The objective of this paper is to provide a spatial distribution of creative economy in European Union, in 2011. For this purpose, we measure creative economy by proposing a five dimensions index. The results are displayed in the Creative Economy Map of EU. The further discussions highlight the...

Sustainable approach to city development refers to maximizing the products added value, services created in/by communities and obtaining the synergic effect of: increasing economic competitiveness (technological but especially increasing the professionalism and active human resource attitude on...

The purpose of this paper is to present methods of analysing local stakeholders and the development of a matrix to identify potential results of this group’s activity, transposed in the local development document – “Local Strategy for Sustainable Development”. It establishes both the...

The subject considered (e.g. dividing a country into a developed center and a periphery underdeveloped) was the subject of early researches in regional development. This paper aims to present the studies from the literature undertaken in the domain of a center-periphery structure. In the first...

This paper aims to analyze the degree of spatial peripherality of Romanian counties, at European level. Thus, in a first stage, are classified the indicators which measure the accessibility (spatial peripherality).Then, are selected four accessibility indicators. In the second part of the paper...

Structural funds are financial instruments through which the European Union acts in order to eliminate the economic and social disparity between regions, with the purpose of realizing economic and social cohesion. As well as the pre-adhesion funds (SAPARD, PHARE, ISPA), structural funds are a...

The current study is part of a CNCSIS project, focusing on Gorj county; its previous phases consisted in identification of secondary growth poles and the way in which foreign and local investments can stimulate their development. The complex methodology used allowed for the identification of a...

In the past 50 years tourism has become one of the most rapidly developing industries. But tourism has become a big cultural and environmental problem in many areas due to strong short-term changes that do not take into account the long-term modifications that may appear.

This paper explores an ecotourism website, various discussions organized around sustainable tourism and a declaration on responsible tourism. It is meant to show that communication plays a key role in tourism in the current international economic context. Tourism development represents an...

The end of the Cold War has put the world in a new stage of reevaluation. A new world order is needed, mostly because everyone wants to identify on which side he is going to be. The main actors of this are United States of America and China. But European Union, Japan and Rusia have their own...