Open AccessURBANIZATION EFFECTS ON LAND USE CHANGES WITHIN THE URBAN AGGLOMERATION CHISINAU
Author(s) -
Rodica Sîrbu,
Vadim Cujbă
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acta scientiarum polonorum. administratio locorum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.147
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2450-0771
pISSN - 1644-0749
DOI - 10.31648/aspal.5408
Subject(s) - urbanization , urban agglomeration , pace , geography , economic geography , land use , population , environmental planning , population pressure , economies of agglomeration , urban climate , urban planning , population growth , economic growth , civil engineering , economics , sociology , demography , engineering , geodesy
This article evaluates the effects of urbanization on the land use within the Chisinau agglomeration. The research carried out regarding situation in Stăuceni commune, confirms that the peri-urban area, undergoes a period of significant spatial and functional transformation, influenced by the demographic pressure, poorly controlled urban development and the intensification of the land relations. By implementing the project “Chisinau Arena” on the territory of Stăuceni commune, the plan for territorial expansion of Chisinau city (in peri-urban areas located on major transport axes) is reconfirmed. At the same time, the demographic forecast presented in scenario III, according to UN for population, shows that the Chisinau population will decrease dramatically, towards 2035, therefore it is necessary that the spatial planning plans to be adapted quickly to the pace of demographic changes, to avoid compromising the infrastructure projects and squandering land in the suburban areas.