RURAL CHANGES IN RESTRUCTURING MINING AREAS WITHIN GORJ COUNTY
Journal Title: The Annals of Valahia University of Târgoviste, Geographical Series - Year 2008, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
After 1990, Romania met important transformations on economic and social aspect, with major effects on the rural environment. In 1997, Romania has adopted a strategy regarding mining societies reorganization (settlements from 22 districts were affected socially and economically), together with developing a series of complementary activities meant to attract the labor force. In Gorj district, mining has been for more than 50 years the main source of income, for urban area, but especially for rural areas. As a consequence, some settlements become mining cities (Motru, Rovinari), while others were turned into labor force providers (in 1990, were registered around 20.000 commuters, mostly coming from rural areas). To reorganize the coal industry meant the closing of some mines, which had a negative influence upon the respective settlements, but also upon the settlements that were providing force labor. The low capacity of the agriculture and also of new small and middle enterprises of using the excess of local force labor needs to search for social- economical development alternatives for settlements within this area. Recent changes form rural area are: redirecting, the excess of labor force through external markets (Spain and Italy), diminishing population's income and the negative effect upon modernization of the residential fond, low attractiveness of some rural settlements that have became local development centers (Matasari, Dragotesti), precarious secondary and social infrastructure.
Authors and Affiliations
Cristian BRAGHINA, Daniel PEPTENATU, Radu PINTILII
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