Assessing the sustainability related concepts of urban development plans in Eastern Europe: A case study of Romania

Erős, Nándor; Török, Zoltán; Hossu, Constantina-Alina; Réti, Kinga Olga; Maloş, Cristian; Kecskés, Péter; Morariu, Simona-Diana; Benedek, József; Hartel, Tibor

doi:10.1016/j.scs.2022.104070

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“…For a proper sustainable development, proper plans, projects and implementation are highly needed, and the lack of competent stuff and specialists in the local administrations of small towns with limited resources, a leadership deficit and a cultural gap are the main hinderance [114]. Previous research has highlighted the need for strategic documents such as Urban Development Plans for urban sustainability, which are highly disregarded by local authorities [115], many of the small towns having no such plans or being outdated.…”

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Does Shrinking Population in Small Towns Equal Economic and Social Decline? A Romanian Perspective

Vîlcea,

Popescu,

Clincea

2024

Urban Science

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Sustainable development has been a global concern worldwide for the last decades now, but only recently have the challenges faced by small towns, especially in regions experiencing population contraction been addressed. (1) Background: This article delves into the case of Romania, a country in Eastern Europe that has witnessed significant demographic, social and economic changes in recent decades. Population contraction in small towns can significantly impact their future development. (2) Methods: The research was conducted in three stages: first, we selected relevant demographic, economic, financial and social indices (16 in total), then we analysed their changes over time, and forecast their values based on statistical data to assess economic development sustainability for 215 small towns with less than 20,000 inhabitants. (3) Results: Following the aggregation of the quantitative indicators and the demographic changes, we identified four categories of small towns. (4) Conclusions: the study underlines the importance of adopting proper policies targeting small towns in Romania to ensure their long-term viability by implementing targeted policies and strategies such as incentives for local businesses, improving educational and healthcare facilities, and promoting entrepreneurship. The ultimate goal is to mitigate the adverse effects of population contraction and pave the way for more sustainable and resilient communities.

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Does Shrinking Population in Small Towns Equal Economic and Social Decline? A Romanian Perspective

Vîlcea,

Popescu,

Clincea

2024

Urban Science

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“…Historically, the Brundtland Report first defines urban sustainability as "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of descendant to meet their own needs" [15]. Up to now, various efforts have been made by scholars to explore the quantification of urban sustainability and seek to verify it in practice, such as in Europe as a whole [16], Iraq [17], Belgium [18] and Romania [19]. By summarizing the previous studies, we observe that the urban sustainability mainly refers to the coupling relationship among three systems (social, economic and environmental).…”

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Assessment of Urban Sustainability and Coupling Coordinated Development: An Empirical Study in Anhui Province, China

Wang,

Gao

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Sustainability

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The conflict between economic development and environmental degradation has significantly impeded urban development. Currently, the Chinese government is actively promoting the comprehensive transformation of new-type urbanization. This study measured the quality of urbanization and its degree of coupling coordination in 16 cities in Anhui Province from 2010 to 2020, utilizing 32 indicators across six dimensions: economic development (ED), infrastructure (INF), population development (PD), social development (SD), environmental protection (EP) and urban–rural integration (URI). Additionally, a novel method of sequential relationship analysis, oriented towards “interaction–change” was introduced to calculate indicator weights, which take the interactive degree among various indices and dependencies between neighboring cities into account. The results indicate that urban development in Anhui Province is imbalanced due to a low degree of resource matching. However, there is a positive trend in the relationship between urbanization quality and economic development. Furthermore, although the coupling coordination degree of urbanization quality in most cities fluctuates at different scales, it is still necessary to narrow and optimize the gap between subsystems. For one thing, the above achievements may provide reference for breaking through the traditional static weighting method from the theoretical level. For another, it can also provide decision-makers with valuable insights to establish an intercity complementary management system, so as to achieve sustainable development across the entire region.

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A systematic literature review on integrating disaster risk reduction (DRR) in sustainable tourism (SusT): Conceptual framework for enhancing resilience and minimizing environmental impacts

Jayasinghe,

Perera,

Perera

et al. 2024

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Assessing the sustainability related concepts of urban development plans in Eastern Europe: A case study of Romania

Cited by 9 publications

References 55 publications

Does Shrinking Population in Small Towns Equal Economic and Social Decline? A Romanian Perspective

Does Shrinking Population in Small Towns Equal Economic and Social Decline? A Romanian Perspective

Assessment of Urban Sustainability and Coupling Coordinated Development: An Empirical Study in Anhui Province, China

A systematic literature review on integrating disaster risk reduction (DRR) in sustainable tourism (SusT): Conceptual framework for enhancing resilience and minimizing environmental impacts

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