Structural dynamics of tertiary activities in industrial parks in Bucharest, Romania

The study is an analysis of tertiarization in Bucharest, a process that tends to become dominant inside an economic system that has faced the hardships of transition and reorganization. The study deals with tertiarization inside the industrial parks in the capital city, in close connection with deindustrialization and industrial delocalization. The study highlights the forms tertiarization has taken inside those areas, former industrial platforms of the utmost importance for the industry of the Communist era. The trends in the evolution of tertiarization are analyzed in comparison as well as from the perspective of the evolution of the companies inside the three industrial parks; in addition, two scenarios for the future course of tertiarization are included

INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED TOWNS FROM ROMANIA – EVOLUTION BACKGROUND AND POSITIVE PERSPECTIVES WITH CHALLENGES

Small and medium sized industrial towns of Romania faced numerous challenges and difficulties together with the postsocialist transformation processes under the transition to the market economy. The paper analyses small and medium sized industrial towns from Romania through their socioeconomic evolution under the impact of the industrial restructuring process that started in the 1990s. Employing several sets of statistic data, the analysis evidences also several directions for the development of these towns through urban regeneration actions and different economic alternatives

L'Evaluation des bâtiments de patrimoine dans la perspective de la reconversion fonctionnelle. Étude de cas : la Rue Lipscani, Centre Historique de Bucarest

This study aims to analyze in terms of functional reuse of heritage the buildings located in the historical center of Bucharest, a special attention being given to those located on the street "Lipscani". For the study it was used a methodology based on which the inventory of the heritage buildings was transposed as a GIS database. After processing the database, it has highlighted the degree of conservation of the buildings from the study area, a large number of them being classified as historical monuments. Also, an assessment of the buildings from the perspective of suitability for various reuses was done, using multi-criteria method. The analysis of the buildings reuse was oriented to the cultural direction (the creative industries), meant to contribute to the urban regeneration of the area. The authors don’t exclude the economic reuse of the historic buildings if this is in accordance to the strict rules for the historical monuments restoration and if they highlight the historic and architectural valences. Based on the study results it can be appreciated that some buildings were restored conformable to the rules and were cultural reused; other heritage buildings, in an advanced state of degradation, were demolished, on the open land being raised buildings that don’t fit perfectly with the architecture of the area and that have commercial function

Agricultural Citizen Science and Sustainable Regional Development

In the last 70 years, agriculture has evolved from an activity that was traditionally linked to rural areas to a global industry that provides food for the growing world population [...

Assessing the Value of Railway Heritage for Sustainable Development: The Case Study of the Oraviţa–Anina Railway, Romania

The value of historical railways and their important role in social, economic, technical, political, and cultural terms has led to their inclusion as industrial heritage attractions. This study aims to evaluate the heritage value of the Oraviţa–Anina linear railway, the first mountain railway in Romania. The assessment of the value of the railway involved both quantitative and qualitative methods. The value was assessed on the basis of a rigorous quantitative evaluation of key attributes of heritage railway, using a system of criteria and indicators. On the other hand, the selected qualitative methodology facilitated the critical interpretation of the perception of the local community as a beneficiary of the railway heritage and as an active stakeholder involved in its reuse. The qualitative evaluation of the heritage railway was also highlighted based on a critical analysis of tourists’ perceptions. The results indicate the usefulness of a mixed methodology for the complex evaluation of the value of a heritage railway and its sustainable capitalization. Railway tourism is a sustainable solution meant to stimulate interest in learning about local history and culture, and can at the same time contribute to the fulfillment of knowledge of the motivations that drive tourist demand

Assessing the Value of Railway Heritage for Sustainable Development: The Case Study of the Oraviţa–Anina Railway, Romania

The value of historical railways and their important role in social, economic, technical, political, and cultural terms has led to their inclusion as industrial heritage attractions. This study aims to evaluate the heritage value of the Oraviţa–Anina linear railway, the first mountain railway in Romania. The assessment of the value of the railway involved both quantitative and qualitative methods. The value was assessed on the basis of a rigorous quantitative evaluation of key attributes of heritage railway, using a system of criteria and indicators. On the other hand, the selected qualitative methodology facilitated the critical interpretation of the perception of the local community as a beneficiary of the railway heritage and as an active stakeholder involved in its reuse. The qualitative evaluation of the heritage railway was also highlighted based on a critical analysis of tourists’ perceptions. The results indicate the usefulness of a mixed methodology for the complex evaluation of the value of a heritage railway and its sustainable capitalization. Railway tourism is a sustainable solution meant to stimulate interest in learning about local history and culture, and can at the same time contribute to the fulfillment of knowledge of the motivations that drive tourist demand

Les Hôtels de patrimoine de Bucarest: entre conservation, transformation et démolation

Le patrimoine construit représente une ressource qu i joue un rôle important dans la régénération et la promotion des villes. L’article analyse les immeubles des hôtels de patrimoine de Bucarest, anciens et encore en fonction, prenant en considération leur état de préservation et leur trajet comme destination économique. L’étude d es trois catégories des hôtels identifiés (préservés, transformés et démolis) facilite la com préhension de l’histoire hôtelière au niveau de la capitale pendant les dernières deux siècles et d e l’approche concernant les projets urbains mis en œuvre pour différents enjeux économiques, n’oubli ant pas le coté culturel

Le patrimoine maritime. Études de cas en Europe

Le patrimoine maritime représente une catégorie particulière du patrimoine culturel qui s’individualise par des éléments matériels ou immat ériels liés aux activités humaines qui ont été déroulées en relation avec les ressources et les mi lieux maritimes. Le but de cette étude est de mettre en évidence les caractéristiques du patrimoi ne maritime au niveau du territoire européen par une sélection de quelques études de cas considé rées représentatives. La diversité des conditions physico-géographiques et la particularit é des cultures locales ont donné le caractère de diversité du patrimoine maritime des pays européens