Proceedings of the 5th WSEAS International Conference on Economy and Management Transformation (Volume I) Changes in the Urban Functional Zones Triggered by the Development of Commercial Services RADU SĂGEATĂ Faculty of Tourism Geography “Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University 5-7, Acad. Simion Mehedinţi Street, Sibiu, RO-550245 ROMANIA
[email protected] VIRGINIA GHERASIM Faculty of Tourism Geography “Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University 5-7, Acad. Simion Mehedinţi Street, Sibiu, RO-550245 ROMANIA
[email protected] TEODOR TODERAŞ Faculty of Tourism Geography “Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University 5-7, Acad. Simion Mehedinţi Street, Sibiu, RO-550245 ROMANIA
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[email protected] CLAUDIA BUCURA Faculty of Tourism Geography “Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University 5-7, Acad. Simion Mehedinţi Street, Sibiu, RO-550245 ROMANIA
[email protected] Abstract: The fall of the communist regime and the demise of the bipolar order have led to the development of globalising connections in the urban systems of the Central and East-European states. The main social impact of this complex phenomenon is the expansion of the diffusion area for the of global consumerist goods, entailing the development and the diversification of commercial services. Their localisation is still a direct consequence of financial segregation; the determining agent of the degree of penetration of global consumer goods at local level is the localisation and dispersion of investments. In this context, the article analyses the strategies of localisation and the dispersion factors of commercial services in the Romanian urban system and in its capital city, in particular.