| Category |
Subtopics |
Motivation in choosing the subtopic |
| General |
relations between rural and urban environments |
Key concepts: connection, relation, dependency- general character;- (the) initiating search for information in Romania; - identifying the degree of familiarity in Romanian society with these urban-rural relations;- offering the identification of good practice examples in Romania. |
| Specific |
crafts |
Present interest for resuming traditional crafts in the urban area.The movement of crafts from rural to urban environments, first through products, then through practices. |
| transport infrastructure |
Present interest for developing efficient transport as well as environmental-friendly transport means and routes. |
| metropolitan areas |
Romanian metropolitan areas are still being built at present and environmental issues, despite important, are problematic when implementation is realized. |
| periurban agriculture |
Landscape changes due to the urban sprawl.Emerging initiatives and raising interest for alternative short food supply chains which connect the urban with the rural.It is in trend with urban citizens’ raising interest for gardening and subsistence agriculture. |
| agricultural / agro industrialparks |
This endeavour tackles the situation of small-scale farmers in the proximity of urban settlements and their limited access to the market, offering solutions. |
| urban agriculture and reducing pressure on the rural environment |
Reducing urban pressure on the rural environment and supporting the practices and products of rural areas, by capitalizing on the disused spaces through urban agriculture, through marketing the products from the rural to the urban. |
