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Globalization Elements in Romanian Cities: Examensarbete I Hållbar Utveckling 87 Searching for Sustainable Solutions Globalization Elements in Romanian Cities: Examensarbete i Hållbar Utveckling 87 Searching for Sustainable Solutions Globalization Elements in Romanian Cities: Searching for Sustainable Solutions Floriana-Alina Pondichie Floriana-Alina Pondichie Uppsala University, Department of Earth Sciences Master Thesis E, in Sustainable Development, 30 credits Printed at Department of Earth Sciences, Master’s Thesis Geotryckeriet, Uppsala University, Uppsala, 2012. E, 30 credits Examensarbete i Hållbar Utveckling 87 Globalization Elements in Romanian Cities: Searching for Sustainable Solutions Floriana-Alina Pondichie Supervisor: Maria Ignatieva Table of contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Problem background ............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2. Nature of the problem .......................................................................................................................... 2 1.2.1. Reconfiguration of urban landscapes ........................................................................................... 2 1.2.2. Global landscape architecture styles ............................................................................................ 2 1.2.3. Global culture elements .............................................................................................................. 2 1.3. Aims and delimitations ......................................................................................................................... 2 2. Background for the empirical study .......................................................................................................... 3 2.1. Literature review................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2. The context of Romanian cities ............................................................................................................. 4 3. Methodology............................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1. PEBOSCA interdisciplinary framework................................................................................................. 6 3.2. Qualitative research............................................................................................................................... 6 4. Results ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 4.1. Bucharest city....................................................................................................................................... 7 4.1.1. ‘City as palimpsest’ .................................................................................................................... 7 4.1.2. Identity of the city in the post communist era and after the EU accession .................................. 10 4.1.3. PEBOSCA interdisciplinary framework.................................................................................... 12 4.1.4. Visions for change.................................................................................................................... 29 4.2. Sibiu city............................................................................................................................................ 29 4.2.1. ‘City as palimpsest’ .................................................................................................................. 31 4.2.2. Identity of the city in the post communist era and after the EU accession .................................. 32 4.2.3. PEBOSCA interdisciplinary framework.................................................................................... 34 4.2.4. Visions for change.................................................................................................................... 46 4.3. Ramnicu-Valcea city .......................................................................................................................... 47 4.3.1. ‘City as palimpsest’ ................................................................................................................ 47 4.3.2. Identity of the city in the post communist era and after the EU accession ................................. 48 4.3.3. PEBOSCA interdisciplinary framework .................................................................................. 50 4.3.4. Visions for change.................................................................................................................. 61 5. Discussion ................................................................................................................................................. 64 5.1. Development affecting the identity of the cities................................................................................ 65 5.2. Globalization elements and proposals for the cityscapes ................................................................... 66 5.2.1. High rise office buildings ........................................................................................................ 66 5.2.2. Global Gardenesque style flowerbeds ...................................................................................... 67 5.2.3. Lawns..................................................................................................................................... 68 5.2.4. Topiary art.............................................................................................................................. 69 5.2.5. Commercial centres ................................................................................................................ 70 5.2.6. Advertisements ....................................................................................................................... 70 5.2.7. Exotic shrubs and palm trees ................................................................................................... 71 5.2.8. Global culture symbols ........................................................................................................... 71 5.3. Green areas used for social interaction and proposals ....................................................................... 72 5.4. Visions for change........................................................................................................................... 72 6. Conclusions .............................................................................................................................................. 73 7. Annexes .................................................................................................................................................... 75 8. Acknowledgement .................................................................................................................................... 76 9. References ................................................................................................................................................ 77 Globalization elements in Romanian cities: searching for sustainable solutions FLORIANA-ALINA PONDICHIE PONDICHIE, F., 2012: Globalization elements in Romanian cities. Master thesis in Sustainable Development at Uppsala University No. 87, 74 pp, 30 ECTS/hp Abstract: This paper aims to present an interdisciplinary analysis of the recent globalization trends in Romanian cities and to propose a series of guidelines for sustainable future management processes and plans. In order to provide an encompassing perspective on the Romanian urban landscapes, three cities of different scales, socio- cultural and historical backgrounds were analyzed. The study sites are: Bucharest - capital city and the largest financial, cultural and industrial centre of Romania, Sibiu - a medieval Transylvanian citadel designated European Capital of Culture in 2007 and Ramnicu-Valcea - a small town situated in a touristic and cultural mountain area. As culture has become increasingly global and placeless, more scholars argue for the careful management of diversity in cityscapes and put emphasis on the role of the local context. Picturesque and Gardenesque are landscape architecture styles that have acknowledged large scale replication in different parts of the world (for instance, in New Zealand, Australia, USA, Argentina, China). Devoid of their original significance and complexity in expression and usage, these design styles have been similarly assimilated in the Romanian cities. In the post-communist era, the reconfiguration of Romanian urban landscapes translated in a surge in office, commercial and advertising developments, a rapid increase in urban sprawl and enlargement of infrastructure that supports car dependency. All these elements valued in a consumerism society transformed in an unprecedented fashion the urban morphology of Bucharest, Sibiu and Ramnicu-Valcea. The overarching aim of this paper is to produce a comprehensive research material with a multi-stakeholder perspective (academia, local administration, decision makers, developers, practitioners and citizens) that puts forward sustainable alternatives to current practices. The study generates a conclusion that Bucharest has acknowledged the most rapid and apparent transformations
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