RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES IN THE APUSENI
MOUNTAINS - MEASURES FROM THE NATIONAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS TARGETING THE
DIVERSIFICATION OF RURAL ECONOMY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE
Munteanu Gabriela1, Drăgan Magdalena2
1 Romanian Academy, Cluj-Napoca Subsidiary, Geography
Department, 42 Treboniu Laurian Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, gabri.cocean@gmail.com
2 Romanian Academy, Cluj-Napoca Subsidiary, Geography Department, 42
Treboniu Laurian Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania,
magdalenadragan@yahoo.com
Abstract: – Rural Development Policies in the Apuseni
Mountains - Measures from the National Rural Development Programs Targeting the
Diversification of Rural Economy and the Quality of Life. There have been seven
measures and sub-measures in the 2007-2013 and 2014-2020 National Rural
Development Programs that have targeted the diversification of rural economy and
the increasing of the quality of life in rural areas, that could be accessed by
individuals, small enterprises, NGOs or local authorities. For the Apuseni
Mountains, a region mainly relying on small scale agriculture, these measures
constituted an opportunity that has been grasped in different manners in the six
composing counties overlapping the area. The present paper focuses on the
spatial distribution of contracted and eligible projects in this mountain area
and tries to provide an insight upon the situation for the communes comprised in
these counties. Several clusters of communes with high numbers of beneficiaries
have been identified for some measures, while other areas have appeared to be
problematic due to a lack of submitted or contracted projects. Differences have
also been evident between the north and the south of the region in terms of
numbers of projects contracted for the diversification of rural economy.
Key-Words: economic diversification, projects, National Rural Development
Program, Apuseni Mountains
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