The rural space of Romania is characterised in terms of administrative breakdown, area and population, with reference to the NUTS classifications. This is followed by a demographic analysis of the gender and age structures, as well as migration flows. The rural-urban flows are considered, as is...

Biodiversity is a huge variety of ecosystems, species and genes, which represent the natural capital. The biodiversity values make up the natural heritage that must be used by the present generations without jeopardizing the chance of the next generations to enjoy the same living conditions. The...

Climate describes the temperature, precipitation and other weather condition. Climate modification by the progressive warming of the atmosphere resulting from the concerted action of several factors, both natural and anthropic favours the diminution of precipitations at soil level, corroborated...

In our paper we tried to investigate the organisation and functioning of the Agricultural Knowledge System in Romania. On the basis of system analysis approaches, we critically examined the set of public and private organisations dedicated to research, education and extension, and their...

A scientific approach referring to the reseach network development with the following objectives: • improvement of the degree of integration/involvent of the research-develop-ment-innovation (RD1') units in Romania with concerns in the field of rural development into the European research...

There is an non-voluntary experiment, carried out in the Romanian rural communities, which uses certain parsimonious intervention modalities, by which modernization and development, if not delayed, they have been delegated to other players. The case of rural communities from 􀄟ara Ha􀄠eg...

The design of the territorial innovation strategies is based on the local development of the patrimony, valorized as main resource. In this perspective, the rural areas can be analyzed as territories in dynamics, defined by the specific qualities, territorial resources and the existing...

Getting people aware – at individual and local level – of the ecosystem benefits and services is a complex phenomenon that starts with the evaluation of the existing natural heritage by the inhabitants and ends with the institutionalization of valorization through the establishment of rural...

The rural area from Ţara Haţegului – Retezat is one of the richest area in Romania in natural and anthropic tourism supplies, determined by the natural, socio-cultural, economic and historical potential that can be used for tourism purposes. As the tourism potential comprises few economic...

The irrigation systems determine the modernization of agricultural activities by promoting technical innovation and emancipation of rural social networks, by inducing and dissipating the organizational behaviours and transformation of rural traditional values.1 The evolution of local power...