THE URBAN SHRINKAGE OF THE SMALL TOWNS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN PART OF BIHOR COUNTY, ROMANIA
The urban shrinkage1 is a common phenomenon among East-European small towns. Effects of this phenomenon are much stronger in case of the former mono-industrial small towns emerged during the communist period in Romania, where after the 90's have been manifested a series of major political...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Editura Universitatii din Oradea
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Analele Universităţii din Oradea: Seria Geografie |
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| Online Access: | http://geografie-uoradea.ro/Reviste/Anale/Art/2013-1/AUOG_627_Prasca.pdf |
| Summary: | The urban shrinkage1
is a common phenomenon among East-European small
towns. Effects of this phenomenon are much stronger in case of the former mono-industrial
small towns emerged during the communist period in Romania, where after the 90's have
been manifested a series of major political and socio-economic changes. The aim of this paper
is to detail the specific situation of the former mono-industrial small towns located in the
southern part of Bihor County, where the effects of de-industrialization and the incoherent
post-communist development policies have hallmarked the structure, the spatial organization
and the urban functions of these towns at local and regional level (sum of aspects that actually
led to urban shrinking). Thus, the towns of Ștei, Nucet and Vașcău, emerged in the 50's as a
result of forced industrialization, currently are three of the smallest towns of Romania,
confronted with a strong demographical, social and economic decline. If in the future these
cities maintain the same rate of population decrease, it raises a question mark over the real
chances to provide a smart urban shrinkage.
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| ISSN: | 1221-1273 2065-3409 |