Perceptii ale proprietarilor cu privire la conversia terenurilor agricole in plantatii de plop cu ciclu scurt de productie

Social conflicts analysis of poplar crops relies on the study of the local inhabitants’\udattitudes and perception about the change of the land use from agriculture\udto poplar plantation. We have applied a quantitative methodology with structured\udquestionnaire in two localities (abbreviated as D and M) from North-Est Romania\udto assess inhabitants’ perceptions on afforestation and on poplar culture and their\udbehavior related with afforestation of abandoned agricultural lands. The fact that\ud86% of respondents prone to keep their agricultural land instead of selling it to\udprivate investors and 70% think that changing the land use from agricultural land\udto forest is not an acceptable thing. This high percentages are sustained by 55%\udwho do not accept the poplar afforestation which are located in the proximity of\udtheir homes. The study level, age classes and ownership types are socio-economics\udand demographics characteristics which have a significant influence on the attitude\udtoward poplar crops. All these results reveal a high potential level of conflicts\udbetween the practice of short-rotation poplar cultures and the traditional values of\udrural communities