Liveable City Characteristics or the Continuous Process of Urban Transformation. Industry, Evolution, Neglect — A Study Applied on Brașov

Abstract

We try to learn more from the examples of other cities or regions, but most often we do not know the history of our home city. Often, we try to implement a strategy or a modern principle unanimously accepted on a new site, regardless of the local history and the community needs. Since the Middle Ages, the geographical position of the city has made Braşov a major centre for economic and cultural exchanges. However, Braşov's architectural heritage is unjustly ignored both by the large public and by the authorities. The new challenges of the late twentieth century changed the role of industry in the society, both globally and locally. All these led to the change of its role in economic development. Industrial development and the need for labour mean that the city and reorganization of existing structures serve new needs. In the period under review new factories were built throughout the city, transforming the medieval town of Braşov into an industrial one.

Keywords

• Urban planning
• urban landscape
• research
• Brasov
• a study of urban planning and architecture
• the evolution of the city of Brasov in the modern era
• urban interventions in the period between 1850 – 2015