The Spatial Planning System in Romania

• Main Author: JÓZSEF BENEDEK
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cluj University Press 2013-01-01
• Series: Romanian Review of Regional Studies
• Subjects: Spatial planning; Europeanization; Romania; European Union
• Online Access: http://rrrs.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/arhive/Artpdf/v9n22013/RRRS90220133.pdf

In this article, we try to give an overview about the major changes and shifts that have determined the functioning of the spatial planning system in Romania. In this respect, we use the major legislative acts and the official planning documents from different scales (national, regional, and local) and the personal experiences in the development of different spatial planning documents as major information sources. The main results confirm that, while there is an evident Europeanization of the planning institutions and documents on national level, the local and regional levels are still strongly context dependent, mixing characteristics of three major planning styles: comprehensive integrated, land-use oriented, and urbanism.