{"id":6861,"date":"2025-01-21T20:29:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T20:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jssp.reviste.ubbcluj.ro\/?p=6861"},"modified":"2025-04-01T15:32:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:32:16","slug":"abstract-07jssp022024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jssp.reviste.ubbcluj.ro\/?p=6861","title":{"rendered":"Abstract 07JSSP022024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Settlement Population Size in Romania. Dynamics and Reranking<\/span><\/a>
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Vasile ZOTIC, Diana-Elena ALEXANDRU*1<\/sup><\/strong>
\n<\/strong>*\u00a0Corresponding author
\n1 <\/sup><\/em>Babe\u0219-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Centre for Research on Settlements and Urbanism, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA\u00a0<\/em>
\nE-mail<\/strong>: vasile.zotic@ubbcluj.ro; ORCID<\/strong>: 0000-0002-4489-0637
\nE-mail<\/strong>: diana.alexandru@ubbcluj.ro; ORCID<\/strong>: 0000-0002-2221-9316
\nPages<\/strong>: 155-170. DOI<\/strong>: 10.24193\/JSSP.2024.2.07<\/a>
\nReceived<\/strong>: 06 November 2023
\nReceived in revised form<\/strong>: 17 May 2024
\nAccepted for publication<\/strong>: 15 December 2024
\nAvailable online<\/strong>: 31 December 2024
\n<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Cite<\/strong>: Zotic V., Alexandru D.-E. (2024), Settlement Population Size in Romania. Dynamics and Reranking<\/span>. Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning, 15(2), 145-173. DOI: 10.24193\/JSSP.2024.2.07<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Abstract<\/strong>. Population size and dynamics within settlements at any given moment are relevant for the evaluation of viability, functionality, and complexity of both urban and rural settlements. This topic is particularly significant not only for contemporary Romania but also for societies worldwide, where the political, economic, demographic, and social transformations are continuously reshaping settlements. The aim of this study was to provide an updated 15-level hierarchical classification of rural and urban settlements in Romania by population size. Population dynamics in the last 30 years were examined at the local level based on the values recorded at the last four national censuses (1992, 2002, 2011, 2021) determining changes in settlement population size. Results showed significant shifts in the national settlement network, with a decline in the number of large and medium-sized rural localities and an increase in the number of small and very small ones. Either leading to depopulation particularly in rural areas, or to the concentration of population in metropolitan areas, the overall population decline affects the functionality of settlements, their socioeconomic development and infrastructure sustainability. Conclusions highlight the need for redefining urban and rural settlement categories to align with Romania\u2019s evolving territorial reality and current imbalances in the settlement network. Also, a reconfiguration of the settlement system is needed and targeted measures to address specific local issues should be implemented, with implications for administrative-territorial organization, transport networks, and socioeconomic development strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n

K e y w o r d s<\/strong>: population dynamics, urban and rural settlements, locality, depopulation, population decline, settlement hierarchy<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Settlement Population Size in Romania. Dynamics and Reranking Vasile ZOTIC, Diana-Elena ALEXANDRU*1 *\u00a0Corresponding author 1 Babe\u0219-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Centre for Research on Settlements and Urbanism, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA\u00a0 E-mail: vasile.zotic@ubbcluj.ro; ORCID: 0000-0002-4489-0637 E-mail: diana.alexandru@ubbcluj.ro; ORCID: 0000-0002-2221-9316 Pages: 155-170. DOI: 10.24193\/JSSP.2024.2.07 Received: 06 November 2023 Received in revised form: 17 May 2024 Accepted for publication: … <\/p>\n

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