CONDITIONS AND CAUSES IN THE EVOLUTION OF AGRICULTURE IN THE GIURGEU DEPRESSION

• Main Author: Viorel PARASCHIV
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: „Ștefan cel Mare” University Press 2010-04-01
• Series: GEOREVIEW: Scientific Annals of Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava. Geography Series
• Subjects: depresiunea giurgeu, climă, agricultură, dezvoltare durabilă, agroturism.
• Online Access: http://georeview.ro/ojs/index.php/revista/article/view/90

<p>The climatic factors and the configuration of the topography in the Giurgeu - Ciuc<br />intramontane basin, situated at the contact between the Mesozoic crystalline and the<br />Neogene-Quaternary volcanic rocks cause variables on the medium and long-term<br />practice of agriculture in the hearth of Giurgeu basin. Continuous adaptation of the<br />population to restrictive circumstances imposed by natural factors have created the<br />preconditions for preserving some traditions that fall within the specifics of ecological<br />farming, based on application / implementation of the basic principles of sustainable<br />development, long before their consecration, at theoretical and conceptual level, on a<br />global scale. <br />The cold climate specific to high mountains which last over 6 months per year, the<br />persistence of temperature inversions as factors of natural risk have determined a passive<br />adaptation of the inhabitants to these environmental conditions. The rural society from<br />this basin ,on the whole, has some specific features based on its seniority and traditions<br />and, most often, the relationship being sustainable, reinforced by habits and interests of<br />the community. Traditions, with reference to the way the land is parceled and used, to the<br />organization and improvement of the agricultural land, are reflected in all daily activities<br />and also in the spiritual life. <br />Continuous adaptation of the population to restrictive circumstances imposed by<br />natural factors have created the preconditions for preserving some traditions that fall<br />within the specifics of ecological farming, based on application / implementation of the <br />basic principles of sustainable development, long before their consecration ,at theoretical<br />and conceptual level, on a global scale. Functional analysis of the medium and long term<br />development of rural communities in Giurgeu Depression has as main target the<br />strengthening of agricultural traditions and the superior development of characteristic<br />values of the local landscape by the development of eco-tourism. We tried to identify how<br />the factitive, as a principle of research in geographical sciences, determines certain facts,<br />while the conditional ensures the permanent habitation and maintenance of local<br />traditions. From a factitive and conditional point of view, we sought to identify the<br />features that characterize best the rural landscape of Giurgeu basin, which, in its most<br />part, is profitable to a satisfactory level. We consider that the analysis of the way in which<br />every local community fits into the announced policies of The National Strategy for the <br />Sustainable Development by 2030 and in The National Strategy for the Development of<br />Ecotourism - in project, but with deadline till the end of 2009 - will make all the factors of<br />decision more responsible on the immediate priority, and will determine the rethinking of<br />the strategic goals of local development in the spirit of the community values.</p><p> </p>