Romania

A deep analysis of Romania National Urban Policy

Region: Europe & North America

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gdp

199045
GDP per capita

pop

19.3M
Population (2016)

pop growth

-0.8%
Population growth rate

inflation

-1.5%
Inflation Rate (2014)

water to rural

100%
Drinking water (rural)

urban water-rural

100%
Drinking water (urban)

tree

29.2%
Forested areas

co2

70
CO2 emissions estimate

female

47.7%
Labour force (females)

lab - male

65.1%
Labour force (males)

expectancy rate

78.1
Female life expectancy

life expectancy

70.9
Male life expectancy

unemployment

6.8%
Unemp % of labour force

urban population

54.6%
Urban population

male pop

47.7%
Male education

female pop

59.1%
Female education


Data presented above is obtained form 2018 NUP Database Booklet - (2018 WorldBank dataset), access it from the World Bank Dataset

title
TITLE OF NUP

Project (2019-2021) - National Urban Policy (Explicit)

agency
STAGE OF NUP

Diagnosis Phase

agency
LEADING AGENCY FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Ministry of Public Works, Development and Administration

stages
TIMELINE

2019

focus
FOCUS

The focus areas are climate change, clean energy, sustainable transport, sustainable consumption and production, public health, social inclusion, demography, and migration.

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The strategy is not an explicit NUP. However the development and implementation of a National Urban Policy has been prioritized in Romania. The National sustainable development strategy was approved by the government in 2008

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Thematic scope of Romania NUP

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Thematic attention

Economic
Development

Low
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Thematic attention

Spatial
Development

Low
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Thematic attention

Human
Development

Low
environment
Thematic attention

Environmental
Development

Low
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Thematic attention

Climate
Resilience

Low

Graphical Representation

Legend:
12=Extensive
8=Moderate
4=Low
0=No Information

Figure 1. Graphical representation of the thematic focus of Romania NUP

Measurement of how Romania NUP fulfils
SDG 11.a.1 Qualifier

sdg 11.a.1

Population dynamics

The National Urban Policies for Romania, does respond to the population dynamics as an SDG11.a.1 qualifier. Romania NUP does focus on demographic trends and needs in their Diagnosis phase.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Territorial development

Romania NUP does address a spatial coherent territory that includes a balanced system for human settlement. Cities and towns along the urban, periurban and rural continum is also focussed in the Romania NUP.

YES

sdg 11.a.1

Local fiscal space

Romania NUP does not address the local fiscal space as SDG.11.a.1 qualifier. Their NUP ensures that local governments have resources to carry out activities at the local level.

NO