International Conference Rural Space and Local Development, June 22-24, 2006, Cluj-Napoca – Turda – Miceşti, ROMANIA

Opening Ceremony [full text] Greeting Message on the Occasion of the 3rd International Conference  Rural Space and Local Development [full text] Foreword [full text] The Romanian Village on the Verge of European Integration [full text] Vasile SURD, Diana ALEXANDRU Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Cluj County. Chorematic Model for Ecological Rehabilitation [full text] Vasile ZOTIC, Viorel PUIU, Monica MITRAN Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

The Ethnic Minorities in the Transformation Process. Exemplified by the Serbian and Ukrainian Minority in the Romanian Rural Regions of Banat and Dobrogea [full text] Corina ANDERL, Wilfried HELLER, Josef SALLANZ University of Potsdam, Potsdam, GERMANY

Rural Tourism – Fortifying Factor of the Romanian Villages [full text] Nicolae CIANGĂ Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Agriculture of Serbia and European Integration Processes [full text] Marina TODOROVIC Geographical Institute „Jovan Cvijic”, SANU, Belgrade, SERBIA

“Plăşile”. Administrative Subdivisions of the Counties During the Inter-war Period. Evolution and Involution. A Possible Return [full text] Cristina Monica MITRAN Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Employment and Mobility of Russian Rural Population [full text] Alexei ALEXEEV  „V. Lomonosov” University, Moscow, RUSSIA

Land Market in Romania. Present and Perspectives [full text] Valentin Mihai BOHATEREŢ Romanian Academy, „Gh. Zane”, Institute of Economic and Social Research, Iaşi, ROMANIA

Agricultural Land and Spatial Development of Belgrade Metropolitan Area [full text] Jasmina DJORDEVIC, Branka TOSIC „Jovan Cvijic” Geographical Institute, Belgrade, SERBIA

Transylvanian Rural Areas Vulnerability to Contemporary Geomorphologic Processes [full text] Ioan Aurel IRIMUŞ Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Rural Development in Hungary [full text] Márta STAUDER Agricultural Economics Research Institute, Budapest, HUNGARY

Valea Farm, Mesentea Village, Alba County. Case Study [full text] Vasile SURD Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Indian Policies and Programmes Regarding Rural Development [full text] Ali MOHAMMAD Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, INDIA

Rural Tourism in Vadu Izei, Maramureş County, Romania. Evolution, Social and Territorial Characteristics and Perspectives for Development [full text] Ştefan DEZSI Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Russian Private Farms [full text] Tatyana NEFEDOVA, Andrey TREIVISH Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, RUSSIA

The Evolution of the Administrative and Territorial Organization of Cluj County between 1968 and 2006 and its Impact on Rural Areas [full text] Viorel STĂNICĂ Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Factors that Promote and Hinder the Development of the Economy of Indian Reservation in the USA [full text] Frantz KLAUS University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, AUSTRIA

Ein internationales Kulturlandschafts-Projekt den ländlichen Raum betreffend [full text] Wilfried E. SCHREIBER Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Perspectives and Difficulties in the Development of Rural Tourism. National and Zonal Aspects [full text] Petru BACAL1, Viorel MIRON2 1Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Chişinău, Republic of Moldova 2Institute of Intenational Relations “Perspectiva”, Chişinău, REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

The Model of Elementary Studies for Ecological and Public Utilities Rehabilitation. Case Study: Miceşti Village, Cluj County [full text] Vasile SURD Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

The Moţii’s Village – Social and Ethnic Aspects [full text] John NICOARĂ Phoenix, Arizona, USA

What are the prospects of ecological agriculture in Romania? [full text] Ioan Sebastian BRUMA Romanian Academy, “Gh. Zane” Institute of Economic and Social Research, Iaşi, ROMANIA

Geomorphologic Risk in Rural Settlements. Case Study: Chiuzbaia Depression [full text] Sorin FILIP, Ştefan BILAȘCO Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

L’évaluation de l’impact de l’agriculture sur l’environnement á l’aide du programme SOLAGRO [full text] Horea CACOVEANU OSPA, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

The “Pays” — Inter-Communal Cooperation and Territorial Planning Units. The French Experience and its Applicability to Romania [full text] Radu SĂGEATĂ Romanian Academy, Institute of Geography, Bucharest, ROMANIA

The Runoff Features in the Periurban Area of Bistriţa Town [full text] Victor SOROCOVSCHI, Gheorghe ŞERBAN, Răzvan BĂTINAŞ Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Spatial Distribution of the Rural Settlements from the Hydrographic Basin of Crişul Negru River [full text] Marcu STAȘAC, Florian BENȚE University of Oradea, Oradea, ROMANIA

North–West Region and South–Muntenia Region –Romania. Comparative Analysis [full text] Cristina Monica MITRAN Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Organic Farming – Past, Present, Future [full text] Mihai CHITEA Romanian Academy, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Bucharest, ROMANIA

The Population Quality as an Effectiveness Factor for the Spatial Organisation [full text] Andreea POP Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

La multifonctionnalité – un nouvel concept dans la recherche scientifique des prairies  [full text] Ioan ROTAR, Roxana VIDICAN, N. SIMA, Cristina POCOL UASMV, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

The EU Common Policies for Rural Development as Applied to the Romanian Rural Space [full text] Diana ALEXANDRU Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Human Factor’s Role in the Individualisation of Ţara Beiuşului’s Territorial System [full text] Luminiţa FILIMON University of Oradea, Oradea, ROMANIA

The Analysis of Rural Development of the Republic of Moldova after 1990 [full text] Maria Eliza DULAMĂ1, Roxana Monica VOITOVICI2 1Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA 2Romanian Cultural Institute Warsaw, POLAND

Oradea-Bratca Depresion. Changes in the Active Populations Structure between 1992 and 2002 Censuses [full text] Claudiu FILIMON University of Oradea, Oradea, ROMANIA

Today’s Rural Metamorphosis of the Rural Area in Bistriţa Ardeleană Basin [full text] Silviu FONOGEA Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Social Vulnerability of Rural Areas. Case Study Land Resources [full text] Violeta FLORIAN Romanian Academy, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Bucharest, ROMANIA

Serious “Flash Flood” Risks in Rural Areas [full text] Ionel HAIDU1, Ştefan BILAȘCO2 1Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA 2Romanian Academy, Institute of Geography, Cluj Department, ROMANIA

Romania’s Viticulture Farm. Quantitative and Qualitative Assessments of the Vine Sector [full text] Viorica GAVRILĂ National Institute of Economic Research, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Bucharest, ROMANIA

Urbanization under Socialism [full text] Mária-Erzsébet BEREKMERI Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Le potentiel touristique de la commune d’Arieşeni [full text] Marian MUNTEAN1, Veronica NICOARĂ2 1Collège National «Horea, Cloşca et Crişan», Alba Iulia, ROUMANIE 2Séminaire Théologique Orthodoxe «Simion Ştefan», Alba Iulia, ROUMANIE

Sustainable Management of the Lakes in Transylvania Plain [full text] Ioan FODOREAN, Titus MAN Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

The Role of Tourist Receiving Structures in Developing Rural Tourism and Agro-turism. “Ţurlaş” Pension, Săliştea de Sus [full text] Ion IUGA, Ioana ŢURLAȘ Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Rural Area Revitalization through the Agri-food Channels – a Chance for the Rural Communities in the Bucovina Area [full text] Lorena CHITU Romanian Academy, National Institute for Economic Research, Bucharest, ROMANIA

Patterns of Periphery Organization of the Rural Space. Bistriţa Ardeleană Basin [full text] Silviu FONOGEA Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Rural Space Diagnosis [full text] Despina VASILCU „Ştefan cel Mare” University, Suceava, ROMANIA

Feldru Commune in Bistriţa-Năsăud County. Rural Development Model [full text] Oana-Ramona ILOVAN Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Integrated Slope Process Susceptibility Analysis and Risk Management in the Rural Settlements. Case Study: Cheia Village [full text] Dana GOȚIU, Virgil SURDEANU, Ioan RUS Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

The Rural of the Sub-carpathians between Jiu Valley and Cerna Valley. Spatial Qualitative Demographical Aspects Involved in Development [full text] Simona MĂLĂESCU Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Spatial – Conceptual Changes of Settlements. Case Study: The Suburban Area of Târgu Mureş [full text] Péter BAGOLY-SIMÓ Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

The Vegetable Growth Development in Viişoara and its Impact on the Rural Population [full text] Camelia KANTOR  Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Geodemographical Disparities in Romania in the Light of the Evolution of the Rural Population [full text] Ibolya KURKÓ Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

The Cross-Border Co-operation in the Romanian-Hungarian Border Region [full text] Egon NAGY Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Possibilities for Development of Rural Tourism in Villages Around Sofia [full text] Vesselin BOJADJIEV, Atanas KAZAKOV „St. Climent Ohridski” University, Sofia, BULGARIA

Analyse touristique de deux communes rurales: Ocna Şugatag versus Viroinval [full text] Gabriela ILIEŞ1, Géraldine MAULET2 1Université Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, ROUMANIE 2Unité Gestion et Analyse du Tourisme, IGEAT, ULB, Bruxelles, BELGIQUE

The Possibilities of Agriculture Production in the Mountains of Balkan Peninsula. On the Example of the Durmitor Region [full text] Sasa KICOSEV, Tamara KOVACEVIC University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, SERBIA

Sâncraiu – Ein europäisches Dorf [full text] József Attila DARABOS „Sapientia” Universität, Cluj-Napoca, RUMÄNIEN

Agricultural Landscapes in East Europe as Reference Areas for Swedish Land Management [full text] J. O. HELLDIN1, Tommy LENNARTSSON2 1Swedish Biodiversity Centre, Uppsala, SWEDEN 2Upplandsstiftelsen, „St. Johannesg”, Uppsala, SWEDEN

L’analyse démographique d’une commune à deux entités ethnique. Étude de cas – la commune Valea Moldovei, département de Suceava [full text] Vasile EFROS Université „Stefan cel Mare” Suceava, ROUMANIE

The Services Crises in Rural Areas of the Bulgaria [full text] Plamen PATARCHANOV „St. Climent Ohridski” University, Sofia, BULGARIA

Impact of the Industrial Activity on Demography in the Neighbouring Rural Area of Dej Municipium, between 1930 and 2004 [full text] Oana-Ramona ILOVAN Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Rural Population of Central Serbia: Main Tendencies in the 20th Century and Prospects for the 21th Century [full text] Radoslav STEVANOVIC Institute of Social Sciences, Demographic Research Centre,Belgrade, SERBIA

Contributions à l’étude des villages isolés de la Dépression de Maramureş [full text] Nicolae BOAR Université Babeş-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca, ROUMANIE

Agro-Environmental Policy: the European Approach and Actions in Romania [full text] David TURNOCK University of Leicester, Leicester, UNITED KINGDOM

Complex Rural Development. A Case Study: The Development of Turism Activites in the Dorna Basin [full text] Daniela MATEI Romanian Academy, „Gh. Zane”, Institute of Economic and Social Research, Iaşi, ROMANIA

Transformation of Rural Peripheries by Tourism. Case Study: the Croatian Islands Cres and Lošinj [full text] Peter JORDAN Academy of Sciences, Institute of Urban and Regional Research Vienna, AUSTRIA

Some Particularities of the Natural Organization of the Romanian Mountain Space and its Implications in the Mountain Rural Economy [full text] Vasile ZOTIC, Diana ALEXANDRU Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

L’évolution territoriale des centres des villages dans le basin de la Moldavie carpatique [full text] Despina VASILCU, Maria Magdalena LUPCHIAN Université «Ştefan cel Mare», Suceava, ROUMANIE

The Human Concentration Axis in the Sălaj County and the Durable Development [full text] Cornel Călin POP Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

The Romanian Western Carpathians and Their Premises to Practice Skiing and Tourism Activities [full text] Iosif SANDOR Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Le tourisme rural et l’écotourisme des opportunités réeles pour le developpment des communautés rurales dans la perspective de l’intégration en UE [full text] Mirela MAZILU Université de Craiova, Craiova, ROUMANIE

The Technical Endowment of the Rural Space Integrated into the Cluj-Napoca Metropolitan Area (1st stage) [full text] Lelia PAPP Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Agricultural Structures of European Countries. Comparative Approaches [full text] Cristian MERCE, Emilian MERCE, Felix ARION UASMV, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

L’analyse diagnostique du tourisme de Monts Maramureş [full text] Mihai HOTEA Université Babeş-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca, ROUMANIE

Le développement de l’apiculture dans le milieu rural par le Programme Sapard [full text] Cristina Bianca POCOL UASMV, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

La culture en milieu rurale á travers l`Université Rurale Wallonne 2003 [full text] Mioara CHIABURU, Marius DULGHERU Université Babeş-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, ROUMANIE

The Organization of the Rural Space in Banat According to the Complex of Natural Factors [full text] Constantin VERT West University, Timişoara, ROMANIA

The Cement Industry and its Social and Territorial Impact on Turda City and the Surrounding Area [full text] Camelia KANTOR  Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Social Perception of Sensible Areas from Sensitive Geomorphologic Systems. Case Study: Călăţele Village [full text] Titu ANGHEL, Vasile ȚIPLEA Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Natural Decrease of Population in Villages. Case Study: Ceanu Mare Village [full text] Minodora TIMIŞ Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

The Tendency towards Division of the Romanian Territorial-Administrative Units. Dysfunctions of the Present Administrative Model [full text] Viorel STĂNICĂ Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Tourist Resources of Arad City (Romania) and its Surroundings [full text] Raularian RUSU Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Changing “Social Functions” and the Future of Rural Societies [full text] Franz GREIF Federal Institute of Agricultural Economics, Vienna, AUSTRIA

The Multiplicative Effects of Tourism in the Rural Development of Maramureş Land [full text] Marin ILIEŞ Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Macro Structural Changes in Romania and Strategies for Local Development. Case Study of the Zărneşti (Piatra Craiului) Area [full text] Martin BIRTEL1, David TURNOCK2 1Westfälische Wilhelms University, Münster, GERMANY 2University of Leicester, Leicester, UNITED KINGDOM

Electoral Behaviour in Rural Areas. Case Study: Last Elections in Romania [full text] Voicu BODOCAN Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

The Geodemographical Role of the Republic of Moldavia Rural Space [full text] Constantin MATEI Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Chişinău, REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

Ökotourismus im Rodna-Gebirge-Nationalpark – grundlegende Dimension des nachhaltige Enwicklungs-Konzeptes [full text] Mircea MUREȘIANU, Eduard SCHUSTER Babeş-Bolyai Universität, Cluj-Napoca, RUMÄNIEN

Characteristics and Processes in the Rural Settlements and Centres and their role in the Integration processes: The Case Study of Carpathian Serbia [full text] Branka TOSIC, Jasmina DJORDJEVIC Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijic”, SANU, Belgrade, SERBIA

The Meteorological and Hydrological Activities in the Rural Space of the Someş-Tisa Hydrographic Basin [full text] Florin MOLDOVAN, Gheorghe ŞERBAN, Iulian HOLOBÂCĂ Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Der Energiewirt. Das neue Bild des Bauern? [full text] Hans-Heinrich RIESER Universität Tübingen, Bundesrepublik DEUTSCHLAND

Peripheral Regions in Romania [full text] Raularian RUSU Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Beef Cattle Breeding by Embryo Transfer Biotechnology [full text] I. GROZA, L. BOGDAN, Simona CIUPE, R. POP, D. D. CIUPERCESCU UASMV, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Territorial-Administrative Organisation of Romania During 1950 – 1990 and its Effects on Rural Space [full text] Viorel STĂNICĂ Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Rural Spatial Sustainable Development. Şimian Case Study [full text] Elena MATEI University of Bucharest, Bucharest, ROMANIA

L’agrotourisme – un facteur actif, dans le développement rural. Etude de cas: La commune de Ciocăneşti, le départament de Suceava [full text] Ion IUGA Université Babeş-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca, ROUMANIE

Disparity Analysis in the Vinţu de Jos Commune [full text] Simona BRANIȘTE1, Veronica NICOARĂ2 1Regional Development Agency, Alba Iulia, ROMANIA 2Orthodox Theological Seminary „Simeon Ştefan”, Alba Iulia, ROMANIA

Agricultural entrepreneurial orientations. Case Study: Romania [full text] Monica Mihaela TUDOR Romanian Academy, National Institute for Economic Research, Bucharest, ROMANIA

Ecological Agriculture and Rural Development. Premises [full text] Marius SABĂU, Sabina FUNAR, Simona BADIU, Alin HRISTEA UASMV, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

The Piatra Neamţ – Târgu Neamţ Axis of Communication. Quantity and Quality Changes of the Professional Structures between 1992 and 2002 [full text] Anca DIMITRIU, Costică BRÂNDUŞ “Ştefan cel Mare” University, Suceava, ROMANIA

The SAPARD Programme for Rural Development in Romania [full text] Diana ALEXANDRU Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

The Impact of the Politics and Models of Administrative Organization upon the Romanian Territory in the Communist Regime [full text] Viorel STĂNICĂ Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

G.I.S. Applications in the Local Administration. Case Study: Floreşti Commune, Cluj County [full text] Vasile ZOTIC1, Călin HAIDU2 1Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA 2SC. GEONETICA SRL Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

The Concept of Cluster and Its Implementation in Regional Development Strategies [full text] József BENEDEK Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA

Sălişte – a Traditional Village that Dies in the Shadow of a Big City, Cluj-Napoca [full text] Ciprian MOLDOVAN, Raularian RUSU Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA