Informal settlements and squatting in Romania: socio-spatial patterns and typologies
The emergence of informal settlements in Romania is the result of a mix of factors, including some social and urban planning policies from the communist and post-communist period. Squatting was initially a secondary effect of the relocation process and demolition of housing in communist urban renewa...
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doaj-7a6bbc516c6b49119905639586e692ca2020-11-24T21:06:50ZengUniversity of BucharestHuman Geographies: Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geography1843-65872067-22842013-11-0172657510.5719/hgeo.2013.72.65Informal settlements and squatting in Romania: socio-spatial patterns and typologiesBogdan Suditu0Daniel-Gabriel Vâlceanu1Faculty of Geography, University of Bucharest, RomaniaNational Institute for Research and Development in Constructions, Urbanism and Sustainable Spatial Development URBAN-INCERC, Bucharest, RomaniaThe emergence of informal settlements in Romania is the result of a mix of factors, including some social and urban planning policies from the communist and post-communist period. Squatting was initially a secondary effect of the relocation process and demolition of housing in communist urban renewal projects, and also a voluntary social and housing policy for the poorest of the same period. Extension and multiple forms of informal settlements and squatting were performed in the post-communist era due to the inappropriate or absence of the legislative tools on urban planning, properties’ restitution and management, weak control of the construction sector. The study analyzes the characteristics and spatial typologies of the informal settlements and squatters in relationship with the political and social framework of these types of housing development. http://humangeographies.org.ro/articles/72/7_2_13_7_suditu.pdfForced sedentarizationIllegal buildingInformal settlementsSquattingUrban planning regulation |
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Bogdan Suditu Daniel-Gabriel Vâlceanu Informal settlements and squatting in Romania: socio-spatial patterns and typologies Human Geographies: Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geography Forced sedentarization Illegal building Informal settlements Squatting Urban planning regulation |
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Bogdan Suditu Daniel-Gabriel Vâlceanu |
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Informal settlements and squatting in Romania: socio-spatial patterns and typologies |
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Informal settlements and squatting in Romania: socio-spatial patterns and typologies |
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Informal settlements and squatting in Romania: socio-spatial patterns and typologies |
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Informal settlements and squatting in Romania: socio-spatial patterns and typologies |
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Informal settlements and squatting in Romania: socio-spatial patterns and typologies |
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informal settlements and squatting in romania: socio-spatial patterns and typologies |
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University of Bucharest |
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Human Geographies: Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geography |
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1843-6587 2067-2284 |
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2013-11-01 |
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The emergence of informal settlements in Romania is the result of a mix of factors, including some social and urban planning policies from the communist and post-communist period. Squatting was initially a secondary effect of the relocation process and demolition of housing in communist urban renewal projects, and also a voluntary social and housing policy for the poorest of the same period. Extension and multiple forms of informal settlements and squatting were performed in the post-communist era due to the inappropriate or absence of the legislative tools on urban planning, properties’ restitution and management, weak control of the construction sector. The study analyzes the characteristics and spatial typologies of the informal settlements and squatters in relationship with the political and social framework of these types of housing development. |
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Forced sedentarization Illegal building Informal settlements Squatting Urban planning regulation |
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