DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN THE RURAL AREA OF THE SOUTHERN CARPATHIANS (1992–2011)
Journal Title: Revue Roumaine de Géographie/Romanian Journal of Geography - Year 2017, Vol 61, Issue 2
Abstract
The Southern Carpathians cover 21% of the Carpathian area in Romania and encompass 19% of all rural settlements. The population of this geographical space numbers some 640,000 people. The human habitat consists of numerous urban and rural communities grouped administratively into 11 counties and four development regions. It is the medium-sized communes that have the highest concentration of population. The varied range of landforms in the Southern Carpathians (depressions, valley corridors, and mountain slopes) have always offered favourable condition for the development of human settlements. The expansion of the household, its organisation and functional typology are influenced by the geographical position. The demographic transition has changed the age-group structure, the young-population group decreasing through migration in search for better-paid jobs (as did also other age-groups), ageing of the population, etc.
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MIHAELA RODICA PERSU
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