Bucharest Metropolitan Area and Its Regional Hinterland Case Study Report
BUCHAREST METROPOLITAN AREA AND ITS REGIONAL HINTERLAND CASE STUDY REPORT Authors: Daniela-Luminita Constantin – project scientific coordinator and WP6, Task 6 responsible Team member contributors: Zizi Goschin, Dorel Ailenei, Cristina Alpopi, Constanta Bodea, Ion Stancu, Constantin Mitrut, Amalia Cristescu, Bogdan Ileanu, Raluca Grosu The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement “Growth-Innovation- Competitiveness: Fostering Cohesion in Central and Eastern Europe” (GRNCOH) Bucharest University of Economic Studies WP 6, Task 6 Final, July 31, 2014 Abstract. This research has examined the relationship between Bucharest metropolitan area (conventionally considered Bucharest-Ilfov region) and its external hinterland (also conventionally considered South-Muntenia region), focusing on a series of issues such as: examples of links between BMA and surrounding region, examples of positive and negative influences of the metropolis on its surrounding region, changes in regional settlement system and its drivers, changes in regional production system and main drivers, labour commuting patterns and drivers, policies with significant impact on metropolis – region relationship, how external interventions address the needs of the metropolitan area and its external hinterland, to what extent the metropolitan area can contribute to the external hinterland regeneration, what actions are taken in order to increase the positive influence of the metropolitan centre on its surrounding region, future prospects. The research has been based on both desk research (collecting, processing and interpretation of statistical data and various analyses, reports) and in-depth interviews (20), carried out in 2013 and 2014 with representatives of local, county and regional authorities, RDAs, higher education institutions, implementing authorities.
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