepherding; industrial landscapes including the foundry in Oţelu-Roşu; habitation landscapes, both rural and urban; sacred landscapes, including churches, monasteries, convents, cemeteries, wooden crucifixes (troiţa); symbolic landscape milestones (the Iron Gate of Transylvania Pass).

All these elements demonstrate the originality of people‟s lifestyle, involving rights and responsibilities for each of us, being a constantly changing landscape due to the human activity.

Sanda ROŞCA1, Dănuţ PETREA2, Nicoleta-Ileana MORAR (BUMBU)3

1, 2 Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography Cluj-Napoca, Romania

3“Ştefan cel Mare” University of Suceava, Faculty of History and Geography Suceava, Romania

GIS BASED MULTI-HAZARD RISK AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR SPATIAL PLANNING. A CASE STUDY IN THE NIRAJ RIVER BASIN

(TRANSYLVANIA DEPRESSION, ROMANIA) [STUDIU DE MULTIRISC, HAZARD ȘI VULNERABILITATE UTILIZAND TEHNOLOGIA G.I.S. PENTRU PLANNINGUL

TERITORIAL. STUDIU DE CAZ: BAZINUL HIDROGRAFIC AL NIRAJULUI (DEPRESIUNEA TRANSILVANIEI, ROMÂNIA)]

Applied geomorphologic studies enable the achievement of spatial planning objectives: the

rational and efficient use of the territory for the sustainable development of resources and of the natural and cultural landscapes, as well as the protection of settlements against natural disasters. Thus, an essential role in the prevention of negative effects and the identification of natural risks is played by the generation of hazard and risk maps. This requires the identification of cumulated risk for each administrative-territorial unit. The purpose of the study is represented by the generation of multi-hazard and multi-risk maps using GIS technologies. This method enables the natural hazards to be compared and hierachied in cascade systems. The use of a common methodology implies the use of a probalistic analysis of the individual risk determined by the geomorphic, erosion and hydric risk. The case study of this method focuses on the Niraj river basin, which enables through its geomorphologic characteristics the orientation of the natural energetic fluxes on its general northeastern - southwestern direction and determines the development of human settlements on the same direction. Due to morphologic conditions, most of the settlements are located in the Niraj flood area and the flood areas of its tributaries. From a geomorphologic point of view the analysis is performed at the level of a river basin or sub-basins, however, in order to increase the possibility of implementing the results in the process of official decisions, the authors focus on the administrative-territorial units which are characterised by the existence of the studied phenomena or by their high probability of occurrence. Urban planning and risk strategies can extract valuable information from the hazard analyses which rely on quantitative methods of determining natural risk zones. In their turn, their results could be integrated in a complex model of applied planning for the Niraj river basin, in relationship with the existing risk factors.

Cătălina-Elena ROŞU, Ioan-Aurel IRIMUŞ Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography


THE TERITORIAL EVOLUTION OF PIATRA-NEAMŢ URBAN SPACE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GEOGRAFICAL AND HISTORICAL PREMISES

[EVOLUŢIA TERITORIALĂ A SPAŢIULUI URBAN AL MUNICIPIULUI PIATRA-NEAMŢ ÎN CONTEXTUL PREMISELOR GEOGRAFICO-ISTORICE]

The analysed territory has a limited extention due to the relief forms surrounding and

upholding it. As a mountainous city, Piatra-Neamţ has a tentacle development, following the limits




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imposed by the morphology. The rhythm of the territorial increase presents oscillations and it is constrained by the morphological factors, and by the political and economical evolution of the area which has also determined the demographical increase. The 19th century had a remarkable territorial development based on the industrial activities, transportation and economy. The communist regime brought a major change for the administrative territory of Piatra-Neamţ and enlarged it occupying new areas, this fact happened due to the population`s mass movement from the near rural areas in order to develop the industrial function of the city.

Mădălina-Ioana RUS, Ioan-Aurel IRIMUŞ Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography


LOCAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MODEL OF THE ALMAȘ BASIN [MODELUL LOCAL DE DEZVOLTARE SUSTENABILĂ A BAZINULUI ALMAȘ]

The hydrographical basin Almaș is part of the Almaș-Agrij Depression, a sub-unit of the

Transylvanian Peri-Carpathian Region, placed at the junction of the Someș Plateau and the Meseș Hill. The limit of the hydrographical basin Almaș crosses the territory of 23 villages of the counties Sălaj, Cluj and partly the territory of the town of Jibou. The need to achieve a development model of this micro-region mainly rural, had as starting point the premise according to which these administrative units treated jointly, have the great chance to meet the challenges of a stable economic and social development. The reason to support this development model of the Almaș Basin is based on the existence of certain advantages of this area: the agricultural and agro-touristic potential, its well-preserved rural specificity, its mineral resources, the access to the European road ( DE 81), enough water resources, the future highway – axis of the economic reconstruction of the region, Zimbor: an insertion point into the highway Braşov – Borş, the local popular traditions (examples: the ″Drumul cânepii pe Valea Almașului″ project), etc. The results got by the data collection, data analysis and the opportunities examination were favourable to sustaining this demarche, therefore, to conclude, the Local Development Model Almaș gives the possibility to promote and increase the region's stable development, within a competitive framework, nevertheless sustained by the central position within the North-West Development Region.

Marta Christina SUCIU, Cristina Andreea FLOREA, Ioana COMSULEA Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Bucharest, Romania

THE ROLE OF BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT [ROLUL APLICAŢIILOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

ŞI MANAGEMENTUL CUNOŞTINŢELOR ÎN DEZVOLTAREA REGIONALĂ]

Nowadays knowledge management have become an important source of competitive advantages for companies, regions and countries. Furthermore, the advantage of using business intelligence in order to take decisions and bring innovation to the business, are convincing more and more entrepreneurs to implement this solution and increase their productivity. Through this paper, we analyze the impact of business inteligence and knowledge management into regional development.

Our paper is structured into two parts. It has a theoretical approach and an applied research. In the first section we create a framework for the research, analyzing the correlation between these two key factors and regional development. It is a desk research based on the most relevant findings on this topic.

In the second part of the paper, we study the case of the Cluj Innovation City, which is one of the most well-known projects for regional development. This project gathers many actors as companies, universities, research centers, incubators and regional development agencies. The purpose of this project is to create a sustainable urban area in the near future, based on a collaborative network. Moreover, it will increase significantly the GDP and exports and it will be a HUB for innovation.




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As research methodology we will use both quantitative and qualitative methods, in order to estimate the impact of business inteligence and knowledge management on regional development.

We consider that our research will be quite useful because of the results and findings, which could be applied both in public and private domains, as scientific and business environment.

Antonio Valentin TACHE1, Oana-Cătălina POPESCU2, Alexandru Ionuţ PETRIŞOR3

1, 2 “URBAN-INCERC” National Institute for Research and Development Bucharest, Romania

3 “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism “URBAN-INCERC” & “URBAN-INCERC” National Institute for Research and Development

Bucharest, Romania

STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DANUBE AREA [PLANIFICARE STRATEGICĂ PENTRU DEZVOLTAREA ZONEI DUNĂRII]

Article includes concepts, information, methodologies of spatial planning focused on the

Danube carried out within the European project "Donauregionen" and "Donauregionen +", financed by the European Union through the South East Europe. The article proposes solutions for solving problems related to the opportunities offered by the Danube as an important corridor to support economic growth and competitiveness functional regions in this region. The current situation in the Danube River riparian land-use planning policies involving: (a) creating spatial concept of the Danube area interregional level, b) develop integrated strategies to develop sectoral strategies embodied in the Danube area, Transdanube strategy development strategies and Danube region as a whole. In this general scheme has been proposed indicators designed on 4 main areas (natural conditions, Housing and Human Resources, Technical Infrastructure and Transport and Economy). Based on analyzes conducted in the project were established five sub Donauregionen Danube and 19 trans-Danube regions. Using forecasting methodology proposed project were developed Donauregionen + 3 types of scenarios for each sub - pessimistic, realistic and optimistic. All these scenarios have resulted in cartograms in GIS groups of territorial indicators that highlight socio-economic development capacity of subregions of Danube.

Ibolya TÖRÖK Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography


HOW DO EDUCATION SYSTEMS SHAPE EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITIES: AN EVIDENCE FROM ROMANIA [CUM POT SISTEMELE EDUCAŢIONALE SĂ

INFLUENŢEZE INEGALITĂŢILE EDUCAŢIONALE: O DOVADĂ DIN ROMÂNIA]

Today, when most of the country wants to achieve a competitive economy, the power of knowledge transfer, the role of education is becoming more and more important. A well-functioning education system could contribute not only to the achievement of a sustained economic growth but also against poverty, exclusion from social life. In spite of this the education and training system in Romania have to face with some weaknesses like the inadequate school infrastructure, lack of well trained teachers/trainers and administrative staff, limited financial resources and above all the high degree of centralisation. The aim of the paper is to discuss the transformation of the Romanian education system, the current state of education and school infrastructure, the education inequalities as well as their related effects on the integration of the population to the labor market.




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Georgiana TOTH, Alina HUZUI-STOICULESCU “URBAN-INCERC” National Institute for Research and Development

Bucharest, Romania

SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF MARGINAL TERRITORIES WITHIN THE ROMANIAN-BULGARIAN CROSS BORDER AREA [ASPECTE SOCIO-

ENVIRONMENTALE ALE TERITORIILOR PERIFERICE DIN ZONA TRANSFRONTALIERĂ ROMÂNO-BULGARĂ]

The territorial system overlapping cross border areas shapes a particularly dynamic and

complex category. Considering the transitional character, one must take into account the numerous compositions, structures and functions which are representative for the unfolding socio-environmental context but also the specific sequence of features. This paper synthesises several research outcomes regarding the social and environmental dysfunctions and opportunities defining the marginal territories that were emphasised during the “Analysis and diagnosis of the current situation in the cross border area”, a phase of the project “Common Strategy of sustainable territorial development of the Romanian-Bulgarian cross border area” (SPATIAL). The main indicators concerning the population structure and movement highlight a series of problematic aspects within the Romanian-Bulgarian cross border area, as follows: population size decrease, significant rural population concentration on the Romanian side, demographic ageing, age dependency ratio`s increase, negative natural increase and migration rate. Moreover, the analysis indicates areas of socio-demographic potential which are marked by population increase, a significant young population`s presence that is convergent with an important share of active population. In this perspective, the spatial analysis also focused on identifying natural drivers affecting development and restrictive factors, on the environmental quality evaluation, as well as on establishing areas exposed to natural and technological risks. Therefore, delineating and analysing components underlying social and environmental processes were intended to determine those issues and opportunities considered to influence the evolution of this potentially functional area.

Valeriu-Mircea VANA Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography


GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF THE PHENOMENON OF TOURISM BETWEEN THE MARA VALLEY AND THE CAVNIC VALLEY OF MARAMUREŞ

[ANALIZĂ GEOSPAŢIALĂ A FENOMENULUI TURISTIC ÎNTRE VALEA MAREI ŞI VALEA CAVNICULUI DIN MARAMUREŞ]

This paper presents quantifiable data of the quantitative and qualitative order of the tourism

phenomenon and contribution to economic development of the two areas of Maramureş County: Cavnic Valley in the Land of Chioar and Mara Valley in the Land of Maramureş.

The objective is the development and the boost of the tourism phenomenon of the Cavnic and Mara valleys, establishing in the Cavnic Valley some tourist activities found on Mara Valley in the Land of Maramureş, a valley where tourism is highly developed.

The first part presents the area under analysis and describes the geographical setting and the influences on human activities, historical elements and influences in cultural heritage, the physical-geographical potential and the impact on society.

The study evaluates elements of tourist attraction, leisure infrastructure, treatment, entertainment, accommodation infrastructure, tourism products and services related to tourism backround and malfunctions, from these two valleys.

Through this study I wanted to see the similarities and differences between the two subdivisions of the regions of this country, located in different ethnographic areas, Cavnic Valley in the Land of Chioar and Mara Valley in the Land of Maramureş, comparing the traditional with the modern found in these two valleys.




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By processing the large amount of data in the field many useful results were gathered in the development of specific strategies and the creation of tourist products, for establishing new arrangements that contribute to the development of the tourism phenomenon, offering great economic benefits benefits for the locals.

The methods used are methods for determining the target objective of respecting the rules of SMART, prospecting methods, data processing methods, cartographic, graphic, interview technique, and observation methods of analysis.

Enhancing personalized travel services and products contribute significantly to regional development of the two valleys representative of Maramureş.

Ileana-Cristina VASILIŢĂ-CRĂCIUN1, Camelia-Ina GAVRA2

1Romanian Academy, Cluj-Napoca Subsidiary, Geography Section Cluj-Napoca, Romania

2Brad, România

THE ROLE OF VINEYARD CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND MICRO-REGIONAL DIFFERENTIATION. COMPARATIVE STUDY: ALBA AND BISTRIŢA-NĂSĂUD

COUNTIES [ROLUL PEISAJULUI CULTURAL VITICOL ȘI DIFERENȚIEREA MICROREGIONALĂ. STUDIU COMPARATIV: JUDEȚELE ALBA ȘI BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD]

In this paper we analyze the components of vineyard cultural landscape, its role in

differentiating micro-regional landscape and micro-regional identity formation, under theoretical and territorial aspect, taking into account the two counties: Alba and Bistriţa-Năsăud. The study focuses also on shaping the future evolution of the vineyard cultural landscape, following the proposals on its sustainable management.

Daniel-Gabriel VÂLCEANU1, Bogdan SUDITU2, Georgiana TOTH3, Cristina IVANA4

1University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography & “URBAN-INCERC” National Institute for Research and Development

Bucharest, Romania 2University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography

Bucharest, Romania 3, 4“URBAN-INCERC” National Institute for Research and Development

Bucharest, Romania

SOCIO-GEOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES REGARDING THE INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN ROMANIA [DISPARITĂȚI SOCIO-GEOGRAFICE PRIVIND

AȘEZĂRILE INFORMALE DIN ROMÂNIA]

The approach of the aspects generated by the socio-geographic disparities on informal settlements in Romania becomes a necessity in the context of the objectives established by the Territorial Agenda of the European Union 2020 - Towards an Inclusive, Smart and Sustainable Europe of Diverse Regions; Romania is a signatory country.

The issue of informal settlements is the main research of international organizations such as Vienna Declaration on Informal Settlements in South Eastern Europe (2004) and Post-2015 Development Agenda: Setting the stage approved during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly of the United Nations (2013).

The appearance and development of informal settlements in Romania is the result of historical, social, economic and legal factors during the communist and post-communist period.

The size of this phenomenon and the diversity of the territorialisation processes generate the need to know the social profile of the occupants in order to identify the effective inclusive policies. The main characteristics of the informal settlements in our country are the extreme poverty, overcrowding, unsanitary housing, lack of the access to the technical and public utilities. Another main characteristic is the lack of an appropriate legal framework and inclusive policies. The analysis of the socio-territorial




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disparities on informal settlements in Romania is a priority in order to develop the regulations and intervention tools to improve the quality of life of disadvantages peoples. Combating social exclusion, spatial segregation and increasing social inclusion could be achieved through a comprehensive analysis of the intra- and interregional socio-geographic disparities.

Nóra-Csilla VERESS Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography


ASPECTS OF INTRAREGIONAL ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN NORTH-WEST ROMANIA [ASPECTE PRIVIND DISPARITĂŢILE ECONOMICE INTRAREGIONALE DIN

NORD-VESTUL ROMÂNIEI]

As many scientists showed, regional disparities in Romania, like in other states, make up a fundamental feature of the society. In addition to the interregional inequalities, the lack of development equilibrium between the counties within the same region is also a constant problem. Inequality in income and wealth has grown over the last decade, and large differences in GDP/inhabitant between NUTS 3 regions within the same NUTS 2 region can be observed.

The aim of this paper is to discuss some aspects of intraregional economic disparities and their changing trends and magnitude in Northwestern Transylvania. This dimension of the regional development will be analyzed based on a time series data set for the last 12 years, since 2000, on county level.

A basic indicator is GDP/inhabitant, wich values are evaluated in national and also European context. A deeper view will be offered regarding the structure of the regional economy and the economic processes using statistical data such as the number of active enterprises and their sectoral stucture, business start-ups, the turnover of the firms, the amount of investments, the share of innovative companies, the number of both product and process innovations.

It is an evidence, that Cluj county (with county town Cluj-Napoca, the second biggest town after Bucharest) is the most competitive, but is it the gap between Cluj and the rest of the counties significant or not? The study tries to determine the degree of the disparities and its changes over time. The question is relevant from the point of view of the region as a whole, while reducing intraregional disparities could increase the regional competitiveness.

Iuliu VESCAN, Ştefan BILAŞCO, Ioan Fodorean, Sanda ROŞCA Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography


EVALUATION OF NOISE POLLUTION CAUSED BY TRAFFIC USING GIS MODELING. A CASE STUDY [EVALUAREA POLUĂRII FONICE PRODUSE DE

TRAFICUL RUTIER UTILIZÂND MODELAREA GIS. UN STUDIU DE CAZ]

Extending national road infrastructure in recent years, beyond the obvious advantages compared with the wishes of regional development has a major impact on environmental quality. One of the main environmental impacts associated with the major road traffic infrastructures is noise pollution. The evaluation of noise pollution modeling was done using GIS techniques, taking into account the type of infrastructure, traffic quantitative elements, environment and perception of sound diffusion in the receiving environment.




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Cristiana VÎLCEA, Sorin AVRAM, Costela IORDACHE University of Craiova

Craiova, Romania

THE RELATION BETWEEN SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF PHARMACIES AND SOCIAL-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION WITHIN

CRAIOVA METROPOLITAN AREA [RELAŢIA DISTRIBUŢIEI SPAŢIALE A UNITĂŢILOR FARMACEUTICE ŞI CARACTERISTICILE SOCIO-ECONOMICE ALE

POPULAŢIEI DIN ZONA METROPOLITANĂ A CRAIOVEI]

The rules of market economy demonstrate that there should be an economic efficiency in order for a company to be profitable, to survive on a dynamic market, based namely on the relation between the request and offer. Starting from this theory and from a simple analysis of statistic data which shows an increase of the number of pharmacies, especially in Craiova metropolitan center, the present study tries to demonstrate that there is a direct relation between the spatial distribution of pharmacies and the population health status and living standard. The study takes into consideration other socio-economic aspects or indices (the average age of population, the share of the population registered in medical evidences with at least one chronical disease, etc.) which may influence or determine the economic efficiency of the pharmacies. The study has two main research phases. In the first stage, the study started from the stocktaking and mapping of the existing pharmacies in Craiova metropolitan area. The authors also analyzed the proportion between the number of pharmacies and the number of inhabitants to discover the possible disparities within the Craiova metropolitan area. In the same stage, the authors try to establish if this relation, between the population health and the density of pharmacies, can also be extended at the level of all urban poles within the Craiova metropolitan area, by analyzing the increase rate of the number of pharmacies during the last decade. In the second stage of the study it is made an analysis on the evolution of the people health in correlation with the evolution of the number of pharmacies. The study, also tries to establish if there is a direct connection between the density of the pharmacies in some areas/ neighborhoods and the population health status or average age.




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Field Trip to Turda and Turda Salt Mine

The sixth field trip of the international conference on Regional Disparities and Regional

Development: From Scientific Research to Policy Recommendations provides a short

journey in the proximity of Cluj-Napoca to two major investments for the valorisation of one of the

region’s most important resources – salt – with emphasis on its sub(regional) impact.

The most recent investment of SC Turda Salina Durgău SRL

and the first stop on the field trip, Potaissa Spa and Wellness

Centre, is a modern and high quality treatment base, which includes

freshwater pools, wet and dry sauna, salt pool, hydromassage

facilities, fitness room, massage services, and professional medical

advice.

The second stop on the field trip, Turda Salt Mine, managed

by the same SC Turda Salina Durgău SRL, represents one of the most

beautiful tourist attractions in Romania and, according to Business

Insider, “the coolest underground place in the world”. Just like in the

past centuries, when the salt deposit represented the pillar for the

community of Turda, Turda Salt Mine has become, due to its current

appearance, an element of the city’s territorial identity and also an

engine of the city’s development.

This “gold” of Transylvania, as the salt deposit in Turda area can be called, started its story

in the Dacian period, but its recognition dates back in the Middle Ages, when the Turda salt mines

experienced an intense exploitation favoured by the privileges granted to the Teutonic Knights. Being

in the attention of the Hungarian Monarchy and of the Austro-Hungarian Imperial House, the salt of

Turda underwent, at the end of the 18th century, with the industrial development, a reduction in its

role until the mines’ closure in 1932. The impossibility to apply modern exploitation methods and

technologies in the old underground exploitation locations or to open a new mine has changed the

destiny of salt. It was the turn of tourism to give a new image to the old exploitations: the creation of

a modern treatment base in the mine and salt water swimming pools at the surface.




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Aplicaţie de teren la Turda şi Salina Turda

Cea de-a şasea aplicaţie de teren a Conferinţei internaţionale „Disparităţi Regionale şi

Dezvoltare Regională: De la cercetare ştiinţifică la recomandări de politici” oferă o

scurtă incursiune în apropierea municipiului Cluj-Napoca, prin vizitarea a două investiţii majore în

valorificarea uneia dintre cele mai importante resurse ale regiunii - sarea - şi surprinderea

impactului (sub)regional pe care aceasta îl are.

Cea mai nouă investiţie a societăţii Turda Salina Durgău SRL

şi primul punct de staţionare în cadrul aplicaţiei de teren,

Complexul Balnear Potaissa Spa, este o bază de tratament

modernă şi performantă, ce include piscină cu apă dulce, saună

umedă şi uscată, bazin cu săruri, hidromasaj, sală de fitness, servicii

de masaj, dar şi consultaţii medicale de înalt profesionalism.

Cel de-al doilea popas în cadrul aplicaţiei de teren, Salina

Turda, având drept gestionar aceaşi societate SC Turda Salina

Durgău SRL, reprezintă una dintre cele mai frumoase atracţii

turistice ale României şi, conform website-ului Business Insider, „cel

mai frumos loc subteran din lume”. Aidoma secolelor trecute în care

zăcământul de sare din Turda reprezenta pilonul de susţinere al

comunităţii turdene, Salina Turda, prin înfăţişarea-i actuală, a

devenit un element de identitate teritorială al urbei şi, totodată, un

motor de dezvoltare al municipiului Turda.

Acest „aur” transilvănean, sarea din zăcământul de la Turda şi-a început povestea în

perioada dacică, recunoaşterea ei ca atare, prin exploatarea minelor de la Turda, aparţine Evului

Mediu, odată cu privilegiile oferite Cavalerilor teutoni. Aflată în atenţia regalităţii maghiare şi a

casei imperiale austro-ungare, sarea de la Turda a cunoscut, la sfârşitul secolului al XVIII-lea, odată

cu dezvoltarea industrială, o ştirbire a rolului deţinut, până la închiderea minelor în 1932.

Imposibilitatea aplicării unor metode şi tehnologii moderne de exploatare în vechile locaţii de

exploatare subterane sau a deschiderii unei noi exploatări a schimbat destinul sării din Turda,

pecetea turistică fiind cea care urma să dea o nouă imagine vechilor exploatări, respectiv crearea

unei baze moderne de tratament în salină şi a unui ştrand cu apă sărată la suprafaţă.




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Author Guidelines

After the conference, authors are invited to submit their papers typewritten entirely in English, according to the format specified below, until the 1st of February 2015, at the following e-mail address:

[email protected] The conference papers submitted for publication will undergo an anonymous peer review procedure and will be selected to be published in Romanian Review of Regional Studies, the journal of the Centre for Regional Geography (the journal is accredited and ranked in the B+ category by the National University Research Council and is indexed and listed in the following national and international databases: CABI, DOAJ, DRJI, EBSCO-CEEAS, EZB, GENAMICS, INDEX COPERNICUS, INFOBASE INDEX, OAJSE, OPEN J-GATE, PROQUEST, SCIPIO, ULRICHSWEB). The accepted papers will be available both in print format and on the journal‟s website (in full-text electronic format):

http://rrrs.reviste.ubbcluj.ro In order to have their papers published in the journal, authors are asked to send their conference papers by e-mail, as attached files, typewritten according to the following format: MS Word, Times New Roman 11, Page Setup: A4 (21 x 29.7 cm), Top 3.7 cm, Bottom 2.7 cm, Inside 3.0 cm, Outside 2.0 cm, Header 2.5 cm, Footer 2.0 cm, Mirror margins, Different odd and even, Different first page, Single space. Figures (maps, images) are requested in JPEG or TIFF format. Papers must include author(s)‟s affiliation and e-mail address, abstract (max. 200-300 words in English), keywords (about 5-6 in English) and references. A model in Word format can be downloaded from the journal‟s website.

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Instrucţiuni pentru autori

După conferinţă, autorii sunt invitaţi să trimită lucrările finale, tehnoredactate integral în limba engleză, conform formatului specificat mai jos, până cel târziu în data de 1 februarie 2015, la următoarea adresă de e-mail:

[email protected] Lucrările prezentate la conferinţă şi trimise pentru publicare vor fi supuse unui proces de recenzare anonimă şi vor fi selectate pentru a fi publicate în Romanian Review of Regional Studies, revista Centrului de Geografie Regională (revistă acreditată CNCSIS în categoria B+ din 2011 şi inclusă în următoarele baze de date naţionale şi internaţionale: CABI, DOAJ, DRJI, EBSCO-CEEAS, EZB, GENAMICS, INDEX COPERNICUS, INFOBASE INDEX, OAJSE, OPEN J-GATE, PROQUEST, SCIPIO, ULRICHSWEB). Lucrările acceptate vor fi disponibile atât în format tipărit, cât şi pe website-ul revistei (publicare integrală, în format electronic):

http://rrrs.reviste.ubbcluj.ro În vederea publicării în revistă, rugăm autorii să trimită lucrările prin e-mail, ca fişiere ataşate, respectând următorul format de tehnoredactare: MS Word, Times New Roman 11, Page Setup: A4 (21 x 29.7 cm), Top 3.7 cm, Bottom 2.7 cm, Inside 3.0 cm, Outside 2.0 cm, Header 2.5 cm, Footer 2.0 cm, Mirror margins, Different odd and even, Different first page, Single space. Figurile (hărţi, imagini) în format JPEG sau TIFF. Lucrările trebuie să includă afilierea şi adresa de e-mail a tuturor autorilor, rezumatul redactat în limba engleză (maximum 200-300 de cuvinte), cuvintele cheie (5-6 cuvinte cheie redactate în limba engleză) şi bibliografia. Un model de tehnoredactare, în format Word, poate fi descărcat de pe website-ul revistei.




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Participants/ Participanţi

Institution/ Instituţia

E-mail address/ Adresă e-mail

ALEXE Rădiţa “Valahia” University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Geography Department, Târgovişte, Romania

[email protected]

ANCUŢA Cătălina

West University of Timişoara, Faculty of Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Department of Geography, Timişoara, Romania

[email protected]

AVRAM Sorin University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania

[email protected]

BARNA Radu Cristian

Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of European Studies & Centre for the Study of Territorial Development, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

BÂTEA (BOTA) Cătălina-Maria

Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

BELLINO Luigi Italian Department of Education, Bari, Italy

[email protected]

BENEDEK József Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

BENEDEK Rozalia Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Zalău, Romania

[email protected]

BENEDEK Timea Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

BILAŞCO Ştefan Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

BÍRÓ Boróka-Júlia

Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

[email protected]

BLAGA Oana-Elena // [email protected]

BOAMFĂ Ionel “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi, Faculty of Geography and Geology, Iaşi, Romania

[email protected]

BODOR Ákos

Institute of Regional Studies, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pécs, Hungary

[email protected]

BOŢAN Cristian-Nicolae Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

BUŞEGA Ionuţ Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

[email protected]

CHIRILEASA (DEDIŢĂ) Ionela Corina

University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, Romania

[email protected]

CHIRIŢĂ Stelian Secondary School in Finta, Finta, Dâmboviţa County, România

[email protected]

CHIRIŢĂ Viorel “Ştefan cel Mare” University of Suceava, Faculty of History and Geography, Suceava, Romania

[email protected]

CHITA Simona Monica Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

CIMPOIEŞ Paula Olivia Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

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COCEAN Gabriela Romanian Academy, Cluj-Napoca Subsidiary, Geography Section, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

COCEAN Pompei Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography & Centre for Regional Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

COMSULEA Ioana Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

[email protected]

CONSTANTIN Veronica Centre Regional Development Agency, Alba Iulia, Romania

[email protected]

COSMA Marta Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

DABASI-HALÁSZ Zsuzsanna

University of Miskolc, Miskolc, Hungary

[email protected]

DRĂGAN Magdalena Romanian Academy, Cluj-Napoca Subsidiary, Geography Section, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

FILIMON Claudiu

University of Oradea, Faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sport, Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning & Territorial Studies and Analyses Centre, Oradea, Romania

[email protected]

FILIMON Luminiţa

University of Oradea, Faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sport, Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning & Territorial Studies and Analyses Centre, Oradea, Romania

[email protected]

FILIP Sorin Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

FLOREA Cristina Andreea

Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

[email protected]

FODOREAN Ioan Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

FONOGEA Silviu Florin Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

GAVRA Camelia-Ina // [email protected]

GĂMAN George Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

GLIGOR Viorel Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

GRUMO Rosalina University of Bari, Bari, Italy [email protected]

GRÜNHUT Zoltán


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HAJDÚ Zoltán

Transdanubian Research Department, Institute of Regional Studies, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pécs, Hungary

[email protected]

HEGYI-KÉRI Ágnes University of Miskolc, Miskolc, Hungary

[email protected]

HODOR Nicolaie Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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HORECZKI Réka


[email protected]

HORVÁTH Gyula


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IPATIOV Filip Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

JIGORIA-OPREA Liviu West University of Timişoara, Department of Geography, Timişoara, Romania

[email protected]

KOCZISZKY György University of Miskolc, Miskolc, Hungary

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KOSINSZKI Sorin Alin Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Sighetu Marmației, Romania

[email protected]

HĂRĂNGUŞ Iulia Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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HOGNOGI Gheorghe-Gavrilă


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HORVÁTH Gyula

Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Institute for Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pécs, Hungary

[email protected]

HUZUI-STOICULESCU Alina

“URBAN-INCERC” National Institute for Research and Development, Bucharest, Romania

[email protected]

IORDACHE Costela University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania

[email protected]

IPATIOV Filip Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

IRIMUŞ Ioan-Aurel Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

IVANA Cristina “URBAN-INCERC” National Institute for Research and Development, Bucharest, Romania

[email protected]

LASLO Eugen

Uni University of Oradea, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Oradea, Romania

[email protected]

LUŢAI Raluca Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

MAN Titus Cristian Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

tman@ geografie.ubbcluj.ro

MATEI Daniela Romanian Academy, Iaşi Branch, “Gh. Zane” Institute of Social Economic Research, Iaşi, Romania

[email protected]

MĂLĂESCU Simona Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

MĂRAN Petru Daniel

Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Sighetu Marmaţiei, Romania

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MEZEI Cecília

Transdanubian Research Department of the Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Institute for Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pécs, Hungary

[email protected]

MIHĂESCU Mariana Colegiul Constantin Brâncoveanu,Târgovişte, Romania

[email protected]

MOLDOVAN Ciprian Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

cmoldovan@ geografie.ubbcluj.ro

MOLDOVAN Sonia Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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MORAR (BUMBU) Nicoleta-Ileana

“Ştefan cel Mare” University of Suceava, Faculty of History and Geography, Suceava, Romania

[email protected]

MUREŞAN Gabriela-Alina


[email protected]

MUŞAT Liviu-Gabriel South-Muntenia Regional Development Agency, Călăraşi, Romania

[email protected]

NICULA Alexandru-Sabin


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NICULA Gabriel Romanian Academy, Cluj-Napoca Subsidiary, Geography Section, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

OLARU Martin

West University of Timişoara, Faculty of Chemistry, Biology, Geography, Department of Geography, Timişoara, Romania

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PAPP Lelia Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography & Centre for Regional Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

PAVEL Ion Horaţiu Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

PETREA Dănuţ Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

PETRIŞOR Alexandru-Ionuţ

“Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism “URBAN-INCERC” & National Institute for Research and Development, Bucharest, Romania

[email protected]

PETRIŞOR Liliana Elza Bucharest, Romania [email protected]

POP Ana-Maria Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography & Centre for Regional Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

POP Călin Cornel Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Zalău, Romania

[email protected]

POPESCU Oana-Cătălina “URBAN-INCERC” National Institute for Research and Development, Bucharest, Romania

[email protected]

POSTOIU Constantin Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

[email protected]

POTRA Alexandra Camelia


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RĂCĂŞAN Bianca Sorina Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

RĂDUŢĂ Marinela Bouţari School, Bouţari, Caraş Severin, Romania

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ROŞCA Sanda Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

ROŞU Cătălina-Elena Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

RUS Mădălina-Ioana Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

RUS Ionuţ Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

RUSU Raularian Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

rrusu@ geografie.ubbcluj.ro

STUPARIU Marius University of Oradea, Faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sport, Oradea, Romania

[email protected]

SUCIU Marta Christina Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

[email protected]

SUDITU Bogdan University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography, Bucharest, Romania

[email protected]

SZENDI Dóra University of Miskolc, Miskolc, Hungary

[email protected]

TACHE Antonio Valentin “URBAN-INCERC” National Institute for Research and Development, Bucharest, Romania

[email protected]

TOTH Georgiana “URBAN-INCERC” National Institute for Research and Development, Bucharest, Romania

[email protected]

TÖRÖK Ibolya Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

VANA Valeriu-Mircea Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

VASILE Ion Emilian

University of Oradea, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Oradea, Romania

[email protected]

VASILIŢĂ-CRĂCIUN Ileana-Cristina

Romanian Academy, Cluj-Napoca Subsidiary, Geography Section, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

VĂIDEAN Roxana


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VÂLCEANU Daniel-Gabriel

University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geography & “URBAN-INCERC” National Institute for Research and Development, Bucharest, Romania

[email protected]

VERESS Nóra-Csilla Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

VESCAN Iuliu Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

[email protected]

VÎLCEA Cristiana University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania

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BABEŞ-BOLYAI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF GEOGRAPHY

CENTRE FOR REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY 5-7 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Tel/Fax: +40 264 597 570 E-mail: [email protected]

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