CONSIDERATIONS ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE RURAL SETTLEMENTS IN THE SUBCARPATHIAN AREA OF DAMBOVITA VALLEY

• Published in: International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference : SGEM Vol. 3; p. 993
• Main Authors: Alexe, Radita, Sencovici, Mihaela
• Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sofia Surveying Geology & Mining Ecology Management (SGEM) 01.01.2011
• Subjects: Romania, Transylvania
• ISSN: 1314-2704

The favorable geographic conditions, in direct relation with the variety of the natural resources have contributed to the development of the rural settlements and of a certain specific type of economy, in the Subcarpathian area of Dambovita Valley. The agricultural activity now holds an important role in the economy of these human settlements, a fact demonstrated both by the proportion of the population employed in agriculture and by the land use changes. During the last decennia, the wood exploitation and processing industry developed on the basis of the local resources, as well as the small industry through bakeries, iron processing workshops, traditional manufacturing workshops, which involve a part of the population of these human settlements. The ways of communications have had an important role in the development of the trading activities, the Valley of Dambovita being situated in the direction of the significant great commercial roads that used to connect Walachia and Transylvania.