Le sfide europee della Romania tra attese e scetticismi
Economic integration ; Economy ; European integration ; Political geography ; Romania
Romania should join the European Union on January 1st, 2007. For several reasons this date appears to be premature. Perplexities exposed in this work, even if concerning Romania, could be applied to other European Union member states. - (NF)
Gully distribution and development in Moldavia, Romania
Geomorphometry ; Grain size distribution ; Gully erosion ; Model ; Moldavia (rum.) ; Rill wash ; Romania ; Slope ; Soil erosion
In a study area in Romania covering about 25,000 km2 over 9000 gullies were mapped and 12 were surveyed in detail. In this review the AA. show some of the results obtained during field measurements taken from 1986 to 1992.
Carrying capacity ; Ground water;Underground water ; Hydro-electric station ; Navigation ; Rill wash;Runoff ; Romania ; Water ; Water resources ; Water use
In relation to population, Romania's water supplies are quite modest. They are essentialy provided by the rivers. The factors responsible for both maximum and minimum runoff are discussed and particular reference is made to the floods of 1970. Load
The composition and conservation of Romania's plant cover
Geography in the New Romania
Altitudinal zonation ; Forest ; Human impact ; Land use ; Mountain ; Nature conservation ; Plant canopy ; Romania ; Vegetation
Romania is characterised by great floristic diversity and there are many distinctive aspects to the distribution of vegetation units. However, even the sparsely-populated mountainous country has been affected by anthropic activity, increasing
Considerations about the role of SMEs in the economic dynamic of the 5th West Development Region in Romania
Economy ; Enterprise ; Regional development ; Romania ; Small and medium sized enterprises
Between the eight development regions in Romania, the 5th West Region is one of the most dynamic concerning the establishment and development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The favourable business climate, the economical potential
of the territory, the advantageous geographical position in the western part of Romania, the entrepreneurial culture, and the spirit of the population in this part of the country are some factors that contributed to the strong development of the SMEs sector
European integration and regionalisation in transition Romania
Administrative reform ; European integration ; Regionalization ; Romania
The aim of the paper is to present and to examine the new paradigm of regionalization in Romania, constructed under the conditions of the transition process from a socialist to a democratic system which started 1989. The political construction
of regions was determined by external factors linked to the process for EU integration for Romania, which requires the establishment of a regional policy and development system. Therfore, in 1998 a regional level was created by the grouping of counties
Dams, sediment sources and reservoir silting in Romania
Dam ; Dammed lake ; Earth surface processes ; Hydraulic works ; Romania ; Sediment budget ; Sedimentation ; Silting ; Watershed
The AA. analyzed 138 reservoirs for which there is a determination of the silting time. They try to make a synthesis of the knowledge stage of the dam lakes silting in Romania on the basis of the relations with the territory morphodynamics
and considering the substantial accumulations of new data. The factual material that they have is structured as follows : the construction of dams and the arrangement of reservoirs in Romania; the problem of sediment sources and, the silting of reservoirs.
Ecology ; Map ; Phytocoenosis ; Romania ; Vegetation
A synthesis with an ecological characterization of the vegetation cover in Romania, related to the geographical conditions. The vegetation map of Romania (1:2 000 000) included in this book will be used for the vegetation map of Europe, in course
Bulgaria ; European Union ; European integration ; Policy ; Regional disparities ; Romania ; Social geography ; Space
In Bulgaria and Romania great hope is placed in EU accession. Inspite of high levels of economic growth and considerable success in conforming to EU standards in the accession process, the continuing lack of prosperity, increasing social and spatial
Ethnic residential segregation in three cities of Northwest Romania
Cartography ; Ethnic minority ; Ethnic segregation ; Housing ; Residential segregation ; Romania ; Settlement ; Social geography ; Spatial distribution ; Town
The article is an attempt to contribute with an analysis of three cities (Oradea, Satu Mare, Baia Mare) in Northwest Romania. As no census data are available below the settlement level, there were used the results of the Hungarian ethnic party
A complex interglacial sequence of lacustrine sediments has been found near the village of Turbuta in NW Romania. Mollusk, plant macrofossil, and pollen analyses reflect climatic and environmental changes around the last interglacial climatic
Rural poverty in Romania and the need for diversification : Carpathian studies
Poverty ; Romania ; Rural society
The rural areas in Romania present a particularly acute poverty problem of which solving requires a package of measures that involve all branches of government. The presented case studies indicate a consensus over the lack of any basis for viability
Author provides an overview about the geological formation and geomorphological development of the inner string of basins in the Eastern Carpathians (Romania). - (ZK)