SUBURBAN LANDSCAPES IN ROMANIA FROM 'FORTING-UP' TO 'INFORMAL-UP' AND LIMITS OF PUBLIC ACTION

Abstract

The transformation of (sub)urban spaces in the former communist countries was dependent on multiple driven factors and know how of all actors. Fragmentation and heterogeneity of urban and suburban areas can be studied only in the context of globalization and cultural paradigm change related on housing of living and ownership status. Urban planning process involves the presence of power relations and its political and conflictual nature. This article aims to extend its contribution to literature residential developments, emphasizing the effects of uncontrolled urban development and change options for individual housing residents, the ideal type of post-communist Romanian society, and therefore inconsistencies and challenges of the legislative framework for private and residential mobility.

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