Liveable City Characteristics or the Continuous Process of Urban Transformation. Industry, Evolution, Neglect — A Study Applied on Brașov
Liveable City Characteristics or the Continuous Process of Urban Transformation. Industry, Evolution, Neglect — A Study Applied on Brașov

Summary/Abstract: We try to learn more from the examples of other cities or regions, but most often we do not know the history of our home city. Often we try to implement a strategy or a modern principle unanimously accepted on a new site, regardless of the local history and the community needs.Since the Middle Ages, the geographical position of the city has made Brasov a major center for economical and cultural exchanges. However, the Brasov's architectural heritage is unjustly ignored both by the large public and by the authorities.The new challenges of the late twentieth century changed the role of industry in the society, both globally and locally. All this led to the change of its role in economic development. Industrial development and the need for labor mean that the city and reorganization of existing structures serves new needs. In the period under review new factories were built throughout the city, the medieval town of Brasov, making it an industrial one.

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