Annals. Food Science and Technology 2009 STUDIES ON THE NATURAL POTENTIAL OF SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PRAHOVA COUNTY Leontin Viİinescu Brinzea, Florin Maracineanu, Elena Constantin USAMV Bucharest, Land Improuvement and Environmental Engineering Faculty, 59 Marasti Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania, E-mail:
[email protected] Abstract Economic and social development of an area depends on natural resources that it offers for use in accordance with the requirements imposed by the development, evidenced by general policies, local and regional area. Evaluation natural heritage area study highlights opportunities to support the sustainable development. In this regard, basic element that generates complex environmental factors is the site area, characterized in that the Prahova County covers an area of 4716 km, i.e. 1.98% of the area of Romania, being located in the central -northern part of Wallachia, in catchment areas of Teleajen Prahova river, at the intersection of parallel of latitude 45˘ 26' east longitude meridian, being bounded on the north of the Bucegi Mountains, Baiu, detritus, and Tataru Ciucaİ. For the amount of resources capable of producing diversification and restructuring the economy by promoting policies differentiated into zones, taking into account the amount and degree of recovery of potential natural, economic, social and reabiliatare problems, environmental protection and conservation are proposed specific measures of technical and economic. Keywords: primary natural potential, sustainable rural development, soil, climate conditions, agricultural performance 1. INTRODUCTION The basic element that generates complex environmental factors is the site area, Economic and social development of an area characterized in that the Prahova County depends on natural resources that it offers for covers an area of 4716 km, ie 1.98% of the area use in accordance with the requirements of Romania, being located in the central- imposed by the development, evidenced by northern part of Wallachia, in catchment areas general policies, local and regional area.