Theories and Models of Functional Zoning in Urban Space

Sorin Burlacu, Alexandru Gavrila, Ioana Maria Popescu, Svetlana PLATAGEA Gombos and Petrut Cristian Vasilache
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Sorin Burlacu: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Ioana Maria Popescu: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Svetlana PLATAGEA Gombos: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Petrut Cristian Vasilache: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies

REVISTA DE MANAGEMENT COMPARAT INTERNATIONAL/REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT, 2020, vol. 21, issue 1, 44-53

Abstract: The city is an organism that converts raw materials, energy and information, reacts and changes through self-organization and especially through anthropicconscious organization. The urban character of the space therefore implies clear attributes, with obvious effects on its organization: low density, adequate technical and construction equipment, differentiation of functional areas corresponding to the multitude of functions accumulated over time, etc. The characteristics of the urban space itself change: the density of population and constructions increases, the density of investments per unit area increases considerably, a true market of labor is formed, in which demand and supply determine a certain professional, but also social mobility; over time, there is even a certain segregation of habitat (by social class or ethnic origin), activities and jobs. The urban zoning with a functional character is an action destined for the urban remodeling, by delimiting the functional areas within the urban space and constitutes a major requirement of the contemporary urbanism. The objective of this article is to present the recent theories and models of delimitation of functional areas in the urban space that allow the identification of functional mechanisms for establishing the functional areas, taking into account, as far as possible, the dominant activity of the territory.

Keywords: urban space; functional zoning; models, theories. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R12 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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