Ecosystems Evolution as Source of Sustainable Development

• Published in: Procedia economics and finance Vol. 8; pp. 327 - 335
• Main Authors: Otiman, Ion Păun, Florian, Violeta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 2014
• Subjects: development region; ecosystem; ecosystem; development region
• ISSN: 2212-5671; 2212-5671
• DOI: 10.1016/S2212-5671(14)00098-7

Rural development by regions can be materialized through the elaboration and implementation of sectoral strategies. The design of a development model in the territory according to the fundamental sectoral domains can be achieved following the rural cohesion principles. The rural area, in its multiple diversity, is subject to complex challenges coming from the macroeconomic and macrosocial processes: a). demographic and social challenges from the territorial point of view, segregation of vulnerable groups – the diminution in number of the rural population and the strong demographic ageing on the rise have an impact upon rural cohesion starting from the type of public services, their supply and ending up with the rural labour market; b). challenges of the climate changes – the environmental risks are felt in the territory at different degrees, and vulnerabilization is regionally selective; c). challenges in relation to the loss of biodiversity, through the vulnerabilization of the natural, landscape and cultural patrimony – the regional character of the rural area can be so drastically modified that the territorial identity is lost.