Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Place and Environment Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 3 of 3

Full-Text Articles in Place and Environment

Rural-Urban Relations In The Context Of Sustainable Development. Case Study: Cuejdiu Valley Basin, Neamt County, Andreea Ghiurcă, Andreea Lămășanu, Florin C. Mihai Oct 2012

Rural-Urban Relations In The Context Of Sustainable Development. Case Study: Cuejdiu Valley Basin, Neamt County, Andreea Ghiurcă, Andreea Lămășanu, Florin C. Mihai

Florin C MIHAI

Rural and urban development in sustainable context is a complex process that requires an improvement of the existing situation and a removing of the dysfunctions. Over time, the rural area was not addressed as much as urban area, rural analysis is often fragmentary explained and incomplete argued. The system of values owned by rural area is overshadowed by an economic, social and cultural subordination to the city. The connection that is established is a support for the systems analysis of settlements and is the consequence of the functional differentiation between cities and villages, evidenced by the natural, social and economic …


Implication Of Demographic Dimension In Sustainable Rural Development. Case Study: Râșca Valley, Andreea Lămășanu, Andreea Ghiurcă, Florin C. Mihai May 2012

Implication Of Demographic Dimension In Sustainable Rural Development. Case Study: Râșca Valley, Andreea Lămășanu, Andreea Ghiurcă, Florin C. Mihai

Florin C MIHAI

This paper aims to capture the importance of demographic dimension in the sustainable development process of the rural space. From a series of statistics data we realized an analysis of demographic indicators, which it helped us to trace the development trends characteristic for our area of study. To understand the evolution in time and the implications of human resource in the process of development it was necessary referencing them with national or local historical events. Demographic dimension analysis highlights the development stage of rural space and help the formulation of the future local policies that regard the sustainable development


Environmental Education In Rural Areas - A Real Support For Sustainable Development,, Andreea Ghiurcă, Andreea Lămășanu, Florin C. Mihai May 2012

Environmental Education In Rural Areas - A Real Support For Sustainable Development,, Andreea Ghiurcă, Andreea Lămășanu, Florin C. Mihai

Florin C MIHAI

Sustainable development represents the future for Romanian rural areas and a viable solution to solve the environmental problems. This concept can be put into practice through the interaction between economic, sociocultural, environmental and political-institutional dimension. In this interaction an important role has the ecological education of citizens from rural areas and their involvement in environmental policy decisions. So, a low level of ecological education in rural areas leads to a permanent degradation of environmental factors. In this research we showed some negative environmental practices related to the inhabitants of rural areas. Citizen’s education in environmental spirit should promote the principles …