Dynamics of the Structuring Vectors of Geographical Landscapes in Bucovina, Romania

Viorel CHIRIŢĂ1, Carmen BĂDĂLUŢĂ1, Viorica NAGAVCIUC1
1 "Ștefan cel Mare" University, Faculty of History and Geography, Department of Geography, Suceava, ROMANIA 
E-mail: chirita@usv.ro
Pages: 39-46

Abstract. The paper analyses the vectors of geographical landscapes dynamics of Bucovina, following an appropriate model in Soloneţ basin, located on the morphological contact between the mountain area of Obcina Mare and Suceava Plateau. Territorial evolution is analyzed by multiple structural factors and causalities, synthesized in the structural elements of geographical landscapes of Bucovina. During the period 1772-2013 taken into account, reveals also, that the process was influenced by functional developments recorded particularly after installation of the Austrian administration (1775-1778) and continued till today, by the successions of economic cycles. Highlighting the complex process of landscape changes in Bucovina completes a series of studies carried out previously and, discusses the need for mapping data corroboration with the functional developments geographical space, expressed synthetically by spatial structuring elements of landscape dynamics. Throughout the 240 years, the structural and functional changes in Bucovina are materialized in the basin of Soloneţ through a landscaping dynamics vectors, differentiated through the structural quality of geographical space, The determined functional role of structuring factors in territorial shaping and were represented by: the villages cores, forests, mining and communications. Differentiation of meanings and dynamics of landscape orientation structuring vectors, corresponding to each economic cycle materialized in Bucovina.

K e y w o r d s:  landscape, basin, Soloneţ, lines, emerging, dynamic, economic cycles