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标题：Socio-Environmental Issues of Marginal Territories within the Romanian-Bulgarian Cross-Border Area
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作者：GEORGIANA TOTH ; ALINA HUZUI-STOICULESCU
期刊名称：Romanian Review of Regional Studies
印刷版ISSN：1841-1576
出版年度：2014
卷号：X
期号：2
页码：27-38
出版社：Cluj University Press
摘要：The territorial system overlapping cross-border areas shapes a particularly dynamic and complex functional area. This paper synthesises several research outcomes regarding the social and environmental dysfunctions and opportunities defining the marginal territories that were emphasised during the 'Analysis and diagnosis of the current situation in the cross-border area', a phase of the project 'Common Strategy of Sustainable Territorial Development of the Romanian-Bulgarian Cross-Border Area' (SPATIAL). The main indicators concerning the population structure and movement highlight a series of problematic aspects within the cross-border area: population decline, significant rural population concentration on the Romanian side, demographic ageing, increase in the age dependency ratio, and a negative natural growth and migration rate. The analysis also indicates areas of socio-demographic potential that are marked by population growth, a significant young population presence that is convergent with an important share of active population. In this perspective, the spatial analysis also focused on identifying natural drivers affecting development and restrictive factors, on the environmental quality evaluation, as well as on establishing areas exposed to natural and technological risks. Therefore, delineating and analysing components underlying social and environmental processes were intended to determine those issues and opportunities considered to influence the evolution of this potentially functional area.
关键词：cross-border area; functional area; demographic potential; natural drivers