QUALITY OF LIFE IN ROMANIAN CITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF STATE REFORM

Quality of life is a concept used in all areas of economic and social life. It is a subjective concept, complex, with a multidisciplinary and multidimensional features. In this paper we want to study quality of life and the hierarchy of Romanian cities in this regard. For the measurement the quality of life in the fourth Romanian cities it is necessary using a set of criteria and indicators. We considered relevant as parameters to be chosen and to be structured in five areas, which can provide a cumulative picture of the quality of life. So we tried both from the perspective of identifying indicators on quality of life and from the perspective of the individual, as a single entity. So we consider that when we talk about quality of life we must cover the following areas: environment, economics, social issues, education and culture. We tried to identify the most relevant indicators for these areas, but the choice is influenced by data availability. The data used for the preparation of this study are nationally available statistical data, and local later interpreted, discussed and compared.life quality, cities, indicators, criteria, consequences, utilities, improvement measures.

BOOK REVIEW ON THE CITY AND THE URBAN COMPETITION, AUTHOR: IRINA POPESCU

The book “The city and the urban competition / Orasul si competitia urbana”, written by Irina Popescu, has recently been published at Economic Publishing House of Bucharest, Romania. The book is structured in 4 parts and it is very rich in concepts, ideas, theories, principles and comparative studies, representing an important contribution of the author to the development of the literature concerning the study of the city.urban competition, urban system

The urban system in Romania

A characteristic of the Romanian urban system has been the alternation of the periods of order and turbulence. Order is dominant in the short term but over the longer term is no absolute stability in the dynamics of the city. Instability, at the urban system level, is determined by the dynamic relationship between cities which upset the local, regional and national hierarchies, producing a disorder similar to the turbulence and even chaos. Thus the evolution of the urban system in Romania in the last decades has seen the alternation of periods of stability and instability, even if on the whole there is a relatively constant hierarchy and configuration at different levels. Thus the new national urban system is the result of a chain of fluctuation affecting the inner evolutions of each city, and the categories of cities as a whole.urban system, urbanization, evolution, stability, instability

THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF BUSINESS AS AN OPTION IN THE MARKETING STRATEGY OF THE ENTREPRENEUR

Both the process of creating a business, but especially during the course thereof, the entrepreneur should consider a future in terms of domestic and international presence. This would require a marketing strategy for attracting and maintaining loyal customers domestic and international, for whose implementation it should be mentioned for specific tactics, identify ways to internationalize the business and choose the most appropriate forms of advertising.strategy, entrepreneur, marketing, tactics, internationalisation, business

The Strategic Role of Human Resources Development in the Management of Organizational Crisis

Together with the global economic crisis, the impact of organizational crises on human capital and its performances has become increasingly obvious. From this perspective, the strategic role of human resources’ development is crucial, being analyzed in this article. It provides the conceptual basis for human resource management practitioners, to understand how to strengthening and developing human potential enables the construction of crisis management skills, manifested at the institutional level.strategic development, human resources, institutional crisis, organizational stress, professional training.

MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT SERVICES DURING ECONOMIC CRISIS

Urban transport and especially its core component, local public transport of passengers, is one of the most important functions of a city, because through it is ensured the unity and coherence of all its activities. In this context, the article presents the main characteristics of urban transportation in Romania.public transport, passenger transport, cities, Romania.

The effects of urban concentration on environment

The deterioration of the environment is caused by the existence of large urban agglomeration whose main problem is that these are areas where are converging progressive forces which ensure the development of the society on the one hand, as well phenomenon which emphasizes the degradation of the human civilization and the environment, on the other hand, in this way being generated the phenomenon of hypertrophy of the cities.Urban planning; Environment; Pollutant; Environmental protection; Urban areas

PREMISE PENTRU UN MODEL DURABIL AL DEZVOLTARII ORASELOR

Obiectivele dezvoltarii durabile ale asezarilor umane sunt legate de controlul evolutiei spatiului urban, in vederea edificarii unui sistem mai echilibrat,in special urmarirea dinamicii cresterii oraselor, atenuarea segregarii spatiale si sociale Indeosebi in marile orase, problemele de mediu si cele generate de transport. Aceste obiective impun integrarea si continuitatea politicilor de dezvoltare socio-economice, in particular a celor privind dezvoltarea urbana, atat pe verticala (la toate nivelele : local, regional, national si international), cat si pe orizontala, intre toate componentele sistemului social, administrativ si economic.dezvoltare durabila, probleme de mediu, dezvoltarea oraselor

PRINCIPIILE DEZVOLTARII DURABILE

Scopul proiectarii durabile este gasirea solutiilor constructive, care se reflecta in caracteristicile constructiilor, care sa garanteze pe de o parte bunastarea si pe de alta parte coexistenta celor trei grupuri care alcatuiesc ecosistemul global (elementele anorganice, organismele vii si oamenii). Atingerea scopului proiectarii durabile se face prin educarea intr-un cadru conceptual care are trei niveluri : principii, strategii si metode. Acestea corespund celor trei obiective ale educatiei arhitecturale privind mediul : crearea grijii fata de mediu, explicarea ecosistemului cladire si invatarea cum pot fi proiectate cladirile in conceptul dezvoltarii durabile. Fiecare dintre aceste principii inglobeaza un set unic de strategii, a caror studiere conduce la o intelegere mai buna a interactiunii cu mediul. Aceasta creeaza premiza pentru analizarea metodelor specifice pe care constructorii Impreuna cu arhitectii si cu alti specialisti o pot aplica pentru a reduce impactul cladirilor pe care le realizeaza, cu mediul.proiectare durabila, principii, mediu inconjurator

ORASUL PREZENT - ORASUL VIITORULUI

Dezvoltarea economiei bazate pe cunoastere a schimbat in mod dramatic fortele calauzitoare ale dezvoltarii urbane din Europa. In conditiile globalizarii, competitivitatea oraselor nu depinde doar de infrastructura de baza - drumuri, energie, apa si salubritate - acestea fiind nevoite sa lupte si pe teritoriul tehnologiei prin adoptarea de structuri manageriale moderne. Astfel, furnizarea de servicii la nivel superior devine activitatea principala din orase, ducand la aparitia unui nou concept, cel al "oraselor inteligente".oras inteligent, economie bazata pe cunoastere, globalizare