Aspecte imateriale care definesc gradientele de urbanitate ale locuirii rurale şi periurbane
Intangible dimensions in shaping urbanity gradients in rural and peri urban housing

Author(s): Diana Andreea Galos (Pogăcean)
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Micro-Economics, Agriculture, Energy and Environmental Studies, Physical Geopgraphy, Human Geography, Regional Geography, Environmental Geography, Applied Geography, Governance, Methodology and research technology, Social development, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Rural and urban sociology, Economic development, Environmental interactions, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: INCD URBAN-INCERC
Keywords: periurban; urbanity gradients; urban-rural hybridization;
Summary/Abstract: In Romania, peri-urbanization has intensified considerably in the post-socialist period. In the Cluj area, urban expansion reflects insufficiently regulated planning, and newly built dwellings express a variety of lifestyles and consumption patterns. Our research in this area highlights a process of urban-rural hybridization, visible in architecture and everyday practices. To analyze this phenomenon, we have proposed a system for assessing hybridity and urbanity gradients based on criteria such as: mode of housing acquisition, formality of the construction process, plot occupancy, comfort, materials, relationship with agriculture, type of annexes, consumption and storage practices and neighboring relationships. The article explores aspects complementary to architecture—land use, infrastructure, agriculture, and consumption—as indicators of urbanity. Applying a theoretical filter to these criteria will help us to establish, the characteristics of urbanity gradients on a scale from rural to urban. By combining the theoretical part with field research, we will draw conclusions about the relationships between land use, infrastructure, agriculture, consumption and storage practices.

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