Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. XIII
Written by Gabriela BANADUC, Cornelia BAERA, Anca DRAGHICI
The paper aims to characterize the urban - rural areas relationship in the context of actual urbanization effects. Cities are marked by several social inequalities. These polarized opportunities of the urban environment which are often mirrored in contrast to the rural environment, as patterns of inequality in cities vs rural localities are considerable and generally more widespread. Facing these challenges, accompanied by the determining phenomena of the rapid growth of the urban population, led to extensive debates that had a significant impact on the local development strategy. Thus, a strong movement was generated to reach the clean natural environment, which is called the urban paradox. In the current research, the complex phenomenon of urbanization will be approached from three perspectives: (1) the capacity of cities to open up for including rural landscape as an opportunity to expand sustainable infrastructure; (2) the government ability to promote greener, more sustainable living; (3) the ability to share and provide all urban and rural residents with access to a more sustainable environment (related to the Sustainable Development Goals).
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