Characteristics of public squares in contemporary Romania. Case study: Iasi city Cover Image

Le caractere des places publiques en Roumanie contemporaine - le cas de la ville de Iasi
Characteristics of public squares in contemporary Romania. Case study: Iasi city

Author(s): Andreea GRIGOROVSCHI
Subject(s): Regional Geography
Published by: INCD URBAN-INCERC
Keywords: public square; public space; political space; social space; urban morphology; Iasi; Romania

Summary/Abstract: Starting from the three levels of lecturing (formal, political, and social) and their inter-relations, three public squares in Iasi City are analyzed throughout the key moments of their history (origin, evolution, and present state). This approach aims to prove the relationships between different historical periods, changes of political ideologies/regimes, morphological transformations and their use by population, with the final goal of establishing their characteristics. The study is also aimed at offering new insights for the future of these spaces, in the contemporary context of globalization.

  • Issue Year: 3/2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 3-26
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: French