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Regional Disparities related to Socio-Economic Determinants of Agriculture in the Romanian Plain
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Abstract The structure and pattern of agriculture in Romania has been facing significant
changes over the past decades in relation to the contextual social, political and economic
transformations. The current study is seeking to assess the determinants of agriculture in
the main agricultural region of Rom... view more
The structure and pattern of agriculture in Romania has been facing significant
changes over the past decades in relation to the contextual social, political and economic
transformations. The current study is seeking to assess the determinants of agriculture in
the main agricultural region of Romania (Romanian Plain) based on selected socioeconomic factors. The authors selected nine socio-economic indicators (agricultural
surface, labour renewal index, economic dependency index, economically active
population, employment in agriculture, vitality index, share of young labour, share of
female population and roads and railway density) which were aggregated into an index of
socio-economic determinants of agriculture. Overall, the final index values revealed
spatial differences which enabled a certain separation between the eastern, central and
western parts of the Romanian Plain: socio-economic favourability for agriculture in the
central and, to some extent, in the eastern parts and a significantly reduced favourability
in the western area. The current research could become an important step for in-depth
assessments of environmental and socio-economic determinants of agriculture,
developing strategies and supporting policies at different spatial scales.... view less
Keywords
agricultural development; regional difference; socioeconomic factors; Romania
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Free Keywords
index of socio-economic determinants; Romanian Plain
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 79-99
Journal
Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis, 10 (2018) 1
ISSN
2067-4082
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed